Several Mississippi Humphries / Humphreys Family Groups
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Several Mississippi Humphries / Humphreys Family Groups
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Posted: 19 Nov 2006 10:31PM GMT |
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Surnames: Humphrey, Humphreys, Humphries
Several Humphries Family Groups
Family #1:
Elizabeth McDonald Humphries Family
Elizabeth McDonald, d. in Jefferson Co., MS, married ____ Humphries.
Children (I don’t know their birth order):
1.John McDonald Humphries
2. Margaret Humphries married Daniel Osteen in Jefferson County, MS, on 4 August 1828. Margaret was born about 1810-1815. Daniel Osteen purchased items from the estate of Thomas Sutton (whose wife was Phebe Humphries, born in MS 1806, married Thomas in Jefferson Co. in Nov. 1820 - is she related to this family?) on January 5, 1831.
3. Richard Humphries (spelled Humphrey, also purchased items from the estate of Thomas Sutton), died in 1837.
4. David Humphries, married Elizabeth Allen. Known child: Elijah Jefferson Humphreys, b. 1825-1830 Jefferson Co. Elizabeth married second to Hampton Pennington.
5. Mariah Humphries married Stephen Allen in 1829 Jefferson County, MS (Stephen also purchased items from the estate of Thomas Sutton. William S. Allen officiated the marriage of Thomas Sutton and Phebe Humphries in 1820, Jefferson County).
In 1820, Elizabeth McDonald Humphries remarried to Samuel Culberston Brady in Jefferson County, MS. At least one child: Stephen Alexander Brady.
On April 22, 1835, Stephen Allen and Phebe Humphries Sutton sold land in Claiborne County, MS, to John B. Thrasher. The land was “lot number one eight and sixteen section no. 26 township no. 13 of range no. one east containing 160 and 40/100 acres.†John B. Thrasher was a prominent lawyer in Claiborne County and owned a plantation in Tensas Parish, LA, called “Yucatanâ€. John’s wife was Eliza Eagan/Egard, whom he married in Virginia.
In 1803, John Humphreys sold land to John Egard near Nathan Allen’s land in St. Helena Parish (which was part of the Mississippi Territory until 1810 when LA became its own state). John has been mentioned as a possible husband to Elizabeth McDonald.
In 1851, Margaret Sutton (daughter of Phebe Humphries Sutton), now a resident of Tensas Parish, sold land to Henry McDonald (related to Elizabeth McDonald Humphries?) in Jefferson Co. Seventy seven and 94/100 acres being the east half of the north west Quarter of section no. fifty-five township nine range two east. In 1852, Thomas and John Sutton, (also Phebe’s children), now residents of Tensas Parish, sold land to Henry McDonald. The north east quarter of section no. fifty-five in Township No. Nine of Range No. Two East in the District of Lands west of Pearl River and containing seventy-seven 93/100 acres…in Jefferson Co. Phebe had 2 other children who were deceased by this time: Stephen Sutton and a daughter whose name is unknown (she was one of two daughters in the 1830 MS census).
Family #2:
Jonathan Humphreys Family
Jonathan Humphreys was born September 20, 1722. Phoebe Humphreys (his wife?) was born June 26, 1723. (source: “Bible of George W. Humphreys†from Pike-Amite-Walthald Library System, 114 State Street, McComb, MS 39648) . They were probably born in VA. Probable child:
• Eustace Humphreys, born November 25, 1753, died April 5, 1815, (according to Bible record). Married Mary _____. Bible record shows that Mary Humphreys died March 17, 1813. One of the earliest official references to Humphreys / Humphries was the 1792 Spanish Natchez Territory Census: Just Humphreys in Villa Gayoso and Eustace Humphreys. Eustace was granted 200 acres of land on Cole’s Creek in 1798.
Possible children of Eustace Humphreys, according to “Bible of George W. Humphreysâ€
• Ann Brighty Humphreys b. Sept. 14, 1773
• Stephen Humphreys b. Sept. 5, 1775
• Joel Humphreys b. Sept. 22, 1777, died March 4, 1813.
