email from a Julia
From:
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Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2008
3:18 PM
To: paul ridenour
Subject: John Seago
I thought I would send this information on John
Seago in case you don't already have it - Julia
John Legoe's (Seago's)
Grant 3 July 1774
North Carolina No. 698
George the Third by
the grace of God of Great Britain, France and Ireland King Defender of the faith
and crownn. To all whom these presents shall come greeting know ye that we for
and in consideration of the rents and duties herein reserve and hath given and
granted and by these presents for us our heirs and successors do give and grant
unto John Legoe a tract of land containing two hundred acres lying and being in
the County of Anson in the province of North Carolina on the South West side of
the Peedee River beginning at a flat rock among 3 hickorys and 1 pine pointers
in Telghman Helm's line near Mays Mill and runs three No. 76 West 179 poles to a
Black Jack than No. 14 Ft. 179 poles to a stake among 3 hicorys pointers then
So. 76 Ft. 170 poses to a white oak then So 14 179 poles to a stake among
hicorys pointers then So 76 Ft. 179 poles to a white oak then So. 14 179 poles
to the first station. This Twenty Third day of July in the fourteenth year of
our Reign Anne Queen Domini one thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy Four.
By His Excellencys Command
Saml. Sheadwick Secy. Jo. Martin
John and Margaret seem to have lived for 28 years in Queen Anne Co, on the
estate willed to her by her father. About 1768 their part of "Birmingham's
Fortune" was sold and the family moved toAnsonCo., NC. William Crain, now 24
years of age, may have preceded the family, as he receives a grant for 144 acres
of land onJones Creek 4 May 1769. His father first obtained land in AnsonCo 24
Dec 1770(LandGrantBook 20, pages 451,#2528 and 617 # 2690). Both sold their
holdings onJones Creek two years later and John located onthe SW side of Pee Dee
River where hereceived another Grant for 200 acres. He eventually acquired 700
Acres.
John Seago's Will
The Will of John Seago
In the name of God
Amen, I John Seago being weak in body but in as perfect mind and memory as
Common thanks be to God and Calling to mind the mortality of my body.
Remembering that it is appointed for all men once to Die do make and ordain this
my Last Will and Testament and as Touching such Wordly Goods and Estate as the
Lord hath blessed me with in this Life I give and Dispose of them in manner and
form following.
Item I Give to my son William Two Hundred acres of land lying near Mays Mill.
Item I Give to my son Robert Seago my Home plantation with all it's privledges
to peaceably possess six years after my Decease.
Item I give to my son John to possess at the exparation of six years my home
plantation to him and his heirs forever with The Containing of one Hundred acres
of Land.
Item I give to my Grandson James Seago the son of Abraham Seago Dec'd One
Hundred acres of Land Joining George Lindsey's
Item I give to my daughter Ann one third part of my movable Estate.
Item I give to my daughter Elizabeth two thirds of my movable Estate.
Also will that my son Robert shall be Executor of this my last Will and
Testament and I do hereby utterly disannull and Revoke this sixth Day of
December in the year of our Lord 1784.
John (his mark) Seago (his seal)
Excs. Qualifs
Wm Bonnett
Charles (his mark) Burmingham
Family Bible of John Seago and Margaret Birmingham of Queen Anne
"worley@hsonline.net" Janice Worley
William Sego was born on August 23rd, 1744
Ann Seago was born on December 13th, 1746
John Seago was born on February 19th (faded)
Robert Seago was born on September 12th, 1754
Abraham Seago was born on Feb. 6th, 175
Margaret Seago was born on August (faded), 175(faded)
James Seago was born on January 18th, 1762
Elizabeth Seago was born on Jan. 2nd, 1765
[The above 8 children were children of John Seago and Margaret Birmingham
formerly of Queen Anne County, Maryland. All children were born in Queen Anne
County.]
Banjamin Horton Seago born on Feb, 20th, 178(faded)
Sarah Seago, Feb. 4th, 1786
(faded) Seago, born on Sept. 24th, 1789
Jean Seago born on Feb. 10th, 1796
The
following is a Revolutionary War Pension application by the wife of Robert
Seago, Ellander Wharton Sego
Robert SEGO served in the military in American Revolution. The following is an
account of information given for a pension application by Ellender Seago, who
was the widow of Robert Seago. The claim was not allowed, as she did not furnish
proof of his service in the Revolutionary War.
