Arvid COLLBERG [Parents] died in 1744 in Oppeby, Östergötlands län, Sweden. He married Katarina HOLSTENSDOTTER.
Katarina HOLSTENSDOTTER died in 1737 in Oppeby, Östergötlands län, Sweden. She married Arvid COLLBERG.
They had the following children:
F i Catharina ARVIDSSON was born in 1706. She died in 1805. M ii Anders COLLBERG was born in 1711 in Oppeby, Östergötlands län, Sweden. He died in 1805 in Hägerstad, Östergötlands län, Sweden. M iii Erik COLLBERG died in 1723 in Uppsala, Uppsala län, Sweden. M iv Petter COLLBERG died in 1757 in Hägerstad, Östergötlands län, Sweden.
Andrew PETERSON.Andrew married Christine.
Died on the Ocean
Christine.Christine married Andrew PETERSON.
Other marriages:HAAG, Lars
They had the following children:
F i Mary PETERSON. F ii Anna PETERSON. F iii Hanna PETERSON. F iv Emma PETERSON. F v Louisa PETERSON was born in 1835. M vi John PETERSON died about 1865. M vii Alfred PETERSON.
Nels G. NELSON was born 1 in 1854 in Sweden. He married Carrie Henrietta PETERSON. Nels was counted in a census 2 in 1880 in Lockridge, Jefferson, Iowa.
Carrie Henrietta PETERSON [Parents] was born 1 on 1 Oct 1859 in New Sweden, Madrid, Iowa. She died on 18 Nov 1907. She married Nels G. NELSON. Carrie was counted in a census 2 in 1880 in Lockridge, Jefferson, Iowa.
They had the following children:
M i Lloyd NELSON. M ii Arthur NELSON. M iii Lawrence Cassel NELSON. M iv Clarence NELSON. F v Grace NELSON. F vi Helen NELSON.
Jan Axel Birger PONTÉN [Parents] was born in 1926 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. He died in Nov 1999. He married Inger NILSSON.
Other marriages:ALFONS, Carin
SAMUELSON, Gitt
A doctor specializing in cancer who died of cancer.
Former website
http://www.uu.se/cgi-bin/phinq_swe?Qalias=N96-4340
Inger NILSSON was born in Sweden. She died in Sweden. She married Jan Axel Birger PONTÉN.
They had the following children:
M i Bjorn PONTEN was born in 1945 in Sweden.
John DANIELSON.John married Elizabeth ANDERSON.
Elizabeth ANDERSON.Elizabeth married John DANIELSON.
They had the following children:
M i John August DANIELSON was born in 1830. M ii Andrew Victor DANIELSON. F iii Matilda Sophia DANIELSON was born on 7 May 1831. She died on 10 Sep 1918. F iv Maria Albertine DANIELSON was born on 10 Jan 1832. M v Frank Oscar DANIELSON was born in 1841.
William M. GRAHAM [Parents] [scrapbook] 1 was born 2 on 26 Sep 1801 in South Carolina. He died on 28 Jan 1882 in Winterset, Iowa. He was buried in Winterset Cemetery, Iowa. He married Sally C. GARTIN on 23 Dec 1823 in Todd Co., Kentucky. William was counted in a census 3 in 1880 in Winterset, Madison, Iowa.
Other marriages:POPHAM, Jane
s: Book "DAVID GRAHAM OF CHESTER COUNTY, S.C., AND HIS DESCENDANTS 1772-1989" pages 74 and 164-167.
There are land grants in IL issued to William Mills Graham in 1835.
Tombstone is at http://iowagravestones.org/gs_view.php/id_117806
This shows his name as Wm. Graham, not William M. Graham, so it leaves unanswered the nme of his mother.
Sally C. GARTIN [Parents] was born on 29 Nov 1798 in Kentucky. She died on 29 Jul 1833 in Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois. The cause of death was Cholera epidemic. She married William M. GRAHAM on 23 Dec 1823 in Todd Co., Kentucky.
Died in a cholera epidemic.
s: Book "DAVID GRAHAM OF CHESTER COUNTY, S.C., AND HIS DESCENDANTS 1772-
1989" pages 164-167Perhaps dtr of Richard Gartin and Anna Kincaid. See book.
They had the following children:
F i Martha Ann GRAHAM was born on 23 Sep 1824. She died on 24 Feb 1897. F ii Nancy Ellen GRAHAM was born on 23 Nov 1825 in Kentucky.
s: Book "DAVID GRAHAM OF CHESTER COUNTY, S.C., AND HIS DESCENDANTS 1772-
1989" pages 167M iii Andrew Richard GRAHAM was born on 10 May 1829 in Illinois.
s: Book "DAVID GRAHAM OF CHESTER COUNTY, S.C., AND HIS DESCENDANTS 1772-
1989" pages 167M iv Robert Culbertson GRAHAM was born on 10 Jan 1831. He died on 5 Nov 1915.
