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Descendants of JAKOB MINSHEW

 

Generation No. 1

1. JAKOB1 MINSHEW1. He married KIZIAH2.

 

Child of JAKOB MINSHEW and KIZIAH is:

2. i. NATHAN2 MINSHEW, b. Abt. 1748; d. April 16, 1818.

 

Generation No. 2

2. NATHAN2 MINSHEW (JAKOB1)3 was born Abt. 1748, and died April 16, 1818. He married ELIZABETH BRYAN4 Abt. 1767 in Dobbs, North Carolina.

 

Children of NATHAN MINSHEW and ELIZABETH BRYAN are:

i. UNAVAILABLE3.

ii. ELIZABETH MINSHEW, b. Abt. 1768, Dobbs, North Carolina.

3. iii. JACOB MINSHEW, b. Abt. 1769, Dobbs, North Carolina; d. Bef. May 1842, Pike County, Alabama.

iv. PATIENCE MINSHEW, b. Abt. 1772, Dobbs, North Carolina.

v. PHILLIP MINSHEW, b. Abt. 1774, Dobbs, North Carolina; d. November 11, 1841.

vi. ABIGAIL MINSHEW, b. Abt. 1776, Dobbs, North Carolina.

vii. LOUISA MINSHEW, b. Abt. 1778, Dobbs, North Carolina.

viii. JAMES MINSHEW, b. Abt. 1780, Dobbs, North Carolina.

ix. BRYAN MINSHEW, b. Abt. 1785, Dobbs, North Carolina.

x. HENRY MINSHEW, b. Abt. 1791, Greene, North Carolina.

xi. ISABEL MINSHEW, b. Abt. 1793, Greene, North Carolina.

xii. PATSY MINSHEW, b. Abt. 1795, Greene, North Carolina.

xiii. SARAH MINSHEW, b. Abt. 1798, Greene, North Carolina.

 

Generation No. 3

3. JACOB3 MINSHEW (NATHAN2, JAKOB1)5 was born Abt. 1769 in Dobbs, North Carolina, and died Bef. May 1842 in Pike County, Alabama. He married SARAH HOLMES.

Notes for JACOB MINSHEW:

Information from Early Settlers of Barbour County, Vol. 2.

The first man of this name to patent land in Barbourco.wasPhilipMinshew, who ent e r e d land in the Southwest cornerin1830.Jacob,Nathan, John, Isaac and Joseph Minshew ent e r e d land inthesamearea overthe next twenty years. It is of interest thatIsaac,Jacob,J o h n , Kiziahand Nathan Minshew were enumerated in the 1790censusofDobbs Co., N.C.It was dis c o n tinued in 1791 and Green Co. wasformedfrompart of it.

Jacob Minshew, Sr. was born ca 1770/80, died by May 1842.Hiswife(atthe time of h i s d e ath) was Sarah Holmes, b. ca 1780, diedafter1848.

 

 

Children of JACOB MINSHEW and SARAH HOLMES are:

i. FERIBA4 MINSHEW, m. JOHN NICHOLS.

4. ii. SARAH MINSHEW, b. Abt. 1800, North Carolina.

5. iii. JOHN MINSHEW, b. Abt. 1800; d. Rusk County, Texas.

6. iv. JACOB MINSHEW, b. Abt. 1808, North Carolina.

7. v. WINEFORD MINSHEW, b. Abt. 1810, Georgia; d. October 1846, King Cemetery near Pike county line.

8. vi. NICEY MINSHEW, b. Abt. 1811, Georgia?.

9. vii. ISAAC MINSHEW, b. Abt. 1818, North Carolina.

 

Generation No. 4

4. SARAH4 MINSHEW (JACOB3, NATHAN2, JAKOB1) was born Abt. 1800 in North Carolina. She married JAMES GRAVES.

 

Children of SARAH MINSHEW and JAMES GRAVES are:

i. JANE5 GRAVES, b. Abt. 1847.

ii. STEPHEN GRAVES, b. Abt. 1849.

