Ooops, I forgot I slept through my Civil War History class and forgot all that stuff was going on out there during that period. Or, I just assumed my ancestors lived out West during that period. Thanx -Rich On Mon, 21 Jan 2002 12:16:20 -0600 "Meryl Sherwood" <sherwood123@home.com> writes: > I am almost certain that Captain John Autry, Captain Alexander Autry > and > Private Jacob Autry all served in Col. Elijah Clarke's regiment of > the > Georgia Militia. And most probably Simon Autry served in the same > group. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Richard G Autry" <richardautry1@juno.com> > To: <AUTRY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 11:18 AM > Subject: Re: [AUTRY] Giles Autry > > > > Do you even know what branch of service he was in? > > On Mon, 21 Jan 2002 05:39:27 -0600 "The Taylor's" > <ctaylor@accesscom.net> > > writes: > > > Richard, > > > No, I do not have copies of Captain John's military records. > > > > > > I also do not have proof that the exerpt from Ky Historical > records > > > posted > > > regarding Giles is correct. I posted this information for > > > researchers to > > > read and evaluate as one must always do for himself to see if > it > > > "fits" and > > > if it is "credible". > > > > > > As for my opinion. I am thoroughly convinced that Alexander > Autry > > > of Ohio > > > County KY had sons named Giles who married Letitia Miller and > Simon > > > who > > > married Martha "Patsy" Autry. Was Alexander a son of Captain > John > > > Autry? I > > > don't know. Maybe, maybe not. > > > > > > When Mahan Blair Autry wrote his book on Captain John Autry, > nothing > > > was > > > known or written about Alexander Autry or son named Giles. > > > > > > Bundy and Brooks (Decendants of Cornelius Autry, Neil Culbreth > and > > > Allied > > > Families, second edition 1996) added information on Captain > John's > > > family to > > > include Alexander and a son Giles (see pages 105-109). Also a > son > > > Edward. > > > > > > Regards, > > > Charlotte > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Richard G Autry" <richardautry1@juno.com> > > > To: <AUTRY-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2002 8:48 PM > > > Subject: Re: [AUTRY] Giles Autry > > > > > > > > > > What branch was Capt John in? Also do you have records of > his > > > military > > > > career when he was promoted, etc? - Rich Autry > > > > On Fri, 18 Jan 2002 15:13:32 -0600 "The Taylor's" > > > <ctaylor@accesscom.net> > > > > writes: > > > > > Not sure how many are researching the Autry line from KY but > am > > > > > posting this > > > > > for those who may enjoy this. > > > > > > > > > > Kentucky Historical Society > > > > > EXCERPT > > > > > Volume 30, No. 3 > > > > > 1994-1995 > > > > > Page 150-151 > > > > > KENTUCKIANS WHO WENT THATAWAY > > > > > Giles and Letitia M. Autry and Family > > > > > > > > > > Born 26 March 1800, in Spartanburg, County, South Carolina, > > > Giles > > > > > Autry was > > > > > the son of Alexander Autry (born 1760), North Carolina; died > in > > > > > 1826, in > > > > > Kentucky and the grandson of Capt. John Autry (born in 1735, > in > > > > > North > > > > > Carolina; killed and scalped by Indians on 2 February 1788, > in > > > > > Wilkes > > > > > County, Georgia). Giles Autry was married in Ohio County, > > > Kentucky, > > > > > on 28 > > > > > March 1822, to Letitia Ruth Miller. Born 26 March 1803, in > > > Ohio > > > > > County, > > > > > Kentucky, Letitia was the daughter of John D. Miller (who > > > signed > > > > > the > > > > > marriage bond). > > > > > Giles, who was administrator of his father Alexander's will > in > > > Ohio > > > > > County, > > > > > on 26 March 1826, left Kentucky in the late 1830's and > moved > > > his > > > > > family to > > > > > Scott County, Illinois. He remained there until his > migration > > > to > > > > > Marion > > > > > County, Iowa, in 1844. (On the 1840 census in Illinois his > > > surname > > > > > is > > > > > spelled "Otery," and on the 1850 census of Iowa, it is > > > "Awtry.") > > > > > Giles Autry > > > > > died on 11 May 1866, and Letitia on 15 May 1878, both in > Marion > > > > > County, > > > > > Iowa, where they are buried in Sand Ridge Cemetery (Section > > > 12), > > > > > Lake > > > > > Prairie Township. > > > > > Giles and Letitia Miller Autry were the parent of 10 > children. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== AUTRY Mailing List ==== > > > > > Have you visited the Autr* genealogy page? It's full of > > > information > > > > > for all versions of the Autr* surname! 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