Mezera-Morris - Person Sheet
Mezera-Morris - Person Sheet
NameDENMARK, Louisa Lavinia 
, 5G Grandmother
, 5G GrandmotherBirth Date17 Oct 1768
Birth PlaceBulloch County, Georgia
Death Date5 Aug 1851 Age: 82
Death PlaceHarrison County, Mississippi
FlagsMorris Line
FatherDENMARK, William Batchelor II (1740-1821)
MotherMOYA, Anna (~1742-1806)
Spouses
1RESTER, Jr. George Frederick , 5G Grandfather
, 5G GrandfatherBirth Datebef 1766
Birth PlacePurysburg , Jasper County, South Carolina
Death Date30 Dec 1830 Age: 64
Death PlaceRed Creek, Perry County, Mississippi
FlagsAmerican Revolution War, Military, Morris Line, Slave Owner
FatherRESTER, George Frederick Sr. (1736-1795)
MotherMengersdorff, Mary Margarentha (~1736-1797)
Misc. Notes
[from Ancestry.com, Posted 14 Nov 2009 by roadcox]
George Frederick Rester Jr. son of George Sr. and wife Maria Margaretha Mengersdorff was born 16 May, 1765 SC. He died 30 December, 1830 in Red Creek, Perry County, MS. George died by drowning in a rain swollen creek while returning home from selling sweet potatoes and corn.
George Jr. married Louisa Denmark born 17 October, 1768 Bulloch Co. GA. She died 5 August, 1851 MS. She was the daughter of William B. Denmark.
On Sep. 9, 1802 in Bulloch County, a Frederick and Louisa Rester deeded a slave girl named "Mary" as a gift to their daughter, Elizabeth Rester Pool..
On November 22, 1807 in Bulloch Co. Frederick Rester executed a Power of Attorney to his son, Gideon Rester, to collect debts due him and to sell and deed any of his property. This action was in preparation to leave Georgia for Mississippi.
On Tuesday 13 October, 1807 Governor John Milledge of Georgia issued a passport to Frederick Rester to travel through the Creek Indian Nation. The three oldest children of this family were already married and had earlier preceded their parents west.
Frederick is listed on the 1820 Census for Hancock Co. MS.
It appears that George Jr. and Louisa Rester were the parents of ten children.
1. Gideon Rester, born about 1784 Bulloch Co.
2. David Rester, born 16 July, 1786 Bulloch Co. GA. married Barbary Ladiner.
3. Elizabeth Rester born 1788 Bulloch Co. GA., died after 1832 when Matthew Carter Jr. wrote a letter to his sister Susanna Mizelle in GA., stating Aunt Sarah was still alive. She married William Pool. William died before 1832. He received a passport from the governor of GA., to pass safely through Creek Nation in 1807. William Pool was in the Mississippi Territory before the Carter's or Goff's.
4. William Hezekiah Rester, born 1789 Bulloch Co., married 13 March, 1828 in Hinds Co. MS. to Elizabeth Smith, daughter of David and Elizabeth Smith.
5. Mary Rester, born 1792 Bulloch Co. and died in Jackson Co. MS., about 1813. She married 11 May, 1807 in Bulloch Co. to Matthew Carter Jr., son of Matthew Sr. Matthew and Mary had three children.
7. John Rester, born 1800 Bulloch Co., married 1 June, 1829 in Marion Co. MS., Elisa Robertson. Eleven children.
8. Margaret Rester, born 1802 Bulloch Co. married Thomas Hunt.
9. George Frederick Rester 111, born 1807/8
10. There was one daughter, Louisa Rester whom I have no information.
NOTE: Frederick served two stints in the war as a Private - one for 3 months and 27 days under Capt William McIntosh - and one for 14 months under Capt John Ducions. Discharged 10 Dec 1783 at Savannah, Georgia. Document signed by Major John Habersham, Commander of the Georgia Battalion, after having served two years as a Private Soldier during the Revolutionary War.
George Frederick Rester Jr. son of George Sr. and wife Maria Margaretha Mengersdorff was born 16 May, 1765 SC. He died 30 December, 1830 in Red Creek, Perry County, MS. George died by drowning in a rain swollen creek while returning home from selling sweet potatoes and corn.
George Jr. married Louisa Denmark born 17 October, 1768 Bulloch Co. GA. She died 5 August, 1851 MS. She was the daughter of William B. Denmark.
On Sep. 9, 1802 in Bulloch County, a Frederick and Louisa Rester deeded a slave girl named "Mary" as a gift to their daughter, Elizabeth Rester Pool..
On November 22, 1807 in Bulloch Co. Frederick Rester executed a Power of Attorney to his son, Gideon Rester, to collect debts due him and to sell and deed any of his property. This action was in preparation to leave Georgia for Mississippi.
On Tuesday 13 October, 1807 Governor John Milledge of Georgia issued a passport to Frederick Rester to travel through the Creek Indian Nation. The three oldest children of this family were already married and had earlier preceded their parents west.
Frederick is listed on the 1820 Census for Hancock Co. MS.
It appears that George Jr. and Louisa Rester were the parents of ten children.
1. Gideon Rester, born about 1784 Bulloch Co.
2. David Rester, born 16 July, 1786 Bulloch Co. GA. married Barbary Ladiner.
3. Elizabeth Rester born 1788 Bulloch Co. GA., died after 1832 when Matthew Carter Jr. wrote a letter to his sister Susanna Mizelle in GA., stating Aunt Sarah was still alive. She married William Pool. William died before 1832. He received a passport from the governor of GA., to pass safely through Creek Nation in 1807. William Pool was in the Mississippi Territory before the Carter's or Goff's.
4. William Hezekiah Rester, born 1789 Bulloch Co., married 13 March, 1828 in Hinds Co. MS. to Elizabeth Smith, daughter of David and Elizabeth Smith.
5. Mary Rester, born 1792 Bulloch Co. and died in Jackson Co. MS., about 1813. She married 11 May, 1807 in Bulloch Co. to Matthew Carter Jr., son of Matthew Sr. Matthew and Mary had three children.
7. John Rester, born 1800 Bulloch Co., married 1 June, 1829 in Marion Co. MS., Elisa Robertson. Eleven children.
8. Margaret Rester, born 1802 Bulloch Co. married Thomas Hunt.
9. George Frederick Rester 111, born 1807/8
10. There was one daughter, Louisa Rester whom I have no information.
NOTE: Frederick served two stints in the war as a Private - one for 3 months and 27 days under Capt William McIntosh - and one for 14 months under Capt John Ducions. Discharged 10 Dec 1783 at Savannah, Georgia. Document signed by Major John Habersham, Commander of the Georgia Battalion, after having served two years as a Private Soldier during the Revolutionary War.
Marr Dateabt 1783
Marr PlaceBulloch County, Georgia