William Joseph Little Timeline Where did the Little’s from? unruly Scottish clans in Eskdale and Liddesdale, were to suffer executions, persecutions and banishments by the Royal Alternative Spellings: Litel, Litil, Litill, Litle, Littell, Littil, command. The Eskdale and Liddesdale chiefs, with the Littill, Little, Littyll, Lityl, Lytil, Lytle, Lyttle, Lyttille exception of Armstrong of Mangerton, were lucky to hold on to

their lives and lose only their lands. So it was that the grand In a conversation I had with Mina Felicia Little of titles and like Royal favors destined for Scotland went to their Tallapoosa Georgia. I asked her about a story of three brothers persecutors and not to them. that came from Scotland. To the best of her recollection she The Anglo-Scottish Border Wars of 1296-1603 the Littles could only name 2, Charles, and James, but does not recall the were one of the fighting clans of the West March. By the close third name. In a latter conversation she said Charles and of the 16th Century they had earned a reputation as the finest William. I am hopeful that William was the third name. Thus we light cavalry in Europe. are looking for Charles, James, and William Little who came to For over three centuries the Border Littles shared with the America together on the same ship. Mina lives on one of the Armstrongs and Beatties the steep-sided dales to the north and sons of William Joseph Little land. Francis Marion Little if I west of the present town of Langholm. remember correctly. She has long been interested in family and In 1296-97 Edward Little "of Meikledale", founder of the it’s history. clan and descendant of Anglo-Norman Richard Lytle, was a

supporter of Sir William Wallace, the patriot, who upheld the Family Stories Point to independent rights of Scotland against the oppression of Edward Scotland I of England. In 1351 Martin Litill was a witness at Hermitage Castle of a With this in mind bear witness to what I am about to tell charter of William Douglas, Lord of Liddesdale. you. Nichol Litil served the Earl of Douglas on the West Marches In 1000 BC, the Celtic people first came to Scotland. These in 1368. people were skilled in working iron. They changed cotemporary In 1398 Nicol Little was one of a group of knights and Armor and weaponry. They were the first to use the long sword "squires" entrusted to supervise the repatriation of English and small shield in Europe. prisoners across the border' Julius Caesar and the Romans arrived in Britain in 55BC and In 1426 Simon Litill became the lst Laird of Meikledale remained there for over 225 years. In AD 79 the Romans being granted tenure of the lands in Ewesdale by James I, King advanced into Scotland in a series of campaigns, establishing of Scots. Littles of less warlike disposition found their vocation forts along the way. The Scotsmen were then called Caledonians as monks in Abbeys and Convents. then. By AD 83 they had marched up the east coast as far as The Littles of Liberton in Edinburgh are a branch of the present day Aberdeenshire. Border clan dating from around 1500. Clement Litil, 2nd of The Britons or the Britons of Strathclyde came. They would Liberton was founder of the University of Edinburgh Library. dominate the west of lower Scotland and some of England. His brother William Litil, 3rd of Liberton, was twice Provost of The Angles, from Germany settled southeast Scotland and Edinburgh in the post-Reformation period portions of England. The Angles were the only non-Celtic race The Little Clan of the Scottish West March supported the of the four main early settlers of Scotland. And this would prove Stuart Kings of Scots through five reigns until 1530 when James to be a major problem for the Celts later on. V, under pressure from the English Court, tricked thirty-two Lastly, the Fourth Tribe came to settle Scotland. They were Armstrongs, Elliots, Littles, Irvings into a parley and hanged also a warlike people, descended from Ireland. The origins of them out of hand. The Eskdale clans from then on forsook their name Scots is believed to be a corrupted form of Scottus or patriotism for survival and sided with the most likely winners of Scotti , which meant; “raiders”. A