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Margaret Sarah "Sally" Shrum

Female 1820 - 1860  (~ 49 years)


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  1. 1.  Margaret Sarah "Sally" Shrum was born between 1811 and 1820 in Smith Co, Tennessee (daughter of Peter Shrum and Sarah Rebecca "Becca" Lovelady); died in May 1860 in Macon Co, Tennessee.

    Margaret married Jeremiah M. Brawner about 1834 in Macon Co, Tennessee. Jeremiah (son of Henry Dozier Brawner and Mrs. Jennie (..) Brawner) was born in 1800 in Dan River, Pittsylvania Co, Virginia; died in 1868 in Macon Co, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Nancy Jane Brawner was born on 25 Jan 1835 in Smith Co, Tennessee; died on 13 Jun 1921 in Macon Co, Tennessee.
    2. Matilda Brawner was born in 1840 in Smith Co, Tennessee; died in 1885 in Ebenezer, Macon Co, Tennessee; was buried in Barfield-Shrum-Andrews Cem, Ebenezer, Macon Co, Tennessee.
    3. Sarah Rebecca Brawner was born in May 1843 in Macon Co, Tennessee; died between 1910 and 1919 in Tennessee.
    4. Margaret Malvina Brawner was born in Jul 1846; died on 8 Jan 1914 in Rowe, Delaware Co, Oklahoma.
    5. Martha Susan Brawner was born on 19 May 1849 in Macon Co, Tennessee; died on 10 Aug 1926 in Berryville, Carroll Co, Arkansas.
    6. Sampson James Brawner was born on 26 Jan 1857 in Macon Co, Tennessee; died on 24 Feb 1929 in Wagoner Co, Oklahoma.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Peter Shrum was born in 1788 in Lincoln Co, North Carolina (son of Nicholas Shrum and Margaret Elizabeth 'Betsy" Hostetler (or Hufstutler)); died on 17 Feb 1853 in Macon Co, Tennessee.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1820, Smith Co, Tennessee
    • Census: 1830, Smith Co, Tennessee
    • Census: 1840, Smith Co, Tennessee
    • Census: 1850, Macon Co, Tennessee
    • Census: 1860, Macon Co, Tennessee
    • Census: 1870, Macon Co, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Census:
    Name: Peter Sram
    [Peter Srum / Shrum]
    Home in 1820 (City, County, State): Smith, Tennessee
    Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820
    Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 3
    Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15: 2
    Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44: 1
    Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 3
    Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1
    Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 2
    Free White Persons - Under 16: 8
    Free White Persons - Over 25: 2
    Total Free White Persons: 10
    Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 10



    Census:
    Name: Peter Slirunn
    [Peter Shrum]
    Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Smith, Tennessee
    Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 2
    Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1
    Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1
    Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19: 2
    Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49: 1
    Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1
    Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 2
    Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1
    Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39: 1
    Free White Persons - Under 20: 10
    Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
    Total Free White Persons: 12
    Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 12


    Census:
    Name: Peter Iram
    [Peter Shrum, Srum]
    Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Smith, Tennessee
    Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 2
    Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1
    Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19: 1
    Free White Persons - Males - 50 thru 59: 1
    Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1
    Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 1
    Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1
    Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49: 1
    Persons Employed in Agriculture: 3
    Free White Persons - Under 20: 6
    Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
    Total Free White Persons: 9
    Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 9


    Census:
    Peter Shrum 63
    Sarah Shrum 60
    Nancy A Shrum 22
    William Shrum 18
    Newton Shrum 15
    D H Casley (Dinwiddie Hanson Cosby) 22


    Census:
    Peter Shrum 72
    Sarah Shrum 69
    Nancy Shrum 31
    Susan Shrum 10




    Census:
    Peter Shrum 84
    Sarah Shrum 80
    Nancy A Shrum 40
    Susan B Shrum 21
    Hauta Shrum 4

