William Gowen, [John4, William3, Thomas2, Mihil1] son of John Gowen and Mary Keife Gowen, was born about 1731 in Stafford County. He removed to Lunenburg County, Virginia on the North Carolina border along with his parents and brother about 1750. It is believed that he was married about 1752, wife's name Mary. Shortly afterward he appeared in Granville County, North Carolina.
A few months later William Gowen and his family moved back across the state line to rejoin his father in Lunenburg County. On February 14, 1761 John Gowen deeded land to "beloved son, William" consisting of acreage which "aforesaid William now lives upon." The land was 200 acres on Great Branch received on the same date by John Gowen in a grant from Gov. Francis Farquier, according to Lunenburg County Deed Book 6, page 379.
William Gowen, about age 30, was a member of the jury panel in the March 1761 court session of Lunenburg County, according to the research of Tim Hashaw of Houston, Texas. William Gowen was chosen as a juror to hear the case of John Mullins vs. Charles Yancey, defendant in a trespass-assault and battery case. The jury found in favor of the defendant and rendered a not-guilty verdict, according to Lunenburg County Court Minute Book 1, page 246.
After six months, William Gowen sold his land to William Hatchel on December 30, 1761, according to Lunenburg Deed Book 7, page 153. The land was described as “100 acres on Great Branch, out of Allin’s Creek, bounded by John Goin, and John Ruffin.” Witnesses were “Sam. Young, Wm. Roffe, and Peter Sandefur.” This deed was recorded February 2, 1762.
Six months later, on July 6, 1762, William Gowen was a resident of Orange County, North Carolina when he sold to Francis Nowell an additional 100 acres in Lunenburg County which adjoined the 100 acres that he had sold in December, according to Lunenburg County Deed Book 7, page 302. This deed referred to “John Goin’s old patent line.” The deed was recorded on July 6, 1762.
In November 1763, Alexander Gowen, regarded by Paul Heinegg as an uncle of William Gowen, Jr, filed a complaint against him in Orange County Court, according to Minute Book 1, page 232. The particulars of the complaint, when found, might reveal additional information.
"William Gowen" received a land patent for 300 acres in Cumberland County, North Carolina, "on both aides of Pocket Creek." "William Goins" appeared as "1 white taxable" in the 1767 tax list of Cumberland County.
"William Goings" was the head of a household in adjoining Moore County, Fayette District, page 44, according to "Heads of Families, North Carolina, 1790." The "1790" census of North Carolina was actually taken in the late 1780s. The household was recorded as:
"Goings, William white male over 16
white female
white male under 16
white female
white male under 16
white female
white male under 16
white female
white male under 16
white female"
"William Goings," free colored, was the head of a household also in Fayette District, Moore County, page 43. It was recorded as "10 free colored persons," according to "Heads of Families, North Carolina, 1790." This second entry as "free colored," apparently a duplicate, may have been made by the enumerator to avoid criticism.
Mention of the William Gowens families in Moore County appeared in "Ancient Records of Moore County, North Carolina:”
"By strange coincidence, there were two Goings families in Moore County in 1790, one being white; the other listed under the heading of "all other free persons," that is free negro, mulatto or Indian. Both families were headed by “William Goings.” One William, of course, the white one, was later made a justice of the peace for the county. Within the writer's recollection, some of those families held themselves above association with negroes, and their white neighbors accepted them as several notches above their black brethren.
An examination of the 1850 census will show the increase in this clan, all of whom are there listed as mulatto. Briefly, the Goings were classed exactly as were the so-called "Lumbee" Indians of Robeson County. In later years, certain of these families intermarried with negroes, and their descendants now living in Moore County are as black as the pot. Others, however, has maintained the complexion and characteristics of their more ancient ancestors. The free family lived on or about Pocket Creek, in Lee County [organized from Moore County and Chatham County in 1907] or between there and Lemon Springs.
The writer's father once pointed out to him their location and casually remarked, 'they were not negroes, but probably Indians.' What became of the white family of Williams Goings, the writer has been unable to determine. A few years ago, a writer in the "Saturday Evening Post" wrote a story on the 'Melungeons' [maybe from the French 'melange,' a mixture] who had a colony on the Clinch River in North Central Tennessee, and among whose members were Goings. The description of these people would apply almost 100% to those of Robeson County. How did the Goings get 'way up there?"
An inventory of the estate of "William Goan" was itemized in Moore County Will Book A, page 322 and 323 in the late 1780s. His probate papers, if found, might reveal much about the family.
Children born to William Gowen and Mary Gowen are believed to include:
William Gowen, Jr. born about 1754
James Gowen born May 31, 1755
Daniel Gowen born about 1756
Bryan Gowen born about 1757
John Gowen born about 1759
William Gowen, Jr, son of William Gowen and Mary Gowen, was born about 1754, probably in Granville County, North Carolina. He was brought to Lunenburg County, North Carolina about 1761 and then to Orange County, North Carolina about 1762. His father's family removed to Moore County, North Carolina about 1767. By the early 1770s, he and his brothers had joined other family members in Fairfield County, South Carolina.
"William Going" appeared in Orange County records on May 15, 1764, according to the research of Col. Carroll Heard Goyne, Jr. He appeared afterward in Tryon/Rutherford County, North Carolina by May 22, 1773.
"William Going" appeared in the 1782 tax list of Capt. Whiteside's Company of Rutherford County, owning 350 acres of land. This indicates that William moved from Orange County to Rutherford County before the other family members signed the petition for partition of Orange County, according to Col. Goyne. He wrote:
"The Gowens [who signed the 1773 Orange County partition petition] moved from the northern part of Orange County before 1782. Alexander [probably the younger] moved to Rutherford County and resided in the same district as William. The others named [except Alexander Sr.] moved to Fairfield County. It appears that the William Goyen of Tryon/Rutherford County, records is the same William seen in Fairfield County, records. In any event, the William of Fairfield County, served in the same militia company in 1782 as the other Goyen/Goynes of that county."
"William Goyen" enlisted in the Third South Carolina Regiment July 24, 1776. This regiment became a "quota regiment" and became part of the South Carolina Continental Line. In the February 1, 1780 muster, William Goyen was shown as serving in the command of Col. William Thompson, according to National Archives Microfilm M-853, Roll 16. National Archives responded that the service record of William Goyen could not be located.
"William Goyen" filed a claim stating that he had served in the militia in 1782 under Capt. Charles Lewis.
"Daniel Goyen and William Goyen" appraised a gun that was put into Revolutionary service by Moses Hollis in 1780. The gun was used "in publick service under General Sumpter;" appraised to 1 pound, 10 shillings. The gun was used in service under Capt. Lewis for 12 days during June 1780. The gun was used for 18 days during July 1781 "under Lieut. Hollis. Daniel Gowen and William Gowen appeared before Chas. Pickett, J. P. to acknowledge making the appraisal. Daniel Gowen was able to sign his name; the signature was "Daniel going" William Gowen signed with an "X" for his mark.
"William Goyen, Daniel Goyen and John Goyen" were serving in the South Carolina militia under Lt. John Hollis. Later when they were drawing compensation for their audited accounts, "William Goyen" was identified as "Account 3018" and his brothers were identified as Account Nos. 3015 and 3017.
On December 4, 1783, William Goyen received payment for 50 days duty in the South Carolina militia in 1782 under the command of Capt. Charles Lewis. His service was certified by Capt. Lewis before Charles Pickett, J.P.
In 1785 "William Goyen" and William Gladden appeared in court in connection with a claim of "John Goyen" for a horse lost in the service. The two witnesses testified that they had appraised the horse.
Col. Carroll Heard Goyne, Jr. of Shreveport, Louisiana who researched William Goyne of Fairfield County concluded that he was the same William Goyne who lived in Rutherford County, North Carolina before and during the Revolutionary War. Col. Goyne wrote:
"On our June 1995 trip a special effort was made to compare the records of Rutherford County, North Carolina to those of Fairfield County, South Carolina. Our purpose was to determine if William's name appeared on a document on the same, or nearly the same, date in both counties. While the presence of a William, Jr. in Rutherford County, complicated the issue somewhat, it appears very possible that the William Goyne who lived on First Broad River in Rutherford County was the same William who served with the Fairfield County militia.
Most certainly, the Rutherford County William Goyne was related to the Fairfield County Goynes. This is confirmed by the actions of Alexander Goyne, who moved from Orange County, North Carolina to live near William in Rutherford County by 1782, then moved to Fairfield County. Alexander then returned to live in Rutherford County.
Amos Gowen, son of Alexander Gowen, was born about 1744, in Lunenburg County, Virginia or Orange County, North Carolina. "Amos Goyne was born in North Carolina [possibly Orange County] of parents unknown," according to a descendant, Lucile H. Sanders of Buffalo, Texas in a letter written August 1, 1989.
In 1773, he joined other members of his family in signing a petition for the partitioning of Orange County, according to "Colonial Records of North Carolina, 1771-1775" Volume 9. His signature was written "Emus Gowen," suggesting that it was written for him.
He was married to Mary Anne Baxter in North Carolina in 1779 and removed soon afterward to Fairfield, South Carolina where a son, Amos Gowen, Jr. was born the following year. His brother, Jeremiah Gowen was born there in 1782.
Amos Goyne enlisted in the militia and was killed in the Revolutionary War. Phillip Alan Gowan of Brentwood, Tennessee wrote December 14, 1995, "According to family tradition, Amos Sr. was killed in the field by Tories in 1785." He was the first husband of one of my maternal great-great-great-great-grandmothers."
Among his estate papers was a note dated November 15, 1779 cosigned by "Amos Goyne" and "John Goyne," identified as his older brother. Another note date February 24, 1780 showed that the signature of Amos Gowen was an "A."
In the same year of his death, his widow was remarried in Fairfield County to Dr. John Byrns who was born about 1755. About 1788, they relocated to Charleston where several Byrns children were born. On November 28, 1786 "John Byrns and Mary Byrns, his wife" applied for the administration of the estate of "Amos Goyen," according to "Camden District, South Carolina Wills and Administrations, 1781-1787."
Their citation was published December 3, 1786 by Ralph Jones. A warrant of appraisement was issued December 19, 1786 "to Andrew Walker, Robert Adams, John Waugh, Henry Rugeley and John Byrns." A bond was posted December 20, 1786 by "John Byrnes, Mary Byrnes, John Turner and James Johnston, all of Fairfield County." John Turner wrote a letter to the court volunteering to be security.
The appraisal was returned to the court January 22, 1787 by Robert Adams, John Waugh and Andrew Walker. John Turner, justice of the peace, presided.
In 1789, John Byrnes and Mary Ann Baxter Goin Byrnes appeared in Charleston in connection with the administration of the estate of "Amos Goin."
On June 18. 1792, "John Burns, administrator of Amos Goyen, decd" was sued by John Turner and James Johnston, according to "Fairfield County, South Carolina Minutes of the County Court, 1785-1799" by Brent H. Holcomb. The case was dismissed by the court on the payment of court costs by the defendant. "John Burns" was ordered by the court July 22, 1794 to renew his bond and security for the administration of the estate of "Amos Gowen."
Dr. John Byrns died in Charleston in a yellow fever epidemic in 1801. About 1805, Mary Anne Baxter Goyne Byrns and her children moved to Cairo, Sumner County, Tennessee, perhaps to join other family members there. John Byrn, James Byrn and Lithey Byrn appeared in Sumner County records in 1808, 1809 and 1810.
Children born to Amos Goyne and Mary Ann Baxter Goyne include:
Amos Goyne, Jr. born in 1780
Jeremiah Goyne born in 1782
Children born to Dr. John Byrns and Mary Anne Baxter Goyne Burns include:
John W. Byrns born about 1787
James Byrns born about 1789
Amos Goyne, Jr, son of Amos Goyne and Mary Anne Baxter Goyne, was born in Fairfield County about 1780. After the death of his father, he grew up in Charleston.
