I am not a methocial researcher. I’m like a hound puppy running joyfully through the world with my nose to the ground, following one exciting scent until it crosses another. So my notes are a little wild. Use your find function to find the name you’re looking for, but be aware that the names are spelled differently from source to source, and sometimes are recorded only as initials. The heart of these notes are the probates of Lovet and Bryant Hines, who name brothers and sisters and a raft of married nephews, nieces, and grand nephews and nieces. So there are a number of ancillary surnames: Bolton, Townsend, Harkness, Thetford, Pipkin, Roberts, McRae, Parker, Broadhurst – many. The main surnames are Gully (Gulley), Hines, Kennon. Raynes P Travis and Peter Conway Shumate also enter into it.
The counties involved are Greene and Sumter Counties, Alabama, and Lenoir, Wayne and Duplin NC. Other areas are also included. There are a couple of counties in Mississippi.
The i or I before numbers indicates the image number on the census image in Ancestry.
In this particular section of the notes, I had been coming off the Bizzells, who I credit for finding the roots of my Greene County Cherry family. By that, I mean that these Bizzells traveled with the Cherry’s as they migrated from North Carolina, and by that pairing of surnames, I could identify my Cherrys as part of the Duplin group. This gave me counties, and counties allow you records and records further prove the interlocking of families and generations. The Bizzells are not in my direct blood line, but I love them, and I wanted to make sure they were remembered.
The Gully family figures large in the county. Calvin J Gulley’s name touches all the business of the years my family lived and thrived in Greene County, Alabama. And his cousin marries my half ggg uncle (who is very real to me). So I got caught up in finding her parents and sibs, which lead to the Hines and the Kennons and a number of other families as well.
It all really exploded when I found Lovet Hines, one of the kindest and most compassionate people I’ve ever known – if you can know someone who lived over a hundred years before you were born. His will and probate were the answer to prayer – though not about my bloodline, per se, these documents say what the others typically don’t – not only noting names, but explaining who they are, where they live, how he feels about them. And thus we have twenty five pages of collected information.
This starts with George C. Cherry marrying Susan Margaret Gulley. And me trying to find out who Susan M Gulley was. So I started with the marriages, hoping to find out something:
GULLY: Greene marriages:
Mary Ann Gully to William Gletcher Kennon 3 Sep 1852 (Is this Susan’s daughter?) NO it is not.
Bryant Gully Margaret Davidson 26 July 1855
Civille Amelia M Gully to Robert Harkness 16 Sept 1858
Mary E Gully Charles C Elliot 13 May 1858 (Is this Susan’s daughter? She was married before?) No, it is NOT. This collection doesn’t have the right people in it, dang it.
Susan M Gully George C Arrington 9 Nov 1858
Nathan Henry Gulley 27 May 1845
Bryant Gully m. Eliza Rowe McAlpine 30 Oct 1844
Ezekiel S Gulley m. Margaret H Thetford 26 Dec 1853
At this point, I had no idea who any of these people were.
Alabama Deaths index:
Martha Gully b 1855 d 3 July 1945
All these are late. Oh –
Willis Gulley b 4 July 1834 d 29 Sep 1943
Thomas Gulley b 1860 d 15 Dec 1915
1830: E.S. Gulley, Green Alabama 4 slaves 9 fam
1840: C J Gullly (Calvin J) 4 slaves 9 fam i85 (40-49)
Bryant Gully (30-39) (appointed postmaster at Erie Court House, Greene Al 6 Jun1840)
There was also a Bryant Gulley Valley and schools named after him.
1850: Alabama, Green, Eutaw i1 fam 415
Calvin J Gully 53 NC Gnerall Collector NC down to Mary E (Came in 1836 or so)
Mary S 52
William R 26 Carpenter
Civil A female 23
Sally M 21
John M 20 Teacher
Susan S 19
Mary E 16 Al
——
Fam 41:1 Pricilla Hatter SC
Benj Hatter
Next page Wiley Williams, Sarah Brown 76 sc
Greenesboro, Greene i2/5
Nathan H Gully 29 NC
Emily A 23 AL
Virginia G 3
William J 1
Top of page, Lucy Sims.
1830 Lovet Hines, Greene i1
Next door: Briant Hines
Gees. No real familiar names.
James P Kennard (Could this be the Kennan in the marriages?)
1850 General Greene i 147-8: fam 11123 (on page with numerous Brassfields. And Raynes P. Travis 39 VA (4,300) Martha G 36 GA Thomas P 3 Al and other children who might be hers.)
Lovet Hines 45 NC
Margaret Hines 26 GA
Sarah Gully 17 NC
Ezekiel Gully 19 student NC
Mary Gully 14 NC
Susan Gully 11 Al
1860: Alabama, Greene, Forkland i7 fam201
L Hines 55 NC (1805)
M T Hines 36 GA (1824)
Sarah Edminston 19 NC
Julia Pipkin 18 NC Teacher
W T Thedford 20 Medical Student AL on down to Pellus
J H Thedford
T P Travis
M. H. McRea 9
D Pellus 5 Texas
1860 Ala, sumter, S Div i4
E.S. Gully 28 NC
M H Gully 22 AL
W.H. Gully 3 M
M. W. F 1 AL
Ezekiel Slocum Gulley, enlisted as Captain, commissioned an officer in Company A, Alabama 40 infantry. Rpmoted to full major. Then to Full Lt. Col.
I don’t know if this is our boy.
There’s a grave for this name, in Kemper, Miss, but the story is of an older man b. 1799. So this is not our guy, but an older Gully, for whom he may have been named. Ours was born 1831. No, wait – I found him.
Ezekiel Slocum Gulley
headstone: B. Sep 26 1831 Wayne County, North Carolina, USA
d Sep 17 1896, Sumter County, AL And he WAS Lt Col 40th th.
Married to Margaret H Thetford Dec 26. He was a Mason..
