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In 1850 they were living in Smith County...
Henry Harper - b 1822 with family lived down the road probably brother
Logan Harper - b 1825
Mathew Harper - b 1821 with family lived down the road probably brother - wife ZSally
older Betsy Harper lived with them born 1795 in Virginia probably motherU.S. Census > 1850 United States Federal Census > Tennessee > Smith > North of Cumberland and East of Caney Fork Rivers
The following application for a Revolution War Pension was
taken from "Va. Rev. Pension Applications" Vol 2, p 53.
Author and complier - John Frederick Dolman.ANDREWS, John. S.2908
3 Sept. 1832. Williamson Co., Tenn. John Andrews of said
county, aged 68, declares he entered service as a substitute
for Mark Andrews his father about 1 Jan. 1781 and was
discharged about 20 April following. He served under Gen.
Muhlenburg, Col. Thomas Merriweather, Maj. DeKluman, Capt.
Francis DegraphenReid, Lieut. Obediah Clay and Ensign
Alexander Rudder. He marchrd from Lunenburg Court House to
Petersburg, Cabin Point, Smithfield, Mackey's Mills and Babbs
old fields and was there discharged.
He was drafted about 1 May 1781 under Gen. Robert Lawson,
Col. --- Linsey, Maj. John Overstreet, Capt. William
Ragsdale, Lieut. Gideon Spencer and Ensign Baxter Pool and
was discharged the last of August in Hanover County. He
marched from Lunenburg County to Prince Edward Court House,
Carter's Ferry on James River, and the Rappahannock or York
River above Fredricksburg. There they joined the army of
Gen. Lafayette and continued with him until discharged.
He was born 4 April 1764 in Dinwiddie Co., Va. according
to his register of his father which is not now in his
knowledge or possession. After service he lived in Lunenburg
and Halifax counties until 1782, then in Adair Co.,Ky. to
1804, and since then in Williamson Co., Tenn. He was in
several skirmishes and at the battle of Green Springs.
Alexander Lester declares he is a resident of Williamson
Co., Tenn. and served with John Andrews from 1 Jan. to the
last of April 1781, but was in another regiment.
George Andrews of Williamson Co., Tenn.. aged 68, declares
he knows John Andrews was a substitue for his father Mark
Andrews and a few days after he returned home was drafted as
a militia man.
4 Sept. 1832. John Cook of Williamson Co., Tenn.,
declares he served with John Andrews under Capt. William
Ragsdale, Lieut. Gideon Spencer and Ensign Baxter Poll in
the regiment of Col. --- Lindsey and Maj. John Overstreet
from May to Aug. 1781 and was discharged in Hanover County.
He lived in Lunenburg County.
John Andrews of Williamson Co., Tenn., private in company
of Capt. Degraphen [sic] in regiment of Col. Merriweather in
Virginia Line for six months, was placed on the West
Tennessee pension roll at $20 per annum under the Act of
1832. Certificate 13979 was issued 19 July 1833.John Andrews had a Tennessee land grant in 1809.
John Andrews' will was proved February, 1843 in Williamson Co., TN; WillBook #8.
