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Alexander GILLESPIE
Prodigy post dated 9/13/94, from Roy Duckett (VDJJ79A), Enc #P-151: CD 229 TN
MARRIAGES, MAURY COUNTY TN MARRIAGES FROM 1807 TO 1850
G421 GILLESPIE, Alexander
P252 PICKINS, Izirch 6/04/1810
UPDATE: 1999-12-14
!CHILDREN: Ann Shultz to Terry McLean; ; family group sheets; ; ; FILE: Enc
#P-456.
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From Ann Shultz:
"...we suspect that he was in Franklin Co., Ala. for the 1830 census and then
came into Mississippi after that. His name appears on a list for Jury Duty in
DeSoto Co. Ms in 1838 and then we find nothing more about him. We also believe
that he was in Tennessee (Lincoln Co) for the 1820 census. We are wondering if
he may have been in Maury Co. prior to that..."
Posted By: Malinda Conner Fairall
Email: okkidd@infoave.net
Subject: Pickens in Ms and Tn
Post Date: December 11, 1999 at 21:00:05
Message URL: http://www.genforum.com/pickens/messages/303.html
Forum: Pickens Family Genealogy Forum
Forum URL: http://www.genforum.com/pickens/
I just in the last few wks have discovered my Pickens line.My cousin and I
were searching our Alexander Gillespie b ca 1889 in NC? We find him in Maury Co
Tn and he married Isariah Pickens 1810.They moved to Franklin Co Ala by
1830.Then in Desoto co Ms abt 1834-1836.I think that Isariah must have already
died.Can't find her on any paper anywhere except marrage record....
Malinda
Posted By: Malinda Conner Fairall
Email: okkidd@infoave.net
Subject: Alexander Gillespie NC,TN & MS bca 1789
Post Date: December 11, 1999 at 21:27:52
Message URL: http://www.genforum.com/gillespie/messages/1248.html Forum:
Gillespie Family Genealogy Forum
Forum URL: http://www.genforum.com/gillespie/
I am trying to find my Gillespie line .I can only get to Alexander in Maury Co
Tn 1810 when he married Isariah Pickens.John Gillespie was bondsman.Does anyone
know who Alexanders father and mother were?I know from other post there were
other Gillespies lines and that my line was poss the Williamson Co Tn line.
Alexander died in Marshell Co Ms abt 1840-45.Some of the childrens names were
David Pickens Gillespie, Allen Monroe?Gillespie, Nancy Isariah Gillespie,
Elizabeth Jane Gillespie(My line) married Cornealius Campbell,Susannah Gillespie
m Lewis Clark.All were married in Ms.
Thanks for any help you might give.I will share my info.
Malinda
Posted By: Malinda Conner
Email:
Subject: Re: Alex. Gillaspie b.1787 N.C. to Mon.Co.In Post Date: January 29,
1999 at 20:25:52
Message URL: http://www.genforum.com/gillespie/messages/565.html Forum:
Gillespie Family Genealogy Forum
Forum URL: http://www.genforum.com/gillespie/
Don, I am also researching my Gillespies.Maybe we can help each other.This is
my line. Alexander Gillespie b cA 1785-90 in NC I think died in Ms. In 1836-39
My Alexander Gillespie and a Isaac Gillespie were in DeSoto Co Ms.Also a David
Pickins Gillespie.
One of Alexanders sons son was James Neal Gillespie.I just think that it is
funny that several of the names are the same.Did your Alexander die in IN?
Some of the Gillespies are buried in Richardson Cem.in Tate Co Ms.There is a
lady Jane G.(Gillespie?)Brown b ca 1756 or 58.Thought I would through that
in.Let me know if any of this makes any since to you.
I have more info if you need it.I just don't know abt. Alexander.
Malinda
Isariah PICKENS
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From: Unorick@aol.com
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2000
Subject: Re: Pickens
To: tmclean@earthlink.net
Terry, My cousin and I have continued to research our Pickens/Gillespie
connection and feel that our Alexander Gillespie did marry Isariah (Izviah or
Ezviah?) Pickens. I can't remember if I mentioned it or not but in the course
of speaking with an elderly cousin (81) of ours it was discovered that she has a
Quilt with the date 1810 and the name EZZY on it. This lady referred to this
quilt as belonging to her Pickens GGG-grandmother (could be wrong on the # of
greats). This lady is also descended from Alexander Gillespie. Neither my
cousin or myself has seen the quilt but we hope to both visit with her soon and
do that...
