_Ansgise AUSTRASIA _______________+
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|--Childebrand "De Heristal" I AUSTRASIA
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| _William WIMBISH ____+
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|_Nancy WIMBISH ______|
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|_Lucy CARTER ________
_Jesse COLLINS ______+
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_Enoch Edward COLLINS ________|
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[430] Married Maude Jord
_Schuyler Grant MEADOWS _+
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_John Schuyler MEADOWS _|
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_John PEARCE ________|
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|--John PEARCE
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|_Elizabeth __________
[24]Article from the Tampa Tribune, date unknown: Site of Old Ft. Alafia Became Wordehoff Place
The homestead of Antoine Wordehoff, long known as "the Wordehoff place," is remembered by pioneers as the site of old Fort Alafia, one of the historic spots of Hillsborough county, dating back to the period of the early Indian Wars.
. G. McDonald of Hopewell, son of the late Rev. Walter McDonald - affectionately known to hosts of friends as "Preacher" - stated that with the establishment of Fort Brooke a government road was built to connect a series of forts - Fort Brooke, Fort Alafia, Fort Meade and Fort Bassenger. He identified the Wordehoff place as the site of Fort Alafia.
Mrs. R.G. Woods of Lithia, a granddaughter of James Alderman, who is said to have been the first settler to establish a home south of the Alafia River, related the following incident:
During the time of one of the Indian uprisings the settlers were "forted up" at Fort Alafia, but her grandfather was eager to cross the river and return to his home. So, against the advice of those at the fort, he returned across the river alone. The first night after his return he was awakened by a disturbance among the horses and other livestock. He knew that the Indians were prowling about his home and were the cause of fright among the animals. needless to say, he returned to the protection of the fort. Many years later the ruins of the old fort were called to the attention of Mrs. Woods by her father, the late Hiram Alderman.
Federal Census records of 1850 for Hillsborough County give additional proof of the existence of Fort Alafia as a fully garrisoned government fort. Following is the list of the garrison, giving the name, age, native state and rank of each man: [List of soldiers omitted.]
The same census lists the following families as early residents of the Alafia Settlement, again giving the name, age and place of birth of each person:
Alderman Carlton, 48, North Carolina Martha Maria Carlton, 44, North Carolina Isaac, 15, Georgia Priscella, 12, Georgia Susan, 10, Georgia Sarah, 6, Florida Georgia A, 4, Florida Daniel W. Carlton, 27, North Carolina Sarah A. Carlton, 26, North Carolina Ruben, 9, Georgia Wright, 6, Georgia Albert, 5, Florida Martha J., 4, Florida Alderman, 1, Florida
Jesse Alderman, 26, North Carolina
Jeremiah M. Hayman, 28, Georgia Martha J Hayman, 21, Georgia. (This is the same Jeremiah Hayman who later became the beloved Baptist circuit rider.)
Levi Pierce, 44, Georgia (farmer and Methodist Minister) Mary J. Pierce, 32, Georgia John M., 16, Georgia James T., 14, Florida William H., 12, Florida Thomas Coock, 10, Florida Paton L., 8, Florida Ann E. 6, Florida Levi D., 4, Florida Steven, 1, Florida Elizabeth Hooker, 79, Georgia (sister of W.B. Hooker) Ann Weeks, 15, South Carolina Jesse Penelton, 65, Georgia
John Pearce, 42, Georgia Mary Pearce, 35, Florida Elizabeth, 12, Florida Sarah J. 9, florida Nancy C., 7, Florida Mary Cazia, 6 months, Florida (correct spelling "Keziah")
Others not listed in the census, but known to be living in that vicinity were the widow and children of James E. Hendry, one of whose sons (George) was one of the volunteer Indian fighters. Also, the families of James Alderman and Benjamin Moody.
It appears probable that Fort Alafia may have also served as a place of refuge in time of need for a number of years following the Indian Wars.
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Photographs of the gravestone of John Pearce, are in the
possession of Laura Knight Jadczyk