He accompanied his mother to Sumner County, Tennessee about 1805. "Amos Gowen" was the addressee of a letter awaiting delivery in the post office at Nashville in a list which was published in the January 25, 1806 edition of the "Tennessee Gazette" published in Nashville.
"Amos Gowen" was a bondsman for the marriage of Joseph Underwood to Betsy Young July 25, 1806 in Sumner County, according to "Genealogical Abstracts from Tennessee Newspapers" by Sherida K. Eddlemon. On September 12, 1809 "Amos Gowen" served on a jury panel, according to Sumner County court minutes.
In the War of 1812, "Amos Goyne, sergeant," served in the Tennessee Infantry under the command of Col. James Raulson and Capt. Mathew Neal, according to "Tennesseans in the War of 1812" by Byron and Samuel Sistler. On February 14, 1814, "Amos Goyne" bought Lot 17 in Cairo, Tennessee in Sumner County, according to "Sumner County, Tennessee Deed Abstracts, 1806-1817" by Joyce Martin Murray. On December 24, 1817, Amos Goyne was a bondsman in a marriage in Sumner County, according to "Sumner County, Tennessee Deed Abstracts, 1806-1817." Soon after he removed to Rapides Parish, Louisiana
"Amos Goins, private," was listed on the payroll of a company of Louisiana Militia commanded by Capt. William Watson of the 12th and 13th Consolidated Regiments in the service of the United States. His service was for the period: 28 December 814 to March 1815, according to "Louisiana Genealogical Register," Vol. 3.
It is believed that he was married to Sophia Brashears about 1816, perhaps as her second husband. “Amos D. Gowen” received a military warrant for land in Rapides Parish. Later this warrant was purchased by Hiram D. Goyne, assumed to be a distant cousin.
"Amos Goines" was enumerated in the 1820 United States census of Rapides Parish, Louisiana, living on Bayou Boeuf.
"Mr. Amos Goyne, of the State of Tennessee, died in Rapides Parish, Louisiana October 9, 1820," according to his obituary in the October 14, 1820 edition of the "Louisiana Herald," Alexandria, Louisiana.
Of him Phillip Alan Gowan wrote,
"He was a bachelor, and his Byrns relatives fell heir to his estate left in Tennessee. Amos's half‑brother James Byrns was the father of Susan Emily [Byrns] Jackson who was the mother of Julia [Jackson] Morris who was the mother of Henry Wilford Morris who was the father of Julia [Morris] Gowan [my mother]. Amos, Jr. was also the great uncle of Joseph Wellington Byrns who was Speaker of the U. S. House of Representatives under Franklin Delano Roosevelt."
On April 27, 1849 Hiram D. Goyne made an original entry on land in Union Parish, Louisiana using a Military Warrant issued in the name of Amos D. Goyne, Permit No. 44591, according to the research of Col. Carroll Heard Goyne, Jr. of Shreveport, Louisiana. Hiram D. Goyne was a son of William Goyne and Agnes "Nancy" Stroder Goyne, according to "Colonial Soldiers of the South, 1732-1774" by Murtie Jane Clark. William Goyne, a brother to Amos Gowen, wrote his will in Warren County, Georgia in 1816.
Sophia Brashears Goins was twice more remarried and removed to Oklahoma Territory where she died in 1866 at Oak Lodge, Oklahoma Territory in present-day LeFlore County, according to Ruth Alexander in a message dated December 18, 2001.
Children born to “Amos Goins” and Sophia Brashears Goins include:
Annie Goins born about 1817
Jeremiah Goyne, son of Amos Goyne and Mary Anne Baxter Goyne, was born in Fairfield County about 1782.
Phillip Alan Gowan wrote,
"Jeremiah Goyne and his halfbrother, James Byrns were in Robertson County by 1807. Jeremiah married, but I have never been able to determine his wife's name. The minutes of Red River Baptist Church [near the present site of Adams, Tennessee] for September 1816 state that "Brother and Sister J. Goyne were dismissed by letter." I know nothing of them after that date."
Red River Primitive Baptist Church was organized July 25, 1791, and the church was located at the mouth of the Sulphur Fork of Red River. Five other churches in Tennessee and Kentucky were spawned as Red River members through the years elected to organize new congregations.
"James Goin" and "Jeremiah Goin" were recorded in 1812 as taxpayers in Robertson County in Capt. Gabriel Martin's Company, according to "Taxpayer List," Roll 7, Tennessee State Archives.
John W. Byrns, son of Dr. John Byrns and Mary Anne Baxter Goyne Byrns, was born about 1787. On September 18, 1808, he was summoned for jury duty in Sumner County, Tennessee. In December 1808 John Byrns received a deed for 130 acres from James Byrns, according to Sumner County court minutes. In the court session of June 1809 "John W. Byrn" was "appointed constable in Capt. Lauderdale's district for two years." Henry Bledsoe and Samuel D. Lauderdale joined him in posting a $625 performance bond. On December 19, 1809 and in March 1810 "John Burns" again served on a Sumner County jury panel.
An unidentified Lithey Byrn appeared in the Sumner County court minutes of the March 1810 session. A commission was appointed by the court to "divide and appropriate an undivided legacy bequeathed to Pachaner Cartwright, Lithey Byrn and Bethay Hobday between said devisees."
James Byrns, son of Dr. John Byrns and Mary Anne Baxter Goyne Byrns, was born about 1789. By 1807 he was living in Robertson County, Tennessee, near his half-brother, Jeremiah Goyne. In December 1808 he deeded 130 acres in Sumner County to his brother John W. Byrns, according to county court minutes.
Other individuals by the name of Amos Gowen appeared after his death.
On November 4, 1821, "Amos Goings" was married to Parthena Dixon in Amite County, Mississippi. In 1825, Amos Goynes was listed in the tax list of Copiah County, Mississippi.
"Amos Goyne" was enumerated in the 1840 census of Kemper County, Mississippi, page 6:
"Goyne, Amos white male 50-60
white female 40-50
white male 15-20
white male 15-20
white male 10-15
white female 5-10
white female 5-10
white male 5-20"
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Amos Gowen was married in 1902 to Cornelia Thomas, according to Holmes County, Mississippi Marriage Book 6, page 329. Amos Gowen and Cornelia Thomas Gowen were divorced December 13, 1905, according to Holmes County Divorce Book 2, page 462. Amos Gowen was remarried to Millie Wade in 1908, according to Holmes County Marriage Book 9, page 493. Children born to Amos Gowen and Millie Wade Gowen are unknown.
James Goyne, son of Mary Goyne, was born May 30, 1755 in Lunenburg County, Virginia, according to the research of Velma S. Brassell Beuerle, a descendant of Flint, Michigan. In his pension application written May 18, 1836 in Kemper County, Mississippi, James Goyne stated that he was born in 1755 in "Mulenburg County, Virginia," according to the copy made by the court clerk. Col. Carroll Heard Goyne, Editorial Boardmember of Shreveport, Louisiana, wrote in July 1995:
"This spelling is suggestive of either Mecklenburg or Lunenburg County. Since Mecklenburg was formed from Lunenburg County in 1765, it would appear that James was born in the part of Lunenburg that became Mecklenburg County. In 1748 this area of Lunenburg County was the tax district of Capt. Lewis Delony. In 1749 it was the tax district of Capt. William Howard. In 1751 and 1752 it was the tax district of Capt. Field Jefferson. From these tax lists it appears the senior Going/Goin/Gowin in this district was named John. Other names appearing on these tax lists beginning in 1751 were William; and in 1752 Joseph, according to "Sunlight on the Southside" by Landon C. Bell."
Other members of the Goyne family appeared in Lunenburg County at the same time. Bryan Goyne, regarded as a son of Mary Goyne and a brother to James Goyne, was born about 1757, probably in Lunenburg County also. Several members of the Gowen family of the Northern Neck of Virginia migrated southward in 1747 to Lunenburg County also. The southern part of Lunenburg County which lay below the Meherrin River was organized in 1764 as Mecklenburg County.
The descendants of Mary Goyne spelled the name in various ways. Generally, in Mississippi the surname became "Guynes." In Louisiana, "Goins" predominated, while in Virginia and Kentucky, "Gowan" was generally adopted.
James Goyne removed to Camden District, South Carolina and served there as a Revolutionary soldier in a militia company commanded by Capt. John Smith in the regiment of Col. John Winn, according to "Genealogical Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files" abstracted by Virgil D. White.
Col. Goyne wrote:
"In his Revolutionary War Pension Application, James Goyne stated that he served in the militia of Camden District, South Carolina. James stated that his militia unit rendezvoused at Winnsboro, near which place he resided. He stated that he served under Col. John Winn. This proves that James lived in Fairfield County, South Carolina.
James Goyne told where he lived prior to his arrival in Kemper County, Mississippi. He left Camden District, South Carolina about 1784, and went to live in Burke County, Georgia where he lived for about five years [left in 1789]; then to Warren County, Georgia where he lived for about two years [left in 1791]; then to Washington County, Georgia for about five years [left in 1796]; then to Hancock County, Georgia for about three years [left in 1799]; then moved to St. Elena [Helena] Parish, Louisiana for about five years [left in 1804]; then to Lawrence County, Mississippi for about two years [left in 1806]; then to Copiah County, Mississippi where he resided until December 1834; then moved to Kemper County, Mississippi.
Following James' guidance, one can find him in the records of Georgia. In 1791 and 1792 he was listed in Capt. Simmon's District of Wilkes County. He was listed in the inventory of the estate of William Minor, Jr. [undated, but between 1794 and 1804] in Hancock County. The 1802 tax returns of Hancock County list James and John Goyn in Capt. Williams' District, according to the research of Frank Parker Hudson of Atlanta.
James can be found in the land records of Louisiana. He received land "by settlement" in the Florida Parishes [St. Helena Parish] of Louisiana in 1810, according to "American State Papers." James Goyne signed his pension application in an unsteady, yet clear, hand."
James Goyne was married about 1775, wife's name believed to be Mary. After independence, James Goyne moved to Georgia, living successively in Burke, Warren and Washington counties. Warren County was formed in 1793 with land from Wilkes, Columbia and Richmond Counties.
It is believed that James Goyne and Mary Goyne became estranged about 1791 and that he was remarried to Heather O'Brien. Mary Goyne apparently went to live with her son, John Goyne.
Wilkes County was the early residence of William Goyne, "Moses & Agnes Going" and "Jesse Going." They appeared on the tax rolls of Warren County in 1793, the first year of the county's existence. "Moses Going," a Revolutionary soldier from Virginia declared on oath that he had also "served as a soldier under Capt. James Gunn in Col. Byrd's regiment in 1760," according to "Virginia Historical Magazine."
Details of the lives of these individuals and descendants can be found in the Wilkes County, Georgia section of the manuscript.
Following his Georgia residence, James Goyne apparently lived in Tennessee in 1803. He removed to Louisiana and lived in Calcasieu Parish in 1810. He received a land grant there in neutral territory which later became Vernon Parish. James Goyne "claimed improvement on the east side of the Amite River, about three miles below the line of demarcation. He settled there in 1810 and has cultivated the land continually," according to "Calendar of State Papers, Crosby."
In 1817 James Goyne was living in Hinds [later Copiah] County, Mississippi, according to "Mississippi Revolutionary Soldiers." He continued to live there in 1823 and 1825 and appeared in Kemper County, Mississippi in 1834, according to Mrs. Beuerle. She is a "double descendant" of James Goyne, having two of his sons, John Goyne and James Goins, as her ancestors.
