Material copied from the Stroud Family Bible

The Early Bible Record of the Hornsby & Stroud Families

Presentation By Rex McLaurin

Revised 19 July 2003

The following transcription is from what was originally known as the “Hornsby Family Bible”. Noting the date of publication (1756) of the Bible it is probable it first belonged to Leonard Hornsby (1699-1779). At some point the Bible was probably passed on to Leonard’s son, John Hornsby (1753-1840). In other transcriptions it is stated that down the side of one of the pages of this Bible is written- "This Bible is John Hornsby's Bible, may he have the Grace to read it." Upon examination of the Bible, John B. Windham was not able to locate this entry. It is also possible the Bible could have been passed around between John Hornsby’s siblings. We do know from the transcription that Leonard’s son Leonard Hornsby (1755-abt.1830) made entries in the Bible in the 1780-1782 time period. Whether he possessed the Bible at this time or just happened to be the one selected to make entries we do not know.

Apparently this “Hornsby Family Bible” was brought into the Stroud Family when John’s daughter, Nancy Hornsby (1799-1846), married Joseph H. Stroud. After being passed down and remaining in the possession of several generations of the Stroud family, it eventually became to known as the “Stroud Family Bible”. At some point it was handed down to Claude B. Jordan of Bascomville, Chester Co., SC. It was while in the private ownership of C. B. Jordan that this old Bible became to be more widely known. It is my understanding that C. B. Jordan guarded this old Bible very strictly and carefully during his lifetime. It is said, he would allow people to look at it and allow note-taking but would somewhat limit the time allowed to examine the Bible, nor would he allow the Bible to be photocopied. It appears the Bible then went to Marcus Neal Jordan, and then on to Henry G. Jordan. Henry G. Jordan states in the letter below that he had received by inheritance the Bible from his first cousin, Marcus Neal Jordan. Henry G. Jordan gave the Bible to the Chester District Genealogical Society of Richburg, Chester Co., SC. It was George Harvey Moore of the Chester District Genealogical Society, not Henry G. Jordan, who gave the Bible to Winthrop University where it is now archived.

The following letter was "hand copied" on a blank notebook paper by John B. Windham. It was not in the Bible and the original was obtained (from which he copied) from the archivist at Winthrop University in response to the question to her..."When did Winthrop University obtain the Hornsby Bible?". The archivist went into her office and apparently pulled this original letter from her administrative files.

Henry G. Jordan

4773 Richburg Road

Richburg, SC 29729

February 23, 2000

Mr. George Harvey Moore, President

Chester District Genealogical Society

Post Office Box 336

Richburg, South Carolina 29729

Dear Mr. Moore,

Recently I received by inheritance the “Stroud Family

Bible” from my first cousin, Marcus Neal Jordan.

I understand the Bible and related documents

with it contain substantial family history of

the Stroud family. I would like to donate the

Bible and these papers to the Society so they

may be proper preserved and available for

future generations. I do not wish to receive

any publicity for this gift but do hope it will

benefit others.

Yours very truly,

Signed

Henry G. Jordan

The above Stroud Bible and related documents received

by George Harvey Moore, on behalf of Chester District

Genealogical Society, this the 29^th day of February 2000

Signed George Harvey Moore

The Bible only stayed at the Chester District Genealogical Society for a very short time (probably less than a year). For probable reasons of better control and better storage facilities, the Bible was relinquished by the Chester District Genealogical Society and donated to Dacus Library at Winthrop University, Rock Hill, York County, South Carolina. The archivist at Dacus told John B. Windham that they received the Bible sometime in 2000 but no document was seen to verify that date. The Bible is currently located at:

Winthrop University

Dacus Library(rare books section, downstairs)

Rock Hill, York Co., South Carolina

Winthrop University Manuscripts

acc. 1015 box 1, folder 1, to 1

Collection: Stroud Family Bible

Family names and events

c. 1756-1940

It is very important to note the current condition of the Bible. Today, many of the words/names have faded to the point that the words are to some degree unreadable. Many of the pages are so old and brittle that the page borders with part of the words/names have actually "flaked-away" and are probably lost forever. John B. Windham stated that even his own inspection of the Bible did damage. Just the careful and slow turning of pages caused portions of the pages to flake away. After his inspection flakes had to be actually raked off the table and carefully inspected to see if they contained any handwritten word. The archive staffs at Winthrop University are very protective of the Bible. Inspection was only allowed in a room with a member of the archive staff present. It is a true blessing that photocopies of the Bible were taken or even allowed. John B. Windham received the photocopies from the archivist, which were probably very carefully copied by a member of the archive staff.

