Sources
1) Hinshaw Quaker Records, Vol. 1 Pg. 1055, Cane Creek MM., S.C.
2) Heiss, Indiana Quaker Records.
3) See also family group sheet submitted to LDS by Marian Huddleston,
Huntsville, Ut.
4) Batch #1707419, submitted by Mrs. Grace McBride Larson of
Arizonia.
5) Bray Nostalgia
6) Brays of Fisher River by Edna B. Reece, 1982, Vol 11.Hinshaw provides birth place as Fairfax Co., Va. There is also a
discrepency of dates given as 22 Aug. 1755. Died Guilford Co., N.C., New
Garden MM.
Opal Lousin wrote in Sept. 1989: "Henry Bray was born 29 Aug. 1755, most
likely in Loudon Co., VA. He and wife, Kezia and their nearly grown children
moved to Ohio. Our Abijah was the youngest but Quaker records do not show this nor the civil records. The whole area was very new at that time and he was criticized for "mustering after the militia" also." ....
...."The Bray's made two trips to Iowa and according to the Quaker records apparently died at or about the same time in 1842. If there was a son Andrew which was possible, he must have died at the same time as his parents. No mention is made of their death but just mention of orphan children of Abijah Bray." The archivist thought they had had an accident coming to Iowa or were ambushed by Indians, or died of serious illness. We cannot find anything more unless something shows up in descendant's correspndence, etc.
See pg. 572 of Sumner Family History by George W. Moore. The date given by this source as a date of birth is 8-22-1755, died 8-27-1838 in Morgan Co.,
Indiana. Probably buried in White Lick Friends Cem., Morgan Co., Indiana.Heiss Indiana Quaker Records, Vol 5 pg. 291
Bray, Henry b. 8-22-1755. s Edward and Sarah
d. 8-27-1838, bur. White Lick
Wife Keziah, b. 3-19-1761, dt. Richard & Jemima Jones
d. 8-15-1836, buried White Lick
Ch. Joseph buried 1846 White Lick
Keziah bur,?See Vol 5, pg. 291 of Heiss Indiana Quaker Rcds. It provides information
on Edward Bray buried 6-21-1862, White Lick. Sarah listed under him indicating perhaps a wife. Not sure who this is, certainly not the father of Henry, impossible. Could it have been a grandson of Henry? Or perhaps his son with information confused?MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE
(New Garden Friends MM Records, pg. 176)
Whereas, Henry Bray, son of Edward Bray of Chatham Co., and Kezia Jones,
daughter of Richard Jones of Surry County, North Carolina, having declare their intentions of marriage with each other before several monthly meetings of the people called Quakers, held at New Garden in Guilford Co., aforesaid: and nothing appearing to obstruct, were left to state their liberty to accomplish their marriage according to good order. THe which they did ye 2d da Mo. 1778, at Muddy Creek Meeting before many witnesses, twelve of whose names are inserted, to Wit:
Hannah Mills Sarah Pike William Walker
Ann Huff Ann Elmore Nathan Pike
Jemima Jones David Brooks Ashly Johnson
Sarah Brooks Aaron Mills Richard Jones
(Hannah and Aaron Mills, Jemima Jones and Richard Jones spouses)1799, Third Month, Fifth Day, Sarah Mayner Bray left Cane Creek MM, S.C.
for Deep Creek MM, Surry Co., (NBow Yadkin Co.) N.C. Kezia Bray's grandfather, Daniel Huff, was the first treasure of this meeting.
1803, Third Month, Fifteenth day, Sarah Mayner Bray, Henry's mother, died at Deep Creek MM, N.C.From notes of Opal Lousin, 3 Dec 1992. ..."The Henry Bray, Keziah Jones
Bray family had stopped off for a few years between North Carolina and Indiana in Madison County, Kentucky. There some of the older boys were married to the Shelton sisters, daughter Jemima went to Ohio with her own Tomlinson family and Sarah went to Ohio and married William Sutton. The records show that the Bray's were members of the Miami MM, Ohio but that was only to keep their membership in good standing because there was no Quaker meeting in Kentucky. They themselves never bodily went to Ohio to live but went from Orange Co., Ind. to Morgan Co., Ind. and the parents and some of the children and thier families are all buried there or nearby. The Bray family reunion was Sept. 20th this year at or near Indianapolis but I did not feel like asking my daughter to take me there as she was so busy with her teaching and family and it is a long ride to meet strangers. They know nothing about Abijah anyway."...
..."Henry Bray and family lived in hunting Creek area of Deep River MM
before moving to middle west from Mt. Pleasant MM in 1805. They were married
in Westfield MM?, Surry Co., (records show New Garden MM as Westfield was
organized in 1786 in Surry Co. Before that the people attended New Garden.
Henry Bray was b. 8-29-1755 and Keziah b. 3-19-1761. Their son Henry was born 2-18-1782 at Cane Creek MM, Orange Co., N.C. Keziah also was born there.Opal Lousin, ..."A good book we should see is "Annotated Genealogical
Absracts" by Jo Ann Linn, published by genealgical Publ Co., 1001 N. Calver
St., Baltimore, Md. $25;
For Surry Co., N.C. Wills from 1771 - 1827, which includes Yadkin, Stokes, and Forsyth counties as well as Surry and Rowan. There were no marriage bonds in Surry Co., 1771-1780 so these will abstracts are important."...There are some discrepancies in dates from various sources, but will not
chase dates around with every claim unless proven.
HENRY BRAY b. 8-22-1755 d. 8-27-1833 Morgan Co., Ind.
married 2-2-1778 Guilford Co., N.C. (Muddy Creek) to
KEZIAH JONES, b. 3-19-1761 d. 8-15-1836 Morgan Co.,Ind. (both buried in White Lick MM Cem.) Dtr of Richard & Jemima (Huff) Jones. Jemima Huff, dtr. of Daniel & Mary (Worley) Huff.
Children:
Jemima b. 11-30-1776 m. Joseph Tomlinson
John 5-8-1780 m. Hannah Shelton
Henry, Jr. 2-18-1782 Susanna
Sarah 1-26-1784 William Sutton
Edward 1-18-1786 Elizabeth Shelton
Mary 5-21-1788 Aaron Chamness
Richard 5-22-1790 Mary Shelton
Joseph 6-15-1792 d. 8-15-1846 in Indiana m. Betsy Staley
ABIJAH 11-18-1797 N.C died in Iowa, married Isabella (Scott)
Keziah 1-02-1801 or 12-15-1800
Massey 6-20-1806 Jacob HadleySee also Heiss Quaker Records, Vol 5 pg. 3 Duck Creek for list of birthdates.
Ceasars Creek MM pg. 154, 155 Repeats list of children and birthdates.This Bray family had lived several places in North and South Carolina
becasue Keziah Jones Bray was a Quaker minister. Part of the family evidently remained in North Carolina, some stayed in Ohio when Henry, Keziah, Abijah, and dau. Keziah and Massey went from Caesars Creek MM, Greene Co., Ohio to Lick Creek MM, Orange Co., Ind. in 1819. Somewhere along the line Abijah married Isabella (Scott, abt. 1819) and he was in trouble with the church for mou and mustering after the militia. The Indians were causing a lot of troubel around Orange Co. at that time. After the birth of Rosanna and Allen Richard Bray the two Bray families moved to White Lick MM, Morgan Co., Ind.Continuation of Bray Chart under Henry Bray, father or grandfather.
Henry Bray, b. 8-20-1755 Fairfax Co., Va., d. 8-27-1838 Morgan Co., or
Hendricks Co., Indiana. married Keziah Jones b. 3-19-1761, d. 8-15-1856
Morgan or Hendricks Co., Ind., dtr. of Richard and Jemima Jones.From notes of the BRAY-SHELTON Reunion, Aug. 11, 1963
Money was gathered from the participants of the reunion to put markers on graves of Henry and Kezia (Jones) Bray, also for Thomas and Mary (James)
Shelton. The grave for Henry and Kezia Bray is in White Lick Cem. near
Mooresville. It was erected in 1903. The one for Thomas and Mary Shelton was erected in Abners Creek Cem. in Hendricks Co., Ind. in 1907.
..."In following the movements of our ancestors from Virginia to Indiana it is evident that they were following the trend toward the north and west where land was being offered as grands from the Government. The grants in Indiana came from the 16th section of each Congressional District. Money derived from the sale of this property was used to establish schools. There is also some indication from the records that the peaceful Quakers were desirous of getting away from the slavery pattern of the South."...
The meeting of this Bray family was held at Hinkle Creek Friends Church,
which, as pointed out in the letter by Mrs. Rachel Bray Schwier, very much a
part of the Bray-Shelton history as Edward and Elizabeth Shelton Bray helped to organize that Friends Meeting in 1836. Some of the descendants are still
members today. Some associated names of this family are: Chamness, Hadley,
Cook, Woodward, Haworth, Jackson, Day, Jones, Hooten, etc.
The reunion had been held every year since 1899 except the war years of
1942-1946.
