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Rev. William Vines Speight

• Biography*: Occupation: Methodist Minister.
• Birth*: William was born circa 1783.
• Death*: William died on 31 Oct 1836. Date Source: Ragan Pruitt, Indiv.#39418.

Parents:

John Pope

• Biography*: Name Source: Ragan Pruitt, Indiv.#39418.
  
• Birth*: John was born circa 1769.
• Marriage*: He married Mary Hooker in 1790; Circa.

William Speight , Jr.

• Biography*: Name & Parents Sources: Ragan Pruitt, Indiv.#39418.
• Birth*: William was born circa 1723.
• Marriage*: He married Mary Woodley, daughter of Thomas Woodley and Elizabeth Pendleton, circa 1745.
• Death*: William died before 1783.

Parents:

Mary Woodley

• Biography*: Name & Parents Sources: Ragan Pruitt, Indiv.#39418.
• Birth*: Mary was born.
• Marriage*: She married William Speight , Jr., son of William Speight , Sr. and Ann King, circa 1745.
• Death*: Mary died.

Parents:

William Vines

• Birth*: William was born.
• Marriage*: He married Mary Howe.

Mary Howe

• Birth*: Mary was born.
• Marriage*: She married William Vines.

Seth Speight , Jr.

• Biography*: Name & Parents Sources: Ragan Pruitt, Indiv.#39418.
• Birth*: Seth was born on 4 Oct 1781.
• Death*: Seth died on 10 Feb 1854 at age 72. Date Source: Ragan Pruitt, Indiv.#39418..

Parents:

Julius Howe Speight

• Biography*: Name & Parents Sources: Ragan Pruitt, Indiv.#39418.
  
• Birth*: Julius was born on 13 Oct 1812 at Greene County, NC.
• Death*: Julius died on 26 Sep 1826 at Greene County, NC, at age 13. Date & Place Sources: Ragan Pruitt, Indiv.#39418..
• Burial*: His body was buried in 1827 at Greene County, NC. Date & Place Sources: Ragan Pruitt, Indiv.#39418..

Parents:

Eliza Ann Speight

• Biography*: Name & Parents Sources: Ragan Pruitt, Indiv.#39418.
  
• Birth*: Eliza was born on 7 Dec 1814.
• Marriage*: She married Rev. James Gell Ball on 12 Dec 1838.
• Death*: Eliza died on 7 Jan 1870 at age 55.

Parents:

John Seth Speight

• Biography*: Name & Parents Sources: Ragan Pruitt, Indiv.#39418.
• Birth*: John was born on 16 Nov 1816 at Greene County, NC.
• Marriage*: He married Nancy Smith.
• Marriage: He married Mary Williams.
• Marriage: He married Matilda Fretwell.
• Death*: John died.

Parents:

Lewis Skidmore Speight

• Biography*: Name & Parents Sources: Ragan Pruitt, Indiv.#39418.
• Birth*: Lewis was born on 27 Sep 1818 at Greene County, NC.
• Marriage*: He married Louisa Lane on 7 Oct 1845.
• Death*: Lewis died on 25 Dec 1864 at age 46.

Parents:

Leurany Pope Speight

• Biography*: Name & Parents Sources: Ragan Pruitt, Indiv.#39418.
• Birth*: Leurany was born in 1822.
• Death*: Leurany died on 17 Jun 1824 at Greene County, NC. Date & Place Sources: Ragan Pruitt, Indiv.#39418..

Parents:

Mary Elizabeth Speight

• Biography*: Name & Parents Sources: Ragan Pruitt, Indiv.#39418.
• Birth*: Mary was born on 18 Sep 1824 at Greene County, NC.
• Marriage*: She married John Freeman on 5 Jun 1845.
• Death*: Mary died in 1846.

Parents:

Susan Lourainey Speight 'Lou'

• Birth*: Susan was born on 17 Jan 1842 at Lee County, GA.
• Marriage*: She married Stephen Joseph Griffin on 22 Jul 1858.
• Death*: Susan died on 12 Apr 1915 at Senoia, GA, at age 73.
• Burial*: Her body was buried in 1915 at Senoia, GA.

Parents:

Martha M. Speight

• Birth*: Martha was born circa 1845 at Terrell County, GA.
• Marriage*: She married J. D. Gill.
• Death*: Martha died.

Parents:

Thomas Brunson Speight

• Birth*: Thomas was born on 12 Oct 1850 at Terrell County, GA.
• Marriage*: He married Victoria Cosby on 13 Feb 1879.
• Marriage: He married Mary Elizabeth Cosby on 22 Feb 1881.
• Death*: Thomas died on 22 Jan 1930 at age 79.
• Burial*: His body was buried in 1930 at Cataula, Harris County, GA. Clowers Cemetery.

Parents:

William Henry Speight

• Birth*: William was born on 22 Feb 1853 at Terrell County, GA.
• Marriage*: He married Mettie Bacon.
• Death*: William died on 14 Feb 1921 at age 67.
• Burial*: His body was buried in 1921 at Cataula, Harris County, GA. Clowers Cemetery.
  Date & Place Sources: Ragan Pruitt, Indiv.#39418..

