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Galloways et al: 1. If your family tree has Lavinia Parker (born 1797), you'll want to check out this URL: http://www.goldenbranches.com/nc-state/cherokee/parker.htm 2. If you've got a Transylvania County connection you'll get a kick out of this one: http://www.ngeorgia.com/history/waltwar.shtml It has historical background and a great description of the area: "an outlaw and desperado infested patch of land known as the Orphan Strip...." As my Uncle Hobart used to say, "in-laws and outlaws." 3. A related site http://ngeorgia.com/history/land.shtml puts Patrick Henry in a new light - and not a good one considering his rejection of the Transylvania Colony concept. 4. Finally, if Sherry Osburn's "article" site http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/6370/article2.html intrigued you with its picture of Kentucky Galloways interacting with frontiersmen Daniel Boone and Simon Kenton, you may want to check out this Simon Kenton URL: http://www.webpub.com/~jhagee/kenton.html The "unusual circumstances" link there explains why Kenton had fled to Kentucky. Cousin Jerry reports that at least some Galloway descendants also have ancestors from the Jarboe family, which Kenton married into. Maybe it all ties together if you go back far enough. Gordon

I was told yesterday that Permelia Galloway, who married a McCall was a "full blood" Cherokee. I usually go with that meaning bother parents were part Native American and still practicing a lot of local Cherokee culture. Judy's Magic Galloway Gedcom has a Permelia Galloway b. 1862 as the dtr of Augustus Eli Galloway (1820-1866) & Elizabeth Owen. (1817-1881). If this is the right one, there would be PARKERs on both parent's side, a family frequently mentioned with Cherokee rumors. Can anyone find a McCall for her to marry? And does anyone know which Owen was Elizabeth's Parents? -- Linda Hoxit Raxter lraxter@citcom.net See Indexed Western North Carolina Cemetery Surveys http://www.geocities.com/~alextreehouse related to at least half the county - at least once ; )

>Date: Sun, 07 Jun 1998 11:10:30 -0400 >From: Shawna Hall <Shahall@concentric.net> >Subject: Where were they really born? >To: GALLOWAY-L@rootsweb.com > >I'd like to run this by everyone. It's been bothering me for a long >time that the Galloways and other families from the Jackson-Transylvania >Co, NC area seemed to move around so much. Considering this was (and in >some instances still is) a very rural, remote and mountainous area, it >must have been a gigantic undertaking to move an entire family. Yet >many times on census records you find children born just a year or two >apart listed as being born in different states, usually NC, SC or Ga. >And we frequently find children of the same family giving different >places of birth for their parents, again, usually NC, SC or Ga. >Something occured to me last night just as I was going to sleep, and I >wonder if theory might help explain this. The "Walton War", if memory >serves me right, went on from about 1790 - 1808 and involved the land >that Jackson and Transylvania Cos. are now in. At different times, this >area was claimed by NC, SC and Ga. I believe there were about 80 - 100 >white families living in this area at the time who were effected by it. >Is it possible that these families were already in this area during this >period and did not move, yet were listed as living in different states, >depending on the time frame? As confusing as this must have been, maybe >they were not sure which state they were living in when. Theoretically, >if you were living in the same house and never moved, you could have >lived in NC, SC or Georgia at different times while this dispute was >going on. Anyone have thoughts on this? > >Shawna >Shawna's Genealogy Page, http://www.concentric.net/~Shahall > That sounds like a reasonable explanation to me! I personally know of a man that lived on the Tennessee/Georgia line that served as mayor of two towns (at different times); one in Tennessee, one in Georgia and he never moved - lived in the same house! There are still some areas in this area where census takers (in 1980 - not 1880) found people who said they did not know if they lived in NC, TN or GA! Lynda http://www.angelfire.com/ga/lyndaf - My Homepage ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

