When viewing this 1830 United State Federal Census for Morgan County, Kentucky you will notice that on one side of Benjamin Wages is his son-in-law (Rebecca Wages) Joshua Wamble (Womble) and on the other side of Benjamin Wages is his son, Moses Wages.
Benjamin Wages is only listed on the roll of Revolutionary War Pensioners. He is not listed as private from Virginia Line receiving land bounties in Kentucky. We do see Lieutenant Colonel William Washington receiving land bounties in Kentucky.
Benjamin Wages did have Kentucky Land Grant of 50 acres which was surveyed 8 May 1825 in Morgan County, Kentucky at Water Course: Puncheon Camp Creek.
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Grantee:
Wages, Benjamin
Acres:
50
Book:
Q
Survey Date:
8 May 1825
County:
Morgan
Water Course:
Puncheon Camp Cr
Reference:
THE KENTUCKY LAND GRANTS
Volume 1
Part 1
CHAPTER VI KENTUCKY LAND WARRANTS (1816-1873)
THE COUNTIES OF KENTUCKY
page 761
More Info:
Grantee: Wages, Benjamin
Acres: 50
Book: Q
Page: 326
Date Survey: 5- 8-1825
County: Morgan
Watercourse: Puncheon Camp Cr
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. Kentucky Land Grants [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997.
Original data: Jillson, Willard Rouse. The Kentucky Land Grants. Vol. I-II. Louisville, KY, USA: Filson Club Publications, 1925.
Description:
This database contains the records of the Kentucky Land Office from 1782 to 1924. The work is intended as a source book for historical workers, genealogists, and others who need a complete and chronological index to the early documentary land records and history of Kentucky.
Here is some research work that one individual has shared on Ancestry.com website for the Wager and Wages family. I am not sure if this is our Wager or Wages family or not. I know that our Benjamin Wages from Morgan County, Kentucky is not listed. We might tie into this genealogy somewhere, but I do not know where or how at this point. Kathy
I would like to share some of the research I have been doing on the early families in the South. I believe these to be of English origin since the VA group served in the House of Burgess and one was a member of the Anglican Church. This is an ongoing project. Hope this will help dispell assumption that the origin of the name is only German.
WAGER/WAGES TIMELINE TO 1800
VIRGINIA, NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINAS
1691 WILLIAM WAGER Arrived Henrico, Co., VA Order Book and Wills, 1678-
1693 Book 2, Pg 432. Peter Rowlett petitioned for 450 acres for importing 9 persons into colony: William Wager, Susannah Smith, John Unite, John James, Eliza Smith, John Potter, Thomas Nicholls, Eliza Clarke, George Smith.(cited in Henrico County, Virginia Deeds 1677-1705, Benjamin B. Weisiger III, 1986)
1703 RICHARD WAGER May of that year; William Harrison of Prince George conveyed to Richard Starke of Surry Co., VA a tract of land in the latter Co, formerly owned by Richard Wager. (VA Magazine of History and Biography, Vol 32, p. 59.
1703 WILLIAM W. WAGER Witness to will of William Broadribb, Proved June 7,
1703 by Lawrence Usher & Wm Waiger in court; James City Co., VA (p. 64, Some Wills from the Burned Counties of Virginia and Other Wills Not Listed in Virginia Wills and Administrations 1632-1800, William Lindsay Hopkins, 1987)
1726 THOMAS WAGER Died Surry Co., VA (pg 166 book on Surry Co., VA)
1726 NICHOLAS WAGER Paid June 1, doorkeeper attending House of Burgesses (Notes from the House of Burgesses 1712-1726). Also in notes Nicholas Wager appointed Clerk to Committee of Privileges and to Elective and Public Claim.(William and Mary College Quarterly, vol 21, p. 257)
1727 NICHOLAS WAGER 2 Feb appointed door keeper of the House of Burgesses along with William Francis, William Johnson, and John Mundel. (William and Mary College Quarterly, Vol 22, p. 54, “Notes from the Journal of the House of Burgesses 1727-1734”). June 25 Pd 7.10 for doorkeeper (William and Mary College Quarterly, vol 22, p. 58)
1731 ROBERT WAGER Conveyed 166 acres for 25 pounds to William Pully, Jr. Recorded 15 March. (Surry Co., VA Deeds Book 8, 1730-1738, p. 166)
1731 JOHN WAGES Birth. Death reported in newspaper, Southern Patriot: Died, lately at his residence in Fairfield (SC), John Wages, in the 106th year of his age. Reported 17 Oct, 1837. Cited in Marriage and Death Notices from the Southern Patriot 1831-1848 Vol 2, 1986.
