Isham Reese and Polly Rogers

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Husband Isham Reese

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           Born: 18 Oct 1777 - (Virginia)
     Christened: 
           Died: After 1840
         Buried: 

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         Father: Isham Reese (1748-1816)
         Mother: Susan Coleman (1755-1823)

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       Marriage: 8 Jun 1805 - Warren Co., Georgia 1

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Wife Polly Rogers

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           Born: Abt 1780
     Christened: 
           Died: 1830-1840
         Buried: 

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Children

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1 M Tamlin W. Reese

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           Born: Abt 1807 - Putnam Co., Georgia
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Martha R. Dean (Abt 1818-      )
           Marr: 4 Dec 1836 - Houston Co., Georgia 2

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2 M Micajah Rogers Reese

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           Born: Abt 1808 - Georgia
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Elizabeth C. Hill (      -      )

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General Notes: Husband - Isham Reese

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Isham is mentioned in his father's 1815 will. His name follows 'Williamson', suggesting that he was the second son. In the personal property tax lists of Dinwiddie Co., Virginia, Isham and Williamson are mentioned in 1794 as males over 16 in their father's household. Williamson is mentioned in 1792. Isham probably became 16 in about 1794, suggesting that he was born in about 1778. Based on the census he was born between 1775 and 1780.

CENSUS:

<pre>1820 Jones Co., Georgia, Capt Griffeth's District
Isham Reece 020010 -- 00010; 15 slaves, 6 in agriculture, 1 in commerce
male female
<10
2 10-16
16-18
16-26
1 26-45 1
>45 </pre>

<pre>1830 Monroe Co., Georgia
Isham Reese 00002001 -- 0000001; 2 slaves
male female
< 5
5-10
10-15
15-20
2 20-30
30-40
40-50 1
1 50-60 </pre>

In 1840 Isham is probably living in Henry Co., Georgia in the household of his son Micajah.

MARRIAGE:

The source for Isham Reese's marriage to Polly Rogers at Ancestry.com is "Georgia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1754-1850", and the entry for Isham Reese is said to be "member submitted", that is, it does not come from county marriage records. Warren Co., Georgia has marriage reoords for 1805, which can be seen at FamilySearch.org. Page 16 (image 42/581) of film # 219569, which shows marriages in June, is torn. There is an entry for June 8 which is only partially present. The righthand part is missing. The bride's name is Polly R____. The groom's first name looks like 'Isham'. The last name is unreadable.

Warren County, Georgia Marriage Records 1784-1829 compiled by Frances T. Ingmire and published in 1985 says that Isham Reese married Polly Rogers June 8, 1805.

On page 149 (image 150/303) of Historical Collections of the Joseph Habersham Chapter, Daughters American Revolution, vol 3, which can be seen at FamilySearch.org:

Isham Reese and Polly Rogers June 8, 1805

https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/378625/?offset=0#page=150&viewer=picture&o=&n=0&q=

Jones Co. and Monroe Co. are significantly west of Warren Co. In the 19th century people generally migrated westward, not eastward. There were many Reeses in Warren Co. That Isham married in Warren Co. may suggest a relationship between him and the Reeses of Warren Co.

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General Notes: Wife - Polly Rogers

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AGE:

Based on the 1820 and 1830 censuses Polly was born between 1775 and 1780. In the 1830 census, she is is presumably living with her husband Isham in Monroe Co., Georgia. He is 50-60 in the census. He was born 18 Oct 1777, so is about 53. Polly is 40-50, indicating that she is at least 3 years younger than Isham. We can conjecture that she was born in about 1780.

Isham is probably living with his son Micajah in 1840. Polly is not there. She probably died between 1830 and 1840.

1 Georgia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1754-1850, User submitted and thus of dubious reliability. Repository: http://www.ancestry.com.

2 Georgia, Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978, Houston > Marriages, Book A, 1833-1852. Repository: http://www.ancestry.com.