WILL OF HENRY BRAY, provided and transcribed by Opal Lousin
In the name of God I Henry Bray of the County of Chatham and State of
North Carolina being weak and infirm of body but of perfect mind and memory
thanks be to God: calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed once for all men to die do make and ordain this my last will and testament that is to say, principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul into the hand of Almighty God that gave it and my body I recommend to the earth to be buried in a decent Christian burial at the discretion of my executor and as touching such worldly estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me in this life I give and dispose in the following manner.
Item, I give and bequeath to Mary Bray, my dearly beloved wife, one bed and furniture and her saddle as her own property, and the third part of all the rest of my hosuehold goods, chattles, and moveable use as her own property and the use of my home Alanta, so long as she continues to be my widow or as long as she pleases to live thereon except she marries.
Item, I give and bequeath to my son Edward Bray the sum of twenty shillings to him and his heirs forever.
Item, I give and bequeath to my son Henry Bray my land and all the
remaining two thirds of my estate with his paying out of my estate the sum of
five pounds to each of my daughters, viz, Sarah Ramsour, Mary Johnson,
Cahterine Jones and Elizabeth Poe, to him and his heirs forever.
I hereby constitute make and ordain my son Henry Bray sole executor of this my last will and testament, and I do hereby utterly disallow, revoke and
disannul all and every other former testaments, wills, legacies, bequests and
executions by me in any wise before names, willed and bequeathed, ratifying and confirming this andno other to be my last will and testament. In witness
whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal this seventeenth day of June one thousand seven hundred and ninty.
Signed, sealed and pronounced in the presence of
Tho. Ragland
(his) Henry Bray
Henry Bray
(Mark)The move to Bush River MM, Newberry County, S.C. was difinitely a move
because it was a new Meeting and apparently changed from Bush River MM to Cane Creek, Union Co., S. C. to help with this new meeting. 1795 the family moved to Mt. Pleasant MM, Grayson Co., N.C. where Jemima was married to Joseph Tomlinson. There the second son to be named Abijah was born. The family moved to Westfield MM, Surry Co., N.C. and in 1799 and before 1802 moved to Mt. Pleasant MM, Grayson, Va. where Keziah was born. (Where they ran a grist mill) 1804 Henry Bray Jr. was disowned by the Society at Deep Creek MM, for possibly joining the military.
Henry, Keziah and sons John H., Edward, Richard, Joseph and Abijah and
daughter Mary and Kezia left Deep Creek MM, N.C. for Ky. There were no Quaker Meetings there so they sent their membership to Miami MM, Warren Co., Ohio and setteld in Madison Co., Ky. (Richmond) where Mercy (Massy) was born. Dau. Sarah Bray transferred her membership to Miami MM, Ohio and married William Sutton in Greene Co.
The home of Henry and Keziah Jones Bray was in between the two armies at
the Battle of Guilford Court House, N.C. The battle was fought 15 March 1781. The house stood down in a valley in a north and south direction. The British were on the east hill and the Americans were on the west hill. The soldiers exchanged shots at each other over the house. Kezia and infant son, John H., were in the house while the battle was going on. During the battle soldiers of both armies would go to the Bray Springs for a drink of water and then return to their fighting.
After the battle, smallpox broke our among the soldiers of both armies.
The English took the New Garden Friends Meeting House for their hospital. The American armies took the home of a Richard Williams for their hospital.
We have no recorded information concerning the reasons for leaving
Kentucky. Perhaps the Bray families were experiancing problems similar to
those of Tom Lincoln as described in Carl Sandberg's "Abraham Lincoln, the
Prairie Years". There was difficulty in proving land ownership, and the
slavery problem was increasing. The territory of Indiana came into the Union
in 1816 as a State whose law declared "all men are born equally, free and
independent". They had crossed the Ohio River on flat boats to get to Indiana in the spring of 1815. By this time John H. Bray had married Hannah Shelton Dec. 24th 1807 in Madison Co., Ky. John H. Bray had been disowned for marrying a non Quaker in 1812. The flat boat landed at Madison Co., Indiana. Richard and Mary Shelton Bray remained in Ky. until 1833 or 1834 when with Mary's parents, Thoams and Mary Jameson Shelton, they moved to Hendricks Co., Ind. There is no recorded information concerning the time of the move of Mary Bray who married Aaron Chamness from Ky. to Indiana.See Hinshaw Quaker Records, also Heiss Quaker Records of Indiana. See also Bray Nostalgia.
See Sumner Family History by George W. Moore
This gives the birth date as 8-9-1761 and 8-15-1856, Morgan Co., Ind.
Mrs. Grace McBride Larson, age 93 as of Apr 1991, of Pima, Ariz., had
submitted to the LDS Church, batch #7707419, that Keziah Jones, dau. of Richard Jones and Jemima Huff, was born in the Cane Creek MM., Orange Co., N.C. 19 Mar 1761. She listed her source of information as Cane Creek MM of Friends, Orange Co., N.C. and that she died in 1836.
Notes from Betty Holmes and Opal Lousin, summer of 1981:
"... Keziah Jones was the dau. of Richard Jones and Jemima Huff who moved to Miami Co., Ohio from N.C. and are no doubt buried there or in Montgomery Co., Ohio.Heiss Quaker Records, Vol 5 pg. 3
Duck Crekk MM
Bray, Henry b. 8-29-1755
wife Keziah 3-19-`76`
Jemima 11-30-1776
John 05 08-1780
Henry Jr. 02-18-1782
Sarah 1-26-1784
Edward 1-18-1786
Mary 5-25-1788
Richard 5-22-1790
Joseph 6-15-1792
Abijah
Keziah
Massey (dt.)CEASERS CREEK MM, pg. 154-155 repeats list of children and birhtdates.
From Heis Quaker Records of Indiana, Vol 5 pg. 25.
Bray, Keziah & Dau. Keziah and Mazzy rocf Caesars Creek MM, Ohio 4-27-1819.
Keziah & dt. Keziah & Mazzy gct White Lick MM 10-25-1823.Hinshaw Quaker Records, N.C. Vol 1, page 358
Cane Creek MM page 13
Richard Jones, s. Richard & Miriam, b. 12-5-1732, Chester Co., Pa. Jemima
Jones dt. Daniel and Mary Huff, b. 1-4-1742, Philadelphia Co., Pa. Ch.
Mary 11-1-1758 Orange Co., Pa.
Kezia 3-19-1761
Jemima 4-5-1763
Stephen 6-2-1765
Abijah 11-23-1767
Daniel 3-25-1770New Garden MM 1778, 2,2
Kezia, dt. Richard, Surry Co., m Henry BrayDeep River MM pg. 52
Richard Jones b. 12-15-1732/3
Jemima Jones 1- 4-1742
Ch: Mary 11- 1-1758
Kezia 3-19-1761
Jemima 4- 5-1763
Stephen 6- 2 1763 D, 3-6-1783
Abijah 11-23-1767
Daniel 3-25-1770
Sarah 8- 9-1772
Richard 11-28-1774 D 5-2-1782
Elizabeth 8-24-1777
Miriam 1-22-1780 D. 6-27-1785
Lydia 4-28-1783 D. 6-23-1785
Richard 1-28-1786There are numerous accounts of the other children of Richard and Jemima
Jones followed in the pages of the Quaker records. The marriages and other
happenings of most of the children are given very thoroughly.1820 Census of Indiana Orange Co., pg. 132
Bray, Abijah 1 male age 16/26 1 male under 10 (Allen Bray)
1 fem. age 16/25 1 fem. under 10 (Rosanna Bray)1830 Morgon Co., Indiana
Bray, Abijah book 10:472, nothing more shown in the 1830 census.As Sent by Dr. Marvin HEADLEY, 2312 NW Acorn Dr., Blue Springs, Missouri 64014 PH# (816) 228-9438
HUSBAND - Henry BRAY
1) 1987, A Bray Data Sheet rec from Mary Eginton, of Orlando, FL; the sheet was compiled by May Wiley Pond, 1979, from "Wiley, Reeves, Heritage, McCloud and Related Families."
Henry and Kezia Bray were devout Quakers. They lived in NC, SC, VA, OH and KY. before going to Indiana in 1818.
2) 30 Jul 1997, rec'd letter and FGS from:
Betty Louise HOlMES, 1150 S. Maine St., Fallon, NV 89406
3) 6 Nov 1999: CD, Vol. #24, Family Tree Maker, #2138, this source shows only Henry Bray and Keziah Jones & m. 2 Feb 1778 in Surry Co, NC.WIFE - Kezia Huff JONES
1) Date of birth 1763 found in Hinshaws V 1, pg. 786, DOD from Dr. Marvin HEADLEY. He had date of birth as 1761. (Dr. HEADLEY INFORMATION)
2) Feb. 1987 from Mary L. Bray Edington of Orlando, FL provided Dr. HEADLEY with some dates from a book.
