Table Of ContentDescendants of OLIVE, William Sr.
Generation 1
1. OLIVE, WILLIAM1 SR.1 was born before 1696 in England1. He died in 1727 in Gloucester County, Virginia, British Colony1.
More About OLIVE, William Sr.:
Emigration: 1703 in Virginia1
Founded: 1791 in Gloucester Co, VA formed from York Co, VA; Four Parishes: Abingdon, Kingston, Petsworth, and Ware
Notes for OLIVE, William Sr.:
ca 1696-1703 William was brought to this country in exchange for land. He then worked as an indentured servant for seven
years doing leather work and tanning. (I was told that after the seven years, he married the daughter of the man whom he
worked for. It makes a nice story, but I do not know if there is any truth to it.) - Danny Champion
Gloucester Co, was formed from York Co, VA in 1651 and consisted of four parishes: Abingdon, Kingston, Petsworth, and
Ware.
In 1791, Kingston parish became Mathews Co. Abingdon parish is the southern third of Gloucester County.
OLIVE, William Sr. had the following children:
+2. i. OLIVE, WILLIAM2 JR.1-4 was born on 12 Nov 1710 in Gloucester County, Virginia, British Colony. He married (1) ?,
ANN.
+3. ii. OLIVE, JAMES SR.2-3, 5-10 was born on 13 Oct 1713 in Gloucester County, Virginia, British Colony2, 7, 11. He died
on 22 Jan 1805 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA1, 3, 7, 12-13. He married (1) ALLARD, MARY on 04 Nov 1735
in Gloucester County, Virginia, British Colony3, 10. She was born about 1703. She died about 1739 in Raleigh,
Wake County, North Carolina. He married (2) ?, ELIZABETH about 1743 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA1.
She was born about 1722 in Hillsborough, Wake County, North Carolina5. She died between 1813-1814 in
Wake County, North Carolina, USA3.
4. iii. OLIVE, EDWARD1-3, 14 was born in Feb 1715 in Gloucester County, Virginia, British Colony.
More About OLIVE, Edward:
Baptism: 19 Feb 1715 in Gloucester County, Virginia, British Colony3, 14
5. iv. OLIVE, ALEXANDER2-3, 15 was born in Jun 1723 in Gloucester County, Virginia, British Colony. He died on 22 Jan
1805 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA. He married Elizabeth Grey in 1740 in Wake County, North
Carolina, USA. She was born in Hillsborough, Wake County, North Carolina. She died in Wake County, North
Carolina, USA.
More About OLIVE, Alexander:
Baptism: 09 Jun 1723 in Gloucester County, Virginia, British Colony3, 15
Generation 2
2. OLIVE, WILLIAM2 JR. (OLIVE, William1 Sr.)1-4 was born on 12 Nov 1710 in Gloucester County, Virginia, British Colony. He married
(1) ?, ANN.
More About OLIVE, William Jr.:
Baptism: 12 Nov 1710 in Gloucester County, Virginia, British Colony3-4
OLIVE, William Jr. and ?, Ann had the following children:
6. i. OLIVE, ANDREW316 was born in Jul 1734 in Gloucester County, Virginia, British Colony.
More About OLIVE, Andrew:
Baptism: 21 Jul 1734 in Gloucester County, Virginia, British Colony16
7. ii. OLIVE, JEREMIAH17 was born in May 1737 in Gloucester County, Virginia, British Colony.
More About OLIVE, Jeremiah:
Baptism: 22 May 1737 in Gloucester County, Virginia, British Colony17
3. OLIVE, JAMES2 SR. (OLIVE, William1 Sr.)2-3, 5-10 was born on 13 Oct 1713 in Gloucester County, Virginia, British Colony2, 7, 11. He
died on 22 Jan 1805 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA1, 3, 7, 12-13. He married (1) ALLARD, MARY on 04 Nov 1735 in
Gloucester County, Virginia, British Colony3, 10. She was born about 1703. She died about 1739 in Raleigh, Wake County, North
Carolina. He married (2) ?, ELIZABETH about 1743 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA1. She was born about 1722 in
Hillsborough, Wake County, North Carolina5. She died between 1813-1814 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA3.
More About OLIVE, James Sr.:
b: 1713 in London, Middlesex, England5, 9
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b: 1713 in London, Middlesex, England5, 9
Baptism: 04 Oct 1713 in Gloucester County, Virginia, British Colony3, 10
Relocated To: Abt. 1740 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA
Will: 1780 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA
Person ID: AFN:1G8R-M8
Notes for OLIVE, James Sr.:
SAR Patriot Index Edition III (CD: PP2210, Progeny Publ., 2002) plus data to 2004
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Apr. 16, 2011 - [email protected]
Here's the narrative that I've pieced together over the years about "old" James Olive (1713-1805) based on various sources of
information (listed at the bottom). The information regarding his wives and which children each had may be incorrect. If others
have definitive proof about anything here which contradicts what I've written, please share it--I'd welcome it.
And I apologize in advance for the spacing. It's a copy and paste from my Family Tree Maker software and a chapter in a book
I've published about all of my daughter's known ancestors.
Bob Olive
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Over the years changing and sometimes differing stories have been told about James Olive. In fact it was long believed
(incorrectly) that he was the original "immigrant father", the first person with an Olive surname to permanently settle in America.
Most of the stories about James seem to be based on the preface by Henry Calvin Olive to the 1886 autobiography of his father
Reverend Johnson Olive (great-grandson of James and a son of Burrell). Subsequently, from it a lengthy, detailed story about
the circumstances of James' immigration and his move to North Carolina was told in "Biography of a Country Church", which
was published in 1950. It was then largely repeated in "James Olive Family...", first edition, 1965, and Lowney Virginia Olive's
"The William Johnson Olive Family in America", 1983.
