[email protected] wrote: > > Subject: > > HARKEY-D Digest Volume 97 : Issue 10 > > Today's Topics: > #1 Just nattering [Laura Branton <[email protected]] > #2 Harkey Information ["Mary Russell" <[email protected]] > > ______________________________ > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Just nattering > Date: Wed, 23 Jul 1997 23:52:43 -0600 > From: Laura Branton <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > > Well, hello to everyone. I am just sending a quick message as I am > preparing to go to San Saba for the Harkey/Taylor Reunion being held > this weekend. I am very excited about the chance to meet some of our > families in the area. > > While I am on line, I just want to say that if anyone is in the Tucson > area at any time, please give me a call, stop by and just know you are > always welcome. I have found so much family I didn't know I had, I am > anxious to meet you all! > > I will get a note off when I return and let everyone know what I have > learned about our family. I have had a great time through the net and I > think that without it, there must be agonizing hours spent looking for > something that someone else already has!! > > I will gladly share any information I have at this time...my GEDCOM has > about 1950+ names and I will gladly share a copy with anyone who sends > their address to me...I have found there are problems sending it through > the email..I was told it is too large and so sometimes it gets > distorted..alas, we do need snail mail at times...I would love a GEDCOM > from anyone who wants to share.. > > Laura Branton > 4032 South Grand Palm Drive > Tucson, Arizona 85730 > 1-520-790-7639 > > By the way, for those of you I haven't already communicated with, my > Harkey connection is through William J. Brigham who married Martha Jane > Harkey (from the Isaac Matthias lineage)...their daughter Katie Alice > Brigham married James Allen Haynes...their daughter Mattie Ethel Haynes > married Buford Baxter Branton...their son James Buford Branton married > Lois Virginia Tucker...my parents. > > Hope all is well with everyone and I will talk to you all after Tuesday. > Be sure to send addresses if you want a GEDCOM...Laura > > ______________________________ > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Harkey Information > Date: Mon, 28 Jul 1997 21:13:38 -0500 > From: "Mary Russell" <[email protected]> > To: "HARKEY-L" <[email protected]> > > I have been collecting this Harkey information like a sponge for several > years. I have notebooks full of misc. info. I am going to post it to the > list occasionally Maybe some of you can get something about your Harkey. > 1850 Census Cabarrus Co. North Carolina > Page 461 Jesse Harkey age 28 Farmer b. Cabarrus Co. N.C. value real. $400 > Dosey Harkey age 23 > Julias F. H. age 4 > Page 431 Christina Harkey age 57 b. N.C. can't read or write > listed with Wm. J. McDaniel family born 1797 same as Christianah Harky on > 1830 census. > Page 433 John W. Harkey age 25 Tailor born in N. C. > listed with Lenz family > Mary Russell [email protected] unsubscribe, [email protected]

I have been collecting this Harkey information like a sponge for several years. I have notebooks full of misc. info. I am going to post it to the list occasionally Maybe some of you can get something about your Harkey. 1850 Census Cabarrus Co. North Carolina Page 461 Jesse Harkey age 28 Farmer b. Cabarrus Co. N.C. value real. $400 Dosey Harkey age 23 Julias F. H. age 4 Page 431 Christina Harkey age 57 b. N.C. can't read or write listed with Wm. J. McDaniel family born 1797 same as Christianah Harky on 1830 census. Page 433 John W. Harkey age 25 Tailor born in N. C. listed with Lenz family Mary Russell [email protected]

Well, hello to everyone. I am just sending a quick message as I am preparing to go to San Saba for the Harkey/Taylor Reunion being held this weekend. I am very excited about the chance to meet some of our families in the area. While I am on line, I just want to say that if anyone is in the Tucson area at any time, please give me a call, stop by and just know you are always welcome. I have found so much family I didn't know I had, I am anxious to meet you all! I will get a note off when I return and let everyone know what I have learned about our family. I have had a great time through the net and I think that without it, there must be agonizing hours spent looking for something that someone else already has!! I will gladly share any information I have at this time...my GEDCOM has about 1950+ names and I will gladly share a copy with anyone who sends their address to me...I have found there are problems sending it through the email..I was told it is too large and so sometimes it gets distorted..alas, we do need snail mail at times...I would love a GEDCOM from anyone who wants to share.. Laura Branton 4032 South Grand Palm Drive Tucson, Arizona 85730 1-520-790-7639 By the way, for those of you I haven't already communicated with, my Harkey connection is through William J. Brigham who married Martha Jane Harkey (from the Isaac Matthias lineage)...their daughter Katie Alice Brigham married James Allen Haynes...their daughter Mattie Ethel Haynes married Buford Baxter Branton...their son James Buford Branton married Lois Virginia Tucker...my parents. Hope all is well with everyone and I will talk to you all after Tuesday. Be sure to send addresses if you want a GEDCOM...Laura

I have been hearing about a Harkey family reunion in San Saba Texas. I am not sure of the exact time or date but want to ask any of you that are going to this to be sure to mention our list and our genealogy. Feel free to give out my name and e-mail address too as the Texas Harkeys are cousins from my direct line. Descendants of Martin Harkey and his son Jacob Harkey. Mary Russell [email protected] 416 W. Cherry St. Glasgow Ky 42141-1510 502-651-6150

