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Email of 08/14/2004 forwarded by Sarah "Sally"
Ruth Smith Swiecki from Ralph "Ray" Raymond Smith:
Sally:
I found some wills including Luke Lee Sr.'s, at
least a review of the Probate. It gives a lot of
Genealogical information.
Follows:
William Allen, 1852, Min Bk 16 pg 431
Will proven by William H. S. Hill and John M. Winstead--Zachariah Allen
and John W. Allen Executers issued letter of testamentary. Widow Susannah
Allen (Editor's Note: Susannah Winstead Allen. Her daughter was Mary
Elizabeth Allen Smith Pate. Her maiden name was Allen. She married Luke
Lee Smith, Sr. and when he died, she marrried Jesse Pate)
Heirs:
1. John W. Allen
2. Zachariah Allen & 5 children:
William Allen
Nancy Allen
Ella Allen
John Allen
Susan Allen
3. Elizabeth Allen (Editor's Note: Mary Elizabeth Allen
became Mrs. Luke L. Smith later Mrs, Jesse Pate. Her
mother was Susannah Winstead Allen)
4. Elizabeth Smith's 1 child: Susannah Catherine Smith Myra L. Allen (Mrs. Joshua N. Fly)
5. Sarah McPhail--1851--Min Bk 16 pg 300
Will proven by Mark L. Andrews--The maiden name of said
Sarah McPhail is Sarah Pryor. She is the daughter of Luke
Pryor & sister of one John Pryor. She 1st married David
Squires, 2nd to one Hugh McCabe, 3rd to one Joseph Carter
(of Pike County, Missouri) and 4th to Angus McPhail. She
was estranged from her last husband Angus McPhail at the
time of her death.
Bequeathes to: Some of the heirs of deceased brother John Pryor to wit:
Henry Pryor of Pike Co, AL & 1 child
Rhoda A. Pryor (Mrs. Thomas Crocker)
Mary Ann Pryor (Mrs. William B. Crocker)
Heirs of deceased sister Catherine Pryor (Mrs. Thomas Smith) to wit:
Mary H. Smith (Mrs. William G. Taylor) & her 5 children:
Francis Taylor
John L. Taylor
Thomas J. J. Taylor
James Taylor
Sarah Thomas Taylor
Luke L. Smith
William Pryor Smith
Note: Reference Chancery case of John Hay, Administrator
of Luke Pryor vs Henry B. Pryor and also file relative to Luke
Pryor and Eleanor (Nelly) Pryor
Email of 08/14/04 forwarded by Sarah "Sally" Ruth
Smith from Ralph "Ray" Raymond Smith:
Sally:
It will take awhile to think all of this through, but
should clear many questions. I need to study legal
terminology of the 1800's
Luke Pryor--1848--Min Bk 16 pg 69
Will proven by David Campbell & Mark L. Andrews and John B.
McEwen. Codicil proven by Luke L. Smith, William P. Smith
& John H. Briggs. A holographic attachment found sealed up
with the Will proven by William P. Smith & Luke L. Smith..James
Green Executer fails to appear and qualify. John Hay issued
Letters of Administration with the Will annexed with Joel A.
Battle, Thomas R. Cochran, James S. Owen, William B. Johnson
and Joseph John Green as sureties..Widow Eleanor (Nelly) Pryor
(she as later wife of said Luke L. Pryor and not the mother of
his children)
Devisees:
Grandson Henry B. Pryor of China Grove, Pike Co, AL and his children to wit:
Luke Pryor
Riggins Pryor
Allen Pryor
Roberson pryor
Mary Ann Pryor (later Mrs. William B. Crocker)
Rhoda Ann Pryor (later Mrs. Thomas W. Crocker)
Said Henry B. Pryor the son of John Pryor a deceased son of Luke Pryor
To sister Sarah M. (Millie) Pryor (Mrs. Joseph Carter) of Pike Co, MO. also later Mrs. Angus McPhail
To Sarah Jane (Jincy) King and her children to wit:
Mary King (Mrs. McCoy Stanfield) of Maury Co, TN
Elizabeth (Betsy) King (Mrs. William Johnson) of Maury Co, TN
Sarah (Sally) King (Mrs. Bray Hawkins) of Hardeman Co, TN
Martha Jane King (Mrs. Stephen Damron) of Hardeman Co, TN
Ellen R. King (Mrs. Ansey Hobbs) of Mississippi
William B. King of Nolensville, Williamson Co, TN
To heirs of deceased sister Catherine Pryor (Mrs. Thomas Smith)
William Pryor Smith &
Wife Martha H. (Patsy) Taylor
Luke L. Smith
Mary H. Smith (Mrs. William G.