I'd like to run this by everyone. It's been bothering me for a long time that the Galloways and other families from the Jackson-Transylvania Co, NC area seemed to move around so much. Considering this was (and in some instances still is) a very rural, remote and mountainous area, it must have been a gigantic undertaking to move an entire family. Yet many times on census records you find children born just a year or two apart listed as being born in different states, usually NC, SC or Ga. And we frequently find children of the same family giving different places of birth for their parents, again, usually NC, SC or Ga. Something occured to me last night just as I was going to sleep, and I wonder if theory might help explain this. The "Walton War", if memory serves me right, went on from about 1790 - 1808 and involved the land that Jackson and Transylvania Cos. are now in. At different times, this area was claimed by NC, SC and Ga. I believe there were about 80 - 100 white families living in this area at the time who were effected by it. Is it possible that these families were already in this area during this period and did not move, yet were listed as living in different states, depending on the time frame? As confusing as this must have been, maybe they were not sure which state they were living in when. Theoretically, if you were living in the same house and never moved, you could have lived in NC, SC or Georgia at different times while this dispute was going on. Anyone have thoughts on this? Shawna Shawna's Genealogy Page, http://www.concentric.net/~Shahall

The following is from "Western North Carolina: A History from 1730 - 1913" by John Preston Arthur. "Among the Kentucky pioneers was Col. Richard CALLOWAY. Two of his daughters, Betsy and Fanny, were captured with Jemima Boone, Daniel Boone's second daughter, in a boat at Boonesborough, Ky. on the 17th of July, 1776. They were recovered unharmed soon afterwards and in the following August Betsy was married to Samuel Henderson, one of the rescuing party. Jemima Boone afterwards married Flanders CALLOWAY, a son of Col. Calloway. Related to this Col. Calloway was Elijah Calloway, son of Thomas Calloway of Virginia, who did much for the good of society and was a soldier at Norfolk, Va. in the War of 1812. John Calloway represented Ashe county in the House in 1800 and in the Senate 1808-1809. Elijah Calloway was in the House from 1813 to 1817 and in the Senate 1818-1819." Question: was the name CALLOWAY originally GALLOWAY or vice-versa, or are we dealing with 2 separate surnames? "Daniel Boone was a wagoner in Braddock's campaign of 1755, when Boone was 21 years old and in the following years he made the acquaintance of Col. Richard Henderson, who, struck with Boone's intelligence, and the opportunity for fortune offered by the new lands south of the Ohio, organized a company and employed Boone in 1763 to spy out lands south of the Ohio, now in Kentucky. On March 17, 1776, the Overhill Cherokees assembled at the Sycamore Shoals of the Watuga, pursuant to an order of the chief, Oconostata, where a treaty was made and signed by him and two other chiefs, Savanookoo and Little Carpenter, by which, in consideration of 12,000 pounds in goods, the Cherokees granted the lands between the Kenturcky and Cumberland rivers, embracing one-half of what is now Kentucky and a part of Tennessee. But, the Cherokkes had no title to convey, as this land was a battle-ground where the hostile tribes met and fought out their differences. Besides, this conveyance of land by Indians was unlawful under both the British and colonial laws. Henderson called this grant Transylvania." (book goes on to say how Henderson was denounced as a "famous invader" and a "land Pirate") "At Oxford, NC on September 25, 1775, the proprietors of the Transylvania Co. drew up a memorial to the Continental Congress for the recogition of the Transylvania Co. as the 14th American Colony. , but this was refused until it had 'been properly acknowledged by Virginia'. Application was then made to the Virginia convention at Williamsburg for recognition, but the effort of Henderson, assisted by Thomas Burke, was defeated chiefly through the opposition fo George Rogers Clark, who represented the rival settlement of Harrodsburg in Kentucky, and Patrick Henry, who sought to extend in all directions the power and extend of the 'Ancient Dominion of Virginia'. Virginia finally acknowledged the validity of the Transylvanians' claims against the Indians, but boldly confiscated the purchase, and made Transylvania a county of Virginia. Instead of the 20,000,000 acres obtained by the treaty of Sycamore Shoals, Virginia granted the company 200,000 acres between the Ohio and Green rivers, and North Carolina later granted to the company a like amounty on Powell and Clinch rivers in Tennessee. In 1783, North Carolina, following Virginia's lead, expropriated the lands of the Transylvania company, granting them compensation of a tract of 200,00 acres in Powell's Valley". Question: Anyone know where Powell's Valley was or is? Unfortunately the book does not mention any of the names of people inhabiting the Transylvania Colony. Several of my surnames can be traced as to taking the Pa.-Maryland-Va.-NC route. Interesting to note that Samuel Henderson and Elizabeth Calloway's daughter Francis married James S. Gillespie. So here we had Henderson, Calloway (Galloway?) and Gillespie, all common surnames in Transylvania & Jackson Co.s. My ggggmother's father, Archibald Henderson, is from the Samuel Richard Henderson line, and they intermarried (a lot) with the Owen, McCall, Gillespies, etc. Gordon - re: John Owen's Rev. War land grant, I remember reading somewhere that no land grants were given in what is now western NC, since those lands were then all held legally by the Cherokees (we hadn't kicked them out yet). Linda: book didn't mention any origin for the Transylvania Co. name. Shawna Shawna's Genealogy Page, http://www.concentric.net/~Shahall Related to Linda Hoxit Raxter, so I figure I must be related to the entire county twice ;-)