Andrew GRIMBS Graham [Parents] 1, 2 was born about 1753 in County Antrim, Ireland. He died on 11 Mar 1821 in Todd County, Kentucky. He married Margaret about 1797 in , Chester Co., South Carolina.
Other marriages:COULTER, Margaret
CHESNUT, Mary
PHILLIPS, Margaret
Andrew Grimbs arrived in Charleston, South Carolina on 19 December 1772. In January, 1773 he was granted 100 acres of land in Chester County, South Carolina. The land grant gives his name as Andrew Grimbs, See Scotch-Irish Migration to South Carolina, 1772: (Rev. William Martin and His Five Shiploads of Settlers) by Jean Stephenson, page 74.
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~merle/Rm/PaFarmer.htm
Later, the family started using the name Graham rather than Grimbs. This has caused controversy among genealogists.
There are doubts and questions about Andrew Graham. Everything about him is doubtful, including his date of birth, the names and number of the wives he had, and which children were by which wife,
There was a criminal case brought in Belfast Ireland in 1772 against a man named Andrew Graham. The index to the Belfast News-Letter shows an Andrew Graham in a list of persons named in relation to a rising or riot at Kilconway, county Antrim reported on page 2 of the edition of 17 March 1772. There are several other mentions of Graham, Andrew in the index, but this was the only one for 1772.
See: http://www.ucs.louisiana.edu/bnl/
Index to Belfast Newsletter 1737-1800The IGI lists a person named Andrew Grahams who was born 18 SEP 1755 Donaghmore, Tyrone, Ireland. His mother was Jane and his father was James Grahams. In spite of the differences, this could be the same person.
My great-great-great-grandfather was Andrew Graham who was born in Ireland in "About 1753". His mother was Janet and his father was David Graham. Andrew Grahams was born 18 SEP 1755 and his mother was Jane and his father was James Grahams. In spite of the two years difference in dates, the difference between Janet and Jane and the difference between David Graham and James Grahams, there is enough similarity that further checking is appropriate.
One possibility concerns the fact that my Andrew was the eldest of eight children. When a man died it was customary for his brother to marry the widow. So, it is possible that James died and David the next brother married Jane or Janet. The fact that Andrew had a different father from the others was just never mentioned.
A Graham family history is at http://proni.nics.gov.uk/records/private/graham.htm
The DAR Patriot Index Centennial Edition Part III, (Washington: NSDAR, 1994), page 1203, says:
Andrew: b c 1734 IR d a 5-9-1821 KY m (1)Margaret Coalton (2) Mary Chestnut (3) Margaret ___ Sol PS SC
Andrew Graham arrived in America just in time to serve in the American Revolutionary War.
I have been compiling my family tree. I am taking information mostly compiled by people who are now deceased and putting it into my computer. According to one website, my great-great-great-great-grandmother was named Mary Stuart, who was born in Ireland 1729. http://www.anusha.com/pafg31.htm#906 .
The story that one of the wives of Andrew Graham was descended from the Kings of Scotland has been around since at least 1800. However, I doubt that the story is true. One entry I have come across says that she was the great-great granddaughter of King James I of Scotland, by his second wife, a commoner. However, the Kings of Scotland did not have "second wives" who were commoners. Instead, they had mistresses and bastard children, in great number. The different King James of Scotland often had many mistresses, especially King James IV and King James V.
I have found a brief biography of James I of Scotland (1397-1437). However, he lived too long ago to be the great-great-grandfather of Mary Stuart.They might mean James I of England, who was also James VI of Scotland. It is nevertheless intriguing to think that this Mary Stuart might be part of the famous Stuart Royal Family of England. The name certainly sounds like the name of a member of the British Royal Family.
Mary Stuart was married to Robert Coulter. Robert Coulter was born in Scotland about 1723. He left Scotland 1746-47 after the battle of Culloden. He fought on the side of Bonnie Prince Charles. Seems a price was put his head so he left Scotland.
A website family tree which deals with the descendants of Mary Stuart (but not with her ancestors) is at
http://www.uftree.com/UFT/WebPages/tallen/ROBERT/A big problem I have been having with my family tree concerns Andrew Graham, husband of Margaret Coulter, who was the daughter of Mary Stuart. Andrew Graham died in 1821. One group says he was born in 1753 and was married twice. The other group says he was born in 1720, lived to be 101 years old, was married three times and had 11 children and that I am a descendant of the wife in the middle which according to the first group did not exist.
Both sides have documents proving their cases. I tend to favor the side that says he was born in 1753. However, this problem has made it difficult for me to extend my family tree. The other side, which says that Andrew Graham was born in 1720 and died in 1821 at the age of 101, has a website at
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/c/l/a/Millie-A-Clarke-/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0458.html
I believe that website contains several mistakes. It also makes Andrew Graham older than his father, David Graham.Andrew Graham fought in the American Revolutionary War. Andrew Graham was in the Revolutionary War; was taken prisoner and condemned to death, but the battle of Yorktown and the close of the war saved his life.
