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#1. Kersey:CMD:GET digest37.txt - from Marv Miller
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Date: Sun, 21 Jun 1998 21:22:08 -0700 From: Marv Miller <millerm@halcyon.com> Subject: Kersey:CMD:GET digest37.txt Hi folks-- Kersey digest #37 is now available. You can subscribe to the digests by sending email to millerm@halcyon.com with SUBJECT set to "Kersey:CMD:SUBSCRIBE DIGEST" (without the quotes). All of the digests are also available online at http://www.halcyon.com/millerm. Select "Kersey Family List Digests". If you don't have web access, you can get a copy by email, simply by replying to this email without editing the subject line. To get earlier digests by email, edit the 37 in the subject line to the number of the digest you would like, 01 through 36. Remember, one digest file per email request. Marv millerm@halcyon.com http://www.halcyon.com/millerm
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#2. Kersey:CMD: - from Bill Kersey
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Date: Mon, 22 Jun 1998 10:11:26 -0400 From: Bill Kersey <bkersey@uky.campus.mci.net> Subject: Kersey:CMD: Here is the genealogy information that goes along with the MacKersey, Wm Penn, and the three Kersey brothers info that I submitted earlier . I cannot vouch for the accuracy but I submit it in the hope that you will conduct your own research to verify this Kersey line if you are sufficiently interested. 1.0 John Kersey b. 1633 Came to the Colonies (from Scotland). Settled in Lancaster, Penn Colony in 1652. The group included Woolmans, Hunts, and Steddoms. 2.0 Son John Kersey m. Lois (Hunt ?) only child listed - William Kersey 2.0 William Kersey b. ? . m. Hannah Hunt 1749 .. went from Fairfax, VA to Guilford College, NC in 1758 to teach . children : Amos , b 1750; Jesse b. 1753 ; Daniel b. 1757 ; Eleazor b. 1762; Thomas b. 1759 . William was a Minister of Note among "Friends" but a former member of the Church of England. 3.0 Thomas Kersey b. 1759 ; m. Rebecca ( Elizabeth ?) Carter . Daniel Kersey b. 1757 ; m. Mary Carter Eleazor Kersey b. 1762 m. Rachel Carter All three Carter women were sisters. 4.0 Thomas Kersey and Rebecca moved to Oregonia, Warren County, Ohio in 1805. children - John Kersey , no other children listed . 5.0 John Kersey b. 1785 , d. 1869 m. Anna Steddom children - Thomas C., Lenora, Ellen, Jake, Cordella, Anna, Hodson, Joseph. 6.0 Thomas C. b. 1818 , m. Elizabeth Thompson Children. John B. Kersey b. 1861, d. 1941 Thomas was a physician in Warren County. note- I found a picture of Thomas in the library in Lebanon, Warrren CO, Oh. He appeared to be thin with bushy eyebrows and and a lot of hair. ( This describes some of my characteristics, as well as those of most of the men in my Kersey family ) but I do not claim any close relationship with Thomas. 7.0 John B. Kersey m Effie Zentmeyer children - Ralph Kersey , no other children listed. John B. was also a physician and lived in Warren Co, OH. The Woolman / Hunt family : 1.0 John Woolman b. 1635, d. 1718 , m.? Children - Samuel (Father of the famous Quaker minister John Woolman 0, Mary ,and four unnamed daughters. 2.0 Mary married William Hunt, Sr. Child Hannah Hunt , no other children listed. 3.0 Hannah Hunt, m. William Kersey (see above ). The Steddom Family : 1.0 John Steddom m. ? children Henry Steddom ; noother children listed. 2.0 Henry Stedom b.?, d. 1822 m. Martha Pearson children- Anna Steddom , no other children listed . 3.0 Anna Steddom , b.1788 d. 1844 m. John Kersey (see above ). This Steddom family left the Bush River Quaker settlement, which was 6 miles from Newberry, South Carolins, and moved to Warren Co, Ohio in 1804. The author notes that " the Steddoms and Kerseys frequently intermarried ". Was this in Bush River , SC or Warren Co, Ohio, or both ? Did one of the three Kersey brothers go to Bush River with the Steddoms ? My notes: Lebanon, Warren Co, Ohio is a pretty town with a famous inn, The Golden Lamb, a Quaker Museum , a library, and lots of antique stores. The Friends meeting house in the town of Waynesville was constructed in 1811 at a cost of $2,000 and replaced their earlier meeting house at Hicksite .The " Friends Grove Meeting House " was near Harveysburg ,the "United Brethren " was in Oreg onia - in Warren County, OH. Dr Thomas Kersey lived in Oregonia. Did John Kersey,the two other Kersey brothers , John Woolman, and John Steddom all come to Penn Colony together ? I do hope that our Kersey readers will find this information both useful and interesting. Billy R. "Bill" Kersey of Ashland, KY
