Benjamine Fry

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• AFN: S1SB-99

Notes:

BIR,MG: Paul W Henderson; Md Texie Blackburn; 3 children: Lillie, Bennie-f,
and George

Benjamine married Texie Blackburn. [Group Sheet]

1. Lillie Fry was born Abt 1876; died Yes, date unknown.
2. Bennie Fry was born Abt 1877; died Yes, date unknown.
3. George Fry was born Abt 1879; died Yes, date unknown.

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• AFN: S1SB-84

Notes:

BIR,MG: Paul W Henderson (6,7). Wm O Hallmark-Richard's will succession as
K. L. Fry. Henderson's Hallmarks 1993 shows King Lodwick Fry

King married Lavenia Nancy Hallmark 1843, Jasper, Texas, United States. Lavenia (daughter of Richard H Hallmark and Mary Ann Prewitt) was born 1826, Walker, Alabama, United States; died Apr 1867; was buried Apr 1867. [Group Sheet]

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• AFN: M8WH-CX

Notes:

BIR,MG,DTH: (0,6,7) Paul W Henderson. Wm O Hallmark's will: "Viny" Fry.
1993 Hallmark's shows Lavenia Mance-CK

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• Reference Number: CGMZ-RB

Notes:

c1785 BIR, 1807 MG, 1854 DTH,BUR: Mary Hallmark-Ark (mg shown as Roane Co TN & as Walker Co AL. Paul W Henderson: Wm O Hallmark-Richard's will & succession, Bastrop Co, TX. Dth date is probate date. No death date given. Bur Jeddo Community Cem

1807 MG,ORD: IGI 1761059 shows Marian Pruitt. SS: 9 Feb 1993 JRIVE [Letter to Jack: med 1803, moved to Alabama in 1807-ck out]

1809 CENSUS: AL, Madison Co-US Mississippi Terr, V 5-lttr frm Mary Hallmark, 1963. Richard Hallmark over 21, wife over 21, 1 female under 21.

1811-16 HISTORY: Shown Madison Co AL.

1817 KY, Davieses Co: old rcd bk from Mary Hallmrk, 1976: "Richard & Mynett Hallmark sued for assault and battery" They were with my Wm & Nancy Hallmark. In 1830 Wm & Nancy in Humphrey Co TN; Richard in Walker Co Al, & Mynett in Blount Co Al. George frm AL, John frm Harris Co, GA. All went to Houston Co, Tx before 1840. Enc 51,142

1830 CENSUS: AL, Walker Co: Halmark, Richard 40-49; wife 40-49; f 20-29; m 20-29; f 15-19; 2 m 10-14; f 5-9; m 0-4; 2 f 0-4; 2 slaves (Mary Hallmark 1965)

1833 HISTORY: To Texas in 1833 - letter by Jack 1994

c1837 LAND GRANT: Houston Co-1280 acres to Richard Hallmark, a 2nd class claim, indicating it was before 1837. 1859 Texas Abstract of Claims, pub by Burlage & Hollingsworth. (from Modie Mosley and Mary Hallmark) Enc 53. [homestead]

