Descendants of Thomas Amis Sr.
First Generation
1. Thomas (Sr.)1 Amis was born in: Of Radnor, Cheshire, England 1610.
He married an unknown person.
Thomas (Sr.) Amis had the following child:
+ 2 i. Thomas (Jr.)2 Amis was born 1645.
Second Generation
2. Thomas (Jr.)2 Amis (Thomas (Sr.)1) was born in France 1645. Thomas died 1697 in Manakin, Goochland County, Virginia, at 52 years of age.
He married an unknown person. The AMIS family were French Huguenots who fled from France to England after the massacre of the Hugenots in Paris on the night of St. Bartholomew's Day, August 24, 1572. Later members of the family came to America. A Thomas AMIS was in Upper Norfolk County, Virginia in 1638. In 1678, a Thomas AMIS owned land in Gloucester County, Virginia. Louis AMIS born 1670 was probably the son of the latter Thomas AMIS.
Thomas (Jr.) Amis had the following child:
+ 3 i. Louis3 Amis was born 1670.
Third Generation
3. Louis3 Amis (Thomas (Jr.)2, Thomas (Sr.)1) was born in Manakin Towne, Virginia 1670. Louis died 1750 at 80 years of age.
He married an unknown person in Manakin, Virginia, before 1700. Louis AMIS was one of the Founders of Manakintown, Virginia in 1699. It is not known who nor when married (THE HUGUENOT, No. 4, pp. 34, 35). He and his wife had at least two children. Came to America in 1689 as a Huguenot.
Louis Amis had the following children:
+ 4 i. Anne4 Amis was born before 1726, the first event for which there is a recorded date.
+ 5 ii. Thomas (III) Amis was born 1694.
Fourth Generation
4. Anne4 Amis (Louis3, Thomas (Jr.)2, Thomas (Sr.)1) was born before 1726, the first event for which there is a recorded date. Anne died 1753 in Essex County, Virginia.
She married twice. She married Col. Samuel Smith. Col. died 1736 in Essex County, Virginia. She married an unknown person 1726.
Anne Amis and Col. Samuel Smith had the following child:
6 i. Col. Samuel (Jr.)5 Smith was born in Essex County, Virginia December 3, 1729. Col. died October 6, 1800 in Granville County, North Carolina, at 70 years of age. He married Mary Webb in Essex County, Virginia, May 1761. Mary was born October 18, 1740. Mary died November 27, 1827 in Granville County, North Carolina, at 87 years of age.
5. Thomas (III)4 Amis (Louis3, Thomas (Jr.)2, Thomas (Sr.)1) was born in Middlesex, Virginia 1694. Thomas died 1764 in North Carolina, at 70 years of age.
He married Rachel Daniel in Middlesex County, Virginia, November 14, 1722. Rachel was born in Middlesex County, Virginia October 14, 1704. Rachel was the daughter of James Daniel and Margaret Vivion. Rachel died 1784 in Middlesex, Virginia, at 79 years of age.
Thomas (III) Amis and Rachel Daniel had the following children:
+ 7 i. John5 Amis was born August 20, 1724.
8 ii. Thomas (Jr) Amis was born in England 1726. Thomas died November 20, 1797 in Halifax County, North Carolina, at 71 years of age. He married Miss Bennehan. Information from "Memories and Records of Eastern North Carolina," p. 139 by Mary Meeks Lambeth. No records of any descendants from this union.
9 iii. Frances Amis was born in England 1728. She married Thomas Wilburne. Thomas was born in England 1724. No additional records located on this family.
10 iv. Mary Amis was born in North Carolina 1730.
11 v. Thomas Amis was born in North Carolina 1732. Thomas died November 20, 1797 in Northampton, North Carolina, at 65 years of age. His body was interred November 20, 1797 in Halifax, North Carolina.
Fifth Generation
7. John5 Amis (Thomas (III)4, Louis3, Thomas (Jr.)2, Thomas (Sr.)1) was born in Middlesex County, Virginia August 20, 1724. John died February 18, 1764 in Northampton County, North Carolina, at 39 years of age. His body was interred 1764 in Northampton County, North Carolina.
He married Mary Dillard in Middlesex County, Virginia, 1743. Mary was born in Middlesex County, Virginia September 28, 1726. Mary was the daughter of Edward Dillard and Martha Alding. Mary died after 1764 in North Carolina.
He was baptized in Middlesex County, Virginia, August 20, 1724. Religion: religion unknown. John was baptized at Christ Church, Middlesex County, Virginia on August 20, 1724 ( Parish Register, p. 115): John Amis and his family removed to Northampton County, North Carolina where he died. His will in Northampton County, dated August 1764 in The Huguenot, No. 5, p. 68: In the name of God, Amen, I John AMIS of Northhampton County being sick and weak of body, but of perfect sense and memory, praise be to Almighty God for the same, do make, constitute and ordain this to be my last will and Testament in manner and form following: I give and bequeath to my son Thomas Amis two negroes, vizt.: Nan and Joseph, which is all the estate I intend for him. I give and bequeath to my son William Amis, my land and plantation at the death of my wife or marriage, to him and his heirs forever. I give and bequeath to my daughter Mary, one negro girl named Phebe, to her and her heirs forever. I give to my daughter Frances, one negro girl named Sue to her and her heirs forever. I give to my daughter Rachel, one negro girl, named Bet, to her and her heirs forever. I give to my daughter Margaret, one negro girl, named Rachel, to her and her heirs forever. I give to my daughter Rebecca, one negro girl, named Jane and ten pounds, to her and her heirs forever. I give to my daughter Nancy, one negro girl named Esther to her and her heirs forever. I give to my son William, one negro boy named John, to him and his heirs forever. My will and desire is that if either of my children die before they come of age or marry, viz.: Mary, Frances, William, Rachel, Margaret, Rebecca and Nancy, that part of my estate to be equally divided between the survivor or survivors of them. I lend to my loving wife Mary, the remainder of my estate during her life or widowhood to pay off my just debts and to support and educate my six youngest children. My will is at the death of my wife for the remainder of my estate to be equally divided among my seven youngest children, vizt.: Mary, Frances, William, Rachel, Margaret, Rebecca and Nancy. I appoint my loving wife Mary my executor to this my last will and testament. Witness I have affixed my hand an seal this eighteenth day of February in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred Sixty-four. John Amis and a seal In presence of us: Thomas Wilburne Thomas Amis Edmund Griffin Northampton County August Court 1764 The within written will of John Amis, deceased, was exhibited in Court and proved by oath of Thomas Wlburne and Edmund Griffin, two of the subscribing witnesses, At the same time Mary Amis qualified Executrix thereof, which on motion was ordered to be certified and recorded.
John Amis and Mary Dillard had the following children:
12 i. Annie6 Amis was born on (birth date unknown).
+ 13 ii. Thomas IV Amis was born January 1, 1743/1744.
14 iii. Mary Amis was born 1746.
15 iv. Frances Amis was born 1748. She married Leonard Goodman.
16 v. William Amis was born 1750. He married Susannah Welborn. Susannah is the daughter of Mr. Welborn and Susan Welborn.
17 vi. Rachel Amis was born 1752. She married John Field.
18 vii. Margaret Amis was born 1754.
19 viii. Rebecca Amis was born 1756. She married George Webb.
20 ix. Nancy Amis was born 1758. She married Daniel Shipman.
Sixth Generation
13. Thomas IV6 Amis (John5, Thomas (III)4, Louis3, Thomas (Jr.)2, Thomas (Sr.)1) was born in Isle of Wright, Virginia January 1, 1743/1744. Thomas died December 4, 1797 in Ebbing Springs Community, Hawkins County, Tennessee, at 53 years of age.
He married twice. He married Alice Gale in Isle of Wright, Virginia, January 27, 1763. Alice was born in Isle of Wright, Virginia December 23, 1744. Alice was the daughter of Thomas Whitney Gale and Mary Marshall Griffith. Alice died November 22, 1784 in Ebbing Springs Community, Hawkins County, Tennessee, at 39 years of age. He married Lucy Haynes May 26, 1787. Lucy was born in Halifax, North Carolina April 28, 1761. Lucy was the daughter of Francis Bythell Haynes and Ann Smith. Lucy died December 17, 1818 at 57 years of age.
I photographed this burial location in May 1999. It is at only one of two - Ebbing and Flowing - springs in the world. /Vernon Drewa/
The Thomas Amis home, built in 1781 in Rogersville, Tennessee is still standing. I photographed it in May 1999. /s/ Vernon Drewa.
The home; which also served as an Inn, tavern, store, school, distillery, post office and fort. It is listed on the National Register of Historical Places. Thomas and Alice came to what is now Hawkins County, Tennessee in 1781, then Sullivan County, North Carolina, after the Revolutionary War. At the mouth of Big Creek River, he built a stone house on a thousand acres granted him by the government. A store, blacksmith shop, distillery, saw and gristmill, and a palisade to guard against Cherokee assaults were constructed. A post office, school and church to be added later.