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#3. Kersey:CMD: Kerseycloth - from Bill Kersey
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Date: Mon, 22 Jun 1998 10:38:23 -0400 From: Bill Kersey <bkersey@uky.campus.mci.net> Subject: Kersey:CMD: Kerseycloth "Kerseycloth" is alive and thriving. It is an ancient material but is still in use. My Uncle , Virgil Kersey and his son , Allen Kersey, own a local business called " The City Auto Trim Shop ". They use a lot of "kerseycloth" in their line of work. It is a very durable material. I can find out the source of this material if any one is interested. Bill Kersey of Ashland, KY
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#4. Kersey Research - from Cathy Phipps
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Date: Mon, 22 Jun 1998 20:47:53 -0400 From: Cathy Phipps <nut1@bellsouth.net> Subject: Kersey Research Mr. Miller, my name is Cathy Kersey Phipps. I'v been told that you might can help me with my search for my families background. My father's name was Roger S. Kersey. His father was William Griff Kersey and his father was Rowan Kersey. We think that maybe Rowan's father was Richard G. Kersey born around 1815 to 1820. We believe he was at hte surrender of Appomatix Va. please advise if you might can help me.
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#5. Kersey in Texas - from PETENOEL@aol.com
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Date: Mon, 22 Jun 1998 22:11:04 EDT From: PETENOEL@aol.com Subject: Kersey in Texas Hi Marv.... Another interesting piece in the newly discovered family tree in my Dads closet. There is a Texas connection where two Kersey women married Texas men. Daughters of Bannister Kersey (he b. Aug 15, 1796, Jefferson County, Ga). He married Nancy Lawhorn...Daughter Julia married Toll Anderson and lived in Texas, had three children. Daughter Martha married Tom Osteen in Texas. Sorry, no dates or places available at this time.
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#6. Re: Kersey:CMD:SUBSCRIBE - from Cathy Phipps
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Date: Tue, 23 Jun 1998 21:53:14 -0400 From: Cathy Phipps <nut1@bellsouth.net> Subject: Re: Kersey:CMD:SUBSCRIBE Hi Marv, yes I'm interested in joining you group, I think I might help. Rowan Kersey was born in 1853 and is buried near Swainsboro Ga. He was married to Nancy Johns who was from Bullock County. We have lost him on the 1870 census but we believe he was in Bullock County as he was about 18 years old then. His father was Richard G. Kersey. He joined the Confederate Army on July 3,1861, Richard was at the surrender on April 9, 1865. After that we have lost him. We know he never got home from the war. We believe that he maybe died in a Union hospital. Rowan Kersey is my Greatgrand father. His son was William Griff Kersey. William was married to a lady who we don't know and they had one son, William Franklin Kersey Sr.. He later married Lillian Crews. And had seven or eight children. They are buried at Antioach Babtist Church in Swainsboro Ga. MY parents are also buried there along with several of thier other children. They are as follows: Sadie Kersey died at age 6, Hoke Kersey, Carrie Edwards, Gertie Allen, Roger Kersey who is my father. Some of the other children are Lacy Poole buried in Uvalde Ga. Jack Kirkland (female) buried in Fernindina Fla. There is one other daughter Maidalee. I don't know anything about her. Except that she died in 1967. We would really like to find out about the first wife of William Griff. I have cousins that are real close to my heart and they really do need to know. If anybody could help us with this we sure would appreciate it. We also have a family Reunion every year on the third Saturday in June at George L. Smith State Park. We all bring our campers and make a week of it. Some come the day of the dinner. It's really a wonderful experience. If anybody is interested they can contact my oldest brother, James Kersey at sib@clds.net He can give you all the details. Sincerely; Cathy Kersey Phipps
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#7. Kersey: - from Cathy Phipps
