Life History
1752 |
Born in Baltimore County, Maryland.1,2,3 |
1774 |
Married Greenberry T LEE.4,3 |
1780 |
Died in Georgia.3 |
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
North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
Greenberry Lee, Elizabeth Few, William Few, Mary Wheeler
"4. Greenberry Lee m 1774 Elizabeth Few ... 5. William Few m 1743 Mary Wheeler (1710-79). ... "Greenberry Lee was colonel in South Carolina militia 1782-83. He was born in South Carolina; died in Richmond County, Ga. William Few (1714-94) received a land grant in Washington County, GA., for Revolutionary services. He was born in Kennett, Pa., died in Columbia County, Ga."
-- DAR Record #111648 for Emma Lee Bettis, Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 112 : 1912, p 213; From the Ancestry.com Collection North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
Family Data Collection - Individual Records
Elizabeth Few
Spouse Greenberry Lee
Parents William Few Few, Mary Wheeler
Birth 1752 Hartford, MD [was baltimore County at that time]
Marriage Date 1774
Death Date 1780
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