Gallant, William W (b. Jul 1909, d. BEF 1910)

Note: CENSUS:
1910 Charlotte Mecklenburg NC ED 101 p. 18B
Edward M Gallant age 40 mar 10y NC NC NC
Mollie L wife age 26 4 of 4 alive NC NC NC
Clyde E son age 8 NC
Clara M dau age 6 NC
Ernest M son age 4 NC
William W son age 9/12 NC
* 28 Apr 1910 *
* I am assuming that this is the correct person in the census. There are no other Edwards I can find in 1910*

DEATH: Not in the 1920 Census

Given Name: William W

Change: Date: 18 Jan 2009
Time: 16:22:30

Given Name: John

Change: Date: 15 Mar 2005
Time: 01:00:00

Note: Furnished by "Aunt Ruth," who wrote that Sara's parent lived near Lincolnton,
and "many of her relatives lived at Cherryville and Berevard (Brevard) -
Clarks, Maroney, Carters. Sara Carter had one brother Randal Carter (Tucker) he
lived at Bevard Station only had one child a daughter she is dead and never
married so they have no decendents (sic) But there is many Tucker decendent
scattered over the Western part of U.S. ..."

Given Name: Sara

Change: Date: 15 Mar 2005
Time: 01:00:00

Note: "Date of birth and position in family are guesses. He first appears in the SC census in 1800 so he must have married in the previous 10 yrs. By 1810 his name is followed by 'Esq', which could mean he was some sort of govt. official such as a Justice of the Quorum (same as justice of the peace). He appears in the census for the last time in 1830. Watkins said he was b. 1767 in VA this date however conflicts with the substantiated birth year of his bro. Daniel. She shows his d. in 1853. Mention of John is sparse in the records still available from that early time. A lease on file in the York Co. Historical Center, Deed Bk. F#489 p. 663-663, indicates he had land west of the Catawba River, on the 'Main Branch of Wildcat Creek' in 1805. He was foreman of the March Term Grand Jury, 1818, which, it it's presentment, says in part: 'We the Grand Jurors of York District present as a Grievance, the want of a Penitentiary in this State...'. Apparently the sentiment wasn't wide spread; the state didn't open its first one until 1865. In the 'Store Account Book of J & E Springs, 1806-1834' there is an entry dated 24 Jun 1808 under a running account of Carpenter Sam (a free black artisan) 'To cash for Mr. Gallant given for you $1.00' indicating Sam did some work for Mr. Gallant, who left payment with Springs who was a large plantation owner in the Fort Mill area (east of the Catawba River). He also appears in 'Alexander Kin' Vol. II, by Chas. C. and Virginia Alexander, 1990. Southern Historical Press, Greenwood, SC. On p. 382 is an account of Harmon Alexander and his estate. John was one of the appraisers and one of the buyers at the estate sale, 1826. The land is described as 'on the road to Lands Ford.' This road, now Ebenezer Road, runs past the cemetery where John's father, James, is buried. The road went from Yorkville to a crossing of the Catawba River in the Chester District that was called Lands Ford. When his father's estate was settled (see notes for James Jr.) all of the children received an equal share except John, who got $20. This, coupled with the fact no land or personal property is mentioned in the settlement, suggests that John was living on the family homestead, very probably leased Indian land, and may have been living there since his marriage, so he and his bride could care for his aging father. He suffered a financial disaster in 1839 when his property was seized to satisfy a civil judgement against him. Dunagan speculates that it was about this time that he moved to Amite Co. MS where his son, James Madison Gallant I and grandson, James Madison II were established. John appears there in the 1850 census living with his son John Jr., as a farmer, b. in VA, and gives his age at 80, thus placing his b. yr. at 1770. The Lees give his yr. of d. as 1853, and Dunagan did not find his James M. I in the 1870 census."

Royce MCCARLEY, 1754292-0622102175507 , 22 Jun 2002, P.O. Box 868 Mesquite Texas, 214-878-5500, gallant@ont.com.

Given Name: John

Change: Date: 18 Jan 2009
Time: 16:23:24

Note: Louise Pettus, Rock Hill, SC, an authority on the early families of the York
and Lancaster Districts, says Anna was the dau. of Stephen Miller and Hannah
Webb, who probably was a dau. of James Webb (b. 1761). James and bro.
Theodorick
came to York c. 1775 and built a mill on Steele Creek. James' will, filed in
1814, leaves a slave and some land to his "daughter Hannah." Both James and his
bro. are buried in the Old Unity Cemetery at Fort Mill, SC. The stone for James
says he d. 8 Dec. 1813, "aged 52 years, 9 months."
Stephen Miller's will, filed 8 May 1789, shows Anna married to "John Gallent."
This would place their m. at no later than that date. Watkins says Anna's given
name was Nancy, which is a nickname for Anne and Anna. Minnie Lee Gallant wrote
that both Stephen and Hannah were buried in the cemetery of Six Mile Creek
Presbyterian Church, as is Anna. Pettus confirmed this and also
offered the following: "Charles Miller, the father of your
Stephen, did have an Indian lease in the Lancaster Indian Land, not too far
from Six Mile Creek. Miller kept the first Catawba Indian record book (book
lost in 1831) and also had land in the Waxhaws. My friend Nancy Crockett thinks
he lived in the Waxhaws. Maybe he did, but I am inclined to think he lived in
the Indian Land or else wouldn't have been so much involved in the leasing
system. He would have lived closer to the main Catawba village than any of the
other state-appointed Indian agents (there were five and the law required that
three sign every lease along with the 'Chief and head men' of the Catawba
Indians)." Anna's yr. of d. is derived from the fact that she's buried in SC,
and John, her husband, went to live in MS in 1839.

Royce MCCARLEY, 1754292-0622102175507 , 22 Jun 2002, P.O. Box 868 Mesquite Texas, 214-878-5500, gallant@ont.com.

Given Name: Anna

Change: Date: 14 Aug 2008
Time: 15:38:24

Note: Information from data submitted by stafa@worldnet.att.net on Ancestry.com

Given Name: John Henry

Change: Date: 13 Aug 2008
Time: 17:29:56

Given Name: Isabel

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Time: 15:15:41

Given Name: Holden

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Time: 17:29:56

Given Name: Mary Margaret

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Given Name: Richard Jenkins

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Given Name: George W

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Given Name: Laney

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Given Name: Jacob

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Given Name: Phoebe

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Given Name: John Wesley

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Given Name: Martha Jane

Change: Date: 13 Aug 2008
Time: 15:19:07

Given Name: Madeline

Note: Her b. date is taken from "The Grier Family Record...Recording a list of
descendants of THOMAS PRINGLE GRIER, born Dec. 10, 1815" by Bess Grier of
Steele Creek, 1966.

Royce MCCARLEY, 1754292-0622102175507 , 22 Jun 2002, P.O. Box 868 Mesquite Texas, 214-878-5500, gallant@ont.com.

Given Name: Elma Christine

Change: Date: 13 Aug 2008
Time: 17:29:56

Given Name: Margaret Miller

Given Name: Clifton McDonald