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t****************x******** husband **************************** husb : WINGATE, WALTER hcode: 0100 hborn: 1761/2 - Lockwoods Folly Plant. h_stb: NC hdied: 1843 - Hancock County h_8td: Mississippi hbur? : hsort: WIN0100 hfath: Edward Wingate hfatc: 200 hmoth: Sarah Counci 1 hmotc: 201 com 1: PATRIOT h_ltr: MFFMFF com 2: son Edward was Huey Longs g-gf form#: 117 t*************************** wife ***************************** wife : POTTER, MARY wcode: 0101 wborn: 1765 w_stb: SC wdied: 1852 w_std: Mississippi wbur? : w_sbu: wfath: Samuel Potter - Patriot wfate: 202 wmoth: Anne wmotc: 203 com 3: Mary may be kinsman of Robt Potter w_ltr: MFFMFM mar?d: 1783 Patriot of Texas churc: UNKNOWN I************************* remarks **************************** Walter ran his fathers Waccamaw plantation during the ARW. The Swamp Fox, Gen Francis Marion, set up camp there in Sept 1780 during which time Walter supplied provisions. Brothers ran Lockwoods Folly Plantation while their father was at war., Phoebe lived there with him after their marriage. He received grant of 100 acres at White Spring Creek also. When he inherited Lockwoods Folley land he sold Waccamaw holdings in 1798 and 1800. He was a JP of Brunswick Co Court. Sold LFP, 320 acres, in 1806. Shown in Richmond Co Ga as owner of 16 slaves. Bought federal land about 1818 at Cahawba Ala (then in Mississippi) but was defrauded, per legend, by son in law, Joseph Taylor. He moved on to Hancock Co Miss to join sister in law Amelia Potter Russ. Walter died in 1843 in Lydia?s house. His wife died at age 87 in 1852. Sons moved on to East Texas. Judge D.R. Wingate was well known in Orange Tx area. t************************* children *************************** 1: John b C1 785 moved to Montgomery Co Ala 2: Amy b c1 787 m. Zach Roberts 3: Sarah b c1 789 m Henry Stanley of Conecuh Co 4: Robt Potter m Pherobee Kelley of Darlington Co 5: Emily b c1 793 m L Norwood 6: Ame1i a b c1 795 m Henry Carre? of France 7: Priscilla b c1 797 m Ford 8: Edward (1802- 1868) m Elia Jane Smith - fought ? Goliad 9: Mary Ellz b 1805 m Gabriel Bradford of Claiborne Co 0: Walter Jr b 1807 - 1850 m Dicey Strange - no children x: Lydia b 1808 - 1843 m Joseph K Taylor in 1826 :******************** prepared: 1987-NOV-27 ******************
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