1732 ROBERT WAGER Witness will of John Cargill 19 April, Surry County, VA (Book 8, p. 182 as cited in Wills and Administrations of Surry Co., VA 1671-1750, Eliza Timberlake Davis)
1741 WM WEDGER His majesty’s ship, Orford, Muster Book: A list of officers and soldiers belonging to Col. Gooch’s American regiment borne for victuals only by order of Edward Vernon, June 1741 (Chichester): #7 William Wedger, d. (discharged) 29 Oct, 1742, Boyne. Bk titled “Colonial Soldiers of the South. Note: Gooch’s regiment existed 29 Dec 1739- 25 Dec 1742. Most recruiting done in
1740. The regiment was comprised of American men in the War of Jenkins Ear ( in
1731 Robert Jenkins was seized by pirates who cut off his ear)
1742 WILLIAM WAGER His majesty’s ship, Ludlow Castle, Muster Book: Supernumeries belonging to Col. Gooch’s Regiment borne for victuals per order of Admiral Vernon, William Wager, # 133, Capt. Stafford’s Co., 3rd BN, d.(discharged)26 Jul 1742, Chelsea. Bk titled “Colonial Soldiers of the South”, p. 172
1743 ? WAGER/ROBERT 18 Nov Will of Nicholas Maget to (Unreadable) Wager, son of Robert Wager, one Negro. Also in will was to wife, Ann, the labor of 6 Negroes for life then to son, Nicholas. Bequests to sons, Nicholas & Samuel Maget. To Nicholas, son of Samuel Maget one Negro. Bequest to Charity Pemlum Moody, daughter of Blanks moody. To son-in-law, Robert Judkins, one Negro. To son-in-law, Blanks Moody one Negro until John Spratley, son of John Spratley, late of James City, come to age of 21 yrs old. To daughter, Fortune Watkins. To daughter, Jane Sowerby. To Benj. King. Wit: Deborak King, Wm Browne, Jr., Benj King. Will recorded May 15 1745, Surry Co., VA (Book 9, p. 503 cited in Wills and Administrations of Surry Co., VA 1671-1750, Eliza Timberlake Davis, p. 91)
1744 WILLIAM WAGER JUNIOR Indenture 6 Feb between William Gooch and William Wager Junr, of James City Co., VA for 122 acres, a part of 3000 acres called Governors Land, James City Co., VA
1745 WILLIAM WAGER Test W. Wager (i.e. Clerk of Court) in case against William Nimmo Benjamin Waller, Elizabeth City County Court (found on search of rootsweb.com)
1746 WILLIAM WAGER 19 Feb at the request of John Lloyd, an agreement between Lloyd and Alexander McKenzie was recorded in Elizabeth City County Court. Recorded by Wm Wager, Clerk of Court
1748 WILLIAM WAGER Dec 6. Along w/William Tucker & George Wray settled estate of Mrs. Mary Bordland. Recorded Elizabeth City Co., VA Will Book 1737-
1749, p. 306 (cited in Wills and Administration of Elizabeth City Co., Virginia 1610-1800, Blanche Adams Chapman, 1941, pp. 107-108)
1748 ROBERT WAGER Witness to will of John Watkins, will made 18 June. Will proved 16 Jan 1749, Book 9, p. 631, Surry Co. (cited in Wills and Administrations of Surry Co. by Eliza Timberlake Davis, p. 139)
1748 MARY WAGES Daughter of Robert Wages marries in Surry Co., VA William Speed. She named a son b. in 1763 after her father…Robert Wages Speed… who in 1790 census is in the same Orangeburg District, SC as James Wages. Robert Wages Speed died 1 Jan 1826 in Oconee Co., Abbeville District, SC.
1748 WILLIAM WAGER Wm Wager, clerk at court in Elizabeth City Co., VA May 3 for will of Katherine Armistead (Tyler’s Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine, Vol 6, pp 252-253)
1749 ROBERT WAGER Witness to will of John Phillips. Other witness was Geo. Cryer. Established 20 May 1749 in Surry County Court, Book 9, p. 631(cited in Wills and Administrations of Surry Co., Eliza Timberlake Davis, p. 104)
1751 PRISCILLA WAGER Married Benjamin Harris, both in Maniken-town between 1750-1753. Recorded by Rev. William Douglas in his Parish Book, p. 31 (cited in The Douglas Register, Transcribed and Edited by W.M. Jones, 1973) (Believed to be the daughter of William Wager by the link w/child’s name b. 1764, Ann Hanson Hughes, which is same as Wm’s daughter..see 1760 entry for Ann Hinson Wager) According to info found from Fran Fletcher, Fmfco@flash.net, Priscilla was born abt 1710 and married in Goochland Co., which was formed in 1727 from Henrico Co. There were 5 children Henson Wager Harris, b. 1753; Phoebe Harris, b. 1755; Edith Harris b. 1757 in Cumberland Co formed in 1749 from Goochland Co.; William Wager Harris, b. abt 1766 in Cumberland Co.; and Benjamin Harris, b. abt 1762 in Cumberland Co., VA. These children are later found in Powhatan Co., VA. William Wager Harris married 9 Dec 1788 Mary Farrar in Powhatan.
1751 WILLIAM WAGER List of vestrymen Elizabeth City Parish with association to the Church of England. In 1783 the Church became the Protestant Episcopal Church. It was used and desecrated by the British in the War of 1812 and refurbished in the 1820’s. It is in Hampton, VA. (pp. 235-236, Old Churches, Ministers and Families of Virginia by Bishop William Meade. Orig published 1857, reprinted 1966) Note: others listed were Booth Armistead, George Wray, William Armistead, Henry Kings, Wilson Miles Cary, William Mallory, Jas. Wallace, John Tabb, Joseph Selden, Miles King, Cary Selden, Warlock Westwood, Merit Sweny, Robert Armistead, John Allen, Anthony Tucker, Baldwin Shephard, William Westwood, Charles King, Charles Jennings, Westwood Armistead, William Parsons, John Moore, Jacob Walker, Thomas Latimer, James Wallace, William Latimer, William Armistead, Booth Armistead, Wilson Miles Cary, William Mallory, Joseph Selden, Miles King, Robert Bright, William Brough, Thomas Allen, Robert Armistead, John Cowper, James Latimer, Thomas Watts, Samuel Watts, Miles Cary, William Loury, Benjamin Philips, William Armistead, Thomas Latimer, Robert Lively, John Cary, Dr. Wm Hope, J. W. Jones, Westwood T. Armistead, Col. G.A. Cary, Capt. T. Hope, Capt. J. Herbert, Dr. R.G. Banks, Capt. John F. Wray, Richard C. Servant, Samuel Dewbre.
1752 WILLIAM WAGER Feb, an account of person’s loss who tobacco damage at College of William & Mary, VA landing warehouse
1752 WILLIAM WAGER 5 Dec county militia roster Elizabeth City Co., VA: William Cary, Co LT; John Tabb, LtCol; Robert Armistead, Maj; Charles King Capt; Cary Selden Capt; Westwood Armistead, Capt; Roscoe Sweney, Lt; WILLIAM WAGER, Lt; Anthony Armistead, Lt; John Moore, Ens; George May, Ens. (Virginia’s Colonial Soldiers, Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck, 1988, p. 13)
1753 ROBERT WAGER 18 Nov Accounting by administrator, Estate of Robert Wager, Audit by the Court auditors William Seward and Will Salter, excepted by Eliza Wager, Surry Co., VA Will Book 10, pg 51,52; Inventory and Appraisal of estate 19 Nov last (1754) Household items, plantation equipage and tools L 261/1/6; admitted in Surry Co., Court, 22 June 1755.