Amis opened and Inn and operated a tavern which became public stage stop-over for many notables such as Andres Jackson, Governor John Sevier, the elder Michaux, and Bishop Francis Asbury. The good Bishop noted in his journal that he spent the night at Amis Tavern was well entertained for his money, but that he rebuked Amis for bragging about how much money he made off of his brew. Evidently the two engaged in some heated debates, for Asbury commented that "it was out of necessity and not choice that he was there."
According to the writings of Dr. George E. Mellon of the University of Tennessee, "In his day, Thomas Amis was a man both of substance and official distinction." During the Revolutionary War, on December 22, 1776, he was commissioned Commissary for the Third Regiment, North Carolina Continental Troops, under Colonel Jethro Sumners, and given the rank of Captain.
In Volume 2, page 586, North Carolina Colonial Records, by Saunders, Amis wrote to his Excellency, "I have been the only acting commissioner and have supplied all the troops since the departure of our Army northward. Have already mortgaged my own property for the loan of a few hundred pounds."
Amis requested Bladen County, North Carolina in the Provincial Congress in 1776, and in 1788-89, represented Hawkins County, North Carolina/Tennessee where his votes were in favor of separation. In 1786, while trading in the west (Natchez, Mississippi.) his boat was confiscated on the river by the Spanish Commandant, and despite a letter of strong opposition from Amis, evidently never returned to it's rightful owner. In 1787 Thomas married, second, Lucy Haynes, daughter of Frances and Anna Haynes. Thomas Amis Will was the first one ever recorded in Hawkins County, Tennessee. He and both wives are buried in Amis Cemetery near the stone house in which they resided, three miles above Rogersville, Tennessee. ( In May 1999, Vernon Drewa, a descendant of Thomas, photographed the old rock home, which was added onto in 1840. It is approximately 1.5 miles south of Rogersville, sitting on a hill on the east side of the road.) Will of William Amis: Page 3, dated December 30, 1809. Mediating on the uncertainties of life, I make this my last Will and Testament. I bequeath my soul to the mercy of my maker Almighty God and bequeath my worldly estate in the manner following; I bequeath to my beloved brother James Amis my negro boy Frank, also what is now coming to me in the State of Kentucky, I bequeath to my dear beloved sister Nancy, my negro girl Milly, and I wish my brother Haynes Amis, Exec., to settle my affairs and do bequeath Daph and Joe to him for his trouble, my brother Haynes Amis and should the debts due me not discharge what I justly owe, I wish the negroe’s to be hired out until there is money collected to discharge same. Given under my hand and seal this Thirtieth day of December, 1809. Wm. Amis (seal).
In the presence of; Peter Burum (/), Jurat Jas Cox, Jno. T. Rogers, Jurat. Thomas and Mary Gale were mentioned as witnesses in a number of Isle of Wright County, Virginia Deeds.
Thomas Gale's will, naming his children and Alice as the youngest (Isle of Wright County, Virginia, Will Book, 6, page 530) was dated January 1, 1760: recorded February 7, 1760. John Marshall's will in Isle of Wright County., Virginia ( Will Book 7, Page 433, dated April 11, 1760: recorded October 2, 1766), named the children of Thomas Gale as his grandchildren. Thomas Amis represented Bladen County, North Carolina in the Provincial Congress, April 4, 1776. which met at Halifax ( COLONIAL RECORDS OF NORTH CAROLINA, by Saunders, Vol. 10, pp. 499, 500.) He was commissioned commissary (with rank of Captain), December 23, 1776, for the Third Regiment, North Carolina Troops, Jethro Sumners, Colonel, and mortgaged his own property to purchase supplies for the army.. He and his family were driven from their home by the enemy. He was Superintendent of Commissary for the Wilmington District, also. He was a charter member of the Society of Cincinnati in North Carolina. Though he inherited little from his father, the following account from "Hawkins County, Tennessee Miscellaneous Records," pp. 1, 2, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, shows that he became a man of property and position in the community. In 1781, Thomas Amis and his family removed to the present Hawkins County, Tennessee ( then Sullivan County, North County.) where he built a stone house at the mouth of Big Creek River, about four miles west of Rogersville. He operated a tavern, distillery, church, school, forge, post office and a store. He was a delegate to the Franklin Congress 1784-88, but nonetheless ran for the North Carolina Senate in 1787. He was defeated that year, but was elected as a member from Hawkins County, North Carolina in 1788 and in 1789. In 1786, he was trading in the far west (Natchez, Miss.); his boat was seized by the Spanish Commandant at Natchez in June 1786 and confiscated. Alice Gale Amis died in Hawkins County, Tennessee.
The following is an English translation of Thomas Amis passport. I have a copy of the original, which is in Spanish. /Vernon Drewa/
"Dr. Charles de Grand Pre. Lieut. Colonel of his Majesty Army’s Capt. of the First Company of Grenadiers, of the Louisiana Regiment of Infantry, Commander Civil and Military of Fort Natches and its district. Permit Mr. Thomas Amis, his son John Amis and two Negroes belonging to them, and the named William Fletcher to pass into North Carolina to there familys. I desire and charge they may be permitted to pass Unmolested as the said Mr. Amis, has while his stay here, Behaved himself as a Gentleman and a man of the Strickist honor. Given under my hand this 29th of Augt. 1786. /Signed/ Charles deGrand Pre.
I certify this to be a true translation taken from the Spanish on the other side by me. /Signed/ Stephen Minor 29 Augt 1786.
The aforementioned document has been transcribed exactly the way it was written.. /s/ Vernon Drewa
WILL OF "THOMAS AMIS" HAWKINS COUNTY, TENNESSEE
In the name of God, I, Thomas Amis of the State of Tennessee ad County of Hawkins, known that it is ordained for all men to die, and being sick and weak, but of sound mind and memory do make and ordain this my last will and testament, in manner and form following (viz.): First, I bequeath my soul to Almighty God, fully believing in His almighty, wise providence and mercy to all His children, after this life to rest in peace, and as to worldly goods and chattels that He has been pleased to put in my care in this life, I dispose of in manner and form following: Item: I give and bequeath unto my wife Lucy, all my case in hand at my decease with all my stock of every kind and species, also, all my plantation tools and utentsials including wagons etc. and all my household and kitchen furniture of every kind, and all the present crop of all sorts whatever to her and her heirs forever. I also lend to my said wife all my land on Big Creek containing three hundred and fifty acres in three tracts, including the place whereon I now live: also, the tract of land whereon Patty Brooks now lives, containing two hundred acres adjoining the land my son Willis lives on, with my tools and utentsials there unto belonging, and my smith's tools, all of which said loan I lend her during the time she remains my widow, and at her death or marriage, I give to my son Haynes Amis, and his heirs forever. I give to my son John Amis, what may be recovered from the cargo seized from me by the Spanish Commandant at Fort Natchez in June 1786. I also give him the tract of land he now lives on adjoining the town of Rogersville and lying the east side of the main road, also the lower part of my six hundred and forty acre tract of land to be laid off by a line to run square with the upper end of the above tract he now lives on, to him and his heirs forever, I give unto my son Willis Amis, the upper part of my six hundred and forty acre tract of land, it being the balance of that I gave my son John, in the same tract. I give unto my son Lincoln Amis, the five lots in the town of Rogersville which I purchased of Daniel Hamlin. I also give him all my land lying on the west side of the main road and adjoining the town of Rorgersville. I give upon my son Thomas Gale Amis, all the certificates by me funded in the Continental Loan Office in North Carolina the 22nd. of August 1791, number 106, amounting to twenty-one hundred and sixty-two dollars and forty cents, to him and his heirs forever. My will is that the rest of my estate consisting of slaves, bonds, notes, judgements, book accounts etc., shall be equally divided between my wife Lucy, and all my children except Thomas Gale Amis and Haynes Amis, as I consider their legacies to be equal other ways with the rest of my children. Also the following deductions to be made: It is my will and desire that my friends, John Rhea, Col. James Armstrong, William Armstrong Esq., Joseph McMinn Esq., and William Howard ( surveyor), or a majority of them do make the division of the above mentioned slaves, bonds, notes, judgements, book accounts etc., such divisions when made to be made in Court which shall stand good in law, and, if any of my children shall die without leaving lawful heirs, then I will their legacy to be equally divided amongst those of my children who have a share in the last mentioned legacy of slaves, bonds, notes book accounty etc., or their lawful representatives. It is also my will and desire that my library of all my books be kept together for the use of my school, and lastly, I do appoint my wife Lucy, my executrix, to this my last will and testament, revoking all other will or wills by me made. In witness thereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this sixteenth day of November, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-seven. Signed and sealed in presence of THOMAS AMIS Milton Ford Isaac Lambert James Herbert Irwin Spencer Ball Hawkins County Tennessee Register of Wills, Vol. I. 1797-1886.
THE AMIS STONE HOUSE By Dr. George E. Mellon Of The University of Tennessee.