1850 Alabama Greene, i147 THIS IS A HUGE PAGE: 2 Brassfield families,
Fam 11122:
Raynes P Travis 39 VA
Martha G 36 Ga
Thomas T Travis 3 AL
Margaret H Thetford 13 Al AL down
Martha J 11
William H 10
John H K 6
11123 Lovet Hines 45 NC
Margaret Ga
Sarah Gully etc Alabam marriages: 24 Dec 1846 Raines P Travis md Martha G Thetford. Also in Brewersville cemetery:
Sarah L Gulley Bolton b Jul 18, 1833 North Carolina dApril 1, 1918 Sumter
Brewersville cemetery where the Boltons and associated families are found.
http://theusgenweb.org/al/sumter/cemetery/brewersvillecem.html
fam 11119
John McRee 38 SC (1812)
Ann W 24 GA (1826)
Robert 8 AL
John L 4
Mary L 3
Lovet D 3/12
John Hughs 19 boarder NC
1860: Alabama, Sumter, Southern Div i76 fam 53
W. A C. Jones 29 Engineer KY [William. A.C. Jones, living in Livingston, Al, (confederate Soldiers census#65). Born 17 Jany [sic] 1829 at home in the county of Caseym, Ky. Entered service as Captain CC 40th Alabama Reg about 1st March 1862. at Mobile. Till end of war – surrendered in Vicksburg on 4th July 1863 and paroled with the army. Reinlested as Captain Engine Troup Oct 1863 at Demopolis till close of war. (HE BROKE PAROLE?) He was exhanged. And continued with Engine troup in Ga and Tenn]
M E Jones Al on down [in 1870, Mary E Jones.
M L McRea 12 (Mary L)
W A? McRae 10 (Lovet?)
W. F Janes? Jones? 2
Mary McRae m R.C. May 28Nov 1866 Sumter Alabama
1870 Bluff Port, Sumter – just the Jones family together but next door:
Willie McRae 17 Female Al – and who the HECK IS THIS? And who was ME? I can’t find a marriage. Is this another branch of the – hey – wait. W.A. in 1860 – the age is wrong, but that would be Willie instead of Lovet. But where’s LOVET?
1880 in Livingston, Sumter fam 21 i2
William A.C. Jones M 51 Civil Engineer KY MO KY
Mary E 49 wife AL Tenn Tenn
Millie or willie Mc Raye 30 Daughter (step, it looks like) AL AL AL
1870: Forkland i38 fam 197
M.T. Hines 48 farming GA (1822)
M.E. Kennon 34 F NC
Minnie 17 Al
Susan 15
Sarah 4
Nellie 3
Dora Merrell 16
Gully, Rhoda 8 Tex
John Thetford 26 Ala
1870: Sumter, Brewersville i38 fam 402 and 403
Sarah Bolton 36 NC
Bessie or Lessie? 18 Al down
Alice 14
Elma 8
Elsworth 6
—
Ezekiel Gully 38 NC
Woodson 13 AL down
Betty 9
Rebecca 2
1880: Alabama, Sumter, Brewersville i22/34
Ez. S Gully 48 NC nC NC
C.C. 31 wife AL SC SC (This is Cymantha Campbell m 20 Sep 1873 Sumter)
Bettie 19 daughter down Al NC Al down
Rebecca 12
Susan 4
Willie 2 son
Fam 210:
Milton Hines 22 ???
Charlotte wife
1900: Alabama, Sumter, Livingston, Dist 0093 i6 fam 66
Bettie Gulley 39 Sept 1860 Al Nc Al all down
Rebecka sister Jan 1868 32
Ezekiel C brother June 1871 29 This IS the son of Cymantha because there is no wife in 1870, and no Ezekiel. But then, his birth date is after the marriage???? Confusing. But not, I think, my line.
According to Family Search – Alabama Marriages:
William F. Kinnon md. 9 Sep 1852, Mary Ann Gully in Greene County. And the entanglement begins.
1820: Georgia, Morgan, Kingston –
Charles Kennon 1 m 25-44 two girls and a wife.
1830:
Charles Kennon in Montgomery, Alabama 1 m 50-59 3 girls 10-14 1 woman 30-39
1840 Greene: i15
Charles L Kennon 1m 5-10 1 10-15 1 20-30 1 50-60 1 f 20-30 1 40-50
In 1843 – Charles names William F Kennon his minor heir. I’m guessing that, considering that he marries in 1852, Wm – I don’t know. He could be either of the younger boys of the family in 1840. [later] Turns out, he was the younger.
1850: Greene, Al.i148 fam 11123
Lovet Hines’ household:
William F Kinnon (Kennon) (who is actually his brother in law) 19 GA? Really?? He has been growing up in the same household as Mary Gully and he’s the same age as Ezekiel S Gully.
1860: Alabama, Choctaw, North Division i84 fam 634
W.F. Kennon 29 M Planter ?
M.A. Kennon 22 NC
A. Kennon 7 f AL
S. Kennon 6 f (Susan)
M Kennon 3 f
C Kennon 1 M
1860: Sumter, Alabama, southern Div i4 fam 34
E.S. Gully 28 NC
M.H. Gully 22 AL
W.H. Gully 3 AL
M.W. Gully 1 AL
1870: Alabama, Sumter, Brewersville,
Ezekiel S Gully 38 [He married Rebecca Hines 27 Sep 1866, his second wife. She had Rebecca and died.]
Woodson 13 M at school
Betty 9
Rebecca 2
1870: Forkland i38 fam 197
M.T. Hines 48 farming GA (1822)
M.E. Kennon 34 F NC
Minnie 17 Al
Susan 15
Sarah 4
Nellie 3 So her father died 1866 or after?
Dora Merrell 16
Gully, Rhoda 8 Tex
John Thetford 26 Ala
1880: Alabama, Dallas, Summerfield i23 fam 1
Mary E Kennon 42 NC
Minnie 27 Al GA NC down
Susie L 25
Sarah W 14
The following persons are named as legatees under Lovit’s will:
Ezekiel S Gulley. Sarah Bolton. Mary A Kennon, widow of Wm. F Kennon. Susan M Arrington, wife of G.C. Arrington. Willis Pipkin and Gideon Roberts[Anna Hines Roberts], Sarah Edmondson, Mattie Broadhurst and Thomas B Broadhurst [these three I cannot identify.] and James Madison Heines[brother].
