RAMSEY HODGE COOK CUMMINGS HEFFINGTON LOWE BUTLER Family History 1688&1999			
				
	 			
				
	My Family Heritage Hi everyone im Rickey L. Ramsey GREAT x7 grandson of DAVID Heffington b. 1776 in virgina I"M Researching the SURNAME s ( COOKE BUTLER LOWE HEFFINGTON HODGE GRIFFITH RAMSEY MARX COOK BEAN SNYDER MAXWELL PRICE LONG CUMMINGHAM GIST CUMMING S HOLTSHOUSER HEAVENHILL DANT JOHNSON WATSONS SATTERFIELD FULFER BAKER KEITHLEY BEVELS GARRETT FEHR /FAIR/FARR) in the state s of AR KY, MS, GA NC SC MASS (IRELAND SCOTLAND ENGLAND GERMANY WALES SWEDEN) from 1688 till now 1999 WRITE me at DIAMONDARK@aol.com thx s for any info You SEND in advance and HAPPY hunting everyone REGARDS Rickey L Ramsey (hodge cook heffington lowe fehr griffith marx Butler cooke ,)   The purpose of this WEBPAGE AND FAMILY HISTORY OF Family is to assemble information in  understandable form on all Key Persons. Key Persons were born before  the year 1900 and are in the lines of descent covered by this Homepage The following information is desired for all of these persons and  their spouses.  1. The person's full name.  2. The person's occupation and religious faith.  3. The person's birth date and place.  4. The person's death date and place.  5. The person's burial place.  6. Whether the person's grave is marked or not.  7. The person's marriage dates and places.  8. The spouse's parents names and birth and death dates.  9. Info about any very unusual events in the person's life.  Additionally, full names and birth and death dates are wanted for  for various unrelated but unusually relevant persons. Rick L Ramsey , November,18 2000, Little Rock Ar Corections should be e-mailed to  Diamondark@aol.com  or #2 Nottingham Rd  Little Rock Ar 72205    My Line and generation chart for heffington and lowe butler hodge cook thx s RICK  DAVID HEFFINGTON:  Misc.: Bet. 1831 - 1833, Resided in Independence Co., ArkansasName: DAVID HEFFINGTON  Date: 15 11 1852  Location: AL,  Document #: 16435  Serial #: AL3700__.320  Sale Type: CASH ENTRY SALE  Acres: 39.9100  Meridian or Watershed: HUNTSVILLE  Parcel: Township 1S, Range 10W, Section   Children of DOROTHEA LOWE and DAVID HEFFINGTON are:  i. WILLIAM7 HEFFINGTON, b. Bet. 1800 - 1805, Warren County, Kentucky; d. 1838, Kentucky.  More About WILLIAM HEFFINGTON:  Misc.: Bet. 1831 - 1835, Tax roles in Independence Co., Arkansas.    ii. MARGARET HEFFINGTON, b. Bet. 1800 - 1810; m. JAMES MCBRIDE, January 27, 1824, Alabama.  iii. BARNABUS HEFFINGTON, b. Bet. 1803 - 1805, Warren County, Kentucky; d. 1835, Kentucky; m. NANCY MARTHA GARRETT, December 01, 1825, Alabama.  More About BARNABUS HEFFINGTON:  Misc.: Bet. 1832 - 1836, Tax roles in Independence Co., Arkansas.    iv. THOMAS DAVID HEFFINGTON, b. 1804, Warren County, Kentucky; d. 1852, Arkansas; m. SUSANNNAH SMITH, December 01, 1825.  More About THOMAS DAVID HEFFINGTON:  Misc.: Bet. 1834 - 1835, Tax roles in Independence Co., Arkansas.  Representatives in State Legislature–Granville Whittington, 1846-48; James Hudson, 1848-50; H. A. Whittington, 1850-52; R. S. McFarlane, 1852-54; W. Satringfellow, 1854-56; Henry Heffington, 1856-60; D. A. Woolard, 1860-62; C. G. Hurt, 1862-64; J. C. Priddy, 1864-66; G. K. Robinson, 1866-68; J. V. Harrison and J. H. Demby, 1868-70; J. F. Lane and J. J. Sumpter, 1870-72; L. D. Gilbreath, J. J. Sumpter and George G. Latta, 1874-74; H. H. Barton and J. J. Sumpter, 1874-75; Alfred Jones, 1875-76; William R. Cubage, 1876-78; J. H. Demby, 1878-80; A. C. King, 1880-82; John A. Watkins, 1882-84; William P. Birch, 1884-86; N. H. Harley, 1886-88.    v. HENRY HEFFINGTON, b. 1808, Kentucky; m. LEVINA OVERTUF, Bet. 1834 - 1835. NOte On Henry heffington a story i found source chaney bible . ruth chaney nov 2000 letter to this henry is brother to my ggggGrandfather Barnabus F Heffington so/s David ? dorthry lowe heffington  1930INTERESTING NEWS OF POLK COUNTY FOLKSUncle Tom Bates Gives Interesting HistoryUncle Tom Bates of Big Fork, the greater part of whose 81 years have been spent as preacher-farmer in the vicinity in which he lives, has a very instructive story to tell of his life from the time he left Georgia in 1852 at the age of four. He remembers very distinctly that on the way the men in the party stopped at some voting place and cast their votes--probably before they got out of the state of Georgia, as it was not a presidential election year. He remembers also that the Grand Prairie, east of Little Rock, which is 50 miles across, was covered with standing water, partly frozen over, where the men had cut and piled bIackjacks on which to place the beds at night, for there were too many in the party for all to sleep in the wagons.In the caravan were the Bateses, the Edwards, the Abernathys and the Vandivers, who came to Big Fork, and the McBeeles and Andersons, who stopped at Black Springs. If there were others he does not remember them. The party used ten wagons, one of which was drawn by two horses and owned by Flemminq Bates, the others being drawn by oxen. The horse team went ahead and selected camp sites, etc. Some of the party also were on horseback. He thinks 70 persons would be a conservative estimate for the number who were along. They were six weeks on the road.Mr. Bates became a Primitive Baptist preacher at the aqe of 22 and is still at it after 59 years of service. When something was said about his ministry, he remarked that he bears “the name of a preacher whether worthy or not,” intimating a humble attitude toward his own righteousness. He was rarried at 19 to Rhoda Edwards, to which union 12 children were born, eight of whom are still living. In 1912 he was narried a second tine to Mrs. Smallwood. She and her son are a great comfort to him in his old age. He has been pastor of one church for 40 years.He states that his father bought a claim of three 40s, one of which comprised the present site of Big Fork. His father's house was in the woods on Butcherknife creek. The claim was bought from a ran nated Cabler, who had separated from his wife and had no further use for it. A neighbor, E.B. Goss, who “who came from Georgia of course", owned the land in the bottom north of Butcherknife. Goss came the year befoe the Bates caravan. The Bates land extended to Big Fork, south of the  Butcherknife. The Chaneys and Wehunts were on the upper Big Fork before the cominq of the Bates' caravan, also.... The Butcherknife from which the famous Butcherknife creek was named was lost by the surveyors while sectioning the country. The blazes on the trees were still discernible when his people arrived."There is one thing that took place soon after our people came [1859] that I have never seen anything said about in print," Mr. Bates stated as he began to rehearse an incident in the county history that no one in the county seems to have any definite Knowledge of except himself."A change was made in the line between Polk and Montaomery soon after we came to this country, and in that change the line was moved the width of a township - six miles east. The original lines ran by Boggy Springs, halfway between Big Fork and Board Camp."After having talked with others about it and reminding Mr. Bates that Rufus Abernathy said that his understanding about it was that it was moved west instead of east, he continued "I know I am right for my father was elected justice of the peace soon after we arrived, and I remember distinctly that we were in Montgomery county then. Sam Gray was the representative from Polk and Heffington from Montqoinery.”"Why was the change made?" was asked."That part I cannot tell," he replied. "It seems that Gray remarked indifferently, that it was all right with him to set the line Six miles father west, which arrangement was agreed upon. In grtting the numbers Gray turned the map "upside down” which of course reversed the lines and their corresponding numbers. When the deception became known Heffington cried, and the people living in the affected territory were very much dissatisfied. The intention then was to petition the legislature at the next session to change it back. By the tine the two years were up for it to convene again everyone had become reconciled to the chanqe, and were satisfied, so nothing more was ever done about it.” Updated nov 2000 RLR ....    208. vi. STEPHEN DECATUR HEFFINGTON, b. January 06, 1809, Kentucky; d. January 06, 1885, Travis, Texas/Buried Allen-McNeil, Travis, Texas.  vii. NANCY HEFFINGTON, b. 1810, Kentucky; d. Bet. 1880 - 1900; m. BRAZEAL GIBBS.  viii. AGNES HEFFINGTON, b. January 18, 1813, Kentucky; d. 1863, Arkansas; m. ELISHA GARRETT.  ix. MARY ANN HEFFINGTON, b. Abt. 1815, Alabama; d. Abt. 1880; m. JOHN GIBBS.  x. LEVINA HEFFINGTON, b. 1819, Georgia; m. JAMES M. CRAIG.  More About LEVINA HEFFINGTON:  Misc.: 1850, Resided in Conway, Arkansas    xi. JOHN HEFFINGTON, b. 1820; d. Abt. 1849; m. (1) LEVINY OVERTUF, April 09, 1832; m. (2) RACHEL LISINBURY, September 1836.  More About JOHN HEFFINGTON:  Tax list: Bet. 1833 - 1836, On tax rolls in Independence County, Arkansas.    xii. JAMES HEFFINGTON, b. Abt. 1827.      Descendants of Barnabus Heffington    Generation No. 2   1. BARNABUS2 HEFFINGTON (DAVID1) was born 1808 in warren co , kentucky, and died Abt. 1835 in independence co , arkansas. He married NANCY MARTHA (GARRETT) dec. 1 , 1825 in alabama lauderdale co. She was born Unknown in ?, and died Unknown in ?.   Children of BARNABUS HEFFINGTON and NANCY (GARRETT) are:  2. i. WILLIAM DAVID3 HEFFINGTON, b. May 15, 1829, lauderdale co , alabama; d. December 05, 1881, enola faulkner co , arkansas heffington cemertry.  3. ii. HENRY H. HEFFINGTON, b. 1832, jackson co, arkansas; d. Unknown, enola fualkner co , arkansas.  iii. ELIJAH ELLIS HEFFINGTON, b. 1834.  iv. MARTHA HEFFINGTON, b. 1836.    Generation No. 2   2. WILLIAM DAVID3 HEFFINGTON (BARNABUS2, DAVID1) was born May 15, 1829 in lauderdale co , alabama, and died December 05, 1881 in enola faulkner co , arkansas heffington cemertry. He married EASTER CAROLINE (BRADY) August 19, 1852 in ?? ENOLA ARKANSAS FAULKNER CO. She was born July 01, 1835 in tennessee, and died January 09, 1899 in faulkner co arkansas enola.   Children of WILLIAM HEFFINGTON and EASTER (BRADY) are:  i. ELIJAH JAMES4 HEFFINGTON, b. July 14, 1854.  ii. JESSE MORGAN HEFFINGTON, b. November 07, 1856.  iii. HENRY DAVID HEFFINGTON, b. November 15, 1858.  iv. MARTHA MARIAH HEFFINGTON, b. December 09, 1861.  v. BARNEY WILLIAM HEFFINGTON, b. January 18, 1864.  vi. MARY ELIZABETH HEFFINGTON, b. June 12, 1866.  vii. NANCY ADELINE HEFFINGTON, b. November 20, 1868.  viii. WANDA JOSEPHINE HEFFINGTON, b. May 06, 1871.  ix. DORA EASTER HEFFINGTON, b. January 15, 1873.  x. ELBERT LORANZAN HEFFINGTON, b. January 16, 1875.   3. HENRY H.3 HEFFINGTON (BARNABUS2, DAVID1) was born 1832 in jackson co, arkansas, and died Unknown in enola fualkner co , arkansas. He married SARAH ANN CUMMINGS 1853 in enola arkansas faulkner co . She was born 1834 in lawrence co, indiana, and died 1881 in enola faulkner co , arkansas heffington cemertry.  notes for William david heffingtons Children RLR Nov, 2000 update source william Heffington , Diamondark gedcom Owner Rickey L Ramsey  JESSE MORGAN, born 7 Nov 1853, married Mary Ann Garrett. Jesse Morgan's father and mother:  William David (Pony Bill) Heffington, born  15 Apr 1829, married Caroline Easter Brady, born 1 Jul 1835. They married 19 Aug 1852.  William David died 5 Dec 1891 - monument, Heffington Cemetery, Faulkner County, Arkansas. Caroline Easter died 18 Jan 1899 -monument, Heffington Cemetery, Faulkner County, Arkansas.  William David and Caroline Easter had 11 children, they are:  1. Elijah James, born 14 Jul 1854 married Nancy E. Moss (my great-grandparents)  2. Jesse Morgan, born 7 Nov 1853 married Mary Ann Garrett  3. Henry David, born 15 Nov 1858 married M. A. Garland  4. Martha Mariah, born 9 Dec 1861 died 5 Aug 1868  5. Barney William, born 18 Jan 1864 married Mary Alice Williams  6. Mary Elizabeth, born 12 Jun 1866 married (1) A. P. Gadberry (2) Napoleon Bonepart Moss  7. Nancy Adeline, born 20 Nov 1868 married A. J. Poe  8. Wanda Josephine, born 6 May 1871 married W. M. Bittle  9. Dora Easter, born Jan 1873 married J. C. Jobe  10. Elbert Loranze, born 16 Feb 1875 married (1) M.E. Davis (2) M.C. Voyles  11. Thomas Anthony, born 9 Aug 1880 married May Anthony    Children of HENRY HEFFINGTON and SARAH CUMMINGS are:  4. i. DELLA ELIZABETH4 HEFFINGTON, b. 1873, enola faulkner co , arkansas heffington cemertry; d. July 11, 1960, enola ARKANSAS FAULKNER CO Q.  ii. MARGARET ANN HEFFINGTON, b. 1875.  iii. SUSAN MARIE HEFFINGTON, b. 1877.  iv. MOLLIE CATHERINE HEFFINGTON, b. 1879.  v. LOUISA LETHA HEFFINGTON, b. 1880.    Generation No. 3   4. DELLA ELIZABETH4 HEFFINGTON (HENRY H.3, BARNABUS2, DAVID1) was born 1873 in enola faulkner co , arkansas heffington cemertry, and died July 11, 1960 in enola ARKANSAS FAULKNER CO Q. She married (1) JAMES MONROE COOK in ?? ENOLA ARKANSAS FAULKNER CO. He was born 1890 in ?, and died 1973 in beebe arkansas white co . She married (2) ONLEY KEITHLEY. He was born in mt vernon arkansas faulkner co , and died 1843 in enola ARKANSAS.   Children of DELLA HEFFINGTON and JAMES COOK are:  i. SARAH JANE5 COOK. M Tommie Tabor  ii. THOMAS BURGESS COOK.  note for Thomas cook )Subj: Cook family  Date: 11/19/2000 3:08:34 PM Central Standard Time  From: lcook227@yahoo.com (lanney cook)  To: DIAMONDARK@aol.com      Ricky I AM the son of Thomas Burgess Cook here is a few things I know my mother is Geneva Mercer sister to aunt Jane Baker I have two sisters Lucille Thornhill she was born in MT Vernon in 6-9-1942 Mary Sherrill born in Missiouri 4-7-1945. I was born in Beebe 2-27-1950. My dad was born in MT Vernon in 9-3-1911.I hope this helps from lanney cook son of Thomas cook update RLR nov 29 2000 .....     . iii. LUCY LENORABELL COOK, b. March 06, 1906, enola faulkner co , arkansas heffington cemertry; d. July 11, 1960, conway arkansas faulkner co .  iv. TROY COOK, b. September 05, 1911.   Child of DELLA HEFFINGTON and ONLEY KEITHLEY is:  v. FLOYD5 KEATHLEY.    Generation No. 4   5. LUCY LENORABELL5 COOK (DELLA ELIZABETH4 HEFFINGTON, HENRY H.3, BARNABUS2, DAVID1) was born March 06, 1906 in enola faulkner co , arkansas heffington cemertry, and died July 11, 1960 in conway arkansas faulkner co . She married (1) ROBERT BAKER. He was born in mt vernon ?, and died in ?. She married (2) CLARENCE C. HODGE 1934 in enola ark ?. He was born April 04, 1907 in enola , mo , opal, conway faulkner co akansas, and died December 19, 1971 in little rock arkansas.   Children of LUCY COOK and ROBERT BAKER are:  i. VANTEEN6 BAKER, b. May 25, 1922.  ii. EUELL BAKER, b. May 15, 1923.  iii. CLETUS BAKER, b. December 24, 1925.   Children of LUCY COOK and CLARENCE HODGE are:  iv. CLARENCE CLEO6 HODGE, b. August 05, 1936.  v. PATSY FAYE HODGE, b. January 10, 1940.  vi. ONETA MAE (NITA) HODGE, b. March 26, 1942, opal arkansas white co ; m. (1) LEON CLEMENTS; m. (2) JOSEPH HALL RAMSEY, January 13, 1961, conway arkansas court house; b. December 06, 1935, el paso white co , arkansas; d. October 05, 1984, n l rock arkansas foot roots va.  Generation No. 1   1. William1 Butler was born 1688.   Child of William Butler is:  + 2 i. James2 Butler, born 1713; died in South Carolina.    Generation No. 2   2. James2 Butler (William1) was born 1713, and died in South Carolina.   Child of James Butler is:  + 3 i. Nancy Ann3 Butler, born 1738 in Virginia.    Generation No. 3   3. Nancy Ann3 Butler (James2, William1) was born 1738 in Virginia. She married John Lowe in Virginia, son of John Lowe and Hannah Barnabe. He was born 1736 in Maryland, and died 1820 in Washington Co., Georgia.   Notes for Nancy Ann Butler:  Oldest of 10 children.    Children of Nancy Butler and John Lowe are:  + 4 i. William4 Lowe, born February 17, 1756 in Virginia; died March 17, 1835 in Kentucky.  5 ii. John Lowe, born 1758 in Virginia; died 1832 in Hinds Co., Mississippi. He married Miss Harrison  6 iii. Daniel Fielder Lowe, born 1760 in Mississippi. He married Mary Lowe  7 iv. Edmund Lowe, born 1764 in Georgia.  8 v. Aaron Lowe, born 1768 in South Carolina.  9 vi. Thomas Lowe, born January 22, 1768 in South Carolina; died March 09, 1849. He married (1) Parthena Stanley He married (2) Cynthia Lester February 03, 1822.  10 vii. Charity Matilda Lowe, born 1773 in South Carolina; died 1869. She married Abner McCoy 1798.  11 viii. Nellie Lowe, born 1775 in South Carolina.  12 ix. James Lowe, born 1777 in South Carolina.  13 x. Martha Lowe, born 1779 in South Carolina. She married Sherwood Stanley    Generation No. 4   4. William4 Lowe (Nancy Ann3 Butler, James2, William1) was born February 17, 1756 in Virginia, and died March 17, 1835 in Kentucky. He married Margaret Farr May 21, 1778, daughter of Barnabas Farr and Dorothy Moesch. She was born December 04, 1761 in Pennsylvania, and died December 25, 1833 in Simpson Co., Kentucky.   Children of William Lowe and Margaret Farr are:  14 i. Dorothea5 Lowe, born February 14, 1780 in South Carolina. She married David Heffington; born 1777 in Virginia.  15 ii. Charity Lowe, born January 13, 1782 in North Carolina. She married James Butler; born in Simpson Co., Kentucky.   Notes for James Butler:  There were two stillborn children born to James & Charity Butler: 1816 &  1818, both in Kentucky.     16 iii. Mary Ann Lowe, born March 26, 1784 in Warren, Kentucky. She married John K. DeBerry  17 iv. John Farr Lowe, born May 17, 1786 in South Carolina. He married Mary Ann Gilleland; born 1786.  18 v. Barnabas Farr Lowe, born November 04, 1788 in South Carolina; died 1859 in Bevils Port, Jasper Co., Texas. He married (1) Margaret Carlock February 13, 1806 in Logan, Kentucky; born February 17, 1789; died 1840 in Jasper Co., Texas. He married (2) Pamela Childers February 02, 1843 in Nacogdoches Co., Tx.   Notes for Barnabas Farr Lowe:  Fifth child of eleven children.  1835 Census, Bevil District, Texas: Barney is listed as a farmer, 46 yr.  old.  Wife, Margaret Carelock, 46, Peggy Ann, 19, Barney C., 18, Perry M., 12,  Matilda M., 9, Leonidus,4.  Soldiers Of The War Of 1812: Roll of Captain William Berryman's Co.,  Kentucky Mounted Volunteer Militia - Commanded By Colonel William  Williams. Listed: Barnabus Low, Musician, August 20, 1813 - Nov. 13,  1813.  Roll of Captain John Williams' Co., Kentucky Mounted Militia - Commanded  By Lieutenant-Colonel Young Ewing: Barney Low, Private, Sept. 18, 1812 -  Oct. 30, 1812.  Re: 1860 Alabama Mortality Schedule: Barney Lowe, mechanic, 76, male,  Born in Kentucky, Died in December of old age.    More About Barnabas Farr Lowe:  Burial: 1835, Bevie Dist., Tx. Census - Farmer  Christening: 1810, Warren Co., Kentucky Census   19 vi. Norman Lowe, born April 09, 1791 in North Carolina or South Carolina.  20 vii. Katie Lowe, born June 26, 1793 in South Carolina.  21 viii. Agnes Johnston Lowe, born September 22, 1796 in South Carolina. She married John Gilliland; born 1796.  22 ix. Nancy Greer Lowe, born October 04, 1798 in Warren, Kentucky. She married Jacob Gibson; born 1798.  23 x. Margaret Farr Lowe, born June 26, 1801 in South Carolina.  24 xi. Patsy Ann Beezley Lowe, born February 04, 1808 in Simpson Co., Kentucky. She married John Wesley DeBerry       			
	 			
	My Ancestors PEOPLE AROUND ENOLA (Faulkner Co., AR)  1830 TO 1880  by Debrill Ingram   In discussing the early history of this part of the country, and its  settlement, we have to bring in just a bit of history. Where we are  now was a part of Missouri territory until 1819. We were a part of  New Madrid County, and this county reached from New Madrid,  Missouri, to the north Louisiana line. Louisiana was made a state  in 1812, Missouri in 1819 and Arkansas in 1836.   The principal settlements in Arkansas in 1819 were: Davidsonville,  Arkansas Post, Cadron, Hopefield, Camden, Helena, Washington  and Little Rock. A few settlers were scattered around Pine Bluff,  Batesville, Grand Glaise, Giltrough and Jacksonport.   November 20, 1819, was the first election of any kind in Arkansas.  On February 4, 1820, the county sear of Pulaski county was moved  to the mouth of the Cadron, to the town of Cadron, and what we  now call Cedar Park. Little Rock was made the state capitol in  1821. At that time, it only had one store, with very scanty supplies,  but with a large supply of “Old Bald Face”.   By 1825 the Greathouse Home was already built at what we now  call Liberty. It was 38 miles north of Little Rock and 8 miles east  of what is now Conway, on the Little Rock and Clinton road, which  were by Holland, by Jonathan Hardin’s house, by where my great  grandfather Ingram later lived, and on to Clinton. It joined the  Batesville road there. The Searcy-Springfield road crossed this  road at Jonathan Hardin's house. The Des Arc-Lewisburg road  came by El Paso, which was called Peach Orchard Gap in those  days; by Bristol, a mile south of Enola, on by Union Valley Church,  and joined the Little Rock-Clinton road at the Bowie place. Most  of the early settlers in this part of the country, settled on or near  one of these roads.   I have heard all my life of the settlement of Jonathan Hardin at the  Hardin Hill on the Cadron. What has intrigued me even more is  “Who were the next settlers”? In this connection, you must  remember that roads were almost nonexistent, in those days. The  first road of any kind to touch Faulkner county anywhere, was the  Little Rock to Cadron road in 1807.   Cadron was one of the early post offices, having been established in  1820, with Eli J. Lewis as the Postmaster. Cadron was dying out in  the late 1820’s and the office was discontinued. The people around  what is now Conway then got their mail at a new office called  Green Grove. It was near where Bill Ross now has a store.  Cadron was reestablished in 1848 and the office was at Jonathan  Hardin’s house in 1850. Census records for 1860 show it at Great  grand Pa Ingram's post office. About his same time, we had an  office at Caney Creek. It was about a mile and a half southeast of  Enola. Muddy Bayou township reached from Mt. Vernon to the  Cadron, and south of the Searcy-Springfield road to the Bayou.  North of this road was Benton Township and it reached north to  Quitman and Heber Springs. West of the Hardin hill to about 5  miles west of Greenbrier was Hardin Township. East Fork was  south of that and Cadron was south of East Fork. Mail service in  those days was even worse than it is at present. You had to go get  your mail, when you though you might have some, and you had to  do that until 1904. There was no RFD service at Enola until Sept.  17, 1914, and Marvin Matthews was the first carrier.   The first steamboat to go up the Arkansas River, by Toadsuck, was  the Eagle in 1822. The worst river accident that ever happened on  the Arkansas River was the Lewisburg in 1820, when the boilers  blew up on the Cherokee. It was bound for Ft. Gibson. It sank in  15 feet of water, with 17 killed and 20 seriously wounded.   I offer these bits of history just to show what a primitive state this  country was in, which our forefathers began to come in , in the  1830’s. the families that I will discuss settled within five or six  miles each way of Enola. If I overlook some early settler, or make  you kin to the wrong person, it's just and error on my part. Lots of  early history is very hard to prove.   Jonathan Hardin left the town of Cadron about 1830 and went up  the East Ford of Cadron Creek, and settled about 5 miles northwest  of Enola. The place is still called the Hardin Hill and Hardin Bridge  on the Cadron. There had already been a shack about a half a mile  east of the Hardin Hill, and the place was known, in earlier days as  “Frederick's Lick:. It was a salt lick about a half a mile north of  where Uncle Jess Hoggard later lived. It's the only salt lick that I  know of on the Cadron.   In 1818 it had this description, made by the Benedicts on their trip  from Herculaneum, Missouri, to the town of Cadron. On the route  we passed only one house from the Little Red River to the mouth  of the Cadron, and that was a small hut on the East Cadron, at  Frederick's Lick, where lived 4 brothers by the name of Wyler  These men were little better than savages, followed hunting for a  living, had no farms and never had - net even as much as a garden.  They were Isaiah, William, Abraham & Obadiah, and they had fled  from the battle of Bunker Hill.   Jonathan Hardin first settled on the “Haunted Ditch”, and moved on  top of the hill about 1837 . He had a large two story house, made  out of large hewn oak logs. It had a large fire place at each end,  and was known as the Hardin House. It was an inn and a tavern,  and stood at the cross roads of the Lewisburg-Searcy, Des Arc-  Springfield and Little Rock-Clinton roads. His first wife died about  1846, and he then married the Greathouse Widow. His family in  1850 was: Jonathan Hardin born ca 1800 in Kentucky, and his wife  Elizabeth born ca 1810. his children at that time were: Sarah 17  and Mary 15 (they were both Greathouse children), Elizabeth 12,  Louisa 10, Ambrose 7, and Missouri-Arkansas 4.   Living nearby was his son William and his wife, Rebecca. Born to  them were: Martha A, Jonathan E. (known as Uncle Crockett),  Benjamin B., and George W. Hardin. William and Ambrose  Hardin were both killed the Civil War. Williams’ widow, Rebecca,  later married a man named Pearl, and they had a son that was one  of the first mayors of Conway.   George W. Hardin was the father of Flora, May Florence, and  Georgia. He was the great grandfather of Hardin Stark of Conway.   Jonathan Hardin had a son by the Greathouse widow. He was John  Francis Hardin. He married Amanda Matthews, a daughter of  Thomas Matthews. They had children: Clara (who married a  Henderson and she was the mother of Kip & Doll), Amanda  married Tom Shaw, and Fannie married John Powers. John Francis  Hardin died suddenly from a wasp sting. His widow married  Ambrose Ingram, and Hinkle Ingram, who died at Holland about 25  years age, was their son. so were Joe, Lumas, and Carl.   Jonathan Hardin was a wealthy and influential man. He owned  about 3000 acres of the best land in the country. He assess as many  as 7 slaves and probably had about 15 most of the time. He lived to  see all his sons meet tragic deaths, and all his slaves freed. he died  soon afterwards.   The Gibson, Granville, Tillman, and Elijah Hogue families were  living on the Strickland place in 1840. They lived near where  Hogue’s store stood, when I was a boy.   In 1841 Wm. Caney Brady, and his sister-in-law, Jane Brady, and  their families, were living on the Dennis Curies place, about 2 miles  east of Enola. About 1848, he sold this place to John. F. Curtis.  He then moved to a place ½ mile north west of Garland Springs.  Caney Brady was born in Tennessee ca 1810. His wife was a  Caudle and she was a sister of the wife of John F. Curtis. Caney  Brady was married in Haywood County Tennessee. His daughter,  Easter, who later became Mrs. Pony Heffington, said that she was  raised in the same county, in north Tennessee, as was my  grandfather, G. W. Dalton. She knew the Dalton family before the  Brady family came to Arkansas. I have been unable to trace this all  down, but do not doubt it.   Caney Creek was named for Caney Brady. His daughter, Easter  married Wm. D. “Pony Bill” Heffington ca 1854. Many of their  descendants are still around Enola. Another daughter married G.  C. Brown, and Coleman Brown of Conway, is a great grandson of  Caney Brady. Another daughter, Adeline, married Hiram Sanders  ca 1866, and Grace Winters of Conway is a great granddaughter of  Caney Brady. Another daughter, (Nancy) married a (John)  Matthews in White county. James Brady, a son, never returned  from the Civil War. Anthony Brady at Enola was Caney’s youngest  child, and Lucy Duckett at Enola is a granddaughter of Caney  Brady and all the Duckett and Brady children of Enola are great  grandchildren of Caney Brady. Caney Brady died in 1859. His  widow married Miles D. Ballard. Moriah lived only a short time  after this marriage. Wesley Brady, son of Jane Brady, was the  father of Uncle Pink Brady of Sharon.   Henry and Thomas and Stephen Heffington and their families were  in Benton Township by 1842. They were from Kentucky and I  found many Heffingtons living in Simpson County Kentucky in  1850. This is the County that Grandpa G. W. Dalton was from.  Thomas was the father-in-law of Hiram Sanders. Another daughter  (Martha) married Sampson Adkisson, and other married a (Walker)  Matthews is White county. He, (Thomas), had a large bunch of  boys, Wm. Stephen, Elihu, Barney, and Leroy being some of them..  His descendants around Enola, Mt. Vernon, and Conway are too  numerous to mention. The Duckett and Brady children of Enola  are also great, great grandchildren of Thomas Heffington.   Probably the next to settle around Enola was Dr. Anthony Hinkle in  1842. He was born in 1822, finished medical school at Louisville,  Kentucky, and settled about 2 miles south east of Enola, on what I  call the John Marvin place. Caney Brady lived on the farm just  north of him, and Anthony Brady was delivered by and named for,  Dr. Anthony Hinkle. He is the first qualified doctor that I know  about in this part of the country. About 1860, he sold out to Sam  Casey’s father, and then he settled on Black Fork Creek, just east  of Greenbrier. His son, Dr. Bill Hinkle, later lived there. Dr. Bill  was a county clerk of Conway county for many years. He was a  Captain in the Union Army in the Civil War. His sons, Ezra and  Virgil, worked in the Conway post office for may years. One of his  grandsons is a doctor at Quitman and his son is a student at the  University of Arkansas Medical School One of Dr. Anthony  Hinkle’s daughters, Clara, married Thomas Matthews, and Dale  Ingram’s wife is one of her great granddaughters.   The Henry family settled on Caney Creek about one and one half  miles southwest of Mr. Vernon in 1842. Francis Patrick Henry was  born in South Carolina in 1800 and came from Alabama to  Batesville about 1831. He came from there to Mr. Vernon. He was  the grandfather of my grandmother, Saphira Adeline Henry Dalton.  She was born at Batesville in 1847. His mother, Mary Henry, was  born in Maryland in 1780, and came here from Alabama in 1850.  She was born three years before the end of the Revolutionary War.  I haven’t had time to trace her husband, but I think he may have  been related to the old “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death”  Patrick Henry of Virginia. All the Henry's around Mt. Vernon are  descended from this family. John, William, James and their sister,  Jane, are the one’s I know about. William Henry was the father of  my grandmother. Gist Henry of Conway owns one of the original  Henry places, and it has never been owned by anyone except a  Henry.   In 1842, the Adkisson families were living in Benton township, on  the Cadron, north of Mt. Vernon, near the “Tanyard Hill”.  Sampson ‘Adkisson was from Tennnessee and Martha (his mother)  Adkisson was a widow 53 years old, and with 3 children. She was  from Virginia. Anderson Adkisson was 20 and a blacksmith.  Tennessee Sampson’s wife was a daughter of Thomas Heffington.  One of his daughters married Spence Bell. Anderson’s wife was a  Malcom, an aunt of aunt Nan Heffington.   1842 saw the B. C. Reece and William & Richard Middleton  families in Muddy Bayou township. They lived from the Tommy  Stone place north to the Boss Jones place.   Isaac Reynolds, the grandfather of Dr. John Hugh Reynolds's and  his sons J. H. and Jess, and the rest of the Reynolds family came  here in 1844. Isaac was 42 and from Georgia and his wife  Elizabeth Garrett was 37 and from Kentucky. Their children were  born in Tennessee, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and Arkansas. They  moved around quire a bit. Two or three of their children were  already married and 8 still lived with them in 1850. The came here  from Grand Glaise. Isaac settled on the Roy Luke place and J. H.  settled on with I know as the Madison Matthes place. J. H.’s first  wife was Sarah Shock, a sister of George Shock. She died Nov.  @1., 1855, and is the first one buried in the Heffington graveyard.  She was the mother of Jess Reynolds, and Jess Reynolds was the  grandfather of Cleddi Harper. After she died, J. H. married a  martin and they had a son, J. H. Reynolds, Jr. After she died, he  married my great grandmother Dalton, and the had a son Isaac and  a daughter Polly. She was Lee Shock’s grandmother.   In 1844, the Elisha Garretts settled on the Shumake place, about a  mile north of the mouth of Turkey Creek. The Reynolds and  Garrett’s and Pony Heffington families were all cousins. My wife’s  great grandmother was Sarah Garrett.   James Starr from Tennessee settled about a mile north of  Centerville in 1845. His father G. W. Starr, and settled at Starr  Gap in 1843. James Starr was the father of Jack Starr, and Jack  Starr married my great aunt, Elizabeth Ingram ca 1861. She was  the mother of “Bible Back” Jim Starr, and died at his birth.   Uncle Johnnie Curtis, as a baby, and his mother, rode a mule from  Tennessee to Arkansas, while his father walked, and they settled on  the Dennis Curtis place, about two miles east of Enola, about 1848.  He was 332 and she was 25.   In 1847, Johnny Cummings, 37, and his wife, Catherine 31, were  living in Benton township. He was from Tennessee and she was  from Kentucky. He later moved to Enola, and his old house still  stands on the east side of the road, about 200 yards north of town.   Joe, Fredrick, Elisha and Roberson Brown, from (Simpson Co.)  Kentucky settled from Turkey Creek to the White Oak Bridge.  Frederick Settled on the Jake Whitely place in 1848, Joe settled just  south of the Tom Melton place in 1849m Elisha settled on the Tom  Harrison place just north of Barney in 1853 and John Roberson  Brown settled across the road west of him, at the same time. Their  father, Robert Fredrick Brown, is shown in the 1840 Sumner  County Tennessee census. My great grandmother Dalton was their  sister. John Roberson Brown was the father of George Roberson  Brown, and he was the grandfather of Arcie Graddy. He was know  as “Blue George” Brown.   John Bell from Virginia, Uncle Cam Bell's brother and 10 years  older than Uncle Cam, settled two miles east of Cross Roads in  1848. His wife was the first one buried in the Old Siloam  graveyard.   Dr. J. E. Cobb’s wife, Uncle Cam Bell’s daughter, showed me the  old Bell Family Bible in 1971. Her Grandmother, Mary Bell, was  born in 1797, and Mrs. Cobb’s grandfather Bell could easily have  voted for George Washington for President. Fact of the matter is,  he may have been personally acquainted with George Washington,  for they both lived at Fredricksburg Virginia, at the same time.   Uncle Cam Bell lived on his brother’s place, after his brother died.  I knew uncle Cam in his old age. His house was the largest I had  ever seen up to that time-and so was his family. His first wife was  Marinda Farmer, and he fathered 6 children by her. His next wife  was Isabelle Barnes, and he fathers 12 more by her. This does not  include those dying in infancy. he was 63 years old when his baby  daughter was born. His old family Bible showed that uncle Cam  wrote a very nice hand. I was amused by the fact that on the page  where he recorded the births and deaths of his children, that several  were on the margin. There was not enough room on the page.   About 1850, J. P. Harrison settled at Garland Springs. he had a  large family and Tom Harrison, at Barney, was his baby child. His  wife was a Norman from around Rosebud. He was a self educated,  country doctor. Jesse T. Harrison, Columbus, and Gusty are his  grandsons.   In 1850 Bailey Woods 22 and his wife Sabra 24, both from  Alabama, were living in Benton township. She was a Plant and  several Plant, Livinston, Presley, Spradling, Sublett, and Joslin  families were living in Benton township at that time. Bailey Woods  was the forefather of the Woods families at Enola and Mt. Vernon.  Captain Ledbetter of Conway is one of his great grandsons. Bailey  Woods fought in the Mexican War and (too faint to read). Captain  Ledbetter told me that one time he was talking to his great  grandfather about the war, and he asked him just what kind of  soldier he was, and just what he did in the war. The old man  replied with quite a bit of vim and vigor, that he was a “Damn  Good Soldier”, and that he followed General Winfield Scott all  over Mexico, and that he helped carry the ladders they used when  they scaled the walls of Mexico City.   In 1851, Willis Dalton, my great grandfather, and his wife, Mary  Brown Dalton, and sons Elisha, Spears, and G. W. Dalton, settled  about a mile north of Cross Roads Church. They settled just west  of where J. H. Reynolds had settled in 1844. I have in my  possession a pair of pants and a vest, that Mary Brown, as a sweet  heart, gave Willis Dalton in 1847, and he wore them to Arkansas in  1851. She picked the cotton, pulled the lint of the seed, made the  thread, dyed it, spun the cloth, and made the clothes. I don’t think  there is a machine stitch in either garment. These are not “Hot  Pants” and the styles are quire different from those worn today. I  doubt if the present day brides would attempt any such a deal They  would probably fix him a salad or a bowl of slaw.   My great grandfather, Alexander Gordon Ingram, 36 and his wife  Mary Dewitt Walker Ingram 32, settled at Ingram Springs about a  mile north of the Hardin Bridge on the Cadron, in 1851. He was  from Tennessee and she was from Kentucky. They came here from  Goreville, Illinois. They had 6 children when they came and they  had 8 more after they got here.   In 1851, George Shock 22 from Kentucky, and his wife Amanda  Elvira Stobaugh, settled about a half mile south of Cross Roads  Church. She was from Tennessee and died about 1865. He then  married Nancy Cardin, the daughter of Reuben Cardin. All the  Shocks around Enola are his descendants.   In 1853, Anthony Smith Matthews 43, and his wife Penelope  (?Dilday) and children Joseph 20, Thomas 19, Jane 12, and Jesse  Robert Walker 7, settled one and one half miles north west of  Enola, about 300 yards southwest of the Gist Hoggard place.  Other Matthews relatives say that he also had sons Henry and  Warren. He was Dib Jr.'s great, great, great grandpa. They came  here from 2 miles north east of Cabot, Arkansas. He owned 640  acres of land there. Before that, they lived in Gates County, North  Carolina. His father was Anthony Matthews, Jr. and his father was  Anthony Matthews, Sr. Jr. Was born about 1770 and Sr. was born  about 1745 or 50. Both were born in Gates county North Carolina.   Tom Matthews and Jesse R.W. both stated that Henry and Warren  were killed in the Civil War. Tax records show Warren Matthews  paying taxes on the Bill Faris place, about a mile north of the Red  River Ford on the Cadron, in 1861. His wife Elizabeth (Garrett?)  lived there in 1862. I am unable to say who she was. G. H.  Matthews, probably his brother, paid a poll tax in 1862.   Clemons Outler (Outlaw?) Hoggard 47, and his wife Martha Ann  (Dilday?) 39, and children Thomas 19, Sara Eliza 16, Malinda Ann  14, Martha Jane 12, Jesse 10, Robert 8, Susan Margaret 6, and  Wm. Clemons 2, settled on the Amon Woods place in 1858. They  were from Bertie County North Carolina and had lived 2 miles  Northwest of Cabot, Arkansas for 4 years before coming to Enola.  Nancy Lou was born at Enola in 1862, Robert was born in  Tennessee, and the rest of the children were born in North Carolina.   Clemons Hoggard’s father was Elisha Hoggard, and he fought in  the War of 1812. His father was John Hoggard and he fought in  the Revolutionary War. I read his war record and his pension  application. He fought for 9 months and walked all the way from  North Carolina to West Point, New York. His application for  pension was made by friends, when he was an old man. He had lost  his discharge and could not read and write. Two old soldiers stated  that they had served the entire 9 months with him, and he got his  pension.   W. J. Hoggard, probably a brother of Clemons Hoggard, came here  in 1855 and settled about one half a mile south of where George  Smith now lives. He died before 1860 and the 1860 census shows  his 3 children living with Clemons Hoggard.   Penelope Matthew died in 1859 and Anthony Smith Matthews died  in 1866, and Clemons Outler Hoggard, and his wife Martha Ann,  were both dead when the 1870 census was taken. Clemons  Hoggard and Anthony Matthew were cousins and had married the  Dilday sisters before they left North Carolina. They are all buried in  unknown, unmarked graves in Old Siloam Graveyard.   Sam Smith 52, and his wife, Mary 49, both from Virginia, settled a  quarter of a mile north of the Enola Church of Christ, about 1858,  and they lived there until 1867. They then moved one and one half  miles north west of Enola, and Dave Smith lived there until he died.  Sam Smith had already settled twice near Dallas, and once in  Missouri, before coming to Enola.   In 1855 Wm. D. “Pony” Heffington 26, from Alabama, and his wife  Easter Brady 19, settled about a half a mile east of the Heffington  Graveyard. That's his it got its’ name. I think his father was  Barney Heffington of Lauderdale County Alabama. This Barney  was a brother of Thomas, who had left Alabama about 1830 and  came to Batesville and was living in Benton Township in 1842, near  Batesville, and was living in Benton township in 1842. Barney and  Thomas were both married the same day- December 1, 1825, in  Lauderdale County, Alabama. Thomas married Susannah Smith  and Barney married Nancy Martha Garrett. Stephen and Henry,  other brothers of Thomas and Barney, also lived in Benton  Township in 1842. They later moved to near Rosebud and one of  them married a Plant. I think their father was David Heffington and  he was living with Thomas at Batesville in 1831. I thin this David's  father was another David Heffington, living in Virginia about 1790.  There were no Heffingtons in Alabama in 1840 and where Pony  Heffington lived from his birth to 1853, I am still trying to find out.  many of his descendants are still at Enola.   T. P. “Spanker” McClone 23, from Kentucky, came to Enola in  1853 and worked for Willis Dalton, as a single man. He married  Minerva Woodworth 21, from Vermont, by way of New York and  Ohio, in 1857. He was an early Master of the Masonic Lodge at  Old Siloam and was later post master at Caney Creek.   Jonnie Bryant 45, and his wife Hannah (Mitchell) 46, both from  South Carolina, and his son Absolum 18, and Terrell R. Bryant 20  and his wife Clausa 19, both from Tennessee, came to Enola in  1855. Jonnie Bryant settled about a mile north of the Marcus Hill  Church.   I have heard a story about Absolum Bryant not wanting to come to  Arkansas, and almost every nite he would run off and try to go  back to Mississippi. This finally got old, and one nite before h  made his trip, Terrell Bryant wrapped a white sheet around himself  and disappeared. A little later, as Absolum was making his return  threat, Terrell Bryant stepped out from behind a tree and greeted  him. Absolum immediately reversed his direction, and after that he  lead the way into Arkansas.   In 1858 Terrell Bryant bought 65 acres, lying south of the Searcy-  Springfield road and one half mile east of Marcus Hill Church, for  $100. He bought this place from his uncle Jonnie and I’m looking  at the original deed as I write this. It was witnessed by Absolum  and Hannah Bryant and I saw from this deed that they could both  read and write.     Terrell Bryant’s son, Marcus, was the first one buried in the Marcus  Hill Graveyard, and that how the church and graveyard got their  names. I have heard that his first wife, Clausa, is buried in the  Hardin family graveyard. there are doubtless others there, but she  is the only one that I know about. His second wife was a Lavinder,  Jane Matthews was his third and Matt Spencer was his fourth. All  these are buried at Marcus Hill.   I examined a lot of his old papers in 1971. Among them is his  certificate of appointment as justice of the peace for Hardin  township in 1866. It’s signed by Powell Clayton and has the oath  of allegiance written in with red ink. I found his certificate of  appointment as postmaster at Enola in 1886. I found his certificate  to practice medicine, and that's why he moved to Enola. I found a  deed for the land just south of the Marcus Hill Church in which my  great grandfather, A. G. Ingram, sold to my wife’s great  grandfather, Terrell R. Bryant. This deed id dated 1874 and made  by Steven E. Lamar. I saw from this deed that both my great  grandparents on the Ingram side could read and write. many of hi  early deed are signed by his or her mark. He was quite a  community leader. He was their doctor for many years, a druggist  and merchant, a postmaster on two occasions, and a justice of the  peace for many years. He is probably the causa of my father being  a doctor and L. T. and Steve Lasley being merchants.   Reuben Sanders 37, and his wife Susan 21, and children Hiram 12,  John 11, and Mary 5, settled just east of Mt. Vernon in 1857.  Rebuen Sanders was born in South Carolina in 1819, and his father  was Jonathan Sanders. Reuben Sanders came to Mr. Vernon from  Morgan County Alabama. He married Lucinda Matherson  September 10, 1839 and Margaret Pullen October 20, 1843. She  was probably the mother of the above children. Hiram Sanders  married Adeline Brady in 1866 and She died before 1870. he then  married Sarah Ann Heffington, a daughter of Thomas. John  Sanders married Mary E. Harrison December 24, 1873. She was a  daughter of Dr. R.T. Harrison of Mt. Vernon. He moved to  Conway and was an early city official and druggist there. John  Sanders later married Lucinda Bryant, and she was the mother of  his children.   In 1858 Steven E. Lamar 23 from Alabama, and his wife Florina  Bryant (sister of Terrell) 27 from South Carolina, came to Enola  from Mississippi and settled three fourths of a mile north east of  Enola, on the Bud Bryant place. Joseph Milam from Alabama came  here with the Lamars and married Steve Lamar’s sister. Joseph  Milam was papas first patient when he began the practice of  medicine in 1906. Steve Lamar was the first postmaster at Enola in  1879. Steve Lasley, Steve Ellis, Ellis Lasley and Ellis Hailey are all  named for Uncle Steve Lamar.   1860 saw the settling of the Cobb, P.P. and W. P. Henderson  families. Bud Cobb, from Mississippi, and his wife Martha Jane  Hoggard, settled about 2 miles west of Enola. The Henderson’s  had settled between Black Fork Creek and the Cadron.. One of  these was P. P. Henderson, and he was born in South Carolina in  1785-four years before George Washington became President.   The Heffington families around Enola and Mt. Vernon are almost  impossible to trace. There were more than a dozen Heffington  families around Enola and Mt. Vernon from 1840 to 1855. Two  had been there when Arkansas was made a territory in 1819. They  all had large families and 5 or 6 in each family had the same names.  They all had a Barn(y), a Tom, a Susan, a Henry, and a Mary.  Some came from Kentucky, some came from Alabama, and some  just came. They were all cousins of one kind or another.   About 1861 S. S. Waddle and his wife Sarah, both from Tennessee,  settled near Ingram Springs. She was an (Esther) Ormand and a  sister of the wife of Carter Ingram. They had Children Josephine 5  and Polk 2 at that time. Their mother was a Bowie (??Whose  Mother).   My great grandfather, Thomas M. Alexander, was from the same  place as the Gist and Jones families, and they had been owners and  workers in an iron smelter, at Iron City Tennessee as early as 1855.  Before he came to Arkansas in 1858, he had married Rebecca Berry  in Wayne Co., Tennessee. Papas mother was born there in 1851.  he came to Arkansas and settled in Searcy County in 1858. he was  a volunteer in both The Mexican and Civil Wars. His wife,  Rebecca, died at Little Rock, while he was serving with General  Steele’s army, and is buried somewhere near where the Vestal  Green house now stands.   On his way back to Searcy county after the war, he stayed all nite  with my great grandfather, A. G. Ingram. He had several grown  girls and grandfather Alexander just up and married one of them.  They settled about a mile north west of the mouth of Black Fork  Creek. He was already papas grandfather and this made him his  uncle too. His wife was already papas aunt and this made her his  grandmother too. later, her brother married her step daughter and  they were my grandparents. Such complications as this make  family history very hard to straighten out 115 years later.   In 1864 Daniel Smith 38, and his wife Usley 36, settled about a mile  west of the Matthews hill. They were from Fredricksburg, Virginia.  Aunt Usley was an Underwood.   Roswell Woodworth 56 and his wife Anda 55, both from Vermont,  and a large family of children settled on the Garland Bradke place in  1866. They were in Union township in 1847. Uncle Alvin  Woodworth was his youngest child.   Henry Woodward 30 from Missouri, and his wife Mary 32 from  Virginia, settled one half mile east of Marcus Hill in 1866. They  had been here in 1862 by went back to Missouri.   She was a sister of Dave and Daniel Smith. They had a son Samuel  8, Rebecca 3, and (Uncle) Henry was born that year in Missouri.   In 1867 Benedict White 46 and from Alabama, and his wife  Margaret 37 from Indiana, settled about one half mile north west of  the Tanyard Bridge on the Cadron. They came here from Illinois (  Indiana), and they had 6 children when they came.   In 1867 John Austin 58 from Tennessee, and his wife Julia 32 from  Kentucky, and three children, settled in Enola. That same year,  Hiram Allen 19 from Georgia, and his wife Sarah Jane Ingram 18,  settled near Ingram Springs. They are the grandparents of Claudia  and Iva Kurkendall, Ida Wofford, Olive Turner, and Check King.   In 1868 John Polk came here from Georgia, Reuben Norwood  came from Alabama, the Rolands came from Mississippi, James  Palmer came from Mississippi and George Blair came from  Alabama.   The Reedys came from Virginia in 1870. Mr. (George) Reedy was  a Methodist minister from Richmond, Virginia. He had been quite  wealthy before the Civil War. He is buried in a rock grave on the  north side of the road, about a mile east of Marcus Hill. He  married Aunt Jane Henry and Tom Reedy is their grandson.   The Liles and Gist families came from Iron City, Tennessee, in  1870. The Gist family first settled at El Paso.   The Bowies came from Mississippi in 1870. Old Grandpa Bowie,  Caps father, came from Maryland and the Bowie race track is on  land formerly owned by the family. Old Grandpa Bowie married a  Rosamond, and Carr Rosamond of Conway is a cousin of Cap  Bowie.   According to papa, the Bowies could do almost anything to and  with tools. It all came natural with them. He said that Cap Bowie  kept the sharpest tools and plows that he ever saw, and the he was  an expert farmer-tho not on a large scale. He said that when he  was a young boy, the walls on one of Cap Bowie’s wells began to  cave in. One of his Rosamond uncles was living with him at that  time, and he was an expert rock mason. Cap found out about it.  He dug this well to solid rock and his uncle went to the Phillips  mountain and cut out limestone rocks to fit this well. He place  about an 18 inch hole in the center of these rocks, and he then  placed them, layer by layer, in the well. When he had finished, Cap  Bowie put a catfish in the well to eat the wiggle tails etc. It stayed  in this well for many years, and because of its restricted diet, it  grew very slowly.   Cap Bowie was rather eccentric, thrifty and tight. He ground his  own meal, had lots of bees, and hogs galore. Papa said that he  never ate there when they didn't have meat, and I mean by that, that  they ate it three times a day the year round. He was an expert with  a rifle and delighted in killing rattlesnakes. When he killed one he  would skin it, stuff its hide with corn meal, and hang it on his  mantle. Papa said that he had seen as many as 7 hanging there at  one time, ant that he believed some were still hanging there when  Cap Bowie died. After what the snake did to Adam, I don’t believe  I would have felt at ease with them hanging on mantle.   Cap Bowie never gathered corn until after frost and his corn never  had weevils He sold lots of stuff and bought scarcely anything. I  can remember when I was a small boy, that Frank Farris at the  Farmers State Bank, told Cap that if he would deposit $10,000 in  the bank that he would pay for him a shave and a haircut, & but him  a hat. Cap reached in his picket, brought forth the $10,000,  deposited it, and collected the hat and the shave and haircut.   About 1900 Cap decided that he had oil under his land and he got  Almond Surratt to drill for oil At about 300 feet, he had failed to  hit any oil, and the expense was beginning to bother Cap, and he  ordered the drilling stopped. As far as I know this is the first  attempt to drill for oil in Faulkner County. It is still one of the  deepest and best wells in the county.   Francis Marion Lasley 18, from Soddy, Tennessee, and his wife  Frances Marsena Bryant 16, settled about a half a mile east of  Marcus Hill in 1874. They were married at Dr. Terrell Bryant’s  house on May 21, 1874 by Uncle Steve Lamar. She is buried near  Sheridan.. He is buried at Marcus Hill. They were my wife’s  grandparents. Both her grandfathers died the same day.   In 1880 Alfred Gadberry was living at Garland Springs. I think he  was the father of Frank Gadberry.   Bud Welch, from Tennessee, settled a quarter of a mile west of  Marcus Hill in 1870. The Anderson Jones family settled one half a  mile east of the Bowie place in 1879. All the Jones children, except  Paige, were born in Tennessee.   The Bailey’s came to Enola from Tennessee by way of Pearson  about 1880. Robert Anthony came from Alabama in 1879 and  settled near Barney. He married Mattie Polk the next year. He was  24 and she was 15. Colonel Harper came to Enola from Sulfur  Rock in 1881. The Crossnoes were around Cedar Glade, on the  Allen Crossnoe place, before the Civil War. John Crossnoe tried to  be one of grandma Dalton’s early sweet patooties. The Keathleys,  Newells, Moss and Malcom families lived across the Bayou, east of  Mt. Vernon, in the 1860s.   You are acquainted with most of the families since then. many of  these people are my relatives and their neighbors. Mostly, they  were just common, ordinary, down to earth type of people, and I’m  glad to claim them as kin folk, ancestors, and friends. They were  indeed hardy stock. I found one lady, Mary Henry, living in this  territory, that was born in 1780. She was grand Dalton’s great  grandmother. She was born 3 years before the end of the  Revolutionary War, while we still belonged to England.   Other “Early Birds” living around Enola were: P. P. Henderson,  born 1785; Bathamere Maberry 1788; Lucy Hogue 1790; Roswell  Woodworth 1793; Martha Adkisson 1795; and Mary Bell 1797.   The first child that I know of, that was born near Enola, was  Elizabeth Hardin in 1837. She was the mother of Pig Venable, and  some of you may remember him. In this period-1830 to 1880-in all  the census records that I have examined, I found only one old maid-  and she was only 36. I don’t know if the women were prettier,  scarcer, less choosy, or more in demand. It could have been all  these.   Steven E. Lamar and Sam Smith both settled at Enola in 1858 and I  guess I’ll have to call each of them the first settler of Enola. They  settled different places later.   Old Siloam was one of the early churches around Enola. it was on  5 acres of land donated by John F. Curtis about 1848-50. It was a  Baptist church and about 1880 it was moved to the Matthews Hill  for a short time. It was then moved to Enola. The old Siloam  Church sent messengers to the state association in 1848, as did Mt.  Vernon and Greenbrier. I think Old Siloam was the oldest. Mrs.  Georgia Harper Graham, 97 years old, told me in 1971 that she  united with the church at Enola in 1889. She said that she was at  Marcus Hill the day that church was organized. So was papa, but  he was young. Uncle Alex (Alex died in 1885) and Grandma Sarah  Ingram were Charter members of the Marcus Hill Church. Mrs.  Lurinda (Sanders) Hoggard, 93 years old, said that she had been a  member of the Marcus Hill church since 1896.   Some of the early pastors of these churches were: George  Washington Ford, the grandfather of State Education  Commissioner, Arch Ford; Oliver Cantrell, Pres. Glover; Henry  Glover; Hiram Sanders; Jim Reynolds; George Washington Dalton;  W. M. Mills; and a Mr. York. Mr. York was one of the earlier  ones. He was quite active around Cross Roads, Enola, and Marcus  Hill. His converts numbered quite a few-my grandmothers being  among them. Several years later a Unites States Marshall showed  up, looking for Brother York. He was told that he was holding a  meeting at Shiloh. the Marshall said that he was no preacher, but a  counterfeiter and an escaped convict. Some good brother quickly  notified brother York and the meeting at Shiloh adjourned suddenly  without the benefit of a benediction, and the Marshall failed to get  brother York. Several of his converts were baptized again, but  Grandma Dalton said that he wasn’t what had converted her in the  first place and she would have no part of this second baptism. He  had married many couples at Enola, and some had as many as 5  children in that time. That may be what caused so many red faced  people around Enola.   Preaching styles have changed greatly since those days. Papa was  only 4 when his father died. When he was bout 12 years old, he  and his brothers and sister got to discussing his father's funeral, and  some said they could hardly remember it. Thereupon Grandma  Sarah Ingram got old Grandpa Wm. Mills to preach his funeral  again the next Sunday at Cadron Valley. I’m sure they all  remembered it that time.   The first school at Old Siloam was about 1850. I don’t know any  early teachers there, but that is where Grandma Adeline Henry  Dalton went to school in 1853.   Grandpa and Grandma Ingram went to school at Cadron Valley.  Grandpa stared there about 1855 and Grandma about 1865, when  she moved there. It was about a mile west of the Hardin Bridge,  and Mr. Tom Alexander got killed as he was tearing down the old  church. Papa taught school there in 1903 and boarded with  Almond Surratt.   Grandpa G.W. Dalton stayed with Jonathan Hardin and went to his  private school a short time - about 1860. Most of his schooling,  less than 6 months altogether, was at Old Mt. Pisgah a bout three  quarters of a mile south east of Barney. I know no early teachers  there, but Robert Anthony was the last one to teach there in 1880.  One of the pupils to whom he applied the hickory switch, he  married the next year, and they became the parents of 12 early  citizens of Enola.   Papa told me that the first church and school, near Marcus Hill,  was one half mile south of Dr. Terrell Bryant’s house on the west  side of the road just north of where Barn Sanders lived when I was  a child. It was next at the southwest corner of Grandma Ingram’s  field. I was burned in 1886 by one of the patrons, who didn’t like  the teacher or the preacher and I’ve heard that his name was the  same as the town in which I now reside (Conway?). In 1887 it was  rebuilt about 200 yards west of its former location, on land donated  by Uncle Jess Hoggard. Papa went to his first school there in 1887,  and his teacher was Fred Brown. He was later a Dr. at Enola and  Conway. His next teacher was John Jones, the Dr. W. I. Clark,  then Charley Jones, Matt’s father, then Dr. Clark again, then Newt  Jones and the Dr. Clark for several more terms. Dr. Clark married  a Jones. Some time around 1906 this school was moved one half  mile east, and it was then called Union Valley. I went to my first  school there in 1912 and Carrie Utley was my teacher. Bird Brady  was my main chum.   Cross Roads school and church were probably started about 1870.  Some of the early teachers there were Belton Setzler, Jim and Ed  Plant, Nan Heffington, Robert Anthony, a Mr. Thompson from  Centerville, Ed Condray, and J, R, Giddens. Papa went to school  there to Robert Anthony in the summer 1901.   The first school at Enola, that I know anything about, was in 1881-  the year that papa was born. It was one half mile west of Enola,  and Belton Setzler was the teacher. Mrs. Georgia Harper Graham  told me that she attended this school. It was next about 300 yards  west of the Enola church of Christ, and then just south of the  Baptist church. I attended there from 1916 to 1920. It burned in  the early twenties and was rebuilt where it now stands.   some early teachers at Enola from about 1880 to 1890 were:  Professor Randall and his wife, Isaac Campbell, Katie Williams, Ed  Carmichael, Lizzie Connor, Katie Phillips, J. R. Giddens and Hugh  Flippens.   In looking over Dr. Bryant’s early deeds, I find that several people  in these communities could not read and write, especially the  women-but they reared sons and daughters that were noted  educators - some even being college presidents. I give a lot of  credit for Education at Enola, and around it to Mr. W. I. Clark and  his daughters, To the Jones Boys, to Uncle Robert Anthony, and to  Aunt Nan Heffington. Some of them may have chewed tobacco in  time of school, and none of them spared the rod when the occasion  demanded it, but they all had good broad based education and the  necessary horse sense to teach. Not all their pupils were geniuses  either.   Some of the early doctors around Enola were: Dr. Anthony Hinkle,  Dr. Harrison, and Powers at Mr. Vernon, Dr. Terrell Bryant at  Marcus Hill and Enola, and soon to follow were Dr. Jess Reynolds,  who lived on the Tom Grimes place, Dr. Owns lived just south of  Uncle Dave Smith, Dr. Bennett lived 100 yards east of town, Dr.  Pascal lived where the school house now stands, and Dr. Fred  Brown lived on the Steve Lasley place.   Some of these doctors were educated in medicine and some just  decided to be a doctor and paid their license fees. That's all you  had to do in those days. I found one of Dr. Terrell Bryant’s  prescriptions for liniment in L. T. Lasley’s old trunk in 1971. He  was L. T.’s grandfather. Here it is: ¼ quart of apple vinegar, 1 oz  oil of cedar, 1 oz oil of wintergreen, 1 oz oil of spook, 1 oz spirits  of camphor, 1 oz turpentine, and 1 oz oil of pole cat. It was like  Brylcream-a little dab would do you.   Some of the folks who lived around Enola in the 1880’s were:  Steve Lamar, Johnny Cummings, Jim Reynolds, Jess Reynolds, Jim  Reynolds, Jr., Dr. Jess Reynolds, Jimmie Cunningham, Bell Martin,  Jeff Middleton, the Mungers, Colonel Harper, Sam Morris, Sam  Joslin, the Samon’s, the Shocks, the Matthews, Belton Setzler,  David and Jonathan Hailey, John Austin, Joseph and George  Dalton, Usley Smith, A. A. Wilson, Dr. Terrell Bryant, Willis  Gunter, Jap and Jack Starr, Man Smith, Anthony Brady, Tom  Grimes, Spanker McGlone and the Bailey’s. Lots of these I never  heard of and many I have left out.   Early merchants at Enola were: Jimmy Cunningham, a Mr. Haines  who ran the Grange Store, Dr. Terrell Bryant and Quenton Bryant  ran a drug store, and Jimmy Reynolds, Jr. ran a general store. The  Grange Store seems to have been the uniting force and the main  thing that made it a town. Mrs. Georgia Harper Graham said that it  was already a small village when she moved her in 1881. Frank  Bailey’s father was running a gin at Enola at that time. It was later  run by Belton Setzler and then by Sam Joslin. George Shock ran a  gin about two miles east of Cross Roads about this same time.   About Uncle Johnny Cummings: he live about 200 yards north of  town, on the east side of the road, and his old house still stands.  It’s one of the oldest, if not the oldest , anywhere around Enola.  Papa said that he was the first person he ever saw that was almost  100 years old, and that his skin was almost as thick as leather, and  that he was a strong old man. Not many lived to be more than 60  years old in those days.   Some of the old soldiers that I knew or have heard about around  Enola are: Tom, Joseph, Jesse, Henry, and Warren Matthews;  Fenton, Ky, and Jim Hake Henry; George Dalton; Hiram Sanders;  All Woodworth, Spanker McGlone, Jonnie Nunnery Curtis; Jess  Reynolds and his father, Jim Reynolds; Dr.. Jess Reynolds; Hiram  Spence Bell and Dr. Owens. These were Union soldiers and they  held reunions at Enola until about 1903.   Southern soldiers around Enola were: William and Ambrose  Hardin; Bob and Roe Brady at Naylor; Dr. Terrell Bryant; James  and Wes Brady; Lish Bailey’s grandfather; and one or two of the  Mabry’s.   Several fought on both sides. Jesse Matthew was wounded at the  Battle of Shiloh and Henry Matthews, Warren Matthews, Fenton  Henry, and William and Ambrose Hardin were all killed in the war.  James Brady never returned. (??)   All the above Union soldiers served in the 3rd Ark. Calvary. Jim  Reynolds was a Captain and Joseph Matthews and Johnny Curtis  were buglers. Jonnie Curtis was also a prisoner of war. Terrell R.  Bryant was a Lt. in the southern army. Several soldiers from  around Enola deserted (went home) before the end of the war and  several were thus denied a pension.   Enola had one other distinction. It had the number one chapter of  the Eastern Star in Arkansas. It surrendered its charter in 1866-one  year before the Conway chapter was formed-because the brothers  would not attend and they could not hold meetings.   Postmasters at Enola have been: Steven E. Lamar, 1879; John  Allen, 1883 (I know nothing about him or who he was); Jonathan  Hailey, 1883; Dr. Terrell Bryant, 1886; J. H. Reynolds, Jr. 1887;  J. H. Cunningham, 1887; Dr. Terrell Bryant, 1889; Wm. P. Bryant,  1889; J. H. Cummingham, 1895; Belton Setzler, 1897; J. Walter  Henry, 1910; L. B. Setzler, 1910; J. H. Cunningham, 1914; L. B.  Setzler, 1919 to 1943; and Ruth Setzler Bailey 1943 to 1972.  Some member of the Setzler family has been postmaster at Enola  for more than 70 of the 92 years that I has been a post office.  Evidently their service has been quite satisfactory.   Lots of early settlers around Enola paid no taxes at all for 15 or 20  years. These men paid these amounts in these years and its is all  they did pay. This is from the official Conway county tax records.  In 1840, Granville and Tillman Hogue paid $.50 poll taxes. In 1841  Coney Brady paid $4.20. In 1842 Sampson Adkisson paid $.97,  Francis Patrick Henry paid $.75, and Richard Middleton paid $1.05.  In 1843 David, Henry, and Stephen Heffington, Elijah and Gibson  Hogue, G. W. Starr and W. Terrell each paid $.50 poll taxes. In  1845 Dr. Anthony Hinkle paid $.86, and Thomas Heffington paid  $.90. And that's all they paid for these years.   I have examined a few of them in detail. This is the tax record of  A. G. Ingram, my great grandfather, from 1851 to 1867 both dates  inclusive. In 1851 he paid $.50 poll tax, 1852 $.50 poll tax, 1853-  $4.12, 1855-$1.08, 1857-$2.61, 1859-he assessed 1 horse, 3 cows,  300 acres of land and paid $4.06, 1862 1 pleasure carriage, 1 horse,  4 cows, 300 acres of land and paid $4.71, 1865 15 horses, 60 cows,  320 acres of land and paid $15.53, 1866-$7.48, 1867-$7.80. He  paid nothing at all in 1854, 56, 58, 60, 61, 63, and 64. In this 17  years, he paid less than $50.00 taxes.   Jonathan Hardin was the wealthiest man anywhere near Enola. he  assessed as follows: 1841-3 slaves and 840 acres and he paid $6.00.  1843-6 slaves, 1844-4 slaves, 1846-6 slaves, 1847-7 slaves and  2400 acres, 1849-4 slaves and 2400 acres, 1852-6 slaves and 2950  acres, 1854-7 slaves and 2858 acres and taxes of $58.00, 1860-9  slaves, 2 pleasure carriages, 30 horses, 30 mules, 60 neat cattle,  $400 loaned out on interest, and he paid $85.50, 1862-taxes of $76,  1866-taxes of $90.50. He balked on taxes in 1867 and the Conway  county court set the valuation on his 2800 acres at $1.25 per acre.   The assessment list in Conway County in 1844 was : 501 poll taxes,  117 slaves at $45, 850; 2 saw mils at $3.000; 4 tanyards at $700;  913 horses at $30,255; 21 mules at $730; 6 jackasses at $325; 2627  meat cattle at $18,037; and money loaned out on interest $525.  The first pleasure carriage was assess in Conway county for $50 in  1845, the first distillery for $50 in 1847; the first Gold watches and  jewelry in 1847; and the first house hold goods and furniture in  1851. The valuation on all the furniture in Conway coutny in 1851  was $400.   This was the slave count and their valuation, in round numbers, for  Conway county: 1843- 117 for $40,000; 1845- 115 for $43,000;  1847-146 for $51,000; 1848-139 for $54,000; 1850- 228 for  $71,000; 1851- 183 for $77,000; and in 1854-169 for $93,000. G.  W. Carrol was the largest slave owner I found in Conway county.  In 1861, he woned 100 slaves and ther were assessed for $40,000.   These people, in addition to the ones already identified lived at  threse places in these years: 1848-E. L. Middleton lived on the  Tommy Stone place; 1850-Richard Middleton lived on the Frank  Bailey place; and the Wm. Reynolds lived just north of the Red  River Ford; 1854-Bathamere Maberry lived on the Raymond Casey  place, 1855-Thomas Matthews lived on the Tom Melton place, and  James Casey lived on the Fayette Lawson place. 1856-Stephen  Heffington lived 3 miles east of Beaverfork Lake. 1857, Joseph  matthews lived just south of the Jess Starr place, Caney Brady lived  ½ mile north wesr of Garland Springs, Samuel Joslin lived one mile  notrh west of the Lon Shaw place. 1858, Benedict White lived ½  mile north west of the Tanyard bridge, Joseph lavinder lived on the  Cobb place. 1859, Reuben Cardin lived on the Rufe Shock place,  Wm. P. Heffington lived on the Charlie Woodward place, and  Absolum Bryant lived on the south east part of the T. W.  Heffington place. 1860, Old Grandpa Isaac Reynolds lived on the  Roy Luke place. 1861, Barney and Henry Heffington (must be B.  B. {Barney Burriss} born ca 1838-40 and Henry vorn 1853)lived  just west of the Bob Brown place, B. C. Brown lived on the Steve  Lasley place, R. P. Brown, Jr. lived on the Aunt Nan Heffington  place. W. S. Troxell lived on Morter Creek and in 1866, Jesse R.  W. Matthews loved on the Ted Ingram place. he assess this place  and 1 mule and pain $1.05.   Some of the arly settlers owned quite a bit of land before 1860.  Some were Johathan Hardin, 3,000 acres; Anderson Adkisson  1,500 acres; Sampson Adkisson 1,100 acres; John F. Curtis 1,000  acres; E. L. Middleton 1,000 acres plus; Thomas Matthews 300  acres; Clemons Hoggard 300 acres; Joseph Matthews 300 acres;  and John Bell 600 acres.   Jonatha hardin owned form 3 to 15 slaves and Anderson and  Sampson Adkisson each owned one slave in 1854 and Anderson  owned 3 in 1863. These were all the slave owners that lived near  Enola.   In looking over the earl history of Enola, and hearing some of my  own family history, I discovered a marriage pattern. Several of my  folks married into the Matthews frmily. here are some: my great  uncle, Ambrose Ingram married Amanda Matthews Harden, a  daughter of Tom Matthews; Jesse R. W. Matthews married my  grandmother, Sarah Ingram after each of their mates had dies;  Madison matthews, a son of Jesse Mattehws, married my aunt  Easter Dalton, W. T. (Billie) Matthews, a son of Joseph matthews,  married my aunt Mat Dalton; Firvis Dalton, my cousin, married  Grace Matthews, a grandaughter of Jseph Matthews. Oden Bailey,  a great grandson of Joseph matthews married my cousin Feeda  Dalton, Joe Setzler, a grandson of Joseph Matthews married my  cousin Neely Ingram, Lish Bailey, my cousin, married ruth Setzler,  a grandaughter of Joseph matthews, Alec Bailey, my cousin,  married Ina matthews, a granaugher of Joseph matthews; franklin  matthews, a great great grandson of Tom Matthews, married my  cousin pauline Luke; Dale Ingram, my brother married Mildred  Lieblong, a great granddaughter of Joseph Matthews. There may  be othrs, none of us married anybody that is kin to us, but its a lot  of peple for Dib Jr. to be kin to. All these were good marriages-not  a divorce in the bunch. It seems to me that if you are kin to me and  you don’t want to get married-you had better stay away from the  Matthews family.   These should be added to the above list: maxine Brady, my cousin,  married George Grimes a great grandson of Joseph Matthews.  (Joseph Matthews must have married Sarah Mahaly Garrett,  daughter of Elisha and Agnes Heffington Garrett*. Is there anyone  in Enola that is not descended from the Heffingtons? *Agnes  daughter of Old David)  A KINSHIP REPORT FOR Rick L Ramsey Updated Dec 1 2000 Kinship of Rickey Lynn Ramsey  Name Relationship with Rickey Ramsey Civil Canon  Baker, Cletus Half uncle III 2  Baker, David Half 1st cousin IV 2  Baker, Euell Half uncle III 2  Baker, Lorna Gay Half 1st cousin IV 2  Baker, Robert Husband of the grandmother  Baker, Vanteen Half aunt III 2  Beene, Ollie Wife of the granduncle  Cook, James Monroe Great-grandfather III 3  Cook, Lucy Lonorabell Grandmother II 2  Cook, Sara Jane Grandaunt IV 3  Cook, Thomas Granduncle IV 3  Cook, William Troy Granduncle IV 3  Coveton, Dester Wife of the granduncle  Cummings, Sarah 2nd great-grandmother IV 4  Cunnings, JOHn K 3rd great-grandfather V 5  Doyal, Annie Ana Half grandaunt IV 3  Doyal, Fannie Half grandaunt IV 3  Doyal, Lizzie Half grandaunt IV 3  Doyal, Willie Husband of the great-grandmother  Fulfer, Lance Rae 1st cousin IV 2  Fulfer, Larry Orvil Husband of the aunt  Griffith, Stella Mae Grandmother II 2  Heffington, Henry 2nd great-grandfather IV 4  Hodge, Bonnie Joe Dean 1st cousin once removed V 3  Hodge, Caroll Dee 1st cousin once removed V 3  Hodge, Clara Bell 1st cousin once removed V 3  Hodge, Clarence Cleo Uncle III 2  Hodge, Clettus 1st cousin once removed V 3  Hodge, Clyde E Clarence Grandfather II 2  Hodge, Dwayne Dee 1st cousin once removed V 3  Hodge, Irvin 1st cousin once removed V 3  Hodge, James Clinton 1st cousin IV 2  Hodge, Jimmy Darril 1st cousin once removed V 3  Hodge, Johnnie Allen Granduncle IV 3  Hodge, Joy Dean 1st cousin once removed V 3  Hodge, Louis Granduncle IV 3  Hodge, Louis 1st cousin once removed V 3  Hodge, Math Marx Great-grandfather III 3  Hodge, Mathalee 1st cousin once removed V 3  Hodge, Oneta Mae Mother I 1  Hodge, Oneta Mae (Nita) Wife of the father  Hodge, Patsy Faye Aunt III 2  Hodge, Pauline 1st cousin once removed V 3  Hodge, Thomas Glen Dale 1st cousin once removed V 3  Johnson, Davaline Wife of the half uncle  Johnson, Jimmy Half nephew III 2  Johnson, Jimmy Lee Half brother-in-law  Keathley, Della Elizabeth Heffington Great-grandmother III 3  Mercer, Jane Wife of the half uncle  Norman, Sue Wife of the uncle  Ramsey, Diane Caroll Sister II 1  Ramsey, Diane Caroll Half sister II 1  Ramsey, Joseph Hall Father I 1  Ramsey, Lisa Ann Sister II 1  Ramsey, Lisa Ann Half sister II 1  Ramsey, Regina Denice Half sister II 1  Ramsey, Rickey Lynn Self 0  Ramsey, Tammy Louise Half sister II 1  Ramsey, Thomas Jefferson Grandfather II 2  Rose, Margett Annies Wife of the 2nd great-grandfather  smith Husband of the half aunt  Smith, Cathrine 3rd great-grandmother V 5  Smith, Nora Ann Half 1st cousin IV 2  Smith, Robbie Half 1st cousin IV 2  Snider, Annies Alline Half great-grandaunt V 4  snider, charles thomas Schneider 2nd great-grandfather IV 4  Snider, Charley Lee Great-granduncle V 4  Snider, Christeon Great-grandaunt V 4  Snider, Clarcy Bell Great-grandmother III 3  Snider, Doria Ann Great-grandaunt V 4  Snider, Mary Elnoria Great-grandaunt V 4  Snider, Sallie May Great-grandaunt V 4  Snider, Thomas J Tom Half great-granduncle V 4  Taylor, Nancie Ann 2nd great-grandmother IV 4  TWIN Great-grandaunt V 4   Documented Events from MY ged com thanks to all who added to this infomation over the years RICK L Ramsey   HEFFINGTON DECENDANTS 1777 2000 Arkansas Tx KY Tenn 1801 till present day s  Barnabus Heffington  Name: Barnabus Heffington  heffington GED.GED, Date of Import: Apr 11, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born: 1808, warren co , kentucky  heffington GED.GED, Date of Import: Apr 11, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Died: Abt. 1835, independence co , arkansas  heffington GED.GED, Date of Import: Apr 11, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   Barney William Heffington  Name: Barney William Heffington  Roeh.ftw, Date of Import: Sep 17, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born: January 18, 1864  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   Barney William Heffington  Name: Barney William Heffington  heffington GED.GED, Date of Import: Apr 11, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  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Date born: 1777, Virginia  Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 2, Ed. 1, (Release date: November 29, 1995), "CD-ROM," Tree #2910.  Heffington.FTW 3.FTW.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Died: 1850, Conway, Arkansas  Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 2, Ed. 1, (Release date: November 29, 1995), "CD-ROM," Tree #2910.  Heffington.FTW 3.FTW.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   David Heffington  Name: David Heffington  heffington GED.GED, Date of Import: Apr 11, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born: 1777, Virginia  heffington GED.GED, Date of Import: Apr 11, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   Della Elizabeth Heffington  Name: Della Elizabeth Heffington  Roeh.ftw, Date of Import: Sep 17, 1999.  heffington GED.GED, Date of Import: Apr 11, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born 1: 1873, Enola Faulkner County Arkansas  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born 2: 1873, enola faulkner co , arkansas heffington cemertry  heffington GED.GED, Date of Import: Apr 11, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Died 1: July 11, 1960, Enola Faulkner County Arkansas  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Died 2: July 11, 1960, enola ARKANSAS FAULKNER CO Q  heffington GED.GED, Date of Import: Apr 11, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Burial: Heffington Cemetery Arkansas  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   Denver Heffington  Name: Denver Heffington  Roeh.ftw, Date of Import: Sep 17, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born: November 14, 1911  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   Dexter Lee Heffington  Name: Dexter Lee Heffington  Roeh.ftw, Date of Import: Sep 17, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born: September 1889, Indian Territory Oklahoma  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   Dora Easter Heffington  Name: Dora Easter Heffington  Roeh.ftw, Date of Import: Sep 17, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born: January 15, 1873  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   Dora Easter Heffington  Name: Dora Easter Heffington  heffington GED.GED, Date of Import: Apr 11, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born: January 15, 1873  heffington GED.GED, Date of Import: Apr 11, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   Elbert Loranzan Heffington  Name: Elbert Loranzan Heffington  Roeh.ftw, Date of Import: Sep 17, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born: January 16, 1875  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   Elbert Loranzan Heffington  Name: Elbert Loranzan Heffington  heffington GED.GED, Date of Import: Apr 11, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born: January 16, 1875  heffington GED.GED, Date of Import: Apr 11, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   Elijah Ellis Heffington  Name: Elijah Ellis Heffington  Roeh.ftw, Date of Import: Sep 17, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born: 1834  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   Elijah Ellis Heffington  Name: Elijah Ellis Heffington  heffington GED.GED, Date of Import: Apr 11, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born: 1834  heffington GED.GED, Date of Import: Apr 11, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   Elijah James Heffington  Name: Elijah James Heffington  Roeh.ftw, Date of Import: Sep 17, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born: July 14, 1854  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   Elijah James Heffington  Name: Elijah James Heffington  heffington GED.GED, Date of Import: Apr 11, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born: July 14, 1854  heffington GED.GED, Date of Import: Apr 11, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   Etta Heffington  Name: Etta Heffington  Roeh.ftw, Date of Import: Sep 17, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born: 1877  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Died: September 26, 1954, MARYVILLE CALIFORNIA  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   F. Heffington  Name: F. Heffington  heffington GED.GED, Date of Import: Apr 11, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born: 1854, Arkansas  heffington GED.GED, Date of Import: Apr 11, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   Franklin P. Heffington  Name: Franklin P. Heffington  Roeh.ftw, Date of Import: Sep 17, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 2, Ed. 1, (Release date: November 29, 1995), "CD-ROM," Tree #2910, Date of Import: Mar 30, 1999.  Heffington.FTW 3.FTW, Date of Import: Apr 2, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  Date born 1: 1854  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born 2: 1854, Arkansas  Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 2, Ed. 1, (Release date: November 29, 1995), "CD-ROM," Tree #2910.  Heffington.FTW 3.FTW.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Died: WFT Est. 1855-1944  Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 2, Ed. 1, (Release date: November 29, 1995), "CD-ROM," Tree #2910.  Heffington.FTW 3.FTW.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   George Heffington  Name: George Heffington  Roeh.ftw, Date of Import: Sep 17, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born: May 21, 1907, Big Spring Texas, Howard county  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Died: August 30, 1946, Big Spring Texas, Howard county  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   George Dallas Heffington  Name: George Dallas Heffington  Roeh.ftw, Date of Import: Sep 17, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born 1: Abt. 1846, Fayettville Arkansas  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born 2: 1847  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Died: Abt. 1897, Benton County Arkansas  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   Guy Heffington  Name: Guy Heffington  Roeh.ftw, Date of Import: Sep 17, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born: February 19, 1914  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Died: 1972  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   Henry Heffington  Name: Henry Heffington  Roeh.ftw, Date of Import: Sep 17, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   Henry Heffington  Name: Henry Heffington  Roeh.ftw, Date of Import: Sep 17, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born: Abt. 1808, Warren County Kentucky  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Fact: Bet. 1856 - 1858, State Representative of Arkansas  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Resided: Bet. 1831 - 1833, Independence Co. Arkansas on tax rolls for Conway Co  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   Henry Heffington  Name: Henry Heffington  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born: 1808, Kentucky  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   Henry Heffington  Name: Henry Heffington  Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 2, Ed. 1, (Release date: November 29, 1995), "CD-ROM," Tree #2910, Date of Import: Mar 30, 1999.  Heffington.FTW 3.FTW, Date of Import: Apr 2, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born: 1808, Kentucky  Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 2, Ed. 1, (Release date: November 29, 1995), "CD-ROM," Tree #2910.  Heffington.FTW 3.FTW.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Died: WFT Est. 1846-1899  Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 2, Ed. 1, (Release date: November 29, 1995), "CD-ROM," Tree #2910.  Heffington.FTW 3.FTW.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   Henry Heffington  Name: Henry Heffington  heffington GED.GED, Date of Import: Apr 11, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born: 1808, Kentucky  heffington GED.GED, Date of Import: Apr 11, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   Henry David Heffington  Name: Henry David Heffington  Roeh.ftw, Date of Import: Sep 17, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born: November 15, 1858  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   Henry David Heffington  Name: Henry David Heffington  heffington GED.GED, Date of Import: Apr 11, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born: November 15, 1858  heffington GED.GED, Date of Import: Apr 11, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   Henry H Heffington  Name: Henry H Heffington  Roeh.ftw, Date of Import: Sep 17, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born: 1832, Jackson County Arkansas  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Died: Enola Faulkner County Arkansas  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   Henry H. Heffington  Name: Henry H. Heffington  heffington GED.GED, Date of Import: Apr 11, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born: 1832, jackson co, arkansas  heffington GED.GED, Date of Import: Apr 11, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Died: Unknown, enola fualkner co , arkansas  heffington GED.GED, Date of Import: Apr 11, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   Hodge Evertt Heffington  Name: Hodge Evertt Heffington  Roeh.ftw, Date of Import: Sep 17, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born: October 07, 1882, Caddo Oklahoma  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Died: February 26, 1962, Big Spring, Howard county, Tx  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Fact 1: January 01, 1905, MOVED TO BIG SPRING  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Fact 2: REV CECIL HHOADES PASTOR OFFICIATED  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Fact 3: AT THE FUNERAL AT WESTSIDE BABTIST  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Fact 4: CHURCH HE WAS BURIED IN CITY CEMETARY  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Fact 5: January 01, 1907, MOVED TO BIG SPRING  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Fact 6: 1939, OPERATED HEFFINGTON AUTO PARTS  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Fact 7: WAS RURAL MAILMAN  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Fact 8: FARMED  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   J. Heffington  Name: J. Heffington  heffington GED.GED, Date of Import: Apr 11, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born: 1852, Arkansas  heffington GED.GED, Date of Import: Apr 11, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   James Heffington  Name: James Heffington  Roeh.ftw, Date of Import: Sep 17, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born: Abt. 1827  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   James Smith Heffington  Name: James Smith Heffington  Roeh.ftw, Date of Import: Sep 17, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 2, Ed. 1, (Release date: November 29, 1995), "CD-ROM," Tree #2910, Date of Import: Mar 30, 1999.  Heffington.FTW 3.FTW, Date of Import: Apr 2, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  Date born: August 1851, Arkansas  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 2, Ed. 1, (Release date: November 29, 1995), "CD-ROM," Tree #2910.  Heffington.FTW 3.FTW.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  Died: WFT Est. 1897-1943  Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 2, Ed. 1, (Release date: November 29, 1995), "CD-ROM," Tree #2910.  Heffington.FTW 3.FTW.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   Janice Heffington  Name: Janice Heffington  Roeh.ftw, Date of Import: Sep 17, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   Jesse Morgan Heffington  Name: Jesse Morgan Heffington  Roeh.ftw, Date of Import: Sep 17, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born: November 07, 1856  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   Jesse Morgan Heffington  Name: Jesse Morgan Heffington  heffington GED.GED, Date of Import: Apr 11, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born: November 07, 1856  heffington GED.GED, Date of Import: Apr 11, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   John Heffington  Name: John Heffington  Roeh.ftw, Date of Import: Sep 17, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born: Abt. 1820  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Died: Abt. 1849  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Tax Rolls: Bet. 1833 - 1836, On tax rolls in Independence county Arkansas  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   John Heffington  Name: John Heffington  heffington GED.GED, Date of Import: Apr 11, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born: 1820  heffington GED.GED, Date of Import: Apr 11, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   Lavena Heffington  Name: Lavena Heffington  Roeh.ftw, Date of Import: Sep 17, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born: 1857  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   Len Vestor Heffington  Name: Len Vestor Heffington  Roeh.ftw, Date of Import: Sep 17, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born: July 05, 1909, Big Spring Texas, Howard county  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Died: March 08, 1914, Big Spring Texas, Howard county  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   Levina Heffington  Name: Levina Heffington  Roeh.ftw, Date of Import: Sep 17, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  heffington GED.GED, Date of Import: Apr 11, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  Date born 1: Abt. 1819, Georgia  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born 2: 1819, Georgia  heffington GED.GED, Date of Import: Apr 11, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Resided: 1850, Conway Arkansas  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   Lillie May Heffington  Name: Lillie May Heffington  Roeh.ftw, Date of Import: Sep 17, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born: May 17, 1919, Big Spring Texas, Howard county  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   Louisa Heffington  Name: Louisa Heffington  Roeh.ftw, Date of Import: Sep 17, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born: 1836  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   Louisa Letha Heffington  Name: Louisa Letha Heffington  Roeh.ftw, Date of Import: Sep 17, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  heffington GED.GED, Date of Import: Apr 11, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  Date born: 1880  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  heffington GED.GED, Date of Import: Apr 11, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.   Lourinda Ellen Eliz Heffington  Name: Lourinda Ellen Eliz Heffington  Roeh.ftw, Date of Import: Sep 17, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born: 1842  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   Margaret Heffington  Name: Margaret Heffington  Roeh.ftw, Date of Import: Sep 17, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born: Bet. 1803 - 1810  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   Margaret Heffington  Name: Margaret Heffington  Roeh.ftw, Date of Import: Sep 17, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born: 1844  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   Margaret Ann Heffington  Name: Margaret Ann Heffington  Roeh.ftw, Date of Import: Sep 17, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  heffington GED.GED, Date of Import: Apr 11, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  Date born: 1875  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  heffington GED.GED, Date of Import: Apr 11, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.   Margert Heffington  Name: Margert Heffington  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born: 1806, Kentucky  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   Martha Heffington  Name: Martha Heffington  Roeh.ftw, Date of Import: Sep 17, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born: 1836  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   Martha Heffington  Name: Martha Heffington  heffington GED.GED, Date of Import: Apr 11, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born: 1836  heffington GED.GED, Date of Import: Apr 11, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   Martha Mariah Heffington  Name: Martha Mariah Heffington  Roeh.ftw, Date of Import: Sep 17, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born: December 09, 1861  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   Martha Mariah Heffington  Name: Martha Mariah Heffington  heffington GED.GED, Date of Import: Apr 11, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born: December 09, 1861  heffington GED.GED, Date of Import: Apr 11, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   Mary Heffington  Name: Mary Heffington  heffington GED.GED, Date of Import: Apr 11, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born: 1842, Arkansas  heffington GED.GED, Date of Import: Apr 11, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   Mary Heffington  Name: Mary Heffington  Roeh.ftw, Date of Import: Sep 17, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born: 1848  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   Mary Ann Heffington  Name: Mary Ann Heffington  Roeh.ftw, Date of Import: Sep 17, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   Mary Ann Heffington  Name: Mary Ann Heffington  Roeh.ftw, Date of Import: Sep 17, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born: 1842, Arkansas  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Died: 1863, Parker Texas  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   Mary Ann Heffington  Name: Mary Ann Heffington  Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 2, Ed. 1, (Release date: November 29, 1995), "CD-ROM," Tree #2910, Date of Import: Mar 30, 1999.  Heffington.FTW 3.FTW, Date of Import: Apr 2, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born: 1842, Arkansas  Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 2, Ed. 1, (Release date: November 29, 1995), "CD-ROM," Tree #2910.  Heffington.FTW 3.FTW.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Died: Abt. 1863, Parker, Texas  Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 2, Ed. 1, (Release date: November 29, 1995), "CD-ROM," Tree #2910.  Heffington.FTW 3.FTW.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   Mary Elizabeth Heffington  Name: Mary Elizabeth Heffington  Roeh.ftw, Date of Import: Sep 17, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born: June 12, 1866  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   Mary Elizabeth Heffington  Name: Mary Elizabeth Heffington  heffington GED.GED, Date of Import: Apr 11, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born: June 12, 1866  heffington GED.GED, Date of Import: Apr 11, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   Mineolia Heffington  Name: Mineolia Heffington  Roeh.ftw, Date of Import: Sep 17, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born: March 1884, Indian Territory Oklahoma  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   Mollie Catherine Heffington  Name: Mollie Catherine Heffington  Roeh.ftw, Date of Import: Sep 17, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  heffington GED.GED, Date of Import: Apr 11, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  Date born: 1879  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  heffington GED.GED, Date of Import: Apr 11, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.   Morgan Heffington  Name: Morgan Heffington  Roeh.ftw, Date of Import: Sep 17, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born: 1839  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Military service: Civil War group called Caddo Rifles  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   Nancy Heffington  Name: Nancy Heffington  Roeh.ftw, Date of Import: Sep 17, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born: Abt. 1810, Kentucky  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Died: Bet. 1880 - 1900  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   Nancy Heffington  Name: Nancy Heffington  Roeh.ftw, Date of Import: Sep 17, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born: 1851  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   Nancy Adeline Heffington  Name: Nancy Adeline Heffington  Roeh.ftw, Date of Import: Sep 17, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born: November 20, 1868  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   Nancy Adeline Heffington  Name: Nancy Adeline Heffington  heffington GED.GED, Date of Import: Apr 11, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born: November 20, 1868  heffington GED.GED, Date of Import: Apr 11, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   Nolley Cornelia Heffington  Name: Nolley Cornelia Heffington  Roeh.ftw, Date of Import: Sep 17, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born: November 1896, Choctaw Indian Reservation Oklahoma  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Died: Red Bluff Tahama Co., California  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   R Heffington  Name: R Heffington  Roeh.ftw, Date of Import: Sep 17, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 2, Ed. 1, (Release date: November 29, 1995), "CD-ROM," Tree #2910, Date of Import: Mar 30, 1999.  Heffington.FTW 3.FTW, Date of Import: Apr 2, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  Date born 1: 1859  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born 2: 1859, Texas  Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 2, Ed. 1, (Release date: November 29, 1995), "CD-ROM," Tree #2910.  Heffington.FTW 3.FTW.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Died: WFT Est. 1860-1949  Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 2, Ed. 1, (Release date: November 29, 1995), "CD-ROM," Tree #2910.  Heffington.FTW 3.FTW.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   R. Heffington  Name: R. Heffington  heffington GED.GED, Date of Import: Apr 11, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born: 1859, Texas  heffington GED.GED, Date of Import: Apr 11, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   Ruth Flodel Heffington  Name: Ruth Flodel Heffington  Roeh.ftw, Date of Import: Sep 17, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born: November 09, 1922, Big Spring Texas, Howard county  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Died: January 31, 1996, Big Spring Texas, Howard county  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   Stephen Heffington  Name: Stephen Heffington  heffington GED.GED, Date of Import: Apr 11, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born: 1809, Kentucky  heffington GED.GED, Date of Import: Apr 11, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   Stephen Decatur Heffington  Name: Stephen Decatur Heffington  Roeh.ftw, Date of Import: Sep 17, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 2, Ed. 1, (Release date: November 29, 1995), "CD-ROM," Tree #2910, Date of Import: Mar 30, 1999.  Heffington.FTW 3.FTW, Date of Import: Apr 2, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  Date born 1: January 06, 1809, Warren, Decatur, Kentucky  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born 2: January 06, 1809, Kentucy  Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 2, Ed. 1, (Release date: November 29, 1995), "CD-ROM," Tree #2910.  Heffington.FTW 3.FTW.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Died 1: January 06, 1885, Travis Texas  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Died 2: January 06, 1885, Travis, Texas  Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 2, Ed. 1, (Release date: November 29, 1995), "CD-ROM," Tree #2910.  Heffington.FTW 3.FTW.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  BURI: Allen-McNeill, Travis, Travis  Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 2, Ed. 1, (Release date: November 29, 1995), "CD-ROM," Tree #2910.  Heffington.FTW 3.FTW.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Burial: January 06, 1885, BURIED Allen- McNeil Travis Texas  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Moved 1: Texas  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Moved 2: 1850, moved to Conway Arkansas  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Occupation: Justice of the Peace in Montgomery Co Ark.  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   Susan Marie Heffington  Name: Susan Marie Heffington  Roeh.ftw, Date of Import: Sep 17, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  heffington GED.GED, Date of Import: Apr 11, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  Date born: 1877  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  heffington GED.GED, Date of Import: Apr 11, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.   T Heffington  Name: T Heffington  Roeh.ftw, Date of Import: Sep 17, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 2, Ed. 1, (Release date: November 29, 1995), "CD-ROM," Tree #2910, Date of Import: Mar 30, 1999.  Heffington.FTW 3.FTW, Date of Import: Apr 2, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  Date born 1: 1856  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born 2: 1856, Texas  Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 2, Ed. 1, (Release date: November 29, 1995), "CD-ROM," Tree #2910.  Heffington.FTW 3.FTW.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Died: WFT Est. 1857-1950  Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 2, Ed. 1, (Release date: November 29, 1995), "CD-ROM," Tree #2910.  Heffington.FTW 3.FTW.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   T. Heffington  Name: T. Heffington  heffington GED.GED, Date of Import: Apr 11, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born: 1845, Arkansas  heffington GED.GED, Date of Import: Apr 11, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   T. Heffington  Name: T. Heffington  heffington GED.GED, Date of Import: Apr 11, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born: 1856, Texas  heffington GED.GED, Date of Import: Apr 11, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   Thomas Heffington  Name: Thomas Heffington  Roeh.ftw, Date of Import: Sep 17, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born: Abt. 1750, MARYLAND  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Died: Abt. 1820, SIMPSON, KY  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   Thomas Heffington  Name: Thomas Heffington  Roeh.ftw, Date of Import: Sep 17, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born: Abt. 1804, Warren County Kentucky  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Died: 1852, Conway Arkansas  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   Thomas HeffingtonThursday, November 30, 2000  Name: Thomas Heffington  heffington GED.GED, Date of Import: Apr 11, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born: 1804, Kentucky  heffington GED.GED, Date of Import: Apr 11, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   Thomas Anthony Heffington  Name: Thomas Anthony Heffington  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   Thomas P. Heffington  Name: Thomas P. Heffington  Roeh.ftw, Date of Import: Sep 17, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 2, Ed. 1, (Release date: November 29, 1995), "CD-ROM," Tree #2910, Date of Import: Mar 30, 1999.  Heffington.FTW 3.FTW, Date of Import: Apr 2, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  Date born: 1845, Arkansas  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 2, Ed. 1, (Release date: November 29, 1995), "CD-ROM," Tree #2910.  Heffington.FTW 3.FTW.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  Died: WFT Est. 1846-1935  Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 2, Ed. 1, (Release date: November 29, 1995), "CD-ROM," Tree #2910.  Heffington.FTW 3.FTW.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   Unknown Heffington  Name: Unknown Heffington  heffington GED.GED, Date of Import: Apr 11, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born: 1806, Kentucky  heffington GED.GED, Date of Import: Apr 11, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   W. Heffington  Name: W. Heffington  heffington GED.GED, Date of Import: Apr 11, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born: 1847, Arkansas  heffington GED.GED, Date of Import: Apr 11, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   Walter Heffington  Name: Walter Heffington  Roeh.ftw, Date of Import: Sep 17, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born: January 1879, Indian Territory Oklahoma  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   Wanda Josephine Heffington  Name: Wanda Josephine Heffington  Roeh.ftw, Date of Import: Sep 17, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born: May 06, 1871  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   Wanda Josephine Heffington  Name: Wanda Josephine Heffington  heffington GED.GED, Date of Import: Apr 11, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born: May 06, 1871  heffington GED.GED, Date of Import: Apr 11, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   William Heffington  Name: William Heffington  Roeh.ftw, Date of Import: Sep 17, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  heffington GED.GED, Date of Import: Apr 11, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  Date born: Abt. 1805, Warren County Kentucky  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Residence: Bet. 1831 - 1835, Tax rolls in Independence County Arkansas  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   William Carroll Heffington  Name: William Carroll Heffington  Roeh.ftw, Date of Import: Sep 17, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 2, Ed. 1, (Release date: November 29, 1995), "CD-ROM," Tree #2910, Date of Import: Mar 30, 1999.  Heffington.FTW 3.FTW, Date of Import: Apr 2, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  Date born: October 21, 1846, Arkansas  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 2, Ed. 1, (Release date: November 29, 1995), "CD-ROM," Tree #2910.  Heffington.FTW 3.FTW.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  Died 1: January 26, 1932, MARble Falls, Burnet County Texas  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Died 2: January 26, 1932, Marble Falls, Burnet, Texas  Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 2, Ed. 1, (Release date: November 29, 1995), "CD-ROM," Tree #2910.  Heffington.FTW 3.FTW.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   William David Heffington  Name: William David Heffington  Roeh.ftw, Date of Import: Sep 17, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born: May 15, 1829, Lauderdale County Arkansas  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Died: December 05, 1881, Enola Faulkner County Arkansas  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Burial: Heffington Cemetery Arkansas  Roeh.ftw.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   William David Heffington  Name: William David Heffington  heffington GED.GED, Date of Import: Apr 11, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Date born: May 15, 1829, lauderdale co , alabama  heffington GED.GED, Date of Import: Apr 11, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.  Died: December 05, 1881, enola faulkner co , arkansas heffington cemertry  heffington GED.GED, Date of Import: Apr 11, 1999.  1.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  ramsey.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   William F Heffington  Name: William F Heffington  Roeh.ftw, Date of Import: Sep 17, 1999.  DiamondArk.FTW 1.FTW, Date of Import: Nov 17, 2000.   thanks to BJ and all the cousins for what ever their input on this was updated nov 2000 Little Rock Arkansas by Barnabus Heffington's Grand son Rickey L Ramsey 2000   1850 HEFFINGTON HENRY Conway County AR 248 Benton Township Federal Population Schedule AR 1850 Federal Census Index ARS5a784154  1870 HEFFINGTON HENRY Conway County AR 060 Muddy Bayou Township Federal Population Schedule AR 1870 Federal Census Index AR126308604  1870 HEFFINGTON HENRY Conway County AR 060 Muddy Bayou Twp Federal Population Schedule AR 1870 Federal Census Index AR08055113  1831 HEFFINGTON HENRY Independence County AR 002 Christian Township Tx1 AR 1830-1839 Tax Lists Index AR35333779  1831 HEFFINGTON HENRY Independence County AR 002 Christian Township Tax list AR 1830-1839 Tax Lists Index ARS3b33779  1832 HEFFINGTON HENRY Independence County AR 008 No Township Listed Tax list AR 1830-1839 Tax Lists Index AR560381174  1833 HEFFINGTON HENRY Independence County AR 002 Christian Township Tax list AR 1830-1839 Tax Lists Index AR560381173  1835 HEFFINGTON HENRY Independence County AR 001 Christian Township Tax list AR 1830-1839 Tax Lists Index AR560381175  1836 HEFFINGTON HENRY Independence County AR 004 Mixed Townships Tax List AR 1830-1839 Tax Lists Index AR560381176  1860 HEFFINGTON HENRY Montgomery County AR 898 Gap Township Federal Population Schedule AR 1860 Federal Census Index AR126202065  1850 HEFFINGTON DAVID Conway County AR 247 Benton Township Federal Population Schedule AR 1850 Federal Census Index ARS5a784150  1831 HEFFINGTON DAVID Independence County AR 002 Christian Township Tx1 AR 1830-1839 Tax Lists Index AR35333778  1831 HEFFINGTON DAVID Independence County AR 002 Christian Township Tax list AR 1830-1839 Tax Lists Index ARS3b33778  1833 HEFFINGTON DAVID Independence County AR 002 Christian Township Tax list AR 1830-1839 Tax Lists Index AR560381172  1835 HEFFINGTON DAVID Jackson County AR 002 Arkansas Territory Tax list AR 1830-1839 Tax Lists Index AR560381171  1838 HEFFINGTON DAVID Jackson County AR 007 Arkansas Territory Tax list AR 1830-1839 Tax Lists Index AR560381170  1840 HEFFINGTON DAVID Jackson County AR 221 No Township Listed Federal Population Schedule AR 1840 Federal Census Index ARS4a1220219  1841 HEFFINGTON DAVID Jackson County AR No Township Listed Federal Population Schedule AR 1840 Federal Census Index ARS4a1220218   Patentee Name: DAVID HEFFINGTON  Land Office: BATESVILLE  Document Number: 4400  Miscellaneous Document Number:  Signature: Y  Signature Date: 1856/03/01  Description Number: 1  Aliquot Parts: SENE  Section Number: 30  Township Number: 8.0  Township Direction: N  Range Number: 10.0  Range Direction: W  Block Number: 0  Base Line: 05  Total Acres: 40.0000  Fractional Section: N  Subsurface Rights Reserved: N  Metes and Bounds Description: N  Warantee Name:  Canceled Document: N  Multiple Patentee(s): N  Multiple Warantee(s): N  Accession Number: AR0550__.111  Sequence Number: 1  Total Pages: 1  Image Name: 00001086  Volume ID: 007  Image Type: P  Remarks:        			
	 			
