Date: Fri, Nov 7, 1997 3:46 PM EDT From: Junco9 Subj: John HARKEY (abt 1765-1832) Tuscaloosa AL To: [email protected] Dear Harkeys, This is terrific! I am delighted to add one more John HARKEY to the growing list of "unattached" Johns. If his line sounds at all familiar, please let us know. This one was sent to me by Nell Oswalt Naugher, of Tuscaloosa Co., Alabama, who has generously shared the information on her husband's HARKEY line. If you look at the Alabama censuses for 1830 and later, you'll see many of the names given below. This HARKEY line has ties not only to Alabama but also to Georgia. Harkey searchers who have ancestors who were in Georgia, Mississippi, and Alabama might find some clues here. I can think of Geneva Williams Purdy and Craig Crouch. Any others? Craig, could this Mary, the oldest daughter of John and Agnes HARKEY, be your ancestor, who married Mathew PITTMAN? Craig wrote: >>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.>> The year 1792 seems early for Mary HARKEY's family to be in Tuscaloosa, but Mary seems to have been in Tuscaloosa for a good part of her life. According to LDS Ancestral Files, Mary HARKEY and Mathew E. PITTMAN's first five or six children were born 1812-1822 in Mecklenburg Co. NC, and their next five or six children were born 1823-1836 in Tuscaloosa Co. AL. Who is this John HARKEY married to Agnes? Alma =============================== =============================== DESCENDANTS OF JOHN and AGNES HARKEY (John b abt 1765, d 1832 Tuscaloosa AL; will on file Estate Bk 2, p.75, Tuscaloosa AL) 1 Mary HARKEY [see comment, above, re C. Crouch] 2 Elizabeth HARKEY 3 Nelly HARKEY 4 David HARKEY 5 Archibald Walker HARKEY, b 1805 GA, d 25 Jan 1863 Chattanooga TN (Civil War); m [31 Jul 1826 AL] Elizabeth (Dorroh) WILLINGHAM, b 1809, d 1863 5-1 John Walker HARKEY, b 1 Nov 1827 Tusc AL, d 20 Jan 1877; m (13 Jan 1848 Tusc AL) Nancy E. KILLINGSWORTH, b 1832, d 1917 5-1-1 Sena Ann HARKEY , b 1850, d 1910; m Eugene Benjamin FALLS, b 1840, d 1935 [SEE DESCENDANTS BELOW] 5-1-2 Azarian T. HARKEY , b 1852; m Suella +5-1-3 Columbus C. HARKEY , b 1853; m Lucinda A. (Nann) BROUGHTON, b 1860, d 1889 [SEE DESCENDANTS BELOW] +5-1-4 William Bennett HARKEY , b 1855, d 1925; m Sarah Temperence BROUGHTON, b 1864, d 1940 [SEE DESCENDANTS BELOW]l 5-1-5 Adam T. HARKEY, b 1858 5-1-6 Marsha Virginia HARKEY, b 1866; m Chelsea F. DUNCAN, b 1861 5-1-7 John T. HARKEY, b 1868 5-1-8 John Rufus HARKEY; m Lizzie TOWNSEND +5-1-9 Theophilus H. "Squire" HARKEY, b 1870, d 1933; m Bessie ALEXANDER, b 1872, d 1957 [SEE DESCENDANTS BELOW.] 5-2 Rufus C. HARKEY, b abt 1832, d 14 Apr 1863 5-3 Mary HARKEY, b abt 1836 5-4 James HARKEY, b abt 1840 5-5 Susan B. HARKEY, b abt 1846 6 Alexander HARKEY; m (23 Feb 1826 Tusc AL) Elizabeth CLEMENTS 7 Sarah HARKEY 9 John HARKEY ==================== (+) DESCENDANTS of (5-1-1) Sena Ann HARKEY , b 1850, d 1910; m Eugene Benjamin FALLS, b 1840, d 1935 [SEE DESCENDANTS BELOW] 5-1-1-1 J. Randolph FALLS, b 1869, d 1896 5-1-1-2 Lela Ann FALLS, b 1871, d 1952 5-1-1-3 J. Manuel FALLS, b 1872, d 1872 5-1-1-4 Charlie E. FALLS, b 1873, d 1937 5-1-1-5 Richard F. FALLS, b 1876, d 1911 5-1-1-6 Lizzie Lee FALLS, b 1878, d 1965 5-1-1-7 Bascom FALLS, b 1879, d 1960 5-1-1-8 Basil FALLS, b 1879, d 1970 5-1-1-9 Sarah Elizah FALLS, b 1883, d 1927 5-1-1-10 Martha M. FALLS, b 1886, d 1968 5-1-1-11 Thomas G. FALLS, b 1888, d 1965 5-1-1-12 