Husband Benjamin Grooms
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Wife Jane Townsend
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1 F Keziah Grooms
Born: 13 Apr 1818 - South Carolina 1
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Died: 24 Mar 1902 - Cartersville, St Johns, Florida 1
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Spouse: George Carter
Marr: 19 Dec 1836 1
Husband Benjamin F. Guest
Born: 1848 4
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Father: Miles Jackson Guest
Mother: Hulda Kight
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Wife Mary Ann Waldron
Born: 1845
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Father: Elias David Waldron
Mother: Nancy Banner Thomas
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1 M Elias M. J. Guest
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Husband Benjamin W. Guest
Born: 1814 - South Carolina
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Father: William Guest
Mother: Agnes
Marriage: 1844 - Ware County, GA
Wife Georgia Ann Waldron
Born: 9 Oct 1817 - Bryan Co., GA 566
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Died: 10 Sep 1899 - Pierce Co., GA 566
Buried: - Rehobeth Church Cemetery Pierce Co., GA 567
Father: Oliver Waldron
Mother: Ann Sylvester
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General Notes: Husband - Benjamin W. Guest
Indian War
General Notes: Wife - Georgia Ann Waldron
Rehobeth Church Cemetery Pierce Co., GA
Husband Miles Jackson Guest
Born: 8 Mar 1810 - Barnwell County, SC 4
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Died: 7 Mar 1865 - Clinch County, GA 4
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Father: William Guest
Mother: Agnes
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Wife Hulda Kight
Born: 10 Apr 1812 - Georgia 4
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Died: 30 Sep 1882 - Clinch County, GA 4
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1 M Benjamin F. Guest
Born: 1848 4
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Spouse: Mary Ann Waldron
General Notes: Husband - Miles Jackson Guest
GUEST, Miles Jackson RICE, John Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103329710/nancy_ann-rice: accessed December 5, 2025), memorial page for Nancy Ann Guess Rice (1782\endash 1863), Find a Grave Memorial ID 103329710, citing North Cemetery, Du Pont, Clinch County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by 4-854 (contributor 50108417).
GUY, WILLIAM. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/211236532/bathsheba-guy: accessed December 6, 2025), memorial page for Bathsheba Thomas Guy (1819\endash 1880), Find a Grave Memorial ID 211236532; Maintained by Roger Dale Griffis (contributor 49692718).
Esther Crews
1810-1865
CLINCH
MILES JACKSON GUEST was born in Barnwell District, South Carolina, March 8, 1810, son of William and Agnes and grandsn of John Guest, R.S., who died in that county in 1828. William Guest had a sister, Nancy (or Ann) and her husband, John Rice, who moved to Georgia also and resided in Clinch County. With his parents, M. J. Guest moved to Tattnall County, Georgia, and soon after was married to Miss Hulda Kight who was a sister of Hiram Kight of Clinch County. She was born April 10, 1812, in Georgia and died at her home in Clinch County, September 30, 1882. Their children were:
1. William Allen
2. Miles Jackson
3. Hiram Walker
4. John Powell
5. James
6. Elizabeth
7. Mary
8. Benjamin F.
9. Darkis Matilda
10. Francis Marion
About 1834-1836 Mr. Guest removed to Ware County and granted lands from the State, mostly in the 8th district of his county. He built his home on some of these lots, cleared up and operated a large plantation with slave labor, near the present village of Manor, Ware County. In 1861 he exchanged these lands for the holdings of Duncan Giddens in northern Clinch County, consisting of about 3000 acres, plantation, millpond and watermill, etc. He moved there and continued to live there until his death March 7, 1865. He and his wife are buried in the nearby Guest Millpond Cemetery. His widow and Rev. Guilford Lastinger were the administrators on his estate, and sold the Guest holdings except the dower-lands, to Fisher Griffin in 1866. John Moore became the owner of this property at sheriff's sale in 1868, and operated the farm and water mill until the 1880s when he sold same to Francis Marion Guest, youngest son of Miles J. Guest, and who owned the same until his death in 1907.
Mr. Guest served three terms as Sheriff of Ware County: 1836-1838, 1844-1846 and 1850-1852. He was deputy clerk of the superior court a short while, also in the Indian War he served as a private in Capt. David J. Miller's company of Ware county militia in 1838.
Census References: 1830, Tattnall; 1840, 1850, 1860, Ware.
