Court Justice Frederick Cason
Date of birth:	1777
Place of birth:	Pitt County, North Carolina
Death Date:	December 28th 1833
Death Place:	Ware County, Georgia
Burial:	Kettle Creek Cemetery, Waycross, Ware County, Georgia?
Marriage 1806 Montgomery County, Georgia	Elizabeth Williams 1785*
Children	1 Allison Cason 1807* 2 David Cason 1813* 3 Henry Cason 1815* 4 McGinty T Cason 1816* 5 Nancy E Cason 1819* 6 James Cason 1820* 7 Hillery W Cason 1823* 8 Mary A Cason 1826*
Sources:	1 Ancestry.com GEDCOM 2 Biography by, R.M. Medders 11/1/1999 3 Holland Odyssey part II, by Wiley Julian Holland 4 1820 US Census, Appling County, Georgia 5 1794 Land Warrant, Screven County, Georgia
Direct Line Paternal Ancestors of Frederick Cason starting with Father;	1 Hillery Cason, R.S 1737 2 William Cason 1695 3 James Cason 1655 4 Thomas Cason 1630 5 Thomas Cason 1604 6 John Cason 1580
Direct Line Maternal Ancestors of Frederick Cason starting with Mother;	1 Sarah Barrow 1741
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Frederick Cason, 1777-1840

¹Frederick Cason was born 1777 in Pitt County, North Carolina and died 28^th December 1833 in Ware County, Georgia. Frederick was the 5^th of (10) recorded children born to Hillery CASON, R.S. and Sarah BARROW. Frederick’s father Hillery Cason was a Revolutionary War Soldier who served through out the revolution in the North Carolina Continental Line. Frederick was the father of (3) sons that were engaged in major US Battles. Two (2) of them fighting for the South during the US Civil War and one that fought during the Indian wars of 1838-1842.

Frederick’s 2^nd child Esquire, David CASON, I.W.S fought along side his brother-in-law Jesse ALTMAN, I.W.S, during the 1838 Indian Wars in Ware County and his other son Pvt. McGinty T CASON, C.S.A was killed at Shenandoah Valley, Virginia during the US Civil War. Fredericks other son 1^st Lieutenant Hillery W CASON, C.S.A fought for the South and was involved in the Battles of Gettysburg and the Battle of Spotsylvania. Hillery and his brother McGinty both served in the same Company B during the civil war.

Birthplace ³History

Early Life  

²Frederick was born in a year that saw many of the major battles that waged during America's fight for Independence from Great Britain, including the Battle of Princeton in which George Washington defeated General Charles Cornwallis. Not only did his father fight for American Independence, his father’s brother Cannon CASON, R.S also fought in the North Carolina Continental Line.

Frederick lived in Pitt County, North Carolina with his father and family until they he moved to Effingham County, Georgia (map left) in 1792. In 1794, he was living in Effingham County, Georgia where he was a private in the Effingham County Militia, serving under Captain Nathaniel Hudson.

Effingham County was created in 1777 from the colonial parishes of St. Matthew and St. Philip. Georgia's 4th county was named for Lord Effingham, an English nobleman who was a colonial rights advocate and who refused to take up arms against the revolutionaries. Effingham County is one of the oldest settlement areas in America. The Lutheran Salzburg community established in 1734 at Ebenezer (German for "Stone of Help"), was the second settlement in Georgia.

Frederick was living in Screven County, Georgia on ⁵23^rd September 1794 to 1795, as evidence by a land warrant. According to the warrant he owned land next to Thomas Pilkington, Hillery Cason. Some other names mention in this warrant were, Luke Gridgen, Thomas Ivy, William Blair Stephen Bowen, Robert McCall and Robert Stafford.

Screven County, the 14th county formed in Georgia, was named for Revolutionary War General James Screven who died in the war. Created in 1793 from parts of Burke and Effingham counties, parts of the original county later formed Bulloch and Jenkins counties. The founding of Sylvania is said to have been the result of a curse. In 1821 an itinerant minister, Lorenzo Dow, came to preach at the local church in Jacksonborough, the small town that was at that point Screven's county seat. A pack of rowdy drunks attacked Dow, but he was rescued by a man named Seaborn Goodall. Later, as Dow was leaving town, he was attacked again. As he stood on the bridge out of town, he prayed that the town be destroyed, with the exception of the home of Goodall. Within 30 years, Jacksonborough had disappeared due to mysterious fires and floods. By 1847, a new town, Sylvania, grew up just south of the site of Jacksonborough and became the county seat. The Savannah River is the county's eastern border and is also the border between Georgia and South Carolina. The Ogeechee River forms the southwestern boundary of the county. The Brier Creek Battle Site, with visible breastworks, is a Revolutionary Battle Site located east of Sylvania.