This is one of the factors which has led me to believe that he was born in 1753, because that would make him 23 when the war started, a suitable age to be fighting. There is no doubt that he fought in that war, because several applications to join the "Daughters of the American Revolution" have been filed by his descendants.
My great-great-great-great grandfather David Graham came from Ireland with his wife and children on the ship Pennsylvania Farmer which left Belfast 16 October 1772 and arrived in Charleston, South Carolina on 19 December 1772.
He arrived just in time to send two of his sons, one of which was my great-great-great grandfather, Andrew Graham, to fight in the American Revolutionary War.
There is one school of thought that Andrew had 3 wives, including Mary Chestnut as the second wife. But apparently one researcher could find no proof that she was ever Andrew's wife. There isn't any particular proof she wasn't his wife either, and exactly who was the child of which mother seems to mostly come from the Andrew Graham will.
My information comes from several sources. First and foremost from a suitcase found in my mother's house which was "to be deposited into a suitable waste disposal site" by order of Judge Michael Gamble of the Lynchburg Circuit Court issued in 1994 at the request of my brother, Creighton Sloan.
That suitcase which I found and rescued contained the numerous old photos such as the photos of my grandmother Mary Graham when she was a little girl in 1882 and her mother in 1864. I scanned and posted those photos on my web site in 1995 and that was the seed that started this, when people started writing me letters about them.
http://www.samsloan.com/gg-mom.htm
http://www.samsloan.com/gg-mom-2.htmNext, my brother Creighton sent me some information he had assembled, which was strange because Creighton has been fighting with me and our mother for 30 years and has never before or since sent me a friendly letter.
I believe that what Creighton sent me was largely based on Philip Graham's book plus updates reflecting current family members and new children born.
Then, I often get bits and pieces of information from people who see my web site and add a relative or two.
My grandmother Mary Graham married Wesley Jacobson, who was Swedish. On the Swedish side, I get lots of letters because Wesley Jacobson's grandfather led the first Swedish settlement in Iowa and they are mentioned in history books, research papers, doctoral thesis and so on, so I am constantly getting new information or inquiries about that.
In about 1959 in the summer I went to a golden wedding anniversary for one of my Graham relatives in Northeastern Iowa. More than one hundred relatives were there. I wish I could remember who it was whose anniversary we were celebrating.
We had an old family tree in the 1950s. According to this tree, which I never personally saw, we were related to the sister of John Paul Jones, the Scot captain who became American and fought against the British in the American Revolutionary War. However, I have doubts about this. I have tried to backtrack this idea and have gotten nowhere. Still, other researchers have informed me that we are related to the Paul family in some way.
My uncle Newell Jacobson who lived in Florida later told me that he had that family tree. However, Newell died in 1989 and I do not know what happened to the old family tree. I believe it was made by a commercial company and not by a family member.
Every researcher agrees that I am the great-great-great-grandson of Andrew Graham. However, some say that I am descended from his first wife, some say that I am descended from his last wife and some say that I am descended from his middle wife, who others say did not exist.
I can just imagine when, 300 years from now, researchers try to figure out my five wives and eight children.
Sam Sloan
Here is one of the problems.
This letter says:
Graham-Mills Line
Andrew Graham, born Scotland 1720, married first 1750 Margaret Coulton, born 1725 Scotland, died SC; married second Mary Chestnut, born ?, died 1793; married third 1800 Margaret Phillips, died 1820.
However, mine says that Andrew Graham was born in 1753 and married Margaret Coultor and that he died in 1821.
That is only the beginning. There are many other differences, so I feel that these are not the same people but two different people.
What do you think?
Sam Sloan
Dear Philip and Millie,
I am having a real problem here. The data you are sending me says:
Andrew Graham, born Scotland 1720, married first 1750 Margaret Coulton, born 1725 Scotland, died SC; married second Mary Chestnut, born ?, died 1793; married third 1800 Margaret Phillips, died 1820.
You have a will of Andrew Graham dated 1821 which lists numerous children including Andrew who was born in 1808.
This means that Andrew Graham lived to be 101 years old and fathered a child when he was 88 years old!
The other possibility is that there are two Andrew Grahams.
I personally hope that I will be able to father children when I am 88 years old, but not many men can do that nor are many men married as many times or have as many children as Andrew Graham seems to have had.
Are you sure that this is just one man, and not two? Am I missing something?
Sam Sloan
Sam - The main reason is that both deal with the family line of Jennet Graham Mills, wife of Adam Mills, who was the daughter of Andrew Graham. We have to find something in the records to either support these two items or refute them. Phil
Fought in the American Revolutionary War in Capt. Alexander Turner's Company in the Upper Battalion of Samuel Richardson's Regiment under the command of Major Joseph Brown. See militia's roster as of 21 December 1778 in the Andrew Richardson papers in the library of the University of South Carolina. He is listed as Andrew Grimbs.
