While reviewing my files, I came across this will of Elijah AUTRY. I found it at the Carroll Co., TN USGenWeb Archives website site contributed by Nettie Mae dysfun4@internetni.com : Elijah Autry Noncupative Will. ELIJAH AUTRY NONCUPATIVE WILL Noncupative will of Elijah Autry Deceased made on the morning of the 28th of September 1858 as follows to wit I want Polly to have the home tract of land her lifetime and what the law allows her. She will want it to raise the children on The balance of my property I want sold and equally divided and I want William D. Flowers and William G. Hall to attend to winding up my business this 4th October 1858. Wm. G. Hall John Parish his mark State of Tennessee} Carroll County{ October Term 1858 County Court Oct 4th on this day was produced in open court and was duly proven by the testimony of Wm. G. Hall and John Parish as the noncupative of Elijah Autry decd. and ordered to be recorded of which the foregoing is a copy test. W. H. Graves Clerk --------------------------------------------------- I believe the above will to belong to Elijah Henry AUTRY as he married Mary "Polly" Parish and his sister Elizabeth married William Grey Hall. His daughter Eliza Ann Autry married William D. Flowers. Hope someone will find the above interesting. Judy

Natchitoches Parish, LA - Post Office Natchitoches p. 553 Powers Autry 36 M Laborer on farm 150 Ala Frances Autry 30 F " William 14 M " Sarah J. 12 F " Martha A. 8 F " Mary 5 F " Alabama 3 F " This appears to be the same family listed in the 1850 Perry Co, AL Census as Comodore P. Autery that I believe to be Cornelius Powers Autrey. There are a few discrepancies. CP was 30 in 1850 and Powers is 36 in 1860. Frances is even better, 27 in 1850 and 30 in 1860. The children are more consistent. Ann is not listed in 1860 but would have been about 17, so may have been married. William and Sarah are both consistent. My great-grandmother Martha is listed as 8 in 1860 which is close to the 1851 birthdate that I have. This also strengthens the connection of Henry Washington Autry that was born in Louisiana in 1865 and had a son named Cornelius Powers Autry. Dona Cole

Dona, What you say makes sense, since Conelius's father was also named Cornelius, he very likely would have used his middle name rather than his first name. He is not a Jr., since the middle name was his mother's maiden name. It is had to reconcile the different dates, however. But census reports are terribly unreliable when it comes to accuracy. They were never meant to be an exact record of people names and ages, but rather a statistical tool to distribute tax money, services, and determine representation levels for congress. But if enough of the pieces fit, then I would say that you have a match. And it seems that they do. Sincerely, Ron Webb -----Original Message----- From: Donap4w@aol.com [mailto:Donap4w@aol.com] Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2002 10:07 AM To: AUTRY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [AUTRY] Powers Autry 1860 Census Natchitoches Parish, LA - Post Office Natchitoches p. 553 Powers Autry 36 M Laborer on farm 150 Ala Frances Autry 30 F " William 14 M " Sarah J. 12 F " Martha A. 8 F " Mary 5 F " Alabama 3 F " This appears to be the same family listed in the 1850 Perry Co, AL Census as Comodore P. Autery that I believe to be Cornelius Powers Autrey. There are a few discrepancies. CP was 30 in 1850 and Powers is 36 in 1860. Frances is even better, 27 in 1850 and 30 in 1860. The children are more consistent. Ann is not listed in 1860 but would have been about 17, so may have been married. William and Sarah are both consistent. My great-grandmother Martha is listed as 8 in 1860 which is close to the 1851 birthdate that I have. This also strengthens the connection of Henry Washington Autry that was born in Louisiana in 1865 and had a son named Cornelius Powers Autry. Dona Cole ==== AUTRY Mailing List ==== Be sure to visit the Autry and Autrey surname message boards. They're at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~autry/records/ at the bottom of the page. ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Thanks, Robert! I love history and finding out about things and appreciate people who are willing to share their knowledge.~Janet ----- Original Message ----- From: <RAB55@aol.com> To: <AUTRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 11:14 PM Subject: Re: [AUTRY] Dr. Bundy and The Autry Book > I was only in Autryville twice with Cousin Mayo, once in the 1980s and once > while writing the book. I have to remind people that this was his third Autry > book. The first one ca. 1980 is the one that introduced me to Autrey family > history. > Mayo was a bundle of energy. At 82, he would work on his genealogy until 2 > am. And drove to Autryville from his home in Greensboro almost every week > end. > As to Autryville, it is still a fairly small town about 10 miles east of > Fayetteville, NC. It is a rather new town, started ca 1880, so is not where > the original family was from. I think an Autry started it to float pine tar > down the "river" to the coast. Mayo had lived at Falcon , as few miles > away, in his family home where he grew up. Hisfather died when he was young > and his mother supported him. > As to Autryville, it is best known for the Micajah Autry pageant, which > Margaret Jaynes, an Autry descendant, underwrote for years. I enjoyed seeing > it in the outdoor arena, but it has ended for lack of more widespread > support. > A bit of history for today--that I like to recall. Robert Autry Brooks > > > ==== AUTRY Mailing List ==== > Be sure to visit the Autry and Autrey surname message boards. They're at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~autry/records/ at the bottom of the page. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Marshall: Thanks, this is neat. Pat Autrey Atkins Bull & Janet wrote: > Marshall-Went to my address line last nite and typed US Surname Distribution > and it brought up the site-very interesting! Checked out all my family > lines to see how they disbursed over the country. Thanks!~Janet > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Marshall Autry" <archautry@knology.net> > To: <AUTRY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 10:43 AM > Subject: Re: [AUTRY] Emailing: names (2) > > > Richard and others, > > For some reason the map was not included and I cannot get it to work > > correctly. Please go to this address: www.hamrick.com/names/ > > > > Marshall Autry > > > > > > ==== AUTRY Mailing List ==== > > Have you visited the Autr* genealogy page? It's full of information for > all versions of the Autr* surname! Take a look at > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~autry/ > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > ==== AUTRY Mailing List ==== > Did you know that the Autry page was mentioned in the October Issue of Family Tree Magazine? http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~autry > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

I was only in Autryville twice with Cousin Mayo, once in the 1980s and once while writing the book. I have to remind people that this was his third Autry book. The first one ca. 1980 is the one that introduced me to Autrey family history. Mayo was a bundle of energy. At 82, he would work on his genealogy until 2 am. And drove to Autryville from his home in Greensboro almost every week end. As to Autryville, it is still a fairly small town about 10 miles east of Fayetteville, NC. It is a rather new town, started ca 1880, so is not where the original family was from. I think an Autry started it to float pine tar down the "river" to the coast. Mayo had lived at Falcon , as few miles away, in his family home where he grew up. Hisfather died when he was young and his mother supported him. As to Autryville, it is best known for the Micajah Autry pageant, which Margaret Jaynes, an Autry descendant, underwrote for years. I enjoyed seeing it in the outdoor arena, but it has ended for lack of more widespread support. A bit of history for today--that I like to recall. Robert Autry Brooks

Thanks Marshall, I found it. Do you know which ancestor it is named for? ~Janet ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marshall Autry" <archautry@knology.net> To: <AUTRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 5:42 PM Subject: Re: [AUTRY] Dr. Bundy and The Autry Book > Bull and Janet, the town of Autryville is in North Carolina and is located > about 25 to 30 miles east of Fayetteville on Hwy. 24. It isn't a very large > town. > Marshall > > > ==== AUTRY Mailing List ==== > Be sure to visit the Autry and Autrey surname message boards. They're at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~autry/records/ at the bottom of the page. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Bull and Janet, the town of Autryville is in North Carolina and is located about 25 to 30 miles east of Fayetteville on Hwy. 24. It isn't a very large town. Marshall

My late wife Dolores and I had the pleasure of corresponding and meeting Dr. Bundy several times in Autryville. He was a very delightful and insughtful man who was of tremendous help with our research efforts. It gives me great pleasure to see the increased interest in the books authored by him and Robert Autry Brooks. Of great pleasure is the fact that we were included in the book. My line with Isham(Isom) is chapter nine beginning on page 679 which includes a photo of myself and Dolores. Marshall Autry

Marshall, Where is Autryville? In what state? thanks~Janet ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marshall Autry" <archautry@knology.net> To: <AUTRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 3:49 PM Subject: [AUTRY] Dr. Bundy and The Autry Book > My late wife Dolores and I had the pleasure of corresponding and meeting > Dr. Bundy several times in Autryville. He was a very delightful and > insughtful man who was of tremendous help with our research efforts. It > gives me great pleasure to see the increased interest in the books authored > by him and Robert Autry Brooks. > Of great pleasure is the fact that we were included in the book. My line > with Isham(Isom) is chapter nine beginning on page 679 which includes a > photo of myself and Dolores. > Marshall Autry > > > ==== AUTRY Mailing List ==== > Be sure to visit the Autry and Autrey surname message boards. They're at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~autry/records/ at the bottom of the page. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Myra, you're right, the forward requires a 'rich text HTML' format and that isn't allowed on Family Tree. Thanx. Marshall

Richard and others, For some reason the map was not included and I cannot get it to work correctly. Please go to this address: www.hamrick.com/names/ Marshall Autry

Marshall-Went to my address line last nite and typed US Surname Distribution and it brought up the site-very interesting! Checked out all my family lines to see how they disbursed over the country. Thanks!~Janet ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marshall Autry" <archautry@knology.net> To: <AUTRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 10:43 AM Subject: Re: [AUTRY] Emailing: names (2) > Richard and others, > For some reason the map was not included and I cannot get it to work > correctly. Please go to this address: www.hamrick.com/names/ > > Marshall Autry > > > ==== AUTRY Mailing List ==== > Have you visited the Autr* genealogy page? It's full of information for all versions of the Autr* surname! Take a look at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~autry/ > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

