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View Tree for Joseph SpeerJoseph Speer (b. 1795, d. August 16, 1867)

Joseph Speer (son of John Speer and Elinor Carlton)11582, 11583, 11584, 11585, 11586 was born 1795 in Jasper County, Georgia11586, and died August 16, 1867 in Fayette County, GA11587, 11588. He married (2) Elizabeth Ann ("Betsy"?) Riggins on December 22, 1820 in Fayette Co., GA11589, 11590, daughter of JamesRiggans, Riggin and Mary Howard.

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First Tax Digest, Fayette County, Georgia 1823-1834 byAncestors,Unlimit ed, shows Joseph Spear, p. 39 in 1827, as agent for Wm.Nelson,p. 59, 18 29, Coweta County, also - 10 slaves and as agent for JohnKirkley in 183 2, p. 106.

He was i n Fayette Co., Georgia in listed on the 1830 Census inFayetteC o.,Ga. under the name of Joseph Spear.

Joseph was a 1st Lt. Fayette Co., Georgia 20 July 183 0 - 20 June 1832( Military Record, 1829-1841, p. 12 (ref. Dunlap Family)

On December 25, 1835, Joseph bought 202 1/2 acres of land inFayetteCo. ,Georgia. This deed was not recorded until 1901. Joseph ownedother pro perty in Fayette C o., Ga. In the 1850 census the value of hispropert y was worth $ 9,060.

Marriage recorded in the family bible now in the possession of the fami lyof Grover Cleveland Lowe, Lawton, Oklahoma.

Joseph Speer was a member of the Methodis t Church for 45 years.

A Joseph Spear is listed in the 1840 Jasper Co., GA. Census. No proofth athe is this Joseph.

1850 Federal Census Fayette Co., GA household # 578
Joseph Speer age 54 m b GA
Elizabeth age 47 b GA
William age 20 GA
Elizabeth age 18 GA
Joseph M. age 17 GA
Thomas age 15 GA
Nancy age 13 GA
Sarah A. age 11 GA
Regee female age 7 GA
Wiley son age 4 GA

Joseph and Elizabeth had six sons and eight daughters. The names oftheo ther three da ughters is not known. (I have seven sons listed).

"Bill of Sale" of the Land Belonging to Estate of Joseph Speer,dec'd.So ld before the Courthouse Door in the town of ?, Fayette Co., Ga.onthe f irst Tuesday in November 1868 (page 771)
50 acres on the NE corner of Lot 38, 6th district - bid by WilliamR.Spr uiell .
50 acres in SW corner of lot # 64 and 50 acres in SW corner of Lot 65,7 thDi strict - bid by Jospeh R. Speer.
Undivided 1/2 of 50 acres being NW corner of lot 37 and 50 acres inNWco rner of Lot 38, both in 6th district - bid by Samuel L. Loyd.
Recorded: 4 Nov., 1868 ( Fayette Co., Georgia Probate Records).

A ccount carried with C. J. Fall, Admr. from June 1868 - June1869,inclu sive, p. 876-877, Book H. p. 743 (notes of Alta DerryberryFeb1999)

1860 Census Fayet te Co., GA. (Census compiled by James T. Harper, p.1 4household #230 Georgia A rchives also on LDS Film)
Joseph Speer, Sr. age 65 GA
Elizabeth age 57 GA
Wi ly age 13 GA
Hester A. age 11 GAHe was in Fayette Co., Ga by 1830.[HesterAnnSpeer.FT W]

First Tax Digest, Fayette County, Georgia 1823-1834 byAncestors,Unlimit ed, sho ws Joseph Spear, p. 39 in 1827, as agent for Wm.Nelson,p. 59, 1 829, Coweta Cou nty, also - 10 slaves and as agent forJohnKirkley in 18 32, p. 106.

He was i n Fayette Co., Georgia in listed on the 1830 Census inFayetteC o.,Ga. under the name of Joseph Spear.

Joseph was a 1st Lt. Fayette Co., Georgia 20 July 183 0 - 20 June 1832( Military Record, 1829-1841, p. 12 (ref. Dunlap Family)

On December 25, 1835, Joseph bought 202 1/2 acres of land inFayetteCo. ,Georgia. This deed was not recorded until 1901. Josephownedother prop erty in Fayette C o., Ga. In the 1850 census the valueofhis property w as worth $ 9,060.

Mar riage recorded in the family bible now in the possession of thefami lyof Grover Cleveland Lowe, Lawton, Oklahoma.

Joseph Speer was a member of the Methodis t Church for 45 years.

