Elizabeth O’SHIELDS, wife of James HEWITT/HEWETT
9 February 1811
Ephraim Story sold to Benjamin WOOTON land on Dutchmen’s Creek, Spartanburg, South Carolina
Ephraim Story sold “40 acres, more or less” to Benjamin WOOTON for $30.00. This land was “originaly granted to Dudly WOOTON.” Other names mentioned in this deed were William Prewett, Samuel Prewett, and Nathaniel WOOTON.
Witnesses: Osburn West and James HEWETT
26 January 1841
James HEWETT sold land to John WINSMITH.
“…the land whereon I now live, including the tract wherein
Landon HEWETT now lives…on the dry Branch, being the waters of Dutchmen’s Creek, and containing one hundred and seventy nine acres”
Wife, Elizabeth HEWETT , released dower
August 1842, James HEWETT and his wife left Friendship Baptist Church.
19 September 1843, Wiley O’SHIELDS sold land on Jimmey’s Creek, Spartanburg, South Carolina, to N. C. Vance.
James HEWETT lived at Dutchmen’s Creek near his wife’s mother and brothers and sister. He was the same James HEWETT who removed to Gordon County, Georgia. He and his family traveled to Georgia with the families of Samuel O’SHIELDS and Wiley O’SHIELDS.
Samuel O’Shields’ son, Hiram O’Shields stated in his application for a pension as a Confederate veteran that he had been a resident of Georgia since 15 August 1845. This date coincides with the approximate date of George HEWETT’s birth, as he appears in the 1850 Census records with James HEWETT, his wife, Elizabeth, and his children.
Elizabeth O’SHIELDS, wife of James HEWITT, was the sister of Samuel O’SHIELDS and Wiley O’SHIELDS, and Nancy O’SHIELDS.
James HEWETT sold land to John WINSMITH who was said to have fathered the children of Nancy O’SHIELDS, the sister of Elizabeth O‘SHIELDS HEWETT, Samuel O‘SHIELDS, and Wiley O‘SHIELDS. (not proven by documentation but passed down through the O’Shields in Spartanburg)
According to information gathered from the O’SHIELDS’ DNA project via internet, Wiley O’SHIELDS’ father was not an O’SHIELDS but a WOOTON/WOOTEN. Based on the 1811 deed of sale, it is certain Wiley O’SHIELDS’ father (WOOTON/WOOTEN) was well acquainted with James HEWETT. The 1811 deed of sale shows the close connection between the WOOTON family and James HEWETT. Perhaps Benjamin WOOTON was the father of Wiley O’SHIELDS???