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Subject: query Barren/Monroe KY - KAYS HARRIS FERGUSON
Date: Thu, 2 Jan 1997 12:46:20 -0500

KAYS - HARRIS - FERGUSON, Barren & Monroe Co.'s KY, early 1800s:

Sarah KAYS (c.1784-bef.1850) m. 2-14-1805 Francis HARRIS (1774/76 -
aft.1850) (mar. by Rev. John Mulkey, prob. Mill Creek Church or Old Mulkey
Meetinghouse). Francis Harris b. ca.1774/76 NC, son of John HARRIS (served
entire Revolutionary War, of Lincoln Co. NC, wife of John Harris unknown, at
least to me!). Francis Harris purchased land 8-19-1816, Barren Co., from
Matthew and Nancy Campbell, located "on East Fork of big Barren River", "on
Christopher Gist's line", "on Grider's line". Francis Harris' father John
Harris was granted land 1799 at Mill Creek.
Was Sarah KAYS (wife of Francis Harris) related to George Kays (Keys),
who was ca.1799 an early settler of Sulphur Lick, Barren Co. (now Monroe),
KY? Mrs. George Keys is buried on land granted to George Keys, where White
Cemetery is located. Were they George Keys b. ca.1765 VA and wife Mary
"Polly" (Huffman) Keys; and were they the parents of Sarah Kays (wife of
Franics Harris)? Was this Kays/Keys family allied with Gatewoods of Fayette
Co. KY?
Known children of Francis and Sarah (Kays) Harris (need info on others):
--Charlotte T. Harris (1/15/1821- 6/17/1889) m. Rev. Sparrel Phelps Ferguson,
minister of Monroe Co. KY (7/16/1818 Franklin Co. VA - 12/9/1888 Monroe Co.
KY, both bur. Ferguson Family Cem., RockBridge, Monroe Co. KY; members of
Mill Creek Church, founders of Skaggs Creek Church; Sparrel was also a deacon
of Monroe Baptist Church.
--George W. Harris, m. 1) ca. 1829 Jane Bennett, dau. John & Sarah (Jones)
Bennett of Monroe Co. Jane Bennett b. ca.1810. George W. Harris m. 2) 1866
Mary Walden (no children). Children of George W. & Jane (Bennett) Harris:
Turner G. Harris; Nancy T. G. Harris married __ Frazier; Sally W. Harris m.
__ Miller; and Francis Harris m. 1) America? or Amanda M.? or A? Hutchens; 2)
Amanda C. Walling.
Charlotte T. Harris (1/15/1821-6/17/1889 Monroe Co. KY), dau.
Francis & Sarah (Kays) Harris, m. 5/4/1837 Rev. Sparrel Phelps Ferguson
(7/26/1818 Franklin Co. VA-12/8/1888 Monroe Co. KY), son of Moses Ferguson
(1/30/1794 Bedford Co. VA-1/31/1857 Monroe Co. KY) & Sophia Sophronia Phelps
(12/11/1793 Franklin Co. VA-5/1/1841 Monroe Co. KY). Moses was son of John
Ferguson Jr. d.1836 Bedford Co. VA; Sophia was dau. of John Phelps IV d.1815
Franklin Co. VA. Children of Sparrel Phelps & Charlotte T. (Harris) Ferguson:
Julia E. Ferguson b.1838 m. Turner Bartley, son William & Martha (Simpson)
Bartley.
Sarah Lavesta Ferguson b.2/2/1842 m. Samuel "Mac" Billingsley, minister, of
Cyclone, KY, son George Hale & Sarah (Bowman) Billingsley.
Richard Gardner Ferguson b.1/26/1845 m. Jane Bartley, dau. Thomas & Mary
Helen (Wilson) Bartley.
Lemuel F. Ferguson b.1847 m. Matilda J. Bray (mar. wit's: Sparrel Smith
Ferguson & Edward Bray).
Armistead J. Ferguson b.4/19/1851 -- no info (help!)
Sanford G. Ferguson b.1/21/1853 m. Melvina Bowles, Rebecca Ann Bowles,
Elizabeth Travers.
America Ferguson b.1856 m. Hughie Bacon.
Sparrel Smith Ferguson b.10/2/1859 m. Eliza J. Bray (mar. wit's: Sam T. Maxey
& Walter N. Flippen).
Samuel Turner "Sam T." Ferguson (1/15/1864-7/14/1927) m. Lou Ella "Ellie"
McPherson (5/17/1867-9/26/1949), dau. Benjamin Nicholls McPherson & Louisa
Jane "Eliza" Goodman (Benjamin was Monroe Co. sheriff 1848-50); Samuel T.
Ferguson m. 2) Alice "Allie" (Wright) Miller.
My ggg-grandmother Sarah (Kays) Harris needs parents! And my
gggg-grandfather John Harris needs a wife! Thanks for any assistance.
Christie Ferguson Cirone
715 N. University St. Peoria, IL 61606 309.676.4007

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