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James Pressly is buried in the Ebenezer Lutheran Church cemetery in Marion Co Indiana was not 19 yrs old. The death date has been misread on the tombstone.

James Pressly was born in Abbeville South Carolina and was the son of Samuel Pressly b abt 1756 probably Scotland and Elizabeth Thompson b 13 Aug 1758 in Northern Ireland. Elizabeth was the daughter of Robert Thompson and Mary Dorris.

Samuel Pressly is the son of David Pressly b 1731 Glasgow, Scotland and Esther Brown.

These families were big time Presbyterians and belonged to the Long Cane Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church
Go to this link to read the history of the church where you will find many Pressly's and Thompson's among the other families who attended this church
http://www.longcanearp.org/noradavis.html

I'm not sure if Samuel Pressly and Elizabeth Thompson went to Preble Co Ohio, but I know that their children did sometime at least around 1816 that I know of with certainty. There definitely is a Samuel Pressly (spelled Preestly) on the 1816 tax list but he's gone by 1820 census, but the children are there.

I believe they had at least these children:
John N b abt 1780 married Elizabeth Weed (this family went to Indiana

Joseph Taylor Pressly b abt 1783 went to Indiana

Robert Pressly b abt 1786 married Elizabeth Clark prior to leaving SC and they went to Randolph Co Illinois where other Thompson relatives were living

Mary Pressly married John Baird Jr and settled in Randolph Co Illinois but also had been in Preble Co Ohio

Nancy Pressly married Andrew Weed (bro of Elizabeth Weed)
their children went to Indiana

and then James would be the youngest.

For some reason James was in Union Co Indiana where he married his first wife ELIZABETH HAMILTON 23 Jan 1823. He then went back to Preble Co Ohio and was living there in 1830 by his widowed sister Nancy Weed. Then by 1840 he had gone back to Indiana with the rest of the bunch and he was living 1840 in Henry Co Indiana. A lot of the family had moved to Rush Co and Boone Co Indiana.

James married his 2nd wife Margaret Young 16 Feb 1843 in Rush Co Indiana. Then sometime later he moved over to Marion Co Indiana prior to his death.

James and Elizabeth HAMILTON had at least these children:
Rebecca Pressly b 15 Dec 1823 married Moses Turner 13 Oct 1842 Henry Co Indiana. They lived 1850 Monroe co. 1860 Boone Co, 1870 Marion Co and back to Boone Co 1880

Jane Pressly b abt 1825 married Samuel L McHaffey and they lived in Marion Co 1860 but their children were born in Ohio

Mary J Pressly b abt 1829 married Addison M Weed

Israel HAMILTON Pressly b 30 Oct 1835 d 18 Oct 1916 Marion Co married 1st Lucinda C Ringer and 2nd Hannah C Mowrey/Mowery

James Andrew Pressly b Jul 1840 married Lydia Ann Ringer and 2nd Annie Elizabeth Fletcher

James and Margaret Young had two dtrs
Elizabeth b abt 1846 and think she either died or married very young as she's on the 1850 and not the 1860

Martha Knox Pressly b 8 June 1849 married 1st James V Tucker and 2nd J W Bilzer

Margaret Young b 30 Mar 1809 Beaver, Pa died 12 Dec 1891 was married 3 times
1st to James Pressly
2nd to Samuel HAMILTON 8 Oct 1855 Clinton Co Ind
3rd to Charles L Story 21 Feb 1865 Fayette Co Ind

Here's the documentation for James movements. Some of the relatives I have listed he is living around. I have a lot more and will be happy to share what I have.

Indiana Marriages to 1850 (no Pressley's in Indiana on 1820 census)
James Presley to Elizabeth HAMILTON Union Co Jan 23 1823

1830 Preble Co Ohio Israel pg 312
(same page as Nancy Pressly Weed)
James Pressley
000001 males age 20-30
21002 females

1840 Henry Co Indiana Wayne
James Presley pg 131 (note only 1 James Presley on this page)
William H Presley pg 131
00001 males
1011 females
James Pressley pg 131
110001 males
003101 females

David D Gray
100001 males
00011 females

Indiana Marriages to 1850
James Pressly to Margaret Young Rush Co Indiana Feb 16 1843

1850 Marion Co Indiana Centre pg household 151
Margaret Presley 45 Pa
Mary J 21 Oh
Israel 14 Oh
Jas A 10 Ind
Elizabeth 4 Ind
Martha K 1 Ind
Wm D Thomas 22 Ind

When a young man James Pressly settled in Preble County, Ohio, where he carried on merchandising for a time in the village of Morning Sun

Record Location: Clinton County, Indiana W. P. A. Original Record Located: County Clerk's Office Frankfort Compiled by Indiana Works Projects Administration 1940 Spouse 1: Samuel HAMILTON Spouse 2: Margaret Pressly Marriage Date: 08 Oct 1855 County: Clinton Book: C-3 Original Source Page: 270

1860 Fayette Co Indiana Orange twp household 83
Margaret HAMILTON 51 PA
Martha K 11 (nee Pressly) Ind
next door to Alfred Young 41 Oh

Title: Marriages 1831 - 1870 Record Location: Fayette County Indiana Part I Grooms Part II Brides Compiled by Ruth M Slevin Spouse 1: Mrs. Margaret HAMILTON Spouse 2: Charles L. Story Marriage Date: 21 Feb 1865 County: Fayette Book: 1 Original Source Page: 338

1870 Fayette Co Indiana Orange twp household 59
Charles Story 57 Ky
Margaret 62 Pa
Alfred L Linton 13 Ind

1880 Orange, Fayette, Indiana
Source: FHL Film 1254276 National Archives Film T9-0276 Page 107A
Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
Mattie Tucker Self F W W 30 INOcc: Keeping House Fa: SC Mo: PA
Minnie Tucker Dau F S W 12 INOcc: At School Fa: GA Mo: IN
Alma Tucker Dau F S W 11 INOcc: At School Fa: GA Mo: IN
Altha R. TUCKER Dau F S W 8 INOcc: At School Fa: GA Mo: IN
William O. TUCKER Son M S W 5 INOcc: At Home Fa: GA Mo: IN
Margaret STORY Mother F W W 71 PAOcc: At Home Fa: IRE Mo: IRE

I descend from Robert Thompson and Mary Dorris' son Archibald Thompson b 3 Sep 1760 Abbeville South Carolina.

Carolyn Whitaker