From a conversation with Opal Lousin, 13 Jan 1993. She stated that her
research had disclosed John Cain, son of Thomas Cain who died in 1790 in
Delaware from a nose bleed.
Also there was an Alexander Cain from Ireland who came to American in 1773, perhaps stayed here, but was a shipmaster and had ships in which he transported passengers. Thomas may have been his son.
In the 1700's most the transportation of persons was taken by Quakers who
controlled a very large portion of the immigration in the early days of this
country.
Thomas Cain and James Anderson signed a marriage certificate for Isaac
Linager and Rosannah (slaves)
Thomas Cane of Kent Co., Del. and Francis Smith of Caroline Co. Md. 12 d.
6th mo. 1790
Thomas Cane of Kent Co., Del. m. Ann Causey of Caroline Co., Md. both
singel, m. 21 d. 8th mo. 1791 at Friends MH, Caroline Hs.; Wit. Major Anderson, Ezekiel Anderson, James Anderson et al.
There is a will of Francis Cain who has at times been assoiciated with our lines but unproven as to how. See following notes by Opal Lousin concerning Francis Cain.
WILL of THOMAS CAIN
Transcribed by Opal Lousin
26th day of December 1763 A-1 pg. 61-62In the name of God Amen, this twenty sixth day of December 1763 I, Francis
Cain, in the County of Kent, being very sick and weak in body but of perfect
mind and memory thanks be given to God therefore calling unto mind the
mortality of my body and knowning that it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my last will and testament that is to say that
princially and first of all I give and command my soul to God that gave it. It is my will and order that in the first place all my just debts and funeral
charges be paid I give to my eldest son John Cain five shillings I five to my
son Dennis Cain five Shillings I give to my daughter Elizabeth Skinner five
shillings I give unto my son Francis Cain whom I make my only and sole
executor of this my last will and testatment my home plantation cows and
household goods and stock and land thereto belonging. I give to my grandson Francis Cain, the son of Dennis Cain, fifty acres of land five acres to be laid out in the branch next to Nathan Mancy's land and three acres of land to be laid out into the --- adjoining the said Muncy and Danile Cain and if the said Francis Cain should decease before he comes to the age of twenty one the said land to fall to his brother Daniel Cain and I do hereby confirm this and no other to be my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this day and year aforementioned.
Signed, sealed and pronounced by the said Francis Cain in Presence of us the subscribers
Testus: Michael Lawlor (Lawber)
Erbell Dagnell (her mark)
Francis Cain (his mark)Kent County, Delaware Personally appearing before me Michael Lawbor and
Erebell Dagnell the subscribing witnesses to the within will and being
favorable and duly sworn on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God do declare
that they did see and hear Francis Cain sign, seal, publish his name and
declare teh within instrument of writing to be his last will and testament and that at the time of doing the same he was to the best of their beliefs of sound and disposing mind and memory, that they did sign their names as evidenced thereto at this request and in his presence. In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of the Register Office of the County of afore this 3rd day of April anno domino 1764
Rodney, Reg.Dover, August 23, 1768 To the Worshipful Justice of the Orphans Court now
sitting this petition of Francis Cain humbly sheweth that with ? your
petitioner was left executor of the testament last will of his father Francis
Cain, deceased, now under the following account of his exectorship to teh
worshipful court for their inspection and approbation and your petitioner as in duty bound will ever pray. Amount of inventory 24 pounds, 6 shillings, 0
pence; by letters testamentary; funeral expenses 2 pounds; cash for Daniel
Cain legacy left him 5 shillings; commissioners; etc. total balance 23rd
August 1768 (looks as if John did not take his share).NOTE FROM OPAL LOUSIN, Sept. 1989
W.R. Cain, 201 Wayne, Haysville, Kansas 67060 wrote me about the Cain line and gave me this information;
Thomas Cain b. Ireland? died 1794 Caroline, Md. married 1) 27 Jul 1753 to Catherine Forcom, Kent Co., Del. (Submitter's note: I have no conclusive
evidence that Catherine Forcom was the wife of my Thomas Cain. His will named his wife as Frances. Where birht dates are not know, numerical order of names is arbitrary.) Thomas Cain b. Mispillion Hundred, Kent Co., Del.
William Cain John Cain (m Triphana) Elizabeth Cain (m. Andrew)The lineage she gave was through Thomas, then his son John, to his son
Cornelius. All of these lived in the same area as our family, - Mispillion
Hundred - a part of Kent Co., Del.
Therefore, delete the information about Francis Cain as that wsa only an
assumption on my part becausehe had a son John. This is a bad thing to do but I tried to justify it. We know now that our John was the son of Thomas and one of his wives, Catherine or Frances, probably Catherine as they show it. Needs further research.The estate of John Cain was administered by his widow, Triphaner Cain on
Nov. 21, 1794, Kent Co., Del. #207, 7 Pence, and stx. and debts to various men (Evidently), and then left as follows:
Margaret Cain adn Thoams Wiatt 16Lbs. 8 Shillings 6 3/4 Pence
Susanna Cain and Elijah Anderson Same Amount
Lydia and Elijah Luff Same
Hastey
Tilda Rubin
Triphaner Cain, widow 1/3 49 5 8
Paid for support and Burial of Major Cane
and funeral expenses of John Cane to to total 19 lbs. 9 sh. 8 pc. closed 31 1796 MayProbable mother of our line but needs further research for proof it was not Francis. Betty Holmes has the father as Francis Cain.
I did not see in review where I had written, maybe here, but Abijah Bray was a huge man, so powerful and weighed over 350 pounds, will be fun to write more too, later. Larry 3 Jun 2014
Reference to Bray in Sumner Family History by George W. Moore, pgs. 323,
324, 572, 573. Also Hinshaw Vol 1, pgs. 105, 318. Also Willard Heiss Indiana Quaker Records, continues with Vol 6 and follows some of the families to fairly recent times.Heiss Indiana Quaker Records, Vol 5, pg. 21-25
7-31-1819 Abijah Bray con miscd & mustering for militia & mcd, also he appears to have been single as he is listed as being with his father Henry as rocf Caesars Creek MM, Ohio. Thus it appears that he was married to Isabella
Scott before and about July 31, 1819. Also it would appear he had born to him at lesat a couple of children because it also indicates that on Nov. 25, 1825 he and his family gct White Lick MM, Ind.8-26-1820 Isabell (Ibby) rec in mbrp. Same pg. as above, gct White Lick MM, Morgan Co., Ind. 10-25-1823
Rosa Ann Bray is also Rosy Ann; Ann and Rosanna. Rcd in Salem MM., Iowa
1-15-1840, Henry Co., Iowa.HEISS, Indian Quaker Rcds. Vol 5 pg. 318
12-13-1823 Abijah Bray & s Allen Richard & Seth Wilson rocf Lick Creek MM
08-12-1840 Ibby, (wife) & ch Seth Wilson, Ibby Scott, Nancy Ann, Keziah Massey, Ruth Jane & Sarah Elma rocf Salem MM, Ia.
03-16-1842 Abijah & fam gct Salem MM, Ia
02-22-1868 There is a record of Ann Bray gct Spring River MM Kansas. Cannot tell who this is, could it be Rosa Ann who had taken back her name by this time? She would have been in that area. Could have been any number of persons, including wives. Need to follow up with this meeting house for further records of these families.It has been generally assumed that this Isabel Scott died in infancy but that does not seem to be the case, thus far all still point to dt. of John Wilson Scott and Nancy Keith.
Further evidence is that about half the children's names coincide with the children of John W. Scott and Nancy, a naming pattern which is by itself convincing. The other half of the names of children coincide with the Bray side of the family.
Arta Blonshine, 12184 W. Hickory Dr., Boise, ID. 83704 received May 5, 1991. She questions the lineage of Isabella Scott as being the dt. of John W. Scott and Nancy Keith. Part of her problem was that on the information which she went by was that I had transposed the marriage date for her birthdate which in itself would have made the case doubtful. However, she did point out several other Jones families which I have thourougly checked out and none other comes close to ours. Thus we return to the only conclusion of evidence as that of John and Nancy Keith Scott. On her records it clearly names her father as John Scott.
There is a John Scott and Rachel in the Indiana Quaker records but not the line of Isabella, still most likely related. In Heiss, Vol 2, pg. 27, 80 of New Garden MM, Union Co., Indiana. They were rcvd in mbrp 5-24-1817 but it does not say from where.
This John Scott b. 12-26-177 d. 9-5-1846 Dover
Rachel 11-04-1778 4-29-1857 bur Oakridge, Grant Co., Ind.
Children
Jesse Horton 11-26-1799 9-30-1822 bur Dover MM, Ind ae 22y 1m 4d
(Step Son of John Scott)
1) Patsey 1-08-1805 m. Harrold 10-16-1824
2) Nancy 8-23-1806 m. Nathan Hoggatt, New Garden MM 7-28-1824
3) Anderson 5-23-1808 m. Mary Burnside 3-28-1828
4) Betsey (Elizabeth) 8-23-1810 m. David Rich at Concord MM 2-22-1832
5) Margaret 10-30-1812 m. Evan Benbow 6-20-1832
6) James 12-26-1814 m. Annis Arnet at Concord MM 4-20-1836
7) Phebe 10-29-1816 m. Elwood Baldwin at Concord MM 12-24-1834
8) Harriet 7-13-1819 m. William Pitts 4-2-1840 Concord MM
9) Stephen 7-13-1819 m. Mahala Arnett
children of Stephen: Eli, b. 6-21-1842
William 1-07-1844
Levi 1-21-1846
Ellwood 1-13-1849 Dover MM pg. 201
10) Jesse 1-5-1825 rpt dp & mcd now resides in limits of
Greenfield MM, that mtg req to treat 6-23-1852 w/o satisf. dis dtd 7-23-1851
There is also a Jesse, minor in care of John and Rachel, 4-19-1828, son or grandson, see Dover MM pg. 201 Vol 2.Arta Also noted "I notice the Orange Co., Ind. listing for Abijah & Isabell shows he was 16/26 as was Isabell, ...I also noted they had 2 children. I assume the Henry Jr., John & Edward listed in Orange Co. census are also sons of Henry Sr.
She also suggests that we look at John Scott whose parents were Joseph and Sarah. Also that Isabella was born about 1792-1802, possibly earlier & to check the Quaker records for her. She also suggested some other Scotts to look into as possible parents of Isabella.
I also checked the Scotts in the same census and the only ones I located in Orange Co. was Isaac Scott pg. 133 male age 26/45; 2 female 10; female 26/45 pg. 130 (Isaac) pg. 133.
Since both were in the same area and listed on the census pages to indicate they did not live far from the Bray families, to me it certainly suggests this Scott line of Orange Co. were likely Isabella Kin.
There is possibly another Scott in Orange Co. prior to 1820 since the wife of William L. Scott son of John and Nancy, was a Nancy Scott born 12 Apr 1797 in Tenn. and married William L. Scott in Orange Co., in 1816. Marriage records definitely show her maiden name to be Scott.
Have you written to Crawford Co., Ind. for a copy of Abijah and Isabella marriage license, or to Indiana for their death certificates they tell have had some kind of death record at that time. ...etc."
She also suggests that we consider a Martin Scott of Crawford Co., pg. 9006 as father of Isabella, he has 2 sons and 3 dau., Martin and his wife 56 yrs old. They could have had a dau. b. 1798-1802. In 1820 when the census taken John and Nancy had dau. Nancy, sons Martin and Samuel still at home. Nancy m. in 1821 in Ill. Martin m. in 1830, Samuel d. 1831 unmarried....
