Individual Details

The following abstracts of documents reveal that Joseph C. Anthony married Elizabeth [Betty/Betsy] Aycock and had a single child, William Augustine Anthony, before his early death. In 1808, when his father had written his will, he mentioned that Joseph C. was at that time not yet of age. The young widow married again, to William Robinson, 3 May 1814.

In 1810, Joseph C. Anthony made a trip to Jasper Co to bring Thos. Williams to prove the will of his father. Williams had been a witness to the will.

it appears Joseph may have witnessed the following will in April of 1811 - his own will was probated in November of that year.
Will of William Bostick. To wife Mary, all estate for life; final division to children. To youngest boys Berry and James B., bed, furniture, etc. as the rest of the children have received, and a tract of land in Morgan Co. on Jack's Creek. Dau. Amy Nowlan to have $1 only. James B. to be trained in architecture. Exrs: wife, sons Azariah and Berry. Signed 4 Apr 1811, Probated 1 Jul 1811. Wit: Joseph Anthony, William Saffold, Reuben Blakey.

Early Records of Georgia, two volumes, Grace Gillam Davidson, 1932
WILL BOOK "H H"--1810-1816
Page 72--ANTHONY, JOSEPH C. To wife Betty a slave, bed, etc. and the
house we live in with one acre of ground, to be inherited by son Wm.
Augustine Anthony. If he should die before majority to go to Micajah
and Anselm Anthony and the children of Nancy Eastey [Easley or Earley].
Wife Betty and brother Mark Anthony, Excrs. Signed Nov. 20, 1810.
Probated Nov. 5, 1811. John Tuttle, J. P., Milton Anthony, Test.

State of Georgia vs. Betsy T. Anthony, widow of Clarke Anthony, dec'd. Jas. Aycock, her brother, both of Lincoln Co, and Geo. Robertson of Wilkes Co for assaulting Roderick Easley of Wilkes Co on 15 Feb 1811. John Burdine, J. P. Examination of Roderick Easley Jr. who says the excrs. of Clark Anthony, dec'd had put in his hands part of the property for safe keeping among which was fodder. That on the morning of the 15th, inst. Betsy T. Anthony widow of said Clark Anthony, dec'd., Jas. Aycock her bro and one Geo. Robinson of Lincoln Co. came and tried to forcibly seize said fodder. In his defense he was knocked down, beaten, etc.

Minutes of Wilkes Co GA, Inferior court
28 Feb 1811. Joseph C. Anthony, dec'd. Betsy T. Anthony, Richard Aycock and Augustine Edwards appointed temporary Administrators.

No date. Betsy T. Anthony and John Hill, applicants for letters on administration on estate of Joseph C. Anthony, dec'd. vs. Micajah Anthony.

No date. Betsy Anthony widow of Joseph C. Anthony, dec'd, vs. Excrs. of Joseph C. Ordered to be probated.

Marriage Record, Wilkes Co.
Betsy T. Anthony to William Robinson, 3 May 1814. Henry Reid, VDM

5 Sep 1814 Micajah Anthony, temporary Admr. of Joseph C. Anthony, dec'd, ordered to deliver estate to Admrs. appointed.

No date. Petition of Wm. Robinson in right of his wife Elizabeth T. Robinson, formerly Elizabeth T. Anthony for one half of 540 acres on Broad River, adjacent Benj. Talliaferro, Armstead E. Stokes, and Robt Thompson, which Jos. C. Anthony former husband of Elizabeth T. Robinson owned, and whereon he died 1810 or 1811, intestate. Granted.

15 Jul 1816 Petition of William Robertson to divide the estate of Joseph C. Anthony, granted, and he is appointed guardian of William Augustin Anthony, orphan of said deceased.

ANTHONY, JOSEPH C., dec'd Division of slaves Dec. 1818.
Lot No. 1 to Wm. Robertson, gdn of the child Wm. Robertson [he was guardian of the child Wm. Anthony, not Robertson - he was receiving this half of the land on behalf of his wife Elizabeth T., formerly married to Joseph C. Anthony].
Lot No. 2 to Wm. A. Anthony.
Micajah Anthony vs. The Court of Ordinary of Wilkes Co., John Hill, Wm. Robertson and Elizabeth T. Robinson, Feb. Term 1819. Showing that Elizabeth T. Anthony caveated the will of Jos. C. in 1810, Micajah was appointed temp. admr., Anselm Anthony, Sec. Soon after Elizabeth T. Anthony and John Hill obtain temp. letters and they now claim mismanagement by Micajah (He was the bro. of Jos. C., and son of Jos. Sr.)


Although it is certain that Joseph Clarke Anthony and his father Joseph Anthony were both deceased by 1811, there was still a living Joseph Anthony in Wilkes Co, GA, unless the following was filed several years after the fact:
1815-1816 Burwell Bins, dec'd. Returns by Joseph Anthony, Admr. shows board paid to Betsy Bins and she had received her dower. Wiley B. Mayhon had been paid tuition fees for Kitty and Sally bins.

Birth	Ca 1789
Death	Bet Apr 1811 and Nov 1811	Wilkes County, Georgia

Father	Joseph Anthony (1750 - 1810)
Mother	Elizabeth "Betty" Clark (1754 - )
Sibling	Mary Anthony ( - 1808)
Sibling	Ann "Nancy" Anthony ( - 1808)
Sibling	Mark Anthony ( - )
Sibling	Anselm Anthony ( - )
Sibling	Micajah Anthony ( - )