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C. of Cottrell, Jr .- Jane (Loammi Pack, 1811), William (O.), Judith (Peter McGhee), John (Polly Parker), Thomas (Polly Riner, 1828), Mad -. ison (drowned), Mary (John Smith, 1840), Sarah (Anderson Smith, 1833), Wilson (1815-1865) (Rebecca Swinney, Jane Coalter, 1839, Eliza Gwinn, 1844).
Wilson, who lived on the homestead near Cashmere, was a sheriff, a member of the Virginia Assembly, and died suddenly at Farmville about the very close of the war. A son was William W. (Mary Lively). C:
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Ellen E. (Austin McGhee), Leonidas M. (Lillie P. Hoke), Wilson W. (Ettie Lewis), Joseph D. (Laura M. Lively), Virginia (John J. Hoyl- man), Josephine (Jefferson D. Thomas), Selia (Jehu Hoke), Robert B. (Ettie Watrous), Laura M. (Robert Bennett) .
C. of Benjamin: Loyd A,, Mary J., Joseph, William M. (Mary A. Lively), Frances, Nancy A., Sarah, Benjamin M.
C. of Joseph (1773-1858) : Henry (1803-1869) (Eliza J. Stone, 1840) -Levi (Adaline Stodghill, 1847).
T. C., son of Henry, m. Ellen Pence. C: Bessie.
The pioneer came from Albemarle subsequent to the Revolution.
LOBBAN
John G., a native of Nelson and a Confederate soldier, came to Alder- son in 1876 and engaged in the mercantile business. He served a term in the State senate He married Sarah A. Alderson in 1863. C: F. G., Clara (John Riley), Lena (John Ensign), John (Blanche Hill), Carring- ton.
LONGANACRE
David (1808-1891) (Katharine Sines, 1834) was a native of Monroe. Jacob (Sybella) was living on Second, 1790.
LYNCH
Irish history affirms that this name is derived from Linz, a city of Austria on the river Danube; that a descendant of a family from that region was a prominent follower of William the Conqueror; and that the first to settle in Ireland was one Andrew, to whom Henry II gave large possessions. The armorial bearings of the family, said to date back to the city of Linz, show a trefoil on a field azure for the arms, the lynx for the crest, and the words "semper fidelis" (ever faithful) for the motto.
John (1750-1821), as immigrant from Ulster, settled in the vicinity of Hillsdale during or soon after the Revolution. His wife's name is thought to be Jean. C: John (b. 1770) (Mary Best, 1795)-Hugh (Penn.)-Mat- thew (Md.)-Robert (West?)-George (West?)-Elizabeth (Moses Pren- tice, 1803)-Rachel 1781-1870) (Thomas Willey, 1801)-Jane (unc) -Wil- liam (b. 1786) (Rachel Dolan, 1808)-Catharine (Alexander C. Robin- son, 1812)-Rebecca (John Robinson, 1806), Samuel (b. 1790). John Jr., a tailor, was the only son to remain here. William and Samuel went to Greenbrier. William, Catharine, and Rebecca were triplets.
C. of John, Jr .- James B. (1796-1870) (Margery Wylie)-William (1798-1869) (Catharine Wylie, 1823, Mary C. Kelly)-George (1800-1876) (Margaret A. Gray, 1836)-Hugh-Jane (b. 1805) (William Young, 1833) -Margaret (Samuel Black, 1830)-Isabel (b. 1809) (s).
C. of J. B .- Andrew (Jane A. Wylie)-James R. (Jane Crawford) - Mary A. (John C. Burdette, 1851) .
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C. of Andrew of J. B .- James W. (Ellen Reed)-Margaret ( White) .
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C. of J. W. of J. B .- Samuel, Lucy, Edward, Bessie, Charles (Etta Vanstavern), Lydia (Arthur Leach) .
C. of J. R. of J. B .- Marjorie E. (William A. Gray), Lula (William E. Hines), Herbert O. (Ollie Rodgers), E. Russell (Ada Bruffy) .
C. of William: Martha A. (b. 1823) (Feamster Nickell)-John R. (Tex.)-James A. (s)-Margaret C. (b. 1834) (William H. Dunsmore) -- Hugh L. (Tex.)-George T. (1840-1912) (Georgianna Archey)-Au- gustus C. (b. 1843-1912) (Amanda Beckett, Isabel Crosier)-William H. (Susan V. Kelly) .
