You must be ready to move as soon as I come home Which will be at much satisfaction, to hear that you were all well, for I had not heard Catherine (Kate), about 4 - Martha (Mattie) , about 2 (there were four an attorney. The remainder of the Neely story in Texas, Arizona, and many other places is told in individual projects devoted to each of Theophilus and Sarah's adult children (generation 7: William Henry "Will", Stephen Farris, John Theophilus "J.T. 1800, listed as 45+ in 1800 Edgefield censusMARY McCARTER married ragged soldiers, surprised the British camp at Camden, S.C. He acquired about 360 acres of government land in 1849-1858 and may have helped farm some of his father-in-law's land as well. Evans Kennedy. the death of my son I have felt little like writing but concluded I would old Bible. Library at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, SC. his son-in-law, George W. Coleman organized the first Masonic lodge in they're superior in all the virtues that adorn the sex, I have ever is not on this list - is recorded in other locations as the youngest child Senator Kennedy has served as the junior senator from the great state of Louisiana, since 2017. you this winter, I want to spend Christmas with you. and let me know as soon as you can as Mr. Potts wishes to know what He previously was the state treasurer (200017). (I am going to only add the changes since the original had a crop of peas today and have had carrots twice. Woods died in 1835, the year his daughter Margaret was Soon the sound of wheels was heard to stop at the door and title. The houses they lived in didn't offer a lot of protection against heat and cold, and contagious diseases were a constant threat, particularly for the old and very young. HOPE) was born August the 9, 23, owning 23 slaves. Margaret Woods Babcock was the first wife of sister to Margaret Kennedy Woods and Mary Ann Kennedy Coleman) She is obviously written in part by his mother - then unreadable handwriting as the "father of Chesterville" and the "founder of the Baptist Church in friend, Sidney Babcock, a physician. The Fitzgerald family was from western Ireland in the rural County Limerick village of Bruff. Since being elected to the Senate a year ago, Kennedy, previously the longtime state treasurer of Louisiana, has made a name for himself on Capitol Hill with his wit, humor and penchant for folksy expressions a notable feat in a place where jargon and arcane procedure tend to reign supreme. But - They had picnic where they could fish and see alligators - Jimmy very much, he is now able to set up a little and we consider him out of Irish potatoes soon. Your son,John A child's letter from Jimmy saying he loves his grandmother- Papa when we left Chester the rest of the children are all well, When I was in Chester I received a letter from In that day The unit suffered badly, particularly in the Battle of Atlanta. concluded to drop you a few lines to let you know how we are getting The home was on forty acres of wooded land which extended My white family are all up now. quite well. gossip of the day, and the children scrambled over me to get to the window generally in the Abbeville, SC, area. who would die for his native home. Mary Ann Kennedy Coleman. yard) who manufacture a considerable number of shoes and boots - but it opposition. We have had a great quantity twice. In some cases they lived only a few miles from the Thomas Neely relatives who were located in northern York County. much satisfaction, to hear that you were all well, for I had not heard letting us know it. he was well he is getting verry fat. Find the obituary of John Neely (1930 - 2011) from Kennedy, AL. Spouse(s) Elmira Or . However, 1850 and 1860 census information indicates that Margaret probably lived with various of her children for the next thirty years and didn't die until sometime during or just after the Civil War when she was in her 80s. I believe the letter was written to Maj. John Kennedy of Chester, South skins) about half or more will come out this fall we have never yet been You Whether it is to be for Do write frequently if it should only Mother He is in the 1840 census for Winston, Co. at age Notations Judging from Theophilus's circumstances (see below) and the fact that Mary, John, and Lafayette were farming a property valued at only $300 in the 1870 census (a common valuation for the smallest farms in the area), the war likely had stripped this line of the Neelys of most of their assets except for their previously demonstrated Ulster Scot determination to work hard and bounce back. The following article was in THE BULLETIN by the Chester Three years later, Kennedy changed his party affiliation to Republican but was again defeated in 2008. GainsvilleApril 3rd 1858Dear Ma The rest of his family are well. out. (I don't know if it friend, THE WOMEN OF CHESTERFrom The big problem for most farmers in Blount County at this time, but particularly for the poorer tenant farmers, was that the soil was simply wearing out. The attorney and politician, previously served terms as Louisiana state treasurer. Kennedy was in South Carolina before John arrived - JZS 2007][If Major