"Biography of a Country Church", although embellished from the original, also includes the most detail. Like all four versions it
contains inaccuracies. That said, its worth sharing:
"James Olive was born in England in the year 1720. At the age of twenty he was bound under a lengthy apprenticeship to a
cruel master of the leather trade, who took no interest in his personal welfare and required of him a severe discipline. He heard
such attractive tales about the success of those who had gone to America that he set his heart on seeking a fortune in one of
the colonies of the new world. When the young Englishman disembarked at New York harbor in 1740, he did not like the looks
of the city. So he worked his way south, doing odd jobs on farms for board, bed, and a little pay. When he reached Carolina, he
was referred to a large slaveholder near a village called Raleigh, who gave him temporary employment as caretaker of tools
with instructions to mend all leather harness. He learned he could purchase virgin land at a resonable price. To the authorities
he paid 125 shillings for 420 acres. One year later he purchased a smaller farm twenty-five miles to the southwest on a ridge
which divides Wake and Chatham counties. Most of his neighbors were illiterates and had seen little of the world. All of them
had good blood in their veins, were blessed with strong bodies, and possessed a will to work and make something of life.
The English farmer married, and seven sons and two daughters came into the home. At the outbreak of the American
Revolution, some of the boys took part in battles for independence. Two sons moved westward, where Abel became a minister
of the gospel of much ability and influence. The other five boys reared large families and stayed near the Olive home. One of
the younger ones, John Olive, married a Miss Partridge. His first son he named Burrell".
That final paragraph is a generally accurate description of James and his family (although we believe that John was the only son
who actually fought during the Revolutionary War). The pentultimate paragraph may be accurate as well in detailing James' land
purchases in North Carolina. But all of paragraphs prior to those two are most probably about James' father William Olive, who
we currently believe is the "immigrant father", not James.
Henry Calvin Olive, in his preface to his father Rev. Johnson Olive's 1886 autobiography, said of James (though Henry Calvin
never knew him) that: "..his chosen occupation for life (was) farming and stock raising. He is described as a stout, strong,
healthy man, of good height. Possessed of a strong will, much industry and thrift".
Of his seven sons, Henry Calvin said: "They were all possessed of fair mental capacity. Some of them became distinguished by
their intellectual attainments. They only had such education as the times in which they lived offered to country boys. They did
not seek fame or distinction...they were men whose characters were strongly marked...they were among the foremost men of
their day with the early settlers and planters of their section".
Current information, and probably the most accurate indicates that James was not born in England, but in America, specifically
Virginia, the second son of William Olive (and a currently unknown mother). Parish records found and compiled by Robert W.
Robins and published in 1981 don't tell us precisely when James was born, but do tell us that he was baptized on October 3rd,
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Robins and published in 1981 don't tell us precisely when James was born, but do tell us that he was baptized on October 3rd,
1713, at Abingdon Parish, Gloucester County, Virginia, on the middle peninsula between the York and Rappahannock
Rivers.(1)
We believe James' siblings to have been William, Jr. (probably the oldest), Edward, and Alexander.
On November 4th, 1735, about the age of 22 and still in Virginia, James married Mary Allard (according to The Register of
Abingdon Parish). Mary was ten years older than he. Although currently unproven, its speculated by some that James and Mary
had two children, James Olive, Jr. and daughter Amy.
It appears that Mary died relatively young, leaving James a widower with two young children.
Following her death, he apparently moved from Virginia to North Carolina, arriving there about 1740. Records indicate that he
settled along Crabtree Creek and twelve years later, in 1752, showed him living in what was then Johnston County in north
central North Carolina, a portion of which became part of Wake County in 1771.
After the move, we believe about 1743, James remarried, to Elizabeth, whose surname is currently unknown. She was probably
not Elizabeth Allard, the cousin of his first wife, as has been believed by some. Genealogists believe that Elizabeth gave birth to
the six James Olive sons and one daughter other than James, Jr. and Amy.
Those children included William, 1746; Southwood, about 1750-52; John, 1754; Rachel, about 1758; Anthony, about 1759;
Jesse, about 1762; and Abel, 1765.
James was a planter, a farmer by trade, raising crops and livestock on land that sat on what became the border of Wake and
Chatham Counties, about two miles from what is today New Hill, North Carolina.(2)
Numerous records dating from 1752 thru 1766, listed James Olive as a buyer and seller of land, overseer of roads (highways),
and even as a judge or bailiff. The earliest record found to date is from April 6th, 1752, and is the entry of a claim of 640 acres of
land on James' behalf by agents of the Earl of Granville on the north side of Crabtree Creek.
Abstracts of two records from the original Granville Land Patent book indicated that on June 8th, 1761, James was granted 484
acres (in what was then Johnston County) "..in the Parish of St. Patrick, joining Theophilus Hunter, Walnut Creek, James
Mackleroy, and Col. Hollton". It had been surveyed on December 11th, 1755.
The second record, dated July 22nd, 1761, granted 280 acres "..on the S side of Crab Tree, joining Olives line, Col. Halton, and
Simmons line". James was apparently expanding his land holdings considerably.
A survey of one of James' neighbor's land found by Irene Olive Kittinger in the former North Carolina Land Grant Office says
that it adjoins "Olive's corner..." between Crabtree Creek and Beaver Dam Creek.
James apparently could not write. His mark on the various county real estate transactions was simply an "O".
Johnston County Records indicated that in 1759 James was appointed "To serve as overseer of the highway (on the south side
of the Neuse River)...from John Gyles Thomases to White Oak". In 1761, the county "Ordered that road leading from the house
of John Gyle Thomas to Johnston Courthouse be altered by making a new road and (James Olive) ordered for a jury to lay out
said road".