	My Current Research Update jan 18 2001 OBIT of MY Grandmother Stella corine (GRIFFITH) Ramsey  Stella Corrine Ramsey     Born: May 8, 1911  Died: January 17, 2001    Stella Corrine Ramsey, 89 of Conway, died Wednesday, January 17, 2001. She was born May 8, 1911 in Mt. Pisgah (White County), Arkansas, the daughter of the late William Stanhope Baxter and Lillie Admara Pruitt Griffith. Mrs. Ramsey was a housewife and member of Somers Avenue Church of Christ in North Little Rock. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Jefferson Ramsey; four sons, Joseph Hall Ramsey, Thomas Ramsey, Billy Ramsey, and Jimmy Dale Ramsey; and sister, Clara H. Griffith. She is survived by seven daughters, Jefferene Hoofman of Vilonia, Bobbie Moncrief of Maumelle, Dorothy Orr of Texarkana, AR, Theda McGhee of Perry, Sandra Roberts of Scott, Patsy Martin of Conway, Deborah Wright of Rison; three sons, Johnny Ramsey of North Little Rock, Danny Ramsey of Cabot, Fred Ramsey of Romance; three brothers, Eugene S. Griffith of Conway, James William Griffith of Vilonia, Melmern (Beade) Griffith of Vilonia; sister, Sarah E. Bridges of Searcy; 31 grandchildren, and 39 great-grandchildren. Services will be Friday, January 19, 2001 at 10:00 a.m. at Mars Hill Church of Christ in Vilonia with Mr. Oran Burt and Mr. Jerry Riley officiating. Burial will be in Cypress Valley Cemetery. The pallbearers will be Mrs. Ramsey’s grandsons: Stephen Ramsey, Roger Ramsey, Johnny Ray Ramsey, David Orr, Allen McGhee, Dennis McGhee, Terry Roberts, Scott Ramsey, Chad Ramsey, Ricky Ramsey, Ronnie Ramsey, and Shane Martin. Family visitation is Thursday, January 18, 2001 from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at Roller-McNutt Funeral Home of Conway.  the history of Mt pisgah community White co Ar and personal reflection s from family members . Alfred k Pruitt my GGGGrandfather and early settler of mt pisgah he is buried at Mt pisgah cemetery in the graveyard there with Addie (BASS) Pruitt and grandmothers sister clara H Griffith all next to him updated Rick L Ramsey great grand son of Alfred K pruitt & Addie (BASS) pruitt the grand parents of Stella Corrine (Griffith) Ramsey jan 2001 little Rock AR    Ricky,  Thanks for the information, on Mt. Pisgah community.  As for being at Aunt Stella's funeral; I had to go. She was a wonderful lady. What few times I spent in her home, I was always made to feel welcome, by her and her children. I have had my feet under her dinner table too many times, I have slept in her house too many times; not to be there. I was always treated just like one of her own. Besides; I knew some of the children. Debbie and I graduated High School at the same time, Bill was just a year or two older than myself. Then there was Freddie, Danny, Jefferene, Verna D. (a grand-daughter), that were still at home at the time.  I can remember the names of most of the other children, and I have a mental picture of them from the times I met them back at family reunions and other occassions. They now look different from my mental picture, and I didn't recognize very many of them, and since I was going to have to go to work, I didn't have time to get to know them again.  I always thought a lot of Aunt Stella and Uncle Jeff, so this was a funeral that I had no choice, I had to be there.  Bryan   NAMES OF PEOPLE WHO CONTRIBUTED TO BUILD MT. PISGAH BAPTIST CHURCH.       I found this list in a Bible (William H. Purkiss) Bible. I will type it exactly as he has written: Rick L . Ramsey  A list of Names that contributed to build the Baptist Church at Mt. Pisgah.  James Boggs Tilman Marsh E J Massey  Thomas Bell W H Marsh T H Hughes  J M Carter J T Scott W F Hall  Elcaney Dreak A J Spear George Prewett  Willis Davis Mrs Emner Short Bro. Hodges  George Gilbreath M B Sowel W J Woodson  R B Gray William Welch Will Willingham  Charles Garner Thomas Yarborough J F Sracener  T P Horn J A West W T Adams  Will Jones Arther Holdon A K Pruitt  W E Pruitt Lee Gilreath M B Sowell  Margaret Pruitt G M Gilreath Hugh Ashley  Ida Pruitt G E Hughes S S Shaw  Henry Morgan W R Gray B C Graham  J W Butler J L West   And from the hands of Bros Prewett and Lemgreer $43.35  Letona Ark 1-26-1910  Received of A K Pruitt $19.25 nineteen dollars and tweny five cents for J L West on church building J A West.    MOUNT PISGAH COMMUNITY         Mrs. W. C. Welch    The White Co. Historical Society conducted a tour in the Mt. Pisgah Community Sunday afternoon, June 27, 1965. The program was prepared and narrated by Mr. & Mrs. W. C. Welch. Others contributing to the community history were: Mr. L. O. Henderson, Mr. Frank Henderson, Mrs. Jeffrey Walker, Mr. Claud Haney, and Mrs. Manley Williams.   In the early days of Mt. Pisgah the little village or "town" was located at the foot of the mountain near the present site of the churches & cemetery. It was not just a "wide place in the road" where one little store sold a few staple groceries, kerosene for lamps, chewing tobacco & Carter's little liver pills. No, indeed, for about the turn of the century it was a thriving little village with business houses on either side of Main Street. A cotton gin located between the Methodist Church and the cemetery. The gin was first owned & operated by Manuel Tear. Later it was operated by W. M. Williams, father of Manley Williams.   Some of the earliest businessmen who operated general stores were: Mr. Kates, Jim Gray & J. R. "Buck" Woodson. Mr. Woodson was the first postmaster and he ran a store in connection with the post office. In the first part of the 20 th century other merchants were: Rufus Hendrix, John Shetter, Albert Gollithan, Edd Barton & Harve Grain. Posst-masters who served after the turn of the century were George Hughes & John Carter.   Dr. Ward, a practicing physician for the area had an office & a drug store. Another unusual business for a small town was operated by Amos & Charlie Suit. This was a store where caskets were sold. The suits were also photographers & they ran a picture studio adjacent to the casket shop.   Some of the older citizens tell us that before 1900 an effort was made to open a saloon at Mt. Pisgah, but public opinion suppressed that movement by circulating a petition against it.   Authentic records in the White Co. Courthouse list names of early settlers of the community as: Tear, Goad, Hendrix, Haney, Henderson, Siddel, Sowell, Williams, Adams, Pruitt, Gray, Carter, Gilreath, Watson, West, Willingham. Other worthy people came & went, but with a spirit that would live on and challenge future generations to build upon their foundation.   About the middle of the 19 th century when this community was being settled along the banks of Magness Creek, Alexis de Tocqueville, a French statesman & political writer, came to this country seeking the reason for the greatness of America. He sought it in her harbours & her ample rivers; in her fertile fields & boundless forests; he looked for it in her rich mines & her vast democratic Congress & her matchless Constitution; and it was in none of these. Not until he went into the churches of America & heard her pulpits aflame with rightousness did he understood the secret of her greatness & power. Then he said, "America is great because America is good, and if America ever ceases to be good, America will cease to be great."   Perhaps the founding fathers of this area did not know of Alexis de Tocqueville at that time. Nevertheless they knew the truth of his philosophy - that the church was the most important institution around which to build a community. Records tell us that as early as 1869 the Methodist & Presbyterian church groups were worshipping in a two-story building which was also located near the cemetery. Church records & abstract deeds tell us that the property now owned by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South was acquired in parts in 1869, 1872, & 1881.   The earliest records on the Baptist Church property is a deed dated April 25, 1896, in which James H. Goad deeded to John S. West & J. M. Carter, trustees of the Mt. Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church one square acre to be used for church services for the Baptist Church. Church records are not available for either the Methodist or of the Baptist Church from which to get the history of the organization or list of charter members.   Senior citizens tell us that in the early days of the community the men carried muskets & muzzle loaders to church to protect themselves & their families from attacks by Indians who camped near the foot of the mountain. At one time the Indian fort was built as a look-out from the mountain top. Mr. Claud Haney relates the story of a Civil War skirmish which took place in his field when his father was just a lad. Some "Yankee soldiers were camped in the woods at the base of the mountain when a Confederate captain & a group of soldiers attacked them. After a brief skirmish Capt. Little & his men fled through the forest where Mr. Haney's father, Mr. Jimmy D. Haney & a playmate were hiding a horse in the woods. The soldiers took the horse to replace an exhausted one of their own & went on their way.   The first school was held in a one-room building & was located near the large oak tree in the cemetery. The building was furnished with split-log benches & was heated by a huge fireplace that burned 6 foot wood. Later school was held in the church-school-Masonic Lodge building. The late Mr. Henry Bell of Searcy taught in that building. About 1909 a school house was built on the east side of the road just south of the store buildings. This served as the district school until 1915.   In 1906 the Industrial Revolution was more keenly felt by the people of Mt. Pisgah than ever before when the Missouri & North Arkansas Railroad was laid through the area providing transportation & freight service. With this progressive movement the town also moved about 1/2 mile south & 1/4 mile east & built along the railroad track. Although there was never a depot here a "flag" station served the purpose quite satisfactorily. The "flag" was a white hankercheif by day & a swinging lantern by night. The signaller was assured that his signal had been seen & accepted by the trainmen when he heard 3 short whistles. By 1915 business & industry were operating on a new town site - New Mt. Pisgah. The school consolidated that year with the Drokes school to the south & the twain met & erected a two room school building just east of the railroad, leaving only the churches at old Mt. Pisgah, in that picturesque setting among the pines & near the resting place of their loved ones, with the entire scene guarded over by Mt.Pisgah, the mountain, as it stands like a sentinel through the ages.                      my line is  James Monroe cook b ? d in 1973 at beebe Arkansas he is interred at our HEFFINGTON cemetery in enola Arkansas he married Della Elizabeth HEFFINGTON Keithley cook in falconer CO ark in or around enola about 1898 or so as best as we can find the had five children  tom cook b enola ark  Sarah COOK TABOR died 1937 she married Tommie tabor and she is in the HEFFINGTON family cemetery as well as her brother TROY cook this great uncle was a conductor for the railroad he was in the CCC ???? ( not sure at this pointif it was him or his brother TOM who was in the ccc company 417 .  Lucy lonorabell cook baker hog born 1902 in enola Arkansas d 1961 HEFFINGTON family cemetery enola Arkansas she is my grandmother she had 6 children oneta Mae hodge Ramsey is my mom as you can see i dont have lot on the cook s and need more info on the Ramsey's are my dad s side he was born JOSEPH HALL ramsey in El paso Arkansas faulkner co ark 12 6 1935 his dad was Thomas Jefferson RAMSEY mom Stella GRIFFITH RAMSEY they lived in faulkner co volonia Arkansas most of their life s and had 15 children Thomas "s dad was dozier alfred Ramsey dozier dad was randall Ramsey from van buren co arkansas around the time 1845 this is all i have at this point so maybe we can find some link s to our cook s or ramsey S thxs for any info giving in advance RICKEY l Ramsey Ps i do know that James Monroe cook had a brother name william called BILL he died in 1957 at opal he died in my greatmother della and his brother s JAMES Monroe house and is buried in opal white co arkansas arkansas >   Clarence Clyde Hodge / parents and Grand parents From his Mom Clarecy Bell snider / Doyle /beene  Descendants of Charles Thomas Schneider /snider/snyder  Rick,We now have the marriage license of Matt Hodge and Clara Snider/Doyal;They married May 08,1904,They listed their residence as Des Arc,Parierie Co., Math was 31 yrs.old so that would mean he was born abt.1873,and he died just before your Grandfather was born in april,1909.Also have Clara Doyal/Hodge and W.H,West marriage December 31,1911,Not sure how long they were together.He was mean to her boys.she married Will Beene January 28,1919.Thought you'd like to know about the Hodge marriage. NOV 2000 RLR letter from cousin jean (pruitt) Grand Dau OF Clarecy Bell SNIDER/Doyle/(marks) Hodge WEST BEENE< Tx Cuz Jean   Generation No. 1   1. CHARLES THOMAS SCHNEIDER1 SNIDER1 was born 1841 in Stuttgart Germany1, and died 1891 in Forrest City Arkansas. He married (1) MARGETT ANNIES ROSE1 January 1880 in St. Frances Co. Arkansas. She was born Unknown in St. Frances Co. Arkansas, and died Unknown in ?1. He married (2) NANCIE ANN TAYLOR1 Unknown in ?1. She was born Unknown in North Carolina, and died June 1876 in pine bluff Arkansas Jefferson Co...   Children of CHARLES SNIDER and MARGETT ROSE are:  i. ANNIES ALLINE2 SNIDER1, b. November 08, 18811.  ii. THOMAS J TOM SNIDER1, b. 1831.   Children Of CHARLES SNIDER and NANCIE TAYLOR are:  iii. DORIA ANN2 SNIDER1, b. January 23, 1881.  iv. MARY ELNORIA SNIDER1, b. January 23, 18681.  2. v. CLARCY BELL SNIDER, b. December 12, 1870, Little rock Ar; d. June 1960, st vincent hospital.  vi. CHRISTEON SNIDER1, b. 18721.  vii. CHARLEY LEE SNIDER1, b. May 19, 18741.  viii. SALLIE MAY SNIDER1, b. April 18, 18761.    Generation No. 2   2. CLARCY BELL2 SNIDER (CHARLES THOMAS SCHNEIDER1)1 was born December 12, 1870 in Little rock Ark, and died June 1960 in St. Vincent hospital. She married (1) WILLIE DOYAL1, son of TIN DOYAL and MARY DOLLAR. She married (2) MATH MARX HODGE1 Abt. February 1901 in mt vernon1. He was born Unknown in ?1, and died Abt. 1912 in Enola Faulkner Co Arkansas1.   Children of CLARCY SNIDER and WILLIE DOYAL are:  i. LIZZIE3 DOYAL1, b. September 06, 18961.  ii. ANNIE ANA DOYAL1, b. Unknown1.  iii. FANNIE DOYAL1, b. November 22, 18961.   Children of CLARCY SNIDER and MATH HODGE are:  3. iv. JOHNNIE ALLEN3 HODGE, b. January 24, 1904, mt vernon ark; d. February 14, 1991, Mt Vernon, AR Faulkner Co...  4. v. LOUIS HODGE, b. May 23, 1907.  5. vi. CLYDE E CLARENCE HODGE, b. April 09, 1909; d. December 19, 1971, little rock Arkansas plaskski.    Generation No. 3   3. JOHNNIE ALLEN3 HODGE (CLARCY BELL2 SNIDER, CHARLES THOMAS SCHNEIDER1)1 was born January 24, 1904 in Mt Vernon ark, and died February 14, 1991 in Mt Vernon, AR Faulkner co. He married OLLIE BEENE1. She was born Unknown in ?, and died Unknown in ?.   Children of JOHNNIE HODGE and OLLIE BEENE are:  i. PAULINE4 HODGE, b. September 23, 1925.  ii. IRVIN HODGE, b. Unknown.  iii. CAROLL DEE HODGE, b. July 19, 1931.  iv. MATHALEE HODGE, b. December 20, 1933.  v. LOUIS HODGE, b. Unknown.  vi. CLARA BELL HODGE, b. March 10, 1943.   4. LOUIS3 HODGE (CLARCY BELL2 SNIDER, CHARLES THOMAS SCHNEIDER1)1 was born May 23, 19071. He married DESTER COVETON. She was born Unknown, and died Unknown.   Children of LOUIS HODGE and DESTER COVETON are:  i. JOY DEAN4 HODGE, b. September 20, 1929.  ii. BONNIE JOE DEAN HODGE, b. May 11, 1931.  iii. THOMAS GLEN DALE HODGE, b. July 21, 1932.  iv. CLETTUS HODGE, b. January 06, 1936.  v. DWAYNE DEE HODGE, b. December 09, 1939.  vi. JIMMY DARRIL HODGE.   5. CLYDE E CLARENCE3 HODGE (CLARCY BELL2 SNIDER, CHARLES THOMAS SCHNEIDER1)1 was born April 09, 19091, and died December 19, 1971 in little rock Arkansas plaskski. He married LUCY LONORABELL COOK1 May 1933 in gravel hump or Mt Vernon, daughter of JAMES COOK and DELLA ELIZABETH HEFFINTON KEATHLEY. She was born March 06, 1906 in Enola Faulkner Co Arkansas, and died July 15, 1960 in conway Arkansas Faulkner coo.   Children of CLYDE HODGE and LUCY COOK are:  6. i. CLARENCE CLEO4 HODGE, b. August 05, 1936, Gravel hump comunity.  7. ii. PATSY FAYE HODGE, b. May 1940.  8. iii. ONETA MAE HODGE, b. March 26, 1942, OPAL white CO Arkansas.    Generation No. 4   6. CLARENCE CLEO4 HODGE (CLYDE E CLARENCE3, CLARCY BELL2 SNIDER, CHARLES THOMAS SCHNEIDER1)1 was born August 05, 1936 in Gravel hump comunity1. He married SUE NORMAN1 1968 in little rock ark. She was born Unknown in maplevale arkansas1.   Child of CLARENCE HODGE and SUE NORMAN is:  i. JAMES CLINTON5 HODGE1.   7. PATSY FAYE4 HODGE (CLYDE E CLARENCE3, CLARCY BELL2 SNIDER, CHARLES THOMAS SCHNEIDER1)1 was born May 19401. She married LARRY ORVIL FULFER January 10, 1960 in Conway, AR Faulkner Co., son of HENRY FULFER.   Child of PATSY HODGE and LARRY FULFER is:  i. LANCE RAE5 FULFER, b. June 23, 1970.   8. ONETA MAE4 HODGE (CLYDE E CLARENCE3, CLARCY BELL2 SNIDER, CHARLES THOMAS SCHNEIDER1)1 was born March 26, 1942 in OPAL white CO Arkansas. She married JOSEPH HALL RAMSEY1 January 13, 1961 in conway Faulkner co Arkansas at court house1, son of THOMAS RAMSEY and STELLA GRIFFITH. He was born December 06, 1935 in El Paso WHITE CO Arkansas, and died October 05, 1985 in Little rock Arkansas FORT Roots VA hospital.   Children of ONETA HODGE and JOSEPH RAMSEY are:  i. RICKEY LYNN5 RAMSEY1, b. July 30, 19611.  ii. DIANE CAROLL RAMSEY1, b. April 20, 19641.  iii. LISA ANN RAMSEY1, b. July 09, 1965, No Little rock arkansas1; m. JIMMIE LEE JOHNSON JR1, September 28, 1984, fairfield bay ark van buren co1; b. June 1962, Scotland Arkansas van buren co1.  iv. TAMMY LOUISE RAMSEY1, b. December 24, 19661; m. DARIEN ADEL SATTERFIELD1, September 10, 1985, No Little rock ark; b. Unknown1.  v. REGINA DENICE RAMSEY1, b. November 17, 1969, Little rock Ar1; m. GARY KENNETH WATSON1, June 17, 1987, clinton ark van buren co1; b. Unknown, Ga1.    Endnotes   1. Hodge.ftw, Date of Import: Nov 22, 1999.  updated Aug , 2000 Rickey L Ramsey  Letter from Cousin Alford Byran Ramsey 2 nd cousin he is son of William Alford Ramsey who is Son of Alford Shaw Ramsey who is son of Dozier Alford Ramsey who was the son of Randle (A) < ? Ramsey from Van buren co Arkansas 1840/2 my GGGG Grand Father who i belive was the >??? Ramsey surname that is from the dalhousies / Ramsey / Ramsay clan OF UK house of Lords England Ramsey, from Garlic United Kingdom  .  Let's start with what I know about how we are related; forgive me if I have erred on dates and places.  Dozier Alford Ramsey; b. 1877 in Ark.; d. 1941 in Ark. Buried at Cypress Valley Cemetery; married Eva J Bass on September 1, 1897; born 1880; died 1926; buried at Cypress Valley Cemetery.  Children are ( their spouses will have to wait for another time):  1. Ella Melissa Ramsey, b October 10, 1899 in Ark.; d. May 16, 1989 in Conway, Faulkner County, Arkansas.  2. Alford Shaw Ramsey, b. El Paso, White County, Arkansas; d. September 2, 1958, Leland , Washington County, Mississippi  married Ollie Rambo, in Cabot, Lonoke County, Arkansas, born December 9, 1900, Marshal, Searcy County, Arkansas; d. February 23, 1983, Hot Springs, Garland County, Arkansas.  their 3rd child William Alford Ramsey, b. May 1, 1930, Scott, Lonoke County, Arkansas; d. March 23, 1985, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas; married Agatha Emogene Ervin on September 8, 1947, born Catchings, Sharkey County, Mississippi; died April 11, 1985, Hot Springs, Garland County, Arkansas  their 2nd child Alford Bryan Ramsey, b. September 25, 1953, Leland, Washington County, Mississippi.  3. John Alva Ramsey, b. October 10, 1903, El Paso, Ark.; d. November 17, 1979, Cabot,Ark.  4. William Jess Ramsey, b. 1905, El Paso, Ark.; d. April 12, 1970, Arkansas  5. Lucy Ramsey, b. 1907; death unknown  6. Thomas Jefferson Ramsey, b. December 30, 1909, El Paso, Ark. d. September 18, 1970, Conway, Ark.  married Stella Griffith, birth unknown; ( I know they had 15 -16 children; most of whom I know by name and I could guess their ages ---maybe). Which brings us down to your Father; Joseph Hall Ramsey; and yourself.  7. Raymond Guy Ramsey, b. December 14, 1911, El Paso, Ark. d. October 5, 1989, Ark.  8. Cordelia J. Ramsey, b. February 28, 1915; d. September 21, 1989; Ark.  9. Tharp Richard Ramsey, b. February 13, 1917, El Paso, Ark.; d. November 21, 1990, Conway, Ark.  10. Helan Mae Mize, b. May 30, 1919, El Paso, Ark. d. July 4, 1992, Ft Smith, Ark.  11. Opal Jewell Smith, b. June 19, 1923, d. July 22, 1999, Jacksonville, Ark.  Ricky,  I have already sent you the names of Dozier Alford and Eva J. (Bass) Ramsey's children.  Now I am sending you the facts on Alford Shaw Ramsey and family. Alford shaw Ramsey was my Grandfather s brother Thomas jefferson Ramsey RLR jan 2001  Alford Shaw Ramsey, (son of Dozier & Eva (Bass) Ramsey) b. November 10, 1901, El Paso, White County, Ark.; d. September 02, 1958, Leland, Washington County, Mississippi; married Ollie Rambo, (daughter of Newton Z. & Mary (Wright) Rambo) b. December 9, 1900, Searcy County, Ark.; d. February 23, 1983, Hot Springs, Garland County, Ark.  Their children are:  1. Lois Tura Ramsey, b. June 11, 1920, Vilonia, Faulkner County, Ark.; d. August 30, 1991, Brockport, Monroe County, New York; married Everett Burke Armstrong, b. September 2, 1919, d. December 22, 1986  Their children:  Joseph Everett Armstrong, b. September 18, 1948  Debra Anita Armstrong, b. August 11, 1951  DeAnn Rae Armstrong, b. February 2, 1957   2. Metta Lucille Ramsey, b. May 30, 1924, Vilonia, Faulkner County, Ark.; d. June 18, 1984, Leland, Washington County, Miss.; married James Leonard Williams Jr., b. March 3, 1908, d. January 7, 1982.  Their children:  Vicki Lou Williams, b. October 15, 1951  Jamie Ruth Williams, b. March 3, 1955   3. William Alford Ramsey, b. May 1, 1930, Scott , Lonoke County, Ark.; d. March 23, 1985, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark.; married Agatha Emogene Ervin, b. September 23, 1930, d. April 11, 1985.  Their children:  Ella Cornelia Ramsey, b. November 5, 1948, d. August 27, 1994  Alford Bryan Ramsey, b. Septmber 25, 1953  Morris Lee Ramsey, b. November 26, 1957  James Alton Ramsey, b. January 5, 1962   4. Ella Modeanna Ramsey, b. February 18, 1932, Marianna, Lee County, Ark.; married Jack Wilhide b. May 27, 1932; divorced 1959  Their children:  J. D. Wilhide II, b June 22, 1955  Modeanna Diane Wilhide, b. October 15, 1956; d. February 19, 1957   5. Ollie Carrol Ramsey, b. April 24, 1935, Marianna, Lee County, Ark.; d. 1937, Marianna, Lee County, Ark.    These are the children of our G-Grandfather, and the brothers and sisters of our Grandfather's. Hope it makes sense. If you  talk to your mother; and ask her if she knows me; I am probably known as Bryan Ramsey.    Heffington, James KY SIMPSON CO. FRANKLIN P. O. 345 1860  1860 KY Census Heffington, James KY SIMPSON CO. 305 1860 SLAVE SCHEDULE  1860 KY Census Heffington, Hapsey KY LIVINGSTON CO. SMITHLAND P.O. 294 1860  1850 MD Census Heffington, William MD BALTIMORE CO. 19TH WARD BALTIMORE 213 1850  1850 KY Census Heffington, J. KY SIMPSON CO. 859 1850 SLAVE SCHEDULE 1850 KY Census Heffington, David KY SIMPSON CO. 014 1850  1860 IL Census Heffington, James W. IL CHAMPAIGN CO. P.O. MAHOMET 309 1860  1860 IL Census Heffington, Stephen IL CALHOUN CO. GILLEAD PRECINCT 715 1860  1860 IL Census Heffington, George IL CALHOUN CO. GILLEAD PRECINCT 715 1860 1870 AR Census Heffington, Mary Ann AR YELL CO. RILEY TWP 588 1870  1870 AR Census Heffington, Elizabeth AR YELL CO. RILEY TWP 587 1870  1870 AR Census Index Heffington, Elijah E. AR JACKSON CO. GRAND GLAIZE TWP 322 1870  1870 AR Census Heffington, Amanda M. AR JACKSON CO. GRAND GLAIZE TWP 322 1870  1870 AR Census Heffington, W. F. AR CONWAY CO. HARDIN TWP 030 1870  1870 AR Census Heffington, W. D. AR CONWAY CO. MUDDY BAYOU TWP 057 1870  1870 AR Census Index Heffington, Susan AR CONWAY CO. MUDDY BAYOU TWP 060 1870  1870 AR Census Index Heffington, Lihue AR CONWAY CO. MUDDY BAYOU TWP 060 1870 302  1870 AR Census Heffington, Henry AR CONWAY CO. MUDDY BAYOU TWP 060 1870  1870 AR Census Index Heffington, B. B. AR CONWAY CO. MUDDY BAYOU TWP 061 1870  1850 IL Census Index Heffington, R. IL MORGAN CO. 358 1850  1850 IL Census Heffington, Martha IL MORGAN CO. 334 1850  1850 IL Census Heffington, Stephen IL CALHOUN CO. ILLINOIS PRECINCT 304 1850  1850 AR Census Index Heffington, Rachel AR VAN BUREN CO. CADRON TWP 325 1850  1850 AR Census Index Heffington, William AR HEMPSTEAD CO. CANUSE TWP 229 1850  1850 AR Census Heffington, Thomas AR CONWAY CO. BENTON TWP 248 1850  1850 AR Census Heffington, Stephen AR CONWAY CO. BENTON TWP 248 1850  1850 AR Census Index Heffington, Henry AR CONWAY CO. BENTON TWP 248 1850  88% 1850 AR Census Heffington, David AR CONWAY CO. BENTON TWP 247 1850  1860 AR Census Index Heffington, William J. AR YELL CO. RILEY TWP 1066 1860  1860 AR Census Heffington, Morgan AR MONTGOMERY CO. GAP TWP 892 1860  1860 AR Census Heffington, Henry AR MONTGOMERY CO. GAP TWP 898 1860  1860 AR Census Heffington, E. AR JACKSON CO. GLAIZE TWP 631 1860 1860 AR Census Heffington, Nancy E. AR INDEPENDENCE CO. WHITE RIVER TWP 157 1860  1860 AR Census Index Heffington, Nancy E. AR INDEPENDENCE CO. WHITE RIVER TOWNSH 157 1860  1860 AR Census Heffington, Isaac AR INDEPENDENCE CO. WHITE RIVER TWP 156 1860  88% 1860 AR Census Heffington, Isaac AR INDEPENDENCE CO. WHITE RIVER TOWNSH 156 1860  1860 AR Census Heffington, William F. AR CONWAY CO. HARDIN TWP 488 1860  1860 AR Census Heffington, William D. AR CONWAY CO. MUDDY BAYOU TWP 503 1860  1860 AR Census Heffington, William D. AR CONWAY CO. MUDDY BAYOU TOWNSH 503 1860  1880 TX Census Heffington, W. C. TX TRAVIS CO. E. D. 127 142 1880 1880 TX Census Heffington, Stephen TX TRAVIS CO. E. D. 127 142 1880  1880 TX Census Heffington, Frank TX TRAVIS CO. E. D. 127 142 1880  1880 TX Census Heffington, James M. TX TARRANT CO. E. D. 96 188 1880  1880 TX Census Heffington, J. TX LEE CO. E. D. 93 050 1880  1880 TX Census Heffington, Willis TX KINNEY CO. E. D. 92 299 1880  1880 TX Census Heffington, Robert TX KAUFMAN CO. E. D. 42 181 1880  1880 TX Census Heffington, N. E. TX KAUFMAN CO. E. D. 40 147 1880   Other fact s from my file s updated nov 7 1999 RLR    H . HEFFINGTON B. 1832 D. 1904 Pvt Arkansas Cav. 3 Company G 1862 to 1865 union scout . sign up in yell co Arkansas released 1865 lewisburg Arkansas honorable discharge end of war mustered out > fact s war paper s of Rickey L Ramsey great great great son of Henry H heffington & Sarah Ann HEFFINGTON (CUMMINGS)   3rd Regiment Cavalry three Heffington cousins were in this unit   HEFFINGTON, ELIHU J. Pvt - Enl 13 Dec 1863 in Conway Co, AR. Ht 5' 10 1/2", eyes hazel, hair drk, complx fair, farmer, age 28, born in Jackson Co, AR.   HEFFINGTON, HENRY Pvt - Enl 28 Oct 1863 in Conway Co, AR. Ht 5' 8 1/2", eyes blue, hair lt, complx fair, age 32, born in Jackson Co, AR.   HEFFINGTON, WILLIAM F. Pvt - Enl 28 Oct 1863 in Conway Co, AR. Ht 5' 9 1'2", eyes hazel, hair drk, complx fair, farmer, age 35, born in Lauderdale Co, AL. Deserted 27 Nov 1864.    Organized at Little Rock, Ark., February, 1864. Attached to Post of Little Rock, Ark., 7th Army Corps, Dept. Arkansas, to May, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 7th Army Corps, to September, 1864. 4th Brigade, Cavalry Division, 7th Army Corps, to February, 1865. Post of Lewisburg, Ark., 7th Army Corps, to August, 1865.   SERVICE.--Operations in Northwest Arkansas January 16-February 15, 1864. Expedition from Batesville to near Searcy Landing January 30-February 3 (Detachment). Dardanelle March 15-17. Steele's Camden Expedition March 23-May 3. Skirmishes on Benton Road March 23-24. Rockport and Dover March 25. Quitman March 26. Arkadelphia March 29. Near Camden March 30. Spoonville and Terre Noir Creek April 2. Okolona April 2-3. Elkin's Ferry, Little Missouri River, April 3-4. Prairie D'Ann April 9-12. Camden April 15-18. Mark's Mills April 25. Jenkins' Ferry, Saline River, April 30. Operations against Shelby North of Arkansas River May 13-31. Cypress Creek May 13. Princeton May 27. At Lewisburg until September. Lewisburg June 10. Scout from Lewisburg June 20-23. Operations against Guerrillas in Arkansas July 1-31. Searcy County July 4. Petit Jean, Arkansas River, July 10. Near Pine Bluff July 22 (Detachment). Scout in Yell County July 25-August 11 (Detachment). Operations in Central Arkansas and Skirmishes August 9-15. Near Dardanelle August 30. Near Beattie's Mill September 1. Near Quitman September 2. Operations about Lewisburg September 6-8. Norristown September 6. Point Remove September 7-8. Glass Village September 8. Scout to Norristown and Russellville September 9-12 (Co. "D"). Ordered to Little Rock September 10, and duty there until February, 1865. Expedition from Little Rock to Fort Smith September 25-October 13 (Detachment). Skirmishes at Clarksville September 28. White Oak Creek September 29. Clarksville October 9. Reconnaissance from Little Rock toward Monticello and Mt. Elba October 4-11. Expedition to Fort Smith November 5-23. Near Cypress Creek, Perry County, December 1 (Co. "C"). Perry County December 3. Operations in Arkansas January 1-27, 1865. Dardanelle January 14. Ivey's Ford January 17. Boggs' Mills January 24. Duty at Lewisburg and operations against Guerrillas in that vicinity until August. Near Lewisburg February 12. Scout from Lewisburg into Yell and Searcy Counties March 12-23. Mustered out August 20, 1865    Information on HEFFINGTON from my files. .   David HEFFINGTON b 1777 Nansemond County, VA; Died 1858 in White County AR:  David HEFFINGTON left KY about 1818 to Lauderdale Co, Alabama- sold out in  1829, moved to Independence Co., Ar. 1830. Paid taxes there & Jackson Co.  1830-1842. Some of the family later was in Faulkner & Conway, Arkansas.  Sources given by Dovie Harvey:  1830 census, Christian Twp., Independence ., AR.  1840 census, Jackson Co., AR.  1843 Tax poll, Enola Twp., Conway, AR  1850 census, Benton Twp., Conway Co. (now Faulkner Co.), Ar. David Heffington  was living with the James Craig family, household #272. Henry Heffington and  Levina in household #275, Thomas Heffington and Susannah in household #276,  Stephen Heffington and Laurana in household # Unreadable, all in Benton Twp.  1810 census, Warren Co., Ky.  1800 census, Logan Co., KY.  Faulkner Facts and Fiddlings, published by Faulkner Co. His., Soc., Vol XIX,  Summer 1977, No. 2., pages 23-42  Betty F. Murray, Greenbrier, AR.  Elaine Perkins, Austin, TX.  Dellmer Heffington, Florence, ALA  Fern Poe Davidson, N. Little Rock, AR.  Mary Wilson, Conway, AR  Virginia Smith Branch Lievsay, Dardanelle, Ar.  Marriage record of Thomas Heffington to Susannah Smith.  The 1830 Indepence Co., AR census lists  Heffington, David 01002001/000111/0  Heffington, William L. 00001/00001/0  (William Smith and David Smith are also listed in the same township and county  (Christian Township, Independence Co., AR))   David Married Dorothy Lowe in 1799 in Warren County, KY.   Dorothy Lowe born 14 Feb 1780 in NC, died 1840/50 in AR:  Parents William Low, Rev. War Soldier  and Margaret Fair/Farr  Source: Lineage of Helen Willa Dean "Billie" Moudy from Dovie Harvey oct. 19,  1994: They came to Independence Co., AR 1829/30  HEFFINGTON Cemetery was founded in 1855 when Sarah A. Shook Reynolds, wife of James H. Reynolds died.Pony donated a few acres for a cemetery and she was the first person buried there. It is believed by some, that Pony and James were first cousins. Their mothers, Nancy Martha and Elizabeth were both Garretts.  HEFFINGTON Cemetery Index is by Betty Murray, gr gr granddaughter of Henry H. and Sara heffington.  The first letter is for the cemetery section, the next number is the row and the third number is the grave.  Heffington, Henry H. : b, 1832, d. 1904, hus/ #1 Sara Ann Cummings, #2 Mary Chambers Bratke, #3 Mrs. Amanda Pennington, son/ Barney and Nancy Martha Garrett Heffington, grandson/ David and Dorothy Lowe Heffington. [ A/26/20 ]  Heffington, Sara A.: b. ca 1834, d ca 1881 (46 years old), wife/ Henry H. Heffington, dau/John K. and Catherine Smith Cummings, granddau/David and Sarah Keithley Cummings, great- granddaul Joseph Cummings JA 126 121]  Davidson, Mary Catherine Heffington (Molly): b. ca 1856, d. 27 dec 191 9, *fel William Wilson Davidson, daul Henry H. and Sara A. Cummings Heffington. [A/8126]  Davidson, William W.: b. 27 Sept 1848, d. 20 Sept. 1900, hust Mary Catherine Heffington , son/ John D. and Polly Jane Turpin Davidson. [A/8/27]  Cook, Delia E. : b. 16 Oct 1873, d. 30 July 1960, wife/ #1 Oney Keathley #2 Jim M. Cook, dau/ Henry H. and Sara Aaa Cummings Heffington [A/7120]  Cook, Jim M. : b. 2 March 1876, d. 26 March 1966, husl Della Elizabeth Heffington, son/ James William and Mary Menifee Donner Cook. [A/7/1 9]  Cook, W. Troy (William Troy): b. 1899, d. 18 July 1957, husi Mattie Holeman, son/ Jim M. and Delia Elizabeth Heffington Cook.[unmarked gravel<13R>  Heffington, Mary A. Chambers Turner Bratke : b. 15 Sept 1841, d. 24 Feb. I 901, wife/ Henry H. Heffington. [A/14118]  Heffington, Ester O.,: b. IS July 1883, d. 27 July, 1884, dau/ Henry H. and Mary A. Chambers Turner Bratke Heffington. [A/25128]  Heffington, Easter C. (Caroline): b, 2 July 1335, d. 9 Jan. 1899, wife/ William David Heffington, dau/ William Morgan and Mariah Caudle Brady.. [A/23119]  Heffington, Wm. D. (William David) "Pony Bill": b. 15 April 1829, d. 5 Dec. 1881, husi Easter Caroline Brady, son/ Barney and Nancy Martha Garrett Heffington, grandson/David and Dorothy Lowe Heffington. [A/23121]  Hodge, Lucy Lenora: b. 6 March 1906, d. I 1 July 1961, wife/ Clarence C. Hodge. [A/8/13]   Hodge, Clarence C.:b. 4 April 1907, d. 19 Dec. 1971, hus/ Mrs. Lucy Lenora Cook.[AIS/14]  On Row 26, where Henry and sara A. are buried the cemetery map shows 17 unmarked graves, That could account for the missing family members.  On Row 23 where Pony and Easter are buried are 16 unmarked graves and I'm convinced 3 of them belong to Jesse Morgan and Mary Ann Garreff Heffington, my great grandparents. They lost their first three little girls.  I did not find Margaret Ann and Jasper Keithley but 3 of their children and their spouses are buried there. Frank, A/I 512 and A/I 5/3; Sarah Lou Flowers, A/4/2 and A/4/1, and John, A/g/5 and A/914.THE ABOVE INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY A HEFFINGTON DECENDANT PETE DENIES  THANKS PETE YOUR THE GREATEST < AND WE ALL OWE YOU Betty Murry AND fern davison OUR thanks FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO KEEP OUR FAMILY HISTORY ALIVE AND PERSERVED FOR THE FUTURE < this is what i have from a index that betty murry did of the heffington cemetery thought you would like it  MY line again this is my current work plus i have much more please hit the email at the bottom of this page or write me at DIAMOMDARK@aol.com    Descendants of Barnabus Heffington    Generation No. 1   1. BARNABUS2 HEFFINGTON (DAVID1) was born 1808 in warren co , kentucky, and died Abt. 1835 in independence co , arkansas. He married NANCY MARTHA (GARRETT) 1825 in alabama lauderdale co. She was born Unknown in ?, and died Unknown in ?.   Children of BARNABUS HEFFINGTON and NANCY (GARRETT) are:  2. i. WILLIAM DAVID3 HEFFINGTON, b. May 15, 1829, lauderdale co , alabama; d. December 05, 1881, enola faulkner co , arkansas heffington cemertry.  3. ii. HENRY H. HEFFINGTON, b. 1832, jackson co, arkansas; d. Unknown, enola fualkner co , arkansas.  iii. ELIJAH ELLIS HEFFINGTON, b. 1834.  iv. MARTHA HEFFINGTON, b. 1836.    Generation No. 2   2. WILLIAM DAVID3 HEFFINGTON (BARNABUS2, DAVID1) was born May 15, 1829 in lauderdale co , alabama, and died December 05, 1881 in enola faulkner co , arkansas heffington cemertry. He married EASTER CAROLINE (BRADY) August 19, 1852 in ?? ENOLA ARKANSAS FAULKNER CO. She was born July 01, 1835 in tennessee, and died January 09, 1899 in faulkner co arkansas enola.   Children of WILLIAM HEFFINGTON and EASTER (BRADY) are:  i. ELIJAH JAMES4 HEFFINGTON, b. July 14, 1854.  ii. JESSE MORGAN HEFFINGTON, b. November 07, 1856.  iii. HENRY DAVID HEFFINGTON, b. November 15, 1858.  iv. MARTHA MARIAH HEFFINGTON, b. December 09, 1861.  v. BARNEY WILLIAM HEFFINGTON, b. January 18, 1864.  vi. MARY ELIZABETH HEFFINGTON, b. June 12, 1866.  vii. NANCY ADELINE HEFFINGTON, b. November 20, 1868.  viii. WANDA JOSEPHINE HEFFINGTON, b. May 06, 1871.  ix. DORA EASTER HEFFINGTON, b. January 15, 1873.  x. ELBERT LORANZAN HEFFINGTON, b. January 16, 1875.   3. HENRY H.3 HEFFINGTON (BARNABUS2, DAVID1) was born 1832 in jackson co, arkansas, and died Unknown in enola fualkner co , arkansas. He married SARAH ANN CUMMINGS 1853 in enola arkansas faulkner co . She was born 1834 in lawrence co, indiana, and died 1881 in enola faulkner co , arkansas heffington cemertry.   Children of HENRY HEFFINGTON and SARAH CUMMINGS are:  4. i. DELLA ELIZABETH4 HEFFINGTON, b. 1873, enola faulkner co , arkansas heffington cemertry; d. July 11, 1960, enola ARKANSAS FAULKNER CO Q.  ii. MARGARET ANN HEFFINGTON, b. 1875.  iii. SUSAN MARIE HEFFINGTON, b. 1877.  iv. MOLLIE CATHERINE HEFFINGTON, b. 1879.  v. LOUISA LETHA HEFFINGTON, b. 1880.    Generation No. 3   4. DELLA ELIZABETH4 HEFFINGTON (HENRY H.3, BARNABUS2, DAVID1) was born 1873 in enola faulkner co , arkansas heffington cemertry, and died July 11, 1960 in enola ARKANSAS FAULKNER CO Q. She married (1) JAMES MONROE COOK B 1867 MT vernon ARKANSAS FAULKNER CO. He was born 1867 and died 1973 in beebe arkansas white co . She married (2) ONLEY KEITHLEY. He was born in mt vernon arkansas faulkner co ,   Children of DELLA HEFFINGTON and JAMES COOK are:  i. SARAH JANE5 COOK.  ii. THOMAS BURGESS COOK.  5. iii. LUCY LENORABELL COOK, b. March 06, 1906, enola faulkner co , arkansas heffington cemertry; d. July 11, 1960, conway arkansas faulkner co .  iv. William TROY COOK, b. September 05, 1911.   Child of DELLA HEFFINGTON and ONLEY KEITHLEY is:  v.philip FLOYD 5 KEATHLEY.    Generation No. 4   5. LUCY LENORABELL 5 COOK (DELLA ELIZABETH4 HEFFINGTON, HENRY H.3, BARNABUS2, DAVID1) was born March 06, 1906 in enola faulkner co , arkansas heffington cemertry, and died July 11, 1960 in conway arkansas faulkner co . She married (1) ROBERT BAKER. He was born in mt vernon ?, and died in ?. She married (2) CLARENCE C. HODGE 1934 in gravel hump commuinty faulkner co He was born April 04, 1907 in enola , mo , opal, conway faulkner co akansas, and died December 19, 1971 in little rock arkansas.   Children of LUCY COOK and ROBERT BAKER are:  i. VANTEEN6 BAKER, b. May 25, 1922.  ii. EUELL BAKER, b. May 15, 1923.  iii. CLETUS BAKER, b. December 24, 1925.   Children of LUCY COOK and CLARENCE HODGE are:  iv. CLARENCE CLEO6 HODGE, b. August 05, 1936.  v. PATSY FAYE HODGE, b. January 10, 1940.  vi. ONETA MAE (NITA) HODGE, b. March 26, 1942, opal arkansas white co ; m. (1) LEON CLEMENTS; m. (2) JOSEPH HALL RAMSEY, January 13, 1961, conway arkansas court house; b. December 06, 1935, el paso white co , arkansas; d. October 05, 1984, n l rock arkansas foot roots va.  Generation No. 1   1. William1 Butler was born 1688.   Child of William Butler is:  + 2 i. James2 Butler, born 1713; died in South Carolina.    Generation No. 2   2. James2 Butler (William1) was born 1713, and died in South Carolina.   Child of James Butler is:  + 3 i. Nancy Ann3 Butler, born 1738 in Virginia.    Generation No. 3   3. Nancy Ann3 Butler (James2, William1) was born 1738 in Virginia. She married John Lowe in Virginia, son of John Lowe and Hannah Barnabe. He was born 1736 in Maryland, and died 1820 in Washington Co., Georgia.   Notes for Nancy Ann Butler:  Oldest of 10 children.    Children of Nancy Butler and John Lowe are:  + 4 i. William4 Lowe, born February 17, 1756 in Virginia; died March 17, 1835 in Kentucky.  5 ii. John Lowe, born 1758 in Virginia; died 1832 in Hinds Co., Mississippi. He married Miss Harrison  6 iii. Daniel Fielder Lowe, born 1760 in Mississippi. He married Mary Lowe  7 iv. Edmund Lowe, born 1764 in Georgia.  8 v. Aaron Lowe, born 1768 in South Carolina.  9 vi. Thomas Lowe, born January 22, 1768 in South Carolina; died March 09, 1849. He married (1) Parthena Stanley He married (2) Cynthia Lester February 03, 1822.  10 vii. Charity Matilda Lowe, born 1773 in South Carolina; died 1869. She married Abner McCoy 1798.  11 viii. Nellie Lowe, born 1775 in South Carolina.  12 ix. James Lowe, born 1777 in South Carolina.  13 x. Martha Lowe, born 1779 in South Carolina. She married Sherwood Stanley    Generation No. 4   4. William4 Lowe (Nancy Ann3 Butler, James2, William1) was born February 17, 1756 in Virginia, and died March 17, 1835 in Kentucky. He married Margaret Farr May 21, 1778, daughter of Barnabas Farr and Dorothy Moesch. She was born December 04, 1761 in Pennsylvania, and died December 25, 1833 in Simpson Co., Kentucky.   Children of William Lowe and Margaret Farr are:  14 i. Dorothea5 Lowe, born February 14, 1780 in South Carolina. She married David Heffington; born 1777 in Virginia.  15 ii. Charity Lowe, born January 13, 1782 in North Carolina. She married James Butler; born in Simpson Co., Kentucky.   Notes for James Butler:  There were two stillborn children born to James & Charity Butler: 1816 &  1818, both in Kentucky.     16 iii. Mary Ann Lowe, born March 26, 1784 in Warren, Kentucky. She married John K. DeBerry  17 iv. John Farr Lowe, born May 17, 1786 in South Carolina. He married Mary Ann Gilleland; born 1786.  18 v. Barnabas Farr Lowe, born November 04, 1788 in South Carolina; died 1859 in Bevils Port, Jasper Co., Texas. He married (1) Margaret Carlock February 13, 1806 in Logan, Kentucky; born February 17, 1789; died 1840 in Jasper Co., Texas. He married (2) Pamela Childers February 02, 1843 in Nacogdoches Co., Tx.   Notes for Barnabas Farr Lowe:  Fifth child of eleven children.  1835 Census, Bevil District, Texas: Barney is listed as a farmer, 46 yr.  old.  Wife, Margaret Carelock, 46, Peggy Ann, 19, Barney C., 18, Perry M., 12,  Matilda M., 9, Leonidus,4.  Soldiers Of The War Of 1812: Roll of Captain William Berryman's Co.,  Kentucky Mounted Volunteer Militia - Commanded By Colonel William  Williams. Listed: Barnabus Low, Musician, August 20, 1813 - Nov. 13,  1813.  Roll of Captain John Williams' Co., Kentucky Mounted Militia - Commanded  By Lieutenant-Colonel Young Ewing: Barney Low, Private, Sept. 18, 1812 -  Oct. 30, 1812.  Re: 1860 Alabama Mortality Schedule: Barney Lowe, mechanic, 76, male,  Born in Kentucky, Died in December of old age.    More About Barnabas Farr Lowe:  Burial: 1835, Bevie Dist., Tx. Census - Farmer  Christening: 1810, Warren Co., Kentucky Census   19 vi. Norman Lowe, born April 09, 1791 in North Carolina or South Carolina.  20 vii. Katie Lowe, born June 26, 1793 in South Carolina.  21 viii. Agnes Johnston Lowe, born September 22, 1796 in South Carolina. She married John Gilliland; born 1796.  22 ix. Nancy Greer Lowe, born October 04, 1798 in Warren, Kentucky. She married Jacob Gibson; born 1798.  23 x. Margaret Farr Lowe, born June 26, 1801 in South Carolina.  24 xi. Patsy Ann Beezley Lowe, born February 04, 1808 in Simpson Co., Kentucky. She married John Wesley DeBerry   ARKANSAS land RECORDS for HEFFINGTON UPDATED oct 29 1999 RLR   HEFFINGTON DAVID White 30 8N 10W 40 1856/03/01  HEFFINGTON ELIHU I White 2 7N 10W 0 1857/08/01  HEFFINGTON ELIHU I White 2 7N 10W 320 1857/08/01  HEFFINGTON ELIHU I White 3 7N 10W 0 1857/08/01  HEFFINGTON HENRY Faulkner 6 7N 11W 72.06 1882/08/03  HEFFINGTON STEPHEN White 25 8N 10W 176 1859/07/01 GRADUATION  HEFFINGTON STEPHEN White 30 8N 9W 0 1859/07/01 GRADUATION  HEFFINGTON STEPHEN L Randolph 23 21N 2E 40 1860/05/01  HEFFINGTON SUSAN White 10 7N 10W 160 1857/08/01  HEFFINGTON WILLIAM D Faulkner 15 7N 11W 160 1860/07/02  HEFFINGTON WILLIAM D Faulkner 21 7N 11W 80 1874/03/30  HEFFINGTON WILLIAM F Faulkner 30 7N 11W 40 1860/03/01  UPDATE NOV 1999 Little Rock ar by Rickey L Ramsey sources included Jean , cousin , Ft worth Tx nov 1999    DESCENDANTS of Clyde E. Clarence (Marx) Hodge b April 4 1909, d, Dec, 19 1971 Son Of Math (MARX) Hodge and Clarcey Bell Snider, (Marx) Hodge, Doyal ,West, Beene,   .Math Hodge Married Clarecy Bell Snider ,b. St.Frances Co.,Ark b.1870 d.1960 Daughter of Charles Thomas Snider Born in Stuttgard Germany and Nancy Taylor: B.North Carolina Children Are 1.Johnny Allen Hodge b.March 26,1905 Palestine Ark.d.Jan.9,1966 .. 2. Louis Hodge b.May 23 1907 d. Feb.21,1973 St.Joshep Missouri. . 3.Clyde E. Clarence Hodge b april 9 1909 in st farnces co arkansas Clyde E. Clarence son of MATH (MARX) Hodge and CLARCEY bell (snider ) Hodge / Doyal west beene , and Lucy lonorabell cook baker, Hodge , dua of James Monroe Cook b 1887, Mt Vernon and Della Elizabeth HEFFINGTON keathley Cook b 1870 enola AR faulkner CO  great grand dua of Henry H HEFFINGTON, and Sara Ann (CUMMINGS) HEFFINGTON this was compiled and recorded by Clarence Hodge and Lucy s hodge first grand son Rickey L Ramsey updated Nov 1999 little Rock AR     LUCY LENORABELL5 COOK (DELLA ELIZABETH4 HEFFINGTON, HENRY H.3, BARNABUS2, DAVID1) was born March 06, 1906 in enola faulkner co , arkansas heffington cemertry, and died July 11, 1960 in conway Arkansas faulkner CO. She married (1) ROBERT BAKER. He was born in Mt Vernon ?, and died in ?. She married (2) CLARENCE C. HODGE 1934 in enola ark ?. He was born April 04, 1907 in enola , mo , opal, conway faulkner co Arkansas, and died December 19, 1971 in little rock Arkansas.  these are all step children of Clyde E Clarence (Marx) Hodge and Lucy cook Hodge married aug 20 <?? 1934 at Gravel hump or Mt vernon AR faulkner CO  Children of LUCY COOK and ROBERT BAKER are:  i. VANTEEN6 BAKER, b. May 25, 1922.  ii. EUELL BAKER, b. May 15, 1923.  iii. CLETUS BAKER, b. December 24, 1925.   Children of LUCY COOK and CLARENCE HODGE are:  iv. CLARENCE CLEO6 HODGE, b. August 05, 1936. in Gravel Hump community white CO AR he Married SUE (Norman ) HODGE in Little Rock AR June 1966 at mapleville AR children of this marriage are he reside d is russellville AR pope CO  1 James Clinton Hodge b June ?? 1968 in little rock  v. PATSY FAYE HODGE, b. January 10, 1940. she was born in Pascal mo she Married Larry Orvil FULFER at Conway AR June 10 1960 children of this marriage are  1 Lance rea FULFER b March 23 1970 in Jacksonville AR she resided in Cabot AR white CO AR  8. Vi. ONETA MAE (NITA) HODGE, b. March 26, 1942, opal arkansas white co.      8. ONETA MAE (NITA)6 HODGE (LUCY LENORABELL5 COOK, DELLA ELIZABETH4 HEFFINGTON, HENRY H.3, BARNABUS2, DAVID1) was born March 26, 1942 in opal arkansas white co . She married (1) LEON CLEMENTS. She married (2) ( USAF) e -6 SGT. JOSEPH HALL RAMSEY January 13, 1961 in Conway Arkansas court house. He was born December 06, 1935 in El Paso Faulkner Co... AR, Arkansas, and died October 05, 1984 in n l rock Arkansas foot roots va. Interred at Cypress Valley cemetery Vilonia, AR Faulkner Co. AR veteran Korea conflict 1952 to 1959 Sgt. ark ARMY AIR corp Reconicence photographer 1952 Korea,   Children of ONETA HODGE and JOSEPH RAMSEY are:  i. RICKEY L RAMSEY, b. July 30, 1961.B in Conway, AR faulkner CO, Memorial Hospital, delivered by DR Taylor (OLD DR TAYLOR)  ii, Diane Carroll Ramsey B April 20 1964 b at ST Vincent;s catholic hospital L ittle Rock AR Delivered by Dr Richie  iii. LISA ANN RAMSEY, b. July 09, 1965 at Memorial Hospital No little rock AR delivered By DR Richie she married Jimmie Lee Johnson Jr, From Scottland Ar van buren CO on Sept . 28 1984 in Fairfield bay AR van buren CO they resided at morganton AR van buren CO children of this marriage is  1 Jimmie Lee Johnson III b Feb , 11 1987 In Conway AR faulkner CO Memorial Hospital  2 Amber Nicole Johnson b Feb 28, 1991 At Conway Memorial Hospital faulkner CO,  iv. TAMMY LOUISE RAMSEY, b. December 24, 1966. at Memorial hospital, north, Little rock AR delivered by DR Richie she married DARIEN ADEL SATTERFIELD, on Sept 10 1985 in no Little rock AR she married in the home of Anna modena MILLS Norman , 1204 west 49th street NLR  Children of this marriage are she resided in Russellville Pope Co ar with her children ,  1 Joseph Everett SATTERFIELD b March 14 1986 in little rock AR university Hospital UAMS  2 Cathy Louise SATTERFIELD, b Nov 19 1988 at Little Rock Air Force base Jacksonville AR,air base hospital   v. REGINA DENICE RAMSEY, b. November 17, 1969. at Little rock AR at University Hospital Uams , delivered by Dr Richie , she married Gary Kenneth Watson on June 17 1987 in Clinton AR court House van Buren Co. AR children of this marriage are they resided in Quitman ar van buren co  1 Brian Kenneth Watson b, oct 19 1988 at Clinton AR Van buren co hsopital,delivered by DR Abseea  2 Trey Anthony Watson b may , 11 1993 at Clinton AR van buren CO Hospital, delivered By DR Abseea   Brother s of Clyde clarence hodge (MARX)  .!. Johnny Hodge Married Ollie Beene b.Jan.24,1904 D.Feb.14,1991 Children: 1. Pauline b.Sept.23,1925 . 2.Irvin . 3.Caroll Dee b. July 19,1931 . 4.Mathalee b.Dec.20,1933 . 5.Louis . 6.Clara Bell b.March 10,1943 .2. Louis Hodge Married Dester Coveton .Children: 1.Joy Dean b. Sept.20,1929 , 2. Bonnie Joe Dean b. May 11,1931 . 3.Thomas Glen Dale b.July 21,1932 . 4, Clettus b. Jan.6,1936 . 5. Dwayne Dee B.Dec.9,1939   UPDATE EDMOND BUTLER   EDMUND "E" BUTLER OF COLONIAL VIRGINIA   WILLIAM3 LOWE (NANCY ANN2 BUTLER, EDMUND "E"1) was born February 17, 1756 in Bedford County, Virginia? (Source: Pension Application Warren County, Kentucky Court, Application #NC-S13795 on July 24, 1832.), and died March 17, 1835 in Logan/Simpson County., Kentucky (Source: DAR records for McDuffie follow 1835 date, Perrin, Vol. 4 pg 232.). He married MARGARET FARR/FAIR May 21, 1778 in Orange Co., or Randolph Co., North Carolina (Source: Lowe-Loe-Low Family in Va., NC, Ms, Tn.,Ky. and Mo. by McDuffie, Eva Low, Comp., LDS Film #877543.), daughter of BARNABAS FAIR and DOROTHY MOENCH.   Notes for WILLIAM LOWE:  Moved to North Carolina as an infant.   Fought in the Revoluntionary War for North Carolina and was a religious maverick possessed of a pioneering spirit.   After much soul-searching and his marriage in 1778 to Margaret Farr, he became a Methodist Minister in North Carolina and a Baptist in SC, and she joined the Baptists.   Lived in Surry County, North Carolina in 1775-1786.  They moved to South Carolina where he joined the Baptists and was set apart to the ministry. He preached for several months but then was excluded for heresy, the nature of which was not recorded.   1786: Lived on Saluda River in South Carolina.   1796: In the spring of 1796, he and his wife Margaret moved to Sumner County, Tennessee. That fall he opened a trail over the ridge into what is now Simpson County, Kentucky to become the first white settler there.   1797: Moved to Kentucky   William Lowe receives county credits for manufacturing the first axe, plow, spinning wheel and hominy mill and preaching the first sermon. He also performed the first wedding which was his daughter Charity Lowe to James Butler March 2, 1802.   Entered March 13, 1998: This information came from the internet and I am checking it out.   "Elder William Lowe was ordained in South Carolina; defrocked, became a Dunker Universalist; then preached Universalism from his home in Simpson County, Kentucky; founded congregation in 1819 in Christian County, Kentucky, that is the "oldest Universalist church west of the Alleghenies". William was a Rev. war soldier, have his pension abstract, and a note from Baptists in Kentucky (though he was long defrocked). He rode his horse to Christian County, Kentucky in 1819, and annually thereafter, where he preached Universal salvation for a few days, developed a following, which resulted in the organization of "Consolation Universalist Church" by the Clark family.   At Elder Lowe's death, Joab Clark took up preaching there, where he served for over 50 years. We consider this the oldest Universalist Church west of the Alleghenies. At the Unitarian Universalist Church of Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky, we were the recipents (1969) of the funds from the sale of the Consolation property (which church had long closed), and a few members-thus we are the successors to the Consolation congregation.   I (and my Southern Baptist divinity school friend) are interested in the personal and religious history of Elder Lowe, pioneer in the liberal religion on the Kentucky frontier.   We have his pension application and a brief article in the "Kentucky Baptists". Evidently from the article, he flirted with the Dunkers for awhile, but was important enough to include in the history of the Kentucky Baptists, though not one."Fought in the Revoluntionary War for North Carolina and was a religious maverick possessed of a pioneering spirit.   After much soul-searching and his marriage in 1778 to Margaret Farr, he became a Methodist and she joined the Baptists.   They moved to South Carolina where he joined the Baptists and was set apart to the ministry. He preached for several months but then was excluded for heresy, the nature of which was not recorded.   In the spring of 1796, he and his wife Margaret moved to Sumner County, Tennessee. That fall he opened a trail over the ridge into what is now Simpson County, Kentucky to become the first white settler there.   William Lowe receives county credits for manufacturing the first axe, plow, spinning wheel and hominy mill and preaching the first sermon. He also performed the first wedding which was his daughter Charity Lowe to James Butler March 2, 1802.   Simpson CO, KY  Deed records in 2/15/1811 show William and Margaret Lowe selling 100 acres for $200 to their son-in-law David Heffington(Witnessed by John Derreberry). The Lowes also deeded to James McConnel for $200, 100 acres next to James Butler's lands. They also deeded to John Derreberry, for $200 100 acres of land next to James Butler. They deeded to Jeremiah Chapman, for $400, 101 acres on 2/15/1811 (Witnesses by John Derreberry)   1820: 1820 Simpson CO KY Census (Everyone is related by marriage other than Joseph Butler).  Also on this census:  Thomas Raffity  Thomas Raffity, Jr.  Samuel Raffity  John Derryberry  John Thomas  John Gibson  Jacob Gibson  Wm Lowe  John F. Lowe  James Butler  Joseph Butler   Gives actual amount of Wm Lowe Pension:  These lists are all the pensioners under the Act of March 18, 1818 and  the Act of June 7, 1832. The first date is when the individual was  placed on the pension rolls; the second when the pension began. Age, if  shown, would be age at time of application (for the act of 1818).  Lowe, William NC militia; 27 Mar 1833; $26.66; age 79.      More About WILLIAM LOWE:  Cause of Death: Dropsey  Census: 1820, Simpson County, Kentucky.  Fact 10: Edith B. Whitehead, Twin Falls, Id., DAR Did research in 1950's on Lowe family.  Fact 11: Patrick W. Costigan, Minneapolis, Mn., did research on Lowe family in 1982.  Military: 1775, Revolutionary War in North Carolina, Pension #S13795, residence, Orange, NC (Source: Pension Application #S13795.)  Misc.: Lowes were from England.  Occupation: Minister/patent holder/farmer, apprenticed to wheelright.  Religion: Baptist/Methodist   More About MARGARET FARR/FAIR:  Fact 3: She came from Germany or her parents according to John Lowe Butler Journal.  Religion: Methodist/ Baptist.   Children of WILLIAM LOWE and MARGARET FARR/FAIR are:  52. i. DOROTHEA4 LOWE, b. February 12, 1780, North Carolina; d. April 25, 1851.  53. ii. CHARITY LOWE, b. January 13, 1782, Orange, Orange County, North Carolina; d. April 25, 1851, North Pidgeon, Pottwatatmie, Iowa.  54. iii. MARY ANN LOWE, b. March 26, 1784, Warren County, Kentucky; d. July 08, 1862, Todd's Creek, Platte County, Missouri.  55. iv. JOHN FARR LOWE, b. May 17, 1786, Surry, North Carolina; d. June 17, 1854, Simpson County, Kentucky.  56. v. BARNABAS FAIR LOWE, b. November 04, 1788, Saluda River, South Carolina; d. 1859, Bevils Port, Jasper County, Texas.  vi. NANCY GREER LOWE, b. October 04, 1789, Warren County, Kentucky; d. August 15, 1813; m. JACOB GIBSON, August 13, 1813, Warren County, Kentucky.  Notes for JACOB GIBSON:  1820 Simpson CO KY Census (Everyone is related by marriage other than Joseph Butler).  Also on this census:  Thomas Raffity  Thomas Raffity, Jr.  Samuel Raffity  John Derryberry  John Thomas  John Gibson  Jacob Gibson  Wm Lowe  John F. Lowe  James Butler  Joseph Butler     More About JACOB GIBSON:  Census: 1820, Simpson County, Kentucky    vii. MOURNEN LOWE, b. April 09, 1791, South Carolina (Source: According to Doris Butler Lucas, 2nd birthdate might be Spt. 22, 1791.); m. JOHN GIBSON.  More About JOHN GIBSON:  Census: 1820, Simpson County, Kentucky.    viii. KATIE LOWE, b. June 26, 1793, Surry County, North Carolina; d. July 07, 1796, South Carolina.  57. ix. AGNES JOHNSTON LOWE, b. September 22, 1796, Decaturville, Tennessee; d. Aft. March 19, 1825, Lincoln, Missouri.  x. MARGARET FARR LOWE, b. June 26, 1801, Kentucky/South Carolina, possibly Drake's Creek; d. Abt. 1860; m. ISAAC SHELL.  xi. PATSY ANN BEEZLEY LOWE, b. February 04, 1808, Warren County, Kentucky; d. August 13, 1881; m. JOHN WESLEY DEBERRY.  Edmund E Lowe  updated aug 2000, RLR from Pam butler source LA ca 2000    EDMUND "E" BUTLER OF COLONIAL VIRGINIA     Generation No. 1    1. EDMUND "E"1 BUTLER was born Bet. 1694 - 1704 in Ireland?, and died September 17, 1747 in Goochland County, Southam Parish, Virginia/Buried on family farm.. He married FRANCES COOKE Bef. 1725 in New Kent County, Virginia?, daughter of ABRAHAM COOKE and MARTHA CLEATON.   Notes for EDMUND "E" BUTLER:  Edmund E. Butler was the earliest known Butler, in our line that we have been able to locate in the United States. We believe he was born in Ireland but have not been able to trace his parents. Most of the Irish Butlers emigrated from Ireland to the United States during the famine of the 1840-1850's. We know that our line of the family came to the English Colony some time around the late 1600's to the early 1700's.   We call this Edmund "E" to differentiate him from all of the other Edmund Butlers in the family. He signed an "E" as his mark instead of an "X". This does not mean his middle name is "E". His "E" was made with a "c" figure sitting on top of another "c".   Possibly, Edmund Butler (and the Cooke family) started moving west from New Kent County (later to be called Hanover County). Hanover County adjoined Goochland in the 1700's. We are still researching in Virginia. I also believe that there is a strong possibly that Edmund Butler and Frances Cooke married in St. Paul's Parish, New Kent Co., Va. or St. Martin's Parish, Hanover Co., Va. where her family attended church.   Since the FIRST record of Edmund Butler is in Essex Co., Va. in 1706, with the headright grant to Francis Moore (read below), AND the same list with Edmund Butler shows up in 1715 to Edward Garland of New Kent/Hanover County, it seems to be a bit of a puzzle to be resolved. THEN Edward Garland uses the name of Edmund Butler for another headright in 1717, what does it mean? Since the first list was used in 1706, fully 9 years before the list is used again by Garland. We will assume it is the more accurate information.   How it applies to "our" Edmund Butler will be speculation but it might be a help to consider some possibilities for further research.   1) The list of 1706 is our Edmund & further research needs to be done in Essex County, Va. This thought would mean "our" Edmund is older than his approximate birthdate of 1695-1704, since our Edmund had children in the 1730'3-1740's, that would place his age at their birth, in the 50-60's. Most of Edmund's children were born in the 1720's (approximate). This would also mean Frances Cooke might have been a second wife as she was born about 1704. Another possibility based on the above scenario, could the Edmund Butler of 1706 be the father of our Edmund?   2) The list of 1706 is not our Edmund Butler which would mean that there is "another" Edmund Butler living in Virginia during that time period.   3) The list of 1706 was manufactured by Francis Moore and not a true list of people. Possibily they were just names of people he knew or had heard from other people in order to obtain land.   4) The same headright list, used in 1706 & in 1715 (twice), by Edward Garland & previously by Francis Moore, may have been obtained by him through friendship or money to Francis Moore, since it was an identical list. If so, there would have been no "Edmund" that was brought over by one or the other parties.   5) One or both of the lists used by Edward Garland in 1715 & 1717 were accurate. If so then Edmund Butler would have met Frances Cooke in New Kent/Hanover Co., Va. Frances Cooke's father, Abraham, was a member of St. Paul's Church, where Edward Garland was a Church Warden. "If" this premise is correct than more than likely they would marry in this same church or St. Martin's where other members went to church. "If" this was correct, possibly Edmund Butler made more than one trip to America before migrating here.   As you can see, this information is tantalizing, but doesn't answer the questions without further research, which may lead us to the parents of Edmund Butler.   1706 April 10, 1706: Court of Essex County, Virginia Order Book No. 3, p 233: Certificate is Granted to Francis Moore for Two Thousand One acres of Land Due by the importation of forty-two persons into this Colony, by Name: This lists shows "an" Edmund Butler. What makes this interesting is this EXACT SAME list of people is used by Edward Garland BELOW, in "1715". Fifty acres per person was granted to anyone who paid the passage of these immigrants. The immigrants weren't necessarily poor as all classes took advantage of a free passage to what would later be "America.   1715: PB 10 pg 171. Edward Garland received 1343 acres in New Kent County, Virginia (N.L.) in St. Paul's Parish; beg. on bank of Little River; adj. line of Bush; to mouth of Beaver Dam Cr; August 16, 1715, patent Book 10, pg 241. Imp. of 27 pers: James Jordan, James Reilly, John Poole, Martin Ware, Morris Byran, Thos. Chance, Charles McGuire, Jno. Darcy, "EDMUND BUTLER", Thos. Beanes, Patrick Davis, Garret Byrn, Richd Mooney, Edmd. Evans, Byran Carroll, Wm. Kelley, Patrick McCale, Will. Madden, Charles Diggins, Peter Gibbons, Robt. Oates, Jno. Booth, Edwd. Powell, Owen Oneile, Richd. Rawley, Thos. Owen, Thomas White. These names appear to be Irish in orgination.   Edward Garland was a Church Warden for St. Paul's Parish in New Kent Co., Virginia (later Hanover County). This was the Church of England, the only official, English church in the colony of Virginia. All marriages at that time had to be performed by the Church of England or they were not considered legal. After the American Revolution this church became the Episcopal Church.   A member of the St. Paul's Parish, at that same time (when Edward Garland was a Church Warden) was Abraham Cooke, father to Frances Cooke. (I believe him to be her father). Abraham Cooke is mentioned in the St. Paul's Vestry Book, pg 23 and also Edward Garland is mentioned, repeatedly.   1717: PB 10 pg 189. Edward Garland received another 1513 acres (N.L.) New Kent Co., Virginia, St. Paul's Parish; on SW side of Taylor's Cr; down Elk branch to the mouth; April 1, 1717, Patent Book 10, pg 316 by bringing Imp. of 31 pers: Mary Quinell, Jno. Middleton, "EDMUND BUTLER", Danl. Hay, Francis Twogood, Jonathan Finch, Anne Robinson, Wm. Quale, Roger Thomson, Jos. Norman, Thos. Muns, Dorothy Jarbe, Jonathan Percivall, Thomas Dudley, Eliza. Philpot, Richard, Silvester, Thomas Gold, Morgan Harris, Byran McGuire, John Toole,   1717: From: Nugent, Nell Marion, abstractor, Cavaliers & Pioneers: Abstracts of Virginia Land....vol 3. Richmond: Virginia State Library, 1979. Page 189 Edmund Butler arrived in Virginia in 1717   1727: The English Colony made an agreement with the Indians that they would only settle certain areas of Virginia. Consequentally, the land where Edmund Butler was to gain a patent for his 400 acres in Goochland County was not open to settlers until 1727. The English government was to settle this area with French settlers being perscuted in France and some tough Irish-Scotch to fight the Indians, though some tribes were friendly to the white settlers.   1728-1730: Order Book #1, 1728-1730 Goochland Co., Va., Samuel Butler was living in Goochland County, Virginia. he was made a surveyor of the road in 1728. His male tithables were asked to help clear the road in September 1729.  