Life History
about 1756 |
Born in Baltimore County, Maryland.1,2 |
1775 |
Married Rhesa HOWARD in Columbia County, Georgia.3 |
Jun 1799 |
Death of Rhesa HOWARD in Columbia County, Georgia.3,4,5 |
UNKNOWN |
Died |
Notes
- William Few Will
Page 1:
Mentioned in the will:
Wife Ann Few
Stepdaughter Katherine Hunt
Children Benjamin, William, Ignatius, Hannah Howard and Elizabeth Andrews
Will Page 2:
Mentioned in this page of the will:
Wife Ann Few
As executors:
friend Benjamin Andrews (apparently his son-in-law)
sons Benjamin Few and Ignatius Few
Rhesa Howard Esquire (William's son-in-law, husband of Hannah Howard)
-- Will of William Few, written in Columbia County, Georgia, on 24 October 1789, 5 years before his death in 1794; probate docuemnts date from 21 July 1794. -- Columbia County, Georgia, Court Records, accessed on Ancestry.com, Georgia, Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992, 27 November 2017.
"William Few, the first, father of Senator William and of Ignatius and Benjamin, died in this county in 1789. His children were: Benjamin, William, Ignatius, Hannah Howard, and Elizabeth Andrew [sic, for Andrews]. ... He came from Maryland and was the grandfather of Dr Ignatius A Few. There were many Marylanders in Columbia"
-- The Sunny South (now The Atlanta Constitution), Atlanta, Georgia, 28 July 1901, p 8, Section on William Few (died 1789) and Sons, Religion Section, via Ancestry.com, accessed 27 November 2017
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