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Descendants of John Conway - June 24, 2003

26. BETSEY³ CONWAY (JESSE², JOHN¹) was born Bet. 1790 - 1800, and died Unknown. She married RICHARD LONG 1821 in Madison Co, IL (?). He was born Unknown, and died Unknown.

Notes for RICHARD LONG:
Betsey Conway and Richard Long were married in 1821 in Madison County, IL. On the 1830 census, Richard Long's household is shown on page 195, the same page as Jesse Conaway. Richard Long's wife was 30-40 in 1830, placing Betsey's birth date at 1790-1800. They had three sons and one daughter at that time, all under age 5.

Richard Long is perhaps a son of John Long and brother of Rhoda Long.

Children of BETSEY CONWAY and RICHARD LONG are:

	i.		SON⁴ LONG, b. Bet. 1820 - 1825, Madison Co, IL; d. Unknown.
	ii.		SON LONG, b. Bet. 1820 - 1825, Madison Co, IL; d. Unknown.
	iii.		DAUGHTER LONG, b. Bet. 1820 - 1825, Madison Co, IL; d. Unknown.
	iv.		SON LONG, b. Bet. 1820 - 1825, Madison Co, IL; d. Unknown.

27. JOHN³ CONWAY (JESSE², JOHN¹) was born Abt. 1793 in Kentucky, and died Unknown. He married HANNAH RENFRO 10 Dec 1826 in Madison Co, IL (at least 6 sons, 2 daus), daughter of JAMES RENFRO and MARGARET JACKSON. She was born 1810 in Kentucky, and died Unknown.

Notes for JOHN CONWAY:
Thought to be the son age 30-40 in the 1830 census of Madison County, IL. He married Hannah Renfro in Madison County, IL in 1826, and was shown as age 30-40 in the 1830 census. The 1882 "History of Madison County" identifies George Armstrong and John Conoway as among the earliest settlers of Collinsville Township. John Conway was deeded for $1 80 acres by his father, Jesse, in 1825.

By 1840, John Conway is living in Greene County, Wilmington Precinct, living next door to David Armstrong, age 20-30 (his nephew). John was then 40-50 years old and his family numbered 6 sons and 2 daughters.

In 1850, John Conway is found in Dallas County, Texas as follows:
Page 85-85A, 180/185
Conway, John 50M farmer $400 b. KY
Hanah 41F b. KY
David 18M b. IL
George W. 14 M b. IL
James F. 10M b. IL
Mary E. 5F b. IL
Frances L. 2F b. IL
Lucy J. 8F b. IL

Children of JOHN CONWAY and HANNAH RENFRO are:

	i.		DAUGHTER⁴ CONWAY, b. Bet. 1825 - 1830; d. Unknown.
	ii.		SON CONWAY, b. Bet. 1825 - 1830; d. Unknown.
	iii.		DAVID CONWAY, b. Abt. 1832, Greene Co, IL; d. Unknown; m. RACHEL HILL, 20 Feb 1858, Dallas Co, TX; Book C; by W. H. Brundage JP; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
	iv.		W. GEORGE CONWAY, b. Abt. 1836, Greene Co, IL; d. Unknown; m. MARY E. FISHER, 13 Apr 1859, Dallas Co, TX; by Eld. Lewid Jacobs; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.

Notes for W. GEORGE CONWAY:
W. G. Conway registered his brand 12 Jul 1870 in Dallas County. It was a crop and undercrop on the right ear and C/ on left hip.

	v.		JAMES F. CONWAY, b. Abt. 1840, Greene Co, IL; d. Unknown, (dumb).
	vi.		MARY E. CONWAY, b. Abt. 1845, Greene Co, IL; d. Unknown.
	vii.		LUCY J. CONWAY, b. Abt. 1842, Greene Co, IL; d. Unknown.
	viii.		FRANCES L. CONWAY, b. Abt. 1848, Greene Co, IL; d. Unknown.

28. DAVID³ CONWAY (JESSE², JOHN¹) was born Abt. 1795 in Kentucky, and died Aft. 1860. He married NANCY HADLEY 25 Nov 1821 in Madison Co, IL. She was born Abt. 1804 in Kentucky, and died Aft. 1860.

Notes for DAVID CONWAY:
David should be the son age 10-16 in the Jesse Conway household of 1810. He married in 1821 and was age 30-40 in the 1830 census for Madison County, IL. In both 1850 and 1860, he is located in Greene County, IL and his age is given as 65 in 1860. His wife Nancy is age 56 in 1860, also a native of Kentucky.

