Israel BAXTER was born 1704 in Apparently Braintree (now Quincy), MA. He died 1775 in Beaufort District, SC. Israel was married about 1727 in Likely In MA.

Israel Baxter (1704-cl775) of Pitt County, North Carolina, was there as early as 1743. Of his antecedents we have no documentation, though older members of the family held that the family was Puritan and came with John Winthrop from England in 1630 to the Boston area of the Massachusetts colony. It seems reasonable to conclude that Gregory Baxter who was among this group may be considered the founder of the family. Many New England families migrated during the first half of the eighteenth century to eastern North Carolina, and Israel may have headed one of them. The name Israel was used for generations in this family. It is interesting to note as late as 1793 the name Israel was still being used by Baxters of the Baintree (Quincy) area near Boston.

This family scrupulously avoided making wills, usually disposing of their property by deeds of gift. Israel made such a deed to his children Stephen, Sarah, David, Theophilus, and Rebecca in 1763 and the next year disposed of the remainder of this estate by making another to them except Rebecca who may have died in the meantime. All of Israel's children had been given Bible names, something one might expect of a Puritan. The eldest child Israel (c1728-1785) was not mentioned in either deed, for he had already "left the nest" and had gone to South Carolina where he was granted 650 acres in six tracts on the northeast side of the Great Pedee River. The next son Stephen (1730-cl785) also went to South Carolina but did not remain after he was savagely beaten by one William Davis in the forks of the Saltcatchers in Colleton County on July 21, 1771, and after losing his suit for damages went back to North Carolina. The third son Theophilus (cl736-1781) likewise migrated to South Carolina, and in 1771, was granted 300 acres on the southwest side of the Pedee. The old father Israel followed them and went to the Beaufort district.

Israel BAXTER [Parents] was born about 1728 in Pitt County, North Carolina. He died 1785.

Israel (c1728-1785) was granted 150 acres in 1774 in Beaufort District, but in Winton County after it was formed. He seems to have had three sons: William (1749-1789), Israel and Theophilus. When Israel died intestate, it appears that this last grant fell to his eldest son William under the old law of primogeniture, and the two younger sons went to Wilkes County, Georgia. William married Cather C. (believed to have been a daughter of Daniel Corbett who had two other daughters who married Baxters in this locale).

Theophilus BAXTER I [Parents] was born about 1736 in Pitt County, North Carolina. He died 13 Jan 1781. Theophilus married Mary (BAXTER).

When the war for Independence came to South Carolina, brothers Israel and Theophilus and their sons furnished beef and other provisions to General Nathanael Green's army. Israel (1762-1834), son of Theopbilus, served as a substitute for his father during the war under Colonels William Moultrie and Francis "Swamp Fox" Marion and was in the battle of Coosawhatchie Bridge, May 3, 1779, under Colonel John Laurens. When later asked if he had a record of his birth, he replied that it was in the family Bible which had gone to his older sister, then deceased. The sister proved to be Charity, who married Joshua Hammond (1749-1803), who also served in the Revolution.

Among the first members of Beard's Creek Baptist Church in Tattnall County, Georgia, were Theophilus Baxter and his wife Mary, who had moved to Liberty County, Georgia, about 1797. A family dispute arose between the Baxters and Lucy Griffin, also a member, and all three were expelled. The Baxters left the state and went to Mississippi. Stephen, above, moved to Tattnall County, and he and Israel, Jr., were enrolled in Colonel John P. Blackmon's Tattnall County regiment of Georgia militia and were stationed at Fort James on the Altamaha River in 1814 for the protection of the frontier from Indian depredations. About 1825, Israel, Jr., moved to Jackson County, Florida Territory.

Mary (BAXTER) died Y. She married Theophilus BAXTER I.

Israel BAXTER III [Parents] was born 2 Mar 1762 in near Kinston, NC. He died 1834/1835 in Greene Co., MS. Israel married Lucy LEVICY on 1785 in Mariboro County, SC.

When the war for Independence came to South Carolina, the brothers Israel and Theophilus and their sons furnished beef and other provisions to General Nathanael Green's army.