1756 ROBERT WAGERS 17 Feb Account of estate of Thomas Pettway lists Robert Wagers. (p.56 of Surry Co. Deeds, Wills Etc 1754-1768, Book 10 as reported on p. 100 of Surry Co., VA Deeds and Estate Accounts 1757-1786, William Lindsay Hopkins)
1756 WILLIAM WAGER Printed journals of General Assembly-first session-March 25, 1756. Wm Wager was returned for Elizabeth City, VA but was unseated on contest and John Tabb seated. (p. 257, Vol 8, Virginia Magazine of History and Biography)
1756 ANN WAGER Teacher of Negro children for 12 yrs until her death, Surry Co., VA (p 35 book on Surry Co, VA)
1757 ROBERT WAGER 15 Nov account of estate of Fortune Watkins lists Robert Wager (p. 112 of Surry Co. Deeds, Wills, Etc 1754-1760, Book 10 as reported on p. 101 of Surry Co., VA Deeds and Estate Accounts 1757-1786, William Lindsay Hopkins.
1757 ARCHIBALD WAGER 31 Jan witness to sale of John Turner’s land by executors to William Cocke (Surry Co. Deed Book 7 1753-1760 as reported on p. 292 of Surry Co. Deed Book 7, 1753-1760 cited on pp 3-4 of Surry Co., VA Deeds and Estate Accounts 1757-1786, William Lindsay Hopkins, 1992. 17 Mar witness to sale of two lots in Cobham to William Maclin (p. 312 of Surry Co. Deed Book 7 1753-1760 as reported on p. 312 of Surry Co., VA Deeds and Estate Accounts 1757-1786, William Lindsay Hopkins. 20 May Witness to indenture betw Nathaniel Edwards and William Edwards for 590 acres (Brunswick Co. Deed Bk 6, p. 163) 18 July witness to rental of 50 acres land by Benjamin Harrison to Ricard Fuglar (p. 396 of Surry Co. Deed Book 7 1753-1760 as reported on p. 8 of Surry Co., VA Deeds and Estate Accounts 1757-1786, William Lindsay Hopkins.
1757 ARCHIBALD WAGER June 28 recorded by him in court record of John Niverson and Ann Tazewell an infant under 21 w/ assent of John Niverson her guardian., Brunswick Co., VA
1758 ARCHIBALD WAGER 25 July will of Robert Proctor presented in court of Brunswick Co., VA. Archd Wager, Cl(erk) of Court ( Will Book 3, Brunswick Co) 28 Nov By oath of Archd Wager indenture, seizure & receipt proved betw William Judkins of Surry Co. & Benjamin Mosely of Brunswick Co. (Brunswick Co. Deed Book 6, p. 302). 30 March Acted as Security for Marriage Bond of Joseph Carter and Mary Roberson; 28 Nov Acted as Security for Marriage Bond of Joseph Peebles & Mary Robinson (“Brunswick Co. Va. Marriage Bonds”, William and Mary Quarterly, Vol 20, pp 195-201
1758 WILLIAM WAGER, Capt 11 July chosen with John Tabb in election of two Burgesses for Elizabeth City Co., VA. Received 95 votes (William and Mary College Quarterly, Vol 6, pp 7-13; William and Mary College Quarterly, Vol 26, pp. 107-108)
1758 ROBERT WAGER 28 Aug 1758 Ann Cryer, widow of George Cryer, decd, William Cryer and Samuel Cryer to Nicholas Cryer for 50 pounds current money on 215 acres (being part of 430 acres left in the will of George Cryer, decd, dated 20 Dec 1753 to his wife and four above named sons bounded by Thomas Collier and Mr. Robert Wager, decd.( p. 463, Surry Co. Deed Book 7 1753-1760 as reported on p. 13 Surry Co., VA Deeds and Estate Accounts 1757-1786, William Lindsay Hopkins, 1992)
1759 WILLIAM WAGER 5 June along w/Curle Tucker acted as securities for Hannah Allen to administer the will of her husband James Allen , Order Book 1755-
1760, p. 230 (cited in Wills and Administration of Elizabeth City Co., Virginia 1610-1800, Blanche Adams Chapman, 1941, p. 82)
1759 ARCHIBALD WAGER Witness to indenture made 19 Apr betw William Lucas of Lunenburgh Co. and Samuel Lucas of Brunswick Co., VA of 400 acres adjoining land of Samuel Lucas, Robert Jones, Jr., David Lucas, and Archd. Wager. Deed Book 6, p 363 (Chalkley’s Chronicles of the Scotch Irish in VA) Also on 27 Aug of that year, Archd. Wager along with Francis Young, William Thornton, Joseph Parrish, John Bunkley and Roger Tillman indentures of 500 pounds and 100 pounds to Edward Goodrich ( apparently loans/pledges tied to Francis Young executing office of sheriff of Brunswick Co.) Brunswick Co. Deed Book 6, p. 402
1760 ARCHIBALD WAGER Appointed by Deputy Sec Nelson, acting for the Governor, Clerk of Court, Frederick Co. Term terminated for unknown reasons when James Keith on 4 May, 1762 produced commission as Clerk from the Secretary and was sworn into office. (p. 72, Shenandoah Valley Pioneers and Their Descendants: A History of Frederick County, Virginia, T.K. Cartmell)
1760 ARCHIBALD WAGER 21 Oct Archibald Wager of Frederick Co. to William Andrews of Surry Co. for 60 pounds current money 216 acres (being the land whereon his Father did formerly live. Witnesses: George Cryer, John Collins, Edward Barley, Jr. Recorded 17 Feb 1761. (p. 35 , Surry Co. Deed Book 8 1760-1769 as reported on p. 19 of Surry Co., VA Deeds and Estate Accounts 1757-1786, William Lindsay Hopkins, 1992) See Note for Archibald Wager 1 Feb 1762 and Richard Wager 1763. These notes establish Archibald as the son of Richard Wager.