"Wiley, Reeves, Heritage, McCloud, and Related Families" combiled by May Wiley Pond, 1979.
Mary said Kezia Huff Jones was born in Philidelphia, PA.TYPE Moved to
DATE 12 FEB 1807
PLAC Warren County, Ohio, Miami MM.TYPE Moved to
DATE 12 JUN 1824
PLAC Morgan County, Indiana, White Lick MM.TYPE Moved to
DATE 25 SEP 1818
PLAC Orange County, Indiana, Lick Creek MM.TYPE Moved to
DATE 28 MAR 1812
PLAC Clinton County, Ohio, Caesars MM.
Sources:
1) Hinshaw Quaker Records
2) Heiss Indiana Quaker Records
3) Bray Nostalgia
4) Sumner Family History by George W. Moore(Gives birth date as 8-19-1761 and 8-15-1856) in Morgan Co., Indiana
Mrs. Grace McBride Larson, age 93 as of April 1991, of Pima, Arizonia, had submitted to the LDS Church, batch 7707419, that Keziah Jones, dau. of Richard Jones and Jemima Hugg, was born in the Cane Creek MM, Orange Co., N.C. 19 March 1761. She listed her source of information as Cane Creek MM of Friends, Orange Co., N.C. And that she died in 1836.Notes from Betty Holmes and Opal Lousin, summer of 1981: ... Keziah Jones was the dau. of Richard Jones and Jemima Huff who moved to to Miami Co., Ohio from N.C. and are no doubt buried there or in Montgomery Co., Ohio...."
From Heiss Quaker records of Indiana, Vol 5, pg. 25
Bray, Keziah & Daughter Keziah & Mazzy rocf Caesars Creek MM, Ohio. 4-27-1819.
Keziah & dt. Keziah & Massey gct White Lick MM 10-25-1823Sources
1) Hinshaw Quaker Records, Vol. 1 Pg. 1055, Cane Creek MM., S.C.
2) Heiss, Indiana Quaker Records.
3) See also family group sheet submitted to LDS by Marian Huddleston,
Huntsville, Ut.
4) Batch #1707419, submitted by Mrs. Grace McBride Larson of
Arizonia.
5) Bray Nostalgia
6) Brays of Fisher River by Edna B. Reece, 1982, Vol 11.Hinshaw provides birth place as Fairfax Co., Va. There is also a
discrepency of dates given as 22 Aug. 1755. Died Guilford Co., N.C., New
Garden MM.
Opal Lousin wrote in Sept. 1989: "Henry Bray was born 29 Aug. 1755, most
likely in Loudon Co., VA. He and wife, Kezia and their nearly grown children
moved to Ohio. Our Abijah was the youngest but Quaker records do not show this nor the civil records. The whole area was very new at that time and he was criticized for "mustering after the militia" also." ....
...."The Bray's made two trips to Iowa and according to the Quaker records apparently died at or about the same time in 1842. If there was a son Andrew which was possible, he must have died at the same time as his parents. No mention is made of their death but just mention of orphan children of Abijah Bray." The archivist thought they had had an accident coming to Iowa or were ambushed by Indians, or died of serious illness. We cannot find anything more unless something shows up in descendant's correspndence, etc.
See pg. 572 of Sumner Family History by George W. Moore. The date given by this source as a date of birth is 8-22-1755, died 8-27-1838 in Morgan Co.,
Indiana. Probably buried in White Lick Friends Cem., Morgan Co., Indiana.Heiss Indiana Quaker Records, Vol 5 pg. 291
Bray, Henry b. 8-22-1755. s Edward and Sarah
d. 8-27-1838, bur. White Lick
Wife Keziah, b. 3-19-1761, dt. Richard & Jemima Jones
d. 8-15-1836, buried White Lick
Ch. Joseph buried 1846 White Lick
Keziah bur,?See Vol 5, pg. 291 of Heiss Indiana Quaker Rcds. It provides information
on Edward Bray buried 6-21-1862, White Lick. Sarah listed under him indicating perhaps a wife. Not sure who this is, certainly not the father of Henry, impossible. Could it have been a grandson of Henry? Or perhaps his son with information confused?MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE
(New Garden Friends MM Records, pg. 176)
Whereas, Henry Bray, son of Edward Bray of Chatham Co., and Kezia Jones,
daughter of Richard Jones of Surry County, North Carolina, having declare their intentions of marriage with each other before several monthly meetings of the people called Quakers, held at New Garden in Guilford Co., aforesaid: and nothing appearing to obstruct, were left to state their liberty to accomplish their marriage according to good order. THe which they did ye 2d da Mo. 1778, at Muddy Creek Meeting before many witnesses, twelve of whose names are inserted, to Wit:
Hannah Mills Sarah Pike William Walker
Ann Huff Ann Elmore Nathan Pike
Jemima Jones David Brooks Ashly Johnson
Sarah Brooks Aaron Mills Richard Jones
(Hannah and Aaron Mills, Jemima Jones and Richard Jones spouses)1799, Third Month, Fifth Day, Sarah Mayner Bray left Cane Creek MM, S.C.
for Deep Creek MM, Surry Co., (NBow Yadkin Co.) N.C. Kezia Bray's grandfather, Daniel Huff, was the first treasure of this meeting.
1803, Third Month, Fifteenth day, Sarah Mayner Bray, Henry's mother, died at Deep Creek MM, N.C.From notes of Opal Lousin, 3 Dec 1992. ..."The Henry Bray, Keziah Jones
Bray family had stopped off for a few years between North Carolina and Indiana in Madison County, Kentucky. There some of the older boys were married to the Shelton sisters, daughter Jemima went to Ohio with her own Tomlinson family and Sarah went to Ohio and married William Sutton. The records show that the Bray's were members of the Miami MM, Ohio but that was only to keep their membership in good standing because there was no Quaker meeting in Kentucky. They themselves never bodily went to Ohio to live but went from Orange Co., Ind. to Morgan Co., Ind. and the parents and some of the children and thier families are all buried there or nearby. The Bray family reunion was Sept. 20th this year at or near Indianapolis but I did not feel like asking my daughter to take me there as she was so busy with her teaching and family and it is a long ride to meet strangers. They know nothing about Abijah anyway."...
..."Henry Bray and family lived in hunting Creek area of Deep River MM
before moving to middle west from Mt. Pleasant MM in 1805. They were married
in Westfield MM?, Surry Co., (records show New Garden MM as Westfield was
organized in 1786 in Surry Co. Before that the people attended New Garden.
Henry Bray was b. 8-29-1755 and Keziah b. 3-19-1761. Their son Henry was born 2-18-1782 at Cane Creek MM, Orange Co., N.C. Keziah also was born there.Opal Lousin, ..."A good book we should see is "Annotated Genealogical
Absracts" by Jo Ann Linn, published by genealgical Publ Co., 1001 N. Calver
St., Baltimore, Md. $25;
For Surry Co., N.C. Wills from 1771 - 1827, which includes Yadkin, Stokes, and Forsyth counties as well as Surry and Rowan. There were no marriage bonds in Surry Co., 1771-1780 so these will abstracts are important."...There are some discrepancies in dates from various sources, but will not
chase dates around with every claim unless proven.
HENRY BRAY b. 8-22-1755 d. 8-27-1833 Morgan Co., Ind.
married 2-2-1778 Guilford Co., N.C. (Muddy Creek) to
KEZIAH JONES, b. 3-19-1761 d. 8-15-1836 Morgan Co.,Ind. (both buried in White Lick MM Cem.) Dtr of Richard & Jemima (Huff) Jones. Jemima Huff, dtr. of Daniel & Mary (Worley) Huff.
Children:
Jemima b. 11-30-1776 m. Joseph Tomlinson
John 5-8-1780 m. Hannah Shelton
Henry, Jr. 2-18-1782 Susanna
Sarah 1-26-1784 William Sutton
Edward 1-18-1786 Elizabeth Shelton
Mary 5-21-1788 Aaron Chamness
Richard 5-22-1790 Mary Shelton
Joseph 6-15-1792 d. 8-15-1846 in Indiana m. Betsy Staley
ABIJAH 11-18-1797 N.C died in Iowa, married Isabella (Scott)
Keziah 1-02-1801 or 12-15-1800
Massey 6-20-1806 Jacob HadleySee also Heiss Quaker Records, Vol 5 pg. 3 Duck Creek for list of birthdates.
Ceasars Creek MM pg. 154, 155 Repeats list of children and birthdates.This Bray family had lived several places in North and South Carolina
becasue Keziah Jones Bray was a Quaker minister. Part of the family evidently remained in North Carolina, some stayed in Ohio when Henry, Keziah, Abijah, and dau. Keziah and Massey went from Caesars Creek MM, Greene Co., Ohio to Lick Creek MM, Orange Co., Ind. in 1819. Somewhere along the line Abijah married Isabella (Scott, abt. 1819) and he was in trouble with the church for mou and mustering after the militia. The Indians were causing a lot of troubel around Orange Co. at that time. After the birth of Rosanna and Allen Richard Bray the two Bray families moved to White Lick MM, Morgan Co., Ind.Continuation of Bray Chart under Henry Bray, father or grandfather.