• Lewis Humphreys b. March 19, 1782
• Mary Humphreys b. May 20, 1784
• Uriah Humphreys b. Friday, March 18, 1788, died Friday, October 5, 1860. According to Jefferson County courthouse records, Uriah Humphries married Nancy Atwood in 1811. Nancy Humphries, wife of Uriah Humphries, is listed in an 1817 obituary form Clark County, GA. Uriah married second to Catherine C. Brown on Oct. 23, 1817 according to Bible record. According to Bible record, Catherine C. Humphreys died Aug. 20, 1858, 64 years old. Uriah was born around 1788 in Mississippi, according to the 1850 and 1860 censuses. His parents were probably living in Jefferson County in the central to eastern portion. This area was referred to as the “Scotch Settlement†because it was settled by the Scots as early as the 1760’s. Uriah first appeared in the censuses in 1820 in Franklin County. Possible child:
Catherine Humphries, married Daniel Patterson. Uriah sold this land to this couple in the 1840’s: NW ¼, Section 12 / T8N-R3E, Jefferson County.
Family #2, continued
RootsWeb Message Board, query
Looking for relatives of Uriah Humphreys (b. 1700), Jonathan Humphreys (b. 1722), Eustace (Eustice) Humphreys (b. 1753) married Ann Brighty (Brighton). Eustace and Ann Humphreys had the following children:
1. Stephen b. 1775 married Sara Smith
2. Joel b. 1777
3. Lewis b. 1782
4. Mary b. 1784
5. Uriah v. 1788 married Catherine Brown
6. Jonathan b. 1792 married Lodotia Woolly
7. Phoebe born 1793
8. William born 1795
Family #3:
George Wilson Humphreys Family
of Claiborne County, MS
(source: Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Mississippi, published in 1891)
The Humphreys family is an English family, and the name has been traced back to the 11th century. “The family was early divided into six branches, each one of which had a special coat of arms, all of which may be seen in the Herald office at London, where they have been since 1340.†(p. 983)
Generation 1
Col. Ralph Humphries lived in SC and served in the American Revolution. After the war, he left his wife in SC. She sold the plantation an went to Tennessee, sailing down the Tennessee, Ohio, and Mississippi Rivers in 1788, landing at the famous Grindstone Ford landing of the north fork of the Bayou Pierre river on September 10 (p. 980 and 983). The country was under the Spanish governor, Gayoso, at that time. Ralph died a few months after the move. His wife remarried to Col. Daniel Burnett, a Spanish officer. The plantation is still owed by G. Wilson Humphreys (see Generation 4).
Generation 2
1. Ralph, accidentally killed at the age of 14.
2. Capt. G.W. (George Wilson, p. 980) Humphreys was bron in SC on March 23, 1771 and died December 15, 1843. Married Sarah, daughter of Capt. David Smith, “who came from her native state of TN to MS in her girlhood, settling near Clinton.†Married on January 17, 1792. She was born January 19, 1776 and died December 20, 1817. They were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church “as were most of the Humphreysâ€. (Note:Her sister married Hiram J. Reynold, 4th governor of MS.) They had 3 sons and 3 daughters who lived to marry, the rest dying in childhood.
Generation 3
David G. Humphreys was born May 17, 1794 and died January 11, 1871. Married Mary Cobun in 1820, “a native of this county, a descendant of an early settler of this region, Samuel Cobun, Sr.†She was born July 31, 1794, died July 19, 1874. David and Mary are buried at the Hermitage in Claiborne County.They had 5 sons and 2 daughters, “the eldest son and daughter who died young.â€
Generation 4
1. G. Wilson Humphreys, born on Oakland Plantation on which he is still living on September 16, 1819. “One of the oldest and most successful planters, as well as one of the oldest settlers of Claiborne County.†Married Cathrine B. Prince who was born August 24, 1824, a graduate of Port Gibson female college. Died November 24, 1870. Members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Seven children:
1.Benjamin (died October 7, 1878 of yellow fever at age 20 years, 8 months, and 20 days)
2.William P (born November 9, 1845, died November 6, 1863)
3. Catherine B. (born December 29, 1863, died September 16, 1870). Married F.F. Myles
4. Mary Coburn (born August 7, 1860, died September 13, 1863)
5. David George (born Feb. 18, 1847). Lives on Hermitage Place.
6. Samuel C. (born March 4, 1849). Lives on Ashland Farm.
7. Bayless E. (born November 23, 1851). Lives on Oaklawn Plantation.
2. Benjamin Humphreys born February 1827, the fourth of nine children. Married Mary Scott Jeffries on November 6, 1850, “at Scogy the old family homestead of the latterâ€.
