Levi E. Middleton

Levi married Frances Jane Freeman on 7 Apr 1860 in Franklin Co, Mississippi. Frances was born about 1820; died after 1815 in of, Franklin Co, Mississippi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Property: Sep 1806, Homochitto River, Natchez, Adams Co, Mississippi
• Residence: Aft 1809, Franklin Co, Mississippi

Notes:

Notes from: Abstracts of Early Records by May Wilson McBee. The Natchez Court Records, 1767-1805
1. No. 1282. Claimant: John Carcourt, 27 Oct. 1804. Witness: Stephen Middleton

2. No 1283. Claimant: James Owens, 27 Mar. 1804. Witness: Stephen Middleton

3. No. 1284. Claimant: Stephen Middleton, 27 Mar. 1804: Witness: Joseph Bradley

4. Certificate D-66 issued Sept. 26, 1806. Miss. Ter. Stephen Middleton claims a preemption right to 155 acres, improved and cultivated in 1803. He has lived on it ever since, on the main fork of Homochitto River, in Adams County.

5. No. 1322. Claimant: Stephen Middleton, 28 Mar. 1804. Witness: Reuben Mayfield. 6. Certificate D-67, issued 26 Sept. 1806. Miss. Ter. Stephen Middleton claims the right to become the purchaser of the United States of 112 acres on the south of the Homochitto River, by virtue of its having been inhabited and cultivated in 1802 by Joseph Bradley, who was at that time the head of a family, and inhabited and cultivated the same on 3 Mar. 1803, and said Joseph Bradley sold the tract to said Stephen Middleton.

7. No. 1355. Claimant: Reuben Mayfield, 28 Mar. 1804. Witness: Stephen Middleton. **********************************


Property:
Abstracts of Early Records by May Wilson McBee. The Natchez Court Records, 1767-1805

Certificate D-66 issued Sept. 26, 1806. Miss. Ter. Stephen Middleton claims a preemption right to 155 acres, improved and cultivated in 1803. He has lived on it ever since, on the main fork of Homochitto River, in Adams County.

No. 1322. Claimant: Stephen Middleton, 28 Mar. 1804. Witness: Reuben Mayfield. 6. Certificate D-67, issued 26 Sept. 1806. Miss. Ter. Stephen Middleton claims the right to become the purchaser of the United States of 112 acres on the south of the Homochitto River, by virtue of its having been inhabited and cultivated in 1802 by Joseph Bradley, who was at that time the head of a family, and inhabited and cultivated the same on 3 Mar. 1803, and said Joseph Bradley sold the tract to said Stephen Middleton.

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Also, Landlot Porter; father-in-law of first cousin, Mary Middleton Porter:


1804- Unrecorded Land Claims

No 1914. Claimant" Lancelot Porter , 24 Sept 1804. Witness: Reuben Mayfield, 22 Jan. 1805.
Certificate D-161 issued 16 Dec. 1806. Misss. Ter., Adams Co. Hoochitta River. Purchased from Thomas Aldredge the right of preference as claim by sd Aldreiged in Feb. 1803, when he cleared a parcel of land, made a brush fence and planted corn, also peach trees and in 1804 Lancelot Porter settled sd palce and cleared 3 acres and is now liing on it. Miss. Ter., Adams Co. // Thos. Aldridge, of sd county, for $500 in hand paid by Lancelot Porter, of sd county, sells all right of occupancy on land on south side of Homchitta River, June 1804.
Wit" Hiram Downs, John Scarlett and Shad Port. Proved before the Board, 10 Sept 1805.
[ McBee p578]


Residence:
"A History of Franklin Co, Mississippi to 1861" by John William Hadskey. The Middleton's came from South Carolina to Mississippi in the early 1800's. They traveled in a party with the Herring's, May's and the Littleton Munday family. Stephen J. Middleton arrived in Franklin Co, Mississippi with 26 slaves. A Territorial Act of December 21, 1809 appointed John Spires, Richard Coleman, Dougal McLaughlin, Stephen Middleton and Samuel Ratcliff as a commission to purchase 25 acres of land for the town of Franklin, the county seat, and to contract with a qualified person to erect a court-house, a jail, stocks and pillory.

