TNLINCOL-L Archives

Archiver > TNLINCOL > 2004-07 > 1089660524


From: "Doyle Landers" <>
Subject: Re: [LCT] Prince line from Bedford County
Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 15:28:44 -0400
References: <1d9.25b164b7.2e2176bb@aol.com> <000701c46826$17f69b20$65c33c44@andrsn01.tn.comcast.net> <000d01c4682c$0dc9df80$f5aa5241@hppav> <001601c46830$959b0520$65c33c44@andrsn01.tn.comcast.net>


Michaele
Thanks for the info. I have a friend whom I have been corresponding with
whose husband descends from Gideon Prince 1827 and Mary Ann Russell of
Lincoln Co.
Do you happen to have the address for the booket
Betty

----- Original Message -----
From: "Michaele" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 12:52 PM
Subject: Re: [LCT] Prince line from Bedford County


> 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
> > >
> > >
> > > ==== TNLINCOL Mailing List ====
> > > Please support the LCT Genealogical Society :-)
> > >
> > > ==============================
> > > You can manage your RootsWeb-Review subscription from
> > > http://newsletters.rootsweb.com/
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > ==== TNLINCOL Mailing List ====
> > Search the USGenWeb Archives:
> http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ussearch.htm
> > Archives Newsletter: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/newsletter/
> >
> > ==============================
> > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration
> > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more.
> > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237
> >
>
>
> ==== TNLINCOL Mailing List ====
> Other genealogical mailists and newsgroups:
http://www.CyndisList.com/mailnews.htm
>
> ==============================
> Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration
> Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more.
> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237
>


This thread: