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=== John Ferrell<ref name="John Ferrell" /> ===
=== John Ferrell<ref name="John Ferrell" /> ===
Youngest son of Richard Sr.<br/>
Youngest son of Richard Sr.<ref name="Richard Ferrell Sr." />, had 5 kids.<br/>
* William Ferrell<ref name="William Ferrell" /><br/>
* Andrew Ferrell<ref name="Andrew Ferrell" /><br/>
* John 'Baptist' Ferrell<ref name="John Baptist Ferrell" /><br/>
* Jennie Ferrell<ref name="Jennie Ferrell" /><br/>
* Levisa Ferrell<ref name="Levisa Ferrell" /><br/>


=== Richard Ferrell Jr.<ref name="Richard Ferrell Jr." /> ===
=== Richard Ferrell Jr.<ref name="Richard Ferrell Jr." /> ===
Youngest son of Richard Sr., had 10 kids<br/>
Youngest son of Richard Sr.<ref name="Richard Ferrell Sr." />, had 10 kids<br/>
<ul>William (married Mahala Tiller)</ul>
* William<ref name="William Ferrell" /> (married Mahala Tiller)<br/>
John R (married Elizabeth Coleman)
* John R <ref name="John R Ferrell" />  (married Elizabeth Coleman)<br/>
Elizah (married Barbara Jackson)
* Elizah<ref name="Elizah Ferrell" />    (married Barbara Jackson)<br/>
Richard (married Letitia Eskew)
* Richard<ref name="Richard Ferrell III" />  (married Letitia Eskew)<br/>
Evans (married Martha Duty)
* Evans<ref name="Evans Ferrell" />    (married Martha Duty)<br/>
Moses (married Jane Lockhart)
* Moses<ref name="Moses Ferrell" />    (married Jane Lockhart)<br/>
Rachel (married William Tilley)
* Rachel<ref name="Rachel Ferrell" />    (married William Tilley)<br/>
Rebecca (married Green Justice)
* Rebecca<ref name="Rebecca Ferrell" />  (married Green Justice)<br/>
Elizabeth (married Joab Justice)
* Elizabeth<ref name="Elizabeth Ferrell" /> (married Joab Justice)<br/>
Nancy (married Cummings Music)
* Nancy<ref name="Nancy Ferrell" />    (married Cummings Music)<br/>


=== M.A. Ferrell ===
=== M.A. Ferrell ===
(Michael) M. A. Ferrell, inherited old homestead<br/>
(Michael) M. A. Ferrell, inherited old homestead<br/>


=== William Ferrell
=== William Ferrell<ref name="William Ferrell" /> ===
=== John R. Ferrell
=== John R. Ferrell<ref name="John R Ferrell" /> ===
=== Elizah Ferrell
=== Elizah Ferrell<ref name="Elizah Ferrell" /> ===
=== Richard Ferrell III
=== Richard Ferrell III<ref name="Richard Ferrell III" /> ===
=== Evans Ferrell
=== Evans Ferrell<ref name="Evans Ferrell" /> ===
=== Moses Ferrell
=== Moses Ferrell<ref name="Moses Ferrell" /> ===
=== Rachel Ferrell
=== Rachel Ferrell<ref name="Rachel Ferrell" /> ===
=== Rebecca Ferrell
=== Rebecca Ferrell<ref name="Rebecca Ferrell" /> ===
=== Elizabeth Ferrell
=== Elizabeth Ferrell<ref name="Elizabeth Ferrell" /> ===
=== Nancy Ferrell
=== Nancy Ferrell<ref name="Nancy Ferrell" /> ===


=== Rebecca Romaines<ref name="Rebecca Romaines" /> ===
=== Rebecca Romaines<ref name="Rebecca Romaines" /> ===
Wife of Richard Jr.<br/>
Wife of Richard Jr.<br/>


=== Nancy Jackson<ref name="Nancy Jackson" /> ===
Wife of Richard Sr.'s<ref name="Richard Ferrell Sr." /> son John<ref name="John Ferrell" />.<br/>


<ul>William (married Mahala Tiller)</ul>
=== <ref name="Cummings Music" /> ===
John R (married Elizabeth Coleman)
Elizah (married Barbara Jackson)
Richard (married Letitia Eskew)
Evans (married Martha Duty)
Moses (married Jane Lockhart)
Rachel (married William Tilley)
Rebecca (married Green Justice)
Elizabeth (married Joab Justice)
Nancy (married Cummings Music)