Fredrick Cason married Elizabeth WILLIAMS (1785-?) 1806 in Montgomery County, Georgia (map left). Elizabeth was the daughter of William Walter WILLIAMS, Jr. and Penelope RICHARDSON. Elizabeth's parents were among a group of many Bulloch County residents that migrated to Louisiana in the early 1800's.

Montgomery County, the 18th county formed in Georgia, was created in 1793 from part of Washington County. The county was named for Revolutionary War General Richard Montgomery who was mortally wounded at the siege of Quebec. Portions of the original county went to form parts of Wheeler, Tattnall, Toombs, Emanuel, Treutlen and Dodge counties.   

 

Elizabeth was born in 1785 in Bulloch County, Georgia (map left). Frederick and Elizabeth had (8) recorded children. ³Elizabeth’s father William Walter was known as “Choctaw Bill” as he served as a guide for settlers moving through Choctaw Indian lands in Mississippi and Louisiana. Georgia's 21st county was named for Archibald Bulloch, who presided over the Provincial Congress of July 4, 1775, before becoming Georgia's first Provincial Governor in 1776. In addition to the county's four incorporated municipalities, a number of unincorporated communities like Nevils, Stilson, and Clito provide a glimpse into the county's history. One of the most interesting community names in Georgia is the Bulloch County community of Hopeulikit, named for a famous dance hall of the big band swing era. Statesboro, the largest city, was created in 1866 and is the only city by that name in the United States. 

Frederick moved to Tattnall County, Georgia about 1808 (map left) and served as Justice of the Peace from 1809-1816 providing for the organization of Appling County in 1819. He was named as one of the election officers to conduct the election of the first Appling County office holders and he was elected one of the first five Justices of the Inferior Court for the new county of Appling being commissioned March 19, 1820. The Tattnall Museum, located in Glennville, displays art, science and local history. The Georgia State Penitentiary, the state's central holding facility, is located just south of Reidsville. This is Georgia's oldest state prison, and was constructed of marble in 1936. The prison, which was designed to hold 2,000 inmates, cost $1.5 million to build.

The Wiregrass Trail, a historic route through southeastern Georgia, runs through Tattnall County.

⁴ Frederick Cason is living in Appling County, Georgia in 1820 (map left) as a Court Justice for the County of Appling Georgia and a farmer. He is living with who we assume to be his wife Elizabeth and family. Frederick is shown as having (5) son ages 0-10, (1) son age 10-16 and (1) daughter age 0-10. Something that is interesting to note is that Elizabeth his wife who would be age 35 does not seem to be listed. Also based on the ages of the children there appears to be (1) other child that has not been listed. According to the documented children the following children would have been; Allison age 13 – David age 7 – Henry age 5 – Nancy age 1 and James only a few months old. Not as to the whereabouts of Elizabeth. There appears to be an additional daughter listed in this census. Frederick is recorded on (page #5, line 9).  

In 1825, Ware County, Georgia was formed from the area of Appling where Frederick lived. In Ware County, Frederick served as one of the five trustees for the Poor School Fund.

Death Place History-Future
Frederick died 28^th December 1833  in Ware County, Georgia (map left) and is buried at Kettle Creek Cemetery, Waycross, Ware County, Georgia next to his wife. After the death of Frederick, Elizabeth married Jabez Dowling in 1841 and they had no children. She died in After October 20th 1845, Ware County, Georgia and was buried by her first husband Frederick in Kettle Creek Cemetery, Waycross, Ware County, Georgia (note: I was able to find Kettle Creek Cemetery, however Frederick and Elizabeth are not listed. It is possible they are buried in unmarked graves. Ironically the only Cason I found listed was Pheobe (Walker) Cason wife of Hillery Cason. Frederick and Elizabeth's son Hillery is not listed either?)