The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-10

was one of the three judges of the Su- perior Courts first elected under the con- stitution, 107 Ne was in the convention assembled at Hillsboro. in July. 17ss. He died in l7s4. See wheeler's History of North Carolina. page A.
 The Harvies were the most numerous family of the original settlers on Broad River. They were of Scottish descent. Their name Is distinguished from the English and Irish by its being spelled Harvie, instead of Harvey. John Har- vie came to Virginia from Scotland about forty years before the Revolution. His wife's name was Martha Gaines. name which her relative Edmond Pendelton Gaines has rendered quite famous. Her husband being dead, she accompanied her children in their move from Virginia to Broad River, Ga.. where she died MT. and Mrs. Harvie had nine children, four sons, and five daughters. Daniel. who married Sally Taliaferro. of Amherst County, Virginia, sister of Colonel Ben jamin Taliaferro. They removed to Georgia with their kin and settled on the eastern side of Long Creek. two miles from Broad River. Mrs. Harvie was left a widow in the prime of life with hve children, four daughters and son. She devoted herself to them in the spirit or 4eII-SaCrluCe, WulCu AhASh deAhAc Ses w. dom initiate, Though her estate was small. by great industry and economy, she sent them to the best schools in the country, and when they arrived at the proper axe introduced them into its most polished society. Martha Harvie, Daniel Harvie's oldest daughter was very pretty, amiafble, and clever. Sch married pr. l.. Thornton Gilmer. Daniel Harvies second daughter. Mary Boutwell,, married Peachy Ridgeway Gilmer. His third daughter, Nancy, married Thomas Lewis Gi,mer. His fourth daughter, Frances had more strength of intellect than any of her sisters. She married in Kentucky while on a visit to Dr. Gilmer. MT. Bostwick, and never afterward lived on
 Broad River. Daniel Harvie's son in
 herited some of the strength, and much of the kindness and good temper of his father He removed to Mississippi, where
 he died a bachelor.
 William Harvie, second son of John and Martha Harvie, was social. kind temper
 ed. we'll read, and conversaIble. He mar
 ried Judith Cosby, the sister of the cele-
 brated Judge Cosby of Kentucky and of
 James Cosby of Ebert County. Georgia,
 a gentleman of great worth and intelli-
 gence. William Harvie had no son. Ills
 daughter Lucy was his darling pet child
 who read to him, and talked to him of
 what she read. He loved flowers and
 cultivated them successfully. Lucy mar
 ried Asbury Hull. whom every one had
 trusted from his youth with increasing
 confidence. They had six sons. Their
 oldest are men of genius and of the
 greatest social worth; their younger sons
 promise to equal in merit their elder brothers. William Harvie's daughter Martha married West Harris. Metho- dist preacher. His daughter, Jennette married MT. Van Lenard. a gentleman of fortune and responsibility. His daughter Margaret married Mir. Little bury Watts, who has been a member of the Legislature, and received other evi- dences of the confidence of his fellow citixens. His youngest daughter Mary. married John F. Glover, graduate of Franklin College. who has devoted his life to the useful employment Of educat- ing the youth of his country. Richard Harvie the elder brother of William liar vi: never maried. His taste was
 literary, and his time devoted to
 reading. His library was large and made up of the best books. He, his
 brother William. and another, were one family until Williams marriage. They lived at a beautiful place on Broad Riv- CT. Martha, the oldest daughter of MT.
 John Harvie, was a orthy woman and
 much beloved by her family. She mar ried when very young John Moore. When Oglethorpe County was organized, he was made Clerk of the Superior Court. liar vie was their oldest child; William mar ried Mary Marks. the half sister of Merriwether Lewis Mary Harvie daugh- ter of John and Martha Harvie, married ..lA AAa nnIx tha. married Col. Benjamin Taliaferro. Margaret daughter of John and Mary Harvie. married John Davenport. Jean nette Harvie. daughter of John and Mar tha Harvie. married Reuben Jordan. She had great conversational talents. loved to talk and had an inexhaustable fund of anecdotes. and was remarkable for her wit. Reuben Jordan's black eyes, dark hair and complexion. erect. active per-
 son. made him very handsome when young. Martha. the oldest daughter of MT. Jordan. married Dr. Brady Reuben, the eldest son of Mir. Jordan. Is a sensi- ble man. and has become wealthy. He has been several times a member of the Legislature. and held other public of- fces. His first wife was Nancy, the old est daughter of Col. Nicholas Johnson; his second was the daughter of Col. Will Hanson. and niece of the wife of Gen. John Clark. Fleming. the second son of MT. Jordan. married Anna, the eldest daughter of Thomas Merriwether, of Broad River. Margaret, the second daughter of Mir Jordan married -; Bet sey. the third daughter. married pr. George Meriwether and died soon after. Mortimer. the third son of Mir. Jordan, married Lucy. daughter of Hezekiah Gray, of Broad River. the niece of Gen. John Scott His Broad River habits have made him wealthy. Charles, the fourth son of Mir. Jordan, married Rebekah, daughter of Col. Nick Johnson. He has lost his first wife and married again. Eliz- abeth Harvie. daughter of John and Mar tha Harvie, was one of the most cheer full, sensible, agreeable women, in any country, at any time. and as good and kind as she was agreeable. She married James Marks. Their daughter, Martha. married Mir. Guerry. John, their eldest son. married Mary Tompkins. One of John Marks's daughters married Judge kenan, and another David Merriwether. Merriwether Marks, second son of James Marks, married Ann Matthews, daughter of William and granddaughter of Gov ernor Matthews His daughter, Eliza beth. married wm. B. S. Gilner. His daughter Ann, married Thomas Scott. son of General Scott; his daughter Mar tha' married James Watkins. the son of Thomas Watkins His daughter, Rebek- nh married Gaor1a Mot4hn-