Escoe notes:

Nancy Oglesby
m. 06 July 1820  Elbert County, GA  to  Johnson (Johnston)  S. Pledger
m. 13 May 1826   Jasper Co, GA   to  John Eascoe
longtime affair with Zachariah Estes prior to 1855
children listed as “Eascoe alias Pledger” in court documents

Johnston S Pledger
m. 06 July 1820 at Elbert Co GA to Nancy Oglesby
Died in 1826
Parents were Thomas Pledger and Nancy Leavistor
Brother of  Wesley Pledger (1801-1866) and Sarah F. OGLESBY(1803-1837)
Children of Wesley:  Frances Orlando, Simeon Jefferson, Thomas Marion, George Washington,
Susanah Elizabeth, Wesley Parks, Nancy Arnold, Sarah Ann

John Eascoe
m. 13 May 1826 Jasper CO AL to Nancy Oglesby Pledger
m. 04 Dec 1833  at St Clair AL  to Rosannah Crane
1838 GA Cherokee  Land Lottery - residence: Colley’s in Oglethorpe Co

Zachariah D Estes (son of Zach Estes and Selah Holyfield)

Zachariah Estes 1783-1855
m. 1803 to Selah Holyfield in Oglethorpe Co GA
m. 1810 at Wilkinson Co GA to Lucy Finn
m.  12 Aug 1838  , Troup Co GA, to Ann Bender
m.  30 Nov 1843  to Hannah B. Crowder
Zachariah (Senior) acknowledged paternity of Escoe children in a deed

Jefferson Alvin Henderson
m. Nancy (Elizabeth) Escoe (daughter of Nancy Oglesby & Zach Estes)
Parents: Joseph Henderson & Frances Johnston
Father’s Parents: Joseph Henderson & Mary Alexander ?
Mother’s parents: Littleton Johnston (served Rev War) & Lucy Childs
Siblings: Newton, Andrew J., Parman

OTHER NOTES:
A person named LINDSEY JOHNSTON m. Sarah Oglesby in 1823 in Elber Co GA.
He appears in the 1830 Census for Elbert Co GA.
Is Sarah related to Nancy?
Did Nancy name her son Lindsey Johnson after this person?

Jefferson Alvin Henderson  was Nancy’s  daughter Nancy's husband.
He is listed as born in 1828 and died in 1887.
Nancy’s middle name is listed as Ann with Henderson.
Court papers list her as both Nancy A. and Nancy M.

Johnson S. Pledger m. Nancy Oglesby in 1820.
There is a Johnson J Pledger  in the 1820 Census for Elbert Co GA,
1850 Census for Coosa Co AL, 1880 census for Montague Co TX

 

LINDSEY JOHNSON ESCOE married
1. Annie Fogle
2. Rebecca Crowder
3. Elizabeth Briggs Boykin
4. Virginia (Smart?)
 

OGLESBY:

Elbert County, GA Census

1820  George
1820 Drewery
1820 Drury P
1820 Leroy
1830 George
1830 LINDSEY OGLESBY <---- whoa ! -------note the name LINDSEY
1830 Drewery
1830 Drury P
1830 James
1840 Drewery
1840 Drury P
1850 Drewery
1850 Drury P
1860 Alda
1860 Emma
1860 Drewery
1860 Drury P

1827 Georgia Land Lottery
Wesley Pledger
Simeon L. Pledger
Thomas Pledger

1838 Georgia Cherokee Land Lottery
Thomas Pledger (Elbert Co) drew land as a Revolutionary Soldier
Mary S. Pledger (Elbert Co)  drew as an orphan.
 

Civil War

Bagwell, Madison  21st GA Infantry Company F (husband of  Amanda Elizabeth Easco)

Esco, Elbert   2 GA Infantry Company B
Esco, J. M.   3 GA Infantry  Company C
Esco, James M. 34 GA Infantry  Company E
Esco, John 34 GA Infantry  Company E
Esco, L. H.  44 GA Light Artillery Company C  (probably this is L.J.)
Esco, Martin   ( same as Martin below)
Esco, William T (same as William T below)

Escoe, Lindsey J  14th Battalion GA Lt Artillery
Escoe, Martin    Capt Tiller’s Co   (son of George)
Escoe, Thomas J   21st  Infantry Regiment  Company F
Escoe, William T.   38th Regiment Company H

Estes, Henry H
Estes, James P    21 GA Infantry
Estes, Miles J    13th AL Infantry  (Miles H)
Estes, Zachariah D   21st GA Infantry  Company F
 
 

Marriages
Bagwell, Madison m. nov 10, 1850 to Amanda Easco (Amanda daughter of Nancy)
Easco, George m. Jan 03, 1820 to Nancy Miller (Tiller)
Eascoe, Rosannah m. to John Nelson (Nelson John?) at St. Clair, AL
Eascoe, John m. 04 Dec 1833 to Rosannah Crane at St Clair AL
Eascoe, John m. 13 May 1826 to Nancy Pledger at Jasper Co GA
Eascoe, Rhoda Ann  m. Thomas Johns (Rhoda daughter of Nancy)