Major Willis reported Samuel Butler's death without a will and a inventory was ordered. (No date). Was this Samuel, related to our Edmund Butler?   1732/33: Edmund Butler shows up in the records, January 16, 1732 appointed as surveyor of the road in the room of James Spear. These appointments as surveyor were rotated to everyone that lived in the area. The "surveyors" were responsible, along with their slaves and male tithables, to clear the brush etc. from a certain portion of road for a certain period of time.   1735-1737 pg 113, Goochland Court Orders: Edmund Butler, a witness for John Bostick ads Warham Easley, ordered to be paid by John for 3 day's attendance, 90 pounds of tobacco.   1735: September 16, 1735 in Goochland County, Va., Henry Clay was appointed surveyor of the road in Edmund Butler's room.   1735-1741: Goochland County, Va Order Book 4 (1735-41) shows: Butler, Edmond ag. John Bostick dismissed. (William Bostick was married to Agatha Cooke). Bosticks are in St. Paul's Vestry Book in New Kent Co., Va., Goochland County, Va Order Book 4 (1735-41) shows: Butler, Edmond ag. John Bostick dismissed.   1741: DB 16 pg 416 June 16, 1741, : Edmund Butler was a witness for George Cox, Thomas Walton and wife, Martha (property transfer) to Daniel Coleman. Witnesses: Edmund Butler, Fred Cox, Nicholas Wilkinson, Joseph Chandler, Daniel (DI) Johnson. (Was Daniel Coleman related to Cookes?). Later, Daniel Coleman in WB 2, p 59, wrote his will August 29, 1763 and it was probated May 25, 1772 in Cumberland Co., Va. Daniel names his wife Patience, and his sons, William (executor), Thos. Jr, Daniel, and James, his daughters; Judith Turner (deceased but her share goes to her children), Sarah Guttery, Anne Glen (husband Nathan Glen?), Grissel Edwards, , Lucy Glen and Mary Sims, and his grandson, Gideon Edwards, 4 Davenport men witnessed it.   1741: Two deeds witnessed by "a" Thos. Butler in Goochland may be possible relative. Deed 22 Aug. 1741 p 456: Alex. Kilpatrick of St. James Parish, Goochland, to Wm Roberts of same, for 30 pds, 200 acres in St. James Parish, on branches of Deep Creek on South side of James River. Wits: Nicholas Davies, Rich'd Mosby, Miles Gathwrite, Nicholas Hobbs, Benj. Mosby, Chas Clarke, THOS. BUTLER signed Alexander (A) Kilpatrick Rec: 15 Sept 1741   1741: Deed 22 Aug. 1741 p 457: Alex. Kilpatrick of St. James Parish, Goochland, to Benj. Mosby of same, for 50 pds, 200 acres on South side of James River. Wit: Nicholas Davies, Rich'd Mosby, Miles Gathwrite, Nicholas Hobbs, Chas. Clarke, THOS. BUTLER Sign" Alexander (A) Kilpatrick   1742: In the Order Book 5, p 212, is a trespass case, 1742: John Butler vs Joseph Bingley, with agreement, in March 1742 Court, Goochland County, Virginia. Is John related to our Edmund Butler?   1743/44: PB 22 pg 71 March 1, 1743/44 pg 50, Brazure Cock receives patent on land adjoining John Cooke and Joseph Woodson.   1744: DB 4, pg 476-477 December 13, 1744. Proved January 15, 1745. Jacob Michaux gives to Edmund Butler the "fifty acres" land whereupon he now lives. Jacob Micheaux, a neighbor with adjoining property, left Edmund Butler, fifty acres in his will, saying that it was the property Edmund lived on. Jacob Micheaux had a store in town & his own property ran to the Appattomox River.   1744: December 18, 1744, John Cooke, Edmund Butler & Theodrick Carter do value the improvements on the land of Joseph Woodson. Also during the same time, Susannah Michaux's will was presented in court.   1745: In DB 4, pg 522. April 16, 1745, Edmund Butler, John Cooke and Thomas Carter valued Joseph Woodson's improvements on his land. Joseph Woodson was a son-in-law to Edmund's neighbor, Jacob Micheaux.   1746: Goochland County Tithables of Goochland County, Va. Edmund Butler, along with his son Aaron, (who had to be considered an adult in 1746). On the same list was Thomas Williams, John Chearright and Aaron Butler, all one entry. There is a posssibly Thomas Williams was related through Susanna Williams (her brother)?   1747 April 27: Edmund Butler's will was written. Will was witnessed by Charles Anderson, Charles Cottrill and William Cooke. His wife, Frances was named executrix.   1747 September: Book 5, p 342, Under Goochland County, Parish of Southam, Virginia, General Index to Deeds, Wills, etc.: Parish of Southam, Goochland County, Virginia.   "In the name of God Amen  I Edmond Butler of the Parish of Southam in the County of Goochland being very sick and weak but in perfect sense and memory hath thought it fit to constitute and ordain this to be my last Will and Testament and I do appoint my well beloved Wife Frances Butler Whole and Sole Executrix, and for my wordly goods, I desire they may be left in manner and form as followeth, after my Lawful Debts are paid viz Item I I give and bequeath to my well beloved wife Frances Butler all of my moveable Estate to Raise my children, and after to be at her disposal. Item I give and bequeath to my son Aaron Butler 147 acres of land at the lower end of my Survey, to be laid off in a regular form to him and his heirs forever. Item I give and bequeath to my son John Butler 100 A of Land Joyning the line of the above said Aaron to him and his heirs forever. Item I give and bequeath to my son Edmund Butler 100 A of the land joyning the line of the above John Butler to him and his heirs forever. Item I give and bequeath to my son William Butler 100 A. of land whereon the plantaion I now live on, to him and his heirs forever; in Witness whereof I have Set my hand and Seal this 27th day of April 1747."   Charles Anderson his  Charles Cottrill Edmund (E) Butler  William Cooke mark   At a court held for Goochland County September 17, 1747. "This will was proved by the oaths of Charles Anderson and William Cooke and was thereupon Ordered to be recorded." John Cooke, Thomas Williams, James Brown & Nathaniel Henderson were appointed appraisors of the estate at the September term of the court. Cumberland County, Virginia was taken from Goochland in 1749 and the above land was then in Cumberland County.   1747 September 17: In Order Book #6, 1744-49 p 370, shows the will to have been presented in Court by Frances Butler, the widow, and his executrix, who along with the Witnesses, Charles Anderson and Wm Cooke made oaths, wheron the will was admitted to record. John Cooke, Thomas Williams, James Brown and Nathaniel Henderson or any three of them were appointed appraisors of the estate, al in the September term of court.   It appears that William Cooke, Charles Anderson, Thomas Williams, James Brown and Nataniel Henderson were related to Frances Cooke. The other witness to Edmund's will was Charles Cottrill who was a neighbor that owned adjoining property. (There were Cottrills listed in St. Paul's vestry book in New Kent County, Virginia).   The land bequeathed by Edmond to his sons is described in Patent Book 26 (1747-1748), page 373, as  "400 acres lying in Goochland County between Green Creek and Badlock, branch of Appomattox River and bounded as follows:....Jacob Michaux, Joseph Woodson...Wm Paterson....Wm Randolph Esq. dec'd" Of the four sons only Aaron, the oldest son and our direct line) remained throughout his life on the land left to him by his father.   Larry Butler thinks this land was located near road #712, Mahan Road (near junkyard). Take Farmville North on main road and just before Mahan there is a McHanan Road that he thinks goes west to east through the Butler property the instant you cross the road across Badluck Branch (which is unmarked at that point). Also James Cooke has provided us with local maps of the area. All of the Cooke family information was provided by James Cooke as of July 1997.   1748: In Patent Book 26, pg 373-375 April 5, 1748. Edmund Butler receives his patent on the 400 acres between Green Creek and Badluck branch of Appomattox River, for 40 shillings.   1748: PB 26 pg 265 August 20, 1748 Charles Cottrel (Edmund "E" s neighbor) received a patent on 126 acres adjoing Edmund "E".   1749: Cumberland County, Virginia was taken from Goochland County in 1749 and the above land was then in Cumberland County.   1749: Cumberland County Court Orders, Part I, page 15, June 15, 1749: Court case of James Scott against Edmund Butler dismissed. (This could have been Edmund "E" Butler or his son, Edmund Butler, since Edmund E died in 1747, probably his son, Edmund.)   1750-1751: Cumberland County Court Orders, Part I, page 229, January 31, 1750. John Butler & Isaac Dutoy Plts. ag William Platt Def.   1750: Cumberland Court Orders, Part I, page 97, June 25, 1750. Petition & Summons ag: John Butler Def. Edward Booker Junr Plt. Dismissed.   1751: Cumberland Court Orders, Part I, page 333, November 26, 1751: Wm Megginson ag John Butler (Migginson also had court cases with the Cooke family). Was this John Butler related to our Edmund?   1752-1754: In the wills of of Cumberland County (taken from Goochland in 1749) there is a will of one John Butler, written 28 Feb 1752 and proved 25 March 1754 leaving "all my estate to my wife Jane." Is this John Butler and his wife, Jane related to our Edmund Butler?   1754: Wills of Cumberland Co., Virginia (taken from Goochland in 1749): (John & Jane Butler may have been related to Edmund "E" Butler, as they lived in the same area at the same time). Will of John Butler written February 28, 1752 and proved March 25, 1754, leaving "all my estate to my wife Jane".   WB 1 pg 142 March 25, 1754 will was proved: The will of John Butler:  In the name of God amen this twenty eighth day of February in the year of Christ one thousand seven hundred fifty and two I John Butler of Cumberland County being very sick and weak in Body but of Perfect mind and memory and knowing the unsertainty of human life do make and ordain this my last will and testament in the following manner and form Imprimis I give and bequeath unto Jane my well beloved wife all my Estate real and personal in whose hands custody or possession soever the same or any part or parcel thereof be, and I do hereby nominate make and appoint my said wife and Josiah Hatcher my only and sole Executors of this my last Will and Testament desiring that my said Wife may have full Power to sell any thing of my Estate at any time as she shall think fitt and proper to whome as aforesaid I give it all to her and to her Heirs and assigns forever hereby declareing this and no other to be my last Will and Testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal the Day and Year above written.   his  John X Butler. L.S.  mark   Sign'd Seal'd Publish'd Pronounc'd  and Declared in Presence of  George Renyer Turner  Samuel Weaver  Stap. Robeards  At a Court held for Cumberland County the 25th Day of March 1754 This last Will and Testament of John Butler dec'd was proved by George Renyer Turner a Witness thereto and ordered to be recorded.   Teste  Thompson Swann C.C.C.   Cumberland Co. Court Orders, Part II A, page 114, August 7, 1753, Jane Butler, "widow" of John Butler. Later, there are are many references to John and Jane Butler in the court order books as it appears he died deeply in debt. Is this John Butler related to Edmund Butler?   1766: Frances Cooke Butler lived with her eldest son, Aaron, on this property, until at least 1766, when a sweet letter she wrote to her son William (Bille), shows up in the book, "The Regulators of North Carolina".   Edmund "E" Butler and Frances Cooke Butler's children:   1) Aaron Butler (we're not sure if Susanna Williams was his wife's name) and his family, remained on the family farm, in VA. His mother lived with him in 1766 & by 1773 was living with s-i-l Wm. Watson. After Aaron's death, his two sons, Edmund (we call this family, "Edmund that went to Kentucky") & John sold this farm and moved north to Culpeper County, Virginia. Edmund Butler stayed in Culpeper about 24 years before moving his family to Kentucky, where most of them remain to this day except for his son, Elijah K. Butler and daughter, Nancy Butler. They moved to Missouri. John's family eventually moved to Giles/Maury Co., TN. Aaron died at the beginning of the revoluntionary war and did not fight. We were told that, Edmund, Aaron's son did fight, we have found no proof of this.   2) Frances Butler, no further information on her, her name was furnished by Doris Lucas, no proof.   3) John Butler, brother to Aaron, moved to North Carolina, became a Brigadier General in the militia and fought in the Revoluntionary War. He was a sheriff there that collected the taxes for the King of England. His brother William, was a "Regulator" that protested paying the taxes to England. John would have been one of the signers of the original Constitution of North Carolina except that he had a recount of his election ballots and didn't make the first session. There is a chapter on John in "Biographical History of North Carolina", 975.6 D3a vol.5. John and his wife Anne Armstrong had no children and so this branch died out in North Carolina. His widow, Anne married a man named Richard Christmas, they also had no children. After the death of Anne, several Butler cousins decided John Butler's property & land should be returned to the Butler family. Many letters were written & a deposition taken showing their relationship to John, in order to regain John's property. We are very lucky that many of the letters were preserved. It has been a huge help in working on the family tree.   4) Edmund Butler, II, brother to Aaron, married Mary Street of Virginia, they moved to Louisa/Campbell Co., Va. for over twenty years before moving to Georgia. Edmund Butler, II's son, Edmund III, migrated south into North Carolina and then into Georgia, years BEFORE his father also relocated to Georgia. We differentiate this Edmund Butler, by saying he is the Edmund that went to Georgia. The branch has pretty much stayed in the South. A few of them went to Alabama & Mississippi. Edmund Butler, II fought in the Revoluntionary War in Virginia, his son, Edmund, III, fought from Georgia. One of Edmund Butler II's sons, William had Butler County in Alabama named for him.   5) Nancy Butler married Lt. John Lowe, they moved to North Carolina, then South Carolina and finally to Georgia where John received a land grant for serving in the Revoluntionary War. Many of the family remain in the South, including Texas. This family had many members in politics in Georgia and also prominent Judges, Attorneys and Doctors, etc. It appears the Lowes were well loved by the rest of the family as many used the middle name of Lowe & frequently the first name of Nancy. The Lowes may have been the first of the family to migrate south from Virginia.   6) William Butler, brother to Aaron, married Phoebe Childers/Childress and they moved to North Carolina, where he became a "Regulator". Many family letters are in from this branch. He fought in the Revoluntionary War. Three books have been written on this branch; "Butler, The Family of John Topham and Susan Elizabeth Redd Butler", printed in 1990 by Karl Butler and "My Best For The Kingdom", History and Autobiography of John Lowe Butler by William G. Hartley published by Aspen books in 1993, also a reference Vol., "The Regulators of North Carolina". Some of the descendants stayed in North Carolina and many went to Tennessee/Kentucky; some further south and many ended up in the western United States.   7) Hannah Butler married a Joseph Barksdale in Virginia, and it appears they migrated to Georgia, with her brother Edmund II.   8) Unknown daughter, that married William Watson, Jr., we do not know her first name, only that they lived in "Charlotte", (Virginia or North Carolina) and watched William's son (her brother), while William had a "price on his head", ordered by the King of England (because of his activities as a "Regulator") and was in hiding (probably Maryland).   We are nowhere near completing the research of this huge family tree and if anyone has an interest in helping, just make contact with me.   Much of this information was gained from the many years of hard work and dedication of: Lela Wolfe Prewitt 501 Carpenter Street, Fairfield, Iowa 52556, who passed away in September 1996. Lela published the book, "Thomas Simms of Culpeper, Virginia-Edmund Butler of Virginia & Kentucky", Copyright 1972.   Below are some comments from other family researchers:  "The Southside Virginian Vol. III #4 pg 185, " Doris Lucas wrote: "Seeking descendants of Edmund Butler b. ca 1701/1702 Henrico Co., Va, d. 1747 Goochland Co., Va; md. Frances Cook (e).   November 25, 1996: Victor Williams said that there is a manuscript file in SLC called a Butler manuscript that Lord Dunboyne had a theory that Edmund's brother or Father was called Thomas (of the Maryland English Butlers).   The information below are my NOTES as POSSIBLE information to do more research:   In 1774, Goochland County, John Butler appeared in the list of tithables with three slaves in King William Parish.   "Virginia Families Along the James River", pg 63. James Cock, John Butler & James Low were awarded 1684 acres in Charles City County April 21, 1690 pg 71. Two of the people they brought over were Thomas Butler & Chas. MacKartree. Was this the same Chas. MaKartree that was the Captain of the "MacKartree" vessell that the Butler Brothers owned & brought from Ireland several times?  A John Lowe married Nancy (Ann) Butler, daughter of Edmund "E".   Under "Cavaliers & Pioneers", no volume Number, pg 72, it has a heading for Capt. Francis Eppes, April 24, 1703 pg 540 in Henrico County, Va. He received 4000 acres for a headright grant. He brought over a Wm. Cooke, Samuel Cooke and Charles MacKartree.   Patent Book #10, pg 324 July 15, 1717, 3rd York George, Alexander Spotswood unto John Bolling, Gentleman, 1019 Acres on the N side of James River above licking hole Creek in Henrico County for the Importation of 21 pers whose same are Charles Goodwin, Wm. Lewis, Wm. Coram, Mary rent, Geo. Hamey, Abraham Coddle, Thomas Clifton, Luke Parker, Hannah Parker, Henry Young, Edward Seed, James Seed, Junr., James Seed Senr., James Howell, Robert Hawkins, "James Butler". Eliza. Staple, Mary Wilson, Thomas White, Mary Dyer, Geo. Mason. This land granted to John Bolling adjoined land belonging to John Woodson and John Pleasants.   1774 John Butler appeared on list of tithables with three slaves in King William Parish.   Prince George County, Virginia (1666-1719) Land Patents pg 332, shows an Ed: Butler, coming under the headright of :  Mr. Benjamin Foster, 833 Acres, 1 R., 20 pa., in the Parish of Wayenoake & on the S side of James River. Bounded: ....at White Medow, and runeth thence along Thomas Chapells line....to the line of Pawl Williams....to Ward's Cr....to the Mill Path...crossing Poles Runn and the Mill Path...on the line of James Jones...to Cherry Br....to Capt. Archers corner...to the line of Col. Edward Hill. The said land was due by transfer of 17 psons., 20 November 1683.   Rich'd Gardener Tho: White Rich'd. Gant  Ed: Sadler Isa: Ablesone Ed: Butler  Ed: Cranage Tho: Sayer ffra: Barcley  Kpher: Hammond Wm: Denson Natha: Corder  Wm: Spackford Ed: Hartwel Henry: Symonds  Tho: Kirk Wm: feldome   In the same book, pg 388:  John Butler marrying Mary, one of the daughters of Mr. James Wallas, dec'd., in behalf of himself & the sd Wife Mary who was the youngest daughter of the sd: Wallas & Eliz. A. Woodliffe, Widow & eldest daughter of sd. Wallas, dec'd., 930 Acs., C.C. County., on 1st & 2nd swamps of Blackwater& on the S. side of 1st Sw. beg. at a white oake standing on the sd. S. side etc. etc.  The land was due by transfer of 17 persons, 24 October 1701.   Rich'd: Seale Sarah Honnor John Kempe  Mary: Calcutt John: English Vinc: Gotterple  John: Ball Thos: Brockes Rich: March  Edward: Mitchell Jos: Read Wm: West  John: Perry John: Brumfeild Steph: Hix  Jeffrey: Hawkes Tho: Chapman Geo: Walls  Thos. Busby   Prince George Co., Va. Wills & Deeds (1713-1728)  pg 321: Will of John Butler   To son James Butler, all my land lying between John Luffsey and Elizabeth Woodliefe on the south side of Blackwater Swamp, 200 acres, Also 450 Acres I entrusted to my friend Robert Bolling to secure for me on Warwick Swamp may be disposed of as follows: When Bolling gets patent for same, he is to convey to my son Joseph, 150 acres at the upper end thereof, towards Peter Mitchell's, ; also that said Bolling convey to my mother-in-law Mutus Butler, 150 acres of said land on the upper side of the great branch of Warwick Swamp, provided she pay her proportional charge for same. If she refuse, it should be conveyed to my son William Butler, Further it is my desire that Bolling convey to Thomas Edwards 150 acres, the residue of said land, on the lower side of said branch at a place called Indian Fields, he paying also his porportioned charge, but if he & mother in law refuse to pay, land is to be divided equally between sons Joseph & William.   To dau Sarah, livestock, when she reaches 18 or marries.  To wife all rest of estate during her widowhood. At her death or marriage to be divided among my five children John, James,  Joseph, William and Sarah. Wife Mary to be my sole executix.  Dated May 23, 1710   Wit: Elizabeth (E) Crooke  George Crooke  Richard (RT) Turbefield John Butler  Exhibited in court by Mary Butler (Quaker); recorded June 9, 1719     More About EDMUND "E" BUTLER:  Misc.: January 16, 1731/32, Surveyor of road in Goochland Co., Va.  Occupation: Farmer.  Property: Bet. 1747 - 1748, Patent Book 26, pg 373, 400 acres. He also rec. 50 acres from a neighbor.  Tax list: 1746, Was on list of tithables with son, Aaron Butler. Goochland Co., Va.  Where buried: 1747, On own farm Goochland Co., Va.  Will: April 27, 1747, His will was written in Goochland Co., Va.   Notes for FRANCES COOKE:  Frances Cooke had at least one brother and maybe more family in the Goochland Co.,/Cumberland Co., Va. area.   As per "The Regulator Papers", a letter written from Frances Cooke Butler to her son William as he was being perscuted by the the Crown of England;   Cumberland, 6th of November 1766   Dear Bille,   By this you will know I am in health & likewise your Brothers & Sisters as far as I know, thanks to God for it, I've no news to write, I live with Aaron and have for some time. I yesterday heard Mr. Patillo preach a Funeral sermon for Aaron's child who died last spring in April, was for Aaron's good for he took a deal of pains to show us the nead we all were in to to prepare for the same, and how bad it will be with us if we neglect it. And now my dear son I would advise you as this was my last advice to you, for God knows whether it will or not, for I know many of my days are passed, and it may be the case with you my son - and what accounts should we give were we not to die, do we believe we love God and his commands, so as to be accepted, or do we know anything of Christ who died to save sinners; - I don't know how to speak to you about these things, because I fear you won't love to hear it, but as you must know I love you as myself, and that I've nothing else to give you, let me beg you will observe and prepare for the next world, I know you are sensible it's your duty to to take care for you and yours in this life so as we may live in happiness to eternity, but I drop this, and I am obliged to you for writing to me, pray let me hear of your welfare, and a sorrow to hear otherwise; to conclude, my love to your wife and family and accept the same yourself from your loving mother   Pr. Favour the Rev. Pattillo   Frances Cooke had at least one brother and maybe more family in the Goochland Co.,/Cumberland Co., Va. area.   An Edward Garland had an Edmund Butler as a "headright" in 1715 & again in 1717 in New Kent County, Va. This Edward Garland was a church warden for St. Paul's Parish Church in New Kent Co., Va (later Hanover Co., Va.) An Abraham Cooke, (Frances Cooke's father?) was a member of this same church. I believe that "our" Edmund Butler arrived in New Kent County via Edward Garland. He probably met the Cooke's through Edward Garland or through the St. Paul parish church. Edmund "E" and Frances Cooke were probably married there or Hanover County. "If" this is correct then Frances Cooke's father and possibly her grandfather were from Virginia.   The Rev. Henry Pattillo referred to in the letter owned adjoining property to Aaron Butler. One of the Cooke bros was to slander Rev. Pattillo and Patillo was punished for the wrong words. Years later John Cooke was to recant his testimony saying that he was drunk at the time. Rev. Henry Patillo eventually sold his property and was on the 1790 census in North Carolina.   Reference was made to Frances Cooke in family letters in 1773 as being in poor health but improving.   As per conversation with James Cooke, Jr. of Virginia on July 18, 1997. I'm waiting for verification. He thinks that John Cooke was Frances Cooke's father. John & William Cooke were bros who obtained land patents in 1740 near Green Creek. John's son was Stephen and William's son was Clayton? The Cookes had been in the Virginia one or two generations before Frances Cooke was born. They had been in St. Martin's parish in Hanover County, Va. Prince Edward County, Va. One of Frances Cooke's grandaughters was named Martha Cleaton or Cleaton Butler, she was born in Georgia and establishes, Martha Cleaton or Clayton as Frances Cooke's mother. (JC).    Children of EDMUND BUTLER and FRANCES COOKE are:  2. i. AARON2 BUTLER, b. June 1726, Goochland County, Virginia or New Kent, Co/Hanover Co., Virginia?; d. 1777, Cumberland County, Virginia/ Family farm.  ii. FRANCES BUTLER (Source: As per info furnished by Doris Butler Lucas Aug. 1993.), b. Abt. 1727, Virginia.  iii. JOHN BUTLER, BRIGADIER GENERAL, b. Abt. 1728, Goochland County, Virginia or New Kent, Co., Virginia; d. May 20, 1785, " Mt. Pleasant" Plantation, Orange County, North Carolina (Source: Will written may 20, 1985 in North Carolina.); m. ANNE ARMSTRONG, Virginia or North Carolina?.   Notes for JOHN BUTLER, BRIGADIER GENERAL: John Butler, Brigadier General of North Carolina: 1764-1773: North Carolina Regulators were active. John Butler was a Sheriff in Orange County North Carolina, part of his duties was to collect the taxes for England. William Butler, his brother was also living in Orange County, North Carolina. William Butler became one of the leaders of the "Regulators", the Regulators did not want to pay the taxes and thought that many of those in authority were corrupt. The two brothers appeared to be on opposite sides of the fence and yet they maintained a "brotherly" relationship if not an ideological one. I was very impressed with this relationship. At one point William Butler was branded as an outlaw by the British government and he had a price on his head of 1000 acres and $100 dollars for his capture. 1767: Abstracts of Wills, Orange County, North Carolina Reprint 1972, 1979. Compiled by Ruth Herndon Shields: (No actual wills to copy at our Gen. library) p. 18 A-76 Will of Michael Holt. Dated 31 June 1765, proved Nov 1767. wife: Elizabeth son: Peter "my children" name and number not stated. Executors: "my dear son Michael Holt, Junior and Nicholas Holt, Junior." Witnesses: JOHN BUTLER, William Carlisle. (Jean's note: on 19 Feb. 1770, Michael Holt (must be Michael Holt, Jr.) Justice, swore in Wm the Reg as Deputy Sheriff of Orange CO. If the John Butler who witnessed Holt Senior's will is our John, the date of 1765 puts him in NC about 2 years earlier that we thought.) 1767: Aaron Butler lived in Cumberland Co., Va. in 1767 where he and John Butler (his brother) of Orange Co., North Carolina sold to John Pigg, " one certain tract or parcel of land containing 100 acres it being part of a tract or parcel of land formerly granted unto Edmund Butler by patent containing 400 acres lying between Green Creek and Badluck a branch of the Appomattox river bearing date the fifth day of April 1748 and the said land is bound by Peter Randolph, Thomas Cock, Henry Pattillo and Aaron Butler's line." The indenture was made 1 Dec 1767; payment received 30 Dec 1767; and it was proved and ordered recorded 24 April 1769. It was signed by Aaron and John Butler, with John Raine, John Woodson Jr & Samuel Vawter, witnesses. Cumberland Co., Va. DB4-331 (John Pigg was related by marriage to the Cooke family.) The next two items were furnished by Jean Schneider 1998: 1768: Fanning was indicted for taking excessive fees trial set for Sept., Husband & Butler also arrested for inciting the populace to rebellion" and were to be tried at the same court. Butler said to live in the SANDY CREEK neighborhood when Fanning arrested him and Husband. 2 other Regs also in jail awaiting trial. Gov Tyron called out the militia - 1461 men marched to Hillsborough for the meeting of the court. 3700 Regulators present in Hillsborough for the meeting. Maurice Moore was the presiding judge when the court convened. Husband was tried and acquited, Butler fined 50 pounds and sentenced to 6 mo. imprisonment, other 2 Regs fined 25 pounds each and given sentence of 3 months. But Gov Tyron released the prisnors and suspended payments of fines for 3 months. Fanning was found guilty of taking 6 shilling fee when legal charge was 2 shillings 8 pence. He resigned his office. (I added this ecause it indicates where Wm the Reg lived) The Regulators attempt to secure reform in local government by force apparently failed completely. The Regulators were compelled to retreat from society and live life in the wilderness. Many migrated, some going to Tennessee and down into the Mississippi River Valley. Others followed Daniel Boone's trail into Kentucky. In fact, by 1772, just one year later, about 1,500 of the former Regulators left North Carolina. lso, Wm's bro John advised him not to stay in NC. I have included a couple of letters between John and his brother, William, while they were on opposite sides: 1771 Johnson Riot Act and Battle of Alamance. Husband, Howell, Hunter and several other Reg leaders left the province before the battle. Many Regs went to TN, about 1500 families left after the battle. (I think it quite likely that Wm the Reg was one of the "others") August 14, 1771: letter from John Butler to his brother, William Butler. I make no doubt that you disapprove of the proceedings of Government against the Regulators, be that as it will; I can assure you that the good effects thereof are very sensibly felt by the inhabitants of this province in general; and of this county in particular, for you very well know that for three or four years past, the persons and property of each subject hath been in great danger because the laws have been held under by Club law in that arbitrary Tyrant, but now things seem as if they would run in their proper channel again- not withstanding there is lately some private mischief done. The outlawed men may may I think get their pardon if they will ask for it. I suppose that you never intended to live in this province again. (William was on the lamb.) It might nevertheless be some satisfaction to you to have yours, and to that purpose I think it advisable you send a petition in your own name or send me a letter desiring me to petition the Government in your behalf. I am under a necessity of going to Newbern this Fall; and if you would take the trouble of sending your writing to me at Pryor's before the 20th of October next, I should get it on the 22nd which is our Court day. The people hereabouts are well and hoping these will finf you in the same condition, I add no more but as your loving brother, August 2, 1772: John Butler's letter to William Butler. Brother William I recd your letter by Henry Linterman & am glad to hear that you and your family &c are well. I have sent one letter to you since Ned went in beside one which I wrote for Mama to Wm. Watson which gave a very large account of the proceedings in the last assembly concerning the outlaws; The House recommended them all to to the Governor for pardon except Harmon Husband, Rednap Howell and yourself. The Governor not having power to pardon has signified the same to the King who hath empowered the House to pass an act of oblivion in favour of as many as they shall think deserving. I spoke with Governor Martin on Friday last at Hillsborough in behalf of you; he told me that he could do nothing in the matter; but recommended that I petition the House of Assembly next Fall which I propose to do: I did petition the last assembly and waited three days and received no answer. I verily think that there is no danger in you travelling in this Government. But would not recommend your settleing in this part of it in the backparts of this Government. South Carolina or Georgia I would recommend rather than that cold, wild country of Mississippi. My wife has been very bad with the consumption ever since March last and is now reduced to a very low state of health, scarce able to stand alone. I hope this will find you & your family in a good state of health. I am as usual your brother and I make no doubt but that your pardon will be accepted at the next assembly. August 2, 1772 John Butler John Butler was a General in the North Carolina Militia. A good history of his life is Ashe's Biographical History of North Carolina. According to his biography, "Little is known of his personal traits or characteristics. he must have been a popular man, possessing the confidence and respect and esteem of the State, to have had the chief command in his district for seven years, especially during the troublous years of the war. He was in nearly ever session of the Assembly, save when he was in the field, and he was several times a Councillor of State. While his troops did not fight well, there is nowhere any imputation of ineffiency or lack of courage on his part. He was too simple a Democrat to indorse the Society of the Cincinnati, and one of his last measures introduced into the Assembly was to preclude any member of that order from sitting in the General Assembly of North Carolina". 1774: An excerpt from NCORANGE-L: A few years ago I saw a small map of Orange County developed in 1774 that showed 16 numbered/named districts districts of the county. Rockingham & Guilford were to west, Chatham to south, and Wake to southeast, Granville to east and the State of Virginia to the north. These districts were superimposed over outlines of the counties as they lie today. This districting was done after Guilford had been stricken off Orange, and therefore did not include the Sandy Creek community where my known ancestors lived. Properties of other Hopkins men, presumed relatives, were intersected in the drawing up of the district boundary lines included in the 1774 map, and these were in what later became Alamance County, just south of Burlington. A sheet gave the names of property holders who were intersected by the District lines for the western half of Orange Co. (Districts 1 through 8), now Alamance and Caswell. I never saw a sheet showing the boundary lines for Districts 12 through 16 in the eastern half of Orange and I wonder if such a sheet exists. The survey of the country section boundaries intersected 3 Hopkins farms with owners named, so I was able to get a general location of these earlier farms of my presumed kinsmen, located near the convergent lines where Districts 1 (St. Asaph), 2 (Chatham), 7 (Orange), and 8 (Tryon) met. Properties intersected by these survey lines in this western half of Orange county in 1774 included those of George Sharp, John Shaddy, John Hope, JOHN BUTLER (plantation), John Brackin, Zache estated, William Smith, John Brackin (at Stony Creek), Reubin Washman (at Tom's Creek), John Graves, John O.Deneal, John Graves, Abraham Miles, the widow Burton, Archibald Murphy, Frederick Brook, William Meadows, Frederick Brock, Abraham Miles, Tom Graves, John Rice, John Brackin, Moses Carson, William Thomas, James Minnis, John Hopkins, Solomon Hopkins, the widow Brocks, James Wilkins, and David Hopkins. Orange Co. at that time (1774) included the modern counties of Caswell and Alamance to the west and Person, Orange and Durham to the east. The lines intersected some owners' properties more than once. Reference for this map and the list of intersected property holders: Orange Co., NC, Miscellaneous Records (# C.R. 0/3, 928.18) filed at the NC State Archives, Raleigh. Author of the article was Ransom McBride. Harold Hopkins 1775: On District Committee of Safety Hillsboro District (preparing for Rev. War). 1775: Became Lieutenant Colonel in North Carolina Militia 1776: Became Colonel in North Carolina Militia 1776: Chosen by people to represent them in Congress. Late in getting to the November Congress as the first election was pronounced fraudulent and he was elected on 2nd ballot. So he was not present when the first State Convention was adopted and did not sign the first North Carolina State Constitution. May 1777: Court Minutes of Orange County North Carolina In pursuance of a commission of the peace from Richard Caswell Esq., Governor, appointing Thomas Hardin, JOHN BUTLER, Alexander Mebane Jr., James Freeland, Alexander Mebane Sr., John Hogan, Charles Abercrombie, Robert Abercrombie Jr., Richard Bennehan, Nathaniel Rochester, Thomas Taylor, Richard Holloman, Eli McDaniel, William McCauley, William Laney, John Hawkins, Hugh Tinning, William Courtney, John Nichols, John Steel, John Rory, and William Caine, esqrs Justices of the Peace for sd county. Charles Abercrombie and William Caine qualified as justices. Minutes signed by JOHN BUTLER, Eli McDaniel, William Caine, John Steel, William McCauley, Hugh Tinning. 1777-1784 : Assembly chose him as Brigadier General in Militia. He was one of three commanders in North Carolina, Rutherford was with the western troops, Gregory was with the eastern troops and John Butler with the central troops. The militia troops volunteered for 3 months at a time, when their time was up they simply left for home. Consequently, they were never in the service long enough to become "veterans". And the officers were always working with raw troops. After being routed in battle, he and his troops were in disarray, a roving band of thiefs robbed him of his sword, remarking by way of consolation, "You'll have no further need of this". But Butler was not willing to give up the fight. "He who fights and runs away will live to fight another day". At one point he had to retreat from Cornwallis's advance, skirmishing as he fell back. Cornwallis, in retaliation, was to burn John's home and plantation, "Mt. Pleasant" to the ground. February 1780: Orange County Court Minutes: John Cate bound in 5000 pds for appearance at next court. Timothy Cain in 500 pds for his appearance. Ordered William Dunagan, William Ray, George Newton, George Homer, Timothy Caine, John Douglas, William Whitehead, Stephen Wilson, John Latta, William Pinkerton, and J?? Cate appts jury to view road going by William Jacksons and make report to next court. Court adjourned. Present: William Caine, JOHN BUTLER, John Steel. Alphabetical List of Officers of the Continental Army B Fifteenth Virginia page 137 Butler, John (N. C.). Brigadier General North Carolina Militia, 1780-1781. 1781: Sent to House of Commons, also Councillor of State, twice. September 12, 1781: (Notes from Jean Schneider) Fanning musters and commands 950 men. He feinted toward Whig General John Butler's camp, then at the last moment, turned to Hillborough. In an early morning raid that resulted in brief but brisk skirmishes, Fanning's men captured over 200 Whig soldiers, Governor Burke, the council, many Continental Officers, and members of the General Assembly. Sep 13, 1781 Colonel McNeil was ambushed at Cane Creek (Lindley's Mill) by General Butler. Fanning secured his prisoners at Spring Friends Meetinghouse, then flanked the Whigs and forced Gen. Butler's militia to retreat. Fanning was severely wounded in the left arm. The battle lasted 4 hours and was one of the largest on the war in North Carolina. 250 men were killed, captured, or wounded of the forces engaged. (This was David Fanning) Centennial History of Alamance County (1849-1949) by WHITAKER September 13, 1781: Kirk's Farm On the road from Hillsboro to LINDLEY's Mill at Cane Creek lay a farm known as KIRK's Old Field. Its owner, "Old Kirk," was an english hatter, frequently suspected of aiding the Patriots. On the night of September 13, 1781, a small band of Patriots stopped at KIRK's place en route westward, and asked permission to spend the night. They could, said KIRK, and so they established their camp and placed a sentry at the end of the lane leading to the farm. The night passed quietly and uneventfully. Early next morning, however, the Patriots were aroused by the sound of a shot. Quickly they mounted and rode toward the road and the place where they had left the sentry. Hardly had they discovered the dead body of the sentry when a group of Loyalist rushed from the thicket bordering the road and fired upon them. The battle was soon ended, but several of the Patriots were killed or wounded. LINDLEY's Mill On the same morning a band of six hundred Loyalist soldiers entered the sleeping village of Hillsboro at day light. Thomas BURKE or Orange County had recently been elected Governor by a Whig Assembly, and he was the first man to be taken prisoner by the British. Several other military and civil officals were aroused from their beds and also place under arrest. Colonel David FANNING (no relation to Colonel Edmund FANNING who was involved with the regulators) and Hector MCNEILL then led the men on a wild raid of plundering, takiing everything of value in the town. Colonel Alexander MELBANE of Hawfields watched this action from concealment. It was impossible for him to reach his horse, and so he set out on foot for his home to warn the people. Like the famous Paul REVERE, Colonel MEBANE spread the word, 'The British are coming!" Hawfields was Whig territory, and General John A BUTLER, who lived in this section, quickly raised three hundred of his Patriot militia to greet the British. Next morning the Tories crossed Cane Creek and headed through a hollow which would lead them across Hawfields to Tory country. On the brow of the hill, above the hollow, General BUTLER and his men awaited. As rifle fire broke out ahead of them, the rear-guard of the Loyalists, who were escorting the Governor, halted. Colonel MCNEILL commanded the front ranks to retreat; the whigs held a better position, and advance would mean certain death. One of his men, a scotchman named MCDOUGAL, accused him of cowardice, however, and MCNEILL reversed the order and advanced. He was instantly shot down. Seeing MCNEILL fall, some of the men called out that he was dead. MCDOUGAL cried out that the colonel was only wounded and urged the men forward. Meanwhile the other Loyalist commander, Colonel FANNING, crossed the creek some distance below the battle scene and attacked the Patriots from the read of the hill. This attack took the Patriots by surprise, and General BUTLER ordered a retreat. Major Robert MEBANE, the second in command, immediately countermanded the order, and facing a portion of his men to the rear, he attacked FANNING with such force that the latter was forced to withdraw at once. As the ammunition grew shorter, MEBANE passed along the line, carrying powder in his hat. Finally the battle came to a draw. The Tories, convinced that they could not get through the Whig lines, headed southeast for Wilmington, leaving their dead on the battlefield. Near the end of the battle a Tory marksman shot Major John NALLS of the Patriots, and mistaking three Whigs on horseback some distance away, the Tory rode toward them shouting that he had killed Major NALLS. A Patriot bullet suddenly ended his boast. Another of the Patriot officers, Colonel LUTTERAL, was wounded by the Tories, but he managed to stay in his saddle until his horse reached a farm house a half-mile from the battle scene. As he lay dying in a upstairs room of this home, the brave officer dipped his finger in his own blood and wrote his name across the wall. For many years this grim mark remained there. The battle of LINDLEY's Mill closed the war in North Carolina, and a month later at Yorktown Lord CORNWALLIS surrendered the tatterd remains of a once-proud British Army. 1784: To re-establish order in the State of North Carolina after the war was a difficult task. In the Assemblies of 1784, he was Chairman of the Committee on Grievances, and there were many. He resigned in November 1784. John Butler married Ann(e) Armstrong, who survived him & married Major Richard Christmas, December 22, 1788, with James Christmas, witness, in Orange County, North Carolina. At her death all of the property, including real estate, went to her family, as John Butler in his will, written May 20, 1785 (no date of probate given but next will in Will Book 1 of Orange County, North Carolina was written in January 1787) left everything to his "beloved wife" (not named), with his wife and W Raney excrs. The will was proved by Moses Crawford & Wm Shannon. No issue. 1785: Abstracts of Wills, Orange County, North Carolina Reprint 1972, 1979. Compiled by Ruth Herndon Shields: BOOK B, page 1. Will in Archives. Dated 20 May 1785, John Butler wife: Anne Executors: wife Anne, William Rainey, Esq. Witnesses: Moses Crawford, Wm. Shannon Notes from Jean Schneider: I checked VA Archives again, for references to men mentioned in the Orange CO NC Will Abstracts Augusta CO VA Court Records George Skillem vs. Moses Crofford.--Petition 17th May, 1764. Defendant is gone to Carolina. Order Book No IX June 22, 1764 (5) Moses Crofford, returned no inhabitant. John LOW, returned no inhabitant. (I would bet this is the same Moses Crawford who witnessed John Butler's will, is mentioned in John Armstrong will, Wm Shannon will. Interesting that he was in the same neighborhood as a John Low. And I would presume that Moses also knew Gen. John Butler and probably Wm the Reg in VA and they retained their friendship after they went to NC. This is what is so very puzzling to me, IF our John Lowe was born in Pasquotank or Chowan NC, why would he leave NC and go to VA to be married in 1755 and live there at least until first son was born? Unless he was the John Low(e) who served under Capt. Hog and James Dunlap and met Nancy Butler when in service, which as I recall was 1755-1757. This could be the reason why he left NC, to enlist in the army in VA. OR he was actually born in MD or VA and lived there until he and Nancy left for NC after son Wm's birth. Got to go, jean Ann married 2) Richard Christmas and also was without issue with him. After Ann's death, the Butler family started inquiries about inheriting their brother's estate, as no children had been born. John had left his estate to his wife. After her death, the family again inquired about the settlement of this estate, she had left it to her second husband. After Richard Christmas' death, the family, by then well strung out, again checked as they thought the land should come back to the Butler family. They were unsuccessful in their efforts. Doris has letters from various family members during this effort to reclaim their brother John and later, Uncle John's estate. John Butler was a General in the North Carolina militia. A good history of his life is Ashe's Biographical History of North Carolina. (Notes) from Jean Schneider, August 22, 1998: Yes, I think that John and Wm Butler went from VA to Hawfields which was located along the Haw River in the center of Orange CO. This area was one of the most populated areas at the time. I found a source on the net re Orange CO Deeds 1765-1780, there is a Butler surname in Deed Book 2 and also in Deed Book 3, Butler, Patillo, Farmer (may be relatives of Phoebe Childress) and Watson. The person who had these sources offered look ups which I requested but have not heard back yet. I believe it was 1767 that Wm was appointed collector of taxes in Orange CO by Gov Tyron. Also I found that some signers of the "Regulator Advertisement" were Isaac Low and John Low. John in 1768 was appointed to meet with the sheriff of Orange re taxes and fees. He signed Regulatory minutes at meeting at Sollings (sp?) and also signed letter to Tyron protesting taxes. Samuel Low also in 1768 signed the letter to Tyron, and in 1771 was at Reg. mtg with Rowan CO officials. In 1768 the association of Regulators was formed, James Hunter, Rednap Howell, Wm Butler and Herman Husband were prominent leaders. The first counties active in the movement were Anson, Orange, Granville (Piedmont) around 1764. Herman Husband was from Granville. I "think" Wm and Gen John may both have fought in the Battle of Ramsaur's Mill. Also on Sept 12 1781, there is a reference that Col. McNeil was ambushed at Cane Creek (Lindley's Mill) by Whig General John Butler. Also involved in the Battle of Cane Creek/Lindley's Mill/ Hillsborough was a David Fanning, who I think may have been related to Col. Edward Fanning whom the Regulators attacked in Hillsborough, dragged thru the streets and burned his house. This guy later formed King's Regiment in NY, apparently a rather famous regiment. My knowledge of the Rev War is schetchy at best. Do you know if our Gen John Butler was referred to as " a Whig general of militia"? I am rambling, have lately been delving into the Orange CO Regulator Rev War. It seems data re NC battles are haphazard. I'm sending what I found out re John Armstrong. It looks as tho he may have been a brother of Anne, unless Anne was a lot younger than John Butler. This John Armstrong sounds like an influential man in the Orange CO area. Other data pertaining to John Armstrong: 1) A John Armstrong was the entry taker in Hillsborough NC to apply for rev. army certificates for western lands - specie certificates. (After the Rev. War) 2) In 1781 a John Armstrong is mentioned as having 100 men in a letter written by Andrew Pickens during the Rev. War. UNC Chapel Hill Southern Historical Collection #23-z Armstrong, John. Papers, 1764 and n.d. [manuscript]. 2 items: Contract between John Armstrong of Orange County, N.C., and Henry McCulloh of Halifax County, N.C., about the operation of a mill on the Haw River. Also includes a copy of an extract of a deed for land. Armstrong, John. McCulloh, Henry E. (Henry Eustace), d. ca. 1810. Mills and millwork--North Carolina--History--18th century. Real property--North Carolina--History--18th century. 1. SOURCE: "American Revolution Roster" Fort Sullivan 1776-1780 Battle of Fort Sullivan Events Leading to First Decisive Victory ARMSTRONG, John HR:75; P(atriot)I(ndex) Capt. 2nd NC, 7 Sep 1775; Maj. 4th NC 6 Oct 1777; Deputy Adj. Gen. to General Horatio Gates 3 Aug 1789; w(ounded) at Stono Ferry 20 Jun 1779; Lt. Col. 1st NC 17 Jul 1782; 1 Jan 1783 (John b. abt 1735 & d. aft. 8 Sep 1806) Lt. Co. NC & married Anne ____. Abstracts of Wills, Orange County, North Carolina Reprint 1972, 1979. Compiled by Ruth Herndon Shields: (No actual wills to copy at our Gen. library) p. 18 A-76 Will of Michael Holt. Dated 31 June 1765, proved Nov 1767. wife: Elizabeth son: Peter "my children" name and number not stated. Executors: "my dear son Michael Holt, Junior and Nicholas Holt, Junior." Witnesses: JOHN BUTLER, William Carlisle. (my note: on 19 Feb. 1770, Michael Holt (must be Michael Holt, Jr.) Justice, swore in Wm the Reg as Deputy Sheriff of Orange CO. If the John Butler who witnessed Holt Senior's will is our John, the date of 1765 puts him in NC about 2 years earlier that we thought.) p. 79 B-121 Will in Archives. Dated 25 Nov. 1790, proved Feb. 1791. John Armstrong wife: Margaret son: William, land on Haw River joining John Holmes, Moses Crawford and Richard Christmas. daus: Elizabeth (under 18 years), Mary, Margaret, Rachel. Executors: wife, and Richard Christmas. Witnesses: Richard Goff, William Trousdale. (my note: Moses Crawford witnessed John Butler will) p. 96 B-289 Will in Archives. Dated 10 Sept. 1794, proved Feb. 1795. William Shannon Estate to "Loving cousins Thomas and Robert Shannon". Witnesses: Moses Crawford, Rachel Crawford. (my note: Wm Shannon witnessed John Butler will) p. 42 D-267 Will dated 8 September 1806, proved August Court 1810. JNO. Armstrong wife: Anne Armstrong sons: Joseph, Thomas and James Armstrong 20 shillings each dau: Margaret wife of James Willson 20 " " Jinnet wife of John Hanks 20 " " Mary wife of John Jesse 20 " " Elizabeth wife of Isaac Jackson 20 " " Catrenah wife of Absolom Cooper 20 " Executors: wife Anne, "and my son John Hanks." Witnesses: And'w McBroom, John Ray p. 152 E-300 Will dated 25 June 1830, proved May Court 1833. Richard Christmas (He devises many slaves and other property.) To Miss Betsy Cooper for her care of him in his infirmities, $100, slave, furniture, etc. Legacies to Richard Glass, son of Stephen and Betsy Glass, and to his parents. Dr. James A. Craig Niece Mary G. Christmas " Nancy Christmas daughter of my deceased brother James " Henrietta Christmas dau. " " " " nephews: John and William sons " " " " "My niece Mary Edward Green daughter of my nephew John Green of Warrenton." Niece, Mary Young widow. Ann Christmas Lytle ? niece of my deceased wife. Mary Smart " " " " " Peggy Lankson " " " " " "My niece Mary Powers wife of Richard Powers" Executor: Dr. James A. Craig. Witnesses: A. D. Murphey, Arch'd Murphey, V. M. Murphy. (The information below was regarding the SC Butler family). Edgefield County, South Carolina. Minutes of the County Court 1785-1795. Southern Historical Press. Compiled by Brent H. Holcomb p. 139 (from page 322) The court met according to adjournment on Monday, the 12th of April, 1790.... Ordered that Petit Jurors be drawn to serve at July Term next when the following persons were drawn accordingly. Number 21, Robert Lowe and Number 26, Thomas Butler on this list of 30 men. (from page 324) Ordered that the Sheriff return the writ of venire for the grand Jurors, when the following persons appeared: John Lowe, foreman William Butler (19 men on the list) p. 116 At a court held for the county of Edgefield on 12 Oct 1789. Ordered that the grand jurors be drawn to serve at next April court and the following persons were drawn to wit 1. John Lowe 9. William Butler (20 men on the list) Ordered that the Petit Jury be drawn for the next court & the following persons were drawn to wit 2. James Butler, William Butler name appears on at least two more jury lists but I didn't copy those. p. 64 - couldn't find a date Ordered that a road be opened from Lees Ferry on big Saludy the nearest and best way to the court house beginning at Lees Ferry thence to Clouds creek near Corley Mill thence to Richland Creek crossing at or near William Butlers Plantation thence crossing Dry Creek at or near the widow Rustins thence crossing mine creek at or near the plantation of William Herrins thence crossing rockey creek at Mr. Baruns thence to intersect with a road from Perkins pond to Mr. Richd Johnson   More About JOHN BUTLER, BRIGADIER GENERAL: Military: Bet. 1777 - 1784, Brigadier General in North Carolina Militia. Rev. War. Continental B, Fifteenth Virginia Misc.: 1767, Living in Orange County, sold his inherited property in Cumberland Co., Va. Occupation: Farmer/Plantation Owner/Sheriff of Orange County, North Carolina. Assemblyman. Will: Will written May 20, 1785, proved WB 1 of Orange Co., January 1787?   