C. of G. T .- Bessie (Walter Beamer), Catharine (Anderson Young), Annie, Texas (Alta Young), Pearl, Lois,, George.
C. of A. C .- William B., Henry O. By 2d w .- Edna L.
C. of W. H .- Charles E. (Etta Clark), James W., George W., New- ton K. (Grace Meador), Samuel A., Nancy C. (Newton N. Pritt), Mary E. (Samuel H. C. Burdette) .
C. of George: Hugh A. (b. 1837) (Catharine Reed)-John A. (Lizzie Gibson)-William L. (Martha J. Parker)-Isabel C. (Fenton Reynolds) -Margaret A. (s)-Robert C .- Mary J. (Brown Archey)-Andrew R. (s)-Virginia Eliza A. (b. 1860). This family is mainly in Texas. W. L. is a minister of the M. E. C. S.
C. E. Lynch, ex-sheriff, bank president, and deputy county clerk, is the present chief of the clan Lynch. C: Nellie C., Susan G. (Dr. John C. Anderson), James W., banker, is the first resident of Monroe to own an auto.
George, a cabinet maker, came from Rockbridge to Union about 1835. Wife, Matilda Jamieson. C: Emory (- Meek), Sarah (Isaac Bare), Jane A. (Cochran Wylie), Alice (Lindsay Carter), James L. (Ellen Har- ris), Asbury (d. '61) .
John L., brother to above George, married (1) Anne Wylie, (2) Neal. C: (by 1st) : John C. (Delilah Shirey, Cora Patton), Thomas, Rella (Tanihill Shires), Catharine.
MADDESON
Thomas (d. 1802) (Susanna). C: Agatha (Henry Bowyer), John, Mar- garet, Thomas, Patrick H. Thomas was heir to Richard Mathews. The name appears identical with Madison.
MADDOX
John (Frances) was living on Back Cr. in 1801, adj. Bradley Dalton, Bradley Meredith, Isaac Scarborough, William Campbell.
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MADDY
The genealogy of this family appears to lie in some confusion. Robert Morris of Philadelphia, known in American history as the financier of the Revolution, was impoverished by his patriotism, and by way of amends was granted large bodies of land in the Kanawha valley. His surveys were partly in this county, but mainly in Raleigh, Mercer, McDowell, Wy- ming, and Summers. We are told that his sister Ann married a Revo- lutionary soldier named John Maddy, who was accidentally drowned in Shenandoah river soon after the war. The widow came here with her child and married a Parsons. She rode back to the Shenandoah to settle up the affairs of her late husband, and on her return lodged with a mountaineer who assured himself that she had considerable money on her person. In the morning he told her of a short cut through the mountains and offered to show her the way. Believing him honest she accepted the offer and was conducted into a wild cove where there was a very high precipice and no habitation within sight. The villian now told the woman that he must have her money and would then pitch her over the cliff. She asked him for the sake of modesty to turn his back while she extracted the money from her garments. He complied and was himself thrown over the cliff and killed. "Granny" Parsons lived with her son by Maddy, at- taining the age, so we are told, of 104 years. No doubt the tradition is principally correct, but there is room for doubt whether she was a sis- ter of the great nabob. The Morris name is rather common and there could easily have been several Roberts during the Revolution. Identity of name is often taken for granted as being equivalent to identity of person. Furthermore, the statement that all the Maddys of Monroe are descend- ants of her son John cannot be correct, if the latter were the only son. There was a William (Elizabeth), a neighbor to John, in 1799, who was living in Tennessee in 1808. Another neighbor was James (Ann), who died here in 1824. Still another was Jacob (Margaret Sullivan, 1778). One more is Matthew, who came from the Shenandoah about 1797 and dis- covered and purchased the White Amelia Spring on Big Stony. The above settled in the same locality near Greenville and appear to be members of one family, said to be of German origin.