=== <ref name="Joab Justice" /> ===


=== <ref name="Green Justice" /> ===


=== <ref name="William Tilley" /> ===
=== <ref name="Jane Lockhart" /> ===
=== <ref name="Martha Duty" /> ===
=== <ref name=">Letitia Eskew" /> ===
=== <ref name="Barbara Jackson" /> ===
=== <ref name="Elizabeth Coleman" /> ===
=== <ref name="Mahala Tiller" /> ===
=== <ref name="Polly Slater" /> ===
Wife of Andrew<ref name="Andrew Ferrell" />, son of John Ferrell<ref name="John Ferrell" />.<br/>
=== <ref name="Jane Taylor" /> ===
Wife of John<ref name="John Baptist Ferrell" />, son of John Ferrell<ref name="John Ferrell" />.<br/>
=== <ref name="John Murphy" /> ===
Husband of Jennie Ferrell <ref name="Jennie Ferrell" />, daughter of John Ferrell<ref name="John Ferrell" />.<br/>
=== <ref name="Ralph Steel" /> ===
Husband of Levisa Ferrell<ref name="Levisa Ferrell" />, daughter of John Ferrell<ref name="John Ferrell" />.<br/>


== Body Text on the Ferrells ==
== Body Text on the Ferrells ==
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‘While the Guyandotte Valley was being settled with hardy pioneers from Montgomery and the territory which formerly belonged in that ancient county, the Tug Fork of Sandy was being peopled by those who had for awhile paused in their march to the wilderness on the waters of the Clinch and the Holsten. From the time of the building of the old Block House at the forks of Sandy, about the year 1789, frequent visits were made from the cabins on the frontier by daring hunters to their fiends in the old fort, but there is no account of any settlement being made on the West Virginia side of the river below the McDowell County line, or even above that line, until the year 1800, when <ref name="Richard Ferrell Jr." >Richard</ref> and <ref name="John Ferrell" >John Ferrell</ref>, <ref name="Richard Ferrell Sr.">sons of Richard Ferrell, who was killed by the Indians in Thompson's Valley in 1780</ref>, settled on the farm where <ref name="M.A. Ferrell" >M.A. Ferrell now lives.<br/>
‘While the Guyandotte Valley was being settled with hardy pioneers from Montgomery and the territory which formerly belonged in that ancient county, the Tug Fork of Sandy was being peopled by those who had for awhile paused in their march to the wilderness on the waters of the Clinch and the Holsten. From the time of the building of the old Block House at the forks of Sandy, about the year 1789, frequent visits were made from the cabins on the frontier by daring hunters to their fiends in the old fort, but there is no account of any settlement being made on the West Virginia side of the river below the McDowell County line, or even above that line, until the year 1800, when <ref name="Richard Ferrell Jr." >Richard</ref> and <ref name="John Ferrell" >John Ferrell</ref>, <ref name="Richard Ferrell Sr.">sons of Richard Ferrell, who was killed by the Indians in Thompson's Valley in 1780</ref>, settled on the farm where <ref name="M.A. Ferrell" >M.A. Ferrell now lives.<br/>