1760 WILLIAM WAGER 5 Dec Court held for Elizabeth City Co., VA for assessing county levy. List of payees include Wm Wager for called Court for trial of Negro slave Tom belonging to Mosley Armistead for a felony…Wager granted 180 lbs tobacco; for called Court for the trial of Ben a Negro slave belonging to Westwood Armistead for a felony…Wager granted another 180 lbs of tobacco. W, Patton, goaler, his account was owed 725 lbs of tobacco but this was “assigned to Wm Wager” The list of payments to individuals is for services and for Wm is most likely payment for services as Clerk of Court. (pp. 170-171, Vol 20 William and Mary Quarterly)
1760 WILLIAM WAGER Will of Francis Blumfield, William Wager acted as security. Recorded 1 July, 1760, Order Book 1755-1760, Elizabeth City Co., VA (cited in Wills and Administration of Elizabeth City Co., Virginia 1610-1800, Blanche Adams Chapman, 1941, p. 107)
1760 ANNE HINSON WAGER/WILLIAM WAGER Will of Alexander Kennedy dtd 12 Aug 1760 “to Anne Hinson Wager, the daughter of my best friend, William Wager, all the money due me by bond from Mr. James Balfour). The heir at law was not found so William Wager qualified as executor of this will. Recorded 1 June, 1762 (Wills and Admin of Elizabeth City Co., VA 1610-1880, and Other Genealogical and Historical Items, Blanche Adams Chapman, 1941, p. 160)
1760 ELIZABETH WAGER Indenture 10 Jul betw Elizabeth Wager and Walter Peter for 20 pounds for one Negro girl named Amey. Witnesses Wm Cryer and James Buchanan. Indenture proved in court on 27 Jan 1761. Deed Book 6, p. 604. Also indenture 31 May between Elizabeth Wager and Peter & Belsehes of Surry County, VA for 89 pounds, 18 shillings for Negro slaves. Witnesses Walter Peter and James Buchanan. Indenture proved 27 Jan 1761. Deed Book 6, p. 607 (also cited in Chalkley’s Chronicles of the Scotch Irish in VA)
1761 ARCHIBALD WAGER 4 August recorded as Clerk of Court for Frederick Co, VA the will of Nicholas Lemen proven that day in court.
1762 ARCHIBALD WAGER 1 Feb Land, 216 acres, sold by William Andrews and wife Mary to William Harrison for 65 pounds being the land bought from Archibald Wager (p. 98 Surry Co. Deed Book 8 1760-1769 as reported on p. 23, Surry Co., VA Deeds and Estate Accounts 1757-1786, William Lindsay Hopkins, 1992)
1763 ARCHIBALD WAGER 6 Oct witness w/Adam Stephens to will of Robert Johnston, Frederick Co., VA (Abstracts of Wills, Inventories and Administration Accounts of Frederick County, Virginia, compiled by J. Estelle Stewart King, 1961, p. 41)
1763 RICHARD WAGER 17 May William Harrison of Prince George Co., & Richard Stark of Surry Co. to William Andrews of Surry Co for 65 pounds current money 216 acres (being the land Richard Wager formerly lived on. (p. 182 Surry Co. Deed Book 8 1760-1769 as reported on p. 28 of Surry Co., VA Deeds and Estate Accounts 1757-1786, William Lindsay Hopkins) See entries for Archibald Wager for 21 Oct 1760 & 1 Feb 1762.
1763 ROBERT WAGER Account of estate of John Nicolson shows payment to among a list Robert Wager. Recorded 15 Sept. (Sussex Co., VA Will Book A 1754-1764, p. 287)
1765 ARCHIBALD WAGER Account of estate of William Marriott, decd, lists Archibald Wager (p. 481 Surry Co. Deeds, Wills, Etc, Book 10 1754-1768 as reported on p. 108 of Surry Co., VA Deeds and Estate Accounts 1757-1786, William Lindsay Hopkins)
1765 WILLIAM WAGER Will dated 20 Oct. w/provisions for unborn child & wife, Bethea Wager. Executrix to be Bethea. Witnesses George Johnson, William Davis, Solomon Allmand. Will probated 28 Oct, 1784 Elizabeth City Co., VA. Bethea refused to be executrix so George Booker qualified as Executor. (cited in Wills and Administration of Elizabeth City Co., VA 1610-1800, Blanche Adams Chapman, 1941, p. 240)
1766 WILLIAM WAGER 5 Aug along w/John Riddlehurst and H. King examined account of the estate of James Baker, Elizabeth City Co., VA Will Book 176301771, p. 80 (cited in Wills and Administration of Elizabeth City, Co., Virginia 1610-1800, Blanche Adams Chapman, 1941, p. 97)
1766 ANN WAGER Will of William Hunter, Esq. leaves 7 Pounds for teaching Negro school. Will proven 19 May 1766 (William and Mary College Quarterly, Vol 7, p. 13)
1767 ARCHIBALD WAGER Witness to will of George Thomas dtd 7 May 1767. Other witnesses John Cardy Fox, Allen Wood, Ann Massenburg, Elizabeth City Co., VA (Wills and Administrations of Elizabeth City Co., VA 1610-1800…, Blanche Adams Chapman, 1941, p. 235)
1768 WILLIAM WAGER Wm Wager and George Wythe are on list of representatives of the Assembly of 1768 from Elizabeth City Co., VA ( VA Magazine of History and Biography, Vol 3, p. 427)
1770 HINSON WAGER HARRIS Married Edward Moseley 24 Sep in Cumberland Co., VA [dau of Priscilla Wager & Benj Harris & gdau of William Wager] (William and Mary College Quarterly, Vol 20, p.30 “Early Marriage Records of Cumberland Co., VA”
1770 BENJAMIN WAGES SC 30 Nov & 1 Dec. Lease & Release. Benjamin (his mark) Wages to Samuel Fulton, both of St. Marks Parish, Craven Co., for 130 pounds currency, 100 acres on a small branch of Rocky Creek; in said Parish, bounding on all sides on vacant land; granted 16 June by Lt. Gov. William Bull to Thomas Daniel; who conveyed to Wages. Witnesses: James Carr, William Thompson, George Adams. Before Peter Grant, J.P. Recorded 28 June 1773. Book E-4, pp 106-109 cited in SC Deed Abstracts 1719-1772 Abstracted by Clara A. Langely, 1984
1772 JAMES WAGES SC 26 & 27 March Witness along with Moses Duesto and George Roy to lease & release of Robert Bean to Thomas Smith for 50 pounds for 50 acres in Amelia Township adj land of John Campble (sic), Thomas Allison, and Robert Bean. Proved 2 Apr 1772 before Wm Thompson, J.P. by oath of Moses Disto (sic). Recorded 9 Dec 1776. SC Deeds. Book A-5, pp 321-324 cited in SC Deed Abstracts 1776-1783 abstracted by Brent H. Holcomb, 1994
1773 MRS. WAGER 26 Feb, in resolution at meeting of William and Mary College, VA that 4 loads of wood be sent to Mrs. Wager who has cared for some young Negroes belonging to the College.
