On
April 1, 1820 Reddick Bryan was listed in the Georgia Journal, a local
newspaper, as having mail at post office in Marion, Twiggs County, Georgia. It
is assumed that Reddick lived in Twiggs County in 1820. There are no 1820
census records for Twiggs County, Georgia or for Reddick's previous home of
Martin County, North Carolina.
However,
the family of Elizabeth Regan and Joseph Regan was found on the census as
living in nearby Pulaski County, Georgia.
The enumeration date was August 7, 1820.
Joseph Regan was listed on the census record and those counted were as
follows:
Free
White Persons - Males - Under 10: 3
Free
White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25: 1
Free
White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25: 1
Slaves
- Females - 26 thru 44: 1
Number
of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 2
Free
White Persons - Under 16: 3
Total
Free White Persons: 5
Total
Slaves: 1
Total
All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other:
6
The
three white males under 10 are presumed to be John Regan (age 3 ), Span Regan
(age 2), and Rufus Wiley Regan who was born February 16, 1820.
The
free, white male between the age of 16 and 25 is undoubtedly Joseph Regan. While
Elizabeth Regan is the free white female between the ages of 16 and 25. The
sixth person listed in the household is a female slave between the ages of 26
and 44.
Just
a few months later, on December 13, 1820, Rufus Wiley Regan died. His father, Joseph Regan passed away six days
later on December 19, 1820.

A
transcription of Joseph Regan's will, obtained from E. Ragan Pruitt, signed on December
18, 1820 is as follows:
In
the name of God, Amen. I, Joseph Regan, of the County of Pulaski and State of
Georgia, being very low in body but in perfect mind and memory, thanks be to
God for the same calling to mind the mortality body and ordain this my last
will and testament. That is to say principally and first of all I give and
recommend my soul into the hand of Almighty that give it me and mine body I
recommend to the earth to be buried in Christian burial at the discretion of my
friends and as vouching such worldly estate as it has pleased God to bless me
with in this life I give devise and dispose of the same in the following manner
and form. First of all I request that my mare and colt and bridle and saddle I
give to my wife Elizabeth Regan Extry of her equal part the Joseph Regan do
request her to have that much extry still to have all the rest of my property
after my just debts is paid her life time or widowhood but and if she marry
again then an equal division with the two sons in the land and negroes
household and kitchen furniture one negro named Bise and Anthony and Nell and
Simon, and the land that I now live on in the County of Pulaski now by the
number 88 one hundred and a quarter acres if the said Elizabeth Regan marry
again then and equal division between her and my sons John Regan and Span Regan
and I do hereby ordain and appoint Elizabeth S. Regan executrix to carry this
my last will into effect and I do hereby utterly revoke and disannul all and
every other former will and testament by me in anywise before named willed and
bequeathed. In witness whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and seal this 18th day of December One thousand eight
hundred and twenty. Signed sealed pronounced and delivered by the said Joseph
Regan as his last will and testament in the presents of
Wincherd
Dawson
Sarah
Dawson
(signed) Joseph Regan (Seal)
William
Smith
Diana
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