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Subject: [VACULPEP-L] Massie Bible Record
Date: Sun, 10 Oct 1999 16:27:43 EDT

MASSIE BIBLE RECORD
Contributed by Miss Meddie M. Massie, Paducah, Ky.

William, son of Thomas and Mary Massie, born May 28th, 1718.
Martha, daughter of Wiliam and Mary Macon, born Aug. 12, 1722
William Massie married Martha Macon, November 20th, 1740, and departed this
life June 15th, 1751.

Martha, daughter of William and Mary(1) Macon, departed this life August 8th,
1759, aged 37 years. She was first married to William Massie as above
mentioned and afterwards to Col. Rich'd Bland of Prince George Co. on the 1st
day of Jan. 1759.

William Massie, son of William and Martha (3) Massie, was born December the
25th, 1741.

Thomas Massie, son of William and Martha Massie (3), was born Aug. 11th, 1747.
William Massie was married to Elizabeth Pinchback Nov. 26th, 1768.
William Macon Massie, son of William and Elizabeth Massie, was born December
25th, 1769, and departed this life the 6th day of November, 1771, aged 1 yr.
& 10 months.

Martha Massie daughter of Wm. and Elizabeth Massie, born 6th day of November
1771, being day of which (and about the time) her brother William Macon
Massie died. She departed this life on the 11th day of September, 1772, aged
10 months.

Thomas Pinchback Massie, second son, born 9th of August, in the year (A. D.)
1773.

Mary Massie, second daughter, was born the 17th day of June 1776, now well
and hearty as is her brother T. P. Massie.

Hugh Massie, 3rd son born March 10th, 1778, now very healthy.

Wm. Macon Massie, the 5th son and of the name of my first and fourth son,
born Nov. 28th, 1781, now a fair and likely child, 2 years and more than 5
months old. Great Creator_________________(entry damaged, but seems a prayer
for sparing this child).
* * * *(William ?) Massie, in March, 1783, when * * * * a the death * * * * fo
r the satisfaction of his children, however * * * * he believes on the best
information since that the entry is accurate.

Elizabeth Massie was married to Ann Cobbett the 6th day of August 1786.

William Massie departed this life the first of Feb. 1793, aged 52 years.

Mitchell Royster was born in the year 1791, the first day of December, and in
the year 1811, the 25th day of April, moved to Kentucky(4) from Virginia.
(Mary Massie her hand and pen April 3rd, 1792. (5)

Hugh Massie, son of Wm. and Elizabeth Massie, was married to Mary Royster the
5th day of Sept. 1810. (6)

Ann Elizabeth Massie, daughter of Hugh and Mary Masie, first child, born
August second, 1812.

William Mitchell Massie, first son, and second child of Hugh and Mary Massie,
born the 15th day of January 1814.

Thomas Littleberry Massie, third child and second son of Hugh and Mary
Massie. Born the 12th day of October 1815.

Hugh Massie, fourth child and third son of Hugh and Mary Massie, born May
8th, 1819 (8)

John Woodson Massie, fourth son and fifth child, born September 18, 1820.

Mary Massie was born on the 7th of May (or March, entry damaged) 1822, when
in second _____ _____ ______departing in body________in the year of our
Lord 1825, the 18th day of October. (9)

Martha Massie, third daughter, was born 20th of January 1824.

Mary Massie, consort of Hugh Massie, departed this life April 5th, 1838, aged
48 years, 7 months and 15 days. (10)

Hugh Massie departed this life the 12th day of August 1841, aged 63 years and
5 months. (11)

The old Bible containing this record was published in London, Eng., in 1724,
and was owned by William Massie Jr. Brought to Kentucky in 1811 by Hugh
Massie, and now in possession of his great granddaughter, Miss Meddie M.
Massie, Paducah, Ky.
_________________________________________________((1) Mary (Hartwell) Macon.
(2) and (3) Martha (Macon) Massie
(4) A brother of Mary Royster, wife of Hugh Massie; this being about the
time the Massie
family left Virginia for Kentucky, as oldest child born in Shelby Co.,
Ky. Aug., 1812.
(5) This Mary was the sister of Hugh Massie, not his wife
(6) Mary Royster was the daughter of Littleberry Royster and wife Anne
Farris, dau. of
Sherwood Farris and wife Elizabeth Gathright.
(7) The family now moved to Todd Co., near Trenton, and near Christian Co.
line, also
near Tenn. state line.
(8) This Hugh died in infancy
(9) Died from effects of burns (fell in fire)
(10) Was buried near Trenton, Ky.
(11) Was buried near Trenton, Ky.

(Printed from Family Tree Maker, Virginia Vital Records CD#174, Copyright
Broderbund Software Inc.,)

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