Captain Appleby

Alternate Names

Cattan Appleby
Capt Appleby

Land Ownership Summary

Land Lot: 2-1-170, 30 acres on west side. 2-1-171 30 acres on east side
Acreage: 60 acres
Date of Purchase: n/a
What Happened to the Land: Unknown
Note: No deeds or tax records found. Captain Appleby is placed on land based on two recorded mortgage deeds (1909 and 1910) that explicitly reference acreage, crops, and use of portions of Land Lots 170 and 171, indicating physical occupation and agricultural control despite the absence of recorded ownership deeds.^{1 2}

Location Today

Modern Location: Pittman Road east of Post Road. North of The Polo Fields³

Genealogy Snapshot

Born: ca. 1856⁴

Died: After 1920

Parents:

Ransom Appleby
Rachel Appleby⁵

Siblings:

Dolphus Appleby
John Appleby
Phebia Appleby⁶

Spouse: Lizzie Few (m. 23 Dec 1877, Jackson County, Georgia)⁷

Children:

Joseph Appleby
America Appleby
Angie Appleby
James Appleby
Nora Appleby
Jason Appleby
Carlton Appleby
Nancy Appleby
Taleex Appleby
Carvey Appleby
David Appleby^{8 9}

Migration: Cobb County, Georgia¹⁰

Burial: Unknown

Sources

Forsyth County Mortgage Book M, p. 370. Forsyth County Clerk of Court, Cumming, GA.
Forsyth County Mortgage Book M, p. 402. Forsyth County Clerk of Court, Cumming, GA.
Forsyth County GIS Viewer. Accessed January 2026.
United States Census Bureau. Census of the United States, 1910 (Forsyth County, Georgia). Accessed via Ancestry.com.
United States Census Bureau. Census of the United States, 1870 (Jackson County, Georgia)
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Georgia Archives; Morrow, Georgia; County Marriage Records, 1828–1978, Captain Appleby and Lizzie Few, Jackson County Georgia. Accessed via Ancestry.com.
United States Census Bureau. Census of the United States, 190 (Jackson County, Georgia). Accessed via Ancestry.com.
United States Census Bureau. Census of the United States, 1910 (Forsyth County, Georgia). Accessed via Ancestry.com.
United States Census Bureau. Census of the United States, 1920 (Cobb County, Georgia). Accessed via Ancestry.com.