* Brewersville cemetery listings:
http://theusgenweb.org/al/sumter/cemetery/brewersvillecem.html
Looking for these legatees:
1850: Neuse, Wayne, NC i60 fam 460
Ann Roberts 55 Duplin County
Ann Herring 35 Wayne
Thomas Broadhurst 5
Marha Broadhurst 3
http://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/familydata/grpf6650.html
!WILL:18 Feb 1859 Wayne Co, NC
Anna ROBERTS: proven August Term 1866.
Names Willis PIPKIN minor heir of son Jesse PIPKIN, deceased.
Son Gideon M. ROBERTS.
Minor heirs of daughter Julia EDMONSON, deceased.
Grandson Thomas W. BROADHURST*,
Alexander PIPKIN, granddaughter
Martha BROADHURST,
Louisa Ann PIPKIN.
Executor son Gideon ROBERTS. Witness: W.F. POLLOCK, Celia PIPKIN;
* http://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/familydata/grpf6807.html
1860: NC, Wayne, Indian Springs i27 fam 960
G.W. Roberts 33 Physician
Margarett 26
James D 8
Jesse F 5
Anna Roberts 63 NC on down
Thomas W. B Hurst 15
Martha M Hurst (really???) 12
1870: Sumter (Gaston) I 9 fam 343
Thos Broadhurst 25 NC
Mary J 25 NC
Martha Broadhurst 21 ass’t house keeping NC
Thomas Townsend 19 Al
John Roberts 14 Alabama
Find a grave: John Marshall Gulley 4 Nov 1830 d. 4 July 1885 in Clinton, Greene Co, Al.
Memorial: Nov 5 1830 Duplin County NC Corp in Alabama Infantry. Burial Clinton Cemetery, Clinton
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Gulley&GSiman=1&GScid=1979917&GRid=65209644&
Civille A. Harkness 29 May 1827 d. 6 Oct 1870 Spouse: Robert Harkness.
Alabama death and Burials Index Anc:
Betty Gulley Cockrell b. 29 Sep 1860 at Coatopa, Alabama
d. 20 Jun 1939 at Bellamy Hospital, Bellamy, Sumter, Alabama burial 21 Jun 1939 at Livingston, Alabama. 78 years old. Housewife. Widowed. Lived at York, Sumter, Alabama.
Father: Ezekial Slobumb Gulley
Mother: Hester Thedford (b. Forkland,Al)
Spouse: Leonidus Cockrell (17 Nov 1839)
27 Nov 1922 at 83 Livingstone, Sumter County, alabama
Film #1908577
Alabama marriages:
David J Hines 21 Jan 1841 Greene, Al: Ann Neal
Lovet Hines 27 Aug 1838 Greene : Margaret T Kennon
Mary Hines 10 June 1841: Humphry Stevenson
The reason why I’m looking for the Hines is this: beside the fact that the Gully children were living with (boarding with ) Lovet Hines is that the families intermarried in Duplin. I have located probate material for Abaham Hines, Sarah Hines, John Hines, Lovitt Hines all in Greene County, Al, along with Bryant Hines. I have not been able to establish relationships yet.
1820: no Hines in Greene
1830: NC, Edgecomb :Richard Sr. 87 slaves, Charity A 19, (2) Richard Sr. 15 William 15 slaves
Duplin: Alexander 7, Frederick 5, John 5 , William 9, Charles E 12
Charles E Hines: i11 He is 20-30 (1800-1810) 1 f-5 1 15-19 (1811-1815)
Lenoir: Daniel sr 6, another Dan Sr. 13, Jesse 4, Lewis 2
Dortches, Nash Elizabeth 13 slaves
Wayne: John 6 slaves, Mathis 7, William 5
Greene:
Bryant 21 slaves 1 m 10-14 1 30-39 no woman.
Lovit 20-29 (born about 1805, from other sources – so he’s head of household at 15) S
Charles?
1840:
Sumter: i73 Charles Hines 1 –5 1(30-40) 2 girls-5 2 5-10 Wife 30-40
i74 Fredrick Hines 1 15-20 1 50-60 (1780-1790) 1 f 40-50
NC, Duplin: Alexander 5 slaves, Elenor 3, Ely W 5, Lewis 9, Stephen 3, Will 6
Lenoir: Daniel 7, Isaac 2, Joel 14, Joseph , Joseph 3 (All Kingston)
Edgecombe: Peter 21, William 4, Peter, 25, Richard 5, Richard 110
Wayne: Christopher 4, James M, Janies 6, John 6, Matthews 7, William 1, Benj Hane 8
Greene
i35 David L Hines 20-30 1 boy –5 wife same age
i53 Bryant Hines 1 30-40 1 40-50 no woman 75 slaves.
Sumter i101 Benjamin Hines 25-10 1 10-14 1 30-40 1 40-50 1 f-5 1 5-10 2 15-20 140-50
i73 Charles Hines 1 –5 1(30-40) 2 girls-5 2 5-10 Wife 30-40
i74 Fredrick Hines 1 15-20 1 50-60 (1780-1790) 1 f 40-50
Pickens: i61 Joseph Hines 1-5 –5-10 2 10-14 1 40-50 1 f –5 a 5-10 1 f 30-40
There’s a Frederick E.B. ines in Brookville, Noxubee, Miss in 1866. Postmaster.
1830:Duplin, NC i9
Frederick Hines himself 30-39 with 1m 20-29 and 1 (10-15) wife 30-39
James Bizzel right next door.
In 1840, Sumter, Alabama i77
Benjamin Mason (A Mason marries into the family eventually)
Charles W. Keenon (20-30)
Frederick Hines (50-60) with a wife 40-50 and a son or farm hand 15-20 We know he had a son, Geoge, who had a daughter.
1850:
NC: Lenoir:
Duplin: No Charles, Fredrick, Benj.