Ann
James BALDRIDGE
UPDATE: 1998-02-06
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Prodigy post dated 9/13/94, from Roy Duckett (VDJJ79A), Enc #P-151: CD 229 TN
MARRIAGES, MAURY COUNTY TN MARRIAGES FROM 1807 TO 1850
B436 BALDRIDGE, James
P252 PICKINS, Lydia 11/09/1809
Lydia PICKENS
UPDATE: 1998-02-06
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Prodigy post dated 9/13/94, from Roy Duckett (VDJJ79A), Enc #P-151: CD 229 TN
MARRIAGES, MAURY COUNTY TN MARRIAGES FROM 1807 TO 1850
B436 BALDRIDGE, James
P252 PICKINS, Lydia 11/09/1809
John WATSON
DIRECT LINE OF: Laney Littlejohn;
UPDATE: 1999-09-07
!BIRTH-DEATH-BURIAL-MARRIAGE-CHILDREN: Laney Littlejohn to Terry McLean; ; email
message with John Watson descendants list; ; ; FILE: Enc #P-434.
UPDATE: 1996-03-02
!MARRIAGE: E. M. Sharp, PICKENS FAMILIES OF THE SOUTH; ; author, Memphis TN,
1963; p. 88; copy in possession of Terry McLean, Anaheim CA. Not proven as child
of this family.
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ENC #P-434 Date: Mon, 6 Sep 1999
From: "W. L. Littlejohn" Subject: Re: Re:
Pickens of Maury Co., TN
To: Terry McLean
"Terry, Many thanks for the immediate response. Here is just about everything
I have on family of John Watson and Peggy Pickens (except for descendants of
Sallie Watson and F. M. Hardison - my line - where I have quite a large amount
of data):
[gives 4 children of John and Margret]
Most of this information comes from Fred Hawkins, "Maury County Cemeteries," in
the section on the Watson (P.) Cemetery. Some data on Peter Pinkston Watson
comes from book called "Century Review, 1805-1905, Maury County, TN."
Hawkins says there were 10 children, but I have names for only four.
Following is paragraph from "Maury County Cemeteries":
"John Watson was born near Salisbury, Rowan Co., N.C. on 18 Sep 1783. His
father, believed to have also borne the name John Watson, and his mother, whose
name has not yet been discovered, were taken from him while he was at a very
early age. It is believed that Indians attacked the family home and that the
children were hidden and escaped capture or death. The young boy, John, was
indentured to one Peter Pinkston -- a name he later gave to a son -- until he
became of legal age. He learned from Pinkston the shoe-maker's trade. On 9 Mar
1809, he married Marget "Peggy" Pickens of S. C. They, along with the Pinkston
family, migrated to Maury Co., Tenn. sometime thereafter, settling in the
eastern part of that county. They then proceeded to rear a family of ten
children. Peggy died on 27 Dec 1844 and John followed in Sept 1859. Although
their graves are not marked, this is the traditional cemetery of both the Watson
and Pinkston families and without a doubt it is on this hill top that they were
buried when their earthly days were completed."
A footnote refers to "Watson and Allied Families" by Douglas and Virginia D.
Tyree, Historic Maury, Vol. XIX, 1983-84, p. 49. I am yet to obtain a copy of
this article, but should be able to find it in the Clayton Library here in
Houston.
A couple of additional items:
The spelling Marget (instead of Margaret) which I have used here is exactly
the same as that used by Hawkins in his book. Note that the same spelling is
used for Marget Jane Watson, daughter of John and Peggy. The latter is in a
marked grave in Watson cemetery, so I think this name is on the stone. (I have
not seen the stone yet, so I don't know, but Fred Hawkins is usually pretty good
about accurately transcribing cemeteries.) Do you think this is just a
misspelling?
The fact that John and Peggy Watson named their first daughter Lydia gives
considerable credence to the notion that Peggy's mother was Lydia Harrison, but
somewhere I think I have some data that suggests that Lydia Harrison is too
young (or married Jonathan Pickens too late) to be Peggy's mother.
