I am looking for info regarding the father of James BATEY. I found an entry in the 1850 Wilson county census for a Joseph BATEY and family. Among the children there is a James age 15. Does anyone know anything about this family? The listing reads: 17th District Joseph BATEY age 75 born NC Fancy BATEY age 61 born VA James BATEY age 15 born TN Sarah BATEY age 21 born TN Thanks for any help on this line. Debbie Jennings debbiej@iquest.net "Following the footprints through time" Researching in IN,KY,TN,NC,PA,NJ,VT,NY,MA,MD, VA,CAN,GER,ENG

The following is from Thomas E. Partlow's WILSON CO., TENNESSEE, CHANCERY COURT RECORDS, 1842-1892: Petition of William D. Beaty, administrator of Joseph Beaty, and Thomas Beaty of Rutherford County; Smith M. Elrod and wife Mary E., formerly Mary E. Beaty, and Martha H. Beaty of Cannon County, Ezekiel Beaty of Illinois; and John S. Beaty of Wilson County; and William D. Beaty in his own right; and Ann Beaty, widow of Joseph Beaty against Franklin Beaty, Martha Northcutt and husband and Margaret Beaty of Texas; Archibald N. Beaty, Joseph W. Beaty, Lucy Beaty, John N. Beaty, and Tabitha E. Beaty, all minor children of Nathaniel Beaty deceased, a son of Joseph Beaty deceased, all residents of Texas; and America K. Martin, Parthenia Martin, Jacob Martin, Jane Martin, Martha E. Martin, George Martin, Amos Martin, and Mary S. Martin, minor children of Susannah Martin deceased, wife of Caleb Martin; Susannah Beaty, daughter of Joseph Beaty deceased, all citizens of Gibson County. Petition to sell land. 24 September 1857 (Chancery Court 1855-1861, Pp. 620-625. (These records are not available for photocopying nor are they on microfilm. The books are in the hands of a private citizen, and Mr. Partlow's abstracts are the only information available.) ----- Original Message ----- From: Debbie Jennings <debbiej@iquest.net> To: <TNWILSON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2001 4:06 PM Subject: [TNWILSON] James BATEY/1835-1945/Wilson county Tn > I am looking for info regarding the father of James BATEY. > I found an entry in the 1850 Wilson county census for a Joseph BATEY and > family. Among the children there is a James age 15. > Does anyone know anything about this family? > The listing reads: > 17th District > Joseph BATEY age 75 born NC > Fancy BATEY age 61 born VA > James BATEY age 15 born TN > Sarah BATEY age 21 born TN > > Thanks for any help on this line. > > Debbie Jennings > debbiej@iquest.net > "Following the footprints through time" > Researching in IN,KY,TN,NC,PA,NJ,VT,NY,MA,MD, > VA,CAN,GER,ENG > > ______________________________