Greene – Lovit and Margaret
Sumter – Sumtertville:
Alexander Hines 68 (b 1782) NC with Sam Grigsby Sarah R.G. wife from NC 45 (1805)
i1 Sumter :Brewersville and Black Bluff
top of page: Benjamin Wiggins 21 Al
fam 773:
Elizabeth Hines 40 NC
Sarah 19 NC
Susan 14 NC
Catherine 14 Al (1836)
David 11 Al
Rebecca 9 Al
Julia 7 Al
Fam 775:
William Bolton 54 GA
1850 Pickens, S Dist i108 A 26 year Gryant Hines with Cullins fam NC (b 1824) fam791
same i102 William A.? I? Hines saddler 23 NC living w/Billingsly, a saddler fam 747
There’s an Alexander Dean in Black Bluff, Sumter. He’s the only one I can sese.
Alexander Dean married Catherine Hines in Sumter, 29 March 1855.
1860. Lovit and MT in Greene
Sumter south: i3 fam20
Elizabeth Hines 50 NC
Rebecca Hines 19 Al down
Julia Hines 16
J? Kinsey 26 m
Catherine Deane 25
Launa? Lora? Deane
Charles Deane 2
Fam next:
Jackilus? Pipkins? 47 NC
Julia Pipkin?
Still Sumter south: i25
F.Y. Townsend 49 NC
Mary 34 NC
Thomas L 10 MISS
E Hines 48 Miss
A.E. Hines 84 Al
Louisa Hooks 25 Al
1860: Lenoir, NC
James M Hines 48 NC down
Nancy Hines 38
James M Hines 14
William E Hines 10
Lovit Hines 8
Sarah E Hines 6
Amelia 4
Julia 2
Catherine Deane 24 Ala down
Laura R 4
Charles A.H. Deane 2
Mary Whitly 28 NC
middle name source: http://theusgenweb.org/al/sumter/cemetery/brewersvillecem.html
Mannassa F Bolton m 11 Jun 1851 Sumter Sarah E Gully
1860 Sumter, s div, Gaston i13 fam 98
MF. Bolton 38 Al on down
S.E. Bolton 25
L.A. Bolton 8 f (Lessie)
W.A. 4 f(Alice)
M.E. 2 f
S.M. Bolton f 10/12
E. Bolton m18
W.F. M Hays 26
S.J or I F Gully 26
Julia Hays 14
Thos Elkins 11
A.V. Hales f 1
1870: Sumter, Brewersville i38 fam 402 and 403
Sarah Bolton 36 NC
Bessie or Lessie? 18 Al down
Alice 14
Elma 8
Elsworth 6
—
Ezekiel Gully 38 NC
Woodson 13 AL down
Betty 9
Rebecca 2
Sumter marriages: Alice Bolton 9 Dec 1874 to David M. Patton
Jessie Bolton md 8 Nov 1871 Edwin F. Mason
1880, Alabama, Sumter, Brewersville 165 i1 fam 7
Sarah A Bolton 46
Elma J 18
Elsworth E 16
Eddie B Mason 7 grandson
On this page are also a Huge Patton family, a large Scales family (there is some question about Julia ending up as a Scales) with a Patton on board. So Family is thick here for a searcher.
Peter Arrington is also on this page, toward the bottom. He’s thirty.
I find a Jude Humphries in 1870 in Earbee, Sumter, Alabama. She’s 27 and alone. No. Not alone. Arg:
1870: Alabama, Sumter, Earbee i 4
fam 263: Franklin (Nancy)
264: Jude Humphries 27 Al
265: Catherine Deane 35 Al
Laura 14 Al
Charles 12 Al
266: Charles Hines 31 (1839) AL
1880: Brewersville, Sumter, Al – i1
Sarah A (should be E) Bolton 46 NC
Elma J 18 dtr
Elsworth 16 son
Eddie B Mason, 7 grandson
1900: Brewersville fam 177
Alice B Patton Head Sept 1855 44 wid 8 births 5 survive
Nellie dtr March 1878 22 S
David D Son Jan or aul 1880 20 S
Roy B son Oct 1885 14 S
Joe son Dec 1888 11 S
Sallie E Bolton Mother July 1833, 66 Wd 7 births 3 survive. ADD BABY 2013-april 17
1940: Brewersville Sumter
E.E. Bolton 76
Cora 73
Jesse 52
And Crenshaws, Steve 40 , cora 40, Edward E 13
Manassa F Bolton md Sarah E Gully 7 June 1851 Sumter Alabama Handwritten note used.. Src: Alabama Marriage collection Anc.
Cemetery: Brewersville cemetery:
Elsworth Ezekial Bolton b. 27 Sep 1863 d 2 Feb 1952
Alice Bolton Patton b. 1855 d Dec 1832 Brewersville, Sumpter, Ala.
Dennis E Bolton b. 21 Nov 1889 d 29 Dec 1891 [Assuming this to be the son of Elworth Ezekiel]
Jessie Bolton 4 apr 1888 14 apr 1968 [Son of Elsworth see 1940 census]
http://theusgenweb.org/al/sumter/cemetery/brewersvillecem.html
Cora Elizabeth Wren Bolton 27 Sept 1863 D/o Josiah and Nannie Elizabeth Blackwher Patton Wrenn [w/o Ellsworth]
W/o Elsworth (who was son of Mannassah Franklin and Sarah “Sallie” Elizabeth Gully Bolton
Cora’s children: Dennis Bolton above. Inf dtr 16 Nov 1890 inf dtr 28 Jan 1892
Jessi b4 apr 1888 d 14 arp 1968
Sarah Elizabeth Bolton w/o Mannassah Franklin Bolton d 1 apr 1968
Woodson Slocum Gulley b 14 June 1857 d 16 Oct 1913
1850 25 day September Livingston Sumter, Al i12 fam 104
Mark Parker 25
Sarah 18
1860 Sarah who md. Mark Parker – Sumter, Ala b. about 1831 She’s with her mom in 1850, and she’s 19. I don’t know. They called him Mark in the probate.