In 1762, James served on the Grand Jury, "Ordered...appointed Constable in the room of Jonathon Monk". Later, in 1764, the
county "Ordered that William Bedlinger be appointed Constable in room of James Olive".
It's clear that James was very much involved in the early civic matters of his community. And much later, despite his age, James
would play a role in the American Revolution.
He is listed in the "DAR Patriot Index, Centennial Edition" as serving during the Revolutionary War in "patriotic service" (which
means non-military, he would have been 60+ years old at the time). Also listed are sons, Anthony, John, and Jesse. Although
John is believed to be the only one who actually served in the military.
The 1790 U.S. Census, the first in the United States, listed James Olive, who would have been 77 years old, as head of a family
in the Hillsborough District of Wake County, North Carolina. It said his household included two white males 16 and older
(James, and we think his brother Alexander, who was later exempted from the poll tax in 1792 because of "his inability", and
who apparently died without heirs in 1798 according to "James Olive Family"), one white female (presumably Elizabeth Olive),
and three slaves.
All of James Olive's sons except Anthony, were listed in the 1790 census for North Carolina, all within Wake County. James,
James Jr., and Southwood were all listed as surname Olive. Abell (note spelling), Jesse, John, and William were all listed as
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James Jr., and Southwood were all listed as surname Olive. Abell (note spelling), Jesse, John, and William were all listed as
surname Oliff, probably an indication of a lack of spelling skills on the part of both the Olive family and the census taker.
As indicated above, James was a slave owner, as many of his descendants would be. The 1790 census listed each of his sons
except Jesse and Abel as owning slaves. Estate records for Chatham County (James' land crossed the line dividing Chatham
and Wake) listed the sale of a slave named Phillis on October 18th, 1794 to his son Abel.
James was listed as James Olive, Sr. in the 1800 census for Wake County. His household included one male over 45 (James
himself), one female over 45 (presumably Elizabeth), and three slaves.
James lived a long life, particularly for the 18th century, dying at age 91, on January 22nd, 1805. According to "James Olive
Family" the following obituary appeared in the Raleigh (North Carolina) Register of January 28th, 1805: "Died: In Wake County
on the 22nd instant, Mr. James Olive, farmer, in the 92nd year of his age."
Even in death questions about James Olive remain. Henry Calvin Olive said that "Toward the close of the eighteenth century
James Olive, the father, died at his family residence, and was buried upon the premises, where it is thought his grave can now
be distinguished".
According to Lowney Virginia Olive, James was buried at the family homeplace in 1805. She said the cemetery there was
marked by four, 10 foot cedar posts until 1983. That year a homecoming at Olive Chapel Church raised enough money for an
iron grill fence. But "James Olive Family" reports that his grave is not located although it could be on Thomas Creek, a branch of
the Little White Oak.
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Notes:
(1) The 1981 discovery and publication of the Abingdon Parish records came well after "Biography of a Country Church" in
1950, and "James Olive Family", first edition in 1965. And they were apparently unknown to Lowney Virginia Olive when she
wrote "The William Johnson Olive Family in America" in 1983.
(2) Wake County was formed in 1771, during James Olive's life there, from Johnston, Cumberland, and Orange Counties.
According to "North Carolina History" it was "named in honor of Margaret Wake, wife of William Tryon. The first courthouse was
erected at what is known as Bloomsbury. It was called Wake County Court House until 1792, when Raleigh was established
and was made capital of the State. Raleigh is the county seat".
James' farm sat on land that would become the border of Wake and Chatham Counties. Chatham County was formed in 1771
from Orange. It was "named in honor of William Pitt, Earl of Chatham who was a most eloquent defender of the American cause
in the English Parliament during the Revolution. In 1787 Pittsboro was made the county seat", according to "North Carolina
History".
Attribution:
"Biography of a Country Church", Garland A. Hendricks, Olive Chapel Baptist Church, New Hill-Olive Chapel Road, Apex, North
Carolina, 1950, p. 1 & 2
"Chatham County Records of Estates", 1782-1799, Volume 2, North Carolina State Archives, Microfilm 022.50001, Will Index 4,
Pages 29b & 30a, from Chatham County Rootsweb Site http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncchatha/willndx4.htm
"DAR Patriot Index, Centennial Edition", Part II (G-O), National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Centennial
Administration, Washington, 1990, p. 2182
"The Granville District of North Carolina, 1748-1763", Abstracts of Land Grants, Volume Two, Margaret M. Hofmann, Roanoke
News Company, Weldon, North Carolina, 1987, p. 209 & 216
"Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States taken in the year 1790, North Carolina", Washington Government
Printing Office, 1908 & reprinted 1994, p. 106.
"James Olive Family, Wake County, North Carolina", Olive Family Association, 3rd edition, 1997, p. iv, v, 2-7
"Johnston County, North Carolina Court Minutes--Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions", Volume 1, p. 1, 19, 29, 51, 1759-1764,
as reported in "James Olive Family, Wake County, North Carolina"
Mildred (Midge) Olive letters, 7/29/97 & 8/22/97
"North Carolina History", The State of North Carolina Internet Page, September, 2003,
http://www.secretary.state.nc.us/kidspg/history.htm
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"The Olives: The William Johnson Olive Family in America", Lowney Virginia Olive, Wake Forest, North Carolina, 1983
"One of the Wonders of the Age; or the Life and Times of Rev. Johnson Olive, Wake County, North Carolina, with Supplement
by his Son H.C. Olive", Rev. Johnson Olive, Edwards, Broughton & Co., Raleigh, 1886, p. 8-9, Electronic Edition, University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill, May, 2001
http://docsouth.dsi.internet2.edu/olive/olive.html
"The Register of Abingdon Parish, Gloucester County, Virginia, 1677-1780", Robert W. Robins, Honford House, Arlington,
Virginia, p. 131
"Second Census of the United States--1800", M-32, North Carolina, Roll 32, Wake County, p. 752
OLIVE, James Sr. and ALLARD, Mary had the following children:
+8. i. OLIVE, AMY/AMA33, 6 was born in 1737 in Gloucester County, Virginia, British Colony. She died in Nov 1806 in
Tarboro, Edgecombe County, North Carolina. She married Issac Hill in Wake County, North Carolina, USA.
9. ii. OLIVE, WINNIE3 was born in 1739 in Gloucester County, Virginia, British Colony.
More About ?, Elizabeth:
Person ID: AFN:1G8R-NF
OLIVE, James Sr. and ?, Elizabeth had the following children:
+10. i. OLIVE, WILLIAM3 SR.1-3, 6, 18-19 was born between 1746-1753 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA3. He died on
30 Apr 1827 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA1, 19. He married Elizabeth Hendon, daughter of HENDON,
James and NORRIS, Hannah, about 1770 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA1. She was born between
1759-1762 in Baltimore County, Province of Maryland20. She died in 1825 in Georgia.
+11. ii. OLIVE, JAMES JR.1-3, 5-6, 21 was born about 1748 in Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina1, 3. He died about Oct
1820 in Columbia County, Georgia, USA21. He married Elizabeth Burt, daughter of BURT, John Sr. and
PERRY, Frusanna Francianna, about 1768 in Columbia County, Georgia, USA5. She was born about 1747 in
Craven, North Carolina. She died in Wake County, North Carolina, USA.
+12. iii. OLIVE, SOUTHWOOD1-3, 6 was born about 17553. He died about 1849 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA1. He
married (1) HENDON, NANCY ANN.
+13. iv. OLIVE, JOHN SR.1-3, 6 was born about 17563. He died in 1855 in Georgia. He married (1) PARTRIDGE, RACHEL,
daughter of PARTRIDGE, Nicholas, about 1787. He married (2) WOMBLE, NANCY about 1800.
14. v. OLIVE, RACHEL1, 3, 6 was born in 1759 in North Carolina, USA1. She died on 02 Feb 1809 in Oglethorpe County,
Georgia. She married Joseph Wiley Embry Embrough in 1778 in Northam Parish, Goochland County, Virginia.
He was born on 10 Mar 1758 in Johnston County, North Carolina. He died in 1850 in Cppsa County, Alabama.
+15. vi. OLIVE, ANTHONY1-3, 6, 9, 22 was born about 1759 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA3, 9. He died on 20 Jan
1798 in Oglethorpe County, Georgia1, 9. He married Kerrenhappuch "Happy" Hendon, daughter of HENDON,
Isham and JOHNSON, Keziah, on 01 Mar 1778 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA. She was born on 24
Mar 1760 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA9, 22. She died on 03 Mar 1847 in Clouds Creek, Wilkes County,
Georgia9.
+16. vii. OLIVE, JESSE SR.1-3, 6, 23 was born about 1762 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA3. He died on 14 Apr 1829 in
Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina1, 3, 23. He married Monicah Massey, daughter of MASSEY, Richard Jr.
and ?, Dorethy, between 1780-1781 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA1. She was born on 03 Mar 1764 in
Wake County, North Carolina, USA24. She died on 16 Oct 1854 in Henry County, Tennessee25.
+17. viii. OLIVE, ABEL SR.1-3, 6-8 was born on 20 Jul 1765 in Johnston County, North Carolina1-2, 7. He died on 22 Aug 1822
in Trigg County, Kentucky1-3, 7. He married (1) WILLIS, BETTY ANN, daughter of WILLIS, William, on 16 Apr 1785
in Wake County, North Carolina, USA1-3. She was born on 04 Oct 17672. She died on 27 Sep 17942. He
married (2) MINTER, MARTHA "PATSEY", daughter of MINTER, Richard, on 25 Dec 1795 in Trigg County,
Kentucky2-3. She was born on 07 Dec 1775 in North Carolina, USA2. She died in 1827 in Trigg County,
Kentucky2.
Generation 3
8. OLIVE, AMY/AMA3 (OLIVE, James2 Sr., OLIVE, William1 Sr.)3, 6 was born in 1737 in Gloucester County, Virginia, British Colony.
She died in Nov 1806 in Tarboro, Edgecombe County, North Carolina. She married Issac Hill in Wake County, North Carolina,
USA.
More About OLIVE, Amy/Ama:
Name: Olive, Winnie
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More About HILL, Issac:
Name: Hale, Issiah
HILL, Issac and OLIVE, Amy/Ama had the following children:
18. i. HILL, JESSE4.
19. ii. HILL, JAMES.
20. iii. HILL, OLIVE.
10. OLIVE, WILLIAM3 SR. (OLIVE, James2 Sr., OLIVE, William1 Sr.)1-3, 6, 18-19 was born between 1746-1753 in Wake County, North
Carolina, USA3. He died on 30 Apr 1827 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA1, 19. He married Elizabeth Hendon, daughter of
HENDON, James and NORRIS, Hannah, about 1770 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA1. She was born between
1759-1762 in Baltimore County, Province of Maryland20. She died in 1825 in Georgia.
