Issac George (abt. 1774 - aft. 1860)

Biography

Isaac George was born about 1774 in North Carolina. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

He was living in Laurens County, South Carolina in 1800. The 1800 census shows Isaac, William, and Ambrose George living in a group. Isaac was 16-25; William was 26-44; and Ambrose was older than 44. This Isaac's children's ages fit the children found 10 years later and there was a woman the same age as Isaac, presumably his wife Martha. ^[4]

Ambrose died intestate in 1802 and Isaac was the administrator of his estate; ^[5] so, Ambrose might have been Isaac's father.

Isaac signed probate documents without a mark, so he was literate. Ambrose's estate included books.

Isaac was living in Pendleton District, South Carolina in 1810. Pendleton was adjacent to and west of Laurens. He was about 36 and had a woman of the same age range in the household, presumably his wife Martha. ^[6]

We know from the 1850 census ^[2] and an 1889 biographical sketch for Isaac's grandson William Harrison George that Isaac's wife's given name was Martha, ^[1] but no evidence has been found for her maiden name. See Research Notes below.

It appears that Isaac married Martha between 1795, when he would have been 21, and 1797, when their first child, Jesse, was conceived. The only census we have for Martha by name is 1850, which shows her being three years younger than Isaac. The same year range works for her, if she was at least 18 for marriage. Two sources say she was born in South Carolina and their child Jesse was born in South Carolina; so, Isaac must have arrived in South Carolina 1795-97.

Isaac has not been found in the 1820 census for South Carolina, and the 1820 census for Rabun County, Georgia is missing, but Isaac's family was likely there. ^[7]

Rabun County is just west of Pendleton District and was created in 1819 from Cherokee lands. ^[8]

Isaac's family was in Rabun County by 1823, when his son James married. ^[9]

On 22 January 1824, Isaac bought 490 acres in Rabun County from James Long (Lot 46, 4th District). ^[10]

Isaac was one of three men who appraised the goods and chattels of the estate of William Price September 1826. ^[11]

Isaac was in the census for Rabun County, Georgia in 1830. ^[12] Also in Rabun County in 1830 were Isaac's sons Arthur, ^[13] James, ^[14] and Jesse. ^[15]

Isaac was selected to serve on a Cherokee County petit jury 13 August 1833^[16] and again on 12 September 1834.^[17]

On 20 February 1837 Isaac sold 40 acres in Cherokee County to Jeffrey Beck for $250, witnessed by Isaac's son Allen.^[18]

Isaac (of Cherokee County) acted as attorney/agent for David Kennemore of Walker County in the sale of property in Murray County 25 August 1839. His son Allen was a witness.^[19]

In 1840 and 1850, Isaac was in Murray County, Georgia, which is north of Cherokee County. ^{[20] [2]} He was a farmer. ^[21]

Murray County was created from Cherokee County in 1832, but Native Americans still occupied it until 1839.

Also in Murray County in 1840 were Isaac's sons Arthur ^[22] and James. ^[23] Arthur was still there in 1850 and daughter Elizabeth was next door with her husband. ^[24]

In 1860, Isaac was in Cherokee County, Georgia, living with his son Jesse. Isaac was 86. His wife Martha was not in the household. Apparently she had died. ^[3]

Isaac died before 1870, probably in Cherokee County.

Children

Isaac and Martha had children, but the only one with documentary evidence was:

• Jesse, born about 1798 in Pendleton District, South Carolina.^[1]

Census data tells us that Isaac and Martha also had unnamed children:

• 1800: 1 male under 10, 1 female under 10;
• 1810: 2 males under 10, 1 male 10-15, 3 females under 10, 1 female 10-15;
• 1820: not found;
• 1830: 1 male 15-19, 1 female 10-14, 1 female 15-19, 1 female 20-29;
• 1840: 2 females 20-29, 1 female 30-39;
• 1850: no children.