Children are based on the census records.

Children of DAVID CONWAY and NANCY HADLEY are:

	i.		JOHN⁴ CONWAY, b. Abt. 1823; d. Unknown.
	ii.		JAMES CONWAY, b. Abt. 1827; d. Unknown.
	iii.		PERRY CONWAY, b. Abt. 1828; d. Unknown.
	iv.		WILLIAM CONWAY, b. Abt. 1830; d. Unknown.
	v.		CYNTHIA CONWAY, b. Abt. 1833; d. Unknown.
	vi.		DEMPSEY CONWAY, b. Abt. 1836; d. Aft. 1913, res IL 1913.
	vii.		MARY JANE CONWAY, b. Abt. 1838; d. Unknown.
	viii.		MARGARET P. CONWAY, b. Abt. 1841; d. Unknown.
	ix.		ALFRED F. CONWAY, b. Abt. 1844; d. Unknown.
	x.		SILAS DEAN CONWAY, b. Abt. 1846; d. Aft. 1913, res IL 1913.

29. NANCY³ CONWAY (JESSE², JOHN¹) was born 15 Jul 1803, and died 16 Aug 1873 in Barrow, Greene Co, IL. She married ROBERT MCMAHAN, JR. 25 Feb 1818 in Madison Co, IL. He was born 28 Nov 1798 in St. Clair, IL, and died 29 Oct 1872 in Barrow, Greene Co, IL.

Notes for NANCY CONWAY:
Nancy is probably the youngest daughter of Jesse Conway. The census of 1810 shows only 1 daughter under age 10 in the household. She married in 1818 to Robert McMahan.

Date of death is from DAR appplication of Alena Chance Jablonsky of St. Louis, MO.

Notes for ROBERT MCMAHAN, JR.:
Robert had at least 1 brother and 6 sisters. His father was Robert McMahan, Sr. who died after 1820.

This family is found in Madison County, IL in 1818, 1820, 1830, 1840.

Children of NANCY CONWAY and ROBERT MCMAHAN are:

65.	i.	NATHANIEL G.⁴ MCMAHAN, b. 04 Sep 1831, Madison Co, IL; d. 28 Nov 1911, Roodhouse, IL.
	ii.	DAUGHTER MCMAHAN, b. Bet. 1815 - 1820; d. Unknown.
	iii.	SON MCMAHAN, b. Bet. 1820 - 1825; d. Unknown.
	iv.	DAUGHTER MCMAHAN, b. Bet. 1820 - 1825; d. Unknown.
	v.	DAUGHTER MCMAHAN, b. Bet. 1825 - 1830; d. Unknown.
	vi.	DAUGHTER MCMAHAN, b. Bet. 1825 - 1830; d. Unknown.

30. SAMUEL³ CONWAY (JOSEPH², JOHN¹) was born 25 Jul 1799 in Bonhomme, St. Louis Co, MO, and died 28 Oct 1870 in Bonhomme, St. Louis Co, MO. He married (1) MOURNING BAXTER 28 Oct 1824 in Bonhomme, St. Louis Co, MO; 1/52, daughter of GREEN BAXTER and ELIZABETH JONES. She was born 17 Jan 1804 in Madison County, KY, and died 29 Apr 1845 in Missouri. He married (2) MARY E. .. 02 Dec 1846 in St. Louis Co, MO; 3/346. She was born 27 Aug 1813 in Virginia, and died 29 Dec 1863 in Bonhomme, St. Louis Co, MO. He married (3) LAVINIA BATES Unknown in Samuel's 3rd marriage. She was born Abt. 1834 in Virginia, and died Dec 1909.

Notes for SAMUEL CONWAY:
Samuel Conway was born 25 Jul 1799, and when he was 12 years old, in 1811, the infamous earthquake along the New Madrid fault caused "houses in the vicinity of his home (to be) knocked down and the whole country shook from the shock of the quivers that tore the earth asunder and formed Reelfoot Lake in western Tennessee." (Quote from a paper given by Virginia Walton Brooks (Mrs. Berry B., Jr.) at an April (year unknown) meeting of the Memphis Genealogical Society.