South div: I 7 intercourse (post office) fam 51:
Marcus Parker 36 Al all
Sarah Parker 32
M.E. Parker 8
1870 Same place
All ten years older
Mary E is 18
1880, Intercourse, in Sumter i7
Marcus is 56
Sarah 49
With Marcus Broadhurst (I think) 5 Nephew
1900 York, Dist 0092 in Sumter i11 fam 132
Joseph A McConnell March 1852 48 M22
Mary E. wife Oct 1851 48 M22 7 births 5 living
John P son Aug 1879 20
Mattie H dtr July 1883 16
Marcus E son July 1881 18
Mary E May 1887 13
Joseph A son July 1891 8
Sara E. Parker, mother in law April 1830 70 Wid 1 child birthed and survived. All fam from al all generations.
1850:
Sumter :Brewersville and Black Bluff
top of page: Benjamin Wiggins 21 Al
fam 773:
Elizabeth Hines 40 NC (Wife of Charles Hines?)
Sarah 19 NC (married Mark Parker?)
Susan 16 NC
Catherine 14 Al (1836) Married Dean
David 11 Al
Rebecca 9 Al
Julia 7 Al (Married Humphries?)
Mary Townsend, sister of Lovit and the others. Md. Fred Townsend
In sumter in 1860: post Gaston i25 fam 179
FY Townsend 49 Fam NC
Mary Townsend 34 NC
Thomas L Townsend 10 Miss
E Hines 48 (b. 1812) Miss
A.E. Hines 8 Al
Louisa Hooks 25 Al
1850 Willis Pipkin in Lenoir, NC I 66 fam 516
Willis Pipkin 35
Winnefried 27 and many children
Top of page and page bfr Barbary Hines
Middle page Daniel Hines.
Joseph Hines.
Same Willlis in 1870 and 1880 in Wayne.
NAMED: Nov Term 1808 Wayne Co, NC Estates 1-159 Adam CARRAWAY, deceased, as
“daughter Sally HINES, wife of Willis HINES”;
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/o/v/e/Frances-A-Overton/BOOK-0001/0010-0021.html
Hines family Bible in possession of the Roberts family, in possession of Luticia Lee of Sanford, FL is the source for names and vital dates of this famiy.
Submitted by Mrs. Martha Roberts is the following:
“Willis Hines born 6 June 1769 died 18 May 1835 married Sarah (Sally) Caraway.
He lived in Wayne Cty, NC, at his death at age 66 he owned a large plantation of 700 acres , i ncluding the home, the mill together with dam priviledges. He died intestate and his wid ow a nd children asked the court to appoint a commission to call for an accounting of all th e slav es and other advancements given his family in total estimated to be #13,825 and ot r advance s of $1393.52. The widow Sally (Sarah) petitioned for one year’s support. Willis and Sally Hines had 12 children. They were Frederick, Jessie, Annie, Bryan, Mary, Charles , Lovit, Susan, Willis, James M., John and Sarah Jane.
Annie was married to John Roberts, Susan was married to William Gully.
Sally at her father’s death, had a guardian, John B. (Broad) Hust. In 1835 Bryan, Charlie A . and Lovit Hines were all living in Greene Cty, AL. they were all represented by their brother, Willis Hines, listed as their attorney. The estate sale included many different household goods. The total amounted to $2095.98. This included the hire of the slaves . The slaves were divided among the heirs with each receiving value totaling $1268.21. The re were six n otes overdue. James M. Hines was administrator of the estate. Willis Hines and Sarah (Sally ) Carraway Hines are buried on the James Price farm north of 111 on S.R. 1752 . Willis Hine s tombstone was removed by James Price and carried to his home. Sarah Carrawa y Hines tombsto ne was broken and it is lost.
Another thing:
“This Anna Hines in question was born 11 August 1796 in NC. She is the daughter of Charles Hines (. Abt. 1746, granddaughter of Charles Hines (b. 1715-Chuckatuck, Nancemond Co., VA), g-granddaughter of Charles Hines (b. 1715-Chuckatuck, Nancemond Co., VA) g-g-grandaughter of Rev. John William Hines (b. Abt. 1675-Chuckatuck, Nancemond Co., VA) back 3 more generations to Ireland in 1600.”
—————–
Jane Bell 1868 Boyds, Sumter d. 22 Oct 1920 Parent: Mary Stephenson. Bryant Hines’ close ken.
Okay in Bryant’s will she’s Mary Stephenson. But in Sumter, Mary Stevenson married Francis Y Townsend, who is close to Fredrick Townsend as I could possibly get. And Mary Townsend is included in lovet’s next of kin, a sister in Sumter. So I think this may be the same person. 16 Mar 1858. Yep – take a look at 1860. You’ve got Hines and all kinds of familiar names in that house.
The record that shows Willis Hines died by drowning is in “Wayne County Coroner’s Inquests 1790-1898” dated 25 May 1835. That isn’t a book, but a record series on microfilm I believe. I don’t have a full citation for that either. I’m pretty sure I also found that at Lenoir Community College.
http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wayne/court/hines03.txt
Wayne County, NC – Willis Hines, Division of Lands, 1836 Wayne County, NC – In obedience to an order issued from the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for Wayne County, NC, February Term, 1836.
We, the Subscribers commisioners therein named, havin been summoned and duly sworn by the Sheriff of Wayne County, NC, to divide the lands of Willis Hines, dec. between the heirs of said deceased, proceeded as follows and as in represented in the above annexed plan, viz:
Lot no 1 – Drawn by Sarah Hines, beginning at a Blackjack on the south side of the new road and runs north 70 west 55 poles to a stake, then south 55 east 18 poles to a stake, then south 62 east 23 poles to a Pine stump 29 west 77 poles to small Spanish Oaks, then south 49 east 14 poles to a Pine, then south 26 east 70 poles to a Hickory stump, then south 64 west 28 poles to a Red Oak, then south 26 east 92 poles to a Pine, then 96 east 115 poles to a Pine in the head of Whortleberry Branch, then down the same as south 80 1/2 east 251 poles to a stake in the back line, then north 149 poles to a Pine, then south 84 1/2 west 376 poles to a Blackjack, then west 177 west 231 poles to thebeginning – 300 acres – valued at $750 – she is to pay Mary Hines $77.42 for equality in distribution.
