The original Peachtree Road ran from Fort Daniel to Fort Peachtree (Standing Peachtree). Fort Peachtree once stood at the confluence of the Chattahoochee River and Peachtree Creek. The Atlanta water treatment facility now occupies this area. I read that the original Peachtree Road may have been built by soldiers from Fort Daniel [J.C. Flanigan]. If true, this means that my ancestors may have been involved in building that road. It is also quite likely that my ancestors were involved in the construction of Fort Daniel since it has been stated in at least one old book that soldiers were used to build the fort. (Maj.) James McConnell Montgomery was a resident of Jackson County Georgia before moving to what is now Fulton County. James Montgomery operated a ferry near the Fort Peachtree site (Later named DeFoors Ferry). The brother of James Montgomery was Hugh Montgomery and Hugh was a noted land surveyor in Jackson County. Hugh was an agent for the Cherokee Land purchase of 1824.
The Georgia Archives maintains the original Georgia Militia muster roles for the War of 1812. [1] William Clements' name appears on several of these records. He is listed as a "Sergeant" under the Command of Captain Joseph Whorton. There is also a specific record that shows that William Clements was a "1st Sargt", In Jackson Co., Com'd at Ft. Daniel"
Other names of interest on these same muster roles are:
Sherwood Horton - Fort Daniel
Mitchell Bennett - Fort Daniel
Thomas Niblack - Fort Daniel [2]
Nathan Venable - Fort Daniel [2]
William Venable - Fort Daniel [2]
Adam Williamson - Fort Floyd
John Williamson - Fort Harrison
Abraham Whorton - Fort Harrison
William Bell - Fort Floyd
Jacob Braselton - Served 60 days
These men and their families can be found living near my Clements and Horton ancestors in Jackson and Gwinnett Counties. In the case of the Niblack, Venable, Williamson and Bell families, they even married members of the Clements and Horton families and/or had some dealings with them. It is likely that all the men on the same muster role lived fairly close together as they were formed as a local guard or militia unit to protect the general area around them.
Interestingly, Captain Joseph Whorton is also listed on a page with the heading "Revolutionary Rolls" which contains the names of numerous officers. Among the names is Col. Larkin Cleveland, the son of Colonel Benjamin Cleveland (Rev. Soldier), and Major John Scott (Scott sold land to my ancestor Prosser Horton). Additionally, the name of Lt. Phillip Zimmerman can be found on this list and if this is the same Phillip Zimmerman of the German Palatine Settlement in South Carolina [4], Phillip is likely among the first of his kin to arrive in Georgia - the Georgia record appears to be dated 1795-1796. It would also indicate that he was a Patriot soldier in the Revolutionary War.
Major Tandy Key was said to have built Fort Daniel and his name can be found in numerous records involving my Clements and Horton ancestors.
William Clements' father, James, who lived on the Apalachee, is noted to have supplied food to Fort Daniel. The following State of Georgia pay voucher is noted among other pay vouchers to Tandy Key, Dr. Isham Williams, Charles Price [2] and Captain Nehemiah Garrison [3]:
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To James Clements, For 10 ½ bushels of corn meal furnished as above at 50 cents per
bushel …………$5.25 Hauling the corn to the mill, thence to the Fort ……………………………… ……$1.50 $6.75 |
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[1] The Muster roles are on microfilm and the originals are available upon request through the archives' reading room. There are also older books published by the archives which have much of the same information; However, the original documents provide a much better "view".
[2] Their names can also be found in the Francis C. Andoe store ledgers (Georgia Archives).
[3] J.C. Flanigan, History of Gwinnett County Georgia, 1818-1943, Vol. 1, (Gwinnett Historical Society), p.13-14.
[4] See Merck and Zimmerman pages for more info.
General Note: J.C. Flanigan, History of Gwinnett County, Georgia, 1818-1943, Vol. 1
(This page was updated on 6/25/2021)