The Harkey info I have comes from a book entitled "The Shinn family in Europe and America" It is available, on film, at LDS Family history centers. The book was originally published at the turn of the century. (I am not convinced that it is an unimpeachable source, but the more recent information appears to be reliable.) The book basically tells the story of the Shinn family in NJ and how they arrived in NC in the mid 1700s. The narrative ends with "The sixth generation" with a (Katy) Maria Shinn who married Isaac Harkey abt 4FEB1828. (film # 1760778) A list of their children (according to the book) is as follows: 1. John Kashaw Harkey(7), m Minerva Shaw and had children, Dr William Isaac Harkey of Ola Ark, and Mary Harkey. 2. Lavina Harkey (7) m first Jacob Mendenhall and then Talkington. 3. Mary Emeline Harkey (7) m Dickney Fowler and had children. James, Sarah,John, and Francis, plus three others who died in infancy. 4. James Sharp Harkey (7) m Mary Ann Petray. 5. William Jacob Harkey (7) m first Frances Burkhead, then Mary Wells, then Elizabeth George, and had children. William, Jesse, Charles, Emily, Maggie, Lucy, Rosa, and Addie. 6. Hester Harkey (7) [My direct ancestor] m Birk Talkington and had children... 7. Sara Elizabeth Harkey (7) m DeWitt Stout and had children: Henry, Thomas and Kate. 8. Thomas Jefferson Harkey (7) enlisted and died in the Confederate army. 9. Martha Jane Harkey (7) m William Brigham, and had children Lillie and Alice. 10. Martin Luther Harkey (7), 11. Maria Ann Minerva Harkey, (7) m Robert Battenfield. 12. Kate Harkey(7) m William Martin and had eleven children of which I have six, Samuel, Charles, Mattie, Lillie, Annie, and Martina. 13. Littleton Harkey (7), ob infans. I have another source that has this couple with 15 children, so errors may abound here. I would like to know if any of these Harkeys ring a bell with anyone in the discussion group, as the info I have seen so far has not listed an Isaac Harkey in NC. I am interested in knowing who his parents were. The book also records that several other Shinns and Harkeys married and travelled to Arkansas together during "The great exodus" These were siblings of Katy Maria: Elizabeth Sarah Shinn m David Harkey 1/24/1822; James Madison Shinn m Sophia Harkey in 1832. Hope this helps to make connections with Harkeys you might have. Tim Q. At 03:18 PM 7/6/97 -0400, [email protected] wrote: >The Yell County Harkeys have both William and Willburn names, so "Bill" might >be Willburn (Wilburn, Wellborn, etc.). > >(Wilburn is also a continuing name in my line of HARKEYs. Was he a governor >or general or something?) > >Is Flora Barrett part of the HARKEY discussion group? She wrote the "Harkeys >of Yell County, Arkansas" history about her own family. She would certainly >be a good person to ask. > >Alma Roark Johnson >[email protected] > > >

The Yell County Harkeys have both William and Willburn names, so "Bill" might be Willburn (Wilburn, Wellborn, etc.). (Wilburn is also a continuing name in my line of HARKEYs. Was he a governor or general or something?) Is Flora Barrett part of the HARKEY discussion group? She wrote the "Harkeys of Yell County, Arkansas" history about her own family. She would certainly be a good person to ask. Alma Roark Johnson [email protected]