<ref name="Richard Ferrell Jr." >Richard Ferrell</ref>, the youngest brother, married a <ref name="Rebecca Romaines" >Miss Romaines</ref>, of Russell County, Virginia, and was the <ref name="Richard Ferrell Jr." >father of ten children</ref> - six sons and four daughters, His sons were William, who married Mahala Tiller, John R, who married Elizabeth Coleman; Elizah, who married Barbara Jackson; Richard, who married Letitia Eskew; Evans, who married Martha Duty, and Moses, who married Jane Lockhart. His daughters were Rachel, who married William Tilley; Rebecca, who married Green Justice; Elizabeth, who married Joab Justice, and Nancy, who married Cummings Music?<br/>
<ref name="Richard Ferrell Jr." >Richard Ferrell</ref>, the youngest brother, married a <ref name="Rebecca Romaines" >Miss Romaines</ref>, of Russell County, Virginia, and was the <ref name="Richard Ferrell Jr." >father of ten children</ref> - six sons and four daughters, His sons were <ref name="William Ferrell" >William</ref>, who married Mahala Tiller</ref>, <ref name="John R Ferrell" >John R</ref>, who married <ref name="Elizabeth Coleman" >Elizabeth Coleman</ref>; <ref name="Elizah Ferrell" >Elizah</ref>, who married <ref name="Barbara Jackson" >Barbara Jackson</ref>; <ref name="Richard Ferrell III" >Richard</ref>, who married <ref name=">Letitia Eskew" >Letitia Eskew</ref>; <ref name="Evans Ferrell" >Evans</ref>, who married <ref name="Martha Duty" >Martha Duty</ref>, and <ref name="Moses Ferrell" >Moses</ref>, who married <ref name="Jane Lockhart" >Jane Lockhart</ref>. His daughters were <ref name="Rachel Ferrell" >Rachel</ref>, who married <ref name="William Tilley" >William Tilley</ref>; <ref name="Rebecca Ferrell" >Rebecca</ref>, who married <ref name="Green Justice" >Green Justice</ref>; <ref name="Elizabeth Ferrell" >Elizabeth</ref>, who married <ref name="Joab Justice" >Joab Justice</ref>, and <ref name="Nancy Ferrell" >Nancy</ref>, who married <ref name="Cummings Music" >Cummings Music?</ref><br/>


John Ferrell married Nancy Jackson of Russell County, Virginia. He was the father of three sons and two daughters, His sons were William who moved to Roane County; Andrew, who married Polly Slater, and then moved to Missouri; and John who married Jane Taylor, and was through along life a prominent Baptist preacher, and was greatly beloved by all who knew him. His daughters were Jennie, who married John Murphy, and Levisa, who married Ralph Steel, of Island Creek.<br/>
John Ferrell<ref name="John Ferrell" /> married Nancy Jackson<ref name="Nancy Jackson" /> of Russell County, Virginia. He was the father of three sons and two daughters, His sons were William<ref name="William Ferrell" /> who moved to Roane County; Andrew<ref name="Andrew Ferrell" />, who married Polly Slater<ref name="Polly Slater" />, and then moved to Missouri; and John<ref name="John Baptist Ferrell" /> who married Jane Taylor<ref name="Jane Taylor" />, and was through along life a prominent Baptist preacher, and was greatly beloved by all who knew him. His daughters were Jennie<ref name="Jennie Ferrell" />, who married John Murphy<ref name="John Murphy" />, and Levisa<ref name="Levisa Ferrell" />, who married Ralph Steel<ref name="Ralph Steel" />, of Island Creek.<br/>




Revision as of 19:08, 21 March 2023

Book Click Here "A History of Logan County: from the 1896 files of the Logan Banner"

History of Logan County: From the 1896 Files of the Logan Banner or Local copy here.

Publication date:     1896?
Topics:                      genealogy
Author:                      Henry Clay Ragland
Language:                English



People Referenced

Richard Ferrell Sr.[1]

Progenitor

John Ferrell[2]

Youngest son of Richard Sr.[1], had 5 kids.

  • William Ferrell[3]
  • Andrew Ferrell[4]
  • John 'Baptist' Ferrell[5]
  • Jennie Ferrell[6]
  • Levisa Ferrell[7]

Richard Ferrell Jr.[8]

Youngest son of Richard Sr.[1], had 10 kids

  • William[3] (married Mahala Tiller)
  • John R [9] (married Elizabeth Coleman)
  • Elizah[10] (married Barbara Jackson)
  • Richard[11] (married Letitia Eskew)
  • Evans[12] (married Martha Duty)
  • Moses[13] (married Jane Lockhart)
  • Rachel[14] (married William Tilley)
  • Rebecca[15] (married Green Justice)
  • Elizabeth[16] (married Joab Justice)
  • Nancy[17] (married Cummings Music)

M.A. Ferrell

(Michael) M. A. Ferrell, inherited old homestead

William Ferrell[3]

John R. Ferrell[9]

Elizah Ferrell[10]

Richard Ferrell III[11]

Evans Ferrell[12]

Moses Ferrell[13]

Rachel Ferrell[14]

Rebecca Ferrell[15]

Elizabeth Ferrell[16]

Nancy Ferrell[17]

Rebecca Romaines[18]

Wife of Richard Jr.

