General Notes

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This may be him. 1830 Federal Census of Montgomery Co., AL: Culver,
Nathan  2 m 5 - 10; 1 m 30-40; 2 f 5 - 10; 1 f 15 - 20; 1 f 30 - 40;.
Page of orginial: 179. Researched by Ron Bridges on 11 May 2001.
"Nathan Culver born 170, married Nancy Rayfield born 1790, both born in
Maryland, on January 9th, 1812, in Hancock Co., Georgia, had two
daughters in of 1820.  They moved to Coosa Co., Alabama (1) area about
1827 and were still record there, 70 years old, in the census of 1860.
Apparently lost on of those daughters but had two sons and another
daughter born after 1820, one of whom left a large number of descendants
in Coosa and surrounding counties." (2)
(1) Coosa County was created until 1832.  Some people moved into this
Creek Territory and lived among the Creeks in peace.
(2) SOME DESCENDANTS OF JOHN CULVER: born 1700, died 1766 SOMERSET
COUNTY, MARYLAND AND RELATED FAMILIES by Lorena Martin Spillers, page 18.
Records seem to reveal that he is buried by his wife in Flint Hill
Methodist Church, Flint Hill Cemetery,  Coosa Co., AL.
COOSA CO., ALABAMA 1850 CENSUS HATCHETT CREEK DISTRICT
145. Culver          Nathan             60  MD  farmer       100
Nancy               60 MD
On November 21, 1851, Nathan Culver entered land in Coosa County,
Alabama, under the Military Act of 1850.  Under Bounty Land Warrant #
11153, he received 40.74 acres in NW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of S 18, T 23, R
19.  Under the same warrant, he received 40.74 acres in SW 1/4 of the SW
1/4 of S 18, T 19.
State of Alabama}
Talladega County}
On this the fourth day of December A. D. one thousand Eight hundred and
fifty, personally appeared before me, Jas. D. Copeland, an acting Justice
of the Peace within and for the county and State aforesaid, Nathan
Culver, aged sixty-two years, a resident of Coosa County in the State of
Alabama, who being duly sworn according to Law, declares that he is the
identical Nathan Culver, Jr. who was a private in the company commanded
by Captain Willis Shivers in the Regiment Commanded by Col. Ignatius Few
in the War with Great Britain, that he was drafted at Sparta (?) in
Hancock County, Georgia, on or about the first day in September A. D.
1814 for the time of Six months, and continued in actual service in the
State of Georgia on or about the first day of March A. D. 1815, as will
appear by the muster rolls of said company, his certificate of discharge
having been lost or mislaid is that he cannot now find it.
He makes this application for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to
which he may be entitled under the Act granting bounty Land to certain
Officers and Soldiers who have been engaged in the military service of
the United States.
September 28, 1850                                                His
Nathan "X" Culver
Mark
Witness:  John Moore
State of Alabama}
County of Coosa}
On this 18th day of May, A. D., one thousand eight hundred and five
personally appeared before me, a Justice of Peace, within and for the
county and State foresaid, Nathan Culver, aged sixty-six years, a
resident of Coosa County in the State of Alabama who received under Act
of 28 September 1850, a land warrant for eighty acres NO. ___ for service
in Capt. Willis Shivers’ Company in the infantry regiment of Drafted Men
commanded by Col. Few, War of 1812 against Great Britain which warrant is
and cannot be located, herewith surrendered, and that he continued in
actual service in said war for six months.
For more information on the Culver family, refer to: SOME DESCENDANTS OF
JOHN CULVER: born 1700, died 1766 SOMERSET COUNTY, MARYLAND AND RELATED
FAMILIES by Lorena Martin Spillers in the Public Library Birmingham, AL.
CS71.C976 1963.