| Name: | Elizabeth Conaway |
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| Number: | 280 |
| District: | 26th DISTRICT, THIRD SECTION, CHEROKEE |
| Residence: | Herndon's |
| County: | Hall |
| Comment: | widow. revolutionary soldier.; granted previous to the first day of January, 1838 |
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?Elizabeth Conaway
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Who was Elizabeth Conaway? Was her maiden name Turner since she named a son Turner Conaway? She probably had at least 3 sons - John, Aaron, & Turner - they all migrated together. Who were the men these sons named their children after ? Did any of them use the old naming plan of 1st son after wife's father & 2nd son after their father? Per later census they were all born in SC. 1880 Census Turner & John both show both parents born in SC. Elizabeth was born 1770 SC. Declaration of Independence 1776 & Revolutionary War started then. When she drew for land in 1832 Georgia Lottery she stated that she was a Widow of a Revolutionary Soldier. Proof was not required - only an oral oath. No record can be established to prove this fact. Did he serve for SC or did he serve from another state & migrate to SC during or after the war? Or did she make up the story to get land. Georgia Cherokee Land Lottery, 1832
Turner Conaway was born 1811 - last son - husband died 1810-20. Elizabeth first on the record as widow in 1820 Census. She was too young to be mother of William Conaway (born 1780 - 1784) that migrates near them - was he brother-in-law or older son of her husband? There is some speculation that she is the 2nd wife of Caleb Conaway. Caleb & his wife Mary sold land in Pendleton Co, SC in April of 1800. Mary was the mother of Caleb's sons & daughters born before that date. Speculation is that William, John, & James & 5 daughters were from Mary - while Turner, Aaron & the 2 daughters (Lavinia & Irene) were from Elizabeth. Anyone have any documentation to prove or disprove this theory? Did Caleb have Revolutionary War Service? X = these could NOT have been Elizabeth’s husbands - Orangeburg - into Lexington, Barnwell G = on Georgia border G - Pendleton - by Laurens, Newberry NG = near Georgia border NG - Dist 96 - into Laurens, Newberry M = middle of SC M - Camden Dist - into Kershaw, Chester, Fairfield NC = on North Carolina border NC - Georgetown - into Winyaw, Horry
1790 SC - Henry was 6 - It is believed he was one of Arthur Conway's sons under 16. Arthur Conway G Orangeburgh Dist 1 male over 16 5 males under 16 5 females Charles Conaway Orangeburgh Dist 1 male over 16 3 males under 16 1 female Caleb Conneway G Pendleton District 1 male over 16 2 males under 16 4 females X Edwin Conway NG Laurens County 1 male over 16 4 females X Robert Conway Georgetown Dist 1 male over 16 1 male under 16 3 females
1800 SC - Elizabeth was 30 - son born 1795 - all sons b SC - where are they? Caleb Conaway G Pendleton District 1 1 1 0 1 - 4 1 0 1 0 wife was Mary XJohn Conway G Lexington 0 1 1 0 0 - 1 0 0 1 0 Probably John Thomas Conaway - had daughter b1799 in Fairfield - by Lexington - ?brother of Elizabeth's husband X Edward Conway Newberry 0 0 1 0 1 - 0 1 0 0 1 Was this Edwin above Charles Coneway NG Laurens 3 1 0 1 0 - 2 0 0 - 0 Could this be Eliz husb? James Conaway NG Laurens 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 0 1 0 0 ?son of Charles X William Conway Kershaw 1 0 0 0 1 - 3 0 0 1 1 too old & wife too old X Robert Conaway Winyaw 0 1 2 0 1 - 0 1 0 0 1 Wife too old
1810 SC - Elizabeth 40 with 2 or 3 sons - where is she? Was she a widow, pregnant with Turner, living with her relatives? She was in Pendleton Dist 1820 - could Caleb & Mary be her in-laws? Caleb Connaway G Pendleton Dist wife Mary in 1800 - 1m u10, 1m16-26, 1m ov45, 2f u10, 2f 10-16, 1f ov45 X William Conaway Barnwell there 1820 3m u10, 1m 16-26, 1m 26-45, 1f u20, 1f 16-26 X Sarah C. Conway Newberry prob wife of Edward there 1800 1m u10, 1m 26-44, 1f ov45 X John T. Conneway Chester - Fairfield 1820 - John Thomas Conaway 1m u10, 1m 26-45, 2f u10, 1f 10-16, 1f 26-45 X Bonds Conway M Kershaw there 1820 6 females over 45 X John B. Conway NC Horry there 1820 1m 16-26, 1f u10, 1f 16-26 X Robert Conway NC Horry there 1820 1m u10, 1m 10-15, 1m over45, 1f 16-25, 1f over 45 Elijah Conway Darlington 1m over 45, 1f u10, 2f 10-16, 1f over45 Ezekial Conway Darlington 2m u10, 1m 10-16, 1m 26-45, 2f u10, 1f 10-16, 1f16-26 Samuel Cowinway Abbeville 1m 26-45, 1f u10, 1f 16-26
1820 SC Elizabeth Conaway Pendleton 1 0 1 1 0 0 - 1 1 0 0 1 sons ?male, Aaron, Turner & 2 daughters John Conaway G Pendleton 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 0 1 0 0 John b 1795 A. Conaway G Barnwell 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 0 1 0 0 is a younger Arthur William Conoway G Barnwell 3 0 0 1 1 0 - 1 0 1 0 0 is this the William in Ga later? Harriett Conaway M Kershaw 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 Bonds Conway M Kershaw none John T. Conaway M Fairfield 1 1 1 1 0 1 - 2 1 1 1 0 John Thomas Conaway see above John B. Conway NC Horry 1 0 1 1 0 0 - 1 2 2 1 0 probably son of Robert Robert Conway NC Horry 0 0 1 1 0 1 - 1 0 0 1 0
1830 SC John Conway G Barnwell Robert Conway G Barnwell William Conway G Barnwell Thomas Conway M Fairfield Anderson Conway M Fairfield Bond Conway M Kershaw Harriet Conway M Kershaw Rebecca Conway NC Horry probably wife of John B. or Robert there in 1820 Susan Conway NC Horry probably wife of John B. or Robert there in 1820
Here is a chart of the above census records to show the part of SC they lived in relation to Georgia: By Georgia Border Near Georgia Middle South Carolina North Carolina Border 1790 Arthur Edwin Robert Charles Caleb 1800 Caleb Charles William Robert John James Edward 1810 Caleb Sarah C. John T. Robert William Bonds John B. 1820 Elizabeth Harriett Robert A. Bonds John B John John T. William 1830 John Anderson Rebecca Robert Bond Susan William Harriett Thomas
SC Revolutionary War Soldiers SC Revolutionary War Soldiers - none fit as husbands for Elizabeth
Elizabeth Conaway Time Line
1770 - Elizabeth ?Turner who m.____ Conaway was born 1795 - John Conaway born1798 - Pendleton District, SC - created from Washington District1804 - Aaron Conaway born1804-1810 daughter Conaway born ?Lavin ia Conaway m. Harper Poore1810 - Barnwell District, SC Census William Conaway3 males under 10 - Alexander, John, Thomas 1 female under 10 1 male 16-26 1 female 16-26 1 male 26-45 - William was 26-30 1810-1820 daughter Conaway born - m. Shadrick Chandler (Irene wife of John S. Chandler) 1811 - Turner Conaway born1811-20 Elizabeth's husband died 1820 - Pendleton District, SC Census Elizabeth Conaway - husband died after 1810/11 1 male under 10 - ? Turner b1811 was 9 1 female 10-16 ?Irene (married John Shadrick Chandler) 1 male 16-18 - ?Aaron b1804 was16 1 female over 45 - Elizabeth was 50 1 male 16-26 - ?John was 25 John Conaway 1 male 16-26 - John 25 1 female under 10 1 female 16-26 - Cinthia 21 1 female over 45 - ?Cinthia’s mother Putnam County, Georgia Census William Conaway - don’t have statistics 1826 - Pendleton District, SC - dissolved - into Pickens & Anderson Counties, SC 1830 - Hall County, Georgia Census John Conaway 1 male under 5 - Norris 4 2 females under 5 - Viney & ? 1 male 5-10 - ? 