Jesse J Wilkes b. 1779 , , Virginia, USA d. 1830 , Lauderdale, Alabama, USA: Albemarle to Callaway, a Herring Family Journey

1779 - 1830

Personal Information | Notes | All | PDF

Birth	1779	, , Virginia, USA
Gender	Male
Died	1830	, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA
Person ID	I3301	Herring Family of Callaway County, Missouri
Last Modified	04 May 2008

Father	Henry Wilkes, b. Abt 1758, d. 1794
Mother	Sarah Burcham, d. Yes, date unknown
Family ID	F1315	Group Sheet

Father	John Wilkes, Sr, b. Abt 1736, , , Pennsylvania, USA , d. Aft 1795
Mother	Elizabeth Mead, b. Abt 1740, , , Pennsylvania Or Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown
Married	Apr 1758	, Loudoun, Virginia, USA
Family ID	F1319	Group Sheet

Family 1	Fanny Gulden, d. Yes, date unknown
Married	8 Jan 1799	, Bedford, Virginia, USA
	Bedford Co, VA marriages, Jan. 8, 1799; Jesse Wilks & Faney Guldin; Anderson Melton, Surety; Married by Alderson Weeks, Jan 10, 1799. Alt Marriage: Fanny GULDEN Date: 1799 Notes: Anderson Melton was surety
Last Modified	04 May 2008
Family ID	F1334	Group Sheet

Family 2	Judith Pratt, d. Yes, date unknown
Married	Bef 1822
Last Modified	04 May 2008
Family ID	F1335	Group Sheet

Notes	Jesse traveled to Georgia with members of his family and gained land in the 1803-1806 land lottery at Oglethorpe, Georgia. Later he went on to Maury County, TN with his brothers, John Wilkes, Jr and Amos Wilkes, Sr.[ BMM 4] In 1822 Jesse and Judith Wilks were involved in a deed concerning 770 acres of land on Goose Creek, Bedford Co, VA as heirs of Jesse Pratt, deceased. [BCR 9] In Lauderdale County, Alabama Jesse Wilks bought land from Basdel and Martha Darby July 20, 1830. Other data in this record is on page 385: "Return of the sale of one bale of cotton to Amos Wilkes from Jesse Wilkes." Jesse named his executors for his will dated and signed 26th day of August 1830: "Hereby nominate constitute and appoint my worthy friends Amos Wilkes' son William Morrison and Benjamin Wilkes my Executors of this my last will and Testament." He called his wife "Judah". He possibly had another son, Jesse M. Wilkes - who had moved to DeSoto county, Miss. Not in Will *** He probably died in GA, no marriage record found. Jesse and his sister, Anna, were bound over to Joseph Rhodes by the Overseers of the Poor in December 1790. Sarah Wilkes is mentioned in the record as mother of the children. Early deeds in Oglethorpe, GA, show that a Jesse obtained land in 1810-1812 from Robert Freeman. He also drew land in the 1827 Georgia Land Lottery. In 1853 a Jesse Wilkes was listed in Montgomery Co, GA [so says Lillian J. Crews] ----------------------------------------- But: Marriage Records of Franklin County Virginia 1786 - 1858 - page 241 Wilkes, Jesse and Julia Pratt, dau. of Mary, Aug.3, 1801. Sur. Walter Addy. 141 Jesse Wilks had two daughters born before 1810 and one who was born c1810; he had 2 sons born before 1810-Samuel born 1800 & Jesse born 1807; all of Jesse's children born before 1810 later married.