John (1764-1840) married Ann B. Miller, 1785. C: Nancy (b. 1786) -Elizabeth (Richard McNeer)-James (b. 1791) (Elizabeth Lowry, 1812) -Eleanor (John Hinton, 1813)-Sarah-William (1800-1844)-Jacob- John (1804-1887)-Ann B .- Charles M. (1809-1854). Mary J. (1814- 1906) (Caleb E. Johnson) was a daughter of James, who went to Ohio. C. of James (Ann) : Thomas, Susanna (- Luster?), Polly (Wil- liam Garten, 1815), Jane, Jude, Hiney, Andrew, Wilson, James.
C. of Matthew: Nancy, John, William, Lucinda, Alexander, Absalom (1806-1866) (Elizabeth Flint, 1841), Elias, Joseph, Rebecca, Gabriel
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(drowned), Eber. The children of Alexander (m. 1837) were Wilson, William, Henderson, Rebecca.
C. of Alexander: Wilson (1838c-1915), William, Henderson, Rebecca.
C. of Absalom: Joseph (k. '64), Eber (k. '64), Nancy, Christopher (Caroline Thompson), Emma (L. J. Davis), Matthew, Lucinda, John H. (Mary Lively, Elma Hedrick), Henry, Caroline (G. F. Kesler), William T. (Emma Leftwich) .
MAGNET
Henry (Sarah) sold on Wolf, 1808 to Elizabeth, Catharine, Ulie, heirs of Christian Dubois.
MALCOM
Joseph (Mary) came from the Bullpasture and bought the "plowed savannah" in 1801. Joseph (Dorothy) Sr., sold to Alexander a Robert Thompson patent in Sinks, 1810. Samuel was another of the connection.
MANN
The brothers Jacob and Adam were natives of Germany and came to Indian Creek near Greenville soon after 1770. They helped to build Cook's fort and had some narrow escapes during the days of conflict with the red men. Jacob married Mary Kessinger, and Adam married (1) Polly Maddy and (2) Polly Flinn.
C. of Jacob: John (b. 1770) (Millie Harvey, 1801)-Adam (b. 1771) (Elizabeth Young, 1808, Nancy Harvey, 1812)-Jacob (Millie Ballard, 1804)-James (1785-1855) (Lucy Keaton, 1808, Parthena -)-Isaac (Lucy Stephenson, 1825)-Moses (2d w. Sarah Swinney)-Michael (b. 1793) (Cynthia Walker)-Susan (John C. Maddy, 1828). The children of John and Michael went West.
C. of John: Alexander (Polly Miller, Isabella Stephenson)-William (b. 1805) (Sarah Halstead)-Polly (Adam Mann)-Bluford (b. 1809) (Elizabeth Mann) .
C. of Adam of Jacob: Susan (Samuel G. Ellison, 1845)-Jacob (Saralı Dunbar)-Archibald (Elizabeth Stephenson, 1838)-Jack-Lucy (John Mil- ler, 1844)-Millie (John Cummings)-Marinda (Michael Hale)-Sarah (Lorenzo Harvey)-Cynthia (George Miller)-Austin (Susan Ellison)- Letha (Henry Smith) .
C. of Jacob, Jr .- Celia (b. 1805) (John Houchins)-Annie (b. 1811) (William Wiseman)-Elizabeth (s)-Rhoda (s)-Susan (b. 1819) (James Ballard)-Morris (Jane Stephenson)-George A. (b. 1823) (Emily A. Halstead, 1845, Lizzie Criner)-Eliza (Ervin Miller) .
C. of James: Cynthia (b. 1809) (Jackson Maddy)-Hendley (b. 1810) (Elizabeth Ballard)-William (Jane Keaton, 1840)-Mary (Jackson Mann) -Squire (b. 1816) (Polly Mann)-Floyd (Elizabeth Wiseman, 1843)-
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Emily (Thomas H. Alderson, 1840)-Eli (1822-1895) (Nancy Ballard)- Michael (1824-1864c) (Catharine Riffe, 1845)-Andrew (1826-1899) (Rhoda Halstead)-Woodson (b. 1833) (Nancy Mitchell, Mary Raines).
C. of Isaac: Ward (invalid)-John (1833-1904) (Cynthia Keaton)- Mary A. (1836-1887) (James Mohler)-Leah (1837-1915) (Baldwin Bal- lard)-Rachel (1841-1879) (Hugh Ballard)-Henry G. (Sarah Harvey) -Benjamin F. (Belle Tolbert) .