Parents:

Mary E. Speight

• Birth*: Mary was born on 30 Oct 1845 at Lee County, GA.
• Marriage*: She married Lewis Cowart circa 1866.
• Death*: Mary died on 23 Feb 1874 at Chattoooga County, GA, at age 28. Date Source: Southern Christian Advocate notices 1867-1878..

Parents:

Martha Caldwell

• Biography*: From Weston, GA.
• Birth*: Martha was born circa 1811.
• Residence*: She lived in 1880 at Chattoooga County, GA.
• Marriage*: She married Rev. Thomas Leroy Speight, son of Rev. Thomas Speight and Leurany Pope, in Jan 1881.
• Marriage*: She married Myron Weston.

Myron Weston

• Birth*: Myron was born.
• Marriage*: He married Martha Caldwell.

Henry Speight

• Biography*: Name & Parents Sources: Ragan Pruitt, Indiv.#39418.
• Birth*: Henry was born circa 1776.
• Death*: Henry died.

Parents:

Lemon Speight

• Biography*: Name & Parents Sources: Ragan Pruitt, Indiv.#39418.
• Birth*: Lemon was born on 20 Feb 1791.
• Marriage*: He married Charity Cook.
• Death*: Lemon died on 1 Jun 1830 at age 39. Date Source: Ragan Pruitt, Indiv.#39418..

Parents:

Polly Vines Speight

• Biography*: Name & Parents Sources: Ragan Pruitt, Indiv.#39418.
• Birth*: Polly was born circa 1774.
• Death*: Polly died in 1827. Date Source: Ragan Pruitt, Indiv.#39418..

Parents:

Nancy Howe Speight

• Biography*: Name & Parents Sources: Ragan Pruitt, Indiv.#39418.
• Birth*: Nancy was born in 1793.
• Marriage*: She married John Pope on 9 May 1811.
• Death*: Nancy died on 7 Feb 1812. Date Source: Ragan Pruitt, Indiv.#39418..

Parents:

Fanny Speight

• Biography*: Name & Parents Sources: Ragan Pruitt, Indiv.#39418.
• Birth*: Fanny was born circa 1778.
• Death*: Fanny died.

Parents:

Jesse Speight

• Biography*: Name & Parents Sources: Ragan Pruitt, Indiv.#39418.
• Birth*: Jesse was born on 22 Sep 1795.
• Death*: Jesse died on 1 May 1847 at age 51. Date Source: Ragan Pruitt, Indiv.#39418..

Parents:

Margaret Black

Newspaper article from The Circleville Herald (Circleville, OH), 1932, Apr. 22

• Birth*: Margaret was born in 1896 at GA.
• Marriage*: She married Lt. Col. Terrell Moore Ragan, son of Joseph Thomas Ragan , Sr. 'Joe' 'Jody' and Mattie M. Moore, circa 1920.
• Residence*: She resided in 1930 at Norfolk County, MA.
• Death*: Margaret died.

Parents:

Lawrence A. Houser

• Birth*: Lawrence was born circa 1856 at Bronwood, Terrell County, GA.
• Marriage*: He married Viola Bryan, daughter of William Bryan and Hortensia E. Rountree, on 3 Dec 1873.
• Death*: Lawrence died.

Edward Clifton Cook

• Biography*: Name Source: Diana [Bryan] Quinn, Indiv.# 106679.
• Birth*: Edward was born.
• Marriage*: He married Mary Marguerite Martin 'Maggie', daughter of Thomas Jefferson Martin and Laura Frances Bryan.

Marguerite Cook

• Biography*: Name & Parents Sources: Diana [Bryan] Quinn, Indiv.# 106679.
• Birth*: Marguerite was born on 15 Mar 1913.
• Death*: Marguerite died circa 1989. Date Source: Diana [Bryan] Quinn, Indiv.# 106679..

Parents:

Mary Thompson

• Birth*: Mary was born.
• Marriage*: She married Sidney Tupper Pruitt 'Uncle Tup', son of Richard Washington Pruitt 'Wash' and Mary A. E. Burt 'Mollie'.
• Death*: Mary died.

Janice Porter Jackson

• Biography*: Name Source: Ragan Pruitt, Indiv.#39418.
• Birth*: Janice was born.
• Marriage*: She married Sidney Tupper Pruitt 'Uncle Tup', son of Richard Washington Pruitt 'Wash' and Mary A. E. Burt 'Mollie'.
• Death*: Janice died.

Elinor Tillman

• Birth*: Elinor was born.
• Marriage*: She married Samuel Pruitt 'Allie', son of Richard Washington Pruitt 'Wash' and Mary A. E. Burt 'Mollie'.
• Death*: Elinor died.

Connie Pruitt

• Birth*: Connie was born.
• Marriage*: She married John Bell Pruitt, son of Richard Washington Pruitt 'Wash' and Mary A. E. Burt 'Mollie'.
• Death*: Connie died.

