Pelfrey - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Looking for Prentice29

deb_guckian — 2009-11-08 20:08:22Z

Prentice29, I would like more info on your Pelfrey line. Appears to be my line, also:John, William, Isaac, Isaac, Allie. Any info would be helpful
Deb (Pelfrey) Guckian

Re: Looking for Pelfreys from Wayne Co., WV

pelfreak — 2009-07-28 15:00:10Z

Bev I will send over what I have for Arthur and Nevada to your email. Thnaks for your reply. Any help would be appreciated. I hope that I can help you as well.

Re: Looking for Pelfreys from Wayne Co., WV

BELOHOU — 2009-07-27 22:43:52Z

Because I research the Pelfreys of eastern Kentucky, I have some info on the family in West Virginia.
I'll be glad to help you with the early generations, but I don't have much information on the more recent ones.
Sim was the son of John and Margaret Bowen Pelfrey. This John was the son of William P. and Darcus Dean Pelfrey.
If you let me know what you need, I'll send you the information if I have it.
Can you tell me something about the family of Arthur and Nevada?
Bev Houghtling
belohou@msn.com

Re: Looking for Pelfreys from Wayne Co., WV

Carl_Pelfrey — 2009-07-27 19:13:55Z

My husband is Carl Pelfrey son of Forrest Pelfrey and Frances Joiner Pelfrey. Forrest was the son of Arthur Pelfrey (son of Simpson and Melvina Pelfrey) and Nevada Ferguson. We have visited the family cemetery near Patrick Creek, on the hill right off Rt52 just down the road from Echo. I have pics that I have taken of the cemetery. I think this is the "farm" you are talking about. I am researching his family tree, and don’t have a lot of luck with the Pelfrey side. If you have any information please let me know.
Any help is appreciated,
Janine Pelfrey

Re: Origin of name Pelfrey

Prentice29 — 2009-06-15 15:19:19Z

Hi Cheryl, I am a decendant of John Palfrey, William Pelfrey his son , Wm,II and etc. Some how my org. reply did not make it thru. I have been researching since 1991 and the only origination of PELFREY is a Variant of PALFREY. You will not find any in an English research Except a Revolutionary War Record on William born 1764. There after came Pelphery,Pulfory,Pelfree,Pelfry etc. The only way to keep up is only by the first William and decendants after him. All the origanal names coming into the US and Canada under English & German I found are PELFREYS. I hope this helps you...

Re: Alex Pelfrey

lanisvintage — 2009-06-15 01:19:43Z

How exciting...I JUST noticed this message and I am SO please to learn of Julia's parents, and meet a distance relative! Do you have more information? I would love to share some pictures that I have and any information that I have as well!

Re: johnnie or grant pelfrey

yhwhservent — 2009-05-15 02:43:57Z

My grandmother had a brother named Johnnie. Her name was stella. Their parents were Grant and Edith
I do have some information on the family. I am also working on a tree for the Pelfrey family.
My name is Vicki Branson
yhwhservent@yahoo.com

Re: Looking for Pelfrey's related to me

jtpelfrey — 2009-03-18 01:45:16Z

i am not sure if i am related to you or not, but my grandma's maiden name is betty pelfrey and she had 4 brothers and 3 sisters. my family is from wayne county west virginia and i beleive her brother's name was david or it could be her dad , which is my great grandfather. if u r interested i can found out for sure,she is still living!
jason pelfrey
jtpelfrey@yahoo.com

Re: Looking for Pelfrey's related to me

ALI77925 — 2008-11-19 02:15:26Z

I AM A PELFREY ARE YOU STILL LOOKING?

Re: Alex Pelfrey

darlenecampbell1935 — 2008-11-10 03:38:27Z

Julia is the daughter of Filmore & Mary Gillum Brown.She is the one who is supposed to have had the Indian heritage.Filmore & Mary are my great great grandparents.Their dughter Lillie Brown Davis is my Great Grandma-a sister to Julia.Her daughter Mable Golden Davis Gaddis is My Grandma.

Re: James M. Pelfrey

BELOHOU — 2008-11-04 02:19:16Z

I believe this was James M. Pelfrey/Pelphrey, the son of James and Mary Dean Pelphrey, who died in Johnson County, KY on 14 November 1919. He was first married to Amanda Williams. One of his sons, Milford Richard Pelfrey, lived and died in Madison County, Arkansas.