C. of Moses: Elias (Harriette Ballard)-Malinda (Henry Harvey)- Martha (Wilson Gibson, 1845)-Mary J. (Adam Gibson)-Delilah (John McCorkle).
C. of Adam: Elizabeth (John Halstead, 1799)-William; by 2d w .- Sarah (William Cummings, 1811)-Henry (Malinda Swinney, 1829)- James (d. 1835) (Nancy W. Humphreys)-Jane (- Harvey)-Joseph -Chloe (- Gibson)-Adam (Polly Mann, Elizabeth Barton, 1845) -John.
C. of James of Adam: Elizabeth, Polly, Clara, Mahala, Clementina, Julia A., Lewis, Albert, Granville.
C. of Henry of Adam: Christopher, Mary A.
C. of Adam, Jr .- John, Samson, Ricie, Renie; by 2d w .- Overton. Amanda, Eliza J.
In Second Creek there has been represented a distinct line of Manns, probably of British origin and seemingly derived from the brothers who settled on Jackson's River long before the Revolution. William T. (Mar- garet Alexander) was a son of Thomas and lived near Fort Spring. C: Alexander (2d w. Mrs. Snider), Thomas (Elizabeth Fruling), Matthew (Elizabeth Curry, 1845), James (Elizabeth Nixon), Elizabeth (Calvin Warren), John (Harriet Budd). The wife of Thomas, Sr., appears to have an Armstrong, that family being neighbors to the Manns on Jack- son's River.
William (Margaret Clark) came from Va. about 1840. C: John A. (Rebecca Zoll, 1871), Samuel C., Elizabeth.
MASSY
Jacob (Sarah) owned land in the Sinks, 1801, adj. Andrew Burns (Beirne?), Michael Erskine, Thomas Wylie, John Gray, William Griffith, William Leach, Matthew Alexander.
MAXWELL
This name is of interest in Monroe from the circumstance that four sisters of this name-Margaret, Isabella, Elizabeth, and Hannah-married respectively Thomas Steele, Owen Neel, Andrew Crosier, and Robert Dun- bar, and came to Gap valley about 1790 to live as neighbors. The four sisters and also their husbands, except Andrew Crosier, are buried in the graveyard on Harvey Neel's farm. Crosier was on a visit in Greene
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JAMES M. JOHNSON Late of Johnson's Cross Roads
WILLIAM B. JOHNSON Late of Wolf Creek District
REV. L. P. GROVES A Minister of the Baptist Church
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county, Tenn., at the time of his death. Tradition avers that the sisters were red-haired, but this trait does not generally appear among the very numerous progeny of the later generations. Their father sold his land near Lancaster, Penn., for Continental paper money, and this was nearly equivalent to giving it away. The heirs lost in a suit with the city of Lancaster, as we are informed. They were married in Pennsylvania, but whether the Maxwell family came to Gap valley is both affirmed and de- nied. At all events we find no titles in the Maxwell name. There was, however, an Audley (Ann) Maxwell owning land on Wolf in 1807. A relationship with the Maxwells of Hardy county is claimed. One of the latter connection is Hu, one of the authors of a school history of this state.
McCARTNEY
James H. married Isabella E. Shanklin. C: Alexander (m. Ga.), Wil- liam (d. '62), Agnes, Robert S., John D. (Harriet D. Zoll), Jennie L. (Alexander Sydnor) .
McCLAUGHERTY
Hugh (Mary A. Alexander, 1828) came from Giles. C: James (Ill.), Sarah (George Walker), Mary, Matthew (Mary Jennings), Rebecca (James Shorter), Albert (d. '61).
William (1817-1898) (Elizabeth Kyle) : C., Jas. C. (Mary V. Peck, Zula Calloway), W. W. (Maggie Larew), Sue, d. and Annie (R. E. J. Campbell), J. K. (Mittie Williamson), John (d. in West), Jas. C. was county clerk 18 years.
McCOY
C. of John (Susan J. Leach) : Mary (Walter Stroman), Jennie (Dr. George W. Reaburn), Laura (Edwin Alford), Andrew E. (Harriet Bob- bitt), Thomas W., Harriet.
