2. | Stephen N. Middleton, Sr. (1.Martin1) was born between 1760 and 1770 in Marion Co, South Carolina; died about 1812 in Franklin Co, Mississippi. 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]
Children:
- 3. James George Middleton
was born about 1795 in Georgetown District, Marion Co, South Carolina; died on 24 Jul 1830 in Franklin Co, Mississippi.
- 4. Stephen N. Middleton, Jr.
was born about 1803 in Natchez, Adams Co, Mississippi (prob); died after 1830.
- 5. Levi E. Middleton
was born about 1810 in Marion Co, South Carolina; died after 1860.
- 6. Priscilla Jane Middleton
was born on 15 Feb 1812 in Middleton Creek, Marion Co, Mississippi; died on 29 Aug 1882 in Franklin Co, Mississippi.
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