Sorry I can't offer more at this time. Laney
Date: Sun, 24 Oct 1999 From: "W. L. Littlejohn"
Subject: Pickens family
To: Terry Pickens McLean
1 John Watson b: 18 September 1783 Near Salisbury, Rowan Co., NC d:
September 1859 Maury Co., TN
.. +Margaret "Peggy" Pickens b: 15 February 1790 SC m: 09 March 1809 Maury
Co., TN d: 27 December 1844 Maury Co., TN
..... 2 Lydia Watson b: 16 December 1809 d: November 1892 Maury Co., TN
..... 2 Peter Pinkston Watson b: 31 October 1817 Rowan Co., NC d:
September 1845 Maury Co., TN
......... +Delilah Martha Frances Pinkston b: 16 February 1821 m: 01 March
1838 Marshall Co., TN d: 15 June 1899 Maury Co., TN
..... 2 Mary Steele Watson b: 13 January 1822 d: 15 March 1870 Maury
Co., TN
......... +William Wesley Pinkston b: 31 October 1817 m: 25 June 1840 d:
11 February 1871 Maury Co., TN
..... 2 Marget Jane L. Watson b: 03 August 1828 d: 1902 Maury Co., TN
W. Laney Littlejohn, Houston, TX
Prodigy post dated 9/13/94 from Roy Duckett (VDJJ79A), Enc #P-151: CD 229 TN
MARRIAGES, MAURY TN MARRIAGES FROM 1807 TO 1850
W325 WATSON, John
P252 PICKINS, Peggy 27/02/1809
Margaret PICKENS
DIRECT LINE OF: Laney Littlejohn;
UPDATE: 1999-09-07
!BIRTH-DEATH-BURIAL-MARRIAGE-CHILDREN: Laney Littlejohn to Terry McLean; ; email
message with John Watson descendants list; ; ; FILE: Enc #P-434.
CONFLICT: gives date of marriage as 9 Mar.
UPDATE: 1996-03-02
!PARENTS-MARRIAGE: E. M. Sharp, PICKENS FAMILIES OF THE SOUTH; ; author, Memphis
TN, 1963; p. 88; copy in possession of Terry McLean, Anaheim CA. Not proven as
child of this family.
Prodigy post dated 9/13/94 from Roy Duckett (VDJJ79A), Enc #P-151: CD 229 TN
MARRIAGES, MAURY TN MARRIAGES FROM 1807 TO 1850
W325 WATSON, John
P252 PICKINS, Peggy 27/02/1809
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Date: Sun, 5 Sep 1999 19:50:17 -0400
From: "W. L. Littlejohn"
Subject: Pickens of Maury Co., TN
To: Terry Pickens McLean
Terry, I have only recently become aware of Pickens in my ancestry, and
searches led me to your posting to the Pickens family genforum in March of 1998.
My fourth great-grandmother is one Marget "Peggy" Pickens, b 15 Feb 1790 in
SC, d. 27 Dec 1844, married 9 Mar 1809 John Watson, b. 18 Sep 1783 in Rowan Co.,
NC, d. Sep 1859, Maury Co., TN. Both are buried in the Watson Cem. in Maury
Co., TN.
It has been suggested to me that Peggy was the daughter of Jonathan Picken,
Jr. and Lydia Harrison, but such information as I have been able to find about
this couple indicates to me that this is probably not the case.
Perhaps this Peggy fits in somehow with your William and Jane. If so, I would
love to hear from you.
I will be happy to share what little I have on Peggy and John Watson and their
children.
Thanks and best regards, W. Laney Littlejohn, Houston, TX
Lydia WATSON
UPDATE: 1999-09-07
!PARENTS-BIRTH-DEATH: Laney Littlejohn to Terry McLean; ; email message with
John Watson descendants list; ; ; FILE: Enc #P-434.
Marget Jane L. WATSON
UPDATE: 1999-09-07
!PARENTS-BIRTH-DEATH: Laney Littlejohn to Terry McLean; ; email message with
John Watson descendants list; ; ; FILE: Enc #P-434.
Matthew PICKENS
DIRECT LINE OF: Blake Smith;
UPDATE: 1999-02-10
!PARENTS-BIRTH-MARRIAGE-CHILD-RESIDENCE: Kate Pickens Day, COUSIN MONROE'S
HISTORY OF THE PICKENS FAMILY, compiled by Monroe Pickens, Revised and
Published by Kate Pickens Day; ; Hiott Press, Greenville SC, 1951; p. 248-249;
copy in possession of Terry McLean, Anaheim CA.
