Elijah GULLEDGE

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Jeremiah married Phoebe SELLERS. Phoebe (daughter of Hardy SELLERS) died before 1835. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Joel married Zilpha HUNTLEY about 1790 in Anson, North Carolina. Zilpha (daughter of Thomas HUNTLEY and Zilpha Sarah MEADOWS) was born in 1767 in Anson, North Carolina; died in 1856 in Gulledge, Anson, North Carolina; was buried in Rev. Joel Gulledge Cemetery Deep Creek, Anson County, North Carolina, USA Anson, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Alt. Birth: 2 Mar 1757; Alt. Birth

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• Residence: 23 Sep 1785, Anson, Jones Co., Texas; Land grant
• Residence: 1790, Anson, Jones Co., Texas
• Residence: 1800, Fayetteville, Anson, North Carolina
• Residence: 1810, Anson, Jones Co., Texas

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Will 31 Oct 1778 Prior to the War of Revolution, a father and five children came from England to America. Two of the sons fell fighting with the colonial army for American independence. One of the remaining three was numbered among the founders of the Mechlenberg colony in NC." Appears to have reached majority by 1737 (land left to brother is left in a trust) - Cashed out circa 1739 having already migrated 50 miles to the south to Edgecombe Precinct, NC. Began acquiring land in the Halifax/Edgecombe, NC area - source Clay Abrams.
In the will he left realty to his son by his second wife (Temple) "Briton" (Brittain) and directed that the remainder of his estate be divided equally "between all my children."

William Gulledge & Lum Hood Gulledge only Williams listed 1790, 1800,1810 Anson Co. Census-possibly had a son Eli Gulledge who married a Nancy and went to Spartanburg District, NC-possibly had a daughter Hannah who was a member of the Gulledge Meeting House 1801
A William Gulledge is listed as a buyer in the estate sell of Robert Jarmon 2 Dec. 1783, Deeds & Wills of Anson County by Halcomb pg. 138
A Jerry Gulledge along with Thomas Gaddy is mentioned on pg. 144 of same source
Data collected and researched by Dan Sullivan.

Per 1790 Federal Census: (first federal census)
Schedule of the whole number of persons within the Division allotted to Guilford Dudley
Anson County, North Carolina
Names of Heads of Families:
William Gulledge 1 2 4 0
Free white males sixteen and over including heads of Families - William
Free males under sixteen - Stephen, Thomas and William were all under sixteen - only two were counted
Free females including heads of household - Barsheba, Mary, Alice and Martha

William married Bathsheba (Barsheba) WATTS before 1770 in Anson, North Carolina. Bathsheba (daughter of "Trader" John WATTS, "Forked Tongue" and Gi-Yo-Sti-Ko-Yo-He BIRD CLAN) was born about 1746 in Tasagi Town, Edgecombe County, North Carolina; died in 1805 in Wadesboro, Anson, North Carolina; was buried in 1805 in Reverend Joel Gulledge Cemetery, Deep Creek, Anson, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Bathsheba was born between 1745 and 1750 (best info 1746) either in Edgecombe County or near Anson County, North Carolina. She married William Gulledge between 1770 and 1772 in Anson County. I strongly believe that she was a daughter of Trader John Watts who married Gi-Yo-Sti-Ko-Yo-He of the Bird Clan. They were the parents of John Watts, Jr. otherwise known as Young Tassel. Evidence of this is the will of Malachi Watts (son of Trader John Watts) who died in Anson County, N.C. in 1804 and had William Gulledge as a witness to the will. Could Malachi Watts have been a brother to Bathsheba Watts Gulledge? Also William Gulledge and Bathsheba Watts had a son named Stephen Malachi Gulledge which is a clue.
Additional Source from Chris A. Clark.

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Thomas married Zilpha Sarah MEADOWS. Zilpha was born in 1746 in Virginia; died in 1812. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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At the site of Thomas Huntley's grave, there is a headstone which has Thomas Huntley and Zilpha S. Meadows inscribed. An unknown family member has paid for the headstone restoration and the original is unknown or underneath.

James Allison wants further proof of this connection, and I have considered his assertion of absolute proof, but feel with the daughter being named Zilpha (after the mother) and the recollections of others, I am happy that burden of proof is not absolute, but most likely. Sarah was purportedly the middle name of Zilpha and they are probably one in the same as mentioned in the 1802 will of Thomas. I am happy to concede Zilpha Sarah Meadows is not proven, but remains as best lead until further documentation if ever comes to light.

See below by James:
The Meadows surname was brought to the attention of Huntley family members by John Wilson Huntley, after the year 1914. Prior to that time, the Meadows information was unknown to the Huntley family.
Zilpha was later added as the first name by an unknown individual to a DAR application. Prior to 1975, the DAR was less stringent about source documentation to prove family lineage. I have copies (available to anyone who is interested) of the pages from John Wilson Huntley's Ledger #2, which mention the claim that Meadows was the surname of Thomas Huntley's wife. I understand that John Wilson Huntley's original ledgers are in the South Carolina Archives. The ledger entry on pages 42 to 43 regarding the Meadows surname follows:
"The Wadesboro Ansonian March 18th 1914 Since writing my last, I have been asked whom the first of setler Thomas Huntley married I could not then answer the question but think I can now, with some degree of certainty. Having ascertained that a considerable part of the land around about where Thomas Huntley lived was once owned by the Meadows family, I use this as a key to unlock the mistery, having in my rambles, called on Rev. Joe Ratcliff (col) [(colored)] I asked him if he knew where Thomas Huntley settled, the answer was he did then I asked him whom Thomas Huntley married, whereupon he assumed a meditative mood, saying that he knew if he could think, so I called over several prominant families, asking him if he married any of those, and he answered me in the negative, I then called the name Meadows and he slapped his hands and said yes, yes, yes - I asked him what her given name was, He said he [she] was a sister of Obediah Meadows I have written it just as I received it."

Does this ledger entry meet modern standards of genealogy proof or was it just speculation by Rev. Joe Ratcliff?
Also, the recent grave marker at the traditional site of Thomas Huntley's burial, identifies his wife as Zilpha S. Meadows. Prior to the recent grave marker, there was a brick encasement with a metal plaque, which was heavily damaged (and the plaque was stolen) by vandals in the 1940's. Clearly, whatever an original gravestone (if there was one) from the early 1800's recorded, has now been lost. The use of "Zilpha S. Meadows" on the recent grave marker is arbitrary. What about "Sarah"?

To this day, no other source documentation has come to light concerning the Zilpha Meadows claim.

Best regards from a Thomas Huntley descendant, James Allison