Some three miles above Rogersville, on the old stage road is one of the ancient stone house of East Tennessee. Its antiquity dates back almost 134 years. In fine state of preservation, it has remained for four generations in the family that founded it, being now occupied by Mr. William Amis a septuagenarian. Before Spencer County was established by the State of Franklin, and later became Hawkins County of the State of North Carolina, this land mark had an existence. Thomas AMIS, the projector and builder, not only made it a home surrounded by board acres, but fashioned about him all the requirements needful for a secure and prosperous frontier settlement. Blacksmith shop, store, distillery, saw and grist mill, and a palisade of guard against Cherokee assaults--------what more could be necessary for comfortable living! It because, of course, a public stop when immigration surged southward and westward. Andre Michaux, eminent French traveler and naturalist, speaks in his diary of having stopped there in 1793. A school and a church were useful community additions. The name AMIS betrays a French origin and in Ramsey's Annals is spelled according to pronunciation, AMY. This Phelan's "Tennessee" follows. In his day, Thomas was a man of both substance and official distinction. Twice married and the father of fourteen ( fifteen ) children, he deserved further consideration as a patriot. In 1789, he was the representative of Hawkins in the North Carolina state legislature. He was both courageous and humorous, as the following incidents recorded by Ramsey show: With the fall of the State of Franklin, North Carolina passed an act of oblivion and pardon for the benefit of all participants except its Governor, John Sevier. Not withstanding, Greene County sent Sevier to the legislature as her Senator. In the debate on the resolution introduced to remove the disabilities of the arch insurgent, Amis espoused warly the cause of Sevier and pushed it to a successful conclusion. The opponent of Sevier was his relentless enemy, Col. John Tipton of Washington County. In presenting amnesty, Amis gave offense to Tipton, whose resentment brought about a near difficulty. It required the good part of an evening to reconcile the disputants. In the midst of negotiations, James Roddy, a Greene representative, took occasion to rebuke his Hawkins colleague. He urged that more mildness of language should have been used, and that instead of irritating the gentleman from Washington, soothe his feelings. The next day when debate was continued, for the sake of peace and dignity, Roddy took the place of Amis in discussion. He got scarcely under headway before Tipton showed greater grievance than on the ay preceding. In his fury, he sprang at Roddy and gripped him by the throat, thereupon, Amis shouted to Roddy, "Soothe him Colonel. Soothe him " !. The separation of the combatants was followed by a challenge to a deadly conflict, which was narrowly averted by friendly interposition. The end of all was that Sevier's disqualitins were removed and soon afterwards he became the first congressman from the then west. The stone house is now owned by William Amis who father before him was owner and occupant, as likewise his grandfather, Haynes Amis, son of the original owner. The present occupant has no dates earlier than 1783. An old ledger supplies these, giving bills of lumber sold for successive years. The house was evidently built as a place of defense. It is forty-six feet in length by sixteen in breadth, with walls a thickness of eighteen inches. The stone shows no mark of chisel, yet the walls are smooth. The cellar is as nice as the outside walls, and eight or ten feet to the ceiling. It has approaches from within and without. Door and window facings, very heavy, are of solid oak. The doors are notable for their strength, being double hinged in the middle and long hinges above and below...Heavy bolts at the top of the doors give evidence of having been made in the blacksmith shop. The house was only one story and a half, when William Amis's father in 1846 framed a full upper story. From the progenitor the AMIS blood is interwoven in the warp and woof of Hawkins County History. A son-in-law was Joseph Rogers, a native of Ireland. Settling upon lands secured through his marriage to Mary Amis, he gave his name to the county seat and was a merchant within the village. A long time partner of Rogers was James Hagan, a fellow Irishman who married another Amis heiress, Rachell. A daughter of Joseph and Mary Roger, Alice became the wife of Stockley Donelson Mitchell, a name long associated with Hawkins. Graduated at the University of North Carolina in 1815, he was for many years a county and state official, bank president and periodical publisher. He is credited with having published not only the "Calvinistic Magazine", but the "Railroad Advocate", the first publication exclusively devoted to the fostering of railroad construction. A worthy living descendant among others is Dr. Joseph Walker of Rogersville, who has attained his 86 years with mental facilities acute. As another precious heirloom the Amis stone house remains from out of the distant past. (From "The Knoxville Tennessee Journal and Tribune" about 1917/18; reprinted in The HUGUENOT, 1929, No. 4, pp. 32, 33.)
Martha Amis Coakley, daughter of John Carl Amis Jr., inherited the house, but now lives in Florida. The compiler visited the property several years ago, but was not invited inside the house, was told just to look over the grounds as much as she desired. Thomas Amis and both of his wives were buried in the family Cemetery near the Stone House. The dates on Alice Gale Amis stone are incorrect.
Thomas IV Amis and Alice Gale had the following children:
+ 21 i. Tabitha7 Amis was born October 12, 1764.
+ 22 ii. Francis Amis was born April 15, 1766.
+ 23 iii. Mary Amis was born August 22, 1768.
24 iv. Elizabeth Amis was born in Bladen County, North Carolina October 5, 1770. Elizabeth died November 17, 1776 at 6 years of age. She married William Armstrong. William was born 1766.
+ 25 v. John Amis was born April 5, 1773.
26 vi. Rachel Amis was born in Bladen County, North Carolina December 8, 1774. Rachel died August 12, 1820 at 45 years of age. She married James Hagen. James was born 1770.
27 vii. William (Willis) Amis was born in Bladen, North Carolina January 20, 1777. William died after 1818. He married Elizabeth Besty Bolling. Elizabeth was born in Bladen, North Carolina 1781. William remained unmarried. His will was dated December 30, 1809.
28 viii. Lincoln Amis was born in Bladen County, North Carolina November 3, 1778. Lincoln died 1868 at 89 years of age. He married Ann Nicholson June 2, 1810. Ann was born 1778.
+ 29 ix. Alice Gale Amis was born February 24, 1780.
30 x. Thomas Gale Amis was born July 10, 1782. Thomas died 1818 in Enroute to Cuba, at 35 years of age. Thomas Gale Amis: According to the will of his stepmother, he left heirs. A document, dated 1803, stated, "Thomas G. Amis of Hawkins Co., Tennessee... present resident in the town of Basseterre and Island of Guadeloupe, Devisee of Thomas Amis Senior, deceased, of the county and state aforesaid..."29 July 1803, appoints William Amis of Northampton County, North Carolina, attorney to receive any dividends, shares of interest ... which may be due said Thomas G. Amis, as devisee. " (From Stack file. C. R. 071.928.7 Misc. category Northampton County, Manuscript Section, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, N.C. )
31 xi. Penelope Amis was born in Hawkins, Tennessee October 10, 1784. Penelope died March 28, 1785 in Hawkins, Tennessee, at less than one year of age.
Thomas IV Amis and Lucy Haynes had the following children:
32 xii. Haynes Amis was born February 17, 1788. Haynes died 1848 at 60 years of age. He married Mary Howell.
+ 33 xiii. James Amis was born November 6, 1790.
34 xiv. Nancy Amis was born October 29, 1793. Nancy died August 29, 1834 in Batesville, Independence County, Arkansas, at 40 years of age. She married English Jesse Howell in Hawkins County, Tennessee, October 29, 1813. Information on Nancy Amis Howell contributed by Mrs. Laura G. Bailey who stated that they had several children, but did not identify them.
Seventh Generation
21. Tabitha7 Amis (Thomas IV6, John5, Thomas (III)4, Louis3, Thomas (Jr.)2, Thomas (Sr.)1) was born in Bladen County, North Carolina October 12, 1764. Tabitha died February 13, 1832 at 67 years of age.
She married Capt. John Ned Cox in Sullivan County, North Carolina, later Hawkins County, Tenn., July 20, 1784. Capt. was born in Baltimore, Maryland March 28, 1758. Capt. was the son of John (Sr.) Cox. Capt. died November 5, 1798 at 40 years of age. Capt. John lived on a farm on the south side of the Holston River, near Rogersville, Tennessee. Although he died at 40 years of age, he had accumulated a responsible fortune in land and slaves. (records on this family from Mrs. Evelyn Thompson, Treasure Island, Florida, published in "Bulletin of Watauga Association of Genealogists", Vol. 11, pp. 47 - 51.): John and Tabitha had eight children.
Tabitha Amis and Capt. John Ned Cox had the following children:
+ 35 i. Edward8 Cox was born September 25, 1785.
+ 36 ii. James Cox was born December 10, 1786.
+ 37 iii. Gale Cox was born March 18, 1788.
38 iv. Thomas Cox was born 1791. Thomas died August 21, 1826 at 35 years of age. Thomas was unmarried - information is from his tombstone in Hawkins County, Tennessee.
+ 39 v. Alice Cox was born 1792.
+ 40 vi. John Cox was born March 11, 1794.
+ 41 vii. Frances Cox was born May 18, 1796.
+ 42 viii. Elizabeth Cox was born June 5, 1798.
22. Francis7 Amis (Thomas IV6, John5, Thomas (III)4, Louis3, Thomas (Jr.)2, Thomas (Sr.)1) was born in Bladen County, North Carolina April 15, 1766. Francis died April 27, 1857 in Grainger County, Tennessee, at 91 years of age. Her body was interred 1857 in Grainger County, Tennessee.
