Individual Details
Maurice (or Morris) Raiford
(Abt, 1757 - 1824)
Tab: 1820 Jefferson County, Georgia census.
"Payroll of Capt. John Stith's Co., 4th Va. Regt., Sep. 1778, Pvt.; House appoints officers to command troops: 4th Regt., Ensign. Jul. 14, 1781. (THE COLONIAL RECORDS OF NORTH CAROLINA, 10 vols., Raleigh, North Carolina: 1886 - 1890, edited by William L. Saunders, vol. 17, page 967) "Lieut. of State Legion rec's. pay." House Proceedings, May 17, 1782. (IBID.,vol. 16, page 169) Army Accounts of N. C. Line, from Sept. 1, 1784, to Feb. 1, 1785, received by H. Montfort for him. (IBID., vol. 17, page 242) Justice of the Peace, Washington Co., Ga., Apr. 16, 1789 - 1793. Justice of the Inferior Court, Montgomery Co., Ga., Dec 19, 1793 - Sep. 8, 1796. Grand Juror, Jefferson Co., Ga., July Term, 1791. (RECORDS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, compiled by Marie DeLamar and Elisabeth Rothstein. Albany, Georgia: Delwyn Associates, 1975, page 136); July Term, 1797. (SOME GEORGIA COUNTY RECORDS, VOL. 1, by Rev. Silas Emmett Lucas, Jr. Easley, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1977, page 178) After the completion of his military service, Maurice received a grant of land in the western section of North Carolina, now a part of the State of Tennessee. Records do not show, but it appears that Maurice was dissatisfied with the land and asked the State of North Carolina for a substitute parcel in Georgia. This was granted, and he and his family settled in Louisville, in Jefferson County, which was the first capital of the State of Georgia (from 1794 until 1807)." (RAIFORD FAMILY by W. R. Raiford, 1989, pages,79-80, 139)
"Payroll of Capt. John Stith's Co., 4th Va. Regt., Sep. 1778, Pvt.; House appoints officers to command troops: 4th Regt., Ensign. Jul. 14, 1781. (THE COLONIAL RECORDS OF NORTH CAROLINA, 10 vols., Raleigh, North Carolina: 1886 - 1890, edited by William L. Saunders, vol. 17, page 967) "Lieut. of State Legion rec's. pay." House Proceedings, May 17, 1782. (IBID.,vol. 16, page 169) Army Accounts of N. C. Line, from Sept. 1, 1784, to Feb. 1, 1785, received by H. Montfort for him. (IBID., vol. 17, page 242) Justice of the Peace, Washington Co., Ga., Apr. 16, 1789 - 1793. Justice of the Inferior Court, Montgomery Co., Ga., Dec 19, 1793 - Sep. 8, 1796. Grand Juror, Jefferson Co., Ga., July Term, 1791. (RECORDS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, compiled by Marie DeLamar and Elisabeth Rothstein. Albany, Georgia: Delwyn Associates, 1975, page 136); July Term, 1797. (SOME GEORGIA COUNTY RECORDS, VOL. 1, by Rev. Silas Emmett Lucas, Jr. Easley, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1977, page 178) After the completion of his military service, Maurice received a grant of land in the western section of North Carolina, now a part of the State of Tennessee. Records do not show, but it appears that Maurice was dissatisfied with the land and asked the State of North Carolina for a substitute parcel in Georgia. This was granted, and he and his family settled in Louisville, in Jefferson County, which was the first capital of the State of Georgia (from 1794 until 1807)." (RAIFORD FAMILY by W. R. Raiford, 1989, pages,79-80, 139)
Events
| Birth | Abt, 1757 | Johnston County, North Carolina | |||
| Marriage | 1780 | Polly | |||
| Marriage | 1785 | Asenath Hodges | |||
| Death | 1824 | Jefferson County, Georgia |
Families
| Spouse | Polly ( - ) |
| Child | Isaac Wesley Raiford ( - ) |
| Spouse | Asenath Hodges ( - ) |
| Child | Matthew Raiford (1789 - 1849) |
| Child | Maurice Raiford ( - 1833) |
| Child | Lexe Raiford ( - ) |
| Child | Gatsey Raiford ( - ) |
| Child | Pency Raiford ( - ) |
| Child | Rev. Capel Raiford (1804 - 1885) |
| Child | Asenath Raiford ( - ) |
| Child | Campbell E. Raiford (1810 - ) |
| Child | Barden C. M. Raiford ( - ) |
| Father | Matthew Raiford (1735 - 1789) |
| Mother | Sarah ( - ) |
| Sibling | Robert Raiford (1754 - 1793) |
| Sibling | John Raiford (1758 - 1812) |
| Sibling | Margaret Raiford (1765 - 1842) |