Samuel Conway married 28 Oct 1824 Mourning Baxter, born 17 Jan 1804 in Madison County, Kentucky. Her parents, Green Berry and Elizabeth (Jones) Baxter, came to the Territory of Missouri from Madison County, Kentucky between 1810 and 1814. They were parents of nine children.

Samuel Conway and his brother, Joseph, both served as sheriff of St. Louis County at different intervals. Samuel Conway sat on the bench of the St. Louis county Court, held a seat in the General Assembly of Missouri, and was a Deacon in Bonhomme Presbyterian Church, founded by his father and uncle.

During the War between the States, a family story relates that Samuel Conway had the keys to the Bonhomme Church and refused to allow the Yankee soldiers in to conduct worship services. The soldiers threatened to shoot Mr. Conway.

Samuel Conway died of typhoid fever in the only illness of his life. He lived out his life on his father's original land grant in Bonhomme District, at Chesterfield, in the Creve Coeur Lake Settlement, St. Louis County, Missouri, where he was born. He was in his 68th year.

In her talk before the Memphis Genealogical Society, descendant Virginia Walton Brooks cites the following sources for information on this family:

Draper Manuscripts, 24S 160-1; 169-176; 18S 113-115; 11S 15-16; 10S 81-83; 29J 25; 29J 18; 26J 12; 24, pp. 151-204.

Encyclopedia of History of St. Louis, Missouri, Vol. 1, p. 477

A History of Missouri, by Louis Houck, 1908, Vol. 2, pp. 72-73; Vol. 3, pp. 85, 86, 107.

Letters of Henry Clay Ogle, Paris Kentucky, 1903 and 1912. (She notes that he is the only source that states John Conway was the immigrant from Dublin, Ireland, a Latin scholar and school teacher.)

Annals of Southwest Virginia, 1929, L. P. Summers, p. 718

Lost Links, Francis & Moore, pp. 169-178, 410.

At the time of her talk, which occurred about 1963, Virginia Walton Brooks lived at Epping Forest Manor, 3661 James Road, Memphis, Tennessee. She notes that at this time, Mrs. Julia S. Ardery, a research of Paris, Kentucky, questioned the immigration of John Conway, and rather believed that he was a relative of Edwin Conway of Northampton County, VA, and probably an uncle of Miles Withers Conway and brother of Thomas C. Conway.

Additional information on the descendents of this family comes from "Some Maryland Baxters & Their Descendants," Humphries, p. 41-2, 74-5.

The family lived in St. Louis County, Missouri, and attended Bonhomme Presbyterian Church. They appeared on the following Census in St. Louis County, MO:

1830 - (males 2 -5; 1 30-40) (females 1 -5; 1 20-30)
1840 - Merrimac Twp.
      (males 1 5-10; 1 10-15; 1 40-50)
      (females 2 -5; 4 5-10; 1 10-15; 1 40-50)
      15 slaves
1850 - 82nd District p. 525
      Conway Samuel 52m farmer $6000 b. MO
      Mary E. 37F b. VA
      Elizabeth 25F b. MO
      Mary A. 20F b. MO
      Green B. 21M farmer b. MO
      Dulcena 18F b. MO
      Lucinda 16F b. MO
      Ellen 14 F b. MO
      Louisa 12F b. MO
      Virgil E. 9M b. MO
      Joseph 2M b. MO
      Boteler, Presley 19M student b. VA
      Virginia 17F b. VA
      Mary E. 15F b. MO
      Richard 13M b. MO
      Edward 11M b. MO
1860 - Bonhomme Twp. p. 70 9 Jul 1860 532/509
      Conway, Samuel 60M farmer $31,700/$15,945 b. MO
      Mary E. 45F b. VA
      Ellen 22F b. MO
      Louisa 20F b. MO
      Edmund V. 18M student b. MO
      Joseph L. 11M b. MO
      Jessie 7F b. MO
      Bottelon, Richard L. 19M student b. MO
      Edward A. 18M b. MO
      Hempstead, Joseph C. (20? 70?)M $6560/$1800 b. MO
      Gilbreath, Samuel 5m b. MO
      Ruby, John B. 23M farmer $4480/ b. MO
1870 - Bonhomme Twp, Ballwin P.O. 8/8, p. 112
      Conway, Samuel 71M farmer b. MO
      Lavina 36F keeps house b. VA
      Joseph 22M works farm b. MO
      Jessie 17M b. MO
      Gilbreth, Samuel 16M works farm b. MO

Samuel Conway was sheriff of St. Louis County, MO, and also held a seat in the General Assembly and sat on the bench of the county. He inherited all the land "west of the creek" from Joseph Conway, Sr., which amounted to 106.33 acres in 1832. He gave one acre for a school in 1860, guar. title #38399.