RESIDENCE: moved to Texas after the Civil War.
CHILD: named in this record is Robert.
UPDATE: 1993-05-04
!PARENTS-BIRTH: Joyce Reagan to Terry McLean; ; email message outlining her
desc. from Hezekiah and Rebecca. Hezekiah family group sheet; ; ; FILE: Enc
#P-011.
Susan WILLET
DIRECT LINE OF: Blake Smith;
UPDATE: 1999-02-10
!SPOUSE-CHILD: Kate Pickens Day, COUSIN MONROE'S HISTORY OF THE PICKENS
FAMILY, compiled by Monroe Pickens, Revised and Published by Kate Pickens Day;
; Hiott Press, Greenville SC, 1951; p. 250; copy in possession of Terry
McLean, Anaheim CA.
CHILD: named in this record is Robert.
UPDATE: 1998-01-27
!SPOUSE-CHILDREN-RESIDENCE: E. M. Sharp, PICKENS FAMILIES OF THE SOUTH; ;
author, Memphis TN, 1963; p. 78; copy in possession of Terry McLean, Anaheim
CA.
RESIDENCE: McNairy Co, TN in 1850 with no children; moved to TX about 1860 and
settled in southern part of Van Zandt County.
David PICKENS
UPDATE: 1998-01-27
John DENTON
UPDATE: 1993-05-04
!MARRIAGE: Joyce Reagan to Terry McLean; ; email message outlining her desc.
from Hezekiah and Rebecca. Family group sheet, Malcolm and Rebecca; ; ; FILE:
Enc #P-011.
Estes CAMPBELL
UPDATE: 1993-05-04
!PARENTS-BIRTH-DEATH-BURIAL-MARRIAGE: Joyce Reagan to Terry McLean; ; email
message outlining her desc. from Hezekiah and Rebecca. Family group sheet,
Malcolm and Rebecca; ; ; FILE: Enc #P-011.
Malcolm Cuthberk CAMPBELL
DIRECT LINE OF: Joyce Reagan;
Rebecca Jane PICKENS
DIRECT LINE OF: Joyce Reagan;
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From Joyce Reagan:
"M C Capbell, husband of Rebecca Jane PICKENS, was killed in a fight with
Parson ORR, husband of one of Becky Jane's sisters in 1901. I have a copy of
the newspaper article telling of the fight. Campbell lived several weeks with
a bullet in the head, but eventually succumbed to infection...."
John HARRIS
DIRECT LINE OF: Trent Bradberry; John Floyd; Kathryn Harris Hines; John Key
Williams;
NOTE: "FILE: Enc #___" refers to personal record system of Terry McLean.
UPDATE: 1999-11-01
BIRTH-MARRIAGE-CHILDREN: John Key Williams to Terry McLean; email message
outlining descendants of John Harris and Mary Pickens; ; ; FILE: Enc #P-452.
UPDATE: 1998-03-10
BIRTH-MARRIAGE-DEATH-CHILDREN-PARENTS: Letter and family group records from
Kathryn Harris Hines, Nacogdoches TX, to Terry McLean, Anaheim CA; 1725-1934;
Letter dtd 2 Nov 1995; ; ;. SOURCES: stated as: F. L. Weiss, COLONIAL CLERGY OF MARYLAND, DELAWARE AND GEORGIA. A COLLECTION OF UPPER SOUTH CAROLINA
GENEALOGICAL AND FAMILY RECORDS, Vol I, p. 172-173. LDS Ancestral File.
SOUTH CAROLINA LINEAGES; FILE: Enc #P-209.
PARENTS-MARRIAGE-CHILDREN: E. M. Sharp, THE PICKENS FAMILY; ; author, Memphis
TN, 1961; p 36-37; copy in possession of Terry McLean, Anaheim CA.
MARRIAGE: Kate Pickens Day, COUSIN MONROE'S HISTORY OF THE PICKENS FAMILY;
author, Easley SC, 1951; p. 40; copy in possession of Terry McLean, Anaheim CA.