I have gone all these families and have proven at least that they are not the line of Isabell. It all points to the exact same family, John W. and Nancy (Keith) Jones.Genelaogical Report of Findings by Opal Lousin, Aug. 4, 1986
We went to Mt. Pleasant, county seat of Salem County, Iowa and received a very warm welcome as we did in Mahaska Co. and Worth County... We went to Salem, south of Mt. Pleasant and saw the very large cemetery and walked over most of it. There is not Meeting House left at that cemetery, as usual - just a sextons quarter in a small building. The Meeting House is very new up in town. There was another cemetery northeast of the Meeting House. However, I can find no records of Abijah and Isabella (Scott) Bray's burials in the Quaker recors - only mentioning they cmae back to there in March of so of 1842 and died in June. The lady in charge of the Quaker records in Oskaloosa Yearly meeting said she ran across the information recently that Isabella lived a few days longer than Abijah. Therefore, since none of the older children died in any kind of epidemic, it is thought they became ill on the way back from Indiana and died from it or had had an accident. A son, Andrew, accoring to the Indiana Quaker Records, must have been born between 1840 when they came back from Salem MM to Indiana and when they left in the winter before March 1842. I have found nothing at all more about him and assume he may have died with them.
Abijah is listed in the 1840 census of Indiana.
From a letter of Jane Hartgrave, dtd. 29 Aug. 1958 to my father, Glenn Anderson, she writes concerning Abijah Bray: ..."My grandmother Andersons maiden name was Bray, I think mother said it was, her father weighed 300 pounds (grandmothers).
From notes compiled by Betty Holmes taken from Opal Lousin in 1981.
.."Abijah Bray and wife, Isabella and their children Abijah, Allen Richard, Seth, Ibby, Martin, John, Keziah, Ruth and Sarah went at the same time as Elijah Anderson Jr. and wife, Rosa Bray Anderson and their children, Allen Richard and Susanna, who had been born in 1839 and 1837 respectively, to Henry Co., Iowa where they stayed a short while in 1840, returned to Morgan Co., Iowa where possibly a son, Daniel, was born in 1841, if the Quaker records are accurate, and returned again to Mahaska or Jefferson Co., Iowa in the spring of 1842. Soon after we find in the records the children of Abijah Bray are referred to as "orphans" and so far no other records can be found as to the dates of their deaths. Some of the Bray children stayed in the Quaker Church, some were disowned for MOU, etc. Later joined another church with Seth and wife and family going to Kansas."...
Opal to Betty Holmes, From a letter to Betty Holmes by Opal Lousin, Aug 12, 1982: "... Abijah and Isabella must have died in the early summer of 1842. The country was overcome by Indians and there were skirmishes all the time together with slave problems crossing into Iowa from Missouri and since Abijah had already been quilty of mustering after the militia, possibly disaster of some kind happened, who knows. My grandfather, George Riley Anderson, was born in Iowa territory in Jun 1845, served in the Civil War - having gone with his mother and step-father and half brother Napoleaon Foskett to Taylor Co., Iowa in 1858, I can find absolutely no record of his brother Daniel b. 1842 or little before in Indiana and of course, we know about Allen who married in Keokuk Co. Just across the county line from where his mother had been living in Pleasant Grove Twp., Mahaska Co., Iowa where I foud all of them in the census of 1850. Their sister, Susanna m. Wm. Durbin of Ohio and stayed in Iowa ....
Opal Lousin, 3 Dec 1992, ..." I tried to get information from Clerk of Madison Co. Court, Richmond, Kentucky but they refuse to do any genealogical work and referred me to four genealogists. This was several years ago. The zip code is 40475 there.1830 Morgan Co., Indiana Census:
Bray, Abijah 1 male under 5, 1 male 5-10, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 30-40;
2 females under 5, 1 f. 5-10, 1 f. 10-15, 1 f. 30-40.Bray, John N. (probably Abijah's brother) - 1 male under 5, 1 male 5-10, 1 from 10-15, 2 from 15-1-20, 1 from 50-60 and 1 female under 5, 1 f. from 5-10, 2 f. 10-15, 1 f. 15-20, 1 female 40-50.
Abijah was listed on p. 470 in census records in 1830 Morgan Co., Indiana
Henry Bray, Sr. Hendricks Co., p. 238:
Edward Bray, Sr. Hendricks Co., pg. 240
Edward Bray, Jr. Hendricks Co. p. 144
John H. Bray Morgan Co. p. 470
William Bray Morgan Co. p. 472
Richard Bray Hendricks Co. p. 246
Joseph Bray Hendricks Co. p. 238It looks as if Abijah and John were living together on same land or in same house again as was in 1820 in Orange Co.
1820 Census of Indiana
Abijah shows 1 male under 10, 1 male 16-25, 1 female under 10, and one from 16-25. (This listed elsewhere here).
Henry Bray, Sr. 1 female over 45, 1 female 26-44, 1 female16-25, 1 female
10-15, one male over 45. Edward Bray was 26-44, 2 females 10-15, 4 females under 10.
John Bray 1 male 26-44, 2 males under 10, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 16-25, 3 females under 10.Henry Bray, Sr. died in 1830 and Keziah died in 1836. See Bray information. we do not have any Will for Henry and anything about land records. This should be in Hendricks Co., or Morgan Co., Indiana records. Possibly Carol Morrison got copies as they went there to study. Henry and Keziah are buried in Old White Lick Friends Cem., a mile west of Mooresville and has a good marker.
ABIJAH BRAY born in N.C. and died abt. 1842 in Jefferson CO., Iowa
ISABELLA (SCOTT) 1843 " " "
(Probably died about then as Quaker records of Pleasant Plain MM stated the children were orphans and suffering.)
Allen Richard
Rosanna b. c 1819 m. Elijah Anderson, Jr. in Morgan Co., Ind.
Abijah Jones d. 11-3-1840 West Union MM, Ind.
Seth Wilson b. 1822 m. Keziah Bales and went to Kansas
Ibby Scott 1824 Indiana m. Bales, Beals
Nancy Ann m. Bales, Beals
Martin Riley
Jones Henry
Andrew c 1841 in Indiana?
Keziah Massey m. Bales, Beals
Ruth Jane
Sarah Elma Went to Kansas with Seth and family.Abijah Bray and family went to Salem MM, Henry Co., Iowa early 1840 back to White Lick MM, Ind. Later in 1840 where son died and another born. Back to Pleasant Plain MM, Jefferson Co., Iowa, where some children married contrary to discipline (mou) and stayed in chuurch and some were disowned and parents (Abijah & Isabella) evidently died between 1842-1847. No death records available. Insufficient records also.
8-12-1840 Abijah Bray and wife Ibby and children Seth, Wilson, Abijah Jones, Martin Riley, John Henry, Ibby Scott, Nancy Ann, Keziah Massesy, Ruth Jane and Sarah Elma rocf Salem MM, Iowa.
8-12-1840 Allen Richard Bray roc from Salem MM
8-16-1842 Abijah & family gct Salem MM, Iowa
9-12-1842 Allen R. gct Salem MM., Iowa(This shows that the Bray family stayed in Iowa after moving from Indiana.)
Salem MM records in Henry Co., Ind. indicate that in their meeting they discussed the problems of the "orphan children of Abijah Bray" and on June 25, 1842 a committee was appointed to visit them for their help and encouragement. By September 1842 some of the girls were being married and there was no futher mention of Abijah and Isabella Bray in their records. It was as if there had been a tragedy or serious illness that caused their deaths to require the Quakers to refer to the orphan children. Therefore, I assume we can say they died in the spring of 1842 in Salem MM jurisdiction in Henry Co., Iowa. Seth Bray married and went with his family and sister, Sarah, to Spring Crove MM, Crawford Co., Kansas in April 1860. (around Wichita?)
Mahaska Co. Courthouse records do not disclose any death or divorce for Elijah Anderson and Rosa Ann Bray Anderson. It may have been missed or he may have left the area and died elsewhere and then she remarried to Joseph Foskett (Fawcett) by about 1857.
"I did not check for marriage of Rosa Bray Anderson and Joseph Foskett in Oskaloosa, Mahaska Co, Iowa." Opal Lousin...From a letter to Jean, 22 July 1985:
Abajah Bray and wife, Isabella Scott went the second time to Henry Co., Iowa early in 1842 and then in June 1842 Quaker Minutes is where I found the grandchildren of "Abijah Bray are suffering". Some of their children had married soon after and within the next few years in Jefferson Co., Iowa. My great-Grandmother, Rosa Ann Bray Anderson, in 1850, was living in Mahaska Co. barely over the bornder from Keokuk Co. The Quakers have branches of their regular MM in order that people don't have to travel so many miles to attend church services and I think the Anderson's were supposed to attend one of the Pleasant Plain Preparative Meetings which reported to the Pleasant Plain MM in Jefferson County. Pleasant Plain was branched off from Salem MM of which Abijah and Isabella were members.
Now I am on the trail to try and get that one definite statement somewhere that Isabella Scott was definitely the daughter of John Scott and Nancy Keith. Isabella and Abijah were married late in 1818 or first part of 1819 most likely by Quaker ceremony but not according to their rigid rules in Harrison or most likely Orange Co., Ind.
Also, you will notice that some of her supposed to be siblings married into the Glenn family and some went to Osceola County, Iowa, which would not have been too far from Jefferson Co. except the transportation in those days would have made it difficult.See chart sent by Treva Lefler prepared by Mrs. Margaret Bray, 10104 S. Glen Road, Potomac Maryland, 20854 dtd March 29, 1971. Chart shows date of birth as December 15, 1797.
Moved to Morgan Co., IN, White Lick MM, 25 Oct 1823
Resided in Henry Co., IA, Salem MM, 15 Jan, 1840; 16 Mar 1842.
Resided 12 Aug 1840, Morgan Co., White Lick MM, IN.
Also know as Ibby, Quaker Families, See Sumner Family History by George W. Moore. For date of birth, she was married and shows up as family with Abijah as going to White Lick MM, 10-25-1823, already with some family. Also received into membership, Aug. 26, 1820. See pg. 25 of Heiss Indiana Quaker Records, Vo. 5. It is generally assumed that this Isabel Scott died in Infancy, but is not the case.
Further, about half the children's names coincide with her own brothers and sisters, the other half with the Bray side.
Opal Lousin, 3 Dec 1992. ..."I really think that Isabella Scott was born to John Wilson Scott and Nancy Keith around 1800 in Pendleton District, now Anderson Co., S.C. and married Abijah Bray either just before the two families left KY or arrived in Orange Co., Indiana. Quaker records show he married out of meeting or unity and was disowned temporarily for that as well as mustering after the militia. At that time the Indians were on the rampage in Orange Co., Ind. which was just being settled."...
May have been born in Jackson Co., Tenn. and married in Orange Co.,
Indiana. The Scotts had probably been members of the Presbyterian church.
Sources
1) Hinshaw Quaker Records, Vol. 1 Pg. 1055, Cane Creek MM., S.C.
2) Heiss, Indiana Quaker Records.
3) See also family group sheet submitted to LDS by Marian Huddleston,
Huntsville, Ut.
4) Batch #1707419, submitted by Mrs. Grace McBride Larson of
Arizonia.