Re: Who is this John Pelfrey in Laurel Co.,KY in 1860 Census?

cwpayne1_1 — 2008-09-30 00:36:02Z

hello, my name is christine charlene pelfrey payne.i am of the sc pelfrey clan. my father was rosco jefferson pelfrey, his dad was garnet pelfrey.the only living pelfrey on his side is my uncle eugene pelfrey and he lives in westminster sc. i don't know much beyond these family members but am very intersted in knowing more about them and family before them.god bless.

Re: Pelfrey's

cwpayne1_1 — 2008-09-28 23:51:01Z

my relatives are all from oconee,sc.i still want to know other pelfrey's thanks out there

Re: Pelfrey's

cwpayne1_1 — 2008-09-28 23:37:30Z

my name is charlene pelfrey payne. i am not the person that you are looking for, but i am just getting started looking for my anstery through the pelfrey name. my father was rosco jefferson pelfrey,and he married edna mae brown sometime in the 1950s. he died in 1958 and my mom in 2000, they had a son named david micheal but he was a stillborn at birth. i just thought it to be interesting at the names used in the same last name god bless, charlene payne

Re: Who is this John Pelfrey in Laurel Co.,KY in 1860 Census?

deb_guckian — 2008-08-08 12:41:33Z

I am from the Kentucky Pelfrey family. Do you have any info on them to share? Actually, would love to have history of all branches.

Who is this John Pelfrey in Laurel Co.,KY in 1860 Census?

Rhea_Bledsoe — 2008-08-05 12:05:08Z

I am looking for the third son of Pricey Pelfrey in the 1830 Monroe County, TN Census and I came across this John Pelfrey family that could belong to the Tennessee branch of the Pelfreys. Could someone tell me where he does fit in.

Most family searchers know that basically there are three branches of the Pelfrey family from the John and Elizabeth Pelfrey of Henry Co.,VA. The oldest son William (youngest sister, Anne went along too and married a Preston) started the Pelfrey/Pelphrey line in KY.

Thomas and James Pelfrey (sister Sarah who married Alexander Hannah (Hanner) went along also to Roane County, TN) started the Pelfrey line in Roane, Monroe, Meigs, and Rhea Counties in TN. I believe the Hannahs or part of them did end up going to KY after s few years. James had married Polly Turner in Henry County 18 Oct 1800. I don't have a surname for Pricey (Priscilla?) of Monroe Co. who appears to maybe be the wife of Thomas Pelfrey. Pricey has been listed in unsourced family trees online so much that it is easy to forget that we don't know this for sure. Pricey could have been a Turner also, but we don't know that either. James' wife WAS a Turner and a Nathan Turner was a bondsman in Roane County when Pricey (should have been a daughter of the Pricey in Monroe) married John W. Mapes in 1820 in Roane County. This Pricey Pelfrey Mapes had a brother Nathan Pelfrey of Meigs Co., TN.

Son Joseph Pelfrey (along with sister Elizabeth Pelfrey who had married James John Qualls/Quarles in Henry County) went to SC and started the Pelfrey line there and most of the ones in GA.

Being from the same parents (John and Elizabeth Pelfrey in Henry Co., VA), naturally these three branches of the Pelfreys would have stayed in touch for several years.

Maybe I don't have too many glaring mistakes in this short summary.

Now to get back to John Pelfrey, who I hope is from the Tennessee line and "hiding" among the William Pelfrey line in KY:

1860 Federal Census > Kentucky > Laurel > Not Stated

John Pelfrey 40
Mahaley Pelfrey 42
Barbary Pelfrey 15
Fannah Pelfrey 13
Ann Pelfrey 11
James Pelfrey 9
Rease Pelfrey 7

John Pelfrey (40) was b. in TN abt. 1820

Mahaley Pelfrey (42) was b. in TN abt. 1818

ALL THE CHILDREN WERE BORN IN KY.

You can see that this family seems to be from the sons of Pricey Pelfrey in the 1830 Monroe, TN Census. I have never seen a KY Pelfrey born this early in TN.

I have never been able to find this family before or since this census despite the unusual names of Fannah and Rease! Maybe the Civil War years didn't decimate the family.