RootsWeb mailing lists do not allow attachments, so that might have been the problem. Myra ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marshall Autry" <archautry@knology.net> To: <AUTRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: February 21, 2002 8:43 AM Subject: Re: [AUTRY] Emailing: names (2) > Richard and others, > For some reason the map was not included and I cannot get it to work > correctly. Please go to this address: www.hamrick.com/names/ > > Marshall Autry > > > ==== AUTRY Mailing List ==== > Have you visited the Autr* genealogy page? It's full of information for all versions of the Autr* surname! Take a look at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~autry/ > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

What map? On Wed, 20 Feb 2002 21:34:16 -0500 "Marshall Autry" <archautry@knology.net> writes: > Hamrick Software - U.S. Surname DistributionI don't know how many of > you > have seen this but is is interesting. > Marshall > > > AUTRY Surname > The color of each state indicates how frequently you will find > someone with > this surname in each state. For instance, if a state is colored red, > then 1 > in 100 people (or more) in that state have the surname. Similarly, > yellow > means approximately 1 in 300 have the surname, green means 1 in > 1000, and > blue means 1 in 10,000 (or less). > If you want to save this map to your hard drive, click on it with > your right > mouse button. If you're using AOL, make sure you first set the > "Members|Preferences|WWW|Uncompressed Graphics" option. > VueScan Scanner Software > > Last updated: November 16, 2001 > > > ==== AUTRY Mailing List ==== > Have you visited the Autr* genealogy page? It's full of information > for all versions of the Autr* surname! Take a look at > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~autry/ > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.

Hamrick Software - U.S. Surname DistributionI don't know how many of you have seen this but is is interesting. Marshall AUTRY Surname The color of each state indicates how frequently you will find someone with this surname in each state. For instance, if a state is colored red, then 1 in 100 people (or more) in that state have the surname. Similarly, yellow means approximately 1 in 300 have the surname, green means 1 in 1000, and blue means 1 in 10,000 (or less). If you want to save this map to your hard drive, click on it with your right mouse button. If you're using AOL, make sure you first set the "Members|Preferences|WWW|Uncompressed Graphics" option. VueScan Scanner Software Last updated: November 16, 2001

No, I don't know much about him, except that he was born in Louisiana July 10, 1865 and died May 24, 1924. He apparently had a son he named Cornelius Powers Autrey, which was also the name of his father. The later CP Autrey is still living. I received an enquiry from a grand daughter of Henry who said I was the only one who listed her grandfather, Henry. I am afraid her enquiry raised more questions than it did answers. -----Original Message----- From: The Taylor's [mailto:ctaylor@accesscom.net] Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 1:42 AM To: AUTRY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [AUTRY] Henry Washington Autrey Ron, Do you know where your Henry was in 1900, 1910 & 1920? John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ronald F. Webb" <ronaldfwebb@prodigy.net> To: <AUTRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2002 8:23 PM Subject: [AUTRY] Henry Washington Autrey > Looking for information on Henry Washington Autrey, who died in 1924. He had > a son named Cornelius Powers Autrey, apparently named after the earlier > ancestor. Cornelius is still living, so I am seeking data only on Henry. > Sincerely, > Ron Webb > > > ==== AUTRY Mailing List ==== > Be sure to visit the Autry and Autrey surname message boards. They're at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~autry/records/ at the bottom of the page. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > ==== AUTRY Mailing List ==== Be sure to visit the Autry and Autrey surname message boards. They're at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~autry/records/ at the bottom of the page. ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Ron, Do you know where your Henry was in 1900, 1910 & 1920? John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ronald F. Webb" <ronaldfwebb@prodigy.net> To: <AUTRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2002 8:23 PM Subject: [AUTRY] Henry Washington Autrey > Looking for information on Henry Washington Autrey, who died in 1924. He had > a son named Cornelius Powers Autrey, apparently named after the earlier > ancestor. Cornelius is still living, so I am seeking data only on Henry. > Sincerely, > Ron Webb > > > ==== AUTRY Mailing List ==== > Be sure to visit the Autry and Autrey surname message boards. They're at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~autry/records/ at the bottom of the page. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

My grandmother also said her ancestors were from Scotland. Matter of fact, I have a picture of her father wearing a derby (isn't that Scottish? I am not sure) And, she was anti-catholic also! John ----- Original Message ----- From: <RAB55@aol.com> To: <AUTRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 8:35 PM Subject: Re: [AUTRY] Jasper Illinois Alexander born NC > That is an interesting thout re Scotland. Reminds me of my late mother who > always said the "Autrys" were French Hugeonots who came to Scotland, then to > America. But I always discounted it as a rumor. It might also explain their > anti-Catholic sentiment, which seemed so common, although most of the ones I > knew were Baptist, not Presbyterian. > So we still need that "original immigrant." Robert Autry Brooks > > > ==== AUTRY Mailing List ==== > Have you visited the Autr* genealogy page? It's full of information for all versions of the Autr* surname! Take a look at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~autry/ > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

That is an interesting thout re Scotland. Reminds me of my late mother who always said the "Autrys" were French Hugeonots who came to Scotland, then to America. But I always discounted it as a rumor. It might also explain their anti-Catholic sentiment, which seemed so common, although most of the ones I knew were Baptist, not Presbyterian. So we still need that "original immigrant." Robert Autry Brooks