As to the origin of the name Transylvania, I hope you haven't forgotten that almost all of these settlers had European roots. Transylvania existed as a word, and as a place in Europe many centuries before anyone was crossing the forests of the Carolinas, or remembering Pennsylvania, which was named after William Penn. My guess is that someone was naming Transylvania County after the area in Eastern Europe where their ancestors had come from, and also, if you believe the stories, where Dracula lived.

Linda Hoxit Raxter wrote: > > Hoping some of our KY folks can help out here. > > Here in Transylvania County there has been an ongoing rumor that the > county was named after a failed Transylvania Colony that Daniel Boone & > Richard Henderson tried to establish in 1775. Many families are said to > have been a part of the attempt, but somehow ended up here on the NC/SC > line. Little bit lost? > > Anyway, families rumored to be from this expedition include: > WHITMIRE, FISHER, GILLESPIE, GLAZENER, SUMMEY, MCCALL, AIKEN, GALLOWAY, > LOFTIS, OWEN, REECE > > I haven't been able to verify a single family, and many seem to have > really come from SC/GA direction, but the story had to have come from > somewhere. > > I did find a list of pioneer settlers at Boonesborough on the Madison > Co., KY GenWeb site. No Galloways, but a lot of Calloways. I did find > a Gallespie, but that's about it. The Fisher info matches the exact > migration pattern and events described by Daniel Boone, so this may be > correct, and James Fisher just left the fort before ending up in any > documents. This may be the case with some other families as well. > > Here is the migration pattern - The original settlers started from the > Yadkin River area of NC, though some may have been in VA or PA. They > settled Boonesborough in 1775 after building a 300 mile road through the > wilderness from VA to east KY, which was still part of VA back then. by > 1820, everyone had given up on the new town and moved elsewhere. One of > my James Fishers (I've got three or four in a row back there) was > scapled on a trip across the river to mine salt. Daniel Boone does tell > of such an attack taking place. Local story says that many of the > families ended up in present day Transylvania County, but doesn't give > any specifics. > > Do any of you folks with a Galloway or other listed surname have anyone > who might follow this path? And have any of the KY folks heard such an > ending to the Daniel Boone, Transylvania Colony adventure? > > Little bit of trivia - Did you know that Transylvania County, NC is the > only Transylvania County in the US? No other US county has the > distinction of being the only one of its kind. > -- The following text is from Sherry's site at http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/6370/article2.html ***text follows*** Samuel Galloway, had four daughters, two as already stated, married Thomas Henderson. Their names were Ann, Jane, Ruth and Margaret. Ruth married Colonel Richard Henderson, a native of North Carolina and a man of great aspirations. He learned to read and write after growing to maturity. He was appointed Constable and afterwards Sheriff. He devoted his leisure to reading law, and was admitted to the bar of the Superior Court and established a high reputation, and was appointed Chief Judge of the Province of North Carolina, with an adequate salary. His great ambition and some ostentation involved him, and he used the most bold, ardent adventurous scheme to relieve himself, in our History. His parents were poor. Having formed a Company he negotiated with the Chiefs of the Cherokees for all that tract of land lying between the Cumberland Mountains and the Kentucky River south of the Ohio River, for $50,000. They took immediate possession in 1775. They employed Colonel Daniel Boone to survey and open up a wagon road to the Kentucky River where Boonesborough is. A proprietary government with laws was established and Henderson made President in 1775. Their Legislature met but once and under the shade of a tree. Pennsylvania squelched it. The tract contained 14,000 acres. ***end of text*** This gives us Galloways, Daniel Boone, and Richard Henderson in 1775, all involved with formerly Cherokee land. Right names and date for your query, but wrong place. Still, all that's missing is the "Cherokee chiefs" saying, "Well, since Pennsylvania won't let them stay on the land that they paid for, we've got this other land over here...." The NC/SC state line would certainly put it far away enough that Pennsylvania couldn't interfere. Further, it fits with the meaning of "trans-sylvania;" "trans" means "across" or "on the other side of," and "sylva" means "forest." Granted, Transylvania County is itself pretty well forested, but to settlers coming from the south or the east, it's on THIS SIDE of the biggest batch of trees in the eastern US, not "across" or "on the other side" of that forest. Only to prospective settlers coming from the west would it be trans-forest. Specifically, what I'm proposing is that, since they "took immediate possession in 1775" and only had time for their legislature to meet once before "Pennsylvania squelched it," then in mid to late 1775 they (and the Cherokee?) could have been considering a "trans-sylvanian" alternative to the 14,000 acres which Pennsylvania wouldn't let them keep. After they got there, their previous experience with Pennsylvania explains why they wouldn't announce their arrival and set up a formal legislature with a president. Instead, they would sort of "lay low," minding their own business and having little to do with established governments. Does anyone on the list have anything to help back up this idea? Sure would be good to have documentation for how/when Owens, Galloways and McCalls came to the mountains, especially since it would predate and perhaps explain the location of John Owen's post Revolutionary War land grant. I had been looking for John in Mecklenburg county prior to the war and just taking a land grant farther west where his descendants would meet and marry Galloways and McCalls. Thanks to Linda's rumor (MCCALL... GALLOWAY... OWEN...) and Sherry's historical background, it looks like maybe the families already knew each other and came from the opposite direction. I'm not sure how bad things have to be before you qualify as a "failed colony." If the families were already there - accepted by the Cherokee and having little or no contact with the outside - John may have wanted the land grant to legitimize in the eyes of the government the fact that his family and friends had already settled there. (No sense letting North Carolina do to you and yours what Pennsylvania had done a few years earlier.) Gordon Owen "Los Angeles is okay, but there's no sourwood honey." PS: Regarding your unsuccessful search for Galloways at Boonesborough, Sherry's site (a few paragraphs down from the quotation above) has the Galloways interacting with Boone but building 8 cabins some miles away at a the time when Boone's settlement had 12 cabins.