Husband John Rice 4
Born: 20 Mar 1783 - Barnwell District, S.C. 4
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Died: 1855 - Du Pont, Clinch County, Georgia, USA 4
Buried: - North Cemetery, Dupont, Clinch County, Georgia
Father: Aaron Rice 4
Mother: Elender Rhoden
Marriage: Abt 1804 4
Wife Nancy Ann Guest 4
AKA: Ann Guest
Born: 1782 - Barnwell County, South Carolina, USA 4
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Died: 1863 - Clinch County, Georgia, USA 4
Buried: - North Cemetery, Dupont, Clinch County, Georgia
Children
1 F Elizabeth Rice 4
Born: 1805 - Barnwell District S.C. 4
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Died: 1863 4
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Spouse: Samuel Rentz
2 F Christina Rice
Born: 25 Oct 1807 - Barnwell District, SC 4
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Died: 24 Sep 1890 4
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Spouse: Jacob Lightsey
Marr: 7 Jan 1830 - Barnwell County, SC 4
3 F Mehala Rice
Born: 1 Dec 1814 - Barnwell District, SC 4
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Died: 18 Feb 1886
Buried: - Prospect Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Du Pont, Clinch County, Georgia
Spouse: Malachi Monk 4
4 F Rachel Rice
Born: 1 May 1816 - Barnwell District, South Carolina 4
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Died: 2 Oct 1892 - Clinch County, Georgia, USA
Buried: - Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery, Mayday, Echols County, Georgia, USA
Spouse: Samuel Lightsey 4
5 M John Guest Rice
Born: 1821 - Barnwell District, SC 4
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Died: 1863 - Lowndes (now Clinch) County, Georgia 23
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Spouse: Elender Sellers 3
6 F Sarah Rice
Born: 1823 - Barnwell District, South Carolina 4
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Died: 1855 - Clinch County, Georgia, USA
Buried: - North Cemetery, Dupont, Clinch County, Georgia
General Notes: Husband - John Rice
1783-1855
CLINCH
JOHN RICE was born March 20, 1783 in Barnwell District, South Carolina, a son of Aaron Rice, R.S. He married Ann Guest, born 1783, daughter of John Guest of Barnwell District, about 1804, and had the following children:
1. Elizabeth
2. Christina
3. Mehala
4. Rachel
5. John Guest
6. Sarah
These children all moved to Georgia with their parents in 1833 though some were married at the time. Mrs. Rice and her daughters, Mehala and Rachel and Mrs. Rentz all united with Union Church, May, 1833, by letter from Springtown Baptist Church, Barnwell District, South Carolina. Mrs. Rice died a member. Mr. Rice was baptized into Union Church on a profession of faith, November 7, 1840; was expelled October 8, 1842; restored October 7, 1854 and expelled again February 10, 1855.
When the Rice family moved to Georgia they located and lived the first few years in the 719th district of Ware County and in the territory now in Clinch County. The 719th district is now wholly in Echols County but in those days embraced the southern half of present Clinch County, as well as most of present Echols. The Rice home was on Suwannoochee Creek, near the present town of DuPont. He died there.in 1855. After his death, Mrs. Rice made her home with her children. She died 1863 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Rentz, in Echols County.
Mr. Rice served as a private in Capt. Jesse Carter's company of Lowndes County militia in 1838 in the Indian War.
Note: Mrs. Rice's name appears in later records as "Nancy" instead of "Ann" the former being a derivative of the latter.
Census References: 1810, Barnwell Co., South Carolina; 1840, 1850, Ware; 1860, widow appears both in Echols with Samuel Rentz and family and in Clinch with her son, J. G. Rice.