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Date: Wed, 24 Jun 1998 06:30:21 -0400 From: Cathy Phipps <nut1@bellsouth.net> Subject: "Kersey:" Hello Everyone, My name is Cathy Kersey Phipps, I'm new to the group so if I say something stupid please feel free to laugh.lol! My father was Roger Sylvester Kersey,born September 10,1914. He was the baby of the family as I am. He died March 28, 1972. His father was William Griff Kersey "Griffie" . He died in 1941. If anyone would like to discuss the Kersey family please just give me a shout. I'm very excited about the group, and would be delighted to chat. ckp
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#8. Kersey: ship passages - from Graylwolfe@aol.com
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Date: Wed, 24 Jun 1998 18:56:29 EDT From: Graylwolfe@aol.com Subject: Kersey: ship passages Marv, I have read with great interest about how many Kersey brothers came to this country and when they came. I went to my local public library and found the following information: Passenger and Immigration Lists Index First Edition Volume 2 H-N by P. William Filby John Vendall Kersey (no age) went to Philadelphia PA 1731.( Bill Kersey said 1633. Could this be the wrong date? Also, William Penn came to this country in 1681) Thomas Kersey (no age) went to Somers Islands 1673 Thomas Kersey 22 years went to Maryland 1775 Ship Passenger Lists The South (1538-1825) from Thomas Scharf History of Maryland from the Earliest period to the Present Day Baltimore 1879 "A list of Rebbell prisoners transported into the province on the ship Friendship of Belfast Michael Mankin comander on 20 August 1716 Philip Kersey I hope this will help clear up some things. I will look some more. Mary Wolfe Graylwolfe@aol.com
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#9. RE: Kersey: ship passages - from Marv Miller
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Date: Wed, 24 Jun 1998 17:36:36 -0700 From: Marv Miller <millerm@halcyon.com> Subject: RE: Kersey: ship passages Hi folks-- Regarding Thomas Kersey who went to the Somers Islands (Bermuda) in 1673, here is a report from GenServ on a Thomas Kersey of Bermuda: Descendant report: desc-henry, for Thomas KERSEY (2140) Generated by GenServ using the LifeLines Genealogical System on 23 Jun 1998. 1. Thomas KERSEY (2140) d: 1676, Bermuda 1.s. 1.1. Henry KERSEY (2142) 1.2. Sarah KERSEY (2141) 1.2.s. Mr. STIRRUP (3021) 1.3. Ruth KERSEY (2144) 1.3.s. Michael BROMFIELD (2143) m: 2 OCT 1679, Southampton, Bermuda 1.3.1. Kersey BROMFIELD (2148) 1.3.2. Thomas BROMFIELD (2147) 1.3.3. Mary BROMFIELD (2146) 1.3.4. Ruth BROMFIELD (2145) 1.4. Thomas KERSEY (2137) 1.4.s. Mary CARON (2138) b: 1655 bap: 21 OCT 1655, Southampton, Bermuda m: 12 JAN 1681, Southampton, Bermuda 1.4.1. Mary KERSEY (2139) 1.5. Charity KERSEY (2150) 1.5.s. John LIGHTBOURN (2149) m: 15 SEP 1681, Southampton, Bermuda 1.5.1. John LIGHTBOURN (2152) 1.5.2. Mary LIGHTBOURN (2151) Information is from the MASTJH1 database belonging to: submitter: [Masters, James H. P.] email: [jmasters@tiac.net] street_1: [Suite 229] street_2: [8 South Shore Road] city: [Smith's Parish] state: [FL05] zip: [Bermuda] country: [617-277-4685] Marv millerm@halcyon.com http://www.halcyon.com/millerm ---------- From: Graylwolfe@aol.com[SMTP:Graylwolfe@aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 1998 3:56 PM To: millerm@halcyon.com Subject: Kersey: ship passages .... Passenger and Immigration Lists Index First Edition Volume 2 H-N by P. William Filby Thomas Kersey (no age) went to Somers Islands 1673
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#10. RE: Savanah Adeline Kersey - from Marv Miller
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Date: Wed, 24 Jun 1998 19:27:27 -0700 From: Marv Miller <millerm@halcyon.com> Subject: RE: Savanah Adeline Kersey Hi Julia-- >From GenServ: GenServ Report Output: vitals 24 Jun 1998 Savanah Adela KERSEY (25295), born 1866, died 1900. Married 1900, George Greene STOCKMAN (24935), born 1866, died 1900, son of William Henry STOCKMAN (24437) and Margaret Katherine WILLIAMS (24435). Savanah Adela KERSEY and George Greene STOCKMAN had no children listed in the database. Information is from the MADE6FA database belonging to: submitter: [Maddigan, Robert] email: [maddigan@sage.net] street_1: [PO Box 443] street_2: [] city: [Lott] state: [TX] zip: [76656] country: [USA] telephone: [817-584-3903] Marv millerm@halcyon.com http://www.halcyon.com/millerm ---------- From: Julia Kersey Brewer[SMTP:juliab@flash.net] Sent: Friday, June 19, 1998 1:58 PM To: Kersey List Subject: Savanah Adeline Kersey Does anyone have info on Savanah Adeline Kersey m. George Green Stockman ....