More About OLIVE, William Sr.:
b: Abt. 1746 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA2
Person ID: AFN:1G8S-C1
Burial: Unknown, USA19
Notes for OLIVE, William Sr.:
AFN:2SVQ-1L
AFN:1G8S-C1
More About HENDON, Elizabeth:
Burial: Unknown, USA20
OLIVE, William Sr. and HENDON, Elizabeth had the following children:
+21. i. OLIVE, JAMES H.43, 18 was born in 1773 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA3. He died between 1837-1853 in
Wake County, North Carolina, USA. He married Waitey Guilford "Wetty" Strait in 1792. She was born on 04
Oct 1774 in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia. She died in 1850 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA.
+22. ii. OLIVE, ISHAM3 was born about 1778 in North Carolina, USA. He died in 1855 in Henderson County,
Tennessee3. He married Dicy Ann Taylor in 18063.
+23. iii. OLIVE, WILLIAM JR.3 was born about 1780 in North Carolina, USA. He died in 1827 in Wake County, North
Carolina, USA3. He married an unknown spouse on 21 Dec 18023.
+24. iv. OLIVE, HOWELL3 was born about 1782 in North Carolina, USA. He died in 1837 in Henderson County,
Tennessee3. He married Sally Barker on 24 Dec 18063. She died before 18303.
25. v. OLIVE, SALLY3 was born about 1788 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA.
26. vi. OLIVE, KEZIAH "KIDDY" was born about 1790 in North Carolina, USA.
More About OLIVE, Keziah "Kiddy":
Person ID: AFN:2SVQ-TQ
Also Known As: Kiddy
Name: Olive, Keturah3
27. vii. OLIVE, SIDDIA3 was born about 1792 in North Carolina, USA. She died after 1850 in Chatham County, North
Carolina3. She married Thomas Richardson on 29 Sep 18213.
28. viii. OLIVE, LYDIA3 was born about 1796 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA. She married William Hopson on 17
Mar 18233.
+29. ix. OLIVE, MERRELL3 was born about 1796 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA. He died in 1826 in Wake County,
North Carolina, USA3. He married Elizabeth Penney about 18163.
30. x. OLIVE, ELIZABETH3 was born about 1798 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA. She married (1) LASHLEY,
BURRELL.
11. OLIVE, JAMES3 JR. (OLIVE, James2 Sr., OLIVE, William1 Sr.)1-3, 5-6, 21 was born about 1748 in Raleigh, Wake County, North
Carolina1, 3. He died about Oct 1820 in Columbia County, Georgia, USA21. He married Elizabeth Burt, daughter of BURT, John
Sr. and PERRY, Frusanna Francianna, about 1768 in Columbia County, Georgia, USA5. She was born about 1747 in Craven,
North Carolina. She died in Wake County, North Carolina, USA.
More About OLIVE, James Jr.:
b: 1744 in Craven, North Carolina5
d: 18005
Will: 29 Dec 1820 in Estate Sale
Person ID: AFN:1G8S-BT
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Notes for OLIVE, James Jr.:
From Don Milford Oct 15, 2006;
To identify the children and subsequent descendents of James Olive, Jr. and Elizabeth Burt we must first start with the earliest
verifiable evidence of the family. I believe that to be the 1790 U.S. Census of Wake County, North Carolina. In that census, the
family of James and Elizabeth is shown to have 2 males over 16 years of age, 4 males under the age of 16and 3 females. If we
allow 1 male over 16 and 1 female for James and Elizabeth, we have left 5 sons and 2 daughters living at home in 1790. Since
James and Elizabeth had moved to Columbia County, Georgia around 1792-1793 and the Columbia County, Georgia Census
records of 1800 and 1810 were destroyed by fire, we have no record of their household in those years. We have to search
county court records to establish identities and, fortunately, there are many records in Columbia and Warren County to work
from.
I have been through Wills, land records, property transfers, marriages, estate records, newspaper articles and anything else I
could find relating to Olives and related families in order to establish identities of all the children. In this report I will lay out
evidence to support the family connections and bring out questions that I feel need to be answered. I feel confident in naming 5
sons and 3 daughters born to James and Elizabeth: John, Wiley, Berry, Thomas W., Ichabod, Delilah, Lucy and Frances.
The first evidence of James and Elizabeth in Columbia County is a deed dated December 14, 1793 when James Olive,
planter of Columbia County, bought land on Kiokee Creek from James Donnelly. James also bought 173 acres on Kiokee Creek
from Benjamin Harris on April 5, 1796. Several other deeds are registered in Columbia County on James, but the most
important is a deed dated June 22, 1803. In this deed, John Olive bought the 173 acres that James bought from Benjamin
Harris in 1796. In this deed, Elizabeth is mentioned as James' wife several times and signs the deed along with James. This
proves that she moved to Columbia County with James and was still living in 1803. James died in the fall of 1820, probably in
October. John Olive was granted Letters of Administration over the estate on November 6, 1820 and an estate sale was
conducted on December 29, 1820. Final returns on the estate were filed by John on March 3, 1823.
JOHN OLIVE
John Olive married Sarah Magruder on January 3, 1803 in Columbia County. Sarah was the daughter of Col. Ninian Offut
Magruder and Mary Harris. In Col. Magruder's will of 1803 he names John Olive as his son-in-law and provides for Sarah in the
event John is unable to provide for her. John witnessed several deeds for his father, his siblings and his in-laws as well as some
other local residents. John is also the only Olive child that left a Last Will and Testament. In his will he names his 2 sons and 5
daughters. He died in January of 1837 and is buried alongside Sarah in the Ninian Magruder graveyard in Appling, Georgia on
the banks of the Kiokee Creek on Highway 221. His grave is the only one of his generation that we know the location of.