Dear Harkeys, This is (1) a posting of the children of John HARKEY and (2) John HARKEY's will. The following family list shows the children of John HARKEY and Elizabeth (last name not known). John was the eldest son of "Old Martin." The family list was compiled about 30 years ago by Joseph Harkey ("The Harkey Family of North Carolina"). THERE ARE MANY ERRORS, SO DON'T TAKE IT AS GOSPEL TRUTH! Use it as a guide. Over the years, where I found or received conflicting or additional data, I added them and their sources in double brackets [[ ]]. I'm sure there are other corrections and additions still to be made, so please check the list against your own copying or research. It's kind of a mess, but it might be useful as a base from which to build a more accurate chart. Alma Roark Johnson [email protected] ////////// [From Joseph Harkey, "The Harkey Family of North Carolina"] Martin HARKEY and Catherine BARRINGER had seven children: John, Henry, Jacob, Martin, Catherine, Elizabeth, and David. 1 John HARKEY (Johann HERCHE), b ca 1765 PA, d 1821 Mecklenburg NC; m Elizabeth, b 1770, d 3 Jan 1863. Lived near Crooked Creek, later Morning Star, in Mecklenburg Co. Appears in 1790 census, and on 1798 tax list is credited with owning 165 acres. Installed as a deacon, 11 Nov 1798, in Crooked Creek (New Morningstar) Evangelical Lutheran Church. In 1815 he was a delegate to the Synod of N.C. He left a will, which is recorded in Mecklenburg Co. [see below. arj] Children of John HARKEY and Elizabeth, according to Joseph Harkey: [[Note: Lots of corrections to be made here. I think the sequence of births is wrong. The 1850 NC census indicates that Peter (b abt 1792) is the oldest, and that Solomon was born abt 1800 and Joshua abt 1802. arj]] 1-1 Joshua HARKEY, b 1780 [[No. b abt 1802; ref. 1850 census]], d 19 Dec 1826 [[No]] ; m Trissy HOOKS. [[m Trisse Hooks 19 Dec 1826 Mecklenburg; ref. CD]] [[Note 8/9/95: Found a different Joshua in 1850 census Barry Co. MO: (1) Joshua HARKEY b 1774 VA m Susanna b 1778 VA, neighbors Ridenhour, Hicks, John HARKEY; (2) John HARKEY b 1806 KY m Judy/July b 1806 KY, children b KY 1831-1835, b MO 1837-1850. Is this the "Conrad/Conned" HARKEY line that settled in VA?]] 1-2 Martin HARKEY, b 13 Feb 1789, d. 5 May 1865 Upshur TX; m. (1812) Catherine CONDER. Removed to Cobb Co. GA ca 1838. Removed to Upshur TX ca 1854. 1-3 Unidentified daughter, b 1784/1790 1-4 Unidentified daughter, b 1784/1790 1-5 Peter HARKEY, b 1790-1800 [[1792; ref.1850 census & Don Harkey, Chadds Fd PA]], d 1869 Mecklenburg; m (9 Dec 1813) Margaret (Peggy) DREW, b 1792, d 1867. [[Apparently stayed in NC. Will names children Sarah, John P. D., William R., Peter C., Martin L., Solomon, Caroline (Crenshaw), Margaret (Davis). John C. (so called in probate) went to Waco, TX; the others apparently stayed in NC.]] [[Don Harkey gives his ancestry from Peter's son Martin L. (1833-1917) m Elizabeth Jane TYE (1837-1913) > Samuel Lester HARKEY (1875- ) m Nancy Lenora Hall (1879-1976) > Ira "Jack": L. HARKEY (1901-1988) m Mary Catherine AUSTIN (1907- ) > Donald Ray HARKEY (1929- ).]] 1-6 John HARKEY, Jr., b 12 Dec 1795/1796, d 1883 TX; m (23 Aug 1814) Elizabeth RITCH [[Richie, Ritchie, etc.]]. [[In 1860 census, John & Elizabeth were in Russelville Pope AR, with Catherine (b 1808).]] 1-7 Daniel David HARKEY, b 1798, d ca 1850-1860 Pike Co. GA; m (11 Aug 1818) Margaret THOMPSON. Removed to GA 1826. [[WRONG! My own research shows that Daniel David was born 13 Nov 1797 Mecklenburg NC, bap. Apr 1798 (ref. baptismal records, LDS film 0313879). He went to GA after the death of his father, John (1821), and he married Mary Ann Bankston 17 Dec 1822 Wilkes Co. GA. They left GA and were in Pontotoc Co. MS in 1850 census. A year later, he settled with wife & sons in Dunklin Co. MO abt 1851; d 1858; wife d 1879.]] 1-8 Susannah HARKEY, b 1790-1800; m? Received special mention in father's will. 1-9 Solomon HARKEY, b 1801, d 10 Nov 1887; m Linney, b 1811, d 1901. [[Will names children Green, Elvira, M L., and M J.]] 1-10 Matthias HARKEY; m Elizabeth STARNES. [[same Matthias who m 17 Jan 1837 W&M Co NC? ref. CD4]] /////////// JOHN HARKEY WILL signed 2 Feb 1821 Mecklenburg NC (LDS microflm 1561634, Wills & Estate Papers, Mecklenburg Co, NC, 1663-1978 (John HARKEY is the eldest son of "old Martin" HARKEY.) JOHN HARKEY, signed 2 Feb 1821 Mecklenburg NC [Son of Martin and Catharine (Barringer) Harkey; father of Daniel David Harkey.] In the name of God Amen. I JOHN HARKEY of the county of Mecklenburgh and State of North Carolina, being weak in body but of a perfect mind and memory and calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, I do hereby constitute and appoint this my last will and testament in the manner and form as follows and first of all I recommend my body to the earth to be Buried in a decent Christian like manner at the Descretion of my wife and children and as to my worldly estate wherein it hath pleased God to bless me with in this life I give and dispose of the same in the following manner and form First of all it is my will that all my lawfull Debts may be paid and it is my will that the following property shall be sold at publick sale to discharge personal debts, viz, two waggons with the [tind?] geers, sixty acres joining John WINCE and sixty acres joining Daniel ROBISON and three head of horses and the still and all the [vessels?] belonging to said still with all my hogs except one sow and pigs I alow to my wife and all my cattle except one choise [gose?] I alow to my wife and likewise I alow two [geese?] to be sold. I allow therewith all my book accounts to go to pay my debts and if there be any remainder after my debts is paid I alow my daughter SUSANNAH to have ten dollars to purchase her a saddle and then the remainder to be equally divided between her and all the remainder of my children alowing my wife to have an equal part with them and further, it is my will that all my part that is coming to me at my mother's deth shall be equally divided among my wife and children and further it is my will and pleasour that my beloved wife ELIZABETH shall have all my house hold and kitchen furniture of every kind and further it is my will that my wife Elizabeth shall have one young sorrel horse and one black colt I bought from Wm. RICE to work the plantation with together with two pare of geer, two plows and the [?] and forder it is my desire that my wife Elizabeth shall have the plantation I now live on during her widowhood to raise my children on and school them and if my wife should marry I alow her but the one third of the lands and that onely for her lifetime and if my wife marry I allow the children to have two thirds of the plantation and at her deth I alow the land to be equally divided among all my children and I do hereby constitute and appoint my two sons MARTIN and SOLOMON to be my sole Executors to this my last will and testament rectifying this and no other to be my last will and, forder, it is my will that my wife shall alow her grand daughter SUSANNAH CAROLINE Harkey to have ten dollars. In witness whereof the said JOHN HARKEY SNR. hath hereunto set his hand and affixed my Seal this second day of February in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty one who in the presents of us and we in the presents of each other have hereunto set our names. JOHN HARKEY (his mark) Saml[?] BLACK ... BLACK ===============