James Goyne made a declaration regarding his Revolutionary service in Kemper County May 18, 1836:
"On this 18th day of May, 1836, personally appeared before me, George Coatter, Judge of Circuit Court [the same being a court of record] now sitting in and for said county, James Goyne, a resident of said county of Kemper and state of Mississippi. Aged about eighty-one years. Who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein often stated. That he lived in Camden District, state of South Carolina, at which place some time in June, 1776 when he was drafted to go to Charleston in order to intercept the British Fleet that was expected to land there under Col. John Wynn in Capt. John Smith's Company of militia, Lt. William Daugherty. And rendezvoused at Winnsborough in said state at the time last above mentioned and marched to Charleston and was stationed there together with said company to guard the town and after being there about a month he was marched back and dismissed about the last of July, 1776 having served about six weeks but received no written discharge--and that afterward on the last of January--as near as he can recollect--he was again drafted under the same officers as above in Camden District, South Carolina where he then resided and rendezvoused at Winnsborough at the same time and was moved immediately to Charleston where he was stationed some time when said company joined General Ash [John Ashe] from North Carolina and was then marched to Pluresburgh [Plainsburgh?] near Savannah at which place he was stationed about eight days. He was again dismissed or discharged and returned home about the last of February, 1779--having served about one month during which service he was in no engagement nor did he receive any written discharge.
After remaining at home about four days he again entered the service of the U, S. as a drafted soldier under Col. John Wynn in Capt. Francis Tedwells Company of Militia Lt. William Daugherty and rendezvoused at Winnsborough about the first of March 1779 near which place this declarent then resided and from where he was marched to Savannah then near Augusta at which place he volunteered to go to Georgia to fight the Indians and put himself under Capt. John Nixon and Col. Hamarm (?) and was marched to Nightsborough (?) and from there to Falsom Fort on Abuchy (?) River and from which place the Indians retreated and were pursued by said company and overtaken and a skirmish ensued in which seventeen Indians and two white men were killed and Maj. Ross was killed in the part of the re______ (?).
From there he was marched to Augusta and crossing the river they joined their former companions--at which place they remained some time. From there he was marched to Augusta together with the rest of the forces and joined Gen. Lincoln [Benjamin Lincoln] about four miles below that plain--and marched down the [Savannah] River and crossing at Lummertins (?) [Lumberton] ferry marched to Bains Bridge (?) near the head of Ashley River where they remained some time--and there to stones (?) at the big rice fields to meet the British who were encamped there--at which place he remained some time--and when his term of service expired he was discharged some time in June, 1779--but received no written discharge having served at this time three months and some days--from where he returned to Camden District where he continued to live until some time in June the precise time he cannot recollect--at which time he volunteered to go to the assistance of General Greene at the siege of Ninety-Six put himself under Capt. Charles Reeves in Col. Edward Lacys Lieut. Col. Patrick McGreffe and Maj. John O'Lears regiment of volunteers.
We met together on the road about fourteen miles from Winnsborough at the time last mentioned we then marched to Congaree River there we rested and endeavored to intercept [Francis] Lord Rawdon on his march from Ninety-Six to Charleston. He retreated to Orangeburg and encamped there. We had joined General Greene's army before we got to Orangeburg. We then marched to the Eutaw Springs. We then [joined] General Sumters Army [Thomas "Gamecock" Sumter] and marched to a church about thirty miles from Charleston at which place we were attacked by a British troop of horse [?]. We had a skirmish in which they were defeated; we killed one and took seven prisoners who that night set fire to the church and fled; we pursued them to -----(?). We there had a fight in which we lost about forty killed and wounded. They retained possession of the houses; we were not able to dislodge them.
We then marched to Santee, crossed and then to Sumters ponds. We lay there some time and were then discharged about the first of September, 1781. He got no written discharge. He served at that time ___ months and a half. He continued to live at the same place till about the first of June, 1782 at which time he was drafted to keep the Tories in Edisto in subjection. They met at Owensborough at the time last mentioned; he was under the command of Lieut. Charles Picket and Maj. O'Dear. They then marched to Edisto at Youngs Cowpens and were there stationed. They took some Tory women and sent them to Charleston. They lay there one month and was there discharged. He got no written discharge. He served at that time one month.
He served in the whole nine months and ten days for which he claims pension. He has no testamentary evidence, and he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service. He knows no clergyman whose testimony he can procure who could testify to the report of his service. He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity except the present and declared that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state. He was born in Mecklenburgh County, Virginia, on the 30th of May 1755. He has a record of his age at home in his bible. He has lived since the Revolutionary War in the following places. He lived in Camden District till about 1784 and then moved to Burke County, Georgia, lived there about five years then to Warren County, Georgia, lived there about two years then to Washington County, Georgia, lived there about five years then to Hancock County, lived there about three years, moved to Louisiana in St. Helena parish, lived there about five years then to Lawrence lived there about two years and from there to Copiah County, Mississippi where he resided until December, 1824 when he removed to Kemper County aforesaid where he now resides.
He was called into service in the name of the aforesaid and never served as a substitute. He was acquainted with Col. Bratens Regiment of Militia, Col. Wade Hamptons troop of Cavalry, also with Maj. Boykins Troops of Cavalry and with Col. Lee and Washingtons Troops of Cavalry that he never received a commission or written discharge during the Revolutionary war. He also states that there is no clergyman in his neighborhood to whom he is known but that Hugh McDonald, William Herbert, William Brister and Ridings Sessums are well acquainted with him in his present neighborhood and can testify as to his reputation and character for truth.
Sworn to and subscribed in open Court May 18, 1836.
Lewis Stovall, Clerk
James Goyne [signature]
Also, Hugh McDonald, William Herbert, Ridings Sessums and William Brister, residents of County of Kemper and State of Mississippi hereby certify that we are well acquainted with James Goyne who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration that we believe him to be 80 years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Subscribed in open court May 18, 1836.
Hugh McDonald
William Herbert
William Brister
And the said George Coatter declares it as his opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogations prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states and said court further certifies that it appears to him that Hugh McDonald, William Herbert and William Brister who are signed to the foregoing certificate are residents of the said county and that they are credible persons and that these statements are entitled to credit.
George Coatter
now presiding in the sixth Judicial District Mississippi including the County of Kemper."
The foregoing was copied from a reproduction of the original with little or no changes of spelling, punctuation, phrasing, etc.
James Goyne received a Revolutionary War pension, No. 30770 July 22, 1836. An abstract of his pension record appeared in "Mississippi Genealogical Exchange," Volume 3, published in 1959. An interview was held in 1905 with Susan Goynes Dickerson of Live Oak County, Texas at age 80. She was a great-granddaughter of John Goyne. In the newspaper account she stated that she knew her great-grandfather and that he and his four brothers had served in the Revolutionary War.
Children born to James Goyne and Mary Goyne include:
John Goyne born July 5, 1776
Sarah Goyne born about 1789
Children born to James Goyne and Heather O’Brien Goyne are believed to include:
James Goins born about 1793
Wiley Williamson Goynes born December 2, 1799
John Goyne, son of James Goyne and Mary Goyne, was born July 5, 1776, according to "Mississippi Revolutionary Soldiers." His birth was in Camden District, South Carolina. He was married, probably in Georgia, December 8, 1800 to Matilda Hall who was born August 12, 1783 in North Carolina, according to Velma S. Brassell Beuerle. Another report shows her birth in Georgia "on the Oconee River." She was the daughter of Henry Hall, a native of England and Mary Jane Ross Hall, a native of Ireland, according to a descendant, Alice Robicheaux Whitehead, Foundation member of Shreveport, Louisiana.
It is believed that John Goyne and Matilda Hall Goyne accompanied his father in a move to Tennessee about 1803 and then to Calcasieu Parish where they were located in 1810. In April 1812 they were "received by letter" by the Jerusalem Baptist Church in Amite County, Mississippi near the present-day town of Gillsburg.
On October 1, 1995, Carroll Heard Goyne, Jr, Foundation Editorial Boardmember of Shreveport, Louisiana wrote:
"Feliciana Parish was once part of the West Florida Territory‑‑that area from the Mississippi River to Perdido Bay, bounded on the north by the 31st parallel and on the south [roughly] by Bayou Manchac, Lake Maurepas, Lake Pontchatrain and the Gulf of Mexico. It was often called the District of Feliciana. This territory remained under Spanish control even after the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, and included Baton Rouge. The citizens of West Florida, tiring of Spanish rule, organized themselves and descended in force upon Baton Rouge, capturing the Spanish garrison on September 23, 1810. They raised the original Lone Star Flag [later carried to Texas] and established the Republic of West Florida, installed their own government, and elected a president. After the Republic of West Florida was founded, it took the United States only 74 days to take the republic into its possession.
The Republic of West Florida became the County of Feliciana. It was subsequently called Parish of Feliciana County, and later divided into several parishes as follows: Feliciana, East Baton Rouge, St. Helena, St. Tammany, Biloxi and Pascagoula. When the Louisiana Territory was annexed as a state in 1812, the four westernmost parishes were retained in Louisiana. Feliciana existed as a parish from 1812 to 1824, when it was divided into East and West Feliciana Parishes. Its original bounds were: on the north, the 31st parallel; on the south, the East Eaton Rouge Parish line; on the east, the Amite River, and on the west, the Mississippi River. In 1824 East and West Feliciana were divided at Thompson's Creek.
The early American settlers who arrived in Feliciana Parish discovered that the area was still under Spanish rule, and only Catholic churches were allowed. The nearest churches of their Baptist faith were in Amite County, Mississippi. They attended these Mississippi churches until Louisiana became a state in 1812. After that, they established Baptist churches nearer their homes. Two of the Amite County churches having Goynes [various spellings] as members were Jerusalem Baptist Church and Ebenezer Baptist Church. The Louisiana members at Ebenezer Church withdrew in 1813 to form Hephzibah Baptist Church in Feliciana Parish."
In 1812 "John Gayens and Matilda Gayens" resided in East Feliciana Parish and attended Jerusalem Baptist Church in adjoining Amite County, Mississippi where they were "received by letter" in April 1812. "Jehu Gayens and Matilda, his wife" were dismissed by letter dated November 6, 1813.
Mary Goyne was "received by letter" June 3, 1809 by Ebenezer Baptist Church, also located in Amite County. Her son and Matilda Hall Goyne were also received by letter dated May 16, 1813 into Ebenezer Baptist Church. "John Guain, Matilda Guaine and Mary Guine" were dismissed November 6, 1813.
"John Guoyne was received by letter" at Hepzibah Baptist Church May 16, 1813. "Matilda Guoynes was received by letter" June 19, 1813, according to Hepzibah church minutes.
On November 13, 1813 letters of dismission were granted by Ebenezer Baptist Church to "John Guain, Matilda Guaine and Mary Guine." On November 29, 1813 the Hepzibah church minutes revealed, "Names of members present at the constitution of the Baptist Church of Christ at Hepzibah, Feliciana Parish and who subscribe to the above faith were as follows: . . . John Guine, Mary Guine, Matilda Guine . . . "
On July 19, 1817 "John Guines" was named to a committee of seven to settle a dispute. On September 16, 1820 "Sister Mary Gyne applye'd for a letter of dismission, and it was granted to her. In the minutes of May 17, 1821, it was noted, "Br. John Gyne applye'd for a letter of dismission of himself and his wife, which was granted by the church."
John Goyne was commissioned a captain in the Louisiana militia during the War of 1812 which ended with the Battle of New Orleans January 8, 1815.
In 1815 they removed to Hinds County, Mississippi.
John Goyne was enumerated in the 1820 census of St. Helena Parish, Louisiana as the head of a household, according to Col. Carroll Head Goyne. His son, David Goyne also appeared there and was recorded with “three white females under the age of 10.”
When Copiah County was organized in 1823 from Hinds County, John Goyne found himself in the new county. "John Goynes" appeared in the Copiah County tax list of 1823, the first year of the county's existence. He paid $2.25 tax on "one poll and two slaves." The family farm was located seven miles east of Hazelhurst, Mississippi. "Briant Goynes," his son and Ancous [Angus?] Goynes also appeared in the tax list, each paying 75c for "one poll." Also appearing in the 1823 tax list of Copiah County was "Wiley W. Goynes," brother to John Goyne. "Wiley Goynes" appeared as the head of a household in the 1830 census of adjoining Lawrence County.