?? Whitman

• Birth*: ?? was born.
• Marriage*: He married Mamie Pruitt, daughter of Richard Washington Pruitt 'Wash' and Mary A. E. Burt 'Mollie'.
• Death*: ?? died.

William Draper Feagin

• Birth*: William was born.
• Marriage*: He married Ada Elizabeth Pruitt, daughter of Richard Washington Pruitt 'Wash' and Mary A. E. Burt 'Mollie', on 20 Sep 1912.
• Death*: William died.

Francis M. Wade

• Birth*: Francis was born on 24 Jul 1824.
• Marriage*: He married Ariadne Anne Adams, daughter of William Marion Adams 'Marion' and Mariah Jane Olive, on 5 May 1875.
• Death*: Francis died on 24 Oct 1884 at age 60.

Anne Mariah Adams 'Mariah'

• Birth*: Anne was born.
• Marriage*: She married Francis P. Scott on 15 Jan 1846 at Troup County, GA.

Parents:

George Adams

• Birth*: George was born.

Parents:

Henry Adams

• Birth*: Henry was born.

Parents:

William Olive

• Biography*: Name Source: Ragan Pruitt, Indiv.#39418.
• Birth*: William was born.
• Marriage*: He married Ann Hendon.
• Death*: William died.

Ann Hendon

• Biography*: Name Source: Ragan Pruitt, Indiv.#39418.
• Birth*: Ann was born.
• Marriage*: She married William Olive.
• Death*: Ann died.

William Olive

• Birth*: William was born.
• Death*: William died.

Parents:

Caden Cader? Olive

• Birth*: Caden was born.
• Death*: Caden died.

Parents:

Ira Olive

• Birth*: Ira was born.
• Death*: Ira died.

Parents:

Nancy Eugenia Anderson

• Biography*: Jennie Murray Rountree?
• Birth*: Nancy was born.
• Marriage*: She married John Wright Bryan, son of William Bryan and Hortensia E. Rountree, on 15 Feb 1880.
• Death*: Nancy died.

Pauline Drake

• Birth*: Pauline was born.
• Marriage*: She married George Bryan, son of William Bryan and Hortensia E. Rountree.
• Death*: Pauline died.

Esther Drake

• Birth*: Esther was born.
• Marriage*: She married Robert Bryan 'Bob', son of William Bryan and Hortensia E. Rountree.
• Death*: Esther died at Bronwood, Terrell County, GA.

Sara Martin Caldwell

• Birth*: Sara was born.
• Marriage*: She married Moses Rountree Bryan, son of William Bryan and Hortensia E. Rountree, on 17 Sep 1881.
• Death*: Sara died.

Captain James Rembert

James Rembert. Picture Source: Ragan Pruitt, Indiv.#39418.

Home of Captain James Rembert. Picture Source: Ragan Pruitt, Indiv.#39418.

Map showing the settlement of James Rembert's daughter and sons in Houston County, GA. Picture Source: Ragan Pruitt, Indiv.#39418.

Gravestone of James Rembert. Picture Source: Ragan Pruitt.

Fence, with gate, around Rembert graveyard on Rembert Plantation in Sumter County, SC. Picture Source: Ragan Pruitt.

• Biography*: Name & Parents Sources: Ragan Pruitt, Indiv.#39418.
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       Note, Source: Donald Collins -
        CAPTAIN JAMES REMBERT
        (1782-1858)
       