WILEY OLIVE
Wiley married Lucretia Newsom, daughter of Claiborne Newsom, in Columbia County on December 22, 1801. There are several
land records on file that reference Wiley, but most important are those involving children of Ninian Offut Magruder. Several of
those records use a post on Wylie Olives land as a marker of property lines. A Sheriff's sale of property of John Olive in 1802
(later required in 1803) gives a description as bordering on land owned by Hoge, James Olive, Wylie Olive and Magruder. Wiley
appears at the estate sale for James Olive in 1820 and for Zadock Magruder (Sarah sbrother) in 1821. A notice appeared in the
Augusta Chronicle on January 10, 1824 in which Wiley declared a divorce from Lucretia stating she had left him without
provocation and taken all her belongings. He further admonished anyone from doing business with her and declared that he
would not be responsible for any debts she may incur. In January of 1825 a lawsuit was filed against Wiley Olive on behalf of
Lucretia Olive by her brothers to reclaim her 1/8 share of the estate of Claiborne Newsom. I have not found any later record of
Wiley in Columbia or Warren County except for a letter left unclaimed in the Warrenton Post Office for him. I have not located
the disposition of the lawsuit or the transfer of his land. They could be tied together. The family is shown in the 1820 Columbia
County Census with (in addition to Wiley and Lucretia)1 male between 16 and 21, 1 male between 10 and 16, 4 males under
the age of 10, 3 females between 10 and 16 and 2 females under the age of 10. In 1830 the family is shown in Warren County,
Georgia with the head of household listed as Lucretia Oliver. There is also a Wiley Oliver in Twiggs County, Georgia (below
Macon) in 1830 but I have not had the opportunity to investigate that lead yet.
BERRY OLIVE
Berry married Elizabeth Wilkins, daughter of Sheriff William Wilkins, on May 18, 1813 in Columbia County. The marriage
record lists her as Eliza Wilkins and her fathers will lists her as Betsy Olive, but in her own official records (deeds and will) she
refers to herself as Elizabeth. I suspect their marriage was one of convenience because of several things. In William Wilkins will
he makes it clear that Berry and Betsy maintained separate houses and names his grandchildren, none of which were Olives.
After Berry died in 1832, Elizabeth signed a deed of transfer to Thomas W. Olive on April 28, 1834 giving Thomas full control
over Berry's estate prior to her marriage to Jesse Clarke. In her will written January 28, 1845 and probated on March 9,1847 she
names her nieces and stepchildren as heirs and names Sen. Andrew Jackson Miller (son-in-law of John Olive and Sarah
Magruder) as her executor.
Like Wiley and John, Berry witnessed several legal transactions involving James, his siblings and the Magruders and was at
the estate sales of James Olive and Zadock Magruder. Of most interest, however, was a deed of indenture that he entered into
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the estate sales of James Olive and Zadock Magruder. Of most interest, however, was a deed of indenture that he entered into
with Sally Scott, a free woman of color, and her two daughters on July 25, 1814. In this deed Berry assumes responsibility of
Sally and the daughters, and Sally accepts, with no set time period of expiration. This is interesting because it fits with the oral
family tradition of the black Olive family of Thomson, Georgia. Their tradition is that their Olive progenitor was a white man in
Appling who fathered daughters with their black grandmother. They further state that he acknowledged paternity and provided
for them although they had to maintain separate houses.
THOMAS W. OLIVE
Thomas married Elizabeth Wilkins, daughter of Justice of the Peace Thomas Wilkins sometime prior to 1818. Although not as
involved with the family legal proceedings as his brothers, he was also present at James Olive sand Zadock Magruder sestate
sale. His legal dealings don tget complicated until after assuming control of Berry sestate in 1834. Immediately Thomas Wilkins
began providing for his only grandson Thomas B. W. Olive. Thomas Wilkins wrote his will on April 17, 1834 although he did
not die until 1847 and in the will he provides for his grandson Thomas B. W. Olive. In a deed dated September 25, 1838 he
transfers ownership of his Negro slave Aggy and her children to his daughter Elizabeth Olive with the stipulation that , in the
event of Elizabeth sdeath, ownership is to transfer to Thomas B. Olive and that his son-in-law Thomas W. Olive is to have no
control or involvement. It appears that by assuming control over Berry sestate, Thomas had created concerns or problems
between himself and his father-in-law. According to descendents of Thomas B. W. Olive, Thomas died August 15, 1837 and
Elizabeth died February 10, 1839. In his will, Thomas Wilkins set aside land for a family Cemetery but I have not located it nor
do I know who is buried in it although it is likely that Thomas and Elizabeth are buried there.
ICHABOD OLIVE
I know very little about Ichabod and it probably is because he died relatively young. There is a marriage record in Columbia
county dated January 27,1818 between Bud Olive and Prudence Grinage. The 1820 Columbia County Census, enumerated in
June, lists Ichabod Olive with 1 male over 21 and 1 female over 21. At the James Olive estate sale in December of 1820,
Prudence Olive bought a bed and furniture with a trunk and bureau and Prudence Olive married John Tindall in Columbia
County on August 25, 1828. Taken together this indicates that Bud died between June 1820 and 1827, probably with no
children.
DELILAH OLIVE
Delilah married Edmund Lashley in Wake County, North Carolina March 13, 1783. Assuming they were living in their own
home in 1790, she would not be one of the 2 daughters in James and Elizabeth shouse at that time. According to their
descendents, Edmund and Delilah moved to Pike County, Georgia which is northwest of Macon. The next generations were in
Dodge County in the southwest portion of Georgia and in Florida. There is strong evidence of them, however, in Columbia
County prior to that and involvement with James family. Although they were not at James Olive sestate sale, James Lashley is
listed on the returns John Olive filed on the estate in 1823. Also, Elijah Lashley was at Zadock Magruger sestate sale with the
Olive brothers in 1821. Delilah sson Elijah and daughter Elizabeth both married in Columbia County.