A Joseph Spear is listed in the 1840 Jasper Co., GA. Census. No proofth athe is this Joseph.

1850 Federal Census Fayette Co., GA household # 578
Joseph Speer age 54 m b GA
Elizabeth age 47 b GA
William age 20 GA
Elizabeth age 18 GA
Joseph M. age 17 GA
Thomas age 15 GA
Nancy age 13 GA
Sarah A. age 11 GA
Regee female age 7 GA
Wiley son age 4 GA

Joseph and Elizabeth had six sons and eight daughters. The names oftheo ther three da ughters is not known. (I have seven sons listed).

"Bill of Sale" of the Land Belonging to Estate of Joseph Speer,dec'd.So ld before the Courthouse Door in the town of ?, Fayette Co., Ga.onthe f irst Tuesday in November 1868 (page 771)
50 acres on the NE corner of Lot 38, 6th district - bid by WilliamR.Spr uiell .
50 acres in SW corner of lot # 64 and 50 acres in SW corner of Lot 65,7 thDi strict - bid by Jospeh R. Speer.
Undivided 1/2 of 50 acres being NW corner of lot 37 and 50 acres inNWco rner of Lot 38, both in 6th district - bid by Samuel L. Loyd.
Recorded: 4 Nov., 1868 ( Fayette Co., Georgia Probate Records).

A ccount carried with C. J. Fall, Admr. from June 1868 - June1869,inclu sive, p. 876-877, Book H. p. 743 (notes of Alta DerryberryFeb1999)

1860 Census Fayet te Co., GA. (Census compiled by James T. Harper, p.1 4household #230 Georgia A rchives also on LDS Film)
Joseph Speer, Sr. age 65 GA
Elizabeth age 57 GA
Wi ly age 13 GA
Hester A. age 11 GAHe was in Fayette Co., Ga by 1830.[Holloway file.FTW ]

First Tax Digest, Fayette County, Georgia 1823-1834 byAncestors,Unlimit ed, sho ws Joseph Spear, p. 39 in 1827, as agent for Wm.Nelson,p. 59, 1 829, Coweta Cou nty, also - 10 slaves and as agent forJohnKirkley in 18 32, p. 106.

He was i n Fayette Co., Georgia in listed on the 1830 Census inFayetteC o.,Ga. under the name of Joseph Spear.

Joseph was a 1st Lt. Fayette Co., Georgia 20 July 183 0 - 20 June 1832( Military Record, 1829-1841, p. 12 (ref. Dunlap Family)

On December 25, 1835, Joseph bought 202 1/2 acres of land inFayetteCo. ,Georgia. This deed was not recorded until 1901. Joseph ownedother pro perty in Fayette Co., Ga. In the 1850 census the value of hisproperty w as worth $ 9,060.

Mariage recorded in the family bible now in the possession of the famil yof Grover Cleveland Lowe, Lawton, Oklahoma.



More About Joseph Speer:
Alt. Birth: Aft. 1747, Antrim County, Northern Ireland.11590
Alt. Death: August 16, 1867, Jasper, Coweta, Co., GA.11591, 11592
Date born 2: September 14, 1795, Jasper, Coweta, Co., GA.11593, 11594, 11595
Date born 3: September 14, 1796, Jasper Co., Ga.11596, 11597, 11598
Burial 1: 1867, Speer Family Cemetery, Peachtree City, Georgia.11598
Burial 2: Speer Family Cemetery, Fayette Co., GA.11599, 11600, 11601, 11602
Nationality: Scotland or Ireland.11602
Occupation: August 1867, Fayette Co., GA; Occupation: farmer.11603, 11604, 11605, 11606
Probate: Bef. March 25, 1870, Fayette Co., GA.11607, 11608, 11609, 11610
Record Change: December 07, 200511610

More About Joseph Speer and Elizabeth Ann ("Betsy"?) Riggins:
Marriage 1: December 22, 1820, Fayette Co., GA.11611, 11612
Marriage 2: December 26, 1820, Jasper Co., Ga.11613, 11614, 11615

Children of Joseph Speer are:
  1. +Hester Ann Taylor Speer, b. September 14, 1848, Fayette County, GA11616, 11617, d. June 17, 1932, Hill Co., Hubbard, Texas11617.

Children of Joseph Speer and Elizabeth Ann ("Betsy"?) Riggins are:
  1. +Hester Ann Taylor Speer, b. September 14, 1848, Fayette County, GA11618, 11619, d. June 17, 1932, Hill Co., Hubbard, Texas11619.
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