    Peter married Sarah Rebecca "Becca" Lovelady about 1803. Sarah (daughter of Pvt. John Henry Lovelady, Jr., War of 1812 and Mary Ellis) was born in 1790 in Pendleton, South Carolina; died in 1879 in Macon Co, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Sarah Rebecca "Becca" Lovelady was born in 1790 in Pendleton, South Carolina (daughter of Pvt. John Henry Lovelady, Jr., War of 1812 and Mary Ellis); died in 1879 in Macon Co, Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. Nicholas Shrum was born on 5 Sep 1803 in Smith Co, Tennessee; died on 20 Sep 1880 in Marion Co, Oregon.
    2. John Allen Shrum was born in 1805 in Tennessee; died in 1850 in Bedford, Livingston Co, Missouri.
    3. Tilman D. Shrum was born on 31 Dec 1807 in Smith Co, Tennessee; died on 5 Jun 1901 in Macon Co, Tennessee.
    4. Moses Shrum was born in 1810; died after 1840 in of, Smith Co, Tennessee.
    5. 1. Margaret Sarah "Sally" Shrum was born between 1811 and 1820 in Smith Co, Tennessee; died in May 1860 in Macon Co, Tennessee.
    6. Mary "Polly" Shrum was born in 1812 in Smith Co, Tennessee; died between 1870 and 1880 in Macon Co, Tennessee.
    7. Peter King Shrum was born on 24 Apr 1813 in Smith Co, Tennessee; died in Nov 1891 in Eagle Rock, Barry Co, Missouri.
    8. Matilda Shrum was born in 1814; died after 1815.
    9. Carroll L. Shrum was born in 1815 in Smith Co, Tennessee; died in 1888 in Macon Co, Tennessee.
    10. Rebecca Shrum was born in 1816 in Smith Co, Tennessee; died in 1910 in Alpena, Carroll Co, Arkansas.
    11. Jesse Moses Shrum was born about 1820 in Smith Co, Tennessee; died after 1850.
    12. (daughter) Shrum was born between 1821 and 1825; died after 1840 in of, Smith Co, Tennessee.
    13. Gideon Shrum was born about 1824; died after 1825.
    14. Asa Joyner Shrum was born on 15 Nov 1826 in Smith Co, Tennessee; died on 17 Jun 1864 in Camp Huntsville, Little Rock, Pulaski Co, Arkansas.
    15. Nancy Shrum was born in 1829 in Tennessee; died after 1870 in of, Macon Co, Tennessee.
    16. Pleasant Franklin Shrum was born on 2 May 1830 in Smith Co, Tennessee; died on 14 Jun 1864 in Hartsville, Trousdale Co, Tennessee.
    17. William B.L. Shrum was born in 1832 in Macon Co, Tennessee; died on 4 Nov 1861 in St. Louis, St. Louis Co, Missouri.
    18. Newton B.L. Shrum was born in 1834 in Tennessee; died on 20 Nov 1865 in Cane Creek, Barry Co, Missouri.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Nicholas Shrum was born about 1765 in York, Pennsylvania (?) (son of Johann Nickel Schramm (Shrum), (immigrant) and Anna Catherine Koener); died in May 1851 in Lincoln Co, Missouri.

    Nicholas married Margaret Elizabeth 'Betsy" Hostetler (or Hufstutler) on 17 Apr 1784 in Tryon, Polk Co, North Carolina. Margaret (daughter of Michael Christon Hufstutler and Elizabeth A. Bingham) was born about 1760 in Tryon, Polk Co, North Carolina; died in Feb 1800 in Lincoln Co, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Margaret Elizabeth 'Betsy" Hostetler (or Hufstutler) was born about 1760 in Tryon, Polk Co, North Carolina (daughter of Michael Christon Hufstutler and Elizabeth A. Bingham); died in Feb 1800 in Lincoln Co, North Carolina.
    Children:
    1. John Nicholas Shrum was born in 1785 in Lincoln Co, North Carolina; died on 17 Feb 1853 in Macon Co, Tennessee.
    2. 2. Peter Shrum was born in 1788 in Lincoln Co, North Carolina; died on 17 Feb 1853 in Macon Co, Tennessee.
    3. Mary Shrum was born in 1790 in Tennessee; died after 1830 in of, Missouri.
    4. Henry Shrum was born in 1792; died after 1820.

  3. 6.  Pvt. John Henry Lovelady, Jr., War of 1812 was born in 1763 in Pendleton, Anderson Co, South Carolina (son of Simeon Lovelady and Martha Potter, (wife?)); died before 24 Dec 1841 in Smith Co, Tennessee; was buried in Jessie Parker Cem, Lafayette, Macon Co, Tennessee.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Property: 18 May 1802, Dixon Creek, Smith Co, Tennessee
    • Military: 14 Mar 1812, War of 1812
    • Other-Begin: 10 Feb 1817, Smith Co, Tennessee
    • Census: 1820, Smith Co, Tennessee
    • Census: 1830, Smith Co, Tennessee
    • Other-Begin: Jul 1843, Macon Co, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Posted by: Reva Lovelady (ID *****2505)
    Date: March 06, 2007 at 18:37:18

    I think I've tried posting this request before, but I'm trying again. We have had my husband's DNA tested through 37 markers with FTDNA. BIG PROBLEM....no one to match up to. There is no Lovelady Surname Project. It would be really helpful if some other Loveladys/Lovelady lines would have DNA testing done. Please consider.

    My husband, Ernest Jesse Lovelady's (b: Oct 26, 1938 in Highland, KS) family is:

    Ernest Jesse Lovelady, Sr., born: May 4, 1915 in Mound City, MO, d: Jan. 29, 1992 in St. Joseph, MO. Married Elinor Nell Snyder Sept 8, 1937. My husband is the only child of this union.

    William Jesse (Jess) Lovelady b:Aug 28, 1877 in Seneca KS, d: Oct 23, 1951 in Highland, KS. He married Della Mae Hensley June 30, 1901 in Oregon, MO. They had Naomi Hester, Alvin Elijah, Loren Alonzo, William Robert (Pete), Ernest Jesse Lovelady, Melba Marguerite, Claribel Colene and Calvin Eugene.

    William Benton Lovelady, b: May 15, 1842 in Platte Co, MO, d: Mar 31, 1928 in Craig, MO. He married Sarah Thacker Feb 4, 1861. They had Malinda (Alice), Elizabeth (died as an infant), John A., Francis (Frank), Moses (died as a child), Joel (Joseph), Susan Ellen, Nancy (died as an infant), Sarah Evalyne (Eva), and William Jesse.

    Moses Jones Lovelady -- b: Mar 1803 in Nashville, TN, d: 1896 in Arcadia, OK. He appears to have married two ladies named Nancy..one Nancy Ward and one Nancy Cash??
    Children of Moses and Nancy Ward include William Benton Lovelady.

    John Henry Lovelady - b: 1770 in SC and d: 1841-1850? in TN. One of children of John H. and Mary Ellis was Moses Jones. I need to doublecheck dates on some of this info as it doesn't jibe. I have verified through census records and in some cases, death certificates, some of the above However, the Moses Jones and John Henry info needs some work.

    It would be great if we could delineate -- through DNA -- as well as family, census, etc., records the various Lovelady lines and, perhaps, we could get back to the original Lovelady, Lovelatty, or whoever first came to this country. Thanks for listening and any help greatly appreciated.

    http://genforum.genealogy.com/lovelady/messages/881.html


    Property:
    John Lovelady from Jacob Harwick
    May 18, 1802
    100 acres on Dixon Creek


    Military:
    From: Denise Orme
    Date: 01/27/15 17:21:59
    To: lumoto1@gmail.com
    Subject: Proposed Change: John Henry Lovelady (I12971)


    Proposed Change: John Henry Lovelady (I12971)
    Tree: Roots
    Link: http://sherrysharp.com/gentree/getperson.php?personID=I12971&tree=Roots

    Description: I would like to challenge this statement "My grandfather, John Lovelady, was a native of South Carolina. He and his wife both served in the Revolutionary and Indian Wars. Grandmother moulded bullets for the men while they fought, thus being used to camp and fort life:

    I question that John Lovelady fought in the revolutionary war because he was born in 1773. He would have been only 3 years old. I do know that he found in the war of 1812 according to the Carthage Gazette: no. 142-Vol. III: Saturday March 14 1812:
    Patriotic Veterans Declaration of 1812
    So perhaps this was just a mistake?

    Denise Orme
    dorme@socal.rr.com


    Other-Begin:
    "On motion John Lovelady was appointed as administrator of the estate of John Parker, deceased, who qualified according to law, with Jeremiah Gammon his security, in the sum of $500."
    http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tnsmith/ccarticles/apr24-ABC-1952.htm

    Census:
    Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 1
    Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15: 2
    Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25: 1
    Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 1
    Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15: 1
    Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1
    Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over : 1
    Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 2
    Free White Persons - Under 16: 4
    Free White Persons - Over 25: 3
    Total Free White Persons: 8
    Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 8


    Census:
    Name: John Lovelady
    [John Henry Lovelady]
    Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Smith, Tennessee
    Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1
    Free White Persons - Males - 50 thru 59: 1
    Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1
    Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59: 1
    Slaves - Males - Under 10: 1
    Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23: 1
    Slaves - Females - Under 10: 2
    Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35: 1
    Free White Persons - Under 20: 1
    Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 1
    Total Free White Persons: 4
    Total Slaves: 5
    Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 9

    same page:
    Archibald Parker
    John Gamon, Robert Gammon
    prev pg:
    Jns & Wm Parker


    Other-Begin:
    THE SEPARATE ANSWER OF ASA LOVELADY to the Bill of Complaint of Wm. H. Lovelady, et. al.

    July 1843.
    . . . it is true that John Lovelady died intestate about the time mentioned in the bill, leaving as his heirs at law and distributees, nine children and his widow, viz., Sarah, who married Peter Shrum, Nancy who married John Parker, Susannah who married Jer. Gammon, Rebecca who married William Ellis, Polly who married Joseph F. Gifford, Asa, Thomas, Moses and Vincent R. Lovelady.

    Smith County, Tennessee Court, July Session 1841, Asa Lovelady names administrator of Estate of John Lovelady, deceased, who died in 1841 intestate.

    Source: Deposition of Asa Lovelady in Jackson County, Tennessee Chancery Court, in re Case of Wm H. Lovelady, etal, versus Asa Lovelady, etal. Asa was being sued by his nieces and nephews for mis-management of the estate.

    http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/27173001/person/5069047582/media/4?pgnum=1&pg=0&pgpl=pid|pgNum

    John married Mary Ellis about 1789. Mary (daughter of Benjamin Bigeman Ellis and Rachel Presnell) was born in 1767 in South Carolina; died about 1853 in Smith Co, Tennessee; was buried in Jessie Parker Cem, Lafayette, Macon Co, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Mary Ellis was born in 1767 in South Carolina (daughter of Benjamin Bigeman Ellis and Rachel Presnell); died about 1853 in Smith Co, Tennessee; was buried in Jessie Parker Cem, Lafayette, Macon Co, Tennessee.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Military: 1812, War of 1812, Macon Co, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Letter from Grandson of John and Mary Lovelady on Their Early Life

    The following is a letter from an unidentified grandson of John Lovelady, from Cave Creek, Newton County, Arkansas. The letter was written to John W. Bowens, author of an 1892 History of Smith County, Tennessee, and quoted in Mr. Bowen's book. The book, apparently typewritten and "self-published", is a classic on the county and is available at the Tennessee State Library and Archives.

    "My grandfather, John Lovelady, was a native of South Carolina. He and his wife both served in the Revolutionary and Indian Wars. Grandmother moulded bullets for the men while they fought, thus being used to camp and fort life.

    They came to Tennessee in a one-horse wagon, cutting their way through cane and grape vines with a butcher knife and hatchet. They stopped near the head of Dixon's Creek, on the land now owned by Jessee Parker. Here finding a good spring, they erected a camp beside a large log and used their wagon for a bed room. Thus they passed their first winter in what became Smith County, amid the howling of wolves, screaming of panthers, growling of bears, yelping of turkeys, and hooting of owls.

    When spring came, they built a cabin about a hundred yards above the spring, cleared a patch for corn and other vegetables and thus made preparations to live.

    My father, Asa Lovelady, married a daughter of Henry McWhorter, and was one of the early settlers on Peyton's Creek, where he continued to live until 1837 or 38.

    Success to you in writing the history of my native county."

    http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/13453629/person/-64082679/story/7890cc91-56de-42b0-8aee-b7d515046f3e?src=search

    Children:
    1. 3. Sarah Rebecca "Becca" Lovelady was born in 1790 in Pendleton, South Carolina; died in 1879 in Macon Co, Tennessee.
    2. Susannah "Susan" Lovelady was born in 1795 in South Carolina; was christened in Nov 1842 in Dixon Creek Baptist Church, Smith Co, Tennessee; died after 1850.
    3. Asa Lovelady was born in 1798 in South Carolina; died before 1870 in Jackson Co, Tennessee.
    4. Mary "Polly" Lovelady was born on 7 Feb 1799 in Smith Co, Tennessee; died in 1850 in Smith Co, (later Macon Co), Tennessee.
    5. Rebecca Jane Lovelady was born on 8 Feb 1799 in South Carolina; died in 1856 in Montgomery Co, Missouri; was buried in New Providence Cem, Montgomery City, Montgomery Co, Missouri.
    6. Nancy Lovelady was born in 1800 in Anderson Co, South Carolina; died in 1870 in Macon Co, Tennessee.
    7. Moses Jones Lovelady was born in Mar 1803 in Tennessee; died in Dec 1890 in Arcadia, Oklahoma.
    8. Thomas Lovelady was born in 1805 in Tennessee; died before 1850 in Jackson Co, Tennessee.
    9. John Vincent "Vinson" Lovelady was born in 1806 in South Carolina; died after 1839.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Johann Nickel Schramm (Shrum), (immigrant) was born on 19 Oct 1724 in Waldmohr, Kusel, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; died on 1 Apr 1793 in Tyron, North Carolina.

    Johann married Anna Catherine Koener on 10 Jan 1747 in York, Pennsylvania. Anna was born in 1730; died in 1774. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Anna Catherine Koener was born in 1730; died in 1774.
    Children:
    1. Johann Jacob Schramm (Shrum) was born on 10 Nov 1758 in York Co, Pennsylvania; died on 18 Apr 1815 in Lincoln Co, North Carolina.
    2. John Peter Shrum was born on 25 Sep 1761 in York, Westmoreland Co, Pennsylvania; died on 7 Nov 1836 in Lincoln Co, North Carolina.
    3. 4. Nicholas Shrum was born about 1765 in York, Pennsylvania (?); died in May 1851 in Lincoln Co, Missouri.

  3. 10.  Michael Christon Hufstutler was born in 1740; died in 1812 in Lincoln Co, North Carolina.

    Michael married Elizabeth A. BinghamBlount Co, Tennessee. Elizabeth was born in 1745; died after 1760 in of, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Elizabeth A. Bingham was born in 1745; died after 1760 in of, North Carolina.
    Children:
    1. 5. Margaret Elizabeth 'Betsy" Hostetler (or Hufstutler) was born about 1760 in Tryon, Polk Co, North Carolina; died in Feb 1800 in Lincoln Co, North Carolina.

  5. 12.  Simeon Lovelady was born about 1748 (son of Thomas Lovelady (Lovelatty), Jr and Leah Hix); died after 1780 in Guilford Co, North Carolina.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Property: 4 Jan 1775, Woolf Island Creek, Guilford Co, North Carolina; Armstead

    Notes:

    1830 Smith Co, TN Census
    http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tnsmith/census/1830/

    Property:
    Guilford Co, North Carolina (Deed Book One)
    P. 350, 4 January 1775, Thomas Lovelatty of Guilford to Moss Armstead of Pittsylvania County, Virginia, one negroe boy slave & four pounds, 165 acres, land purchased of Ephriam Potter Senr. 15 March 1769, proved in Orange, [no
    metes and bounds description]; signed: Simeon (+) Lovelatty; witness: Isham Browder, Sampson Bethel, William Grizsel; proved May 1775 Term by Browder.

    Simeon married Martha Potter, (wife?). Martha was born in of, North Carolina (?). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  Martha Potter, (wife?) was born in of, North Carolina (?).
    Children:
    1. James Lovelady was born between 1761 and 1770; died on 23 Jan 1837 in Smith Co, Tennessee.
    2. 6. Pvt. John Henry Lovelady, Jr., War of 1812 was born in 1763 in Pendleton, Anderson Co, South Carolina; died before 24 Dec 1841 in Smith Co, Tennessee; was buried in Jessie Parker Cem, Lafayette, Macon Co, Tennessee.
    3. Thomas Morgan Lovelady was born in 1772 in Guilford Co, North Carolina; died in 1832 in White Co, Tennessee.
    4. Levi C. Lovelady was born about 1774 in Bedford Co, Tennessee; died in 1860.
    5. Leah Lovelady was born about 1776; died after 1797.
    6. Jane Lovelady was born about 1778 in Dickinson Co, Tennessee; died after 1779.

  7. 14.  Benjamin Bigeman Ellis was born on 19 Sep 1741 in Kent, Maryland (son of William Gordon Ellis and Mary Clarke); died after 1819 in Bear Creek, Montgomery Co, Missouri.

    Notes:

    Occupation: Wheelwright, chair maker, owned a hand mill 1815 Bear Creek, Montgomery, Missouri
    "In 1765 Benjamin Ellis sold his property in Rowan Co., NC (Deed Bk, 6, pg. 167-168) and moved his family to old Tryon Co., NC. Then in 1786 Benjamin moved a little farther west purchasing property in Greenville Co., SC in 1786 (Greenville Co., SC Deed Bk A, pg. 38). (This deed was witnessed by James Copeland, and John Bates. James Copeland had previously witnessed a deed for Benjamin Ellis in Rowan Co., NC, 1761). Between 1795-1798 the families were selling their SC property and moved to an area of Summer & Smith Counties in TN. Benjamin Ellis died 1802 near Hartsville, TN.
    Benjamin Ellis settled on South Bear Creek in 1815 in Montgomery Co. MO. He was a wheelwright and chair maker, and also had a hand mill. He had 10 children. James Ellis settled on Bear Creek in 1819. If this is accurate, then he didn't die in TN.
    ANDREW FOURT built the first hotel in Pinckney, and on court days he generally had a lively time. Men would come to town and get drunk, and then quarrel and fight in and around the hotel, which they regarded as a public place, where they could do as they pleased. Among the most noisy characters of that class was a man known as BIG BEN ELLIS, of South Bear creek, and one day he became so demonstrative that Fourt offered him a dollar to leave the house. Ellis took the money, stepped out at the door, came right back again, and told Fourt that if he would give him another dollar he would go home. They finally compromised on fifty cents, and he took his departure.
    This individual was found on GenCircles at: http://www.gencircles.com/users/ejeanc/1/data/3171"

    http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=ellisellis&id=I33175

    Benjamin married Rachel Presnell in 1761. Rachel was born in 1744 in James River, Orange Co, Virginia; died in 1808 in Smith Co, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 15.  Rachel Presnell was born in 1744 in James River, Orange Co, Virginia; died in 1808 in Smith Co, Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. 7. Mary Ellis was born in 1767 in South Carolina; died about 1853 in Smith Co, Tennessee; was buried in Jessie Parker Cem, Lafayette, Macon Co, Tennessee.
    2. Willis Presnell "Presley" Ellis was born on 5 Mar 1770 in Tryon, North Carolina; died on 29 Jan 1870 in Macon Co, Tennessee.
    3. Grace Ellis was born on 25 Jun 1787 in North Carolina; died on 16 Oct 1846 in Macon Co, Tennessee.