        James Rembert, South Carolina Planter and Legislator, was born June 8, 1782 in South Carolina, within twelve miles of his Sumter County plantation (although U. S. Census or 1850 gives his birthplace as Tennessee). He was one of six children born to Elizabeth Colladon Rambert (1757-1798), first wife of John Rambert (1746-1819). According to a granddaughter, Caroline Belvin Goodwin of Marshallville, Georgia, James Rembert remained with his cousin Caleb Rembert (son of James Rembert of Rembert Hall) after the emigration of James' father to Mississippi. It is probable that during Capt. Rembert's early years, he was acquainted with Bishop Francis Asbury, who was most responsible for the establishment of Methodism in the United States. Asbury made frequent and lengthy visits to Rembert Hall, home of his good friend James Rembert (an uncle of Capt. Rembert's mother). References in Asbury's Journals indicate that he may also have been a visitor to Capt. Rembert's home near the headwaters of the Black River. A daughter and two grandsons of Capt. James Rembert were named after the Methodist Bishop.
        On Dec. 31, 1804, James Rembert married Elizabeth Burkett (who was probably a relative of his father's second wife, Sarah Burkett). They had seven children: Caleb W. Rembert (1807 - 1847); Elizabeth Rembert (1808 - 1877); Eliza Rembert (Mar 25, 1811 - May 7, 1897); Jane Rembert (Aug 16, 1813 - Apr 24, 1901); Mary Rembert (1815 - Jun 18, 1841); Ann Asbury Rembert (Sep 1,1818 - Oct 29, 1896); and Harriet Abigail Rembert (Jul 3, 1822 - Jan 27, 1924).
        During the year following his marriage, Capt. Rembert acquired land on Styrrup Branch in Sumter County (present day Lee County) and began what became a large plantation of 4,060 acres. The land had been the site of a Revolutionary War Battle and Capt. Rembert occasionally found relics of the battle during walks on the plantation. Later he donated a portion of his land for the construction of Bethlehem Methodist Church and its cemetery, where he was eventually buried. The plantation was located about three miles north-northwest of the present town of Bishopville, South Carolina. During the early years of the eighteenth century, however, there was only a crossroads and a saloon where the town now stands. According to one source, the country was "close akin to heathendom." "Whisky and whisky shops abounded. Here men would get drunk, quarrel, fight, dance, and murder. Several persons killed themselves drinking" there.
        A few years after Capt. Rembert began developing his plantation; all three of his brothers and one of his two sisters moved west, all but perhaps one to the then-frontier state of Mississippi. His father and step-mother also settled in Southern Mississippi, although it is not known whether he went before or after his children. The father died in Amite County, Mississippi in 1819
        James Rembert was always referred to by the title of "Captain," which probably derived from service in the local militia unit. In 1841, he was elected Colonel of his unit, but chose to continue use of the title Captain throughout his life. In 1820, Capt. Rembert entered politics, serving four terms in the South Carolina House of Representatives: 1820-21; 1830-31; 1832-33; and 1834-35. During the Nullification Crisis of 1828-32, which brought South Carolina close to secession from the Union and rebellion against the federal government, Capt. Rembert voted with the Nullifiers.
        In addition to politics, Capt. Rembert was involved in promoting education in his home county of Sumter. As a trustee of Mount Clio Academy, he met with other trustees on Sept. 22, 1817 to request the South Carolina Senate to grant the incorporation of the Academy, and to ask permission to hold a lottery to raise $5,000 to secure a "library, philosophical apparatus and suitable house" for the institution. Early in 1835, Capt. Rembert and the other trustees of Bishopville Academy announced the opening of the school, with one teacher and an assistant.
  The trustees included Dr. Jacque Bishop, for whom the town of Bishopville was named, and Edward Barrett, whose sons James and Benjamin married Capt. Rembert's daughters Ann and Jane.
        Just as James Rembert lost his father, brothers, and sister to westward migration earlier, his only son and four of his six daughters emigrated to Houston County, Georgia between 1835 and 1842. A cousin, Scarborough Rembert, is said to have been the one who prompted the move. When the Indian Springs Treaty opened up the territory between the Flint and Ocmulgee rivers, Scarborough Rembert scouted the land and returned to tell friends and relatives of the extraordinarily rich farm land that could be bought for one or two dollars an acre. Capt. Rembert became so convinced that there was a bright future for his children in Georgia that he rode horseback from his home in South Carolina to Houston County, Georgia, and purchased several thousand acres. He gave sizable plantations to his son Caleb and to his daughters: Elizabeth and her husband Moses Rountree; Ann Asbury and her husband
  James E. Barrett; and Mary and her husband B. T. Marshall. In 1842, his oldest daughter Eliza Judith and her husband Major James Wiley Belvin arrived with a retinue of slaves to join the other Remberts. Major Belvin became active in Georgia politics, serving in the State Legislature in 1845.
        Capt. Rembert's children made up almost half of the new plantation community of Minerva (located west of Perry in Houston County, Georgia). The entire community was made up of families who were either related before they came or soon became connected through the marriages of their sons and daughters in the second generation. Minerva was a progressive and prosperous community during antebellum days, but the community died out with the passing of the plantation system and the loss of many of its men to the Confederate service during the Civil War.
        Capt. Rembert's wife, Elizabeth Burkett Rembert, died on January 5, 1837, during a visit with her children in Houston County, Georgia. She was buried in the Methodist Church Cemetery in nearby Marshallville. Four years later, her daughter, Mary Elizabeth Marshall, died (June 18, 1841) while on a visit from her home in Minerva to her father's home in South Carolina. She is buried near the family plantation in Bethlehem Methodist Cemetery. Capt. Rembert's only son, Caleb, left Minerva to fight in the Mexican war, and was killed and buried in Mexico in 1847.
        On Jan. 15, 1839, after the death of his first wife, Capt. Rembert married Elenora McCandless. In 1841, he had his land surveyed, with parts of his plantation being set aside for his two daughters who had remained in South Carolina. This permitted the plantation homes of his daughters Jane Rembert Barrett and Harriet Abigail Rembert Durant to be located conveniently nearly on his own land. James Rembert died April 26, 1858 at the age of 76, and is buried between his daughter Mary Rembert Marshall and his second wife, Elenora, in the Bethlehem Methodist Cemetery. The inscription on his tombstone reads:
        In Memory of Capt. James Rembert who died April 26th AD 1858,
        In the 76th year of his age. His great force of character And
        inflexible integrity won for him the confidence of his native
        District which he represented for many years in the State
        Legislature. A consistent member of the Methodist E. Church
        he was always a firm supporter of the Gospel. The poor and the
        afflicted always had his heartfelt sympathies and ready
        assistance. In his last moments he was supported by a firm
        trust in God, Looking forward with bright hopes of everlasting
        happiness beyond the grave.
       
