| Ann's
Ancestors and Relatives |
Farris'
Ancestors and Relatives |
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Brandon
{VA, TN, AR}
Francis Brandon, born about 1730 and died about 1789, lived all of
his adult life in Halifax County, Virginia. He married Elinor
Richmond about 1755 and together they were successful plantation owners.
He and Elinor were parents to at least 11 children whose descendants have
spread across the country and many of them are documented at the link
above. |
Womack {GA,
AL, AR}
Current research suggests that the first Womack in North America was
William, born about 1610-1620, who came to Jamestown, Virginia 1630-1640.
Click here to read Don Womack's excellent account of the Womack
history. My line runs the same as Don's for six generations and the
link at the top of this picks up my line from Joel W. Womack to me. |
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Talbot {England, VA, TN, GA, AL, AR}
Matthew Talbot came to Maryland in British North America about 1720.
He married Mary Williston in 1721in Maryland, subsequently moved to
Virginia and died in Bedford County in 1758. The Talbot webpage
contains a comprehensive genealogy as well as numerous biographical
sketches about the family.
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Johnson (SC, AL, AR)
George Johnson is the first of this line about whom we have definitive
data. He was born in SC and was the father of Lewis Johnson who
married Elizabeth Wofford. They were the parents of four children
and by 1860, they were living in Conway Co., AR |
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Gray {GA, AL, AR}
Henry Gray was born in Georgia in 1814 but by the mid 1830's, he had
mirgrated to Alabama and there he met and married Eliza E. Taylor, the
oldest daughter of Robert and Sarah Trice Taylor. Before 1844, he
had moved to what was then Clark County, Arkansas. Click on the Gray
name above to read a more complete description of the life of one of
Arkansas' true pioneers. |
Jordan
{VA, NC, SC, GA, TN, AL, AR}
Richard Jordan, born between 1610 and 1625 is presumed to be the ancestor
of record. He migrated to Virginia before 1650 and is believed to
have died in Surry County, Virginia. He married Elizabeth Reynolds.
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Samuel (England, VA, AR)
The Samuel name entered Ann's lineage with the marriage of Sarah Elizabeth
Samuel and Larkin Monroe Talbot in 1887 in Calhoun County, AR. Sarah
was the daughter of Fielding Eason and Henrietta Jane Mann Samuel.
Very limited information exists to inform about Fielding and his
circumstances that led to Arkansas before 1850.
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Thompson (England, MD, KY, IN,
AR}
Robert Thompson, generally referred to as the "Watchmaker" was born in
England and migrated to MD, probably as an indentured servant. After
almost 100 years in MD, the Thompson family moved to Nelson County, KY and
then to Parke County, IN. Thompson line runs from Amy Farris Thompson
to William Lent Thompson to Jesse Thompson to Thomas L. Thompson to Thomas
Thompson and ultimately to the Watchmaker.
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| Hearnsberger {Switzerland, VA,
GA, AR} |
Smith {GA, AL, AR} |
| Mitchell |
Callaway |
Brawner
{GA, AL, AR}
Click on the Brawner link above to read a fascinating story about the
origins of Tilmon Brawner and the life and times that he and Sarah
Higginbotham led. Their daughter Mary Ellen Brawner married Green
Berry Talbot, Jr. |
McNew (MD, VA, TN. AL, AR) |
| Mann |
Bagwell
{SC, IN, AR}William Bagwell accompanied the Martin family on its journey
from SC to Indiana in 1820. He and Elizabeth Martin married the
following year. Click on the link above to read a gripping account
of their life and times.
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| Stanfield {VA, TN, AR} |
Matthews (GA, AL) |
| Chaffin |
Amy or Anna (LNU) Smith |
| Taylor {England, VA, NC, GA,
AL, AR} |
Knowles |
| Neel |
Brice |
| Anthony |
Wofford |
| Higginbotham {VA, GA, AL, AR} |
Henderson |
| Jameson |
Buckler
(MD, KY, IN, AR) |
|
Drake |
Martin
{Ireland, SC, IN, AR} |
