Virginia I tried to send you a private e-mail giving Nathaniel's mother as an aunt of Elizabeth and your server told me I was bounced as spam! Did you get the e-mail? Ted ----- Original Message ----- From: "Virginia Flesher" <vflesher@onemain.com> To: <GENTRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2003 4:32 PM Subject: [Gentry] HAGGARD > I have a friend, and she is descended from Elizabeth GENTRY, (daughter of > Nicholas II) b. > 1731, who m. Nathaniel HAGGARD. They moved in 1788 to Clark > Co. KY. She loaned me a book of the HAGGARD family, and I > copied all pages dealing with GENTRY-HAGGARD ties. There was > also a brother of Nathaniel HAGGARD, Edmund, who's grandson > William, b. 05 Apr 1785, m. Polly GENTRY (b.in Madison Co, > KY, and d. in Dubuque Co, IA). William's brother, David, b. > 30 Jun 1789, married Elizabeth GENTRY, daughter of Jane > Haggard GENTRY. This book is History of the HAGGARD family in > England and America, 1433 to 1899 by David D. HAGGARD. > 929.273 H122h > > On page 22 starts "Descendants of Nathaniel Haggard" > > "The records show that Nathaniel Haggard was born November > 21, 1723, and that he married Elizabeth Gentry, a lady of > English descent, and that they settled in Albemarle County, > Virginia, near Charlottsbille. they were members of the > Baptist church. they raised a family of seven sons and three > daughters, as follows: > > Henry, born 1745: Baptist Preacher. > > Martin, born 1748; Baptist preacher. > > Elizabeth, born 1752, married Ned Kindred, a Baptist > preacher. > > James, born 1759; Baptist preacher. > > Jane, born 1761; married a Mr. Gentry. (penciled in notes: > Married Aug 7, 1785 to David Gentry. Also a date, Aug 1, > 1841 death date for Jane, perhaps) > > Bartlett, born 1764 (Feb 4 penciled, also, May 18, 1847) > carpenter and farmer (married Nov 17, 1785) > > David, born 1764, carpenter and farmer, twin to Bartlett. > > "Nathaniel Haggard family removed to Clark co Ky, and settled > between Winchester and Boonsborough." > I am sending this to list also: > > These friends of mine, descendants of Elizabeth Gentry and > Nathaniel Haggard, list their lineage thusly: > > Nicholas Gentry I (the immigrant) > Nicholas Gentry II (1697) > Elizabeth Gentry (1731) sp Nathaniel Haggard (1723) > > I know their research has been done by their eldest > daughter, who has been very active in genealogy, and has > edited a West TN genealogy paper, and was the spearhead > behind getting our county history published. > > The Haggard book says also that a grandson of Edmund Haggard, > William, married Polly Gentry Jan 12, 1809. "In an early day > he moved to Iowa and raised a large family". His brother > David Haggard, born Jun 30, 1789 married Elizabeth Gentry, > daughter of Jane Haggard Gentry, Jan 12, 1809. He died in > Dubuque co Ia, Dec 21, 1865. His wife was born in Madison Co, > Ky, Jan 6, 1788. She d. in Dubuque co, Ia, Sep 10, 1846, 13 > children, 7 sons , 6 dau. > > I would think this particular book was published some time > ago, because, I quote, "Nancy Haggard Smith, b. march 6, > 1817,-lived at Strawberry Point, IA- has the old family > bible, and is still living." She was the daughter of David > and Elizabeth, above. > > > > > > > ==== GENTRY Mailing List ==== > Ancestry's Gentry Message Board: > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=an&p=surnames.gentry >