Thanks for such a full reply--I suspect that you recall my name from the
Ford line--I did a study of the Fords of South Miss--My ancestor John Spires
married Hetty Ford, granddaughter of Joseph Ford, B 1724 in Carolina and
settled in MS by at least 1760 on property that eventually became Franklin
County. There was someone of the Calvit list--about a year or two ago--who
was DETERMINED to make your John Ford the son of my Joseph Ford (He did
have a John Ford but he was born about 1750 or before)--This is documented
by Joseph Ford's Will--most people had only a summary of this from McBee
Documents--but in the orginal will on file in Adams Co he not only listed
his children--he identified who was the older ones and the younger
ones--John was one of the older ones--my ancestor--Hetty's father
Robert--was one of the younger ones and we could prove that Robert was born
at least by 1752. After repeating this fact for several months I finally
gave up but I see you have him being born in Virginia which is probably the
right story.
Your John Ford's granddaughter married into the Gilbert Family--Jesse Ford's
daughter Nancy married Andrew Gilbert but both she and her husband died
early and there were no issue. My grandfather used to visit Clamont Ford
(Jesse's grandson) and play checkers with his "cousin". My mother never
knew how they were related as cousins but my Grandfather, Monroe Gilbert,
said they were related.
Samuel Gilbert is my direct ancestor--his son married John Spires
granddaughter--in fact 2 of his sons married two sisters (they were spelling
their name Spiars by then)
The Prather I am looking for appeared much earlier in the Calvit-Wells
history (one offshoot of the Calvit line in MS/LA. I recall that the
Bowie's were part of the line. the marriage took place about 1800-give or
take a few years. I thought I would mark the history but didn't and now I
can't find who had it.
By the way, do you know John Ford b 1766 in VA in your file-who were his
parents? Kate
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From: <BandB4951(a)aol.com>
To: <CALVIT-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2003 11:24 AM
Subject: Re: [CALVIT] Prather
Dear Kate,
While I only have 1 PRATHER in my information, I have a preponderance of
repeatingly connecting family lines from Europe forward through to today
so
there may be connections that I just don't have in my main file.
As well
I
have family group in Franklin County, Mississippi and Adams County,
Mississippi that married into the CALVIT family and later into the
SPRADLEY
family that I descend from as well that has the one name of PRATHER
showing
up in my main file so I will go through that information as quickly
as
possible immediately below and see if you might have anything that jumps
out
at you perhaps leading to other connections. I remember your email
address
of < lucygilber(a)msn.com > and while it is probably from
CALVIT
communciation previously but might have been another line.
Okay, the PRATHER info in my main file is:
Clarence PRATHER, (no further info on him but his wife was born: Abt.
1900
so maybe he was as well,) who married Lenora SPRADLEY, born: Abt.
1900 in
?,
died: 1973, who was the daughter of Martha Jane "Canzette"
WOODCOCK,
born:
1876, died: 1971, and husband, Asbury SPRADLEY, born: 1874, died:
1972,
son of Catherine Elizabeth IKERD, born: 1847, and Elias Newton SPRADLEY,
born: 1845, who was the son of Sarah Eliza "Eliza" McCRAVEN, born: 1828
prob. in Newton Co., MS, (whose 2nd husband was Wiley LANDRUM,) and Sarah
Eliza's husband, William Elias SPRADLEY, Jr, born: Abt. 1820 prob. in
Newton
County, Mississippi, who was the brother of my maternal 3rd great
grandmother, Nancy SPRADLEY, born: 1816 in Newton County, Mississippi or
SC,
who married Hiram McCARTY, and Nancy SPRADLEY and William Elias
SPRADLEY,
Jr.
were the children of Mary McCAIN, born: 1790 in SC, (said to be 1/2
Cherokee,) and Mary's husband, William Elias SPRADLEY, Sr., born: Bet.
1780-1790 in SC, (believed to be descended from Bryant SPRADLEY, Sr.
lineage.)
Now, the aforementioned Hiram McCARTY, born: July 23, 1811 in Edgefield
District/County, South Carolina, died: 1886 in Jasper County,
Mississippi,
were the parents of my maternal 2nd great grandmother, Martha Ann
Caroline
Matilda? "Caroline" McCARTY, born: December 05, 1833 in Jasper County,
Mississippi, died: May 15, 1932 in Tannehill, Winn Parish, Louisiana, who
married William Tunley JONES, (CSA,) born: November 09, 1851 in Rankin
County, Mississippi, died: February 14, 1905 in Tannehill, Winn Parish,
Louisiana, (son of Malinda EVANS, (d/o Panther EVANS,) and Malinda's
husband
who was Alson Bluford "Gip" JONES, (said to be son of
immigrant, Benjamin
EVANS.)
The aforementioned William Tunley JONES, (CSA,) and wife, Martha Jane
Caroline Matilda? "Caroline" McCARTY, were the parents of my maternal
great
grandmother, Rodella "Della" JONES, born: October 08, 1867
in Winn
Parish,
Louisiana, died: August 11, 1950 near Forest, West Carroll Parish,
Louisiana, who married my maternal great grandfather, Cicero Lamkin
HATTEN,
born: February 28, 1862 in Winn Parish, Louisiana, died: December
01,
1939
near Forest, West Carroll Parish, Louisiana, (Cicero also had a
sister
named
Almedia Elizabeth,) and Almedia and Cicero's stepfather was
Zachary Taylor
FAITH who married as the 2nd husband of Cicero's mother, Frances Elizabeth
Ann GRISHAM, after the death of her 1st husband and Cicero's father who
was
Lawrence M. HATTEN, (CS/POW,) born: Abt. 1833 in MS, died: 1865 at
Camp
Chase POW camp in Franklin County, Ohio, (son of Frances Lucretia "Patsy"
LOTT and William HATTEN.)