Notes for ANNE ARMSTRONG: An Early American Christmas in The Revolutionary Era by: Ginger Christmas November 1997 Fall Term Paper In order to write about a Revolution of any kind one needs to look at the events that led up to the revolt. While investigating the motives behind the people joining the Revolution for Independence, I noted that the Navigation Acts of 1763, brought about by Grenville, were laws governing imperial trades. These Acts were laxly enforced at first and caused no real burden. They did however, tend to stifle the economic initiative and left the colonists with annoying liabilities. Grenville's Colonial Currency Act prevented the colonists from paying off their debts in the depreciated colonial currency. Contained in the Currency Act was the "forbidding of all acts of colonial assemblies that were contrary to its terms" and a fine was levied on any Governor participating in such acts. The Colonists soon opposed this act. The acts were known as the "Intolerable Acts." This led to the immortal statement "taxation without representation" and called upon the colonists to unite in opposition. As a result the Nonimportation Resolve was enacted by the colonies. Every one of these acts violated some segment of colonial sensibility. As a large land owner in North Carolina, John Christmas had to purchase many items from Britain to run his sawmill. The finished goods were shipped to England or illegally smuggled into other countries. In 1765 the Stamp Act was enacted and the colonists unanimously reacted against it. This act affected the middle class workers who were lawyers, printers, ship owners, land speculators and tavern owners. They quickly claimed that Parliament had no jurisdiction to place a tax on colonists without representation in Parliament. This brought about the Stamp Act Congress. The following year some of the Freemasons from Philadelphia moved into the North Carolina area, where Captain John Christmas and his family lived, and started up the Blandford Bute Lodge of Freemasons. On the 29th of July 1765 John made application to the lodge and was accepted on the 25th of September. It is believed by James David Carter that the "Great Seal" of the American Presidency contains a number of Masonic symbols. There is considerable evidence indicating that the American Revolution was inspired by American Freemasons. Ample evidence shows Freemasonry to have been influential in the formation of the America Constitution. John was active with the Masons until 1774. His sons were members after 1784 when the Freemasons of Blandford Lodge resumed their meetings. However, we don't have physical evidence of meetings during the years from 1774 until 1784. We do have meeting notes of the Lodge before 1774 and after 1784 that were uncovered in a storeroom of the Old Bute County courthouse at Warrenton, N.C. in 1908. The meetings of the Freemasons were held in secret and the family meetings would be held quietly as well. John had five grown sons and his three daughters were married. The thought of this family gathering, to discuss political matters, around the home fire, are not unreasonable. Topics of the Acts that were being imposed and reading of the newspaper reports would be discussed. The men would talk of their meetings and the wives would, undoubtedly, voice an opinion as well. The Christmas' were a strong willed group of people. Evidence of this is found in their lives before and after the war. A decision to fight for the rights as British citizens or even an independent government was made in this household as it was all across the colonies. In 1769 the Townshend Act was enacted by Parliament on the 29th of June. It imposed duties on tea, glass, paint, oil, lead, and paper imported into America. These were items used by many Colonists in their everyday life causing hardship on these lower class citizens. In 1770 the Townshend Act caused another nonimportation resolve to be enacted by the colonists. The merchants of England were pleading again for the repeal of the Townshend Act. All looked good until Lord Frederick North decided that it would seem weak to do away with the entire act. To help his friends in the East India Company, North kept the Tea Act in effect. This act made it an act of treason to be involved in a riot. Herman Husbands led the North Carolina Regulators who took the law into their own hands. These regulators fought against the lack of representation in the Assembly. Governor William Tryon led 1,000 men against the regulators at Alamance Creek near Hillsborough, North Carolina. The Battle of Alamance was the first battle in the war. Before it was all over six Regulators were hung. The war was in John Christmas' back yard and it was time to make a stand. He chose the Patriot side when the war began in full. In 1774 the Ladies of Edenton took a large step towards the nonimportation resolution. There were 51 ladies who signed a petition in support of the nonimportation resolves. These were the first ladies to openly voice an opinion on political matters. Although the men made important decisions politically, economically and in their own homes, their wives could bring considerable pressure on them, from the peasant to the aristocrat. Women had opinions and for the most part kept those opinions within the confines of their homes. The Christmas family was large and John's wife, Mary, had to provide reasonable comfort for them in the home. This meant purchasing a considerable amount of finished goods from England. To stand behind the Nonimportation Resolve meant more work and hardships for everyone . The cause was worth it. In 1775 there was a great deal of Parliamentary activity in the Quartering and Quebec Acts. On the 14th of October the Declaration of Rights and Grievances was adopted by the Continental Congress and George Washington wrote that "no thinking man in all of America desires independence." In May Josiah Martin, the governor of North Carolina, fled from New Bern to Fort Johnson and then to the ship of war Cruiser resulting in the end of British rule in North Carolina. In July 500 minutemen burned Ft. Johnson, leaving the Cape Fear River unprotected until the end of the war. In December 1776 the North Carolina Constitution was adopted and Richard Caswell was elected as Governor of the independent North Carolina. That year France and Spain jointly and secretly agreed to support the Colonial government in the war against Britain. What kind of people were the Christmas family? Every schoolchild knows of the Revolutionary sacrifices of men like Samuel Adams, George Washington, and Thomas Jefferson. Not many of us realize that thousands of every-day men and women gave as much of their lives, fortunes, and sacred honor as did any signer of the Declaration of Independence. Any war in history requires far-sighted leaders, but it must also have scores of lower echelon captains and lieutenants as well as hundreds of loyal, dedicated privates if it is to succeed. The American Revolution was no exception to this principle. The people presented in this paper tell a story of heroism and bravery. Their contributions throughout the counties in the thirteen colonies were just as important a part of the Revolution as Jefferson's drafting the Declaration or Washington's wintering at Valley Forge. This family was highly involved in the local Committees and Associations that were the lifeblood of resistance to England. One of those was the Freemasons of Blandford Bute Lodge. This lodge began the 29th of April 1766 in the area that is now known as Warrenton, North Carolina and that year Captain John Christmas joined the Lodge. The family was living in the area of Warrenton and part of his family continued to live there until 1870. The other association was the Committee of Safety in Bute County, North Carolina. This Committee was formed by many of the members of the Blandford Bute Lodge. The Lodge held meetings up until early 1774. After that date no meeting notes can be found until 1784, which leads me to believe that they were busy with the Safety Committee. The Safety Committees were formed as headquarters for the Colonial Militia. Without the support of people like the Christmas family, and other in the area, there might never have been a 2nd Continental Congress meeting at Hillsborough, North Carolina. These people took risks when joining the organizations throughout the Colonies because of the Intolerable Act that forbade the holding of public meetings that were not sanctioned by the British. The Act, although not originally intended for North Carolina at first, was just as effectual because it could apply any time the British wanted. In 1774 when John Christmas and his sons and relatives began their efforts to start this Committee of Safety, the Declaration of Independence was still nearly two years away. By signing their names to the documents that are collected on the minutes of this committee, the men of Bute County were opening themselves to potential charges of treason. After all, the North Carolina colony was then governed by, Josiah Martin, a professional soldier in the British Army. That army had established itself a decade earlier as the greatest fighting force on earth with the end of the "Seven Year War." Martin was not sympathetic to the Colonists' cause. Facing up to a country as powerful as England was as large an act of courage as was facing death and confiscation of one's property for treason. Serving the bonds of allegiance to the mother country where many of the Revolutionaries still had relatives was an emotional dilemma, making this a type of Civil War. The British did not want to fight their kinfolk anymore than the Colonists did. However, these men of Bute felt, as did their counterparts in other colonies, that their rights as free men were being disregarded by an arbitrary government in England. They were prepared to make huge sacrifices for this principle. On June 23rd in 1775 there was a meeting of the freeholders of Bute and among the attendants were Captain John Christmas, his eldest son John Christmas Jr., and Thomas Christmas the second eldest son. In the list of signers at that meeting we find another thirty members of this family including in-laws and cousins. This meeting was "to form themselves into an Independent Company and choose their own officers, and that the officers when chosen, shall diligently instruct their men in military exercise for the defense of this country. The committee recommended the people of this county to choose a new committee on the day of the general election, and also nominate delegates to attend the Colony Convention at Hillsborough or whatever place shall be appointed for their meeting." The Military problem was that the individual Colonies had total jurisdiction over their men. Each Colony determined who was of a fighting age and who would fight in which battle. George Washington had trouble with this military concept. The basic problem was that his army was no sooner built up than it began to melt away and there were several limitations on the availability of these men. They could only be required to serve for certain periods of time in certain locations and situations. If a battle took him across a county or perhaps a Colonial line he needed to seek permission to have those men in the battle that did not live in the other jurisdiction. North Carolina, along with several other states, had short term enlistment times. Some were as short as a few days and others were from one to three month terms. (This is evident in the pension records of several of the Christmas family members.) On the 8th of July in 1775 these same three Christmas men were back at the Committee meeting on Safety in Bute County, North Carolina. They signed their names to a document that read as follows: "we the subscribers adopt accede to and will religiously observe and keep the Association entered into by the general Congress at Philadelphia the 5th of September last, and that we will adopt and endeavor to execute the measures which the General Congress now sitting at Philadelphia may conclude on for the preservation of our Constitution, and opposing the Parliament and that we will readily observe the directions of our general Committee, for the purpose aforesaid, the preservation of peace and good order and security of individuals and private property." As you can see this family was very dedicated to the causes of the Revolutionary War. At this time nine of the eleven Christmas children were old enough to be involved in the efforts to attain independence from Britain. Six of John Christmas' sons were old enough to go to war and five of these sons were Captain or better during the Revolutionary War. Their children are described as follows: John Christmas Jr. was 32 and a member of the Safety Committee; Thomas Christmas was 31 and Captain of the Militia at Bute (Where in 1779 the newly formed County of Warren passed an act establishing Warrenton as the county seat. The court was to be held at the home of Thomas Christmas until the courthouse could be built); Mary Christmas was 30 and the wife of William Green who was a very active member of the Safety Committee; Ann Christmas was 25 and the wife of Nathaniel McLemore another member of the Militia in Bute County; Richard Christmas was 23 and in Nathaniel Greene's forces under his brother, Captain William Christmas, who was 22; Henreitta Christmas was 20 and married to Captain Thomas Power another member of the militia at Bute; Nathaniel Christmas was 19 and a private under Greene's command; Robert who was 15 and went to war for freedom (every able-bodied man was officially part of the militia and subject to call-up in an emergency and many boys during the war went at only 12 years of age); James who was only 7 and his brother Charles age 3 who never entered the war at any time. The two younger boys became a minister and a physician respectively. The family was very active during the five years of fighting between 1775 and 1783. John and Mary spent most of their time near home where they provided sundries and cash for the newly evolved government of North Carolina, John remained a Captain in the Bute Militia. Their oldest son went to Halifax and was killed there in 1777 (I haven't been able to locate the records of his death so I am not sure it was war related.) Thomas Christmas also lived near home and was a Captain in the Bute Militia. He and Sarah (Duke), his wife had seven children from 1766 to 1787 which would indicate that he was around home a considerable amount of time. The county court records show that he sold property, perhaps to help support the war effort much like his father. In 1779, he helped set up the county seat of Warrenton, Warren County. At the age of 27 years the County Commission had procured his services as surveyor. "He was a member of a family that had come early from Virginia and several members of this family served in various county and provincial offices" for Warren (Old Bute) County. The courthouse in the newly formed Warren County was built on land donated by Thomas Christmas, containing 100 acres. The decision to build the courthouse on his land and hold court in his home was made that year. His land was conveniently located near the center of Warren County. Richard Christmas advanced through the ranks in the militia, beginning with Private in 1775 to Major in 1782. He was one of "those boys" that just had to be involved. As a single man with no family ties he enlisted in the army and advanced rapidly. In February of 1780 after his Captain was wounded or killed he was taken prisoner, with a company of militia under the leadership of Col. Hugh Tinning's Regiment of North Carolina. He was held for 16 days and released. In Feb. of 1781 he re-enlisted as a Sergeant with his brother, Capt. William Christmas, and served another three months. After only one month he was sent to fight under Col. Eaton in the Battle near Guilford Courthouse on the 15th of March. By July 15th he had re-enlisted again under Captain Abram Allen and was captured, again, at Charlotte, North Carolina and held on the British ship "Eske" in Charleston harbor in South Carolina. (I have tried to find information on this ship with no results.) The Pension Records state that it was a prisoner ship in Charleston Harbor. He was held aboard the ship Eske for just under a year when his brother, Nathaniel Christmas, acquired his release. William Christmas was a very busy son as well. When he was 18 he qualified as a surveyor, having given bonds in 1770 for this profession. He was actively working with the government in North Carolina stayed in contact with his cousin Richard Henderson, Surveyor, of Transylvania fame. Just before the war William helped lay off the town of Boonsborough, along with Thomas Person. In 1777 he was commissioned Ensign in the militia. He served as staff officer of the Halifax Militia District, Quartermaster Division, as Warren County commissioner for "collecting provisions, tax and securing supplies and provisions for support of the army and navy of this and the United States in the Southern Department." In 1778 he was appointed as surveyor for the county and was one of three surveyors to run the line between Bute, Warren and Franklin counties. Because of the Lord of Bute's involvement in the Revolution on the side of the British, the decision was made to do away with Bute county and make two other counties in its stead. One was named after General Warren and the other was named after Benjamin Franklin, a well known statesman and inventor. In 1780 he was busy laying off the towns of Warrenton and Louisburg in North Carolina which were the two county seats of the two new counties of Warren and Franklin. On the 15th of March 1781 he was commander of the Independent Rifle Corps under General Nathaniel Greene as who fought in the battle near Guilford Courthouse. This battle was crucial because it was fought very near the homes of the Christmas family. When Cornwallis retreated for rest and supplies he went to Hillsborough where Captain John Christmas lived. After the war William was involved in the Bonus Act which was established to grant land to the men who were fighting in the Revolutionary War. He acquired land for his war efforts in the Mississippi Territory. This act allowed 640 acres of bounty land for privates and up to 12,000 acres for Brigadier Generals. John Christmas, his father, was granted 1,000 acres in Orange County, North Carolina. Nathaniel was busy keeping his brother Richard out of trouble, keeping up with the Committee of Safety in his home state and following his brother William around learning the trade of surveyor. After the war he settled with his younger brother Robert in the Wilkes County area of Georgia where they were district judges. He moved to the Louisiana area to settle down with Mary McLemore, his wife. He Petitioned the new government for pension from the Revolutionary war but was rejected. He reached his rank of Major as a First Major Surveyor.Captain William Christmas, Sergeant Richard Christmas and young Robert Christmas were in the battle near Guilford Courthouse under the Leadership of Brig. Gen. Nathaniel Greene. Robert moved to Wilkes County Georgia where he petitioned the government for a pension as a wounded soldier. He was granted 200 acres in Georgia on the 24th of May 1786. He then began a career as District Juror and Judge until his death in 1799. The records on Robert are lengthy in the Wilkes County area of Georgia. Now we must look at the effects that the Revolutionary war had on the lives of these people. At the end of the war Captain John Christmas was sick. It is not known what caused the sickness in his 66th year. He subsequently made out his will, where he was careful to mention each of his children, and the children of his deceased son. Now that he was allowed the pursuit of life, liberty and property he left his land to each of the children. John Christmas Jr. was killed in 1777 near Halifax, North Carolina and left a will in Bute County naming his wife, three small children, and Thomas Christmas, his brother, as executor of his estate. His death had quite an effect on his wife and small children. Captain Thomas Christmas had also been affected because he was the eldest. He was responsible for his family, his deceased brother's family, and for his widowed mother who had two small sons at home. Mary Elizabeth Christmas was the wife of Colonel William Green who was active in the Committee of Safety and a soldier in the Revolutionary War. They remained near Warren County and were involved in local politics. Ann P. Christmas and her husband Nathaniel McLemore were with the group who went to the new territory of Tennessee to settle and make a new home. Nathaniel McLemore was very active with the Militia and fought in the Battle near Guilford Courthouse. Major Richard Christmas had enough time in and out of British prisons. He decided to marry the widow of General John Butler. He became a representative in the lower house of government in Georgia. Richard achieved rank of Colonel in his surveyor work in the State of North Carolina. First Major William Christmas was busy with his new wife, Abigail McLemore. He surveyed the new lands in Tennessee, Kentucky and the Mississippi Territory. In 1791 he was one of the men working on the First map of North Carolina with Price and Strothers, served in the North Carolina House of Representatives and the Senate. He resigned his post as a Colonel and then took a party of settlers into the Tennessee area in 1800. Nathaniel and Richard Christmas joined him and opened a land office in the Knoxville area in 1801 Henrietta was married to Captain John Power and settled in Tennessee along with her brothers. Her husband was active in the Safety Committee in Bute County. Major Nathaniel Christmas had a new wife, Mary McLemore, and joined hisbrother William in Tennessee after a term in the North Carolina House of Representatives. He was instrumental in securing financing for the Price and Strother maps. Robert Christmas married Marie F. Gilbert and became a District Judge in Wilkes County Georgia with his brother Nathaniel before Nathaniel moved on to Tennessee. James married Elizabeth Courtney and settled in Hillsborough, North Carolina with his family and mother. He became a Baptist minister for the Cane Creek Church his mother helped to form. Charles became a proponent Physician in Hillsborough and outlived his mother by only one year. The records of most of these men were destroyed. The Virginia GenealogicalSociety and the National Society of the Daughters of the Revolution have reconstructed many of them with letters and other government records. These documents give vital information on the lives of the men of this era. Many of the petitioners were rejected because they had no records to present too the newly formed government. Many of the people who fought in the Revolutionary War were never properly acknowledged for their part in the forming of our great country. I hope this paper will justify a smallpart of that injustice. There are nine generations between Captain John Christmas and myself. I hope that as time passes when I write my book that I can properly portray the lives of all the family members, as well as I have tried to do with this paper. Bibliographies A Short History of the American People Vol. I (1492-1865) by Oliver PerryChitwood A Short History of the American Revolution by James L. Stokesbury Abstracts of Vital Records from Raleigh, North Carolina Newspapers 1799-1819 American Political and Social History by Harold Underwood Faulkner An Outline History of the Revolution by Ernest Dupuy Atlas of American History Second Edition Bute County Committee of Safety Minutes 1775-1776 by B. Ransom McBride Daniel Carol One Man and His Descendants by Sister M. Virginia Gieger Democracy in America by Alexis De Toqueville Duke Papers by Wortham Forming of the North Carolina Counties 1663-1943 by David Leroy Corbett Georgia, Surveyor General Department Atlanta, GA Land Records Lost Tribes of North Carolina by Worth S. 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Kerber p.41 6-The People's Chronology A year-by-year Record of Human Events from Prehistory to the Present Day by James Trager p.319 8-Bute County Commission of Safety Minutes 1775-1776 By B. Ransom McBride p.3 9-An Outline History of the American Revolution by R. Ernest Dupuy p.38-39 10-Bute County Commission of Safety Minutes 1775-1776 By B. Ransom McBride p.4 13-Bute County Commission of Safety Minutes 1775-1776 By B. Ransom McBride p.3 14-Bute County Commission of Safety Minutes 1775-1776 By B. Ransom McBride p.19-20 15-Bute County Commission of Safety Minutes 1775-1776 By B. Ransom McBride p.29-30 -A Short History of the Revolutionary War by James L. Stokesbury pp. 45 & 69 18-Bute County Commission of Safety Minutes 1775-1776 By B. Ransom McBride p.25 20-Bute County Commission of Safety Minutes 1775-1776 By B. Ransom McBride p.26 21-GenWeb North Carolina Histories, Bute County on Internet 22-Revolutionary War Pension record #S3413 23-A Short History of the Revolutionary War by James L. Stokesbury p. 69 24-North Carolina Tax Rolls 1771 Bute County. 25-Daniel Caroll One Man and His Descendants by Sister M. Virginia Gieger p.121 26-Daniel Carrol One Man and His Descendants by Sister M. Virginia Gieger p.121 27-The County Of Warren N.C. 1586-1917 p.47 28-The County of Warren N.C. 1586-1917 p.53 32-Pension Applications National Genealogical Society #S16342 -Dictionary of North Carolina Biography edited by William S. Powell Vol. 1 p.369 36-GenWeb North Carolina Histories, Bute County on Internet 37-An Outline History of the American Revolution by R. Ernest Dupuy pp. 169-175 39-Atkins McLemore's will Warren County, N.C. Courthouse 40-Guilford County, N.C. Histories 41-Wilkes County Papers, Wilkes County Georgia 42-Orange County, N.C. Will Book A pp.261-268 44-Warren County, N.C. Will Book 2 pp.128-130 45-NSDAR Vol. 165 #164025 46-Bute County Commission of Safety Minutes 1775-1776 By B. Ransom McBride pp. 12-15, 15-17, 19-37 47-Marriage Records of Orange County, N.C. on microfiche at State Library in Salem OR 48-Marriage Records of Warren County, N.C. on microfiche at State Library in Salem OR 50-Dictionary of North Carolina Biography Vol. I pp.369-370 51-Bute County Commission of Safety Minutes 1775-1776 By B. Ransom McBride pp. 20, 26 52-Marriage Records of Warren County, N.C. on microfiche at State Library in Salem OR 53-Dictionary of North Carolina Biography Vol. I pp.369-370 Marriage Records of Warren County, N.C. on microfiche at State Library in Salem OR 54-Wilkes County Papers, Wilkes County, Georgia 55-Marriage Records of Warren County N.C. on microfiche at State Library in Salem OR (Notes) From Jean Schneider, Aug. 27, 1998: I've been doing some checking around re the Christmas family, started in VA and there were all kinds of refs to Armstrongs in Chalkey's Chronicles. Of course I was handicapped because I didn't know Ann's father's name for sure, but the John clue helps. There was a John Armstrong who signed the Regulator petition to Gov Tryon in 1768, could be the same guy, whether her bro or father remains to be seen. Also a Robt Armstrong is named as plaintiff in a Nov 1767 court case in VA, the record stated that Robert resided in Orange CO, Province of NC. Page 152 appears to be extracts from Richard Christmas' will, and included in the text is "Legacies to Richard GLASS, son of Stephen and Betsy GLASS, and to his parents." This must be the Glass people mentioned in the letters written by James Craig, who is mentioned in the will and also appears to be executor.   3. iv. EDMUND BUTLER II, b. Abt. 1729, Goochland County, Virginia or New Kent, Co./Hanover Co., Virginia?; d. 1801, Hancock County, Georgia.  4. v. NANCY ANN BUTLER, b. Bet. 1738 - 1742, Goochland County, Virginia; d. Abt. 1783, Georgia ?.  5. vi. WILLIAM BUTLER, CAPT., b. Abt. 1740, Goochland County/Cumberland County, Virginia; d. November 09, 1790, Edgefield County, South Carolina.  6. vii. HANNAH BUTLER, b. Abt. 1741, Cumberland County, Virginia; d. Hancock County, Georgia?.  viii. FEMALE BUTLER, b. Abt. 1744, Goochland County, Virginia; m. WILLIAM WATSON, JR..   Notes for FEMALE BUTLER: It appears that one of William Watson Jr's sisters married "a" Thomas Williams (brother to Susanna Williams?), According to William Watson, Sr's will in Amelia County, Virginia in 1802. (Need copy).   Notes for WILLIAM WATSON, JR.: A letter from William Watson, Jr., to William Butler From the "Regulator Papers of North Carolina". (This was a letter written while William Butler was hiding out as the British government had a reward offered for his capture of 1000 acres and $100.00) May 30, 1773 Loving brother, this comes to let you know that we are all in good health at present except mother and she is much better than she has been, although she is very weak yet: your son seems to be well satisfied, for he never once cryed, or seemed for to want to see you as we would know of;--Brother Edmund Butler's family are all well and desire to be remembered to you and likewise brother Aaron Butler's family are likewise all well, and al of the rest of our friends, that we have heard from of late:-- we have had a letter from John Low since you were out here; and were glad to hear from you and you were out there; and were glad to hear from you and that you got cattle to carry out with you:-- I would be glad for to hear how you make out for corn, and if is to be got at any rate; for I have heard it is very scarce: James Ewing said when he was down that you should not want for corn as long as he had any, and he said he made a very good crop of corn;--I have not anything strange to inform you off, but all join together in sending our love to you & your family and remain as usual yours til death. Charlotte 30th May 1773 Possible future research: Subject: Charlotte CO VA WIll Book 1 Look up: To Jean Schneider, I feel like from the dates that the William Watson in Amelia Co. Virginia, is related to the William Watsons in Charlotte Co. Charlotte County wasn't formed until 1765 and the Amelia County William died prior to that. Anyway, you know more about your Watsons than I do but just thought this might be helpful. Amelia County, Va October 20, 1781(Order), Amelia County, Virginia,WB 3, pg 53: Appraisal estate of James Anderson decd by Wm. Watson, Henry Anderson and Charles Knight. Februay 8, 1785 (Will), Amelia County, Virginia, WB 3, pg 300: William Tucker proven: date not given, Son Daniel Tucker land on north side of Licking Branch to David Greenhills corner, Son William Tucker land on the other side Licking Branch to Mirey branch. Son John Tucker land purchased of Tally Hinton and Robert Hinton. Son Robert Tucker and son David Tucker land purchased of William Watson. Joel Tucker land where on I now live. Daughters Mary Chappell, Sarah Old, Anne Tucker. Wife Ann Tucker. Exec sons Daniel, John and Robert. Wit: David Williams, Richard Hawkes, John Hawkes. Signed: William X Tucker. January 26, 1786, Amelia County, Virginia, OB 17, pg 94b: Admr granted 26 Jan 1786 OB 17, pg 145b Richard Mayes Plt vs William Watson Deft: In Case. Abates by Plt's death. February 23, 1787 (Returned), Amelia County, Virginia, WB 4, pg 29 Appraisal estate of JAMES BAGLEY decd by William Watson, Dickerson Jennings, Edmd Borum. March 13, 1788 (Will) WB 4, pg 116 SAMUEL BOOKER, will 13 Mar 1788 Prov 25 Sept 1788. Son George. Child my wife is big with. Wife Martha. Exec wife, brother Richard Booker, brother Marshall Booker and Richeson Booker. Wit: George Booker, Samuel Cobbs, Luke Watson. March 7, 1759, Amelia Co., Virginia, WB 4, pg 235-242 Acct of WILLIAM WATSON estate by Richard Jones from Mar 7, 1759. Mentions Miss Jane Watson, Wm Watson's schooling, Miss Elizabeth Watson, Amey's schooling, Belico's schooling. Mrs. Amey Watson and Billy's purchases paid. Aug 1767 to Thos B. Mumford his part of profit of estate to the time of his marriage to Mrs. Mumford by information 70.0.0. The Credits are dated from 1 Oct 1758 thru 1786. Returned 23 Feb 1792. September 24, 1789 (Taken) and returned February 23, 1792, Amelia County, Virginia, WB 4, pg 232. Acct of estate of THOMAS MUMFORD decd by Samuel Booker Exec. On motion of Marshall Booker and Richard Booker Exec of SAMUEL BOOKER decd...any 3 to settle acct of Thos. Munford Senr decd. Taken . May 31, 1793 (Will) WB 5, pg 160. Edmund WALKER, Proven 23 Apr 1793. Wife Mary. Son George Walker land both in Charlotte and Amelia. Daughters Judeth Tatum and Mary Branch. Sister Sarah Walker shall live in the house I at present do, so long as she remains single or as long as my said wife lives. Exec son George Walker and friend John Royall. Wit: Luke Watson, Lewellin Hudson. Signed: Edmd Walker. April 19, 1794, Amelia County, Virginia, (Will) WB 5, pg 232, Henry WORSHAM, Proven 24 Dec 1795. Son Green Worsham 100 land in Prince Edward Co being 1/2 tract bought of Joseph Moore. Son Henry Worsham remaining part of the tract in Prince Edward Co., Va. Daughter Elizabeth Cardwell. Daughter Ann Boyd. Daughter Tabitha Worsham. Daughter Sally Worsham. Daughter Polly Worsham. Wife Martha Worsham. Sons Archer and David. Exec two eldest sons Archer and David Worsham. Wit: Andrew Walker, John Townes, and Luke Watson. Signed: Henry X Worsham. Happy Hunting, Bel To: jeans@primary.net Subject: Charlotte CO VA WIll Book 1 Look up I know you didn't ask for all of this but since it included Elizabeth, mother of William Watson, you would be interested. 1768-1769, (Will dated -68) Charlotte Co., Va., WB 1, pg 15 WILLIAM TOVIAL MILLS, Probated Feb 6, 1769, Lunenburg County. Three Brothers and two sisters: Matthew, Charles, Meanan, Molley and Betty. Charles Mills to have carpenter tools. Exec Matthew Mills and Charles Mills. Wit: William Watson, Jessee Bond, Matthew Watson. Security John White and Robert (torn). February 25, 1767, Charlotte Co., Va., WB 1, pg 30. Inventory of the estate of John Richardson. Appraisors: Charles McKennie, Douglass Watson, Collier Barksdale. Recorded 2 Mar 1767. August 31, 1770, Charlotte Co., Va., WB 1, pg 59. Inventory estate of William Davis decd 31 Aug 1770. Appraisors: William Watson, Senr, Charles McKinnie, William Watson, Junr. Recorded 3 Sept 1770. December 5, 1770, Charlotte Co., Va. (Will) WB 1, pg 78. JOHN MARSHALL, Probate Aug 5, 1771. Eldest son Joseph. Daughters Hannah and Mary. Wife Hannah. Children: Thomas, William, John, Nanny, Benjamin, Samuel Marshall. Exec wife Hannah, son Joseph and son Thomas Marshall. Wit: Thomas Alexander, Samuel Moore. Security William Watson, Samuel Moore. September 27, 1771, Charlotte Co., Va., WB 1:82 Appraisal of the estate of Alexander Ritchey, Appraisors: William Watson, Samuel Moore, and Samuel Scott. Recorded 7 Oct 1771. August 28, 1771, Charlotte Co., Va., WB 1, pg 91. Inventory of the estate of John Marshall. Appraisors: William Watson, Saml Moore, Douglass Watson. Recorded 1 June 1772. August 17, 1772, Charlotte Co., Va., (Will) WB 1, pg 97. For JOHN ANDERSON, Probate, 1 Mar 1773. Friend Robert Jennings of Hanover County all of the slaves. Friend George Riden. Friend Nancy Burns. Rodah Ketchings. Douglass Watson Exec Douglass Watson and William Watson, Junr. Wit: William Watson, Daniel Burns, Junr, Meredith Catching. Sec. William Price Gent. March 6, 1773, Charlotte Co., Va., WB 1:115 Inventory estate of John Anderson by William Watson, John Townson, Andrew Wallace. Recorded 7 Feb 1774. August 1776, Charlotte Co., Va., WB 1, pg 148-152. Inventory of the estate of Matthew Watson decd ordered at Court Aug 1776. Recorded 6 Jan 1777. March 17, 1778, Charlotte Co., Va. WB 1, pg 200. MATHEW WATSON Jr, Probate Dec. 7, 1778. Being under the obligation of a Soldier. Mother Elizabeth Watson. Brother William Watson. Sisters Mary Rawlins, Elizabeth Winbush, Sarah Coleman, Judeth Weaver, Lucy Holt, and Anna Jude. Exec brother William Watson, John White Holt. Wit: William Sublet, Thomas Tiller, Edmond Ayres. Security Stephen Coleman. February 1, 1779, Charlotte Co., Va., WB 1:203 Inventory of estate of Matthew Watson decd. Appraisors: Richard Gains Senr, Joseph Holt, Arthur Hayton. Recorded 1 Feb 1779. August 26, 1781, Charlotte Co., Va., WB 1:284 Inventory of estate of Jack S. Davenport decd. Appraisors: Thos Paulett, William Marshall, Douglass Watson. Recorded 1 Oct 1781. 1782: Charlotte Co., Va., WB 1, pg 304. Inventory of estate of Abraham Sublet. Appraisors: William Watson, Richard Gaines Senr, Willoughby Pugh. Recorded Sept. 2, 1782. 1787-1790: Charlotte Co., Va., WB 1, pg 431a ELIZABETH WATSON will 7 Apr 1787, Probate, July 5, 1790. Daughter Mary Rawlins and her children Lucy, Alban, Fleming and Mary negro Penelope. Daughter Judith Weaver negro Jenny. Granddaughter Martha Holt negro Nancy. Granddaughter Lucy Holt. Granddaughter Lucinda Williams. My children: Elizabeth Barksdale, Sarah Coleman, William Watson and his daughter Elizabeth, Lucy Holt and Anne Jude. Exec Samuel White and Richard Gaines Senr. Wit: James Wimbish, Luke Hazlewood. October 3, 1791, Charlotte Co., Va., WB 2, pg 13 Inventory and appraisement of estate of Elizabeth Watson decd. Recorded 3 Oct 1791 1791-1793; Charlotte Co., Va., WB 2, pg 29. Account Current estate of Elizabeth Watson with Dudley Barksdale admr from 1791. Recorded 3 June 1793. DIVISION of estate of Elizabeth Watson to Elizabeth Barksdale, Sarah Coleman, William Watson,:Lucy Holt and Anna Jude equally. 3 June 1793. 1777-1794: Charlotte Co., Va., WB wb2, pg 50b. Account Current of estate of Mathew Watson decd with William Watson and Stephen Coleman admrs from 4 Feb 1777. Paid 4 May 1778 Mrs Elizabeth Watson her dower. Recorded 14 Apr 1794. Happy Hunting Found a couple pieces to the Watson puzzle, WATSON-L Sarah Watson ( b. 05 Oct ? Louisa County, VA d. Jan 1836 Lunenburg Co. VA) > M. > Col. Stephen Coleman, Sr. ( b. 17 Nov 1739 Caroline County, VA) > > Sarah's parents were Matthew Watson and Elizabeth....? 23-5, WEAVER, JUDE: Seek info on Matthew Watson Weaver b ca 1776 Campbell Co, m 1801 Lucy Jude (b 1784). Matthew s/o John and Judith (Watson) Weaver; Lucy d/o George and Anna (Watson) Jude. Anna and Judith Watson d/o Mathew and Elizabeth (Mills) Watson of Charlotte Co. Seek pars of Elizabeth Mills and John Weaver. Sue Thompson, 118 Springwood E.O., Mabank, TX 75147; mercer@ultravision So these two queries indicate that the spouse of Elizabeth Mills Watson in Charlotte was Matthew Watson Sr. Do we conclude that their son William is NOT our William? Do we know for sure that our William was a junior? 1790 On the Stokes County, North Carolina Census: Low, Thomas 12300 Low, John 11400 Smith, Martha 13600 (widow of Joseph Smith) Hickman, Edwin 22400 (may be son of William or other relative) Hickman, William 11100 Watson, Wm. 11100 (Could this be the one?) There are 4 other Watsons listed as, head of household on same census. There is a William Watson listed on 1759 Rowan Co., NC Tax List. There is a William Watson listed on 1790 Rowan Co., NC Federal Census. Watson, William 13400 #1268 (no other Watsons on list).   More About WILLIAM WATSON, JR.: Fact 3: Lived in Charlotte, either Va. or NC. Misc.: Had 4 sisters   EDMUND "E" BUTLER OF COLONIAL VIRGINIA  Generation No. 2    2. AARON2 BUTLER (EDMUND "E"1) (Source: As per info furnished by Doris Butler Lucas Aug. 1993, the "E" for a middle initial may have been a guess on her part.) was born June 1726 in Goochland County, Virginia or New Kent, Co/Hanover Co., Virginia? (Source: Aaron was on the tithing tax list for 1746 along with his father. He had to be 21 years old to be taxed.), and died 1777 in Cumberland County, Virginia/ Family farm. He married SUSANNA WILLIAMS (Source: Victor Williams believes that Susanna Williams was Aaron's wife. "Susanna" John & Edmund sold Aaron's property as "one part" in 1786. "A" Susanna Williams was still alive in 1780 when her father's will was probated. Her brother, Thomas Williams was mentioned with Aaron on list of tithables in 1746.) Bet. 1746 - 1750 in Cumberland County, Virginia?.   Notes for AARON BUTLER:  Aaron Butler, the eldest son, lived in Cumberland County (previously Goochland), on the property willed to him by his Father, Edmund "E" Butler in 1747 until Aaron's death. According to Victor Williams, Aaron's wife's name might have been Susannah Williams, possible sister of Matthias Williams, Sr., originally we thought she was the daughter of Matthias, this possibility is excluded upon receiving better birthdates for the children of Matthias. This matter still needs some serious research.   1746: Goochland County, Virginia, tithing tax list: Aaron Butler was listed with his father, Edmund Butler and also Thomas Williams and John Chearright. (Susanna Williams had a possible brother named Thomas).   1746: Tax lists Shows Aaron Butler next to Charles Lee, then Hendersons; not far from Edmund Butler next to Edward Mackgee (this is Dorothy Ward's Edward Magehee who is in her line of Magehees through Hester, Cooke, Wash, Lipscombe....Edward is not her ancestor but in the same line...from the Louisa, Va. families of the same names).   1746: (Don't know if this is the same as above. (Pam Hazeltt-Burleson)  Returns in Cumberland Co., Va., List of Charles Anderson - 1746:  Aaron Butler  Charles Lee  Wm Angilia & Wm., Jr. (Angola Creek named for this family-also Anglea JC)  Nathaniel Henderson  Edward Henderson  Joshua Chaffin  James Allen, Jr.  Joshua Doss  Thomas Cocke (aka Anderson Cocke?! JC)  Edmond Butler  Edward Mawkgee (This is McGehee- in my line through Hester-Wash-Lipscombe-McGehee DHW)  Wm & Jno. Chambers  Col. Richard Randolph (lived at Bizarre)  Coll Peter Randolph (Beverly's father - Green Creek JC)   (Butlers estates were on Bad Luck & Green Creek. The Chaffins were in the Guines Creek area; the Hendersons and James Allen (JC)   Note: Edward Henderson was on records of BOND (sons of William and Jane Bond of Cumberland) after they moved to Chester Dst., SC. William and Jane died in Cumberland. There also were Cookes in this general area of SC who were connected to Hendersons (also there) of Louisa Co., Va. (DHW) In the Cumberland tax records showing Bond was the name Watson 1748...no first name, that's what I have (DHW)   There was also a William Cooke on the 1759 tithe list AFTER the other William Cooke was deceased. He had four tithes.   1747: Aaron Butler lived and died in Cumberland County, Virginia on property willed to him by his Father, Edmund E. Butler in 1747. At the time of the will it was Goochland County, Virginia.   1749-1752: Cumberland County, Virginia Deeds: DB 1, pg 113, August 28, 1749 Recorded February 26,   1749 : I, Henneratta Henderson of the Parish of Southan and C, for divers causes and for the natural love I have from my sons, Sammuel Henderson, James Henderson, & Nathan Henderson, & for their better advancement of the world, at my decease, I give them a certain tract of 250 acres of land whereon I now live, in the Parish of Southam and C & on the branches of the Great Guinea (Cr). The land is to be equally divided among my three sons (but with the provision that my son nathan shall have the plantation whereon I now live included in his third part of the land). Signed August 28, 1749- Hennereter H Henderson. Wit Aaron Butler, Nathaniel Henderson, Edward Handerson. Recorded Feb. 26, 1749  (Henneratta Henderson's daughter, Henrietta Henderson, was married to Clayton Cooke.)   1750: Cumberland County, Va. March 25, 1750. DB 1 pg 125 or pg 312, Joseph Butler from "Caroline County" bought 400 acres from Job Thomas. This property was bounded by Paul Michaux (son of Jacob Michaux) & James Anderson (witness for Edmund "E" will). So at the very least Joseph and Aaron knew each other and maybe were related.DB 1, pg 312 March 25, 1750: From Job Thomas of C, to Joseph Butler of Caroline County, for 35 Lbs, a certain tract of 400 acres of land in C on the south branches of Willis River, and bounded by Paul Michaux, Job Thomas, James Anderson, John Holoway, and is a tract patented to Thomas Bassett. Signed - Job Thomas. Wit - Peter Holland, Guy Smith, Richard Murrey, William Bond. Betty, the wife of said Job, personally appeared in court and relinguished her right of dower to the conveyed lands. Recorded at March Court, 1751.   1753: Goochland Co./Cumberland Co. Court Orders, Part II, pg 94, May 30, 1753: Archibald Buchanan, John Bowman & Co. Plts ag Aaron Butler In debt. dismised.   1753: Goochland Co./Cumberland Co. Court Orders, Part II, pg 111, August 27, 1753: John Ford, Extor & C, of Hezekiah Ford, dec'd., Plt ag Aaron Butler In debt the plt to recover 5 pounds one shilling and six pence with his costs. Page 112? ( Hezekiah Ford's daughter, Anna Ford was married to James Cooke.)   1754: Goochland Co./Cumberland Co. Court Orders, Part II, pg 191, May 29, 1754: Archibald Buchanan, John Bowman & Co. Plts ag Aaron Butler def In debt. The sheriff made return that he had attached one Book of the estate of the def. The plts to recover 35 pounds 16 shillings and six pence together with their costs, to be discharged by payment of 17 pounds 18 shillings (didn't copy next page).   1755: Goochland Co./Cumberland Co. Court Orders, Part II A, pg 267, March 26, 1755: Aaron Butler was a witness for Wm Browning at the suit of Gideon Marr, ordered to be paid 75 pounds of tobacco for 3 days attendance.   1766: Aaron's mother, Frances Cooke Butler, was living with Aaron when she sent a letter to her son William, stating that she was living with Aaron and had for some time.   Aaron Butler & Matthias Williams of Cumberland Co., Va. sold to Miller Woodson 22 Sept 1776 two tracts of land containing 112 1/2 acres, "one containing estimated 100 acres adjoining lands of Col Peter Randolph, Matthias Williams & Thomas Cooke, the same whereon Henry Pattillo formerly lived; also tract beginnning small drean (stream?) on William Butlers old corner on Charles Cottrels line." Rec. 22 Sept 1783. Wit: John Woodson Jr, George Wright, Wm Dickson & John Raine Cumberland Co., Va DB6-164   1767: DB 4- pg 331: Aaron Butler lived in Cumberland Co., Va in 1767 where he and John Butler (Aaron's brother) of Orange Co., North Carolina sold to John Pigg, "one certain tract or parcel of land formerly granted unto Edmund Butler by patent containing 400 acres lying between Green Creek and Badluck a branch of Appomattox river bearing date the fifth day of April 1748 and the said land is bound by Peter Randolph, Thomas Cook, Henry Patillo and Aaron Butler's line." The indenture was made 1 Dec 1767; payment received 30 Dec 1767; it was proved and ordered recorded 24 April 1769. It was signed by Aaron and John Butler, with John Raine, John Woodson Jr & Samuel Vawter, witnesses. (Hezekiah Ford's wife was Elizabeth Clement, her sister, Ann Clement was married to John Pigg. Hezekiah's daughter, Anna Ford was married to James Cooke.)  Cumberland Co., Va DB4-331   This indenture was made this thirty first day of December in the year of our lord Christ one thousand seven hundred and sixty seven Between Aaron Butler of the county of Cumberland, colony of Virginia, John Butler of the county of Orange, province of North Carolina of the one part and John Pigg of the county of Cumberland, colony of Virginia of the other part Witnesseth that the said Aaron & John Butler for and in consideration of the sum of sixteen pounds current money of Virginia to them the said Aaron & John Butler in hand paid by the said John Pigg at or before the en---ling of delivery of these presents the receipt whereof the said Aaron & John Butler doth hereby acknowledge and thereof and from every part and parcel thereof do exonerate and discharge the said John Pigg his heirs executors and adminstrators and every of them by these presents hath granted bargained and sold aliened enfeoffed and confirmed and by the present. doth grant bargain ssell alien enfeo and confirm unto the said John Pigg and unto his heirs and assigns forever one certain tract or parcel ofland containing one hundred acres it being part of a tract or parcel ofland formerly granted unto Edmund Butler by patent containing four hundred acres lying between Green creek and Badluck branch of the Appomattox river bearing date the fifth day of Aapril one thousand seven hundred and forty eight and the said land is bounded by Peter Randolph Thomas Cock Henry Patillo and Aaron Butlers lines together with all houses orchards gardens fences woods wayes waters and water courses and all other singular the profitts commodities heredements and appurtenances whatsoever there unto belonging or in any other waye appertaining to____land and premises or any part thereof and the levinion(?) and reversions remainder and remainders rent issues and profitts thereof and every part and parcel thereof and also all the estate right title interest trust property claim and demand whatforever of them the said Aaron & John Butler of in and to the premises and every part and parcel thereof together with all deeds evidence and writings whatsoever touching or concerning the premises or any part or parcel thereof To have and to hold the said land or parcel of land and all and singular the other promises hereby granted and sold with their and every of their appurtenances unto the said John Pigg his heirs and assigns forever to the only proper use and behoof of him the said John Pigg his heirs and assigns forever And the said Aaron & John Butler for themselves their heirs executors and adminstrators doth covenant and agree to and with the said John Pigg his executors administrators and assigns by these present in manner and form following that is to say that the said Aaron & John Butler at the time of sealing and delivery of there presents is the sole heirs and lawful owner and propitor of the land and premises hereby granted bargained and sold and rightfully and lawfully seized thereof and of every part and parcel thereof good pure absolute and indeifible estate of inheritance in fee simple and that they hath a good right and title to grant and sell the same in manner and form aforesaid and that he the said John Pigg his heirs and assigns shall and may hold occupy profit? and enjoy the said granted land and premises with the appurtenances free and clear and freely and clearly acquitted____? discharged or other waye by the said Aaron & John Butler their heirs assigns executors or administrators or some of themfrom time to time. will and sufficiently saved kept harmless and mindful of and from all and all manner assign bargains and sales gifts grants jointures downeys entails leases mortgages estates estates titles troubles debts legacies charges incumbrances whatsever And likewise they the said Aaron & John Butler or their heirs shall and will at any time hereafter at the rewasonable request of the said John Pigg or his assigns execute any other deed or deeds for better and more effectively conveying and assuring unto the said John Pigg and his assigns forever all the lands within mentioned in fe simple In witness whereof the parties abovesaid have hereunto have interchangeably let their hands and affixed their seals the day and year above mentioned.   Signed sealed and delivered in presence of  John Raine John Woodson junr  Sam'l Vawter   Aaron Butler S.S.  John Butler S.S.   Memorandum that quiet and peaceable possession and seizen of the either granted land and premises was made done and delivered by the within named Aaron & John Butler to the aforesaid John Pigg according to the form and effect of the within deed on the day and date within mentioned   Wit John Raine John Woodson junr  Sam'l Vawter  Aaron Butler  John Butler   December the 31st 1767 Received of John Pigg sixteen pounds current money of Virginia is being the full contents of the within mentioned of the within deed.   Aaron Butler  John Butler   At a Court held for Cumberland 28th March 1768 This indenture & the memo and receipt indorsed were proved by John Raines and Samuel Vawter two of the witnesses thereof and a Court held for  John Pigg was related by marriage to the Cookes.   1771: Frances Butler (dau of Aaron) married March 9, 1771 in Prince Edward County, Virginia (MR record) David Puckett who later witnessed her father's will.   1771: WB? pg 43 Cumberland Co., Va., August 20, 1771, Proved Sept. 23, 1771:   Will of Jacob Ammonette:  Daughter Mary Ann Ammonette, all my land in Chesterfield County on Falling Creek and lying between my brother William Ammonette and Andrew Ammonette and all the rest of my estate but if my daughter, Mary Ann, should die without issue, I give the above mentioned land to John Ammonette, Jr., son of my brother, John Ammonette. Excs. : John Woodson, Jr. Aaron Butler  Jacob Ammonette (X)  Wit. : John Raine, Thos. Davenport Jr. At a court 25 September 1771 presented by executors John Woodson Jr and Aaron Butler, Securities: John Holeman and Wm. Sheperd. (I'm not sure who Jacob Ammonette was, but he made Aaron Executor of his will).   (Notes): From SamLyn@aol.com (Ammonette) The above abstract of the will might be Jacob Ammonnette, son of Jacob, or a grandson, son of Andrew Ammonette, Jacob Sr. was b in France of Huguenot origin. He and others came to Virginia abt 1700. He had been a military officer, I believe in Holland, and followed King William III from Holland to England and then to Virginia. He was known as Sieur Jacob Ammonette and was vestryman of the Parish of King William, Henrico County, Va.   1776: Sarah (Jane) Butler (dau of Aaron) was married to Matthias Williams Jr. by Oct. 1776 as she was mentioned in Aaron's will as such. Also Matthias Williams Jr. or Senior and Aaron Butler sold property together to Miller Woodson. See the full transaction below. Cumberland Co., Va DB6-164   1776 September: Aaron Butler & Matthias Williams of Cumberland Co., Va. sold to Miller Woodson 22 Sept 1776 two tracts of land containing 112 1/2 acres, "one containing estimated 100 acres adjoining lands of Col Peter Randolph, Matthias Williams & Thomas Cocke, the same whereon Henry Pattillo formerly lived; also tract beginnning small drean (stream?) on William Butlers old corner on Charles Cottrels line." Rec. 22 Sept 1783. Wit: John Woodson Jr, George Wright, Wm Dickson & John Raine.   1776: DB 6 pg 164-165 Cumberland Co., Va. September 22, 1776:  This Indenture made this 22nd day of September in the year of our Lord Christ one thousand and seventy six Between Matthias Williams and Aaron Butler of the one part and Miller Woodson of Cumberland county of the other part Witnessth that the said Matthias Willliams and Aaron Butler for and in consideration one hundred pounds good and Lawful money of Virginia is him in hand paid by the said Miller Woodson the receipt whereof they do acknowledge thereof and for every part thereof do acquit and discharge the said Miller Woodson his Heirs and assigns forever, by these presents have granted, bargained and sold and do by these presents grant, bargain sell and confirm unto the said Miller Woodson all that Tract of Land situate lying and being in the county of Cumberland containing by estimation one hundred acres be the same more or less adjoining the lands of Colo Peter Randolph Matthias Williams and Thomas Cocke and is the same whereon Henry patillo formerly lived, also one other Tract of Land in said county beginnning on a smal drean (stream) on William Butlers old corner on Charles Cottrels line thence on Butlers line north seventy two poles to a red oak thence south seventy five degrees west sixty nine poles to a small ash on Charles Cottrels line thence on Cottrels south fifty five degrees east seventy two poles to said beginnning containing twelve and half acres be the same more or less together with all and singular the appurtenances to the said land belonging or anyways appurtaining with the riverse remainders issues rents and profits thereof and every part and parcel thereof to the same belonging or appurtaing To have and hold the said two Tracts of Land one hundred twelve and half acres more or less with all and singular rights and appurtenances to the same belonging unto the said Miller Woodson his Heirs and assigns forever to the only proper use behoof and benefits of him the said Miller Woodson his Heirs and assigns forever and the said Matthias Williams and Aaron Butler does/or them the Heirs, Executors administrators covenant, promise and agree too and with the said Miller Woodson his Heirs and assigns forever that they the said Matthias Williams and Aaron Butler their Heirs and Executors and administrators shall and will warrant and forever defend the Right, Title, interest property claim and demand of them their Heirs and against all and every person whatsoever having or claiming any Lawful right to the same or to any part or parcel thereof unto the said Miller Woodson his Heirs and assigns forever. In Witness whereof they have hereunder set there hands and seals the day and year first above written   Signed sealed delivered  in presence of   John Woodson His  George Wright Matthias M Williams S.S.  William Dickinson Mark  John Raine  His  Aaron A Butler S.S.  Mark  At a Court held for Cumberland county the 25th day of September 1776 This indenture was proved by John Raine a witness thereof and at a Court continued and held held for the said county 22nd September 1783? the same was further proved by John Woodson and George Wright two of the witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded   Test  George Farrington Clk,  We believe the above property transaction involved Matthias Williams "Sr."   1776: Aaron Butler drew up his will October 13, 1776. The will below was taken from a copy from the Cumberland County Records in Virginia.   IT WAS NOT ORIGINALLY IN CAPITAL LETTERS, I DID THIS TO MAKE IT EASIER TO READ:   THE WILL OF AARON BUTLER WILL BOOK 2 PAGE 230   IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN I AARON BUTLER OF THE COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND BEING THROUGH THE ABUNDANT MERCY AND GOODNESS OF GOD THO WEAK IN BODY YET OF A SOUND AND PERFECT UNDERSTANDING AND MEMORY DO CONSTITUTE THIS MY LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT AND DESIRE IT MAY BE RECEIVED BY ALL AS SUCH. FIRST I MOST HUMBLY BEQUEATH MY SOUL TO GOD MAY MAKER BESEECHING HIS MOST GRACIOUS ACCEPTANCE OF IT THROUGH THE ALL SUFFICIENT MERITS AND MEDIATION OF MY MOST COMPASSIONATE REDEEMER JESUS CHRIST WHO GAVE HIMSELF TO BE AN STTONEMENT FOR MY SINS AND IS ABLE TO SAVE TO THE UTTERMOST ALL THAT COME UNTO GOD BY HIM, SEEING HE EVER LIVETH TO MAKE INTERCESSION FOR THEM AND WHO I TRUST WILL NOT REJECT ME, A RETURNING PENITENT SINNER, WHEN I COME TO HIM FOR MERCY; IN THIS HOPE AND CONFIDENCE I RENDER UP MY SOUL WITH COMFORT HUMBLY BESEECHING THE MOST BLESSED AND GLORIOUS TRINITY ONE GOD MOST HOLY, MOST MERCIFUL AND GRACIOUS TO PREPARE ME FOR THE TIME OF MY DISSOLUTION AND THEN TO TAKE ME TO HIMSELF INTO THAT PEACE AND REST AND INCOMPARABLE FELICITY WHICH HE HAS PREPARED FOR ALL THAT LOVE AND FEAR HIS HOLY NAME, AMEN. BLESSED BE GOD. I GIVE MY BODY TO THE EARTH FROM WHENCE IT WAS TAKEN IN FULL ASSURANCE OF IT'S RESURRECTION FROM THENCE AT THE LAST DAY AS FOR MY BURIAL I DESIRE IT MAY DECENT WITHOUT POMP OR STATE AT THE DISCRETION OF MY DEAR WIFE AND MY EXECUTORS HEREAFTER NAMED WHO I DOUBT NOT WILL MANAGE IT WITH ALL REQUISITE PRUDENCE AS TO MY WORLDLY ESTATE I LEAVE IN THE MANNER AND FORM AS FOLLOWETH. THAT IS TO SAY THAT ALL MY JUST DEBTS BE PAID FIRST. SECONDLY I GIVE AND BEQUEATH TO MY DEARLY BELOVED WIFE ALL MY ESTATE REAL & PERSONALLY TO HER DURING LIFE AND AFTER HER DECEASE MY DESIRE IS THAT THE LAND WHEREON I NOW LIVE BE EQUALLY DIVIDED BETWEEN MY SON JOHN BUTLER AND MY SON EDMOND BUTLER AND MY DESIRE IS THAT THE REST OF MY ESTATE BE SOLD AND THE MONEY ARISING TO BE EQUALLY DIVIDED BETWEEN MY FOUR CHILDREN WHICH ARE AS FOLLOWETH VIZ. FRANCES PUCKETT; SARAH WILLIAMS; JOHN BUTLER & EDMOND BUTLER AND I DOE CONSTITUTE AND APPOINT JOHN WOODSON JU'R AND JOHN HOLMAN TO BE MY WHOLE AND SOLE EXECUTORS OF THIS MY LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT WHEREUNTO I HAVE SETT MY HAND AND SEAL THIS THIRTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER 1776.   AARON BUTLER L.S.   WILL OF AARON BUTLER, CONT.   WITNESS   JOHN RAINE   MATTHIAS WILLIAMS   HIS   DAVID X PUCKETT   MARK   AT A COURT HELD FOR CUMBERLAND COUNTY 24TH MARCH 1777  THIS LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF AARON BUTLER DECEASED WAS PROVED BY DAVID PUCKETT A WITNESS THERETO AND ORDERED TO BE RECORDED AND ON THE MOTION OF JOHN WOODSON JUNIOR ONE OF THE EXECUTORS THEREIN NAMED WHO MADE OATH ACCORDING TO LAW CERTIFICATE IS GRANTED HIM FOR OBTAINING A PROBAT THEREOF IN DUE GIVING SECURITY WHEREUPON HE WITH FREDERICK HATCHER HIS SECURITY ENTERED INTO BOND ACCORDING TO LAW AND LIBERTY IS RESERVED TO THE OTHER EXECUTOR TO JOIN IN PROBAT.    TESTE  THOMPSON SWANN CLK.   AT A COURT HELD FOR CUMBERLAND COUNTY 28TH JULY 1777.  THIS WILL WAS FURTHER PROVED BY JOHN RAINE A WITNESS THERETO.   TEST  THOMPSON SWANN CLK.  BK 1776-March 1777   The widow of Aaron Butler evidently died or some agreement was reached by 11 March 1783 as John Butler of Cumberland Co., Va sold his half of his inheritance 75 Acres adjacent lands of Beverly & Miller Woodson being same whereon sd John Butler now lives & 1/2 sd tract whereon Aaron Butler formally lived (Signed) John Butler. Rec 26 April 1784 Cumberland Co., Va. DB 6-194.   Less than 4 years later, 6 Nov 1786, Edmund Butler, John Butler & Susanna Butler of the one part sold to Miller Woodson of the other part for 100Lbs. paid to Edmund Butler for a parcel or tract of land in Cumberland Co containing 75 acres more of less adj the said Miller Woodson & Beverly Randolph being one moiety of the tract of land whereon Aaron Butler formally lived & by him bequeathed to his two sons John &....Edmund..." (Signed) Edmund Butler, John Butler, Susanna Butler. Wit: John Woodson, John Holeman, C. Taylor, MEMO. That the graveyard upon the premises within mentioned sold to me I do hereby agree to except as any part of my property. (Signed) Miller Woodson. Ordered recorded after proved, April 24 & June 25, 1787 Cumberland Co., Va. DB 6-418   Most of this information was obtained by Lela Wolfe Prewitt 501 Carpenter Street, Fairfield, Iowa 52556 "Thomas Sims of Culpeper, Virginia and Edmund Butler of Virginia and Kentucky". (Copyright 1972).   