2 females 5-10 - Rhoda & Mary Ann 1 male 30-40 - John 35 1 female 10-15 - Lucinda 1 female 30-40 - Cynthia Poore William Conaway - ?widower1 male 15-20 - ?Turner 19 2 females under 5 1 female 15-201 male 40-50 - William 46-50 2 females 10-15 1 female 60-70 - ?Elizabeth 60 Alexander Connaway 1 male 20-30 1 female under 5 1 female 15-20 Thomas Connaway 1 male 20-30 1 female 10-15 1 female 15-20 1 female 50-60 John Conaway 1 male 20-30 2 females under 5 1 female 20-30 South CarolinaAaron Conaway 1832 - Hall County, Georgia Elizabeth Conaway drew in land lottery as revolutionary war soldier widow in the county where she lived 1834 - Lumpkin County, Georgia Census (next to Hall County) Whites among the Cherokees # in family John Conaway 8 - was 28-30Turner Conaway 3 - was 23 1835 - John Conaway of Franklin County, GA, sold his land in Anderson Co. (formerly Pendleton) to John Poor Jr. Where did John get his land? John Conaway was living in Franklin Co, Ga. (near Hall Co) at that time. Was this inheritance of his wife Cinthia Poore?1840 - Cass County, Georgia Census Lumpkin County, Georgia CensusTurner Conaway John Conaway Turner Conaway John Conaway ?Turner married in Cass County 1 female 40-49 - Cynthia ?was Elizabeth in Cass Co when they took that census &Upson when they took that census? ?Where is William Conaway -Spartanburgh District, South Carolina Aaron Connoway1 male under 5 - Miles P. 1 female 20-30 - Martha 1 male 20-30 - was 36 1 male 60-70 - ?wife’s dad or ?William - he would have been 56-60 he was a widower in 18301850 - Cass County, Georgia Census Turner Conaway 39 SC John Conaway 55 SCJohn (b1843) 7 GA Cinthia 51 SCElizabeth (b1770) 80 SC Cinthia A. 16 GA In GA 8+ years John 14 GA Rosilla 12 GAAaron Conaway 46 SC Susan 10 GAMartha 30 SC Miles P. 10 SC Norris Conaway 24 SCJeremiah 8 SC Cinthia 22 SC Elisabeth 5 SC John 9 GA Turner 1 GA Hugh 6 GA In SC until last 4 years Mary 4 GA Leander 1 GA In Ga 16+ years 1860 - Cass County, Georgia CensusJohn Conaway 70 SC Turner Conaway 49 SC Aaron Conaway 55 SC Simantha 60 SC Mahala 49 GA Luisa 35 SCSusan 20 GA John W. 17 GA Jeremiah 18 SC -?for RS Jeremiah Nancy 17 GA Elizabeth 15 SC - ?for Aaron's motherJ. Conaway 29 GA Sarah 15 GA Turner 11 GA - ?for Aaron's brother H. 19 GA Mary 14 GA Aaron 5 GA - ?for himself Vina 11 GA Henry 3 GA - ?for who John Conaway m. Samuel 7 GA Does this indicate Hannah Boston Martha 4 GA Possible kin to 9/11/1859 Cass Co. Casa 3 GA Jeremiah RS? Was this the John age Henry B. 2 GA 14 in 1850 - son of Ann 1 GA John & Cynthia? Turner Conaway m. Mahaley Folkner 8/18/1856 Cass 1870 - Cass County, Georgia Census Turner Conaway 60 SC Aaron Conaway 55 SC Turner Conaway 23 GaMahalia 60 Ga Elizabeth 36 SC Martha 22 GaViny 21 Ga Elizabeth 26 SCSamuel 18 Ga Aaron 16 GAMartha 16 Ga Henry 14 GAFrances 15 Ga Samuel 11 GABomar 14 Ga Martha 2 GADove 11 Ga Margaret 14 GA - must be new wife’s dauDavis 10 Ga 1880 - Cass County, Georgia Census Turner Conaway 65 SC SC SC Mahala 56 GA GA GA Bomar 22 GA SC GA Martha 24 GA SC GA Frances 22 GA SC GA Davis 19 GA SC GA Dovie Copeland 20 GA SC GA - dau Samuel Conaway 26 GA SC GA Mary A. 21 GA GA GA Laura 3 GA GA GA Leora 1 GA GA GA
-------- Anderson Co. Deed book U pp. 3-4 1835 John Conaway to John Poor Jr. - was this Elizabeth’s son John who already was living in Georgia at the time? Notice his wife didn’t sign - she was probably back in Ga. Conveyance State of South Carolina Anderson District ________ that I John Conaway of John Conaway ?Franklin County in the State of Georgia in consideration of the sum of one To hundred and fifty dollars to me paid by John Poor Jr of Anderson District John Poor Jr. state of South Carolina have granted bargained sold & released _____ thesaid John Poor Junr all that tract of land containing fifty acres _____ lying on Big Creek waters of Saluda River in State of South Carolina and District of Anderson. Beginning on W 03 X W0 3 X on the creek thence running