Jacob Raulerson

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Once Upon A Lifetime Vol No. 3

In Baker County, Florida

By La Viece Moore-Fraser Smallwood Copyright 1995

Copies available from the author complete with photos: Rt 2 Box 543 Macclenny, Florida 32063

Additional information about the Raulerson-Brown families can be found in the Baker county Historical society among the files and records of Virgil Raulerson and Cassie Dinkins, and the Knabb, Brown, Raulerson records of the late Lois Coleman and Paul Knabb, available in the Baker County Historical society.

Notes for JACOB RAULERSON:

Some Information is from the GOUO9HA database belonging to:

Submitter [Gouker, Patti]

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Catherine Courtney Keightley Stewart married Jacob Raulerson, a widower with 7 children. Four children were born to Catherine and Jacob Raulerson. Jacob Raulerson came to Georgia as a young man. Nothing about his parentage is know at this time. Jacob moved to Appling County in 1819 and settled in the 4th Land District in what is now known as Wayne County. This was on the Little Satilla River. He later sold out and settled on the same river in the 3rd Land District of Wayne County, now Brantly County, near the present town of Hortense.

The will of Jacob Raulerson was dated April 22, 1857, and was probated November 2, 1857. It named his sons, Russell and James F. Raulerson, son-in-law, Samuel M. Pearson as executors. It directed that his slaves, all his other personal property, and a lot in Cherokee County and land lots 67 and 247 in the 3rd district of Wayne County, be sold and the proceeds equally divided between, Ichabod, James F., Russell, David and Wade H. Raulerson, Samuel M. Pearson, Hillery Cason and Abraham N. Knight. The other children were allowed nominal legacies of $10.00 each. His wife, Mary was provided for in the will. The estate inventory showed a total of $3235.83 in notes and accounts and "perisiables", and $8223.74 in slaves, lands, etc.

Ref: Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume 2, page 316. Married Mary BAGGS (3289), born 18 Apr 1782 in Georgia, died 7 Jun 1828 in Wayne County, Georgia. Married Mary Ann Dennison PURDOM, born about 1780 in Georgia, died 15 Jan 1873, buried in Purdom Cemetery. Married third, 8 Sep 1828 in Wayne County, Georgia, Catherine Courtney KEIGHTLEY, daughter of Peter KEIGHTLEY.

RAULERSON, Jacob marr. STEWART, Catherine 9/08/1828 in Wayne Co., GA

Nancy Baggs

Mary Ann Denisom Purdorn

Catherine Courtney Keightley

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