1775 WILLIAM WAGER Paid 1 pound tax for his “chariot”. On list of wheel carriages in Elizabeth City Co., VA for 1775. Not listed for 1776. (Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol 26, p. 155)
1775 JAMES WAGES SC Lease & Release. 10 & 11 May John Bean of Amelia Township, Berkely Co. (SC) to James Wages of same, for 50 acres adj land of Thomas Smith Sr., John Mitchell, Jacob Powell, George Rowe (Roye?). Witnesses: Henry Hutto, John Cooke, Thomas Smith. Proved in Charlestown District before George Sheed by oath of Thomas Smith, 1 May 1777. Recorded 31 May 1777. SC Deeds Book P-4, pp. 513-515 cited in SC Deed Abstracts 1773-1778, abstracted by Brent H. Holcomb, 1993.
1779 WILLIAM WAGERS NC Deed from William Wagers to Fredrick Temper, Feb 17, Deed Book 7, pg 98. Mill Creek location, Anson Co., NC grant to John Rush July 5, 1774 sold to James Farr July 5, 1778, sold to William Wagers and Fredrick Templer Feb 17, 1779 (Pg 122, vol W)
1781 BENJAMIN WAGES SC Listed in muster of South Carolina Rangers as private in Major John Harrison’s Corps at Quarter House, SC 61 days 25 Oct-24 Dec. He is line no. 61. Attested to by John Jenkins, Deputy Muster Master, Provincial Forces.
1782 JAMES WAGES SC 1st Co of South Carolina Continental Troops commanded by Capt. Felix Warley. Muster roll of 11 Dec 1782. On Mar 19, 1783 muster roll he is shown on the Co muster roll w/term of enlistment as 3 yrs and 5 months.
1783 WILLIAM WAGE NC Among list of inhabitants of Anson County, NC who petitioned the General Assembly for a courthouse to be built on the plantation of William Burt instead of the planned courthouse in the middle of the county (Anson Co., North Carolina Abstracts of Early Records, May Wilson McBee, 1978, p. 138)
1783 ELIZABETH WAGER Tax list for Greenville Co., VA
1784 ELIZABETH WAGER Will dtd 25 Sept; Greenville Co., VA Bequests: Rebecca Clark, Mary Mooring (eldest daughter of Henry Smith), Elizabeth Judkins (daughter of George Cryer), Mary Smith (daughter of Samuel Maget), Nicholas Cryer, Rebecca Walter (daughter of William Waller), Sally, daughter of John Barnes, Ann Ross or her daughter Elizabeth Ross, Benjamin Chapman, and Samuel Cryer. Executors Walter Peter and John Rogers. Witnesses: Daniel Fisher, Mary Fisher. Admitted to probate 23 Dec, 1784, Greenville Co., VA Court. (Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol 24, p. 198)
1785 JAMES WAGES SC Issued 5 Sept: 63 pounds 15 shillings and six pence for 41 mos pay due him in the South Carolina Line in 1780-1783 per account audited. Annual Interest: 4 pounds, 9 shillings, 3 pence. Sub Entries to Indents issued in Payment of Claims Against South Carolina Growing Out of the Revolution, Book X, Part I. Edited by A.S. Salley, Jr., 1925.
1786 JAMES WAGERS SC 2 Oct Manuscript grant of 170 acres in Orange Co., SC (Vol 13, p. 444) Index to SC Land Grants 1784-1800
1788 JAMES WAGES SC, Chester Co. 10 Jan. James Wages infant orphan of James Wages deceased is assigned guardian Philip Walker who is to enter into bond according to law. Order Book A, Chester Co. Minutes Book, pg 202 cited in Chester County, South Carolina Minutes of the County Court 1785-1799. Brent H. Holcomb, 1979.
1790 DRURY WAGERS Anson Co., NC federal census
1790 DAWSON WAGERS Sampson Co., NC federal census
1790 SUBMIT WAGES Sampson Co., NC federal census NOTE: No males listed, only 2 females. Submit is widow.
1790 BENJAMIN WAGERS SR Edgefield, SC federal census
1790 LUCY WAGERS Edgefield, SC federal census
1790 BENJAMIN WAGES Edgefield District, SC federal census
1790 JAMES WAGES Orangeburg District, SC federal census
1790 MARY WAGES Charles Co., MD federal census
1791 DAWSON WAGES Grant No 355, Book F, pg 18 Sampson Co., NC Register of Deeds.
1800 WILLIAM WAGERS Chester Co, SC federal census
1800 JOHN WAGERS Fairfield Co, SC federal census
1800 BENJAMIN WAGERS Fairfield Co, SC federal census
Revolutionary War marker for Benjamin in the cemetery where he was buried.
http://www.carolana.com/SC/Revolution/revolution_battle_of_ninety_six.html
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 Historical documentation stated that this 1780 fort was located on the hill above Ninety-Six Village, was stockaded, had a formal fortification ditch and parapet protecting two blockhouses inside, and would have evidence of Lt. Col. Henry Lee's parallel approach trenches present. The town of Ninety-Six had thirteen structures besides the jail and courthouse. An embankment is visible on each side of the county access road leading to the Star Fort, which was built by the British. Loyalist Lt. Col. John Harris Cruger's original town palisade encompassed an area 220 by 400 feet. The north blockhouse was located in the northwestern corner of the palisade, and there was a bastion on the northeast corner. A palisade wall was on the south side. To the north and west, a ditch was located inside the palisade, but on the east side an interior ditch was lacking. This ditch may have been dug outside the palisade. The dirt would then have been thrown up against the stockade to give added protection. Excavations showed that the Star Fort and siegeworks varied in magnitude from specifications in the eighteenth century military manuals, but the basic placement and configurations conform to specifications. The British had secured Ninety-Six as a base of operations in the backcountry in June of 1780, and Lt. Gen. Charles Lord Cornwallis believed Ninety-Six would be crucial to control of the backcountry once the British Army moved northward out of South Carolina. Lord Cornwallis left Lt. Colonel John Harris Cruger, a loyalist from New York, in charge of Ninety-Six. Lt. Col. Cruger's instructions were to be "vigorous" in punishing rebels and maintaining order in the area. Lt. Col. Cruger used the fortified town of Ninety-Six as his base of operations to send forth numerous raids and skirmishes against the local Patriots. A series of events, beginning in autumn of 1780, put the success of the British Southern Campaign in doubt. In October of 1780, a Patriot militia force defeated Maj. Patrick Ferguson and his corps of loyalists at Kings Mountain. Brig. Gen. Francis Marion was campaigning against British Loyalists in the lowcountry of South Carolina, and Brig. Gen. Thomas Sumter maneuvered his Patriot forces against Loyalists targets in the South Carolina upcountry. In addition, Maj. Gen. Nathanael Greene, the new commander of the Continental Army in the south, had split his army to move more widely through the Carolinas. Lord Cornwallls, fearing for Ninety-Six and overall British control of South Carolina, sent units to remove the Patriot threat. The British lost many of the ensuing encounters including a significant defeat at the battle of Cowpens in January of 1781. Lord Cornwallis and Maj. Gen. Greene met each other in March of 1781 at Guilford Court House in North Carolina; the British won this encounter but lost nearly a third of its force including some of the best officers. Lord Cornwallis then moved his army to Wilmington, North Carolina, and Maj. Gen. Greene turned his attention back to South Carolina and sacking Ninety-Six. Maj. Gen. Greene hoped to loosen the British hold on the backcountry by taking Ninety-Six and forcing the enemy back to Charlestown. Maj. Gen. Greene set siege to Ninety-Six in May of 1781, but never took the fort. He was forced to lift the siege a month later as British reinforcements advanced toward Ninety-Six. The British abandoned Ninety-Six in July and moved back to the coast, just as the Patriots had wanted. This signaled the end of British control of the interior. The Southern Campaign was over. British forces surrendered at Yorktown four months later, effectively ending the war. The last Patriot attack was led by Lt. Samuel Seldon of Virginia with Lt. Isaac Duval of Maryland. Capt. Joseph Pickens, brother of Gen. Andrew Pickens was killed in this seige. | ||||
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| Since the early April, the British had lost Fort Balfour (Harden), Fort Watson (Marion/Lee), Orangeburgh (Sumter), Friday's Ferry (Hampton), Fort Motte (Marion), Fort Granby (Lee), Fort Galphin (Lee/Hammond), and had evacuated from Camden - the only three significant British outposts outside of Charlestown were now Augusta (GA), Georgetown, and the large British contingent at Ninety-Six. When the British gained control of Ninety-Six after the Fall of Charleston in May of 1780, they then surrounded the town with a stockade and rebuilt Fort Williamson. Beyond the town was another redoubt known as the Star Fort. It was two hundred feet in diameter and had ten salients or star points. A ditch and an abatis surrounded the Star Fort, which would become the principle British position during this final siege. Lt. Col. John Harris Cruger knew that the Star Fort was the key to British defenses here and he prepared quite well for the inevitable siege that was now upon him. Additionally, the town of Ninety-Six was surrounded by tall walls built upon an elevated site that provided a clearing of one mile around the exterior. Before leaving the outpost to its own devices, Lt. Gen. Charles Lord Cornwallis dispatched Lt. Henry Haldane of the engineers to assess the fort and to improve its defenses. Lord Cornwallis also sent a brass 3-pounder along with a wagonload of entrenching tools. Lt. Haldane constructed an additiona fortification west of the town, a hornwork built upon Fort Williamson known as Holme's Fort. A covered runway extended from the jailhouse and down a slope into a ravine, where a small stream flowed - the fort's water source. An earth bank, in which an abatis had been constructed, reinforced the exterior of the stockade walls. The abatis would slow down an assaulting force so that cannon and small arms fire could eliminate them. Within the fort several blockhouses had been built. A portable gun platform had been built on which the British placed their three brass 3-pounders. When Francis, Lord Rawdon abandoned Camden, he sent messages to Lt. Col. Cruger ordering him to evacuate Ninety-Six and to join Brown in Savannah. Brig. Gen. Andrew Pickens's men intercepted these orders and kindly informed Maj. Gen. Nathanael Greene, who moved his force towards Cruger - arriving at Ninety-Six on May 21st. Maj. Gen. Green had his men to throw up earthwords for his own 3-gun battery before the sun came up on May 22nd. His guns were about 130 yards from the Star Fort. Continental engineer Thaddeus Kosciuszko laid out the siege lines in the typical European pattern. Throughout this first day, the Patriot artillery fired round after round into the Star Fort. Maj. Gen. Greene knew it would be a waste of time to ask for the fort to surrender, so he jumped right