        (Elenora Rembert married Allen McCorquodale after Capt. Rembert's death, but was buried next to her first husband when she died on Nov. 22, 1875.)
        Capt. Rembert left all of his property and most of his possessions to his second wife and to his two daughters who remained in South Carolina when the other children went to Georgia (the children in Houston County had already been given plantations). These were Jane Rembert Barrett, wife of Benjamin Barrett, and Harriet Abigail Durant, wife of John O. Durant. The will provides some information on the Rembert plantation. It was located about three miles north-northwest of the present town of Bishopville, South Carolina, and was west of, and at one time included, the Bishopville Methodist Cemetery. Capt. Rembert's home included a parlor, dining room four bedrooms, and a kitchen (which may have been a separate building, as often the case on plantations). There was also a blacksmith shop located behind the house. The 1841 survey map of the Rembert plantation shows a two-story main house surrounded by three smaller buildings. Slave houses were located nearby, across the road that led from Dubose Bridge to Camden.
        Labor on the plantation was provided by slaves, who at the time of Capt. Rembert's death numbered 99. As the case with other planters, he had problems with runaways who sought freedom from slavery. His will noted that a 30 year old Negro named Henry was willed to his wife. An addition to the will tells of Henry's escape and a later inventory of goods states that he was still "in the woods."
        Capt. Rembert owned a large number of horses, mules, and wagons (14 horses, 16 mules, 1 carriage, 1 buggy, 8 wagons, and 2 carts.) His crops included cotton, rye, and corn. In addition, at the time of his death, he owned 36 head of cattle, 136 head of hogs, and an unstated number of sheep. Other goods inventoried included such items as 1,000 pounds of bacon, 260 gallons of molasses, 1,000 pounds of corn, and an unknown amount of lard.
        Donald E. Collins, Ph.D.-History
        3-greats-grandson of Capt. James Rembert
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  Note, Source: Ragan Pruitt -
  
  HOUSTON-MACON COUNTY GEORGIA PLANTATION COUNTRY - 1860-1870
       
        James Rembert's Son and Daughters, including Elizabeth Rembert and
        Husband, Moses Rountree Migrate to Houston County Ga.
       
        James Rembert lost his father, brothers and sister to westward migration earlier and then his
  only son and four of his six daughters emigrated to Houston County, Georgia between 1835 and
  1842. A cousin, Scarborough Rembert, is said to have been the one who prompted the move.
  When the Indian Springs Treaty opened up the territory betwen the Flint and Ocmulgee Rivers,
  Scarborough Rembert scouted the land and returned to tell friends and relatives of the extraor-
  dinarily rich farm land that could be bought for one or two dollars an acre. Capt. Rembert
  became so convinced that there was a bright future for his children in Georgia that he rode
  horseback from his home in South Carolina to Houston County, Georgia, and purchased sev-
  eral thousand acres. He gave sizable plantations to his son Caleb and his daughters,
  Elizabeth and her husband Moses Rountree, Ann Asbury and her husband James E. Barrett,
  and Mary and her husband B. T. Marshall. In 1842 his oldest daughter Eliza Judith and her
  husband Major James Wiley Belvin arrived with a retinue of slaves to join the other Remberts.
  Major Belvin became active in Georgia politics, serving in the State Legislature in 1845.
        Capt. Rembert's children made up almost half of the new plantation community of
  Minerva (located west of Perry in Houston County, Georgia). The entire community was made
  up of families who were related before they came or soon became connected through the
  marriages of their sons and daughters in the second generation. Minerva was a progressive
  and prosperous community during antebellum days, but the community died out with the
  passing of the plantation system and the loss of many of its men to the Confederate service
  during the Civil War.
        Captain Rembert's wife, Elizabeth Burkett Rembert, died on January 5, 1837 during a
  visit with her children in Houston County, Georgia. She was buried in the Methodist Church
  Cemetery in nearly Marshallville. (Note by Ragan Pruitt - some of the Belvins are also
  buried there).
        (Note by Ragan Pruitt: Elizabeth Rembert Rountree is buried in Evergreen Cemetery
  in nearby Perry, Georgia, with a marked monument and her husband, Moses Rountree is
  believed to be buried beside her in an unmarked grave).
  