State of Alabama
County of Cherokee
on this Sixteenth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and fifty five,
personally appeared before me the undersigned Probate Judge, within and for the
County and State aforesaid Elender Sego, who first being duly sworn according to
law, does in her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the
benefit of the laws, of the United States, which have been or may be enacted for
the relief of the widows of the Soldiers of the Revolutionary War, that her name
was originally Elender Wharton, that to the best of her beliefs and knowledge
she was born on the 5th day of January A.D. l764, and that she has now completed
her ninety first year, that her birth as she believes took place in Granville
County, North Carolina, that when she was a mere child her father removed to
Greenville District, South Carolina, in which last mentioned County and State
she was married to Robert Sego, on the 15th day of September, one thousand seven
hundred and eighty eight (l788), that her husband, the said Robert Sego, had
served as a soldier in the Revolutionary War, a Private, as she believes, before
'her marriage with him as aforesaid that he served two tours of duty and was
absent with the Army six months each time, and he served three or four tours of
duty at which times he was absent from one to three months at each time. She
further states to the best of her knowledge and belief, he served in all about
three years, but from extreme old age and failure of memory, she is unable to
state with any degree of certainty the officers he served under, and many other
incidences that would throw light upon the subject. The only fact that she
positively knows is that he did actually serve at the times above specified.
That her husband, the aforesaid Robert Sego and herself were intimately
acquainted for sometime and lived close together efore their marriage. She knows
of her own knowledge that he was absent with the Army at the time above
specified, that she was married to her husband , the aforesaid Robert Sego, on
the day and year as above stated in Greenville District, South Carolina by John
Aiston, Esq. She has heard her husband speak of the following officers: General
Lincoln, General Greene, Colonel or General Marion, General Rutherford, Colonel
Henry(?), Captain Harris and Captain Tompkins. She is almost certain he served
as much as three months under Captain Tompkins in the Continental Line. She
thinks to the best of her knowledge and belief her husband was in the following
engagements of Camden, Brie~ Creek, and the Siege of Charleston. Her husband was
taken a prisoner by the British at Charleston, and remained in raptivity
sometime, and he with some others, broke away from them and in running in the
night and through the swamp near Charleston, he ruptured himself in the lower
part of the abdomen, which finally in the course of time caused his death, which
took place on the 17th day of June A.D. 1810, in Pendleton District, South
Carolina. She further states that she knows of no living witness of her
husband's service nor any record evidence of the same. He had two Certificates
of Discharge and many other papers in his possession when he died, but they got
burned up. Nor has she any record, either public or private, of her marriage,
except a family record in an instrument in writing commonly called a little Bond
dated 29th of May, 1762, and various other papers, hereto submitted which papers
has been in her possession ever since the death of her husband and that they
have not altered or changed since they have been in her possession and that they
have been in her possession ever since.<BR>
She removed fron South Carolina to her son, Benjamin Sego in Cherokee County,
State of Georgia. From thence, she removed to her Son, Robert Sego in Cherokee
County, Alabama. She there resides in the last mentioned county and state, and
is the widow of the aforesaid, Robert Sego, and has remained his widow ever
since his death, and still remains his widow.
She hereby appoints Joseph T. Stevens, her true and lawful attorney with Power
of Substitution to prosecute this her claim for a pension to receive a
certificate when issued and do all other acts necessary and proper.
Elender X Sego (her mark)
Sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year fust above written and I
certify that I know the declared Elender Sego, and from bodily infirmity she is
unable to appear before the court to make her declaration, and J believe her to
be as above stated, and that she is of the age above stated, and further that I
am not interested in this her claim as Attorney or otherwise, and I further
certify that I also hold the office of Clerk of said Court of Record and General
Jurisdiction, and have caused the seal of said court to be attached thereto.
Witness my hand and seal of said court, this Sixteenth day of May, A.D.,
1855.<BR>
William Mcbanice(?) (Hard to read)
Judge of Probate, Cherokee, Ala.