JOHN ANDREWS - Deceased will August Three 1842
In the name of God Amen. I ______ Andrews of the county of
Williamson and State of Tennessee do make and ordain this
my last wil and testament. _____ I give and bequeath to my
beloved wife Rebecca Andrews during ______ natural
life all my property real ______ or _____ consisting of the
tract of land on which I now live ________ at our
hundred and forty five acres two negroes our woman Letitia
and boy ____ household and kitchen
furniture ____ of various ______, farming _____ crop of grain
_____ _____ as may be necessary
to sell for the payment of my debts and ___ as she may from
time to time request and ______ my
executors ________ _______ to sell which they may do either
publicly or privately. _____ After the death
of my wife I will that my executors as aforesaid shall sell
all my property remaining in the following
way. _____ the land shall be sold on a credit and the money
payable in two equal annual payments
the negroes and other property on a credit of twelve months
and the money arising therefrom shall be equally
divided between Sally Ragsdale,Nancy Ragsdale, Andrew S
Andrews,Elizabeth McCurdy,Mary M Padgett,
Rebecca S Fisher, Robert L Andrews, Lydia Smithson and the
heirs of Tapley B Andrews, Evaline Derryberry
Parmelia Helm, Josephine Crick, and Letticia G Malone who
shall inherit the share of their said father
Tapley B Andrews amounting to the one ninth part of the
amount and I further will that my daughter Sally
Ragsdale shall have manage and enjoy the share above given
her as she pleases, and her receipt for the
same shall be a sufficient voucher in the hands of my
Executors aforesaid in the settlement of this account
____ I nominate and appoint John McCurdy and Horatio S
Smithson my executors to this my last will and
testament . In testimony whereof I have _____ __ my hand and
affixed my seal this January 19 1841
______ sealed and _______ in presence of __ _______ ____
Horton ______ _____ JOHN ANDREWS
The State of Tennessee Williamson County Court August Three1842
The last will and testament of john Andrews oate of this
county deceased is produced for probate and the ________
thereof _________ _______ Samuel Henderson and Henry _ Horton
subscribing witnesses _______ being _____ say they ______________
in the __________ and at the request of the _________ that
they believe said testat__ was of sound and _________ mind andmemory
at the _______ _____ publication of said will and under no
undue influences. Ordered that said will be recorded
and ______ John McCurdy and Horatio S Smithson the executors
nominated in said will appear in
court _____- ______ of three thousand dollars __________ for
the faithful discharge of the trust ________ in _______
______ Henry _ Horton and Samuel Henderson _____ ______ and
having been duly sworn ordered that letters __________
issue to ____________ accordingly.
Source for some of the above: OUR VALIENT MEN, Soldiers and Patriots ofthe
Revolutionary War Who Lived in Williamson Co., TN by Louise GillespieLynch.
Rebecca Andrews is mentioned in her father's will. Father was DanielMalone of Halifax County, VA. Appears in Halifax Co., VA Wills, Page317, November 3,
1795.
Source for birth/death: Ragsdale Bible, BIBLE REOCRDS OF CALLOWAY COUNTY,collected by The Calloway County Genealogical Society, 1971.
Listed in ther DAR Patriot Index (Revolutionary War), page 16, as follows:
"Mark Andrews b.c. 1733, d. 12-20-1820, m. Winnifred Lyell Sol PS VA".Source for the following: Mark Andrews Will, listed in the WilliamsonCounty,
TN Will Book 3, 1819-1825, transcribed by Mrs. Felix Burnard Hayes andMrs.
Will Duke, Franklin, Williamson Co, TN, March 1954, pages 211-212..
The will of Mark Andrews was dated December 3, 1820, and probated in the
January Session, 1821 of Williamson County Court. It lists his wife,Winifred
Andrews; sons, John, Ephraim and George; daughters, Lennah Yarbrough,Polly Dean, Lydia Matthews, and Tilsab(?) Marrett. Lists grandchildren,Christiana, Polly, Nancy, James, and Andrew Shule (Shute). Executors:George Andrews, John Andrews, Ephraim Andrews. Witnesses: BrokenbroughAndrews, Ephriam Andrews, George Andrews, Richard L. Yarbrough.Tombstone: Inscription on tablet at Old Municipal Cemetery placed thereby the
DAR at Franklin, Williamson Co., TN in 1910: "This tablet is placed in
Williamson County by Old Glory Chapter, D.A.R., organized by Mrs. SusieGentry, November 1897" - 4th name listed: "Mark Andrews".Source of Mark's birth: LDS IGI.
There is also a report of Mark's birth as being 1740 in Virginia M.Bowman's
"Historic Williamson County, Old Homes and Sites", Page 72, as follows:
"The first Mark Andrews to come here was born in Dinwiddie County,
VA, in 1740. He married Winifred Lyell (1738-1827), the daughter ofJonathan
Lyell and Mary Dalton, and after his arrival in this county, bought partof the
large North Carolina grant to James Thackston from John Donelson in 1800,and settled near Bethesda. Those of his children who did not migratehere with him soon followed."Source for the following: OUR VALIANT MEN, Soldiers and Patriots of the
Revolutionary War Who Lived in Williamson County, Tennessee, by LouiseGillespie Lynch, Page 8: MARK ANDREWS
Early Williamson County settler, Mark Andrews, was born in 1733, and
according to Miss Susie Gentry's Scrapbook, served four years in the
Revolutionary War. The Will of Mark Andrews was dated December 23, 1820,and was probated during the January Session of Court 1821. In thatwill, he named his wife, Winifred Andrews, and the following children:
1. John Andrews - 100 acres of land
2. Ephraim Andrews - 160 acres of land
3. Leannah Andrews, married William Yarbrough, June 26, 1792
4. Polly Andrews
5. Lydia Andrews, married Conelius Matthews, February 25, 1797
6. Tilpah Andrews, married a Mr. Murrell
7. George Andrews
In his will, Mark Andrews also named grandchildren: George Shule,
Christiana Shule, Polly Shule, Nancy Shule, James Shule, and Andrew Shule.