Hoping some of our KY folks can help out here. Here in Transylvania County there has been an ongoing rumor that the county was named after a failed Transylvania Colony that Daniel Boone & Richard Henderson tried to establish in 1775. Many families are said to have been a part of the attempt, but somehow ended up here on the NC/SC line. Little bit lost? Anyway, families rumored to be from this expidition include: WHITMIRE, FISHER, GILLESPIE, GLAZENER, SUMMEY, MCCALL, AIKEN, GALLOWAY, LOFTIS, OWEN, REECE I haven't been able to verify a single family, and many seem to have really come from SC/GA direction, but the story had to have come from somewhere. I did find a list of pioneer settlers at Boonesborough on the Madison Co., KY GenWeb site. No Galloways, but a lot of Calloways. I did find a Gallespie, but that's about it. The Fisher info matches the exact migration pattern and events described by Daniel Boone, so this may be correct, and James Fisher just left the fort before ending up in any documents. This may be the case with some other families as well. Here is the migration pattern - The original settlers started from the Yadkin River area of NC, though some may have been in VA or PA. They settled Boonesborough in 1775 after building a 300 mile road through the wilderness from VA to east KY, which was still part of VA back then. by 1820, everyone had given up on the new town and moved elsewhere. One of my James Fishers (I've got three or four in a row back there) was scapled on a trip across the river to mine salt. Daniel Boone does tell of such an attack taking place. Local story says that many of the families ended up in present day Transylvania County, but doesn't give any specifics. Do any of you folks with a Gallloway or other listed surname have anyone who might follow this path? And have any of the KY folks heard such an ending to the Daniel Boone, Transylvania Colony adventure? Little bit of trivia - Did you know that Transylvania County, NC is the only Transylvania County in the US? No other US county has the distinction of being the only one of its kind. -- Linda Hoxit Raxter lraxter@citcom.net See Indexed Western North Carolina Cemetery Surveys http://www.geocities.com/~alextreehouse related to at least half the county - at least once ; )