MCCREERY
William (1821-1894) (Damarias Francis) came from Ireland, 1830. John (d. 1888) (Matilda Harris, 1840) .
McDONALD
Gabriel, a native of Campbell and graduate of Randolph-Macon and Jefferson Medical Colleges, came to Monroe after having been a Division Surgeon under Gen. Breckenridge of the Confederate army. For 18 years he was a resident of Union and had a very large medical practice in this and adjacent counties. He was a member of the Board of Health for W. Va. and of several medical societies. He also represented this county in the legislature, and was greatly respected by the people of his adopted Monroe. His death took place in the line of duty, while he was driving in his buggy to visit a patient. He was aware that he had organic dis-
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ease of the heart and that it was liable to snap the vital cord at any moment. His age was 67. His wife was Clara B. McAllister, of Cov- ington, and his children are May (S. W. Anderson) and Clara (T. E. Buck) .
John (Susanna) was on Brush, 1801, and seems to have been the father of John (Sarah Riner) (d. 1852) who lived near Rich Creek mill. C: Harriet (John Thompson), Eliza (Andrew L. Fleshman), Lydia (Alex- ander Hutchinson), Matilda (Isaac Smith), William (Susanna Beckner Garman), Ann (s), Mary M.
McDOWELL
Archibald (Catharine) came to Second Creek before 1780 and oper- ated a saw and grist mill on the site of the present Beamer mill. He died in 1813, leaving personalty appraised at $1192.75. Wife, Catharine Davis. C: John-William-James (1781-1851) (Margaret Dickson, 1805) -Walter (d. 1850) (Patsy Pritt)-Ann (Patrick . Boyd)-Jane (James Crawford)-Margaret (George Gullett, 1812)-Frances (Thomas Stuart, 1803)-Hannah (Mason Mathews)-Rachel-Malvina-Catharine. The three daughters last named married a Thomas Reynolds, a Rodgers, and a Young. It is thought there was still another daughter, who married a Leach. Hannah and Frances had each an Archibald when their father died.
C. of James: Isabel (b. 1806c) (Thomas Nickell, 1821)-Catharine (b. 1807) (Robert Nickell, 1824)-Polly (b. 1809) (James Humphreys, 1828) -Jane-Sarah (b. 1814) (Robert Campbell, 1830)-Archibald (1816-1897) (Jane Jones, 1839)-Richard D. (1818-1864) (Mary A. Hoke, 1846)- Eliza (Washington Humphreys, 1837)-Susannah (b. 1825) (James Sul- livan, 1842)-James W. (1827-1862) (Irene Vance, 1852) .
C. of Archibald: James W. (d. 1915) (Susan Robinson, 1863)-J. William (b. 1852) (Sarah A. Hogshead, 1862)-Richard D. (- Er- win, ---- Wilson)-Robert W. (Virginia S. Vanstavern, 1884, Carnifax)-Newton B. (Mary C. Vanstavern, 1875) .
C. of James W .- William L., Edward, Bernard, Eliza (Hunter Mil- ler) .
C. of J. William: John W. (Vernie Boone), George W. (Kate White), Amos W. (Effie Fink, Lillian G. Morgan), N. Hays (Viola Bostic), Charles G. (Hattie Miller).
C. of R. D. (by 1st) : Clarice, James:
C. of R. W .: Arthur, Clyde (Bertha Hall), Ela. (Elmer Humphreys), May.
C. of N. B. : Ira (drowned), Relda (Rev. - Fitzgerald), Ada, C. of Richard: Robert L. (- Ganode), Richard (- Champ), Margaret (Isaac N. Reed) .
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C. of James W. of James: William W. (Harriet Bostick), J. Ivison (Margaret Young), daughter (- Fury) .
C. of Walter: James (drowned), William (s), Archibald (Mary Burns, 1843), Washington (Martha Massie), Richard, daughter, (Lewis Burns), daughter (- - Rodgers), Thomas.
J. William was a captain of militia during the first year of the war of 1861. He entered the regular volunteer service as drum major in Ed- gar's Battalion and was wounded at Cedar Creek. He has served six terms as president board of education and two as justice of the peace.
A few other McDowells do not appear to be of the above connection. Henson died 1805, leaving a daughter Mary who married Shared Ad- kins, 1803. John (1787-1859) was born in Ireland.
