Life History

Notes

• "Drury (or Drewry) Christian, whose birth date ranges between 1750 and 1793 in various trees, but the best support is for the way you have it, namely about 1760. He had three wives that we know of, Mornin (or Mourning) Christian, daughter of Charles Hunt Christian and Mary Leake; Frances Elizabeth Oglesby, whom for the moment we have no choice but to accept as mother of Cenas, Pyrene, and Sally; and Frances Connally. Only for Mornin Christian do we have actual Virginia marriage records, one each for 4 Mar 1784 and 4 Mar 1785. After the last child was born of this marriage, in 1799, there was a jump until 1808, when Cenas and Pyrene were born, followed by Sarah Frances "Sally" in 1811. Unless all the trees that list Frances Elizabeth Oglesby as their mother is wrong (I have found no actual marriage record, [Frances Oglesby is the mother of these three daughters].)"
  --  James Jones, Ancestry Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 11 January 2018
  
  The only reference to any children from the marriage of Frances Connally and Drury Christian is the minor child Mary mentioned in his 1825 will.  Drury's will mentions three daughters and three sons.  It would appear from what we know, the three sons, named Drury B, Thomas C and John A, were the sons of Drury's wife Frances Elizabeth Oglesby, as were the three older daughters Pyrene, Cenas (both born in 1808) and Sarah (Sallie, born 1811).
  
  No birth dates have been found for the three sons.  A fourth daughter named Mary was named as a minor child in Drury's will, and appears to be the daughter of Frances Connally, who survived Drury when he died in 1825.
  
  Drury's will names his heirs and executors.  No other documentation has been found on these three sons.  It will be assumed that, lacking any other information, these, like the older daughters, are the children of Frances Elizabeth Oglesby.
  
  Georgia, Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992
  Drury Christian, Will written 7 March 1825
  Probate Franklin County, Georgia, appraisers appointed 30 April 1825
  Heirs named:
  Wife Frances Christian
  Daughters Pyrene, Cenas, Sarah and Mary (described in other documents as minor child, with guardian Chrles Jones)
  Sons Drury B, Thomas C and John A
  Wife Francy (Frances) Christian appointed Executrix of the estate, and his friends Thomas Jones and George Stovall as Executors
  
  Three witnesses presented Drury's will for recording on 7 March 1825.  The witness Margaret Jones was Frances Connally Christian's sister, wife of Thomas Jones.
  
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  Witneses affidavit to record will;
  This is the back side of the actual paper on which Drury hand wrote his will, which we can clearly see bleeding through.
  
  Affidavit of Jas [James] H Little, C C Christian and Margaret Jones;  Presenting "Drury Christians last will & testament."
  Sworn in open court, Franklin County, Georgia, 7 March 1825
  Recorded in Franklin County, Georgia, Will Book M
  
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  Note that this is when the will was written and recorded, not when probate was opened, which is documented in other probate documents.  The actual minutes of probate court sessions are not included in the packet, as it is in some states' counties.  No date of death is mentioned in the probate documents and none has been found elsewhere.
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  --  Orville Boyd Jenkins, 14 January 2017
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  Georgia, Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992
  Drury Christian, Estate
  Fanny Christian, Executrix
  Expenses for the estate from 1826 to Nov 1828
  Probate Franklin County, Georgia
  Sworn in court 10 Nov 1828
  
  Georgia, Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992
  Drury Christian, Estate
  George H Stovall, Executor
  Accounting of funds paid over and above funds available in the estate.
  Paid to Fanny Christian, Executrix, $150 & $34
  Other charges paid above the receipts to the estate
  Sworn in court 2 March 1835
  Probate Franklin County, Georgia
  
  Georgia, Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992
  Drury Christian, deceased
  Estate of Mary Christian minor heir of Drury Christian, deceased in account with Charles Jones, Guardian
  Accounts of deits paid on Mary's behalf from her estate, up to the last date of January 1831
  Probate Franklin County, Georgia, USA
  Death abt 1830 Georgia
  (back)
  Court Term 1832
  Sworn 5 March 1832
  Unbound Estate Records, 1786-1900, Chandler, Joseph-Cockran, Daniel H
  
  Georgia, Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992
  Drury Christian, Estate
  George H Stovall, Executor
  Accounting of funds paid over and above funds available in the estate
  Taxes paid for the years 1827-1831
  Paid judgement to J W Harris and interest 1828-1835
  Charges paid in access of the assets and receipts to the estate to February 1835
  Sworn in court 2 March 1835
  Probate Franklin County, Georgia
  
  There is a Georgia marriage record that matches Frances Connally, for a second marriage to James Ramsey, four years after Drury Christian's death.  There are a couple of other genealogies that have only the second husband for Frances, but report her name as Christian.
  
  Georgia Marriages to 1850
  Fanny [Connally] Christian
  James Ramsey
  Marriage 7 Sep 1829 Franklin County, Georgia
  
  Some genealogies report Frances Oglesby as the wife of James Ramsey, but lack her first husband, Drury Christian.  A genealogy reporting Frances Connally also reports parents for her but has no documentation.  The parents reported are Thomas Connally and Mary Polly Price.  (And note that Polly is a nickname for Mary.)  This indicates a confusion of Frances Elizabeth Oglesby and Frances (Fanny) Connally.
  
  These confusions demonstrate the frustrating sloppiness of the confusing trees people have put up with no documentation.

Sources

• 1. Georgia Marriages to 1850
• 2. Georgia, Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992
• 3. Ancestry Messaging
• 4. Find a Grave Memorial Registry