Celtic, warrior, combative international warfare. and expansive race, the Scots came in about 500 A.D. Dalriada In one chronicle in the spring of 1530 the Littles along with (Dal Riata) was the Kingdom of the Scots. the Armstrongs, Elliots and Irvines, raided the King’s forces but In 793 AD the Vikings, or plunderers from Norway, were lost thirty-two men. Their Clans were at Meikledale and seeking the treasures of the churches, which were easily Langholme in Dumfriesshire and Liberton in Edenburgh. plundered. The 1587 Act of the Scottish Parliament Roll of the Clans In 800 AD The Vikings came again to Scotland to raid and that have Captains, Chiefs and Chieftains "on whom clansmen settle. The Scots seemed to have something in common with the depend against the will of their landlords in the Borders and the Viking and after a while intermarriages, to common and noble, Highlands" names "Litillis" among the names listed under West with established clans took place in north Scotland and March. Thus in 1587 the Littles were clearly regarded as a Clan. extensively throughout the Western Isles of Scotland. In 1603 King James I of Great Britain (a.k.a. King James All of these people intermarried so you most probably VI) of Scotland was determined to put down the continuing descend from them all. lawlessness on both sides of the Border. His wishes were carried In 1066 AD, five generations after Normandy's Conquest of through with sword, noose and torch until hardly a building England Richard Lytle was born. He was in line of descent from stood in the whole of Eskdale and Liddlesdale. Chiefs were William the Conqueror, King of England and the Duke of hanged and those who survived were forced to quit their lands. Normandy, whose ancestry can be traced back to Ingiald who As a result the Crowns of England and Scotland were united on ruled in Central Sweden 1,300 years ago. one head. Nine hundred years after Ingiald the Littles, as well as other

5 William Joseph Little Timeline In 1672 David was the last Laird of Meikledale and last dignities intact. If they were to emigrate, they would be forced Chief of Clan Little to register arms. His full coat of arms to do so as penniless indentured servants, slaves or beggars. consists of the shield and the crest: In the "Great Civil War', the clans under the great Montrose William Joseph fought in the first real Jacobite war of 1688-89, Montrose's descendant John Graham, 'Bonnie Dundee', led Jacobite Little Timeline Highland clansmen in victory over the army of Dutch William at Killecrankie (1689). Dundee added to the Jacobite cause and 12 Jul 1783 On 12 Jul 1783 in the Old 96 District of South Carolina legend by dying in the moment of his greatest victory. Jeremiah Stokes, Nehemiah Howard, and Joseph Little made The Highlanders never forgot the appalling murders of the an inventory of the estate of James Bagley (Widow Lucy Glencoe Massacre in 1692: the treacherous, government ordered Bagley). outright slaughter by forces led by the Campbell’s on their fellow clansmen and hosts the MacDonalds. 1790 Old 96 South Carolina dist census The last witch to be put to death in Galloway was in 1698. Joseph Little pg 90 Simon Little of Meikledale was chief of the Little clan at the 1800 Union Co SC end of the Border Wars. His son, Thomas Little was succeeded 3 Joseph Little’s listed but none fit household by David Little, last Laird of Meikledale and last of the chiefs. 1795 The direct male line in descent from David terminates with 18th Josiah Little, b. Wilkes Co., Georgia Century Simon Little of Nittyholm who had seven daughters August 4, 1799 and no sons. His brother, Matthew (?William) Little went to Mary Polly Little b. Wilkes Co. Georgia Reading in England, married and went to sea in 1745. 