Taken prisoner and condemned to death. Saved by Battle of Yorktown and end of war
Immigration: Bef. 1776, from Scotland. Military service: ABT 1776, Served in Revolutionary War in militia
Occupation: Militiaman. http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/c/l/a/Millie-A-Clarke-/index.htmls: Book "DAVID GRAHAM OF CHESTER COUNTY, S.C., AND HIS DESCENDANTS 1772-1989" pages 64-74
Name also written Grumbs, Grimbs, and Grimes
Probably born in County Antrim, Ireland. Died between 11 March (date of will) and May 1821 (date of probate).
Came with parents to SC in 1772. Received land in SC on 17 March 1775.
There is a big problem with Andrew Graham because some say that he had two wives and was born in 1753 and others say he had three wives and was born in 1720 and died at the age of 101. Until this problem is solved, it will not be possible to be certain of the family trees of his ancestors and descendants.
Here is a note about this:
I finished xeroxing pages from the Graham genealogy book. I still need to make a print out of the supplemental material - which I plan to finish today - so that I can get the material out in the mail to you.
Attached is a text file on the family line of John McKee (died in Chester County SC, fall of 1794). This John McKee may possibly have been related to your Janet McKee Mills. As you can see from the text, Adams Mills named as one of the excutors to the will of John McKee. Some of the children of John & Nancy McKee moved with the Grahams to the area of Todd County KY. Martha B. McKee married Robert C. Graham, son of Andrew Graham. William McKee was named as one of the excutors to the will of Adams Mills, along with Matthew Graham & Robert C. Graham. John McKee was appointed guardian to two of Andrew Graham's children - Nancy Graham & Thomas P. Graham. Nancy Wilson, wife of John McKee, was the sister of Janette Wilson, wife of Matthew Graham (son of Andrew Graham) - children of John Wilson & Martha. I have more information on this Wilson family if your interested. As you can see there was a close association between this line of John McKee (died 1794) with the Grahams & Mills family.
Your information on Mary Chestnut as a wife of Andrew Graham has been a real puzzle to me. I do not have any proof (birth records or will records) as to which children of Andrew Graham were by which wife. I feel that the birth dates of the children of Andrew Graham (by which ever wife) are more accurate than those listed in your account. Those dates with day-month-year are from cemetery records; those with approximate dates are from census records - which are iffy.
Here is an outline of what I found on the wives of Andrew Graham. There is more detailed information in the pages which I will be sending you.
1. Margaret Coulter. The first record of Margaret Coulter is on 6 February 1773 she received land grant of 100 acres (amount granted a single adult) in what was then Craven County later Chester County SC. Margaret's siblings (Mary Ann, Archibald & Robert S) also received land grants in Chester County SC at this time. On 3 July 1791, Andrew Graham & his wife Margaret sold to Hugh McMillan the 100 acres warranted to Margaret Coulter in 1773 (Chester County SC Deed Bk E, page 263). The only other deed records in Chester County SC which lists Andrew Graham with a wife was made on 5 January 1790 where Andrew & Margaret Graham sold to Lard Burns the 100 acres granted to Andrew "Grimbs" on 17 March 1775. This deed is the prime proof connecting the spelling of Grimbs to the Grahams.
The death date for Margaret Coulter Graham is unknown. On April 1790 Andrew Graham was among the men appointed overseer for the construction of a road in Chester County SC. He was relieved of this duty and another man was appointed in his stead in September 1792. Mrs Kell felt that Margaret Coulter Graham may have been ill or died about this time & may have accounted for Andrew's release at this time. Robert C. Graham was born 11 July 1792 (from his tombstone in Spring Grove Cemetery, Warren County IL). Margaret Coulter Graham's father was Robert Coulter. So we assumed that Robert C. Graham was the son of Margaret Coulter Graham & that she may have died sometime after the birth.
2. Mary Chestnut. We could not find any records in Chester County SC with "Mary" as a wife of Andrew Graham. Not all the land deeds for Andrew Graham listed a wife - so there is a gap. The Grahams were associated with the family of David Chestnut of Chester County SC. I have information on the Chestnuts but I can not put my hands on it at the moment. There is a webpage on the Chestnut - again I am not sure of exact address but will send it later. Over the years I have looked into the Chestnut family of Chester County SC & I have been unable to link Andrew Graham to any of them. Oddly, I have been unable to find a "Mary" listed among the early Chestnut family, although it is a common name. Alexander Chestnut, son of David, moved to the area of Todd County KY along with the Grahams, McKees & Coulters. I can not prove or disprove Mary Chesnut as a wife of Andrew Graham. Mrs Kell felt very strongly about documentation. She felt that since there is no document to support Mary Chestnut as a wife of Andrew Graham that it should be discounted.