Dear Harkeys, This is (1) a posting of the children of Henry HARKEY and (2) the will of Henry's widow, Mary (Melcher) HARKEY. The following descendancy chart shows the children of Henry HARKEY and Mary MELCHER. Henry was the second son of "Old Martin." The family list was compiled 20-30 years ago by Joseph Harkey ("The Harkeys of North Carolina"). Where I found conflicting or additional data, I added them (and their sources) in double brackets [[ ]]. Kay Wood has already posted information on Henry's oldest child, John (2-1). Can anyone do the same for the other children? Alma Roark Johnson [email protected] ========= 2. Henry HARKEY (Hinrich HERCHE), b ca 1766, d ca 1826, Rowan Co. NC; m Mary (Maria) [[MELCHER-Kay Wood]], d 1826 Rowan Co. NC. A member of Crooked Creek congregation, also. In 1809, lived in Cabarrus Co., but this may not represent a removal since when he purchased the land it might have lain in Mecklenburg Co. In 1798 he owned 140 acres in Mecklenburg Co., according to the tax list of that year. Still later he removed to Rowan Co., where he died. 2-1. John HARKEY, d 21 Feb 1846, Rowan Co. NC; m Christina (Tina) BEEVER, Cabarrus Co. [[m Tina 3 Jun 1813 Cabarrus-CD]] 2-2. Mary HARKEY, b 17 Mar 1797 [[b 17 Mar 1798, bap Apr 1798, Crooked Creek]]. 2-3. Paul HARKEY [[b abt 1793-1860 census]], d [[aft. 1860]] Bloomfield, Stoddard Co. MO. ; m (1829) Regina DRY, Cabarrus Co. NC. [[m1. 10 Mar 1829-CD]] [[m2? "Anna"-1860 census]] 2-4. David HARKEY; m (1822) Sophia BAME, Rowan Co. NC. [[m 06 Nov 1822-CD4. To Pope Co. AR?]] 2-5. Martin HARKEY, b 16 Jan 1823. 2-6. Henry HARKEY; m (1817) Margaret BEEVER, Rowan Co. NC. 2-7. Polly HARKEY; m (1818) Jacob TROUTMAN, Rowan Co. NC. [[m 10 Mar 1818-CD4]] 2-8. Tobias HARKEY; m (15 Jan 1824) Sophia HARTLINE, Rowan Co. NC. 2-9. Susannah HARKEY; m John BULLIN. [[m Bullen 03 Oct 1829 Rowan NC-CD 4]] 2-10. Elizabeth HARKEY. [[Possible: m Cyrus BLACK 31 May 1831 Mecklenburg-N&SC Marriage Record Also possible: m Philip RIDENHOUR 12 May 1831 Cabarrus-CD No Rowan marriage found.]] 2-11. Catherine HARKEY. [[m Adam HARTMAN 16 Oct 1839 Rowan NC-CD 4]] 2-12. Sarah HARKEY; m (8 Aug 1831) John MILLER, Rowan Co. NC. =============== MARY HARKEY WILL (Widow of HENRY HARKEY) Rowan NC; written 12 Jun 1826 (copied 9/15/95 by my niece, Pam Wright, at Charlotte NC Public Library) MARY HARKEY, WIDOW OF HENRY HARKEY State of NC Rowan County, June 12, one thousand eight hundred and twenty six (1826). This the last Will and testament of MARY HARKEY. In the name of God, I give and resign my soul to God, my body to the dust from whence it came, and give and bequeath to my beloved daughter ELIZABETH Harkey the sum of seventy-five dollars extraordinary. I give & bequeath to my beloved daughter SARY sixty dollars with the colt where she raised. I give and bequeath to my beloved daughter SUSANNAH Harkey fifty dollars and the saddle Sandy Bird is got to make for her and her colt if the conduct themselves well. This is my desire the should have the said sum and property if either of them does not conduct themself well the sum must be equally divided between them all. I give and bequeath to my beloved son PAUL Harkey the sum of fifty dollars his saddle I bought for him [and?] if he will conduct his self well and quit that out[soul?]breaking practice of calling on God to such degree go to school and learn his book. I give and bequeath to my daughter CATY Harkey the sum of ten dollars. I give and bequeath to my daughter POLLY Harkey the sum of Ten dollars. To [MARTIN?] Harkey I give and bequeath the sum of ten dollars. To DAVID Harkey I give and bequeath the sum of ten dollars. To TOBIAS Harkey I give and bequeath the sum of ten dollars. I give and bequeath to my grand-daughter MARAN? EARNHARDT the sum of eight dollars. I give and bequeath to my grand daughter MARIANN? Harkey the sum of eight dollars. The remaining of my property is to be equally divided among them all except my two grand daughters. My request is for CHRISTOPHER MELCHER to be my Executor to this my last Will and testament, this given under my hand and seal the day and date above written. MARY HARKEY, her X mark {seal} Witnessed by Daniel Gregory James Braddey, his X mark THE END

Dear Harkeys, Does anyone have information on Paul HARKEY, the son of Henry HARKEY and Maria MELCHER and grandson of "old Martin"? Paul must have lived in Kentucky and Tennesee from about 1840 to about 1850, judging by the ages and birth places of his children in the 1850 Stoddard Co. MO census. I wonder if he knew that his cousin (my 3gr-gfather) Daniel David HARKEY, was living in the adjacent county of Missouri (Dunklin Co.). 1860 Mo Stoddard [Bloomfield, Castor twp] (roll 675) hh 411 HARKEY, PAUL, 68, b NC, farmer, $300 Anna, 40, NC Children: Cassey 18 Ky, Richard 16 Tn, Andrew J. 12 Ky, Henry 10 Ky, Mary Ann 9 Ky, Delia Ann 5 Mo, Joel 2 Mo 1860 Mo Stoddard [Bloomfield, Castor twp] (roll 675) hh 412 HARKY, GEORGE, 24, NC farmer, $150

Hi Harkey List and Hi Joann. Joann asked me to find Bill Harkey b. Yell Co. AR.in 1850 who married Mary Lee Moore. He died in 1924 in Haskell Co. OK. She said they had three sons and a daughter. I can not find Bill Harkey in my database. Well , I find lots of William Harkeys but none that match an 1850 birthdate and none with Mary Lee Moore as a wife. I do know of a Moore--My G- grandpa Moses I Harkey's 4th wife was Jane Moore. Everybody get your notes out and let's find Bill Harkey for Joann. Mary Russell [email protected]

Happy 4th of July It has been called to my attention that the dates for Christina Beever are a bit off. Until positive proof is established let's say her birth date was about 1793. I don't think she would have been having babies in her 60's. Kay Wood Go Gators! Steve "GATOR" Wood "The Ball is Shaped to be Thrown" [email protected] "Pressure is the Best Defense"

Hi-- From what I have seen posted here , and from searching for several years and talking to other Harkey researchers--We all seem to claim Johannes Herche who entered America aboard the ship "Lydia" Sept. 19, 1743. During the last two years on the internet, I have also found a descendant of a John Hershey and a descendant of a Johannes who carries the name of Hinch --- both who claim Johannes as theirs. I have the passenger list of Lydia. I have the signature if it is his. I can not reach a conclusion based on that alone. My question is ---Do any of you have any other proof or documentation that our emigrant ancestor was Johannes Herche? Mary Russell [email protected]