1840 HISTORY: TX-Houston [ck out]

1840-1850 CENSUS" Need to get

1854 WILL: TX, Bastrop Co:25 Oct 1852, BK D, pg 275, filed for probate 30 June 1854 by Maryann Hallmark, appointed by court to be executrix. No date of death given:
In the name of God amen, I Richard Hallmark of the County & State aforesaid being sound of mind & knowing the uncertainty of life & the certainty of death do by these presents make & constitute this my last will & test in the wds following:
1. I give & bequeath to my beloved wife Mary Ann Hallmark all my estate both real & personal including all my lands Negroes horses cattle & all other property owned by me & all property which I may hereafter be possesed of or entitled to (aft the payment of all my just debts, to have & hold during her lifetime of widowhood.
2. At the death or marriage of my beloved wife Mary Ann Hallmark I give & bequeath all my estate which may then remain equally to all my children namely, my dau Mirilday Burleson, Nancy Jeffrys, Manerva Wily, Katha Ann Powers, Prewet Hallmark, Cerena Hallmark, John C Hallmark, Mary Ann Box, James M Hallmark, Viny Fry, Tabitha Hallamrk, Jasper N Hallmark, Nicy Love reserving to my beloved wife Mary Ann Hallmark in the event of her marriage her legal dower as provided in the laws of this state.
3. My reason for not distributing to my children aforesaid a portion of my estate at my decease is because I have already given to each of my aforesd children each portions as I was able to give & I deem the present remainder of my estate necessary to support my beloved wife Mary Ann Hallmark.
Lastly I constitute & appoint my beloved wife Mary Ann Hallmark executrix of this my last will & test without bond or security.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal using a scrawl for a seal this day & date above written signed & sealed in presence of Garrison Greenwood, Henry Stockman, Garrison C Greenwood...Richard Hallmark (his mk)
BK D pg 211, Bastrop Co rcds-In Co Court Texas AD 1855, to wit Garrett Chief Justice of sd co, your petitioner John C Hallmark of sd co wd show unto your honor that the succession of Richard Hallmark dec'd is vacant caused by the dth of Mrs Mary Ann Hallmark Executrix. Her therefor prays that the usual notice be given & that he be appointed administrater of will annexed...Jones & Retty attys.
BK D, pg 323, County Court Oct term1856,State of Texas, Co of Bastrop: Be it remembered that on this Monday, the 27th day of Oct 1856 Co Ct of Bastrop met at the Courthouse in the town of Bastrop present & presiding his honer W H Garrett Chief Justice. Cicero Nash, Clerk of Court having been regularly opened by R M Castleman, deputy Sheriff of said county proceeded to business.
Succession of R Hallmark: And on this day came John C Hallmark administrastrix with will annexed of said Richard Hallmark & it appearing to the CT that said adm had filed his final acct current with said estate, & notice required by law having been given, the Court proceeded to examine said account & after hearing all objections to same, said account appearing to Court to be just it was ordered that same be allowed. And now came John S Teague husband of Tabitha Teague, heir and distributee in this behalf and asked that Partition be made of said estate, whereupon the Court proceeded to ascertain who are the heirs & distrubtees entitled to distribution.
When it appeared that Malinda Burleson wife of Aaron Burleson, Nancy Jeffreys wife of Abner Jeffreys, Manerva wife of Ezekiel Wiley, Cerena Hallmark wife of John B Hallmark--Cather Power Prewitt Hallmrk John C Hallmark, Mary Ann Box wife of Griffin Box, Lavinia Fry, wife of K S Fry, James Hallmark, Tennesses Jane Love & Tabitha Teague wife of John S Teague & Jasper Hallmark are entitled in equal shares to said estate consisting of $1099.25 in the hands of the administrator, 500 acres of land, the homestead of said deceased, 854 acres of land on Little River, one sorrell filly, account on K S Fry for $1050, R H Hull's note for $1325 James A Poage note for $886, Haddock's note for $50, Negro girl & child Negro man & Jasper Hallmark's note for $30 be divided in equal parts, share and share alike among said distributees, and that Daniel M Johnson, Johnathan Burleson, John Burleson, James Priest & Joseph Burleson be appointed commissioners to make partition of said estate in accordance with this decress & that the heirs pay their equal portion of expenses of this partition.

NOTES: From Cousin Lew - March 1996: Richard Hallmark bn Knox Co TN in 1785, son of Goerge and Leanna Mynart Hallmark, came to Texas 1836. Richard md Mary Ann Preitt 14 Sept 1807, Roane Co TN, moved to Walker and Blount Counties, Alabama, where 14 children born. Received Rep of Texas Land Grant #102 for 1280 acres - second class grant 1890. Filed grant for 440 acres in Coryelle County and 182 acres in Bell County 10-28-1854. Family listed in 1840. Rep of TX census as being in Houston Co. Family moved to Bastrop County 1849 and Richard Hallmark died there 30 Jan 1854. Mary Ann died Bastrop Co 15 August 1855. Buried Jeddo Cemetery...
Letter from Mary Hallmark, Jan 1967 - her version of Richard: "That Richard Hallmark was head of the family in Walker Co, AL in 1830, went to Houston Co TX about 1834 and was given land grant of 1280 acres... wife, Nancy Algood #1, Mary Prewitt #2? Dead before 1850 census of Houston Co TX. Made applications for land in Nashville Land Office about 1815 or so. Also, James Minett, who married Sarah Hodges, could be his son."