LUCY OLIVE
Although I have not had the opportunity to dig into Lucy sfamily, there is a marriage record in Columbia County for Lucy Olive
and Stephen Hoge. Hoge was a Justice of the Peace that witnessed several Olive transactions. Hoge is also listed as an
adjoining property owner to James Olive, Wiley Olive and Ninian Magruder and he was at James Olive sand Zadock
Magruder sestate sales.
FRANCES OLIVE
Frances married John Butt on June 20, 1810 in Columbia County. In a deed dated May 20, 1813, James transfers ownership
of 2 female slaves to his daughter Frances Butt and his son-in-law John Butt. They lived in Warren County, Georgia where John
was Justice of the Peace in Warrenton. The actual status of John and Frances smarriage is a little unclear because John is
listed in the 1850 Warren County census with the children while Frances sestate, administered by their son John D. Butt in
1854, has her listed as Frances O. Andrews.
OLIVE, James Jr. and BURT, Elizabeth had the following children:
+31. i. OLIVE, DELIAH41, 21 was born in 1762 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA1. She died in 1852 in Zebulon, Pike
County, Georgia, USA. She married Edmund Lashley on 13 Mar 1783 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA1.
He was born in 1763. He died in 1841.
+32. ii. OLIVE, JOHN1, 3, 21, 26 was born on 30 Nov 1770 in Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina3, 27. He died on 13 Dec
1836 in Columbia County, Georgia, USA1, 3. He married Sarah Magruder, daughter of MAGRUDER, Col.
Ninian Offutt and HARRIS, Mary, on 18 Jan 1803 in Columbia County, Georgia, USA3, 21. She was born on 16
Sep 1779 in Maryland, USA3. She died on 19 Nov 18333.
+33. iii. OLIVE, THOMAS W.1, 3, 21 was born about 1774 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA1. He died on 15 Aug 1837
in Columbia County, Georgia, USA1. He married Elizabeth Wilkins, daughter of WILKINS, Justice of Peace
Thomas, before 181821. She died on 10 Feb 183921.
+34. iv. OLIVE, WILEY1, 3, 21, 28 was born between 1775-1780 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA1. He died after 1824
in Georgia. He married Lucretia "Crecy" Newsome, daughter of NEWSOME, Claiborne and DUCKWORTH,
Hester, on 22 Dec 1801 in Columbia County, Georgia, USA1, 3, 21. She was born about 1781 in Columbia
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Hester, on 22 Dec 1801 in Columbia County, Georgia, USA1, 3, 21. She was born about 1781 in Columbia
County, Georgia, USA.
+35. v. OLIVE, FRANCES1, 3, 21 was born in 1790 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA1. She died in 1854 in Warren
County, Georgia, USA1. She married John Decatur Butt Sr. on 18 Jun 1810 in Columbia County, Georgia,
USA3, 21. He was born in 1780 in Virginia. He died on 27 Nov 1861 in Warren County, Georgia, USA.
+36. vi. OLIVE, BERRY1, 3, 21 was born between 1790-1800 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA1, 3. He died in 1832 in
Columbia County, Georgia, USA1. He married (1) SCOTT, SALLY. He married (2) WILKINS, ELIZABETH "ELIZA",
daughter of WILKINS, Sheriff William, on 18 May 1813 in Columbia County, Georgia, USA3, 21. She died in
1847.
37. vii. OLIVE, ABEL3 was born about 17933. He married Matilda Blackston on 13 May 1826 in Columbia County,
Georgia, USA3.
+38. viii. OLIVE, ICHABOD "BUD"1, 3, 21 was born in 1796. He died between Jun 1820-Aug 1827 in Columbia County,
Georgia, USA1. He married Prudence Grinage on 22 Feb 1818 in Columbia County, Georgia, USA3.
39. ix. OLIVE, ?.
40. x. OLIVE, LUCY1, 3, 21. She married Justice of Peace Stephen Hoge on 05 Dec 1797 in Columbia County, Georgia,
USA3.
Notes for OLIVE, Lucy:
LUCY OLIVE AND STEPHEN HOGE
I have no information on any descendents of this marriage. There are 2 marriage records in Columbia County
for Stephen Hoge, but there also appears to be 2 Stephen Hoges. The marriage record for Lucy and Stephen
in 1797 comes a book entitled 37,000 Early Georgia Marriages but I have not found the actual record at the
courthouse. Another marriage exists for Stephen Hoge from 1799. However, the will for William Hoge in 1802
names his sons, including Stephen and the will for Daniel McNeil in 1804 lists his grandsons, including
Stephen Hoge. The other sons and grandsons these two men name are different indicating there were two
Stephen Hoges in Columbia County at the time.
Don Milford, Oct. 2006
12. OLIVE, SOUTHWOOD3 (OLIVE, James2 Sr., OLIVE, William1 Sr.)1-3, 6 was born about 17553. He died about 1849 in Wake County,
North Carolina, USA1. He married (1) HENDON, NANCY ANN.
More About OLIVE, Southwood:
b: Abt. 1751 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA1, 29
Person ID: AFN:1G8S-D6
OLIVE, Southwood and HENDON, Nancy Ann had the following children:
41. i. OLIVE, JAMES43. He died about 1837 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA3.
42. ii. OLIVE, CYNTHIA3. She married Green Mills on 08 Mar 18453.
43. iii. OLIVE, MATTHEW3 was born between 1780-17903. He died between 1840-1850 in Wake County, North Carolina,
USA3. He married (1) DUPREE, NANCY.
