Jacob Strickland, II

1744 - 1804  (63 years)

• Name	Jacob Strickland  [1]
  Suffix	II
  Birth	Between 1741 and 1744	North Carolina   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Apr 1804	Franklin County, Georgia   [1]
  Notes	Marianna Matkin of Mt. Pleasant writes: "Solomon Strickland's brother was Jacob Strickland, Jr. Solomon's son Hardy Strickland, Sr. married Jacob Strickland Jr.'s daughter, Pricilla Ann Strickland--first cousins marrying. Jacob Strickland Jr. born 1783 in North Carolina married 1765 in Guilford County Priscilla Taylor (some say Young) and in 1769 he filed for land in Guilford County, N.C. were he was living in 1790. I have a copy of the land grant. He moved to Wilkes County, GA and settled there with his brothers. This Jacob died in Franklin County, GA and his will April 4/October 1804 (I have a copy of this) listed his children: Faith b 12 Aug 1767 married ??? Meyers; Tamar b 13 Oct 1768 m William Gilbert; Isaac b 11 July 1769 d 1851 m 1799 Mary Hargroves; Jacob b 6 May 1772 m Mary Sanders and it is believed 2nd Clarissa Sanders; Mary b 17 Oct 1773 m John Gilbert, a Revolutionary Soldier and after his death Mary married James Allen of Habersham; John and William Gilbert were brothers..marrying sisters was done quite often in those days...travel was by horse or buggy and you didn't meet many eligible ladies. Hardy b 16 Jan 1775 m Susan Pryon; Priscilla m her cousin "Devil" Hardy Strickland and lived in Madison County; Selah or Celia b 11 July 1779 m Robert Young; Henry b 24 December 1781 m Elizabeth Wilkens; Wilson b 14 Jan 1783 m Polly Connelly; Elizabeth b 6 Nov 1785 m John Eubanks; Nancy b 22 Dec 1787 m James Royal or Ryley; Sarah m Berry Vaughan. Jacob Strickland, Jr - Notes: It appears that this marriage is based on a preponderance of evidence only. There is a Christopher Taylor that signed as one of the Witnesses to Jacob Strickland, Sr. Will. On 5/28/2000 Jane Strickland Shelton < UGA1mom @aol.com writes to Strickland List "The Priscilla Taylor Young name for wife of Jacob, Jr. has been going around for years. Arthur Taylor's Will leaves daughters with a Jacob Strickland to take care of. But it does not say Priscilla Strickland or indicate that she was married to a Jacob. The Taylors and the Stricklands lived near each other not only in NC but also in Isle Of Wight, VA. It is reasonable that she may have married Jacob, but I just would like to find a more definitive record. It may be impossible. Bruce Howard, genealogist and Pace descendent thinks Jacob may have married a Pace. I need to do some more research to come to decide if I could agree with that. WILL: In the name of God Amen. I Jacob Strickland of State of Georgia & Franklin County Planter being weak in Body but of perfect mind & memory thanks be given unto God, calling unto mind the mortality of my Body & knowing that it is appointed for all men once to Die do make & ordain this my last Will & Testament that is to Say Principally & first of all, I give and recommend my Soul into the Hands of Almighty God that Gave it and my Body I recommend to the Earth to be buryed in decent Christian Burial, at the discretion of my executors. Nothing doubting but at the General resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God & as touching such Worldly Estate wherewith it has pleased God to Bless me in this Life, I give & dispose of the same in the following manner & form. First I give and Bequeath to PRISSILLA [sic] MY dearly beloved WIFE the Plantation whereon I lived at my decease with a Negro Fellow named Jeffery & a Winch named Rachel & all my Household Furniture & Plantation Tools during her Life & after her Decease the above all to be sold & an Equal division to be made among my Children, also I give to my well beloved DAUGHTER FAITHEE the sum of one Dollar & to HER TWO DAUGHTERS PRISILLA [sic] & ELIZABETH MYERS the sum of two hundred Dollars each, Next TAMIE [sic] MY SECOND CHILD the sum of one Dollar next ISAAC the sum of one Dollar next JACOB the sum of one Dollar next PRISILLA [sic] the sum of one Dollar next MARY the sum of one Dollar, next HARDIE [sic] the sum of one Dollar, next SELAH the sum of one Dollar next ELIZABETH I bequeath unto her a Negro Girl named Mary & one named Rebekah also