1780: July 24, 1780 Inventory of Estate of Aaron Butler taken by George Wright, Wm. Anderson, John Wright and Miller Woodson on May 8, 1777 presented in Court July 24, 1780:   WB 2 pg 264  2 cows & calves Lb 6-1 cow & yearling Lb 3.10 9 pounds 10 sh.  1 heifer & 3 young steers Lb 6.10-11 hoggs Lb5.10.0 12 pds. 0 sh.  10 shoats Lb 1.10 - 1 mare bay L10 - 1 do do L7.10 19 pds. 0 sh.  2 plow hoes 1 broad do an ax 2 grubb'g hoes 1 pd. 2 sh.  2 beds & furniture Lb 12.10.o - 1 bed & 1 pr. sheets 4 pds. 19 sh. 1 gun Lb2.10 - 1 chest5/ - 8 plates Lb1.4.0 - 3 dishes Lb1 4 pds. 19 sh.  3 basons 10/ - 5 knives & 7 forks 7/6 - 1 box iron & Heaters 7/6 1 pd. 5 sh. 1 hand saw 5/ a frow 3/ 3 augers & 1 old draw'g knife 3/6 11 sh. 6 p Shoe Hammer & pincers 3/ a cotton wheel7/6 - a bell 5/ 15 sh. 6 p a cedar pail 3/6 - 1 pr cotton cards 7/6 - 1 slea 6/6 17 sh. 6 p  3 bottles 1/6 - 2 potts iron Lb1 - 1 chirn 3/6 1 pd. 14 sh.  We the subscribers met the day & year above mentioned & appraised the estate of Aaron Butler as within particularly recited agreable to an order of ct. hereunto annexed being first sworn for that purpose.   M. Woodson    Granville Queries Vol. 4 #1 pg 10: "Does anyone have information on the children of Rev. Henry Patillo? Possibly the Rev. Henry Pattillo was married to Mary Anderson. Their children were: Jane m Robert Lanier, Anne (1757-24 Aug 1809 md 1744 Bute Co., N.C., Richard Harrison), Henry, John Franklin, Mildred (single when father made his will in December 19, 1800). Are these all his children? Who did his sons marry? Rev. Pattillo died in Dinwiddie County, Va on a evangelistic mission." She added a bit about Richard Harrison, husband of Anne pattillo, being in the 1790 census for Granville, North Carolina. Betty Jean Dill, 168 Bullington Road, Spartanburg, South Carolina 29306-6308 (May 1995).    More About AARON BUTLER:  Misc.: May 30, 1753, Part II, pg. 94, pg 111, pg 191. 3 court cases see note section.  Occupation: Farmer.  Property transaction: 1767, Aaron & bro, John sold John's inherited property to John Pigg.  Religion: Service was given for his young child by Rev. Patillo, neighbor & Presbyterian minister. His brother, Wm. was married by Presbyterian minister.  Tax list: 1746, On Goochland Co., Va. Tithing tax list. See note section.  Will: August 20, 1771, WB? pg, 43: Executor of Jacob Ammonette's will. 9-25-1771 presented to court.   Notes for SUSANNA WILLIAMS:  At one point we thought Susannah Williams was the daughter of Matthias Williams, the dates are wrong for this to be her father, however information from a Williams researcher said there is a "possiblity" (not proven) that Susannah might be a sister, to Matthias Williams, Sr., Thomas Williams and Roger Williams.    Children of AARON BUTLER and SUSANNA WILLIAMS are:  7. i. FRANCES3 BUTLER, b. Abt. 1751, Cumberland County, Virginia.  8. ii. JOHN BUTLER, b. Abt. 1755, Cumberland County, Virginia; d. Aft. 1811, Culpeper County, Virginia.  9. iii. SARAH (JANE) BUTLER, b. Abt. 1756, Cumberland County, Virginia; d. Tennessee(?).  iv. INFANT BUTLER, b. April 1766, Cumberland County, Virginia; d. April 1766, Cumberland County, Virginia.  10. v. EDMUND BUTLER, b. 1767, Cumberland County, Virginia; d. January 31, 1846, "Sunnyside Plantation", Montgomery County, Kentucky/Butler-Gaitskill Cemetery.   EDMUND "E" BUTLER OF COLONIAL VIRGINIA   3. EDMUND2 BUTLER II (EDMUND "E"1) was born Abt. 1729 in Goochland County, Virginia or New Kent, Co./Hanover Co., Virginia?, and died 1801 in Hancock County, Georgia (Source: Hancock County Georgia Abstracts of Wills, p 7.). He married MARY POLLY STREET Bef. 1751 in Virginia, daughter of WILLIAM STREET.   Notes for EDMUND BUTLER II:  Edmund Butler, II was of "Buckingham County, Virginia" when he sold his parcel of land containing 100 Acres part of greater quanity in Southam Parish, Cumberland County, Virginia-bounded by Pattersons-John Brown's line-Aaron Butler's line-Charles Cotterill's line..to William Hudgens Senior of said parish & county for 15 Lb. Dated June 19, 1762; recorded June 18, 1762 (possession date) signed Edmund (X) Butler. Wits: William Hudgens Jr. William (X) Chumbly DB-4-331   He and his wife, Mary lived in Georgia where his will, written 1801, is found in WB B-11 & inventory, B-53.   According to Suzanne Huckaby:   Edmund Butler II, moved to Louisa/Campbell County, Virginia after selling his inherited property in Goochland/Cumberland County. He lived there for over 20 years. He was in the Revoluntionary War from there. Edmund II's son, Edmund III, moved south to Green/Wilkes County years BEFORE his father, also named Edmund ( I believe that Edmund III lived in North Carolina for awhile before settling in Georgia). With two Edmunds eventually living in the same county in Georgia, it caused some confusion on the records, but the son was there first.   According to Ruth Gilbert Bailey, DAR #48496, he was paid for services to Continental Army in Campbell County, Virginia, payment account of same from March 7, 1782 to April 14, 1783. He applied and was paid on October 3, 1782. (Is this Edmund, son of John Lowe Butler , son of Edmund II?)   Warrant to Benjamin Gilbert for 287 1/2 acres on a bounty certificate in the name of Edmund Butler. Davidson's "Early Records of Georgia...Wilkes County", Vol 1, p 296.   January 21, 1787: Edmund and Mary Butler moved to Greene County, Georgia prior to April 9, 1788, when Edmund witnessed (along with Henry Graybill) a deed for two hundred and eighty-seven and a half acres from Milly & Benjamin Gilbert, Jr (of Greene/Hancock County, Georgia) to James Garrett of Charlotte Co., Virginia for 100 pounds. Milly was one of the daughters of James Garrett. The arrival of the Garrett family to Georgia would become important to William (son of Edmund) as it was one of the daughters, Charity, with whom he later fell in love and married in 1796. By this time Greene County had been divided with parts of the land being used to form Hancock County in December 17, 1793.  Re Greene CO GA Land Records Deed Book B p. 137    "Page 411: 19th October 1790. Ignatius Few of Wilkes County to EDMOND  Butler, Senr. of Greene County for the sum of one hundred pounds for a  tract of land whereon Edmond Butler, Junr. now lives, on the waters of  Powels Creek, joining a tract belonging to Mr. Dunstal Roan, containing  three hundred three and one half acres, being part of an eight hundred acre  tract, granted to Ignatuisis Few in Greene County, but formerly Wilkes, on  8th December 1784. Wit: H. Hampton and J. Apling. Reg: 31th July 1800."  Hancock County Deed Book D (1798-1802)  page 214.   "Land Deed Genealogy of Hancock County, Georgia" abstracted & compiled by:  Helen and Tim Marsh. Greenvile, SC: Southern Historical Press, Inc. c1977.   1796: EDMUND Butler witnessed a deed in 1796. page 86.   Either this will was probated January 11, 1804 or his son, Edmund's will was probated on this date.   Will from the State of Georgia (I have no WB # or date):   In the name of God, Amen.   I, Edmond Butler of the county of Hancock and state aforesaid, being in a tolerable state of health and of perfect and sound mind and memory, do make this my last will and testament in manner and form following: (to wit). Principally and in the first place, I give and recommend my soul into the hands of God who gave it to me; my body I leave to be buried in a decent, Christianlike manner at the discretion of my executors, and as to the worldly goods where-with it hath pleased God to bless me in this life, I give and dispose of them as is hereafter mentioned viz.   First, I lend unto Mary (Street), my dearly beloved wife, the plantation whereon I now live, with the manision house, household furniture, and also all my livestock and every kind whatsoever, together with my plantation tools and farming implements and also a negro man named and known by the name of, Frank, a negro woman names Fanny, a nego boy named Arthur, a negro boy named Jack, and a negro girl named Martha to hold to her and her assigns for and during her natural lifetime, and after her death, the land being two hundred and sixty two and a half acres, to be divided between my well beloved sons (to wit) John, William and Harry.   Item. I give and bequeath unto Edmond, my well beloved son, eighty seven and half acres of land including the plantation whereon he now lives, a negro girl named Sarah to hold to him and his heirs forever.   Item. I give unto my well beloved son John, a negro girl named Sukky to hold to him and his heirs and assigns forever.   Item. I give and bequeath to my well beloved son, William, a negro boy named Moses to hold and and to his heirs and assigns forever.   Item. I give and bequeath to my well beloved son, Harry, a negro boy named Adam to hold to him and his heirs and assigns forever.   Item. I give and bequeath unto my well beloved son-in-law Benjamine Gilbert, the sum of one collar. (dollar?)   Item. I give and bequeath unto Samuel Gilbert, Edmond Gilbert, Polly Gilbert, Patsey Gilbert, John Gilbert, my beloved grandchildren, six hundred and twenty-five dollars to be equally divided amongst them.   Item. I give and bequeath unto Fanny Gilbert, my well beloved grandaughter a negro girl named Mary to hold to her and her heirs and assigns forever, and the two last legacies to be paid after their grandmother's death.   I also hereby constitute and appoint my well beloved sons, Edmond Butler, & John Butler, and Randolph Rutland, my well beloved friend, the sole executors of this, my last will and testament, disannulling & revoking all others & former wills, legacies by me heretofore made, ratifying and confirming this only to be my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the 27th April 1801.     Signed   his  Edmond X Butler (seal)  mark    Signed, sealed, published, pronounced & declared to be the last will & testament of the Testator in the prescence of us, who in his presence and in the presence of each other, have hereunto set our names as witnesses:   Hen. Graybill  James Harvey  R. Rutland   Georgia )  Hancock County)   The foregoing will of Edmond Butler dec'd was proven in Court by the oaths of Henry Graybill, James Harvey, R. Rutland and ordered to be recorded.   M. Greene C C     Greene County, Georgia: Book A (1787-1806) pg 68.   James' will was probated April 13, 1795 in Greene County, Georgia naming his wife (Mourning) and children, Hannah Woodham, Fanny Butler, Elizabeth Barksdale, Ann Ford, Susanna Butler, Mary Garrett, William Garrett, Charity Garrett, Edmond Garrett and James O. Kelly Garrett.   His wife, Mourning got two negroes, Hannah and Beck during her widowhood. Son, Henry got land above Greensborough; son, William - 200 acres; son, Edward - 200 acres; son, James Kelly Garrett - 200 acres. Residue to be divided after death of his wife. Exctrs: wife, EDMUND BUTLER, SR., & Jonadab Reid, Wit; Wm. Evand, William Gilbert & James Dowdle. (This Edmund Butler known as "Junior".)   A note from Dorothy Ward: A Jonadab Reid b abt 1744 Bedford County, Virginia, d abt 1830 in Hancock County, Georgia. This Jonadab married Eliza Steppe and lived on Powell's Creek. (Campbell) married (2) Jane Moore, they had one son who married a Lowe.   Suzanne Huckaby told me to see if I could find this book for a reference; "The Way it Was For Our Family, written by "WM" H. Fonda Marcum pub in 1983 Library of Congress #83-171828. I'm not sure if there was another book written by Fonda Marcum Waters.   (Notes Misc.) For other Butlers in the area:  1827 Georgia Land Lottery (Excerpts)  County  Fortunate Drawer  Capt.Es District  No.  Dst  Sec   James Butler  Rousseaus  177  5   Thomas W Butler  Carters  18l  4   Phineas Butler  Ferris'  378  20   John Butler Rev sol  Finchers  77  22   Curry Butlers orphans  Finchers  30  2  5   JAMES BUTLER  ELBERT COUNTY  PRIVATE  VIRGINIA MILITIA  $73.33 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE  $219.99 AMOUNT RECEIVED  FEBRUARY 22, 1833 PENSION STARTED  AGE 75   PATRICK BUTLER  ELBERT COUNTY  VIRGINIA CONT'L LINE  $50.00 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE  $150.00 AMOUNT RECEIVED  FEBRUARY 20, 1833 PENSION STARTED  AGE 73          More About EDMUND BUTLER II:  Fact 3: 1755, Son, Edmund Butler born.  Fact 10: April 27, 1801, Wrote will in Georgia.  Fact 11: January 11, 1804, Will proved.  Fact 12: Lived in Louisa County, Virginia before moving to Georgia?  Military: March 07, 1782, Until April 14, 1783, in the Continental Army in Campbell, Va. (Source: Early Records of Wilkes, Vol I by Davison, Pg 296.)  Misc.: June 19, 1762, Sold property in Cumberland Co., Va.  Occupation: Plantation owner.  Property transaction: June 19, 1762, Edmund was of "Buckingham Co., Va., when he sold his inherited property in Cumberland Co., Va.  Witness: January 21, 1787, Witness along with Henry Graybill to a deed from Benj. Gilbert Jr & Milly of Greene Co., Ga. to James Garrett of Charlotte Co, Va. for 287 1/2 acres. (Source: Greene County, Georgia Deed Book B, p 137.)   Children of EDMUND BUTLER and MARY STREET are:  11. i. JOHN LOWE3 BUTLER, b. Abt. 1752, Virginia; d. Abt. 1829, Morgan County, Georgia.  ii. MARY R. BUTLER, b. Abt. 1756, Louisa County, Virgina (Source: Doris Butler Lucas furnished this info & said that she was uncertain about Mary R.).  12. iii. HANNAH BUTLER, b. Abt. 1757, Louisa County, Virgina; d. Bef. September 1791, Greene/Hancock County, Georgia.  13. iv. WILLIAM BUTLER, CAPT., b. Abt. 1759, Louisa County, Virgina; d. March 18, 1818, At Butler Springs, Alabama Territory, now Butler Co., Alabama.  v. HENRY LOVICK BUTLER (Source: From a letter written by Edmund Mumford Butler.), b. Abt. 1763, Louisa County, Virgina; d. Bef. 1824 (Source: From a letter written by Edmund Mumford Butler.).  14. vi. EDMUND BUTLER III, b. December 09, 1755, Louisa County, Virgina; d. 1802, Hancock County, Georgia.   4. NANCY ANN2 BUTLER (EDMUND "E"1) was born Bet. 1738 - 1742 in Goochland County, Virginia (Source: Patrick Costigan thought her birth year might have been 1724 or 1738.), and died Abt. 1783 in Georgia ?. She married JOHN LOWE, JR., PVT. (Source: DAR, F 877, 543, pp 40-48.) in Virginia.   Notes for NANCY ANN BUTLER:  Oldest of 10 children.  Mention of John Lowe in old family letter:   Green County, Georgia  July 29, 1825,   Dear Cousin   I again take my pen in hand to inform you that myself and family enjoy very good health at present and hope you and your family enjoy the same blessing. Dear cousin this property if obtained by our relatives in this country and your brothers and sisters in Kentucky and Tennessee furnishing $100 each party which would make 200 would have to be distributed among the kin of John Butler side which would be among my grandfather, your father and their sisters being the nearest blood kin but they are all dead. Of course it would have to be divided into as as many equal parts as there are brothers and sisters of John Butler's admitting there was $8000 worth of property. That would be $800 to each heir....as these heirs are all dead each heir's portion would have to be divided equally amongst the heirs of their bodies which are pretty numerous I assure you. I do not think that if all the relatives of John Butler which would have a part in this property were counted up nicely there would be $(?) apiece for I have made a rough estimate myself and I do not think there would be $5.00 apiece. Therefore cousin William as I am confident in my own mind that none of your relatives in the western countries and the state of Georgia will ever put forward to assist you in obtaining it unless I was to do it myself of which I freely relinquish my claim to you. If I was in your place I would put forward and get the property and put it in my own use and unless you do, I respect it will be wholly lost. Our relatives are so scattered that it would take almost an age to inform them all of it & to hear what they said it wants take so long that Christmas according to the course of nature would probably die and that ......which you mention in your last letter would get it and then the difficulty of obtaining it would be ten times as great as present. The child which you made inquiry was not John Butler's; it was my father's, Edmund Butler and she is now alive and lives with my mother in Handcock County about four miles above Powelton. She is deaf and dumb but has as much natural sense as any person you ever saw in her orientation and can turn her hand to any kind of business and is very ingenious with a needle. The children of Benjamin Gilbert whom my grandfather raised are not both living and of their move to Mississippi state and died and the other lives about four miles beyond Christian in James County and is doing very well and Uncle John Loew's.....Edmond is alive and is independently rich and lives upon the Acorny River and I think in Durhan County, I wrote to him concerning the property but never received an answer and that is the reason of my delaying the time so long of answering your last letter. Your relations in this part of the country as far as I know are well and doing very well. Nothing more at the present but remain your affectionate cousin   Sincerely Edmund M. Butler   Dear cousin I should be extremely glad if it were possible for you to come and see me and my mother this fall so we might talk all these things over personally. Do come if you possibly can. Yours sincerely E.M. Butler Write to me again by the first opportunity.   Mailed to Mr. William Butler, Williamsburgh, Iredell County, North Carolina    1978: According to Ray Palmer of Hinds County, Mississippi, Lt. John Lowe lost his first wife, Nancy and in his old age married a second time and had one child, Aaron Lowe who had a son Aaron Lowe, Jr. of Hawkinsville, Georgia. Dr. Ebenezer Warren, Pastor of First Baptist Church of Atlanta and Macon, Georgia was a grandson of Aaron Lowe. You may know that Dr. L.B. Warren, an eloqent Baptist preacher, now at Crescent, Georgia (1970's), is his son. All of this information was furnished by Ray Palmer and from his memory August 10, 1978.   P.S. Judge Andrew Cobb's wife was a descendant of Martha Lowe Stanley through Frances Stanley, daughter of Martha. You have many honorable kinfolk and so have I---we should be proud of them. You can get John Lowe's war record from the State Secretary of Georgia in the State Capitol Building in Georgia.    The information below was furnished by Pamela Hazelett-Burleson: There are "two" Nancy Butlers that seem to get mixed up in genealogy trees. Our Nancy is the daughter of Edmund Butler and Frances Cooke. Our Nancy was born about 1736 in Goochland/Cumberland Co., Va. She married abt 1755 in Virginia, John Lowe.   Their first son, 1) William Lowe was born February 17, 1756 in Virginia according to his Pension application, his father was John. 2) John, 3) Daniel, 4) Aaron, 5) Edmund, 6) Thomas, 7)Charity Matilde, 8) Nelle, 9)James, 10) Martha.   In our line, the names of Edmund, John, William and Aaron are used repeatedly these were the names of Nancy's brothers and some of her son's names.   Nancy's brothers all served in the Revolution except for Aaron who died in 1776-1777. John was a Brigadier General of the Militia in North Carolina. Edmund fought in Georgia and Nancy's brother, William was notable as a "Regulator" in North Carolina and received land grants in North Carolina AND Edgefield County, South Carolina for his wartime services. William was to die there November 1790 as per an oath given by William's widow, Phoebe Childers Butler in the early 1800's.   John Lowe also received a land grant in Georgia for military service. He and Nancy moved to Georgia possibly during the war or shortly thereafter.   "Another" Nancy Butler was born September 27, 1765 in Edgefield, South Carolina. This Nancy Butler died July 28, 1854 in South Carolina. This Nancy Butler was the daughter of Major James Butler ( b. abt 1737, d October 7, 1781 in Mount Willing, Near Clouds Creek, Edgefield Co., SC) and Mary Elizabeth Simpson. Died July 28, 1854 in South Carolina. This family all lived in Edgefield County, South Carolina. "This" Nancy Butler also had a brother named William; Capt. William Butler b December 17, 1758 in Prince William Co., Va. And died November 15, 1821 in Edgefield County, SC.   This family from South Carolina was very prominent in military and politics etc., in South Carolina. They are directly related to Jane Butler who married Augustine Washington, father of George Washington.   "Two Nancys" having "two brothers named William" and both brothers dying in Edgefield County, South Carolina has caused me a lot of time and grief. "This" Nancy from South Carolina married Elisha Brooks, Lt. abt 1787. He was born April 16, 1761 and died November 29, 1847. They had the following children: William Butler Brooks, John Wesley Brooks and Edna Brooks.   The reason that I'm going into detail is because in numerous family charts this Nancy Butler of South Carolina ends up married to John Lowe (the one married to "our" Nancy) and it makes a mess of the family tree.   Now having said all of that, there is a "possibility", that these Butlers from South Carolina may end up related to us. I haven't seen a connection yet and it is still being investigated.   (The info below is from the "other Nancy Butlers family records).  CAPT. JAMES BUTLER BIBLE of Edgefield Co., S. C.  From: Greenwood, S. C. Bibles, Star Fort Chapter, DAR Greenwood, S. C.   "Descendants of Capt. JAMES BUTLER and Elisha Brooks who are living and members of Star Fort Chapter DAR, Greenwood, S. C."   "Capt. James Butler born in VA, married in Londen (Loudoun) Co., VA Mary Simpson, moved to Edgefield Co., S. C. before the American Revolution. He and his son, James, were massacred with 37 other patriots by a band of 300 Tories under "Bloody" Bill Cunningham Dec. 1781, on Cloud's Creek, Lexington Co. S. C."   Children of Capt. James and Mary Butler:   James Butler b. 1761, a lad of 19 when killed with his father   Gen. William Butler b. 1759 m. Behethland Foote Moore.   Thomas Butler b. 1763 m. his cousin Elizabeth GRIGSBY   Nancy Butler b. 1765 m. 1st Lieut. Elisha Brooks of Newberry Co., S. C.   Elizabeth Butler b. 1766 m. Capt. Zachariah S. Brooks of Newberry, moved to  Edgefield Co., S. C.   Stanmore Butler married Patience Simkins, her 1st husband   Sampson Butler b. 1769   Mason Butler   Children of Capt. Zachariah S. Brooks and Elizabeth Butler:   Several daughters all married Edgefield men.   1. Whitfield Brooks married Mary Carroll   Children of Whitfield and Mary C. Brooks: Several -   One son, Preston who-----summer in U. S. Senate; another son John Hampden, married Jane Adams.   Nancy Butler married 1st Lieut. Elisha Brooks. Eight children lived to be grown  and to marry:   1. Matilda Brooks m. John Roberson 2. J. Wesley Brooks m. 1st Ann Lipscomb, 2nd  Melissa Duncan 3. Lavina Brooks m. 1st Richard Watson 2d Dr. John BARRATT 4.  Elizabeth (Betsy) Brooks m. John CHAPPELL 5. Mary (Polly) Brooks m. 1st Charles  Chappell, 2d Richard Watts 6. Stanmore Butler Brooks m. 1st Dorothy Watson, 2d  Taphene Lipscomb 7. Edna Brooks m. George Caldwell 8. William Butler Brooks m.  Almena McGehee       More About NANCY ANN BUTLER:  Misc.: Abt. 1757, Moved to Surry, North Carolina   Notes for JOHN LOWE, JR., PVT.:  John was a Pvt. in Artillery under Elijah Clark during the war. Later information gives his rank as a Lieutenant.   John Lowe was a Pvt.and used the source of, "The Revolutionary services of John Lowe are on file in the office of Secretary of State of the State of Georgia. Examined, certified copy of records on file in Secretary of State's office, showing that John Lowe received 287 1/2 acres of land as Bounty for Revolutionary services. Ruth M. Griswold Pealor, Genealogist, SSDAR." See National #56068. This paper was verified for Mrs. Mary Ida yarborough by National #61684.   Under application, "Ancestor's Services", it says, "State of Georgia, Wilkes County.- This is to certify that John Lowe hath steadfastly done his duty from the time of passing an Act at Augusta, to wit, on the 20th of August 1781 until the total expulsion of the British from this state: and the said John Lowe can not to my knowledge or belief be convicted of plundering or distressing the country: and is therefor under the said Act, entitled to a Bounty of two hundred and fifty acres of good land free from taxes for ten years. Given under my hand at Savannah this day of February 1784. Elijah Clark, Colonel, By his order, H. Freeman".   "Georgia. These are to certify, that John Lowe is entitled to two hundred and fifty acres of land as a Bounty, agreeable to an Act, and Resolve of the General Assembly, passed at Augusta the 20th of August 1781 as per certificate of Elijah Clark. Given under my hand at Savannah the 26th day of March in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty Four.   J. Houston"   The above is a copy of certified papers from Philllip Cook, Secretary of State of Georgia, March 11, 1913.   The information below was taken from a letter from Dick and Ruth Reid, Feb. 17, 1998:   Unfortunately there are several John Lowes from North Carolina and Georgia in the Revolutionary era. There are two in Georgia who were veterans, one in Hancock County, which we believe is our line and one in Clarke County. There was a Lt. John Lowe from Randolph County, North Carolina, who applied for a pension in the early 1800's. We sent for that file at the National Archives, and found that he was from another line. None of his children matched.   We have the same problem with James Lowe. There were three in the Georgia census of 1820, and four in the 1830 census. We think that we have the right one, but cannot be positive. We have the family back from the present generation, but cannot tie James to his parents with certain proof. Any evidence that you find in your search will be welcome.   They go on to say, "After several years of research, James remains a shadowy figure to us. A severe handicap in researching for his records is the loss of the censuses of 1800 and 1810, burned by the British in the War of 1812. in the 1820 census, there are three James Lowes in Georgia. Despite the fact that he is mentioned several times in the records of Wilkinson County, James (husband of Polly Vaughn) does not appear in the census.   To establish a personality, one has to assume a number of "facts" which can be backed by evidence working back from the next generation. Willis Lowe's father and mother were James and Mary (known as Polly) Vaughn Lowe. Their first two children, Edmond and Sarah, were born in Georgia in 1814 and 1815. Willis was born in Georgia in 1818. There were five younger children, all born in Georgia. The 1850 census for Alabama shows Mary Lowe in Autauga County with a white female living with her, which could have been her younger daughter. Her age was 55. She is not shown in the 1860 census.   Wilkinson County, Georgia was formed in 1803. There was a large family of Vaughns living there in the following years. A collection of county historical papers was published in 1973, by Joseph T. Maddox of Irwinton, Georgia. Jesse Vaughn's will (1825) was included and among those listed as a benefactor was Polly Lowe, a daughter. James Lowe was listed as an executor. In the same book was a roster of the militia in the county in 1812. There were ten names in Capt. Wright's district (353), including James Low. In 1824, in Wilkinson County, Charles C. Beale sold 202 1/2 acres in Monroe County to james Low on April 15, and the deed was recorded in Monroe County, August 18, 1824, Book C, p. 101. Ruth Lowe Reid has a copy of that deed, obtained in Forsythe on a research visit. Also, secured that day was a copy of the will of James Low, dated December 21, 1832, leaving all his possessions and property to his wife, Mary Low.   On July 1, 1833, Monroe County court records show that Mary Lowe and her son, Edmund, appeared and were appointed administrators of James Lowe's estate. Security was $7000. Alexander Rupell and Moses Shelby were witnesses. In the March, 1834, term, Edmond made his return which was approved and admitted to record. One of the James Lowes in the 1830 census of Georgia was in Monroe County, and had in his family members who fit the age and sex of Willis Lowe's boyhood family, 1 male, 30-50 years of age (James Lowe), one female, 30-40 (Mary), two males, 1-5 (Jesse and John), one male, 5-10 (Thomas), one male, 10-15 (Willis), one male, 15-20 (Edmund), one female, 1-5 (Martha)and one female, 10-15 (Sarah).   James Lowe's family story has many possibilities, like his own identity. Is he the "Jim Low who lived in Georgia" from the family of John and nancy Butler lowe of Hancock County? Several Southern ladies that established their DAR memberships through John Lowe's service in the Revolutionary War mention Jim in their account of their relationship to others of John and Nancy's children. Jim, in that family, was born in South Carolina in 1777.   In some accounts of James and Polly, it is stated that her sister married Alonzo McCoy. There is no mention of that in Jesse Vaughn's will. Could it have been James sister, Charity, who married Abner McCoy and is pictured with him in the "History of Upson County"?   In the census of 1850, Willis and Zilphia Lowe have an Ellen MCCoy living with them in Alabama. She is 25 years old. The family account as prepared by an unknown researcher for family historian, Tom Lowe, in 1951, mentioned that Poly had a brother, Aaron. James (her husband) had a brother, Aaron, who was prominent in Georgia for years. There was no mention of a son, Aaron, in Jesse Vaughn's will. Many of the Wilkinson County records were burned in a courthouse fire in March 1828. The marriage of Jim and Polly could have been among the papers lost."   1790 On the Stokes County, North Carolina Census:   Low, Thomas 12300  Low, John 11400  Smith, Martha 13600 (widow of Joseph Smith)  Hickman, Edwin 22400 (may be son of William or other relative)  Hickman, William 11100  Watson, Wm. 11100 (Could this be the one?)   Mary Elizabeth Low Weaver, Orlando, Florida (deceased) - DAR member. Descended from John Low. Did extensive work in post war period up to 1970's.   Eva Loe Mc Duffie, Oak Ridge, Louisiana - Compiled "The Lowe-Loe-Low Family in Virginia, North Carolina, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky And Missouri". (1955) Member of DAR.   Mrs. Mary Greathouse, El Cerrito, Ca. Low researcher who sent considerable material to Patrick Costigan in early 1980's.   Mildred Dalton Sawyer Foote, Hamburg, Arkansas - DAR Membership through John Low descent.   Mrs. Kirby E. Johnson, PO Box 331, Fullerton, Ca. (1954). Researched chart on Low family and sent to Mary Low Horner in Orlando, Florida.   The information below may have come from the other John Lowe in North Carolina: DAR Records in Lowe file pg 1044. Was in Military in 1777 in NC. Retired in 1778.   Notes from Jean Schneider Dec. 1998: Do you think there's a possibility that the family of John Lowe Jr were Quakers? From some more data I found which I'll send to you, many Quakers ended up in Randolph CO NC, and that is where John Lowe and family also ended up. I'm sending an excerpt now from a web page re a Talbot CO MD John Lowe who was a Quaker. Also, Herman Husband was a  Quaker and was from Cecil CO MD. So I'm thinking maybe Wm the Reg stayed  with the Lowes in MD when he was in hiding.   Below the village of McDaniel at the head of Harris [First) Creek was "Clay's Neck." It was surveyed  for Henry Clay, the ancestor of the great Kentuckian Henry  Clay. The home was one of the oldest in Talbot. "Clay's Neck" served successively as a home of Clay, Wrighton, and Lowe families. On the land near the road was the old Quaker Meeting House built by the hands of John Lowe, Robert Clarke, and William Worrilow. John Wrightson of Bayside was a Yorkshireman, as were many others. In the introduction to Pedigrees of the County Families of Yorkshire by Dr. Joseph Foster, it may be noted many  geographical names in Talbot County are those in use in West Riding, Yorkshire.  The village which grew up around the first Talbot court house on the headwaters of the Wye River was named Yorke in honor of the ancient city in Yorkshire.  Early Patents in Bay Hundred of Talbot County: Ralph Dawson's Mabell 1664 #62 & Upp-Holland 1667 #31& Fairplay 1679 #3; John Anderton's Lostock 1659 #46; Robert Dawson's "Dawson's Composition" 1734 #49. In modern times, Talbot County became divided into districts, but many of the older folk still used the term "hundred." Between 1662 and 1707, Talbot County encompassed all of the present Queen Anne County and the western portion of present Caroline County lying between Tuckahoe Creek and the Choptank River. Chester River was the northern boundary of Talbot. Talbot County grew quickly in the decade 1692 to 1702. When land grants "on the water" were depleted, deeds noted "in the woods," meaning away from the waterfront. Roads were laid out for the  convenience of travelers on foot, on horseback or by cart or carriage. The Port of Oxford, a thriving little center of shipping, was renamed Williamstadt in 1695. By the time Queen Anne had taken the throne of England, Williamstadt was a memory and the name of Oxford was reinstated.  http://w3.one.net/~ddoster/testimony_of_freedom.htm   Per Doris Lucas: re John  Lowe, and she stated that his parents were Wm and Mary, brothers David  Isaac and Samuel as in the 1780 Wilkes CO NC will. So what evidence do  we have that John Lowe was John Lowe Jr? I'm at a loss here. Also both a  John Lowe and and Isaac Lowe signed Reg. petitions, and this Isaac Lowe  moved to a Quaker settlement in GA after the war. A James Lowe also was  active in the Reg movement, he's the one referred to in one of the  letters as being put in irons.   ile contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Alice Tatum  1790 census North Carolina  Halifax County Halifax District   1st # free white males 16 year upwards and head of families  2nd # free white males under 16 years  3rd # free white females and head of families  4th # all other free persons  5th # slaves   Lowe, William...................................2-0-3-0-0   Lowe, William...................................1-1-2-0-2  Lowe, William....................................2-1-3-0-9  Lowe, James.....................................1-2-1-0-5  Lowe, Thomas..................................2-1-4-0-3   PASQUOTANK, NC Estate Records Index Loose Files  File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Frank Bell Pasquotank County, NC  Estate Records C.R. 075.508.1  Lowe, Aaron 1803   Low, Aaron 1829   Low, Ambrose 1854   Low, Elizabeth 1771   Low, Edward 1758   Low, George 1785   Low, Hannah 1801   Low, John 1759   Low, John 1793   Low, Sarah 1814   Low, Thomas 1762   Low, Thomas 1809   Low, William 1816   Lowe, Bagley 1872   Low, Milisent 1809   Lowe, Benjamin F. 1878   Lowe, Emily 1879   Lowe, John 1795   Low, William 1788   Lowe, Joshua W. 1885   Lowe, Priscilla 1871   Lowe, Rix 1864   Lowe, Susan 1880    RBurle0193@aol.com wrote:   > Jean,  >  > This matches the info on Barnabus Fair/Farr that we already have: SURRY CO  > 1787 Fair, Barnabas Elizabeth(wife); Barnabus, Michael, Barbara,  > Dorothy, Margaret and Mary Ann p. 292  > And it would make sense as his first wife Dorothy died before 1785, so the  > reference to Elizabeth is probably second wife. So where does that leave  > "Fehr"? Would probably have been a few generations back, I saw somewhere  > recently that this Barnabas's father was also Barnabas from PA, so if it is  > Fehr, would have been the immigrant I think.  >  > Also :  > p. 101  > Pasquotank (Symons Creek) Monthly Meeting - Pasquotank Co., NC  >  > Page 20.  > George Low  > Thamer Low  > Ch: Jehu b. 1-22-1747/8  > Aaron b. 6-20-1749  > Mary b. 6-29-1749 (?)  > Thamer b. 12-2-1753  > Wiliam b. 9-6-1755  > George b. 9-23-1758  >  > PASQUOTANK CO (Are these the will dates for the above people?) I doubt it, would  > think birth dates - have not heard back from request to Wendy to please recheck  > this info. I told you I'm  > very interested in "Thamer" as this name is used quite a bit later in Lowe  > family, I have seen it with "h" ansd also Tamar and Tamer. Doesn't this name  > seem of German origin to you? I've never seen it before either, so dosen't look  > English.  > 1770 Low, Elizabeth George, son  > 1786 Low, George Tamar(wife), Thomas, Jesse.  > Jesse, Robert, Dariuis, Charlotte, Jonathan, Peleg.  > 1788 Low, William Mary(wife)  >  > Page 21.  > Sarah b. 3-17-1760  > John b. 2-4-1762     More About JOHN LOWE, JR., PVT.:  Military: August 20, 1781, Wilkes Co., Georgia. Pvt. in Rev. War served until the end of the war. See notes  Misc.: June 09, 1784, Obtained 287 acres land grant in Washington Co., Georgia for Rev. War services. (Source: Survey 21, Warrant 1558, page 7.)   Children of NANCY BUTLER and JOHN LOWE are:  15. i. WILLIAM3 LOWE, b. February 17, 1756, Bedford County, Virginia?; d. March 17, 1835, Logan/Simpson County., Kentucky.  16. ii. JOHN LOWE III, b. Abt. 1758, Virginia; d. 1832, Killed by Indians in Nashville, Tennessee..  17. iii. DANIEL FIELDER LOWE, b. Abt. 1760, Orange County, North Carolina; d. 1833, Covington County, Mississippi.  18. iv. AARON AUGUSTUS LOWE, b. March 01, 1761, South Carolina; d. 1840, Houston County, Georgia.  19. v. EDMUND LOWE, b. 1764, South Carolina or North Carolina; d. September 11, 1841, McDonough, Henry County, Georgia.  20. vi. THOMAS LOWE, b. January 28, 1768, Randolph County, North Carolina; d. March 09, 1849, Hardeman County, Tennessee/Buried near Saulsbury, Tennessee.  21. vii. CHARITY MATILDE LOWE, b. Abt. 1773, South Carolina; d. 1869, Thomaston, Upson County, Georgia.  viii. NELLE LOWE, b. Abt. 1775, South Carolina; m. UNKNOWN STANLEY.  22. ix. JAMES LOWE, b. Abt. 1777, South Carolina or North Carolina; d. July 01, 1833, Monroe County, Georgia.  23. x. MARTHA LOWE, b. Abt. 1779, South Carolina; d. Abt. 1869, Madison, Georgia/Family burying ground outside of Madison.   EDMUND "E" BUTLER OF COLONIAL VIRGINIA   5. WILLIAM2 BUTLER, CAPT. (EDMUND "E"1) was born Abt. 1740 in Goochland County/Cumberland County, Virginia, and died November 09, 1790 in Edgefield County, South Carolina. He married PHEBIA CHILDERS OR CHILDRESS (Source: "Progenitors and Kinfolk of Abraham Childers III".) Abt. 1762 in Prince Edward County, Virginia/By Parson Craig Gardner, daughter of HENRY CHILDERS and MARY FARMER.   Notes for WILLIAM BUTLER, CAPT.:  William Butler b abt 1740 married Phoebe Childers or Childress b abt 1752 & she died after 1825 in Simpson, Co., Ky. The family went from Orange Co., N.C. to Rowan Co., N.C. then to Iredell Co., N.C. before going to Edgefield, South Carolina. After being pardoned for his activity with the Regulators, he was given a grant of land in Edgefield County, South Carolina where he died in 1790. His widow, and children, eventually moved on to Tennessee & Kentucky. Phebe was buried in the Lowe burial ground in Simpson Co., Kentucky.   1763: DB 3, p 420, Cumberland County, Virginia. William Butler was living in Cumberland, when he sold the 100 acres inherited from his father...parcel of land bound by Thomas Cole, John Woodson, Charles Cottrell, part of sd tract (blotted so unreadable). The land was sold to Nicholas Johnson; witnessed by John Holmon (Holman), Wm Shapard & Aaron Butler; rec November 28, 1763. The deed was signed "William Butler". Cumberland County, Virginia.   Possible year of marriage: To Jean Schneider, Sorry it's has taken so long to get back with you. I found several references to Wm Butler but it seems there may have been two in the area around the same time. One has a wife named Bethethland and then your Wm with his wife Phebe. I did find the following on your Wm:  Edgefield County, South Carolina, Deed BK 17, pg 182-184  Wm Floren, Prince Edward County, VA, Virginia and Phebe Childress to William  Butler. Deposition by Wm Floren before magistrate Richard Bibb, Prince  Edward County: about thirty yars of age he remembers that he saw joined in  martimony Wm Butler and Phebe Childress by Parson Gardner of Prince Edward  County, VA. Prince Edward Couty, VA, 22 Sept 1794, before magistrate Richard Bibb: Ann Childress made oath: about thirty years ago her daughter Phebe Childress and Wm Butler set off from her house to go to parson Gardner to be married and they returned and lived together as man & wife for a number of years in this part of the county. Francis Watkins, clerk of Prince Edward Couty, VA certifies that Richard Bibb who signed within the affidavits was qualified and acting Justice of the Peace for sd county afsd, 14 Oct 1798. Thomas Scott presiding Justice/Peace, Prince Edward County, certifies on 1 Nov 1798 that Francis Watkins was on the date thereof and on the day of within certificate Clerk of the Court of Prince Edward County. Rec 1 July 1799.   Prince Edward Co., Va.: No GARDNER listed at all in the book requested for lookup. The name CRAIG is listed only twice, both as signers of a 1776 petition,  Robert and Thomas. Now the GARDENs,,,, four listings. I'll start with the James you requested and then the others. James pg 38, 62, 63, 71 38 Paraphrased.....Residents contracted with the newly formed county for the  construction and upkeep of bridges deemed necesssary by the county. Quote "It was customary to pay for the building of bridges in cash, rather than in tobacco." .........."Even the minister worked on the bridges. The Rev. James Garden was paid (Pounds) 1:15 for repairing Bush River bridge in 1766." 62 Paraphrased...In 1755 Prince Edward County was made a separate parish, to be called St. Patricks's. 62 " At the second meeting of the vesrty (St. Patrick's) , which was held at Sandy River Church December 3, 1755, the Rev. James Garden was unanimously received as minister of the parish. Garden was recommended by the Hon. Thomas Dawson, commissary of Virginia, and he was also favorably known to the vestry. His salary was set at 17,280 pounds of tobacco annually; and he was paid 2,160 pounds of tobacco at he rate of twopence per pound (this would yield in cash (Pounds) 18) 63 for his services from September 1 until October 15. Garden served as minister of the parish until his death, February 19, 1773." 70 " In December, 1760, the glebe buildings wrere deemed ready for occupancy, and LeGrand was directed to deliver the keys to the 71 wardens and the wardens in turn to deliver them to the Reverend Mr. Garden. Since the parish had not provided a glebe for the minister the first year Garden served, he was given twenty pounds for his board. Through the rest of Garden's ministry after he moved into the glebe, the vestry seems to have assumed that all was well with buildings and that no repairs were needed. How characteristic that is even today of church boards in their management of the minister's home. But the coming of a new minister opens eyes to the need of repairs and refurbishing. Perhaps it is the new minister's wife. At any rate, in June, 1774, following MacCartney's occupancy of the glebe in the preceding December, the vestry authorized extensive repairs and renovation in the glebe buildings......." pg 548 W. S. Garden in 1911 and J. S. Moore were trustees of the "Prospect Presbyterian Church".  I'll get the others to you soon. They are Charles Garden , and Thomas J.  Jane   1766: His mother, Frances Cooke Butler sent William a letter.   1767: William Butler was in North Carolina not long after sale of above land as is shown by the following from the "Regulator Papers', which also gives the background for him being called William Butler, Regulator: The Regulator Papers p 578. William (This is an error, his brother Aaron and brother John, sold John's inherited property in Cumberland County, Virginia, in 1767) to a John Pigg (related to Cooke family by marriage), moved to Orange County, North Carolina by 1768. From the "Regulator Papers, The Regulators in North Carolina a Documentary History 1759-1776". Compiled and edited by William S. Powell, James Huhta, Thomas J. Farham-Raleigh State Department of Archives & History 1971 pg 563.   "William Butler of Orange County, North Carolina was one of the most active leaders of the regulators. he was apparently of a violent temperament and quite outspoken. In September 1768 he was found guilty of 'Rout (riot), Assault etc.,' fined 50 Lbs. and sentenced to 6 months imprisonment. In September 1770 he was one of the mob that assaulted the attorneys at the courthouse in Hillsborough and attempted to strike Judge Richard Henderson. The following March he was listed among those who were 'still continuing their riotous meetings and severaly threatening the Judges, Lawyers, and other officers of the Court.' After the Battle of Alamance a reward of 1,000 acres of land and $100 was offered for the capture of Butler and three other Regulators. Declared an outlaw in June 1771, he was also one of the three men cited by name not to be pardoned.After the departure of Goernor Tryon for New York, Butler petioned Governor Josiah Martin his council for forgiveness. He was, he said, 'full convinced that the principles which (the regulators) had esposed were erroneous and therefore most sincerely promise to never engage in the like again.' His brother, John Butler, also entered a plea on his behalf, and it may have been effective. William served in the Revoluntionary Army, and may have been a member of the Continental Line. His brother, John, apparently not a Regulator, became a Brigadier General of the North Carolina militia."   William Butler gained fame as the leader of the North Carolina Regulators in Orange County, who protested "dishonest sheriffs, excessive taxes, and extortionate fees." William was among the Regulators that were arrested, freed by outraged citizens, convicted, declared to be outlaws, hunted, fomentors of a riot, and repelled at the Battle of Alamance in May 1771. Britain branded William and the Regulators criminals, but local citizens and later historians called them patriots, much like the Sons of Liberty in Massachusetts. When the War for Independence broke out William and John, his brother, fought against the Crown. The above paragraph's information came from Powell et al., Regulators in North Carolina History, XV-XXI, pg 557-78.   1767: there was a letter from Gov. Wm. Tryon to Wm Butler appointing him colector of the publick, county, and Parrocial Taxes of Orange County for "1767".   Abstracts of Wills, Orange County, North Carolina Reprint 1972, 1979.  Compiled by Ruth Herndon Shields: (No actual wills to copy at our Gen.  library)  p. 18  A-76 Will of Michael Holt. Dated 31 June 1765, proved Nov 1767.  wife: Elizabeth son: Peter  "my children" name and number not stated.  Executors: "my dear son Michael Holt, Junior and Nicholas Holt, Junior."   Witnesses: JOHN BUTLER, William Carlisle.  (my note: on 19 Feb. 1770, Michael Holt (must be Michael Holt, Jr.)  Justice, swore in Wm the Reg as Deputy Sheriff of Orange CO. If the John  Butler who witnessed Holt Senior's will is our John, the date of 1765  puts him in NC about 2 years earlier that we thought.)   1768 September: Found guilty of Rout (Riot), Assault etc. fined 50 pounds and sentenced to 6 months imprisonment.   1770 September: many references to him in the Regulator Papers, he was one of a mob that assaulted the attorneys at the courthouse in Hillsborough & attempted to strike Judge Richard Henderson.   1770-1771: According to James Maiden (affadavit) William lived in Randolph County, North Carolina, on the waters of the Deep River.   November 23, 1770 but published in the PENNSYLVANIA JOURNAL AND THE WEEKLY ADVERTISER on July 11, 177. Written by James Hunter.  To the Hon. Maurice Moore, Esq., at Newbern, Orange County (North Carolina) Nov. 23, 1770:  SIR,  The other day I received an open letter from you, by the hand of Mr. John Butler and observe the contents. You say it is an answer to a letter you received from a person who signs himself; A True Regulator, and suppose it to be from Mr. Husbands and me. As to the letter I know nothing about it, or the author, I having always subscribed my name to all the letters I ever wrote; however, as your answer relates to the regulation, I shall cheerfully undertake to answer it, especially as you have charged us with what we are totally innocent of, and some things we are wholly unacquainted with. You charge Husband and me of being the essence of that regulation which has produced so much irregularity in the province. If you would only turn yourself around, and view the many enormities, extortions, and exactions, daily, practiced on us by Lawyer's clerks, registers, sheriffs, &c. I am sure you could not count us the essence of it.   As to charging you with writing friendly to Col. Fanning, I never charged you or any other man about it, except Col. Fanning himself, for exposing your private letter. However I observe you plead much in his behalf, to excuse his extortion, even to calling of our laws and table of fees intricate and confused, so that no two judges can agree in the construction of them, and then recommend us to use charity on his plea of ignorance. &c. Pray, sir, use that same charity towards us and our ignorance, and I'm sure that you will not wonder the people are confused also under such laws, especially as we have so many similar cases of convulsions and confusions daily published in "every" news paper. But pray, Sir, observe, by the way, Fanning had not one similar case in the whole province, not even his predecessors; and it is observable also that he could not possibly raise such a fortune from nothing in a few years, and maintain such extravagance as he did, but by extortion, and grinding the face of the poor. Besides he endeavored to engage the registers in some other counties to follow his example, but none of their consciences proved large enough. As to Tyrrel's case, I always thought his crime did not deserve to take his life, nor indeed all his fortune. And as to Mr. Husband's case, almost every man in the whole county was eye and ear witness to it themselves; and ever so much scholastic stating of facts, that you or any other can contrive, will not beat us out of a known truth. How were Milner and Nash strangers to them that imprisoned Husbands? You say Husbands, you believe, was imprisoned at the suit of the Crown; but I believe the Crown had commenced no suit against him till after giving them bonds. He was imprisoned by guards procured by lawyers, clerks and other extortinate officers, collected for the purpose; and such officers got his bonds and was there in company with them. How is the case then just as you have stated it? Every body believes there was a joint conferderacy of extortiante officers to cow him from bringing their extortions to light; and I believe had such evidence been allowed, it would have appeared so to the jury. How could it appear otherwise? He was first aken without a warrant, not by any sheriff or civil officer, but by a banditti of lawyers, clerks, tavern-keepers, &c., sent to gaol without a mittimus, then taken out at midnight, put under guard, tied his feet under the horse's belly, a gallows fixed in the gaol, and his trial to be under the mouths of cannon, and could not even walk within the limits assigned him, but bayonets thrusting at him, and other weapons of war; and, after all, not one jott of tittle could be proved against him. You say that Mr. Hooper well knew that no such allegation as duress could be proved against Mr. Milner. It is not possible Mr. Hooper could know any such thing. Husband had several messages before the court that 300 pds. was the sum for him to pay. This first put it into his head that that sum would pacify them, for it was no matter to whom it was paid, so it went among the fraternity; and I verily think, on the whole, it would have appeared duress to every man that had the smallest degree of candour or humanity in their composition. So much for that case; and now I will endeavor to answer in order every question that you have asked, that I am, or so far as concerned. And as to your first question, I can take God to witness that it was for the sake of public justice that we prosecuted every officer, and not for resentment, spite, malice, nor gain; but the motive that stirred me up, was the repeated cries of the poor, oppressed people. 2dly. It was the reformation of the Magistrates   1771 March: He was listed as among those who continued riotous meetings.   1771: Battle of Almance in North Carolina.   1771 June: Declared an outlaw, a reward of 1000 acres of land & $100 for his capture.   1771: (p374) letter from Rednap Howell telling of Wm's being outlawed; William Butler was one of three men not to be pardoned.   1772: March 11, 1772, Wm on list of Crown Prosecutions;   1772: August 2, 1772 (p536) Maryland; From Regulator papers, Letter from James Hunter to William Butler dated November 6, 1772. Journey to Maryland to see William Butler and Harmon Howell, only saw Howell.   1773 May 30th:-Letter from William Watson, Jr., his b-i-l who was taking care of William Butler's son while he was in hiding; The letter was sent from "Charlotte" to William Butler in Fincastle County, head Waters Creek (Wakers Creek(?). There was a Fincastle County in Virginia previously Botelourt County (now Wythe County.   1775-letter from John Butler, his brother;   1781: December 21, 1781 (p563 Southern Historical Collection) Certification of service of William Butler "I do hereby certify that William Butler has stood his draft and is clear from the tower of duty 21 December 1781 -Alex Autry or Awtry Capt." . SHC Regulator papers..   1783: October 10, 1783-Book 11-125: State grants William Butler 200 acres on Hunting Creek, south side of Archibald McConnell.Land granted William Butler, 311 acres in District 96, on the head of Foxes Creek the waters of the Savannah River; 202 acres in District 96 in Edgefield County, on the ridge between the head of Foxes Creek and the lower Cherokee Pond. Taken from a copy made by Lee Butler.October 10, 1783 Book 11-125 State Grants William Butler 200 acres on Hunting Creek south side of Archibald McConnell. (two of Phobe's brothers and one siser, Sarah Childers Hickman, lived in Edgefield Co., SC. David shows up in 1779 & Thomas was on 1790 Census in Saluda River, SC). Later her brothers moved to Tennessee)   Pierce'S Register  [p.313] VOUCHERS Page 321  No.: Continental  To whom granted and rank: William Butler  No. acres: 83  Service in months: Hillsborough Dist.   1790: Rowan Co., NC Federal Census: Has "a" Butler, William (Head of Household).  1 Free white male of over 16  5 Free white males under 16  2 Free white females including head of household  0 All other free persons  1 Slaves   1790: Death of William Butler in Edgefield County, South Carolina.   October 14, 1798-July 1, 1799 Edgefield County, South Carolina Deed Book 17, pp 182-184:  Wm Floren, Prince Edward County, VA, Virginia and Phebe Childress to William Butler. Deposition by Wm Floren before magistrate Richard Bibb, Prince Edward County, VA.: about 30 yars of age he remembers that he saw joined in matrimony Wm Butler and Phebe Childress by Parson Gardner of Prince Edward County, VA. Prince Edward County, VA, 22nd Sept 1794, before magistrate Richard Bibb: Ann Childress made oath: about 30 years ago her daughter Phebe Childress and Wm Butler set off from her house to go to parson Gardner to be married and they returned and lived together as man & wife for a number of years in this part of the county (country). Francis Watkins, clerk of Prince Edward County, VA certifies that Richard Bibb who signed within the affidavits was qualified and acting Justice of the Peace for sd county afsd, 14 Oct 1798. Thomas Scott presiding Justice/Peace, Prince Edward Couty, certifies on 1 Nov 1798 that Francis watkins was on the date thereof and on the day of within certificate Clerk of the Court of Prince Edward County. Rec 1 July 1799.   1800: Census for Iredell County, North Carolina for his wife, Pheeby Butler: 1 F 45+; 2 M 26-45; 2 M & 1 F 16-26.   1826 April 16: In the papers of L Q C Butler was found a letter from Phoebe Butler (86) who made an oath.....that William Butler (brother of General John Butler) now deceased & who departed this life as well she recollects on the ninth day of Nov. A D 1790 in the State of Carolina, Edgefield County. Leah O'Donal possesses the letter. (Mesa, Arizona).   Phebe Childres wife of William the Regulator. Information on them was recorded in the diary of John Lowe Butler, grandson of William the regulator. The children were verified from John Lowe Butler's diary.   Most of this above information was compiled by Doris Ann Butler Lucas.   (Research notes from Jean Schneider below):  Affidavit: Edward Kirkpatrick, Bailey Butler and John Kirkpatrick state that they were personally acquainted with James Butler and Fanny Butler in the State of Tennessee, who lived together as husband and wife for over 40 years. Fanny was a widow at the time she made application for Bounty Land under the Act of Mar 8, 1855. (ref).   Nov 6, 1855 Letter: Samuel Harrison sent a letter to Hon L.P. Waldo to obtain bounty land for Fanny Butler. Cannot prove marriage which took place in N.C. about 60 years ago.    More About WILLIAM BUTLER, CAPT.:  Military: December 21, 1781, Revolutionary War in Continental Army? Cert. of Service signed by Capt. Autry  Misc.: 1767, Appointed by Gov. Tryon to collect taxes in Orange Co., North Carolina  Occupation: Farmer  Property transaction: November 28, 1763, Sold property inherited from father in Cumberland, Co., Va.  Religion: Married by Presbyterian minister.   Notes for PHEBIA CHILDERS OR CHILDRESS:  1794-1795 North Carolina: November 10, 1794: According to Jean Schneider, there is a note signed by Samuel Butler and his mother, Feeby Butler, for tallow dated November 10, 1794, "Iredell County, North Carolina", to be paid in corn by the 10th of November 1795 to James Maiden (this James Maiden would later testify to the marriage of William and Phoebe Butler). This is signed by his mark and also by Feeby. (Was he home alone, caring for his mother and the farm at the same time?)   1815: According to letter, she left North Carolina about 1815.   Here is a copy of a letter written by Phoebe to her son William in North Carolina:   Simpson County (Ky) May 10th 1825  Dear Son, son and daughter  I am in good health at present Wm Plumers family and all our family conescions (connections?) are well at this time. as far as we know a great many people have died here this season, me and my people are so many living monuments of the divine goodness and we have great reason to thank that god who is willing to be Lord the preserver of man for his goodness. I long to see you both and I desire very much to have a chance to talk with you both. I may never have an opportunity to see you in this time world. If not my earnest prayer is that we may have a happy meeting hereafter. I am now well stricken in years and may say with the ancient patriarch that few and evil have been the days of the life of my pilgrimage. When I left you about 10 years ago you said that you would come and see me but you have not done so, I think hard of it, be sure to come or write as soon as possible, come this fall if you can. There is a grat prospect of fruit this year, wheat looks well. Remember me to all of your family and all inquireing friends.   