All the following information was copied from the “Stroud Family Bible” and accompanying documents. Transcriber’s notes are inserted in parenthesis and footnotes will be added to the bottom of individual pages. Original Bible and documents photocopies were obtained by John B. Windham. A four hour physical inspection of the Bible was performed by John B. Windham. Inspection was conducted under a large magnifying glass and careful notes taken. The original photocopies were then scanned at a very high resolution by Rex McLaurin. Over a seven month period, these scanned images were inspected using various techniques used to enhance the quality of the image in Adobe Photoshop 7.0 by Rex McLaurin. During this period as well there were many correspondences between myself and John B. Windham to agree on and to verify each page of transcription. Experts in deciphering old handwriting were consulted in order to understand some of the notations by authors of certain entries. We have taken the care and effort to create the most accurate transcription possible within our means. We do not claim perfection but are very pleased with the resulting project. This final transcription is presented by Rex McLaurin and John B. Windham.

NOTE: Page numbers correspond with photocopied pages number referenced for research purposes only. Page numbers do not correspond with actual page numbers in the Bible. Entries on several pages seem to be handwritten by different authors. Handwriting will be differentiated as noted by the transcribers notation, i.e. (hand A) (hand B). Handwriting notations are for single page interpretation only. It is not intended to indicate the handwriting from other pages is from the same hand.

Page 1

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(This Page still intact in Bible.)

The Holy

William Blake *

BIBLE

Containing Old and New

TESTAMENTS:

Newly Translated out of the

ORIGINAL TONGUES,

And with the former

TRANSLATIONS

Diligently Compared and Revised.

By His MAJESTY's Special Command.

Appointed to be Read in CHURCHES.

This day April 20 1905 Nannie Stroud Houston **

EDINBURGH:

Printed by Adrian Watkins, His MAJESTY's printer.

MDCCLVI. 1756 **

This book is 151 years old **

* - Written by hand A.

** - Written by hand B.

Page 2

(Written on stationary paper with the heading)

Mrs. Wm. L. Mills

2800 Austin Avenue

Waco, Texas 76710

June 13, 1972

Dear Mr. Jordan,

I have found a copy of the Hornsby Bible records published in 1958 with your name listed as the owner. Since I know my fourth great grandfather, Moses Hornsby, served in the militia from S.C., I feel sure he is the one in your bible.

If you have any information on when the Hornsby’s came to America, I would love to get a copy, and if you are interested in what happened to the branch of the family that moved eventually to Texas in 1832 I’d be happy to

Page 3

(Letter from page 2 continued)

share this information.

I realize this is a very long shot after all these years to find the owner with no more address than is listed here, but I am desperate enough for information to try anything.

Yours truly,

Hazel Mills

Page 4

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(Handwritten by the same hand on what appears to be a torn page from the Bible.)

(Front of page 5)

Leonard Hornsby deceased April ye* 12^th**

1779

in the Eighteith year of his age

Elizabeth Hornsby deceased January

Noah (written in left margin)

the 21^st** 1801in the Eighty first year of

her age being the wife of the said Leonard

Hornsby

Noah Hornsby was born (this line was crossed out with one line)

Noah Hornsby son of John Hornsby was

born Aprile the 9^th** 1778

Joseph Hornsby son of John Hornsby

was born December the 23^rd** 1779

(Willi)am Hornsby son of John Hornsby

was b___

* - In deciphering old handwriting the "y" presumably starts with a Runic character called "thorn." It had a "th" sound. The Runic thorn is said to have transitioned to the handwritten letter "y". The superscript ending letter (or letters) finished the word. So, "y" with a superscript "e" = "the".

