Key Facts

Snapshot:	Revolutionary War soldier; owned slaves
Parents:	860Joseph Doles His mother's identity is unknown.
Born:	circa 1750 perhaps Southampton County, Virginia
Died:	26 July 1831 Baldwin County, Georgia
Buried:	Doles Cemetery, Baldwin County, Georgia Coordinates: N33.12056 W83.34944

430Jesse Doles was born circa 17501 or sometime in the 1750's.2 His father was 860Joseph Doles.3

860Joseph Doles' will, dated 8 June 1774 in Southampton County, Virginia, names 430Jesse Doles as one of three sons.3

430Jesse fought for America during the Revolutionary War.4 His DAR ancestor number is A032998.5

Although we don't know exactly when, 430Jesse married 431Elizabeth Summerell, as proven in part by her father's will.6

862John Summerell's will, probated 11 November 1784 in Southampton County, Virginia, mentions a daughter "Elizabeth Doles." 6 Later documents confirm that 430Jesse's wife's name is 431Elizabeth.7

On 15 February 1779, 430Jesse bought 100 acres of land in Halifax County, North Carolina8 (about 60 miles southwest of Southampton County, Virginia, where his father had died a few years prior3). The 1790 census shows his family there in Halifax County,9 but he sold the land a few months later.10

1790: 430Jesse's family in Halifax County, North Carolina. The numbers represent: 2 men age 16+, 1 boy age 0-15, 5 women, and 3 slaves, which is 11 people total. Full page.9

430Jesse subsequently appears in Warren County, Georgia tax records for the years 1794,11 1801,12 and 180513 and in an 1805 lottery record.14

We later find him in Baldwin County, Georgia for the 1820 and 1830 censuses.2,15

1820: 430Jesse's household in Baldwin County, Georgia. Full page.15

1830: 430Jesse's household still in Baldwin County. Full page: 1, 2.2

430Jesse died on 26 July 1831. His death was reported in a Milledgeville newspaper:

430Jesse's obituary. Full page.1

He's buried on private land in Baldwin County at coordinates N33.12056 W83.34944. Below are two photos of his grave16 and a 1939 newspaper article about the placement of his current tombstone.17

Sources Cited:

1: Southern Recorder (Milledgeville, Georgia), 25 August 1831, page 3, column 5, about four-fifths of the way down the page. Georgia Historic Newspapers, <https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/lccn/sn82016415/1831-08-25/ed-1/seq-3/>, accessed 4 October 2020.

2: 1830 U.S. Federal Census. Baldwin County, Georgia. Page 31, Jesse Doles household. NARA microfilm publication M19, roll 16. Internet Archive, <https://archive.org/details/populationsc18300016unit/page/n54/mode/1up> and <https://archive.org/details/populationsc18300016unit/page/n55/mode/1up>, accessed 30 September 2020.

3: Southampton County, Virginia. Wills book 4, page 171. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89PX-FXHJ?i=96&cat=366241>, accessed 26 September 2020.

4: Alex Hitz, Authentic List of All Land Lottery Grants Made to Veterans of the Revolutionary War by the State of Georgia, 2nd edition (Secretary of State, Georgia, 1966), page 24, entry for Jesse Doles.

5: Daughters of the American Revolution, Genealogical Research System (GRS), Ancestor Search, ancestor #A032998 (Jesse Doles).

6: Southampton County, Virginia. Wills book 4, page 82-84. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89PX-FXZH?i=52&cat=366241> et seq., accessed 28 September 2020.

7: Baldwin County, Georgia. Ordinary Court. Wills Book A (1806-1832), pages 325, 326, and 327. Be aware that Baldwin County confusingly had two different wills books both described as book A: one for the years 1806-1832, and another for 1868-1936. I have written a summary and transcription of 430Jesse's will.

8: Halifax County, North Carolina. Deeds book 14, pages 147-148. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9DD-6SY6?i=81&cat=328729>, accessed 1 October 2020.

9: 1790 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule). Halifax County, North Carolina. Page 459, Jesse Doles household. NARA microfilm publication M637, roll 7. Internet Archive, <https://archive.org/details/populationsc17900007unit/page/n267/mode/1up>, accessed 30 September 2020.

10: Halifax County, North Carolina. Deeds book 17, page 362. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-898N-7DDV?i=478&cat=328729>, accessed 1 October 2020.

11: Warren County, Georgia. Tax digest for 1794, Captain Hubbert's district, pages 3 and 4, entry for Jesse Doles. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS4K-2Q7G-M?i=21&cat=306985>, accessed 1 October 2020. For a plain-text description of this record, see here.

12: Warren County, Georgia. Tax digest for 1801, Captain John Hobson's district, page 5, entry for Jesse Doles. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS4K-2Q7M-F?i=72&cat=306985>, accessed 1 October 2020. For a plain-text description of this record, see here.

13: Warren County, Georgia. Tax digest for 1805, Captain D. H. Zachry's district, page 2, entry for Jesse Doles. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS4K-2QQ6-3?i=165&cat=306985>, accessed 1 October 2020. For a plain-text description of this record, see here.

14: State list of entitled drawers for the 1805 Georgia land lottery, section for D surnames, Warren County, registrant #839 Jesse Doles. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSKK-LV2P?i=231&cat=285452>. FamilySearch restricts access to this image, so see a copy here. This record is indexed in: Paul K. Graham, 1805 Georgia Land Lottery Persons Entitled to Draws (The Genealogy Company, Decatur, Georgia, 2005), page 149, entry #839 for Jesse Doles of Warren County.

15: 1820 U.S. Federal Census. Baldwin County, Georgia. Pages 50-51, Jesse Doles household. NARA microfilm publication M33, roll 6. Internet Archive, <https://archive.org/details/populationsc18200006unit/page/n35/mode/1up>, accessed 30 September 2020. You may find this template helpful.

16: The tombstone of Jesse Doles (1751-1831), Doles family cemetery, Baldwin County, Georgia, coordinates N33.12056 W83.34944. Photograph submitted by Jack Johnson to FindAGrave.com (<https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13629799/jesse-doles>) on 16 March 2006.

17: "Grave of Revolutionary Soldier Marked," The Union-Recorder (Milledgeville, Georgia), 18 May 1939, page 9, column 1, top of the page.