Estes, Caroline m. to Larkin Walker 1838 at Troup Co GA
Estes, Caroline  m. 1838 to John Rutland at Troup Co GA
Estes, James H  m. 1832 to Mary Henderson at Troup Co GA  (son of Zachariah)
Estes, James  m. 1831 to  Mary Morgan
Estes, Mary m. 1835 to Watson Rutland (Rutland mentioned in court papers)
Estes, Miles H  m. 1829 to Matilda Tolley (son of Zachariah)
Estes, Robert C  m. Zerich Wilhite 1823   (son of Zachariah)
Estes, Reuben C m. 1833 to Caroline Flourney  (son of Zachariah)
Estes, Zachariah m. 1810 to Lucy Finn in Wilkinson Co GA
Estes, Zachariah m. 12 Aug 1838 to Ann Bender at Troup Co GA
Estes, Zachariah m. 30 Nov 1843 to Hannah B. Crowder at Troup Co GA (Crowder
mentioned in court papers)
Oglesby, Nancy m. 06 July 1820 to Johnston Pledger at Elbert Co GA
Oglesby, Rhoda m. 1823 to Hustin Upshaw at Elbert Co GA  (notice name Rhoda, Nancy
named a daughter Rhoda)
Oglesby, Sarah F. m. 16 May 1801 to Wesley Pledger at Elbert Co GA
Oglesby, Sarah  m. 24 Aug 1823 to Lindsey Johnston at Elbert Co

Pledger, Johnston m. 06 July 1820 to Nancy Oglesby at Elbert Co GA
Pledger, Wesley m. 16 May 1801 to Sarah Oglesby at Elbert Co GA (brother of Johnston
Pledger?)
 

CENSUS

1820 Georgia
Pledger, Lemuel   Elbert Co

1830 Georgia
Pledger, Thomas   Meriweather Co
Pledger, Thomas   Elbert Co
Pledger, Murrel   Fayette Co

1840 Georgia
Estes, Zachary   Troup
Pledger, Isaac  Walker Co
Pledger, Isaac M   Elbert Co
Pledger, J. A.  Walker Co
Pledger, James  Walker Co
Pledger, Joseph   Fayette Co
Pledger, G      Floyd Co
Pledger, Thomas   Chatooga Co

1850  Georgia
Eascoe, Nancy  Troup Co
Easco, Thomas J.  Troup Co
Estes, Tilmon   Troup Co
Estes, Z. D.   Troup Co
Estes, Z.   Troup Co
Pledger, Asa   Murray Co
Pledger, Gaines   Chatooga Co
Pledger, Isaac M.   Clarke Co
Pledger, James H    Gordon Co
Pledger, James   Gordon Co
Pledger, Thomas H   Gordon CO
Pledger, Thomas  Chatooga Co
Pledger, J. W.   Henry Co
Pledger, S.   Henry Co
Pledger, George W.  Floyd Co
 

1860 Georgia
Easco, George   Clark Co
Estes, T. J.   Troup Co
Estes, Zack   Troup Co
Pledger, W. P.   Whitfield CO  ( Wesley Parks Pledger)
Pledger, Allen   Floyd Co
Pledger, David   Chatooga Co
Pledger, Gaines   Chatooga Co
Pledger, Isaac    Clarke Co
Pledger, James N.   Clarke Co
Pledger, Joseph   Clayton Co  (Slave Schedule)
Pledger, S. L.   Elbert Co  (Slave Schedule)
Pledger,  W. P.  Elbert Co   (Slave Schedule)
Pledger, Wesley  Chatooga Co
Pledger, Andrew J.   Clarke Co

1860 Alabama
Johns, Rhoda    St Clair Co

1860 Texas
Escoe, Nancy   Panola Co
Henderson, Jefferson   Panola Co  (Slave Schedule)

1870 Alabama
Escoe, Mary Ann    Chambers Co

1880 Texas
Escoe, Lindsey   Panola Co
Escoe, C. E.   Washington Co (son of Clark L.)
Escoe, C. L.   Washington County (brother of Lindsey)
Escoe, Josephine   Washington Co
Escoe, T. J.   Washington Co
Escoe, W. T.   Washington Co
Henderson, Jefferson   Burnet Co
Henderson, Jefferson   Freestone Co
Henderson, J.A. Grayson Co, TX
 

The Dawes Commission - This was part of the Indian Affairs bureau of the US.  On their census are many ESCOE names.  They are part of the Black Creek Indians of Alabama. (Freedmen)  Escoe names claim 1/8 Indian blood. Wife of Thomas Jefferson Escoe was Mary Mahalia Barheche, daughter of full blooded Creek Indian Unip Bareche. These names are their descendants.

Mulatto:  There are Escoe names in census's that list the children as "mulatto" or white and probably Indian mixed bloodlines.

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