This tells us that they had children:

1. Male, born 1795-1800 (Jesse ~1798);
2. Female, born 1795-1800 (Elizabeth ~1801);
3. Male, born 1801-1810 (James ~1803);
4. Male, born 1801-1810 (Arthur ~1804);
5. Female, born 1801-1810 (Jane 1806);
6. Female, born 1801-1810 (Martha "Patsey" ~1808);
7. Female, born 1801-1810 (Mary ~1810);
8. Male, born 1811-1815 (Allen ~1814);
9. Female, born 1811-1815 (Undetermined);
10. Female, born 1816-1820 (Undetermined).

Other than Isaac, the only male Georges in north Georgia in 1830 and 1840 were Allen, Arthur, James, and Jesse. They were found in the same counties as Isaac or nearby and they were exactly the right ages to be Isaac's unnamed sons.

Martha "Patsey" is found marrying John B. Price 14 September 1826 in Rabun County, Georgia. Before 1840, the Price family moved to Cherokee County, where Isaac, Allen, and Jesse lived.

Research Notes

• The Isaac George of Laurens County, South Carolina signed documents without a mark. The Isaac George of the Georgia land transactions seen above also signed without a mark.

• Isaac is found in many trees with the middle name Winston. No evidence for that has been found. Every document for him shows his name as Isaac George. He signed as Isaac George. If there was an Isaac Winston George, this is not him.

• Some trees show Isaac with a son named Thomas C. George, born in 1821. No evidence has been found for that and the 1830 census shows no males younger than 15 in Isaac's household. Thomas "Marmaduke" George was actually the son of Isaac's son Jesse.

• Many trees show Isaac's wife as Frankey Henslee, having them marry 1805 in Caswell County, North Carolina on the Virginia border. However, Isaac was already in South Carolina by 1798 and his wife was Martha, not Frankey or Frances. There are numerous Marthas in succeeding generations, but no Frankeys or Franceses. Some Isaac George did marry Frankey Henslee 1805 in Caswell County, North Carolina, but it was not this one.^[25]

• Many trees show Isaac's wife as Martha Hambright, with no evidence. The only Hambright families found in South Carolina in the 1790 census were in York County, several counties away from where Isaac was living. These were Frederick Hambright and his son, Frederick Jr. Frederick Jr. was born in 1766; so, could not have been the father of Martha, who was born about 1775. Frederick Sr. was the only Hambright in South Carolina at the right time and of the right age to have been Martha's father. However, Frederick was a Revolutionary War patriot and officer at the Battle of Kings Mountain. His life has been thoroughly researched and there is an active descendants association which says Frederick had no children named Martha.

• Martha Hambright has been disconnected as Isaac's wife, pending some evidence for it.

