Family Tree Maker's Genealogy Site: Genealogy Report: Descendants of William Brummett (Jack Gaylor's Step-Father)

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Descendants of William Brummett (Jack Gaylor's Step-Father)

Generation No. 1

1. William¹ Brummett was born Abt. 1811 in TN, and died Abt. 1865 in Farmersville(Collin) TX. He married (1) Nancy Ray Abt. 1836 in AR. She was born Abt. 1811 in TN, and died Abt. 1854 in Barry Co MO. He married (2) Martha Ann Simpson 13 Sep 1854 in WashburnPrairie(Barry) MO, daughter of William Simpson and Matilda Rowland. She was born 11 Feb 1827 in TN or Ohio, and died 16 Feb 1887 in Wagoner(CherNation)IndTerr.

Notes for William Brummett:
Compiler: Donald Earl McKinney Jr, Alma, KS (email: mckinney@kansas.net)
These notes were compiled from material gathered during the mid 1990's by personal research & correspondence. I am especially grateful to the following "cousins" whose records, photographs, stories & oral traditions, along with my own, helped us all gain a better understanding of our Brummett/Gaylor family connections.
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Linda French, Wagoner, OK, descendant of "Tom" Gaylor, half-brother of Bob Brummett
Jim Odell, Mae Windrix & Linda Smith of OK, descendants of Bob Brummett
Clark Sinclair, Houston TX, is the source for the parents, brothers & sisters of William Brummett. Clark is a descendant of William's nephew Harrison Brummett who settled in northeast TX during the 1830's
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William Brummett was born about 1811 & was the son of Renna & Mary (Estes) Brummett who left Franklin Co Virginia & settled in Tennessee where William was born. By 1830, they had settled in Jefferson & Pulaski Counties of southern Arkansas.
William married first wife Nancy Ray about 1836 & settled in Randolph County of northern Arkansas. During the 1840's, William took his family to southwestern Missouri, settling in Sugar Creek Township of the Washburn Prairie, Barry County.

1839 - Tax List (Demun Twp, Randolph Co AR)
Brummet, William

1840 - Federal Census(Randolph County, AR)
BRUMETT, WILLIAM

1850 - Federal Census (WashburnPrairie Dist #5, Barry Co MO)
House #496
BRUMIT, WILLIAM, born abt 1811 TN, aged 39/Farmer/No Land
Nancy/39/TN (Can'tR/W) (First Wife Nancy Ray died abt 1853)
Elizabeth 11 born AR/Mary J 8 born AR/Narcisa 6 born AR/Martha 5 born MO
William 3 born MO/Johnson M 1 born MO
(Another son John Brummett was born in 1851 after census)

William's older brother Langston Brummett had moved on to northeast Texas during this time, settling in Lamar County near the Red River with his son Harrison Brummett. Just across the Red River to the north was Indian Territory. Harrison Brummett, born 1814, had received an original land patent from the Republic of Texas for his services during the Texas war of independence from Mexico.
William's nephew Harrison & other members of this family later settled just to the south in Fannin County & eventually Farmersville, Collin county, Texas.
At the beginning of the Civil War, Captain Harrison Brummett command Co 1, 15th Brigade of the Texas Militia at Farmersville.
William had several children from his marriage to Nancy Ray. They were Elizabeth, Mary Jane, Narcissa, Martha, William, Johnson & John Brummett. Nancy died while still residing in Barry County. In 1854 William married Martha Ann Simpson, the widow of John Gaylor, who brought his family to Barry County a few months earlier. Martha's brother-in-law, Rev Joel Mitchell performed the ceremony. Joel F. Mitchell was a baptist minister, slave owner and Confederate sympathizer who was bushwhacked by Federals during the Civil War.

13 Sep 1854 - Barry Co MO (Marriage Record) MARTHA ANN GAILOR to William Brumet. J.F. Mitchell, M.G.

This Brummett/Gaylor family moved on the northeast Texas about 1858 & settled near William's relatives. While in Fannin County, William Brummett & Martha had several children of their own, including Jefferson Brummett, born 1858 & Robert Clinton Brummett, born 1860.
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1860 - Federal Census (Ladonia Presc #4, Fannin County, TX)
Brummett, Wm Born TN, aged 50/Farmer/No Land
M.A.(Martha), born 1827 Ohio
Elizabeth21/Narcissa18/MarthaA16/William13/JohnsonM11/John9 (All Brummett's from William's 1st marr to Nancy Ray)
Also (below) the GAYLOR children from Martha's 1st marriage to John Gaylor
Jack 14/Sarah 13/Abslom 11/John T 10
Jefferson Brummett, Age 2
(Don's Note: The census taker made several mistakes, in names, dates & places of birth. He also grouped all of the Gaylor & Brummett children together using Brummett as the surname for all of them. The youngest (on this census) was Jefferson Brummett, born 1858, age 2, the child of William & Martha Brummett & half-brother of the children listed above. Robert "Bob" Brummett, and probably other children were born to William & Martha Simpson Gaylor Brummett after 1860. After William Brummett died in Farmersville, TX about 1865, Martha, her third husband William C. McCord, and her Gaylor/Brummett chilidren moved briefly back to Barry Co MO and then on to Indian Territory about 1870. No federal census records exist for Indian Territory during 1860's through 1890's, and these other children can't be identified by name.)
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Several years later, toward the end of the Civil War, they moved to nearby Farmersville in Collin County, TX, where William's nephew Harrison Brummett had already moved shortly before the Civil War. It is believed that William Brummett died during or soon after the end of the war.