into the foray. By not asking was considered an insult according to the customs of the day. To hell with the British and their customs. By midday, Lt. Col. Cruger "stung with indignity" moved his portable artillery platfor on the wall of the redoubt and that night his battery opened fire on the Patriots. This firing was merely a ruse, and was a covering fire for a detachment of 30 Loyalists from DeLancey's Brigade led by Lt. John Roney. The Loyalists sallied out of the fort and killed several of a nearby trench working party. They filled the trench back up, captured a few slaves carrying loads of entrenching tools, and marched them back into the fort. Lt. Roney died of wounds he received on this mission. Kosciuszko began a new parallel farther back, about 1,200 yards from the fort. Digging was slow and tedious due to the rocky soil and the heat. Construction was periodically impeded at night with more Loyalist sallies out of the fort firing upon the work parties. On June 3rd, the second parallel was completed and the Patriots' were within 180 yards from the Star Fort. Maj. Gen. Greene now sent in Col. Otho Williams with a surrender proposal, but Lt. Col. Cruger refused, as expected. Maj. Gen. Green then attempted the "old fire arrow trick." Lt. Col. Cruger responded by tearing off all roofs from the buildings and exposing those within to the elements each night. Then, the Patriots attempted a mine underneath the walls of the fort, but the mouth of the mine was discovered. There was an intense fight for it. One casualty was Kosciuszko with a bayonet wound. Another was Capt. Joseph Pickens - Brig. Gen. Andrew Pickens's brother - who was killed. Next, Maj. Gen. Greene ereceted a forty-foot Maham Tower on June 6th. This forced the Loyalists to put up sandbags with loopholes between them. Greene reported, "Not a Man could shew his Head but he was immediately shot down." Lt. Col. Cruger attempted to destroy the Maham Tower with heated cannon balls, but since the logs were green the tower would not ignite. On June 8th, Lt. Col. Henry Lee and his Legion joined the seige. Then, Brig. Gen. Andrew Pickens came forth and marched his prisoners taken at Augusta in front of the defenders of Ninety-Six. This infuriated the Loyalists. Lt. Col. Lee recommended that Maj. Gen. Greene focus his efforts on Fort Holmes, which guarded the enemy's water supply. A second parallel was begun to keep the spring under fire. Squire William Kennedy of the 2nd Spartan Regiment and another sharpshooter (Maj. Thomas Young*-see below) shot two men at the spring from 200 yards, causing all within the Star Fort to look around for where the killers were located. This significantly slowed down those going after water. The Loyalists then sent naked slaves out at night with a single pail to get water for the garrison. On a dark and cloudy day, Lt. Col. Lee decided to make a second attempt at burning the fort. Sgt. Whaling and ten men from the Legion were supposed to carry bundles of incendiary materials and set the garrison on fire. Sgt. Whaling knew that this was a suicide mission. He dressed himself neatly, told his friends goodbye, and slipped into the enemy's ditch. An alarm was sounded, and the Loyalists attacked with a vengeance. Four of Lee's men returned, only one not wounded. Sgt. Whaling was killed - he only had two days until his enlistment expired. On June 11th, Maj. Gen. Greene learned that a relief column of 2,000 soldiers under Francis, Lord Rawdon were on the way from Charlestown. Many were fresh recruits from Ireland and were not accustomed to the heat of South Carolina in the Summertime. Maj. Gen. Greene immediately dispatched orders to Brig. Gen. Sumter and Brig. Gen. Marion to gather their militias, get in front of Lord Rawdon, and do everything possible to delay his arrival to Ninety-Six. He also ordered Lt. Col. William Washington and Brig. Gen. Andrew Pickens to go help Brig. Gen. Marion in any way they could. Sumter's partisans did strike Lord Rawdon's column, but he didn't have many men supporting him at that point in time. Worse, Brig. Gen. Marion could not get his men up to speed quickly enough to even find Lord Rawdon, much less to slow him down. Maj. Gen. Greene then decided to take the fort by force - time was quickly running out for the Patriots. On June 17th, a heavy artillery barrage was aimed at Fort Holmes to soften it up for the upcoming attack. The fire was so heavy that the Loyalists abandoned Fort Holmes - and their only water supply. In a two-pronged attack, one fource was commanded by Lt. Col. Richard Campbell with a detachment of VA and MD Continentals going after the Star Fort. The other force was made up of Lt. Col. Henry Lee's Legion Infantry and the NC and DE Continentals led by Maj. Michael Rudolph going after Fort Holmes. At noon on June 18th, the Patriots opened up with another intense artillery fire. Maj. Rudolph led his troops across the moat and after an hour of fighting was able to force his way into Fort Holmes. This he finally held, now waiting for Lt. Col. Campbell's attack on the Star Fort. Campbell's men raced into the the ditch around the Star Fort armed with long poles with hooks on one end. The men attempted to pull down the sandbags from the parapets and expose the defenders to fire from the Maham Tower. The enemy could not fire down upon the attackers without exposing themselves to the riflemen in the tower. Axe men cut down the abatis, and fascines were thrown into the ditch to fill it in. When Lt. Col. Cruger saw the sandbags falling into the ditch, he took immediate action. He sent out two elements of Delancey's Loyalists with bayonets affixed to take out the hookmen. There was a brief and bloody encounter in the ditch, with the Patriots getting the worst of it. Lt. Col. Campbell's men were driven back with heavy losses. The attack was a failure. Maj. Gen. Greene requested a cease fire to exchange prisoners and bury the dead, but Lt. Col. Cruger refused. He knew that whomever won would be allowed to bury the dead. The next morning, Green lifted his siege and marched away. He stopped his army about twenty miles away and learned that Lord Rawdon marched into Ninety-Six in the afternoon of June 21st. Brig. Gen. Andrew Pickens was sent to take the sick and wounded to Fish Dam Ford. He quickly turned around and led his men back to Long Canes to show the people that Greene's army was not retreating. Lord Rawdon initially considered chasing Maj. Gen. Greene, but when he learned that the baggage train was within twenty miles he changed his mind. He replaced his sick and wounded with fresh ones from the garrison at Ninety-Six. He ordered his men to leave all gear that was not needed, including the knapsacks and blankets, and he marched back out of Ninety-Six on June 23rd. After