Henry Bray, b. 8-20-1755 Fairfax Co., Va., d. 8-27-1838 Morgan Co., or
Hendricks Co., Indiana. married Keziah Jones b. 3-19-1761, d. 8-15-1856
Morgan or Hendricks Co., Ind., dtr. of Richard and Jemima Jones.From notes of the BRAY-SHELTON Reunion, Aug. 11, 1963
Money was gathered from the participants of the reunion to put markers on graves of Henry and Kezia (Jones) Bray, also for Thomas and Mary (James) Shelton. The grave for Henry and Kezia Bray is in White Lick Cem. near Mooresville. It was erected in 1903. The one for Thomas and Mary Shelton was erected in Abners Creek Cem. in Hendricks Co., Ind. in 1907.
..."In following the movements of our ancestors from Virginia to Indiana it is evident that they were following the trend toward the north and west where land was being offered as grands from the Government. The grants in Indiana came from the 16th section of each Congressional District. Money derived from the sale of this property was used to establish schools. There is also some indication from the records that the peaceful Quakers were desirous of getting away from the slavery pattern of the South."...
The meeting of this Bray family was held at Hinkle Creek Friends Church,
which, as pointed out in the letter by Mrs. Rachel Bray Schwier, very much a
part of the Bray-Shelton history as Edward and Elizabeth Shelton Bray helped to organize that Friends Meeting in 1836. Some of the descendants are still
members today. Some associated names of this family are: Chamness, Hadley,
Cook, Woodward, Haworth, Jackson, Day, Jones, Hooten, etc.
The reunion had been held every year since 1899 except the war years of
1942-1946.WILL OF HENRY BRAY, provided and transcribed by Opal Lousin
In the name of God I Henry Bray of the County of Chatham and State of
North Carolina being weak and infirm of body but of perfect mind and memory
thanks be to God: calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed once for all men to die do make and ordain this my last will and testament that is to say, principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul into the hand of Almighty God that gave it and my body I recommend to the earth to be buried in a decent Christian burial at the discretion of my executor and as touching such worldly estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me in this life I give and dispose in the following manner.
Item, I give and bequeath to Mary Bray, my dearly beloved wife, one bed and furniture and her saddle as her own property, and the third part of all the rest of my hosuehold goods, chattles, and moveable use as her own property and the use of my home Alanta, so long as she continues to be my widow or as long as she pleases to live thereon except she marries.
Item, I give and bequeath to my son Edward Bray the sum of twenty shillings to him and his heirs forever.
Item, I give and bequeath to my son Henry Bray my land and all the
remaining two thirds of my estate with his paying out of my estate the sum of
five pounds to each of my daughters, viz, Sarah Ramsour, Mary Johnson,
Cahterine Jones and Elizabeth Poe, to him and his heirs forever.
I hereby constitute make and ordain my son Henry Bray sole executor of this my last will and testament, and I do hereby utterly disallow, revoke and
disannul all and every other former testaments, wills, legacies, bequests and
executions by me in any wise before names, willed and bequeathed, ratifying and confirming this andno other to be my last will and testament. In witness
whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal this seventeenth day of June one thousand seven hundred and ninty.
Signed, sealed and pronounced in the presence of
Tho. Ragland
(his) Henry Bray
Henry Bray
(Mark)The move to Bush River MM, Newberry County, S.C. was difinitely a move
because it was a new Meeting and apparently changed from Bush River MM to Cane Creek, Union Co., S. C. to help with this new meeting. 1795 the family moved to Mt. Pleasant MM, Grayson Co., N.C. where Jemima was married to Joseph Tomlinson. There the second son to be named Abijah was born. The family moved to Westfield MM, Surry Co., N.C. and in 1799 and before 1802 moved to Mt. Pleasant MM, Grayson, Va. where Keziah was born. (Where they ran a grist mill) 1804 Henry Bray Jr. was disowned by the Society at Deep Creek MM, for possibly joining the military.
Henry, Keziah and sons John H., Edward, Richard, Joseph and Abijah and
daughter Mary and Kezia left Deep Creek MM, N.C. for Ky. There were no Quaker Meetings there so they sent their membership to Miami MM, Warren Co., Ohio and setteld in Madison Co., Ky. (Richmond) where Mercy (Massy) was born. Dau. Sarah Bray transferred her membership to Miami MM, Ohio and married William Sutton in Greene Co.
The home of Henry and Keziah Jones Bray was in between the two armies at
the Battle of Guilford Court House, N.C. The battle was fought 15 March 1781. The house stood down in a valley in a north and south direction. The British were on the east hill and the Americans were on the west hill. The soldiers exchanged shots at each other over the house. Kezia and infant son, John H., were in the house while the battle was going on. During the battle soldiers of both armies would go to the Bray Springs for a drink of water and then return to their fighting.
After the battle, smallpox broke our among the soldiers of both armies.
The English took the New Garden Friends Meeting House for their hospital. The American armies took the home of a Richard Williams for their hospital.
We have no recorded information concerning the reasons for leaving
Kentucky. Perhaps the Bray families were experiancing problems similar to
those of Tom Lincoln as described in Carl Sandberg's "Abraham Lincoln, the
Prairie Years". There was difficulty in proving land ownership, and the
slavery problem was increasing. The territory of Indiana came into the Union
in 1816 as a State whose law declared "all men are born equally, free and
independent". They had crossed the Ohio River on flat boats to get to Indiana in the spring of 1815. By this time John H. Bray had married Hannah Shelton Dec. 24th 1807 in Madison Co., Ky. John H. Bray had been disowned for marrying a non Quaker in 1812. The flat boat landed at Madison Co., Indiana. Richard and Mary Shelton Bray remained in Ky. until 1833 or 1834 when with Mary's parents, Thoams and Mary Jameson Shelton, they moved to Hendricks Co., Ind. There is no recorded information concerning the time of the move of Mary Bray who married Aaron Chamness from Ky. to Indiana.See Hinshaw Quaker Records, also Heiss Quaker Records of Indiana. See also Bray Nostalgia.
See Sumner Family History by George W. Moore
This gives the birth date as 8-9-1761 and 8-15-1856, Morgan Co., Ind.
Mrs. Grace McBride Larson, age 93 as of Apr 1991, of Pima, Ariz., had
submitted to the LDS Church, batch #7707419, that Keziah Jones, dau. of Richard Jones and Jemima Huff, was born in the Cane Creek MM., Orange Co., N.C. 19 Mar 1761. She listed her source of information as Cane Creek MM of Friends, Orange Co., N.C. and that she died in 1836.
Notes from Betty Holmes and Opal Lousin, summer of 1981:
"... Keziah Jones was the dau. of Richard Jones and Jemima Huff who moved to Miami Co., Ohio from N.C. and are no doubt buried there or in Montgomery Co., Ohio.Heiss Quaker Records, Vol 5 pg. 3
Duck Crekk MM
Bray, Henry b. 8-29-1755
wife Keziah 3-19-`76`
Jemima 11-30-1776
John 05 08-1780
Henry Jr. 02-18-1782
Sarah 1-26-1784
Edward 1-18-1786
Mary 5-25-1788
Richard 5-22-1790
Joseph 6-15-1792
Abijah
Keziah
Massey (dt.)CEASERS CREEK MM, pg. 154-155 repeats list of children and birhtdates.
From Heis Quaker Records of Indiana, Vol 5 pg. 25.
Bray, Keziah & Dau. Keziah and Mazzy rocf Caesars Creek MM, Ohio 4-27-1819.
Keziah & dt. Keziah & Mazzy gct White Lick MM 10-25-1823.Hinshaw Quaker Records, N.C. Vol 1, page 358
Cane Creek MM page 13
Richard Jones, s. Richard & Miriam, b. 12-5-1732, Chester Co., Pa. Jemima
Jones dt. Daniel and Mary Huff, b. 1-4-1742, Philadelphia Co., Pa. Ch.
Mary 11-1-1758 Orange Co., Pa.
Kezia 3-19-1761
Jemima 4-5-1763
Stephen 6-2-1765
Abijah 11-23-1767
Daniel 3-25-1770New Garden MM 1778, 2,2
Kezia, dt. Richard, Surry Co., m Henry BrayDeep River MM pg. 52
Richard Jones b. 12-15-1732/3
Jemima Jones 1- 4-1742
Ch: Mary 11- 1-1758
Kezia 3-19-1761
Jemima 4- 5-1763
Stephen 6- 2 1763 D, 3-6-1783
Abijah 11-23-1767
Daniel 3-25-1770
Sarah 8- 9-1772
Richard 11-28-1774 D 5-2-1782
Elizabeth 8-24-1777
Miriam 1-22-1780 D. 6-27-1785
Lydia 4-28-1783 D. 6-23-1785
Richard 1-28-1786There are numerous accounts of the other children of Richard and Jemima
Jones followed in the pages of the Quaker records. The marriages and other
happenings of most of the children are given very thoroughly.1820 Census of Indiana Orange Co., pg. 132
Bray, Abijah 1 male age 16/26 1 male under 10 (Allen Bray)
1 fem. age 16/25 1 fem. under 10 (Rosanna Bray)1830 Morgon Co., Indiana
Bray, Abijah book 10:472, nothing more shown in the 1830 census.See chart sent by Treva Lefler prepared by Mrs. Margaret Bray, 10104 S.
