To All, Since this is my first message to the HARVEY list, I should introduce myself by specifying my relationship to the family HARVEY. I am the son of Eleanor May SCAIFE and Dunn Craig Marler. Eleanor May SCAIFE was the daughter of Ida May SLOAN and Charner Augustus Scaife. Ida May SLOAN was the daughter of Della Amanda COX and Joseph Dudley Sloan. Della Amanda COX was the daughter of John Calhoun COX and Sarah ("Sallie") Elizabeth Allen. John Calhoun COX was the son of Amanda Melvina HARVEY and Samuel Waller Cox. Amanda Melvina HARVEY was the daughter of Rev. Isaac HARVEY and Sarah Garland Napier. Amanda Melvina HARVEY was married twice, also leaving numerous descendants in the family STELL. A better view of this system of kinship may be seen at: http://www.crosswinds.net/~marlerjc/index.html Isaac HARVEY, according to different memoranda handed down among the descendants of Amanda Melvina HARVEY (ABT 1811 - AFT 1854), Samuel Waller COX (7 June 1808 - 1837), Helen Marr HARVEY (ABT 1811 - 1877), and Oliver Wiley COX (11 June 1802 - October, 1852), was a backwoods revivalist in Georgia, either of Presbyterian or of Methodist persuasion, who married Sarah Garland NAPIER (23 January 1791 - AFT 1811) against the wishes of her putatively irreligious father, Thomas B. NAPIER (1 November 1768 - 30 September 1838). Some investigators, including Timothy Bidleman (http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=timothybidleman&id=I 09460), report that Isaac Harvey was the son of Rev. John HARVEY (1749, Virginia - 1823, Clarke County, Georgia) and a Margaret UNKNOWN, who were married ABT 1769/70. One of these investigators, Larry Alexander (http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=lra001&id=I01705), i ndicates that Rev. John HARVEY, who seems to have been a Baptist minister, was a resident of Wilkes County, Georgia in 1785, the same county as that in which Isaac HARVEY was born in 1786. From the documentary information given at the end of this message, it is demonstrable that Rev. Isaac HARVEY had at least 4 siblings: 1. Ruth HARVEY (ABT 1773 - probably BEF 15 January 1808): m. Benjamin KENDRICK (died before 2 March 1812), 1791 2: James HARVEY (ABT 1775, Virginia or Georgia - AFT 15 January 1808 and BEF 7 March 1808, Baldwin County, Georgia) 3: Sarah ("Sally") HARVEY (ABT 1779, Virginia or Georgia - 1841, East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana): m. David FLUKER (28 April 1774, Georgia - AFT 1840, Louisiana), ABT 1806 4: John HARVEY (ABT 1781, Virginia or Georgia - ?) At the moment, the only evidence of which I am aware for the parentage of Rev. Isaac HARVEY and, therefore, of his siblings, is circumstantial. If anyone seeing this message may be aware of any evidence for his parentage which is better than circumstantial, I will be most grateful to be furnished with information. Any other information concerning Rev. Isaac HARVEY, of course, will also be welcome. Family-group information for Rev. Isaac HARVEY, as best as I have been able to construct it from materials available from the families COX and NAPIER and from other sources, accompanied by documentary notes, appears below. Pending additional evidence, what I present here should be regarded as subject to revision. Thanking all of you for your help, I am Sincerely yours, /s/ Jack Marler, fourth great-grandson of Rev. Isaac HARVEY ++++++++++++++ Family-Group Data for Rev. Isaac HARVEY Rev. Isaac HARVEY Birth: 1786, Wilkes County, Georgia Death: AFT 1812 Marriage: 22 December 1808, Putnam County, Georgia Spouse: Sarah Garland NAPIER (23 January 1791, Elbert County, Georgia - AFT 1811) Child 1: Amanda Melvina HARVEY (ABT 1811, of McDonough, Henry County, Georgia - AFT 1854, Texas) [F]: m1. Samuel Waller COX (7 June 1808, Lincoln County, North Carolina - 1837, Fayette County, Georgia) 7 February 1831, Henry County, Georgia: m2. John Dennis STELL (17 October 1804, Hancock County, Georgia - 27 October 1862, Tyler, Smith County, Texas), 2 January 1839 Child 2: Helen Marr HARVEY (ABT 1811, of McDonough, Henry County, Georgia - 1877, Leon County, Texas) [F]: m. Oliver Wiley COX (11 June 1802, Lincoln County, North Carolina - October 1852, Henry County, Georgia), 29 July 1830, Henry County, Georgia Child 3: Tabitha Napier HARVEY (AFT 1808 and BEF 1813, of McDonough, Henry County, Georgia - ?) [F]: m. Dr. Myron BARTLETT, 20 July 1831, Bibb County, Georgia. Note 1: Sarah Garland NAPIER's marriage to Rev. Isaac HARVEY is verified in *Colonial Georgia Marriage Records from 1760 - 1810.* Note 2: According to *Will Book A (1823 - 1851)* for Bibb County, Georgia, Thomas B. NAPIER signed his Will on 17 February 1832. The document was proven 29 October 1838. It mentions his wife, Nancy; his children, William W. NAPIER, Thomas T. NAPIER, Leroy NAPIER, Shelton (i.e., Skelton) NAPIER, Martha NAPIER, Tabitha NAPIER, and Sarah HARVEY; and his son-in-law, Nathan C. MUNROE. Also mentioned is Singleton Holt. The document was witnessed by Scott Cray, J. Washburn, and Robert W. Fort. Note 3: Sarah Garland NAPIER was named after her paternal aunt, also called Sarah Garland NAPIER. Her name, place of birth, date of birth, and place and date of marriage were best preserved among the descendants of her grandson, Elisha Carson COX (9 December 1836 - ?). It was also among the descendants of of Elisha Carson COX that corresponding information was preserved concerning Rev. Isaac HARVEY. Note 4: James HARVEY signed his Will on 15 January 1808. The document was proven 7 March 1808. He named neither spouse nor children. As brothers, he mentioned John HARVEY and Isaac HARVEY. He mentioned his sister, Sarah FLUKER and his brother-in-law, David FLUKER. He also referred to a nephew, Burwell KINDRICK (or KENDRICK) and a niece, Susan KINDRICK (or KENDRICK). Other references were made to Robert Rutherford, Elijah Clark, John H. Posey, and John Hill. See Baldwin County, Georgia, *Will Book A, 1806 - 1829.* Note 5: In Jones County, Georgia, on 2 March 1812, Isaac HARVEY and John Gay furnished letters of guardianship in regard to Susan KENDRICK, orphan of Benjamin KENDRICK. See Jones County, Georgia, *Guardian and Administrators Bonds, 1811 - 1815,* Drawer 75, Box 68, Microfilm Room, Georgia Archives. Note 6: Amanda Melvina HARVEY and Helen Marr HARVEY were identical twins who married brothers. Tabitha Napier HARVEY's marriage to Dr. Myron BARTLETT was reported in the *Charleston Observer,* giving the date of marriage as 19 July. The date of 20 July is stated in Bibb County, Georgia, *Marriage Book - A.* ____________________ J. C. Marler, Associate Professor Department of Philosophy Saint Louis University 3800 Lindell Boulevard P.O. Box 56907 USA-St. Louis, Missouri 63156-0907 Telephone: +1.314.977-3154 Telephone: +1.314.977-3149 Fax: +1.314.977-3696 9594 Manassas Court USA-St. Louis, Missouri 63126-331794 Telephone: +1.314.849-5331 Electronic Mail 1: marlerjc@slu.edu Electronic Mail 2: marlerjc@europe.com