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From: "Michaele" <>
Subject: Re: [LCT] Prince line from Bedford County
Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 12:52:14 -0400
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Hey,

There is a mention of a William Riley Prince of the Bedford line, who came
to Franklin county in 1851 and married Jane Holt. He was a resident of
Franklin until 1880, but soon afterwards moved to Parker County, Texas.He
was a son of Presley Prince. Hezikiah Jasper Prince, another of Presley's
sons, also settled in Franklin, but only after his brother William Riley had
left. Hezikiah settled near Winchester in the late 1890's He married Lucy
Ellen Sherrill. Their children were Nora, Laura, Med B., James C., Maggie,
and Elijah M. Prince, all of whom were raised in or near Winchester.
Another William mentioned was from the Hardy Prince Sr (1770-1855) line.
Hardy settled near Boiling Fork Creek in Franklin County sometime before
1808, making him one of the earliest white settlers in the county. In 1808
he was a member of the Boiling Fork Baptist Church. William Prince is
listed also as a member and it is thought that he was Hardy's brother., both
were married to women named sarah. They then moved to Crow Creek area near
Lost Cave. Hardy had four sons: William Prince, Nathan Prince, Hardy
Prince, JR and Michael and two daughters Sarah who married Soloman Crownover
and Margaret who married Jesse Pelham. The third line to live in Franklin
also had a William (no surprise to you I'm sure). He was William Jesse
Prince (1855-1939) and was the son of Jonathan J. Prince (1818-68), son of
Jesse Sr. Jonathan was married to Mary Ann Hammers, daughter of Jacob
Hammers and Charity Joiner. This william was a builder and help to
construct Univ. of the South at Sewanee. Both he and Hardy's son William
were called Squire William Prince, so the author cautions care when seeing
the names. There was no mention of a Jerry or Jeremiah. For later
research, I will mention that the beginning of the article statesresearch on
nearly all of the Prince families found in the South traces their lineage to
the Princes that settled in Sussex and Surry Counties in Virginia in the mid
1600's. Sorry I don't have more help. The booklet can be purchased for
$6.00 at the Franklin County Genealogy Society. Might be worth purchasing.
My line has to come from the Alabama Prince's, but I have not found the link
yet. The children were living with another family when small, but state
their parents were both born in Alabama as they were. The George W. Prince
from this line lives near them, so I am trying to make a link. They were
members of the Mud Creek Baptist church in 1822 and 1828 a member of
Larkin's Fork Baptist Church. If I were you I would search some of the
Baptist churches in Bedford for records. It doesn't mention if the Bedford
family was Baptist, but the rest were so you might deduce. Good luck and
please pass on what you find.

Michaele
----- Original Message -----
From: "Doyle Landers" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 12:19 PM
Subject: Re: [LCT] Prince line from Bedford County


> Michaele
> I am trying to find out about the Prince families from Bedford co. Tn and
> would appreciate any help. I know my great-great grandfather was Jerry
> Prince, could be Jeremiah, according to my great-grandfather's death
> certificate but no mother's name was listed and I can not find a clue as
to
> his siblings. My great grandfather was William R. Prince 1852-1927 was
born
> and died in Bedford Co. Tn and I am begining to think every Prince family
> had a son named William
> Betty
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michaele" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 11:37 AM
> Subject: [LCT] Prince line from Bedford County
>
>
> > Hey,
> >
> > I remember some posts recently about the Prince line from Bedford. I
> didn't
> > save the e-mail, but it caught my attention because I have a Prince line
> in
> > Franklin. Anyway, I just received a copy of the Franklin County
> Historical
> > Review, Vol. XXII from Jan 1991. It details the 3 distinct Prince
> families
> > that lived in the county. One originated from Bedford County
> >
> > "The Bedford County Princes originated in Union District, SC. They
moved
> to
> > Warren County, Kentucky, in the 1790s and eventually settled in Bedford
> > County around 1810. Several Prince brothers migrated together, among
who
> > was Aaron Prince. Aaron's son, Presley Prince, was born in 1810, soon
> after
> > his family arrived in Bedford County, and it was Presley's sons and
> gransons
> > that came to Franklin County"
> >
> > "Another member of the Bedford County Princes was the well-konown Judge
> > Clofton Otis Prince, SR. Nephew of Hezikiah Jasper Prince, he was the
son
> of
> > Benjamin F. Prince (a Confederate veteran) and grandson of Presley
Prince.
> > It was this Judge Prince who for many years owned and operated the
Prince
> > Drug store in Winchester. He was a pharmacist, having learned his
> > profession at Vanderbilt University."
> >
> > If you want more info, I don't mind posting it. I hope this helps the
> > Prince researcher. Sorry I lost the e-mail.
> >
> > Michaele
> >
> >
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