** - In these instances of the date notation the author wrote the letters above the numeral, i.e. the “th” was written above the “12”.

Page 5

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(Handwritten by the same hand on what appears to be a torn page from the Bible.)

(Back of page 4)

Margret Hornsby daughter of Joseph Hornsby

Was born October ye* 23^rd** 1801

Elizabeth Hornsby was born ye* 13^th** of September 1804

Being the daughter of Joseph Hornsby

Cinthah Hornsby daughter of Joseph

Hornsby was born Aprile ye* 2^nd** 1807

Marmaduke Hornsby son of Leonard

Hornsby was born January ye* 15 1815

** - In these instances of the date notation the author wrote the letters above the numeral, i.e. the “th” was written above the “12”.

Page 6

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(Handwritten on a loose leaf.)

(Front of page 7)

William Hornsby the Son of Leonard

Hornsby and Elizabeth his wife was born

the 25^th of August 1731

(M)ary Hornsby the Daughter of Leonard

Hornsby and Elizabeth his wife was

born ye* 6^th day of January 1740/1

about 2 hours before day

Ann Hornsby the Daughter of Leonard

Hornsby and Elizabeth his wife was born

ye* 5^th of February 1742/3

Leah Hornsby the Daughter of Leonard

Hornsby and Elizabeth his wife was

born ye* 19^th of February 1744/5

Sharlot Hornsby the Daughter of Leonard

Hornsby and Elizabeth his wife was born

ye* 25^th of November 1746

Lezze Hornsby the Daughter of Leonard

Hornsby and Elizabeth his wife was born

(Fe)bruary ye* 22^nd 1748/9 about 3 hours in the nite

(Ph)anel** Hornsby the Daughter of Leonard

Hornsby and Elizabeth his wife was born

the 30^th day of March 1751

John Hornsby the Son of Leonard Hornsby

and Elizabeth his wife was born ye* 7^th

of June 1753 (beginning hand B) John H Strouds mother was a Hornsby

(J)H Stroud and Jane Octavia Crockett was married

(2)2^nd 1850 / Jos. H. Stroud was married on 23 May 1883

to Maggie E. Caldwell

** - Can positively identify last letter as “L”, easy to see how other Bible transcribers could mistakenly make this out to be 'Janet'.

Page 7

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(Handwritten on a loose leaf.)

(Back of page 6)

Leonard Hornsby the Son of Leonard Hornsby

was born** and Elizabeth his wife was born

the 13^th of May 1755

James Hornsby the Son of Leonard Hornsby

and Elizabeth his wife was born ye* 31^th*** of J(uly)

1757 about Sun Rise

Moses Hornsby the Son of Leonard

Hornsby and Elizabeth his wife was

born ye* 9^th of December 1759

_________ ___ ____ ___ _________

Anna Roden the Daughter of Jeremiah

and Mary his wife was born ye* 28^th of May 17__

Elezebeth Roden the Daughter of Jeremiah Ro___

and Mary his wife was born April ye* 12^th ****

ye* 20^th of February ____

Leonard Roden the Son of Jeremiah Roden and

Mary his wife was born April ye* _th 1765

Jeremiah Roden the Son of Jeremiah Roden and

Mary his wife was born ye* 9^th of August 17__

(beginning hand B)

Noah Hornsby the Son of John _______

and Elizabeth his wife was born ye* 9 ____

of April 1778

(beginning hand C)

L Leonard Hornsby Deceased April the 12 ____

about halfahour Before the Son Ris in the eigh____

year of his age

** - The first “was born” in this line was crossed out with one line.

*** - In these instances of the date notation the author wrote the letters above the numeral, i.e. the “th” was written above the “12”.

**** - “April ye* 12^th” was crossed out with two lines.

Note – The missing date for Leonard Roden when blown up appears to be a “1” with the incorrect notation of “th” (not the first time the wrong notation used). It could possibly be a “7” as some researchers have listed his birth date as 7 April 1765. John Windham believes it may be a “5”.

Page 8

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(Handwritten on loose leaf.)