5) Bray Nostalgia
6) Brays of Fisher River by Edna B. Reece, 1982, Vol 11.Hinshaw provides birth place as Fairfax Co., Va. There is also a
discrepency of dates given as 22 Aug. 1755. Died Guilford Co., N.C., New
Garden MM.
Opal Lousin wrote in Sept. 1989: "Henry Bray was born 29 Aug. 1755, most
likely in Loudon Co., VA. He and wife, Kezia and their nearly grown children
moved to Ohio. Our Abijah was the youngest but Quaker records do not show this nor the civil records. The whole area was very new at that time and he was criticized for "mustering after the militia" also." ....
...."The Bray's made two trips to Iowa and according to the Quaker records apparently died at or about the same time in 1842. If there was a son Andrew which was possible, he must have died at the same time as his parents. No mention is made of their death but just mention of orphan children of Abijah Bray." The archivist thought they had had an accident coming to Iowa or were ambushed by Indians, or died of serious illness. We cannot find anything more unless something shows up in descendant's correspndence, etc.
See pg. 572 of Sumner Family History by George W. Moore. The date given by this source as a date of birth is 8-22-1755, died 8-27-1838 in Morgan Co.,
Indiana. Probably buried in White Lick Friends Cem., Morgan Co., Indiana.Heiss Indiana Quaker Records, Vol 5 pg. 291
Bray, Henry b. 8-22-1755. s Edward and Sarah
d. 8-27-1838, bur. White Lick
Wife Keziah, b. 3-19-1761, dt. Richard & Jemima Jones
d. 8-15-1836, buried White Lick
Ch. Joseph buried 1846 White Lick
Keziah bur,?See Vol 5, pg. 291 of Heiss Indiana Quaker Rcds. It provides information
on Edward Bray buried 6-21-1862, White Lick. Sarah listed under him indicating perhaps a wife. Not sure who this is, certainly not the father of Henry, impossible. Could it have been a grandson of Henry? Or perhaps his son with information confused?MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE
(New Garden Friends MM Records, pg. 176)
Whereas, Henry Bray, son of Edward Bray of Chatham Co., and Kezia Jones,
daughter of Richard Jones of Surry County, North Carolina, having declare their intentions of marriage with each other before several monthly meetings of the people called Quakers, held at New Garden in Guilford Co., aforesaid: and nothing appearing to obstruct, were left to state their liberty to accomplish their marriage according to good order. THe which they did ye 2d da Mo. 1778, at Muddy Creek Meeting before many witnesses, twelve of whose names are inserted, to Wit:
Hannah Mills Sarah Pike William Walker
Ann Huff Ann Elmore Nathan Pike
Jemima Jones David Brooks Ashly Johnson
Sarah Brooks Aaron Mills Richard Jones
(Hannah and Aaron Mills, Jemima Jones and Richard Jones spouses)1799, Third Month, Fifth Day, Sarah Mayner Bray left Cane Creek MM, S.C.
for Deep Creek MM, Surry Co., (NBow Yadkin Co.) N.C. Kezia Bray's grandfather, Daniel Huff, was the first treasure of this meeting.
1803, Third Month, Fifteenth day, Sarah Mayner Bray, Henry's mother, died at Deep Creek MM, N.C.From notes of Opal Lousin, 3 Dec 1992. ..."The Henry Bray, Keziah Jones
Bray family had stopped off for a few years between North Carolina and Indiana in Madison County, Kentucky. There some of the older boys were married to the Shelton sisters, daughter Jemima went to Ohio with her own Tomlinson family and Sarah went to Ohio and married William Sutton. The records show that the Bray's were members of the Miami MM, Ohio but that was only to keep their membership in good standing because there was no Quaker meeting in Kentucky. They themselves never bodily went to Ohio to live but went from Orange Co., Ind. to Morgan Co., Ind. and the parents and some of the children and thier families are all buried there or nearby. The Bray family reunion was Sept. 20th this year at or near Indianapolis but I did not feel like asking my daughter to take me there as she was so busy with her teaching and family and it is a long ride to meet strangers. They know nothing about Abijah anyway."...
..."Henry Bray and family lived in hunting Creek area of Deep River MM
before moving to middle west from Mt. Pleasant MM in 1805. They were married
in Westfield MM?, Surry Co., (records show New Garden MM as Westfield was
organized in 1786 in Surry Co. Before that the people attended New Garden.
Henry Bray was b. 8-29-1755 and Keziah b. 3-19-1761. Their son Henry was born 2-18-1782 at Cane Creek MM, Orange Co., N.C. Keziah also was born there.Opal Lousin, ..."A good book we should see is "Annotated Genealogical
Absracts" by Jo Ann Linn, published by genealgical Publ Co., 1001 N. Calver
St., Baltimore, Md. $25;
For Surry Co., N.C. Wills from 1771 - 1827, which includes Yadkin, Stokes, and Forsyth counties as well as Surry and Rowan. There were no marriage bonds in Surry Co., 1771-1780 so these will abstracts are important."...There are some discrepancies in dates from various sources, but will not
chase dates around with every claim unless proven.
HENRY BRAY b. 8-22-1755 d. 8-27-1833 Morgan Co., Ind.
married 2-2-1778 Guilford Co., N.C. (Muddy Creek) to
KEZIAH JONES, b. 3-19-1761 d. 8-15-1836 Morgan Co.,Ind. (both buried in White Lick MM Cem.) Dtr of Richard & Jemima (Huff) Jones. Jemima Huff, dtr. of Daniel & Mary (Worley) Huff.
Children:
Jemima b. 11-30-1776 m. Joseph Tomlinson
John 5-8-1780 m. Hannah Shelton
Henry, Jr. 2-18-1782 Susanna
Sarah 1-26-1784 William Sutton
Edward 1-18-1786 Elizabeth Shelton
Mary 5-21-1788 Aaron Chamness
Richard 5-22-1790 Mary Shelton
Joseph 6-15-1792 d. 8-15-1846 in Indiana m. Betsy Staley
ABIJAH 11-18-1797 N.C died in Iowa, married Isabella (Scott)
Keziah 1-02-1801 or 12-15-1800
Massey 6-20-1806 Jacob HadleySee also Heiss Quaker Records, Vol 5 pg. 3 Duck Creek for list of birthdates.
Ceasars Creek MM pg. 154, 155 Repeats list of children and birthdates.This Bray family had lived several places in North and South Carolina
becasue Keziah Jones Bray was a Quaker minister. Part of the family evidently remained in North Carolina, some stayed in Ohio when Henry, Keziah, Abijah, and dau. Keziah and Massey went from Caesars Creek MM, Greene Co., Ohio to Lick Creek MM, Orange Co., Ind. in 1819. Somewhere along the line Abijah married Isabella (Scott, abt. 1819) and he was in trouble with the church for mou and mustering after the militia. The Indians were causing a lot of troubel around Orange Co. at that time. After the birth of Rosanna and Allen Richard Bray the two Bray families moved to White Lick MM, Morgan Co., Ind.Continuation of Bray Chart under Henry Bray, father or grandfather.
Henry Bray, b. 8-20-1755 Fairfax Co., Va., d. 8-27-1838 Morgan Co., or
Hendricks Co., Indiana. married Keziah Jones b. 3-19-1761, d. 8-15-1856
Morgan or Hendricks Co., Ind., dtr. of Richard and Jemima Jones.From notes of the BRAY-SHELTON Reunion, Aug. 11, 1963
Money was gathered from the participants of the reunion to put markers on graves of Henry and Kezia (Jones) Bray, also for Thomas and Mary (James)
Shelton. The grave for Henry and Kezia Bray is in White Lick Cem. near
Mooresville. It was erected in 1903. The one for Thomas and Mary Shelton was erected in Abners Creek Cem. in Hendricks Co., Ind. in 1907.
..."In following the movements of our ancestors from Virginia to Indiana it is evident that they were following the trend toward the north and west where land was being offered as grands from the Government. The grants in Indiana came from the 16th section of each Congressional District. Money derived from the sale of this property was used to establish schools. There is also some indication from the records that the peaceful Quakers were desirous of getting away from the slavery pattern of the South."...
The meeting of this Bray family was held at Hinkle Creek Friends Church,
which, as pointed out in the letter by Mrs. Rachel Bray Schwier, very much a
part of the Bray-Shelton history as Edward and Elizabeth Shelton Bray helped to organize that Friends Meeting in 1836. Some of the descendants are still
members today. Some associated names of this family are: Chamness, Hadley,
Cook, Woodward, Haworth, Jackson, Day, Jones, Hooten, etc.
The reunion had been held every year since 1899 except the war years of
1942-1946.
WILL OF HENRY BRAY, provided and transcribed by Opal Lousin
In the name of God I Henry Bray of the County of Chatham and State of
North Carolina being weak and infirm of body but of perfect mind and memory
thanks be to God: calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed once for all men to die do make and ordain this my last will and testament that is to say, principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul into the hand of Almighty God that gave it and my body I recommend to the earth to be buried in a decent Christian burial at the discretion of my executor and as touching such worldly estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me in this life I give and dispose in the following manner.
Item, I give and bequeath to Mary Bray, my dearly beloved wife, one bed and furniture and her saddle as her own property, and the third part of all the rest of my hosuehold goods, chattles, and moveable use as her own property and the use of my home Alanta, so long as she continues to be my widow or as long as she pleases to live thereon except she marries.
Item, I give and bequeath to my son Edward Bray the sum of twenty shillings to him and his heirs forever.
Item, I give and bequeath to my son Henry Bray my land and all the
remaining two thirds of my estate with his paying out of my estate the sum of
five pounds to each of my daughters, viz, Sarah Ramsour, Mary Johnson,
Cahterine Jones and Elizabeth Poe, to him and his heirs forever.
I hereby constitute make and ordain my son Henry Bray sole executor of this my last will and testament, and I do hereby utterly disallow, revoke and
disannul all and every other former testaments, wills, legacies, bequests and
executions by me in any wise before names, willed and bequeathed, ratifying and confirming this andno other to be my last will and testament. In witness
whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal this seventeenth day of June one thousand seven hundred and ninty.
Signed, sealed and pronounced in the presence of
Tho. Ragland
(his) Henry Bray
Henry Bray
(Mark)The move to Bush River MM, Newberry County, S.C. was difinitely a move
because it was a new Meeting and apparently changed from Bush River MM to Cane Creek, Union Co., S. C. to help with this new meeting. 1795 the family moved to Mt. Pleasant MM, Grayson Co., N.C. where Jemima was married to Joseph Tomlinson. There the second son to be named Abijah was born. The family moved to Westfield MM, Surry Co., N.C. and in 1799 and before 1802 moved to Mt. Pleasant MM, Grayson, Va. where Keziah was born. (Where they ran a grist mill) 1804 Henry Bray Jr. was disowned by the Society at Deep Creek MM, for possibly joining the military.
Henry, Keziah and sons John H., Edward, Richard, Joseph and Abijah and
daughter Mary and Kezia left Deep Creek MM, N.C. for Ky. There were no Quaker Meetings there so they sent their membership to Miami MM, Warren Co., Ohio and setteld in Madison Co., Ky. (Richmond) where Mercy (Massy) was born. Dau. Sarah Bray transferred her membership to Miami MM, Ohio and married William Sutton in Greene Co.