DNA

As of September 2025, only one of Isaac's male-line descendants has tested his yDNA and submitted it to the George DNA Project. Test 179217 in Lineage 1 of the George DNA Project is a near perfect match to numerous descendants of Nicholas George. No direct line has been developed, yet, between Isaac and Nicholas.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Biographical and historical memoirs of Pulaski, Jefferson, Lonoke, Faulkner, Grant, Saline, Perry, Garland and Hot Spring Counties, Arkansas; the Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1889, pages 675-6.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZYH-ZQG : 19 December 2020), Isaac George, Murray, Georgia, United States; citing family, NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). Isaac George, 76, farmer, born in North Carolina; Martha George, 73, born in South Carolina.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZMF-GT3 : 18 February 2021), Isaac George in entry for Jesse George, 1860, Canton District, Cherokee, Georgia, United States. Isaac George, 86, North Carolina. Also in household: Jesse George, 62, South Carolina; Catherine George, 47, South Carolina; Malinda George, 16, Georgia; Louisa George, 14, Georgia; Lucinda George, 11, Georgia; Newton Stone, 2, Georgia.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRC-9YH : accessed 22 April 2022), Isaac George, Laurens District, South Carolina, United States; citing p. 31, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 50; FHL microfilm 181,425. White Males Under 10: 1 [Jesse], White Males 16 - 25: 1 [Isaac], White Females Under 10: 1 [?], White Females 16 - 25: 1 [Martha], White Females 45 And Over: 1 [?].
5. ↑ Ancestry.com. "South Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1670-1980," [database on-line], citing South Carolina, Probate Court (Laurens County), box 28, pkg 1, 22 Oct 1802. Ancestry Record, Share Link.
6. ↑ Ancestry.com. "1810 United States Federal Census," [database on-line], citing National Archives, Washington, D.C.; Pendleton, South Carolina; Roll: 61; Page: 205; Image: 00253; Family History Library Film: 0181420. Share Link. White Males Under 10: 2, White Males 10 - 15: 1 [Jesse], White Males 26 - 44: 1 [Isaac], White Females Under 10: 3, White Females 10 - 15: 1, White Females 26 - 44: 1 [Martha].
7. ↑ Georgia Archives, Census Records
8. ↑ Map of Georgia Counties by Year
9. ↑ "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXVW-LB6 : 7 February 2020), James George and Elizabeth Wall, 26 Jan 1823; citing Marriage, Rabun, Georgia, United States, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow, FHL microfilm 374,326.
10. ↑ Deed Index: > image 203 of 557; FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSR1-M9YX-W; Book A, page 80 (accessed 20 August 2025).
11. ↑ Rabun. Probate Records 1826–1858: > image 30 of 498; FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9YG-G3LF-7 (accessed 20 August 2025), 1826.
12. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGG-39Y : 20 February 2021), Isaac George, Rabun, Georgia, United States; citing 225, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 20; FHL microfilm 7,040. White Males 15 - 19, 1; White Males 50 - 59, 1; White Females 10 - 14, 1; White Females 15 - 19, 1; White Females 20 - 29, 1; White Females 50 - 59, 1.
13. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGG-332 : 20 February 2021), Arthur George, Rabun, Georgia, United States; citing 227, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 20; FHL microfilm 7,040.
14. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGG-33D : 20 February 2021), Jas George, Rabun, Georgia, United States; citing 226, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 20; FHL microfilm 7,040.
15. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGG-344 : 20 February 2021), Jesse George, Rabun, Georgia, United States; citing 231, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 20; FHL microfilm 7,040.
16. ↑ image 180 of 579
    FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS4R-K9CM-T (accessed 19 September 2025)
17. ↑ image 205 of 579
    FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS4R-K9C9-R (accessed 19 September 2025)
18. ↑ image 635 of 658
    FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS4R-SSQD-B (accessed 19 September 2025)
19. ↑ image 614 of 658
    FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS4R-SSQD-X (accessed 19 September 2025)
20. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHBN-2ZZ : 2 March 2021), Isaac George, Murray, Georgia, United States; citing p. 254, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm. White Males 60 - 69, 1; White Females 20 - 29, 2; White Females 30 - 39, 1; White Females 60 - 69, 1.
21. ↑ Ancestry.com. "U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880," [database on-line], citing Murray, Georgia; Archive Collection Number: T1137; Roll: T1137:3; Page: 553; Line: 36; Schedule Type: Agriculture. Share Link.
22. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHBN-2Z1 : 2 March 2021), Arthur George, Murray, Georgia, United States; citing p. 254, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
23. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHBN-28N : 2 March 2021), James George, Murray, Georgia, United States; citing p. 255, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
24. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZYC-R6L : 19 December 2020), Arthur George, Murray, Georgia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
25. ↑ "North Carolina, Marriages, 1759-1979"
    citing Digital film/folder number: 004261820; FHL microfilm: 418143; Record number: 142; Packet letter: F
    FamilySearch Record: Q29D-YJQH (accessed 12 September 2025)
    Isaac George marriage to Frankey Henslee on 4 Nov 1805 in Caswell, North Carolina, United States.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70234298/isaac_winston-george: accessed February 7, 2025), memorial page for Isaac Winston George (1774–1861), Find a Grave Memorial ID 70234298; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Jerry C. Goldsmith (contributor 47082379); showing no headstone photo or burial location.