Nancy Jackson[19]

Wife of Richard Sr.'s[1] son John[2].

[20]

[21]

[22]

[23]

[24]

[25]

=== Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag and [2], [1], settled on the farm where Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag, the youngest brother, married a [18], of Russell County, Virginia, and was the [8] - six sons and four daughters, His sons were [3], who married Mahala Tiller</ref>, [9], who married [26]; [10], who married [27]; [11], who married [28]; [12], who married [25], and [13], who married [24]. His daughters were [14], who married [23]; [15], who married [22]; [16], who married [21], and [17], who married [20]

John Ferrell[2] married Nancy Jackson[19] of Russell County, Virginia. He was the father of three sons and two daughters, His sons were William[3] who moved to Roane County; Andrew[4], who married Polly Slater[29], and then moved to Missouri; and John[5] who married Jane Taylor[30], and was through along life a prominent Baptist preacher, and was greatly beloved by all who knew him. His daughters were Jennie[6], who married John Murphy[31], and Levisa[7], who married Ralph Steel[32], of Island Creek.


CHAPTER XXII

(page 118)
(page 122)
William Bingham Mead, who married Esther Davis, came from Virginia around 1790, and settled on the old Vancouver settlement at the Blockhouse at the forks of Sandy. In the early part of the present century, about 1801, he moved with his family, to Marrowbone Creek. He had three sons and five daughters. His sons were: William B., Jr. who married Jane Ellen Rutherford; Samuel, who married a Miss Patton, and John, who married a Miss Ewood, and move to Ohio. His daughters were: Elizabeth who married Issac Brewster; Maragaret, who married a Thomas Watts; Frances, who married Theodore Gooding; Anna, who married Perry Burruss; and Teziah, who married John Cline. William B. Jr. had seven boys and four girls. His sons were: James, who married a Miss Dingess; Lewis, who married a Miss Spaulding; Thomas B. who married a Miss Sartin; William B. who married a Miss Messer. The daughters were: Mary, who married John Field; Priscilla, who married Hiram Rose; Lydia, who married Silas Damron, and Ellen, who married G.B.C. Floyd, and who was the mother of Hon. J.D. Floyd, Mrs. S. P. Kelly, and several other children.

Issac Brewer, who married the eldest daughter (Elizabeth) of W.B. Meade Sr. was of English Stock. Among the soldiers who came with Braddok to America, in 1755, were two brothers by the name of Brewer; one of them was killed at Fort DuQuesne, on July 9, 1755 but the other survived the war, and settled in southwestern Virginia, where he had several sons and daughters.

(page 123)
One of the sons after service in the Revolution, married Sallie Roark, who afterwards became the wife of Emile Millard. To this former marriage of Sallie Roark was born Isaac ewster; who came with Millard to the Tug Valley, and after his marriage to Miss Meads, settled on Marrowbone. To this marriage were born eight sons and three daughters. His sons were: Lewis, who married a Miss Marcum, William, who moved to Kanawha; Isaac, who married a Miss Spaulding; Samuel, who married a Miss Kirk; Johnson, who married a Miss Clark; Calvin, who married a Miss Messer, James, who married a Miss Newsome; Aaron, who married a Miss Meade; and Anthony, who married a Miss James. His daughters were Eliza, who first married Jacob Marcum, and then Compton Statfford; Evaline, who married another Jacob Marcum; and Matilda, who Married Moses Farrell, who was for a long time a Member of the County Court of Logan.

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 sons of Richard Ferrell, who was killed by the Indians in Thompson's Valley in 1780
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 John Ferrell
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 William
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Andrew Ferrell
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named John Baptist Ferrell
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Jennie Ferrell
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Levisa Ferrell
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 father of ten children
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 John R
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Elizah
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Richard
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Evans
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Moses
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Rachel
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Rebecca
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 Elizabeth
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 Nancy
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Miss Romaines
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Nancy Jackson
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 Cummings Music?
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 Joab Justice
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 Green Justice
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 William Tilley
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 Jane Lockhart
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 Martha Duty
  26. ↑ Elizabeth Coleman
  27. ↑ Barbara Jackson
  28. ↑ Letitia Eskew" >Letitia Eskew
  29. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Polly Slater
  30. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Jane Taylor
  31. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named John Murphy
  32. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Ralph Steel
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