The home of Henry and Keziah Jones Bray was in between the two armies at
the Battle of Guilford Court House, N.C. The battle was fought 15 March 1781. The house stood down in a valley in a north and south direction. The British were on the east hill and the Americans were on the west hill. The soldiers exchanged shots at each other over the house. Kezia and infant son, John H., were in the house while the battle was going on. During the battle soldiers of both armies would go to the Bray Springs for a drink of water and then return to their fighting.
After the battle, smallpox broke our among the soldiers of both armies.
The English took the New Garden Friends Meeting House for their hospital. The American armies took the home of a Richard Williams for their hospital.
We have no recorded information concerning the reasons for leaving
Kentucky. Perhaps the Bray families were experiancing problems similar to
those of Tom Lincoln as described in Carl Sandberg's "Abraham Lincoln, the
Prairie Years". There was difficulty in proving land ownership, and the
slavery problem was increasing. The territory of Indiana came into the Union
in 1816 as a State whose law declared "all men are born equally, free and
independent". They had crossed the Ohio River on flat boats to get to Indiana in the spring of 1815. By this time John H. Bray had married Hannah Shelton Dec. 24th 1807 in Madison Co., Ky. John H. Bray had been disowned for marrying a non Quaker in 1812. The flat boat landed at Madison Co., Indiana. Richard and Mary Shelton Bray remained in Ky. until 1833 or 1834 when with Mary's parents, Thoams and Mary Jameson Shelton, they moved to Hendricks Co., Ind. There is no recorded information concerning the time of the move of Mary Bray who married Aaron Chamness from Ky. to Indiana.See Hinshaw Quaker Records, also Heiss Quaker Records of Indiana. See also Bray Nostalgia.
See Sumner Family History by George W. Moore
This gives the birth date as 8-9-1761 and 8-15-1856, Morgan Co., Ind.
Mrs. Grace McBride Larson, age 93 as of Apr 1991, of Pima, Ariz., had
submitted to the LDS Church, batch #7707419, that Keziah Jones, dau. of Richard Jones and Jemima Huff, was born in the Cane Creek MM., Orange Co., N.C. 19 Mar 1761. She listed her source of information as Cane Creek MM of Friends, Orange Co., N.C. and that she died in 1836.
Notes from Betty Holmes and Opal Lousin, summer of 1981:
"... Keziah Jones was the dau. of Richard Jones and Jemima Huff who moved to Miami Co., Ohio from N.C. and are no doubt buried there or in Montgomery Co., Ohio.Heiss Quaker Records, Vol 5 pg. 3
Duck Crekk MM
Bray, Henry b. 8-29-1755
wife Keziah 3-19-`76`
Jemima 11-30-1776
John 05 08-1780
Henry Jr. 02-18-1782
Sarah 1-26-1784
Edward 1-18-1786
Mary 5-25-1788
Richard 5-22-1790
Joseph 6-15-1792
Abijah
Keziah
Massey (dt.)CEASERS CREEK MM, pg. 154-155 repeats list of children and birhtdates.
From Heis Quaker Records of Indiana, Vol 5 pg. 25.
Bray, Keziah & Dau. Keziah and Mazzy rocf Caesars Creek MM, Ohio 4-27-1819.
Keziah & dt. Keziah & Mazzy gct White Lick MM 10-25-1823.Hinshaw Quaker Records, N.C. Vol 1, page 358
Cane Creek MM page 13
Richard Jones, s. Richard & Miriam, b. 12-5-1732, Chester Co., Pa. Jemima
Jones dt. Daniel and Mary Huff, b. 1-4-1742, Philadelphia Co., Pa. Ch.
Mary 11-1-1758 Orange Co., Pa.
Kezia 3-19-1761
Jemima 4-5-1763
Stephen 6-2-1765
Abijah 11-23-1767
Daniel 3-25-1770New Garden MM 1778, 2,2
Kezia, dt. Richard, Surry Co., m Henry BrayDeep River MM pg. 52
Richard Jones b. 12-15-1732/3
Jemima Jones 1- 4-1742
Ch: Mary 11- 1-1758
Kezia 3-19-1761
Jemima 4- 5-1763
Stephen 6- 2 1763 D, 3-6-1783
Abijah 11-23-1767
Daniel 3-25-1770
Sarah 8- 9-1772
Richard 11-28-1774 D 5-2-1782
Elizabeth 8-24-1777
Miriam 1-22-1780 D. 6-27-1785
Lydia 4-28-1783 D. 6-23-1785
Richard 1-28-1786There are numerous accounts of the other children of Richard and Jemima
Jones followed in the pages of the Quaker records. The marriages and other
happenings of most of the children are given very thoroughly.1820 Census of Indiana Orange Co., pg. 132
Bray, Abijah 1 male age 16/26 1 male under 10 (Allen Bray)
1 fem. age 16/25 1 fem. under 10 (Rosanna Bray)1830 Morgon Co., Indiana
Bray, Abijah book 10:472, nothing more shown in the 1830 census.As Sent by Dr. Marvin HEADLEY, 2312 NW Acorn Dr., Blue Springs, Missouri 64014 PH# (816) 228-9438
HUSBAND - Henry BRAY
1) 1987, A Bray Data Sheet rec from Mary Eginton, of Orlando, FL; the sheet was compiled by May Wiley Pond, 1979, from "Wiley, Reeves, Heritage, McCloud and Related Families."
Henry and Kezia Bray were devout Quakers. They lived in NC, SC, VA, OH and KY. before going to Indiana in 1818.
2) 30 Jul 1997, rec'd letter and FGS from:
Betty Louise HOlMES, 1150 S. Maine St., Fallon, NV 89406
3) 6 Nov 1999: CD, Vol. #24, Family Tree Maker, #2138, this source shows only Henry Bray and Keziah Jones & m. 2 Feb 1778 in Surry Co, NC.WIFE - Kezia Huff JONES
1) Date of birth 1763 found in Hinshaws V 1, pg. 786, DOD from Dr. Marvin HEADLEY. He had date of birth as 1761. (Dr. HEADLEY INFORMATION)
2) Feb. 1987 from Mary L. Bray Edington of Orlando, FL provided Dr. HEADLEY with some dates from a book.
"Wiley, Reeves, Heritage, McCloud, and Related Families" combiled by May Wiley Pond, 1979.
Mary said Kezia Huff Jones was born in Philidelphia, PA.TYPE Moved to
DATE 12 FEB 1807
PLAC Warren County, Ohio, Miami MM.TYPE Moved to
DATE 12 JUN 1824
PLAC Morgan County, Indiana, White Lick MM.TYPE Moved to
DATE 25 SEP 1818
PLAC Orange County, Indiana, Lick Creek MM.TYPE Moved to
DATE 28 MAR 1812
PLAC Clinton County, Ohio, Caesars MM.
Sources:
1) Hinshaw Quaker Records
2) Heiss Indiana Quaker Records
3) Bray Nostalgia
4) Sumner Family History by George W. Moore(Gives birth date as 8-19-1761 and 8-15-1856) in Morgan Co., Indiana
Mrs. Grace McBride Larson, age 93 as of April 1991, of Pima, Arizonia, had submitted to the LDS Church, batch 7707419, that Keziah Jones, dau. of Richard Jones and Jemima Hugg, was born in the Cane Creek MM, Orange Co., N.C. 19 March 1761. She listed her source of information as Cane Creek MM of Friends, Orange Co., N.C. And that she died in 1836.Notes from Betty Holmes and Opal Lousin, summer of 1981: ... Keziah Jones was the dau. of Richard Jones and Jemima Huff who moved to to Miami Co., Ohio from N.C. and are no doubt buried there or in Montgomery Co., Ohio...."
From Heiss Quaker records of Indiana, Vol 5, pg. 25
Bray, Keziah & Daughter Keziah & Mazzy rocf Caesars Creek MM, Ohio. 4-27-1819.
Keziah & dt. Keziah & Massey gct White Lick MM 10-25-1823Sources
1) Hinshaw Quaker Records, Vol. 1 Pg. 1055, Cane Creek MM., S.C.
2) Heiss, Indiana Quaker Records.
3) See also family group sheet submitted to LDS by Marian Huddleston,
Huntsville, Ut.
4) Batch #1707419, submitted by Mrs. Grace McBride Larson of
Arizonia.
5) Bray Nostalgia
6) Brays of Fisher River by Edna B. Reece, 1982, Vol 11.Hinshaw provides birth place as Fairfax Co., Va. There is also a
discrepency of dates given as 22 Aug. 1755. Died Guilford Co., N.C., New
Garden MM.
Opal Lousin wrote in Sept. 1989: "Henry Bray was born 29 Aug. 1755, most
likely in Loudon Co., VA. He and wife, Kezia and their nearly grown children
moved to Ohio. Our Abijah was the youngest but Quaker records do not show this nor the civil records. The whole area was very new at that time and he was criticized for "mustering after the militia" also." ....
...."The Bray's made two trips to Iowa and according to the Quaker records apparently died at or about the same time in 1842. If there was a son Andrew which was possible, he must have died at the same time as his parents. No mention is made of their death but just mention of orphan children of Abijah Bray." The archivist thought they had had an accident coming to Iowa or were ambushed by Indians, or died of serious illness. We cannot find anything more unless something shows up in descendant's correspndence, etc.
See pg. 572 of Sumner Family History by George W. Moore. The date given by this source as a date of birth is 8-22-1755, died 8-27-1838 in Morgan Co.,
Indiana. Probably buried in White Lick Friends Cem., Morgan Co., Indiana.Heiss Indiana Quaker Records, Vol 5 pg. 291
Bray, Henry b. 8-22-1755. s Edward and Sarah
d. 8-27-1838, bur. White Lick
Wife Keziah, b. 3-19-1761, dt. Richard & Jemima Jones
d. 8-15-1836, buried White Lick
Ch. Joseph buried 1846 White Lick
Keziah bur,?See Vol 5, pg. 291 of Heiss Indiana Quaker Rcds. It provides information
on Edward Bray buried 6-21-1862, White Lick. Sarah listed under him indicating perhaps a wife. Not sure who this is, certainly not the father of Henry, impossible. Could it have been a grandson of Henry? Or perhaps his son with information confused?MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE
(New Garden Friends MM Records, pg. 176)
Whereas, Henry Bray, son of Edward Bray of Chatham Co., and Kezia Jones,
daughter of Richard Jones of Surry County, North Carolina, having declare their intentions of marriage with each other before several monthly meetings of the people called Quakers, held at New Garden in Guilford Co., aforesaid: and nothing appearing to obstruct, were left to state their liberty to accomplish their marriage according to good order. THe which they did ye 2d da Mo. 1778, at Muddy Creek Meeting before many witnesses, twelve of whose names are inserted, to Wit:
Hannah Mills Sarah Pike William Walker
Ann Huff Ann Elmore Nathan Pike
Jemima Jones David Brooks Ashly Johnson
Sarah Brooks Aaron Mills Richard Jones
(Hannah and Aaron Mills, Jemima Jones and Richard Jones spouses)1799, Third Month, Fifth Day, Sarah Mayner Bray left Cane Creek MM, S.C.
for Deep Creek MM, Surry Co., (NBow Yadkin Co.) N.C. Kezia Bray's grandfather, Daniel Huff, was the first treasure of this meeting.
