Jewell Smith was the second daughter of Bertus "Bert" Monroe Smith and Mollie Irene Sumner. She was born 25 September 1910 in Florida. As far as I know, Jewell was the first person in our line to have a high school diploma. She was certainly the first woman to have one. Because the Smith name is … Continue reading Lucy Jewell Smith
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Ann Bryan
Ann Bryan, wife of Miles Bembry, was born between 1760-1765 in North Carolina. She was a favorite daughter of Needham Bryan and Jerusha Cain, and is mentioned by name in his Needham's will, dated 1797. She was bequeathed 100 acres in Martin County, NC. NEDAM BRYAN; Martin County will book page 343; 11 March … Continue reading Ann Bryan
Kenneth Bembry Gets Too Big for His Britches
Kenneth Bembry, youngest son of Miles Bembry and Ann Bryan, was one of the richest Bembrys there ever was. Born in 1798, he must have been considered a likely boy, because Miles paid tuition to the Albin Plantation to have him educated along with the owner's children. In 1822, Kenneth married Mary Mayo, daughter of … Continue reading Kenneth Bembry Gets Too Big for His Britches
John Bembry Wanted for Murder
John Bembry was the oldest son of Miles Bembry and Ann Bryan. Born about 1794 in Edgecombe County, he married a Marsha Wiggins. They first owned a small farm near his father, then moved to Leon County, Florida between 1825 and 1830. He is found there in 1830 living near his brother, Kenneth, on a … Continue reading John Bembry Wanted for Murder
Edgar Bembry
Edgar "Sonny" Bembry, born 14 June 1906, was the oldest of Hiram and Palma Lashley Bembry's seven sons. As such, he was unable to attend school past the third grade because he was needed on the farm. While he stated on the 1930 census that he could read and write, he was never fully literate. He … Continue reading Edgar Bembry
Hiram Bembry
Hiram Bembry, the son of John Thomas Bembry and Matilda Williams, was born 23 December 1881, probably in Echols County, Georgia. He married Palma Lashley on September 1905 at the age of 22. They set up a farm right next to his parents' place near Fort Union in Suwannee County. Together, Hiram and Palma had ten children: … Continue reading Hiram Bembry
John T Bembry
John T. (probably Thomas) Bembry was born on 24 November 1854 while his parents were living in Sumter County, Georgia with Sarah's mother, Dolly Simpson. When he was eight years old, his father, Thomas N. Bembry, went off to fight in the Civil War, leaving him with his mother, possibly his grandmother, Dolly, and five younger … Continue reading John T Bembry
Caspar Surber (Sarver) and Barbara Merkj
Casper Surber was born or baptized on 5 March 1719 in Switzerland.He married Barbara Merkj, and shortly afterwards, on 18 April 1741 left from the German-speaking parish of Schoefflisdorf in Oberwenigen (near Zurich) for "Carolina." Caspar and Barbara may have been Mennonites or other religious dissidents such as Anabaptists, as these formed the majority of Swiss emigrants.They … Continue reading Caspar Surber (Sarver) and Barbara Merkj
William Oldham and Phillippa Sowter
William (or John) Oldham, with his wife, Phillippa Sowter, was one of the founding settlers of Wethersfield, Connecticut. He was born about 1568 in or near Derby, Derbyshire, England. His daughter, Lucretia Oldham, married Jonathan, the son of Elder William Brewster of Plymouth Colony, and my 11th great-grandfather. Mama Kelly's 8th great-grandparents.
Captain George Denison and Lady Ann Borodell
Born in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England, George Denison arrived in Massachusetts Bay Colony with his father, William Denison aboard the "Lion" in 1632 as part of the Great Migration. His father was among a group of Roxbury, Massachusetts (now part of Boston) men "disarmed" for their support of the theologian and proto-evangelist Anne Hutchinson. Captain George first married Bridget Thompson of … Continue reading Captain George Denison and Lady Ann Borodell
A Long Way to Tennessee 