Welcome to my family page.
I started working on genealogy in August of 1998 and have thoroughly enjoyed meeting cousins from far and near. It is amazing whom we find to be our kinfolks! I hope to hear from you if we connect.
Nancy
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The county seat of Robertson County in Tennessee is Springfield.
It is 30 miles northwest of Nashville and 11 miles south of the Kentucky border.
Communities within the county where many of my family lines came to are Adams, Cedar Hill, Stroudsville, and Coopertown.
Port Royal is in Montgomery County, a border county.
Red River runs through Adams and Port Royal.
The BRADLEY family was the first to settle in Pleasant View, Tennessee. It is in the adjoining county south of Robertson which is Cheatham County.
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Grandfather WILLIAMS
*Samuel Williams married Sarah Roberts January 15, 1803 in Person County, N.C. They named one of their son's BENNETT.
*Their son David Williams married Barbara Elizabeth Gunn
*Jesse Monroe Williams married Leota Lena Bradley December 25, 1903.
*John Bellfield Williams married Margaret Edna Tolleson January 22, 1933.
* My generation
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Mama Williams: BRADLEY Family
*John Joseph Bradley m Rebecca
*Benjamin W. Bradley m Tabitha S.
*Bellfield C. Bradley m Margaret Ellen Browning
*Leota Lena Bradley m Jesse Monroe Williams
*John Bellfield Williams m Margaret Edna Tolleson
* My generation
Other grandparent surnames in his line:
Please read my kinship report for ALL grandparents surnames.
Pope, Gunn, Boatwright, Burnet, Winn, Williams, Bradley, Roberts, Browning, Wisdom, Collins, Unk, Crawford, McNeil, Gist, Howard, O'Carroll, Murray, Morgan, Cromwell and many others.
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MOST WANTED: SAMUEL WILLIAMS PARENTS
If you have access to deeds, estate papers, court records or deed books in Person, Granville, Caswell or neighboring counties to Person County in North Carolina, I would appreciate a look up for the following to see in whose family Samuel or Bennett was named.
I am also interested in learning about Abner, Elijah, Sally, Mary, Polly, Jane, Elizabeth, Bennett, Jr., and other Williams’s families in Person Co. The above lived near Samuel or interacted with him on deeds.
It may be that Francis or William Williams is his father. Any help to tear down this brick wall would be appreciated
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- Barbara Elizabeth Gunn's Tombstone (93 KB)
My search for Barbara Elizabeth Gunn's family (who married David Williams) was frustrating as well as exciting. I met many great people and cousins willing to help. I feel it is appropriate to place her tombstone as the first picture on my page. Barbara was the daughter of Nancy ? and Joseph Gunn. Joseph was the son of Rev. James R. and Mourning Winn Gunn.
- Joseph Gunn Tombstone (60 KB)
Joseph was the son of Rev. James R. and Mourning Winn Gunn. His grandparents were Thomas Gunn III and Susannah Burnet. Barbara Elizabeth Gunn was his daughter.
- David Williams Tombstone (113 KB)
David was the son of Sarah Roberts and Samuel Williams. I am searching for Samuel's family. He had a brother named Bennett and sisters, Mary and Jane. Do you see why I am having trouble with this family? :-)
- First United Methodist Church (142 KB)
My Church Family is very special to me.
- The Jessie Monroe Williams Family (26 KB)
My Daddy and his family.
Jessie M. Williams and his wife, Leota Lena Bradley Williams with their son, John Bellfield Williams and daughter, Margaret Elizabeth Williams.
- Simpson GUNN (859 KB)
Simpson GUNN
- Springfield Woolen Mill Blanket Advertisement (16 KB)
Many blankets and woolen fabric were made in Springfield, TN.
- John Bellfield Williams (36 KB)
J.B. Williams with Don, Carolyn and Nancy
- In Memory Of My Ancestors And My Parents (267 KB)
A friend shared this poem with me today and it is most fitting for my family page.