Glen Road, Potomac Maryland, 20854 dtd March 29, 1971. This chart shows Kezia
Jones date of death as 1856 instead of 1836.
From a letter between Opal and Betty Holmes, to Opal, June 2, 1985.
"Further on the Scott line, the fact that John Scott married Nancy Keith
interests me. My ancestor Zebina Bathrick married Amanda Keith. I made a good conncetion during the last few months and now know the Keith line back to James Keith who emigrated to Mass. c 1660 from Aberdeen, Scotland. I believe that there is also a Keith line extends from Va. that may be the one that Nancy descends from. I am reading one of your letters to me as I write and now see further of the Keith line.
I have ordered Vol. 4, 5, & 6 of the Cain Connections. Have you seen them. (She goes on to mention that she had several transcriptions of wills of the Clifton, Anderson and Cain lines from Delaware.)"
Sent to me by Opal Lousin Sept. 1989: By Nadine Scott Snyder 4714 E.
Escondido, Mesa, Az. 85206 dtd. 8 Jun 1983.See notes under son, John Jr., Portrait and Bio. Album, pg. 611 of DeWitt
Co., Ill.Source from Royal Harper, Box 262, Grants Pass, Ore.; History of Gwinnett Co. Ga. 1818-1943"; The Early Settlers of Sangomon CO., Ill. by J. Carroll Powers.; Portraits & Bios. Album of Polk Co., Ia. 1890" 1850 DeWitt Co., Ill. Census; "Soldiers of the Am. Rev. Buried in Ill." Ill Gen. Hist. Soc.
Was in the Rev. War May 1780. Places of Residence; York, Penn, Washington Co., Va., Sangamon Co., Ill, McClean Co., Ill., DeWitt Co., Ill He was a farmer.
On pg. 105 of 1800 Census of Pendelton District S.C. I find John Scott
under #255 as: There is also a John Scott #232.
3 Males under 10 yrs of age, 3 males 10-16 years, 2 females under 10, 1
female ?25-45.This looks like they could be: Andrew age 14, John Wilson 12; Alexander 11, James Keith age 7, William Liddell age 5, Wilson age 3, John age 31, Nancy age 34, Anna C. age 10, Ruth B. age 1 with balance being born in Jackson Co., Tenn. To Franklin Co., Tenn. in 1806 with Keith family per one of the family members's information, to Crawford Co., Ind. in 1807.
Pendelton District is in Anderson Co., S.C. District 96 is in Newberry
Co., S.C. (Bush River Creek and River - see p. 365 as was called Berkley Co.)Arta Blonshine, researcher of this line of Scott-Keith for many years with a great deal of information on them. I had submitted the approximate marriage date in place of the approximate birth date for Isabella and she found the entry and corrected me, doubting that this could be the same Isabella who she also thought had died young.
ARTA BLONSHINE, 12184 West Hickory Dr., Boise,Id. 83704. rcvd 5 May 1991.JOHN WILSON SCOTT ---- REV. WAR SOLDIER
Contributed by Dorothy Strange Martin and Marie Strange, both descnedents of John Wilson ScottFrom the time John Wilson Scott was born in York Co., Penn. in 1763 to the time of his death on 13 March 1847 in DeWitt County, Ill. he had fought in the Rev. War, been married twice, lived in six states and fathered 15 children.
He was of Scottish ancestry, the son of John and Anna Scott, who owned land on the Holston River in Washington County, Va. His grandfather, was Andrew Scott, whose will was proved 29 Jan 1794, Colerain Township, Lancaster Co., Penn.
Family tradition says that John Wilson Scott's first marriage was to Ann
Crayton (or Clayton) and that their daughter, Elizabeth, married John Matson
(or Maston). Nothing else is know of this line.
His second marriage was to Nancy Keith, dau. of Daniel Keith and Elizabeth Liddell, about the year 1786. It is easy to trace the migration of this family of John and Nancy Keith Scott by noting the birthplace of their children. ..with the change of county boundry lines they became citizens of DeWitt Co. in 1839; all without having moved from the land they had located on in present day Wapella Township.
John Wilson Scott saw his sons become productive citizens. They were
farmers. James Keith Scott made one of the first land entries in what is now
DeWitt Co., when he located in section 27, Waynesville Township. John Jr.,
James K., Martin, and Andrew were ministers of the Christian Church. James K. preached the first sermon in the township in the cabin of one of the settlers. Later he helped establish the first church, Rock Creek. Built in 1837, it was the first frame building in Waynesville Twnsp. The lumber for it was hauled from Atlanta, Ill. James K. Scott also served as a State Legislator for two terms (1842-1846).
The final resting place for John Wilson Scott, his wife, and several of his children and other descendants is in Rock Creek Cemetery, located in section 26, Waynesville Twnsp. On 3 December 1970, the DeWitt Clinton Chapter D.A.R. placed a marker on the grave of the old soldier. Twelve members of the chapter have traced their lineage to him. One of the many descendatns of the soldier, Abbie Lane Whitaker, wrote a play, "Out Beyond Middletown", which described the life of the early Scott pioneers in the Waynesville area. The play won the one act play competition sponsored by the Arts Committee of Illinois Sesquicentenial Commission in 1968.There is another John Scott who we looked at as possible parent of
Isabella, but nothing close.
John Scott b. 12-26-1777 d. 9-05-1846 bur. Dover
Rachel 11-04-1778 4-29-1857 Oakridge, Grant Co., INChildren:
Jesse Horton b. 11-26-1799 d. 09-30-1822 buried Dover MM, IN, ae 22
yrs 1 mo. 4 days (Step son of John Scott)
1) Patsey b. 1-08-1805 m. Harrold 10-16-1824
2) Nancy 8-23-1806 m. Nathan Hoggatt, New Garden MM 7-28-1824
3) Anderson 5-23-1808 m. Mary Burnside 3-28-1828
4) Betsey (Elizabeth) 8-23-1810 m. David Rich at Concord MM 2-22-1832
5) Margaret 10-30-1812 m. Evan Benbow 6-20-1832
6) James 12-26-1814 m. Annis Arnett at Concord MM 4-20-1836
7) Phebe 10-29-1816 m. Elwood Baldwin at Concord MM 12-24-1834
8) Harriet 7-13-1819 m. William Pitts 4-2-1840 Concord MM
9) Stephen 7-07-1821 m. mahal Arnett ch. Eli b. 6-21-1842,
William b. 1-7-1844, Levi b. 1-21-1846, Elwood b, 1-13-1849 Dover MM, pg. 201
10) Jesse 1-5-1825 rpt dpt & mcd now resides in limits of
Greenfield MM, that mtg req to treat 6-23-1852 w/o satisfaction dis dtd
7-23-1851.There is also a Jesse, minor in care of John & Rachel 4-19-1828? son or
grandson, see Dover MM, pg. 201 Vol 2.From Opal Lousin, Dec. 2, 1992, 2625 Gerhney Rd., Apt. 730, Box 252,
Norhtbrook, Ill. 60062-5999.
I think we can safley assume that John Wilson Scott was the father of
Isabella Scott who married Abijah Bray about 1817-1818 in or about Orange Co., Ind. Unless they had married in Madison Co., Ky. The circumstantial evidence is so very strong. Because of that assumption now we can proceed to get the death records, Wills, and any informatin about their ancestors arrival in America and their travels through America to Indiana and Illinois.
There is information about Wilson from Scotland/Ireland to Pennsylvania in "Colonial Families of America, Vol 22, pg. 59 and also in Story or Decalaration of Independence, Vol 8, pg. 159 and 166. This may apply.
John Scott married once and had a daughter, Elizabeth, his first wife Ann
Crayton died and he then married Nancy Keith...."This looks like it was the correct census for 1820 for John Scott - p. 006;
1 male under 10, 1 male 10-15, 1 male over 45
1 female 10-15, 1 female over 45.
Found in Crawford Co., Indiana. Also in Crawford Co., Indiana were shown Martin, Andrew, John, Wilson, William C. and William L."......"John Wilson Scott had three or four sons to become ministers in the
Christian Church in Illinois. They stared the Pilot Christian Church. I
attempted to get more information about them from the headquarters of the
Christian Church but couldn't get through for some reason - lack of address or? They served in the 1840's or thereabouts. They were John Jr., James K., Martin and Andrew."......"In York CO., Pa. the Historical Society, address unknown to me, may
have an index of family files for John Wilson Scott b. 29 May 1763, son of John Scott who was the executor of Andrew Scott's will. I do not think, as the Illinois Scott people do, that our John Scott or his won father, was the
executor of the Will. One should see the Scott report #67 file 3348 in York
Co., Hisotrical Society. To be an executor of Andrew Scott's will he would
have more likely stayed in York Co., Pa. See information and dates herewith.
