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From: "Earl D. House" <>
Subject: Re: [ARIZARD] Robert Simmons - Harold & all
Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 10:55:33 -0500
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Anyone know if the Izard County Lackey's belong to this group? John Stiles
was my 4 g grandfather

Posted by: Ken Manning Date: June 13, 1998 at 08:48:09
In Reply to: LACKEYS of SC/TN/AL and Jackson County, AL by Ken Manning of
1188


WILLIAM LACKEY b 1794 SC d 1884 Dekalb/Etowah Al, mar NANCY SPEARS b 1799
SC, d 1857 Dekalb, had 14 children. They went from SC to Tn to Al, settling
in Dekalb Co. Andrew Lackey b around 1818 mar Salina Mitchell, Samuel b ca
1819 mar Vienna Currington then Savilla Roden. Sarah, b ca 1821, Elizabethan
b ca 1824 mar Isaac Morgan, William Jr b ca 1823, Isaac R b ca 1824 mar
Rinthey Ann Heatherly, Mary (Polly) b ca 1825 mar John Stiles, Cinthia Jane
b 1828 Jackson co Al, mar Andrew Jackson Fletcher, Milley b 1831, Martha b
ca 1834 mar John W Roden, Salina b ca 1836 mar Andrew Jackson Jones, Calvin
R b ca 1837, mar Fannie Dobbs, James Russell b ca 1838, mar Rosanna Dixon,
Nancy J. b ca 1840. WM LACKEY later mar Mrs Lavinia Smith, they had no
children. WM and Lavinia buried Mizell Cem near Boaz and Nancy Spears
Lackey, we now know, is buried Hall cem near Collinsville Al. It is unknown
at this time who Wm and Nancy Spears Lackey's parents are. Wm's father is
NOT Rev War soldier Wm Lackey of Lawrence Co. Al.

----- Original Message -----
From: "June Ramsey" <>
To: "Roger Harvell" <>; <>
Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 9:07 AM
Subject: Re: [ARIZARD] Robert Simmons - Harold & all


> Roger there are Simons married into the Lackey, and Harries families, not
> spelt the same, Ruth Elizabet "Lou" Simons married James Harris, that is
> Charles Harris's line. Could this be same line? June
>
> This line came from th William Simons line from Tn.married Sarah
> Silvertooth.
> I copied some stuff at Library and cut off a little on the side but didn't
> realize till later. Think it came from the Lackey Book. My mom's sister
> Edith married Curtis Lackey.
> June
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Roger Harvell" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 6:57 AM
> Subject: [ARIZARD] Robert Simmons - Harold & all
>
>
>> Does anybody out there have the ancestry of Robert Simmons born circa
>> 1808
> in North Carolina? I know something of his descendants from Harold's post
> on the list and was wondering if he might connect back to William Simmons
> born circa 1648.
>>
>> William was one of my ancestors and was involved in Bacon's Rebellion:
>> "On Friday, September 15, 1676, John Finley, Allen's overseer, returned
> home on horseback from Jamestown where he had been visiting with Allen.
> Joseph Rogers, one of Bacon's supporters, arrested him almost within sight
> of Bacon's Castle. Rogers questioned Finely, then released him. Before
> Finley rode half a mile further on, Rogers and other Baconian supporters
> re-arrested Finley, disarmed him, and stole his horse. In time, Finley was
> sent to Charles City County where he was imprisoned for the next 11 weeks.
>> Three days later, on September 18th, a Monday evening, 70 of Bacon's
> followers, led by William Rookings, Arthur Long (Allen's brother-in-law),
> Robert Burgess, Joseph Rogers and WILLIAM SIMMONS seized, occupied and
> garrisoned Bacon's Castle. They went about with a military bearing
> complete
> with officer's ranks (Rookings was Commander, Rogers was Lieutenant, Long
> was Captain, Simmons was Ensign) and colors. They wrought havoc both
> inside
> and outside the house while they remained there. They shot and ate some of
> Allen's cattle, ground his wheat into meal in a hand mill and trampled his
> crops of wheat, tobacco and grain into the ground.
>> The Baconian Rebels also plundered the house and stole (among other
>> items)
> three fine saddles, some bridles, 22 pairs of fine dowlas sheets, six
> pairs
> of new Holland sheets, 56 pillow cases (most of them new), 24 fine
> napkins,
> two table cloths, 24 fine Holland dowlas aprons, 36 fine dowlas towels, 26
> women's shifts - most of them fine, dowlas and new, several pairs of
> sleeves, handkerchiefs, women's head linen of all sorts, a new bed and
> bolster, three pewter basins, 14 new pewter plates, two pewter porringers
> and three mustard pots. Undoubtedly they drank the contents of the large
> Dutch case with six or seven three-pint bottles in it. They looked
> unsuccessfully for Allen's silver.
>> Finally, the Baconians fled on the night of December 27th, when British
> marines from the ship Young Prince moved up to Surry from Isle of Wight
> County. The rebels stole more of Allen's household linen and books by
> stuffing them into pillow cases, their breeches, and whatever else was
> handy. Allen later sued the rebels in both Surry and Charles City County
> courts for about 25,000 pounds of tobacco for damages. He compromised with
> some of the smaller men in Charles City and accepted a payment of 250
> pounds
> of tobacco each."
>>
>> After the rebellion, there were trials conducted and twenty three of the
> rebel leaders were hanged. Several were imprisoned or banished and even
> those pardoned were subject to some punishment. The record for Arthur
> Long
> of "Bacon's Castle" reads:
>> "I Arthur Long that all bystanders may take notice of this my sincere
> Repentance of my Rebellion, doe here most humbly upon my knees with a
> Roape
> aboute my neck Implore Pardon of God, my King the Honorble Govrnor
> Councill
> & Magistrates of this his Majties country and humbly crave the benefitt of
> his Majties most gracious acts of Mercy & Pardon for my Treason and
> rebellion, And that this my Submission & Majties Royall Pardon to be
> granted
> me thereupon may be Entered on Record to make the same availeable to me,
> in
> the Pleadeing there if Occation shall hereafter bee. God Save the King,
> And
> Prosper the Govrnor & Magistrates of the County, with all happiness & Good
> Success."
>>
>> Just wondering if the Izard County Simmons family might descend from my
> rebel roots.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Roger
>>
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