__________
Louise Lynch cites these sources:
Susie Gentry Scrapbook
Williamson County, Tennessee, Will Book 3, Page 211
LUNENBURG COUNTY, VA MARRIAGES, Matheny and Yates
Source: Grace Andrews Maglione, THE ANDREWS FAMILY OF VA, TN, MO ANDBEYOND.
Note: Ancestor of James Jackson Prodigy ID# TJCR53A, 309 Stacie Court,
Savannah, GA 31406
Source: THE ANDREWS FAMILY OF VIRGINIA, TENNESSEE, MISSOURI, AND BEYOND,by Grace Andrews Maglione 1990 776 Seven Hills Lane, St. Charles, MO63303 Page 9-10.
Source for information on Murrell Family is from Ellender MurrellBoudreaux of Louisana.
Zilpha Andrews was the wife of Jeffrey Murrell. Her father was MarkAndrews who arrived in Williamson County in 1801 from Virginia. Hermother was Winifred Lyell.
Among the numerous brood of Mark Andrews was a daughter named Zilpha, alady who does not always appear in family genealogies. She and Jeffreyhad four daughters and four sons, among them the legendy outlaw, JohnMurrell. Jeffery was already fifty-six years old when they married,closer in age to his father-in-law than his wife.Jeffrey died in 1824, leaving Zilpha to cope with mounting familyproblems. She was probably not forty yet. As long as she lived, theMurrells were gathered around her, including most of her sons when theywere out of prison. She always provided support whenever a family memberfell in difficulty.
It was probably the cost arising from the troubles of the boys thatruined the family's fortunes. When Jeffrey died he left three slaves (aswell as a fourth that would have been his on the death of hismother-in-law) and a farm free of indebtedness. He had bought out Druy'sinterest in his farm in 1820. In his will he left the entire estate toZilpha, with the provision that on her death, it would be divided equallyamong his children and the children of William S. Murrell. (WilliamsonCounty, Wills, 3;756-57, Williamson County, Miscellanceous Records, grandjury presentment, July 10, 1824 Sale of Drury's intrest in the farm isrecorded in Williamson County, Deeds, Book F. PP.342-43). Much of theestate was lost within four years of his death and the family was forcedto leave Williamson County.In the summer of 1826 Zilpha and her children, Judith, Louisa andJeffery, borrowed money from John Thompson, a large landowner and justiceof the peace; using the farm with slaves, livestock, and householdfurnishing as security. Thompson had actually owed Jeffrey at the timeof his death. Ten years later the family had to borrow money fromThompson to repay another loan. When Thompson couldn't collect the moneyhe went to court. The agreement that was executed between Thompson andthe Murrells was a trust deed. It list 140 acres, 2 slaves,(one fouryears old) 1 mare, 1 1 yolk oxen, 1 cart, 3 cows, 3 yearlings, 13 sheep,40 hogs, 4 beds and furniture, 2 tables, 3 trunks, 10 chairs, 1 loom, 3cotton wheels, 1 flax wheel, 1 chest, 1 looking glass, 2 pots, 1 oxen, 2skillets, 1 keetle, 2 wash tubs, 2 pewter dishes and 6 plates, 1 earthendish and 13 plates, 5 bowls, 2 pitchers, 1 cream pot, 1 set of cups andsaucers, 1 crib corn. John Thompson auctioned everything off and he washighest bidder.
It is clear that much of the property was lost in this action; some ofthe land that was not involved in the suit was sold to the Andrews men,as was most of the farm equipement at the time of her death. In 1838 shehad very little left. She owned no land..
Source: James Lal Penick, Jr.
The Great Western Land Pirate, John A. Murrell in Legmd and History(Pinwick states in his book that Zilpha's mothers name was Crenshaw andwas from a family that was thought to be beneath the status of theMurrells. He also stated she was a person of ill repute and had a biginfluence on the welfare of Zilpha and her family. I do not find hername connected with Crenshaw. There was a friendship between a Crenshawand John Murrell , but I do not believe they were kin.