She married Richard Grantham April 4, 1785. Richard was born in Dobbs County, North Carolina March 16, 1754. Richard was the son of John Grantham and Ann Not known. Richard died June 22, 1846 in Grainger County, Tennessee, at 92 years of age. Richard Grantham served in the American Revolution ( "Roster of Revolutionary Soldiers buried in Tennessee", page 164) He was allowed a pension for his service, 21 August 1832. His widow was allowed a pension 14 October, 1846 in Grainger County, Tennessee. Fances Amis Grantham, her daughter Penelope and son James were listed in the 1850 Grainger County, Census, page 19. Richard and Frances ( Amis ) Grantham had thirteen children ( Their bible record, contributed by Millard Miles, Santa Rosa, California.)
Francis Amis and Richard Grantham had the following children:
43 i. Penelope8 Grantham was born June 10, 1786. Penelope died June 29, 1872 at 86 years of age. Penelope never married.
+ 44 ii. Mary Grantham was born February 8, 1788.
45 iii. Ann Grantham was born September 29, 1789. Ann died October 12, 1814 at 25 years of age. She married Hezekiah Robertson in Grainger County, Tennessee, January 1807. Hezekiah was born 1785.
+ 46 iv. Amis Grantham was born September 1, 1791.
47 v. Tabitha Grantham was born May 27, 1793. She married twice. She married Hezekiah Robertson in Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tennessee. She married an unknown person in Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tennessee, December 15, 1815.
48 vi. Rachel Grantham was born in Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tennessee March 1795. She married James Dobson in Grainger County< Tennessee, July 29, 1817. James was born 1791.
49 vii. Ronda Grantham was born November 9, 1796. She married James Moore in Grainger County, Tennessee, December 17, 1817. James was born 1792.
50 viii. Lincoln Grantham was born August 13, 1798. Could not locate additional records on Lincoln.
51 ix. John Thomas Grantham was born January 9, 1800. He married Margaret Littleton December 4, 1824. Margaret was born 1804. No record of any descendants.
52 x. James Grantham was born October 8, 1801. He married an unknown person in Graingers County, Tennessee, December 11, 1875.
+ 53 xi. Alice Gale Grantham was born May 7, 1803.
54 xii. Richard (Jr.) Grantham was born February 23, 1805.
+ 55 xiii. Willis Grantham was born November 17, 1806.
23. Mary7 Amis (Thomas IV6, John5, Thomas (III)4, Louis3, Thomas (Jr.)2, Thomas (Sr.)1) was born in Bladen County, North Carolina August 22, 1768. Mary died November 30, 1833 in Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, at 65 years of age. Her body was interred December 1833 in Rogers Cem., Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tennessee.
She married Joseph Rogers in Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, October 24, 1786. Joseph was born in Cook's Town, Tyrone, Ireland, United Kingdom August 21, 1764. Joseph was the son of James Rogers and Elizabeth Brown. Joseph died November 6, 1838 in Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, at 74 years of age. His body was interred November 1838 in Rogers Cemetery, Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tennessee. Joseph Rogers came to America in the 1780's and settled in the present Hawkins County, Tennessee by 1785. He was employed as a clerk by Thomas Amis. He and Amis daughter Mary fell in love, but for some reason, Amis did not consider Rogers a suitable husband for his daughter. However, when Amis was away attending a meeting of the legislature, Joseph and Mary eloped. When Amis returned home and learned this, he was furious. So he set out to bring them back and upon finding them, ordered their return. when Joseph refused, Amis canned him ( for his employment as his clerk ). Evidently they became on better terms and Amis gave Rogers some land which became Rogersville. Mary and Joseph lived here all of their lives and were buried in the small family cemetery located in the historic area of the town. The compiler visited this cemetery July 13, 1976 and copied the inscriptions on the tombstones there. (Joseph and Mary Rogers' Bible Record in the "Huguenot", No. 7, 1933-34, p.-179) Note: The above was provided by Mrs. Elizabeth S. Owings of Clinton, Mississippi.
The following text and photographs were taken by visits of Vernon Drewa, Keller, Texas from 1965 to 1999, and by visiting with a cousin, Martha Amis Coakley, who as of June 1999, resides in the original home. Joseph Rogers, an Irishman from Crook's Town, Ireland, was a clerk for Thomas Amis about 1885. He eloped with Mary Amis, daughter of Thomas, in 1786. They settled on Crockett's Creek ( which were the grandparents of Davy Crockett and with whom Mary Amis parents had settled in this part of what is now Tennessee..). They eloped while Thomas Amis was serving the in the North Carolina Legislature. Joseph gave the land for which Rogersville, Tennessee was established. . In 1813, he also gave land of the McMinn Academy to be built.
Mary Amis and Joseph Rogers had the following children:
56 i. James8 Rogers was born January 20, 1788. James died August 12, 1789 at 1 year of age.
+ 57 ii. John Alexander Rogers was born July 15, 1789.
58 iii. Eliza M. Rogers was born October 26, 1790. Eliza died April 23, 1809 in Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tennessee, at 18 years of age.
+ 59 iv. Thomas A. Rogers was born March 18, 1792.
+ 60 v. Rachel Rogers was born May 16, 1793.
+ 61 vi. Frances (Fannie) Grantham Rogers was born January 21, 1795.
62 vii. Margaret E. Rogers was born October 9, 1796. She married William E. Cocke in Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tennessee, October 12, 1815. William was born 1792.
63 viii. Lucy Rogers was born August 20, 1798. She married Clinton Armstrong in Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tennessee, August 19, 1816. Clinton was born in Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tennessee August 19, 1816.
64 ix. Alice Gale Rogers was born November 4, 1800. Alice died July 22, 1873 at 72 years of age. She married Stockley Donelson Mitchell in Rogersville, Hawkins County, Texas, December 11, 1823. Stockley was born in Rogersville, Hawkins County, Texas March 25, 1795. Stockley was the son of Richard Mitchell and Elizabeth Saunders. Stockley died June 19, 1861 in Rogersville, Hawkins County, Texas, at 66 years of age.
65 x. Robert Rogers was born September 1, 1802. Robert died August 11, 1803 at less than one year of age.
66 xi. Louisiana N. Rogers was born April 10, 1804. Louisiana died May 10, 1864 at 60 years of age. She married Richard Henderson Mitchell August 7, 1825. Richard was born February 20, 1802. Richard was the son of Elizabeth. Richard died February 22, 1861 at 59 years of age.
67 xii. Dr. Joseph (Jr.) Rogers was born January 21, 1807. Dr. died June 1, 1833 at 26 years of age. Joseph was the twin of Malinda Rogers. He died very young. He was a Physician who was just beginning his practice.
68 xiii. Malinda Rogers was born January 21, 1807. Malinda died January 21, 1807 at less than one year of age. Twin of Joseph Rogers, Jr.
+ 69 xiv. Nancy F. Rogers was born January 6, 1809.
25. John7 Amis (Thomas IV6, John5, Thomas (III)4, Louis3, Thomas (Jr.)2, Thomas (Sr.)1) was born in Bladen County, North Carolina April 5, 1773. John died 1807 in Manchester, Clay County, Kentucky, at 34 years of age. His body was interred December 1818 in Manchester, Clay County, Kentucky.
He married Catherine "Katy" Bowling in Manchester, Clay County, Kentucky, about 1850. Catherine was born in Galveston, Galveston County, Texas May 20, 1777. Catherine was the daughter of James (Bolling) Bowling and Sarah Sally Blevens.
John Amis and Catherine "Katy" Bowling had the following children:
70 i. Lincoln8 Amis was born 1798.
71 ii. Alice Gale Amis was born 1800. She married Mr. Thomas.
72 iii. Wilburn Amis was born 1802. He married Frances Ann Davis.
73 iv. William Amis was born 1803.
+ 74 v. Lucinda Amis was born January 19, 1805.
+ 75 vi. Letha Amis was born 1806.
+ 76 vii. Thomas Boling Amis was born 1808.
29. Alice Gale7 Amis (Thomas IV6, John5, Thomas (III)4, Louis3, Thomas (Jr.)2, Thomas (Sr.)1) was born in Bladen, Bladen County, North Carolina February 24, 1780. Alice died August 1864 in Gordonville, Smith County, Tennessee, at 84 years of age.
She married John (Jack) (III) Gordon in Hawkins County, Tennessee, 1797. John was born in Halifax County, North Carolina August 29, 1775. John was the son of John (Jr.) Gordon and Anna Nancy Haynes. John died January 24, 1860 in Gordonville, Smith County, Tennessee, at 84 years of age. His body was interred 1860 in Gordon Family Cemetery, Gordonsville, Smith County, Tennessee. John Gordon III, born in Halifax County, North Carolina, moved to Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tennessee with his parents John and Francis Blythell Haynes Gordon about 1755. John Gordon married Alice Amis in 1797. Alice was born 24 February 1780 and was the daughter of Thomas and Alice Gale Amis. John III and Alice Gordon moved to Smith County, Tennessee in April 1801, and settled in an area to be known as Gordonsville, which was named after John Gordon III. The family were planters and lived there until John died 24 January 1840. Alice also died there in August 1864.