a forty mile march, Lord Rawdon caught up with Greene's rear guard, consisting of Lee's Legion and Kirkwood's Delawars, but the British were no longer able to fight. More than fifty of his men had died of heat exhaustion - all wearing heavy woolen uniforms in the 100 degree heat. To make things worse, Greene had dismantled all mills along the way so there would be no provisions for the enemy. Lord Rawdon then returned once again to Ninety-Six and immediately realized that he could not hold the town much longer. He marched out on June 29th with 800 men and 60 horses. He was expecting to meet up with Lt. Col. Alexander Stewart, but Stewart had received incorrect orders and had returned to Dorchester. Maj. Gen. Greene then ordered Lt. Col. Lee, Kirkland, and 100 militia under Maj. Alexander Ross (?) to continue to harrass Lord Rawdon's retreat. Lt. Col. Cruger remained at Ninety-Six to protect the Loyalists who were gathering all their belongings. On July 8th, Lt. Col. Cruger destroyed the fort and escorted all who wanted to go to Charlestown to remain under British protection. Ninety-Six was now back in Patriot hands. The only remaining British outposts were Dorchester, Moncks Corner, and perhaps a small garrison at Nelson's Ferry on the Santee River. These would not last much longer either. The Patriots wanted the British back in Charlestown where they could be easily watched in one location and not spread out all over their lands. *"As we every day got our parallels nearer the garrison, we could see them very plain when they went out to a brook or spring for water. The Americans had constructed a sort of moving battery, but as the cannon of the fort were brought to bear upon it, they were forced to abandon the use of it. It had not been used for some time, when an idea struck old Squire Kennedy (who was an excellent marksman) that he could pick off a man now and then as they went to the spring. He and I took our rifles and went into the woods to practice at 200 yards. We were arrested and taken before an officer, to whom we gave our excuse and design. He laughed, and told us to practice no more, but to try our luck from the battery if we wanted to, so we took our position, and as a fellow came down to the spring Kennedy fired and he fell. Several ran out and gathered around him and among them I noticed a man raise his head and look round as if he wondered where that shot could have come from. I touched my trigger and he fell, and we made off for fear it might be our time to fall next." The above comes from the memoirs of Maj. Thomas Young, and provided by Ken Green (a gggg-nephew) in January of 2011. | ||||
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| Maj. Gen. Nathanael Greene - Commanding Officer VA Continental Brigade led by Brig. Gen. Isaac Huger with 421 men in two regiments: VA 1st Regiment led by Lt. Col. Richard Campbell with Capt.-Lt. Samuel Selden VA 2nd Regiment led by Col. Samuel Hawes with Capt. John Marks MD Continental Brigade led by Col. Otho H. Williams with 427 men in two regiments: MD 1st Regiment led by Col. John E. Howard with the following four (4) known companies, led by: MD 2nd Regiment led by Maj. Henry Hardman with the following two (2) known companies, led by: DE Regiment Detachment led by Capt. Robert Kirkwood with 60 men Lee's Legion - Lt. Col. Henry Lee with 150 men in the following known units: 1st NC Regiment of Continentals detachment led by Maj. Pinketham Eaton with 66 men in the following four (4) known companies, led by: Engineers led by Col. Count Thaddeus Kosciuszko 1st Continental Artillery Regiment of VA, 1st Battalion led by Col. Charles Harrison with 100 men, including Capt. Samuel Finley and Capt. Samuel Otterson and four 6-pounders VA Militia Detachment led by Capt. Jeremiah Pate with 100 men SC 3rd Brigade of Militia/State Troops led by Brig. Gen. Andrew Pickens with 400 men in the following units: Upper Ninety-Six District Regiment led by Col. Robert Anderson, Lt. Col. William Farr, Lt. Col. James McCall, Maj. Andrew Hamilton, Sr., with seventeen (17) known companies, led by: Little River District Regiment led by Col. Joseph Hayes, Lt. Col. Levi Casey, Maj. James Dillard, with eight (8) known companies, led by: New Acquistion District Regiment detachment led by Lt. Col. William Henderson, with five (5) known companies, led by: Turkey Creek Regiment detachment led by Col. Edward Lacey, with five (5) known companies, led by: Lower Ninety-Six District Regiment detachment of three (3) known companie,s led by: Hammond's Regiment of Light Dragoons detachment led by Lt. Col. Samuel Hammond, with two (2) known companies, led by: Lower District Regiment detachment led by Col. David Glynn, with one (1) known company, led by: Smith's Independent Company of SC State Troops led by Maj. William Smith with Capt. Hugh Bratton and unknown number of men SC 1st Brigade of Militia/State Troops led by "Unknown," with the following units: Roebuck's Battalion of Spartan Regiment detachment led by "Unknown," with seven (7) known companies, led by: 2nd Spartan Regiment detachment led by Col. Thomas Brandon, Maj. Benjamin Jolly, Maj. Thomas Young, with six (6) known companies, led by: SC 1st Regiment of State Dragoons detachment led by Col. Wade Hampton, with three (3) known companies, led by: 1st Spartan Regiment detachment led by Maj. Josiah Culbertson, with two (2) known companies, led by: Fairfield Regiment detachment of two (2) known companies, led by: Orangeburgh District Regiment detachment led by Maj. Peter Oliver with unknown number of men Hampton's Regiment of Light Dragoons detachment of one (1) known company, led by: SC 2nd Brigade of Militia/State Troops led by "Unknown," with the following units: Berkeley County Regiment detachment led by Maj. Benjamin Smith with unknown number of men NC Militia led by "Unknown," with the following known units: Rutherford County Regiment of Militia (NC) detachment led by Lt. Col. James Miller and Maj. Richard Lewis, with three (3) known companies, led by: Wilkes County Regiment of Militia (NC) detachment led by Lt. Col. James Miller and Maj. Richard Lewis with four (4) known companies, led by: Lincoln County Regiment of Militia (NC) detachment of one (1) known company, led by: Burke County Regiment of Militia (NC) detachment of three (3) known companies, led by: Rowan County Regiment of Militia (NC) detachment of two (2) known companies, led by: Guilford County Regiment of Militia (NC) detachment of one (1) known company, led by: Granville County Regiment of Militia (NC) detachment of one (1) known company, led by: Caswell County Regiment of Militia (NC) detachment of one (1) known company, led by: Nash County Regiment of Militia (NC) detachment of one (1) known company, led by: Total Patriot Forces - 1,624 | ||||