MARRIAGE: letter from Cynthia Reese to Terry McLean, Anaheim CA; FILE:
Enc #P-012;
MARRIAGE: Simpson, HISTORY OF OLD PENDLETON DISTRICT; Heritage Books, 1913,
reprinted 1988.
MARRIAGE-CHILDREN: E. M. Sharp, PICKENS FAMILIES OF THE SOUTH; ; author,
Memphis TN, 1963; pg 25-26; copy in possession of Terry McLean, Anaheim CA.
MARRIAGE: Pursley, 7500 MARRIAGES FROM 96 AND ABBEVILLE DIST SC, 1774-1890; ;
p. 83; Source stated as "McPherson, CALHOUN, BASKIN, HAMILTON AND RELATED
FAMILIES; FILE: Enc #557.
MARRIAGE: 1994 IGI.
Mary PICKENS 22 Feb 1784 Abbeville Dist, South Carolina
Spouse: John Ii HARRIS F#: 1761109
ALSO:
Mary PICKENS md 1785 Of Long Cane Creek, Abbeville, South Car.
Spouse: John HARRIS F#: 1760723
ALSO:
Mary PICKENS md Abt 1786, Anderson Co., South Carolina
Spouse: John HARRIS F#: 456853
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Posted on Genforum by: Waynell Harris, pharris@itexas.net, Jan 27, 1999. In
Reply to: Mary Handy- 1700s- DE, (MD?) by Dave Taylor:
"...John Harris II (b. 6 DEC 1762, Eastern Shore of MD, d. 24 APR 1845 in
Pendleton, Anderson Dist. SC) He married Mary Pickens, daughter of Gen. Andrew Pickens and Rebecca Floride Calhoun, on 22 FEB 1784.
NOTE: "FILE: Enc #___" refers to personal record system of Terry McLean.
BIRTH-MARRIAGE-DEATH-CHILD: THE CONNECTOR,Vol XV, No.2; The Hamilton
Genealogical Society Inc, 215 SW 20th Terrace, Oak Grove, MO 64075-9248, Feb
1993; p. 35; copy sent to Terry McLean, Anaheim CA from Jeanette Meinecke, TX; Names son: Rev. John HARRIS, Jr., b. 5 Aug 1798, d. 26 Aug 1874; FILE: Enc #P-097.
MARRIAGE-CHILD-RESIDENCE: E. M. Sharp, PICKENS FAMILIES OF THE SOUTH;; author, Memphis TN, 1963; p.50; copy in possession of Terry McLean, Anaheim CA; "[Margaret Harris is the daughter of] John Harris and wife Sarah Hamilton."
SPOUSE-CHILD: Letter from E. C. Pickens, Corpus Christi TX, to Sidney Pickens, Morris, NY, 1962; ; transcription provided to Terry McLean, Anaheim CA, by John C. Pickens, St Augustine FL, son of Sidney Pickens; ; ; FILE: Enc #P-301 [disk file: c:\wp51\jpickens\clyde2.txt].
Sarah HAMILTON
UPDATE: 1996-01-24
Letter from John Carr Pickens, 22 Nesmith St, St Augustine FL 32095: Included
transcriptions of the following:
503 S. Carancahiea, Corpus Chritsi, Texas May 17, 1962
Mr. Sidney Pickens, Box 316, Morris, NY.
Dear Mr. Pickens:
... My gr grand father we know was William PICKENS... m. in 1806 to Margaret
HARRIS... Margaret was dau. of Sarah (Sally) HAMILTON and Dr. John HARRIS who
was born MD. Sarah HAMILTON was the dau. of Maj. Andrew HAMILTON b. VA. d S.C.
and his wife Jane McGARRA b. Penn.d. S.C...."
[signed] (Miss) Earle Clyde Pickens"
Mary HARRIS
UPDATE: 1995-10-02
ABSTRACTS OF OLD NINETY-SIX AND ABBEVILLE DISTRICT WILLS AND BONDS [South
Carolina]: (Enc #P-099O).
- "HAMILTON, Major Andrews Sr - Box 42, Pack 948: Est. amdnr. Feb. 9, 1835...
John HARRIS
UPDATE: 1995-10-02
ABSTRACTS OF OLD NINETY-SIX AND ABBEVILLE DISTRICT WILLS AND BONDS [South
Carolina]: (Enc #P-099O).