One interesting thing about Fannah; there are only 11 females named Fannah in the United States according to Census Records of 1860 AND another one of the 11 Fannahs is Fannah Turner also in Laurel County, KY!!!
Chet Pelfrey

Re: Looking for Pelfrey's related to me

wicca426 — 2008-07-08 23:42:40Z

I have some relatives from that area. William Morris Pelfrey b. 20 Apr. 1874. Kerney O. Pelfrey b 15 Jul 1895 is my grandfather. Your can contact me at Wicca426@yahoo.com. if this is helpful.

Re: Kelley's Pomeroy,WV

dhmhl1215 — 2008-06-14 18:51:32Z

I think my dad was your grandfathers step-brother. Abbie Melia Beyer Kelley married Arthur C Hack after Silas died and had my dad Arthur C. Hack Jr. I only remember a couple of my aunts and one uncle on the Kelley side, Dewey was the youngest of Abbie and Silas' kids (I think), and I remmeber Kate and Martha. I have Abbie's parents and her siblings if you want.

Re: need info

2006-12-03 14:37:59Z

No. I'm sorry but I have no date's just the names that are on the statue in the town square in West Liberty Ky.

Re: need info

2006-11-11 17:56:49Z

Can you give me some dates to go by. I have some of those names in my database.

need info

2006-07-30 22:05:43Z

I'm working on my family s Military,from West Liberty Ky in the town Square is Tom H. Pelfrey( my grandfather) John W. Pelfrey his father) Victor Pelfrey(Tom Henry's Bro) can anyone tell me who is John S Pelfrey & Martin Pelfrey are,and any info on any or all is welcome.

Re: kentucky-Pelfrey

2006-03-29 03:26:24Z

Do you have information on her daughter
Elsie (Thomas) DallaSanta born 13 Feb1916 possible Quickand, KY
Carol

kentucky

2006-03-27 02:42:31Z

Margaret Elsie (Pelfrey) Thomas
her parents Elijay Pelfrey and Ida Cable

kentucky-Pelfrey

2006-03-27 02:37:57Z

Margaret "Maggie" (Thomas) Pelfrey m. Johan (John) Thomas children
Elssie (Thomas) Dalla Santa
Katherine
Irene
Dorothea
Grace
BobbyVernon
Johan Elmer

Margaret born Quicksand or Elkawa, KY.

Re: kentucky

2006-03-24 16:27:59Z

I do not know, I haven't checked her side out yet. Antony, don't remember how it was spelled without looking, it's not Anthony it is pronounced Antney, was my Great Grandfather, some people called him "Rev " or "The Rev " he married Catherine Pelfrey. I have his side verified back to about 1650.

Re: kentucky

2006-03-24 05:00:55Z

No, this particular Catherine doesn't. But I have several other Catherine Pelfreys in my database. If you could give me some dates and locations, I might be able to locate that Catherine Pelfrey.
Bev Houghtling

Re: kentucky

2006-03-24 03:35:25Z

The Catherine Pelfrey you mentioned. Does she have a sister Margaret, & Irene?
Carol

Re: James Franklin Pelfreys 3rd wife was Elizabeth Lawson

2006-03-10 22:58:09Z

Thanks for the info. I have not been working om this for awhile . I will get back later when I feel better. Thanks again. Joyce Kramer

Re: Arvie Lee Pelfrey

MLDaggett — 2006-06-02 17:55:44Z

Arvie, do you know if your Bert might have had a brother or half brother named Ivan?

Re: PELFREY/QUALLS/QUARELS/CONGER

MaryJo_Bohmholdt — 2006-03-27 14:25:57Z

BELOHOU — 2006-02-11 22:37:44Z

I am wondering if Clayton's parents may be William P. and Lou Hollon Pelfrey. They were married in Breathitt County, KY, 25 May 1905, but I have no information on them beyond this. William was the son of Daniel Boone and Nancy Ann Sparks Pelfrey. All I know about Lou is that she was the daughter of William and Marian ? Hollon, and was born about 1886.