McGHEE
Our information as to this family is fragmentary in the extreme. Cot- rell died 1844. Caperton and Harvey were brothers. The earliest mar- riage in our notes is that of Polly (James Vass, 1822). There is mention of Lively in 1810. Catharine (Harry Thompson), Polly (Andrew J. Broyles), Elizabeth (John C. Ballard) were the mothers of 15, 13, and 13 children, respectively. C. of James (Cynthia Peck) : John L. (Alpha S. Broyles, Elizabeth Canterbury), Lorenzo D. (Margaret Brown). Peter married Judith Lively.
McGLAMERY
Mathais (d. 1817) (Lydia) had Bathsheba, Sarah (John Ray). John (Isabel) came after 1786. C: Elizabeth (1786-1854), Jane (1782-1857) (Charles Hogshead, 1801).
McMANN
It is not known when James McMann came here. His widow, who was Susanna Lake, married Henry Wintleblack in 1803 and moved to Indiana. She had a son John by McMann and, as is supposed, a Spaulding who went to Noble Co., Indiana.
C. of John (Polly Jones) : William (- Scott, Sarah F. Winebren- ner)-Edward (Lucinda Teays)-James (s)-Elizabeth (Madison Bos- tick)-Susan (John A. Anderson)-Nancy (s) .
C. of William by 1st w .- Mary J. (Richard Vaughan)-Margaret (G. E. Reed)-Josephine (John Ridgway)-John. By 2d w .- Emma L. (James W. Pritt)-William (Bertha Vandergrif, Ella Ridgway)-Lelia (J. W. Reed)-Effie (J. C. Vanstavern)-Elsie D. (O. A. Carlisle)-Robert (Min- nie Dougherty)-Lizzie (Vincent Dougherty) .
C. of Edward (dentist) : Estill (d)-Skippie-Adolphus ( -- Mc- Caleb) .
William was sheriff of Monroe, 1870-'72, and in his official capacity
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hanged the negro Buck Johnson who had murdered an Anderson of Green- brier. He was accidentally killed at Fort Spring by a fragment of rock thrown out by a blast.
McNEER
The most usual spelling of this name is McNair. James (Elizabeth Busby) came either from Rockingham or the south side of the Potomac near Washington. This was not later than about 1785, since his son Richard was born here. His settlement was in the vicinity of Greenville. C: Richard (1786-1853) (Elizabeth Maddy, 1810)-Valentine-Kiser-Kate (C. Harper Walker)-Lucy (- - Smith)-Margaret (Bartlett Powell) -Andrew (b. 1800) (- - Roach). None but Richard remained here, the others going generally to Indiana. Richard lived on Hans and Indian.
C. of Richard: Anderson A. (1811-1885) (Evelyn Ellis, 1833, Cynthia Hinchman, 1844, Mary A. Miller, 1846, Mrs. Mary Dotson)-Mary (Rev. George Ryan)-James (b. 1805) (Virginia Ellis)-John (1808-1897) . (Eliza- beth Arnot)-William B. (b. 1820) (Mragaret Miller, 1843)-Augustus B. (b. 1822) (Sarah Arnot)-Richard T. (1825-1891) (Amanda J. Pence, Mrs. Hannah Beard, 1882)-Sarah B. (William E. Miller, 1849)-Caper- ton (b. 1829) (Rebecca Stodghill)-Jacob E. (s) .
C. of A. A .- Richard E. (k. '64)-John (Methodist minister)-Sarah (John Shrader) ; by 3d w .- James W. (Carrie Brown)-Anderson A. (Lida Sipps)-Eliza J. (O. F. Burgess) ; by 4th w .- Marvin.
C. of James: Richard, Charles (k. '64), Jehu, James, Sarah, Mary, Elizabeth, Evelyn.
C. of R. T .- Henry P. (1850-1889) (Ellen E. Hunter, 1871)-Ellen V. (John P. Shanklin)-Lewis C. (s)-Virginia C. (Dr. Charles W. Spang- ler, 1885)-Harriet M. (Theodore Delany, 1895)-Dr. Hedley V. (1863- 1903) (Nannie M. Gaver)-Robert E. L. (1866-1900)-Florence M. (Dr. G. A. Flournoy, 1891, Z. M. Jennings)-Richard L. (b. 1871) (Effie Barnett). H. V. and R. L. became physicians. R. E. L., a lawyer, served in Cuba in the Spanish war. There were two daughters by the second marriage, both now dead.