I found Thomas Harrison Galloway (S/O John Colby Galloway & Hannah Powell) in the 1850 Macon County Census. No, he wasn't lost, The Cane Break area of Present Day Transylvania County was Cane Break Twp, Macon County back then. This is good news. The Census taker in Macon Co that year actually did a pretty good job and included the birth County of folks, not just NC. Interesting stuff revealed: Hse # 750, family interview # 765 Harrison Galloway, 33, M, Farmer, $450 value real estate, B. Henderson Co, NC, able to R&W Elizabeth Galloway, 31, F, b. Henderson Co, NC, able to read & write James E. Galloway, 10, M, b. MACON Co, NC, attending school Jane S. Galloway, 8, F, b. Henderson Co, NC, attending school Lyman T. Galloway, 7, M, b. Henderson Co, NC Sarah B. Galloway, 5, F, b. Henderson Co, NC Walton A. Galloway, 4, M, b. Macon Co, NC Mary Ann Galloway, 6/12, b. Macon Co, NC The story goes around here that Thomas & brother William built a huge houe together near present location of Old Toxaway Bapt. Church and both raised their families there, each having one side of the house. There is a drawing of this house in the Galloway files at Hist Prop Comm Archives. There were two marriages between the cousins in this house. One was between James earle & cousin Elizabeth Olivia. The other involved a second marriage between widows and was apparenly platonic. Since James & Elizabeth are among my multiple Galloway connections, obviously they weren't. This census shows that in 1850 the brothers were not living together. I can't tell if the joint house was the period of living in Henderson county when kids Jane through Sarah were born or after this census. The big news is James being born in Macon Co. According to his death certificate, James was b. 02DEC1839 in NC. Did a little checking as rumor has it Thomas helped round up the Indians for the Trail of Tears. Burke Co, NC GenWeb site links to a list of soldiers involved, and sure enough Thomas & Bro William are listed in Company B. This would have kept him busy from at least the summer of 1838 through the following winter. Macon County at that time did include territory much further West into Cherokee lands. Here's the million dollar question: When did Harrison & Elizabeth marry? Before or after his military service? And where, exactly in Macon County were they living in 1840? Were they just over the line back home in Cane Break, or more in the area of his military service where he dragged his wife with him? -- Linda Hoxit Raxter lraxter@citcom.net See Indexed Western North Carolina Cemetery Surveys http://www.geocities.com/~alextreehouse related to at least half the county - at least once ; )

Hi! I used to belong to this list as Medic1144, and am back. I am looking for any info. on the following: Anderson White Galloway (b. 11 June 1858 in Uspur Co., TX; d. 14 October 1931 in Fisher Co., TX) m. Elizabeth Jane Adams Children: Martha Maranda (b. 1 October 1876 in Calloway Co., KY; d. 18 April 1940 in Big Spring, TX) She married Thomas Henry Randolph on 13 March 1899. Charlie M. (no info.) Jeremiah (no info.) Albert (no info.) Azzie (no info. except that her married name is Hendrickson) Ruth (no info. except that her married name is Lee) Laura (b. 29 November 1884 in Calloway Co., KY; d. 26 July 1960 in Madera, CA; m. 13 May 1900 to Fancia Marion Moore) Sarah Magdalene (no info. except that her married name is Boyd) My line is descended from Martha Maranda. Any help on Anderson's parents would be greatly appreciated! Thanks! Shawna Rowe Daniels ddaniel1@flash.net

Hi everybody, Don Galloway here. I got your website address when I contacted Lynda Galloway Fitch. I found her posting of her family tree, and thought I had found what I was looking for, but she couldn't help and suggested I contact you. Hopefully, one of you other Galloways can help me! I am looking for information on my great-grandfather Weaver H. Galloway. He was living in Clay county NC in 1892 when he married Ida Angeline Kitchens. My grandfather, William Glenn Galloway was born in Hayesville about 1900. Obviously Weaver was living in Clay county at the time, but I don't know if he was born there. He later moved to Habersham county, GA where he died. I haven't been able to find just where he is buried. When I came across Lynda's web page, she had a William Weaver Harson Galloway listed but no further info on him, other than he was a child of Merritt H. Galloway/Matilda Rogers. Merritt was the son of James G. (Jimmie) Galloway/Sally Parker. What got me interested (read: thrilled, excited) was that Merritt and all his siblings were buried in the same location--Level Grove Baptist Church in Cornelia, GA (Habersham county). My grandfather, William Glenn Galloway, was living in Gaston County, NC when he died, but was sent to Cornelia, GA to be buried-- in a Baptist Church cemetary, albeit not Level Grove. (Rock Springs Baptist Church). I just felt there were too many similarities and had to follow through on this lead. I just have a feeling that this is what I have been searching for. My problem is that I have to connect my Weaver H. Galloway to Lynda's (and others) William Weaver Harson Galloway. So if anybody out there can help me tie these two individuals together, I will be eternally grateful!!! (I'll also find some new cousins I didn't know I had! I am hoping to hear from someone (anyone) who might help clear up my predicament. From one Galloway to many unknown friends, Thank you, Don