3. Margaret surname unknown. At the time of Andrew Graham's will (1821 Todd County KY) his wife as Margaret. There are deed records in Todd County KY that record the widow Margaret Graham until 1829. She apparently moved to Morgan County IL with her son (assuming it was her son) William Mills Graham. There is a deed record for Margaret Graham in Morgan County IL in 1835. It was at this time that William Mills Graham, along with Margaret Graham & his sister Nancy Graham Popham, moved from Morgan County IL to Henderson County IL. They joined the South Henderson Presbyterian Church in 1836. An elderly woman was listed in the 1840 census of Henderson County IL in the household of Ezekiel Popham (husband of Nancy Graham). The census records from 1800 to 1840 indicate that Margaret Graham was born between 1770 & 1774. This range in birth date would indicate that this Margaret is not the same woman as Margaret Coulter - who recieved a land grant as an adult in 1773.
Mrs Kell was very much a believer in the naming pattern of children. The eldest son was named after the husband's father, the second son was named after the wife's father. The eldest daughter was named after the husband's mother, the second daughter was named after the wife's mother. The early Grahams seemed to have followed this pattern. Based on the assumptions that Margaret Coulter Graham died in 1792 or shortly after; Andrew Graham married again to another Margaret by whom he had Martha Graham & William Mills Graham; therefore the surname of Margaret may have been "Mills" and her parents were William Mills & Martha. No proofs but assumptions.
Another observation. The middle name "Mills" was used for a son of William Mills Graham (John Mills Graham 1842-1926), and also in the son of John Mills Graham (Oley Mills Graham 1876-1946). The name "Chestnut" was not used among any of the children or grandchildren of Andrew Graham (died 1821 Todd County KY).
Thomas P. Graham (1803-1889), son of Andrew Graham (d. 1821 Todd County KY) - I have not found anything that indicates his middle name as "Phillips". The records in Todd County KY show that "P" was his middle initial. I have not been able to find a Phillips family associated with the Grahams in either SC or KY.
That is a summary of my thoughts on the wives of Andrew Graham. I hope to get down to the DAR Library to look at the DAR application of Janet Allen Schmidt, 26 January 1929. Do you want a copy of the DAR application of Mary Bruington & a copy of the Harding letter? The Harding letter (dated 30 June 1970) contains the same information as your graham.doc file.
Phil Graham
I have found a brief biography of James I of Scotland (1397-1437)
However, he lived too long ago to be the great-grandfather of Levi, I believe.
It is intriguing to think that this Mary Stuart might be part of the famous Stuart royal family of England
Sam Sloan
At 12:33 PM 3/1/2001 EST, Tonynell@aol.com wrote:
Good morning Sam! I will give you what information I have. I hope it helps.
Some of it was given to me by a lady who is a decadent of Robert Stuart Coulter a brother of Mary Ann's.
She has it that Levi was either a grandson or great grandson of James the 1st of Scotland. James was married twice his second wife a commoner and that is where Levi comes in.
Robert Coulter was born in Scotland about 1723. He left Scotland 1746-47 after the battle of Culloden. He fought on the side of Bonnie Prince Charles.
Seems a price was put his head so he left Scotland.
Robert married Mary Stuart before 1753. Mary was born 1729 in Ireland. Both died in Chester South Carolina. Robert 1783. I don't seem to have a date for
Mary. Their children are as follows:
Archibald b-1753
Margaret b- about 1755
Mary Ann b-about 1752
Elizabeth b-about 1758
Robert Stuart b-1760
All were born in Tyrone Co. Ireland.
Mary Ann married John Stevenson in South Carolina. They later went to Kentucky. Mary died there about 1824 on cancer of the face. John returned to SC he lived to be 101 years old and is buried in Murray Co., GA. He served in the Revolutionary War. He was a blacksmith. did this during the war, As I understand it never saw any combat. He came to the states in 1772 with his mother. The story goes that his father and siblings came earlier planning to meet but they never found each other again. He came here via Charleston
S.C.John and Mary Ann had seven children.
Robert b-about 1778 d 1831. This is my gr gr grandfather.
Mary b-about 1780.
Andrew b- August 30th 1783 d-July 16th1857. Andrew was married four times.
William b-about 1785
John b-Dec 24th 1785 d-Sept 11th 1835
Elizabeth b-about 1788 d-before 1854.
Margaret b-about 1792 d-before 1835.
All seem to be born in Mecklenburg N.C.
Think that is all you would like to know. Some you most likely know. the lady I spoke of thinks Robert Coulter's father name was Archibald being his oldest son was named that. There is a submission that says Norman, So I have no idea. Hope this is of interest to you. NellieFrom notes on Andrew Graham:
Andrew Graham was in the Revolutionary War; was taken prisoner and condemned to death, but the battle of Yorktown and the close of the war saved his life.
Margaret Coalton Graham's deeds of patriotism, bravery, and self denial were household words in South Carolina.
___________________________________
From David Graham of Chester County, South Carolina and His Descendants 1772 - 1989 by Katharine Tolle Kell and Philip James Graham; Birmingham, MI 1990, p 65"Andrew, listed in the South Carolina Council Journal as Andrew 'Grumbs', came to America with his parents and siblings on the ship Pennsylvania Farmer, which left Belfast on 16 October 1772 and arrived at Charleston, South Carolina, on 19 December 1772. He was part of the Rev. William Martin's grou of five shiploads of settlers. On 6 January 1773 he went with the others before the South Carolina General Assembly to request land and on 17 March 1775, as Andrew 'Grimbs', received the single-person's grant of 100 acres. The land was in Craven (laterChester) County on Rocky Creek and was bounded by the lands of James Knox, Francis Henderson,
Benjamin Mitchell, and Laird Burns (Royal Grant, Vol. 35, p. 307; and Collonial Plats, Vol. 16, P. 243."