Information from "History of Smith County", by Steven Denny. John Gordon III was Justice of the Peace for Smith County. A Commissioner to establish the town of Livingston, Smith County, Tennessee. Superintendent to election to establish the location of the county seat of Smith County. He was a member of both branches of the General Assembly and the first Post Master at Gordonsville. John III founded the first school in Smith County in the upper room of their log house, even though he had only one year of formal schooling under Judge Archibald Roane, the third Governor of Tennessee. John Gordon III was also trustee of the Geneva Academy. He kept the first store at Gordonsville, a tavern, alternating as sheriff and deputy sheriff of Smith County with George Matlock for fourteen years. May 23, Vernon Drewa (Descendant of John Gordon,) photographed the Gordon Family Cemetery. This Cemetery is located on the North Side of the main street through Gordonville, the first house east of the Bass Funeral Home. The original home has been destroyed by fire. However, one of the springs, which was behind their home, is still flowing.
May 25, 2001:
Post Office, and Post Master's with dates and locations; Smith County, TN
GORDONSVILLE
John Gordon Aug 9, 1823
John W. Bowen Dec 28, 1858
Fannie L. Bowen Oct 4, 1865
Thomas A. Gold Aug 23, 1872
John W. Bowen Oct 23, 1873
Joel J. Askew Jan 31, 1876
Bartlett A. James Nov 13, 1876
Mattie Turner Feb 17, 1890
Thomas A. Hogan Sep 6, 1894
Joseph B. Whitley June 21, 1897
John Hugh Turner Apr 1, 1898
Mame C. Turner Feb 10, 1903
James F. Gwaltney June 21, 1907
Walter H. James Apr 21, 1914
William J. Presley Mar 24, 1930
Elsie Gwaltney May 29, 1930
James Clyde Bass Aug 20, 1944
Martha Bass Jan 5, 1945
Alice was the daughter of Thomas Amis and Alice Gale. She was born in Bladen, Bladen County, North Carolina, February 24, 1780. Alice died August 1864 in Gordonville, Smith County, Tennessee at the age of 84 years. Her children started arriving when she was but 18 years of age. The first of her children of James G. Gordon, born in 1780.
Research note: You will notice, as is the case with most early families, children arrived about every two years. This was because the mother's nursed the children, and they were weaned about two years of age. /s/Vernon H. Drewa
Alice Gale Amis and John (Jack) (III) Gordon had the following children:
+ 77 i. James Gaines8 Gordon was born 1798.
+ 78 ii. Nancy Gordon was born 1799.
+ 79 iii. William M. Gordon was born 1800.
80 iv. George W. Gordon was born in North Carolina 1801. George died before 1854. He married Minerva Gordon. George M. (W) is present for the first time in the Smith County, Tennessee Census in 1860. ( Dixon Springs District). His parentage is unknown, but it would seem logical to believe that he was he son of James. John Harrison Gordon had a son named George, but he would have been ten years too young to have been this man. This George married Minerva , who was born in 1826. George M. is a very common name in the Gordon family. Also, George is not listed in John Gordon's will, and since he was the son of practically disowned son, James, he probably would not have been named. This couple had at least four children, as well as an Ann Williams age 15, living with them at the time of the 1860 census. Neither George nor any of his clan appear to have been in Smith County at the time of the 1870 Census. This George M. (W) Gordon may not be a member of the family, but a George W. Gordon Witnessed the will of Elizabeth Harper Gordon on 28 June 1857, along with John W. Bowen and Stockard W. Coffee, which could have been this George, but probably was Harrison's son. This couple had at least four children, as well as an Ann Williams, Age 15, living with them at the time of the 1860 census.
+ 81 v. John Harrison Gordon was born August 29, 1806.
+ 82 vi. Dr. Francis Haynes Gordon was born 1808.
+ 83 vii. Mary Rogers Gordon was born 1810.
+ 84 viii. Wylie Blount Gordon was born 1810.
85 ix. Willis B. Gordon was born in South Carolina 1812.
86 x. Elizabeth Gordon was born 1813. Elizabeth died 1836 at 23 years of age.
87 xi. Frank Haynes Gordon was born in Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tennessee 1818.
+ 88 xii. Frances L. Gordon was born August 18, 1819.
33. James7 Amis (Thomas IV6, John5, Thomas (III)4, Louis3, Thomas (Jr.)2, Thomas (Sr.)1) was born in Big Creek, Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tennessee November 6, 1790. James died October 14, 1871 in New Providence, Hawkins County, Tennessee, at 80 years of age.
He married Mary Elizabeth (Polly) Armstrong in Hawkins County, Tennessee, 1814. Mary was the daughter of William (III) Armstrong and Elizabeth Galbraith. After Mary's marriage to James, they continued to live in Carter's Valley and Polly died there on February 19, 1868. Polly and James are buried in New Providence Cemetery, Stony Point, Tennessee.
James Amis and Mary Elizabeth (Polly) Armstrong had the following children:
89 i. William Armstrong8 Amis was born 1815.
90 ii. Louisiana A. Amis was born 1816. She married twice. She married Audley Galbraith April 10, 1843. She married Pleasant Henderson October 1, 1848.
91 iii. Almyra Amis was born 1819.
+ 92 iv. Julia F. Amis was born 1820.
93 v. James Leander Amis was born June 30, 1823. James died September 12, 1855 at 32 years of age.
94 vi. Stanwix Hord Amis was born April 14, 1825. Stanwix died December 6, 1876 at 51 years of age. He married Amanda Taylor.
95 vii. Mary Amis was born September 24, 1826. Mary died March 8, 1869 at 42 years of age.
96 viii. Thomas Haynes Amis was born September 12, 1828. Thomas died May 31, 1867 at 38 years of age.
97 ix. Sarah Elizabeth Amis was born 1832.
98 x. Lucy Haynes Amis was born December 27, 1833. Lucy died April 13, 1877 at 43 years of age. She married Jourdan Henderson.
99 xi. Henry Bradford Amis was born 1836. He married Mary Fances Spears March 18, 1863.
100 xii. Matilda M. Amis was born November 19, 1837. Matilda died January 13, 1867 at 29 years of age. She married James J. Johnson.
101 xiii. Annie P. Amis was born before 1861. She married James A. Rogan. James was born 1861. 1861 is the first date any recorded information is available for Annie.
Eighth Generation
35. Edward8 Cox (Tabitha7 Amis, Thomas IV6, John5, Thomas (III)4, Louis3, Thomas (Jr.)2, Thomas (Sr.)1) was born September 25, 1785.
He married twice. He married an unknown person. He married Rhoda Lee February 22, 1810. Rhoda was born May 22, 1793. Edward and Rhoda were living in Marshall County, Alabama at the 1850 census, p. 201, and had one son.
Edward Cox and Rhoda Lee had the following child:
+ 102 i. Thomas Gale Amis9 Cox was born March 5, 1812.
36. James8 Cox (Tabitha7 Amis, Thomas IV6, John5, Thomas (III)4, Louis3, Thomas (Jr.)2, Thomas (Sr.)1) was born December 10, 1786. James died November 14, 1876 at 89 years of age.
He married Sarah Collins December 17, 1806. Sarah was born 1786. Sarah died February 2, 1856 at 69 years of age. James and Sarah lived in McMinn County, Tennessee ( 1850 Census, page 339; 1860 census had seven children.)
James Cox and Sarah Collins had the following children:
+ 103 i. Mary Light9 Cox was born November 20, 1807.
+ 104 ii. Gale Cox was born September 20, 1809.
105 iii. John Roger Cox was born December 2, 1811. He married Elizabeth Pettit. John went to Texas where he maried Elizabeth. No record located of any descendants.
106 iv. Jane E. (Jinney) Cox was born March 1, 1813. She married Aquilla Leatherwood in McMinn County, Tennessee, April 2, 1834. They had several children, whom we have not identified. Could not be located in Tennessee Census records.
+ 107 v. James Wilkerson Cox was born July 2, 1816.
+ 108 vi. Thomas Edward Cox was born January 9, 1818.
109 vii. Abraham V Cox was born April 16, 1821.
37. Gale8 Cox (Tabitha7 Amis, Thomas IV6, John5, Thomas (III)4, Louis3, Thomas (Jr.)2, Thomas (Sr.)1) was born March 18, 1788. Gale died February 25, 1827 in Natchez, Mississippi, at 38 years of age.
He married Jane Cox August 21, 1814. Jane was born October 23, 1796. Jane was the daughter of Edward Cox and Sarah Meredith. She married John McAllester. Gale Cox married his first cousin, Jane Cox, daughter of Edward Cox and Sarah Meredith. Following Gale Cox's death, Jane married John McAllester and they removed to Kentucky.
Gale Cox and Jane Cox had the following children:
110 i. Elizabeth Vincent9 Cox was born October 26, 1815.
111 ii. Thomas Heninger Cox was born February 15, 1819.
112 iii. Edward Amis Cox was born March 22, 1823.