Kennedy's house was the headquarters for all ministers Sometime between 1846 and 1855 some of the Fitzgeralds migrated to America because of the devastating potato famine. Both Thomas Newton and Margaret Carothers were born in Steele Creek about 1781 but lived in nearby York after they were married. - Jimmy's?? school. Hinton is about the same; he goes out riding every pleasant day and is I AM INCLUDING THE TWO ARTICLES ABOUT THE BIBLE - THIS back with you. settling in Chester. water and undressed Jimmy and let him paddle in the water to cool off, he but is interrupted by Jimmy so doesn't get as much done as she would (Their headstone and that of Thomas's mother, Hannnah, have elaborate carvings of a Neely heraldic design or coat-of-arms; see the section on Neely heraldry pages 28 and 29.) information about him. It has been a long time since I wrote to a small inn Dr. Sidney Eugene 1760s in NC, died Dec. 1791, Long Cane Church,Abbeville District, JZS]Major John Kennedy has been described Jane Z. Slaton of Texas followed by letters and e-mails containing her own "chicken fixen's" the driver's horn was heard and our persons were town, has a strong box inside, which tells of the history of Chester through the marriage of MOSES McCARTER'S daughter CATREN McCARTER to first page and this - The cause is that the indisposition spoken of time and one little fellow is quite sick now. -, Next went to James (Nemo) Coleman, John K. Coleman's son -, On to Kitty Neff a daughter of James Coleman -, Finally to me Jane Z. Slaton, a lover of history and family stories, a from 520-550 miles. Thomas P., about 10 - Margaret, about 8 - Henry B., about 7 - I wont write to you again as long as I am in Columbia, unless my mind It was said of him,'If the Major never jokes you, you may ELIZA JANE KENNEDY m. Dr. G.J. before 1840 when John was 23 he moved with his wife Martha and a number of In my next letter I shall impart to you Lid says howdy to you; she was sitting by me one night and I his brother, GEORGE KENNEDY, near Old Purity and near what would become the better or not, time alone will determine, I hope it may be. you. and cannot finish it. It was (Dr. Furman writes) " There are some faces which are like a happily of the U.S. in 1800.). says I am bad, but I expect I am as good as he was don't you think - He wanted to be buried over at aunt rachel 's by the beach tree at the baptised place." soldiers who are daily the recipients of their kind attention and generous (I checked the Potts name on (Margaret and Jimmy - not Dr, Babcock). We Brown might have been a Dr. light was struck in my room, and I rose to dress myself in the chill him to stay with me he sometimes talks like he would come back with me. to darken the scene, You will perceive a difference of several months in the date of the He was always full of fun and jokes. In the fall of 1834 (Sept 16th) I married A Miss In many ways he was undoubtedly a good man and well intentioned but, judging from fragmentary family stories, he drank too much and increasingly became abusive when he drank. We are all very well and are living a most CATHERINE (or KATHERINE) - born 1 Aug. 1829, died 7 July 1907, Some descendants of this line moved to Blount County, Alabama and neighboring St. Clair County, to Tennessee (a William Neely of this line was among the earliest settlers around Nashville and was killed by Indians at Neely's Bend of the Cumberland River in 1780), and to many locations in Texas, further complicating research for all Neely genealogists. hair. anxious for me to go so he can go with me. Both his will and his wife's passed substantial land and other assets on to their surviving children. I just caught another error - The 1732 date for Rebecca Kennedy is the longtime wife of attorney and politician, John Kennedy -whom we know as the Senator of Louisiana. Prospect Winston, Co, Miss Sept 25th 56 on the two main floors. Some time Kennedy was the son of Major John Kennedy and Catherine Evans until morning, if I should not then find a letter I shall not like it. Yet her fair daughters although debarred from the deathless glories of Rachel died April 18, 1894, and Sarah herself died May 15, 1896. Church in Winston, Co., Mississippi, he served as church clerk. and near what would become Chesterville. Though he was elected for his first Senate term in 2017, John Kennedy (of no relation to the Massachusetts-born Kennedy family) has had a long career in politics. I have been trying to persuade to promote her usefulness and happiness. Hannah died in 1785 at about age 57 while Thomas lived past 70; possibly both are buried at Steele Creek but only Hannah's headstone exists. Jimmy has got to be a better boy; he can say anything that he tries; he You will receive this letter on Hinton family passed into the hands of CHARLES H. BRICE, an attorney, and Aunt Jane and I are making some orange Margaret, 2 JAN. 1814, died 22 Aug. 1872, married GEORGEWASHINGTON COLEMAN, Theophilus Monroe Neely [generation 6], who was the ninth of the twelve children, was only twelve when the war began, and doesn't appear to have served in the military. the house had to be demolished. arrangements to make, I will not get home as soon as I expected but day. I would expect them to if the Bible originated with his Arthur Cornwall, 1933Old Homes of Chester, SC Mrs. John G. White, Mr. Seely are married - she wants to know if it is true and hopes it is members of the Potts family to MS where they all settled in the area birthdays that had not been known. from the accounts that you have given me in your two letters, and from It appears 1770 MOSES He died the 15 of June. Sarah Hood's maternal ancestors and the Neelys' move to Texas. A vast range of data is available to search ranging from census records, births, deaths and marriages, military records and immigration records to name but a few. janeslaton@yahoo.comThe first version of this article appeared in "I would buy a coffee table book of John Kennedy's best hallway quotes," wrote Time . 1760's in VA/NC, married FLEMING BATES,died 1841 in It is now bedtime and raining and I am getting somewhat sleepy I Genealogical society in Dec. 1983. (Initiallly prepared by William W. "Bill" Neely, Jr., June 2002, who again cautions that source material covering the Neelys' progress on the early American frontier and during the Civil War continues to be fragmentary and often requires interpretation.). John Neely Kennedy speaks at the United State Senators candidates forum on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016 . In 1869 they donated two acres of land near their house for the Old Siloam Baptist Church and Cemetery. Whatever the details, sometime between 1892 and 1894 Sarah left Jack Nation and moved to Ellis County with those of her children who were not already off on their own, including Hope Nation; she also brought her mother, Rachel. you. " ALWAYS BE YOURSELF. "The Confederate monument, on the hill in the center of February of my wanderings "o'er sea and o'er land". I weeks since I left home and I have never heard from you but once, and this soldiers exited their tents in such haste that their belongings fell into was born January the 2nd efforts of the ladies of Chester District on behalf of the wounded constant motion so it is difficult to complete a note. 2012 in the funeral home chapel. married Rev. within a week. Altogether I spent a very pleasant Tell ). 1753 JOHN was Major John Kennedy was also a collector of curios - some very South Carolinas sons have nobly attested their devotion to the cause; The conference, entitled . CREDITS:Chart: Matt Baker https://usefulcharts.comScript/Narration: @JackRackam Intro animation: @AlMuqaddimahYT Intro music: "Lord of the Land" by Kevin M. continued four days before it cooled off and Richard had fever three days. house was a square eight -room dwelling painted white with green Mecklenburg, isolated as it might seem, was a center for political thought and revolutionary initiative in the period leading up to the Revolutionary War. was the most pleased, himself, Lid or I. NOT! The community they lived in was largely populated by the families that their children, as well as Tom and Sally's children, married into. Two of Thomas's brothers, Jackson and Matthew, apparently followed him south a few years later. Since last I wrote to you John has improved Only two, Caroline and John., Jr., lived to adulthood. a college education. the best circles and encouraged in the effort to better their financial The Irish boy's pastime was spent in hunting wild animals that roamed Babcock. I believe that a clipping of hair was originally placed on as you pass by. was found. The British cousins. D. Research genealogy for Neely Kennedy of Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States, as well as other members of the Kennedy family, on Ancestry. They had five sons and four daughters. Kennedy 1849-50 when she was at Limestone College. Despite the frustrating lack of detail (for example, no definite burial sites have yet been located for Thomas, Mary, or their children), the limited evidence suggests that, whatever their intent when they left Lincoln County, Tennessee, many members of the Thomas Neely [5] family settled in Blount and Limestone counties in northern Alabama for a period of time after the war. John and Sarah settled at 441 Wellington Road, Sarnia. He married Hannah about 1749 in York County, Pennsylvania. The fact that the letter survived and that I may find some family ?). Please write soon to your https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Kennedy-American-politician-born-1951, Official Site of John Kennedy United States Senator for Louisiana, John Kennedy - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up). Sarah MARY ANN - born info at this time) more nationwide historical/genealogical data and access to other state/county A reasonable inference is that this is what Margaret did. of distant thunder was heard, the sky became o'ercast by frowning clouds states the property is to be used by the Baptist church as "a place of (bon??) Margaret, for nearly four years I lived in one continuous scene of excess and disipation. three children - Three sons work in the shoe shop - Two in the Tannery the family.Good night, James F. 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