- "HAMILTON, Major Andrews Sr - Box 42, Pack 948: Est. amdnr. Feb. 9, 1835...
Ezekiel HARRIS
UPDATE: 1995-10-02
ABSTRACTS OF OLD NINETY-SIX AND ABBEVILLE DISTRICT WILLS AND BONDS [South
Carolina]: (Enc #P-099O).
- "HAMILTON, Major Andrews Sr - Box 42, Pack 948: Est. amdnr. Feb. 9, 1835...
John HARRIS Rev.
DIRECT LINE OF: Kathryn Harris Hines; Trent Bradberry; John Key Williams;
UPDATE: 1995-11-07
!BIRTH-MARRIAGE-DEATH-CHILDREN-OCCUPATION: Letter and family group records from
Kathryn Harris Hines, Nacogdoches TX, to Terry McLean, Anaheim CA; 1725-1934;
Letter dtd 2 Nov 1995; ; ;. SOURCES: stated as: F. L. Weiss, COLONIAL CLERGY OF
MARYLAND, DELAWARE AND GEORGIA. A COLLECTION OF UPPER SOUTH CAROLINA
GENEALOGICAL AND FAMILY RECORDS, Vol I, p. 172-173. LDS Ancestral File.
FILE: Enc #P-209.
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Posted on GenForum by: Peggy, peggyp@qni.com, Apr 9, 1999 Re: Mary Handy Harris
ancestors - In Reply to: Re: Mary Handy- 1700s- DE, (MD?) by Waynell Harris
Waynell, I have (undocumented) data received from a cousin that Rev. John
Harris's father was Robert Harris, b. 1700 in Wales, d.26 Dec 1788 in NC; m.
Mary Ann Rogers, b. 1700 in County Donegal, Ireland, d. 26 Dec. 1788 in NC (same
d. date??). Robert's father supposedly Edward Harris, b. abt 1675 in Ayr,
Ayrshire, England, m. Flora Douglas, b. abt 1674. Edward's parents reportedly
Maj. Robert Harris, b. 1630 Wales, d. abt 1700 in Hanover County, VA m. in 1660
in King William County, VA to Mary Clairborne, b. abt 1637 in New Kent, VA, d.
1690 in Yorktown, Hanover, VA. Can't speak for accuracy, but use as clues to
verify. I am descended through Rev. John and Mary Handy Harris through their
dtr. Ann Handy Harris and Elijah McCurdy, Sr. Have data on many of their
descendants, and some data linking McCurdys back to Chief Gilkrist Makererdy, b.
abt 1420 in Scotland. Elijah's grgrgrandfather was m. to Margaret Stewart, said
to go back to King Robert, II, King of Scotland (through an illegitimate child,
Sir John Stewart, 1st Sheriff of Bute, who was b. 1360, d. 1449. Other data take
King Robert, through his mother Marjorie Bruce, dtr of Robert I, (King) the
Bruce. History books take Stewart and Bruce
lines back many, many generations beyond that. Of course, I have no proof of
these...."
Mary Dashiell HANDY
DIRECT LINE OF: Trent Bradberry; Kathryn Harris Hines; John Key Williams;
PARENTS: Isaac HANDY and Ann DASHIELL.
NOTE: "FILE: Enc #___" refers to personal record system of Terry McLean.
UPDATE: 1995-11-07
!BIRTH-MARRIAGE-DEATH-CHILDREN-PARENTS: Letter and family group records from
Kathryn Harris Hines, Nacogdoches TX, to Terry McLean, Anaheim CA; 1725-1934;
Letter dtd 2 Nov 1995; ; ;. SOURCES: stated as: F. L. Weiss, COLONIAL CLERGY OF MARYLAND, DELAWARE AND GEORGIA. A COLLECTION OF UPPER SOUTH CAROLINA
GENEALOGICAL AND FAMILY RECORDS, Vol I, p. 172-173. LDS Ancestral File.
FILE: Enc #P-209.
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Posted by: Dave Taylor, dat7769@aol.com, Jan 22, 1999
Mary Handy- 1700s- DE, (MD?)