Lot no 2 – Drawn by Bryan Hines beginning at the beginning of lot no. 1 and runs with the last line of said lot south 17 1/2 east 231 poles to a Blackjack, then the other line of said lot no. 1 north 84 1/2 east 376 poles to Pine, then north 17 poles to a dead Maple in Hardy’ Branch, then north 70 werst 370 poles to the first station – 300 and valued at $750. He is to pay Mary Hines $77.42 for equal distribution.
Lot no 3 – Allotted to James M. Hines, beginning at a Pine at Hugh’s corner and runs south 76 east 175 poles to a Pine in the head of Whortleberry Branch, then south 25 west 245 poles to a Blackgum on the run of Cabin Branch, then up the same to Hines own line north 65 west 112 poles to a stake in a drain of Cabin Branch, then north 25 east 194 poles to a stake, then south 65 east 57 poles to the first station – 309 acres valued at $772.50. He to pay Mary Hines $99.32 for equal distribution, a small portion of this lot subject to the widow’s dower.
Lot no 4 – Drawn by Anne Roberts, beginning at a stake in a drain of Cabin Branch at James M. Hines and John Roberts’ corner and runs west 147 poles to a Pine at the head of Cox Meadow, then south 203 poles to a Pine on John Peal’s corner, then east 149 poles to a Pine, then north 205 poles to the first station – 182 acres; also one tract beginning at a stake on James M. Hines’ line on the east side of Cabin Branch, then south 25 west 174 poles to a Blackjack, then south 25 west 21 1/2 poles to a dead Water Oak on the Long Pond Branch, then down said branch its various courses 179 poles to a stake on said run then north 7 east 25 poles to the run of Cabin Branch then up said branch its various courses to the first station – 136 1/2 acres, to pay Mary Hines $13.27.
Lot no 5 – Drawn by Lovett Hines, beginning at a Gum on James M. Hines’ line on Cabin Branch and runs north 25 east 245 poles to a Pine near the head of Whortleberry Branch, then south 80 1/2 east 251 poles to a stake on the west side of Buch Marsh, then south 19 poles to a Red Oak on Pipkin’s corner, then east 110 poles to a Pine, then south 40 west 350 poles to a stake on the run of Cabin Branch, then with the run of said branch to the first station – 315 acres valued ___ to receive from Susan Gully $33.48 and John Hines $9.16 for equal distribution. This lot is subject in part to the dower of the widow.
Lot no 6 – Drawn by Mary Hines, beginning at a stake on the road, then runs north 65 west with said road to a Pine in the bend of the road, then with said road north 81 west 76 poles to a Pine tree, then north 35 east 138 poles to a Pine, then north 69 1/2 west 126 poles to a Pine, then north 26 east 144 poles to a forked gum in the Millpond then up the run of Cabin Branch to the mouth of the Long Pond Branch, the up the same to the lower line of Anne Roberts lot north 4 thence with it north 7 east 40 poles to the Cabin Branch, then down the same to the division line of lots no 6 and 7, then said line being marked south 38 west 320 poles to the beginning – 148 3/4 acres of Piney land and 25 acres in the fork of the Long Pond and Cabin Branches and valued at $291.56. She is to receive from Sarah Hines $77.40, from Bryan Hines $77.40, from James M. Hines $99.92, from Anne Roberts $13.27, from John Hines $85.57 and from William Hines $27.42 for equal distribution.
Lot no 7 – Drawn by Susan Gully, beginning at a stake on the road, a dividing corner between lot and lot no. 6, and runs north 38 east 340 poles to a stake on the run of Cabin Branch in the Mill Pond, then the run of said branch to a Pine on Loftin’s corner, then his line south 50 west 320 pole to a stake on the road near Loftin’s house, then the road north 65 west 110 poles to the beginning – 256 3/4 acres and valued at $706.36 and to pay Lovett Hines $33.48 for equal distribution, in this lot is expected one acre for the mill dam and mill and privileges.
Lot no 8 – Drawn by John Hines beginning at a Maple on Buck Marsh and runs down the same to the junction of said Buck Marsh and Cabin Branch, then up the said Cabin Branch to the millhouse, then running so as to include one acre of land at the southwest end of the milldam by lines running parallell with the same at the distance of 1 1/2? yards from the center of the dam above and below and 140 yds long, thence up the run of the branch to the lower line of lot no 5, then with it north 40 east 150 poles to a Blackjack, then south 32 east 150 poles to the road, then the road north 55 east 32 poles to a Postoak, then through the field south 32 east 16 1/2 poles to a stake south 55 west 37 poles to a Pine, then south 32 east 84 poles to a Pine, then north 55 east 24 poles to a Pine, then south 32 east6 41 poles to a Pine, then south 47 east 46 poles to a Maple on the beginning corner 341 acres and valued at $767.25 to pay Mary Hines $85.57 for equal distribution and to pay Lovett Hines $9.10 for equal distribution. This lot subject to the Dower of widow.
Lot no 9 – Drawn by Willis Hines, beginning at a Maple on the run of Buck Marsh and runs north 47 west 46 poles to a Pine, then north 32 west 41 poles to a Pine, then south 58 west 24 poles to a Pine, then north 32 west 84 poles to a Pine, then north 55 east 57 poles to a stake by a Pine, then north 32 west 161 1/2 poles to a Postoak by the road, then the road south 55 west 32 poles to a Pine, then north 32 west 150 poles to a Blackjack in the line of lot no 5, then said line north 40 east 200 poles to a Pine on Buck Marsh, then south 20 poles to a Pine, then south 65 east 17 poles to a Gum, then down the edge of the Marsh to a Postoak, then south 32 east 40 poles to a stake, then south 4 east 129 1/2 poles to a Pine, then north 81 west 34 poles to the first station – 400 acres, valued at $700 to pay Mary Hines $27.42 for equal distribution, lot subject to Widow’s dower.
Your Commissioners also report that Charles A. Hines and Frederick Hines, [Who were in Alabama – in Sumter and Greene] two of the petitioners, have been advanced lands by the deceased in his lifetime by Deeds and that their lands so advanced having been valued by us as follows, viz: The lands advanced to Fredrick Hines – 300 acres and valued at $720. The lands advance to Charles A. Hines – 322 acres and valued at $885.50, both to which sums amounty to more $672.58 being the average value of the shares of land divided among the other petitioners, all which is respectively submitted the 15 April 1836.