General Notes: Wife - Nancy Ann Guest
Husband Moses Lee 106
Born: 15 May 1726 - Virginia 106
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Died: 14 Dec 1804 - Marion County, SC 106
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Marriage: Abt 1778 106
Wife Sara Electa Guilford
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1 M John Lee
Born: - Johnston County, North Carolina
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Died: 15 Oct 1846 - Ware County, Georgia
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Spouse: Elizabeth Stephens
Marr: 28 Dec 1796 - Wayne County, North Carolina
2 M Jesse Lee
Born: 1780 - Marion District, South Carolina 28
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Died: 1853 - Lowndes (now Lanier) County, Georgia 28
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Spouse: Sarah
3 M Joshua Lee
Born: 1782 - Georgetown, South Carolina 553
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Died: 1855 - Clinch County, GA 553
Buried: - Prospect Cemetery, Clinch Co., Georgia, USA 553
Spouse: Martha Ford 554
Marr: Abt 1800 - Marion County, SC 23
4 F Mary Lee
AKA: Polly
Born: 1796 - Barnwell District, South Carolina 267
Christened: 11 Feb 1832 - Union Primitive Baptist Church 267
Died: Abt 1865 267
Buried: - Union Primitive Baptist Church, Lakeland, Lanier County, Georgia
Spouse: Samuel Carter
Husband Banner Guy
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Wife Tabitha Waldron
Born: 6 Jun 1841 133
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Father: Oliver Asbury Waldron
Mother: Chloe Howard
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Husband William Guy
Born: 1813 - Georgia 568
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Died: 1864
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Marriage: Abt 1837 - Georgia 568
Wife Bathsheba Thomas
Born: 1819 - Liberty Co., GA 568
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Died: 1880 - Pierce County, Georgia
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Father: John Banner Thomas Senior
Mother: Mary Mixon
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1 F Mary Ann Guy 3
Born: 1838 3
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Spouse: Lazarus Dowling
2 F Bathsheba Guy
Born: 1 Feb 1850
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Died: 26 Feb 1918
Buried: - Sardis Cemetery, Folkston, Charlton County, Georgia
Spouse: Hampton Micajah Crews
Marr: Abt 1878
3 M Ransom Guy
Born: 1854 3
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Spouse: Candacy Griffin
General Notes: Husband - William Guy
William Guy was born in this state in 1813, a son of William and Ann Guy. William moved to Ware County soon after his marriage about 1837 to Bathsheba Thomas, born 1815, in Liberty County, daughter of Banner Thomas, Sr., and his wife Mary. Mr. and Mrs. Guy had the following children:
1. Mary Ann
2. Banner
3. Hester
4. Benjamin
5. Nancy
6. William, Jr.
7. Bathsheba
8. Ransom
9. Lucretia
10. Tobitha
Mr. Guy's home-place was in the eastern part of Ware County in the portion now Brantley County. He lived on a farm where David Hickox in recent years lived, several miles west of Hoboken. He was elected in 1857 to the General Assembly as Representative from Ware County, and introduced the bill which was passed at the 1857 session creating the new county of Pierce. The creation of the new county had put him into it, and he resigned his legislative seat before his term had expired.
William Guy was ensign in the militia of the 584th District, Ware County, 1835-1846, and participated in the Indian War. He served as a private in Capt. James A. Sweat's company of Ware County militia June 9th to Aug. 19, 1838, and Aug. 31st to Dec. 31, 1838.
Mr. Guy died in the spring of 1860. Lazarus Dowling and Mrs. Bathsheba Guy were the administrators of his estate. The estate consisted of lots of land 142, 193, 195, 268, in the 9th district of then Pierce County; the advertisement of sale of this property in 1867, stated the property laid on the Satilla River, and was traversed by the Brunswick & Western Railroad, and 100 acres was in cultivation.
The Guy family was originally from Duplin County, N. C. where Mr. Guy's grandfather, William Guy, died testate in 1820.
Census Refs: 1840, 1850, Ware; 1860, Pierce, widow head of family.
General Notes: Wife - Bathsheba Thomas
Husband Lucius Augustus Hardee
Born: 24 May 1828 - Camden Co., GA 39
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Died: 9 Feb 1885 - Jacksonville (Duval) FL 39
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Marriage: 1853 39
Wife Esther A. C. Haddock
Born: 21 Jun 1836 - Camden Co., GA 39
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Died: 2 Jul 1917 - Jacksonville (Duval) FL 39
Buried: 3 Jul 1917 - Jacksonville (Duval) FL
Father: William Haddock
Mother: Esther A. B. Crews 148
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General Notes: Wife - Esther A. C. Haddock
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"Florida Deaths, 1877-1939," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FPZY-2HW : 24 December 2014), Esther Crews in entry for Esther A. C. Hardee, 02 Jul 1917; citing Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, reference 6891; FHL microfilm 2,116,889.
Husband Zacariah Haddock
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1 M William Haddock
Born: 1804 - Camden Co., GA
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Died: 4 Jun 1875
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Spouse: Esther A. B. Crews 148
Marr: 22 Dec 1830 - Camden Co., GA 427