Gwyn, James, 1812-1888.
Biographical notes:
James Gwyn I (1768-1850) married Amelia Lenoir (1765-1848). Their son James Gwyn II (1812-1888) was a planter, clerk of court, and merchant of Wilkes County, N.C. He married Mary Anne Lenoir (1819-1899) in 1839, and, in 1852, they moved to Green Hill Plantation near Ronda, in Wilkes County. Amelia Gwyn, daughter of James Gwyn I, married Major Lytle Hickerson (1793-1884), a Wilkes County merchant, and lived at Roundabout. Hickerson and his brother-in-law James Gwyn II were business partners until about 1848, when Gwyn left the business to take charge of the plantation at Green Hill and look after his aging parents.
From the description of James Gwyn papers, 1653-1946 (bulk 1830s-1880s). WorldCat record id: 23030638
James Gwyn I (1768-1850) married Amelia Lenoir (1765-1848). Their son James Gwyn II (1812-1888) was a planter, clerk of court, and merchant of Wilkes County, N.C. He married Mary Anne Lenoir (1819-1899) in 1839, and, in 1852, they moved to Green Hill Plantation near Ronda, in Wilkes County.
Amelia Gwyn, daughter of James Gwyn I, married Major Lytle Hickerson (1793-1884), a Wilkes County merchant, and lived at Roundabout. Hickerson and his brother-in-law James Gwyn II were business partners until about 1848, when Gwyn left the business to take charge of the plantation at Green Hill and look after his aging parents.
The fourteen Hickerson children included Dr. James Hickerson (1832-1918), who was the father of Thomas Felix Hickerson, the donor of these papers.
From the guide to the James Gwyn Papers, , 1653-1946, (bulk 1830s-1880s), (Southern Historical Collection)
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- Green Hill Plantation (Wilkes County, N.C.) (as recorded)
- Wilkes County (N.C.) (as recorded)