Generally, the family name was changed to "Guynes" in 1833, according to "Guynes Family History" written by John A. Sands who gave no reason for the surname change. John Guynes died August 15, 1840. Matilda Hall Guynes was enumerated as the head of a household in the 1840 census of Copiah County, page 116. She was the owner of 10 slaves, five of whom where engaged in agriculture:
"Guynes, Matilda white female 50-60
white male 15-20
white female 10-15"
Matilda Guynes died January 26, 1865. They were buried near Georgetown, Mississippi in Copiah County.
Children born to John Goyne and Matilda Hall Goyne are believed to include:
Bryant W. Goyne born November 23, 1801
Henry Hall Goyne born April 18, 1803
James Goyne born July 25, 1805
Mary "Polly" Goyne born February 28, 1807
Wiatt Goyne born March 22, 1809
Priscilla Goyne born April 23, 1810
Sarah Goyne born January 23, 1812
John Goyne, Jr. born February 26, 1813
Nancy A. Goyne born January 19, 1815
George Ross[?] Goyne born November 13, 1816
Daniel Guynes born September 17, 1818
Elbert Goyne born September 18, 1819
Harmon Runnels Goyne born November 3, 1820
Matilda Goyne born July 6, 1822
Alzada Goyne born February 28, 1828
John Goyne and Matilda Hall Goyne also had a daughter named Eleanor Goyne, according to the research of Col. Carroll Heard Goyne.
Bryant W. Goyne, believed to be a son of John Goyne and Matilda Hall Goyne, was born November 23, 1801 in Tennessee, according to John A. Sands. He was listed in the 1823 tax list of Copiah County as "Briant Goynes" and paid 75c tax on "one poll." He was married in Copiah County February 27, 1832 to Amanda Thomas who was born in 1816 in Tennessee.
He was listed as the brother of "Pricilla Goynes" who was married to Nathan Thomas November 24, 1825 in Copiah County and was their bondsman.
"Bryant Goynes," a farmer, was enumerated as the head of a household in the 1840 census of Copiah County, page 115. He owned five slaves, and one adult member of the household was listed as illiterate. The family appeared as:
"Goynes, Bryant white male 30-40
white female 20-30
white male 20-30
white male 0-5"
He died September 18, 1850 at Georgetown, Mississippi. Amanda Thomas Goyne died in Franklin, Texas in 1902.
Children born to Bryant Goyne and Amanda Thomas Goyne include:
B. F. Goyne born in 1837
Matilda Cornelia Goyne born September 2, 1842
Sophronia Goyne born in 1846
Mary Narcissa Goyne born March 7, 1850
B. F. Goyne, son of Bryant Goyne and Amanda Thomas Goyne, was born in 1837. He was married about 1851, wife's name Martha. She was born in 1832.
Children born to B. F. Goyne and Martha Goyne include:
Jeff D. Goyne born in 1852
Sarah E. Goyne born in 1854
Henry L. Goyne born in 1857
Leonidis Goyne born in 1859
Matilda Cornelia Goyne, daughter of Bryant Goyne and Amanda Thomas Goyne, was born September 2, 1842. She was married about 1866 to Albert Blanton McGowan. Matilda Cornelia Goyne McGowan died January 4, 1916.
Sophronia Goyne, daughter of Bryant Goyne and Amanda Thomas Goyne, was born in 1846. She was married about 1867 to William Taylor. They lived at Franklin, Texas.
Mary Narcissa Goyne, daughter of Bryant Goyne and Amanda Thomas Goyne, was born March 7, 1850, shortly before the death of her father. She was married about 1870 to William Thomas McGowan, believed to be a brother to Albert Blanton McGowan. Mary Narcissa Goyne McGowan died May 1, 1937 in Jackson, Mississippi.
Henry Hall Guynes, son of John Goyne and Matilda Hall Goyne, was born in Tennessee April 18, 1803, according to "Mississippi Revolutionary Soldiers." He was married November 21, 1822 to Mary Butler Finley, according to the re.search of Evelyn Sandifer Hall, a descendant of Shreveport, Louisiana. Mary Butler Finley was born November 27, 1806, and the wedding was performed at the residence of her step-father John Whittington in Hinds County [later Copiah County], Mississippi.
Henry Hall Guynes was enumerated as the head of a household in the 1840 census, page 116, near the residences of his brothers, Bryant Goyne, Wiatt Goyne and John Goyne, Jr. and that of his mother, Matilda Hall Guynes. Henry Hall Guynes was a farmer and owned four slaves:
"Guynes, Henry white male 20-30
white female 30-40
white female 15-20
white male 10-15
white male 10-15
white male 5-10
white male 5-10
white female 0-5
white male 0-5
white male 0-5"
He died January 5, 1877, and she died October 28, 1882.
Children born to Henry Hall Guynes and Mary Butler Finley Guynes include:
Elizabeth Ann Guynes born November 10, 1823
John Guynes born September 11, 1825
Bryant Floyd Guynes born May 8, 1827
Calvin Washington Guynes born December 12, 1829
Nicholas Lafayette Guynes born February 11, 1832
Matilda Ann Guynes born August 26, 1834
Henry James Guynes born May 25, 1837
Thomas Jefferson Guynes born November 18, 1839
William Patterson Guynes born December 4, 1842
Felix Rankin Guynes born March 26, 1844
Albert Gallatin Brown Guynes born June 10, 1848
Sally Guynes born in 1851
Elizabeth Ann Guynes, daughter of Henry Hall Guynes and Mary Butler Finley Hall Guynes, was born November 10, 1823 in Copiah County. She was married August 15, 1842 to Samuel Madison Barron who was born about 1822.
Children born to them include:
Maria Jane Barron born December 16, 1846
Maria Jane Barron, daughter of Samuel Madison Barron and Elizabeth Ann Guynes Barron, was born December 16, 1846. She was married about 1870 to Nelson Sandifer. Maria Jane Barron Sandifer died June 16, 1934.
Children born to them include:
Alexander Lomax Sandifer born February 20, 1884
Alexander Lomax Sandifer, son of Nelson Sandifer and Maria Jane Barron Sandifer, was born February 20, 1884. He was married January 15, 1905 in Mississippi to Lu Vicy Clark. He died February 10, 1963.
Children born to them include:
Archie Leroy Sandifer born April 1, 1906
Archie Leroy Sandifer, son of Alexander Lomax Sandifer and Lu Vicy Clark Sandifer, was born April 1, 1906. He was married July 29, 1928 to Lois Moorehead. He died February 17, 1974.
Children born to them include:
Evelyn Sandifer born about 1930
Evelyn Sandifer, daughter of Archie Leroy Sandifer and Lois Moorehead Sandifer, was born about 1930. She was married about 1950, husband's name Hall. In 1990 Evelyn Sandifer Hall, a member of Gowen Research Foundation, lived at Shreveport.
John Guynes, son of Henry Hall Guynes and Mary Butler Finley Hall, was born September 11, 1825. He was married to Elizabeth Ann May December 8, 1850. He died October 4, 1864.
Bryant Floyd Guynes, son of Henry Hall Guynes and Mary Butler Finley Hall, was born May 8, 1827. He was married August 2, 1849. He died August 30, 1861, and she died November 15, 1861.
Children born to Bryant Floyd Guynes and Martha Barron Guynes include:
Sallie Guynes born about 1851
Davis Guynes born about 1852
Lon Guynes born about 1854
Henry Guynes born about 1857
Sallie Guynes, daughter of Bryant Floyd Guynes and Martha Barron Guynes, was born about 1851. She was married about 1869 to Dan Martin.
Davis Guynes, son of Bryant Floyd Guynes and Martha Barron Guynes, was born about 1852. He was married about 1878 to Vira Kile.
Lon Guynes, son of Bryant Floyd Guynes and Martha Barron Guynes, was born about 1854.
Henry Guynes, son of Bryant Floyd Guynes and Martha Barron Guynes, was born about 1857. He was married about 1883 to Tib Rogers. Children born to Henry Guynes and Tib Rogers Guynes are unknown.
Calvin Washington Guynes, son of Henry Hall Guynes and Mary Butler Finley Hall, was born December 12, 1829. He was married November 19, 1859 to Celeste P. Mullen. He died December 6, 1877. Children born to Calvin Washington Guynes and Celeste P. Mullen Guynes are unknown.
Nicholas Lafayette Guynes, of Henry Hall Guynes and Mary Butler Finley Hall, was born February 11, 1832. He was married November 16, 1853 to Elizabeth Ramsey. He died March 4, 1862. Children born to Nicholas Lafayette Guynes and Elizabeth Ramsey Guynes are unknown.
Matilda Ann Guynes, daughter of Henry Hall Guynes and Mary Butler Finley Hall, was born August 26, 1834. She was married July 17, 1850 to William Barron. She died two years later, August 18, 1852.
Henry James Guynes, son of Henry Hall Guynes and Mary Butler Finley Hall, was born May 25, 1837. He died August 16, 1841 at age four.
Thomas Jefferson Guynes, son of Henry Hall Guynes and Mary Butler Finley Hall, was born November 18, 1839. He died July 17, 1844 at age four.
William Patterson Guynes, son of Henry Hall Guynes and Mary Butler Finley Hall, was born December 4, 1842. He was married to Adelina D. Mullen December 7, 1859. She died three years later, March 4, 1862, and he was remarried to Martha F. Garrett May 23, 1866. Children born to William Patterson Guynes, Adelina D. Mullen Guynes and Martha F. Garrett Guynes are unknown.
Felix Rankin Guynes, son of Henry Hall Guynes and Mary Butler Finley Hall, was born March 26, 1844. He was married November 9, 1864 to Charlotte Temple Beasley. They removed to Calvert, Texas in Robertson County.
Children born to Felix Rankin Guynes and Charlotte Temple Beasley Guynes include:
Matilda Ann Guynes born February 18, 1866
Louisa Elizabeth Guynes born May 8, 1868
Mary Margaret Guynes born March 3, 1870
Newton Floyd Guynes born November 25, 1871
Albert Brown Guynes born May 22, 1874
Alice Ophelia Guynes born September 2, 1876
Henry Calvin Guynes born August 9, 1879
Emma Lou Guynes born June 10, 1883
Minnie Bell Guynes born November 1, 1886
Hester Mae Guynes born May 31, 1888
Matilda Ann Guynes, daughter of Felix Rankin Guynes and Charlotte Temple Beasley Guynes, was born February 18, 1866. She was married December 22, 1882 to H. Marion Bishop. She died May 1, 1954.
Children born to them include:
Hines Bishop born about 1884
Minnie Bishop born about 1885
Annibell Bishop born about 1887
Earl Bishop born about 1889
Lottie Bishop born about 1891
Cora Bishop born about 1894
Susie Bishop born about 1897
Alice Bishop born about 1899
Jim Bishop born about 1901
Calvin Bishop born about 1903
Tillery Bishop born about 1905
[infant] born about 1906
Everett Bishop born about 1909
Louisa Elizabeth Guynes, daughter of Felix Rankin Guynes and Charlotte Temple Beasley Guynes, was born May 8, 1868. She was married to Webb E. Bishop November 14, 1883. She died April 22, 1954.
Children born to them include:
Betty Bishop born about 1884
Rosie Bishop born about 1885
Jack Bishop born about 1886
Hubert Bishop born about 1888
Walker Bishop born about 1890
Lonnie Bishop born about 1892
Goldman Bishop born about 1894
Emma Bishop born about 1896
Stella Bishop born about 1899
Pauline Bishop born about 1902
Horton Bishop born about 1906
Alma Bishop born about 1909
Mary Margaret Guynes, daughter of Felix Rankin Guynes and Charlotte Temple Beasley Guynes, was born March 3, 1870. She was married July 27, 1887 to Winston Bishop. She died January 30, 1963.
Children born to them include:
John Floyd Bishop born about 1890
Newton Floyd Guynes, son of Felix Rankin Guynes and Charlotte Temple Beasley Guynes, was born November 25, 1871. He died April 16, 1873.
Albert Brown Guynes, son of Felix Rankin Guynes and Charlotte Temple Beasley Guynes, was born May 22, 1874. He was married to Emma Rodgers December 29, 1893. He died December 23, 1899.