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#11. FW: francis marion Kersey 1889-1949 - from Marv Miller
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---------- From: McwiredSR@aol.com[SMTP:McwiredSR@aol.com] Sent: Thursday, June 25, 1998 9:23 AM To: millerm@halcyon.com Subject: francis marion kersey1889-1949 f.m.kersey b.4-22-1889,d.10-12-1949,bowie,montague co.,tx.(stroke or heart attack,b.10-14-1949,montague cemetary, montague,tx. he worked on johnson's chicken ranch and raised his family on said ranch. m. ora blanche kirk 5-6-1911,vashti,clay co.,tx. blanche was b.3-30-1882,d.7-20-1974,bowie,montague co.,tx.(chf,diabetes,htn)b. elmwood cemetary,bowie,tx.her parents:william andrew kirk & amanda booth. thchildren as follows: nannie orene b.2-25-1912,d.8-14-1986,b.elmwood,bowie,tx.,m.10-16-1932, alton leroy mcnatt. 1 child jeanie elmer lee b.11-13-1914,d.2-21-1984,b.elmwood,bowie,tx.,m.francis elizabeth scales 4-14-1935. no children hazle larue b.10-10-16, living,m.1-14-1933,lewis edgar walker, 5 children: kirk maynard,james lewis,francis sue,robert lee, & sara jane(me) vera hermeth b.12-5-1923,d.1-31-1935. b. elmwood,bowie,tx. barbara jean b.11-6-1932 living more another day, still working, write me!!! i like to hear from you. your cuz,sara
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#12. Kersey:ship passages - from Graylwolfe@aol.com
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Date: Fri, 26 Jun 1998 00:52:21 EDT From: Graylwolfe@aol.com Subject: Kersey:ship passages Marv, Here is more complete information about the kersey ships which brought immigrants to this country. John Vendal kersey was the only Kersey to come at the time which he came in 1731.(no wife, children, brothers, sisters, etc.were mentioned) Here is the source book that the information was taken from. Strassburger, Ralph Beaver Pennsylvania German Pioneers: A Publication of the Original Lists of Arrivals in the Port of Philadelphia from 1727-1808 Edited by William John Hinke. Three Volumes, Pennsylvania German Society, 1934, p. 54 Volume 1 1727-1775 Volume 3 1785-1808. Thomas Kersey who went to Maryland in 1775. He also went alone. Here are the source books for him. Forthergill, Gerald Emigrants from England 1773-1776 Boston: New England Historical Society 1913 Reprint Baltimore Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc. 1977 pp. 222-430 (Lancour 20, 20A) Tepper, Michael, editor Passengers to America; a Consolidation of Ship Passenger Lists from New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Baltimore Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc. 1977 Reprinted with new indexes 1978. These two kerseys and the Thomas Kersey who went to Bermuda are the only Kerseys by name listed in the index out of thousands of names. There was nothing else close to Kersey except Kervey which might have been Kersey misspelled that was listed in the index. Questions to ponder. Are we all related in some way to these three? Are there other Kerseys who came who are not listed in the index? How did they come? >From where did they come? All you Kersys out there help me out. Surely someone knows the answers. Mary Wolfe Graylwolfe@aol.com
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#13. Kersey:CMD: Kersey Immigrants - from Bill Kersey
