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NAAMAN((THE APPRENTICE)² (BENJAMIN¹ CURTIS) was born about 1782 in North Carolina, and died April 1826 in Pendleton Dist., (Anderson, Oconee, Pickens Counties) S.C. He married MILDRED "MILLIE" before 1803 in SC. She was born 1780 in VA, and died Aft. 1860 in Gordon Co., GA.

Notes for NAAMAN(I) CURTIS:

Record of 29 MAR 1826 in Pendelton,
Pickins, South Carolina, USA, Cause of death, Small Pox.  
Census: 1810, Pendleton District, S.C.
1820 SC Census name is spelled: Namon Cortis.

Sources:  NAAMAN(I) CURTIS:
Census: 1810, Pendleton District, South Carolina 
Namon Curtis:
Census Microfilm Records: South Carolina, 1810 
State: South Carolina 
County: PENDLETON 
Locale: NO TWP LISTED 
Series: M252 
Roll: 61 
Part: 1 
Page: 244 
(28 of 52 Ancestry.com)
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Namon Curtis:
Census Microfilm Records: South Carolina, 1810 
State: South Carolina 
County: PENDLETON 
Locale: NO TWP LISTED 
Series: M252 
Roll: 61 
Part: 1 
Page: 242 
(30 of 52 Ancestry.com)

Obituary:
In the Pendleton SC Messenger issue of April 5, 1826..
"Died on Wednesday last, Mr. Naaman Curtis, of Small Pox, aged about 45 years, for many years a respectable inhabitant of this district.".

Estate probated Aug 6, 1826, in Anderson County, South Carolina
Pack 31 #4. 1829 Curtis, Naaman  Summons in Partition

In Equity, In Basement. Clerk of Court Office, Pickens, S.C. Naaman Curtis died in 1829[sic] in Pickens Dist. Owned three tracts of land. One lying on the West side of Keowee River at Cravens Ford, originally granted to Honor John F. Grenike and Rovert Cravens containing 613 acres. Another tract on East side of Keowee River at Cravens Ford containing 725 acres whereon Naaman Curtis lately lived, adjacent land to Tarleton Lewis and others. Another tract granted to Naaman Curtis on six mile creek containing 100 acres, bounded by land of Henry Gassaway, John Green, James Beatty. Left a widow Milly Curtis and chn. viz: William Curtis, Cosby the wife of William W. Gassaway, Lucinda Curtis, Milly Curtis, Naaman Curtis, Elizabet Curtis, Sarah Ann Curtis, Martha Matilda and Frances Ann who are chn. of John Curtis deced. On 5 Oct. 1829 Milly Curtis states that she has three minor chn. under 14 yrs. of age viz; Naaman now in his 14 yr. Elizabeth and Sarah Ann Curtis who wanted Col. Joseph Grisham to be their quardian. Lucinda who was over 14 wanted David Sloan Esq. to be her gdn. Milly wanted Enoch B. Benson Esq. to ber her gdn. On 5 Oct. 1829 Nathan Boon sheweth that Frances Ann and Martha Matilda Curtis the chn. of John Curis decd. are entitled to a share of the estate of Naaman Curtis decd. These children are the children of his daughter and are under 14 yrs. Nathan Boon made quardian of said children.

Source: A Collection of Upper South Carolina Genealogical and Family Records, Volume I, pg. 65
Editor: James E. Wooley

Note: on the 1880 census both of the living children of Naaman said their father was born in North Carolina.

Children of NAAMAN(I) CURTIS and MILDRED "MILLIE" are:

3. i. JOHN³ CURTIS, b. 1800; d. March 25, 1826, Pickens Co, S.C.

4. ii. WILLIAM CURTIS, b. March 18, 1804, Pendleton District, S. C.; d. September 21, 1887, Gordon County, GA.

iii. COSBY CURTIS, b. Bef. 1806;  m. WILLIAM W. GASSAWAY; b. Abt. 1810, Pendleton District, S. C.

iv. LUCINDA CURTIS, b. 18 Apr 1812, South Carolina

v. ELIZABETH CURTIS, b. Aft. 1815., South Carolina

5. vi. NAAMAN (The GOLD MINER) CURTIS, b. February 14, 1816, Pickens County, South Carolina; d. 1861, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico.

vii. MILLIE CURTIS, b. ca. 1815, South Carolina

viii. Sarah Ann Curtis, b. abt. 1820, South Carolina  d. 19 Jun 1905.

ix. POSSIBLE SON CURTIS, b. Btn. 1825 - 1826.  