Children born to Albert Brown Guynes and Emma Rodgers Guynes include:
Minnie Belle Guynes born about 1895
Pearl Guynes born about 1896
Ruth Guynes born about 1898
Luther Guynes born about 1900
Alice Ophelia Guynes, daughter of Felix Rankin Guynes and Charlotte Temple Beasley Guynes, was born September 2, 1876. She was married to Jasper G. Middleton December 29, 1893.
Children born to them include:
Fannie Middleton born about 1895
Margaret Middleton born about 1897
Henry Floyd Middleton born about 1899
Herman Middleton born about 1902
Joe Middleton born about 1904
William Middleton born about 1907
Henry Calvin Guynes, son of Felix Rankin Guynes and Charlotte Temple Beasley Guynes, was born August 9, 1879. He was married to Julia Lloyd February 6, 1901. He died September 1, 1930.
Children born to Henry Calvin Guynes and Julia Lloyd Guynes include:
Verta Brown Guynes born about 1903
Harlen Guynes born about 1905
J. C. Guynes born about 1908
Lloyd Essel Guynes born about 1911
Julia Rhea Guynes born about 1914
Oma Lee Guynes born about 1917
Felix Mildred Guynes born about 1920
Emma Lou Guynes, daughter of Felix Rankin Guynes and Charlotte Temple Beasley Guynes, was born June 10, 1883. She was married January 1, 1898 to William James Smith. She died December 18, 1903.
Children born to them include:
Roy Herbert Smith born about 1900
Jessie Clifton Smith born about 1901
Eva Blanche Smith born about 1903
Minnie Bell Guynes, daughter of Felix Rankin Guynes and Charlotte Temple Beasley Guynes, was born November 1, 1886. She died July 7, 1887.
Hester Mae Guynes, daughter of Felix Rankin Guynes and Charlotte Temple Beasley Guynes, was born May 31, 1888. She was married to J. Walker Mahan July 8, 1903.
Children born to them include:
Drayton Mahan born about 1905
Parker Mahan born about 1906
Gladys Mahan born about 1907
Johnnie Mahan born about 1909
Philen Mahan born about 1911
Joe Mahan born about 1914
Irene Mahan born about 1917
Richard Mahan born about 1920
Albert Gallatin Brown Guynes, son of Henry Hall Guynes and Mary Butler Finley Hall Guynes, was born in Copiah County June 10, 1848. He prepared for the teaching profession, "which he entered at the age of 17 and followed for about 10 years," according to "Memoirs of Mississippi." He was married December 1, 1870 to Emma Jayne Ramsey, daughter of T. J. Ramsey.
"Memoirs of Mississippi" carried a sketch on him:
"Mr. Guynes is a member of the Baptist Church, Charles Scott Lodge No. 136, A.F. & A. M, Knights of Honor, Knights of Pythias and the American Legion of Honor. His social, political and commercial standing is high. He was chosen to represent his county in the constitutional convention of 1890. He was also a member of the house of representatives in 1882 and was reelected in 1884. He was an advocate of state supervision of railroads, and in the House Journal for 1882 in a report in which he dissented from the recommendation of the majority, are set forth his views, which failing at that time, have been since enacted into law. In 1891 he preferred to retire from public life and so spoke and wrote, but his services were again demanded, and he was again elected by the Democratic Party of which he has always been a member, to a seat in the state legislature by a large majority. 'The Crystal Springs Monitor,' a paper published in Copiah County, has this to say on his election in 1891 'Hon. A. B. Guynes. This name is a household word in Copiah County. It seems that every opportunity is seized by our people to honor anew a man who has been conspicuously faithful to the many trusts confided to his keeping. To merit such confidence and trust and to have it acknowledged by an admiring public is certainly the brightest jewel in the crown of a public man. Mr. Guynes will reflect great credit upon the county and this paper has the utmost confidence in his integrity and ability.' He has been for two years president of Copiah County Alliance and is a strong advocate of its principles and demands."
He died in May 1929. Five children were born to Albert Brown Gallatin Guynes and Emma Jayne Ramsey Guynes, "four of whom are living." Their eldest son entered Mississippi College in 1891." John A. Sands, Jr. named their children as:
Charles Oscar Guynes born about 1871
Eula Ramsey Guynes born in 1873
Andy McMartin Guynes [twin] born in 1875
Jasper Felix Guynes [twin] born in 1875
Ella Guynes born about 1879
Jasper Felix Guynes, twin son of Albert Brown Gallatin Guynes and Emma Jaye Ramsey Guynes, was born in 1875. He lived at Hazelhurst, Mississippi where he was a genealogist and judge of the Circuit Court. He is acknowledged to have collected much of the Guynes data contained in this manuscript.
Sally Guynes, daughter of Henry Hall Guynes and Mary Butler Finley Hall, was born in 1851. She was married about 1869 to Jim Whittington.
John Goyne, Jr, son of John Goyne and Matilda Hall Goyne, was born February 26, 1813. He appeared as the head of a household in the 1840 census of Copiah County, page 116. He was a farmer and owned one slave. One adult in the household was illiterate:
"Goens, John white male 30-40
white female 20-30
white female 0-5
white male 15-20"
James Goyne, son of John Goyne and Matilda Hall Goyne, was born July 25, 1805. His name was changed to James Guynes. He was married about 1828 to Martha Ann Whittington probably in Scott County, Mississippi. She was the daughter of Zachariah M. Whittington and the sister of Emily Whittington who was married to Harmon Runnels Guynes, younger brother of James Guynes. A son of Martha Ann Whittington told family members that she "had Indian blood," according to Cynthia H. Reed of Simi Valley, California.
James Guynes owned land in Scott and Leake counties. He purchased his first land there October 22, 1838 located in Section 9, Township 9, Range 9. On April 10 1846 he bought several sections of land sold by the Scott County sheriff for taxes. His Leake County land lay across the county line from Damascus, Mississippi.
He died in Scott County in 1847, and no mention of Martha Ann Whittington Guynes is found in his will or later probate records. The conclusion is that she had died earlier. His brother-in-law John M. Finley became the administrator of the estate.
After his death, four of his sons, Winston Guynes, Zachary M. Guynes, James S. Guynes and Norvell Madison Guynes went to live in the Finley home and were recorded there in the 1850 census. Joshua P. Guynes and Thomas H. Guynes were enumerated in 1850 in the household of their uncle Henry Guynes in Copiah County. Another son, Barney C. Guynes was working as a laborer in another household to whom he had hired out.
Children born to James Guynes and Martha Ann Whittington Guynes include:
Winston Guynes born in 1829
Barney C. Guynes born in 1832
Norvell Madison Guynes born January 11, 1835
Joshua P. Guynes born in 1837
Zachary M. Guynes born January 24, 1839
James S. Guynes born in 1841
Thomas H. Guynes born in 1844
Winston Guynes, son of James Guynes and Martha Ann Whittington Guynes, was born in 1829. He was married in Scott County about 1848, wife's name Harriett. On May 28, 1852 he purchased two 80-acre tracts from his father's estate from John M. Finley, administrator.
On September 28, 1857 Winston Guynes sold land to his brother Zachary M. Guynes. On December 12, 1857 Winston Guynes "of Leake County" sold land to Nicholas M. Finley "of Scott County." On January 4, 1858 Winston Guynes sold land to W. L. Stewart, according to Leake County deed records. Winston Guynes' household was enumerated in Leake County in 1860.
Children born to Winston Guynes and Harriett Guynes include;
Josephine Guynes born about 1850
James Guynes born about 1852
John Guynes born about 1854
Indra Guynes born about 1856
Texaner Guynes born about 1858
Barney C. Guynes, son of James Guynes and Martha Ann Whittington Guynes, was born in 1832. He was married August 16, 1853 to Catherine Lang who was born in 1836 in Mississippi to John Lang and Elizabeth Wade Lang.
Children born to Barney C. Guynes and Martha Ann Whittington Guynes include:
Elizabeth M. Guynes born in 1855
Martha A. Guynes born in 1857
James F. Guynes born in 1858
Thomas W. Guynes born in 1860
John Guynes born in 1862
Norvell M[adison?] Guynes born in 1864
Elizabeth M. Guynes, daughter of Barney C. Guynes and Catherine Lang Guynes, was born in 1855. She was married to William Lewis Baldwin September 15, 1875 in Scott County. He was the son of William Baldwin and Mary Madden Baldwin. William Lewis Baldwin later removed to Crandall, Texas in Kaufman County where he was a physician.
Martha A. Guynes, daughter of Barney C. Guynes and Catherine Lang Guynes, was born in 1857. She was married November 2, 1876 in Scott County to P. H. "Big Foot Pass" Underwood.
James F. Guynes, son of Barney C. Guynes and Catherine Lang Guynes, was born in 1858. He was married December 13, 1888 to Susie Dethro. Children born to James F. Guynes and Susie Dethro Guynes are unknown.
Thomas W. Guynes, son of Barney C. Guynes and Catherine Lang Guynes, was born in 1860. He was married to Malissa Garner December 14, 1883 in Scott County. Children born to Thomas W. Guynes and Malissa Garner Guynes are unknown.
John Guynes, son of Barney C. Guynes and Catherine Lang Guynes, was born in 1862.
Norvell M[adison?] Guynes, son of Barney C. Guynes and Catherine Lang Guynes, was born in 1864.
Norvell Madison Guynes, son of James Guynes and Martha Ann Whittington Guynes, was born January 11, 1835. He was married in 1854 in Scott County, Mississippi to Matilda Carolyn Yates. She was the daughter of Peter Yates and Missouri Carter Yates of Georgia and a great-granddaughter of Peter Yates, Revolutionary patriot.
They sold land in Leake County December 2, 1857 to William S. McClendon. They sold 40 acres of land to Joseph Spier January 25, 1858, according to Scott County deed records. On the same date they sold 80 acres Bennett A. McClendon of Neshoba County. They were enumerated in Scott County in 1860. He died February 11, 1923.
Children born to Norvell Madison Guynes and Matilda Carolyn Yates Guynes include:
Matilda Ann Guynes born in 1854
Martha Guynes born in 1856
John Z. Guynes born in 1859
Mississippi Frances "Fannie" Guynes born Jan. 22, 1862
Mary Elizabeth Guynes born in 1864
Pamy M. Guynes born in 1866
Nancy Catherine Guynes born in 1869
Peter Thomas Guynes born in 1871
India Guynes born in 1873
Ruthie Jane Guynes born in 1875
Eli Henry Guynes born in 1877
Emmy Guynes born in 1880
Norvell Albert Guynes born in 1882
Matilda Ann Guynes, daughter of Norvell Madison Guynes and Matilda Carolyn Yates Guynes, was born in 1854. She was married about 1872 to M. G. Carmickle.
Martha Guynes, daughter of Norvell Madison Guynes and Matilda Carolyn Yates Guynes, was born in 1856. She died in 1871.
John Z. Guynes, son of Norvell Madison Guynes and Matilda Carolyn Yates Guynes, was born in 1859. He was married about 1882 to Babe Lasater. He died in 1946 in Crandall, Texas.
Children born to John Z. Guynes and Babe Lasater Guynes include:
Laura Guynes born about 1884
Zack Guynes born about 1885
Mollie Guynes born about 1886
Dona C. Guynes born about 1887
Johnnie Guynes born about 1889
Harvey Guynes born about 1891
Bessie Guynes born about 1893
Richard Guynes born about 1896
Geneva Guynes born about 1899
Hughland Guynes born about 1902
Nobbie A. Guynes born about 1906
Mississippi Frances "Fannie" Guynes, daughter of Norvell Madison Guynes and Matilda Carolyn Yates Guynes, named for her maternal grandmother, was born January 22, 1862 in Scott County. She was married October 5, 1876 to Samuel Patrick Griffith who was born July 26, 1854 in Scott County to Harvey Griffith and Anna Griffith. Samuel Patrick Griffith owned several black land farms in North Texas, according to Cynthia H. Reed. Mississippi Frances "Fannie" Guynes Griffith died in Crandall, Texas February 20, 1923, and he died there about 1927.