I am looking for info on a Mary Handy, don't know exact year of birth, but she married a John Harris after 1750, he was a presbyterian minister in DE and Snow Hill area of MD. Moved to SC
approx 1770. Any info is appreciated Thanks - Dave
Posted on Genforumby: Waynell Harris, pharris@itexas.net, Jan 27, 1999. In
Reply to: Mary Handy- 1700s- DE, (MD?) by Dave Taylor:
Dave, Mary Handy was the daughter of Col. Isaac Handy and Anne Dashiell. She was born in Salisbury, Somerset Co, MD on 8 NOV 1733 and died 6 JULY 1801 in South Carolina. She and Rev. John Harris I (b. 29 SEP 1725 in MD --at least one source says Wales--, d. in 1790 -- his will was probated 5 APR 1790) were married about 1759. They had six children:
- (1) Dr. Handy Harris (b. 7 JAN 1760 in Somerset Co, MD, d.8 JUN 1805 in
Pendleton Dist. SC)He married Anna Irving on 7 JUL 1787 in SC.
- (2)John Harris II (b. 6 DEC 1762, Eastern Shore of MD, d. 24 APR 1845 in
Pendleton, Anderson Dist. SC) He married Mary Pickens, daughter of Gen. Andrew Pickens and Rebecca Floride Calhoun, on 22 FEB 1784.
- (3) Anna Handy Harris (b. 10 FEB 1765 in Somerset Co. MD, d. about 1827-1830 in Lincoln Co, TN) She married Elijah McCurdy about 1786.
- (4)Thomas A. Harris (b. 11 MAY 1768 in Somerset Co, MD, d. 12 AUG 1851 near Decatur, DeKalb Co, GA. He first married Mary Davis and second married Martha Moffett.
- (5) Elizabeth "Betsy" Harris (b. 15 FEB 1769 in Somerset Co, MD, d. in 1827 in GA) She married Joseph Irving on 10 OCT 1788.
- (6) Nathaniel Harris (b. about 1770 in Somerset Co, MD, d. before 1777 in SC) Mary's grandfather was Samuel Handy, born in England about 1650. He came to America about 1665 as a Redemptioner. On 31 March 1679, he married Mary Sewell in Somerset Co, MD. They reportedly had 21 children but only 14 have been accounted for. It would appear from various things mentioned in his will, and other recorded documents, that Samuel was a tobacco grower and regularly shipped tobacco to England in his own ship.
Mary's father, Isaac, was 15 years of age at the time of his father's death. In addition to his considerable inheritance, he later acquired a large estate, lying chiefly on the Wicomico River. He built a stately home which he called "Pemberton Hall" near the present-day town of Salisbury, Wicomico Co, MD. It still stands today and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The grounds around Pemberton Hall -- some 200 acres -- are now a historical park. Among his many credits, Isaac was the founder of the town of Salisbury. It was laid out by a charter granted in 1732
and is situated at the head of the Wicomico River.
A book about the Handy family (including information about Mary's family) was published by the Clements Library, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109. It can be ordered by writing or phoning them. The hardbound book contains 812 pages and includes pictures of Pemberton Hall, pictures of some of the Handy family, copies of wills, etc. The book was published in 1992 but the information for the book was collected by Isaac W.K. Handy between 1851 and 1878. The title and author: ANNALS AND MEMORIALS OF THE HANDYS AND THEIR KINDRED by Isaac W.K. Handy, D.D. ISBN #1-881606-00-7
Rev. John and Mary (Handy) Harris are the gggg-grandparents of my husband. It has been a wonderful adventure learning about the Harris, Handy, Pickens,
Calhoun and many other related families. We have gathered extensive information about the descendants of Rev. John I and Mary but have hit a brick wall in trying to find the parents of Rev. John.
Good luck in your searching. If I can be of further help, please let me know. And definitely let me know if you have a lead on the parents of Rev. John!
Died young
Nathaniel HARRIS
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Posted on Genforum by: Waynell Harris, pharris@itexas.net, Jan 27, 1999. In
Reply to: Mary Handy- 1700s- DE, (MD?) by Dave Taylor:
"...Nathaniel Harris (b. about 1770 in Somerset Co, MD, d. before 1777 in
SC)..."
William Matthew James PICKENS
DIRECT LINE OF: Joyce Reagan.
UPDATE: 1999-02-10
!PARENTS-BIRTH-MARRIAGE-RESIDENCE: Kate Pickens Day, COUSIN MONROE'S HISTORY
OF THE PICKENS FAMILY, compiled by Monroe Pickens, Revised and Published by
Kate Pickens Day; ; Hiott Press, Greenville SC, 1951; p. 248-249, 250; copy in
possession of Terry McLean, Anaheim CA.