Joe H. Stroud died 11 O.K. Wednesday AM

May 3 1905

(beginning hand B)

Joseph Hornsby Stroud son of

John H Stroud & Jane Octavia Stroud

was born October 5^th 1852 AD

James Crockett Stroud son of

John H Stroud & Jane Octavia

Stroud was born March 24^th

1855 Died April 18 = 6 ½ OK 1905 *

Nancy Isabella Stroud Daughter of Jno H

Stroud & Jane Octavia Stroud was born

March 14^th 1857

Janey Hope Stroud Daughter of Jno H

Stroud & Jane Octavia Stroud was Born

July 16^th 1863 And died Sept 14^th 1865**

John George Stroud son of John H. Stroud &

Jane Octavia Stroud was born March 25^th

1866. died ***

* - The phrase “Died April 18 = 6 ½ OK 1905” written by hand B.

** - The phrsae “And died Sept 14^th 1865” written by hand C.

*** - The word “died” written by hand C.

Page 9

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(Handwritten on a loose leaf page.)

(Front of page 10)

Hornsby P* Stroud Born on

the 17 day of Sept 1884

Sone of Jos H. Stroud

R C Stroud Born on 11^th** day of April

1886

Jane M Stroud on the 11***

day of July 1888

Children of J H Stroud &

M. E. Stroud

(beginning hand B)

Elma Heath Stroud

Born on 22^nd day

of July 1892

Margie Neil Stroud

Born on 29^th day

of Sept 1895

* - There appears to be a middle initial of “P”. Some researchers have his name listed as Joseph Hornsby Stroud.

** - In these instances of the date notation the author wrote the letters above the numeral, i.e. the “th” was written above the “12”.

*** - Here the “11” is actually written below the word “the”.

Page 10

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(Handwritten on a loose leaf page.)

(Back of page 9)

(Very faded but able to read clearly some portions, dates are definitely correct. The name is definitely “John William Blake” – no doubt.)

December the 21 1781

I promise to pay or cause to be paid to

John William Blake on his order the

full sum of five pounds Sterling

on or before the first day of March

____which I received at his hands

Leonard Hornsby

(beginning hand B)

May the First 1782

Received of Leonard Hornsby Five

Pounds Sterling Money in full of all

debts ___ on ________from__________

of the ____to the Day of the date ____ __

of __ ___ my hand

John William Blake

Page 11

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(Handwritten by the same hand on Chapter IX - 2nd Chronicles)

(Page is still intact in Bible.)

Robert Caldwell

Stroud Son

of Joseph H. and

Maggie Caldwell

died

March 15th, 1949

at 2:30 A.M. at

Lancaster Hospital

From

Hart trouble

Was ill 3 weeks

Had heart trouble

from Mar 1945 to Mar

1949

Page 12a,b

(Newspaper clipping, no date no paper name.)

(SKETCHES - Lt. R.S. Houston, U. S. R.

Entered Army, Fort Oglethorpe, Aviation Field-sent next to Texas then to a Canadian Aviation Field. This must have been World War I, because there is a sentence that says “Monroe people confidently expect Lt. Houston to bring down many Hun Planes.”)

(The subject of this two page newspaper clipping is Robert Stroud Houston, son of R. V. Houston & Nancy Isabella Stroud.)

Page 13a,b,c,d

(What appears to be a two page leaflet.)

Life of Mrs. Sarah Holt Ward:

Sketched by Herself, Eatonton, Ga., July 1889.

Illustrating the Doctrines of Justification, Entire Sanctification, and Healing by Faith.

Published by the Gospel Mission, Columbia, S. C.

Page 14

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Chapter XV.

The End of the Apocrypha.

(Front side of page 15)

(Handwritten on next to last page before the New Testament section of Bible. Page is still intact in Bible.)

(Appears to be written by same hand but at different time periods.)