5. JOHN4 MINSHEW (JACOB3, NATHAN2, JAKOB1) was born Abt. 1800, and died in Rusk County, Texas. He married HARRIET.

 

Children of JOHN MINSHEW and HARRIET are:

i. MERRICK5 MINSHEW, b. Abt. 1826.

ii. ELIZA MINSHEW, b. Abt. 1830.

iii. NICEY MINSHEW, b. Abt. 1832; m. HEZEKIAH HUGGINS, September 07, 1851.

iv. LAWSON MINSHEW, b. Abt. 1833.

v. MARTHA MINSHEW, b. Abt. 1835; m. JAMES GRUBBS, January 07, 1858.

vi. JOHN MINSHEW, b. Abt. 1836.

vii. HARRIET MINSHEW, b. Abt. 1840.

viii. SAMANTHA MINSHEW, b. Abt. 1843.

ix. MARY MINSHEW, b. Abt. 1845.

x. SARAH MINSHEW, b. Abt. 1846.

xi. JANE MINSHEW, b. Abt. 1848.

6. JACOB4 MINSHEW (JACOB3, NATHAN2, JAKOB1) was born Abt. 1808 in North Carolina. He married MARY DANSBY.

 

Children of JACOB MINSHEW and MARY DANSBY are:

i. CATHERINE5 MINSHEW, b. Abt. 1837.

ii. MELISSA MINSHEW, b. Abt. 1838.

iii. JULIA MINSHEW, b. Abt. 1840.

iv. ALONZO MINSHEW, b. Abt. 1844.

7. WINEFORD4 MINSHEW (JACOB3, NATHAN2, JAKOB1) was born Abt. 1810 in Georgia, and died October 1846 in King Cemetery near Pike county line. She married (1) GARIE KING. She married (2) ELISHA RUMBLEN. She married (3) ISAAC H. HARRELL July 29, 1855.

 

Children of WINEFORD MINSHEW and GARIE KING are:

i. JOHN W.5 KING, m. SARAH SHIVER, March 31, 1853.

ii. GABRIEL M. KING, m. MARY SPURLOCK, January 21, 1855.

iii. WINNEY S. A. KING, b. January 27, 1832.

iv. NANCY M. KING, b. 1833.

v. DANIEL J. KING, b. March 03, 1837; d. June 04, 1849.

vi. NECY S. J. KING, b. Abt. 1840.

vii. LOUISA L. L. KING, b. January 03, 1842; d. October 23, 1846, King Cemetery near Pike county line.

8. NICEY4 MINSHEW (JACOB3, NATHAN2, JAKOB1)6 was born Abt. 1811 in Georgia?. She married WILLIAM BLACK7 1828 in Pike County, Alabama, son of HENRY BLACK and NANCY DANNER.

Notes for NICEY MINSHEW:

Listed in Census for Washington (Wilkes County), Georgia:ChildrenofNiceyMinshew:Marth a B l a ck, born 1892 in ALAbraham Black, born 1832inAlNancyBlack, born 1834 in ALHenry Bl ack, b o r n 1836RebeccaBlack,born1838William Black, born 1840Isaac Black, born 1842Jame s Black,bo r n1844Edmund, born 1845Almira, born 1847Mary, born 1850

 

 

Notes for WILLIAM BLACK:

Early Settlers of Barbour Co. Vol. 2.

1850 Pike County Census.

In 1850 they were living in Pike County, Alabama.

Issue listed. Also in this household in 1850 were Jane Graves,b.ca.1847Alabama and Ste p h e n Graves, b. ca 1849 Alabama

Joe N.Black, "Black Family Tree--A Genealogical Record ofRelativesandDescendants of: Jo s i a h O. Black and Elizabeth Ann(Rainer)Black---Texas/Alabama/Georgia", 2618 Jim Loftin R d . , D allas,Texas75224;Telephone 214-331-1875 as of September 2002.