C. of Caperton: Josephine (John Duncan), Harriet (S. Y. Symms), William S. (Ellen Alderson Ballard) .
C. of John: John W. (Mattie Ellis, Ella Humphreys), Wm. R. (Laura Anderson), A. M. (Emma Smith), L. E. (O.) (Lillie Morgan), T. A. (Okla. ) (Ada Broyles), James, d., Mary B., d.
McNUTT
Robert (1802-1875) (Rebecca Hutchinson) died at Union. An older McNutt lived near Centennial.
Mc PHERSON
James R., a son of Adam (Susan Ross) came from Craig in 1878. He
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has served many years as a surveyor in both counties, and at this writing is the only survivor in Monroe of Pickett's memorable charge at Gettys- burg. He was wounded in that battle and also in another. He married Eliza A. Price in 1869.
MEEK
In 1802 James was living on Indian adj. Estill and Nathan Milburn.
MILBURN
Nathan (d. 1836) was the father of Rebecca. Isaac (d. 1851) (Nancy) lived at the mouth of Wolf. C: Henry, Matthew, Isaac, Sabina.
MILLER
Jacob came from Germany to Philadelphia in 1715, when a boy of 13, and settled in Rockingham where his sons Christian and Henry remained. His wife was also a Miller, but one spoke High German and the other Low German. Other C: Jacob (b. 1726) (Elizabeth Fudge, 1748c, Marga- ret Sullivan)-George (Ky.)-John (Barbara Mauzy)-Barbara (Jacob Mann)-Katharine (George Conrad)-Jacob, Jr., settled near Lindside in 1775. C: Jacob (- Estill)-Charles (s)-Mary (Augustine Price) - Elizabeth (Hugh Caperton)-Katharine (- Walker)-Anna B. (1767- 1852) (Rev. John Maddy)-John (Mary Handley, 1803)-George (- Swope) (1770-1855). Jacob, Katharine, and John went respectively to Ky, Tex., and Ind. The 13 children of George went chiefly or wholly to Iowa. By 2d w .- Peter (Sarah Simmons, 1803)-Margaret (b. 1788) (Jo- seph Swope, 1806)-Sarah (b. 1790) (Joab Simmons, 1808)-Joseph (d. 1856) (- Walker)-George-Rhoda (b. 1796) (Thomas Maddy, 1819). The children of Peter and Sarah went to Ind. Joseph Miller had five children.
C. of John (Barbara) : Elizabeth (1767-1835c) (William Carnifax) - John (b. 1768)-Michael (b. 1770)-Jacob-Henry (1774-1862)-Daniel -Adam (1778-1844) (?Letha)-George-Moses (b. 1785) (?Ruth Canter- bury, 1812) . John went to Boone, Jacob Daniel, and George went West. C. of Henry of John: Barbara (Sinclair Humphreys, 1832), Anne (Thompson Ballard, 1841), Rhoda (Samuel Lewis), Elizabeth (Jacob Hal- stead), Polly (Alexander Mann), Charles (Mary Peters), Moses (Susan Keaton), Henry (b. 1820) (Delilah J. Biggs of Thomas, 1840) .
C. of Moses of Henry: E. P. (b. 1849), L. A., Amanda (Marshall Mann), Caroline (J. H. Copeland), Rhoda (Henry Young) .
The descendants of Jacob, Sr., are an industrious, law-abiding people and have intermarried with the best families around them. They are numerous in Monroe and still more so in other communities. All the ma-
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ture members of the 17 children of Jacob, Jr., were Methodists, and the father joined that church under the pastorate of Robert Chambers.
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Andrew (Isabella Yeman, b. 1778, d. 1853) came from Scotland with the Ballantynes and settled on Flat Mountain. He was a soldier in 1812. C: Margaret (Gipson Jarrell)-Thomas (1799-1863) (Margaret A. Neel) -John (Salena Neel)-James Y. (d. 1862c) (Sarah Burdette) .
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