You feel near to me altho we are distant. at this time I am your Mother (on the second page is a second paragraph: It appears that you have forgot a tender parent. If you love mewith fraternal affection I wish you to prove your faith by your works, for faith without works is dead being alone. I trust you will make paments for being remiss. My dear son I am with great consideration your very affectioante mother. Signed Phebe Butler This letter was sent to William Butler, Iredell county, To Hustonsville Post office near Hunting Creek N Carolina posted on May 1825, Franklin, Ky.   Jean Schneider furnished me additional information. She said that Phoebe died on a Wednesday about 2:30 A.M. at the home of her son, James but she didn't know when she went to Kentucky to live.   1826 April 16: In the papers of L Q C Butler was found a letter from Phoebe Butler (86) who made an oath.....that William Butler (brother of General John Butler) now deceased & who departed this life as well she recollects on the ninth day of Nov. A D 1790 in the State of Carolina, Edgefield County. Leah O'Donal possesses the letter. (Mesa, Arizona).   She also furnished information from " Kentucky Land Grants", by Willard W. Jillson, Part 1, pg 276 (These are Butlers listed as receiving grants south of Green River in Logan County).   Butler, Jno 200 acres Book 1 pg 275 Date-Survey 9/9/1796 Watercourse Drakes   Cr Butler Jno 200 acres Book 1 pg 276 Date-Survey 9/9/1796  10/6/1796 Tampin Cr   Butler, Thos 200 acres Tampin Creek Book 1 pg 340 Date-Survey 9/9/1796 Watercourse Drakes  2/17/1798 Muddy Creek   Butler, James 200 acres 2 Book 1 pg 82 Date-Survey 9/9/1796 Watercourse Drakes  9/9/1801 200 acres W Fk Drakes Book 1 pg 82 Date-Survey 9/9/1796 Watercourse Drakes   Butler, Jno 200 acres 4 Book 1 pg 284 Date-Survey 9/9/1796 Watercourse Drakes  8/25/1804 200 acres Tarrapin Cr Book 1 pg 484 Date-Survey   Butler, Edmund 200 acres 7 Book 1 pg 578 Date-Survey 9/13/1799 Watercouse Drakes  " W Fk Drakes   Butler, Thomas 150 acres 13 Book 1 pg 489 Date-Survey 6/18/1805 Watercourse Drakes  " Spring Cr   Butler, Thomas 150 acres 14 Book 1 pg 1 Date-Survey 7/19/1805   Butler, Edmund 150 acres 16 Book 1 pg 115 Date-Survey 3/28/1812   Phoebe's brother, John, had a grandson named George Campbell Childress, and this article about him, " A 32 year old lawyer and editor originally from Tennessee, is known as the author of the Texas Declaration of Independence. Considered by many to be the finest leagal mind at the convention, he supposedly had a draft of the Declaration in his saddlebags when he arrived in Washington.   On the morning of March 2, 1836, Childress read the Declaration to the men assembled in Washington. The group adopted the document without amendment within an hour an half. Then a slight snag developed, the hastily written document was found to be riddled with grammatical errors; it was decided that five new handwritten copies needed to be produced. Consequently, the originals of the Declaration were actually signed the following day, March 3, by the 52 members present. The remaining seven delegates added their signatures as they arrived.   The Texas Declaration of Independence was loosely patterned after that of the United States. The document contains statements on the responsibility of the governement followed by a long list of grievances that included denial of freedom to worship and the oppressive tyranny of military commandants stationed in the colony. Finally, it concluded by declaring Texas a"...free, Sovereign, and independent Republic."   Childress, George Campbell 1804-1841, born January 8, 1804. Signer, Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836; delegate to Texas Republic constitutional convention, 1836.   Committed suicide at Galvaston, Texas, October 6, 1841. Interment at Episcopal Cemetery, Galvaston, Texas. Childress County, Texas is named for him. George's uncle, Stewart C. Robertson, was VERY influential in Texas and promoted the emigration of around 600 people to Texas. Robertson was also a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and held several offices in Texas. Jean Schneider's thought was that a number of Childress families may have moved from Tennessee to Texas at this time.   For future research: Benjamin Butler b 1795 in SC and d 1860 in Tippah County, Mississippi m Rachel Childers on July 19, 1816 in Madison County, Alabama she was b 1796 in Elbert County, Georgia and d August 5, 1855 in Tippah County, Mississippi.   Letter from Gloria Butler Angel (from Childers Fam. Assoc.) in 1980, regarding a Daniel P. Butler, b abt 1806/1808 who married Amelia Childers b 1805 in South Carolina, married in 1831(possiblly in Newberry or Edgefield Co., SC. The letter also states that "a" Francis Childers was in Edgefield Co., SC on Jan. 28, 1823, as he was a witness to the will of a Daniel Butler as he died that year. The writer was not sure if this was the same Daniel Butler as above.   Also, William Lowe (son of Nancy Butler and John Lowe) m Margaret Farr, then had a son, Barnabas Farr Lowe in Saluda River, SC. Barnabus married February 3, 1806 in Logan Co., Kentucky a Margaret Carlock/Carelock, Margaret died in 1840 in Jasper, Texas. Barnabus married 2) Pamela Childers on February 2, 1843 in Nacogdoches Co., Texas. Any relationship to the other Childers?   President James Madison Polk was married to a Sarah Childress, her father was Joel Childress, they lived in Knox County, Tennessee. Lots of Childress' in the area. Sarah was well educated for her time. She and her sister, went to the Moravian Academy for Females in Salem, North Carolina. She was quite beautiful, a Presbyterian & wouldn't dance. (Note from Jean Schneider Jan. 1999): here is also an article re George Campbell Childress there  - it states that his sister Sarah was mrd to Pres. James Polk, but that  is incorrect, her parents were Capt. Joel Childress and Elizabeth  Winslett of Rutherford CO, TN - I don't believe I ever told you I found  that out. So unless we can somehow connect Joel to our Childresses, she  is not of our line. (I emailed and informed them of the error).     More About PHEBIA CHILDERS OR CHILDRESS:  Census: 1800, Census in Iredell County, N.C. shows Pheeby 1 F 45+ 2 M 26-45 2 M & 1 F 16-26.  Misc.: April 16, 1826, When she was 86 gave oath to William Butler's date of death.   Children of WILLIAM BUTLER and PHEBIA CHILDRESS are:  24. i. JOHN L.3 BUTLER, b. 1763, Virginia; d. Bef. 1820, Wayne County, Mississippi.  25. ii. ELIZABETH BUTLER, b. 1766, Cumberland County, Virginia?; d. September 1825, Moury County, Tennessee.  26. iii. WILLIAM BUTLER, b. October 02, 1770, Rowan County, North Carolina; d. Abt. March 15, 1833, Iredell County, North Carolina/Butler farm near Houston-Ville Community Hwy 2..  27. iv. JAMES BUTLER, b. 1772, Maryland?; d. 1835, Simpson County, Kentucky.  28. v. EDMUND BUTLER, b. Abt. 1774, Virginia; d. May 1850, Simpson County, Kentucky.  29. vi. SAMUEL LEWIS BUTLER, b. Abt. 1776, Rowan County, North Carolina; d. January 26, 1828, Lincoln County, Tennessee.  30. vii. THOMAS BUTLER, b. 1778, Orange or Iredell County, North Carolina(?); d. Abt. 1810.  31. viii. AARON BUTLER, b. Abt. 1782, Edgefield County, South Carolina; d. April 26, 1848, Lived at Fountainhead.Died in Sumner Co., Tennessee.  32. ix. FRANCES BUTLER, b. November 11, 1784, North or South Carolina?; d. November 09, 1855, Simpson Co., Kentucky.   EDMUND "E" BUTLER OF COLONIAL VIRGINIA   6. HANNAH2 BUTLER (EDMUND "E"1) was born Abt. 1741 in Cumberland County, Virginia, and died in Hancock County, Georgia?. She married JOSEPH BARKSDALE November 1763 in Prince Edward County, Virginia/Surety was Charles Yancy (Source: Marriages of Virginia Residents (1607-1800) by Dorothy Wilford.), son of COLLIER BARKSDALE and SARAH RANDOLPH.   Notes for HANNAH BUTLER:  "A" Joseph Barksdale was closely connected to the Edmund Butler family in Hancock County, Georgia and it seems likely that this couple moved with the Butlers to Greene/Hancock Co., Georgia.    Child of HANNAH BUTLER and JOSEPH BARKSDALE is:  33. i. ABNER3 BARKSDALE, b. September 25, 1764, Charlotte County, Virginia.   EDMUND "E" BUTLER OF COLONIAL VIRGINIA  Generation No. 3    7. FRANCES3 BUTLER (AARON2, EDMUND "E"1) was born Abt. 1751 in Cumberland County, Virginia. She married DAVID PUCKETT March 09, 1771 in Prince Edward County, Virginia (Source: Prince Edward Co., Va. MR).   Notes for FRANCES BUTLER:  Frances Butler was listed as Frances Puckett in her Father, Aaron's will.    More About FRANCES BUTLER:  Fact 3: Appears to be a 2nd marriage March 9, 1777 ?   Notes for DAVID PUCKETT:  Don't know if these are the children of David Puckett and Frances Butler, it needs to be proved.   1790 Virginia Census: Which is the 1782-1785 Tax lists, has no David, Fanny, or Frances Puckett.   More About DAVID PUCKETT:  Fact 3: Witnessed his f-i-l will with an "X".   Children of FRANCES BUTLER and DAVID PUCKETT are:  34. i. DAVID4 PUCKETT, b. Abt. 1774, Virginia; d. Abt. 1812, Pulaski Co, Kentucky.  ii. NANCY PUCKETT, b. Abt. 1783, Virginia; m. DRURY MCDEARMON (Source: Could his last name be McDearmonroe as her sister's husband?), January 26, 1804, Prince Edward County, Virginia.  iii. SUKEY PUCKETT, b. Abt. 1783; m. JAMES MCDEARMONROE, February 01, 1804, Prince Edward County, Virginia.    8. JOHN3 BUTLER (AARON2, EDMUND "E"1) was born Abt. 1755 in Cumberland County, Virginia, and died Aft. 1811 in Culpeper County, Virginia. He married (1) M. J.. He married (2) UNKNOWN Bef. 1775 in Virginia?.   Notes for JOHN BUTLER:  1783: After John Butler sold his 75 acres inherited from his Father to Miller Woodson in March 1783 and then joined his brother Edmund in selling the other half in November 1786 also to Miller Woodson, both then removed to Culpeper Co., Virginia, where their names appeared on the personal property tax lists in   1791. Identification of two Johns not positive. See Tax Lists available.   1783: Cumberland County, Virginia:  This indenture made the 11th day of March in the year of our Lord Christ in one thousand seven hundred and eighty three between John Butler of Cumberland county of the one part and Miller Woodson of the same county of the other part Witnesseth for in consideration of the sum of one hundred pounds good and Lawful money of Virginia to the said John Butler in hand paid by the said Miller Woodson the receipt whereof he does hereby acknowledge and thereof and for every part thereof does exonerate and discharge Miller Woodson his Heirs Executors and administrators he has said John Butler has granted bargained and sold and confirmed to the said Miller Woodson his Heirs and assigns forever one certain parcel or Tract of Land in Cumberland county containing 75 acres more or less adjoining the lands of Beverly Randolph and Miller Woodson being the same whereon the said John Butler now lives one half the said Tract whereon Aaron Butler Formerly lived divided by anew line beginning at pointure(?) in the fork Butlers path running nearly South to the Power(?) line with, or the appurtenances belonging in any which appertaining to the premises have granted or intended inrordest(?) to bequeathed with all desires(?) Gensils(?) and profits of the said land and premises and all rights claims interest and securities holding to the same To have and hold unto the said Miller Woodson and his Heirs assigns to the only proper use and behoof of the said Miller Woodson his heirs, assigns forever and the said John Butler does hereby grant for himself and his heirs shall said will warrant and forever defend the said Land and other premises and every (?) the said Miller Woodson his heirs and assigns forever against him the said John Butler has hereunto del his hand and deed the day and year above written   Signed Sealed and delivered  in the presence of   John Woodson  Saymes Scott John Butler S.S.  James Trewell   At a court continued and held for Cumberland county 23rd September 1783   This indenture was proved by John Woodson and Saymes Scott Two of the witnesses Thereto And at court held for the said county 26th April 1784 the same was proved by James Trewell a witness thereto and ordered to be recorded   Test  Geo. Cunningham Jun Clk.   1786: Sold the other half of his inheritance in Cumberland County   1791: On Tax List in Culpeper County with his bro Edmund Butler.   1794: John Butler purchased land from Clayton located in Culpeper Co., Va. in 1794. Culpeper Co., Va DB R-122.   1810: Whether this John moved again is not known, but his brother, Edmund & family had gone to Clark Co., Ky. in time to be included in the 1810 Census.   1811: Three deeds recorded in January 1811 in Culpeper Co., Va. show John Butler in deeds of gift: 1) 163 acres to his son William Butler; 2) 157 acres, "tract I now live on " bound by Marshall Pettys on Summer dock run-corner William Butler-Wm Rosson-Wm Collins to son Aaron Butler; 3) gifts to granddaughters Mary and Ava Ann, daus of Aaron Butler, all three witnessed by John W. Marshall, James Marshall & Wm Collins. Signed John (X) Butler. Ibid: EE-106; EE-108; EE-152.   US Census Culpeper County, Virginia: 1 m 45 & up, 1 slave or ten?  The only other John Butler on this census is: 1 m 16-26; 1 f 26-45; 1 m -10; 2 f -10, no slaves.   The above information was obtained by Lela Prewitt and entered by Pamela Hazelett-Burleson December 15, 1996.   "A" John Butler's will was probated March 17, 1757 in Culpeper Co., Va. pg 147.  Will of John Butler, Senr., of Colepepper County being very sick. To my loving wife all that I have in this world in during her life or as long as she shall continue a widow and then to be equally distributed among my seven children namely John (b abt 1722), James(abt 1724-1786), Thomas (abt 1726), Anne (abt 1728), Sarah (abt 1730), Susanna (1733-1786) and Elizabeth.  I do appoint my son John and Mr. James Strother Junr. of the two Seniors executors. John Butler  Wit:  William Collins  (J) John Reynolds  John Proctor   April 21, 1757. Proved by the oaths of William Collins, John Renolds and John Proctor. Sworn to by John Butler one of the executors.   pp 149-150 May 18, 1757. We the subscribers have appraised the estate of John Butler, dec., as exhibited by the executor John Butler.  Includes 3 Negroes valued at 95 pds.  Total valuation= 139.19.10   John Wetherall  Frederick Zimmerman  James Conner      More About JOHN BUTLER:  Fact 3: March 1783, Sold 1/2 of inherited property in Cumberland Co., Va.  Fact 10: 1794, Purchased land from "Clayton" in Culpeper Co., Va. DB R, p 122.  Fact 11: 1810, His brother, Edmund is on Census in Clark Co., Ky.  Fact 12: 1810, US Census Culpeper Co., Va., Surnames beginning with "B".  Fact 13: 1811, Gives deeds of gift to his 2 sons & grandaughters in Culpeper Co., Va.  Misc.: November 1786, Sold other 1/2 of inherited property w/bro Edmund in Cumberland Co., Va.  Occupation: Farmer.   Child of JOHN BUTLER and M. J. is:  35. i. WILLIAM4 BUTLER, b. Abt. 1775, Cumberland County, Virginia or Culpeper County, Virginia.   Child of JOHN BUTLER and UNKNOWN is:  36. ii. AARON4 BUTLER, b. Abt. 1780, Cumberland County, Virginia or Culpeper County, Virginia; d. Giles County, Tennessee?.    9. SARAH (JANE)3 BUTLER (AARON2, EDMUND "E"1) was born Abt. 1756 in Cumberland County, Virginia, and died in Tennessee(?). She married MATHIAS WILLIAMS II Bef. 1776 in Virginia, son of MATTHIAS WILLIAMS and JANE UNKNOWN.   Notes for MATHIAS WILLIAMS II:  Matthias Williams, Senior died in Cumberland County, Virginia in 1780. His will was written September 5, 1780 and probated October 23, 1780. Matthias Williams and His wife Jean (Jane) of Cumberland County, Virginiasold an estimated 150 acres "whereon Matthias Williams now liveth between Dry Creek and Badlock branches of the Appomatox river and on lines of Charles Anderson, Joseph Michaux, Wm Fretwell, Leanda Hughes & Moore Lumpkin" to Samuel Vawter, 5 Lb., October 24, 1771, with Jno (John) Woodson Sr. and Jr and Moore Lumpkin, witnesses. As per Cumberland County, Virginia wills. Deed Book 7, 30.    More About MATHIAS WILLIAMS II:  Military: Revolutnioanry War pensioner.   Children of SARAH BUTLER and MATHIAS WILLIAMS are:  i. SUSANNAH4 WILLIAMS, b. Abt. 1778, Cumberland County, Virginia(?); m. JOHN LANDRUM, January 09, 1796, Campbell County, Virginia (Source: Marriage record identifies her as the daughter of Matthias Williams.).   Notes for SUSANNAH WILLIAMS: The marriage record identifies Susannah as the dau of Matthias. A John Landrum appears in Anderson Co., TN court records from 1814-1819. It is not known if this is the same man. Other Landrums, but not John, can be found in the 1830 census.   More About JOHN LANDRUM: Court records: Bet. 1814 - 1819, shows "a" John Landrum in Anderson County, Tennessee. Don't know if this is the same John Landrum. But other, Landrums, not John, can be found in the 1830 Census.   ii. UNKNOWN WILLIAMS, b. Abt. 1780.   More About UNKNOWN WILLIAMS: Misc.: speculation as to this child, 1782 and 1784 tax lists show 2 parents and 3/4 children, but it could be another family member living with them.   iii. POLLY WILLIAMS, b. Abt. 1782, Cumberland County, Virginia; d. Abt. 1844, Pittsylvania, Virginia(?) (Source: An estate administration for Polly and Pleasant was in Pittsylvania County, Virginia 1842-1845.); m. PLEASANT MAHONE, February 20, 1802, Campbell County, Virginia (Source: Marriage record identifies her as daughter of Matthias Williams.).  iv. THOMAS WILLIAMS, b. Abt. 1784; d. July 18, 1814, Roane County, Tennessee (Source: Left a will that was probated there..); m. CHARLOTTE RECTOR, Abt. 1809.  v. MATTHIAS WILLIAMS III, b. Abt. 1789; d. Aft. 1860; m. SALLY RECTOR.  vi. JOHN WILLIAMS, b. Abt. 1791; d. Bef. October 1815, Roane County, Tennessee (Source: Administration of his estate was noted in the court records for this date. When his brother, Thomas Williams, named his executors in Roane County, Tennessee, he named Matthias Sr. and John (assumed to be his father and brother). Chancery Court Reords for october 1815 name matthias Williams as administrator of the estate of John Williams, deceased. If John married there is no record to identify spouse or children..).   Notes for JOHN WILLIAMS: d. by Oct 1815, when the administration of his estate was noted in Roane Co. court records. When Thomas Williams, (iii., above) named his executors, he named Matthias Sr. and John. It is assumed that he named his father and brother. Chancery Court records for 18 Oct 1815 name Matthias Williams administrator of the estate of John Williams, deceased. If John was married, there is no record to indicate the identity of spouse or children.   vii. MARTHA WILLIAMS (Source: Unsure of "Martha" as a first name..), b. October 1797, Virginia; d. December 08, 1884, Clark County, Mississippi; m. MOSES SHOEMAKER, December 28, 1814, Roane County, Tennessee.  viii. WILLIAM H. WILLIAMS, b. March 10, 1803, Virginia; d. May 01, 1883; m. (1) SARAH; m. (2) UNKNOWN, Abt. 1824.   More About SARAH: Misc.: Her name may have been Sarah Elizabeth Patterson, she was his second wife.   EDMUND "E" BUTLER OF COLONIAL VIRGINIA   10. EDMUND3 BUTLER (AARON2, EDMUND "E"1) was born 1767 in Cumberland County, Virginia, and died January 31, 1846 in "Sunnyside Plantation", Montgomery County, Kentucky/Butler-Gaitskill Cemetery (Source: Montgomer County, Kentucky Will Books A-F, May 1797-1864.). He married (1) SUSANNAH STUART Abt. 1787 in Virginia (Source: Kentucky Society of the Daughters of American Revolution, March 1961, p 14.). He married (2) POLLY HIGGINS April 1831 in Montgomery County, Kentucky.   Notes for EDMUND BUTLER:   Edmund Buter was born on a farm in 1767 in Cumberland County, (formerly Goochland) Virginia and died January 31, 1846, age 79, in Montgomery Co., Kentucky. He sold his share of his father's estate about 10 years after received it. DB 6-418 Cumberland Co., Va. And then moved north to Culpeper Co., Va where his name first appears on the tax list in 1791. He possibly was married in that county.   1776-1783: Revoluntionary War. Edmund Butler (I was told) was a Revoluntionary War Soldier (no evidence of this yet). Edmund was age 9-16 during those time periods, he would have been a very young soldier.   Edmund sold his share of his Father's estate about 1786-1787 (Goochland County/Cumberland County, Virginia) to Miller Woodson and moved to Culpepper County, Virginia. About 1811 he and his family moved to Clark County, Kentucky and by 1814 he was living in Montgomery County, Kentucky. Edmund Butler was a Revoluntionary War Soldier. The Revolutionary War was from 1776 to 1783. Edmund was age 8-16 during those time periods, he would have been a very young soldier. George Washington became our first President in 1789 until 1797.   1786: Cumberland County, Virginia DB 6 pg 418  This Indenture made this sixth day November in the year of our lord Christ one thousand seven hudred and eighty six Between Edmund Butler John Butler Susanna Butler of the one part and Miller Woodson of the other part Witnesseth That for and in consideration of one hundred pounds good and lawful money of Virginia to the said Edmund Butler in hand paid by the said Miller Woodson the receipt of which he does hereby acknowledge thereof and for every part doth exonerate and fully discharge the said Miller Woodson his heirs and assigns for ever have covenanted bargained sold and confirmed and by these presents do covenant bargain sell and confirm unto the said Miller Woodson his heirs and assigns for ever one certain tract or parcel of land in Cumberland County containing seventy five acres more or less adjoining the said Miller Woodson and Beverly Randolph being one moiety of the tract of land whereon Aaron Butler formerly lived and bequeathed to his two sons. John and......Edmund To have and to hold unto the said Miller Woodson his heirs and assigns forever together with the appurtenances and appendages thereof belonging with all profits benefits and advantages of the aforesaid Land & promises & the said Edmund Butler John Butler Susanna Butler do hereby covenant for themselves and their heirs to covenant & defend the just right title & interest of the said Land premises and appurtenances to the said Miller Woodsonand his heirs and assigns forever against the claims of themselves and heirs and .....against all or every person or persons whatever As Witness our hands and seals the day and year first above written   Signed Sealed & Delivered  in presence of   John Woodson Edmund Butler S.S.  John Holman John Butler S.S.  C. Taylor Susanna Butler S.S.   Memo:  That the grave yard upon the premises within mentioned sold to me is hereby agree to except as any part of my property  Miller Woodson   At a Court.....continued and held for Cumberland County 24th April 1787  This deed was proved by Creed Taylor one of the witnesses thereof and the memrandum indorsed acknowledged by Miller Woodson and at a Court held for said County the 21st day of june 1787 the said Indenture was further proved by John Holman & John Woodson two of the Witnesses thereto & ordered to be recorded.   Teste  Creed Taylor D.C.   1789-1797: George Washington was President.   1791: Was on the Culpeper County Tax List with his brother, John.   1792: 100 Acres in that county "sold by the Hon. Gentleman John Thorton to the Rev. Edmund Butler 17 Sept 1792." DB R-364 p 142   1793: He sold to James Butler, 1 April 1793 the same above land bought in September 17, 1792. He sold to JAMES BUTLER, on April 1, 1793, 100 Acres in that county, that he had bought from John Thorton, "sold by the Hon. Gentleman John Thorton to the Rev. Edmund Butler 17 Sept 1792." DB R-364 p 142   1798: Edmund's son Elijah K. Butler was born in 1798 in Culpeper County, Virginia, coincidently there is another Elijah Butler listed in Virginia Marriages for January 26, 1798; Elijah Butler married Catherine Watts in Culpeper County,Virginia. Victor & I believe he must be related. Pam   1801 PPTL of Culpeper Co., Va. shows Wm & Reuben Gore; Reubin, John & Abner Sims all assessed May 14; Jeremiah Sims May 18; and nearby, Wm Tatum, Henry & GeorgeTowles, Moses & Wm Tucker, & Edmund Butler.   1807: JAMES BUTLER sold this same land to Evans, 10 Oct 1807. Culpeper Co., Va CC-33.   1808: Edmund Butler had purchased the 45 1/2 Acres 16 April 1808 fr Wm Thornton, Senior & wf Martha for a 100Lbs - land adj. lands of sd Butler, Samuel Washington & others....corner to Washington in Thos Broadus line....corner to Broadus & Butler....to John Hisel. Wits: Aylett Howes, Thomas Broadus, Stuart G. Thornton, Martha released dower rights same day, with Lewis Conner & Aylett Howes, Wits. DD-393   1810: The 1809-1811 Minute Book of Culpeper Co Va November Court 1810: "Ordered that John W. White be appointed surveyor of the road from Hazel River to the Thornton Gap Road in the room of Edmund Butler removed.... Culp Minute Book 6-280 (1809-1811).   1810: Edmund Butler & his wf Susanna sold to John W. White 5 Oct 1810 two tracts in Culpeper Co., adjoining each other & lands of John Hisle & others bounded: W side of FT road, corner to Evans Bragg....to sd Bragg in William Smith's line (long description) to beg. - 100 1/4 Acres, & the second tract beg. at gum corner to a Tract of Land sold by Wm Thorton to Samuel Washington thence with his line...in line of piece of land owned by heirs of Armistead W. Peele (?) dec'd to lines of Tract No. 1 - corner John Hisel - 45 1/2 A. Consid. $1500. Wits: Presley J White, Thomas Broadus, Evans Bragg (Signed) Edmund (X) Butler, Susanna (X) Butler. Susanna released dower rights the same day. Culpeper Co., Va; EE-pg 273   1811: He and his family moved to Clark County, Kentucky. 1811: The first entry of Edmund Butler on the Clark Co., Ky tax list was in June 1811, with 100 Acres on Stoner Creek - entered by Harvis & Clarke - 2 M 21+ -2 & 6 blacks - 5 horses. This land, according to Clark Co deeds, was purchased 27 May 1811 from Henry Gaitskill. Clark Co., Ky DB 8-163.   1811: He moved to Clark county, Kentucky and prospered, and by 1814 was living in Montgomery County, Kentucky on a farm near the Paris Pike in the western part of the county & near the Clark & Bourbon County lines. His will was proved in Montgomery County, Kentucky in April 1846. Edmund and his first wife, Susannah are buried in the family cemetery on the farm. Edmund's children, Elijah K. Butler, later settled in Randolph County, Missouri-North of Cairo and his sister, Nancy Butler and her husband settled in St. Charles, Missouri and later moving to St. Louis, Missouri. Some of Nancy & Waller Wright's children later lived in Randolph County, Missouri. The rest of the family stayed in Kentucky.  1813: Edmund Butler was on tax lists of Clark County, Kentucky. The tax lists of 1814 have him listed in Montgomery Co., Ky.   1814: He was living in Montgomery County, Kentucky (Tax lists).   1815: Tax Lists of Montgomery Co., Ky.: Edmund Butler 235 A. G. Lick Entered D. Morgan 1 wh male 21+, 2 blacks 16+, total blacks 7, etc. Value land per A. $10. Total value $4330.   1816: Edmund Butler, then of Montgomery Co., Ky (taken from Clark in 1797 - part of land of each county) sold this same land to his son, William Butler. DB 13- p 142.   1830: Edmund's wife, Susannah Stuart dies & is buried in the Butler/Gaitskill Cemetery.No marriage record or other court record has been found showing Edmund Butler's marriage to Susannah Stuart.   From early Montgomery County, Kentucky-Marriages before 1864; came information on Edmund's second wife, Polly Higgens Hunt. This information was on Mrs. Polly (Higgins) Hunt was Compiled by Victor E. Williams PO Box 64, Ethel, Missouri 63539   1830: James Hunt b 1777 d abt 1830 (will proved) married Polly Higgens b 1787 d abt 1864 (will proved).   1830 Montgomery County, Kentucky Census: pg 26 1 M 50-60, 1 F 70-80, 9 male/female slaves (This census does not explain whether slaves were free or not and how many were female or male). (Montgomery Co., Ky. 1810-1840 Censuses; transcribed by Rowena Lawson; Copyright 1985 by Rowena Lawson, Published by Heritage Books, Inc., ISBN 0-917890-62-0.   1831: Edmund Butler wrote his will January 4, 1831.   1831: He entered into a prenuptial agreement with Mrs. Polly Hunt.   1831: Polly married Edmund Butler May 2, 1831 ( No marriage record or other court record has been found showing Edmund Butler's marriage). Polly's will was proved 1864. Date of guardian's report: Report of Polly Butler, formerly Polly Hunt,gdn for Wesley & Margaretr Hunt, heirs of James Hunt, dec'd....Settlement: Est. James Hunt Dec'd. Slaves allotted to : Wm Tatman, Margaret Hunt (infant), Johnson Hunt, Joseph Smith, Wesley Hunt, Russell Tatman. Other records show Polly Higgins married James Hunt in 1804; that Polly Hunt transferred slave Martha to Wm Tatman & Lucinda Tatman (my dau); also Russell M. Tatman & Nancy (my dau), slave Harrison; that Edmund Butler was guardian for Wesley Hunt Jr. 1 Jan 1836; & that Lucinda Hunt married Wm Tatman 9 Nov 1825, M.V. Harrison, D.C. officiating. There was also a reference to Lucinda Hunt married William Tatman, November 10, 1825 by Reverend John Smith. James Hunt & Polly Higgens children were, Lucinda Hunt m William Tatman, Nancy Hunt m Russell Tatman, Margaret Hunt, Johnson Hunt & Wesley Hunt. WB D-223 (other entries on pp 299, 378, 417, 524 (21 Feb 1835) DB 22-43, 44; Order Book A-328-333   Also, Montgomery County Ct. records show that Polly Butler received her dower rights to the estate. Montgomery Co., Ky DB 15-231 WB B-407 (1822) & WB D-223 (other entries on pp 299, 378, 417, 524 (21 Feb 1835) DB 22-43, 44; Order Book A-328-333   1833: Codicil: May 20, 1833, wife was Polly Butler.   1836: January 1, 1836, Edmund Butler was guardian of his step-son, Wesley Hunt, II. According to Guardian report in Montgomery County, Ky.   1837: Tax List of Montgomery Co., Ky: Edmund Butler 443 A (val. $15,435) - 1 wh male 21+, 11 negroes 16+, total 20, 1 hired out (value $9500), 14 horses & mares (value) $500), 2 mules ($80), 68 cattle ($1820), wheel carriage 1 ($100) Total valuation, $27,495.   The Butler-Gaitskill Cemetery is located:  On family farm of Joe Foley in Paris Pike, Kentucky, about one mile beyond the Sideview store, on the right side of the road-this cemetery is about 3 miles from the main road.   Susannah (wife of E. Butler) died August 1830-aged 72 years .  Edmund Butler-died January 31, 1846 (aged 79 years)  Infant son of Henry and C.T. Gaitskill-born November 1, 1849  "Daughter" born August 17, 1854  "Son" born May 20, 1860  Catherine T. Gaitskill, wife of Henry Gaitskill b April 1, 1826 d April 9, 1860  Henry Gaitskill b October 12, 1815 d March 16, 1872   Henry Gaitskill was a Grandson of Edmund & Susannah Butler. He was the first child of Joanna Butler who married John Silas Gaitskill. Henry and his wife, Catherine Gaitskill purchased Edmund Butler's estate after his death in 1846 and he and his family lived there.   T.H. Gaitskill of Lexington, Kentucky wrote in a letter dated 1 April 1969; "Sunday I visited my boyhood home in Bourbon County, Kentucky. It is called 'Loundon Hall' because our ancestors "Grimes" who built it in 1820 came from Loundon County, Virginia. My mother and father still live there. I learned that last week my parents and brother and his wife had revisited the Gaitskill graveyard at Wade's Mill. The original brick house was open so they had a chance to go through it.   After writing to you last November, I asked my father to locate the grave of Henry Gaitskill, his grandfather. He found it at the adjoining Stuart place where Catherine T. (Branham) Gaitskill was also buried.   At the Gaitskill place my father also found another marker which has been under dirt for many years and the lettering was legible. It read ' Susannah Stuart wife of E. Butler, died 1830 Age 72 Born 1758.' I mention this because she was the mother of Jona Butler....Edmond Butler resided at "Sunnyside' in Montgomery County, and since you you know John Butler had land in Montgomery as well as Bourbon at the time of his death, we can note these facts. I have an early map which locates Joel S. Berry's home at "Mt. Pleasant" (same name as John Butler's plantation in North Carolina) on Stoner Creek, southeast of North Middletown, and a short distance west of the Gaitskill home. Since the graveyard was fenced, I'm sure that we can get much information there. Letter to Mrs. G.L. Barnett of Kansas City, Missouri; both she & T.H. Gaitskill are descendants of Edmund & Susannah Butler. The newer TS shows Susannah only as the wife of E Butler: DAR Montgomery County, Ky Cemetery records, Boyd 1961, Frankfort, Ky. Ellen Cannon also took picture of TS. (Tombstone).   Victor Williams said that there was a Stuart cemetery in Clark County, Kentucky and he thinks some of Susannah Stuart's relatives are buried there.   Information came from Will records of Montgomery County, Kentucky. Cemetery records of Clark County and Montgomery County, Kentucky. Marriage records of Clark and Bourbon Counties, Kentucky and grave markers..   Edmund Butler owned slaves in Kentucky. His second wife, Polly Higgins Hunt willed her slaves to her children by a previous marriage.   All of the above information was furnished by Victor Williams and Lela Prewitt.   1840 Montgomery County, Kentucky Census p 46 1 M under 5, 1 M 15-20, 1 M 70-80, 1 F 5-10, 2 F 10-15, 1 F 40-50, 1 F 50-60, 1 F/M slave and 6 F/M slaves.   1846: Edmund Butler-died January 31, 1846 (aged 79 years). His will was proved-Montgomery County, Kentucky-April 1846, Will Book E-Page 10)   I Edmund Butler of the County of Montgomery and State of Kentucky being of disposing mind and memory do make & publish this my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all former wills.   "Item 1st It is my will & desire that after my death that all my just debts and funeral expences be paid.   "Item 2nd I have heretofor given to my children by my advancement about as follows: To my son William, about Eight Hundred Dollars, to my daughter, Ann Simms, about Five Hundred Dollars, to my daughter Jane Gaitskill, about Five hundred dollars, to my son John about five Hundred fifty dollars, to my son Elijah K. about five hundred Dollars, and to my daughter Nancy Wrigh (sic) about five hundred Dollars. i have the amount that I have given to each of my children charge to them in a Book that at this time I have not before (sic). If I should be mistaken in the amount that is there charged to them I wish that Sum to be charged to each of them instead of the above named Sums as it is my intention and desire that they should all be made equal and if hereafter before my death I should give give to any of them by way of advancement I intend to charge charge them with it in the book or accounts - and it is my desire that the whole of them be made equal to the amounts I have heretofor given to my son William and then that balance of estate both real & personal be equally divided between all my children with the following understanding and direction   "Viz, - I intend my daughter Ann Simms to be equal in amount to each of my other children but my desire is that she shall receive hir equal or and sixth part in Land which land shall be part of the Tract that I have lately purchased from John Alison which land shall include the Alison dwelling house and shall run so far and the land next to Plumb Lick and the line of Robert Ellis as will include her quanity - and as it is my intion to move the public road near to said house than where it now runs I wish the middle of said road wherever it may then be to be another line of her Land to extend so far with said road and the line of sd Ellis as will give to her the quanity that will make her portion equal and all of the balance of my estate both real and personal to be equally divided between my other five children (children underlined in will book) and I do by these presents constitute and appoint my Son William Butler Trustee to my daughter Anna Simms to receive for her legaly in Land as above described for the sole use and support of my sd daughter and her children during her conventure and after her death the land to desend to her children and lastly I do appoint my son William and my son John Butler Executors to this my last Will and Testament - In witness whereof I have unto set my hand this 4th day of January 1831."   Attest  Thos. Wornall  Thos. Wright (Signed) Edmund Butler (Seal)  James Warnall   "I Edmund Butler do make and publish this as a codicil to the above, which is my last Will and Testament: I give and bequeath to my wife Polly Butler one negro girl named Mary which girl I purchased from Joseph Smith. Witness my hand this 20th day of May 1833. Edmund Butler (Seal)  Attest: Thos Warnal, James Warnal, Thos Wright"   "State of Kentucky Ct. 1846"  Montgomery County, Apr Term   "A writing purporting to be the last Will & Testament together with the Codicil of Edmond Butler dec'd. was this day produced in court and proved by the oath of James Warnall one of the subscribing witnesses thereto the act and deed of the sd Edmond Butler dec'd as to said Will and Codicil and also proved the Signatures of Thomas Warnall, and Thomas Wright and other subscribing witness to said Will to be their act and deed which was examined by the Court approved and ordered to be recorded which is done accordingly.  Att. James Howard Clk." Montgomery Co., Ky. WB E-107   Glenna Tippett Mullen of Cotter, Baxter Co., Arkansas doing free research for Montgomery Co., Ky.    More About EDMUND BUTLER:  Census: Bet. 1810 - 1820, not on Census for Montgomery County, Ky.  Fact 10: January 02, 1831, Will written in Montgomery Co., Kentucky.  Fact 11: April 1846, Will proved in Montgomery Co., Ky. Will book E pg 107  Military: Edmund fought in Revolutionary War. ?  Misc.: April 24, 1787, Excepted the family cemetery from sale of inherited property in Cumberland Co.  Occupation: Farmer  Records Destroyed: December 1863, Montgomery County, Kentucky courthouse records burned.  Where buried: Gaitskill Cemetary, MontgomeryCo., Cem. is considered a "Butler Cemetary.   Notes for POLLY HIGGINS:  A Guardian's report: Report of Polly Butler, formerly Polly Hunt, gdn for Wesley & Margareter Hunt, heirs of James Hunt dec'd....Settlement: Est. James Hunt dec'd. Slaves allotted to Wm. Tatman, Margaret Hunt (infant), Johnson Hunt, Joseph Smith, Wesley Hunt, Russell Tatman. Other records show Polly Higgins married James Hunt in 1804; that Polly Hunt transferred, slave "Martha" to William Tatman & Lucinda Tatman (my dau); also Russell M. Tatman & Nancy (my dau), slave "Harrison". that Edmund Butler was guardian of Wesley Hunt Jr Jan 1 1836; and that Lucinda Hunt married Wm Tatman Nov 9, 1825, M.V. Harrison, D.C. officiating. Also, Montgomery County Ct. records show that Polly Butler received her dower rights to the estate. Montgomery Co., Ky DB 15 pg 231, WB B pg 407 (1822) & WB D pg 223, (other entries on pgs 299, 378, 417, 524 (Feb 21, 1835) DB 22 pg 43, 44; Order Book A pp 328-333. No marriage record or other court record has been found showing Edmund Butler's marriage.    More About POLLY HIGGINS:  Fact 3: Her will was read in 1864, Montgomery Co., Ky.   Children of EDMUND BUTLER and SUSANNAH STUART are:  37. i. WILLIAM4 BUTLER, b. 1788, Culpepper County, Virginia; d. Bef. July 07, 1845, Bourbon Co., or Montgomery Co., Kentucky.  38. ii. ANN (A) E. BUTLER, b. Abt. 1790, Culpeper County, Virginia; d. July 17, 1849, Montgomery Co., Kentucky?.  39. iii. JOANNA BUTLER, b. May 27, 1793, Culpepper County, Virginia; d. February 16, 1872, Montgomery Co., Kentucky/T.S. Gaitskill Cem. Wade's Mill Pike, Mont. Co., Ky..  40. iv. JOHN BUTLER, b. January 09, 1795, Culpepper County, Virginia; d. February 26, 1874, Bourbon County, Kentucky/Butler-Berry Priv. Cem. Middletown, Ky..  41. v. ELIJAH K. BUTLER, b. 1798, Culpeper County, Virginia; d. Abt. 1872, Moberly, Missouri/Buried on family farm on DD road.  42. vi. NANCY BUTLER, b. February 01, 1799, Culpeper County, Virginia; d. March 07, 1864, St. Louis, Missouri/Bellefontaine Cemetery St. Louis.   EDMUND "E" BUTLER OF COLONIAL VIRGINIA   11. JOHN LOWE3 BUTLER (EDMUND2, EDMUND "E"1) (Source: His middle name possibility was "Louis".) was born Abt. 1752 in Virginia, and died Abt. 1829 in Morgan County, Georgia (Source: Letter written by Edmund M. Butler.). He married ELEANOR PARKER Abt. 1768.   Child of JOHN BUTLER and ELEANOR PARKER is:  43. i. EDMUND4 BUTLER, b. Abt. 1768, Virginia; d. Bef. August 29, 1832, Dallas County, Alabama.    12. HANNAH3 BUTLER (EDMUND2, EDMUND "E"1) (Source: Virginia Marriage Records from Augusta Co./Bedford Co/.Va., I don't know if this info is correct as there is just "a" Benjamin Gilbert marrying "a" Hannah Butler in 1779.) was born Abt. 1757 in Louisa County, Virgina, and died Bef. September 1791 in Greene/Hancock County, Georgia. She married BENJAMIN F. GILBERT August 04, 1779 in Augusta County/Bedford Co., Virginia (Source: Virginia Marriage Records from Augusta Co./Bedford Co/.Va..), son of SAMUEL GILBERT and MARTHA WEBSTER.   Notes for HANNAH BUTLER:  Wife of Benjamin Gilbert might have been "Patsey", not Hannah.   After Hannah's marriage to Benjamin Gilbert they lived with her parents in Louisa County, Virginia. After their move to Georgia, it appears the Gilberts continued to live with the Butlers. After, the death of Hannah Butler, Benjamin continued to live with his f-i-l and he remarried at Edmund's home.   Suzanne Huckaby recommends a book called, Way It Was With Our Family", written by Wm. H. Fonda Marcum, published in 1983 Library of Congress #83-171828.    More About BENJAMIN F. GILBERT:  Fact 3: He moved when young to Bedford County, Virginia with parents.  Military: March 17, 1777, Revoluntioany War veteran. Pension #R4013. (Source: Rev. War Pension Application, recorded 1823 in Putnam Co., Georgia.)  Misc.: 1785, Moved with Edmund Butler & family from Va. to Georgia.  Occupation: Farmer/Carpenter. Became a carpenter after losing an arm/or leg in Rev. War.   Children of HANNAH BUTLER and BENJAMIN GILBERT are:  i. SAMUEL4 GILBERT, b. Abt. 1780, Bedford County, Virginia; d. Aft. 1802, Butler County, Alabama (Source: Data not verified.).  44. ii. EDMUND GILBERT, b. Abt. 1782, Bedford County, Virginia or Louisa Co., Va.; d. January 12, 1857, Buried on their plantation in Bibb County, Georgia (Heavy woods).  45. iii. MARY POLLY GILBERT, b. Abt. 1784, Bedford County, Virginia; d. Aft. 1850, Putnam County, Georgia.  iv. JOHN GILBERT, b. Abt. 1786, Greene/Hancock County, Georgia.  46. v. MARTHA "PATSEY" GILBERT, b. May 31, 1789, Powelton, Hancock County, Georgia; d. August 06, 1874, Tallapoosa County, Alabama.  vi. FRANCIS GILBERT, b. Abt. 1791, Hancock County, Georgia.    13. WILLIAM3 BUTLER, CAPT. (EDMUND2, EDMUND "E"1) (Source: Early Records of Wilkes, Vol I by Davison, Pg 296, William may have been given property through his father's Rev. War Service.) was born Abt. 1759 in Louisa County, Virgina, and died March 18, 1818 in At Butler Springs, Alabama Territory, now Butler Co., Alabama. He married CHARITY GARRETT 1796 in Hancock County, Georgia/MG named Rev. Courtney, daughter of JAMES GARRETT and MOURNING WOODHAM.   Notes for WILLIAM BUTLER, CAPT.:  I "think" that this paper was written by Ella Herbert Stuart June 15, 1934 on file in the Dept. of Archives & History in Montgomery, Alabama:   " Capt. William Butler for whom Butler County was named, was born in Virginia, but had resided in Georgia prior to the campaign against the Indians in 1813-1814, and had already served as a member of the Legislature in that State. He commanded a company of militia under Gen. John Floyd, at the Battle of Calabee and moved to Alabama in 1817, settling in the region later to be referred to as the "Dogwood Flats". (Also referred toas Pine Flat).   There are no records on file in Washington on William Butler for service after 1813-1814. On the day of his death he was on a volunteer service making the dangerous journey from Ft. Bibb to Ft. Dale (about 15 miles) to carry the message of the Indian uprising.   In 1858 his remains with his companions were moved from the woods where he fell to Pioneer Cemetery, This cemetery has been placed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks & Heritage.   It appears that an Indian attack had occurred against two families, the Stouds and Oglys, on March 13, 1818, 6 died and 2 or 3 wounded including a young girl that was scalped but survived.   This was the news that Capt. Butler was carrying when he and William Gardner (a friend from Hancock Co., Ga, Capt. Saffold, Daniel Shaw and John Hinson left for Fort Bibb. Near Pine Barron Creek, some four miles from Ft. Bibb, they were set on by band of Indians under Savannah Jack. Mr. Gardner and Mr. Shaw were killed and Butler and Hinson wounded, Mr Hinson succeeded in getting away on his horse, whereas Capt. Butler who was trying to escape to Fort Bibb was captured and murdered by the Indians.   Savannah Jack was the son of an Irishman from from Detroit and an Indian woman. He was ruthless and told a Capt. Pickett, "that he had killed so many men and women on the Cumberland and Georgia frontiers that he could swim in their blood if it was collected in one pool".   Savannah Jack spent his last days in Florida.   "One of the main objectives in writing this book has been to learn more about Capt. Butler for whom the county was named. To a great degree he remains a man of mystery, as the information on himhas been difficult to find and repetitious at best. However, with the assistance from the Archives in Atlanta and Montgomery and several helpful correspondents a picture of this patriot began to take place".   " Butler was born in the State of Virginia around 1775, (these might have been transposed from 1757 Pam Hazelett-Burleson), the son of Edmund and Mary Butler, and the grandson of Edmond Butler and Frances Cooke of Goochland County, Virginia, emigrants from England (believe this info to be incorrect Pam Hazelett-Burleson). The will of Edmond Butler was probated on September 15, 1747 in Goochland County, Va. Two of his sons, John and William of Orange County, North Carolina served in the Revoluntionary War. (I also believe the third brother, Edmund, who was grandfather to this William Butler County was named for fought in the Rev. War Pamela Hazelett-Burleson).   Edmund and Mary Butler moved to Greene County, Georgia prior to April 9, 1788 when he was listed as a Witness to a deed for 200 acres from Milly and Benjamin Gilbert, Jr. to James Garrett of Charlotte Co., Va., for 100 pounds. Milly was one of the daughters of James Garrett ("Some Georgia Records", Vol 2, Rev. Silas E. Lucas, Jr. P 174 & pg 324). The arrival of the Garrett family to Georgia was of utmost importance to young William as it was one of the daughters, Charity, with whom he later fell in love and married in 1796. (Charity Butler's application for Bounty Land filed in Copiah Co., Miss. June 7, 1851). By this time Greene County had been divided with part of the land being used to form Hancock County in December 17, 1793.   Edmond died in Hancock County and his will was probated January 11, 1804 ("Hancock Co., Ga. Early Records", comp. Alden Assoc. pp 108). Edmond mentioned along with his wife, Mary, his sons, Edward, John, William, and Harry (Henry), son-in-law, Benjamin Gilbert and grandaughters, Fanny, Pollly and patsey Gilbert. Tradition is that one of the sons was killed in an Indian massacre.   Charity Garrett was born in 1778, the daughter of James and Mourning Garrett. James' will was probated April 13, 1795 in Greene County, naming his wife and children, Hannah Woodham, Fanny Butler, Elizabeth Barksdale, Ann Ford, Susanna Butler, Mary Garrett, William Garrett, Charity Garrett, Edmond Garrett and James O'Kelly Garrett.   Additional information came to light on Butler from the application made by Charity on June 7, 1851 for bounty land as foloows: "State of Mississippi, County of Copiah. On the 7th day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty one, personally appeared before me, Elisha Douglass, a Justice of the Peace within and for said County, Charity Butlar, aged 72 years, resident of Copiah County in the State of Mississippi, who being duly sworn according to law declares that she is the widow of Captain William Butler, deceased who was Captain of a Company of drafted Militia in the Regiment of Georgia Militia commanded by General John Floyd in the Creek Indian Wars of 1813-1814 and that said husband entered the service in Jones County, Georgia on or about the 15th day of October A. D. 1813 for the term of six months, and continued in actual service insaid war for Georgia, on or about the 15th day of April A. D. 1814 as will appear by the muster rolls of said company, she having in her possession no written certificate of discharge.   She further states that to the best of her recollection and belief she was married to the said Wlliam Butler in Hancock County, State of Georgia, sometime in the A.D. 1796 by a minister of the Gospel named Courtney and that her name before her marriage was Charity Garrett, and that her said husband was killed by the Indians in what is now Butler County, Alabama in the A.D. 1818, and that she is still a widow.   She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining Bounty Land to which she may be entitled under the Act passed September 28, 1850. Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written. E. Douglass, J.P. (Seal) Signed Charity (her X mark) Butlar".   Butler and his family had moved to Clinton, Jones County, Georgia by 1807 where he was appointed Justice of the peace on March 24, 1808, and on July 21, 1812 was appointed Justice of the Inferior Court. he served two terms in the State Senate from Jones County, Georgia in 1810 and again in 1814. (Provided by Georgia Archives & History, Manuscripts Section).   One of the last mentions Jones County, about the Butlers was February 15, 1818, when the sale of some of his property was recorded by the Court Records with the right of dower being given by Charity Butler, wife of William Butler. This date was just over a month away before the death of William on March 18, 1818.   From his headstone and an article written by Peter Brannon, Alabama Archivist, we learn that Butler was a pioneer settler of the County. Although no land was entered in his name we do find his brother- in- law, James O. Kelly Garrett, along with other Butlers and Gilberts who were possibly related to him, among the early settlers of this country.   It would appear that he was in the process of locating a place to settle in Alabama while his wife was perhaps still in Georgia settling their affairs.   After his death, Charity moved with her children to Autugua County, Ala., where she remained for some years. One of their sons, Col. James G., married in that county to a Miss Alsy Dickson Holloway, daughter of Judith Holloway. (Alabama Records, Vol 2 pg 206, Comp. by Kathleen Paul Jones and Pauline Paul Gandrud). He later enlisted in the Mexican war; became ill onboard ship; died and was buried at sea.   By 1840 Charity had moved to Copiah, where she remained the rest of her life. Other children born to this marriage were Susan, Leander, Polly, Frances and John T.S. Butler. Susan and John apparently were the only children to survive their mother who died in 1854-55. (Copiah County, Mississippi Estate Settlement Records. Dated 24th January, 1856). John died soon after in the latter half of 1855. Leander was married first to a Hill and second to a Bissell. Her children were Julia Hammel (Harvil), George W. Hill, Green Hill, Amelia Womack (Mrs. Stephen) and Mary Pitts (Peyton). Polly was married to a Smoot and had one son, William. Frances married a Bailes and had a daughter, Eliza Flowers (Mrs. James).       More About WILLIAM BUTLER, CAPT.:  Cause of Death: Massacred by Manc Indians  Fact 3: Butler County, Alabama named after him.  Fact 10: March 24, 1808, Appointed Justice of Peace  Fact 11: July 21, 1812, Justice of the Inferior Court.  Fact 12: 1810, And 1814 Served in Senate.  Fact 13: February 05, 1818, Sold some of his prop., dead a month later, poss. looking for new prop.  Military: October 15, 1813, Captain. Entered service Jones, Co., Ga. for 6 months under Gen. John Floyd.  Misc.: Killed by "Manacs", Indians. Creek Indian Wars.   Notes for CHARITY GARRETT:  Made a claim for bounty land in Copiah County, Mississippi on June 7, 1851. She was 72 years old then and signed with an "X".    More About CHARITY GARRETT:  Misc.: 1840, Went to Missippi   Children of WILLIAM BUTLER and CHARITY GARRETT are:  i. JAMES G.4 BUTLER, d. Bef. 1854, Buried at Sea/Took ill on way to Mexican war; m. ALSY DICKSON HALLOWAY, Autauga County, Alabama.   More About JAMES G. BUTLER: Military: Enlisted in Mexican war and died on board ship on way to fight. Occupation: Soldier   ii. SUSAN BUTLER.  47. iii. LEANDER BUTLER.  48. iv. POLLY BUTLER.  49. v. FRANCES BUTLER.  vi. JOHN T. S. BUTLER, d. 1855, Later half of year..   EDMUND "E" BUTLER OF COLONIAL VIRGINIA   14. EDMUND3 BUTLER III (EDMUND2, EDMUND "E"1) (Source: (1) Daughters of the American Revolution, Lineage book, V. 83, #82107, p.44., (2) Bealer.ged.FTW, Date of Import: Jan 13, 1999.) was born December 09, 1755 in Louisa County, Virgina (Source: One source has place of birth as North Carolina, but that doesn't make sense unless his parents were there on a visit.), and died 1802 in Hancock County, Georgia. He married FRANCES GARRETT April 09, 1788 in Greene County, Georgia (Source: Greene County, Georgia Marriage Book 1785-1873 and NSDAR p 106, p 511.), daughter of JAMES GARRETT and MOURNING WOODHAM.   Notes for EDMUND BUTLER III:  [Bealer.ged.FTW]   received a grant of land for his service as private in Georgia Line.  The information below, was gathered together about 70 years ago, by Barabra Sackett's father (Rudisill family) and I entered them into my computer on June 17, 1998, Pam Hazelett-Burleson:  "Concerning Edmund Butler and the Butler Family.   Edmund Butler was born about 1755 and was married to Fannie Garrett. Fannie Garrett's father was evidently John Garrett who received a warrant for his services during the Revoluntionary War. Edmund Butler's death occurred in Hancock County, Georgia in 1802. The children of Edmund Butler and Frances Garret were as follows:-  Edmund Mumford Butler married Mary Daniel.  Mary Butler " " John Rudisill  Hannah Butler no record of marriage  Melinda Butler married ....Woodham  Nancy Butler married ....Wooten  Unknown boy, a son killed in the War with the Creek Indians on the Chattahooshee River, below Columbus, Georgia. There is no available record of his marriage.   Edmund Butler is recorded as a soldier of the line in the record of the Secretary of States and he received a Military Grant for his services during the Revolutionary War. (Smith's "History of the Georgia People", Appendix, Alphabetical List). (Also see the 1901 Report of the National Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution to ??, page 394).   Edmund Butler's name is found in the records of the Circuit Court, Hancock County, Georgia where his will is filed in 1801. The family records have been attested and this line was used by Mrs. Fannie Rudisill Bealer as her Original Line in entering the D.A.R.   Edmund Butler is descended from the Duke of Ormond and Wiltshire, who was the father of Anne Boleyn, The mother of Queen Elizabeth of England, their family coat of arms is very beautiful. Rev. George Smith wrote to Mrs. Fannie Rudisill Bealer on May 10th,??, as follows, "Edmund Butler was descended from the family of Butlers of Northern Ireland to which the Duke of Ormond belonged. It might be difficult to establish this, but with patience and perserverance, it could be done".   From, "?? Story of the South", by Charles Morris is the following:-Jane Butler was the first wife of Augustine Washington, the father of George Washington. She was as lovely in character as she was to look upon. She left three children."   The following letter was received by Alex. W. Bealer, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, May, 1910 in regard to Edmund Butler:- Your letter of the sixth was received. There are no records of pages? in this (Hancock County, Georgia) county prior to 1807 that I have been able to find. I find the will made in 1801 by Edmund Butler, If you wish I will send a certified copy of the will it will cost three dollars.  Yours truly, Henry B. Little, Ordinary."    Besides his wife Fanny, the following children are named in his estate papers.   Mourning Butler (named after her maternal Grandmother)......Woodham?   One son killed in the War with the Creek Indians.   From DAR Papers #664184: Edmund Butler who resided during the American Revolution at Hancock Co., Ga. asisted in establishing American Independence, while acting in the capacity of Private GA.  My ancestor's services during the Revoluntionary War were as follows:   Private in war of Revolution and was recorded a military grant for his service. He was a soldier of the line, Battle of Kettle Creek, February 14, 1779.   Lieutenant of First Company, Second Battalion, Green Co.   Reg. of Militia, Commissioned March 27, 1793.   Captain of Sixth Company, Hancock Co., Georgia. Reg. of Militia, commissioned June 17, 1796.   References for information:   Vol. 19, p. 30 - Report of D.A.R. to Congress in 1901.   Smith's Story of Georgia People, Appendix Alphabetical List of those receiving money for their services.   Records of Ancient Court of Hancock County, Ga. of 1801   Records of Secretary of State. Records of military grant for services.   Knight's Roster of the Revolution 378-396-425His inventory, in wills & estates of Hancock County, Georgia Bk AAAA-172 & settlement of estate, H-281 (February 28, 1815). Besides his wife Fanny, the following children are named in his estate papers.   (Notes from Jean Schneider): It seems Elijah Clark was quite a hero  New Bern (NC) Historic Sites List 48. Elijah Clark House:c.1760-80; enlarged c.1800 and l9l0. Gambrel-roofed house was owned by Elijah Clark, Sheriff of Craven County and a founder of First Baptist Church. (616 Middle St.)   James Graves (1) was born in 1730 in Culpeper Co., Va., and died in 1796  (between 23 May and 10 Nov.) in Lincoln Co. (previously Wilkes Co.), Ga.  He married Mary Copeland in 1750 in Va. She was born about 1732 in Va.,  and died in 1801 in Lincoln Co., Ga. He served as a private from Ga. in  the Revolutionary War, and fought under Gen. Elijah Clarke at the battle  of Kettle Creek in Ga. In April 1784, James Graves received 287-1/2  acres of land in Franklin Co., Ga., adjacent to a grant to Count de  Estaing, a Revolutionary soldier from France. (James supposedly received  land in Wilkes Co., Ga. for his Revolutionary War service, and that is  probably the same as this Franklin Co. land.) - included this just for  the description of the battle, no idea who James Graves is (married the Lowe/Butler family).   