Many of the records of descendants come from the records of Mimi Kerth of St. Louis, Missouri.

Notes for LAVINIA BATES:
A Frederick Bates was recorder of land titles (Missouri and Missourians, Vol. 1, p. 200)

Children of SAMUEL CONWAY and MOURNING BAXTER are:

66.	i.	ELIZABETH⁴ CONWAY, b. 19 Sep 1825, Bonhomme, St. Louis Co, MO; d. 25 Mar 1855, Bonhomme, St. Louis Co, MO; bd Conway Cemetery, St. Louis Co, MO.
	ii.	JOSEPH CONWAY, b. 12 Sep 1827, Bonhomme, St. Louis Co, MO; d. 09 Jun 1838, Bonhomme, St. Louis Co, MO.
	iii.	GREEN BERRY CONWAY, b. 26 Apr 1829, Bonhomme, St. Louis Co, MO; d. 03 Jan 1857, Bonhomme, St. Louis Co, MO; bd Conway Cemetery, St. Louis Co, MO.

Notes for GREEN BERRY CONWAY:
Greenberry or Green Berry Conway was baptised 2 Apr 1843 (Bonhomme Presbyterian Church records).

67.	iv.	MARY ANN CONWAY, b. 04 Dec 1830, Bonhomme, St. Louis Co, MO; d. 18 Sep 1908.
68.	v.	DULCINA CONWAY, b. 1833, b. 18th day of ???; Bonhomme, St. Louis Co, MO; d. 26 Apr 1921, St. Louis, St. Louis Co, MO.
	vi.	LUCINDA CONWAY, b. 29 Oct 1834, "Pink" b. Bonhomme, St. Louis Co, MO; d. 03 Dec 1859, Bonhomme, St. Louis Co, MO; bd Conway Cemetery, St. Louis Co, MO; m. JOHN B. RUBY, 09 Nov 1858, St. Louis Co, MO; 9/41; b. Abt. 1838, (or Rubey); d. 1880.

Notes for JOHN B. RUBY:
John B. Ruby appears in the household of his mother in 1850 in St. Louis Co, MO, 82nd District, p. 524:

1846/1841
Nancy C. Ruby 68F b. VA
Carolina 16F b. MO
Nancy O. 14F b. MO
John B. 12M b. MO
Bates, Lucius I. 29M farmer b. MO
Bates, Frederick 24M med student b. MO

In 1860, he appears in the household of Samuel Conway at age 23, a farmer with $4480 value in real estate.

vii.

ELEANOR CONWAY, b. 04 Oct 1836, Bonhomme, St. Louis Co, MO; d. 20 Dec 1907.

Notes for ELEANOR CONWAY:
Eleanor was admitted to membership in the Bonhomme Presbyterian Church 30 Oct 1852, and in 1870 is found living with Lucius and Dulcinia (Conway) Bates.

69.	viii.		LOUISE CONWAY, b. 24 Apr 1840, Bonhomme, St. Louis Co, MO; d. 30 Jun 1895, St. Louis, St. Louis, MO; bd Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, MO.
70.	ix.		EDMOND VIRGIL CONWAY, b. 11 May 1842, Bonhomme, St. Louis Co, MO; d. 24 Apr 1884, (an attorney).

Children of SAMUEL CONWAY and MARY .. are:

71.	x.		JOSEPH LYON⁴ CONWAY, b. Abt. 1848, Bonhomme, St. Louis Co, MO; d. 1920.
	xi.		SAMUEL WEBSTER CONWAY, b. Abt. 1850, Bonhomme, St. Louis Co, MO; d. Bef. 1860, Bonhomme, St. Louis Co, MO.

Notes for SAMUEL WEBSTER CONWAY:
Samuel was baptised 20 Sep 1851.

72.

xii.

JESSIE CONWAY, b. Abt. 1853, Bonhomme, St. Louis Co, MO; d. 28 Dec 1931.

Children of SAMUEL CONWAY and LAVINIA BATES are:

	xiii.		MEREDITH⁴ CONWAY, b. 04 Nov 1869, date of baptism; d. Unknown, res Escondido, CA.
	xiv.		JULIA BATES CONWAY, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.

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