Children born to them include:
Matilda Griffey born about 1877
Mary Maude Griffey born about 1879
Catherine Griffey born about 1880
William Madison Griffey born about 1882
Deck Griffey born about 1884
Cassie Viola Griffey born March 17, 1885
Sadie A. Griffey born about 1887
Edd Griffey born about 1889
Modena "Sis" Griffey born about 1889
Idell Griffey born about 1897
Adrion Griffey born about 1899
Lela Bobbie Griffey born about 19049
Matilda Griffey, daughter of Samuel Patrick Griffith and Mississippi Francis Guynes Griffith, was born about 1877. She was married about 1896, husband's name Hicks.
Mary Maude Griffey, daughter of Samuel Patrick Griffith and Mississippi Francis Guynes Griffith, was born about 1879. She was married about 1900, husband's name Percival.
William Madison Griffey, son of Samuel Patrick Griffith and Mississippi Francis Guynes Griffith, was born about 1882.
Cassie Viola Griffey, daughter of Samuel Patrick Griffith and Mississippi Francis Guynes Griffith, was born March 17, 1885 at Crandall, Texas, according to a granddaughter, Cynthia Hudson Reed. She was married there April 30, 1902, to Boyd Woodall. She died June 5, 1931 at Plano, Texas.
Children born to Boyd Woodall and Cassie Viola Griffey Woodall include:
Ocea Woodall born about 1906
Ocea Woodall, daughter of Boyd Woodall and Cassie Viola Griffey Woodall, was born about 1906. She was married about 1926, husband's name Hudson.
Children born to Ocea Woodall Hudson include:
Cynthia Hudson born about 1932
Cynthis Hudson, daughter of Ocea Woodall Hudson, was born about 1932. She was married about 1954, husband's name Reed. In 1995 they lived in Simi Valley, California where she, a member of Gowen Research Foundation, was active in the research of her Guynes/Goyne ancestors.
Modena "Sis" Griffey, daughter of Samuel Patrick Griffith and Mississippi Francis Guynes Griffith, was born about 1894. She was married about 1913, husband's name Tabor.
Idell Griffey, daughter of Samuel Patrick Griffith and Mississippi Francis Guynes Griffith, was born about 1897. She was married about 1915, husband's name McCormack.
Adrion Griffey, daughter of Samuel Patrick Griffith and Mississippi Francis Guynes Griffith, was born about 1899. She was married about 1919, husband's name Pritchett.
Lela Bobbie Griffey, daughter of Samuel Patrick Griffith and Mississippi Francis Guynes Griffith, was born about 1904. She was married about 1922, husband's name Colquitt.
Mary Guynes, daughter of Norvell Madison Guynes and Matilda Carolyn Yates Guynes, was born in 1864. She was married in 1880 to Thomas Webb. She died in 1958.
Children born to them include:
Homer Webb born about 1881
Elizabeth Webb born about 1882
Minnie Webb born about 1883
Fowler Webb born about 1885
Gertrude Webb born about 1887
George Webb born about 1890
Mattie Webb born about 1894
Catherine Guynes, daughter of Norvell Madison Guynes and Matilda Carolyn Yates Guynes, was born in 1865. She was married about 1883 to Jess Teland.
Children born to them include:
Neely Teland born about 1885
Ruth Teland born about 1886
Lena Teland born about 1888
Bessie Teland born about 1890
William Teland born about 1892
Edgar Teland born about 1895
Frank Teland born about 1898
Callie Teland born about 1901
Neba Teland born about 1905
Mary Elizabeth Guynes, daughter of Norvell Madison Guynes and Matilda Carolyn Yates Guynes, was born in 1866. She died young.
Pamey M. Guynes, child of Norvell Madison Guynes and Matilda Carolyn Yates Guynes, was born in 1868 and died in 1877.
Peter Thomas Guynes, son of Norvell Madison Guynes and Matilda Carolyn Yates Guynes, was born in 1871 and died in the same year.
Ruthie Jane Guynes, daughter of Norvell Madison Guynes and Matilda Carolyn Yates Guynes, was born in 1875. She was married about 1894 to Dr. Jess Baldwin.
Eli Henry Guynes, son of Norvell Madison Guynes and Matilda Carolyn Yates Guynes, was born in 1877 and died in the following year.
Emmy Guynes, daughter of Norvell Madison Guynes and Matilda Carolyn Yates Guynes, was born in 1880 and died in 1881.
Norvell Albert Guynes, son of Norvell Madison Guynes and Matilda Carolyn Yates Guynes, was born in 1882. He was married about 1906 to Sydna Rowe. He died in 1936.
Children born to Norvell Albert Guynes and Sydna Rowe Guynes include:
Nonnie Guynes born about 1908
Vonnie Guynes born about 1911
Jesse Guynes born about 1914
Calvin Guynes born about 1917
Albert Guynes born about 1920
Fley Guynes born about 1923
Joshua P. Guynes, son of James Guynes and Martha Ann Whittington Guynes, was born in 1837 in Mississippi. He was married about 1856 to Marguerite M. Yates. She was a daughter of Peter Yates and Missouri Carter Yates and a great-granddaughter of Peter Yates, Revolutionary patriot.
On January 25, 1858 they sold 40 acres in Scott County to H. P. Spier. On August 16, 1860 Joshua P. Guynes "of Leake County" sold land to James S. Guynes "of Scott County," according to Leake County deed records.
Marguerite M. Yates Guynes "was burned to death in a fire," according to Lottie Guynes Whitley, a granddaughter. Joshua P. Guynes was injured during the Civil War, and Norvell Madison Guynes "went to bring him home from the war," according to Lottie Guynes Whitley, "but he had been injured and died en route. Norvell buried him along the roadside" They left two sons who were reared by their uncle Norvell Madison Guynes in Texas..
Children born to Joshua P. Guynes and Marguerite M. Yates Guynes include:
William Patterson Guynes born in 1857
Henry Maderson Guynes born in 1861
William Patterson Guynes, son of Joshua P. Guynes and Marguerite M. Guynes, was born in 1857. He was married about 1880 to Mattie Kelly. He died at Crandall, Texas in 1938.
Children born to William Patterson Guynes and Mattie Kelly Guynes include:
Henry Guynes born about 1882
Ruth Guynes born about 1884
Norvell Madison Guynes born about 1886
Cora Bell Guynes born about 1889
Oscar Guynes born about 1891
William P. Guynes born about 1894
Harve Grady Guynes born about 1897
Petter Ellis Guynes born about 1899
Guy Guynes born about 1902
Euel Guynes born about 1906
Henry Maderson Guynes, son of Joshua P. Guynes and Marguerite M. Yates Guynes, was born in 1861. When his parents died he was reared by his uncle Norvell Madison Guynes. He was married to Irene Clark in 1882 in Crandall, Texas. He died there in 1931.
Children born to Henry Maderson Guynes and Irene Clark Guynes include:
Oliver M. Guynes born about 1884
Edgar Guynes born about 1886
Minnie Mae Guynes born about 1889
Lottie Bell Guynes born about 1891
Loyd Guynes born about 1894
Altie Guynes born about 1898
Zachary M. Guynes, son of James Guynes and Martha Ann Whittington Guynes, was born January 24, 1839 in Mississippi, according to Paul Robishaw, a descendant and Foundation member. In 1850 Zachary M. Guynes was enumerated in the federal census living in the household of his uncle, John M. Finley. He purchased land from his brother Winston Guynes in 1857, however he was not enumerated in the area in 1860.
During the Civil War, Zachary M. Guynes served in Company B, 25th Texas Cavalry Regiment. Later he began a sergeant and served in Gillespie's Regiment.
He was married about 1869 to Laura L. Hart who was born October 16, 1850.
Children born to Zachary M. Guynes and Laura L. Hart Guynes include:
Jefferson Columbus Guynes born June 14, 1870
Nob Guynes born about 1872
Dora Guynes born about 1874
Allen Guynes born about 1877
Emma Guynes born about 1881
Jefferson Columbus Guynes, son of Zachary M. Guynes and Laura L. Hart Guynes, was born June 14, 1870. He was married February 18, 1890 in Saratoga, Texas in Hardin County to Marie Elizabeth Taylor who was born January 6, 1873.
Children born to Jefferson Columbus Guynes and Marie Elizabeth Taylor Guynes include:
Effie Mae Guynes born April 4, 1894
John Middleton Guynes born March 7, 1896
Lillie Earbelle Guynes born October 23, 1900
Rosie Lee Guynes born March 29, 1905
Gladiola Guynes born October 8, 1908
Myrtle Elize Guynes born July 2, 1911
John Middleton Guynes, son of Jefferson Columbus guynes and Marie Elizabeth Taylor Guynes, was born March 7, 1896. He was married to Dora Aline Collins about 1920. She was born May 25, 1901 to Morgan M. Collins and Clara Aline Carlton Collins. John Middleton Guynes died December 23, 1943. Children born to John Middleton Guynes and Marie Elizabeth Taylor Guynes are unknown.
James S. Guynes, son of James Guynes and Martha Ann Whittington Guynes, was born in 1841. He, too, was reared by his uncle, John M. Finley. He bought land from his brother, Joshua P. Guynes.
Thomas H. Guynes, son of James Guynes and Martha Ann Whittington Guynes, was born in 1844. He was reared by his uncle, Henry Guynes in Copiah County..
Mary "Polly" Goyne, daughter of John Goyne and Matilda Hall Goyne, was born February 28, 1807. At age 16, she was married to William Mullican October 9, 1823. The name of the bride and her parents,who consented to the marriage, was rendered as “Guynes”
Children born to them include:
Matilda Mullican born September 4, 1824
Nancy Mullican born December 27, 1826
John Q. Mullican born November 19, 1829
Wiatt Goyne, son of John Goyne and Matilda Hall Goyne, was born March 22, 1809. He was married December 27, 1830 in Copiah County to Sarah Thomas. He, a farmer who owned one slave, appeared in the 1840 census of Copiah County, page 116:
"Guynes, Wiat white male 20-30
white female 20-30
white female 5-10
white female 5-10
white male 0-5
white female 0-5"
He died in December 1852.
Children born to them include:
Miranda P. Guynes born in 1834
Henry H. Guynes born in 1836
Nancy Guynes born in 1838
John Guynes born in 1841
Matilda Guynes born October 4, 1843
Delilah Guynes born in 1846
James Briant Guynes born July 10, in 1848
Samuel Bexton Guynes born February 15, 1851
Henry Kellog Guynes born about 1854
Miranda P. Guynes, daughter of Wiatt Guynes and Sarah Thomas Guynes, was born in 1834. She was married about 1852 to Dan Shippe.
Henry H. Guynes, son of Wiatt Guynes and Sarah Thomas Guynes, was born in 1836. He was married about 1859 to Rebecca Jane Beasley. A daughter, Bettie Guynes was born to them about 1866. She was married about 1885 to J. D. Stevens.
Nancy Guynes, daughter of Wiatt Guynes and Sarah Thomas Guynes, was born in 1838. She was married about 1855 to Bill Welch.
John Guynes, son of Wiatt Guynes and Sarah Thomas Guynes, was born in 1841. He was married to Mollie Newman about 1867.
Children born to John Guynes and Mollie Newman Guynes include:
Lelie Guynes born about 1870
John Guynes, Jr. born about 1874
Matilda Guynes, daughter of Wiatt Guynes and Sarah Thomas Guynes, was born October 4, 1843. she was married in 1874 to Joe T. Beasley at Calvert, Texas. She was born November 17, 1839. She died November 18, 1909.
Children born to them include:
John Beasley born about 1875
Joe Beasley born about 1876
Henry H. Beasley born January 27, 1877
Charles Beasley born about 1879
Mary Augusta Beasley born about 1882
Fannie Beasley born about 1886
Delilah Guynes, daughter of Wiatt Guynes and Sarah Thomas Guynes, was born in 1846. She was married about 1866 to Tom Ramsey.