Anson CO NC Regulators  Elijah CLARK  1769 signed Regulator petition  1771 Battle of Alamance    Mourning Butler (named after her maternal Grandmother)......Woodham  Mary Polly Butler m John Rudisell  Hannah Butler. In the 1850 Census, 50, deaf & dumb, living in John Rudisell's home. Unmarried.  Nancy Butler m........Wooten  Edmund Mumford Butler m Mary Daniel January 2, 1833 in Wilkes County, Georgia  One son killed in the War with the Creek indians.   All of the above came from Barbara (Rudisill family).   (Leah O'Donnal has a copy of letter written by Edmund M. Butler to LQC Butler    More About EDMUND BUTLER III:  Military: Revolutionary War in the Georgia Line. Received military grant. Pvt. in war. (Source: Smith's History of the Georgia People; Appendix Report of DAR, 1901.)  Misc.: DAR papers of Fannie Rudisell Bealer of Tennessee #82107 (1910)   Notes for FRANCES GARRETT:  Frances Butler of Taliaferro County   ????? be almighty God for the same do make and publish this as my last will and Testament in a manner and form following (that is to say).-   First. - That all my just debts shall be paid.   Secondly. - I give unto my son Edmond Butler, my Bay Coalt. To my single daughter Hanner (Hannah) Butler (deaf and dumb) I give my Bay Mare, Cow and Calf. - and the money that belonged to said Hanner Butler at the death of her Father Edmond Butler Dec'd that I made youse of in the purchase of the track of land that I know hold in the above county, and my preasent reasidence that the said daughter Hanner shall be paid the full amount of money made youse of, and intrust there on. To my daughter Mary Rudicell wife John Rudicell; and Ann Wooten widdow of James Wooten Dec'd - to share eaqual in a bay horse called Roaneoake. To my Sunin Law James Daniel who married my daughter (Mourning) Butler know Dec'd one dollar. -   And lastly, as to all the rest, residur and remainder of my real and personal estate goods and chattles; - to be soald and eaqualy divided betwene the following Legatees. - Edmond Butler Hanner Butler Mary Rudicell wife of John Rudicell and Ann Wooten widdow of James Wooten. Dec'd and I apint my loved son Edmond Butler and my beloved Sunin law John Rudicell; whom I hereby appoint sole exetrs of this my last will and Testament and hereby revoking all former wills by me made. - In witnys where of. I here unto set my hand and seal this ?th day of August in the yeare of our Lord 1828.    X Frances Butler, her mark   Greene County, Georgia: Book A (1787-1806) pg 68.   James Garrett's will was probated April 13, 1795 in Greene County, Georgia naming his wife (Mourning) and children, Hannah Woodham, Fanny Butler, Elizabeth Barksdale, Ann Ford, Susanna Butler, Mary Garrett, William Garrett, Charity Garrett, Edmond Garrett and James O. Kelly Garrett.   His wife, Mourning got two negroes, Hannah and Beck during her widowhood. Son, Henry got land above Greensborough; son, William - 200 acres; son, Edward - 200 acres; son, James Kelly Garrett - 200 acres. Residue to be divided after death of his wife. Exctrs: wife, EDMUND BUTLER, SR., & Jonadab Reid, Wit; Wm. Evand, William Gilbert & James Dowdle.   A note from Dorothy Ward: A Jonadab Reid b abt 1744 Bedford County, Virginia, d abt 1830 in Hancock County, Georgia. This Jonadab married Eliza Steppe and lived on Powell's Creek. (Campbell) married (2) Jane Moore, they had one son who married a Lowe.   "A" James Garrett was a resident of Oglethorpe County, Georgia, when he died in 1811 (wills February 26, 1811) he was born in Virginia (from his statement and sons later in 1880 Census). He married abt 1800 an Amelia?, Amelia married a second time to William Atkins who became guardian of the children, they were:  1) Prudence Garrett   2) Betsy Garrett   3) Caroline Garrett   4) Josiah Garrett who later lived in Alabama   5) Nancy Garrett   6) James R. Garrett b Aug. 10, 1810 Oglethorpe, Ga; married (1) June 17, 1832 in Walton County, Georgia, Sarah W. Fletcher, md. (2) Mrs. Lucinda HESTER Adcock, md. (3) Frances Upshaw, a widow of James W. Tuck.   Wife #2 was the sister to Mary Ann Hester (related to Dorothy Ward). Mary Ann Hester married Erasmus McGiboney in 1796 in Oglethorpe, Georgia, it was Rev. William McGiboney, father of Erasmus who married Agatha Cooke to William Bostick. All of these people have some connection to Frances Cooke who married Edmund Butler.    Children of EDMUND BUTLER and FRANCES GARRETT are:  i. MOURNING4 BUTLER, b. December 02, 1789, Hancock County, Georgia; d. Bef. 1828, Georgia?; m. JAMES LEVI DANIEL, October 10, 1810, Hancock County, Georgia/Jesse Mercer MG (Source: Another marriage date of Oct., 1, 1816.).   More About MOURNING BUTLER: Fact 3: Named for her maternal grandmother....Woodham.   50. ii. MARY (POLLY) BUTLER, b. April 05, 1791, Hancock County, Georgia; d. February 25, 1844, Powelton, Hancock County, GeorgiaBuried at Rudisll Graveyard at Powelton.  iii. AARON BUTLER, b. July 17, 1792, Hancock County, Georgia; d. March 16, 1794, Hancock County, Georgia/Killed in War with the Creek Indians (Source: On the Chattahoochee River below Columbus, Georgia. Some confusion if it was Aaron or another son killed by Indians,.).  iv. HANNAH BUTLER, b. February 22, 1794, Hancock County, Georgia; d. Aft. 1850, Hancock County, Georgia.   More About HANNAH BUTLER: Fact 3: Never married. Medical Information: Deaf and dumb. Misc.: Lived with John Rudisill on 1850 Census.   v. MALINDA ANN BUTLER (Source: Possibility her name may have been Christinana?), b. January 30, 1796, Hancock County, Georgia; m. UNKNOWN WOODHAM.  vi. NANCY SUSAN BUTLER, b. October 18, 1797, Hancock County, Georgia; d. WFT Est. 1781-1884; m. JAMES WOOTEN.  51. vii. EDMUND MUMFORD BUTLER, b. March 30, 1799, Hancock County, Georgia; d. February 20, 1869, Monroe County, Georgia.  viii. MARTHA CLATEN BUTLER, b. December 22, 1800, Hancock County, Georgia; d. December 17, 1802, Hancock County, Georgia.  ix. SUSANNAH BUTLER, b. December 14, 1802, Hancock County, Georgia; d. December 18, 1802, Hancock County, Georgia/Died in infancy.EDMUND "E" BUTLER OF COLONIAL VIRGINIA   707. ELIZABETH JOSEPHINE8 BUTLER (FRANK7, HENRY6, FRANCIS MARION5, ROBERT S.4, EDMUND3, WILLIAM2, EDMUND "E"1). She married HUBERT BARRETT ELLIOT, SR..   Children of ELIZABETH BUTLER and HUBERT ELLIOT are:  i. ALICE VIRGINIA9 ELLIOT, m. WILLIS ALBERT SMITH.  ii. JOE DAVID ELLIOT, m. BETTY LEE ALENDER.  iii. BEN BRYANT ELLIOT, m. DOROTHY KEITH.  iv. HUBERT BARRETT ELLIOT, JR., m. DOROTHY GREEN.  v. NANCY JUNE ELLIOT, m. (1) ALBERT BEKEBREDE; m. (2) UNKNOWN COOK.    708. VESTAL BYRON8 BILLINGSLEY (WILLIAM BAXTER7, MARY ANN6 BUTLER, ELLIOTT LEWIS5, CONSTANT BOONE4, SAMUEL LEWIS3, WILLIAM2, EDMUND "E"1) was born August 07, 1903 in Bell County, Texas, and died February 15, 1965 in Myrtle Point, Coos County, Oregon. He met IRENE CRISTLER MITCHELL Private, daughter of CHARLTON MITCHELL and MARY HAYES.   More About IRENE CRISTLER MITCHELL:  Fact 1: Private   Child of VESTAL BILLINGSLEY and IRENE MITCHELL is:  i. CLARA BETH9 BILLINGSLEY, m. LEWIS THOMPSON KNIGHT.   More About CLARA BETH BILLINGSLEY: Fact 1: Private   More About LEWIS THOMPSON KNIGHT: Fact 1: Private  709. MARY THELMA8 BILLINGSLEY (WILLIAM BAXTER7, MARY ANN6 BUTLER, ELLIOTT LEWIS5, CONSTANT BOONE4, SAMUEL LEWIS3, WILLIAM2, EDMUND "E"1) was born September 17, 1905 in Brookhaven, Bell County, TX, and died July 1986 in Colorado. She married KARL ATCHLEY December 1924 in Kirkland, Childress Co., TX.   Children of MARY BILLINGSLEY and KARL ATCHLEY are:  i. DON WENDEL9 ATCHLEY.   More About DON WENDEL ATCHLEY: Fact 1: Private   ii. CAROLYN SUE ATCHLEY.   More About CAROLYN SUE ATCHLEY: Fact 1: Private  710. LOIS ELOISE8 BILLINGSLEY (WILLIAM BAXTER7, MARY ANN6 BUTLER, ELLIOTT LEWIS5, CONSTANT BOONE4, SAMUEL LEWIS3, WILLIAM2, EDMUND "E"1). She married OLIVER JACKSON CHRISTOPHER.   More About LOIS ELOISE BILLINGSLEY:  Fact 1: Private   Children of LOIS BILLINGSLEY and OLIVER CHRISTOPHER are:  i. BILLY JACK9 CHRISTOPHER.   More About BILLY JACK CHRISTOPHER: Fact 1: Private   ii. JAMES ROBERT CHRISTOPHER.   More About JAMES ROBERT CHRISTOPHER: Fact 1: Private  711. ROBERT WARREN8 BILLINGSLEY (WILLIAM BAXTER7, MARY ANN6 BUTLER, ELLIOTT LEWIS5, CONSTANT BOONE4, SAMUEL LEWIS3, WILLIAM2, EDMUND "E"1) was born March 15, 1920 in Kirkland, Childress Co., TX, and died 1984 in Medford, Oregon. He married VEVA PETERSEN.   More About VEVA PETERSEN:  Fact 1: Private   Children of ROBERT BILLINGSLEY and VEVA PETERSEN are:  i. DAVID ROBERT9 BILLINGSLEY.   More About DAVID ROBERT BILLINGSLEY: Fact 1: Private   ii. KARIN SUE BILLINGSLEY.   More About KARIN SUE BILLINGSLEY: Fact 1: Private  712. JEAN ANN8 HOGAN (MARY KATHERINE7 JAMES, FINUS6, MARY SOPHIA5 BUTLER, JOHN4, AARON3, WILLIAM2, EDMUND "E"1) was born September 05, 1941 in Newton, Kansas. She married (1) HENRY ANTHONY LAY October 09, 1965 in Wichita, Kansas, son of AUBREY LAY and ANTONIA SEIMER. She married (2) GARY JOSEPH SCHNEIDER May 16, 1992 in St. Louis, Missouri, son of GARY SCHNEIDER and PAT MUELLER.   Notes for JEAN ANN HOGAN:  Jean mentions that her James line is traced back to Christopher Butler that married Lucy Thompson, and the Butlers trace back to Elizabeth Butler that married William Claiborne, this Butler line traces back to England. It "may or may not" be associated with the Edmund "E" Butler line we are working on.   I need to look up John James/Justina Thurston, has some of Christopher James' line on it.    More About JEAN ANN HOGAN:  Schools: St. Louis University   Children of JEAN HOGAN and HENRY LAY are:  i. MATTHEW WILLIAM9 LAY, b. July 12, 1966, St. Louis, Missouri; m. DORTHEA BLYTHE HUFF, August 13, 1994, Washington D.C..  ii. ANDREW GEORGE LAY, b. July 04, 1967, St. Louis, Missouri; m. VIRGINIA HOPE WASIUK, April 11, 1998, St. Louis, Missouri.  iii. SUSAN ANTONIA LAY, b. January 25, 1973.     EDMUND "E" BUTLER OF COLONIAL VIRGINIA   707. ELIZABETH JOSEPHINE8 BUTLER (FRANK7, HENRY6, FRANCIS MARION5, ROBERT S.4, EDMUND3, WILLIAM2, EDMUND "E"1). She married HUBERT BARRETT ELLIOT, SR..   Children of ELIZABETH BUTLER and HUBERT ELLIOT are:  i. ALICE VIRGINIA9 ELLIOT, m. WILLIS ALBERT SMITH.  ii. JOE DAVID ELLIOT, m. BETTY LEE ALENDER.  iii. BEN BRYANT ELLIOT, m. DOROTHY KEITH.  iv. HUBERT BARRETT ELLIOT, JR., m. DOROTHY GREEN.  v. NANCY JUNE ELLIOT, m. (1) ALBERT BEKEBREDE; m. (2) UNKNOWN COOK.    708. VESTAL BYRON8 BILLINGSLEY (WILLIAM BAXTER7, MARY ANN6 BUTLER, ELLIOTT LEWIS5, CONSTANT BOONE4, SAMUEL LEWIS3, WILLIAM2, EDMUND "E"1) was born August 07, 1903 in Bell County, Texas, and died February 15, 1965 in Myrtle Point, Coos County, Oregon. He met IRENE CRISTLER MITCHELL Private, daughter of CHARLTON MITCHELL and MARY HAYES.   More About IRENE CRISTLER MITCHELL:  Fact 1: Private   Child of VESTAL BILLINGSLEY and IRENE MITCHELL is:  i. CLARA BETH9 BILLINGSLEY, m. LEWIS THOMPSON KNIGHT.   More About CLARA BETH BILLINGSLEY: Fact 1: Private   More About LEWIS THOMPSON KNIGHT: Fact 1: Private  709. MARY THELMA8 BILLINGSLEY (WILLIAM BAXTER7, MARY ANN6 BUTLER, ELLIOTT LEWIS5, CONSTANT BOONE4, SAMUEL LEWIS3, WILLIAM2, EDMUND "E"1) was born September 17, 1905 in Brookhaven, Bell County, TX, and died July 1986 in Colorado. She married KARL ATCHLEY December 1924 in Kirkland, Childress Co., TX.   Children of MARY BILLINGSLEY and KARL ATCHLEY are:  i. DON WENDEL9 ATCHLEY.   More About DON WENDEL ATCHLEY: Fact 1: Private   ii. CAROLYN SUE ATCHLEY.   More About CAROLYN SUE ATCHLEY: Fact 1: Private  710. LOIS ELOISE8 BILLINGSLEY (WILLIAM BAXTER7, MARY ANN6 BUTLER, ELLIOTT LEWIS5, CONSTANT BOONE4, SAMUEL LEWIS3, WILLIAM2, EDMUND "E"1). She married OLIVER JACKSON CHRISTOPHER.   More About LOIS ELOISE BILLINGSLEY:  Fact 1: Private   Children of LOIS BILLINGSLEY and OLIVER CHRISTOPHER are:  i. BILLY JACK9 CHRISTOPHER.   More About BILLY JACK CHRISTOPHER: Fact 1: Private   ii. JAMES ROBERT CHRISTOPHER.   More About JAMES ROBERT CHRISTOPHER: Fact 1: Private  711. ROBERT WARREN8 BILLINGSLEY (WILLIAM BAXTER7, MARY ANN6 BUTLER, ELLIOTT LEWIS5, CONSTANT BOONE4, SAMUEL LEWIS3, WILLIAM2, EDMUND "E"1) was born March 15, 1920 in Kirkland, Childress Co., TX, and died 1984 in Medford, Oregon. He married VEVA PETERSEN.   More About VEVA PETERSEN:  Fact 1: Private   Children of ROBERT BILLINGSLEY and VEVA PETERSEN are:  i. DAVID ROBERT9 BILLINGSLEY.   More About DAVID ROBERT BILLINGSLEY: Fact 1: Private   ii. KARIN SUE BILLINGSLEY.   More About KARIN SUE BILLINGSLEY: Fact 1: Private  712. JEAN ANN8 HOGAN (MARY KATHERINE7 JAMES, FINUS6, MARY SOPHIA5 BUTLER, JOHN4, AARON3, WILLIAM2, EDMUND "E"1) was born September 05, 1941 in Newton, Kansas. She married (1) HENRY ANTHONY LAY October 09, 1965 in Wichita, Kansas, son of AUBREY LAY and ANTONIA SEIMER. She married (2) GARY JOSEPH SCHNEIDER May 16, 1992 in St. Louis, Missouri, son of GARY SCHNEIDER and PAT MUELLER.   Notes for JEAN ANN HOGAN:  Jean mentions that her James line is traced back to Christopher Butler that married Lucy Thompson, and the Butlers trace back to Elizabeth Butler that married William Claiborne, this Butler line traces back to England. It "may or may not" be associated with the Edmund "E" Butler line we are working on.   I need to look up John James/Justina Thurston, has some of Christopher James' line on it.    More About JEAN ANN HOGAN:  Schools: St. Louis University   Children of JEAN HOGAN and HENRY LAY are:  i. MATTHEW WILLIAM9 LAY, b. July 12, 1966, St. Louis, Missouri; m. DORTHEA BLYTHE HUFF, August 13, 1994, Washington D.C..  ii. ANDREW GEORGE LAY, b. July 04, 1967, St. Louis, Missouri; m. VIRGINIA HOPE WASIUK, April 11, 1998, St. Louis, Missouri.  iii. SUSAN ANTONIA LAY, b. January 25, 1973.      WRITE me at  RICKEY L RAMSEY  Po Box 251131  Little Rock ar  72225 Email me at  DIAMONDARK@AOL. or   THANKS if you are a cousin or find something here you need here write ME . @ diamondark@aol.com  SEND your connection and ill send what infomation i have I'll email you back as soon as i can thx s UPDATE Nov 2000 Rick L Ramsey   CLARA BELL SCHNEIDER  (Dec.12/13,1870 Forrest City,ARK.-March 21,1960-  Brown Cemetery, Enola, Arkansas)  “M” Sept 15,1886  WILLIE DOYAL  (??Feb.10,1899? died of Malaria)  “M” ?”DIV”  (FIRST NAME UNKNOWN) WEST  “M”  MATT/MATH HODGE  (died before Apr.8,1909)  “M”  WILL BEENE  ------------------------------------------------------------------------  I. LIZZIE DOYAL(Sept.6,1887 Forrest City,ARK.-April 18,1968 Brown  Cemetery, Enola, ARK.)  -----------------------------------------------------------------------   1. Ethel Keithly(May 23,1910 Mt.Vernon ARK.-   “”M”   Jeff D Warnock( -1993   -------------------------------------------------------------   (1) Arnold Ray “Buddy” Warnock   “M”   Jan Heller   --------------------------------------------------------   A. five boys   (2) Vernelle Warnock   “M”   Robert Rossie/Rossi   -------------------------------------------------------   A. girl   B. Boy   (3) Donald Charles Warnock   “M” “M”   Charlotte Pennetin/Pennisten Patricia Ershman/Eishman   ----------------------------------------!!!------------   A. Don Warnock C. Tracy Warnock   B. Pat Warnock   (4) Clara Joy Lynn Warnock   “M”   Clifford W. Powell   ------------------------------------------------------   A. Daniel Powell   (5) Delores Warnock   “M”   Norman Duvall   -------------------------------------------------------   A. three children  II. ANNIE DOYAL(Jan.12,1888 Forrest City,ARK.-June 1975 Heffington   Cemetery, Little Rock, Arkansas)   “M”   ARTHUR KEITHLY   ------------------------------------------------------------------   1. Albert Keithly (died)   2. Roy “Murphy” Keithly lives in Little Rock, ARK.   “M”   ------- ----   ---------------------------------------------------------------    ------------------------------------------------------------------------   A. Boy Keithly   B. Boy Keithly  III. FANNIE DOYAL(Nov.22,1896-Feb.14,1974 Bethesda Cemetery)   “M”   NOEL ELBERT MALCOME   ------------------------------------------------------------------   1. Noel Norman Malcome(Sept.29,1912Mt. Vernon ARK-Jan.13,1919)He   died of influenza brought to the U.S. from Soldiers after the   war. There were so many deaths at that time he had to be   buried in an adult coffin. He is buried at Bethesda Cemetery   in Mt. Vernon, ARK.   2. Clara Ctherine Malcome(Aug.28,1914 Mt.Vernon,Ark-Jan.12,1999   Illinios)   “M”   Elmer Alton Phillips   ---------------------------   (1)Elmer Carroll Phillips   (2)Robert Gearold Phillips   (3)Bennie Darrell Phillips   (4)Donnie Ray Phillips   (5)Donna Rose Phillips   3. Ruby Estella Malcome(Oct.11,1916 Mr. Vernon,ARk-   “M”   Drewy Wayne Pruitt   ----------------------------   (1)Barbara Nell Pruitt   (2)Billie Jean Pruitt   (3)Jo Ann Pruitt   (4)Bonnie Mae Pruitt   (5)Letricia Wayne (Pat) Pruitt   (6)Linda Lou Pruitt   (7)Dorothy Sue Pruitt   (8)Fannie Jane Pruitt   (9)Deborah Lynn Pruitt   4. Lillian Malcome(Mar.24,1919 Mt. Vernon,ARK-   “M”   John Cimp Arlington (J. C.) Pruitt   -----------------------------------   (1)Bartis Olic Pruitt   (2)Dewey Noel Pruitt   (3)Naomi Eugenia(Jean) Pruitt   (4)John Charles Pruitt   (5)Ronald Jay Pruitt   (6)Sheila Ann Pruitt   5. Alvis E. Allen Malcome(May 2,1921 Mt. Vernon,ARK-Mar3,31,1923   Mt. Vernon,ARK) He died of spinal meningitis and is buried in   Bethesda Cemetery, Mt.Vernon.   6. Reva Malcome(Dec.20,1924 Mt. Vernon, ARK-June 14,1988 in   Conway,ARK buried Pleasant Valley Cemetery in Wooster,Ark   “M”   Thuron Riley Hankins   ---------------------------------------   (1)Thurmon Hankins Junior   (2)James William Hankins   (3)Virginia Lee Hankins   (4)Sharon Kay Hankins   (5)Martin Allen Hankins   (6)Steve Allen Hankins   7. Iva Lou Malcome(May 30,1926 in Mt. Vernon, ARK-   “M”   Robert Monroe Spalding   -----------------------------------------   (1)Robert Gearold Spalding   (2)Barbara Ann Spalding   (3)Ginger Diane Spalding   (4)Jimmy Dale Spaldilng   (4)Billy Ray Spaldilng   (5)Milton James Spalding   8. Louis Malcom Sr.(Feb.23,1929 Floyd,ARK-  ` “M”   Martha Elizabeth Fritz Collins   -----------------------------------------   (1)Louis Malcom Jr.   (2)Starla Jean Malcom   9. Jewel Dee Malcome(Aug 17,1931 Floyd,ARK-   “M”   James Cecil Powell   ---------------------------------------------   (1)Glinda Nell Powell   (2)James Nathan Shelton Powell   (3)Christina Cherlyn Powell   10. Coy Nell Malcome(June 20.1934 in Floyd,ARK-Sept.27,1995   in Comway,ARK) buried in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Rose Bud,ARK   “M”   John Edward Permenter   ----------------------------------------   (1)Johnny Lee Permenter   (2)Deborah Lynn Permenter   IV. JIMMY DOYAL died in infancy  V. MATTIE DOYAL died in infancy  VI. EMMA DOYAL died in infancy  VII. JOHNNIE HODGE(March 16,1905 Perry County.ARK.-Jan.9.1966 Brown   Cemetery, Enola, ARK.)   “M”   OLLIE BEENE(Born Mt. Vernon, ARk.-   ----------------------------------------------------------------   1. Pauline Hodge(1928/29-   “M”   Daniel Rickett (nephew of G.W. Rickett)   --------------------------------------------------------------   (1) Curtis Rickett   “M” “DIV”   Geneva   “M”   Elaine   -------------------------------------------------------   1st “M” adopted 3 boys   A. John Rickett   B. Steven Rickett   C. Mark Rickett   2nd “M”   D. Olivia Rickett   E. Elaine had a son by 1sr “M” (1984-)   (2) Kathy Rickett   “M” DIV”   --------- Taylor   “M”   Bryan Radak   -------------------------------------------------------   1st “M”   A. Danille Taylor   2nd “M”   B.ChristopherRadak   C.Bruce Radak   2. Irvin Hodge(1930-   “M”   Margaret   ------------------------------------------------------------   (1)David Hodge   “M”   Chris   -------------------------------------------------------   A. Jessica Hodge “M” has 2 sons   (2) Jerry Hodge   “M”   Sandra   -----------------------------------------------------   A, Sonyia Hodge “M” Michael Beady had 1 girl   (3) Margaret “Margie” Hodge   “M”   Terry Sublet   -----------------------------------------------------   A. Toby Sublet   B. Marcia Sublet   (4) Sherri Hodge   “M”   Lonnie   --------------------------------------------------------   A. Suzzana Hodge   3. Carol Dee Hodge (1931-   “M”   Ruth Pierce   --------------------------------------------------------------   (1) Alan Lynn Hodge   “M”   Lisa   --------------------------------------------------------   A. Jeremi Hodge   B. Aaron Hodge   C. Hannah Hodge   C. Rachel Hodge   (2) Carol Ann Hodge   “M”   Shelby Johnson   -------------------------------------------------------   A. Shelley Johnson   B. Pam Johnson   (3) Bonnie Hodge   “M”   Donald Ussery   --------------------------------------------------------   A. Deono Ussery   B. Donald E. Ussery Jr. died as infant   (4) Deanna Hodge   “M”   Jackie Glover   ----------------------------------------------------   A. Jackie Dale Glover   B. Janylen Glover   4. Mathalea Hodge   “M”   G. W. “Dub” Rickett (uncle of Daniel Rickett)   ---------------------------------------------------------------   (1)Lynn Rickett   “M”   Cynthia   ---------------------------------------------------------   A. Tony Rickett   b. Tabatha Rickett   C. Terra Rickett   (2) Glenda Rickett   “M”   John Gregory   -------------------------------------------------------   A. Valery Gregory   “M”   ------ -------   ---------------------------------------------------   B. John Gregory   (3) Brenda Rickett   “M” Ernestine Lastly grandson   Marion Stephens   -------------------------------------------------------   A.Amanda Stephens   B.Heath Stephens   (4) Linda Gregory   “M”   Bob Roston/Ralston   -------------------------------------------------------   A. Angela Roston   B. Kimberly Roston   C. Jane Roston   5. Lewis Hodge   “M” “div”   Sandra -----   “M”   Annet -----   ------------------------------------------------------------   ANNET HAD A GIRL & BOY   (1) Penny “M” “DIV” Patrick MacMurry   A.Brandy MacMurry   B. Brooke MacMurry   (2) Gerry “M” Begena   Annet & Lewis’s children   (3) Gary Hodge   (4) Regina Hodge   (5) Amber Hodge   6. Clara Bell Hodge   “M”   Jimmie Wooley   -------------------------------------------------------------   (1) DeWayne(killed age 20 auto fell on him)   “M”   Janet------   -----------------------------------------------------------   A. Chad Wooley   (2) Rhonda Wooley   “M”   Joe Cox   --------------------------------------------------------------   A. Clara Cox   B. Cyla Cox   C. Amy cox   (3) Amy Wooley  VIII.CHARLES LOUIS LEE HODGE(May 23,1907 Fulkner Co. ARK.-   Feb.21,1973 Memorial Park Cemetery, St.Joseph, MO.)   “M” July 14,1928   LURA DESTER MAY COVINGTON(Jan.8,1910 White County ARK.-   Jan.11,1994 Memorial Park Cemetery, St. Joseph, MO.   ------------------------------------------------------------------   1. Joy Dean Hodge   “M” “DIV”   Jack Hollingshead   2. Bonnie Jo Hodge   3. Thomas Glen Dell Hodge   “M’   Wanda Lea Wyatt   4. Donald Clettus Hodge   “M”   Barbara Lois Key   5. Cyril DeWayne Hodge   “M” “DIV”   Virginia Irene Swope   6. Dalton Dee Hodge   “M” “DIV”   Ila Jean Davis   “M”   Joy Irene Beers   7.Jimmie Darrel Hodge  XI. CLARENCE C. HODGE(April 8,1909 Mt. Vernon, ARK.-Dec.24,,1970/71)   “M”   LUCY COOK BAKER (WIDOW)   “M”   CLARA MAC LEETH   ------------------------------------------------------------------   Lucy’s children by 1st marriage   1. Clettus Baker   2. Ewell Baker   3. Vanteen Baker “M” Dewey Bevil   Clarence & Lucy”s children   4. Clarence C. “Tooter” Hodge Jr.   5. Onida Hodge   “M”   Joe Ramsey   -------------------   (1) Rickey Ramsey  (2) Diana caroll Ramsey  (3) Lisa Ann Ramsey  (4) Tammy louise Ramsey  (5) Regina denice Ramsey  6. Patsy Hodge   “M”   Larry Fulfer/FuyerFuller  child of patsey Faye hodge anf larry Fulfer  lance RAE Fulfer  X. CLARA BELL “BILLIE” SCHNEIDER/DOYAL/HODGE/BEENE’S STEPCHILDREN   CHILDREN OF WILL BEENE   1. Dock Beene   2. Henry Beene   3. Edna Beene Johnson   4. Nancy Beene Johnson   5. Ruby Beene Harrison   UpDate Cummings   Excerpts from White County, Tennessee Public Records10-31-1816  Deed from George Sanders to Moses Godard, 80 acres, part of Grant 3011,...mentions George Sparkman,...witnessed by Ephriam Shockley & Richard Medley10-15-1817,...Deed Book F, Page 320,  Deed from Lewis Sparkman to George Morgan Brown, 10 acres, "on the south side of the Caney Fork", ...mentions Jesse Keithley, ...witnessed by Micajah Simmons, Moses Godard, & William Sparkman3-24-1821,...Deed Book G, Page 74,  Deed from William Sparkman to George Sparkman, 80 acres, "on the south side of the main Caney Fork", part of Grant 3011, ...witnessed by Ephriam Shockley, James Carter, & Joseph Cummings8-10-1821,...Deed Book I & J, Page 137,  Deed from George W. Sanders of Madison County, Alabama to John Smallman, 3 tracts of land, 50 acres each, "on the south side of the main Caney Fork River",...mentions John Hill & Reuben P. Sanders, ...witnessed by Moses Godard, Edmond Godard, & Joseph Cummings, Jr.3-23-1822,...Deed Book G, Page 307,  Deed from George Sparkman to Joseph Cummings, Jr., 80 acres, "on the south side of the main Caney Fork", part of Grant 3011,...witnessed by William Goard & Elijah Hill6-17-1823,...Deed Book G, Page 407,  Deed from Joseph Cummings, Jr. to Adrian Bryant, 80 acres, "on the south side of the main Caney Fork", part of Grant 3011, ...witnessed by James Erwin & Richard Medley9-12-1823,...Deed Book G, Page 476,  Deed from Joseph Cummings, Jr. to George Sparkman, 30 acres, "on the south side of the main Caney Fork",...mentions Malachi Cummings' survey, ...witnessed by Moses Godard & William Sparkman8-9-1830,...Deed Book H, Page 525,  Deed from Adrian Bryant to George Sparkman, 80 acres, "on the south side of the main Caney Fork", part of Grant 3011, ...witnessed by Joseph Cummings, Jr. & Thomas J. Hill7-1-1831  Account of the sale of personal property of John Smallman, deceased, by Joseph Cummings, Jr., Administrator. Names mentioned include Isaac Plumlee, Elijah Mays, William Dodson Jr., Edmond Godard, James M. Smallman, Adrian Bryant, Bryant Sparkman, Daniel Hollingsworth, James Godard, Moses Godard Sr., William Carter, George Yates, James Randalls, & negro woman named Lydia.12-30-1831,...Deed Book I, Page 140,  Deed from Joseph Cummings, Jr. to George Sparkman, two tracts of land, "on the south side of the Caney Fork" ...one tract being part of a tract that Malachi Cummings sold to Joseph Cummings, Jr....and having the beginning corner "near George Sparkman's house", ...the other tract having been granted by the State of Tennessee to Joseph Cummings, Jr. by Grant 6401 as school land...witnessed by William B. Cummings & James M. Smallman.10-5-1832,...Will Book, 1831-41, Page 82,  Report by Moses Godard, guardian for the "infant heirs of John Smallman, deceased". Heirs mentioned are James M. Smallman, Elizabeth Smallman, Jane Smallman, Sally Smallman, & Mary Smallman.11-14-1832,...Deed Book I, Page 356,  Deed from Larry Holder to Hardy Sparkman, 100 acres, "on the south side of the Caney Fork",...being the land that John Medley Sr., deeded to Larry Holder...Grant No. 2959, bearing date 14th. March 1811...mentions the eastern boundary line of the Military Boundary...mentions Joseph Cummings, Sampson Godard, & James Godard...witnessed by Joseph Cummings, Jr. & William Sparkman9-5-1833,...Deed Book L, Page 210,  Deed from Washington Yates to Bryant Sparkman, two tracts of land, "on the south side of the Caney Fork" ...one tract being 10 acres, and the other tract being 50 acres of school land ...witnessed by John McBride & Joseph Cummings9-25-1833,...Deed Book I & J, Page 137,  Deed from Isaac & Elizabeth Meadors to James M. Smallman, 1/12 interest in 3 tracts of land that George Sanders sold to John Smallman ... witnessed by Joseph Cummings, Jr. & Edward Meadors9-27-1833,...Deed Book H, Page 516,  Lewis Sparkman assigned several items of personal property (including his still) to Joseph Gooch & Jabez G. Mitchell ...to be sold for payment of debts...witnessed by Joseph Cummings, Jr. David Mitchell, A. Dibrell,  & Hugh L.(Camik?)10-15-1833,...Deed Book I, Page 139,  Deed from Robert Mays to George Sparkman, 3 tracts of land...two of which were school land, "on the waters of the Caney Fork", 163 acres in all,...mentions Arnold Moss,...witnessed by Joseph Cummings Jr., Riley Mays, & Elijah Hill11-25-1833,...Deed Book (I?), Page 347,  Deed from Hardy Sparkman to Joseph Cummings, Jr., 100 acres, "on the south side of the Caney Fork River" ...it being the land that the State of Tennessee granted to John Medley the 14th day of March, 1811, ...and which John Medley conveyed to Larry Holder, and which Larry Holder conveyed to Hardy Sparkman...mentions John Keithley, Joseph Cummings, & George Sanders, ...witnessed by Wm. B. Cummings8-16-1834  Deed of Gift from Henderson Sparkman to Jacob Sparkman9-5-1834,...Deed Book I, Page 89,  Deed from William Sparkman to Bryant Sparkman, 49-3/4 acres, "on the south side of the Caney Fork" ...the land granted to David H. Maybern by No. 3471, ...mentions John Keithley, Joseph Cummings, & John Medley, ... witnessed by Joseph Cummings, Jr. & Micajah Simmons6-6-1835,...Deed Book I, Page 336,  Deed from Bryant Sparkman to Martha Simmons, two adjoining tracts, "on the south side of the Caney Fork", ...one being 10 acres that had been granted to James (Grade?) & the other being 50 acres of School land that had been granted to William Shelton, ...witnessed by Joseph Cummings, Jr. & Micajah Simmons7-13-1835  John Sparkman, George Sparkman, & Solomon Sparkman grant letter of attorney to Aquilla Todd of Grainger County, Tennessee ...for the purpose of claiming part of the estate of "our uncle" Edward Sparkman, deceased, of Bertie County, North Carolina. Note: This document proved that James Sparkman, George Sparkman I, & Edward Sparkman were brothers.(Date not given)  Lewis Sparkman granted letter of attorney to Hardy Todd12-14-1835,...Deed Book K, Page 161,  Deed from Joseph Cummings, Jr. to Bryant Sparkman, 30 acres, "on the south side of the Caney Fork", ...in the first district, ...mentions D.H. Mayburn & James Hill, ...witnessed by George Sparkman & William B. Cummings9-5-1836,  Bryant Sparkman granted letter of attorney to unspecified person9-24-1836 & 3-17-1837,  William Sparkman, Micajah Simmons & wife Nancy Simmons, Drury Simmons & wife Tabitha Simmons, Francis Simmons & wife Martha Simmons...heirs of the estate of Edward Sparkman, deceased,...granted power of attorney to Hardy Todd.1-27-1837, ...Deed Book K, Page 137,  Deed from George Sparkman to John McBride, 80 acres, "on the south side of the Caney Fork", ...being the land that George Sanders sold to Ephraim Shockley,...cornering with a tract that George Sanders sold to Moses Godard,...adjoining a tract that formerly belonged to Richard Medley,...with an easement to a spring that had been used by Moses Godard....witnessed by Joseph Cummings, Jr. & James Godard6-2-1837,...Deed Book Q, Page 112,  Deed from Margaret Cummins to Henry Sparkman, her interest in 150 acres, on the NORTH side of the Caney Fork, in District 4, ...it being the same land that Felix A. Badger conveyed to Earl J. Cook, and Earl J. Cook to William Cummins, and William Cummins to Margaret Cummins, ...witnessed by JAMES SPARKMAN & James M. Cummins8-25-1837,...Deed Book R, Page 434,  Deed from Bryant Sparkman to Drury Simmons, 60 acres "on the NORTH side of the Caney Fork,...with one corner being on the river bank,...it being the land that was granted to Bryant Sparkman by Grant No. 3182... witnessed by Francis Simmons & Spencer Simmons10-26-1837,...Deed Book L, Page 33,  Deed from George Sparkman to James Godard, 100 acres, "on the south side of the Caney Fork" ...in District 15,...cornering with John McBride's tract, ...cornering with Gabriel Penn Cummings' tract,...witnessed by Joseph Cummings, Jr. & William Pettitt12-21-1837,...Deed Book L, Page 34,  Deed from George Sparkman to Moses Mayes, son of Sealey (Celia) Mayes,  30 acres, "on the south side of the Caney Fork", ...(appearing to be the land that Celia Mayes lived on),...mentions the Pikeville Road, ... mentions George Sanders & Ephraim Shockley, ...witnessed by Moses Hollingsworth12-1-1838,...Deed Book O, Page 81,  Deed from Terry Walden to William Sparkman, 80 acres,...mentions William Kerr, Bradshaw's corner, John Mitchell, Melvin's line,...witnessed by Thomas Green & Charles Anderson1-1-1839,...Deed Book L, Page 164,  Richard Earles entrusts Henderson Sparkman with some livestock & personal property "to secure him in the payment of a debt to John Witt"3-3-1846,...Book O, Page 275,  Deed from William Sparkman to Solomon Sparkman,...40 acres ?? .."on the waters of the Calf Killers Fork",...it being the same land that Terry Walden conveyed to William Sparkman,...witnessed by William Wallis & James H. Doyle9-6-1846,...Deed Book R, Page 311,  Deed from Solomon Sparkman to Creed A. Taylor,...7 tracts of land totaling 224 acres;...mentions D. Mitchell, James Brown, Abraham (Crain?), the Calfkiller River, John Chisum, Melvin, Thomas (Green?),...  witnessed by Elisha Carroll & William B. Taylor9-23-1851,...Deed Book Q, Page 219,  Deed from Harrison M. Holland to Lewis Sparkman,...100 acres...less ten acres that had been deeded to John Wallis--who sold it to Terry Gillentine;...witnessed by John S. Baty & Rhodone Doyle2-7-1852,...Deed Book Q, Page 232,  Deed from Lewis Sparkman to William L. Gillentine,...100 acres...less ten acres that had been deeded to John Wallis--and later to Terry Gillentine;...witnessed by T.B. Massey & S.H. Colmes (Colrus?)3-3-1852,...Deed Book T, Page 159,  Deed from White County Sheriff Joseph Herd to Lewis Sparkman, 50 acres adjoining the property of Jeremiah Denton's heirs & William Templeton.  This land had been bought at a sheriff's sale by John Witt. Also, a judgement recovered by John Witt against Nathan Rickman before E.W. Denton, Esqr. is mentioned;...witnessed by (W.W.?) Moore & Washington Webb10-27-1852,...Deed Book S, Page 107,  Deed from Henry Sparkman to Daniel Frazier, 20 acres "on the north side of the Caney Fork" in District 4, cornering with Carter Dillon's land;..  witnessed by Carter Dillon & M.L. Sparkman10-8-1855,...Deed Book S, Page 240,  Deed from Wiley Jarnigan to (Truss?) Sparkman,...some growing crops and a gray mare--as security for rent on the land where the said crops were growing12-7-1857,...Deed Book T, Page 284,  Deed from Sampson Witt, executor of his brother John Witt, to Lewis Sparkman,...100 acres...adjoining Joseph Anderson, Shirley Denton, & B. Bowman's heirs;..witnessed by M.C. Dibrell & E.W. Denton6-13-1859,...Deed Book T, Page 552,  Deed from Hardy Sparkman..."for the love and affection toward his two sons James H. & Temple Sparkman",...178 acres & 28 (square)poles... being the same land deeded to (Hardy) by Jeremiah Webb,...also two slaves...one a boy about 18 years old named Vincent, and the other a girl named Racheal aged about 14 years;...witnessed by S.H. Colrus (Colmes?) & Carter Dillon7-5-1859,...Deed Book T, Page 556,  Deed from Hardy, James, & Temple Sparkman to Carter Dillon,..."on the north side of the stage road leading from Sparta to Rock Island"... 178 acres & 29 (square) poles;...witnessed by M.S. sparkman & (Job?)S. Holder5-13-1867  Marriage Contract...between James H. Sparkman & Susannah T. Sparkman,... the parties agreeing to maintain ownership of the property that they each owned before agreeing to marry each other;...witnessed by John Savage & W.B. Cummings9-16-1867  Deed from John Sparkman & wife Juda Doniza Sparkman to Joseph A. & T.J. Pettit...their interest in 640 acres...derived by descent from Lewis Pettit;...mentions Benjamin Gist, Moores, John D. Anderson, James Keathley, J.S. McBride, Stewart, Yates, J.H. Doyle, and Taylors.  Witnessed by Richard Mancel & A. Crowder     - by Hoyte Cook, revised May 1999   JOSEPH CUMMINGS 1835 PRIVATE, VIRGINIA LINE, $20.00 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE $60.00 AMOUNT RECEIVED SEPTEMBER 20 1833 PENSION STARTED AGE 72 (1835 TN PENSION ROLL) 1840: Age 78 (White Co, TN)   WHITE COUNTY, TN - MILITARY - Thomas Crawley Rev. War Pension     Excerpts from White County, Tennessee Public Records  10-31-1816  Deed from George Sanders to Moses Godard, 80 acres, part of Grant 3011,...mentions George Sparkman,...witnessed by Ephriam Shockley & Richard Medley  10-15-1817,...Deed Book F, Page 320,  Deed from Lewis Sparkman to George Morgan Brown, 10 acres, "on the south side of the Caney Fork", ...mentions Jesse Keithley, ...witnessed by Micajah Simmons, Moses Godard, & William Sparkman  3-24-1821,...Deed Book G, Page 74,  Deed from William Sparkman to George Sparkman, 80 acres, "on the south side of the main Caney Fork", part of Grant 3011, ...witnessed by Ephriam Shockley, James Carter, & Joseph Cummings  8-10-1821,...Deed Book I & J, Page 137,  Deed from George W. Sanders of Madison County, Alabama to John Smallman, 3 tracts of land, 50 acres each, "on the south side of the main Caney Fork River",...mentions John Hill & Reuben P. Sanders, ...witnessed by Moses Godard, Edmond Godard, & Joseph Cummings, Jr.  3-23-1822,...Deed Book G, Page 307,  Deed from George Sparkman to Joseph Cummings, Jr., 80 acres, "on the south side of the main Caney Fork", part of Grant 3011,...witnessed by William Goard & Elijah Hill  6-17-1823,...Deed Book G, Page 407,  Deed from Joseph Cummings, Jr. to Adrian Bryant, 80 acres, "on the south side of the main Caney Fork", part of Grant 3011, ...witnessed by James Erwin & Richard Medley  9-12-1823,...Deed Book G, Page 476,  Deed from Joseph Cummings, Jr. to George Sparkman, 30 acres, "on the south side of the main Caney Fork",...mentions Malachi Cummings' survey, ...witnessed by Moses Godard & William Sparkman  8-9-1830,...Deed Book H, Page 525,  Deed from Adrian Bryant to George Sparkman, 80 acres, "on the south side of the main Caney Fork", part of Grant 3011, ...witnessed by Joseph Cummings, Jr. & Thomas J. Hill  7-1-1831  Account of the sale of personal property of John Smallman, deceased, by Joseph Cummings, Jr., Administrator. Names mentioned include Isaac Plumlee, Elijah Mays, William Dodson Jr., Edmond Godard, James M. Smallman, Adrian Bryant, Bryant Sparkman, Daniel Hollingsworth, James Godard, Moses Godard Sr., William Carter, George Yates, James Randalls, & negro woman named Lydia.  12-30-1831,...Deed Book I, Page 140,  Deed from Joseph Cummings, Jr. to George Sparkman, two tracts of land, "on the south side of the Caney Fork" ...one tract being part of a tract that Malachi Cummings sold to Joseph Cummings, Jr....and having the beginning corner "near George Sparkman's house", ...the other tract having been granted by the State of Tennessee to Joseph Cummings, Jr. by Grant 6401 as school land...witnessed by William B. Cummings & James M. Smallman.  10-5-1832,...Will Book, 1831-41, Page 82,  Report by Moses Godard, guardian for the "infant heirs of John Smallman, deceased". Heirs mentioned are James M. Smallman, Elizabeth Smallman, Jane Smallman, Sally Smallman, & Mary Smallman.  11-14-1832,...Deed Book I, Page 356,  Deed from Larry Holder to Hardy Sparkman, 100 acres, "on the south side of the Caney Fork",...being the land that John Medley Sr., deeded to Larry Holder...Grant No. 2959, bearing date 14th. March 1811...mentions the eastern boundary line of the Military Boundary...mentions Joseph Cummings, Sampson Godard, & James Godard...witnessed by Joseph Cummings, Jr. & William Sparkman  9-5-1833,...Deed Book L, Page 210,  Deed from Washington Yates to Bryant Sparkman, two tracts of land, "on the south side of the Caney Fork" ...one tract being 10 acres, and the other tract being 50 acres of school land ...witnessed by John McBride & Joseph Cummings  9-25-1833,...Deed Book I & J, Page 137,  Deed from Isaac & Elizabeth Meadors to James M. Smallman, 1/12 interest in 3 tracts of land that George Sanders sold to John Smallman ... witnessed by Joseph Cummings, Jr. & Edward Meadors  9-27-1833,...Deed Book H, Page 516,  Lewis Sparkman assigned several items of personal property (including his still) to Joseph Gooch & Jabez G. Mitchell ...to be sold for payment of debts...witnessed by Joseph Cummings, Jr. David Mitchell, A. Dibrell,  & Hugh L.(Camik?)  10-15-1833,...Deed Book I, Page 139,  Deed from Robert Mays to George Sparkman, 3 tracts of land...two of which were school land, "on the waters of the Caney Fork", 163 acres in all,...mentions Arnold Moss,...witnessed by Joseph Cummings Jr., Riley Mays, & Elijah Hill  11-25-1833,...Deed Book (I?), Page 347,  Deed from Hardy Sparkman to Joseph Cummings, Jr., 100 acres, "on the south side of the Caney Fork River" ...it being the land that the State of Tennessee granted to John Medley the 14th day of March, 1811, ...and which John Medley conveyed to Larry Holder, and which Larry Holder conveyed to Hardy Sparkman...mentions John Keithley, Joseph Cummings, & George Sanders, ...witnessed by Wm. B. Cummings  8-16-1834  Deed of Gift from Henderson Sparkman to Jacob Sparkman  9-5-1834,...Deed Book I, Page 89,  Deed from William Sparkman to Bryant Sparkman, 49-3/4 acres, "on the south side of the Caney Fork" ...the land granted to David H. Maybern by No. 3471, ...mentions John Keithley, Joseph Cummings, & John Medley, ... witnessed by Joseph Cummings, Jr. & Micajah Simmons  6-6-1835,...Deed Book I, Page 336,  Deed from Bryant Sparkman to Martha Simmons, two adjoining tracts, "on the south side of the Caney Fork", ...one being 10 acres that had been granted to James (Grade?) & the other being 50 acres of School land that had been granted to William Shelton, ...witnessed by Joseph Cummings, Jr. & Micajah Simmons  7-13-1835  John Sparkman, George Sparkman, & Solomon Sparkman grant letter of attorney to Aquilla Todd of Grainger County, Tennessee ...for the purpose of claiming part of the estate of "our uncle" Edward Sparkman, deceased, of Bertie County, North Carolina. Note: This document proved that James Sparkman, George Sparkman I, & Edward Sparkman were brothers.  (Date not given)  Lewis Sparkman granted letter of attorney to Hardy Todd  12-14-1835,...Deed Book K, Page 161,  Deed from Joseph Cummings, Jr. to Bryant Sparkman, 30 acres, "on the south side of the Caney Fork", ...in the first district, ...mentions D.H. Mayburn & James Hill, ...witnessed by George Sparkman & William B. Cummings  9-5-1836,  Bryant Sparkman granted letter of attorney to unspecified person  9-24-1836 & 3-17-1837,  William Sparkman, Micajah Simmons & wife Nancy Simmons, Drury Simmons & wife Tabitha Simmons, Francis Simmons & wife Martha Simmons...heirs of the estate of Edward Sparkman, deceased,...granted power of attorney to Hardy Todd.  1-27-1837, ...Deed Book K, Page 137,  Deed from George Sparkman to John McBride, 80 acres, "on the south side of the Caney Fork", ...being the land that George Sanders sold to Ephraim Shockley,...cornering with a tract that George Sanders sold to Moses Godard,...adjoining a tract that formerly belonged to Richard Medley,...with an easement to a spring that had been used by Moses Godard....witnessed by Joseph Cummings, Jr. & James Godard  6-2-1837,...Deed Book Q, Page 112,  Deed from Margaret Cummins to Henry Sparkman, her interest in 150 acres, on the NORTH side of the Caney Fork, in District 4, ...it being the same land that Felix A. Badger conveyed to Earl J. Cook, and Earl J. Cook to William Cummins, and William Cummins to Margaret Cummins, ...witnessed by JAMES SPARKMAN & James M. Cummins  8-25-1837,...Deed Book R, Page 434,  Deed from Bryant Sparkman to Drury Simmons, 60 acres "on the NORTH side of the Caney Fork,...with one corner being on the river bank,...it being the land that was granted to Bryant Sparkman by Grant No. 3182... witnessed by Francis Simmons & Spencer Simmons  10-26-1837,...Deed Book L, Page 33,  Deed from George Sparkman to James Godard, 100 acres, "on the south side of the Caney Fork" ...in District 15,...cornering with John McBride's tract, ...cornering with Gabriel Penn Cummings' tract,...witnessed by Joseph Cummings, Jr. & William Pettitt  12-21-1837,...Deed Book L, Page 34,  Deed from George Sparkman to Moses Mayes, son of Sealey (Celia) Mayes,  30 acres, "on the south side of the Caney Fork", ...(appearing to be the land that Celia Mayes lived on),...mentions the Pikeville Road, ... mentions George Sanders & Ephraim Shockley, ...witnessed by Moses Hollingsworth  12-1-1838,...Deed Book O, Page 81,  Deed from Terry Walden to William Sparkman, 80 acres,...mentions William Kerr, Bradshaw's corner, John Mitchell, Melvin's line,...witnessed by Thomas Green & Charles Anderson  1-1-1839,...Deed Book L, Page 164,  Richard Earles entrusts Henderson Sparkman with some livestock & personal property "to secure him in the payment of a debt to John Witt"  3-3-1846,...Book O, Page 275,  Deed from William Sparkman to Solomon Sparkman,...40 acres ?? .."on the waters of the Calf Killers Fork",...it being the same land that Terry Walden conveyed to William Sparkman,...witnessed by William Wallis & James H. Doyle  9-6-1846,...Deed Book R, Page 311,  Deed from Solomon Sparkman to Creed A. Taylor,...7 tracts of land totaling 224 acres;...mentions D. Mitchell, James Brown, Abraham (Crain?), the Calfkiller River, John Chisum, Melvin, Thomas (Green?),...  witnessed by Elisha Carroll & William B. Taylor  9-23-1851,...Deed Book Q, Page 219,  Deed from Harrison M. Holland to Lewis Sparkman,...100 acres...less ten acres that had been deeded to John Wallis--who sold it to Terry Gillentine;...witnessed by John S. Baty & Rhodone Doyle  2-7-1852,...Deed Book Q, Page 232,  Deed from Lewis Sparkman to William L. Gillentine,...100 acres...less ten acres that had been deeded to John Wallis--and later to Terry Gillentine;...witnessed by T.B. Massey & S.H. Colmes (Colrus?)  3-3-1852,...Deed Book T, Page 159,  Deed from White County Sheriff Joseph Herd to Lewis Sparkman, 50 acres adjoining the property of Jeremiah Denton's heirs & William Templeton.  This land had been bought at a sheriff's sale by John Witt. Also, a judgement recovered by John Witt against Nathan Rickman before E.W. Denton, Esqr. is mentioned;...witnessed by (W.W.?) Moore & Washington Webb  10-27-1852,...Deed Book S, Page 107,  Deed from Henry Sparkman to Daniel Frazier, 20 acres "on the north side of the Caney Fork" in District 4, cornering with Carter Dillon's land;..  witnessed by Carter Dillon & M.L. Sparkman  10-8-1855,...Deed Book S, Page 240,  Deed from Wiley Jarnigan to (Truss?) Sparkman,...some growing crops and a gray mare--as security for rent on the land where the said crops were growing  12-7-1857,...Deed Book T, Page 284,  Deed from Sampson Witt, executor of his brother John Witt, to Lewis Sparkman,...100 acres...adjoining Joseph Anderson, Shirley Denton, & B. Bowman's heirs;..witnessed by M.C. Dibrell & E.W. Denton  6-13-1859,...Deed Book T, Page 552,  Deed from Hardy Sparkman..."for the love and affection toward his two sons James H. & Temple Sparkman",...178 acres & 28 (square)poles... being the same land deeded to (Hardy) by Jeremiah Webb,...also two slaves...one a boy about 18 years old named Vincent, and the other a girl named Racheal aged about 14 years;...witnessed by S.H. Colrus (Colmes?) & Carter Dillon  7-5-1859,...Deed Book T, Page 556,  Deed from Hardy, James, & Temple Sparkman to Carter Dillon,..."on the north side of the stage road leading from Sparta to Rock Island"... 178 acres & 29 (square) poles;...witnessed     1. Sparkman Community Center. Site of Sparkman School from about 1905  to 1960. Meeting place of Hopewell Baptist Church from 1930s to  1953.   2. Stony Point Cemetery. Burial plot for family of Joseph Cummings  (1762-1853). Believed to have begun around 1815. Also believed to  be the burial place of John Medley.   3. Sparkman Cemetery. It appears that this cemetery was started in  the 1850s. Although the Sparkman family is well represented here,  it appears that it began as a neighborhood cemetery.   4. Site of the home place of George Sparkman II and his wife Berthina  Godard Sparkman. It is believed to have been built in late 1840s,  and was the headquarters of the Sparkman "Plantation". There were  slave cabins in the lot east of the house. George died here around  1875. Later, this was the home of the Edmond Sparkman Family, and  of Grover & Angeline Sparkman & Family.  (See posted photograph of the house in its state of ruin.)   5. Site of early homeplace of George Sparkman II...mentioned in 1831  deed.   6. First site of Hopewell Church. This church was mentioned in the  minutes of the 1807 Stockton Valley Association meeting.   7. Second site of Hopewell Church. This was the site of the 1852  meeting of the Caney Fork Association of Old Baptist. (See posted  group photograph of some of the people who attended this meeting.)   8. Third site of Hopewell Church. Building was torn down in 1930s.  The bell that was used at this site is presently being used by the  "Old Country Church" in White County --per Mr. Ken Slatton.   9. Homeplace of Moses Sparkman, son of George II. Berthina Godard  Sparkman died here in 1895.   10. Cummings Ford.   11. Sparkman Ford. The home of Solomon Sparkman, son of George I, was  near this spot until his family relocated to Missouri in the 1850s.   12. Homeplace of William Sparkman, son of George II. Formerly owned  by Edmond Godard.   13. Homeplace of Daniel & Elizabeth Godard Hollingsworth...who came to  this area from Patrick County, Virginia around 1825.   14. Daniel Hollingsworth Family Cemetery. It probably was started by  the Smallman Family in the 1820s.   15. Cold Hollow Cemetery. It is likely that the first burial was of  George Sparkman I in 1816.   16. Home place of George Sparkman I (1765-1816) and wife Martha "Patsy"  Bryant Sparkman,...and later the home place of Bryant and Eleanor  Cummings Hill Sparkman.   17. Home place of William "Buck" Hollingsworth family,..and later the  home place of Ben and Betty Sparkman & family. Ben Sparkman (1840-  1925) was born a slave. He worked in Big Bone Cave...mining salt-  petre for gunpowder during the 1860s war.   18. Home place of the John Smallman family..who came to this area from  Patrick County, Virginia around 1820. This is also believed to  have been the place of residence of Moses & Jane Godard in the early  1830s while they were guardians of John Smallman's orphan children.  It was the home place of Stephen & Sarah Moore Hollingsworth and  their family;...of Elijah Sparkman & his wife Nancy & their family,  and his wife Darthula & their family;...of Mal & Bernie Sparkman and  their family,...of Wiley & Sophia Sparkman & family, and of Clifford  & Ruth Cook & their boys.   19. Former Homeplace of John & Clementine Moore Hollingsworth. Jack  Hollingsworth, son of John & Clementine, sold the property to James  & Myra Lou Cummings around 1906. "Jim" died here in 1945.   20. Cummings Chapel & Cemetery. Cemetery was started in 1870s. This  has been the meeting place for the Joseph Cummings Society Reunion  since the 1930s.   21. Big Fork Cemetery,...and former location of Big Fork Church. The  Church was mentioned in the minutes of the 1808 meeting of the  Stockton Valley Association. The traffic to River Hill Ferry used  to pass by this spot. When the ferry closed, Big Fork was suddenly  "off the beaten path", and drew less and less attention. By my  count, there were 236 graves here in March, 1998--most of them not  identified. Families buried here include Cummings, Shockley, Made-  well, Haston, and very likely Denney & Moore.   22. Homeplace of the family of Joseph Cummings, Jr. At the time of his  death in 1853, Joseph Cummings, Sr. (the Revolutionary War Veteran)  also lived here. To the best of my knowledge, this land once was  the property of William Denney...and came into the hands of Joseph  Cummings, Jr. through his marriage to Ann Denney. This was later  the homeplace of William & Margaret Cummings Mitchell and their  family,...and of Will & Ella Mitchell.   23. Site of the homeplace of Beauregard & Avo Shockley,...and of the  parents & siblings of Beauregard in earlier times. The house was  a two-story building with a full-length upstairs porch. It was  burned by vandals in the 1960s.   24. Site of the homeplace of Jim Sparkman, son of George II.   25. Homesite & burial place of the John R. Sparkman family. Fred &  Nora Sparkman also lived, died & are buried here. The house was  torn down in the late 1970s or early 1980s. The southwest corner  of the front yard was also the beginning corner of the 1859 land  grant to George Sparkman II.   26. Site of the old Sparkmantown post office. This was also a store  at one time...operated by Fred Sparkman. Ed & Ethel Plumlee lived  at the nearby house.   27. Site of Stony Point Academy,...a school that operated in the 1800s.   28. Homeplace of Celia Mayes, and later of her son Moses Mayes--who died  here in the early 1870s. This land was part of a tract that Moses  Godard purchased from George Sanders in 1816.   29. The Periwinkle Spring. Thomas Bryant (Tommy) Sparkman, and later  his son Leslie...lived on the east side of the stream. Some pictures  are posted that were taken at this site in 1911 at a reunion of some  descendants of "Squire" George Sparkman.   30. Homeplace of "Squire" George Sparkman. The house was later the home  of Lou Mitchell Dodson & Dan Dodson. Dan Dodson died here in 1948.  The house is presently the home of Shirley Dodson Walker & Collier  Lee Walker. Beech Cove Cemetery is on the ridge between Sites 29 &  30. It is the burial place of "Squire" George Sparkman and his two  wives, ...and of the William Dodson family--who came to this area  around 1808. The land grant by which this land was conveyed to  William Dodson was signed by Sam Houston--who was governor of Tennessee  at the time, and later became governor of Texas.   31. Denney Ford ...and site of Denney Ferry.   32. Plumlee Ford. New Highway 111 (not shown on the map) now crosses the  Caney Fork River at this spot.   33. Hodges Bridge ...also the site of Hodges Ferry. This was known long  ago as Dungeys old Ford.   KEATHLEY FAMILY SARAH KEATHLEY CUMMINGS LINE  |--- John Jr (d bef 1827) [More below]  |  |--- Jesse (1784-1861) [More below]  | (Susannah Cope)  |  |--- Willis (1785-1861) [More below]  | (Nancy Lee)  John (d 1812)---------->|  |--- Sarah (1785-1870) [More below]  | (David Cummings)  |  |--- Joseph  |  |--- Henry (1793-c1860) [More below]  (Sarah) |--- Joseph (c. 1830)  |--- John H. (1833-1912)  | (Rebecca Jane Cummings)  |--- Margaret (c. 1837)  |--- Jesse Keithley ---->|--- Thomas (c. 1839)  | (c. 1806) |--- Jesse W. (c. 1845)  | (Polly Donica) |--- Polly (c. 1849)  John Jr (d. bef 1827)--->| (Louisa) |--- Nancy (c. 1852)  | |--- Levi  |  |--- James G. Keithley (c. 1806)  |--- Amanda C. (1834)  |--- Mary Jane (1835)  |--- Samuel Henderson (1812-1897)-->|--- William H. (1837-1925)  | (Matilda Holland) |--- Eliza Ann (1839-1923)  | |--- Harrison H. (1848)  |  |  | |--- Panutha (1836)  | |--- John Wesley (1838-1906) [More below]  |--- Willis (1814-1882)--->|--- Fletcher (1848-1908)  | (Elizabeth Gist) |--- Bery Petway (1852-1917)  | (Elizabeth Green) |--- Sarah (1855)  |  |  | |--- Martha J. (1841)  | |--- Fountain E. (1842)  | |--- John S. (1844)  | |--- Dicy Ann. (1846)  Jesse (1784-1861)-->|--- Andrew C. (1816-1857)--------->|--- Abraham (1848)  (Susannah) | |--- Martha E. (c.1850)  | |--- Mary Elizabeth (1852)  | |--- Hyrum (1853)  | |--- James Andrew (1856-1935)  | |--- Merium  |  | |--- Isaac W. (1855)  | |--- William R. (1857)  | |--- Alice B. (1860)  |--- Thomas R. (1826-1899)--------->|--- Louisa Martile (1864)  | |--- Mary Elizabeth (1866)  | |--- Helen (1869)  | |--- Ophelia A. (1873)  | |--- James Smith (1875)  |  | |--- Anna (1842)  | |--- Louisa (1845)  | |--- Sarah E. (1847)  |--- Joseph A. (1818)---------------->|--- Hester A. (1850)  | |--- Lucinda (1852)  | |--- Mary A. (1855)  | |--- Josephine (1858)  | |--- Waman (1861)  |  |  |--- Lucinda (1820-1885)------------->|--- Clarissa (1847)  | (Andrew J. Cope) |--- Martha (1846-1849)  |  |  |--- Louiza (1823-1908)-------------->|Joseph C. (1854-1878)  | (John B. Herd)  |  |--- Elizabeth (1829-1895)  (James P. Woods)  |--- Benjamin Anthony (1860-1949)  | (Joe Armstrong, Jennie McCord)  |--- John Hampton (1862-1933)  | (Clemmie Mosley)  |--- Henry Stevens (1866-1963)  | (Addie Johnson)  John Wesley (1838-1906)------->|--- Nettie (1868-1953)  | (Wm B. Green)  |--- Flem Story (1874-1901)  | (Myrtle Beaty)  |--- Alva Mason (1876-1929)  | (Pearl West)  |--- Malvin Finley (1883-1933)  | (Della Scott)  |--- Lou Wesley (1890)  (Hallie Rea) |--- James (1814-1884)  | (Susan Hodges)  |--- Ambrose (1817-aft 1870) [More below]  | (Lucy Clevenger)  |--- Elizabeth (1818)  | (Reason Friend)  Willis Keithley (1785-1861)----->|--- John (1820-1875)  (Nancy Lee) | (Lydia Scott, Jane Shook)  |--- Matilda (1822)  | (McDonald Clevenger)  |--- William (1827)  | (Mary Bales, Lavica Bales, Martha Young)  |--- Mary Ann (1830)  (John Jenkins) |--- Minerva G. (c.1839)  |--- William Jasper (c.1841-1901)  | (Frances Gideon)  |--- Willis A. (c.1843)  | (Sarah Wetherman)  Ambrose Keithley (c.1817)------>|--- James McDonald (c.1845)  (Nancy Lee) |--- Newton (c.1849)  |--- Charles Elias (c.1851)  |--- Jesse (c.1854)  |--- John Franklin (c.1857)  | (Emma Saft, Mary Seaton)  |--- Rosanna E. (c.1860)  |--- Mary M.C. (c.1864) |--- Eliza Cummings |--- Eliza Ellen (1843)  |--- John Cummings (1811) |--- Mary K. (1844)  |--- Joseph Cummings (1813)------------>|--- Daniel (1846  |--- Tabitha Cummings |--- John William (1848)  |--- Elender Cummings |--- Sarah A. (1848)  Sarah (1785-1870)------>|--- Mary Cummings |--- David M. (1851)  (David Cummings) |--- Rosannah Cummings |--- Rebecca Jane (1851)  |--- Catherine Cummings |--- Tabitha M. (1853)  |--- Sarah Cummings |--- Joseph M. (1855)  |--- Rebecca Cummings |--- James W. (1857)  |--- Malachi Cummings |--- Thomas J. (1859)  |--- Jamima Cummings |--- George W. (1862)  |--- Lewis M. (1865) |--- Samuel Martin (1817)---->|--- Samuel H. (1859)  |--- Willis (1825)------------->|--- Marsha (1850)  |--- James (1828-1913)  |  | |--- Martha J. (1853-1903)  | |--- Martin (1857-1904)  |--- William (1830)---------->|--- Bryant (1858-1893)  | (Rosean Sparkman) |--- Jasper (1859-1922)  | |--- James Armstrong (1861-1927)  | |--- Henry (1864-1941)  |  | |--- John Rowan (1869-1941)  | |--- Rebecca Lucinda (1869)  Henry (1793-1860)------>| (Abby Swindle---------->|--- Helen Laminda (1869)  (Sarah) | |--- Rosan (1876)  | |--- Robert Houston (1883-1916)  |  |--- Susan (1832)  |--- Sarah (1835)  |  | |--- George W. (1854)  | |--- Sarah Catherine (1855)  | |--- Rachel LeAnn (1856)  | |--- William Alex (1860-1906)  | |--- Sidney Stanton (1862-1940)  |--- Henry (1836)------------> |--- Mary Jane (1866-1952)  | (Eliza) |--- James Monroe (1872-1907)  | |--- Sam (1873)  | |--- Asaline Della (1876)  | |--- Henry Onie (1876-1942)  |  |  |--- Martha (1849)        			
	 			
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