Richard married Mary Ann Prewitt 14 Sep 1807, Roane, Tennessee, United States. Mary (daughter of Jacob Prewitt and Nancy Agnes Ritchey) was born Abt 1787, Georgia, United States; died 15 Aug 1854, Jeddo, Bastrop, Texas, United States; was buried Aug 1854, Jeddo, Bastrop, Texas, United States. [Group Sheet]

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• AFN: CGMZ-SF

Notes:

BIR,MG: Mary Hallmark, Arkansas-prob Georgia or Tennessee

MG,DTH,BUR: Paul W Henderson. Shown buried at Community Cem, Jeddo Texas.

NOTES: Dth - petition by John C, administrator of will of Richard, wife Mary Ann died - dated July 1865, no death date given. Bk D, pg 211.

Notes:

BIR,DTH: Rcds-Paul W Henderson, Hallmark family historian, frm Olwen Allmark Taylor of England and Fred McCaleb of Alabama.

LANDGRANT: Greene Co Tenn #313-350 acres both sides Lick Crk. Shown as Geo. Halmark. 1787-1791 partial census. (Lttr Mary Hallmark 1963) From N Carolina Land Grants, compiled by Lucy Kate McGhee Box 7217, Apex Stn, Wash DC. (1965, Mary wrote, saying she received zerox copy of grant & warrant of George Hallmark Green Co TN bk to 1783. Rcvd cc frm Sec of State Raleigh NC

CENSUS: 1809 Madison Co, AL (MS Terr) Vol 5: George Hallmark, Sr over 21,
3 males under 21, 1 male under 21, 2 females under 21.

MIL: Pub Svc Claims Commissioners Bk I pg 166-Botetourt Co Crt Sessions, "Claim George Hallmark, 30 July 1783." In Index of Manuscripts Public Claims The Revolutionary War", compiled by Anne Waller Reddy, 1930, St Library Baltimore, MD. Patriot in Rev War in Botetourt County.

NOTES: History of East Tennessee, pg 853, by Goodspeed (letter from Mary 1966): "George Hallmark, James Randolph, and Garrett Willingham were delegates to Baptist Assn 1794 in Grainger Co TN. Note: This Garrett Willingham also migrated to Henderson Co, Kentucky in early 1800."

1840 CENSUS: Houston Co, TX-frm "Republic of Texas" pg 78, #976.4 x2w:
Hds of Households: Hallmark, G.W. (George Washington, #3 sn of George Wm), D.M. (David Monah, son of John), George (Wm, son of George), G.H.
(George, son of John), James (#8 son of George William), W.C. (William Calvert, #2 son of George Wm), M.D.T. under 21 (Matthew DT, #11 son of George Wm), A.M.(Alfred M, #9 son of George Wm), Richard (#6 son of George), Prewit (son of Richard), J.B. (John B, son of George Wm).
1840 Nagogdoches Co, TX - same source: Hallmark, J. M. (James Minett,
son of Richard?)

George married Leannah Mynatt Abt 1769, Virginia, United States. Leannah (daughter of Richard Mynatt and Sarah Cummings) was born 19 Feb 1756, Prince William, Virginia, United States; died 1805, Knox, Tennessee, United States; was buried 1805, Little Flat Creek Cemetery, Corryton, Knox, Tennessee, United States. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

BIR,DTH,BUR: Paul W Henderson-dau of Richard Mynatt and Sarah Cummings
Buried Mynatt Cemetery. Will of father July 1805 shows dau Leannah Hallmark. Lttr May 1997 Janice Nierenhausen cc of file Geo Mynatt of Knoxville TN: Lena B 2-9-1756 md to Geo Hallmark abt 1774

NOTES: House of Cravens - shows name as Leannah Minett. Also seen spelled Mynott.

ORD: IGI Film #1985610: B 22 Apr 1995,E 30 May 1995, SP 11 Jul 1995-all Bountinful
#2- B 13 Sep 1996, E 16 May 1996, SP 28 Jan 1997 - all London
#3- Film #2034745: B 9 Dec 1995, E 24 Aug 1996 - both Washi

Notes:

BIR,MG,DTH: Mary Martha Hallmark. Blythville Ark (1,1,1,10), gr,gr,grdau of.
George Hallmark.

Jacob married Nancy Agnes Ritchey Bef 1787. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

MG: Mary Martha Hallmark, Blythville Ark.