Notes for George TIMMONS
Ansley vs. Timmons (SC 1825) A. A. 1794, requiring aliensto do militia and patrol duty
The Militia System of South-Carolina: being a digest of the acts of Congress concerning the...
By Martin Strobel, Benjamin Elliott
Page 28 (notes at bottom)
"The A. A. 1794, requiring aliens to do militia and patrol duty, is neither against the constitution, nor the laws of nations, - Ansley v. Timmons, 3 M'Cord, 329."
The case names George Timmons as the fine collector for the 17th Regiment, SC Militia in 1825. Ansley was English citizen living and working as a merchant in SC for an extended period but did not want to serve in the militia. The court concluded that if he did not want to serve he could move out of the State. There is no personal information on where these men were and nothing else about George Timmons. I do not know where the 17th regiment was in 1825... It was organized for the War of 1861 in Richland County. It does not make clear whether Timmons was a member of the 17th Regiment or a fine collector for the State. It is inferred that Ansley had failed to appear for duty with the 17th. (Source: Rick Corrigan)
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Ola Cook Timmons, Captain John Timmons and his Descendants by Kathy Dodge Loyd, H. F. Prioleau, Happy Heritage by Cannon,
Sermons in Stone by Jason Cockfield, Minute Books of the Hebron Baptist Church, Our Kin by Bernice McCutcheon,
Three Rivers Historical Society,
Old Darlington District Genealogy Chapter,
Berkeley County Historical Society,
Huguenot Settlers in North America,
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