Taylor) & 5 children:
Francis L. Taylor
John L. Taylor
Thomas J. J. Taylor
James H. Taylor
Sarah Thomas Taylor
Email of 08/14/04 forwarded by Sarah "Sally" Ruth
Smith Swiecki from Ralph "Ray" Raymond Smith:
Sally:
No one has bothered to find out who these people were. William P.
Smith is likely a relative. Courts are usually more precise than
census takers. 'Brother William' from the 1880 census in Hickman
is William J. Smith.
I will write to someone in Williamson County Court Records for the full details of the original.
Luke L. Smith--1852---Min Bk 16 pg 393 William P. Smith issued letters of Administration
Luke L. Smith--1852--Min Bk 16 pg 394
One year provisions alloted to widow Elizabeth Smith
Luke L. Smith--1852 Min Bk 16 pg 436
Petition for dower--Widow Elizabeth Smith--William P. Smith Administrator
Heirs:
Susan C. Smith
Mary E. Smith
William T. Smith
Luke L. Smith, Jr.
Email of 08/04/04 forwarded by Sarah Ruth "Sally" Smith
Swiecki from Ralph Raymond Smith:
Sally:
GENEALOGICAL ABSTRACTS FROM REPORTED DEATHS THE
LOUISVILLE AND NASHVILLE CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE
AND THE NASHVILLE CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE 1852-1856
By Jonathan Kennon Thompson Smith Copyright, Jonathan K. T. Smith, 1997 (Page 8)
REBECCA FEATHERSTUN w/o Burrel Featherstun, died Madison County, Illinois,
February 4, 1852 in her 63rd year; d/o David and Rachel Adams of
Armolia /Amelia?/, Va.; joined MEC 1839.
THOMAS WALES PIRTLE born Va., March 22, 1789; moved with parents,
William and Mary Pirtle, at age of 4 years, to Washington County, Kentucky
where he lived until his death, March 5, 1852; md Mrs. Nancy Hays, Oct. 3, 1830.
LUKE L. SMITH died February 28, 1852 in his 34th year, Williamson County, Tennessee;
licensed in 1844 to preach locally as MECS preacher.
Major R. H. Mason born Davidson County, Tennessee, December 23, 1797; died
Rutherford County, Tennessee, January 1, 1852; veteran of Seminole War.
FANNY WALKER SMITH born April 1831; died Feb. 6, 1852.
Email of 08/14/04 forwarded by Sarah Ruth "Sally" Smith
Swiecki from Ralph “Ray” Raymond Smith:
Sally:
I found this in an abstract from the 'Nashville Christian Advocate' - dated 15 Apr 1852
LUKE L. SMITH died Feb. 28, 1852 in his 34th year, Williamson County, Tennessee; licensed
in 1844 to preach locally as MECS preacher.(Editor's Note: MECS = "Methodist Episcopal Church, South")
I gave this information to Vance Little a Genealogist at that church
about a year ago but have not heard back from him.
Luke Lee Sr.'s other children are listed as:
Susan C Smith
Mary E. Smith
William J Smith
(Erroneously listed as James T William Smith. Do you have any
other information regarding their marriages or whereabouts?)
Censuses after 1880 give State of birth for individual and both
parents. I need this to track Luke Lee Sr. and his father Thomas B Smith.
There is a Smith Cemetery in Nolensville, Tennessee that I believe
is ours. Thanks for the information regarding Mary Elizabeth Allen
and the Pate family and the contact names.
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