Friday, April 27, 2018

So Very Southern

One of the aspects of my family tree that I find so fascinating is how quickly my ancestors moved to the South. And more, how early they were in America! At this point have not found any of my ancestors that arrived after the Revolutionary War, though I admit I still have a long way to go in my research.

These are my Southern roots:

1. 5th GG, Levin Watson - born 1793 in NC, died 1866 in Tuscaloosa, AL
                     -Sarah Billingsley - born 1794, died in Tuscaloosa, AL

2. 5th GG, John Thomas Oswalt - born 1793 in SC, died 1863 in Webster County, MS
                     - Nancy Weaver - born 1795 in SC, died 1870 in Webster County, MS

3. 4th GG, Charles Morgan - born 1801 in SC, died in Choctaw County, MS
                     - Lucretia  - born 1815 in SC, died in MS

4. 4th GG, Frederick Brown - born 1802 in SC, died in MS
                     - Judy - born in GA, died in MS

5. 5th GG, George Thomas Sparkman - born 1764 in NC, died in White County, TN
                     - Martha Bryant - born 1772 in NC, died in White County, TN

6. 3rd GG, Reuben A Rogers was born in Alabama in 1826 (haven't been able to get further...yet)


7. 4th GG, Silas Sage Kolb - born 1778 in SC, died 1850 in Lowndes County, MS
                       - Mary Minerva Simpson - born 1777 in SC, died 1840 in Lowndes County, MS

8. 3rd GG, Rhonda Egger - born 1803 in SC, died 1835 in Caledonia, MS
                      - James Kolb

9. 4th GG, Charles Murrah - born 1775 in NC, died in GA (still have a long way to go on this line)


10. 3rd GG, Sarah Hare - born 1816 in SC, died 1880 in Walthall, MS


11. 4th GG, Thomas  and Jerusha Plunkett were born abt 1825 in Alabama


12. 5th GG,  George Conway - born 1779 in Fauquier, VA, died 1855 in Walker, AL
                       -Nancy Owen - born 1771 in Lee, VA, died in Florence, AL

13. 5th GG, Buckner Williams - born 1795 in NC, died 1853 in Itawamba County, MS
                        - Martha Mosley Bourland - born 1795 in TN, died 1877 in Itawamba County, MS

14. 6th GG, Drury Scruggs - born 1750 in VA, died 1833 in Sumner, TN


15. 4th GG, Joshua Ward - born 1819 in NC, died in Mooreville, MS
                         - Sarah Jane Whitesides - born 1836 in Alabama

16. 5th GG, Joshua Spearman - born 1780 in NC, died 1859 in TN
                           - Alcey Eubanks

17. 4th GG, Elizabeth Lockridge - born 1817 in GA, died in Itawamba County, MS
                           - William Harvard Spearman

18. 6th GG, John James Sanderson - born 1764 in NC, died 1810 in Madison, AL
                           - Elizabeth Granade - born 1767 NC, died 1828 in Madison, AL

19. 5th GG, Sarah Bell - born 1802 in SC, died 1861 in Marion County, AL
                             - John G. Sanderosn - born 1800 in NC, died 1830 in Limestone County, AL

20. 4th GG, James Smith - born 1786 in SC, died 1866 in Pontotoc County, MS
                              - Sarah Teague - born 1790 in SC, died 1857 in Pontotoc County, MS

21. 3rd GG - Nettie Jane Beeks - born 1812 in SC, died 1882 in Pontotoc County, MS


22. 3rd GG - Newell Birkett Spees - born 1854 in KY, died 1912 in Pontotoc County, MS (This is my only line that lived in the "North" for a longer period of time. They all lived in Ohio and Missouri before moving to MS)
                   



No comments:

Post a Comment