44. iv. OLIVE, ABEL3 was born between 1780-17903. He died in 1847 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA3. He
married Polly Hays on 24 Dec 18083.
45. v. OLIVE, KEZIAH3 was born between 1780-17903. She died between 1840-1850 in Wake County, North Carolina,
USA3. She married James Dupree on 12 Apr 18193.
46. vi. OLIVE, MARY3 was born about 17863. She died in 1860 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA3.
47. vii. OLIVE, ASA3 was born about 17903. He died about 1855 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA3. He married
Elizabeth "Betsy" Gray on 31 Jul 18233. She was born about 1800 in Virginia.
More About OLIVE, Asa:
Census: 16 Aug 1850 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA; #389 age 60 b. NC - Asa Olive
48. viii. OLIVE, ISHAM3 was born in 17943. He died after 1860 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA3. He married (1) ?,
CHARLOTTE.
+49. ix. OLIVE, ELI JOHNSON3 was born about 1800 in North Carolina, USA3. He died after 1850 in Wake County, North
Carolina, USA3. He married Kiddy Lawrence on 13 Oct 18353. She was born about 1813 in North Carolina,
USA.
13. OLIVE, JOHN3 SR. (OLIVE, James2 Sr., OLIVE, William1 Sr.)1-3, 6 was born about 17563. He died in 1855 in Georgia. He married
(1) PARTRIDGE, RACHEL, daughter of PARTRIDGE, Nicholas, about 1787. He married (2) WOMBLE, NANCY about 1800.
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(1) PARTRIDGE, RACHEL, daughter of PARTRIDGE, Nicholas, about 1787. He married (2) WOMBLE, NANCY about 1800.
More About OLIVE, John Sr.:
b: Abt. 17542
Person ID: AFN:1G8S-FC
OLIVE, John Sr. and PARTRIDGE, Rachel had the following children:
50. i. OLIVE, RACHEL43. She married Samuel Wilson on 24 Sep 1813.
+51. ii. OLIVE, BURRELL3 was born on 02 Sep 17873. He died on 18 Oct 1846 in Chatham County, North Carolina3. He
married (1) JOHNSON, MARY "POLLY". She was born in Chatham County, North Carolina.
OLIVE, John Sr. and WOMBLE, Nancy had the following children:
52. i. OLIVE, SALLY43.
53. ii. OLIVE, GREEN3.
54. iii. OLIVE, NANCY.
55. iv. OLIVE, BENNETT.
+56. v. OLIVE, WILLIAM BRINKLEY was born on 02 Apr 1820 in North Carolina, USA. He died on 24 Oct 1882 in Wake
County, North Carolina, USA. He married (1) MORING, JEANETTE. She was born between 1820-1825. She died
before 1852.
+57. vi. OLIVE, GRAY was born in 1815 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA. He married (1) PENICK, JULIA B..
58. vii. OLIVE, JOHN JR.3 was born between 1800-18103. He married Elizabeth Wall on 11 Dec 18223.
59. viii. OLIVE, DANIEL3 was born between 1800-18103.
60. ix. OLIVE, MICHAEL3 was born about 18013. He died after 1876 in Lauderdale County, Alabama3.
61. x. OLIVE, FRANCES "FRANKY"3 was born about 18033.
More About OLIVE, Frances "Franky":
Also Known As: Franky
62. xi. OLIVE, BERRY3 was born about 18043.
15. OLIVE, ANTHONY3 (OLIVE, James2 Sr., OLIVE, William1 Sr.)1-3, 6, 9, 22 was born about 1759 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA3,
9. He died on 20 Jan 1798 in Oglethorpe County, Georgia1, 9. He married Kerrenhappuch "Happy" Hendon, daughter of
HENDON, Isham and JOHNSON, Keziah, on 01 Mar 1778 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA. She was born on 24 Mar
1760 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA9, 22. She died on 03 Mar 1847 in Clouds Creek, Wilkes County, Georgia9.
More About OLIVE, Anthony:
Residence: Fort Oglethorpe, Catoosa County, Georgia
Person ID: AFN:1G8S-GJ
Burial: Clouds Creek Church, Oglethorpe County, Georgia
Notes for OLIVE, Anthony:
AFN: 17SG-B38
AFN: 1G8S-GJ
More About HENDON, Kerrenhappuch "Happy":
Also Known As: Happy
OLIVE, Anthony and HENDON, Kerrenhappuch "Happy" had the following children:
63. i. OLIVE, MARY4 "POLLY"3, 22 was born on 05 Dec 17783. She married Henry Hartsfield on 07 Aug 1798 in
Oglethorpe County, Georgia3.
More About OLIVE, Mary "Polly":
Also Known As: Polly
64. ii. OLIVE, HENDON3, 22 was born on 21 Nov 17803. He married Sarah Hartsfield in Oglethorpe County, Georgia3.
65. iii. OLIVE, JOHN3, 22 was born on 11 Oct 17823. He died in Upson County, Georgia, USA. He married (1) ?,
TEMPERANCE. She died in Upson County, Georgia, USA. He married (2) RICHARDSON, POLLY on 12 Nov 18033.
+66. iv. OLIVE, JAMES3, 9, 22, 30 was born on 13 Mar 1785 in Oglethorpe County, Georgia3, 9, 30. He died on 02 May 1858
in Holmes County, Mississippi3, 9, 30. He married (1) MERIWETHER, SARAH on 24 Dec 18083. She was born in Mar
178631. She died on 20 Mar 185231. He married (2) STEELE, ALSEY, daughter of STEELE, Cuthbert and HARE,
Selina, about 18229. She was born in Mar 17869, 31. She died on 20 Mar 18529, 31.
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would have been 77 years old, as head of a family "James Olive Family, Wake
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