PELFREY/QUALLS/QUARELS/CONGER

dperkins01 — 2006-11-07 03:41:40Z

I am descended from Parthenia Pelfrey and Jonas Conger.
The info that I have states that she was born to Joseph Pelfrey and Elizabeth Quarels or Qualls. She was born about 1793 in Virginia. She had at least 1 brother, William Pelfrey.
Does anyone have any further info regarding Parthenia, her parents or grandparents. Would appreciate a contact to my email address joyjoybob3@msn.com Thank you
Joy Conger Williams

Re: Pvt. John S. Pelfrey

drujhill — 2006-12-20 00:07:17Z

The following is an excerpt taken from The Licking Valley Courier, Thursday, October 10, 2002, article entitled "Acceptable losses" by Tony Adkins. "Another resident of Relief, John Sitz Pelfrey, son of W. T. and Nannie Brown Pelfrey, was assigned to the same company. He had two brothers, Forrest and Wallie, and one sister, Lula, married to Irvin Holbrook". "Pvt. John Sitz Pelfrey was on guard duty at a forward position during the evening of 17 August (1918) during heavy artillery fire. He was struck by a piece of shrapnel, which entered one of his lungs. At first the company doctor believed the wound to be minor but John steadily lost strength. Further examination found severe internal damage".

Re: Origin of name Pelfrey

Rhea_Bledsoe — 2007-06-05 17:20:55Z

I would say that Pelphrey was once Pelfrey, which was once Palfrey. The Ky, TN, and SC Pelfreys (Pelphreys) more than likely trace their heritage back to John Pelfrey (Elizabeth) of Henry County, VA. On at least one occasion John spelled the name Palfrey. At one point there were still many Palfreys in the London phone book.
As was previously mentioned, the name probably was derived from the Palfrey which was a gentle riding horse for ladies, children, falconers, and even knights when not riding their war steeds.

Re: Pelfrey, Dred - East TN, GA

gagranny2003 — 2006-11-18 04:08:58Z

I am just beginning my research in the extended family line, that is the Pelfrey line. I have a Dred Pelfrey, married to Elizabeth Lovelady on Jan. 19, 1850 in Rabun Co. GA, Hope this helps someone.

Re: Looking for Pelfrey's related to me

Wolfe2891 — 2008-04-22 23:46:36Z

I'm one of the Pelfreyss. Born in Wolfe County, KY and raised in Ashland, Boyd County, KY.

Re: kentucky

Wolfe2891 — 2008-04-22 23:43:33Z

Just an info not to who is doing the KY searching. Parts of Morgan, Floyd, Powell, and a couple of others were annexed into Wolfe County, KY in early 1860's.

Re: need info

Wolfe2891 — 2008-04-22 23:38:35Z

There are many Pelfrey's in Kentucky, mostly central KY as far as I know.l I was born in Wolfe County, and have researched some of them, but mostly on just a level or two. My grandmother was Lucy Creech Pelfrey. I never met her because she and my grandfather were divorced when I was a baby.

You might try Worldconnect.rootwweb.com. There is a John Lewis Pelfrey , born in 1809 in Floyd County,KY and a John Pelfrey, born 1738 in Henry County, VA.

Please Help...Pelfrey/Lawson-Beattyville, Ky.

firestar_1 — 2006-05-25 15:35:58Z

Hi,
I'm searching for the maiden name of my GGGrandmother. Her first name was Mary...or she went by Mary. She was married to James D. Lawson, had children by him, including my GGrandpa Banford,(known as Bee), Lawson. James D. Lawson Sr., died approximately 1898, my GGrandpa was 3 years old.

Mary then married Frank Pelfrey, approximately 1898, and also had children with him, the half Brothers & Sisters of my GGrandpa. I believe that Frank & GGGrandma Pelfrey may both be buried in the Day Cemetary in Beattyville, Lee Co., Kentucky.

If anyone can help me, in finding the maiden name of my GGGrandma, I would surely appreciate the information. This has been a brick wall for me for several years. Please feel free to e-mail me directly. I appreciate your time and consideration. Good luck to all.

Debbie T.
firestar@tgtel.com

James M. Pelfrey

savvydude — 2008-05-31 17:39:50Z

My paternal ggf is James M. Peflrey, b. 1847 in Kentucky. He produced my gf, James V. Pelfrey, b. 1902 Arkansas, as well as Annie, Clearcy and Ruey. This occurred in his second marriage to Mary Ritchie Martin.

Due to a fire, and some neglected record keeping, I have no family data on James M. Pelfrey. Nor do I have information on Annie or Clearcy, who were my dad's paternal aunts.

If anybody could provide some data for me it would be truly appreciated. I know I have some Pelfrey relatives out there - I just don't know who they are, yet.