1801 The clan began to scatter in the early 17th Century fleeing William L. Little b., Wilkes Co., Georgia from persecution, poverty and overcrowding to the Ulster 1804 Plantations. Many moved to English Cumberland, crossed the Nancy Little b. Jackson Co., Georgia oceans to North America, Australia and New Zealand. Later 1805 many Littles, Lytles, and Lyttles in Ulster re-emigrated as Scots- Bulloch County, Georgia - Land Records: Georgia Land Irish back to Great Britain or headed overseas. Lottery Before attempting to describe the 'ethnic cleansing' of the BB Little, Joseph (double blank) Highlands of Scotland, you must be aware of what happened March 14, 1807 prior to the atrocities of the Clearances. Especially true in Anna Little b. Jackson Co., Georgia understanding the two nations of Scots and they relate to the 1809 Jackson County Tax Digest clan systems; the Jacobite wars and most especially the final SURNAME GIVEN NAME PAGE Little Joseph 77 event that led directly to the Clearances. That event is the total destruction of the great and proud Highland army, and the last July 20, 1810 Theophilus F. Little b., Jackson Co., Georgia. Highland army under the command of Prince Charles Edward Stuart or "Bonnie Prince Charlie" at Culloden in 1746. 1812 The final defeat dealt to the unfortunate Highlanders was by Arthrilda Little b., Jackson Co., Georgia Cumberland. He earned his name "the Butcher" for his post- 1813 to 1820 battlefield atrocities. William Joseph Little was the sheriff of Jackson County GA. Cumberland ordered his Red Coats to murder every from 1813 to 1820 surviving clansman on the field, even burying some of the January 5 to March 5, 1814 wounded Highlanders alive in huge pits. Muster roll of Georgia Militia commanded by Capt. Joseph Highland dress, music and the language were banned, and Whorton lists a Joseph Little with sub-note of "do Fort the clan leaders were executed or exiled. Vast numbers of Harrison" this group was in existence from January 5 to Highlanders; men, women and children, were killed for March 5, 1814 . Another document shows Joseph Little as a disloyalty or even mere suspicion, and because they were spie. simply Highlanders. As for they’re odd language and alien 1820 Census Jackson Co., Georgia customs. Joseph Little is shown with The clans were left without chieftains to direct them and 1 male under 10 were easy prey to missionaries determined to teach them. These 1 male 18 to 26 missionaries would bind them to the Government forever. From 1 male 26 to 45 the Lowlands the Society for the propagation of Christian 1 male 45 and up Knowledge went to the Highlands in 1791 seeking Godlessness 1 female under 10 in the Highlands, but found something more alarming. They sent 2 females 10 to 16 a message back stating: they were certain that since 1772 no less 1 female 16 to 26 than 16 ships full of emigrants had left from the counties of 1 female 45 and up Inverness and Ross, containing, 6,400 people and who carried 4 persons working in agriculture with them at least 38,000 pound Sterling. From then on, few SLAVES Highlanders left Scotland with their money, possessions, or their 1 male slave 14 to 26

6 William Joseph Little Timeline 1 male slave 26 to 45 now (Haralson) Co., 202 1/2 acres. Attest; Thos. Naped, Jas. 4 female slaves to 14 Burnside, Wm. Barden J.P.., February 18, 1832. 1 female slave 14 to 26 November 4, 1832 1 female slave 26 to 45 Elizabeth Little b., Carroll Co., Georgia 8 free black males to 14 April 1, 1832 8 free black male 14 to 26 Page 283 March 3, 1825 Carroll Co., April 1, 1832. William C. Springer, James H. Married Mary (Polly) Johnson, in Jackson County, Georgia Rogers, Sanford Kingsbery, and Joseph Little, Justices of the August 12, 1825 Inferior Court to Thomas McGuire, Carrollton. $117.00. Lot Joseph Cephus Little DR b., Jackson Co., Georgia #3, City of Carrollton, containing 5000 square feet. Attest; December 11, 1827 William H. Parr, Issac E. Cobb, J.P., Dunley Ayres, J.P. Page 155 3rd June 1833 Jackson Co., December 11, 1827. William Porter, Jackson Inferior Court of Carroll County Georgia, Monday 3rd June Co., to Joseph Little, Jackson Co., $800.00. Land lot #250, 1833 8th dist. Carroll now (Haralson) Co., containing 202 1/2 The Inferior Court met for the purpose of revising and acres, Drawn in lottery by William Porter. Attest: Thos selecting Grand Jurors for said county and the following Niblack J.P., W.L. Bryant J.P., April 30, 1829. named pers. were selected as Grand Jurors. Present their May 4 1827 Honors WM. G. SPRINGER, JAMES H. RODGERS, GEORGIA LAND LOTTERY SANDFORD KINGSBERY & JOSEPH LITTLE, ESQRS. 