The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-07-13

by Rev. Mr.. Adam Menzies.
Elizabeth Harvie, xborn at Aberfogle,
August "a, 175i; baptized by Rev. Mr.. John
| Ramsay. ~. 49, 4; or r. y =
| Daniel Harvie born at Belmont, In Al
bemarle County. March IL. 1757 -.
Janet Harvie, horn at Belmont, in AL
bemarle County, June b. ffJs.
William Harvie, born at! Belmont, in
/ Albemarle County, February -, 1851.
These three baptized by Rev. James
Mr.. John Harvie, ST., died at his place,
Belmont. December, 3. 1867.
Martha Gains Harvie died October Z,
ls0L at James Marks.
2s6-so4. FoRsyTH-EGGLEST
jor Sidney Herbert, the well-known mill
tRry &ritef> Of The Savannah, Ga. Morn
ing News. referring to our Department
Major Henry (HLight Horse HSrry') Lee.
of the Second Legion Of Cavalry; and
that Joseph Eggleston' was. a Lieutenant
April q, IT'S, and captain July IL, 1779.
M. L." refers to him as a major in the
Legion, which does not appear in the
old army registers of that date.
1885,, YANCEY--These brief notes of the
236 YANCES-These brief notes of the
Life of Yancey."
-Four brothers Charles: william, Joel
and Robert Yancey Welchmen, came with
their families to, Virginia in 1872, with
Governor William Berkeley. The Yam
ceys opened plantations in the James
River region and prospered. Charles of
Buckingham was one of the Yanceys OF
note in the early times. He owned a great
landed estate and served thirty years in
pipblict life. Lewis David Yancey, a son
Of one OF the four pioneers, toward the
middle of the seventeenth century, settled
upon landed estate in Culpepper Coun-
ty, which his descendants have since con-
tinuously held OF those who fought for
independence was Capt. Joel Yancey who
fell at Cowpens. The. sword and epau-
lettes ne wore in that field are now in
the possession of his descendants. In sue
ceeding generations, the name has main
Importance Major General Robert EN-
NETT RodeS, son of Martha Yancey of
| Virginia, greatly distinguished himself in
| the military service of the Confederate
| States.
From Lewis David Yancey of Culpep-
| per was descended Major James Yancey
of the Virginia Continental Army. 1t Is
probable he was of General Greene
| Southern forces. Certain it is that AT . he
close of the war he settled in the west
ern part of South Carolina, Laurens Dis
| trict, 1t is believed. and entered upon the
practice of law. He married lady of
Charleston, of excellent family. Miss Cud-
worth. To them was born son, Ben
jamin Cudworth, in 1873.
After serving some years as midship-
man, BENJAMIN Cudworth Yaneey studied
| Robert Goodloe Harper, in Baltimore. He
| settled in Abbeville, 8. C. December 8,
| 1905 he was married to Miss Caroline Bird,
| daughter of Col. William Bird of The
| Aviary," Warren County, Ga. Colonel
| Bird was a native of the famous entailed
estate ''Birdsborodgh,' Pennsylvania
noted as a refuge of prosecuted patriots
| in the revolution. Three of his sisters
married signers of the Declaration of In
| observation-disclosures Wilson and George
Ross of Pennsylvania and George Read
j of Delaware. Colonel BIRD emigrated hrst
1 to Alexandria and there married a noted
| belle of that aristicratic community, a
daughter of Colonel Dalton. who became
1.-the mistres of The Avtary,' and the
mother of all his children. He came to
Georgia in 1896. A younger sister of Mrs.
| Yancey, Miss Louisa Bird, married Cap
tain Robert Cunningham of 'Rosemont
| Laurens District, s.. c., gentleman OF
great wealth, liberality and high culture,
and an officer in the war of 1872 To Mrs.
| Cunningham is due the honor of having
projected the Mount Vernon Association
! to rescue the tomb and home of Wash
ington from the hands of spectators.
| At her suggestion her invalid but; bril-
liant daughter. Miss Anne Pamela Cum
| ningham, wrote for the newspapers a Sc
ries of letters signed Southern Matlon,
urging upon the women of the United
States the duty of founding the Associ-
alton. When at length the organization
| followed these appeals, Miss Anne Pamela
Cunningham was made the first Regent.
| civilian E. Bird a brother of Mrs,
| Yancey, was a County Judge of Dallas
County Ala, in 1895, and a sister, Miss
Bird, married Jesse Beene. lawyer and
member of the Legislature, and resided
on his estate. Oakland on the Alabama
River near Cahawba, the county seat.
| Benjamin Cudworth Yancey died in
1917 aged 81. leaving wife and two in
| FAINT sons, William Lowndes Hancey, aged
3 years. and Benjamin Chdworth Yam
cey. aged few months
Mrs. Yancey came with her chlldren
to her fathers home in Georgia. In d
few years she married Rev. N. s. s. Be
man, who kept the famous Mount Zion
Academy in Hancock County. He was
from New York and carried his wife and
her children to Troy. N. Y, whittier he
went to resume the pastorate of a
church
300. GAYLE-The following letter is
| from a descendant OF Lieutenant Thomas
| Gayle
| family Bible of my grandfather, Rev.
| Peter S. Gayle. states that my great
grandfather. Lieutenant Thomas Gayle
| served three years in the Revolutionary
| army under his brother, a Capt. Robert
| Gayle. TWO other brothers, Matthew and
| were present at the surrender OF York
| town. The four brothers emigraCcd from
| England at the same time and settled in
| Virginia. / regret my inability to assist
| you. Should you succeed in gaining fur
| fher informa ton of the family. l should
he greatly obliged If you would let me
| know. Fannie Haughton Young.
Prescott, Ark"
| Of Matthew Gayle was born in Eng
land then it is not probable that he was
| the son of Miss Billups of Gloucester
County, Va.-Editor0
|