Looking for information on Pleasant Galloway who married Rebbecca ??? Family tradition has him from N.C. Possible Cherokee connections, as rumor had someone (a grandmother) on the Trail of Tears. They had a daughter, Amelia "Millie" Galloway, who was born April 4, 1822 in Spencer Co., IN and died Oct. 15, 1895 in Sharp Co., AR. She married William Goatley Meeks April, 29, 1843 in Spencer Co., IN. Her mother was said to have lived to the age of 96. Millie was my ggmother. Spencer Co. records show a Pernila Galloway,born Sept 29, 1892 who died Sept. 1890 in Sharp Co., AR. Help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Ann McCormack

Oooops I had been told that William Gidney (Sarah Galloway Galloway's second husband) and his first wife Elizabeth were buried at Folly Gap Cemetery. Well, their g g granddtr, Lousie Lunsford has set me straight. They are really buried at Holly Springs Baptist Church in Pickens Co, SC. The markers do match the handmade description given by Sarah's granddtr, Maude Searcy, though a grandson later added "Member of Bates Creek Bapt Church". And these markers do have names on them, making this a more likely candidate for the actualy burial place of the Gidneys. There is still a slight possibility that there were more than one William & Elizabeth Gidney, but these are Gidneys, not Galloways, so personally I'm changing the burial place in my gedcom files. Thanks Louise! -- Linda Hoxit Raxter lraxter@citcom.net See Indexed Western North Carolina Cemetery Surveys http://www.geocities.com/~alextreehouse related to at least half the county - at least once ; )

From: Kentucky Court and other Records Author Julia Spencer Pg159 Page 2 Aug. 23, 1823 Deed Book G Sidney Burbridge of Scott Co, to Galloway's Hrs, Viz: Richd. Lambert ;Margaret Galloway: John Galloway: ---- Galloway: Jas. Galloway: Mary -------, deed for land in Scott Co. Page 77, Ag. 22 1823- A list showing names of Ruth Lambert, Samuel Galloway, Nancey Galloway, Amy Galloway, Rebecca Galloway, Elizabeth Galloway to be added to list of heirs in above record. Paris Presbyterian Church 1820-1824 Sept 22 1822 Michael Bowyer and wife Mary, Mrs, Eliza Maria Owings, Miss June Miller and Andrew Ross admitted. Mrs Eliza Owings and her son, Thomas, Baptized Jan. 28, 1823. sAMUEL J GALLOWAY and wife, ELIZABETH, she producing extract from session proceedings of New Market Church, Ohio, Mary Rannell's admitted. July 6, 1823 Baptism administered to infants; Thomas P Smith's dau. Ann; Wm Alexanders dau. Lucinda, Elijah Wright's son, Robert Harrison, JEAN GALLOWAY'S son William, Michael Boyer"s sons, John, Andrew and Jacob and dau. Eliza and son Adam. Sept. 29, 1823 MRS. ELIZABETH GALLOWAY, consort of SAMUEL GALLOWAY, admitted. Oct. 1823 SAMUEL GALLOWAY produced certificate from New Market. Baptised July 4, 1824 JOHN LYLE GALLOWAY, son of SAMUEL GALLOWAY and wife ELIZABETH. Hope this is useful to some one. Betty

Hello Linda and Galloway Folks, Thanks Linda for your response and hopefully Bill Galloway can shed some light on this for us later... About William and Sarah Galloway... I share your idea about this being William and Sarah Essary with a very slight(because of age) possibility that it is their son and his later-wedded wife Sarah Morgan. About the other Galloway's on the list... I know that the John Jr. listed could be Kesiah/Kizzie's husband. I also understand that this John ,Jr. could be one of the many others in the area. My guess would be that if John and Kesiah were still married at the time, then they would have belonged to the same church. Therefore, If( and only if) they were still married and living, I would say that this John A. Galloway, Jr. is most likely Kesiah's counterpart and least likely to be one of the other John Galloway's [Although it's still a possibility]. What if the John, Jr. is not Kizzie's John and is really a different John that was married to a Betsy? Sherry, What do you think? Just to keep your head spinning, Donny (in hot and humid) Dallas, GA

