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1834 census, Cherokee County, Georgia
1870 census, Hickory Flat District, Cherokee County, Georgia
EARLY SETTLERS OF CHEROKEE COUNTY
A list of the first settlers of Cherokee County (the county was cut off in 1832) is given by White (Historical Collections of Georgia, by Rev. George White) as a excellent authority on this period. The book lists persons known to have been in the area several years before records were kept: Daniel H. Bird, John P. Brooke, John Wagner, Gen. Eli McConnell, John McConnell, John B. Garrison. R.F. Daniel, James Daniel, William Grisham, John Epperson, Washington Lumpkin, Henry Dodd, Charles Christian, John Maddox, Thomas Johnston, William Greene, Samuel Tate, Peter Kuykendall, John P. Winn, James S. Dyer, Martin Evans, John M. Chambers, James Donaldson, Merrick Ford, E. Putnam, T. Chamlee, M. Chamlee, S. Rucker, James Dorris, David Rusk, John Hunt, Sen. John Leonard, William May, William Key, James Maddox, R. Bailey, John Mullins, John Pugh, John Henson, John Wheeler, Henry Wheeler, P.C. Boger, E. Dyer, and others.
The second term of court held in 1823, held in August, lists the following men as Grand and petit jurors:
Archibald Bradford, Squire Herren, James Chambers, Ferdinand Bailey, E.I. Maddox, Martin Evans, Ignatius A. Few, Lewis Winn, Strphen Harvey, John B. Garrison, Moses Perkins, Noble Timmons, A.C. Avery, Elias Putnam, James Wilson, Henry Maddox, Jesse J. Leonard, Tilman Chamlee, John M. Chambers, John P. Winn, William Lay, William Lawless, G.R. Glenn, John Waites, Emmanuel Corbin, Valentine H. Cain, Peter C. Boger, John Cannon, John Daniel, Wiley King, George Brock, John G. Maddox, Wiley Hammett, John Nix, Felix Moss, Larkin A. Ragsdale, Jabez J. Holcombe, Samuel Nelson, Aaron Moore, Hardy Moss, E.I. Brock, Seaborn Jones, William Priest, Rhea Paxton, John Timmons, Jonathan J. Johnson, James Couch, Joseph Bradford, John Blake, Jesse Stancil, John Nix, John Linley, Adam Barnett, Joel Leathers, George A. Bolch, William Aaron, Joseph Cagle, Seaborn Maddox, L. Peak, Lewis S. Langston, Joel Chandler, Martin Chamlee, Phillip McIntyre, Amos Chaffin, G.H. Trout, Ed Maddox,
E. Dyer, James Fetze, George Cox, Surry Eaton, William Kinningham, William Nix, James Neilor, William Tate, F.M. Lampkin, Edward Mins, R.G. Blythe, R.F. Fowler, N. McInear, N. Moore, Albert A. Winn, and John Lindley.
Additional Reference Source: Glimpses of Cherokee County, Celebrating Sesqucentennial, 1831-1981, by Cherokee County Historical Society, Dec. 1981, Industrial Printing Services, Inc.
Martin Chamlee his Last Will and Testament
State of Georgia Cherokee County
I Martin Chamlee of said State and County being of advanced age but of sound and disposing mind and memory, knowing that I must shortly depart this life deem it right and proper both as respects my family and myself that I should make a disposition of the property with which a kind providence has blessed me. I do therefore make this my last will and testament, hereby revoking and annulling all others by me heretofore made.
Item First
I desire and direct that my body be buried in a decent and christian and christianlike manner suitable to my circumstances in life, my soul I trust shall return to be with God who gave it, as I hope for salvation through the mind and atonement of the blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
Item Second
I desire and direct that all my just debts be paid without delay by my Executor hereinafter named and appointed.
Item Third
I give bequeath and devise to my beloved wife Annie Two Hundred and fifty dollars to be paid to her by my Executor as soon as that amount can be raised from the proceeds of the sale of my property by my Executor after my death.
Item Fourth
I give and bequeath to my daughter Dorcas A. Rusk one ninth of my estate after the two hundred and fifty dollars has been paid to my wife according to Item the Third. I give and bequeath to my son George B. Chamlee one ninth part of my estate after the two hundred and fifty dollars has been paid to my wife as directed in Item the Third. I give and bequeath to my daughter Mary C. Chamlee one ninth part of my estate after the two hundred and fifty dollars has been paid to my wife as directed in Item the Third of this my last will.
Item Fifth
I give and bequeath to my Grand children, heirs of my deceased Sons, Wm. L. Chamlee and Elisha Chamlee, and deceased daughters Nancy A. Day, Gatsey L. Pugh, Martha Jane Rusk, and Sanfrancisco Westbrooks, the whole of the remainder of my estate, each of my said grand children to share and share alike, that is one of said grand children to receive as much as another, except my grand son William H. Westbrooks who is to be paid One hundred dollars out of my estate bequeathed to my said grand children by my executor, then he the said William H. Westbrooks to share alike with my said grand children in the division of my estate bequeathed to them.
Item Sixth
I hereby constitute and appoint my friend and Son in law William H. Rusk, Executor of this my last will and testament this the 24th day of October Eighteen hundred and Eighty three (1883). (The named William H. Rusk underlined before signed)
Martin Chamlee
Signed sealed declared and published by Martin Chamlee as his last will and testament in the presence of us the undersigned who subscribed our names in the presence of said testator at his special instance and request and inand in the presence of each other this the twenty fourth day of October in the year One Thousand Eight hundred and Eight three (1883)
O. W. Putnam
J. H. Avery
J. C. Avery
Filed in Office July 30th 1890
The will of Martin Chamlee. Proven in Common form of law and order admitting the same to record at August Term 1890.
Recorded August 5th 1890
O. W. Putman ordinary
Annotated Obituaries from the Cherokee Advance, 1880-1938 - John Carver
Pg 55 July 25, 1890
Mr. Martin Chamlee died at his home near Hickory Flat last Monday. He was one of Cherokee's first settlers and best citizen. He leaves a host of relatives and friends to mourn his death.
Occupation: farmer
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