__________________________
From Philip Graham:"It is now known that Andrew and his family moved from South Carolina to
Kentucky in 1805-1806, because 1806 was the earliest year in which his name
appeared on the Kentucky Tax Rolls. He was listed in 1806 Logan County Tax
Rolls with an estate of 200 acres of "second rate land" on the Elk Fork,
and owned one slave and three horses or mules. Matthew Graham, Andrew's
son, and Adam Mills, Andrew's son-in-law (husband of Jennet Graham) also
first appeared on the Logan-Christian County Tax rolls in 1806. Another
whose name first appeared on the Christian County Tax Rolls in 1806 was
John McKee, probably the father of Martha B. McKee who later married
Andrew's son Robert C. Graham. Probably serveral families, including the
Grahams, Mills, Wilsons, and McKees, migrated as a group from South
Carolina to Kentucky in the winter of 1805-6."Andrew continued to be listed in Logan County Tax Rolls until 1817. In
the 1807 Tax Rolls, Andrew's property was described as 238 acres of "third
rate land", one slave and two horses or mules. In 1810 he owned 238 acres
of "third rate land" a slave and five horses. In 1815 he paid taxes on 109
acres patented to B. Allen plus 138 acres of "third rate land", a slave and
four horses. In 1815 his land was valued at $5 an acre, and the total
value of his property including his slave and his horses was
$1,740. .... In 1817 he owned 238 acres of land plus one slave and five
horses or jacks, with a total value of $1897."No tax list is extant for Logan County in 1818. In 1819 Andrew was listed
in Christian County (then next to Logan County)> He owned 240 acres of
"second rate" land, one slave, five horses,etc. totalling $2,955. Later in
1819, the area in Christian County where Andrew and his family lived became
part of the newly established Todd County. The 1820 tax record for Todd
County was the last Kentucky listing for Andrew Graham; he still owned 240
acres of "second rate" land, one slave, five horses, etc. totaling $2,825."Andrew died between March and May of 1821, but not until 1824 when his
estate was settled did his widow, Margaret, appear on the Todd County tax
rolls. At that time no land was listed in her name, but she did own one
slave, one horse, etc., at a total value of $775."William McKee, brother-in-law of Robert C. Graham, appeared as executor to
the estate of Andrew Graham in the Todd County Tax Rolls between
1821-23. In 1821 Andrew Graham's estate consisted of 346 acres, one slave,
four horses, etc.; and in 1822 the estate consisted of the same amount of
land plus three horses, etc., but no slaves. By 1823 the estate amounted
to 220 acres on Rain Lick Creek, no slave, one horse, etc. totaling
$1,360. In 1824 William was no longer listed as Andrew's executor,
presumably because the esate had been settled."It is interesting that William did ot list Andrew's slave, Sandy, in 1822
and 1823. Andrew bequeathed Sandy to his widow and daughters, but they did
not emancipate Sandy until 1829. In the 1837 and 1838 Todd County Tax
rolls, Sandy Graham was listed as a free black."... accounts... from the probate records of the estate of Andrew Graham
(Todd County Court House Will Book A p. 169-175). Andrew Graham apparently
continued to work in the blacksmith trade up until his latter years as two
of theses accounts were due the estate for blacksmith work."March 1822, Robert E Acock received $10 from Robert C. Graham,
administrator of the estate of Andrew Graham, for the schooling of Thomas
Graham, Son of Andrew Graham decd." ............In the appraisal bill of the estate of Andrew Graham dated 23 May 1821 and
presented to the June Term 1821 Todd County Court (Todd County Will Book A
P. 23-24):
(summarized and excerpted here)
7 cows, 6 calves, 3 heifers, 16 head of hogs, 2 sows,and 10 pigs totaling
$126.50.
3 horses totaling $225. Waggon gear $130.
1 black man Sandy valued at $700.
Several plows, hoes, axes, bridles, saddle, saddle bag, side
saddle, branding iron, etc.
2 flat irons, grind stone, sickle, coffee mill, churn and basket, milk
crocks, water pails.
Furniture: 2 chests, 4 beds: 1 bedstead, 2 bed do & do, 1 bed do.
Kitchen: press, kettle and pot hooks, tea kettle, small pot and skillet, 2
ovens and lids, hand irons.
Cupboard furniture: Dining table and linnen, bureau, brass candlestick,
small trunk, looking glass, cotton wheel, 5 chairs.
Total value of itemized list: $1574.
