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Gafford of Wilkes and Jones Counties
Stephen Gafford, Sr., probably a son of Reuben Gafford, first lived in Wilkes County before removing to Jones County. The Remnant Tax Digest in Wilkes County (1792-1794) lists - Stephen Gafford, 3-1/2 polls, 3 slaves, 300 acres, Wilkes County. A 1789 deed of one, John Black to Edward Black denotes land on Little River, Beaverdam Creek, which adujointed Stephen Gafford. Stephen Gafford, Sr. and Stephen Gafford, Jr. drew in the Wilkes County Land Lotters, 1803 to 1832.
Minutes of the Inferior Court, Wilkes County, 1799-1801 Page 82. 27 February 1801. Reuben Gafford, deceased. Stephen Gafford was appointed temporary administrator.
Page 187. 2 May 1808. Thomas Gafford, deceased. Fanny Gafford was appointed administrix. (According to the estate inventories, Stephen Gafford, the father of Thomas, and.Thomas Gafford were appointed administrators.
His LWT dated 28 November 1822, probated 4 February 1823 in Jones County. Wife, Martha. Named is grandsons, viz; Daniel Gafford of Alabama for James and David Gafford; Peter Northern, for Stephen and Josiah Gafford. His son, Zachariah Gafford, named as executor with Abner Davis and Dempsey Justice. Issue:
- Thomas Gafford, died in Wilkes County about 1808.
- Grant Gafford.
- Zachariah Gafford married Sally Weatherby on 7 May 1815 in Jones County.
Wilkes County Deeds
Deed Book EE, page 169.2 January 1788. Samuel Davis and his wife, Jane, deed to Stephen Gafford 200 acres on the Little River in Wilkes County.
Deed Book GG, page 201. 29 December 1790. Stephen Gafford and his wife, Fanny, of Wilkes County, deed to David Ellington of Lunenburg County, Virginia 300 acres on the Little River in Wilkes County, adjoining the lands of Daniel Grant, the late John Pinkston and Edward Black, which was originally granted in 1785 and 1786.
Last Will and Testament of Stephen Gafford
Sources: Jones County Wills & Marriages; Wilkes County Deeds and Minutes of the Inferior Court.