Addison Family

Addison Family


William Addison was a resident of Orangeburg District, SC, in 1790 and is believed to have migrated to the Amite/Pike area in Mississippi the same time as the Carter Family and numerous other families. He died in Amite County. On February 13, 1811, the only known document regarding his estate was an estate sale, which listed the following persons:
Administrators: Catharine Addison, Moses Donaho and Thomas Pharis
Estate appraised 7-18-1811 by Peter Felder, Sr., Ephraim Prescott and Isaac Carter
Elizabeth Carter, wife of Allen Carter, paid $20
William Addison, JR., paid $8.00
Sale Bill of Estate February , 1812, lists: Catharine Addison, John Donahoe, Moses Donahoe, Allen Carter, William Addison, Esther Addison, William Squires, Lucy Addison, Nancy Addison, Caty Addison

Also believed to be a son of William Addison, but no documentation is available, is John Britton Addison, listed below:

John Britton Addison was b. May 8, 1781 in SC and died December 10, 1829 in St. Halena Parish, LA. He was married to Mary Carter in 1808 in SC. They moved to Mississippi in 1810 along with both families.
    Children of Mary Carter and John Britton Addison

  • Israel Addison, b. October 15, 1808, d. January 31, 1822

  • Daniel Addison, b. March 15, 1810 (or 1811) d. September 15, 1858, m. Lucy Womack October 30, 1833

  • Hansford Addison, b. December 20, 1812, d. August 31, 1835, m. Maria Abby Felder December 18, 1834

  • Nancy A. Addison, b. July 30, 1814, m. April 25, 1835 Raleigh Hazzard

  • Archerlous Kirkland Addison, b. July 9, 1816, m. Mary Sibley, July 9, 1835.

  • Ashford Addison, b. March 17, 1820, d. September 4 1877, m. Mary (Polly) Frierson, in 1858.

  • Levicy Addison, b. January 31, 1822, d. November 15, 1849, m. Paul Marvin

  • Martha Jane Addison, b. February 4, 1824,

  • Carolina Augusta Addison, b. December 18, 1825, d. July 2, 1897, m. Julius Harmon Alford, (b. July 7, 1819, d. December 31, 1869). Both are buried in the Alford Cemetery, St. Halena Parish, LA. For more information about this couple, see Bulldozer's Genealogy Page

  • William Seaton Addison, b. March 1, 1828, d. September 28, 1896 m. Jane E. Smith b. October 20, 1837

  • Elizabeth Addison, b. November 4, 1829, d. June 27, 1897, m. Joseph Woodward

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