four Cows & Calfs & a Feather Bed, next HENRY, I Bequeath unto him a Negro boy named Joe and a Girl named Margaret also Fours & Calfs, Sixteen Head of Cattle & 340 Dollars cash amounting to 500 Dollars to purchase land with. Next WILSON the sum of one dollar & the Bounty of land he at present lives on, also a Negro named Emanuel & a Girl named Milly, next NANCY I bequeath unto her One Negro Girl named Dinah & a boy named Robin also Four Cows & Calfs & a Feather Bed, next SARAH I bequeath unto her a Negro Boy named Abram also four Cows & Calfs & a Feather Bed, So concluds & ordaining. John Gilbert & Hardee [sic] Strickland sole Executors of this my last Will & Testament I do hereby utterly disallow revoke & disannull all & every former Testaments Wills Legaree Bequests Executors __ __[can't read] in any wise before made - & Bequesth ratifing & Confirming this & no other to be my last Will & Testament in witness whereof I have bare into set my Hand & Seal this Fourth Day of April 1804. NB [sic] having emitted Isaac Gilbert my beloved Grandson I hereby Bequeath unto him the sum of three hundred dollars to be laid out in the purchase of a Negro. Signed Sealed & delivered in the presence of us Test. Jab [sic] Goodlett his John Hodge Jacob X Strickland mark [Compiler - Kathlynn keyed spelling and punctuation errors exactly as found on a copy, except she capitalized names] The will is abstracted in STRICKLAND SCENE Vol. 1 No. 1 Winter 1980, p 5. The book BLOOD KIN Pioneer Chronicles of Upper Georgia Centered in Forsyth County, which was compiled, written and edited by Don L. Shadburn has a chapter concerning the Hardy Strickland family. Page 390 refers to a "Strickland Tree" prepared in October 1893 by one of the Stricklands in Gwinnett County and gives some details on the family of Jacob and Priscilla Strickland.
  Person ID	I1360	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Jacob Strickland,   b. Abt 1697, Isle Of Wight County, Virginia d. Nov 1790, Nash County, North Carolina (Age 93 years)
  Mother	Lucretia Pitts,   b. Bef 1700   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1720
  	On 5/28/2000 Jane Strickland Shelton in GA < UGA1mom@aol.com > writes: As for the Jacob Sr. and Lucretia Pitts, I have not been able to find any document showing who his wife was. That is the reason I was asking if someone else had that information. I continue to look and when I find the answer, if I do, I will certainly share. I hope others will do the same!
  Family ID	F75	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Priscilla Taylor,   b. 1747, North Carolina d. 27 Oct 1825, Georgia (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	1765	Guilford County, North Carolina   [2]
  Children	1. Faith Strickland,   b. 13 Aug 1767   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Tamar Strickland,   b. 13 Oct 1768   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Isaac Strickland,   b. 11 Jul 1770, Guilford County, North Carolina d. 23 Jan 1857 (Age 86 years)   4. Jacob Strickland, III,   b. 6 May 1772   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Mary Strickland,   b. 17 Oct 1773, Guilford County, North Carolina d. 25 Jan 1815, Franklin County, Georgia (Age 41 years)   6. Hardy Strickland,   b. 16 Jan 1775   d. 1832 (Age 56 years)   7. Priscilla Ann Strickland,   b. Abt 1777, Georgia d. 31 Oct 1841, Georgia (Age 64 years)   8. Celia Strickland,   b. 11 Jun 1779   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Henry Strickland,   b. 24 Dec 1781   d. Yes, date unknown   10. Wilson Strickland,   b. 14 Jan 1783, North Carolina d. Yes, date unknown   11. Elizabeth Strickland,   b. 6 Nov 1785, North Carolina d. Yes, date unknown   12. Nancy Strickland,   b. 22 Dec 1787   d. Yes, date unknown   13. Sarah Strickland,   b. Abt 1789, North Carolina d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F950	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Between 1741 and 1744 - North Carolina Marriage - 1765 - Guilford County, North Carolina Death - Apr 1804 - Franklin County, Georgia  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S404] Strickland, Cicero Odell--Family Researcher, Ancestor Chart prepared Sept 1994. [S191] Matkin, Marianne--Family Researcher (correspondence).