More About William Brummett:
Fact 1: (Older Brothers James,George&Pleasant also in JeffersonCoAR 1830's)
Fact 2: (Older Brother Langston in PulaskiCoAR1830's & NE Texas by 1840's)
Residence1: TN & KY (1811-1820's)
Residence2: Jefferson Co AR (1830's)////Randolph Co AR (1839-1845)
Residence3: Barry Co MO (1845-1858)///Fannin/Collin Co TX (1858-1865)

Notes for Martha Ann Simpson:
Martha married her 3d husband William C. McCord in Farmersville, Collin County TX. This was in 1867 and soon after that, they all moved back to Barry County, MO for a couple of years. While in Barry County, Martha's daughter, Sarah Matilda married Ivera Wright in 1868. That same year, Martha's step-son John Brummett married her niece, Amanda Mitchell, daughter of Roseanna(Simpson) Mitchell. Baptist minister Williamson Seamster, the founder of the Rock Springs Baptist Church, performed the ceremonies. It is believed the family belonged to this Rock Springs Baptist Church during this period of their return to Missouri. They remained there about two years and then backtracked into Indian Territory probably using the same Texas & Osage trails. They all settled near Fort Gibson about 1869. Martha's step-son John Brummett remained in Missouri & it is believed that wife Amanda died young, about 1880, leaving John with 2 young sons. According to Mitchell family tradition, these 2 sons were left in the care of brother-in-law James Mitchell, who also resided near Seligman, Barry County, MO. John moved on to Arkansas where he married another woman, but also moved to Cherokee Nation about 1888 & resided near his relatives.
Nothing more is known about Martha's 3d husband William McCord, but Martha resided for several years with her daughter, Sarah Matilda. Sarah had married blacksmith, Frederick M. Uhls and they resided under permit near Ft Gibson in the Illinois District but later moved to Muskogee. Sarah & brother "Tom" Gaylor applied jointly for Cherokee Citizenship in 1878, but were rejected. Martha's son "Jack" Gaylor and family left the area during the 1870's and eventually settled in Wyoming. Her son "Tom" & his Cherokee wife Nancy Alberty settled northeast of Wagoner in the Cherokee Nation and was a rancher on the Gaylor Bend of the Grand River for many years. Martha's son Bob Brummett & wife Lummie also resided in this area, however eventually settled near Hulbert.
It is believed that Martha moved to the Gaylor Bend area and died at her son Tom Gaylor's home place in 1887. She was buried in the Gaylor Bend Cemetery. Her son "Tom" Gaylor and other family members were later buried near her. This family cemetery was among the several small cemeteries which were later relocated to the Pioneer Memorial Cemetery near Wagoner during the establishment of Fort Gibson Reservoir.

More About Martha Ann Simpson:
Ancestry: ScotIr
Burial: Pioneer Memorial Cemetery
Religion: Baptist
Residence1: Ohio(1820's)/////WarrenCoTN(1830-1847)
Residence2: JacksonCoTN(1847-1851)////MarionCoTN(1851-1853)
Residence3: Barry Co MO (1853-1858)
Residence4: Fannin/Collin Co TX(1858-1867)//////Back to Barry Co MO(1867-1869)
Residence5: CherNation,IndTerr(1869-1887)

Children of William Brummett and Nancy Ray are:

	2	i.	Elizabeth² Brummett, born Abt. 1838 in Randolph Co AR.
	3	ii.	Mary Jane Brummett, born Abt. 1840 in Randolph Co AR. She married Bird T. Sherrill 09 Oct 1859 in Fannin Co TX; born Abt. 1819 in TN.
+	4	iii.	Narcissa Margaret Brummett, born Oct 1842 in Randolph Co AR; died 1919 in Merit(Hunt) TX.
	5	iv.	Martha Brummett, born Abt. 1844.
	6	v.	William Brummett, Jr, born 1847 in Barry Co MO; died Unknown in TX ?. He married Francis Graves 01 Oct 1868 in Collin Co TX; born 1851.

Notes for William Brummett, Jr:
1870 - Federal Census (Precinct 2, Farmersville, Collin Co TX)
BRUMMETT, William 24 Ark Farm Laborer 1200 (Page 19, Fam 144)
Francis 19 TX
Mary 28 Ark Domestic

	7	vi.		Johnson M. Brummett, born 1849 in Washburn(Barry) MO; died Unknown in TX ?.
+	8	vii.		John Brummett, born Jun 1851 in Barry Co MO; died 1905 in Wagoner(Creek)IndTerr.

Children of William Brummett and Martha Simpson are:

	9	i.		Jefferson² Brummett, born 1858 in Ladonia(Fannin) TX.
+	10	ii.		Robert Clinton "Bob" Brummett, born 28 Aug 1860 in Ladonia(Fannin) TX; died 23 Nov 1943 in Hulbert(Cherokee) OK.

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