 

Children of NICEY MINSHEW and WILLIAM BLACK are:

i. JAMES P.5 BLACK.

ii. MARTHA BLACK, b. 1829, Pike Co, AL; m. TRUSSEY GRAVES, 1848, AL.

10. iii. ABRAHAM BLACK , CIVIL WAR, b. March 29, 1831, Brundidge, Barbour County, Alabama; d. buried at Douglasville, Alabama.

11. iv. NANCY BLACK, b. Abt. 1834, Barbour County, Alabama; d. 1898.

12. v. HENRY BLACK, b. Abt. 1836, Barbour County, Alabama.

vi. REBECCA BLACK, b. Abt. 1838, Barbour County, Alabama; m. JAMES EDINS.

13. vii. WILLIAM BLACK, b. Abt. 1840, Barbour County, Alabama; d. Bef. 1900, Pollard, AL.

14. viii. ISAAC BLACK, b. Abt. 1842, Barbour County, Alabama; d. August 07, 1901.

ix. JAMES BLACK, b. Abt. 1844, Barbour County, Alabama.

x. EDMUND C. BLACK, b. 1845, Barbour County, Alabama; m. NETTIE C. WILLIAMSON, January 19, 1873, Barbour County, AL.

xi. ELMIRA BLACK, b. Abt. 1847, Barbour County, Alabama.

xii. MARY BLACK, b. Abt. 1850, Barbour County, Alabama.

9. ISAAC4 MINSHEW (JACOB3, NATHAN2, JAKOB1) was born Abt. 1818 in North Carolina. He married SARAH.

 

Children of ISAAC MINSHEW and SARAH are:

i. JANE5 MINSHEW, b. Abt. 1845, Barbour County, Alabama.

ii. ISAAC MINSHEW, b. Abt. 1847, Barbour County, Alabama.

iii. JACOB MINSHEW, b. Abt. 1849, Barbour County, Alabama.

 

Generation No. 5

10. ABRAHAM5 BLACK , CIVIL WAR (NICEY4 MINSHEW, JACOB3, NATHAN2, JAKOB1) was born March 29, 1831 in Brundidge, Barbour County, Alabama, and died in buried at Douglasville, Alabama. He married (1) CLARA C. ODOM, daughter of EMORY ODOM and CHARLOTTE. He married (2) CATHERINE CLANCEY 1854.

Notes for ABRAHAM BLACK , CIVIL WAR:

1 AUTH private, entered service in 1862 at Pollard

1 AGNC home on furlough when his company was captured at Pine Barren, Fl

 

 

Children of ABRAHAM BLACK and CLARA ODOM are:

i. KENNETH6 BLACK.

ii. LOUISA BLACK, m. WILL PARKER.

iii. GEORGE BLACK, m. DELL PEAVY.

iv. LIZZIE BLACK, m. JIM BARNEY CASTLE.

v. JOHNNY BLACK, m. NAN FLOYD.

vi. ABRAHAM BLACK, m. NANNY BOWERS.

vii. CLARICY BLACK, m. GEORGE BARNES.

viii. NARCISSUS CHARLOTTE BLACK, b. September 14, 1860; d. December 02, 1930, E. Brewton, Alabama buried at Fort Crawford Cemetery; m. JOSEPH JERNIGAN.

Children of ABRAHAM BLACK and CATHERINE CLANCEY are:

ix. MARY L.6 BLACK, b. 1856, FL.

x. M. MCROBERT BLACK, b. 1858, FL.

xi. WILLIAM E. BLACK, b. 1860, FL.

xii. CHARLOTTE BLACK, b. 1863.

xiii. ABRAHAM BLACK, b. 1866.

xiv. CLARISSA BLACK, b. 1868.

xv. ELIZABETH BLACK, b. 1869.

xvi. GEORGE E. BLACK, b. 1871.

xvii. JOHN BLACK, b. 1876.

11. NANCY5 BLACK (NICEY4 MINSHEW, JACOB3, NATHAN2, JAKOB1) was born Abt. 1834 in Barbour County, Alabama, and died 1898. She married JOHN S. GATEWOOD 1855.