  
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  Obituary, Source: Ragan Pruitt -
  
        THE SUMTER WATCHMAN
        May 12, 1858
       
  OBITUARY - Capt. James Rembert
       
        Died, at his residence, near Bishopville, Sumter District, April 27th in the 76th year of
  his age, Capt. JAMES REMBERT. For a few years past the robust and healthy constitution
  of the deceased, touched by the infirmities of ge (sic-should be "age')--has been gradually
  bending beneath the weight of more than man's allotted period of years, and at last yielding
  to the slow, but progressive attacks of a most acute and painful disease, he has sunk into
  the tomb--forever freed from all the ills that flesh is heir to. Capt. REMBERT was descended
  from Hugot (sic) ancestors, and many of their noblest virtues were exemplified in his life
  and conduct--a hatred of persecution and oppression--an uncompromising advocate of the
  largest religious liberty--a firm adherence to and a strict discharge of every obligation-- a
  patient and uncomplaining endurance of hardships and an enthusiastic perseverance in the
  accomplishment of his purposes--such were the qualities which made him what he really
  was--an independent, upright, honest, honorable, religious and useful man. It was the unsol-
  icited testimony of the friends and citizens who crowded his house to witness his last mo-
  ments, and to relieve his sufferings that the poor of his neighborhood, embracing an extensive
  circuit around him, had lost their very best friend. We have seldom known any one between
  whose outer and inner man there was so striking and pleasing a contrast; the cast and expres-
  sion of his features was stern and strong, and likely at first to repel; but the heart soon
  learned to own, that within he was all gentleness, tenderness and sympathy, nor was this
  the result of that refinement which springs from education: but the spontaneous fruit of the
  noble virtues which adorned his character. Suspicion found no place in his soul wherein to
  lurk and poison his own or his brother's cup; and although he felt deeply an injury or an affront,
  and might even be moved to an angry action, yet it was only for a time; very soon his generous
  nature returning, unsealed the fountains of brotherly love banishing malice, and not only par-
  doning but producing an entire forgetfulness of his wrongs. During ten years of his life, the
  deceased was a highly respectable member of the Legislature, having served during that
  interval, both as Senator and Representative of his District. He has been for many years a
  consistent and conscientious communicant of the Methodist Church. He was a kind and
  affectionate husband--a most indulgent, liberal and loving parent--an active and enterprising
  citizen--a good neighbor, a firm friend, and a reliable man. His last sufferings were soothed
  by a most devoted and self-sacrificing wife, by weeping children and attentive and anxious
  friends. He was truly in every relation of life, a most remarkable and worthy man. May his
  children, and his children's children, cherish his virtues and emulate the purity of his life
  and character.
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  Will:
  WILL OF JAMES REMBERT
  
  In the Name of God amen I James Rembert of theState of So. Carolina Sumter district (Planter) being of Sound &perfect mind, Memory and understanding, thanks be to god for theSame. DO make this my last will & testament in form & mannerfollowing: Imprimis in the mind and thro the great merits of JesusChrist my Lord and only Savior I do commend my Soul to the mercies ofa gracious God in full hopes of a glorious immortality & my bodyI commend to the Earth to be decently interred at the discretion ofmy Executors hereafter named & as for such worldly Estatewherewith it hath pleased God to bless me with I do give &bequeath the same as follows, First, I give wholly for the use of theMethodist Society for this neighborhood the meeting hours onhomeswamp together with two acres of Land Around the Same # Item Ilend to my beloved wife Ann Rembert the following property Viz SixNegroes named Jack, Baby, Isaac, New Jacob, New Silvy & DanielShe to Clothe them & pay their taxes also Six cows & calvesone three year old Steer one two year old Do. one fourth part of myhogs, all my Sheep, two of my horses Such as She shall choose, alsoone third part of my household furniture, after the appraisement takeplace the value of the whole of the furniture to be ascertained shethen to choose whatever may Suit her best to the amount of one thirdpart of the whole. she is also to have use of of the house & outhouses where I now live (the gin & gin house Excepted) & thefree undisturbed use of all the cleared Land included in the Reareryin Which the house is Situated together with the privilege offirewood & timber the above property to be freely used by herduring the time she remains my widow, & in case she never marriesduring her life, the whole of which shall immediately after hermarriage or death revert to my children hereafter to be named ortheir heirs. Item I give & bequeath to my Sons Samuel, Caleb& Isaac & to my Daughter Mary Dubose two houses & lots inthe Town of Camden to them their heirs & assigns forever myExecutors to dispose of the same as they shall think best in order tomake an Equal division of the Same. Item I give & bequeath to mySon Samuel the following Negroes June, Elay, Paul, Abraham greppa,little Sary Charles, Neppy, & Charlotte to him his heirs &assigns forever. Item. I give & bequeath to my Son Caleb a tractof land containing four hundred and fifty acres granted to Jno. NOglethorpe, one tract of a thousand acres granted to--Ramsey, alsoNine hundred and fifty acres more or less granted to Jno. Rembertbeing part of a tract of fifteen hundred acres also the followingNegroes, Santo, Big Nero, old Frank, Tom, Phillis, Tommy, Nancy Lucylong Silvy little Liddy, Sally, Lukey, Porttin, Bet Mary, LittleFrank Hannah, Ben little Jo big Jacob, Stephen, Leah, Nan, LittleAimy, little little Nero, Ben old Jassemin, Josey, Caty to him hisheirs & assigns forever. Item I give & bequeath to my sonIsaac the Plantation whereon I now live containing six hundred &fifty acres also one hundred & sixty five more or less being partof a tract granted to Saml. Dwyer & by him conveyed to me, also atract of one hundred & ten acres granted to Jno. Chamber also twoother tract one of an hundred acres granted to Mary Shepperd theother of thirty acres granted to Saml Rembert, also one other tractcontaining three hundred acres granted to Jno. Fleming also Sevenhundred & fifty acres more or less being part of a tractcontaining of three thousand acres granted to Jno. Rutledge Esqr.also the following Negroes Viz--John, Jo, Lizet, Sibel Milly, Mino,Little Nero, Short Silvy Duck, Cloe, little Silvy, Ned, Amerita,George, Diannah, Cilly, Paul, Lyddy, Susy, lizet, Cloe, Scipio bobcarolina, Dayman old Sary, dimy, Rosa--Sebenah to him his heirsassigns forever. & my will is that in case my son Isaac Shouldnot be restored to his reason again that the portion above given himor any hereafter given him shall shall remain in the care of myExecutors but if it should please God to restore him to reason again,then any time after he arrives to lawful age It shall be given up tohim. Item I give & bequeath to my Daughter Mary Dubose thefollowing Negroes Hannah, Harry Anthony, big Lyddy, Merseah, littleJassemin to her, her heirs & assigns forever. I give &bequeath to my Grand Son James Rembert DuBose one Negro girl namedGrace, to him his heirs assigns forever. the rest residue &remainder of my Estate after my just debts are first paid I give tobe Equally divided between my children above named or their heirs inthe manner following Viz let my acting Executors or Executorshereafter to be named choose three respectable Neighbor & letthem make as many divisions or lots as there shall be heirs &let a lot be drawn for Each heir, all of them to take possession immediately my Son Isaac excepted his portion to remain as abovedirected. And I do hereby nominate ordain & appoint my Son CalebRembert & Doctr. Ezekiel Dubose Executors of this my last willand testament & I do hereby revoke & make Void all former& other wills by me at any time heretofore Made & I dopublish & declare these presents to be & contain my only lastwill & testament in witness whereof I have hereunto Set my band& Seal this Seventeenth day of Septr. in the year of Our LordOne thousand eight hundred & Ten
  
  James Rembert (SEAL)
  
  Signed Sealed & declared by the
  
  testator to be his last will &
  
  testament in presence of
  
  Samuel M. Cummings
  
  Thomas Rembert
  
  Judith Brown
  
  (Recorded in Will Back A page 99)
  
  (Recorded. September 7th 1812)
  
  William Taylor ordy
  
  Bundle 84 Pkge 4.
• Birth*: James was born on 8 Jun 1782 at SC.
• Marriage*: He married Elizabeth Burket on 31 Dec 1804 at SC.
• Marriage: He married Elenora McCandless on 15 Jan 1839.
• Death*: James died on 26 Apr 1858 at Bishopville, Lee County, SC, at age 75. 27 Apr. from obituary is incorrect..
• Burial*: His body was buried at Sumter County, SC. Cemetery on Rembert Plantation..

Parents:

Elizabeth Burket

Gravestone of Elizabeth Rembert, wife of Captain Rrembert. Picture Source: Ragan Pruitt.

• Birth*: Elizabeth was born on 17 Aug 1785 at SC.
• Marriage*: She married Captain James Rembert, son of John Fleming Rambert and Elizabeth Colladon, on 31 Dec 1804 at SC.
• Death*: Elizabeth died on 5 Jan 1837 at Houston County, GA, at age 51. Elizabeth died on a visit to see her children in GA.
  
  Date & Place Sources: Ragan Pruitt, Indiv.#39418..
• Burial*: Her body was buried in 1837 at Marshallville, Houston County, GA. Methodist Church cemetery.
  
  Place Source: Ragan Pruitt, Indiv.#39418..

James W. Rountree

• Biography*: Name & Parents Sources: Ragan Pruitt, Indiv.#39418.
• Birth*: James was born circa 1826.
• Marriage*: He married Rebecca Rawls.
• Death*: James died.

Parents:

Rebecca Rawls

• Birth*: Rebecca was born.
• Marriage*: She married James W. Rountree, son of Moses Rountree and Elizabeth S. Rembert.
• Death*: Rebecca died.

Charles N. Rountree

• Biography*: Name & Parents Sources: Ragan Pruitt, Indiv.#39418.
• Birth*: Charles was born.
• Marriage*: He married Rebecca Culler.
• Death*: Charles died.

Parents:

Rebecca Culler

• Birth*: Rebecca was born.
• Marriage*: She married Charles N. Rountree, son of Moses Rountree and Elizabeth S. Rembert.
• Death*: Rebecca died.

Elizabeth S. Rountree

• Biography*: Name & Parents Sources: Ragan Pruitt, Indiv.#39418.
• Birth*: Elizabeth was born.
• Marriage*: She married Hardy Bryan.
• Death*: Elizabeth died.