up the River _____ above the mouth of a branch to thence up the branch to the head of a spring about S 55 W 19 E thence S 18 W 1 E to a Dogwood 3X thence _____ to a ______ 3 X fence _____ to the beginning ______ gaining lands belonged to James ?Cooly ____ Samuel Williams and others together with all and singular the Rights ______ and appurtenances to the said ________ belonging in any wise incident or appertaining to have and to hold all and singular the premises before mentioned unto the said John Poor Jr. his land and assigns for ever and I do hereby bind myself my heirs Executors and Administrators to Warrant and forever defend all and Singular the said Premises into the said John Poor Jr. Vizt heirs and assigns against myself and against every person whatsoever lawfully claiming or to claim the same or any part thereof Witness my hand and seal this thirty first day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and thirty five and in the Sixty first year of Independence of the United States of America Signed Sealed and delivered in presence of Joseph Cox John (his X mark) Conaway SEAL John M. WordlawState of South Carolina Personally appeared John M. Wordlaw before me and made oath Anderson District he did see John Conaway sign seal and as his act and deed deliver the within deed for ________ deed_____ there mentioned and that Joseph Cox with himslef was a ______ being witness to the same Sworn to and subscribed before me the thirty first day of December 1835 Joseph Co____ JP John M. Wordlaw ------- Bartow County, Georgia: Deed Book C Page 263 Middleton W. Brown of Campbell Co., Ga. sold to Turner Conaway on 2 Mar 1838 160 acres in Cass Co. for $200.00. It was located in Lot 40 Dist 16 Sec 3. Deed Book G, Page 193 John Conaway, Harper Poor (md to Lavina
Conaway), Shadrick Chandler (John S. Chandler m Irene Conaway), and Aaron Conaway sold 160 acres to
Turner Conaway for $100.00. That happened on 1 April 1845. It was Lot 33 Dist 16 Sec 3.
Mansfield Simmons swore that this was correct on Jan 31, 1846, and the deed was recorded on Mar 9, 1846. Could Elizabeth have been the wife of Caleb Conaway?
1790 Caleb Conaway had 2 sons under 16 – wife Mary – 3 daughters
lived Pendleton 1794 Caleb Conaway & wife Mary sold 3
tracts of Land Pendleton Dist SC 1800 - 7 April Caleb Conaway & Mary Conaway -
sold 100 acres in Pendleton not recorded until 1825 1800 Caleb Conaway was over 45
born before 1755
lived Pendleton
Wife Mary – 26 to 45
born between 1755-1774
1 son under 10
born 1790-1800
1 son 10-16
born 1784-1790
1 son 16-26
born 1774-1784
4 daughters under 10
born 1790-1800
1 daughter 10-16
born 1784-1790 1810 Caleb Conaway – over 45
born before 1755
Wife over 45
born before 1765 Could
not be Elizabeth – too old - Elizabeth b. 1770
1 son under 10
born 1800-1810
1 son 16-26
born 1784-1794
2 daughters under 10
born 1800-1810
2 daughters 10-16
born 1794-1800 Mary’s
daughters 1770 Elizabeth ?Turner Conaway
born If
she m. Caleb it was after 1810 &
1810 she was 40 - almost past child bearing years. 1780-1784 William Conaway born – too
old to be Elizabeth’s child – could be child of Caleb & Mary 1795 John Conaway born 1804 Aaron Conaway born 1804-1810 daughter Conaway born
Lavinia Conaway m. Harper Poore 1811 - Turner Conaway born 1810-1820 daughter Conaway born - m.
Shadrick Chandler (Irene wife of John S. Chandler)
1820 Elizabeth Conaway widow
Pendleton District - son John already married listed separately
1 male under 10 Turner
b 1811 was 9
1 male 16-18
Aaron b 1804 was 16 1 male 16-26
?? who
John married & listed separately 1 female
under 10 Irene (m
John Shadrick Chandler) 1 female 10-16 Lavinia (m. 1825 Harper Poore)
1 female over 45 Elizabeth
was 50
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