The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-28

1910 OF Wight county, Va, who had a "
son. Freeman Walker. who married. q
s ,h l1orton Ninse. daughter OF David
MinSe. of Charles City county Vir-
ginia, CHS cousin). Her brother John /
Atinse. married Sallie Harrison of
Berkley. The first son of Christophpr.i
holmes freeman was Thomas. who
married susannah, daughter OF John
Lnfham and his wife Frances -------.
! The second son was George. who mar
rted Miss Claiborne, and had Claiborne
George and others.
Thomas and Susan (Latham) Free
man had Gabriel, Archie and Holmes.
Gabriel married Sarah Harrison, daugh-
ter of Rev. Thomas Harrison born
1850, and his wife Sarah Harrison CHS
irst cousin) Henning mentions him
with Philip Latham {who married
Dolly Cray as gentlemen app't by
the General Assembly as Trustees for
Il town to be named Jefferson, in Gull
paper Co.. Va. They were authorized
and empowered to lay Off Ia acre lots
on twenty-hve acres OF land, ,,iven by
Joseph Coons, They arc to make
rules, settle disputes. etc, They
were also trustees, etc. for the
town of Stc"onsburg. in the Same coun- 4
! ty.-See Vols. / and To-
Archie freeman married Miss WeIch.
Holmes Freeman married Miss Rob-
inson. His son. Colonel Edward Free,
man. married Martha Boiling, OF
Petersburg. and his son. Arthur. mars
ried Mary. sister OF jovern-s Ke,up-
or. OF Virginia.
Geo you or any reader of The Times
Dispatch tell me anything of this
Freeman family? Tho six sisters OF
Christopher II. Freeman all married
into well known families. from some OF
whom I beg such information as they
have, be 1t ever so little. Can any ono
tell anything about Ilwordford, or;
! Travellers Rest?" would give a.
great deal for tho names of ancestors
! of Christopher Freeman back to the
I first who came to Virginia,
Daughters of the American Rcvoiutfons
| COPIED from The Constitution" publ
| lished In Atlanta, ia. January 20
1900
sarnk Gillian Williamson.
Sarah Gillian Williamson was per~(
haps the most remarkable woman who
! lived in Georgia. during the Revolution
airy struggle. Considering her loyalty,
| to tho cause OF the Colonies, her cour-t
age IN managing q plantation with a.
| large number of negro slaves during
! the absence OF her husband at the front,
! her sunerings at the hands of the
, enemy, together with the success of
her descendants. she stands ahead OF
! any of her Georgia sisters of that day.
Sarah Gillian was born In Henrico
! county, Virginia. about 1875, was tho
! daughter of William Gillian and mis-
| WIFE, Mary Jarrett. Her ancestors on
her fathers side came to America.
! from England in 1885. Th,y were OF
| Norman descent. Her mother was tho
daughter of Robert Jarrett. of Newai
Kent county. Virginia. and the sister,
| OF Rev. Davereau Jarrett, the distin-,
Suishcd Episcopal minister
Sarah Gillian had three brothers..
! DcvereauN William and Thomas. Her
| father. William Gillian. moved with
his n 10 ~
| ginia. 1t was here Sarah Gillian met
| and married Micajah Williamson, "A.
young man, tall and handsome, OF !
Scotch-Irsh percentages. In l76s the
young couple moved to Wilkes county,
Georgia, and settled upon II fine body
of land. While enjoying the abun-'
| dance around them In this peaceful
| and happy home with their young fam-
| lily, the difference between the mother'
country and the Colonies began.
Sarah Williamson and her husband
both warmly espoused tho caue of the
American Colonies, and when hostili-
ties commenced. regiment of Geor-
| Sia troops took the field with Elijah
! Clarke as colonel and Micajah Will
| hanson as Northumberland. In all
| the conflicts and marches of this regr
| iment Colonel Williamson was ever
| present. and IN tho battle of Katie
| Creek, Colonel Clarke gave him full
| credit for his part in winning the vic-
| tory.
| Many OF the scenes of this war
| were in tho Immediate neighborhood
| or Sarah Williamson's homo. and this {
wonderful woman was not only q wit.
| ness OF many OF tl,e conflicts, but al.
| SO often participant In them.
| Year after year, during this lonEs
struggle, SHE hravcly assumed the part
| of tho ma nand the woman. Under
| her management tho plantation was
4 rlf tod a.. 1T.
| spinning wheels and looms run cloth
| ing made for husband and children
| and negro slaves. Her husband was
| several times wounded. and TO him she
| gave the care of II devoted wife, nurs-
ing him back TO health and to coun,
| try.
! All this she did when surrounded
! with grave dangers from hostile In
dams, Tories and British soldiers
These dreaded enemies, incensed at tho
| activity OF the husband in the cause
OF the Colonies. one day made a raid
upon the homo and after helping them
selves to all they wanted, applied tho
torch to the houses and destroyed
every building on the place. Then in
order To more severely afflIct this
bravo and loyal woman, they cruelty
hung her Oldest son, Il handsome youth.
IN MS mothers preScncc.
sarah Williamson. undaunted by this
great calamity, with the help OF herr
iaithful negro slaves, gathered UP the
Ave stock running at larga in the
woods and refugeed to tho mountains
OF North Carolina. where she remained
until the close of the war, when She
returned to her plantation In Wilkes
county. After Remaining here while
inc FAMILY removed TO Washington Ga,
TO better educate their children
While in Washington Sarah Williams
son was again required to bacome the
head or the family. Her husband was
commissioned major- general of Geor-
sia troops and led an army against
ina hostile Cherokee Indians. Peace
was made, however. before battloi
was fought