J. Brown, J.D Goren?, John McKee appraisers and Wm. McKee, Matthew Grahm,
Robert C. Graham, executors.Sam,
I am a descendent of Jennet Graham Mills, daughter of Andrew Graham. I am
her fourth-great granddaughter. The name Janet stuck around our family --
it was my dad's sister's name and is my middle name.Attached are the OCR scans of the two transcribed wills as they appear in
Philip Graham's book. Since the form of the wills I have from the book
were transcribed, not scanned, copies of the original handwritten
documents, there was no point in sending you all those bits of the pure
scan, and this text is much friendlier. If you put it anywhere please
retain the credit to the authors of the book who did all the research.Where did you get all your other information? Through Philip Graham? It
seems to conform to the genealogy of the book. You can't tell from the
will that William's middle name is Mills -- just says William M. Graham --
and since my Jennet Graham married Adam Mills (son of William Mills) it
would seem there might be cause for some confusion (or she married a
step-cousin or something...)Anyway -- my records which came through another source and may be suspect
give Andrew's three wives as Margaret Coulter (probably misspelled...),
Mary Chestnut, and Margaret Phillips. Andrew's will does not provide the
maiden name of the second wife, and the only Mills mentioned in the will is
Jennet Mills, my great x4 grandmother.Also, it is clear from these documents there was some tie of the Graham and
Chestnut families -- since James Chestnut witnessed David Graham's will,
and the slave Sandy when freed lived in the household with an Isaac
Chestnut. Not nearly enough to prove a marriage of course....Regards,
MILLIESam & Millie-
Just a few thoughts-
1. I still have not been able to find my copy of the picture of William Mills & Jane (Popham) Graham. Cal & Velores Graham sent me a copy of the picture several years ago. I will write to them for another copy. Their address is: Calvin Graham, Box 256, Clinton Arkansas, 72031. Cal is a gr gr grandson of William Mills Graham through is son James Thomas Graham (1836-1921). Cal & Velores were the source of "Mills" as the middle name of William Mills Graham. They did not have any proof of "Mills" as the middle name, just family lore. Last year Velores sent me a copy of a land purchase from the Illinois Public Land Office dated 10 October 1840 for "William Mills Graham of Morgan County IL" for 160 acres in NE quarter of section 13, township 10 north, range 5 west. This would be land in Warren County IL. This land grand is the first "proof" for "Mills" as the middle name for William Mills Graham. Just as a side note - Cal & Velores told me that when they first started family research that they were told that William Mills Graham was born in Wheeling West Virginia.
2. I can not decide what to do concerning the # of wives for Andrew Graham (d. 1821) & which children were born by which wife. I am certain about the names of the children - as Andrew's probate record is the primary source. That 1791 Chester County SC deed for Andrew Graham & his first wife, Margaret Coulter, certainly proves that Margaret Coulter was the first wife & still alive in 1791. However the records do not provide anything to clear up Mary Chestnut as a possible wife of Andrew nor for "Phillips" as the surname of Margaret (Andrew's widow).
The name "Mills" does appear a number of times in several generations of Andrew's grandchildren & great grandchildren. The name "Ches(t)nut" is not appear at all as far as I can determine. Maybe something will turn up in the records to shed light on this problem.
3. There is connection a Paul family but I am not clear about this data or have good documentation. The Pauls listed below were connected somehow to John Paul Jones - but I do not know how. Margaret Coulter (wife of Andrew Graham, d. 1821) was the daughter of Robert Coulter & Mary Stuart. Mary Stuart was the daughter of a Levi Stuart. Here is an outline-
First Generation
1. Levi Stuart
Children:
1. Elizabeth Stuart
2. Mary Stuart
3. Margaret StuartSecond Generation
1. Elizabeth Stuart, married --- Paul. Child: (1) John Paul, born 1780 SC, died 1841 Washington County IL, married Mary Morton, daughter of Thomas Morton (1736-1790/1806) & Elizabeth Paul.2. Mary Stuart, married Robert Coulter
3. Margaret Stuart, married Alexander Morton.
Children:
1. Thomas Morton, born 1736 Ireland, died 1790/1806 Chester County SC, buried Paul's Cemetery, married Elizabeth Paul.
2. Jane Morton, born 1738, died 1817 Chester County SC, buried Paul's Cemetery, married John Kell.Phil
Sam-
I think we dealing with the same Andrew Graham. The main reason is that both deal with the family line of Jennet Graham Mills, wife of Adam Mills, who was the daughter of Andrew Graham.
I do think Millie Clarke's information is in error in regards to the (1) birth & death dates of Andrew; (2) maiden name of his first wife Margaret Coulter; (3) the order, names & birth dates of the children.
The two items that I can not prove in error is (1) marriage to Mary Chestnut and (3) Phillips as the surname of Andrew's widow, Margaret. We have to find something in the records to either support these two items or refute them.