1803, Third Month, Fifteenth day, Sarah Mayner Bray, Henry's mother, died at Deep Creek MM, N.C.From notes of Opal Lousin, 3 Dec 1992. ..."The Henry Bray, Keziah Jones
Bray family had stopped off for a few years between North Carolina and Indiana in Madison County, Kentucky. There some of the older boys were married to the Shelton sisters, daughter Jemima went to Ohio with her own Tomlinson family and Sarah went to Ohio and married William Sutton. The records show that the Bray's were members of the Miami MM, Ohio but that was only to keep their membership in good standing because there was no Quaker meeting in Kentucky. They themselves never bodily went to Ohio to live but went from Orange Co., Ind. to Morgan Co., Ind. and the parents and some of the children and thier families are all buried there or nearby. The Bray family reunion was Sept. 20th this year at or near Indianapolis but I did not feel like asking my daughter to take me there as she was so busy with her teaching and family and it is a long ride to meet strangers. They know nothing about Abijah anyway."...
..."Henry Bray and family lived in hunting Creek area of Deep River MM
before moving to middle west from Mt. Pleasant MM in 1805. They were married
in Westfield MM?, Surry Co., (records show New Garden MM as Westfield was
organized in 1786 in Surry Co. Before that the people attended New Garden.
Henry Bray was b. 8-29-1755 and Keziah b. 3-19-1761. Their son Henry was born 2-18-1782 at Cane Creek MM, Orange Co., N.C. Keziah also was born there.Opal Lousin, ..."A good book we should see is "Annotated Genealogical
Absracts" by Jo Ann Linn, published by genealgical Publ Co., 1001 N. Calver
St., Baltimore, Md. $25;
For Surry Co., N.C. Wills from 1771 - 1827, which includes Yadkin, Stokes, and Forsyth counties as well as Surry and Rowan. There were no marriage bonds in Surry Co., 1771-1780 so these will abstracts are important."...There are some discrepancies in dates from various sources, but will not
chase dates around with every claim unless proven.
HENRY BRAY b. 8-22-1755 d. 8-27-1833 Morgan Co., Ind.
married 2-2-1778 Guilford Co., N.C. (Muddy Creek) to
KEZIAH JONES, b. 3-19-1761 d. 8-15-1836 Morgan Co.,Ind. (both buried in White Lick MM Cem.) Dtr of Richard & Jemima (Huff) Jones. Jemima Huff, dtr. of Daniel & Mary (Worley) Huff.
Children:
Jemima b. 11-30-1776 m. Joseph Tomlinson
John 5-8-1780 m. Hannah Shelton
Henry, Jr. 2-18-1782 Susanna
Sarah 1-26-1784 William Sutton
Edward 1-18-1786 Elizabeth Shelton
Mary 5-21-1788 Aaron Chamness
Richard 5-22-1790 Mary Shelton
Joseph 6-15-1792 d. 8-15-1846 in Indiana m. Betsy Staley
ABIJAH 11-18-1797 N.C died in Iowa, married Isabella (Scott)
Keziah 1-02-1801 or 12-15-1800
Massey 6-20-1806 Jacob HadleySee also Heiss Quaker Records, Vol 5 pg. 3 Duck Creek for list of birthdates.
Ceasars Creek MM pg. 154, 155 Repeats list of children and birthdates.This Bray family had lived several places in North and South Carolina
becasue Keziah Jones Bray was a Quaker minister. Part of the family evidently remained in North Carolina, some stayed in Ohio when Henry, Keziah, Abijah, and dau. Keziah and Massey went from Caesars Creek MM, Greene Co., Ohio to Lick Creek MM, Orange Co., Ind. in 1819. Somewhere along the line Abijah married Isabella (Scott, abt. 1819) and he was in trouble with the church for mou and mustering after the militia. The Indians were causing a lot of troubel around Orange Co. at that time. After the birth of Rosanna and Allen Richard Bray the two Bray families moved to White Lick MM, Morgan Co., Ind.Continuation of Bray Chart under Henry Bray, father or grandfather.
Henry Bray, b. 8-20-1755 Fairfax Co., Va., d. 8-27-1838 Morgan Co., or
Hendricks Co., Indiana. married Keziah Jones b. 3-19-1761, d. 8-15-1856
Morgan or Hendricks Co., Ind., dtr. of Richard and Jemima Jones.From notes of the BRAY-SHELTON Reunion, Aug. 11, 1963
Money was gathered from the participants of the reunion to put markers on graves of Henry and Kezia (Jones) Bray, also for Thomas and Mary (James) Shelton. The grave for Henry and Kezia Bray is in White Lick Cem. near Mooresville. It was erected in 1903. The one for Thomas and Mary Shelton was erected in Abners Creek Cem. in Hendricks Co., Ind. in 1907.
..."In following the movements of our ancestors from Virginia to Indiana it is evident that they were following the trend toward the north and west where land was being offered as grands from the Government. The grants in Indiana came from the 16th section of each Congressional District. Money derived from the sale of this property was used to establish schools. There is also some indication from the records that the peaceful Quakers were desirous of getting away from the slavery pattern of the South."...
The meeting of this Bray family was held at Hinkle Creek Friends Church,
which, as pointed out in the letter by Mrs. Rachel Bray Schwier, very much a
part of the Bray-Shelton history as Edward and Elizabeth Shelton Bray helped to organize that Friends Meeting in 1836. Some of the descendants are still
members today. Some associated names of this family are: Chamness, Hadley,
Cook, Woodward, Haworth, Jackson, Day, Jones, Hooten, etc.
The reunion had been held every year since 1899 except the war years of
1942-1946.WILL OF HENRY BRAY, provided and transcribed by Opal Lousin
In the name of God I Henry Bray of the County of Chatham and State of
North Carolina being weak and infirm of body but of perfect mind and memory
thanks be to God: calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed once for all men to die do make and ordain this my last will and testament that is to say, principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul into the hand of Almighty God that gave it and my body I recommend to the earth to be buried in a decent Christian burial at the discretion of my executor and as touching such worldly estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me in this life I give and dispose in the following manner.
Item, I give and bequeath to Mary Bray, my dearly beloved wife, one bed and furniture and her saddle as her own property, and the third part of all the rest of my hosuehold goods, chattles, and moveable use as her own property and the use of my home Alanta, so long as she continues to be my widow or as long as she pleases to live thereon except she marries.
Item, I give and bequeath to my son Edward Bray the sum of twenty shillings to him and his heirs forever.
Item, I give and bequeath to my son Henry Bray my land and all the
remaining two thirds of my estate with his paying out of my estate the sum of
five pounds to each of my daughters, viz, Sarah Ramsour, Mary Johnson,
Cahterine Jones and Elizabeth Poe, to him and his heirs forever.
I hereby constitute make and ordain my son Henry Bray sole executor of this my last will and testament, and I do hereby utterly disallow, revoke and
disannul all and every other former testaments, wills, legacies, bequests and
executions by me in any wise before names, willed and bequeathed, ratifying and confirming this andno other to be my last will and testament. In witness
whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal this seventeenth day of June one thousand seven hundred and ninty.
Signed, sealed and pronounced in the presence of
Tho. Ragland
(his) Henry Bray
Henry Bray
(Mark)The move to Bush River MM, Newberry County, S.C. was difinitely a move
because it was a new Meeting and apparently changed from Bush River MM to Cane Creek, Union Co., S. C. to help with this new meeting. 1795 the family moved to Mt. Pleasant MM, Grayson Co., N.C. where Jemima was married to Joseph Tomlinson. There the second son to be named Abijah was born. The family moved to Westfield MM, Surry Co., N.C. and in 1799 and before 1802 moved to Mt. Pleasant MM, Grayson, Va. where Keziah was born. (Where they ran a grist mill) 1804 Henry Bray Jr. was disowned by the Society at Deep Creek MM, for possibly joining the military.
Henry, Keziah and sons John H., Edward, Richard, Joseph and Abijah and
daughter Mary and Kezia left Deep Creek MM, N.C. for Ky. There were no Quaker Meetings there so they sent their membership to Miami MM, Warren Co., Ohio and setteld in Madison Co., Ky. (Richmond) where Mercy (Massy) was born. Dau. Sarah Bray transferred her membership to Miami MM, Ohio and married William Sutton in Greene Co.
The home of Henry and Keziah Jones Bray was in between the two armies at
the Battle of Guilford Court House, N.C. The battle was fought 15 March 1781. The house stood down in a valley in a north and south direction. The British were on the east hill and the Americans were on the west hill. The soldiers exchanged shots at each other over the house. Kezia and infant son, John H., were in the house while the battle was going on. During the battle soldiers of both armies would go to the Bray Springs for a drink of water and then return to their fighting.
After the battle, smallpox broke our among the soldiers of both armies.
The English took the New Garden Friends Meeting House for their hospital. The American armies took the home of a Richard Williams for their hospital.
We have no recorded information concerning the reasons for leaving
Kentucky. Perhaps the Bray families were experiancing problems similar to
those of Tom Lincoln as described in Carl Sandberg's "Abraham Lincoln, the
Prairie Years". There was difficulty in proving land ownership, and the
slavery problem was increasing. The territory of Indiana came into the Union
in 1816 as a State whose law declared "all men are born equally, free and
independent". They had crossed the Ohio River on flat boats to get to Indiana in the spring of 1815. By this time John H. Bray had married Hannah Shelton Dec. 24th 1807 in Madison Co., Ky. John H. Bray had been disowned for marrying a non Quaker in 1812. The flat boat landed at Madison Co., Indiana. Richard and Mary Shelton Bray remained in Ky. until 1833 or 1834 when with Mary's parents, Thoams and Mary Jameson Shelton, they moved to Hendricks Co., Ind. There is no recorded information concerning the time of the move of Mary Bray who married Aaron Chamness from Ky. to Indiana.See Hinshaw Quaker Records, also Heiss Quaker Records of Indiana. See also Bray Nostalgia.
See Sumner Family History by George W. Moore
This gives the birth date as 8-9-1761 and 8-15-1856, Morgan Co., Ind.
Mrs. Grace McBride Larson, age 93 as of Apr 1991, of Pima, Ariz., had
submitted to the LDS Church, batch #7707419, that Keziah Jones, dau. of Richard Jones and Jemima Huff, was born in the Cane Creek MM., Orange Co., N.C. 19 Mar 1761. She listed her source of information as Cane Creek MM of Friends, Orange Co., N.C. and that she died in 1836.
Notes from Betty Holmes and Opal Lousin, summer of 1981:
"... Keziah Jones was the dau. of Richard Jones and Jemima Huff who moved to Miami Co., Ohio from N.C. and are no doubt buried there or in Montgomery Co., Ohio.Heiss Quaker Records, Vol 5 pg. 3
Duck Crekk MM
Bray, Henry b. 8-29-1755
wife Keziah 3-19-`76`
Jemima 11-30-1776
John 05 08-1780
Henry Jr. 02-18-1782
Sarah 1-26-1784
Edward 1-18-1786
Mary 5-25-1788
Richard 5-22-1790
Joseph 6-15-1792
Abijah
Keziah
Massey (dt.)CEASERS CREEK MM, pg. 154-155 repeats list of children and birhtdates.
From Heis Quaker Records of Indiana, Vol 5 pg. 25.
Bray, Keziah & Dau. Keziah and Mazzy rocf Caesars Creek MM, Ohio 4-27-1819.
Keziah & dt. Keziah & Mazzy gct White Lick MM 10-25-1823.Hinshaw Quaker Records, N.C. Vol 1, page 358
Cane Creek MM page 13
Richard Jones, s. Richard & Miriam, b. 12-5-1732, Chester Co., Pa. Jemima
Jones dt. Daniel and Mary Huff, b. 1-4-1742, Philadelphia Co., Pa. Ch.
Mary 11-1-1758 Orange Co., Pa.
Kezia 3-19-1761
Jemima 4-5-1763
Stephen 6-2-1765
Abijah 11-23-1767
Daniel 3-25-1770New Garden MM 1778, 2,2
Kezia, dt. Richard, Surry Co., m Henry BrayDeep River MM pg. 52
Richard Jones b. 12-15-1732/3
Jemima Jones 1- 4-1742
Ch: Mary 11- 1-1758
Kezia 3-19-1761
Jemima 4- 5-1763
Stephen 6- 2 1763 D, 3-6-1783
Abijah 11-23-1767
Daniel 3-25-1770
Sarah 8- 9-1772
Richard 11-28-1774 D 5-2-1782
Elizabeth 8-24-1777
Miriam 1-22-1780 D. 6-27-1785
Lydia 4-28-1783 D. 6-23-1785
Richard 1-28-1786There are numerous accounts of the other children of Richard and Jemima
Jones followed in the pages of the Quaker records. The marriages and other
happenings of most of the children are given very thoroughly.1820 Census of Indiana Orange Co., pg. 132
Bray, Abijah 1 male age 16/26 1 male under 10 (Allen Bray)
1 fem. age 16/25 1 fem. under 10 (Rosanna Bray)1830 Morgon Co., Indiana
Bray, Abijah book 10:472, nothing more shown in the 1830 census.See chart sent by Treva Lefler prepared by Mrs. Margaret Bray, 10104 S.
Glen Road, Potomac Maryland, 20854 dtd March 29, 1971. This chart shows Kezia
Jones date of death as 1856 instead of 1836.
From a letter between Opal and Betty Holmes, to Opal, June 2, 1985.
"Further on the Scott line, the fact that John Scott married Nancy Keith
interests me. My ancestor Zebina Bathrick married Amanda Keith. I made a good conncetion during the last few months and now know the Keith line back to James Keith who emigrated to Mass. c 1660 from Aberdeen, Scotland. I believe that there is also a Keith line extends from Va. that may be the one that Nancy descends from. I am reading one of your letters to me as I write and now see further of the Keith line.
I have ordered Vol. 4, 5, & 6 of the Cain Connections. Have you seen them. (She goes on to mention that she had several transcriptions of wills of the Clifton, Anderson and Cain lines from Delaware.)"
Sent to me by Opal Lousin Sept. 1989: By Nadine Scott Snyder 4714 E.
Escondido, Mesa, Az. 85206 dtd. 8 Jun 1983.See notes under son, John Jr., Portrait and Bio. Album, pg. 611 of DeWitt
Co., Ill.Source from Royal Harper, Box 262, Grants Pass, Ore.; History of Gwinnett Co. Ga. 1818-1943"; The Early Settlers of Sangomon CO., Ill. by J. Carroll Powers.; Portraits & Bios. Album of Polk Co., Ia. 1890" 1850 DeWitt Co., Ill. Census; "Soldiers of the Am. Rev. Buried in Ill." Ill Gen. Hist. Soc.
Was in the Rev. War May 1780. Places of Residence; York, Penn, Washington Co., Va., Sangamon Co., Ill, McClean Co., Ill., DeWitt Co., Ill He was a farmer.
On pg. 105 of 1800 Census of Pendelton District S.C. I find John Scott
under #255 as: There is also a John Scott #232.
3 Males under 10 yrs of age, 3 males 10-16 years, 2 females under 10, 1
female ?25-45.This looks like they could be: Andrew age 14, John Wilson 12; Alexander 11, James Keith age 7, William Liddell age 5, Wilson age 3, John age 31, Nancy age 34, Anna C. age 10, Ruth B. age 1 with balance being born in Jackson Co., Tenn. To Franklin Co., Tenn. in 1806 with Keith family per one of the family members's information, to Crawford Co., Ind. in 1807.
Pendelton District is in Anderson Co., S.C. District 96 is in Newberry
Co., S.C. (Bush River Creek and River - see p. 365 as was called Berkley Co.)Arta Blonshine, researcher of this line of Scott-Keith for many years with a great deal of information on them. I had submitted the approximate marriage date in place of the approximate birth date for Isabella and she found the entry and corrected me, doubting that this could be the same Isabella who she also thought had died young.
ARTA BLONSHINE, 12184 West Hickory Dr., Boise,Id. 83704. rcvd 5 May 1991.JOHN WILSON SCOTT ---- REV. WAR SOLDIER
Contributed by Dorothy Strange Martin and Marie Strange, both descnedents of John Wilson ScottFrom the time John Wilson Scott was born in York Co., Penn. in 1763 to the time of his death on 13 March 1847 in DeWitt County, Ill. he had fought in the Rev. War, been married twice, lived in six states and fathered 15 children.
He was of Scottish ancestry, the son of John and Anna Scott, who owned land on the Holston River in Washington County, Va. His grandfather, was Andrew Scott, whose will was proved 29 Jan 1794, Colerain Township, Lancaster Co., Penn.
Family tradition says that John Wilson Scott's first marriage was to Ann
Crayton (or Clayton) and that their daughter, Elizabeth, married John Matson
(or Maston). Nothing else is know of this line.
His second marriage was to Nancy Keith, dau. of Daniel Keith and Elizabeth Liddell, about the year 1786. It is easy to trace the migration of this family of John and Nancy Keith Scott by noting the birthplace of their children. ..with the change of county boundry lines they became citizens of DeWitt Co. in 1839; all without having moved from the land they had located on in present day Wapella Township.
John Wilson Scott saw his sons become productive citizens. They were
farmers. James Keith Scott made one of the first land entries in what is now
DeWitt Co., when he located in section 27, Waynesville Township. John Jr.,
James K., Martin, and Andrew were ministers of the Christian Church. James K. preached the first sermon in the township in the cabin of one of the settlers. Later he helped establish the first church, Rock Creek. Built in 1837, it was the first frame building in Waynesville Twnsp. The lumber for it was hauled from Atlanta, Ill. James K. Scott also served as a State Legislator for two terms (1842-1846).
The final resting place for John Wilson Scott, his wife, and several of his children and other descendants is in Rock Creek Cemetery, located in section 26, Waynesville Twnsp. On 3 December 1970, the DeWitt Clinton Chapter D.A.R. placed a marker on the grave of the old soldier. Twelve members of the chapter have traced their lineage to him. One of the many descendatns of the soldier, Abbie Lane Whitaker, wrote a play, "Out Beyond Middletown", which described the life of the early Scott pioneers in the Waynesville area. The play won the one act play competition sponsored by the Arts Committee of Illinois Sesquicentenial Commission in 1968.There is another John Scott who we looked at as possible parent of
Isabella, but nothing close.
John Scott b. 12-26-1777 d. 9-05-1846 bur. Dover
Rachel 11-04-1778 4-29-1857 Oakridge, Grant Co., INChildren:
Jesse Horton b. 11-26-1799 d. 09-30-1822 buried Dover MM, IN, ae 22
yrs 1 mo. 4 days (Step son of John Scott)
1) Patsey b. 1-08-1805 m. Harrold 10-16-1824
2) Nancy 8-23-1806 m. Nathan Hoggatt, New Garden MM 7-28-1824
3) Anderson 5-23-1808 m. Mary Burnside 3-28-1828
4) Betsey (Elizabeth) 8-23-1810 m. David Rich at Concord MM 2-22-1832
5) Margaret 10-30-1812 m. Evan Benbow 6-20-1832
6) James 12-26-1814 m. Annis Arnett at Concord MM 4-20-1836
7) Phebe 10-29-1816 m. Elwood Baldwin at Concord MM 12-24-1834
8) Harriet 7-13-1819 m. William Pitts 4-2-1840 Concord MM
9) Stephen 7-07-1821 m. mahal Arnett ch. Eli b. 6-21-1842,
William b. 1-7-1844, Levi b. 1-21-1846, Elwood b, 1-13-1849 Dover MM, pg. 201
10) Jesse 1-5-1825 rpt dpt & mcd now resides in limits of
Greenfield MM, that mtg req to treat 6-23-1852 w/o satisfaction dis dtd
7-23-1851.There is also a Jesse, minor in care of John & Rachel 4-19-1828? son or
grandson, see Dover MM, pg. 201 Vol 2.From Opal Lousin, Dec. 2, 1992, 2625 Gerhney Rd., Apt. 730, Box 252,
Norhtbrook, Ill. 60062-5999.
I think we can safley assume that John Wilson Scott was the father of
Isabella Scott who married Abijah Bray about 1817-1818 in or about Orange Co., Ind. Unless they had married in Madison Co., Ky. The circumstantial evidence is so very strong. Because of that assumption now we can proceed to get the death records, Wills, and any informatin about their ancestors arrival in America and their travels through America to Indiana and Illinois.
There is information about Wilson from Scotland/Ireland to Pennsylvania in "Colonial Families of America, Vol 22, pg. 59 and also in Story or Decalaration of Independence, Vol 8, pg. 159 and 166. This may apply.
John Scott married once and had a daughter, Elizabeth, his first wife Ann
Crayton died and he then married Nancy Keith...."This looks like it was the correct census for 1820 for John Scott - p. 006;
1 male under 10, 1 male 10-15, 1 male over 45
1 female 10-15, 1 female over 45.
Found in Crawford Co., Indiana. Also in Crawford Co., Indiana were shown Martin, Andrew, John, Wilson, William C. and William L."......"John Wilson Scott had three or four sons to become ministers in the
Christian Church in Illinois. They stared the Pilot Christian Church. I
attempted to get more information about them from the headquarters of the
Christian Church but couldn't get through for some reason - lack of address or? They served in the 1840's or thereabouts. They were John Jr., James K., Martin and Andrew."......"In York CO., Pa. the Historical Society, address unknown to me, may
have an index of family files for John Wilson Scott b. 29 May 1763, son of John Scott who was the executor of Andrew Scott's will. I do not think, as the Illinois Scott people do, that our John Scott or his won father, was the
executor of the Will. One should see the Scott report #67 file 3348 in York
Co., Hisotrical Society. To be an executor of Andrew Scott's will he would
have more likely stayed in York Co., Pa. See information and dates herewith.
Andrew Scott died in Colerain Twp., Lancaster Co., Penn. Copy of will
herewith, recorded in Bk. KK p. 696, 7th day of Dec 1796, made 29 Jan 1794.
We, of course, would like to know the siblings of John Wilson Scott also. Our John Wilson Scott was supposed to have gone with his family to Washington Co., Va. when he was very young. I wish we could find our what happened and when the other children of John Wilson Scott, Moses, Patsy and Nancy at least.
John Wilson Scott, claim S32509, was residing in Washington Co., Va. when he enlisted in May 1780 and served 12 months as a private in Capt. Dysart's Company; in William Campbell's Virginia Regiment and was in the battles of King's Mountain and Wetzell's Mills. He was allowed pension on his application executed 3 Dec. 1832 while a resident of Kickapoo Precinct, McLean Co., Ill. Several ladies downstate have become members of the DAR on his record. He was a mounted volunteer. His pension was paid for some time as evidenced in Book C, Vol 8, p. 62, #19926.1787 Census of Virginia: p. 963 of Census report, John Scott charged with tax on 3 horses, 16 cattle, and one white male over 16 (self responsible) and under 21, in Washington Co. (this census was taken on 30 May 1787, when he was visited for the information). The 1787 tax list is a unique one. It is the result of a law passed by Virginia Assembly on the 11th of Oct. 1786 which mandated that the tax commissioner should "on the tenth day of March annually, begin and continue proceeding without delay through their respective district, and call on every person subjedt to taxation or having property in his or her possession for a written list thereof..." The tax on white males aged 21 years old and up was repealed on the 12th of October 1787... White males between sixteen and twenty-one were subject to a county parish tithe, but not to the state poll tax.
REVOLUTIONARY WAR ANCESTOR CHART
John Scott, born 5-29-1763 at York Co., Penn. died at Waynesville, Ill. on 3-13-1847 and wife, Nancy Keith born on 9-19-1766 died in Ill. on 9-19-1838.
They were married on 11-21-1786.
References: Pension claim S-32509, Biog. History of Martin Scott in History of Daviess Co., Mo. National No. 123249-276970-285619-290668.
John Scott resided at Washington Co., Va. during the Rev. War.
His service was PRIVATE: Rev. War claim S-32509 it appears that John Scott was born 1763 in York Co., Penn. He enlisted may 1780 in Capt. James Dysart's Company, Col. William Cambell Va. Regt. was in the Battle of Kings Mountain and Wetzells Mills. He was allowed a pension executed 3 Dec 1832, while a resident of Kickapoo precinct, McLean Co., Ill.Married first to Ann Crayton at S.C. in 1782.
Married secondly to Nancy Keith in S.C. 1785 or 4/21/1786.From E. G. Smith 858 Riverside, Rialto, Calif. 92376
1. Soldiers of the Am. Rev. Bur. in Ill. Pge 211.
2. "Gone to Georgia" pg 20 to 22. #89 James Liddell
3. "Early Settlers of Sangamon Co., Ill" by Powers pg 643/44
4. "History of Daviess Co., Mo" pg 862/63 Elder Martin Scott
5. "Portrait & Biog. Album of DeWitt Co., Ill by Chapman Brothers Pub. 1891.
pg 611-12 (John W. Scott) s/o J.W.S. Jr.Scotland Cem., Gallatin, Daviess Co., Mo
Many Scott's who are not proven as to realtionship
SCOTT, Grant b. 1869 d. 1947
Rose 1875 1966
Dave O. 1897 1968
Alma B. 1898 ----Scott, Martin Co. I 44th Inf.
Mary C. wife of A.C. b. 1844 d. 1906Scott, Andrew C. (Abt 1817) died 1894, age 77 yrs.
Salley C. wife of A.C. b. 1825 1894Scott, Alexander b. 1838 d. 1918
Hannah wife 1840 1913
Nancy E. 1883, age 1 dayScott, Dr. Alexander Keith b. 1817 d. 1902
Louisa wife of A.K. 1884, age 63 yrs.
Sarah P. dau. of Dr. and L. 1872 age 17 yrs.
Ira D. son of A.K. & L. 1861 age 11 mo.
Mary DK b. 1853 1927
Sarepta 1888 1904
Ezra 1886 1907
Tirzah 1890 1908
(Children of Dr. A.K. and Mary E. Dixon)Scott, A.D. b. 1852 d. 1937
Matilda J. 1856 1941
Albert B. s/o AD & M 1887 1911
Charles G. s/o AD & M 1884 age 10
James s/o AD & M age 1 yearScott, T.W. born 1865 1921
Ruth 1867 1933
son of TW & R 1904 1905
Luna Pearl d/o TW & R 1907 1907
infant son of TW & R 1895 1895
infant dau of TW & R 1900 1900Scott, James K. 45 Mo. Inf. b. 1842 d. 1911
June 1879 1958
Alva K. s/o JK & J 1899 age 2 yrs.
James D. 1899 age 2 yrs.Scott, Martin G. b. 1843 d. 1894 Scotland Cem., Daviess Co., Mo.
Barbara A. 1861 1918
James D.
Lawrence s/o MG & CM died 1-21-1872 age 11mo.Scott, Elder Martin died 1886 age 79 years 3mo. 15 days
Dinah born 1820 died 1905
Mary 1878 age 26 yearsScott, Ira M. b. 1865 died 1960
Irena M. 1871 1935
Infant son of Ira & IrenaScott, Nancy wife of W.L. b. 1789 died 1880
Scott, John M. no dates given.
son of John M. Scott and Mary C. is Tarras E. died 1885 age 6 monthsScott, Infant of Clarence Scott, S.E.S.
Infant son of J.E. & Lula b. 1908 died 1908
Scott, Sarah E. dau of A.J. & M.A. d. 8-20-1865 age 1 year
William R. son of A.J. & M.A. ?-16-1864 age 1 year 4mo 17 da
Scott, William J. son of S.P. & S.M. d. 12-13-1858 age 3 days
Baby son of A. & HA 1867 age 2 years 3mo.
Alexander died 1875
Scott, Laurence, Son of M.C. & C.M. died 1-21-1872 age 11 months.In History of Polk CO.,Iowa are a few Scott's which do belong to our
families, however, do not have sufficient information to tie them in at this
time.
NANCY SCOTT, born Feb 22, 1811, Lincoln Co., Ky. married John Slatten,
moved in 1856 to Des Moines. Anna b. Jan 2, married Tilford Gilmer, to
Jefferson Co., Iowa Malinda born 1832, married Thomas B. Reed, - to Des
Moines, after his death.1850 Census of DeWitt Co., Ill. Unknown or unproven Scotts
115/117 pg. 406 No. Twp.
Scott, Andrew C. age 30 born Tenn.
Sarah 28 Ill.
Mary J. 4 Ill.
Martha A. 2 Ill.77/78 pg. 402
Scott, John age 43 Penn.
Frances S. 32 Ky.
Joseph W. 11 Ill.
Mary J. 9 Ill.
George W. 8 Ill.
Elizabeth E. 6 Ill.
John W. 4 Ill.
Martha E. 2 Ill.
Katherine A. 20 Ill.30/31 pg. 388
Soctt, John W. age 36 born Indiana
Lucinda 30 Ky.
Elizabeth J. 11 Ill.
Sarah J. 10 Ill.
Mary 8 Ill.
Zeralda 6 Ill.
Forenxa M. 4 Ill.
Martin P. 2/12 Ill.537/543
Scott, Crafton age 24 born Ill.
Rhoda 23 Ill.
two children born in Ill.JOHN WILSON & NANCY (KEITH) SCOTT
John moved from Yok Co., Penn., to Washington Co., Virginia, with his
parents. From Washington Co. he enlisted May 1780 as a private in Capt. James Dysart's Company of Col. William Campbell's Virginia Regiment.
The account of John's military service, in his own words follows. Briefly, the Company first marched to Wilk's Connty, N.C., where they took British prisoners. With the cease of hostilities in that area they returned toVirginia arriving the end of July 1780. Early in August they received orders to march in pursuit of the (British) Col. Ferguson and his company. They reached N.C., (area which is now East Tennessee) where they were joined by more troops commanded by Col. Seveir and Col. Isaac Shelby. On the march again they passed over the mountains and through Rutherford County and down the South side of Broad River to the Cowpens. They marched on, all night with no food, to King's Mountain. There, 6/7 October 1780, a battle was fought and won, but many lives lost. John and others of the Company then made their way North, reaching home the end of November 1780. The Company marced again 1 February 1781 to participate in the Battle of Wetzel's Mill on 6 march 1781. There John lost his horse, saddle and bridle valued at $60. It took him till May 1st to make his way home, 300 miles on foot. His total military service was one year.
In 1783 John married Ann or Anna Crayton, one child, Elizabeth, was born
the following year and Ann died at, or shortly after, the birth.
Around 1785 John was in the 96 District of S. Carolina, the area lies
South of Wilkes and Rutherford Counties, No. Carolina, where his military
experiences had taken him. After his second marriage to Nancy Keith they
settled in what was later to become (in 1826) Anderson Co., S.C., but at that
time was land recently vacated by the Cherokee Indians. There is some doubt as to wherther John & Nancy's first child, Andrew, was born in S.C., some accounts showing N.C. When John applied for his pention is stated that he moved from Virginia to So. Carolina, there is no mention of having lived in N.C. In view of this and was Nancy's family were in S.C., it is unlikely they ever lived in No. Carolina.
However, in 1806 the family did move, to Jackson County, Tennessee.
Perhaps while there they met the Franciscos not realizing their grandson Andrew Vinson, years later in Illinois, would marry Rhoda Cisco. From Tennessee John and Nancy took their family to Crwford County, Indiana. That move was in 1818 but they didn't stay long, by 1824 they were heading for Central Illinois.
Their first Illinois home was Island Grove, Sangamon Co. Andrew, teh
oldest son, stayed in that area but the rest of the family moved on to another part of the County which in 1827 became Tazewell County. In 1830 McLean County was formed from that part of Tazewell and, finally, in 1839 DeWitt County formed from McLean. The area where John and Nancy lived became Waynesville Twp, DeWitt Co.
John applied for his pension 3 Dec 1832, when his home was part of Kickappo Pricinct, McLean Co. Minister James Latter and John Clenn, Esq: testified as to his, John's character. His pension was granted 25 September 1833 for $50 p.m., and backdated to 4 March 1831. Nancy died first in 1838, John following her in 1847. They both practiced the Presbyterian religion of their Scotch - Irish forebears.REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION APPLICATION of JOHN SCOTT
State of Illinois McLean County} ss
on the Third day of December personaly appeared in open court Before the
county commissioners being of record of McLean county now Sitting John Scott - a resident - of Kickapoo presint in the County of McLean & State of Illinois - aged - Seventy (or nearly so) who being first Duly Sworn According to law doth - on his oat make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the Act of congress pased June the 7 - 1832. That he entered the Servis of the United States under the following named officers - and Served as herein stated. I did enter the servis of the United States under the command of Colonel William Camble & Captain James Dysart and his seboltern officers - in the year 1780 - in the Month of May - and served the following powers of duty (Vz) arley in the Month of May as above our officers having received infermation that the Torey ware commiting murder and other depredations (in Walks county North Carolina) we - therefore struck our line of March and with Speed we came to the palce and havign taken some of them prisoners, they gave Security for thare good behavour and all hostilitys Seasc - thare, and this being the case we Returned home, near the last of July and arley in the Month of August - we received orders to march for South Carolina in persuit of Col. Ferguson a British Commander having a large body of British & Toreys under his Command, and we marched into North carolina ( onto the East end of Tennessee) and thare incamped untill Col. Seveir & Col Isaac Shelby made up their Troops & there they Joined us & immdiately we Marched thence into the South & down the South side of Broad River to the cowpens - & thare receiving information that the Ennimoney was lying at the Cherrikee ford - on Said river we tharefore Marched for that place and continued our line of march all nite but the Ennemmy having removed we tharefore without receiving aney refreshmant continued our line of
March and on Kings mountain we came up with the Ennimey and Kild thare commander & a number of his Soldiers and made prisoners of the residue of them and took thare waggons from them - this however was not don without Sume loss on our side thare was twenty one or thareabout Kild on our Side, amongs the slain was Capt. William Edminston - Reece Bowen & John Baty & the wounded not Recolected and after Berrying our ded we imployed those Waggons to carry our wounded - back to Col. Walker on Broad river to which place we Marched the prisoners, and our officers thare, holding a council it was thought proper, to burn the waggons and having received proper Testamony against one Col Mills (a Torey officer) and Six of his adherants, they ware adjudged guilty of Murder, and by us amidiately hanged & heare we ware to leave our wounded, but a young man by the name of Iseral Highter being Shot threw the thy desired to be takin a long the Mountain untill Suter Gap as he could cross at and I with two others was appointed to this duty, all of which I promtly performed and the battle of Kings Mountain being on the Sixth day of October 1780 - I tharefore was not able to reach home untill the last of Novermber my way being impedied in cosiquence of danger, at times, and the bad situation of the wounded man. and my fellow soldiers Started home at the same time I started with the young man - and having returned home and previous to dismision, my before named - Col Gamble gave orders for two company of his mounted Vollenteers to Keep them Selvs in rediness to march, I having all the while, and in all the before named minuver belonged to Capt. Dysart's companey of Mounted Vollenteers, and so I continued, and we held our Selves in rediness to March and on the first of Feb. 1781 we received orders, and Struck a line of March and crossing the Mountain at the flour gap - douwn threw the Moravion Towns and into gilford county whare generl Green was In comped and Cornwallis not far off, Thate we joined head Quarters and on the next day our Brave Col Camble - Marched us down on the British lines to watch the movement of the Ennemony and on the third day being the 6th day of March we received orders to mount and our horses, and Saddles bridles & being placed in the care of persons appointed to that duty we tharefore Marched amdiateley to fire on the British - being then in hearing of thare drum beet - but we had not advanced more then one half mile before the British fired on those horsemen, scaterd and took some horses, and mine was one of them appraised to Sixty dollars together with my saddle and bridle all which I lost on that day - but we in a few minnits after hearing the firing of the pistles of the horse we ware advansed in close firing distance of the Ennimoney on the caney fork of how river at Whitsels Mills at whitch place we
had a Sevear Scrimmage with the Brittish, and on the way following we again got into Gennerl Greens camp, and Marched, with the Generl, a few days, but the weather being Blistary, and cool, we having lost our Blankets We tharefore, received orders to March for home, but I being near thre hundred miles from home, and a foot - (as I had lost my horse) I did not reach home untill neare the first of May 1781 and my Servises in all as a Mounted Vollenteer in the Untied States Sevis amounted to avout twelve months under arms as a privet --- I hereby Relinquish every clame what ever to my name is not on the pension Roll of the Agency of aney State -- court -- whare and in what year ware you Born - in. I was born in Pennsylvana York County in York (?) have you aney Record of your age and whare is it -- An My age was recorded in my fathers larg Bible from whence I have it -- (Court) whare ware you living when Calld into Servis and ware have you lived Since (An) I lived when colled into servis in Washington County Virginia from thence to South Carolina from thence to Tennessee from thence to Indiana from thence to Illinois whare I now live I have alredy refered you to Sume of the regular officers whom I Serve when in Servis (Court) did you ever receive a discharge from the servis By whom was it - gave and what has become of it - (An) I received a discharge from my captain but do not distinclty Recollect what became of it (court) State the Names of persons in your Neighborhood - toi whome you are Known and who can testify us your character for Verasity and good behavour your Soldiership & Servis as a Revolutioner (An) I Refer you to James Latta a clergiman and John Glenn who can testify conserning me
Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid -- (John Scott)We James Latta a clergeman or Minnister of the Gospel residin in the
county of McClean and State of Illinois and John Glenn residing the Same
hereby Certify that we are well acquainted - with John Scott the same who has
Subscribed and sworn to the above decleration that we believe him to be Seventy years old (or nearly so) That he is reputed and believed in the Neighborhood whare he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and we concur in that opinion Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid
James Latta
Clergaman
John Glenn
And Said Court - do hereby declare their openion after the investigation of the Matter and after putting the intarigatories prescribed by the War department - that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and Served as he has Stated - And the Court further certifys that it Appears to them that James Latta who has signed the Same is a residnet in the Same and is a crediable person and that their Statemin is intitled to Credit - I Isaac Baker - Clerk of the County of McClean and State of Illinois do hereby Certify that the foregoing contains the original proseedings in the matter of the application of John Scott for a pention in Testamony whareof I Set my hand - Seal of office at Bloomington this 3rd day of December - 1832
Isaac Baker Clk C.C.C.Let Apl 21. 1834 To Hon J. Duncan HR
Order to pay 25 April 1838.
Let to payt May 24, 1838
Letter to 3 auditors d Aug 1838
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Paid at the Treasure under the-
of the 6 April 1838 for Sept 1835 to 4 Sept 1837
Agt notified 10 Aug 1838
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Letter to Hon S. Mc Roberts 12 Jul 184-
Paid as above from 4 Mar 1839 to 4 March 1840 Agent
notified 30th Sept 1841Illinois 19926
JOHN SCOTT
McLean Co. in the State of Illinois who was a Pvt of Cambles in the C. command by Captain Drysart of the Rgt commander by Col Campbell in the Virginia line for /year
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Found in the Roll of Illinois at the rate of 50 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.
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Certificate of pension issued the 25th day of Apr 1833 and Sent to Scott to by Coveth Bloomingotn, McLean Co., Ill
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Semi int. allowance ending 4 Mar 1836 25
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$150
{Revolutionary Claim
Act June 7, 1832Recorded by ? Book ? Vol 8 page 62
AFN: 8SHG-MN LDS Records. Alternate name found in GEDCOM file: John Wilson Scott, and John Wilson Scott, I.
Alternate name found in GEDCOM file: John Scott, Sr.
Also death date found as 19 Sept 1836. AFN: 8SHG-Q6 LDS Records.Alternate name found in GEDCOM file: Nancy Keith
May have died in infancy.No information. Probably died while infant.
Never married.
Spouse unknown at this time, married in Oskaloosa, Iowa.
Report of Findings by Opal Lousin."Martin married in Oskaloosa, where his sister, Ibby Scott Beals had gone also. He had a fairly good size family in a short time and spent part of the time in McLean Co., Ill. which is where John Scott's descendants lived. He registered and enlisted for the service from Ill. and died within a few months with dysentery. His widow died fairly soon thereafter and the children - some at least, were adopted out and some put in the Soldier's Home at Davenport. They were so small they didn't know their birth dates. However, their mother had filed a claim with the government also and had given their birthdates. Martin died in 1864 and his decendants should be still living in Iowa, likely."
"Martin went to Illinois from Oskaloosa and enlisted in the Civil War
where he served a short time and died. His widow and children returned to Iowa and she did not live long either. When one of the girls applied for something (pension I think) her aunt made an affidavit to the fact that she knew when she was born and Martin was there, that more than not the Scotts took the children in for awhile anyway. There is no other reason for Martin to be back from Iowa to Ill. where he had never lived. Therefore, I am convinced that Isabella named her children with so many of the same surnames as her brothers and sisters which is very convincing. I have written a multitude of letters in this family and feel now we will have to accept this as fact and go ahead and organize our material. Opal Lousin, Sept. 1989.
One of the witnesses to help Martin's widow get her pension was a
Christien Scott who knew them while they were living in Ill....."Abijah and Isabella Bray had a son Martin who married Mary Jane
Mason in Oskaloosa, Iowa on 17th day of July 1852. They had some children and moved ot Padua, McLean County, Ill. which was near the Scott families living around there. By that time his grandfather, John Scott, had passed away but there were uncles and aunts still there. Martin enlisted in "I" company, 145th regiment of Illinois to serve three years into service as private on 9th day of June 1864 and died in post hospital at Benton Barracks, MO. July 18, 1864 from Chronic diarrhea. Mary Jane Bray gave her address as Paudua, Illinois and applied for pension in McLean County, Ill. for their children under 16 years old and stated their names and ages as:
1) Emily Jane 11 years old April 20
2) John Franklin 10 years old July 24th
3) Hannah M. (8?)4 years old March 6th
4) Ruth Ann 6 years old April 27th
5) Charles 4 years old Sept 21
6) Willis 2 years old Sept 20thPetition was witenssed by Chrisiana Scott and Catharine Fisher, neighbors
and friends on 30th July 1864. Reuben S. Davis was Clerk. She appointed
Richard Ames of Bloomington, Ill. to act as her attorney to porsecute the claim. Sept 8th, 1864 Reuben S. Davis again heard Eliza Jane Johnson and Christina Scott swear that they knew Mary Jane Bray and that she was the widow of Martin R. Bray. On 18th day of July 1864 in Mahaska Co., Iowa mary Jane Bray apponted John F. Lacey of Oskaloosa, to be ner lawful attorney to proseute her claim from pention because Richard Ames of Floomingotn, Ill. had ot acted in her behalf. This was before R. Dumont, Clerk.
January 9, 1864 Assistant Adjutnat General Sam G. Breck acknowledged
receipt of application of pension #60996 for Martin R. Bray. May 11, 1866 J.
J. Woodward of U.S. Army for the Surgeon General returned application
acknowledging that Martin R. Bray had died July 15, 1864 of chronic diarrhea asreported by assistant surgion, W. F. Woods, at Post Hospital, Benton Barracks, Mo.
Mary Jane Bray died November 5, 1866 in Oskaloosa, Mahaska Co., Iowa,
Some of the children, if not all, were placed in the Soldier's Home for orphans in Davenport, Iowa and some were adopted out. In the files were applications for their rightful pension by John F> Bray on 13th day of January 1880 in Mahaska County, witnessed by Jacob Mason and David Hover, stating that he was 25 years of age, before D. Moon.
Charles E. Bray applied 17th of February 1881 in Des Moines County, Iowa,
stating he was 20 years old, Witnesses were John F. Koehler and William M. Neal of Burlingotn, Iowa, before S. G. Foster, clerk.
John F. Bray on 10th of February 1883 appeared in Mahaska County, Iowa,
stating he was 28 years old and believes he ws born July 24, 1854.
Charles Brayon Feb. 13, 1882, resident of Burlington, Iowa, Des Moines
County, stating he thinks his birhtdate was 22 Sept. 1860.
Fanny Jones (nee Bray), aged 22, living in Cass Twp., Jones COunty, Iowa on 21 June 1881 stated she was first named Ruth Ann Bray and called that until she was 8 years of age until she wsa called Fanny. She was living in Anasmosa, Iowa. On 12th of Feb. 1888 she stated in court in Jones Co., Iowa that she believes she was born 10th day of April 1858.
In Carroll County, Mo. in Van Horn, Ruth J. Parker, sister of Marin R. Bray swore that she knew Ruth Ann Jones, nee Bray, and believed that her birthday was April 10, 1858, and that she was born Ruth Ann Bray and was called Fanny in the orphanage.
G. B. Hawley of Scott County, Iowa on Nov. 25, 1878, stated he had adopted Martin Bray, son of Martin Bray and that he was born Dec. 9, 1864 and asked for the pension as his adopted fatehr. He said he did not know the post office addresses of John F. Bary and Charles E. Bray of it they were alive. He appoint4ed H. F. Keith of Anamosa, Iowa to help him get the pension; Witnesses were Samuel Parkhurst and John Dwyer.
This child could have as likely been born in Padua, McLeon CO., Ill. as he
could have been born in Oskaloosa, Mahaska Co., Iowa. A simple followup on
later census should prove the point as to place of birth. A Willis is given, the only found, in the household of George and Mary Ketchum, found 1880 Census, Jones, Cass Co., IA, born in IL.