Family #1:
Elizabeth McDonald Humphries Family
Elizabeth McDonald, d. in Jefferson Co., MS, married ____ Humphries.
Children (I don’t know their birth order):
1.John McDonald Humphries
2. Margaret Humphries married Daniel Osteen in Jefferson County, MS, on 4 August 1828. Margaret was born about 1810-1815. Daniel Osteen purchased items from the estate of Thomas Sutton (whose wife was Phebe Humphries, born in MS 1806, married Thomas in Jefferson Co. in Nov. 1820 - is she related to this family?) on January 5, 1831.
3. Richard Humphries (spelled Humphrey, also purchased items from the estate of Thomas Sutton), died in 1837.
4. David Humphries, married Elizabeth Allen. Known child: Elijah Jefferson Humphreys, b. 1825-1830 Jefferson Co. Elizabeth married second to Hampton Pennington.
5. Mariah Humphries married Stephen Allen in 1829 Jefferson County, MS (Stephen also purchased items from the estate of Thomas Sutton. William S. Allen officiated the marriage of Thomas Sutton and Phebe Humphries in 1820, Jefferson County).
In 1820, Elizabeth McDonald Humphries remarried to Samuel Culberston Brady in Jefferson County, MS. At least one child: Stephen Alexander Brady.
On April 22, 1835, Stephen Allen and Phebe Humphries Sutton sold land in Claiborne County, MS, to John B. Thrasher. The land was “lot number one eight and sixteen section no. 26 township no. 13 of range no. one east containing 160 and 40/100 acres.†John B. Thrasher was a prominent lawyer in Claiborne County and owned a plantation in Tensas Parish, LA, called “Yucatanâ€. John’s wife was Eliza Eagan/Egard, whom he married in Virginia.
In 1803, John Humphreys sold land to John Egard near Nathan Allen’s land in St. Helena Parish (which was part of the Mississippi Territory until 1810 when LA became its own state). John has been mentioned as a possible husband to Elizabeth McDonald.
In 1851, Margaret Sutton (daughter of Phebe Humphries Sutton), now a resident of Tensas Parish, sold land to Henry McDonald (related to Elizabeth McDonald Humphries?) in Jefferson Co. Seventy seven and 94/100 acres being the east half of the north west Quarter of section no. fifty-five township nine range two east. In 1852, Thomas and John Sutton, (also Phebe’s children), now residents of Tensas Parish, sold land to Henry McDonald. The north east quarter of section no. fifty-five in Township No. Nine of Range No. Two East in the District of Lands west of Pearl River and containing seventy-seven 93/100 acres…in Jefferson Co. Phebe had 2 other children who were deceased by this time: Stephen Sutton and a daughter whose name is unknown (she was one of two daughters in the 1830 MS census).
Family #2:
Jonathan Humphreys Family
Jonathan Humphreys was born September 20, 1722. Phoebe Humphreys (his wife?) was born June 26, 1723. (source: “Bible of George W. Humphreys†from Pike-Amite-Walthald Library System, 114 State Street, McComb, MS 39648) . They were probably born in VA. Probable child:
• Eustace Humphreys, born November 25, 1753, died April 5, 1815, (according to Bible record). Married Mary _____. Bible record shows that Mary Humphreys died March 17, 1813. One of the earliest official references to Humphreys / Humphries was the 1792 Spanish Natchez Territory Census: Just Humphreys in Villa Gayoso and Eustace Humphreys. Eustace was granted 200 acres of land on Cole’s Creek in 1798.
Possible children of Eustace Humphreys, according to “Bible of George W. Humphreysâ€
• Ann Brighty Humphreys b. Sept. 14, 1773
• Stephen Humphreys b. Sept. 5, 1775
• Joel Humphreys b. Sept. 22, 1777, died March 4, 1813.