Joe Thomas FALLS, b 1891, d 1973 5-1-1-13 Robert Edward FALLS, b 1893, d 1978 ------------- (+) DESCENDANTS of (5-1-3) Columbus C. HARKEY , b 1853; m Lucinda A. (Nann) BROUGHTON, b 1860, d 1889 5-1-3-1 James HARKEY, b 1880 5-1-3-2 Pearlie E. HARKEY, b 1892, d 1903 ------------- (+) DESCENDANTS of (5-1-4) William Bennett HARKEY , b 1855, d 1925; m Sarah Temperence BROUGHTON, b 1864, d 1940 5-1-4-1 Fred William HARKEY, b 1886, d 1943; m Lucy Catherine CHAPPELL, b 1880, d 1950 5-1-4-2 Mary Lena HARKEY, b 1888, d 1968; m Wiley A. HAGLER, b 1880, d 1970 5-1-4-3 Mattie Inez HARKEY, b 1890, d 1964; m Fred Wilson NAUGHER, b 1899, d 1990 5-1-4-4 Ernestine Elizabeth HARKEY, b 1892, d 1968; m Jesse Cicero CHAPPELL, b 1892, d 1967 5-1-4-5 Viola Paralee HARKEY, b 1896, d 1980; m John Olen DOUGHTY, b 1892, d 1956 5-1-4-6 William Bennie HARKEY, b 1899, d 1927; m Alice SPENCER, b 1906 5-1-4-7 James Edward HARKEY, b 1901, d 1902 (+) DESCENDANTS of (5-1-9) Theophilus H. "Squire" HARKEY, b 1870, d 1933; m Bessie ALEXANDER, b 1872, d 1957 5-1-9-1 Haywood HARKEY, b 1895, d 1910 5-1-9-2 Williard R. HARKEY, b 1908, d 1993; m Mae HARKEY 5-1-9-3 Callie HARKEY, b 1913, d 1990 5-1-9-4 Vera HARKEY, b 1915, d 1988 5-1-9-5 Della HARKEY 5-1-9-6 Leonard HARKEY, m Vernon [?] MONTGOMERY 5-1-9-7 Anthony HARKEY; m Vera MONTGOMERY, b 1904 5-1-9-8 Vasco HARKEY 5-1-9-9 Howard HARKEY ====================== ====================== WILL OF JOHN HARKEY (d 1832 Tuscaloosa Co. 1832) State of Alabama Tuscaloosa County This my last will and testament entered this the twentieth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two which is a follows: After the expense of my burial and funeral, I give and bequeath unto my wife, AGNES, one certain bed and furniture known as her bed, also one certain cow and calf known by the name of Pril[?]. Also two chests, one large pot, one wheel and cards. I also give and bequeath unto my daughter MARY one dollar. I also give unto my beloved daughter, ELIZABETH, one dollar. I also give unto my daughter NELLY one dollar. I also give unto my son, DAVID, one dollar. I also give unto my son, ARCHIBALD WALKER, one dollar. I also give unto my son, ALEXANDER, one dollar. I also give unto my daughter, SARAH, one dollar. I give unto my son, JOHN, my bay horse, Buck. I furthermore appoint my son, JOHN, the Executor of this my last will and wish him, said JOHN, to sell at public auction all my good and chattels not in this will disposed of at the highest bidder and pay all my just debts also the money above willed to my sons and daughters and the remainder there left to be paid to my wife, AGNES, the day and year above written. In testimony of, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal. JOHN HARKEY (his mark) Signed in presence JAMES LOW[?] PRESLEY MATTHEWS -------------------- The State of Alabama Tuscaloosa County Special Orphans Court August 4th, 1932 This day the foregoing last Will and Testament was produced in open court by JOHN HARKEY the executor thereof which said will was duly proven the oaths of JAMES LOW and PRESLEY MATTHEWS entered as witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded John H. Hodges, Clerk of the County Court of Tuscaloosa County ------------------ Filed for registration the 8th day of August 1832 and the same day and year recorded in Will Book [1, page 59-60]. John H. Hodges, Clerk =============================