Adonijah "Donny Hulsey, My James J Hulsey's brother

 
Adonijah “Donney” Hulsey
1763-1827
 
Donney was born in Albemarle County, Virginia where his father Charles Hulsey II resided at that time. He was of English ancestry. During his life he used the name "Donley" or "Donney," as did one of his sons.
 
Early Life:
He moved with his father to Halifax County, Virginia and Surrey County, North Carolina. His family moved to Burke County, North Carolina by 1778. He was illiterate his entire life, signing with a mark. He is not shown as owning property in Burke County, North Carolina, Greenville County, South Carolina or Jackson (later Hall) County, Georgia until 1815. Many deeds were not recorded in North Carolina, South Carolina or Georgia during this period.
 
He is not shown as serving in the Revolutionary War as two of his brothers did. He probably served in the informal local militia during times of Indian raids.
 
It appears he married Sarah Arminda Cargill / Cargle about 1785. Their first son, Dempsey, was born the following year in Burke County, North Carolina.
 
The family moved to Greenville County, South Carolina by 1790 where he was reported in the 1790 Census with 3 sons under the age 16, 1 male over the age 16 and 2 females. In 1793, he signed as an heir in a deed transferring his father's property.
 
Georgia Life:
The 1800 and 1810 Census for GA was destroyed and we have no references for that period. Probably Adonijah moved to Georgia by 1802 as his son, Charles Terrell, is shown as being born in Franklin County, Georgia.
 
He did not register deeds unless a subsequent buyer required it. In 1815 he was granted a 1612 acre tract as a Headright Grant by the State of Georgia in Jackson (now Hall) County, Georgia. He sold that tract to James Rylie for $30 the same year. In these transactions he probably acted as a straw grantee for James Rylie, a common practice at the time. (A person could file for only one Headright Grant under Georgia Law. This was the second large tract obtained by James Rylie.)
 
He purchased a 700 acre tract on the North Oconee River in 1818. It is likely he had been living on this tract for some time before its purchase. He is shown the same year as an adjoining owner to a parcel owned by his brother, Adler. (Hall County was formed from Jackson County in 1818 and a tract of land could be shown in either county that year.)
 
The 1820 Census for Hall County lists Adonijah Hulsey, Sr. with 2 males 10 to 15 (Charles Terrell, Jordan), 1 Male 16 to 25 (Hiram), 1 male 45 and over (Adonijah), 3 females 10 to 15 (unknown), 1 female 16 to 44 (Dicey), and 1 female over 45 (Sarah). Nine other persons were shown on the property. These people were probably some of his children and their families. The 3 unknown females may have been Adonijah's granddaughters or part of Sarah's extended family. He is shown as owning one slave in 1820.
 
Between 1821 and 1823, Adonijah sold his land to some of his children in a series of transactions complicated by deed recordings far after the sale date. The reason that his children paid a market price for the land was probably to provide for the other heirs of Adonijah. Each sale is listed below.
 
To Charles Terrell Hulsey on June 26, 1821, recorded on March 26, 1823, 250 acres for $50. Charles Terrell resided on this land until about 1839-1840. He then moved to Paulding County, Georgia.
 
To Jesse (aka Hamilton) Hulsey on Sep. 19, 1821, recorded on June 5, 1829, 290 acres for $100. No following transaction has been found. Jesse Hamilton moved to North Carolina by 1824 and later moved to Tennessee, first to McMinn County and then to Hamilton County.
 
To Hiram Hulsey on October 9, 1821, recorded on June 6, 1832, 150 acres for $ 250. Hiram sold this land on March 4, 1822, recorded June 17, 1832, to William Henderson. This property was the later site of William Head's Mill and an earlier smaller mill may have been built on this site by Adonijah or William Henderson. Hiram had moved to Kentucky before 1827, returned to Hall County by 1827, moved to Crittenden County, Arkansas before 1835 and died in Carroll County, Arkansas in 1860.
 
To Joel Hulsey on December 4, 1823, recorded on December 4, 1823, 110 acres for $100. Joel Hulsey sold this land on June 17, 1823, recorded on March 17, 1824. Joel had moved to Kentucky before 1817, returned to Hall County by 1820 and moved back to Kentucky before 1826.
 
The year of his death is unknown. It could have been any year between 1823 and 1827. Sarah drew land in 1827 Land Lottery of Georgia, as a widow.
 
Adonijah and his family may have resided on Charles Terrell's land until his death in 1826.
 
 
"Index to Headrights and Bounty Grants of Georgia"
 
Donney Sr. received 612 1/2 acres in 1815 and Donney Jr. received 149 acres in 1854. This land was free cultivation was not a requisite. It could be sold, given away, willed to heirs. Amn was entitled to 200 acres and an additional 50 acres for his wife and each child and each slave, but no one to receive more than 1000 acres.
 
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Children:
 
Dempsey Hulsey moved to Robertson County, Tennessee after 1831.
 
Adonijah Hulsey, Jr. moved to Barrens County, Kentucky after 1822.
 
John Hulsey did not live in Hall County. He moved from Franklin County, Georgia to Elbert County, Georgia in 1809. He later moved to Lincoln County, Tennessee.
 
Jesse (Hamilton) Hulsey after 1822 moved to North Carolina, later moved to McMinn County, Tennessee and resided in Hamilton County, Tennessee during his later years.
 
Micajah Hulsey moved to Paulding County, Georgia about 1834, dying there between 1858-1859
 
Dicey married Henry Sinyard and died 1833 in Hall County, Georgia
 
Joel Hulsey moved to Kentucky in 1817, returned to Hall County, Georgia by 1820 and moved to Oldham, Kentucky after 1824.
 