Hello Harkeys, This is the John Harkey m. Christina Beever line that Mary Russell was interested in.... Descendants of John HARKEY 1 John HARKEY b: Unknown in unknown d: February 21, 1846 in Rowan Co NC . +Christina BEEVER b: February 09, 1748/49 m: June 03, 1813 in Cabarrus Co NC d: May 10, 1853 in buried Lower Stone Church, N. C. ......... 2 Christopher HARKEY b: 1814 ............. +Rachel MILLER m: August 01, 1835 in Rowan Co NC ......... 2 Daywalt HARKEY b: December 16, 1815 in NC d: February 22, 1899 in Colony Miami KS ............. +Esther PECK b: November 14, 1811 in NC m: February 29, 1836 in Cabarrus Co NC d: July 1879 in Colony Miami KS ......... *2nd Wife of Daywalt HARKEY: ............. +Elizabeth LENTZ m: Aft 1879 ......... 2 Catherine HARKEY b: 1819 ............. +Adam HARTMAN m: October 16, 1839 ......... 2 Esther HARKEY b: 1822 ......... 2 Jesse HARKEY b: June 04, 1822 in Carabus Co. N.C. d: June 09, 1901 in Paragould Green AR ............. +Dosee b: in Stanley Co. N.C. m: Abt 1845 .................... 3 Julian F. HARKEY b: June 03, 1846 .................... 3 Julia HARKEY b: 1850 in NC d: August 31, 1916 in prob. KY .................... 3 Stokes Alexander HARKEY b: April 01, 1854 in Carabus Co. N.C. d: September 11, 1937 in Paducah McCracken KY. ........................ +Susannah Medora COX b: November 02, 1859 in McCrackin Co. KY m: January 21, 1874 in Symsonia Graves KY d: November 27, 1941 in Paducah McCracken KY. ......... *2nd Wife of Jesse HARKEY: ............. +Eliza b: April 16, 1840 in NC m: 1858 in NC d: June 16, 1901 in Paragould Green AR .................... 3 Laura HARKEY b: 1861 ........................ +John CROWELL .................... 3 Carrie Bell HARKEY b: 1863 in NC ........................ +unknown JAMES m: Abt 1893 d: Abt 1895 .................... *2nd Husband of Carrie Bell HARKEY: ........................ +Henry FOXFORD b: Abt 1880 m: Bef 1920 d: January 21, 1948 in Memphis TN .................... 3 Alice HARKEY b: 1868 .................... 3 Thomas HARKEY b: 1871 .................... 3 Rosa HARKEY b: 1873 .................... 3 Bertie HARKEY b: September 1880 in Graves Co. KY d: January 04, 1961 in Borger TX ........................ +W. Cicero THOMPSON b: January 11, 1876 in Paragould Green AR d: September 04, 1947 in Borger TX ......... 2 John Weilie HARKEY b: November 20, 1824 ............. +Margaret CORL m: November 04, 1844 ......... 2 Suzanna HARKEY b: August 17, 1826 ......... 2 Margaret HARKEY b: December 21, 1827 ............. +Daniel FRICK Good Golly, I copied and pasted. I'll be computer knowlegdable yet. As I mentioned earlier, most of these dates are from early NC church and marriage records or bans from Cabarrus or Rowan Co. Hope this is helpful. I also included Jesse, my line son of John. Enjoy, Kay Wood Go Gators! Steve "GATOR" Wood "The Ball is Shaped to be Thrown" [email protected] "Pressure is the Best Defense"

Good Morning All Harkeys, A special hello to Mary Russel. Now for the John m. Tina Beaver information. Basically I have information from a LARGE box retrieved from my father after his death. The box had spent some years in an attic until I had the chance to sift through the contents. My information earlier than Jessee Harkey on my line is only proven by the fact that my father recorded it and there are records from the NC churches, deeds, and some wills. I do believe for the most part the information as he recorded it has checked out, but please, if anyone thinks differently let's figure it out. Within this material there is reference to a will for Christopher BEEVer or BEAVER, father of Christina that plays into some proof, but I'm not that far back yet in my proving. Also I have heard from my half brothers that Dad was having trouble finding any concrete facts about John himself. All of this is not yet on the computer and right now I don't have time to get it all typed. I have much information for Jesse, one son, and a family page for Daywalt. I think someone also sent Dad a family sheet on Ruben. The afore mentioned will does shed some light. Maybe another Harkey has made more progress in this area and will help us out. I must admit that my time has been spent in German script the past months in relation to another branch of my tree. Must go. Kay Wood Go Gators! Steve "GATOR" Wood "The Ball is Shaped to be Thrown" [email protected] "Pressure is the Best Defense"

Hello Harkey list and Kay Wood--I'm back from a weekend in Mississippi and ready to work on these Harkey folks. ---- Kay--Good to meet you. Thanks for giving us the last name of Mary Melchor--I didn't have it. I do have a list of 15 children but very little if any information on them. I had seen that a John Harkey married Tina Beever in a book somewhere but didn't know which John. Would love for you to put this family info on the list in more detail and I am ready and willing to share any info I have. Mary Russell [email protected] > I'm Kay Wood from San Jose CA and I have genealogy fever. My Harkey line <><><><><><><>><<<<<<<<> > Johannes--Martin---Henry m. Mary Melchor---John m.Tina Beever---Jesse m. > Dosse and Eliza---Stokes Alexander m. Suzannah Madera Cox---Clifford "E" > ---Clifford Eugene---Kay Louise

Congratulations Craig and all Harkey descendent, This is a great way to exchange missing and puzzling information. I'm Kay Wood from San Jose CA and I have genealogy fever. My Harkey line comes from Johannes, the Immigrant, to Martin and surprise, My group went into KY from NC. Briefly: Johannes--Martin---Henry m. Mary Melchor---John m.Tina Beever---Jesse m. Dosse and Eliza---Stokes Alexander m. Suzannah Madera Cox---Clifford "E" ---Clifford Eugene---Kay Louise Currently I'm researching Jesse, who went from NC to KY. I have found death verification in Paragould, AR and information of his KY time in Symonia Graves Co., but as yet I've not been able to establish marriage information or when the death of Dosee took place. Stokes Alexander was born in Cabarrus Co NC 1854. The next six children were from Eliza. If anyone has worked on this line please contact me either by posting here (for all to see) or e-mail [email protected] My material is not all into the computer yet, but I'm working on it. Kay Harkey Wood Go Gators! Steve "GATOR" Wood "The Ball is Shaped to be Thrown" [email protected] "Pressure is the Best Defense"