2. JOHN³ CURTIS (NAAMAN (THE APPRENTICE)² (BENJAMIN¹ CURTIS) was born Abt. 1800 in South Carolina, and died 25 Mar 1826 in Pickens County, South Carolina10. He married SARAH BOON, 30 Oct 1822, daughter of  NATHAN BOON, Esq.  She was born 18 Nov 1803 in South Carolina, and died 25 Jan 1881 in Senaca City, South Carolina (residence of her daughter).

More About JOHN CURTIS:
Burial: Aft. 25 Mar 1826, South Carolina, near Anderson, on the Kuowee River10
Cause of Death: Small Pox
Medical Information: Aged about 25 years.11
Obituary: 29 Mar 1826, Pendleton Messenger

Notes for SARAH BOON:
____________OBITUARY OF SARAH BOON CURTIS____________
Source: The Keowee Courier 1849-1851, 1857-1861 & 1865-1868
Page 159 Edited by: Colleen M. Elliot


___________Burial Site of SARAH BOON CURTIS_____________
Source: Oconee County, South Carolina Cemetery Survey, Volume 2
Faith Clayton Genealogical room, Central Weslyan College, Central, S.C.

Boon - Curtis - Carey Family Cemetery - moved to Pickens County
Francis Boon w/o Nathan Boon - no dates
Nathan Boon - d. 1849
Sarah Boon Curtis w/o John Curtis
d/o Nathan Boon
B. 1803 D. 1881


More About SARAH BOON:
Burial: Aft. 25 Jan 1881, Boon-Curtis-Carey Family Cemetery Pickens County, SC
Census: 1880, SC Oconee County, Seneca Twp.12
Obituary: 13 Mar 1881, obituary in The Keowee Courier; names husband and provides vital stats.

Thursday March 31, 1881
Obituary - Mrs. SARAH CURTIS, consort of the late JOHN CURTIS, was a native of Pickens county, S. C., of that portion of the county now called Oconee. She was the daughter of Mr. NATHAN BOON. She was born November 18th, 1803, and died at the residence of her daughter in Seneca City, January 25th, 1881, Consequently her age was seventy-seven years, two months and seven days, .... a member of the Baptist Church... (long eulogy and scripture, followed with 4 verses of poetry, signed by J.R.R)

Children of JOHN CURTIS and SARAH BOON are:

8. i. FRANCIS ANN4 CURTIS, b. Oct 1822, South Carolina; d. Aft. 1900.
9. ii. MARTHA MATILDA "MARY" CURTIS, b. 26 Apr 1825, Oconee County, South Carolina; d. Mar 1892, Pickens County, South Carolina.

WILLIAM ² CURTIS (NAAMAN(I),¹) was born March 18, 1804 in Pendleton District, South Carolina, and died September 21, 1887 in Gordon County, Georgia.  He is buried in Curtis Cemetery, Gordon County, GA.  
He married MARTHA BOON in 1822 in Pendleton Dist., South Carolina. Martha was the daughter of NATHAN BOON, Esq.. She was born 23 Oct 1799 in Pendleton Dist., (Anderson, Oconee, Pickens Counties) South Carolina, and died 19 Jan 1876 in Gordon County, Georgia.  He married (2) AMELIA A. WEEKS MITCHELL 25 Feb 1877 in Gordon County,., Georgia, daughter of P.C. WEEKS.  She was born Abt. 1837.

Notes for WILLIAM CURTIS:

Homestead ....found miniballs in the space between the wall spaces and the sill work.  Civil War Skirmish....

Notes on Civil War Records ordered from NARA
Form # G687276  Date 10/6/03 (Oct 6 03) Master # 981686, & 
Form # G687277  Date 10/7/03 (Oct 7 03) Master # 982331

Children of WILLIAM CURTIS and MARTHA BOON are:

10. i. JAMES MARION⁴ CURTIS, b. August 20, 1825,  S.C.; d. February 08, 1912, Gordon County, GA.

11. ii. JOHN MERRILL CURTIS, b. August 27, 1827, South Carolina; d. May 16, 1902, Gordon County, GA.

12. iii. THOMAS NEWTON CURTIS, b. March 01, 1830, S. C.; d. March 08, 1907, Gordon County, GA.

13. iv. WILLIAM NAAMON NATHAN CURTIS, b. June 06, 1832,  South Carolina; d. January 24, 1901, Gordon County, GA.

14. v.  Sarah Ann CURTIS, b. Btn. 1834 - 1835,  d. in youth

15. vi. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN CURTIS, b. 1837, Georgia.

16 vi. LORENZO DOW CURTIS, b. May 1837, Georgia; d. February 15, 1914, Palestine, Anderson County, Texas.

14. vii. DANIEL BOONE CURTIS, b. November 28, 1839,  Georgia; d. June 30, 1906, Curtis, Eastland County, Texas.