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THOMAS CONNELL, SR. was born March 10,1742/43 in Maryland on the Potomac River, and died about. 1838 in Autauga County, Alabama. He married JEMIMA FELTON, daughter of JOB FELTON.

In his Revolutionary War Pension Applications filed in 1835 and 1838 as a resident of Autauga County, Alabama he stated:

He was born on March 10, 1742 but later said March 10, 1738. In one deposition he said he was born in Surry County, North Carolina, however, in a second deposition he said in the State of Maryland on the Potomac. Before the Revolution he was living in the State of North Carolina in Surry County. During the Revolution his family followed him to Wilkes County, Georgia, about eight miles from Washington where he remained for four years after the Revolution. He then moved to the Abbeville District of South Carolina where he lived for four years. He then returned to Georgia where he lived in Greene County until 1820 when he moved to Autauga County, Alabama.

He enlisted in the army in North Carolina on the 11th of March 1777 under Captain John Armstrong for the term of three months but served six months under Colonel Martin Armstrong. He was stationed during the whole time at Salisbury, North Carolina and was engaged in no active service except he was marched to an Indian town called Killico and was most of the time he was engaged in skirmishing expeditions against the British and Tories and Indians but received no wound. At the expiration of his term he received a discharge. Having previously moved to Wilkes County, Georgia he enlisted again on the 1st of March 1778 under Captain James Hawkins for the term of three years or during the war. He was marched to Augusta, Georgia where he served under Captain Hawkins, Smith as Major, and Stewart as Colonel. He was in the army when the first Siege of Augusta was commenced and raised and in the battle when Augusta was captured. After the Battle of Augusta he was furloughed until further service might be required. He was not called upon until the siege of Savannah was commenced. His regiment then rallied near Augusta, Georgia under the same officers except Colonel Stewart who was superseded by Colonel Elijah Clark and was marched upon what was called the River Road, on the southern side of the Savannah River, to Savannah, and was in the Battle of Savannah. He could not recollect any of the officers higher in command at the battle other than the colonel of his regiment, except General Twiggs, Count Estaing, and Count Pulaski whom he well recollects. He was then furloughed and performed no more regular service during the war. He received two discharges, the first of which from Colonel Stephen Armstrong in North Carolina, the second from Colonel Stephen Herd [Heard] of Georgia in Wilkes County. He said that he rendered actual services as a soldier from the 1st of March until November 1783, six months in North Carolina and five years and three months in Georgia. He moved to Autauga County, Alabama in 1822 where he has lived since that year.

In the application Elizabeth Wallace of Autauga County stated that she had been acquainted personally with him as a member of Thomas Connell's family before the Revolutionary War and that he rendered the service he claimed.

Thomas Connell and his wife Jemima were charter members of White Plains Baptist Church, Greene County, Georgia, September 3, 1806. They joined by letter and were dismissed on December 8, 1810.

Children of THOMAS CONNELL and JEMJMA FEIJON are:

#1 JESSE CONNELL, b. Abt. 1760; d. before 1807, Hancock County, Georgia.

#2 MARY CONNELL, b. Abt. 1779; d. after 1860, probably in Tallapoosa County, Alabama.

#3 THOMAS CONNELL JR., d. May 8, 1846, Autauga County, Alabama.

#4 JOHN CONNELL. d. 1858, Butts County, Georgia.

#5 ELIZABETH CONNELL.

#6 DANIEL CONNELL, b. between 1770 - 1780.

#7 NANCY CONNELL, m. WILLIAM WALKER, January 26, 1803, Greene County, Georgia.

#8 WILLIAM M. CONNELL, b. abt 1787, South Carolina or Georgia; d. Aft. 1870, probably in Alabama.

JESSE CONNELL was born about. 1760, and died before 1807 in Hancock County, Georgia. He married PENELOPE PORING OWSLEY b. between 1775 - 1785 in Georgia, daughter of NEWDIGATE OWSLEY and MARY DAVIS. She died November 4, 1820.

Jesse Connell could be the either the oldest son of Thomas Connell, Revolutionary War Veteran, and his wife

Jemima Felton or Jesse Connell could be Thomas' younger brother.

A Jesse Connell received a land patent for 500 acres in Tryon County, North Carolina on December 24, 1770 on the east side of Fairforrest - including Connell's improvement. If this is the same Jesse, he was apparently born before 1760, which would preclude his being the son of Thomas and more likely a brother.

Jesse Connell received a Revolutionary War Bounty Land Grant in Georgia on May 17, 1784.

In 1786 Jesse Connell and Thomas Connell were granted land in Wilkes County, Georgia.

In 1789 Jesse Connell was apparently in Greene County according to the Georgia Tax List in for 1789

On September 3, 1791 Jesse Connell and Penelope his wife of Greene County sold the Wilkes Co. land to James Rogers

In 1791 Jesse Connell is granted land in Washington County, Georgia

In 1794, Jesse Connell is in Hancock County.

On October 1, 1795 Jesse Connell and his wife Penelope of Hancock County, Georgia sold to Thomas Cooper 137 acres of land on Beaverdam Creek of Ogechee.

On December 11, 1799 Thomas Connell of Greene County and Jemimah, his wife, sold to Jesse Connell of Hancock County 287 1/2 acres of land in Washington County, now Greene County.

Jesse Connell and his wife Penelope apparently remained residents of Hancock County until his death.

Jesse Council wrote his will on April 1, 1805 and died in Hancock County, Georgia before 1807. In his will he mentioned his wife Penelope, sons Newdy [sic] Connell and William Council, and daughters Polly Simms, Betsy (Elizabeth) Askew, Sally Connell, and Ann Connell.

Children of JESSE CONNELL and PENELOPE OWSLEY are: