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Youngblood-Armstrong & Allied Families

"State of South Carolina, — To James McDead, Dr.
Duty of Col. Anderson's return
Mr. James McDead, his account of Militia duty as private
before the reduction of Charleston.
Curr L 21 . . 10..0
S T L 3 . . 1..5
Three pounds, one shilling and five pence Sterling."
(S. C. Hist. Com. 175F, 54, Columbia.)

When James McDade married is not definitely known, but it was prior to 1778, as one of his older sons was born in that year. His wife's name was Elizabeth ______. In Census records, their daughter, Henrietta, stated that she was born in 1781 in S. C. Soon after this date James moved his family to Georgia. Although children were born in Georgia in 1786 and 1788, the first official record found of him is in Ruth Blair's "Early Tax Digest of Ga." in which his tax payment of 1792 is recorded.

The following record, dated Apr. 9, 1798, is in Deed Bk A, p. 453, Warren Co. Ga."Indenture between Robert Barton, planter and James McDade, planter, for fifty pounds sterling, 100 acres on Rockey Comfort Creek on Watery and Bon branches. Witness: James Bartan

Witnesses: James Bartan
 		   Samuel Beatty

Warren County was created, in 1793, from Richmond, Washington and Wilkes Counties. Prior to this date, James McDade and family lived in Washington Co.

Nothing additional is known of Elizabeth McDade. except that she had a sister, Mrs. Sewell, who was called "Auntie Sewell." The name Wilkins has appeared repeatedly in the family from the time of James' marriage to Elizabeth, a son, grandsons and great grandsons being named James Wilkins McDade. This leads one to suspect that the maiden name of Elizabeth was Wilkins, especially since the Wilkins and McDades lived in the same general section of North Carolina and later a James Wilkins lived near James McDade in Georgia.

The date of Elizabeth's death, is not known, but information furnished by older members of the family is to the effect that she died before the sons and daughter moved to Alabama in 1818-1819. James is said to have moved to Alabama with his children and to have died there about 1820, being the first person buried

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