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"A History of Franklin Co, Mississippi to 1861 " by John William Hadskey. It is not known which routes each of the settlers followed in their journey to Franklin Co., but the usual route at that time was to come from the east via the CUMBERLAND GAP and thence down the Natchez Trace, some were wealthy enough to pay boat transportation down the TN and MS Rivers, but most of these early settlers were of moderate or meager means, very few of them owning slaves or carriages. The Chaney brothers, Wm and Bailey E., were moderately wealthy exceptions. Nathaniel Kinnison and STEPHEN MIDDLETON each had some slaves before coming to Franklin Co".


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Stephen married Mrs. Leodicia Jane "Dicey" (..) Middleton about 1785. Leodicia was born about 1765; died after 1815. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Property: 1767, South Carolina; land grant
• Other-Begin: 18 Feb 1773, Holcomb, South Carolina

Notes:

April 21, 1808, Passports were issued to Martin Middleton and his family, John Walley and his family, and Thomas Evans and his family to cross the Creek Nation by the state of Georgia. John Walley and Thomas Evans were nighbors of Martin Middleton in South Carolina. There is no proof that the passports were used, but they were issued shortly after Martin Middleton's brother Willis Middleton died in Mississippi. Martin Middleton may have been going to Mississippi to help his sister-in-law Mary.

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Other-Begin:
18 Feb. 1773: Citation to Martin Middleton of St. Mark's Parish to administer the estate of William Middleton of sd. district as eldest son.
SRC: Holcomb, Probate Records of South Carolina, Vol. 2. (This makes the 3rd documented Martin)

24 Apr. 1773: Inventory of the estate of William Middleton as shown by Martin Middleton, administrator, certified by William (x) Middleton, Jr., Gideon Gibson, Gideon Gibson, Jr.
SRC: South Carolina Miscellaneous Records Book 94-B, p. 490.
NOTE: William Middleton, Jr. was apparently son of Martin Middleton (the 2nd Martin, deceased's brother), for he could not have appraised his father's estate.

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Other Events and Attributes:

• Property: Halifax Co, North Carolina; deeds
• Property: 15 Feb 1742, Isle of Wight Co, Virginia
• Residence: Bef Jun 1759, South Carolina
• Will: 18 Feb 1773, Holcomb, South Carolina

Notes:

Property:
A Benjamin and Arthur Crocker appear in later Halifax Co., N. C. deeds, as do William and Martin Middleton, but with no apparent connection.
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Property:
15 Feb. 1742: John and Mary Watson to Martin Middleton of Isle of Wight Co., Virginia, £40, 300a. Ns Fishing Creek, part of Robert West grant.
Wit: William Magee, Thomas (x) Hart, William Middleton. Book 5, p. 115.
SRC: Ibid.

Will:
18 Feb. 1773: Citation to Martin Middleton of St. Mark's Parish to administer the estate of William Middleton of sd. district as eldest son. SRC: Holcomb, Probate Records of South Carolina, Vol. 2. (This makes the 3rd documented Martin)

24 Apr. 1773: Inventory of the estate of William Middleton as shown by Martin Middleton, administrator, certified by William (x) Middleton, Jr., Gideon Gibson, Gideon Gibson, Jr.
SRC: South Carolina Miscellaneous Records Book 94-B, p. 490.
NOTE: William Middleton, Jr. was apparently son of Martin Middleton (the 2nd Martin, deceased's brother), for he could not have appraised his father's estate.


William Middleton, SENR and by his decease becomes the property of Martin Middleton his son and by his lw&t (ed: Last will and testimate) becomes the porperty of his son Stephen Middleton. - ref:A103-104, A104-106 & C239 dated 19 Apr 1800.

Not sure if this is the right William: In 1816 Martin buys, from several different people, their "right to tract granted to William Middleton called Weavers old field."

Not sure if this is the William referenced here (but it seems very likely): In 1773 William Middleton of Marion Co. died. Appraisers of the estate (worth 4000 pounds) on April 24 were William Middleton Jr, Gideon Gibson, and Gideon Gibson Jr. On the same day, Joseph Holland's estate
was appraised by Gideon Gibson Jr., Martin Middleton, and William W. Middleton, Jr. The following people owed money to the Middleton estate:
Wm. Alston Gideon Gibson Sr., George Gibson, John Berry, Jordan Gibson Sr., Benjamin Blackman, Peter Keighley, Thomas Brewinton, Isaac Nevils, Frederick Jones and Jacob Goings

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