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Date: Fri, 26 Jun 1998 11:48:26 -0400 From: Bill Kersey <bkersey@uky.campus.mci.net> Subject: Kersey:CMD: Kersey Immigrants I have found the following Kersey immigrants from various sources : Henry Kersey VA 1637 John Vendel Kersey Philadelphia 1731 Thomas Kersey Maryland 1775 James Kersey Maryland 1674 Nicholas Kersey Maryland 1664 The " Virginia Colonial Militia " lists a Thomas Kersey, "for foot" in the Surry CO militia in 1687. Another source-" Thomas Kersey, clerk, of Norfolk to be disposed of for a number of years if not capable of paying the Captain for his passage " arrived from the Port of London in 1775. Comment : There is no reason that this list is all inclusive.- and no reason to doubt the arrival of John Kersey in Penn Colony in the 1600's. Let us all pitch in to complete and verify a list of Kersey arrivals . Bill Kersey of Ashland, KY
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#14. Kersey:CMD: Kersey Immigrants - from Bill Kersey
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Date: Fri, 26 Jun 1998 21:22:29 -0400 From: Bill Kersey <bkersey@uky.campus.mci.net> Subject: Kersey:CMD: Kersey Immigrants Second Issue: I have found the following Kersey immigrants from various sources : Henry Kersey VA 1637 source-"The Complete Book of Emigrants , 1607-776. Sect 2, ch 32, 1637- "Feb 1637 Probate of will of WIlliam Angell of St. Bartholomew by the Exchange, London whose friend Henry Kersey was in Virginia. This man could have been the first Kersey man in the New World . The folllowing from "Passenger and Immigration List Index, VOL 2 John Vendel Kersey Philadelphia 1731 , PG 54 Thomas Kersey, Somers Islands,1673, pg 303 Thomas Kersey Maryland 1775 , pg 153 Thomas Kersey MAryland 1775 , pg 377 James Kersey Maryland 1674 , pg 273 Supplement Nicholas Kersey Maryland 1664 , pg 273 Supplement The " Virginia Colonial Militia " lists a Thomas Kersey, "for foot" in the Surry CO militia in 1687. source "PAssengers to America " by Tepper -" Thomas Kersey,22, clerk, from Norfolk to be disposed of for a number of years if not capable of paying the Captain for his passage " arrived from the Port of London in 1775. Comment : There is no reason that this list is all inclusive.- and no reason to doubt the arrival of John Kersey in Penn Colony in the 1600's. Let us all pitch in to complete and verify a list of Kersey arrivals . Good work Mary Wolfe from Bill Kersey of Ashland, KY
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#15. FW: RE; Kersey ,THOMAS /MD/1775 - from Marv Miller
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---------- From: Pege Kersey Winkel[SMTP:pwinkel@gpcom.net] Sent: Saturday, June 27, 1998 8:23 AM To: millerm@halcyon.com Subject: RE; KERSEY,THOMAS /MD/1775 Does anyone have his children documented?...I would love to know that... Pege
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#16. Kersey List - from BByrd27855@aol.com
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Date: Sat, 27 Jun 1998 14:24:16 EDT From: BByrd27855@aol.com Subject: Kersey List Marv, Just read Mary Wolf about the Kersey ships. Don"t know about those but in checking the Family Tree Maker - Census Index for Colonial America - 1607-1789 I found the following listing of Kersey: Edward - Hanover Co.,Va. - 1782 Francis - Talbot Co., Md. - 1760 John - Baltimore Co., Md. -1706 John - Bladen Co., N>C> - 1763 John - Bladen Co., N.C. - 1763 ( father and son maybe?) Micahel - Baltimore Co., Md. -1706 Peter - Bladen Co., N.C. - 1763 Peter - Bladen Co., N.C. -1763 ( father and son,- brother and uncle ???) Randolph -Tryon Co., N.C. -1770 Thomas - Botetourt Co., Va. -1785 William - Botetourt Co., Va. - 1785 There were three KERSY (Spelling ?) George, Thomas, William - Queen Annes Co., Md. 1778 Also, KERZEY - Anne Barbara, Catharina, Conrad, David, Jacob, John Vendal, Ulrick - Philadelphia Co., Pa. 1731. Maybe someone has more info on one, two or three of these ancestors. From the Social Security files - there were quite a few of us in Colonial days. thanks for all the help. SKB