Andrew Scott died in Colerain Twp., Lancaster Co., Penn. Copy of will
herewith, recorded in Bk. KK p. 696, 7th day of Dec 1796, made 29 Jan 1794.
We, of course, would like to know the siblings of John Wilson Scott also. Our John Wilson Scott was supposed to have gone with his family to Washington Co., Va. when he was very young. I wish we could find our what happened and when the other children of John Wilson Scott, Moses, Patsy and Nancy at least.
John Wilson Scott, claim S32509, was residing in Washington Co., Va. when he enlisted in May 1780 and served 12 months as a private in Capt. Dysart's Company; in William Campbell's Virginia Regiment and was in the battles of King's Mountain and Wetzell's Mills. He was allowed pension on his application executed 3 Dec. 1832 while a resident of Kickapoo Precinct, McLean Co., Ill. Several ladies downstate have become members of the DAR on his record. He was a mounted volunteer. His pension was paid for some time as evidenced in Book C, Vol 8, p. 62, #19926.1787 Census of Virginia: p. 963 of Census report, John Scott charged with tax on 3 horses, 16 cattle, and one white male over 16 (self responsible) and under 21, in Washington Co. (this census was taken on 30 May 1787, when he was visited for the information). The 1787 tax list is a unique one. It is the result of a law passed by Virginia Assembly on the 11th of Oct. 1786 which mandated that the tax commissioner should "on the tenth day of March annually, begin and continue proceeding without delay through their respective district, and call on every person subjedt to taxation or having property in his or her possession for a written list thereof..." The tax on white males aged 21 years old and up was repealed on the 12th of October 1787... White males between sixteen and twenty-one were subject to a county parish tithe, but not to the state poll tax.
REVOLUTIONARY WAR ANCESTOR CHART
John Scott, born 5-29-1763 at York Co., Penn. died at Waynesville, Ill. on 3-13-1847 and wife, Nancy Keith born on 9-19-1766 died in Ill. on 9-19-1838.
They were married on 11-21-1786.
References: Pension claim S-32509, Biog. History of Martin Scott in History of Daviess Co., Mo. National No. 123249-276970-285619-290668.
John Scott resided at Washington Co., Va. during the Rev. War.
His service was PRIVATE: Rev. War claim S-32509 it appears that John Scott was born 1763 in York Co., Penn. He enlisted may 1780 in Capt. James Dysart's Company, Col. William Cambell Va. Regt. was in the Battle of Kings Mountain and Wetzells Mills. He was allowed a pension executed 3 Dec 1832, while a resident of Kickapoo precinct, McLean Co., Ill.Married first to Ann Crayton at S.C. in 1782.
Married secondly to Nancy Keith in S.C. 1785 or 4/21/1786.From E. G. Smith 858 Riverside, Rialto, Calif. 92376
1. Soldiers of the Am. Rev. Bur. in Ill. Pge 211.
2. "Gone to Georgia" pg 20 to 22. #89 James Liddell
3. "Early Settlers of Sangamon Co., Ill" by Powers pg 643/44
4. "History of Daviess Co., Mo" pg 862/63 Elder Martin Scott
5. "Portrait & Biog. Album of DeWitt Co., Ill by Chapman Brothers Pub. 1891.
pg 611-12 (John W. Scott) s/o J.W.S. Jr.Scotland Cem., Gallatin, Daviess Co., Mo
Many Scott's who are not proven as to realtionship
SCOTT, Grant b. 1869 d. 1947
Rose 1875 1966
Dave O. 1897 1968
Alma B. 1898 ----Scott, Martin Co. I 44th Inf.
Mary C. wife of A.C. b. 1844 d. 1906Scott, Andrew C. (Abt 1817) died 1894, age 77 yrs.
Salley C. wife of A.C. b. 1825 1894Scott, Alexander b. 1838 d. 1918
Hannah wife 1840 1913
Nancy E. 1883, age 1 dayScott, Dr. Alexander Keith b. 1817 d. 1902
Louisa wife of A.K. 1884, age 63 yrs.
Sarah P. dau. of Dr. and L. 1872 age 17 yrs.
Ira D. son of A.K. & L. 1861 age 11 mo.
Mary DK b. 1853 1927
Sarepta 1888 1904
Ezra 1886 1907
Tirzah 1890 1908
(Children of Dr. A.K. and Mary E. Dixon)Scott, A.D. b. 1852 d. 1937
Matilda J. 1856 1941
Albert B. s/o AD & M 1887 1911
Charles G. s/o AD & M 1884 age 10
James s/o AD & M age 1 yearScott, T.W. born 1865 1921
Ruth 1867 1933
son of TW & R 1904 1905
Luna Pearl d/o TW & R 1907 1907
infant son of TW & R 1895 1895
infant dau of TW & R 1900 1900Scott, James K. 45 Mo. Inf. b. 1842 d. 1911
June 1879 1958
Alva K. s/o JK & J 1899 age 2 yrs.
James D. 1899 age 2 yrs.Scott, Martin G. b. 1843 d. 1894 Scotland Cem., Daviess Co., Mo.
Barbara A. 1861 1918
James D.
Lawrence s/o MG & CM died 1-21-1872 age 11mo.Scott, Elder Martin died 1886 age 79 years 3mo. 15 days
Dinah born 1820 died 1905
Mary 1878 age 26 yearsScott, Ira M. b. 1865 died 1960
Irena M. 1871 1935
Infant son of Ira & IrenaScott, Nancy wife of W.L. b. 1789 died 1880
Scott, John M. no dates given.
son of John M. Scott and Mary C. is Tarras E. died 1885 age 6 monthsScott, Infant of Clarence Scott, S.E.S.
Infant son of J.E. & Lula b. 1908 died 1908
Scott, Sarah E. dau of A.J. & M.A. d. 8-20-1865 age 1 year
William R. son of A.J. & M.A. ?-16-1864 age 1 year 4mo 17 da
Scott, William J. son of S.P. & S.M. d. 12-13-1858 age 3 days
Baby son of A. & HA 1867 age 2 years 3mo.
Alexander died 1875
Scott, Laurence, Son of M.C. & C.M. died 1-21-1872 age 11 months.In History of Polk CO.,Iowa are a few Scott's which do belong to our
families, however, do not have sufficient information to tie them in at this
time.
NANCY SCOTT, born Feb 22, 1811, Lincoln Co., Ky. married John Slatten,
moved in 1856 to Des Moines. Anna b. Jan 2, married Tilford Gilmer, to
Jefferson Co., Iowa Malinda born 1832, married Thomas B. Reed, - to Des
Moines, after his death.1850 Census of DeWitt Co., Ill. Unknown or unproven Scotts
115/117 pg. 406 No. Twp.
Scott, Andrew C. age 30 born Tenn.
Sarah 28 Ill.
Mary J. 4 Ill.
Martha A. 2 Ill.77/78 pg. 402
Scott, John age 43 Penn.
Frances S. 32 Ky.
Joseph W. 11 Ill.
Mary J. 9 Ill.
George W. 8 Ill.
Elizabeth E. 6 Ill.
John W. 4 Ill.
Martha E. 2 Ill.
Katherine A. 20 Ill.30/31 pg. 388
Soctt, John W. age 36 born Indiana
Lucinda 30 Ky.
Elizabeth J. 11 Ill.
Sarah J. 10 Ill.
Mary 8 Ill.
Zeralda 6 Ill.
Forenxa M. 4 Ill.
Martin P. 2/12 Ill.537/543
Scott, Crafton age 24 born Ill.
Rhoda 23 Ill.
two children born in Ill.JOHN WILSON & NANCY (KEITH) SCOTT
John moved from Yok Co., Penn., to Washington Co., Virginia, with his
parents. From Washington Co. he enlisted May 1780 as a private in Capt. James Dysart's Company of Col. William Campbell's Virginia Regiment.
The account of John's military service, in his own words follows. Briefly, the Company first marched to Wilk's Connty, N.C., where they took British prisoners. With the cease of hostilities in that area they returned toVirginia arriving the end of July 1780. Early in August they received orders to march in pursuit of the (British) Col. Ferguson and his company. They reached N.C., (area which is now East Tennessee) where they were joined by more troops commanded by Col. Seveir and Col. Isaac Shelby. On the march again they passed over the mountains and through Rutherford County and down the South side of Broad River to the Cowpens. They marched on, all night with no food, to King's Mountain. There, 6/7 October 1780, a battle was fought and won, but many lives lost. John and others of the Company then made their way North, reaching home the end of November 1780. The Company marced again 1 February 1781 to participate in the Battle of Wetzel's Mill on 6 march 1781. There John lost his horse, saddle and bridle valued at $60. It took him till May 1st to make his way home, 300 miles on foot. His total military service was one year.