Frances Elizabeth Ann GRISHAM, born: Abt. 1840 in Franklin County,
Mississippi, died: ? in ?, md: September 18, 1855 in Winn Parish,
Louisiana, was the daughter of Jehu/John? Madison GRISHAM, (name aka
GRESHAM/GRISSOM, and de GRESHAM,) born: Abt. 1815 prob. in Georgia or
Jackson/Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, died: 1861 in Franklin County,
Mississippi, (said to be son of an immigrant named Jehu/John? GRISHAM who
was
born in Abt. 1770 according to some in Ireland and immigrating soon
after
but
possibility exists that he may actually have been born in South
Carolina
or
elsewhere and may actually be descended from immigrant, Edward
GRISHAM,
born:
1618 in Limpsfield, Surry County, England, immigrating to Virginia,
but
speculative still.
Frances Elizabeth Ann GRISHAM's father was this Jehu/John? Madison GRISHAM
and Frances's mother and wife of Jehu/John? was Elizabeth Ann FORD, born:
1821 possibly in Franklin County, Mississippi, died: 1851 in Jackson
Parish,
Louisiana, md: October 28, 1838 in Franklin County, Mississippi, who
was
the
daughter of Mary BUCKLES, (aka BUCKHOLTS,) born: Abt. 1795 in
Natchez,
Adams
County, Mississippi, and Henry FORD, born: Abt. 1790 in Natchez,
Adams
County, Mississippi, died: 1851 in Mississippi.
Mary BUCKLES, (aka BUCKHOLTS,) was the daughter of Mahala MIDDLETON, born:
poss. 1775, (but date is in question,) in poss. in Natchez, Adams Co., MS
or
SC, died: 1825 in Natchez, Adams Co., MS, (whom is believed to have
been
the
daughter of Mary Martha? MOTTE and Willis MIDDLETON, born: Abt. 1760
in
South Carolina, died: 1808 in Franklin County, MS, whom I believe was the
son of William MIDDLETON, born: Abt. 1720 either SC or Surry Co., VA and
he
was the son of Ann NASH, born: Bet. 1680-1690, md: 1705, and
husband,
Martin MIDDLETON, immigrant in 1686, who was born: Bet. 1660-1679 in
England
and may have died in South Carolina,) and Mahala MIDDLETON's
husband and
the
father of Mary BUCKLES, (1st wife,) was Abram BUCKLES/aka Abraham
BUCKHOLTS,
Jr., born: 1778 in South Carolina, died: 1853 in Natchez, Adams
County,
Mississippi, md: Bef. 1795, and Abram/Abraham, Jr. later married 2nd
wife,
Nancy KILLIAN, (widow of Mrs. Abram GALTNEY,) who was the daughter of
Edward
KILLIAN.
Now, Abram BUCKLES/aka Abraham BUCKHOLTS, Jr. was the son of Elizabeth
WOODWARD and her husband, (Major) Abraham BUCKHOLTS, Sr., born: Abt. 1729
in
Eastern Prussia/Germany.
Back to the aforementioned Mary BUCKLES who married Henry FORD, born:
Abt.
1790 in Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi, died: 1851 in
Mississippi,
who
was the son of John FORD, born: 1766 in Virginia, died: September
11,
1844
in Franklin County, Mississippi, md: 1784 in Natchez, Adams County,
Mississippi, and Elizabeth CALVIT, born: Abt. 1760 in prob. in
Washington,
Mississippi, whom we believe to be one of the many, (is it 14?,)
children
of
Antoine/Anthony CALVIT, born: 1694 in France, died: Bef. November
03,
1760
in Craven County, North Carolina, and wife, Mary DEAN, born: 1722
in
Pennsylvania, died: February 1807 near Washington, Adams County,
Mississippi, (whose 2nd husband was Daniel HIGDON and, while I don't have
it
right here in front of me, one of their descendants, I believe,
married
into
a HERRINGTON/HARRINGTON family branch that somehow connects with my
paternal
HERRINGTON/HARRINGTON lineage from which I descend twice both times
with
my
paternal 4th great grandfather, William HERRINGTON, Sr., born: Bef.
1755
in
the aforementioned Craven County, North Carolina. I descend from 2
of his
sons, Enoch HERRINGTON, who married Harriet STUCKEY, and William
HERRINGTON,
Jr. who married Cynthia "Sina" GRANTHAM.
I am interested in anything that you see that might provide us with other
connections that might open up some missing areas of information.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Bellinda Myrick-Barnett
> >Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2003 17:55:09 -0600
> >From: "Kate mullins" <lucygilbert(a)msn.com>
> >To: CALVIT-L(a)rootsweb.com
> >Subject: {not a subscriber} Re: [CALVIT] Shaking things up
> >
> >Hi Morgan:
> >I have been watching the Calvit line--my attachment is through the
Spiars
> >of Franklin co MS--Recently I saw a family history with
Calvits and
there
> >was a Prather married into the family. Do you have any
Prather's in
your
> >data base? I am tracking Robert and John Prather, brothers,
who were
In
> >Adams Co in the 1816 Census--with families. I have tracked
the
> >descendants but I am trying to find some link to learn who their wives
> >were (their children report in later censuses that they were born in
> >TN)and which Prather was their parents. Thanks for whatever you might
> >have to share. Kate
> >
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