- Brownie Scouts (68 KB)
Our Elementary Brownie Troop
- The Home I Grew Up In (38 KB)
I remember when there was a gravel road and Daddy put oil on it in the summer to keep the dust down. Now, it is a very busy road and the farm land is rapidly being developed with houses.
- J. B. Williams & his namesake John Brian Williams (8 KB)
The first grandchild
- Springfield Baptist Church (22 KB)
Located on Main Street
- Etta Reed at Port Royal, TN. (191 KB)
Port Royal was a thriving river town. Etta was the grandchild of Rev. Joseph GUNN.
- The Old McIntosh Homestead (116 KB)
Sent to me by a McIntosh Relative
- Leota Lena Bradley (58 KB)
Leota Lena Bradley was the daughter of Bellfield C. Bradley and Margaret Ellen Browning.
- The Presbyterian Church (53 KB)
Located at the corner of 5th Ave West & Locust Street
- Henry & Bell Funeral Home and Furniture Store (17 KB)
J. B. Williams worked here as an undertaken and furniture salesman for 32 years.
- Lena Leota Bradley (41 KB)
It is so interesting to see the old houses. She loved flowers.
- The Springfield Woolen Mill (44 KB)
Known world wide for fine quality woolen blankets and fabric, the Woolen Mill was the place of employment for hundreds of people.
- Colonial Hotel Springfield, TN (89 KB)
This was located on the corner of Main Street and Fifth Ave.
- When we were little, we loved to play "dress-up". (45 KB)
Carolyn and Nancy Williams with Betty Hooper.
- James Tunce GUNN Married Harriett P. GUNN (36 KB)
My cousin, James Kerner sent this picture to me. Harriett was Rev. James R. GUNN's daughter who married her first cousin the son of Rev. Thomas GUNN. Jim wrote, " I believe that the two on the bottom are my James T. Gunn (1804-1891) and wife Harriet P. Gunn (1814-1887) and their son, my Bascom Gunn is in upper right. The other two in the back would be Bascom's brothers, Thomas and James T.Gunn, Jr." Thank you to Jim and Billie Jean (Henry) Jernigan for sharing with me.
- The Robertson County TN Courthouse (40 KB)
Located in Springfield, TN between Main Street, Fifth Ave., West Court House Sq., and Sixth Ave
- Mary E. Gunn married Benjamin W. Crenshaw (29 KB)
Rev. Joseph GUNN's daughter..... I wish I had a picture of Barbara Elizabeth GUNN WILLIAMS!!
- The Port Royal Bridge (79 KB)
The bridge collapsed and was rebuilt. It is no longer standing at all.
- Verner Adolphus Bradley (72 KB)
The son of Burgess Harris Bradley and Nannie Carter Coleman was Verner Bradley was elected to the Robertson Co. Quarterly Court in 1893. He served in the Tennessee House of Representatives in 1903-1907. He was elected Floterial Rep. From Robertson, Cheatham and Williamson Counties in 1941 and to the State Senate in 1919 and 1921. In 1914-15, he was a special agent for the U.S. Dept. of Commerce. He helped organize what later became the Farm Bureau. He was Assistant Commissioner of Agriculture in the late 1920 for 6 years.. He served 2 years as chairman of the Robertson County Board of Education. More about his life can be found in the Cheatham County book. Verner shook hands with every President of the United States from McKinley to Kennedy. In one election, Verner was elected to 3 offices. These 3 offices encompassed the 3 branches of government: Executive; Chairman of the Robertson Co. Board of Educ.: Judicial; Magistrate in which he held the power as acting judge at that time: Legislative; State Legislature
- My Parents & Me In 1959 (19 KB)
Margaret and J. B. Williams with their youngest daughter, Nancy Lee Williams.