James Briant Guynes, son of Wiatt Guynes and Sarah Thomas Guynes, was born July 10, 1848. He was married December 4, 1870 to Nancy Ellen Anderson who was born March 2, 1853. He died January 30, 1891, and she died April 7, 1916.
Children born to James Briant Guynes and Nancy Ellen Anderson Guynes include:
John Wyatt Guynes born September 15, 1871
Luther Wright Guynes born March 2, 1874
Edwin Hall Guynes born June 1, 1876
Samuel Coleman Guynes born February 3, 1878
Minnie Ellen Guynes born February 3, 1881
James Ceton Guynes born May 10, 1884
Elsie Guynes born December 27, 1885
Hardie Morrow Guynes born January 20, 1887
Bertha Briant Guynes born August 23, 1890
John Wyatt Guynes, son of James Briant Guynes and Nancy Ellen Anderson Guynes, was born September 15, 1871. He was married to Ida Cox October 5, 1893. She was born November 3, 1874. He died March 26, 1948, and she died January 5, 1961. Both were buried at Calvary, Texas.
Children born to John Wyatt Guynes and Ida Cox Guynes include:
Gladys Guynes born September 6, 1894
Ellen Floyd Guynes born July 18, 1896
Virginia Lee Guynes born January 15, 1899
James Dudley Guynes born November 11, 1900
William Allison Guynes born December 15, 1902
Johnye Madge Guynes born September 26, 1906
Bennie Elizabeth Guynes born November 24, 1908
Gladys Guynes, daughter of John Wyatt Guynes and Ida Cox Guynes, was born September 6, 1894. She was married about 1922 to Morgan Porter who was born February 2, 1898. She died May 25, 1970.
Children born to them include:
James Howell Porter born July 2, 1924
Gladys Carolyn Porter born August 25, 1927
Ellen Gloyd Guynes, daughter of John Wyatt Guynes and Ida Cox Guynes, was born July 18, 1896. She was married about 1922 to Harry Louis Lochte. She died January 15, 1973 and was buried in Montgomery, Alabama.
Children born to them include:
William Paul Lochte born September 19, 1924
Harry Louis Lochte born September 30, 1929
Virginia Lee Guynes, daughter of John Wyatt Guynes and Ida Cox Guynes, was born January 15, 1899. She was married about 1920 to Marvin Robertson. She died January 11, 1942 and was buried at Hearne, Texas.
Children born to them include:
Lee Allison Robertson born March 22, 1922
Virginia Lee Robertson born February 1, 1924
Marvelyn Robertson born July 16, 1929
Jack Oliver Robertson born September 3, 1932
June Robertson born about 1935
James Dudley Guynes, son of John Wyatt Guynes and Ida Cox Guynes, was born November 11, 1900. He was married about 1923 to Mary Virginia Compton.
Children born to James Dudley Guynes and Mary Virginia Compton Guynes include:
John W. Guynes II born about 1925
Ben Morgan Guynes born about 1929
William Allison Guynes, son of John Wyatt Guynes and Ida Cox Guynes, was born December 15, 1902. He was married about 1925 to Rebecca Edmonds.
Children born to William Allison Guynes and Rebecca Edmonds Guynes include:
John Michael Guynes born about 1927
Martha Joanne Guynes born about 1930
William Allison Guynes, Jr. born about 1933
Johnny Madge Guynes, daughter of John Wyatt Guynes and Ida Cox Guynes, was born September 26, 1906. She was married about 1931 to Paul Worden who was born June 1, 1908. No children were born to them.
Bennie Elizabeth Guynes, daughter of John Wyatt Guynes and Ida Cox Guynes, was born November 24, 1908. She was married about 1935 to Elmer Gregory. One son, Elmer Richard Gregory was born to them September 25, 1938.
Luther Wright Guynes, son of James Wyatt Guynes and Nancy Ellen Anderson Guynes, was born March 2, 1874. He died October 7, 1875.
Edwin Hall Guynes, son of James Wyatt Guynes and Nancy Ellen Anderson Guynes, was born June 1, 1876. He died August 1, 1877.
Samuel Coleman Guynes, son of James Wyatt Guynes ands Nancy Ellen Anderson Guynes, was born February 3, 1878 and died November 19, 1879.
Minnie Ellen Guynes, daughter of James Wyatt Guynes and Nancy Ellen Anderson Guynes, was born February 3, 1881 and died December 30, 1882.
James Ceton Guynes, son of James Wyatt Guynes and Nancy Ellen Anderson Guynes, was born May 10, 1884 and died December 12 of that year.
Elsie Guynes, daughter of James Wyatt Guynes and Nancy Ellen Anderson Guynes, was born December 27, 1885. She was married July 2, 1905 to William S. Arnett who was born January 6, 1885. She died January 25, 1972.
Children born to them include:
Roy Bryant Arnett born August 25, 1906
Marvin Jarrell Arnett born June 10, 1908
John Gary Arnett born September 7, 1910
Wilma Maurine Arnett born July 1, 1912
William Seaton Arnett born October 22, 1915
Hardie Morrow Guynes, son of James Wyatt Guynes and Nancy Ellen Anderson Guynes, was born January 20, 1887. He was married about 1910, wife's name Lola.
Children born to Hardie Morrow Guynes and Lola Guynes include:
Glen Guynes born about 1912
Clayton Guynes born about 1915
Anita Guynes born about 1918
Bertha Briant Guynes, daughter of James Wyatt Guynes and Nancy Ellen Anderson Guynes, was born August 23, 1890. She was married October 31, 1910 to Thomas Jesse Rodgers who was born October 19, 1884. He died October 7, 1974, and she died February 6, 1975.
Children born to them include:
Robert James Rodgers born March 19, 1911
Thomas Louis Rodgers born April 6, 1913
Rebecca Rodgers born October 17, 1914
Mary Ellen Rodgers born October 9, 1916
Sarah Anthony Rodgers born October 24, 1919
Samuel Bexton Guynes, son of Wyatt Goyne and Sarah Thomas Goyne, was born February 15, 1851. He was married January 11, 1876 to Perlie Anderson who was born January 11, 1855. She was a sister to Nancy Ellen Anderson who was married to James Briant Guynes. They lived at Calvert, Texas. He died there December 15, 1917, and she died there September 1, 1928. They were buried in Mt. Vernon Cemetery in Robertson County.
Children born to Samuel Bexton Guynes and Perlie Anderson Guynes include:
Matilda E. Guynes born November 27, 1876
Elias "Bud" Guynes born December 12, 1878
Elizabeth Guynes born March 12, 1881
Sudie Guynes born in 1883
Sara Alyne Guynes born January 2, 1885
Eunice Guynes born April 1, 1887
Sammie Beatrice Guynes born February 16, 1888
James Wright Guynes born November 4, 1890
William Henry Guynes born in 1893
Jack Foster Guynes born February 22, 1895
Matilda E. Guynes, daughter of Samuel Bexton Guynes and Perlie Anderson Guynes was born November 27, 1876. She was married about 1893 to Sam Pierce.
Children born to them include:
Sudie Pierce born about 1894
Sidney Pierce born about 1895
Carrie Pierce born July 7, 1897
Lorene Pierce born about 1899
Annette Pierce born about 1902
Elias "Bud" Guynes, son of Samuel Bexton Guynes and Perlie Anderson Guynes was born December 12, 1878. He was married about 1900 to Emma Mitchell. He died September 13, 1946.
Children born to Elias "Bud" Guynes and Emma Mitchell Guynes include:
Alene Guynes born January 17, 1902
Samuel Blake Guynes born September 14, 1903
Bessie Guynes born about 1905
Delma Lee Guynes born about 1908
Elizabeth Guynes, daughter of Samuel Bexton Guynes and Perlie Anderson Guynes was born March 12, 1881. A twin brother was stillborn at the same time. She was married about 1910 to Walter Lastor. She died August 29, 1952.
Children born to them include:
Marylene Lastor born about 1912
Pauline Frances Lastor born about 1914
James Lastor born about 1916
Jack Lastor born about 1919
Sudie Guynes, daughter of Samuel Bexton Guynes and Perlie Anderson Guynes was born in 1883. She was married thrice, to Arthur Collins, Joe Y. McNutt and L. H. Powers. She died in 1930.
Sara Alyne Guynes, daughter of Samuel Bexton Guynes and Perlie Anderson Guynes was born January 2, 1885. She was married about 1905 to Rev. Harry H. Muirhead.
Children born to them include:
Jarrell Muirhead born about 1907
Bessie Muirhead born about 1908
Elene Muirhead born about 1910
Sam Muirhead born about 1912
Sudie Muirhead born about 1914
Ernest Muirhead born about 1917
Harry Muirhead born about 1920
Dulcie Muirhead born about 1924
Eunice Guynes, daughter of Samuel Bexton Guynes and Perlie Anderson Guynes was born April 1, 1887. She died September 26, 1888.
Sammie Beatrice Guynes, of Samuel Bexton Guynes and Perlie Anderson Guynes was born February 16, 1888. She was married September 5, 1911 to Rev. Lee L. Johnson.
Children born to them include:
Ethlene Johnson born about 1913
Leslie Brooks Johnson born about 1914
Perla Mae Johnson born about 1916
Claudia Johnson born about 1918
Dorothy Lee Johnson born about 1920
Jed Johnson born about 1923
Carey Johnson born about 1927
James Wright Guynes, son of Samuel Bexton Guynes and Perlie Anderson Guynes, was born November 4, 1890. He was married about 1913 to Cornelia E. Kellog. He died February 22, 1962.
Children born to James Wright Guynes and Cornelia E. Kellog Guynes include:
Catherine Grace Guynes born in 1915
Henry Kellog Guynes born in 1916
James Wright Guynes, Jr. born in 1918
Charles Miller Guynes born in 1921
Cornelia A. Guynes born in 1926
Joe Bexton Guynes born about 1929
Nancy Caroline Guynes born in 1930
William Henry Guynes, son of Samuel Bexton Guynes and Perlie Anderson Guynes, was born in 1893. He was married about 1916 to Eula Duke. He died October 20, 1952.
Children born William Henry Guynes and Eula Duke Guynes include:
Samuel B. Guynes born about 1918
Jack Guynes born about 1920
Foster Guynes born about 1922
Mary Nell Guynes born about 1925
Vadere Guynes born about 1929
Jack Foster Guynes, son of Samuel Bexton Guynes and Perlie Anderson Guynes was born February 22, 1895. He was married about 1912 to Grace Kellogg who died June 1, 1915. He was remarried to Irene Kemp. Three children were born to Jack Foster Guynes, Grace Kellogg Guynes and Irene Kemp Guynes, two dying in infancy. The surviving child was Mary Helen Guynes, born about 1919.
George Ross[?] Guynes, son of Henry Hall Guynes and Mary Butler Finley Guynes, was born November 13, 1816, according to Alice Robicheaux Whitehead. He was married about 1838 to Julia A. Mullican. She was born in Mississippi in 1823 to Jeremiah M. Mullican, a native of South Carolina and Frances Mullican, according to Ima White.
In 1841 George Ross[?] Guynes lived in Simpson County, Mississippi. He served in a Mississippi infantry company during the Civil War. In 1873 he sold his land near Pinola, Mississippi and removed to Texas. He purchased a farm in Navarro County Texas and died there a few years later.
Children born to George Ross[?] Guynes and Julia Mullican Guynes include:
John Rankin Guynes born November 28, 1839
Laurinda Priscilla Guynes born March 17, 1841
Sara C. Guynes born in 1844
Susana A. I. Guynes born in 1847
Jeremiah M. Guynes born in 1849
Matilda Guynes born in 1853
Julia Roberta Guynes born April 7, 1856
Cinthia A. Guynes born in 1859
Laurinda Priscilla Guynes, daughter of George Ross[?] Guynes and Julia Mullican Guynes, was born March 17, 1841 in Simpson County. She was married January 7, 1858 to Nathaniel Green Barlow. She died December 10, 1895 in Copiah County, Mississippi and was buried in Crystal Springs Cemetery. He died July 19, 1913 and was buried beside his wife.