Phil
Sam Sloan-
On your questions:
1. When Mrs Kell made the first printing of the book she spent around $3000
of her own money. She sold the book at cost at around $20 each. I do have
a copy of book in unbound form. What I have thought of doing is going to
Kinkos to see how much it would be to make xerox copies & then seeing how
many copies various people would want to purchase. Mrs Kell & I were
working on a supplement (which I still add on information). If I had the
time, energy & talent what I should do is make a complete revision and print
up a new book.2. I do not have a homepage on the internet, yet. Again, it is something I
have thought about but have not gotten around to doing anything about.3. It would be great to finalize the number of wives of Andrew Graham & his
children's mother. According to Millie Clarke's information, William M.
Graham is the son of Andrew through the middle wife, Mary Ches(t)nut.Phil Graham
Back to the original question:
I would like to try to add a few leaves to My Family Tree.
First I need to explain that the box of photographs handed down from Henrietta Jacobson (1884-1969) just gave his name as William Graham 1799-1881. The middle name of Mills was not mentioned. I got the middle name of Mills and the dates of 1801-1882 from another source.
Since Henrietta was born just after he died, she might have known something about him and her dates might be correct.
Henrietta was not related to him, but her sister-in-law, Mary Graham, my grandmother, was his granddaughter.
By the way, I just assume that Henrietta assembled these documents. I found them in my mother's house in a pile of stuff that was about to be taken to a garbage dump pursuant to a court order by Judge Michael Gamble issued at the request of my brother, Creighton Sloan. I had to file for bankruptcy in order to stop the destruction of these and other family documents. It is possible that my mother got these documents and the photographs from her own mother, Mary Graham, and not from her Aunt Henrietta.
There are a few people still alive who would know, especially my Uncle Alden Jacobson who lives in Melbourne, Florida, 1-321-779-2204, but due to a family rift I cannot ask him. (Did I forget to tell you that Alden dropped the Bomb on Nagasaki?)
Please note that there are two persons named William Mills Graham. The other one was the son of Matthew Graham who was the son of Andrew Graham and Margaret Coulter. This seems very strange and surprising and frankly looks likely to be wrong.
So, I want to ask you: Of what are you completely certain? How many wives are you certain that Andrew Graham had and how many and which children are you certain that he had?
Sam Sloan
Margaret [Parents] was born in 1770/1774. She died in 1840 in Henderson County, Illinois. She married Andrew GRIMBS Graham about 1797 in , Chester Co., South Carolina.
s: Book "DAVID GRAHAM OF CHESTER COUNTY, S.C., AND HIS DESCENDANTS 1772-1989" pages 64-74
Last name may have been MILLS. It is believed that her last name was probably MILLS because she had a son apparently named William Mills Graham.
They had the following children:
F i Martha GRAHAM was born on 23 Aug 1798. She died on 26 Aug 1887. M ii William M. GRAHAM was born on 26 Sep 1801. He died on 28 Jan 1882. M iii Thomas P. GRAHAM was born on 18 Oct 1803. He died on 21 May 1889. F iv Margaret (Peggy) GRAHAM was born in 1804/1807 in South Carolina. She died after 1830.
s: Book "DAVID GRAHAM OF CHESTER COUNTY, S.C., AND HIS DESCENDANTS 1772-1989" pages 74 and 169
May have moved to Morgan County, IL, abt 1830 with mother and siblings and died there during 1833 cholera epidemic which killed Sally C. Gartin, 1st wife of Wm. M. Graham. Nothing further known of her.M v Andrew Walker GRAHAM was born in 1807. He died on 27 Jan 1875. F vi Nancy C. GRAHAM was born in 1808. She died after 1860.
Francis Joseph OSBORNE was born in 1910. He married Marion June DOSSING.
Marion June DOSSING 1 was born on 15 Jun 1914 in Chicago, Illinois. She died on 26 Dec 1993 in Macon, Georgia. She married Francis Joseph OSBORNE.
Other marriages:SLOAN, Leroy Bayfield
Social Security Number: 351-01-9659
They had the following children:
M i Fred Leroy Sloan OSBORNE was born on 9 Feb 1932. He died on 16 Jun 1994. F ii Patricia OSBORNE was born in 1942.
Fred Leroy Sloan OSBORNE [Parents] 1 was born on 9 Feb 1932 in Chicago, Illinois. He died on 16 Jun 1994 in Morton Grove, Cook, Illinois. He had other parents.
Social Security Number: 344-24-7033
He had the following children:
M i Fred J. OSBORNE. M ii John OSBORNE. F iii Kathy OSBORNE. M iv Peter OSBORNE.
Raymond Mc Corkle EYERLY [Parents] 1 was born on 30 May 1903 in Madison County, Iowa. He died on 9 Sep 1995 in Edmonds, Washington. He married Doris NAANES.
Other marriages:LYON, Floy Lillian
Doris NAANES was born on 18 Jan 1921. She died on 31 Dec 1969 in Los Angeles County, California. She was buried in Mountain View Mortuary, Altadena, California. She married Raymond Mc Corkle EYERLY.
Other marriages:PETITT,
They had the following children:
M i Frank Raymond EYERLY was born on 16 Aug 1945. He died on 27 Jun 1998.