Vincent Nicholas Hulsey moved to Walker County, Georgia after 1832 and later resided in Catoosa County, Georgia. See separate biography.
 
Hiram Hulsey moved to Kentucky in 1824, returned to Hall County, Georgia in 1828 and moved to Arkansas in 1834.
 
Charles Terrell Hulsey moved to Paulding County, Georgia in 1839. He is shown there in the 1870 Census. He moved back to Hall County shortly before his death.
 
An unknown daughter was born 1805- 1810
 
Jordan Monroe moved to Alabama about 1822. and later on to Arkansas where he died 1861
 
 
 
 
Vincent Nicholas Hulsey
Seventh Son of Adonijah Hulsey
Fourth Generation, Direct Ancestor
Born: 1799 in Greenville Dist., SC
Died: 1870 in Catoosa Co., GA
Spouseless Relationship:
1) Hannah NMN about 1818
Born: About 1795 in SC or GA
Died: After 1870 in Hall Co., GA
2) Nancy Simmons about 1832
Born: 1805 in NC
Died: 1879 in Catoosa Co., GA
Origin:
Vincent Hulsey was born in 1799 in Pendleton Dist., Greenville Co., SC to Adonijah Hulsey, Sr. and Sarah NMN. Sarah was possibly of Cherokee ancestry. He was shown as Nicholas Hulsey in the 1820 Census.
Vincent was illiterate through his life according to U.S. Census Records.
Life to 1832:
Shortly after his birth, his family moved to Franklin Co. and then to Jackson Co., now Hall Co. before 1818, GA. Adonijah’s first recorded home farm was in 1818. His previous GA residency was in Jackson Co., GA, but no deed has been recorded of the earlier property. Adonijah was shown as an adjoining property owner to a property owned by his brother, Adler, in Jackson Co., GA in 1818. This was before the formation of Hall Co. in late 1818.
Vincent, listed as Nicholas, was shown as a defaulter on the Jackson Co, Tax list in 1812 in Capt. Boren’s Dist. He would have been about 13 years old at this time and Adonijah may have listed his son as the property owner. Or, this Nicholas Hulsey may have been of a separate line of Hulseys.
In 1817 or 1818, Vincent entered into a spouseless relationship with Hannah NMN (1796-aft.1870). (See Wives of Vincent Hulsey.) He was residing in Hall Co., GA at this time.
Vincent Hulsey was the fortunate drawer of Lot 245, Section 1 in Early County, GA in the 1820 Land Lottery. Many that were awarded lots regarded as the property as an asset to cash out by selling the land, generally sight unseen. Apparently Vincent was one of those.
The 1820 Census listed Vincent Hulsey, as Nicholas Hulsey, residing in Hall County with 1 Free White Male (Vincent), 2 Free White Females under 5 (names unknown) and 1 Free White Female 16 to 25 (Hannah).
In 1821 Adonijah Hulsey sold 150 acres to Hiram Hulsey, his son. Vincent Hulsey witnessed this deed, signing with an “X,” indicating he was illiterate.
Vincent Hulsey was shown in the 1830 Census, Capt. Buffington’s Dist., Hall Co., GA. His family consisted of 1 Free White Male under 5 (Jesse H. Hulsey?), 1 Free White Male 5 to 9 (name unknown), 1 Free White Male 30 to 39 (Vincent), 1 Free White Female under 5 (name unknown), 1 Free White Female 5 to 9 (name unknown) and 1 Free White Female 40 to 45 (Hannah). One daughter shown in the 1820 Census was not shown and had possibly died before 1830.
Life After 1832:
At some point between 1830 and 1833, Vincent Hulsey severed his relationship with Hannah NMN and entered into a spouseless relationship with Nancy Simmons (1805-aft. 1870). The new family moved to Walton Co., GA. Two of Vincent’s children by Hannah moved with him, a son age of 10 to 15 and a daughter age of 10 to 15 at the time of the move.
Two children, Jesse H. and a name unknown daughter, remained with Hannah in Hall Co., GA.
The 1840 Census for Walton Co., GA shows a blended family of Vincent Hulsey and Nancy Simmons. The family consisted of: 1 Male 0 to 5 (Pink, son of Vincent and Nancy), 1 Male 5 to 9 (NFN Simmons, child of Nancy and possibly Vincent), 1 Male 15 to 19 (NFN Male 1 Hulsey, child of Vincent), 1 Male 40 to 49 (Vincent), 1 Female 10 to 14 (NFN Simmons, child of Nancy), 1 Female 15 to 19 (NFN Female 1 Hulsey, child of Vincent) and 1 Female 40 to 49 (Nancy). The Census states that both Vincent and Nancy were illiterate.
At some point in the 1840’s Vincent and Nancy moved to Walker (later Catoosa) Co., GA. Vincent had a brother, Jesse (Hamilton) Hulsey, living in Catoosa Co.
Vincent Hulsey is shown in Walker (later Catoosa) Co., GA in 1850 with a household including himself, Nancy, Pink (son) and Bradford Simmons (son). The other children are not shown and, as adults, may have left home. These children's names and lives have not been found in any research.
Vincent and Nancy lived to at least 1870 as they are shown in the Census that year. The records indicate that he was living near Grayville, Catoosa Co., GA. The actual date of his death is unsure and no marked grave has been found.
Their son, Bradford Simmons Hulsey is shown in the 1880 Census under the name “Hulcy.”
The fate of Pink Hulsey is unknown.
John Hulsey died in 1864 in rome, GA. Whether his death was the result of the Civil War is unknown. Bradford Simmons Hulsey married Sallie Nichols. They had five children and some of their descendents remain in Catoosa Co. and the Chattooga, TN area.