Person:Asa Alexander (4)

aft 1778 - Georgia. I'm guessing that he was the elder of two brothers, as he was named the guardian of his nephew, Asa C. A. Simmons - though this could have been Mary's choice because she had named her son for him. At this point it's just a guess.

1824, Dec 20 - Taliaferro Co, Georgia. Wm. Peek, adm. of Asa C. Alexander to John T. Daniel--Taliaferro Co. Georgia Records & Notes by Alvin Mell Llunceford, Jr. (from Patti Andrews.

1825, Apr 2 - Hancock Co., Georgia, married Mrs. Pheriba Kendall in Hancock Co., Georgia. His uncle Asa lexander, Sr. was married to Nancy Davidson in 1820, and his cousin Asa Alexander, Jr. were both living in Henry/Dale County, Alabama from the early 1820s.

1828, August 16 - He died right about this time. Until this time he was involved in legal transactions as Sheriff of Taliaferro Co., Georgia (from Patti Andrews). Milledgeville, Georgia Newspaper Clippings (Southern Recorder): Tad Evans. The following appear under Legal Notices: 1828, Nov 15 - Taliaferro Co.: Will be sold before the Court House in said county on the 1st Tues. in Dec. next .... all the property belonging to the estate of Asa C. Alexander, late of said county, dec'd. Sold for the benefit of the heirs and creditors of said estate. Signed, William Peek, Adm. 1829, Apr. 4 - 1st Tues. in July (same wording).

         Sep 19 - 1st day in Dec.  (   ditto            ).
         Nov 28 - All those indebted to the estate of Asa C. Alexander, late of said Co., dec'd, or owed money ....                     Signed, William Peek, Adm.

These newspaper notices were given me by Patti Andrews.

There was a very interesting court case started in April, 1832 in which Asa C. A. Simmons was the plaintiff against Jas. W. Alexander, his uncle, founded on a note given by said Jas. W. Alexander dated June 8 , 1819 and payable to the legal representative of Asa C. A. Simmons, who was then a minor and his guardian was Asa C. Alexander, brother of the defendant. Asa C. Alexander is deceased and William Peek was still the administrator of Asa's estate. It seems that Asa had been the administrator of his father Samuel's estate and he'd paid the note out of the funds of that estate belonging to the defendant Jas. W. Wooten. Due to the passage of time, a letter from Asa to James (saying that the note had been paid from his estate funds) was lost so it was difficult to prove. In time, by 20 May 1834, witness were found and attested to the payment and the case was settled in favor of James. Prior to that a judgement for $350 plus interest was obtained and the jury had trouble twice figuring the interest correctly and were sent back each time--and the jury was composed of some of the best business men! However James was the winner. The book appears to be a compilation of reprints of newspaper columns; a xeroxed copy of two pages were sent to me by Patti Andrews ("Early (JOEL"?), Robert P. Dews. The above is my summary of the article.