Signed: James Griswold, Wm. Kornegay, Jr., Mc Williams, Em Whitfield, Hatch Whitfield. {Seals} Witness: William Thompson, Sheriff —– Wayne County, NC May Term of Court, 1836
Then was the division of Willis Hines land returned to court and ordered to be recorded and registered. John A. Green, Clerk
http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives from the Frances Weeks Collection, LDS Library, Goldsboro, NC
KENNON
Charles Kennon 1843 Lovit Hines Gdn or admin, abstract of estate papers:
Miss Mary Kee
i6 John Bowden , John McRee, Wm Lowe bond Lovit exec of Charles L Kennon, dec.
i8 WILL of Charles B Kennon. A mess.
To my son, Wm. F Kennon – a list of slaves by names and ages. Forgive me for not listing them, but the family I’m chasing is white, and I’m flying fast through these docs.
To my Daughter, Margaret Hines
To my daughter Ann Mcree? MCCree?
My daughter Martha G Thetford
To my son Robert W Kennon
Wants all his real estate etc sold and divided among the married legatees.
June 5th 1843
19 John McRae puchased the house tact William Thedford bought WIlliam tract [LAND DESC] Nicholas Wynn . Dr. H L Kennon bought some little thing 1845
i23 final accounting date 1843 for something.
i26 List of heirs:
Martha G Thedford wid? I see “ndow”
Margaret E Hines wife of Lovit
Ann W McCree wife of John McRee
Robert S Kennon, now dec
William F Kennon, minor heir.
i30 For coffin pd. Dec 28 1843 Funeral services bill dated Dec15 1843
i82: This note is 1843 and says, Doctor Charles Kennon
i71: Account of land purchased. Dr. Howell L Kennon, John McRae, Wm Thetford, NJ Wynne
i68: April 9 1844: Charles Kennon dec debtor to the estate of Robert W Kennon, dec. For work and Labor done by the said Robert W dec. in his lifetime by himself and two servants in the year 1842 for the said Charles Kennon dec.
i65: Ann W McRee account 1844
i64: Tuscaloosa County. Robert W Kennon was overseer for the year 1841 and wants compensation. 18 day of aug 1843. {I am utterly shocked at how many of these people, hale and hearty at the beginning of so many of these probates, die within this decade. I want to know if there was influenza or something – so MANY people died in the mid to late 40s] [Robert W. was Charles’ son. The record indicates he was from Tuscaloosa.]
1820: Georgia, Morgan, Kingston – Charles Kennon 1 m 25-44 two girls –10 and a wife 26-44.
1830: Charles Kennon in Montgomery, Alabama 1 m 50-59 3 girls 10-14 1 woman 30-39 ?? The kids are wrong in all of these.
1840 Greene: i15
Charles L Kennon 1m 5-10 1 10-15 1 20-30 1 50-60 1 f 20-30 1 40-50
Cumberland County starts i164
On this page of Virginia marriages, there is a Sandifer (can’t remember where that name is in this study – I think Bizzel or Gully. And There’s a marriage of John Keenon and Elizabeth Woodson. Feb 10 1779. Sec. John Woodson Witness: George Carrington, Jr.
Also, in 1894 John Woodson and Polly B Sandidge dtr of William Hobson. Also, in 1773 Charles Wade and Elzabeth Anderson, dt. Of Charles Anderson
1773 Abraham Sandifur for George Stoval smith to marry Frances.
Georgia marriages: Chas. F. Kenon md Lucy H Colton Putnam Ga. 16 Apr 1811. Significant because both Charles L Kennon and Frederick L Kennon were found on the tax rolls in Putnam for 1820 – though not on the census. I don’t see the name Lucy showing up in his children or grandchildren, and that puzzles me.
Charles Keenon in Halifax County VA 1782 Hillsborough, Wake NC also 1800 1810 Monroe, VA.
Morgan GA, Capt Morrows’ area. Also VA, Maryland, NY I’ve seen the GA once before. No other familiar names that I can see. There’s also a Richard and a Thomas in Morgan. A Lewis in Jefferson. There’s a Thomas in the same Capt’s area , actually.
1830 – In Greene, Dr. Howell Kinnon.
Wm. In Tuscaloosa, Charles in Montogmery. Wm and J and Jno in Franklin, Michael in Dallas. Henry and Richard in Newton Ga and Charles, Owin in Coweta GA. Dr. Robert and William H in Butts, GA and a Spire. Thomas in Walton GA and in Carroll Ga.
There’s Charles Keenon on AL Monroe County, Mississippi territory 1816 – resident/tax list
1840 And one in Montgmery and one in Nomroe VA and one in Maryland.
A Charles W. Kenan in Sumter 1 free preson there. He’s alone, in other words. He’s between 20-29, but that doesn’t fit (b 1810-1820). Could he be Charles’ son, left home to come out here, and that’s why the famliy followed? Could he be Howell’s son? He’s 20-29 I 77 of 154 – and get this:
On the same page, Benjamin Mason and Frederick Hines.
Here is an AHA!! –
1820 in Putnam County GA, both in Capt John Somlinson’s area on the tax rolls: Charles L Kennon and Howel L Kennon.
Alabama Marriages: Howell L Kennon to Elizabeth J Henley 17 Jan Greene 1827 Her surname is actually Hendly. (How do they get these things so wrong in the clerk’s office? I see it all the time, spelling all over the place. Clerks were supposed to be able to spell) I discovered this when I was trying to do an Ancestry search of all Henly households in Greene and adjacent counties. I came up completely dry after all kinds of permutations of the search. Then I looked into the estate papers on Family Search, and on a whim, seeing no Henleys and inspired by the way public records so often mess up spelling, opened a Hendly estate file– the only one in the collection – and by George, there it was: PROBATE FOLDER 814 Greene County AL for John T. Hendley 1849
Howell K Kennon, Gdn of Garland H Hendley, Ann Hendley, Mary I Hendley, John G Hendley
1830 : Howell L Kinnon 2 boys -5 1 man 30-39 1 woman 20-29
In 1840, Sumter, Alabama i77
Bejamin Mason (A Mason marries into the family eventually)
Charles W. Kennon (20-30)
Frederick Hines (50-60) with a wife 40-50 and a son or farm hand 15-20 We know he had a son, Geoge, who had a daughter.