William and Sarah are possibly the William Galloway & Sarah Essary Galloway. I'm still waiting for a response from Bill Galloway about when and why they separated. Or it could very well be their son William (b. 1805) and his wife Sarah Morgan (b. abt 1806). I have been told that Sarah was the dtr of Squire & Sarah Morgan who were members of Cathey's Creek Church, though they didn't seem to have made it onto our list and The Morgan Family Scrapbook has Squire & Sarah moving into Cherryfield about 1830, after the list. Of course The Morgan Family Scrapbook also doesn't list a Sarah among their children. John A. Jr. could be anyone. There is a slight possibility it could be Kizza's husband, but there were I think about half a dozen households in early 1800's under the name John. I did find somewhere a listing in a census where one John Galloway was specifically listed as John Jr. and it was the one listed by William Galloway. Funny, none of the John's were listed as Sr. This John Jr.'s family matches with John Colby Galloway, William's Son. Since John became a preacher, it would make sense for him to be on the Church roles. The only problem is that the initial doesn't match, not that multiple initials are unique. Betsy Galloway could possibly be the dtr of William Galloway & Sarah Essary Galloway. I have a Sally Elizabeth (b abt 1801) as marrying Chirstopher Whitmire in 1819 but Christopher is not listed as a member. If this is an 1822 list, it may be she kept her maiden name as some women did. It could be simply that she joined the church before she got married and this is what landed in the records since record keeping those days was iffy at best. Or it could very well be the wife of John A. Jr who is a different John than the John I thought he might be. In summary, these four Galloways MAY represent 3 of the 5 documented children of William galloway & Sarah Essary Galloway. Their first son, James who married Sally Parker, would likely have been attending New Prospect Church up in Gloucester if anywhere since he moved up into that area and the church was located at the Brown/Parker Cemetery, or so I have heard with a sprinkling of documents to support it. The fifth child, George Washington Galloway was born in 1808 and would have been only about 14 years old and perhaps had not received his baptism at that time. However, George's son, John Flemming Galloway, has a Bible which shows John Flemming as joining the church in 1861, long after his birth in 1830. It is possible that George Washington, and perhaps Granddaddy William lived their lives as happy heatherns. Kizzie Galloway would probably be the wife of John Galloway, the couple buried up at Folly Gap. Not sure why John isn't listed. I have him as being around until 1864. That should make everything about clear as mud for you. Say oink and wallow a bit, maybe you can sort it all out : ) Donny Arnold wrote: > Hello everyone, > About a month ago Sherry posted a "Cathey's Creek Baptist Church Roll". > Included in it were the following GALLOWAY names: > > William Galloway > Sarah Galloway > John A. Galloway, Jr. > Betsy Galloway > Kizzie Galloway > > Any ideas on who these Galloway's are. I think I've got it figured out but, I > just want some second opinions. > > Thank you all, > Donny Arnold -- Linda Hoxit Raxter lraxter@citcom.net See Indexed Western North Carolina Cemetery Surveys http://www.geocities.com/~alextreehouse related to at least half the county - at least once ; )

Looking for info. on CAROLINE GALLOWAY born in 1807. She died in April 1874 in Chester County, PA. Her father was William Galloway, he also lived around Chester Co. PA Anyone knowing relatives of Caroline and William please contact me. Lisa lacollins@bluecrab.org

Searching for Galloways in ILL. 1800s Jimmy Kerr 6190 Cargo Rd. Odessa, Texas 79762 Ector County, Texas Web Page http://www.rootsweb.com/~txector/ector.htm My Genealogy (think my ancestors must have been in the witness protection program) http://www.hsv.tis.net/genealogy/gedhtml/jkerr/surnames.htm ----- [Jimmy Kerr]

Hello everyone, About a month ago Sherry posted a "Cathey's Creek Baptist Church Roll". Included in it were the following GALLOWAY names: William Galloway Sarah Galloway John A. Galloway, Jr. Betsy Galloway Kizzie Galloway Any ideas on who these Galloway's are. I think I've got it figured out but, I just want some second opinions. Thank you all, Donny Arnold