3 5 175 Little, Joseph - Jackson County, Allens Registered the 4th June 1833 WM. L. LOTT, clerk May 18 1827 August 5, 1833 GEORGIA LAND LOTTERY Page 312 3 7 205 Little, Joseph - Jackson County, Allens Carroll Co., August 5, 1833. William C. Springer, Sanford 1827 Kingsbery, and Joseph Little, Justices of the Inferior Court to Move to Carroll County Georgia George R. Adair. $500.00. Lots #18, 19, 20, 45, 46, 47, City June 29, 1827 of Carrollton. Attest; John Dean, A. M. McWhorter, J.P. Francis L. Little b., Carroll (now Haralson) Co., Georgia August 28, 1833. January 20, 1829 January 1, 1834 Page 229 Thomas Jefferson Little b., Carroll Co., Georgia Carroll Co., January 20, 1829. Charles H. Brooks, Jones Co., July 7, 1834 to Joseph Little, Carroll Co., $200.00 Land lot #150, 8th dist. Page 417 Carroll now (Haralson) Co., 202 1/2 acres drawn by William Carroll Co., July 7, 1834. William Springer, Jas. H. Rogers, Blakely, Jones Co., Attest; William Little, Theophilus Little Sanford Kingsbery, Joseph Little, William Beal, Justices of October 18, 1830 the Inferior court, Carroll Co., to Samuel Fields $50.00. Page 444 Lots#125, 137 in the town commons of Carrollton. Attest; Carroll Co., October 18, 1830, Joseph Little to Theophilus F. Jiles S. Boggess, Henry Curtiss, J.P., January 1, 1835 Little. $200.00. Land lit #158, 8th dist. Carroll now July 7, 1834 (Haralson) Co. 202 1/2 acres drawn by William Blakley, Page 418 Jones Co. Attest; John J. Gibson, Thos. M. Kennton J.P., Carroll Co., July 7, 1834. James H. Rogers, William G. November 4, 1830. Springer, Sanford Kingsbery, Joseph Little, William Beal, 1830 Census Jackson Co., Georgia Justices of the Inferior court, Carroll Co., to Samuel Fields , Joseph Little Franklin Co., $250.00 lots #2, 23, Carrollton. 50 feet front 3 males under 5 and 100 feet deep. Attest; Jiles S. Boggess, Henry Curtiss, 1 male 50 and under 60 J.P., January 1, 1835 1 female under 5 January 13, 1835 1 female 10 and under 15 Page 447 1 female 20 and under 30 Carroll Co., January 13, 1835. Absolem Haleanibe. November 1831 Herbasham Co., to Joseph Little. $200.00. Land lot #273, 8th Exer L. Little b., Carroll Co., Georgia dist Carroll now (Haralson) Co., 202 1/2 acres. Attest; Abner May 21, 1831 Sherden, Runson Thompson, J.P., May 12, 1835. Page 533 June 1, 1835 Joseph Little's mark and brand. A crap of the left ear, a slit of The Inferior Court met for the purpose of revising and the right ear. Brand J. & L. for Joseph Little. Lawson Black, selecting Grand Jurors for said county and the following C. S. C. May 21, 1831. named persons were selected as Grand Jurors. Present their June 24, 1831 Honors JAMES H. RODGERS, SANDFORD KINGSBERY, Page 153 WILLIAM BEALL & JOSEPH LITTLE, ESQRS State of Georgia, June 24, 1831. Martha S. Bugg, Columbia Recorded the 1st of June 1835 Co., to William Little. $50.00 Land lot #272, 8th dist. Carroll (Copied from the first book of the Inferior Court

7 William Joseph Little Timeline Minutes of Carroll Co. GA, pages 126-127 May 7, 1838 Elijah Marion Little b. in Carroll Co., Georgia. 1840 Census Carroll Co., Georgia Joseph Little 3 males under 5 1 male 5 and under 10 1 male 10 and under 15 1 male 60 and under 70 2 female under 5 1 female 5 and under 10 1 female 30 and under 40 1841 John W. Little b., Carroll Co., Georgia 1842 Carroll County Georgia Tax Digest Joseph Little 653 8 April 4,1843 Mary Caroline Little b., Carroll Co., Georgia 1850 Census Carroll Co., Georgia Surname, Given Age m/f Birth Little, Joseph Sr. 70 m SC Mary 50 f GA Elizabeth 17 f GA Marion 11 f GA John 9 m GA Caroline 5 f GA July 15, 1854 William Joseph Little received a land grant for 40 acres in Calhoun Co., Alabama while living in Carroll Co., Georgia dated July 15, 1854 1855 William Joseph Little applied for Veteran's Pension in 1855 Jan 1 1859 William Joseph Little received a land grant for 40 acres in Calhoun Co., Alabama while living in Harralson Co., Georgia dated Jan 1 1859 Many marages were preformed by Joseph Little SR. Some of the latter marrages may have been done by another Joseph Little thought to be Joseph Cephius Little. Preformed by Joseph Little JP or MG Haralson County Georgia Will Book A LITTLE, JOSEPH 160-161

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