Noah Hornsby son of John Hornsby and Elizabeth his

wife was born ye* 9^th** of Aprile 1778

Joseph so*** Hornsby son of John Hornsby and Elizabeth

his wife was born ye* 2_ of December 1779

John Hornsby son of

John Hornsby and Elizabeth his wife was Born December

the 19^th 1781

John Hornsby son of John Hornsby and

Elizabeth his wife was born December ye* 19 1781****

William Hornsby son of John Hornsby and Elizabeth

his Wife was born March ye* 29 1784 Anodominy

Leonard Hornsby Was born ye* 31 July 1789

Moses Hornsby Was born ye* 19 July 1792

Hughston Windham Was born

December ye* 25^th** 1792

Elisabeth Hornsby Daughter

John Hornsby was born January ye* 4 1795

** - In these instances of the date notation the author wrote the letters above the numeral, i.e. the “th” was written above the “12”.

*** - the letters “so” were written then appeared to be smeared as if a mistake.

**** - The year “1781” is written above “ye* 19”.

Page 15

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(Handwritten on last page before the New Testament section of Bible. Page is still intact in Bible.)

(Back side of page 14)

(Leonard Jr. appears to be practicing his hand in the lower portion of the page.)

Leonard Hornsby Deceased April the 12^th**-

A Annodomini 1779 in the Eigheth Year of his Age

About Halfanour Before the Sun Ris

Leonard Hornsby the Son of Leonard Hornsby

Wrote Thus August the 10^th** Anndomini 1780

April the 12 1780 December ye* January

January ye* 1^st** 1782 Leonard Hornsby his hand

J_ 1782 James Hornsby Deceased April the 21 1781****

William Blake Deceased January ye* 22 1781

James Hornsby Deceased April ye* 21st 1781

John Hornsby Leonard Hornsby

Moses Hornsby*** his name and with

my pen & wrote the name January

the 1^st 1782 M M M***

** - In these instances of the date notation the author wrote the letters above the numeral, i.e. the “th” was written above the “12”.

*** - Signature of Moses Hornsby and where he was practicing his “M”.

**** - The year “1781” is written below the “the 21”.

Page 16

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(Handwritten on back of “The New Testament” page of Bible. Page is still intact in Bible.)

Noah Hornsby Son of John

Hornsby and Elizabeth his Wife was

born Aprile ye* 9 1778

Joseph Hornsby son of John Hornsby

and Elizabeth his wife was born December

ye* 23 1779

John Hornsby son of John Hornsby

and Elizabeth his wife was born December

ye* 19 1781

William Hornsby son of John Hornsby

and Elizabeth his wife was born March

ye* 29 1784

Leonard Hornsby son of John Hornsby

and Elizabeth his wife was born July ye* 31 1789

Moses Hornsby son of John Hornsby

and Elizabeth his wife was born July ye* 19^th** 1792

(beginning hand B)

Hornsby P*** Stroud Born on 17^th** day of Sept 1884

R C Stroud Born on 11^th** day of April 1886

J M Stroud Born on 11^th** day of July 1888

The children of J H Stroud & Maggie Stroud

J H Stroud & Maggie Stroud was married on 23th^**

day of May 1883

** - In these instances of the date notation the author wrote the letters above the numeral, i.e. the “th” was written above the “12”.

*** - There appears to be a middle initial of “P”. Some researchers have his name listed as Joseph Hornsby Stroud.

Page 17

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(Handwritten at the bottom of the last page of Revelation. Page is still intact in Bible.)

George

(beginning hand B)

Leah Blake Daughter of William Blake and

Phanuel his wife was ye* 12^th** 1775 in January

Thomas early Blake Son of William Blake and Phanuel

his wife was born ye* 2th** Nov 1776

John William Blake ye* 16 of January he was

born being the son of Willam Blake and Phanuel

his wife in the year of Our Lord 1781

John William Blake son of William Blake

and Phanuel his wife was born ye* 16^th** January

1781

(beginning hand C)

P__ey*** was born Feb 23^rd 18 minutes before 10 oclock

in the morning Thursday 1854 AD

** - In these instances of the date notation the author wrote the letters above the numeral, i.e. the “th” was written above the “12”.

*** - What appears to be a first name, not for sure if “P” is correct, could be a “T”. This entry including name and dat/time information was crossed out with one line.)

Page 18

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(Handwritten on small strip of paper.)

Ansell Stroud cancer or a scurfalus on

The end of the Nose Age 55 year old 11 of March 1832

End of Bible Transcription.