Children born to them include:
Alice Adell Barlow born November 12, 1861
Alice Adell Barlow, daughter of Nathaniel Green Barlow and Laurinda Priscilla Guynes Barlow, was born November 12, 1861 in Simpson County. She was married in October 1876 to James Alexander McDonald. She died November 20, 1938 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana, and he died September 29, 1941 at Converse, Louisiana.
Children born to them include:
Mattie Jane McDonald born January 28, 1884
Mattie Jane McDonald, daughter of James Alexander McDonald and Alice Adell Barlow McDonald, was born January 28, 1884 in Simpson County. She was married to Fancy Ansley Kelly June 26, 1904 in Mississippi. She died November 13, 1918 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana. He died April 13, 1954 in Shreveport, Louisiana.
Children born to them include:
Annie Alice Kelly born August 29, 1910
Annie Alice Kelly, daughter of Fancy Ansley Kelly and Mattie Jane McDonald Kelly, was born August 29, 1910 at Braxton, Mississippi. She was married October 26, 1926 to Willie Walker Parault who was born November 2, 1906 to William Baptiste Parault and Emma East Parault. He died February 13, 1928 at Shreveport. Annie Alice Kelly Parault became a nurse and was remarried to Cleveland Joseph Robicheaux.
Children born to them include:
Alice Catherine Parault born October 9, 1927
Alice Catherine Parault, daughter of Willie Walker Parault and Annie Alice Kelly Parault, was born October 9, 1927 at Shreveport. She was adopted by Cleveland Joseph Robicheaux, according to Caddo Parish, Louisiana Adoption Book 1, page 100. She was married June 7, 1947 to Marvin Whitehead who was born in 1917. He died in 1987. In October 1995, Alice Catherine Parault Whitehead, a member of the Foundation, continues in Shreveport where she is active in the pursuit of her family history.
Julia Roberta Guynes, daughter of George Ross[?] Guynes and Julia Mullican Guynes, was born April 7, 1856 at Harrisville, Mississippi in Simpson County, according to Velma S. Brassell Beuerle, her granddaughter. She was married there about 1872 to Samuel Becton Mullen, Jr, son of Samuel Becton Mullen and Mary Ann Smith Mullen. In 1889 they were the parents of triplet daughters. He died December 12, 1897 at Amite City, Louisiana and was buried in Harrisville Cemetery. She died February 20, 1917 and was buried beside her husband.
Children born to them include:
Ellie Mullen born about 1873
Ethel Mullen born about 1877
Tokay Mullen born about 1878
Lula J. Mullen born about 1881
Mary Viola Mullen born December 10, 1885
Wayne Mullen born about 1887
Sidney Mullen born about 1888
Allie Mullen born in 1889
Hattie Mullen born in 1889
Mattie Mullen born in 1889
Samuel Becton Mullen born abut 1892
John Mullen born about 1895
Mary Viola Mullen, daughter of Samuel Becton Mullen, Jr. and Julia Roberta Guynes Mullen, was born December 10, 1885 at Harrisville. She was married January 1, 1903 to Virgil V. Brassell in Simpson County. She died February 23, 1962 at Conroe, Texas.
Children born to Virgil V. Brassell and Mary Viola Mullen Brassell include:
Velma S. Brassell born in 1905
Velma S. Brassell, daughter of Virgil V. Brassell and Mary Viola Mullen Brassell, was born in Mississippi in 1905. In 1915 her family removed to Louisiana. She was married about 1925 to Elmer R. Beuerle. In 1992 Velma S. Brassell Beuerle, a member of Gowen Research Foundation, lived in Flint, Michigan.
Elbert Guynes, son of Henry Hall Guynes and Mary Butler Finley Guynes, was born about 1811. Of this individual nothing more is known.
Sarah Guynes, daughter of Henry Hall Guynes and Mary Butler Finley Guynes, was born January 23, 1812, probably in Louisiana. She was married to Byrd Whittington November 27, 1830. He was born March 23, 1807 in Amite County, Mississippi to John Whittington and Chloe Mercer Whittington. He died June 6, 1886 in Milam County, Texas.
Children born to them include:
Parmelia Whittington born in 1828?
James P. Whittington born in 1830?
Matilda N. Whittington born in 1832
Nancy Caroline Whittington born January 7, 1834
John Guynes Whittington born in 1837
Bryant M. Whittington born in 1839
George R. Whittington born in 1841
Priscilla A. E. Whittington born in 1844
Sarah F. Whittington born in 1849
Nancy Caroline Whittington, daughter of Byrd Whittington and Sarah Guynes Whittington, was born January 7, 1834, according to "Family Notes" published by Amarillo Genealogical Society, Amarillo, Texas.
John Goyne, Jr, son of Henry Hall Guynes and Mary Butler Finley Guynes, was born in Louisiana February 26, 1813. He was married August 9, 1832 in Copiah County to Susanna Mullican. She was the daughter of Jeremiah Mullican and Frances Mullican. They lived at Rexford Church near Star, Mississippi in Simpson County.
They were enumerated in the 1850 census of Simpson County, Mississippi.
Children born to John Goyne, Jr. and Susanna Mullican Goyne include:
Bryant M. Goyne born in 1833
Brown Goyne born in 1835
Cynthia Goyne born in 1837
Salome Goyne born in 1839
Frances Guynes born in 1842
Sophronia Goyne born in 1843
George W. Goyne born January 1, 1845
Julia A. L. Goyne born in 1849
Matilda Guynes born in 1850
Susan Guynes born about 1852
Albert S. Guynes born about 1854
Bryant M. Goyne, son of John Goyne, Jr. and Susanna Mullican Goyne, was born in 1833.
Brown Goyne, son of John Goyne, Jr. and Susanna Mullican Goyne, was born in 1835. He was married about 1866 to Medie Hilton.
Children born to Brown Goyne and Medie Hilton Goyne include:
Tommie Goyne born about 1868
Robert Goyne born about 1870
Evie Goyne born about 1873
Allie Goyne born about 1876
Cynthia Goyne, daughter of John Goyne, Jr. and Susanna Mullican Goyne, was born in 1837. She was married about 1958 to Jessie Walker, and they had no children. She was remarried to Green Touchstone. She died August 20, 1893.
Children born to them include:
Nolan Touchstone born about 1868
Una Touchstone born about 1870
Green Touchstone born about 1872
Sudie Touchstone born about 1874
Salome Goyne, daughter of John Goyne, Jr. and Susanna Mullican Goyne, was born in 1839. She was married about 1958 to Lloyd Kelley.
Frances Guynes, daughter of John Goyne, Jr. and Susanna Mullican Goyne, was born in 1842. She was married about 1860 to Monroe Hilton. Children born to them include:
Stella Hilton born about 1861
Cordia Hilton born about 1862
Charlie Hilton born about 1866
Udie Hilton born about 1868
Willie Hilton born about 1871
Annie Hilton born about 1874
Marie Hilton born about 1877
Salome Guynes, daughter of John Goyne, Jr. and Susanna Mullican Goyne, was born in 1843. She was married about 1861 to Billy Mahaffey.
George W. Guynes, son of John Goyne, Jr. and Susanna Mullican Goyne, was born January 1, 1845. He was married about 1868 to Allie Bridges.
Children born to George W. Guynes and Allie Bridges Guynes include:
Nora Guynes born about 1870
Lena Guynes born about 1874
Julia A. L. Guynes, daughter of John Goyne, Jr. and Susanna Mullican Goyne, was born in 1849. She was married about 1868 to John J. Hilton, believed to be a brother to Monroe Hilton.
Children born to them include:
John Rankin Hilton born about 1870
Acie Hilton born about 1872
Grover Hilton born about 1875
Eunice Hilton born about 1879
Matilda Guynes, daughter of John Goyne, Jr. and Susanna Mullican Goyne, was born in 1850. She was married about 1869 to John J. Mahaffey, believed to be a brother to Billy Mahaffey.
Susan Guynes, believed to be a daughter of John Goyne, Jr. and Susanna Mullican Goyne, was born about 1852.
Albert S. Guynes, believed to be a son of John Goyne, Jr. and Susanna Mullican Goyne, was born about 1854.
Nancy A. Goyne, daughter of Henry Hall Guynes and Mary Butler Finley Guynes, was born January 19, 1815 in Louisiana. She was married March 16, 1831 in Copiah County to John Middleton Finley. John Middleton Finley and Mary Butler Finley Guynes are believed to be brother and sister. John Middleton Finley later lived in Scott County, Mississippi.
Children born to them include:
Martha C. Finley born about 1833
Nicholas Finley born about 1835
Matilda J. Finley born about 1837
Mary B. Finley born about 1839
John Guynes Finley born about 1840
Elizabeth Finley born in 1843
Henry H. Finley born in 1845
Ann E. Finley born in 1849
Sara Angelia Finley born in 1852
George Brown Finley born in 1855
Kitty Ann Finley born in 1858
Narcisus Finley born about 1859
Jefferson Davis Finley born in 1861
Priscilla Guynes, daughter of John Goyne and Matilda Hall Goyne, was born April 23, 1810. She was married November 27, 1825 to Nathan Thomas in Copiah County, Mississippi
Nancy A. Goyne, daughter of John Goyne and Matilda Hall Goyne, was born January 19, 1815 in Louisiana.
George Ross[?] Guynes, son of John Guynes and Matilda Hall Guynes, was born November 13, 1816. He was married about 1838 to Julia Mullican, daughter of Jeremiah Mullican and Frances Mullican and the sister to Susanna Mullican who was married to John Guynes, Jr and to William Mullican who was married to Mary Guynes.
George Ross[?] Guynes was enumerated as the head of a household in the 1840, 1850 and 1860 census reports of Simpson County. He farmed near Harrisville, Mississippi.
Children born to George Ross[?] Guynes and Julia Mullican Guynes include:
John Rankin Guynes born November 28, 1839
Laurinda Guynes born in 1842
Sarah C. Guynes born in 1844
Susan A. L. Guynes born in 1847
Jeremiah Mullican Guynes born in 1849
Matilda A. Guynes born in 1855
Julia Roberta Guynes born April 7, 1856
Cynthia A. Guynes born in 1859
John Rankin Guynes, son of George Ross[?] Guynes and Julia Mullican Guynes, was born November 38, 1839 in Simpson County, Mississippi. He was married there to Adeline Miranda "Mattie" Spell about 1857. She was the daughter of Joseph C. Spell and Elizabeth Melvina "Viney" Wheeler Spell, according to John A. Sands, Jr, a great-grandson of Arlington, Virginia. He served in a Mississippi infantry company during the Civil War.
He sold his land at Pinola, Mississippi in 1873 and removed to Texas, settling in Navarro County where he purchased land in 1875. He farmed and operated a store at Chatfield, Texas. Adeline Miranda "Mattie" Spell Guynes died about 1786 and was buried in Old Chatfield Cemetery. John Rankin Guynes was remarried to Mary Sands, daughter of Benjamin Franklin Sands and Mary E. Westbrook Sands. He was married for the third time to Jennie Oglesby July 9, 1989. She was born September 3, 1868. John Rankin Guynes died August 30, 1898 at Siloam Springs, Arkansas, and his body was returned to Chatfield for burial. He was buried beside his first two wives. Jennie Oglesby died November 7, 1899.
Children born to John Rankin Guynes and Adeline Miranda "Mattie" Spell Guynes include:
George Washington Guynes born November 28, 1839
Aletha Ann Guynes born November 26, 1860
John Tallie Guynes born March 22, 1864
Edward L. Guynes born in 1866
Benjamin Franklin Guynes born January 14, 1870
Cordelia Guynes born April 3, 1872
Alice Guynes born about 1875
Children born to John Rankin Guynes and Mary Sands Guynes include:
Leon Guynes born in 1878
Charley Guynes born May 15, 1880
Myrtle Guynes born August 24, 1882
Asa Guynes born August 11, 1884<