 

Children of NANCY BLACK and JOHN GATEWOOD are:

i. MARY ELIZABETH6 GATEWOOD, b. October 07, 1857, FL; d. January 09, 1929; m. RICHARD STANTON, April 25, 1880.

ii. WILLIAM G. GATEWOOD, b. 1859, Pike Co, AL; m. NANCY POWELL, September 13, 1884.

iii. ISAAC TAFT GATWOOD, b. 1862, AL; d. July 07, 1914, Pollard, AL; m. SARAH J. DAVIS, September 26, 1894, AL.

iv. JOHN BELL GATEWOOD, b. 1864, AL; m. LILLER LEE POWELL, July 02, 1896.

v. JAMES PHILLIP GATEWOOD, b. 1866, AL; m. LILLIE STEMWINDER.

vi. JULIE HARVY GATEWOOD, b. 1870; m. R. R. SMITH, July 04, 1887.

vii. SARAH HOWARD GATEWOOD, b. 1872; m. WILLIAM PARRISH, March 04, 1897.

12. HENRY5 BLACK (NICEY4 MINSHEW, JACOB3, NATHAN2, JAKOB1) was born Abt. 1836 in Barbour County, Alabama. He married MAY M. BIRD January 30, 1868.

 

Children of HENRY BLACK and MAY BIRD are:

i. JULIA6 BLACK, b. 1867, FL.

ii. JOSEPHINE BLACK, b. 1872, FL.

iii. MARGARET BLACK, b. 1874, FL.

iv. MARY BLACK, b. 1876, FL.

v. ELMIRA BLACK, b. 1878, FL.

13. WILLIAM5 BLACK (NICEY4 MINSHEW, JACOB3, NATHAN2, JAKOB1) was born Abt. 1840 in Barbour County, Alabama, and died Bef. 1900 in Pollard, AL. He married MARY JANE STEPHENSON.

 

Children of WILLIAM BLACK and MARY STEPHENSON are:

i. EMMA LIZZIE6 BLACK, b. AL.

Notes for EMMA LIZZIE BLACK:

Born 188?

Died during childhood

 

 

ii. WILLIAM H. BLACK III, b. September 19, 1868; d. October 20, 1951, Escambia Co, AL; m. (1) ELLA PURVIS, September 17, 1891; m. (2) MARY HINOTE, 1898.

iii. NICIE EMMA BLACK, b. 1870; d. Pensacola, FL; m. WILLIAM BOUTEWELL.

iv. MARY ELMIRA BLACK, b. November 17, 1872; d. April 15, 1956; m. (1) JAMES T. PURVIS; m. (2) JOHN P. BECK.

Notes for JAMES T. PURVIS:

James had 8 children by his first wife. Mary and James had 6 together.

 

Notes for JOHN P. BECK:

Mary and John had two children.

 

v. CHARLOTTE ANN BLACK, b. April 1880; d. New Orleans, LA; m. WILLIAM MCCONNELL.

vi. THEOPHILUS HUNTER BLACK, b. 1883, Brewton, AL; m. ANNA LEWIS, AL.

vii. MINNIE MAE BLACK, b. 1893.

14. ISAAC5 BLACK (NICEY4 MINSHEW, JACOB3, NATHAN2, JAKOB1) was born Abt. 1842 in Barbour County, Alabama, and died August 07, 1901. He married ARKANSAS ????.

 

Children of ISAAC BLACK and ARKANSAS ???? are:

i. FREDERICK6 BLACK, b. July 1867, AL; m. EMMA ????.

ii. POLLY BLACK, b. 1869.

iii. HENRY BLACK, b. 1872.

iv. NORA BLACK, b. 1874.

v. ESTELLA BLACK, b. 1876.

vi. LIZZIE BLACK, b. 1879.

vii. FRANK BLACK, b. 1882.

viii. JOHN BLACK, b. 1886.

ix. VARNER BLACK, b. 1889.