• Lewis Humphreys b. March 19, 1782
• Mary Humphreys b. May 20, 1784
• Uriah Humphreys b. Friday, March 18, 1788, died Friday, October 5, 1860. According to Jefferson County courthouse records, Uriah Humphries married Nancy Atwood in 1811. Nancy Humphries, wife of Uriah Humphries, is listed in an 1817 obituary form Clark County, GA. Uriah married second to Catherine C. Brown on Oct. 23, 1817 according to Bible record. According to Bible record, Catherine C. Humphreys died Aug. 20, 1858, 64 years old. Uriah was born around 1788 in Mississippi, according to the 1850 and 1860 censuses. His parents were probably living in Jefferson County in the central to eastern portion. This area was referred to as the “Scotch Settlement†because it was settled by the Scots as early as the 1760’s. Uriah first appeared in the censuses in 1820 in Franklin County. Possible child:
Catherine Humphries, married Daniel Patterson. Uriah sold this land to this couple in the 1840’s: NW ¼, Section 12 / T8N-R3E, Jefferson County.
Family #2, continued
RootsWeb Message Board, query
Looking for relatives of Uriah Humphreys (b. 1700), Jonathan Humphreys (b. 1722), Eustace (Eustice) Humphreys (b. 1753) married Ann Brighty (Brighton). Eustace and Ann Humphreys had the following children:
1. Stephen b. 1775 married Sara Smith
2. Joel b. 1777
3. Lewis b. 1782
4. Mary b. 1784
5. Uriah v. 1788 married Catherine Brown
6. Jonathan b. 1792 married Lodotia Woolly
7. Phoebe born 1793
8. William born 1795
Family #3:
George Wilson Humphreys Family
of Claiborne County, MS
(source: Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Mississippi, published in 1891)
The Humphreys family is an English family, and the name has been traced back to the 11th century. “The family was early divided into six branches, each one of which had a special coat of arms, all of which may be seen in the Herald office at London, where they have been since 1340.†(p. 983)
Generation 1
Col. Ralph Humphries lived in SC and served in the American Revolution. After the war, he left his wife in SC. She sold the plantation an went to Tennessee, sailing down the Tennessee, Ohio, and Mississippi Rivers in 1788, landing at the famous Grindstone Ford landing of the north fork of the Bayou Pierre river on September 10 (p. 980 and 983). The country was under the Spanish governor, Gayoso, at that time. Ralph died a few months after the move. His wife remarried to Col. Daniel Burnett, a Spanish officer. The plantation is still owed by G. Wilson Humphreys (see Generation 4).
Generation 2
1. Ralph, accidentally killed at the age of 14.
2. Capt. G.W. (George Wilson, p. 980) Humphreys was bron in SC on March 23, 1771 and died December 15, 1843. Married Sarah, daughter of Capt. David Smith, “who came from her native state of TN to MS in her girlhood, settling near Clinton.†Married on January 17, 1792. She was born January 19, 1776 and died December 20, 1817. They were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church “as were most of the Humphreysâ€. (Note:Her sister married Hiram J. Reynold, 4th governor of MS.) They had 3 sons and 3 daughters who lived to marry, the rest dying in childhood.
Generation 3
David G. Humphreys was born May 17, 1794 and died January 11, 1871. Married Mary Cobun in 1820, “a native of this county, a descendant of an early settler of this region, Samuel Cobun, Sr.†She was born July 31, 1794, died July 19, 1874. David and Mary are buried at the Hermitage in Claiborne County.They had 5 sons and 2 daughters, “the eldest son and daughter who died young.â€
Generation 4
1. G. Wilson Humphreys, born on Oakland Plantation on which he is still living on September 16, 1819. “One of the oldest and most successful planters, as well as one of the oldest settlers of Claiborne County.†Married Cathrine B. Prince who was born August 24, 1824, a graduate of Port Gibson female college. Died November 24, 1870. Members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Seven children:
1.Benjamin (died October 7, 1878 of yellow fever at age 20 years, 8 months, and 20 days)
2.William P (born November 9, 1845, died November 6, 1863)
3. Catherine B. (born December 29, 1863, died September 16, 1870). Married F.F. Myles
4. Mary Coburn (born August 7, 1860, died September 13, 1863)
5. David George (born Feb. 18, 1847). Lives on Hermitage Place.
6. Samuel C. (born March 4, 1849). Lives on Ashland Farm.
7. Bayless E. (born November 23, 1851). Lives on Oaklawn Plantation.
2. Benjamin Humphreys born February 1827, the fourth of nine children. Married Mary Scott Jeffries on November 6, 1850, “at Scogy the old family homestead of the latterâ€.