RESIDENCE: moved to TX after the Civil War.
UPDATE: 1993-05-04
!PARENTS-BIRTH-DEATH-MARRIAGE-CHILDREN: Joyce Reagan to Terry McLean; ; email
message outlining her desc. from Hezekiah and Rebecca. Hezekiah family group
sheet. William and Mary family group sheet; ; ; FILE: Enc #P-011.
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1850 CENSUS, HARDIN COUNTY TENNESSEE.
p. 453. 8/8. PICKENS, William M., 25, m, laborer, TN
Mary J., 20, f, TN
ROBERTSON, Martha [?], 18, f, TN
Mary Janetta ROBERTSON
DIRECT LINE OF: Joyce Reagan.
UPDATE: 1999-02-10
!SPOUSE: Kate Pickens Day, COUSIN MONROE'S HISTORY OF THE PICKENS FAMILY,
compiled by Monroe Pickens, Revised and Published by Kate Pickens Day; ; Hiott
Press, Greenville SC, 1951; p. 250; copy in possession of Terry McLean,
Anaheim CA.
UPDATE: 1993-05-04
!BIRTH-DEATH-MARRIAGE-CHILDREN: Joyce Reagan to Terry McLean; ; email message
outlining her desc. from Hezekiah and Rebecca. William and Mary family group
sheet; ; ; FILE: Enc #P-011.
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TIME LINE:
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1850 - on census, Hardin Co., TN with no children. Her sister, Matilda
ROBERTSON, age 18, was living with them in the home.
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From: PeggyBS@aol.com to Terry McLean, Anaheim CA (tmclean@earthlink.net)
Thu, 19 Sep 1996
22:55:16 -0400
"Am seeking ancestry of Mary Jennettie ROBINSON 1828-1896, wife of William
Mathew PICKENS 1824-1906. Both died in Hopkins or Hunt Co, Texas. I believe
they were married in Hardin Co., Tenn. Also seekin ancestry of Rebecca REID
wife of Hezekiah PICKENS 1796-after 1850 of Hardin Co, Tenn. ... buried in
Ledbetter Cem, Hardin Co., I think. I do not descent from this line but am
helping someone..."
William Matthew PICKENS
UPDATE: 1993-05-04
!PARENTS: Joyce Reagan to Terry McLean; ; William and Mary family group sheet;
; ; FILE: Enc #P-011.
John Hamilton PICKENS
UPDATE: 1993-05-04
!PARENTS: Joyce Reagan to Terry McLean; ; William and Mary family group sheet;
; ; FILE: Enc #P-011.
UPDATE: 1993-05-04
!PARENTS: Joyce Reagan to Terry McLean; ; William and Mary family group sheet;
; ; FILE: Enc #P-011.
Martha Ann PICKENS
UPDATE: 1993-05-04
!PARENTS: Joyce Reagan to Terry McLean; ; William and Mary family group sheet;
; ; FILE: Enc #P-011.
Joseph Henry PICKENS
UPDATE: 1993-05-04
!PARENTS-SPOUSE: Joyce Reagan to Terry McLean; ; William and Mary family group
sheet; ; ; FILE: Enc #P-011.
Susan Alice PICKENS
UPDATE: 1993-05-04
!PARENTS: Joyce Reagan to Terry McLean; ; William and Mary family group sheet;
; ; FILE: Enc #P-011.
Tennessee Elizabeth PICKENS
UPDATE: 1993-05-04
!PARENTS: Joyce Reagan to Terry McLean; ; William and Mary family group sheet;
; ; FILE: Enc #P-011.
Mary Matilda PICKENS
UPDATE: 1993-05-04
!PARENTS: Joyce Reagan to Terry McLean; ; William and Mary family group sheet;
; ; FILE: Enc #P-011.
Robin DAVIS
UPDATE: 1996-01-12
ALSO AF N7KX-0R
WALKUP
UPDATE: 1998-01-26
CONFLICT: other sources give his wife as Nancy PICKENS, supposed daughter of
Israel (d. 1849, NC) and Martha PICKENS. There is conflict regarding validity
of that relationship also - tmc.
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