Hello again, Harkeys I posted my descendancy chart before Craig Couch's "message #1" arrived and didn't think to introduce myself. My Harkeys descend from Daniel David Harkey (a grandson of Martin and son of Martin's oldest son, John), who was born in 1797 in Mecklenburg Co NC. Daniel David moved from NC to GA and then to MS, where in 1850 (according to Lora Harkey Scott's article) he caught gold fever and decided to go to California. However, when he passed through Dunklin County, in Missouri's boot-heel (the part that originally had been part of Arkansas), he found the land so bountiful that he moved his family there in 1850-51. From 1851 until about 1936, my HARKEY ancestors lived mostly within the bounds of Dunklin County, Missouri. Daniel David allegedly had nine sons. All of them moved to Dunklin County and most of them lived to raise families, and so, as you can imagine, the county is full of HARKEYs. My father, Bill ROARK, however, took his young wife, Neva Alice Evelyn HARKEY, and baby to California in 1936 (and I, the second child, was born on the way, in Arizona). Mama's HARKEY family soon joined us in Napa, CA, and we stayed there through World War II. Then, in 1947, my father decided to move to Alaska. Again, the HARKEYs came, too, some with us, others shortly after. And so, when you see AK in my descendancy chart, it is not an error. I don't mean Arkansas, I do mean Alaska. I left Alaska in 1961 and have lived in Seattle ever since. I was a research publications editor at the University of Washington until I retired a little early in 1993, and now I write short stories and just fart around. Two children: Rachel, 28, and Matthew, 30, both living nearby. In joining the HARKEY list, I hope to get a sharper and more complete picture of the HERCHE/HARKEY/etc. family that landed in Philadelphia and spread out from there. The way they spread fascinates me--who was where, why they left, where they went, and who went with them. I like descendancy charts well enough, but I love documents, especially wills, and I am hoping someone belongs to a HARKEY family whose members were literate and kept old letters or diaries he/she will share. One very specific question I have is this: Daniel David HARKEY's (b 1797) father, John, died in 1821 in NC. What happened to Daniel David's mother, Elizabeth? JH (Joseph Harkey) gives a specific death date for Elizabeth in 1863, but he doesn't say WHERE she died. Did she leave with one of her children, or did she remain in NC? I didn't mean to be so long-winded, but then I never do. Alma Roark Johnson [email protected]

Dear Harkey searchers, I'm glad to be a part of the HARKEY surname discussion list. I haven't received any postings yet, but I hope you'll all begin soon. I'll start my own postings with my descendancy chart. My chart is full of unproven third- and fourth-hand information. Most of the early generations came from Joseph Harkey's unpublished article, "Harkeys of North Carolina." Most of the rest came from Lora Harkey Scott's article "Harkeys of Dunklin County, Missouri." I can defend almost none of it and, after a respectable amount of argument, will be happy to be corrected on any or every point. DESCENDANTS FROM JOHAN HERCHE (?) to Alma Johnson FIRST GENERATION Martin HARKEY, b abt 1743 PA, d 1807 Cabarrus NC; m Catherine BARRINGER(?), b abt 1740, d aft 1821 Cabarrus NC. Seven children: : John, Henry, Jacob, Martin, Catherine, Elizabeth, and David. SECOND GENERATION John HARKEY, b abt 1765 PA, d 1821 Mecklenburg NC; m Elizabeth, b 1770, d 3 Jan 1863(?). Eleven known children: Peter, Martin, Solomon, John, Susannah, two other daughters, Daniel David, Solomon, Joshua, and Matthias. THIRD GENERATION Daniel David HARKEY, b 25 Mar 1797 Mecklenburg NC, d 25 Jun 1858 Dunklin MO; m (18 Dec 1822 Wilkes GA) Mary Ann BANKSTON (dau Hiram Bankston and Susannah Slayden), b 25 Sep 1801 Wilkes GA, d 7 Mar 1879 Dunklin MO. Children: Samuel Jones, William M., Daniel D., Wilburn David, Hiram W., Newsom, Newton O., Francis M., Jasper H. FOURTH GENERATION Francis M. "Nug" HARKEY, b 1842 GA, d 27 Jun 1889; m(1) Caroline Susan LADEN; m(2) (13 Oct 1877 Louise BARNES. Children of Francis HARKEY: Susan J., Mary L., Wells Rudolf, Queene Anna, John, Cassie A., Daniel Samuel, Samuel M. (NOTE: From this point on, everyone was born, married, and died in Dunklin Co. MO unless otherwise stated.) FIFTH GENERATION Wells Rudolf HARKEY, b 2 Apr 1865, d 6 Feb 1955; m(1) (5 Nov 1887) Alice "Allie" STRAWTHER; m(2) (24 Sep 1891) Ella DEAN/DUN/; m(3) (17 Dec 1893) Eva BISHOP (dau King Lewis and Amanda BISHOP), b Dec 1876 MO, d abt 1918 KS. Children of Wells R. HARKEY and Eva BISHOP: Hubert Leland, Lillian, Lennie Wade "Jum," Cleva, Elmo, Bishop, Paul, Wayne SIXTH GENERATION Hubert Leland HARKEY, b 6 Oct 1894, d 18 Feb 1965 Apache Junction AZ; m (28 Jan 1916) Mary OWEN (dau David Warren Owen and Mary ROWE), b 2 Jun 1898, d 21 Mar 1995 Anchorage AK. Children: Neva Alice Evelyn (1917), Earl Hubert (1919), David Wells (1923), Betty Mae (1924). SEVENTH GENERATION Neva Alice Evelyn HARKEY, b 16 Sep 1917 KS, d 8 Feb 1967 Seattle WA; m (13 Oct 1934) Bill ROARK (son Preas ROARK and Georgia AARON), b 9 Oct 1913, d May 1984 New Smyrna Beach FL EIGHTH GENERATION Alma Lorene ROARK, b 4 Nov 1936 Safford AZ, not dead yet