In 1783 John married Ann or Anna Crayton, one child, Elizabeth, was born
the following year and Ann died at, or shortly after, the birth.
Around 1785 John was in the 96 District of S. Carolina, the area lies
South of Wilkes and Rutherford Counties, No. Carolina, where his military
experiences had taken him. After his second marriage to Nancy Keith they
settled in what was later to become (in 1826) Anderson Co., S.C., but at that
time was land recently vacated by the Cherokee Indians. There is some doubt as to wherther John & Nancy's first child, Andrew, was born in S.C., some accounts showing N.C. When John applied for his pention is stated that he moved from Virginia to So. Carolina, there is no mention of having lived in N.C. In view of this and was Nancy's family were in S.C., it is unlikely they ever lived in No. Carolina.
However, in 1806 the family did move, to Jackson County, Tennessee.
Perhaps while there they met the Franciscos not realizing their grandson Andrew Vinson, years later in Illinois, would marry Rhoda Cisco. From Tennessee John and Nancy took their family to Crwford County, Indiana. That move was in 1818 but they didn't stay long, by 1824 they were heading for Central Illinois.
Their first Illinois home was Island Grove, Sangamon Co. Andrew, teh
oldest son, stayed in that area but the rest of the family moved on to another part of the County which in 1827 became Tazewell County. In 1830 McLean County was formed from that part of Tazewell and, finally, in 1839 DeWitt County formed from McLean. The area where John and Nancy lived became Waynesville Twp, DeWitt Co.
John applied for his pension 3 Dec 1832, when his home was part of Kickappo Pricinct, McLean Co. Minister James Latter and John Clenn, Esq: testified as to his, John's character. His pension was granted 25 September 1833 for $50 p.m., and backdated to 4 March 1831. Nancy died first in 1838, John following her in 1847. They both practiced the Presbyterian religion of their Scotch - Irish forebears.REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION APPLICATION of JOHN SCOTT
State of Illinois McLean County} ss
on the Third day of December personaly appeared in open court Before the
county commissioners being of record of McLean county now Sitting John Scott - a resident - of Kickapoo presint in the County of McLean & State of Illinois - aged - Seventy (or nearly so) who being first Duly Sworn According to law doth - on his oat make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the Act of congress pased June the 7 - 1832. That he entered the Servis of the United States under the following named officers - and Served as herein stated. I did enter the servis of the United States under the command of Colonel William Camble & Captain James Dysart and his seboltern officers - in the year 1780 - in the Month of May - and served the following powers of duty (Vz) arley in the Month of May as above our officers having received infermation that the Torey ware commiting murder and other depredations (in Walks county North Carolina) we - therefore struck our line of March and with Speed we came to the palce and havign taken some of them prisoners, they gave Security for thare good behavour and all hostilitys Seasc - thare, and this being the case we Returned home, near the last of July and arley in the Month of August - we received orders to march for South Carolina in persuit of Col. Ferguson a British Commander having a large body of British & Toreys under his Command, and we marched into North carolina ( onto the East end of Tennessee) and thare incamped untill Col. Seveir & Col Isaac Shelby made up their Troops & there they Joined us & immdiately we Marched thence into the South & down the South side of Broad River to the cowpens - & thare receiving information that the Ennimoney was lying at the Cherrikee ford - on Said river we tharefore Marched for that place and continued our line of march all nite but the Ennemmy having removed we tharefore without receiving aney refreshmant continued our line of
March and on Kings mountain we came up with the Ennimey and Kild thare commander & a number of his Soldiers and made prisoners of the residue of them and took thare waggons from them - this however was not don without Sume loss on our side thare was twenty one or thareabout Kild on our Side, amongs the slain was Capt. William Edminston - Reece Bowen & John Baty & the wounded not Recolected and after Berrying our ded we imployed those Waggons to carry our wounded - back to Col. Walker on Broad river to which place we Marched the prisoners, and our officers thare, holding a council it was thought proper, to burn the waggons and having received proper Testamony against one Col Mills (a Torey officer) and Six of his adherants, they ware adjudged guilty of Murder, and by us amidiately hanged & heare we ware to leave our wounded, but a young man by the name of Iseral Highter being Shot threw the thy desired to be takin a long the Mountain untill Suter Gap as he could cross at and I with two others was appointed to this duty, all of which I promtly performed and the battle of Kings Mountain being on the Sixth day of October 1780 - I tharefore was not able to reach home untill the last of Novermber my way being impedied in cosiquence of danger, at times, and the bad situation of the wounded man. and my fellow soldiers Started home at the same time I started with the young man - and having returned home and previous to dismision, my before named - Col Gamble gave orders for two company of his mounted Vollenteers to Keep them Selvs in rediness to march, I having all the while, and in all the before named minuver belonged to Capt. Dysart's companey of Mounted Vollenteers, and so I continued, and we held our Selves in rediness to March and on the first of Feb. 1781 we received orders, and Struck a line of March and crossing the Mountain at the flour gap - douwn threw the Moravion Towns and into gilford county whare generl Green was In comped and Cornwallis not far off, Thate we joined head Quarters and on the next day our Brave Col Camble - Marched us down on the British lines to watch the movement of the Ennemony and on the third day being the 6th day of March we received orders to mount and our horses, and Saddles bridles & being placed in the care of persons appointed to that duty we tharefore Marched amdiateley to fire on the British - being then in hearing of thare drum beet - but we had not advanced more then one half mile before the British fired on those horsemen, scaterd and took some horses, and mine was one of them appraised to Sixty dollars together with my saddle and bridle all which I lost on that day - but we in a few minnits after hearing the firing of the pistles of the horse we ware advansed in close firing distance of the Ennimoney on the caney fork of how river at Whitsels Mills at whitch place we
had a Sevear Scrimmage with the Brittish, and on the way following we again got into Gennerl Greens camp, and Marched, with the Generl, a few days, but the weather being Blistary, and cool, we having lost our Blankets We tharefore, received orders to March for home, but I being near thre hundred miles from home, and a foot - (as I had lost my horse) I did not reach home untill neare the first of May 1781 and my Servises in all as a Mounted Vollenteer in the Untied States Sevis amounted to avout twelve months under arms as a privet --- I hereby Relinquish every clame what ever to my name is not on the pension Roll of the Agency of aney State -- court -- whare and in what year ware you Born - in. I was born in Pennsylvana York County in York (?) have you aney Record of your age and whare is it -- An My age was recorded in my fathers larg Bible from whence I have it -- (Court) whare ware you living when Calld into Servis and ware have you lived Since (An) I lived when colled into servis in Washington County Virginia from thence to South Carolina from thence to Tennessee from thence to Indiana from thence to Illinois whare I now live I have alredy refered you to Sume of the regular officers whom I Serve when in Servis (Court) did you ever receive a discharge from the servis By whom was it - gave and what has become of it - (An) I received a discharge from my captain but do not distinclty Recollect what became of it (court) State the Names of persons in your Neighborhood - toi whome you are Known and who can testify us your character for Verasity and good behavour your Soldiership & Servis as a Revolutioner (An) I Refer you to James Latta a clergiman and John Glenn who can testify conserning me
Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid -- (John Scott)We James Latta a clergeman or Minnister of the Gospel residin in the
county of McClean and State of Illinois and John Glenn residing the Same
hereby Certify that we are well acquainted - with John Scott the same who has
Subscribed and sworn to the above decleration that we believe him to be Seventy years old (or nearly so) That he is reputed and believed in the Neighborhood whare he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and we concur in that opinion Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid
James Latta
Clergaman
John Glenn
And Said Court - do hereby declare their openion after the investigation of the Matter and after putting the intarigatories prescribed by the War department - that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and Served as he has Stated - And the Court further certifys that it Appears to them that James Latta who has signed the Same is a residnet in the Same and is a crediable person and that their Statemin is intitled to Credit - I Isaac Baker - Clerk of the County of McClean and State of Illinois do hereby Certify that the foregoing contains the original proseedings in the matter of the application of John Scott for a pention in Testamony whareof I Set my hand - Seal of office at Bloomington this 3rd day of December - 1832
Isaac Baker Clk C.C.C.Let Apl 21. 1834 To Hon J. Duncan HR
Order to pay 25 April 1838.
Let to payt May 24, 1838
Letter to 3 auditors d Aug 1838
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Paid at the Treasure under the-
of the 6 April 1838 for Sept 1835 to 4 Sept 1837
Agt notified 10 Aug 1838
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Letter to Hon S. Mc Roberts 12 Jul 184-
Paid as above from 4 Mar 1839 to 4 March 1840 Agent
notified 30th Sept 1841Illinois 19926
JOHN SCOTT
McLean Co. in the State of Illinois who was a Pvt of Cambles in the C. command by Captain Drysart of the Rgt commander by Col Campbell in the Virginia line for /year
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Found in the Roll of Illinois at the rate of 50 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.
