The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-27

1h2. PoRTER-Benjamin Porter of country ga in 17S His son. e Abner Rortes ress was married in 17ss. Can you find the Revolutionary services of Abner Porter?
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 163. 1NGRAM-John Ingram was mar ried in I749: he also lived In Rockbridge County, Va. I wish to learn of his Rev olutionary services. D.
 -64. wEIR-Andrew Weir lived in Rockbridge County, Va, about the same time as the above named. Did he have any Revolutionary services? D.
 1S5. CALHoUN-I wish to obtain an account of the Calhoun family before Calhoun married Martha Caldwell and they were the parents of John c. Cal houn. The sister of Patrick Calhoun, Rebecca Calhoun, married Gen. Andrew Pickens. Who was the father of Pat rick and Rebecca Calhoun? M. F. K.
 go. HARVEY-I saw the query con corning the name of Harvey. l can give the Harvie record, this the correct way of spelling my family name.) John Harvie emigratcd from Scotland to Vir- ginia about forty yesrs before theN Rev. olution. His wife was Mary Gains. He represented West Augusta in the Con- venticn of 1!d5; was elected to Congress to serve one year; reelected May g, 1777. to serve for one year from August State with provisi ,nal rank of Colonel; was sent by Virginia Assembly on an important mission to the American Virginia which he organized in 17ss and was commissioned Secretary of Com morwealth in 11&. Prior to the Rcvo- lution in 1774 was appointed by General Dr. Thomas Walker. tn, Kentucky ex- plorel, to treat with Western Indians af- ter their defeat at Fort Pleasant. (See Gilmers Gecrsiens. Appleton,s EncYclo The daughter of Col. John Harvie and Mary Gains. Jennette Harvie, married Reuben Jo, dan their son Mortimer Jor- dan married Lucy Gray, and they were my grandparents. s. P. C. Answers.
 106. HOWELL--Query 106. Howell. was copied from this column by The Atlanta Constitution. The following reply was ment of The Constitution. and we re- publish It for the benefit of our readers:
 HoWELLmIn The Gonstitgtion; z, .ttI Sep, give the historical notes and extracts as to the naval career of Captain John Howell with commendabls accuracy. With your permission. I shall touch Daniel Howell and his wife. Elizabeth. were reared in Wales. of French extrac- tion Huguenots.p They emigrated to New Jersey and came thence to Georgia in 1765. settled on Savannah River in what is now Burke County. They came down in ships, stopping along the coast It is family legend that at Cape Fear they were joined by Michael John lard and names his estate Droplin " He was ancestor of Augustus H. and Owen Fl. KenanD
 Daniel and Elizabeth Howell had eight ChIldreO viz.
 1. John Howell, born 175O in Wales. ?. Daniel.
 3. Robert.
 1. James.
 5. Charles.
 6. Margaret. born 17G0.
 2. Anne.
 g. Catherine.
 They had ample means social position and were enterprising. The children were we'll educated by private Tutors in Georgia ani Virginia. We know little ctpt that che of them had two dauSn- ters, one of who m married a son of Dr. Hays of Washington, Ga. eve do not know If it was the county. or the towno The other dc ughter married MT. Bashe- lotte of St. Marys. Ga.
 At the beginning of the revolution. John How ell. then about 26 years old. was interested in the Burke County es- Island and near St. Marys. He had sev- eral vessels employed Tn the West India and the coast trade.
 When Georgia joined the other colo nies fin opposition to Great Britain. John Howell changed two of his vessels into armed privateers and commanded them as the guardian of the Georgia coast" At the close of the war Captain John Howell married Miss Mary Ennis of Virginia. Il neighbor G nd connection. had residences at Savannah. St. Mary's and at Dsrien. Ga. In 1793. when Wash ington came to Georgil he was enter tained by the city of Savannah. but made his holoe with Captain John Howell. His sister. our great-grandmother. Mar. garet Howell Higdon, often spoke of Washington's visit in detail
 John Howell had no children. He died lS3O at St. Marys Ga The eldest sister, Margaret Howell. married. first. Mir. Johnston; the issue was one daughter, Mary, who married pr. William Cook of Virginia. Il physician and lawyer who lived in Savannah and later on an estate near Montgomery, Ala
 Margaret married, second. Mir. Charles beth, porn May 12, 100. Captain Howel adopted this child and she was reared and educated at his home in Savannah and St. Marys. Charles Higdon died and brother; later she lived at Monticello, Ga. It was there that Huger Johnstone met and married Ann Eliza Higd on, July 8. lS17. It was at this time that Huger
 
 Arnondale and Armagh Johnst mes. The issue of this marriage: 1. Vim. Cook Gautier Johnstone, who married, first. Miss Mary B. Hardin; their sur viving children are. Huger, William, Robert, Charles and Henry Lafayette. By his second marriage with Miss Vir- giuia Powers, two daughters are Twin. Mrs. R. J. Cuthbertson and Mrs. J. M. Estes.
 ,. Charles II. Johnstone of Griffin, who married Miss Frances Anne Mang- ham and has several children living, among them Rev James B. Johnstone
 3. Susana Johnstone, married Wm Lo- renzo Gwynn of North Carolina. Her son, Dr. James Peyton Gwynn. lives at High Shoals, Ga.
 4. Robert Higdon Johnstone, married Belle A. Dickens. who survives him.
 2 Henry Lafayette JDhnst1np, who married Miss Marie Weeks of Long Is-
 6. Anne Eliza who married Dr. M. M. Greene. Thc family lives in Gordon County except the eldest son. who is a meAnber of California conference.
 '. James Hugcr Johnstone, married first. Miss IIgdon, and, second. Miss Johnstone He now lives in Florida.
 Margaret HigdOn (nee HowelD lived with her daughter Mrs. Huger John stone at Zebulon and Griffin. She died in 1851 and rests (near the pulpit of the Baptist Church. at Zebulon. Ga. In iS}1. after Captain John Howell died, home to live with her nieces. In 1895 sh . was at the home of Mrs. Mary Cook. near Montgomery. Ala; she died and
 John HowelI's second sister. Anne, married Mr Andrews. Their daughter,