39. Alice8 Cox (Tabitha7 Amis, Thomas IV6, John5, Thomas (III)4, Louis3, Thomas (Jr.)2, Thomas (Sr.)1) was born 1792.
She married Thomas Hale. Thomas and Alice removed to Marshall County, Alabama after 1835 and were living there in 1850 (1850 census, p. 183)
Alice Cox and Thomas Hale had the following children:
113 i. Thomas9 Hale was born 1832.
114 ii. Alice Hale was born 1834.
115 iii. Frances E. Hale was born April 25, 1900.
116 iv. Tabitha Hale was born June 27, 1900.
117 v. Levinia Hale was born August 29, 1900.
118 vi. Rachel Hale was born September 30, 1900.
40. John8 Cox (Tabitha7 Amis, Thomas IV6, John5, Thomas (III)4, Louis3, Thomas (Jr.)2, Thomas (Sr.)1) was born March 11, 1794. John died November 22, 1856 in DeKalb County, Alabama, at 62 years of age.
He married Elizabeth Hartsfield. Elizabeth was born 1812. They were living in DeKalb County, Alabama in 1850 Census, page 370.
John Cox and Elizabeth Hartsfield had the following children:
119 i. Thomas9 Cox was born 1837.
120 ii. Frances Cox was born 1839.
121 iii. Mary A. T. Cox was born 1840.
122 iv. Josephine Cox was born 1844.
41. Frances8 Cox (Tabitha7 Amis, Thomas IV6, John5, Thomas (III)4, Louis3, Thomas (Jr.)2, Thomas (Sr.)1) was born May 18, 1796. Frances died August 29, 1868 in Grainger County, Tennessee, at 72 years of age.
She married Hughes Owens Taylor June 23, 1818. Hughes was born February 1796. Hughes died September 1852 at 56 years of age. Hughes and Frances lived in Grainger County, Tennessee ( 1850 Census, page 18) and were buried in Livingston Cemetery. They had six children listed in the 1850 Census. they probably had had older children who had already married or left home.
Frances Cox and Hughes Owens Taylor had the following children:
123 i. William9 Taylor was born 1827.
124 ii. Nancy Taylor was born 1830.
125 iii. Narcissa Taylor was born 1831.
126 iv. Thomas D. Taylor was born 1833.
127 v. Robert L. Taylor was born 1834.
128 vi. Mary C. Taylor was born 1838.
42. Elizabeth8 Cox (Tabitha7 Amis, Thomas IV6, John5, Thomas (III)4, Louis3, Thomas (Jr.)2, Thomas (Sr.)1) was born June 5, 1798.
She married twice. She married Rollin Mattison Henderson 1821. She married William Roberts 1833. William was born 1801. This information from the Bible Record of Tabitha Amis Cox was published in "The Bulletin of the Watauga Association of Genealogists", Vol. 11, 1982, No. 1, pp. 47-51.
Elizabeth Cox and Rollin Mattison Henderson had the following child:
+ 129 i. James Rollin9 Henderson was born June 28, 1822.
Elizabeth Cox and William Roberts had the following children:
+ 130 ii. Tabitha Jane Roberts was born April 12, 1834.
131 iii. Thomas Cox Roberts was born November 3, 1837. Thomas died August 15, 1838 at less than one year of age.
132 iv. John Hughland Roberts was born June 2, 1840. John died March 4, 1862 at 21 years of age.
44. Mary8 Grantham (Francis7 Amis, Thomas IV6, John5, Thomas (III)4, Louis3, Thomas (Jr.)2, Thomas (Sr.)1) was born February 8, 1788. Mary died October 17, 1826 at 38 years of age.
She married George Nathan Saunders April 7, 1805. George was born April 20, 1788. George died 1887 in Clay County, Mississippi, at 99 years of age. In 1826, they removed from Grainger County, Tennessee to Mississippi and settled near Cotton Gin Port (near the present Amory), Monroe County, Mississippi. They had ten children.
Mary Grantham and George Nathan Saunders had the following children:
133 i. John9 Saunders was born November 27, 1806. John died October 13, 1817 at 10 years of age.
+ 134 ii. Frances Saunders was born March 18, 1809.
135 iii. Richard Gale Saunders was born March 11, 1811. He married Ann Manasco.
136 iv. Elizabeth Saunders was born February 20, 1812.
137 v. Tabitha Saunders was born October 29, 1813. She married John McKinley. After marriage, Tabitha and John moved to Texas.
138 vi. William Ragsdale Saunders was born October 11, 1816. He married Katherine Lawhord.
139 vii. Lucinda Saunders was born February 15, 1819. She married Perry Brand after 1850.
140 viii. Louisa Saunders was born 1820. Louisa died 1830 at 10 years of age.
141 ix. Stephen Matthew Saunders was born 1822. He married Tabitha Hightower. After this marriage, Tabitha and Stephen moved to Texas.
142 x. James Albert Saunders was born 1824. James died October 10, 1826 at 2 years of age.
46. Amis8 Grantham (Francis7 Amis, Thomas IV6, John5, Thomas (III)4, Louis3, Thomas (Jr.)2, Thomas (Sr.)1) was born September 1, 1791. Amis died April 24, 1873 in San Gabriel, Texas, at 81 years of age.
He married Margaret Wiliiams in Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tennessee, August 10, 1815. Margaret was born in Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tennessee May 31, 1799. Margaret died December 27, 1866 at 67 years of age. Amis and Martha were buried in the Old Grantham Cemetery, but their graves were moved on April 3, 1980 to Felton Cemetery by Millard Miles and Wm. Hope Camp, ( Grantham Family Bible; "The Huguenot" #30, page 178,; 1850 census of Lee County, Virginia.
Amis Grantham and Margaret Wiliiams had the following children:
143 i. Elizabeth9 Grantham was born on (birth date unknown). She married Mr. Dotson.
144 ii. Frances Amelia Grantham was born 1816. Frances died July 1839 at 23 years of age. She married Phillip Babb.
+ 145 iii. Harriet Grantham was born August 30, 1823.
146 iv. John Grantham was born November 11, 1827. John died in San Gabriel, Texas. He married Marinda Bryant. Miranda and John are interred at the Felton Cemetery, San Gabriel Cemetery, San Gabriel, Texas.
147 v. Josephine Grantham was born about 1835. She married Mr. Sanders.
148 vi. Penelope Grantham was born June 10, 1836. She married Mr. Baldrige.
149 vii. Richard Grantham was born about 1837.
+ 150 viii. Catherine Grantham was born about 1838.
53. Alice Gale8 Grantham (Francis7 Amis, Thomas IV6, John5, Thomas (III)4, Louis3, Thomas (Jr.)2, Thomas (Sr.)1) was born in Grainger County, Tennessee May 7, 1803. Alice died June 5, 1888 at 85 years of age.
She married Hughes W. Taylor in Grainger County, Tennessee, February 2, 1823.
Alice Gale Grantham and Hughes W. Taylor had the following children:
151 i. Frances Rowena9 Taylor was born January 14, 1824. She married Clisby Riggs in Grainger County, Tennessee, December 3, 1840. Clisby was born in Grainger County, Tennessee.
152 ii. Emeline Penelope Taylor was born in Grainger County, Tennessee January 25, 1825. Emeline died May 3, 1842 at 17 years of age. She married Felps Riggs February 4, 1841.
153 iii. Mary Ann Taylor was born in Grainger County, Tennessee April 26, 1826. Mary died June 22, 1844 at 18 years of age. She married Caleb Smith.
154 iv. Nancy Cornelia Taylor was born in Grainger County, Tennessee May 8, 1828. Nancy died June 14, 1899 at 71 years of age. She married James Gray.
155 v. Eliza Jane Taylor was born in Grainger County, Tennessee July 21, 1831. Eliza died March 1877 at 45 years of age. She married Thomas H. Evans.
156 vi. Nathan Gray Taylor was born in Grainger County, Tennessee December 5, 1833. Nathan died June 4, 1909 at 75 years of age. He married Mary Evans.
157 vii. Richard Elika Taylor was born in Grainger County, Tennessee March 7, 1844. Richard died April 14, 1865 at 21 years of age. Served with CSA during Civil War.
55. Willis8 Grantham (Francis7 Amis, Thomas IV6, John5, Thomas (III)4, Louis3, Thomas (Jr.)2, Thomas (Sr.)1) was born in Grainger County, Tennessee November 17, 1806. Willis died March 16, 1885 at 78 years of age. His body was interred March 1885 in Grantham Cemetery, Claiborne County, Tennessee.
He married Keziah Stubblefield in Grainger County, Tennessee, August 7, 1827. Keziah was born about 1810. Keziah died September 13, 1868 at 58 years of age. Her body was interred September 1868 in Grantham Cemetery, Claiborne County, Tennessee.
Willis Grantham and Keziah Stubblefield had the following children:
158 i. Joanna Grantha9 Grantham was born on (birth date unknown).
159 ii. Elbert S. Grantham was born on (birth date unknown).
160 iii. Nancy Grantham was born about 1828.
+ 161 iv. Rebecca Grantham was born March 21, 1833.
162 v. Virginia Grantham was born about 1835.
163 vi. Elizabeth Grantham was born about 1837.
164 vii. Joseph Grantham was born about 1839.
