The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-11
. Genealogical and
Historical Department.


OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES -
The heroie mel, ana women q the e,, ke1 Se
intionary period Whoee dee9 .sscsic IN.
: stimuiuf and ince en- kins y : history and
r = doanss nobiy and ccmmendsnie ., wSs.
alonS patriotic lines. The wnoss reen
Of the Chapters In A Ne Snrins the past
yesr and has tended greatly g n sntn nro
INA benenf the members ana nas pr t0
NOTED an eIevstins and e.. ennc citSss SHers
o. pas a,s a-s sstabiished and the 1nnu.
snca mas extended to various parts q .nc
state: a Dsugh sssrs, q ana ine oeneaiosicsi
S sevors,rent under the auspices q. ovs
s yspss osrranixstion. Is being condnc.ea n
one OF the Oldest and most snnrv
papers IN the South Inc
Aq Axe ,cssnealoeical Department sdstsS
specially by the expert u Meli. Il OF
state ~, vai,,e "a our work and ID widely
ra.S snd enioyed by Alabama people.
New names have been addeo " gu rSvs
many , asySsat sma steps taken have
n marked: some Real Daushters have
found SsT - ~l ansin ana Hail nd
youne have been stimulated TO isafn m ~
az their country and TO vensrAte lne
SndsTs and sss me q rork ao oq tie S" past
LOU, ,,os no hecn notable for. energetic and
Intelligent EFFORTS and results In looking
the future ne p,ars sa labor and
sna oeer 1n but but there need s. no fear
e resa,s nSt ai St II ihs n widening
| influence OF the society OF the DauSn'eIs
| Of the American Revolution and the re.
| cognifion by the people OF the facts tnas
| the work TO be accomplished great ana
| glorious. 49,.
| and Justice constrain this State Regent
| to say never had officer more loyal. heip-
| full and faithful co-workers than are Ala.
hama Daughters of the American Rev.
thank the officers. members ana assist
/ ants OF the Board for their unvaryinE
kindness and assistance 50 .heerfully
Respectfully submitted,
N' state Regent.
| Queries.
| 20 ROGERS - Thomas Dawson Of
| Greene County Ca, who was captain
| IN the war OF 1872 and served also IN
/ the Indian war. married Susannah Rox-
ers December l, 1909. Who were her par
$50. MCARTY-Hugh Blair. soldier
OF the Revolution. who afterwards settled
d.
North Carolina. Who were her parents?
S. VI. B.
2s. cLAY.CABANISe--lIa Clay
married my paternal ancestor. Mr.. Cab
aniss. She was a daughter OF Col. 1hos-
Clay. who served in the Revolutionary
War, Wanted to know something about
49, CLARK ANTHNoY COOPER.
That enthusiastic and indefatigable ge-
nsaloeist. Mr.. G. B. BRYANT Of Martins.
descendants Of these families lie wants
to obtain a complete record Of the de-
scendants Of Mark Anthony, the. emil
thony. Cooper. Nisbet. Boykin. Branham.
Hamilton. Stovali, Gambler. Waller Har-
vey; , Bisseley: johnson. Tate and others
ton from each and all of the several
branches and especially dates and local.
tiies Of births. marriages and deaths OF
these descendants.
Answers.
"a; HCRT-The editor has seen copy
: OF the certificate from the office of the
secretary of State of Georgia, describ.
ing the services of William Hurt
4 inc frst paragraph of this document
, H. testimonial from Col. Elijah Clark
. signed in Wilkes County, Ca. 25th Of
January, l7s5. 1t certifes that William
hurt hath steadfastly done his duty from
/ TO wit. on the Goth of August, 1881 unit
4 the total expulsion If the British from
5 this State: and the said william Hurt
E cannot to my knowledge or belief be con
victed of plundering or distressing the
! country and Is therefore under the sait
!. Act entitled to bounty of 2S7 liz acres
E of good land
The second paragraph Is a petition from
. William Hurt stating that he was sol.
dier In the State OF Georgia and asking
= for the said grant of land.
The third paragraph contains the grant
given by Governor Samuel Ebert. signed
: the 24th day of August. 1885 The land
. was located In Washington County. Ga.
upon the Oconee River. Isl 1-2 acres.
I The fourth paragraph contains the Ger.
.. tificate OF the present Secretary of State
, Hon. Philip Cook. with the official sea
+ of the State of Georgia
Descendants of William Hurt who read
this article can use this informa ton ir
preparing applications for the ID. A. II
Society.
237. PURYEAR-If j. L. g. Is descend
ed from the Puryear family which once
Interested in the following extract taker
( from Sketches Of Athens. Georgia.
l page Is, This Puryear family was evil
> IDENTIFY from Virginia.
Mr.. Puryear had a plantation about
five miles from Athens He was muir
dered by his negroes. This occurred more
than a century ago. His widow was q
lady OF the old Virginia school, full oil
energy and resolve and managed her
family affairs with great wisdom Hei
, daughters were beautiful women. care.
. fully educated in all the arts of house
wifery and taught by the example o
their mother to be industrious and eco
, nonical. they were consequently much
admired and all married Young. Mrs
! Puryear was married the second time Il
Major Charles Dougherty and became the
mother of three distinguished Georgians
Charles, Robert and William Dougherty
She was devoted member OF the Pres
bytcrian Church. believed in Its doctrines
and practlced its precepts and was re-
Garded by all as Il mother of Israel"
Mrs. Puryear's eldest daughter married
Major McKigney. who died three or four
years after his marriage. leaving hi
wife with two children. one of these,
Rebecca. married to Judge James Mer-
iwether. long a member OF the Legisla-
| ture and l,onzress Mrs. McKisneY AZ.