1840: Alabama, Greene i65/93 on this page are Pleasant Wright, Bryant Gully, JS Chapmon D.D. Alston
H.L. Kinnon 2 boys under 5 (one would be Thomas) 2 10-15 (John and Robert) 1 (40-50) (Howell-48)
2 girls 5-10 (Mary and Elizabeth) 1 20-30 (a sister? Someone else’s child? B.1810-1820) 1 30-40 (Elizabeth)
1850: Greene i149
fam 1451:
Elizabeth J Davis 37 NC 7000
Martha Arrington 20 AL
James 18
John 14
George 14
Robert 12
Elizabeth T Davis 7 Al
Fam 1452:
Howel L Kennon 58 Physician NC (1792)
Elizabeth 45 SC (1805) if John is their first child, his father was about 35 and his mother about 22 when they married?
John 22 Student of Med AL (b. 1828 when his mother was 23 and his father was 36.)
Robert L 20 (b. 1830) AL. So the family was in Alabama by 1828 –
Elizabeth 17 Al
Mary P 15 Al
Thomas H 12 Al
No mucking about in Mississippi then. And none of these children are from GA.
1860 Census for Sumter i4 Twonship 22 Range 2 west fam 78
Howell Kennon 68 NC he’s rich (1892)
John Kennan 31 Al
Julie 21 Miss
Thomas 21 Alabama And these two cannot be twins if they were born in different states. Julie was not present in the 1850 census, so she has to be some other Keenan’s child, b. 1838.
1870 Miss, Lowndes, Twn 17 i23 fam 187:
H.L. Kennon 81 widowed Physician NC (1789)
He is next door to Lucy and James Brooks She’s from AL
On the page prvious: fam 185
J H Kennon 40 Physician AL
Mary 29 Miss
Elizabeth 5 AL
Rueben 3 Miss
No name 1 Miss
And Bonsals Wb and Irby
Irby Morgan.
There are Bonasall families on the page.
1880: Alabama, Sumter, Preston i7 fam60 by the Inge family
Mary L 41 MS VA NC
Bessie 15 Al Al Miss
Ruby 12 Miss Al Miss
Pearl 10 Miss Al Miss
Mary 5 AL SL Miss
Irby Bonsall 16 nephew Al miss miss
John Hendly Kennon in student list greene County Alabama 6,W(room in Washington College) Sophomore Class
Harvard College Library released Feb 10, 1871 Catalogue of Officers and Students of the University of the State of Alabama 1848
Tuscaloosa: Printed by M.D.J. Slade. 1848
W = Washington College
Mary Ann Gully to William Fletcher Kennon 3 Sep 1852
I had just about given up any hope of verifying the info I’d found on Family Search concerning the parentage of Charles and Howell Kennon. I cannot stress enough the importance of the associated names you find in probates and deeds and court cases. It was in finding Dr. Howell Kennan’s name in Charle’s probate that I had my key: I researched him, and in doing so, a link between the two men emerged. Then I could go back to the info on Family Search and deal with it.
However, the info on Family Search was a menage of submissions, and some of them just didn’t fit what I had found in my own research. It was then that I did one last Ancestry search, and opened the William and Mary volume that had come up in the vital records section. And that’s where I found the outline of this genealogy. Understand that I don’t believe the book to be entirely accurate. I don’t know who entered the info into the bible record, but the dates do not line up with what I’m seeing in the census. Still, all the names are there, and I can proceed to accept the Family Search connection, then over-haul it to reflect the info I have found in Greene.
http://search.ancestry.com/browse/bookview.aspx?dbid=48436&iid=VAFamiliesV-004564-551&rc=681,262,837,290;543,306,667,336;665,306,831,336;985,352,1136,380;661,395,811,424;220,529,367,563&pid=344668&ssrc=&fn=Charles&ln=Kennon&st=g
Genealogies of Virginia Families from the William and Mary College Quarterly. Vol. V. Thompson-Yates
Pg. 551.
101. Elizabeth Woodson, daughter of #97 John Woodson, of Carter’s Ferry, married John Kennon, first lieutenant Light Horse Company from North Carolina. He moved thence to Sparta Ga. He had issue, 1. John Woodson Kennon, born April 22, 1780; 2. William Kennon, born Feb 2 1782. 3 Elizabeth Lewis b. May 12 1783, married David Lindsay White July 6 1809 4. Richard born Feb 22 1785, 5. Charles Lewis, Born November 7 1786, 6. Robert Lewis b. Jan 23 1789, 7. Howell Lewis born December 18 1781, married Elizabeth Hendley (Bible record).
Pg. 550
97. John Woodson (Joseph, Joseph, Joseph, John, John, John) Married Elizabetyh Hughes, daughter of Robert Hughes, who in a deed dated Jan 26, 1763 and recorded August 22, 1763 in Cumberland county, gave to son John Hughes 619 acres, The Ferry included, lying in Cumberland, bought of Bennett Goode, and in the deed names daughters Elizabeth and Judith.
Okay – here’s what happened. John moved his fam to Sparta Georgia, which is in Hancock County. Now, why Howell says he’s from NC – well, his father was. So maybe they moved down to NC at some point, too. The book doesn’t tell me when the couple married. She was evidently alive and kicking by 1763 as she was mentioned in the above will. The oldest child in the list above was born in 1780. I don’t know what that means, but we’ll have to extrapolate.
Whatever happened, both Charles and Howell (both L. initials for the middle name), show up in Putnam County, which is next door to Hancock, in 1820 as head of households. I have also a marriage record:
1790: Granville, North Carolina
1800: Hilsborough, Wake, NC
John Kennon 41 slaves 16 people 1 m –10 3 10-15 2 16-25 1 26-44 1 f 16-25 1 26-44