Israel (1762-1834), son of Theopbilus, served as a substitute for his father during the war under Colonels William Moultrie and Francis "Swamp Fox" Marion and was in the battle of Coosawhatchie Bridge, May 3, 1779, under Colonel John Laurens. When later asked if he had a record of his birth, he replied that it was in the family Bible which had gone to his older sister, then deceased. The sister proved to be Charity, who married Joshua Hammond (1749-1803), who also served in the Revolution.

After the war, Israel, son of Theophilus, moved to Georgia and lived in Bryan, Bulloch, and Tattnall Counties. He was commissioned a justice of the peace for Tattnall County in 1815 and the next year went to Green County, Mississippi Territory, He had married first Lucy (surname lost), and they had a son Israel (1787-1864) and then separated. Lucy then married Adam McNealy in Winton County, South Carolina, and bore him a son William MeNealy (1795-1878), and after Adam died, she married Thomas Griffin, Sr., who died in Bulloch County, Georgia, in 1802.

In 1778, Israel entered the army as a substitute for his father, Theeophilus and served in the militia of Georgetown District of S.C at Long Bluff on the Pedee River. He was a Long Bluff under Captain Thomas Williamson and Colonel Kolb. After being discharged, he volunteered in a unit at Cheraw Hill to serve under Captain William Dewitt and Colonel Moultrie and fought in the battle at Coosawhatchie Bridge. He then volunteered to serve under Captain Alexander McIntoch and General Marion. During 1782, he served twenty days in the militia and was taken prisoner twice by the Tories. After the war he lived in Long Bluff for 8-10 years. He then moved to Georgia around 1802 and lived there until 1816. He then moved to Mississippi where he died in 1835 in Greene County.

Lucy LEVICY was born 1770 in SC. She died Dec 1823 in Tattnall, GA. Lucy married Israel BAXTER III on 1785 in Mariboro County, SC.

Other marriages:

MCNEALY, Adam
GRIFFIN, Thomas

Rev H.S. Gilliam, Minister of the Gospel performed the ceremony. Witnesses: Mrs. J.L. Brown and Mrs. H.S. Gilliam.

Joshua HAMMOND was born 6 Aug 1749. He died 3 Nov 1803. Joshua married Charity BAXTER on Jan 1769 in Cheraws District, SC.

Charity BAXTER [Parents] was born 1756 in Dobbs, NC. She died 1780/1790 in Cheraws District (after 1785, Darlington Co.), SC. Charity married Joshua HAMMOND on Jan 1769 in Cheraws District, SC.

Adam MCNEALY married Lucy LEVICY.

Lucy LEVICY was born 1770 in SC. She died Dec 1823 in Tattnall, GA. Lucy married Adam MCNEALY.

Other marriages:

BAXTER, Israel III
GRIFFIN, Thomas

Rev H.S. Gilliam, Minister of the Gospel performed the ceremony. Witnesses: Mrs. J.L. Brown and Mrs. H.S. Gilliam.

Thomas GRIFFIN was born about 1771. He died 1802 in Bulloch County, Georgia. Thomas married Lucy LEVICY.

Lucy LEVICY was born 1770 in SC. She died Dec 1823 in Tattnall, GA. Lucy married Thomas GRIFFIN.

Other marriages:

BAXTER, Israel III
MCNEALY, Adam

Rev H.S. Gilliam, Minister of the Gospel performed the ceremony. Witnesses: Mrs. J.L. Brown and Mrs. H.S. Gilliam.

Israel BAXTER IV [Parents] was born 1787. He died Oct 1864 in Jackson, FL. Israel married Mary Ann FUTCH on 23 Apr 1809 in Bryan County, GA.

Mary Ann FUTCH [Parents] was born 1790 in Bulloch, GA. She died 1850/1860 in Jackson, FL. Mary married Israel BAXTER IV on 23 Apr 1809 in Bryan County, GA.

William MCNEALY [Parents] was born 15 May 1795 in Winton (now Barnwell), SC. He died 16 Apr 1855. William married Laviinia WISE on 19 Dec 1816.

Laviinia WISE married William MCNEALY on 19 Dec 1816.

William BAXTER [Parents] was born 1749 in Beaufort District, SC. He died 1789 in Winton (later Barwell, now Allendale), SC. William married Catherine C. (BAXTER).

Also have birth in NC

Catherine C. (BAXTER) died Y. She married William BAXTER.