Jess Epps <[email protected]> wrote: I am sorely lacking for information on my great grandmother: Anna (Harkey) Epps and her siblings and ancestors. My great grandfather: Joel Stimpson Epps moved from Davidson County NC to Russellville (Pope County), AR between 1850 and 1860 with his first wife and children; his parents: Pleasant (Junior) and Elizabeth (Burkhead) Epps; his brothers: Burkhead and Martin; and possibly some other siblings. Isaac Harkey and 4 children had moved from NC to AR in 1839, so I assume the families were aquainted. Isaac had 5 more children born in AR for which I have no information. I am also missing 5 of David Harkey’s (Anna’s Father) 18 children. Joel Stimpson Epps first married Asinith (last name unknown) in NC about 1840 and fathered 5 children. I don’t know what happened to her, but he then married Anna Harkey on 05 January 1863 in AR and fathered ten (10) more children, one of whom was my grandfather: David Thomas Epps. The whole bunch, including “Uncle Davey” David Harkey (Anna’s father) moved to Palmer or Trumbull (Ellis County) TX about 1877, where most of them were eventually buried, in the Palmer Cemetery. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Jess - A review of WFTs finds the Ancestors of David Thomas Epps (copyright: Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 6, Ed. 1, (Release date: August 22, 1996), "CD-ROM," Tree #1802, Date of Import: Jun 26, 1997.): Generation No. 1 1. David Thomas Epps1, born WFT Est. 1849-18772; died WFT Est. 1855-19563. He was the son of 2. Joel Epps and 3. Anna Harkey. Generation No. 2 2. Joel Epps4, born August 27, 1820 in ?5; died February 12, 1890 in ?6. He married 3. Anna Harkey7 January 05, 1863 in Pope Co. Arkansas8. 3. Anna Harkey9, born June 20, 1837 in North Carolina10; died WFT Est. 1868-1931 in ?11. She was the daughter of 6. David Robert Harkey and 7. Elizabeth Sarah Shinn. Children of Joel Epps and Anna Harkey are: i. John Calvin Epps, born WFT Est. 1849-187712; died WFT Est. 1855-195613. ii. Sarah Elizabeth Epps, born WFT Est. 1849-187714; died WFT Est. 1854-195915. iii. Emily Allen Epps, born WFT Est. 1849-187716; died WFT Est. 1854-195917. 1 iv. David Thomas Epps, born WFT Est. 1849-1877; died WFT Est. 1855-1956. v. William Henry Epps, born WFT Est. 1849-187718; died WFT Est. 1855-195619. vi. Minnie Ledonis Epps, born WFT Est. 1849-187720; died WFT Est. 1854-195921. vii. Margaret Ann Epps, born WFT Est. 1849-187722; died WFT Est. 1854-195923. Generation No. 3 6. David Robert Harkey24, born June 29, 1797 in Montgomery County, North Carolina25; died June 10, 1884 in Ellis County, Palmer, Texas26. He was the son of 12. George Harkey and 13. Mary ?. He married 7. Elizabeth Sarah Shinn27 January 24, 1822 in North Carolina28. 7. Elizabeth Sarah Shinn29, born November 26, 1803 in North Carolina30; died February 07, 1859 in Pope Co. Russelville, Arkansas31. Children of David Harkey and Elizabeth Shinn are: i. Silas Monroe Harkey, born October 17, 182232; died November 03, 1846 in San Antonio, Tx., Bexer County33. Notes for Silas Monroe Harkey: [] Silas was unmarried when he died in San Antonio, Texas at the age of 24. He was on his way to Bunea Vista during the Mexican War at the time of his death, November 3, 1846. ii. Sarah Caroline Harkey, born March 11, 1824 in Carrabas co., North Carolina34; died August 30, 1897 in Russelville, Ark. Pope County35; married John McNite Bradley May 22, 1845 in Pope Co. Arkansas36. iii. Dora Melinda Harkey, born April 14, 1825 in North Carolina37; died February 07, 1899 in Ball Hill Cemetery, Pope County, Ark.38; married John Erwin Shinn January 18, 1843 in Pope Co. Arkansas39. iv. Mary Harkey, born October 26, 1826 in North Carolina40; died WFT Est. 1854-1920 in Illinois41; married George W. Maddux September 07, 1848 in Pope Co. Arkansas42. v. Elizabeth Harkey, born December 08, 1827 in North Carolina43; died September 27, 1913 in Anderson County, Texas44; married Harvey Sharp Maddux September 30, 1847 in Pope Co. Arkansas45. vi. Sophia Harkey, born March 05, 1829 in North Carolina46; died May 25, 191447; married William Hampton McKeever July 31, 1855 in Pope Co. Arkansas48. vii. George W. Harkey, born September 16, 1830 in North Carolina49; died October 14, 1915 in Pope Co. Arkansas in Oakland Cementery50; married Jane Torrence July 15, 1858 in Pope Co. Arkansas51. viii. James Madison Harkey, born June 11, 1832 in North Carolina52; died September 28, 1897 in Russelville, Ark. Pope County, Oakland Cemetery53; married Elizabeth Walker February 21, 1855 in Pope Co. Arkansas54. ix. Martha Ann Harkey, born September 06, 1833 in North Carolina55; died WFT Est. 1862-1927 in Ellis County, Palmer, Texas56; married William S. Davis April 06, 1856 in Pope Co. Arkansas57. x. William Jackson Harkey, born June 11, 1836 in North Carolina58; died July 07, 1864 in Little Rock, Arkansas59; married Mary M. Reed January 30, 185960. 3 xi. Anna Harkey, born June 20, 1837 in North Carolina; died WFT Est. 1868-1931 in ?; married Joel Epps January 05, 1863 in Pope Co. Arkansas. xii. Serena Harkey, born December 14, 1840 in Pope Co. Arkansas61; died WFT Est. 1868-193462; married William A. Reed February 19, 1862 in Pope Co. Arkansas63. xiii. Melissa Jane Harkey, born April 27, 1841 in Pope Co. Arkansas64; died 1844 in Pope Co. Arkansas65. xiv. Lavina Harkey (Unmarried), born July 20, 1842 in ?66; died 1912 in Russellville, Arkansas67. xv. John Jefferson Harkey, born May 01, 1844 in Pope County, Arkansas68; died May 26, 1915 in Union Cemetery, Hopkins Co., Sulpher Springs, Tx.69; married Mary Jane Epps February 16, 1871 in Pope Co. Arkansas70. xvi. Eliz. Catherine Maria Harkey, born August 21, 1846 in Pope Co. Arkansas71; died WFT Est. 1873-194072; married George Allen Reed September 26, 1867 in Pope Co. Arkansas73. xvii. Jacob Taylor Harkey, born February 19, 1848 in Pope Co. Arkansas74; died WFT Est. 1873-1939 in ?75; married Eliza Ann Hamilton April 28, 1867 in Pope Co. Arkansas76. Generation No. 4 12. George Harkey77, born Abt. 1774 in Montgomery County, North Carolina78; died 1828 in Will probated in Cabarrus Co. North Carolina79. He was the son of 24. David Harkey and 25. ?. He married 13. Mary ?80 1795 in ?81. 13. Mary ?82, born Abt. 1775 in ?83; died 1850 in Pope Co. Arkansas, Oakland Cemetery84. Children of George Harkey and Mary ? are: 6 i. David Robert Harkey, born June 29, 1797 in Montgomery County, North Carolina; died June 10, 1884 in Ellis County, Palmer, Texas; married Elizabeth Sarah Shinn January 24, 1822 in North Carolina. ii. Elizabeth Harkey, born 179885; died WFT Est. 1799-189286. iii. John Harkey, born 1800 in Montgomery County, North Carolina87; died Abt. 1880 in ?88; married Never Married WFT Est. 1817-185089. Notes for John Harkey: [] John was found on the 1870 census as head of the household. His mother, Mary, and sister Catherine and Elizabeth were found living with him. iv. Isaac Mathias Harkey, born 1803 in Montgomery County, North Carolina90; died 1875 in Pope Co. Arkansas91; married Maria P. Shinn 1823 in Cabarrus Co. North Carolina92. v. James Harkey, born 1805 in Montgomery County, North Carolina93; died 1875 in Pope Co. Arkansas94; married Eliza Tucker February 12, 1829 in Cabarrus Co. North Carolina95. vi. George Harkey, born Abt. 1807 in Montgomery County, North Carolina96; died WFT Est. 1837-1898 in ?97; married Elizabeth Green 1831 in Cabarrus Co. North Carolina98. vii. Catherine Harkey, born 180899; died WFT Est. 1809-1902100. viii. Rebecca Harkey, born 1811 in Montgomery County, North Carolina101; died 1895 in Bethel Cemetery, Pope Co. Arkansas102; married Robert A. McAnulty 1836 in ?103. ix. Sophia Harkey, born 1814 in Montgomery County, North Carolina104; died 1888 in Yardell, Newton Co. Arkansas105; married James Madison Shinn 1832 in ?106. x. Nelly Harkey, born 1820 in Montgomery County, North Carolina107; died WFT Est. 1847-1914 in ?108; married Leonard Maddux February 04, 1841 in Pope Co. Arkansas109. Volume 6, Tree 1802 (and Volume 6, Tree 0145) submitter: Lon C Wheeler 6828 Queensclub Dr. Houston, TX 77069 I hope that this helps. Craig ______________________________________________ Send your HARKEY GEDCOMS to Craig in PC format ______________________________________________