Parents:

Hardy Bryan

• Birth*: Hardy was born.
• Marriage*: He married Elizabeth S. Rountree, daughter of Moses Rountree and Elizabeth S. Rembert.
• Death*: Hardy died.

Amanda Rountree

• Biography*: Name & Parents Sources: Ragan Pruitt, Indiv.#39418.
• Birth*: Amanda was born.
• Marriage*: She married Dr. ?? Riley.
• Death*: Amanda died.

Parents:

Dr. ?? Riley

• Birth*: ?? was born.
• Marriage*: He married Amanda Rountree, daughter of Moses Rountree and Elizabeth S. Rembert.
• Death*: ?? died.

Dr. James L. Bryan

• Birth*: James was born.
• Death*: James died.

Parents:

Manda Bryan

• Birth*: Manda was born.
• Marriage*: She married N. T. Johnson.
• Death*: Manda died.

Parents:

John Bryan

• Birth*: John was born.
• Death*: John died.

Parents:

N. T. Johnson

• Biography*: Name Source: Will of Seaborn Bryan.
• Birth*: N. was born.
• Marriage*: He married Manda Bryan, daughter of Seaborn Carlton Bryan and Nancy Underwood.
• Death*: N. died.

Charlie Haynie

• Birth*: Charlie was born.
• Marriage*: He married Ida Wallace.
• Death*: Charlie died.

Ida Wallace

• Birth*: Ida was born.
• Marriage*: She married Charlie Haynie.
• Death*: Ida died.

Rev. James Gell Ball

• Birth*: James was born.
• Marriage*: He married Eliza Ann Speight, daughter of Rev. Thomas Speight and Leurany Pope, on 12 Dec 1838.
• Death*: James died.

Nancy Smith

• Birth*: Nancy was born.
• Marriage*: She married John Seth Speight, son of Rev. Thomas Speight and Leurany Pope.
• Death*: Nancy died.

Mary Williams

• Birth*: Mary was born.
• Marriage*: She married John Seth Speight, son of Rev. Thomas Speight and Leurany Pope.
• Death*: Mary died.

Matilda Fretwell

• Birth*: Matilda was born.
• Marriage*: She married John Seth Speight, son of Rev. Thomas Speight and Leurany Pope.
• Death*: Matilda died.

Louisa Lane

• Birth*: Louisa was born.
• Marriage*: She married Lewis Skidmore Speight, son of Rev. Thomas Speight and Leurany Pope, on 7 Oct 1845.
• Death*: Louisa died.

John Freeman

• Birth*: John was born circa 1824.
• Marriage*: He married Mary Elizabeth Speight, daughter of Rev. Thomas Speight and Leurany Pope, on 5 Jun 1845.
• Death*: John died.

Thomas M. Freeman

• Birth*: Thomas was born circa 1846.
• Death*: Thomas died.

Parents:

Charity Cook

• Birth*: Charity was born.
• Marriage*: She married Lemon Speight, son of Captain Seth Speight , Sr. and Elizabeth Vines.
• Death*: Charity died.

John Pope

• Birth*: John was born circa 1790.
• Marriage*: He married Nancy Howe Speight, daughter of Captain Seth Speight , Sr. and Elizabeth Vines, on 9 May 1811.
• Death*: John died.

William Speight , Sr.

• Biography*: Name & Parents Sources: Ragan Pruitt, Indiv.#39418.
• Birth*: William was born circa 1695.
• Marriage*: He married Ann King, daughter of John King and ?? ??.
• Death*: William died circa 1750.

Parents:

Ann King

• Biography*: Name & Parents Sources: Ragan Pruitt, Indiv.#39418.
• Birth*: Ann was born.
• Marriage*: She married William Speight , Sr., son of Francis Speight , Sr. and Judith Hare.

Parents:

Thomas Woodley

• Biography*: Name Source: Ragan Pruitt, Indiv.#39418.
• Birth*: Thomas was born.
• Marriage*: He married Elizabeth Pendleton.
• Death*: Thomas died.

Elizabeth Pendleton

• Biography*: Name Source: Ragan Pruitt, Indiv.#39418.
• Birth*: Elizabeth was born.
• Marriage*: She married Thomas Woodley.
• Death*: Elizabeth died.

Frances Speight 'Frank'

• Biography*: Name & Parents Sources: Ragan Pruitt, Indiv.#39418.
• Birth*: Frances was born.
• Death*: Frances died.

Parents:

Samuel Speight

• Biography*: Name & Parents Sources: Ragan Pruitt, Indiv.#39418.
• Birth*: Samuel was born.
• Death*: Samuel died.

Parents:

Henry Speight

• Biography*: Name & Parents Sources: Ragan Pruitt, Indiv.#39418.
• Birth*: Henry was born.
• Death*: Henry died.

Parents:

William Speight , III

• Biography*: Name & Parents Sources: Ragan Pruitt, Indiv.#39418.
• Birth*: William was born.
• Marriage*: He married Ann Phelpe in 1772.
• Death*: William died.

Parents: