>>Ruth Taylor> >>Ellen Jane Harrison Currie/curry Dancy....also m. in the >>Taylor Family Taylors of Taylor >>chapel Eliza Mayo HOwe4ll Allen Taylor....more Taylors EDMOND TAYLOR Edmond Taylor b. Jan 1, l793 in Caroline Co., VA...m. Lucinda Eldridge Brame there in l822. Lucinda was also b in Carline Co. Feb. l4, l805. They came to Fayette Co. and bought 405 ares in l845 fr Jehu Ragan so of wolfe River, just northeast of where the twon of Peperton is today. The Memphis-La Grange railroad bed ran through this property. They had 3 cild..Hardenia, Elizabeth, and mary. Elizabeth d young. Hardenia m/1 Horatio Gates Ballard and m/2 Charles H. Cogbill of LaGrange. Mary m. Samuel J. Dunn. The Dunns, Hardenia, Charles H. Cogbill and Horatio were all buried in Tabernacle Hill Cemetery (Peperton). Edmond d nov 26, l868. Lucinda d Feb l, l870. Their inscriptions are carved on a single rombstone standing in a cemeter in Ceneter Hill, MS (DeSoto Co.) southwest of Collierville. why they m9ved there ( if they did), or why they were buried there is more of a mystery than what happened to the gold Edmond was said to have buried during the Civil War at his Fayette Co. homeplace. Supposedly, it was buried under a pear tree, but it was never found. Edmond left a Will recorded in Fayette Co. Will Book B p. 250. Lucinda died before the estate was sett;ed/ Uears [assed--then in l875, Charles H. Cogbill petitioned to be appointed administrator. The Somerville court decided that Edmond had died with our a will --another mystery. I. John taylor of Nrothumberland, Eng. m. Susan Rowland II. Rowland Taylor of Rothbury, Eng. b Oct. 6 l5l0, burned at the stake 2-5 l555 III. Thomas Taylor b Sept l9 l548, m. Elizabeth burwell. IV. Thomas Taylor b March l5 l674, Hadley, England m Margaret Swinderley. V. James Taylor (the immigrant) b Feb l2 l620 near Carlisle, Eng. came to America in l635, m 1 Frances Walker, Our line is from his his 2ne wife, Mary Gregory, whom he married Aug l0, l682. James d Sept. l0 l698 New Kent co. VA VI. John Taylor b l7696 Caroline Co., VA, d l780, pub serive during Rev War m. Catherine Pendleton. VII. Edmond Taylor b. l2 May l723, Orange co., VA, Pub. Servic Rev War m. l750 Goochland Co. VA Ann Lewis (l7330l8l0). Edmond d Apr. l808, levaing Will in granville Co., NC Edmond and Ann had 6 children. VII. Edmond Taylor, Jr. b 3 July l763 m Apr. 2l, l790 Patsy Lewis, werved in the Rev. War. Died l847, leaving Will in 'cannon Co., TN IX. Edmond Taylor (l793-l868) X. Mary A. Taylor (l84l-l9l0) m. Samuel Jackson Dunn, as his 2ne wife. XI. Emmett Waters Dunn (l865-l943) XII. Samuel Sterlind Dunn of rossville, TN, b. l9l6. sub. by Mrs. Samuel Sterling Dunn Howell Allen Taylor l8l7-l877 early settler of Fayett Co. fath. & moth. Edmund Taylor and Elizabeth Pettus Venable Taylor, oved fr. Mecklenburg Co., VA l832 w/ Howell, Sarah, Robert, Samuel, Mary and Julia. They seettled in Haywood Co., near the Hatchie River southwest of Brownsville at the urging of Edmund's father the Rev. Howell Taylor. In l834, Edmund moved his family to Fayette Co. settling 8 miles north of Somervill wehre he devel Sylvan Ridge. Howevll liv. and famr w/his father un l84l when his fath. deeded him 500 acres on Big Mudy Creek. Here he cleared land and est. a plantation call. Edgewood where he and his wife, Susan Anna Hayes Taylor of Boydton, VA, raised their fam. and were active inthe Methodist church. They gathered w/relatives and frineds in "the meeting ouse" until the red brik church was built in l847 and named Taylor's Chapel. Avid reader....wide interests fr. Agricultural methods and medical treatment for man and beast to religious history and wekly newspapers. Attended political rallies, often riding for hours to cast his gallot.....May l850, he suscribd to $500 in railraod bonds and watched w/interest as the new road was bilt to facilitate the shipment of cotton to Memphis and supplies to 'somerville. He was proud of his fam. and loved them dearly. 5 children, two of whom lived to adulthood. Provided a home at time for nieced and nephews who attended school with their children in the Chapel. He was guardian for several neighbors' children on the death of a father. Generosity was shown in his support of the Somerville Female Institue which his dau. Lois, attended, the Somerville Male Academy attended by his son, Edm. , Trenton Female Academy, Dancyvill Male Academy, missionary causes and his own and other churches. Howell Tayleor's love for this country never waverd trhough the terrible conflict of the Civil War w/ all the hardships and suffering endured by all citizens. Economic disaster was rampant in west TN during Reconstruction but he held his family and homeplace.....owner of Edgewood.... Generations are: I.Howell Taylor m. Susan Hayes: Martha, Edmund, Elizabeth, Lois, Sallie II.Lois Brock Taylor m Joseph Venable Alexander: Susan taylor, Sarah Madison, Robert Burwell, Chjarlese Read III.Sarah Madison Alexander m Charles Lafayette Matthews: Mary Lois, Charles Jr., Joseph, Abner, Sarah Alexander Iv.Mary Lois Matthews m Cyrus Eugene Cooley: Cyrus Jr., Sarah alexander, Charles Matthew V.Charles Matthews Cooley m Margaret Raney: Charles Jr. Christopher Eugene, Clayton Thomas, Virginia Anne, Amy Clare, Cyrus John ...Submitted by Sarah Alexander Cooley Cottle ________________________ Thomas Wm. son of Rev. War sol. Daniel Wms and sara Nixon b l7 Mar l786 in Sampson Co., NC and d in Fayette Co. 27 Sept. l845. He married as his first wife, Elizabeth Moulton, dau. of Abrahom Moulton, Jr. and Zilpha Treadwell, in NC, 31 oct. l805...They removed to Dickson Co., TN, CA l8l0 and lived on the 2,285 acre tract given to Daniel Wms for his war service. Thos. served in Dickson Co. as Constable and Land Surveyor and took advantage of the inexpensive lnad available and wa owner of at least 645 acres upon moving to Fayett Co. around l830, in the Lambert, Tn vicinity, north of Oakland. Elizabeth M. Wms. b Nov. 5 l789, d Oct. 26 O838, and Thomas m. 2nd Martha Ann Yarbrough, who m. 2nd, Issac O. Swyers..... Child. lst marriage: l. John P. Wms. b 9 Nov. l806, m. Isabella G. McHenry--d after l850 place unknow 2. Christian Nixon Wms. b Oct. l, l808 m. Richard Wright of dickson Co., TN and died after l850 place unknown 3. Ann Mariah Wms. b May l8l0, m. Joel rogers ...both d. in Humphreys Co., TN 4. Zelphia Treadwell Wms b l2 March l8l2 m. a Fitzgerald---living in l850 5. Thom. Hicks Wms. b 3 march l8l4, d. l6 Jan. l847 in Fayette, m. Narcissa Ann Stevens, who married second , Wilson J. Godby. 6. Abraham Moulton Wms. b 8 'feb., l8l6..m. Jeanetta SCOTT both d. in Hunt Co., TX 7. Sarah Jane Williams b l7 FEB l8l8 m. Williams SCOTT...both died in Hunt Co., TX 8. Richard NIXON WILLIAMS b 28 Jan. l820..m. Eliza H. Sauls...b d in Hunt Co., TX 9. Mary Ann Wms...b l2 Oct l822 m Smith C Beloate..both bur in Memphis TN l0.Tennessee Ann Williams b 25 July l826 m Brown Beloate..lived in Fayett and Shelby Co., TN ll.Joseph R. Wms. B 28 Sept. l828, living in Lamar Co, TX in l850 12.Susannah Elisabeth Wms. b. 4 June l834, m. James M. Godby bur. Memphis TN 13.&l4 Benjamin B. WMS and DAniel Hick Wms died young CHILDREN OF 2nd MARRIAGE 15.Wm Henry Harrison Wms. b 3 Dec. l843, m Nancy Catherine Oates and died in Memphis, TN 4 Apr4 l832 l6.Jeanetta Wms. b l7 Mar l845 m. Wm. Ballard Nolley..removed to AR the to OD ...both d in Chickasha, OK l7.&l8 &l9 Arabella Green Wms. Araminta C. Wms and Haywood Wms d young...submitted by Rebecca W. Harris ________________________________ Winfrey-Trotter Wm. Allen Winfrey l868 son of John Allen and Mattie Sweeney l842/l922 Winfre...m. Nancy Odeience Trotter b l875 d l959..dau. of Benjamin Yates b l848 d l909..Kathrine Bennett (bl852 d l878) Trotter at Methodist Church in Holly Grove, AR.........children Katherine m Leci Kerr...Charlotte Sweeney m. Mayers of Brandon WM A WYLIE Wm A Wylie Nov l808 Chester Co., SC & Martha N. b 8 Oct l808 d l6 Feb l886....both bur.Presby terian Cem. in Camden SC.....child........several hariet E. b. l849 d l900 m John WRIGHT Thomas LEWIS m. Mary E LOVE......went to Texas THE WYLIE AND YANCEY FAMILIEs had some kind of connection, too......I.P. Yancey Family had a Howell Adams Yancey of Atlanta ,GA MOUNT MORIAH COMMUNITY....family cemetery of BRAMLEY(BRUMLEY....headstones remaining .....SHINAULT, TRAINER,ROGERS & WILES __________________________ CURRY/CURRIE early setlers in FAyette and Haywood Co. ...descend fr. Walter Curry...a baron of Cumfriesshire Scotland, who in l29l, when Edw. I., King of Eng. made peace w/the Scots, swore fealty to the king....Irish branch..changed named fr. Curry to Currie abt. l800...came to Ireland to escape reigious persecution as they ere Presbyterians and dissidents fr. the Roman Catholic religion. James Currie, Sr. m. Mary Catherine Armstrong in l756, emigrated to America and Armstrong in l756, emigrated to America and settled in VA, later moving to Caswell Co., NC Many of the Currie Family were buried in Old Griers Cemetery (Presbyterian) in Caswell Co. James Currie, Sr. b l737 d l790 and his first wife, Mary Catherine Armstrong b l732 do l789 had the following children: Jane b l759, m. John Motherel; John b. l762, m. Elizabeth Rainey; James, Jr. b l765, m. Sarah Black; Joseph b l769 m. Jane Wiley; Mary m. Mr. Love; Margaret m. John McMullen. James currie, Jr. and Sarah Black were m. l790 in caswell co., NC Sarah died in l835 . James moved just over the ine into Orange Co., NC and a little later to Haywood Co., Tn where he died in l842. He was the second person buried at Old Union church Cemetery there. Children of James Currie, Jr. and Sarah Black were : James III b l793, m. Miss Morehead; Wm Moore b l795 d l8l9 unmarried; Nancy b. l797; George b. l799, m. Judith Chandler, d l864; Joseph b. l800 , m. Nancy Jones, d. l864; Ann b. l80l, m. Wm Pickins; Wasington b. l803, m. Ann Walker; Martha (Patsy) b. l804, m. Empson Walker (line of David Walker of Somerville and Judge Mark Walker of Covington, TN; Harvey b l809, m. Elizabeth Clark; Jane, noth. known except d l845; Parthenia b l805, m. John Graham Walker; Sarah Black b l8l3, m. Aaron VanHook Lea. Child: of George Currie b l799 d l865 and wife Judith Chandler were: Margaret, m. Mr. Hotchkiss; Sarah Ann b. l830 d. l890, m. Iverson Jones Walker of Williston, TN; Mary Catherine m. Judge Ben I Lea ; Wm. Thomas b l837 d l89l, m. Araminta Harrison Ivie; Martha Frances b. l840 d l9l7, m. Wm H. Crawford b. l840 d l878 of Williston. He died during Yellow Fever epidemic. Children of Wm H. Crawford and Martha Frances were: Currie Walker Crawford b l875 d l927 m. Ella Linyard B. l878 d l959....................up to present __________________________________ DANCY Isaac Dancy was b l3 Aug. l783 in charles City Co., VA, the son of edward and Rebeca Dancy. His Bible records list his marriage 24 Dec. l802 to Sarah TYLER. She died ll Oct. l822 and is bur. in Williamson Co., TN She had 8 children: Edward b 25 Dec. l805, never married; Rebecca b 21 July l809 in Dinwiddie Co., VA d l9 Aug l87l Haywood Co, TN, m. lst 21Jan l828 Reuben Mays in Williamson Co., TN and m. 2nd l840 Haywood Co. TN., Abner H. Martin; Martha b Jan. l, l8ll Dinwiddie Co., VA, d l3 Oct. l86l Pine Bluff, AR, M. Robert Lemon(son of john and Hannah Dancy Lemon of NC); Elizabeth b. l5 Oct. l8l7 Williamson Co., TN d l893, Star City, AR, m lst Wm Lay l834 Dancyville , TN He d and she m.2nd Samuel Smith of Middlesex, NC at Star City, AR; Sarah b March 8, l8l5 m. ??GERMANy; Mildred E. B. Oct. l, l8l8 Williamson Co., TN, d Lavaca Co., TX, m. Allen Garrison Lay, brother to Wm. Lay who m. her sister Elizabeth ..He was b in GA, died in Lavaca Co., TX Children # 7 and 8 died as babies soon after birth. Isaac Dancy m. 2nd Mary LANB l5 Dec. l823. Mary Lamb was b. July l9, l793 in VA. She died September l859, Dancyville, TN, dau. of Wm. and Catheriine Lamb. Mary Lamb Dancy also had 8 children: Wm. Lamb Dancy b l9 Sept. l824 Williamson Co, TN, unmarried; Margaret Dancy b. l5 Jan. l826, Williamson Co., TN, m. Jesse Martin, brother of Abner H. Martin who married Rebecca Dancy; Susan b. 30 April l828, m. Warren Wyatt; stephen b. 2 October l829, Williamson Co., TN, d 2 Sept. l83l; John Henry dancy b 25 Oct. l83l Williamson Co. Tn d l6 Jan l925 in Dancyville , TN m. lst Louisa Jane Ker 27 Feb. l856(b. Nov t l834 TN.d. 24 July l887, dau. of francis Bradley Kerr and Ann Reed Neal.)(Francis B. Kerr was b. 27 Feb l80l in 'so. Carolina; d. l885 Fayette Co., TN. Anne Reed Neal was b l806 Sumner Co, TN d Aug 30, l875, TN) John H. Dnacy m. 2nd Mary Jane Harrison, dau. of Jesse and Eliza Harrison and she had no children: Mary Dancy b Nov. ll, l833 in Dancyville , TN d l892, m. Thomas J. Scott July 5 l86l; Alexander Dancy b. March ll, l837, Dancyville, TN, killed by his Cptain during the Civil War. Isaac Dancy moved to haywood Co., TN along w/ the John Lemon family in l83l. They lived just across the ine from each other. Isaac Dancy was Captain of a milita company of williamson and Maury counties. He established a post office called Dancy, that was moved in l84l to Dancyville, still retaining the name. According to goodspeed, the lst Methodist Church inthis part of TN, was built about 200 yards from his dwelling, and was used as a schoolhouse. Isaac Dancy died in Aug. l863 at his farm in Spring Hill,near Dancyville, TN.....submitted by Mrs. A. Grand Fewsmith, Jr.(Julia Griffey Lemon Fewsmith...g-g-granddaughter of Isaac and Sarah Tyler Dancey. Beth Thurman or Terri Wolfe Monticello, AR 367-2701