165 viii. Benjamin Franklin Grantham was born about 1841.
57. John Alexander8 Rogers (Mary7 Amis, Thomas IV6, John5, Thomas (III)4, Louis3, Thomas (Jr.)2, Thomas (Sr.)1) was born July 15, 1789. John died 1873 in Texas, at 83 years of age.
He married three times. He married Margaret Forgey January 28, 1812. Margaret was born February 4, 1794. Margaret was the daughter of James Forgey and Margaret Not known. Margaret died June 3, 1817 at 23 years of age. Margaret and Ellen were sisters. They are buried in the New Providence Presbyterian Church yard, Rogersville, Tennessee.
He married Ellen Forgey December 25, 1817. Ellen was born June 17, 1798. Ellen was the daughter of James Forgey and Margaret Colwell. Ellen died August 20, 1837 at 39 years of age. Ellen and Margaret were sisters. The were the daughters of James and Margaret (Colwell) Forgy. They were buried in the New Providence Presbyterian Church yard.
He married Lucretia Ann Coates in Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tennessee, 1843. Lucretia was born 1793. John and Lucretia Ann removed to Texas before 1850, and lived the remainder of their lives there. After marrying his third wife, John and Lucretia removed to Texas before 1850 and lived the remainder of their lives there. One record stated that he and the first two wives had eleven children, but this compiler has identified only six. This information provided by Mrs. Elizabeth S. Owings of Clinton, Mississippi.
John Alexander Rogers and Margaret Forgey had the following children:
166 i. James Forgey9 Rogers was born on (birth date unknown). He was named in a deed which stated that he lived in Davidson County, Tennessee in 1837. Nothing further has been found about him, whether he married, to who, nor when. Information provided by Mrs. Elizabeth Owings, Clinton, Mississippi.
+ 167 ii. Eliza Rogers was born about 1816.
+ 168 iii. John Alexander (Jr.) Rogers was born May 14, 1817.
John Alexander Rogers and Ellen Forgey had the following children:
169 iv. Matilda Rogers was born on (birth date unknown). Named in her Mother's will.
170 v. Malvina Rogers was born before 1837, the first event for which there is a recorded date. She married Mr. Conner 1837. She was named in her Grandfather Forgey's will in 1837 as Malvina Rogers and in the will of her Grandmother Forgey's will in 1843 as Malvina Conner. The aforementioned information provided by Mrs. Elizabeth Owings, Clinton, Mississippi.
171 vi. Gabriel McGraw Rogers was born in Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tennessee August 24, 1823. Gabriel died November 26, 1850 at 27 years of age. He married Elizabeth L. Smith October 17, 1849. This note was written in Mary Amis Rogers' Bible: " no record of any descendants"
59. Thomas A.8 Rogers (Mary7 Amis, Thomas IV6, John5, Thomas (III)4, Louis3, Thomas (Jr.)2, Thomas (Sr.)1) was born March 18, 1792. Thomas died September 22, 1821 in Shelby, Alabama, at 29 years of age.
He married Matilda Nall in Mooresburg, Hawkins County, Tennessee, March 26, 1816. Matilda was born in Ashe, North Carolina March 20, 1799. Matilda was the daughter of Robert Nall and Mary Franklin. Matilda died November 22, 1867 at 68 years of age. After the death of her husband, Matilda returned to Hawkins County and lived the remainder of her life there. She was listed in the 1850 Hawkins County, Census in District 12 (Fam. 6) and in the 1860 Census at Mossburg (p. 149). Matilda Rogers will in Hawkins County, Tennessee, dated April 5, 1867, named their two sons: Joseph P. Rogers and Thomas Amis Rogers, Jr. Thomas A. studied law in Knoxville under Judge Hugh Lawson White. After completing his studies, he went to Alabama and located at Fort Stephens. he returned to Rogersville for a short visit and married while there. Soon afterwards, he returned to Alabama with his bride and settled at Shelbyville. He became interested in politics and was chosen as a delegate to represent his county in the Constitutional convention. He was a Secretary of State ( Historical Sketches of Hawkins County, P. 24 by James W. Rogan.).
Thomas A. Rogers and Matilda Nall had the following children:
172 i. Mungo9 Rogers was born 1817.
173 ii. Mary Wilds Rogers was born 1818.
+ 174 iii. Joseph Personby Rogers was born April 6, 1820.
+ 175 iv. Thomas Amis (Jr.) Rogers was born February 22, 1822.
60. Rachel8 Rogers (Mary7 Amis, Thomas IV6, John5, Thomas (III)4, Louis3, Thomas (Jr.)2, Thomas (Sr.)1) was born May 16, 1793. Rachel died November 26, 1863 at 70 years of age.
She married Arthur Galbraith Armstrong April 13, 1815. Arthur was born November 11, 1788. Arthur was the son of William Armstrong and Elizabeth Galbraith. Rachel and her husband Arthur are interred in New Providence Presbyterian Church yard. Five children are named in their grandfather Armstrong's will, dated January 13, 1835.
Rachel Rogers and Arthur Galbraith Armstrong had the following children:
176 i. Elizabeth Mary9 Armstrong was born February 1816. Elizabeth died January 28, 1879 at 62 years of age. She married Samuel Pettibone. Samuel was born March 24, 1897. Samuel died June 30, 1990 at 93 years of age. They were interred in the Rogersville Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
+ 177 ii. Joseph Rogers Armstrong was born August 7, 1817.
178 iii. Alice Armstrong was born about 1819. She married twice. She married James Fulkerson. James was born December 16, 1816. James died February 6, 1849 at 32 years of age. She married Major F. S. Heiskell.
+ 179 iv. Louisiana D. Armstrong was born November 13, 1822.
61. Frances (Fannie) Grantham8 Rogers (Mary7 Amis, Thomas IV6, John5, Thomas (III)4, Louis3, Thomas (Jr.)2, Thomas (Sr.)1) was born January 21, 1795. Frances died February 7, 1883 at 88 years of age.
She married twice. She married James Taylor Gaines in Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tennessee, May 16, 1816. James was born in Culpepper County, Virginia 1775. James died 1821 in Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tennessee, at 46 years of age. James Taylor and Frances ( Rogers) Gaines had two daughters, who were named in his will, dated December 29, 1820 ( Hawkins County, Tennessee Will book I, P. 211 and proven February 26, 1821.
She married Dr. Hugh Kelso Walker in Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tennessee, November 18, 1830. Dr. was born in Rockbridge County, Virginia May 8, 1802. Dr. was the son of John Walker and Margaret Hudson. Dr. died September 17, 1866 at 64 years of age. Frances and Dr. Hugh, her second husband lived in Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tennessee. ( 1850 Census, P. 30: 1860 Census, P. 41.). Both are interred in the Old Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Rogersville, Tennessee. In her will, Frances Rogers Gaines Walker named her late husband, Dr. Hugh Walker; their children, Ella L. Walker, Joseph R. Walker, Frances K. Walker and grandson Thomas H. Walker, son of their deceased son Thomas H. Walker, which was dated September 2, 1875 and proved April 3, 1883 ( Hawkins County, Tennessee Will Book. 1, P. 546).
Frances (Fannie) Grantham Rogers and James Taylor Gaines had the following children:
+ 181 i. Elizabeth Mary9 Gaines was born March 29, 1817.
+ 182 ii. Frances Gaines was born January 4, 1819.
Frances (Fannie) Grantham Rogers and Dr. Hugh Kelso Walker had the following children:
183 iii. Dr. Joseph Rogers Walker was born August 21, 1831. Dr. died December 18, 1931 in Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tennessee, at 100 years of age. He married twice. He married Mary Ann Lynn October 30, 1855. Mary was born November 24, 1835. Mary was the daughter of John Lynn and Nancy Rhea. Mary died December 8, 1871 in Rogersville, Tennessee, at 36 years of age. He married Agnes Mitchell Lucky in Rogersville, Tennessee, April 8, 1875. Agnes was born July 13, 1845. Agnes was the daughter of Judge Seth Lucky and Sarah Rhea. Agnes died in Rogersville, Tennessee. Graduated from Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1854. Was ordained Deacon of First Presbyterian Church, Rogersville, 1853 and Ruling Elder in 1867. The entire town of Rogersville celebrated his one hundredth birthday with special services at the First Presbyterian Church. Mary and Agnes were cousins. Dr. Walker, "the beloved physician" of Rogersville and his family lived there ( 1870 Census, Fam. 35, 1860 Census E. D. 87, p. 35, 1900 Census). He and both of his wives were buried in the Old Presbyterian Churchyard, Rogersville, Tennessee.
184 iv. Margaret Kelso Walker was born August 18, 1833. She married Frank M. Walker.
185 v. Ella L. Walker was born June 5, 1835. Ella died August 27, 1918 at 83 years of age. Ella never married. She is interred in the Old Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tennessee.
+ 186 vi. Thomas Hugh Walker was born May 28, 1838.
69. Nancy F.8 Rogers (Mary7 Amis, Thomas IV6, John5, Thomas (III)4, Louis3, Thomas (Jr.)2, Thomas (Sr.)1) was born January 6, 1809. Nancy died in Burlington, Iowa.
