William FEW Benjamin FEW James FEW William FEW Ignatius FEW Elizabeth FEW Rhesa HOWARD Mary Elizabeth WHEELER Mini tree diagram
Hannah FEW

Hannah FEW1,2,3

about 17561,2 - UNKNOWN

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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