- Margaret Browning and Bellfield Bradley's Girls (24 KB)
Clockwise: top at 12:00 is Leota Lena who married Jesse Monroe Williams; Viola Verbena Bradley who married Ernest Fontaine Dowlen, Sr.; Lula Bell Bradley who married John Douglas Hancock and Fannie Lee Bradley who married Tom Tucker.
- Springfield High School (130 KB)
Where I graduated.
- Our Florida Vacation (14 KB)
J. B. Williams and his children
- Springfield, TN Train Depot (67 KB)
The depot is long gone. It was located on Main Street which was at that time Highway 41. Now 41 is Memorial Blvd.
- Easter Sunday (14 KB)
Daddy, Carolyn, Don and me
- Children of Viola Bradley Dowlen (145 KB)
Left to right: Martha Poole Dowlen, Fontaine Dowlen and his sister, Louise Dowlen
- Easter Sunday in the early Fifties (14 KB)
Carolyn, Nancy and Don with their father, J. B. Williams
- Bellfield C Bradley's Homeplace in Pleasant View (175 KB)
Bellfield C. Bradley married Margaret Ellen Browning on January 18, 1866.
- Anna and John Meredith Lewis Riding Stick Horses (11 KB)
Porter Benton with Anna and JM
- Killing Hogs In The Early Fifties (21 KB)
That is Carolyn and Nancy Williams "helping" cut off the fat to render as lard.
- Joseph John Bradley came to TN. from NC (456 KB)
The oldest house in Pleasant View, TN. was built by Joe Bradley on Scott Hill. With the help of slaves, he made bricks to build the house. The second house he built was from the bricks of the first and is still standing in the year 2000. It has port holes through which they fought Indians. On this property is the burial grounds of the earliest Bradley ancestors. The only markers were small stones of slab. Mary Frances Bradley has a large foot marker placed there which reads:
Major Ben Bradley
Captain John J. Bradley
Their father, Joe. Bradley of North Carolina and other settlers.
The military terms were applied to them because the community was organized to fight the Indians.
- The Cattle Shed and Grainary (411 KB)
These are located on the other side of the road our home was on. It served the cattle in the 50 plus acres there.
- John Lewis with now Gov. Phil Bredeson (25 KB)
I worked in Bredeson's Senate campaign and John Meredith tagged along. Now, Phil is the Governor of Tennessee.
- The Air Cured Barn (414 KB)
Burley tobacco and one sucker are air cured
- Mother's Last Thanksgiving With Us (52 KB)
Brian Williams, Mother, Anna Williams, Snuffy. Second Row, Nancy Lewis, Carolyn Kirby, Jim Kirby, Don Williams, in front of him is Nancy Williams and John Meredith Lewis
- Bert and Loretta Bradley Lived In Oregon (48 KB)
Artemus Ernest Bradley married Virgie Rose O'Brian and Bert was one of his sons. I am looking for the children and family information on Bert and Loretta.
- Margaret Tolleson Williams at Gas Station 32 Cent (30 KB)
Do you remember when?
- Three Generations (98 KB)
Don and Margaret T. Williams, Edna D. Tolleson and Mildred Smith
- Bellfield Carter Bradley (101 KB)
BENJAMIN W. BRADLEY, b. 1807, NC; d. September 27, 1880, Robertson Co. Tennessee, married (1) TABITHA S.. Bellfield Carter Bradley was their son. He was born December 21, 1844 in Robertson County , Tn., and died 1934 in Robertson County, Tn..
- Margaret Ellen Browning (70 KB)
BELLFIELD C.5 BRADLEY (BENJAMIN W.4, JOSEPH JOHN3, JOHN2, RICHARD1) was born December 21, 1844 in Robertson County , Tn., and died 1934 in Robertson County, Tn.. He married (1) MARGARET ELLEN BROWNING January 18, 1866 in Robertson County, Tn., daughter of JAMES BROWNING and ELIZABETH CRAWFORD. She was born December 04, 1846 in Robertson County, Tn., and died September 06, 1892 in Robertson County , Springfield, Tennessee.
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