George Traywick

Notes:

Married four times: Tamer Segar, Artesia Carraway, Tabitha ???, Mary ???.

When his wife, Tamer, died in 1789 or 1799, George moved to Darlington County, South Carolina and settled near her parents, John and Ester Seger.

on 16 Aug 1799, George Trawick of Wake Co., NC bought 528 acres of land in Darlington Co., SC. Although the location in the county is not given, refernce is made to original plats and grants in this deed and to a Rev. Palmer, original owner. Book G, pg 84, Darlington Co.

About 1801, George married Artesia Carraway and on February 25, 1802 they were separated, according to the following agreement: "Know all men by these present that we, Elijah Carraway and Artesia Trawick, in the sum of 1000 pounds sterling...wheras an intermarriage had some time past taken place between the aforesaid George Trawick and Artesia Trawick, and wheras for divers good and sufficient reasons them whenceforth seperated..Artesia Trawick shall well and faithfully on her part perform and abide by the aforesaid voluntary and mutual agreement...shall never...molest and in anywise trouble the said George Trawick...shall forever renounce and quit claim to any right of dower..and keep away from him premises, unless with his consent and approbation." In the presence of John Sigers, Dempsey Spier. Deed Book G, pg 86.

His Will was recorded in Will Book 8, Page 405, 10 March 1835 Sheppard Williams Ordinary DD

The State of South Carolina, Darlington District

In the name of God, Amen, I George Trawick being of a sound and disposing mind do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in the manner hereafter mentioned. First immediately after my decease I want enough of my property to be immediately sold and all of my debts, burial, funeral, Executors and charges to be full paid and satisfied. Second, I give to my present wife, Mary Trawick, one Negro boy by the name of Pompy, age two years. Also all of my crop and provisions that are on hand or may be on hand hereafter; 1 table, 1 desk, 1 loom, two sitting chairs, 1 Dutch oven, 1 pot, all the pewter and crockery and cups that belongs to the kitchen, 1 cow and calf, and three head of choice hogs. Third then I give up all the rest of my property to my Executors hereafter mentioned to sell all and the moneys arising from the said sale to be equally divided and paid to my children hereafter mentioned and due from me and to pay out each and every one of my heirs or their heirs. Viz: Allen Trawick, Hugh Trawick, Gilly [Mrs. James] Herron, Delila Henneret, Mary Henneret, Easter [Mrs. Kinyon] Taylor, Winiford [Mrs. Jesse] Horton, William G[reene] Trawick, Eliza [Mrs. Lewis Littleton] Sowell, Charlotte [Mrs. Hamp] Garland, Francis D[arling, husband of Rebecca Sowell] Trawick, George N[elson] Trawick, Elinor [Mrs. George W] Sowell and I do hereby nominate and appoint John N. Seegers and Burrell Seegers Executors to this my Last Will, resolving (sic) all other wills heretofore made by me. In testimony I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal to this the First of August, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty Four, and in the fifty eight fifty ninth of the independence of the United States of America. Signed, sealed, and delivered in the presence of us. Josephus Speers (his mark), Demsey Speers (his mark), Lydia Seegers, George Trawick (seal)

Esther Trawick, a daughter of George by his first wife Tamer Segar, married Kinyon Taylor. They lived in South Carolina until 1833 or so. Later the family moved to Mississippi, where Esther was thrown from a horse. Because of subsequent complications, she died May 28, 1845. Prior to her death, Esther and her family were introduced to "Mormonism" and in September, 1844, one of her married daughters, Louisa Taylor Worick and husband Thomas Worick were baptised. The other daughters joined the church after their mother's death, and all three girls were among the early settlers of Utah.

(Courtesy of Lynell Cordell)