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Certificate of pension issued the 25th day of Apr 1833 and Sent to Scott to by Coveth Bloomingotn, McLean Co., Ill
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Semi int. allowance ending 4 Mar 1836 25
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$150
{Revolutionary Claim
Act June 7, 1832Recorded by ? Book ? Vol 8 page 62
AFN: 8SHG-MN LDS Records. Alternate name found in GEDCOM file: John Wilson Scott, and John Wilson Scott, I.
Alternate name found in GEDCOM file: John Scott, Sr.
Also death date found as 19 Sept 1836. AFN: 8SHG-Q6 LDS Records.Alternate name found in GEDCOM file: Nancy Keith
May have died in infancy.No information. Probably died while infant.
Never married.
Spouse unknown at this time, married in Oskaloosa, Iowa.
Report of Findings by Opal Lousin."Martin married in Oskaloosa, where his sister, Ibby Scott Beals had gone also. He had a fairly good size family in a short time and spent part of the time in McLean Co., Ill. which is where John Scott's descendants lived. He registered and enlisted for the service from Ill. and died within a few months with dysentery. His widow died fairly soon thereafter and the children - some at least, were adopted out and some put in the Soldier's Home at Davenport. They were so small they didn't know their birth dates. However, their mother had filed a claim with the government also and had given their birthdates. Martin died in 1864 and his decendants should be still living in Iowa, likely."
"Martin went to Illinois from Oskaloosa and enlisted in the Civil War
where he served a short time and died. His widow and children returned to Iowa and she did not live long either. When one of the girls applied for something (pension I think) her aunt made an affidavit to the fact that she knew when she was born and Martin was there, that more than not the Scotts took the children in for awhile anyway. There is no other reason for Martin to be back from Iowa to Ill. where he had never lived. Therefore, I am convinced that Isabella named her children with so many of the same surnames as her brothers and sisters which is very convincing. I have written a multitude of letters in this family and feel now we will have to accept this as fact and go ahead and organize our material. Opal Lousin, Sept. 1989.
One of the witnesses to help Martin's widow get her pension was a
Christien Scott who knew them while they were living in Ill....."Abijah and Isabella Bray had a son Martin who married Mary Jane
Mason in Oskaloosa, Iowa on 17th day of July 1852. They had some children and moved ot Padua, McLean County, Ill. which was near the Scott families living around there. By that time his grandfather, John Scott, had passed away but there were uncles and aunts still there. Martin enlisted in "I" company, 145th regiment of Illinois to serve three years into service as private on 9th day of June 1864 and died in post hospital at Benton Barracks, MO. July 18, 1864 from Chronic diarrhea. Mary Jane Bray gave her address as Paudua, Illinois and applied for pension in McLean County, Ill. for their children under 16 years old and stated their names and ages as:
1) Emily Jane 11 years old April 20
2) John Franklin 10 years old July 24th
3) Hannah M. (8?)4 years old March 6th
4) Ruth Ann 6 years old April 27th
5) Charles 4 years old Sept 21
6) Willis 2 years old Sept 20thPetition was witenssed by Chrisiana Scott and Catharine Fisher, neighbors
and friends on 30th July 1864. Reuben S. Davis was Clerk. She appointed
Richard Ames of Bloomington, Ill. to act as her attorney to porsecute the claim. Sept 8th, 1864 Reuben S. Davis again heard Eliza Jane Johnson and Christina Scott swear that they knew Mary Jane Bray and that she was the widow of Martin R. Bray. On 18th day of July 1864 in Mahaska Co., Iowa mary Jane Bray apponted John F. Lacey of Oskaloosa, to be ner lawful attorney to proseute her claim from pention because Richard Ames of Floomingotn, Ill. had ot acted in her behalf. This was before R. Dumont, Clerk.
January 9, 1864 Assistant Adjutnat General Sam G. Breck acknowledged
receipt of application of pension #60996 for Martin R. Bray. May 11, 1866 J.
J. Woodward of U.S. Army for the Surgeon General returned application
acknowledging that Martin R. Bray had died July 15, 1864 of chronic diarrhea asreported by assistant surgion, W. F. Woods, at Post Hospital, Benton Barracks, Mo.
Mary Jane Bray died November 5, 1866 in Oskaloosa, Mahaska Co., Iowa,
Some of the children, if not all, were placed in the Soldier's Home for orphans in Davenport, Iowa and some were adopted out. In the files were applications for their rightful pension by John F> Bray on 13th day of January 1880 in Mahaska County, witnessed by Jacob Mason and David Hover, stating that he was 25 years of age, before D. Moon.
Charles E. Bray applied 17th of February 1881 in Des Moines County, Iowa,
stating he was 20 years old, Witnesses were John F. Koehler and William M. Neal of Burlingotn, Iowa, before S. G. Foster, clerk.
John F. Bray on 10th of February 1883 appeared in Mahaska County, Iowa,
stating he was 28 years old and believes he ws born July 24, 1854.
Charles Brayon Feb. 13, 1882, resident of Burlington, Iowa, Des Moines
County, stating he thinks his birhtdate was 22 Sept. 1860.
Fanny Jones (nee Bray), aged 22, living in Cass Twp., Jones COunty, Iowa on 21 June 1881 stated she was first named Ruth Ann Bray and called that until she was 8 years of age until she wsa called Fanny. She was living in Anasmosa, Iowa. On 12th of Feb. 1888 she stated in court in Jones Co., Iowa that she believes she was born 10th day of April 1858.
In Carroll County, Mo. in Van Horn, Ruth J. Parker, sister of Marin R. Bray swore that she knew Ruth Ann Jones, nee Bray, and believed that her birthday was April 10, 1858, and that she was born Ruth Ann Bray and was called Fanny in the orphanage.
G. B. Hawley of Scott County, Iowa on Nov. 25, 1878, stated he had adopted Martin Bray, son of Martin Bray and that he was born Dec. 9, 1864 and asked for the pension as his adopted fatehr. He said he did not know the post office addresses of John F. Bary and Charles E. Bray of it they were alive. He appoint4ed H. F. Keith of Anamosa, Iowa to help him get the pension; Witnesses were Samuel Parkhurst and John Dwyer.
This child could have as likely been born in Padua, McLeon CO., Ill. as he
could have been born in Oskaloosa, Mahaska Co., Iowa. A simple followup on
later census should prove the point as to place of birth. A Willis is given, the only found, in the household of George and Mary Ketchum, found 1880 Census, Jones, Cass Co., IA, born in IL.
Information sent by Elaine A. Maack, Friends University, Witchita, Kansas.
Spring River MM, Cherokee Co., KansasThis was the beginning area of the separation between the Conservative and "Progressive" Friends in Kansas Yearly Meeting in 1879; the Conservatives held onto earlier books for the Monthly Meetings.
3-14-1869 Bray, Ann rocf White Lick MM, Morgan Co., Ind. dated 2-22-1868
Bray, Seth M. (W.) w. Hezakiah (Elsewhere given as Kessiah)
children: Harvey M. Sidney C.
Dillion H. Cordelia A.
Francis Tacy E.
Andrew (Shepherd)5-9-1868 rocf Kansas MM dated 4-11-1868
Bray, William w. Ann W.
children: Mary Elizabeth
Sarah Ellen
John Edgar2-8-1868 recrq Union Prepartive (Under Spring Valley MM)
From our original membership book for Kansas (later named Springdale)
MM stored in our Mid-America Yearly Meeting archives: pp. 18, 19.Seth W. Bray Seth Bray and family removed and settled in the verge of Kessiah Bray Spring River MM.
Harvey M. Bray Removed by certificate to Spring River MM, Kansas.
Sydney Bray (In the original book showing removals p. 21,
Dillion Bray information is dated 4th mo. 11, 1868)
Corona Bray
Francis Bray b. 4-20-1862The William Bray family mentioned by Spring River Conservatives (above) is also given in the abstracts from Missouri meetings, as Union, (Jasper Co.) Mo. became it's own montly meeting in 1868.
William F., w. Ann H. & children Mary E., Sarah E. and John E. (Charter
members)
11-4-1876 William F., disowned for disorderly conduct.From Genealogical Report by Opal Lousin, Aug. 4, 1986, (Referring to Rosa
Anderson, brother to Seth, in Spring Creek Twp., just northeast of Oskaloosa. Seth had married in Iowa and bought this farm in 1849 from his father in law,
John Beals, then sold it at a nice profit a few short years later and
eventually moved to Kansas with his family and son in-laws. A few years ago we visited this cemetery - Spring Creek Friends - now abandoned which is very near what would have been Seth's farm.
Dau. of John Beals, had farm which he sold to Seth Bray, his son in law,
in 1849, near Oskaloosa, Iowa.
Was living in Carroll Co., MO. when she witnessed a petition for Ruth Ann (Fanny Bray), her brothers dau. See notes under Martin and Ruth Ann. Opal also adds that Ruth Jane was living at Van Horn, Carroll Co., Mo.