The HARKEY (Herch, Herche, Herche Der Junge) mail list is now up and running. Welcome! You should have already gotten full details on how to unsubscribe. Just send a message to [email protected] that contains (in the body of the message) the command unsubscribe and no additional text. Or, you may surf to: http://www.rootsweb.com/~maillist/surnames/surnames-c.html and scroll down to HARKEY-L (or HARKEY-D, the digest version), and unsubscribe yourself. Please, if you have questions, drop me an e-mail and I'll get right back to you. In advance, thank you for your patience with me; as a new list maintainer, I don't know nothin' 'bout this stuff. Current subscribers: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] If you know others researching these surnames, let them know about the list please. You will notice that I expanded the surname list to include some obvious antecedents or variations on HARKEY. I have obtained the names and addresses for bout two dozen additional World Family Tree (WFT) submitters, and I will attempt to find any with e-mail addresses from the net directories. So far about one in five has e-mail. I have also assembled a single Family Tree Maker file with nearly all of the Harkeys from the first 7 WFT CDs, and I will do searches for names for you all. If you want to integratethe HARKEY branches of your trees into this, please send a WFT file or GEDCOM to me at: Craig Crouch 5307 Hawkhaven Court Rocklin, CA 95765 To kick-off the maillist, I recommend that we all introduce each other, and summarize our research interests. I know... let's talk about me! I live in Rocklin, CA, near Sacramento, with my wife Paula (her passion is quilting) and nearly 7-year-old son Morgan (trucks and cars!). I am employed by Sacramento County as their drainage engineer, which has been more excitement this year than I like. I got interested in genealogy just two years ago, and was seriously infected this time last year. Now, the routes taken on family vacations are skewed towards County court houses and old family locales. The internet is the only thing that really makes genealogy possible for me though, since I've some years to go before I can travel at will. I have found the community of genealogists on the internet to be as personable and patient as those I meet at the Family History Centers. I am searching for the ancestors of Mary Y. HARKEY 1. Mary Y. HARKEY, born Abt. 1792 in Tuscaloosa, AL; died 1860 in MS. She married (1) Matthew PITTMAN. He was the son of Matthew PITTMAN and Keziah WILLIAMSON. Children of Mary HARKEY and Matthew PITTMAN are: i. John Harkey PITTMAN, born Abt. 1808 in Mecklenburg, NC; died Bef. 1860 in Choctaw, MS. ii. Elizabeth PITTMAN, born Abt. 1810 in NC; died Abt. 1891. iii. James William PITTMAN, born 14 Jan 1812 in Mecklenburg, NC; died 27 May 1892 in Llano, TX. iv. Sarah PITTMAN, born Abt. 1815 in NC. v. David J. PITTMAN, born Abt. 1816 in Mecklenburg County, NC; died 24 Mar 1883 in Youngsport, Bell, TX; married Comfort J. BROOKS 01 Mar 1866 in Sevier, AK. vi. William Nelson PITTMAN, born 15 May 1822 in Mecklenburg, NC; died 27 May 1879 in Navarro, TX. vii. Evan Alexander PITTMAN, born 14 Jun 1823 in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, AL1; died 04 Jul 1888; married Tobitha Pamelia EZELL Abt. 1851 in Sevier County, AR. I am content to work on background on the surname until the "break" comes on this line. So, how about it? Please share a bit about each of you and the current bit of grit in your genealogy oyster. Craig