1816 Seaborn Pickett and Patsey Mumford were married on November 1 in Jones County, Georgia by Levi Mobly. [1]
1830 Seaborn B Picket lived in Crawford County, Georgia in a household with free white males: 1 (under 5), 1 (5 thru 9), 1 (10 thru 14), and 1 (30 thru 39); and free white females: 2 (under 5) and 1 (20 thru 29); and 1 slaves.
1847 Martha E. Pickett and her husband Seaborn Pickett of Holmes County, Mississippi purchased land from H. J. Thomas of Yazoo County. The land was described as lots 10, 11, 12, and 17 in Section 11, township 15. [2]
1848 Martha E. Pickett purchased land from Wellington Jenkins. The land was described as lot 18 in Section 11, township 15. [3]
1850 Seaborn Pickett (age 56) and wife Martha (age 52) lived in Holmes County, Mississippi with children Martha (age 18), Harriett (age 17, born in Mississippi), and Seaborn (age 15). [4] John M Shipp (age 20) was listed a few pages later in the census in the same township.
1851 Martha E Pickett and husband Seborn B Pickett transferred control of slaves to their children in three separate deeds, for love and affection. The deeds were filed for record on April 18. [5]
I Martha E. Pickett wife of Seborne B Pickett … granted … unto the said [daughter] Harriett R. Pickett a Negro girl named Caroline about twelve years of age and a Negro boy named Polk about three years of age … should the said Harriett R Pickett die childless then the said Negroes shall be held & owned by her sister Martha D Pickett & her brother Seborne R Pickett … [signed by] Martha E. Pickett & S. B. Pickett.
… I Martha E. Pickett wife of Seborne B Pickett. … in consideration of the love and affection I bear to my son Seborn R Pickett and for the further consideration of ten dollars to my in hand paid by Seborne B Pickett guardian of the said Seborne R Pickett … granted … to the said [son] Seborn R. through his guardian aforesaid a Negro boy named Anthony about 8 years of age … until the said Seborne R. Pickett shall arrive at years of maturity … [signed] Martha E Pickett & Rich'd Pickett
… Martha E. Pickett wife of Seborne B Pickett. … Conveyed unto the said [daughter] Martha D Pickett a Negro girl named Judy about Ten years old and a Negro boy named Jas? about four years of age … should Martha D Pickett die childless then said Negro shall be held and owned by her sister Harriett R Pickett & her brother Seborne R Pickett [Signed by] Martha E Pickett and Richard Pickett.
1853 Seaborn B. Pickett and wife Martha E. of Holmes County, Mississippi, transferred land and control of slaves to Seaborn R. Pickett, their youngest son, for their natural love and affection. The land was in section 16, township 15. The two negro slaves were named "July aged about forty five years & Happy a woman aged about thirty five". [6]
1857 Martha E.G. Pickett, wife of S.B. Pickett, died on April 10 and was buried at Clower Cemetery, Holmes County, Mississippi. Martha E.G. Pickett was born on December 16, 1798. [7]
1859 The will of Seaborn B Pickett was dated on May 19 in Holmes County, Mississippi. The will named grand children King Robert Pullen son of daughter Martha Pullen, Granger Pickett Shipp daughter of daughter Harriett R Shipp. Son-in-law Robert H Pullen was named executor. The will was proved on December 20, 1859. [8]
1860 Robert Pullin (age 46) and Martha Pullin (age 30) lived in Lexington, Holmes County, Mississippi with children King R (age 5), Harriett (age 3) and with Seaborn C Pickett (age 19). The family of Martha's brother Seaborn Pickett was listed a few households away. [9]
1860 Seabron R Pickett (age 25, born in Georgia) lived in Lexington Twp, Holmes County, Mississippi, in a household with Mary E Pickett (age 22), and Elizabeth E Pickett (age 2). Seabron R Pickett was a farmer. [10]
1860 Robert R Pullin had legal control of 30 slaves and Seaborn R Pickett had legal control of 2 slaves in Holmes County, Mississippi.
1860 John Shipp (age 29) and Harriet Shipp (age 27) lived in Carroll County, Mississippi with children King (age 7), Geren (age 6), Martha (age 4), and Harriett (age 1). [11] John M Shipp had legal control of 5 slaves in Holmes County. [12]
1860 John Shipp (age 29, born in Mississippi) lived in Police District 5, Carroll County, Mississippi, in a household with Harriett Shipp (age 27, born in Tennessee), King Shipp (age 7), Geren Shipp (age 6), Martha Shipp (age 4), and Harriett Shipp (age 1). John Shipp was a farmer. [13]
1862 The will of Robert Pullen was dated on November 1 in Holmes County, Mississippi. The will named wife Martha and children King Robert and Martha H. Pullen. The will was proved on January 28, 1863. [14]
1870 John M Ship (age 41, born in Mississippi) lived in Township 17 Range 4, Carroll County, Mississippi, in a household with Harriet Ship (age 11), John Ship (age 3), Aaron Ship (age 14), Simon Ship (age 15), Margaret Ship (age 31), King Ship (age 17), Geuring Ship (age 14), and Martha Ship (age 13). John M Ship was a farmer. [15]
1880 John M. Shipp (age 50, born in Mississippi, married) lived in Midway Twp, Carroll County, Mississippi, in a household with Margarett Shipp (age 41), Harriett Shipp (age 21), John Shipp (age 12), Holman Shipp (age 7), Wilford Shipp (age 5), and Emma Shipp (age 1). John M. Shipp's parents were both born in Tennessee. John M. Shipp was a farmer. [16]
1940 Mrs. Guerring Pickett Mceachern, daughter of Harriet Retency Pickett and John Martin Shipp, died on April 1 in Carroll County, Mississippi. She was born on October 16, 1855. [17]
Seabourn B. Pickett and wife Martha, of Montgomery County, Alabama, had son James M, Pickett. [18]
[1] Georgia, Select County Marriages, 1728-1978, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[2] Mississippi, Holmes County, Land records, 1824-1959; indexes, 1832-1903, 1824-1959, I-323, [FamilySearchImage].
[3] Mississippi, Holmes County, Land records, 1824-1959; indexes, 1832-1903, 1824-1959, I-339, [FamilySearchImage].
[4] United States Federal Census, 1850, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[5] Mississippi, Holmes County, Land records, 1824-1959; indexes, 1832-1903, 1824-1959, L-420 and L-421 and L-422, [FamilySearchImage].
[6] Mississippi, Holmes County, Land records, 1824-1959; indexes, 1832-1903, 1824-1959, M-205, [FamilySearchImage].
[7] Find A Grave Memorial 25385187, [FindAGrave].
[8] Mississippi, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1780-1982, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[9] United States Federal Census, 1860, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[10] United States Federal Census, 1860, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[11] 1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[12] 1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[13] United States Federal Census, 1860, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[14] Mississippi, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1780-1982, Holmes County Will 1-299, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[15] United States Federal Census, 1870, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[16] United States Federal Census, 1880, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[17] North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1976, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].