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William
Posey Edwards
William Posey Edwards was the Father of Nell Clay Martha Rebecca "Nelly" born
1840 who married 1 Oct 1867 Taylor Jeremiah Andrew "Jerry" McCants-that I
SUSPECT is 1/2 brother to my Zachariah Hamilton... I have the children-and more
on one.
William Posey Edwards-Lt Col. CSA- wife unknown-
JOURNAL & MESSENGER Dec. 19 1860
Union-Resistance Nomination in Taylor County
Tuesday, 4th inst., there was a large assemblage of the friends of resistance in
the Union, on notice, at the court house in Butler. Wm. P. Edwards, by unanimous
vote, took the chair, D.A.J. Willis the clerk. The chairman said the purpose of
the call was to nominate candidates for teh State Convention, and to agree on
the principles of their action, if elected by the county.
James T. May moved a committee of twenty, to be taken by the chair from all
parts of the county, to prepare and report. Carried.
These were the Committee: James T. May , chairman, W.S. Wallace, J. T. Gray J.
Howell, A. McCants, H.H. Long, B. Stewart, Willis Hobbs, J. Stallings, R. B.
Rucker, John Sturdivant, Willis McLendon, J.D. Parker, L. Q.C. McCrary and D.W.
Miller.
The committee through their cairman after deliberation, said their counsel had
been harmonious, and witout a dissent, had resulted in the following:
REPORT
Wheareas, it becomes necessary in the present crisis, for our State to take
decided action in view of a survey: The South has been grievously wronged, and
Georgia is a common sufferer with her Southern sisters. Our case demands that we
shold earnestly insist on speedy redress. Yet, as our affections still cling to
the Federal Union, in spite of cause for alienation, we are disposed to prove
the sincerity of our love by an effort to obtain justice and restore harmony
without a political severance from our Northern confederates. Be it therefore
RESOLVED, That our State Convention, we desire, should calmly consider of our
grievance and adopt such measures of resistance as, in it's judgement, are best
calculated to redress our wrongs and protect our rights in the Union--and refer
its action to the people for ratification or rejection.
RESOLVED, That if we can save our honor and secure out rights in the Union,
we prefer the sure guarantees of our present Federal Constitution to the hazards
of seperate sovereignty, or the contingencies of another compact.
RESOLVED, That if our just appeals be unheeded and be followed by persistent
injury, we wish our State to become her own arbiter---to elect her remedy in the
parth of constitutional sanction and usage, or our of it---(Underlined)---in the
wilds of revolution.
RESOLVED, That we are decidedly in favor of having the joint counsels of all
Slave States. To this end we concur with the suggestion of a Southern
Conference, to be held at Atlanta, or other fit place, before the middle of next
Feb., to consider of our injuries, our rights, and our remedies.
On Motion of James T. May, the preamble and resolutions were seperately put to
vote and severally carried by little less than unanimity.
On motion of Jerry Wilchar, the nomination of delegates was taken up. It was
agreed that the choice was made by acclamation. Mr. Wilchar moved hthat the
candidates should be William J.F Mitchel and Henry H. Long, who were severally
chosen, nem. Com., They were soon informed of their nomination, by a committee.
They accepted, came before the Convention and declared their adherance to
conservative principles as expressed in the adherance to conservative principles
as expressed in the preamble and resolutions just adopted.
On Motion, it was agreed taht a meeting be held at the Court House saturday,
15th inst. to nominate candidates for County Officers.
Messrs. D. W. Miller, W. S. Wallace and James T. May addressed the meeting.
RESOLVED, That these proceedings be published in the Georgia Telegraph,
CItizen and Messenger, Macon; and the enquirer and Times, Columbus, and such
other papers as favor conservative principles. All these papers but the first
will please copy from the Telegraph.
Adjourned the 15th inst.
W. P. Edwards, Chairman
D.A.J. WIllis, Sec'y
Edwards, William P.Chairman (Probably William Posey Lt. Col. CSA whose dtr
married into
McCants/McCrary's)
Gray, J. T. (John Thomas 1832-son of Seaborn son of James),
Hobbs, Willis
Howell, J (Possibly John Huff whose dtr Harriet married Wm. Hamilton Caldwell)
Long, Henry H.
McCants, A.-(Andrew son of Sarah Black)
McCrary, L.Q.C.(Lucius 1827-aft 1880 married Margaret Cald. Raines dtr John
Goodwin & Mary Smith Bryan)
McLendon, Willis
May, James T. (probably the one-who was son of James & Gatsy Hutchins of
Crawford Co Ga)
Miller, D. W.
Mitchell, William J. F. (1837-1862 CSA son of Wm. John Frances "Joe" & Margaret
Carolyn Riley)
Parker, J. D.
Rucker, R.B.
Stallings, J.
Sturdivant, John
Stewart, B
Wallace, W. S.
Wilchar, Jerry
Willis, D. A. J. Clerk/Sec'y
Notes of Mrs Childs 1860 Talbot say Jerre G also CSA
Allen: Sarah Spinks had a brother, William Carr Spinks, who married Marian F.
Smith, Nov. 22, 1825 in Jones County, GA. Do you have any information on William
and Marian or any children they may have had?
John Edwards was executor of Rolly Spink's will dated Apr. 22, 1838, proved Mar.
4, 1839 in Jones County. Rolly S. Edwards was a witness. Ken Smith <KenCade@net-3.net>
Ken, I am descended from Edwards-Spinks-Roquemore lines. My ggg grandfather was
Rolly Spinks; his daughter Nancy Sanford Spinks ROQUEMORE was my gg grandmother.
Sarah Spinks EDWARDS was Nancy's sister. I'm especially interested in seeing if
John S. EDWARDS, Sarah's spouse, is part of my Edwards line. My gggg grandfather
was William Edwards b. abt 1751 and he had a brother named John b. abt 1760; and
a son John b. about 2/8/1786. I'm descended from Thomas Lawson EDWARDS thence
William Posey Edwards --Augustus Lawson EDWARDS -- James H. EDWARDS --Susan
Mabel Roquemore EDWARDS Tinkler. If you have any info on John S. Edwards please
let me know. As to Rolly Spinks, his ancesters are one great mystery several of
us have been trying to unravel. Thanks. Jim T.
Willie Posey Edwards born Feb 2, 1865 Butler, Taylor, Ga d Tx m Tx children Tx
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