She married John A. Cameron March 30, 1827. John was born 1805. Nancy and John removed from Rogersville to Virginia about 1835, and later to Franklin Twsp., Des Moines County, Iowa ( 1850 Census, P. 378)
Nancy F. Rogers and John A. Cameron had the following children:
187 i. Lucy9 Cameron was born in Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tennessee about 1834.
188 ii. John Cameron was born in England about 1836.
189 iii. West Cameron was born in England about 1838.
190 iv. Charles Cameron was born in England about 1840.
191 v. Margaret Cameron was born in Iowa about 1844.
74. Lucinda8 Amis (John7, Thomas IV6, John5, Thomas (III)4, Louis3, Thomas (Jr.)2, Thomas (Sr.)1) was born in Redbird, Knox County, Kentucky January 19, 1805. Lucinda died March 20, 1876 in Owsley County, Kentucky, at 71 years of age.
She married twice. She married John Hammons "Mucker Jack" Baker in Estill, Kentucky, August 31, 1820. John was born in Madison, Madison County, Kentucky October 12, 1793. John was the son of Robert Julius Bob Baker and Elizabeth "Liddie" Hammond. John died December 14, 1869 in Clay, Owsley County, Kentucky, at 76 years of age. She married an unknown person about 1824.
Lucinda Amis and John Hammons "Mucker Jack" Baker had the following children:
192 i. Mary Polly9 Baker was born in Buffalor Creek, Owsley, Kentucky January 2, 1826.
193 ii. Andrew Jackson (Jack) Baker was born in Buffalo Creek, Owsley, Kentucky April 3, 1827. He married Margaret Riley.
194 iii. Almirah Chaney Baker was born in Buffalo Creek, Clay County, Kentucky September 8, 1828. She married Willis Abner. Willis was born 1825.
195 iv. Susan Baker was born in Cortland, Clay County, Kentucky June 2, 1830. Susan died April 17, 1867 in Long's Creek, Brthtt, Kentucky, at 36 years of age. She married Robert Burton.
196 v. Wiley Baker was born in Buffalo Creek, Clay County, Kentucky 1832. Wiley died 1864 in Civil War, at 32 years of age.
197 vi. Robert Black (Bob) Baker was born in Buffalo Creek, Clay County, Kentucky 1833. He married Mary Polly Gabbard. Mary was born 1845.
198 vii. Catherine Baker was born in Buffalo Creek, Clay County, Kentucky March 20, 1835.
199 viii. James (Big Jim) Baker was born in Buffalo Creek, Clay County, Kentucky 1838. He married Charlotte Bowling Lottie. Charlotte was born 1842.
200 ix. Ester Baker was born in Buffalo Creeek, Clay, Kentucky 1839. She married John Cooney Riley.
201 x. Granville Mucker Baker was born in Buffalo Creek, Clay County, Kentucky 1841. He married Rebecca J. Woods. Rebecca was born 1856.
202 xi. Isaac Shelby Baker was born March 11, 1842. He married Margaret Peters.
203 xii. Mary Ann Baker was born in Buffalo Creek, Owsley, Kentucky 1843.
204 xiii. Sarah Jane Baker was born in Buffalo Creek, Owsley, Kentucky December 19, 1845. She married William Bowling. William was born 1828.
205 xiv. Jacient Baker was born in Buffalo Creek, Owsley, Kentucky January 1, 1848.
+ 206 xv. Maxeline "Massie" Baker was born January 1, 1850.
75. Letha8 Amis (John7, Thomas IV6, John5, Thomas (III)4, Louis3, Thomas (Jr.)2, Thomas (Sr.)1) was born 1806. Letha died 1855 at 49 years of age.
She married James Oliver. James was born 1808.
Letha Amis and James Oliver had the following children:
207 i. Elizabeth9 Oliver was born 1828. She married Lewis Morris.
208 ii. Thomas Oliver was born 1829.
209 iii. John Oliver was born 1833.
210 iv. Wiley Oliver was born 1835. Wiley died 1913 at 78 years of age. He married Amilda Napler.
211 v. Sally Oliver was born 1840.
212 vi. Polly Oliver was born 1842.
213 vii. James Oliver was born 1844.
214 viii. Alfred Oliver was born 1848.
215 ix. Joshua Oliver was born 1853.
76. Thomas Boling8 Amis (John7, Thomas IV6, John5, Thomas (III)4, Louis3, Thomas (Jr.)2, Thomas (Sr.)1) was born 1808. Thomas died 1833 at 25 years of age.
He married Mary Asher. Mary was born 1808. Mary died 1882 at 74 years of age.
Thomas Boling Amis and Mary Asher had the following children:
216 i. John9 Amis was born 1827.
+ 217 ii. Wilkerson Amis was born 1839.
77. James Gaines8 Gordon (Alice Gale7 Amis, Thomas IV6, John5, Thomas (III)4, Louis3, Thomas (Jr.)2, Thomas (Sr.)1) was born 1798. James died 1854 at 56 years of age.
He married Harriet Moores. Harriet died 1855. As the eldest son, James became deeply involved with the affairs of the plantation at an early age. Undoubtedly, he traveled several times to New Orleans with the crops, ensuring that the family would receive a good profit. He was a horse and slave trader, developing a reputation for the possession of keen business acrumen. The fist time James is seen engaging in business is in February 18?9, when he purchased a negro woman from the estate of Thomas Gregory. He married Harriet Moores around 1826, established a new residence in Louisiana. In partnership with his father he purchased two cotton plantations on Lake St. Joseph in the Parish of Concordia. Other lands were purchased at "diver times" and "also a number of negroes, horses, cattle and other stock of all kinds." By 1832, his base of operations has transferred to Naches, Mississippi. Her he operated a large slave auction house selling slaves purchased in partnership with his father and his brother, Harrison. The slaves were kept on some sort of boat used by the firm to transport slaves to the most profitable markets on the gulf. Jack Gordon visited James in Mississippi for a time in the winter of 1833. No doubt to investigate the business. James had gained quite a reputation and had angered several individuals whom he had bettered in slave trades. It could have been that the elder Gordon had begun to wonder whether he was realizing all the proceeds she should have from the business. An 1836 agreement registered in the Smith County deed book shows that Jack had required that James account for the affairs of the firm since the opening of the plantations in Louisiana. Both are listed as "of Smith County"; therefore, James may have moved back home at least for time. Certain evidence indicates that the younger Gordon was leading a lifestyle of which Jack did not approve and that the elder Gordon was determined to make his son repay any money, which may have been due their business. James and his father were estranged when John wrote his will in 1849. The language of the document would seem to indicate that it was written directly because of the situation between the two. John stated in his will written on 1 November 1849, "my son James G. Gordon shall be allowed for his share the amount as charged against him on my books and no more, as the balance on my books with facilities he has already received will be equal to any of the shares of my other leasee's. Apparently, James had pressed the generosity of his father past its limits, but it would seem that John was prevailed upon later during the day to re-think his decision concerning James. That afternoon he wrote a codicil to his will, witnessed by the same men who witnessed the signing of his will, which is very enlightening. "I executed my note to James G. Gordon for a sum somewhere about fifteen thousand dollars due the first of January next. And on a more mature consideration and examination, I am convinced said note was given without a valid consideration. Therefore instruct and direct my executor not to pay said note, until a full and fair statement be made of all the monies he has expended for his use and benefit out of money which should have been applied to the payment of debts. How much for furnishing his house with rich furniture? How much in traveling with wife and servants as far as Philadelphia and New York in the year 1835 . How much going to Kentucky and returning home every year with family and servants? How many servants has been kept about the house that should have been in the farm, and what their value would have been in the farm? How much his wife has given annually to her relations? How much was paid for Grand Gulf Bank Stock? How much was taken in his wife's name? How much has been expended annually for the support and fine dressing of his family and house servants, and for refurbishing his house? How much he paid B. R. Owen out of the firm for an individual debt of his OWN? If all the above expenditures had been paid to the Debts of the firm, what a amount of interest might have been saved? It is not known whether the two ever reconciled their differences, but the partnership was definitely dissolved in 1852 when John Gordon sold the Louisiana plantations in 1852 for the sum of $50,000.00 dollars. The livestock was also sold for an additional $12,000.00 dollars. Fifty-five slaves were transported to Smith County, where the elder Gordon gave some to his children and added the remainder to his estate. James G. Gordon died in 1854. James children have not been identified; however, the following are possibilities and are placed here in the Gordon family history for the lack of a better place. There is absolutely no direct evidence to connect any of these particular Gordon children with James. It does seem likely that he had some children as his family is referred to on several occasions. Possible children: John Gordon, DOB, 1839.
James Gaines Gordon and Harriet Moores had the following child:
+ 218 i. John9 Gordon was born 1839.
78. Nancy8 Gordon (Alice Gale7 Amis, Thomas IV6, John5, Thomas (III)4, Louis3, Thomas (Jr.)2, Thomas (Sr.)1) was born 1799. Nancy died 1864 in Fairfield, Texas, at 65 years of age.
She married Dr. William Brown Moores.
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