The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1910-05-06
McAnigte.

Captain .Ichn MeA3leter was q cap
tssn IN the British army turing the Rev
eiutssn. Ne served under Tarleten;
was captured at the battle OF Cowpens,
was parolsd and remained in Dinwildie
county, Va. At the close Of the war he
MAS exchanged. At Halifax, Nova
Seetis, he sold his commission and re-
savaed to Dinwijdie county where he
married Miss Elizabeth Smith, and be
eane citizen Of America. lie moved
- Greensboro, Ga, where his four
<silaren were born; Thomas Keith,
Augustus William, Harriet Byron and
Charlotte.
Thomas Keith MeAllister was pri-
vase IL Mississippi cavalry at the bat
tss of New Orleans. He married Miss
Bass, moved to Waterproof, La, where
- possessed large lpantation. He
left one son, Thomas, and a daughter,
Eliza beth, who married DIR. Samuel
Reed Dunn.
Dr.. Dunn was one Of the first ply
sieians OF the county. lie was native
of Philadelphia. His plantation was Oh
Deer Creek at the mouth of William 3
bayou His sen was the late DIR. Sam
aei r. Dunn.
Charlotte, Capt McAllister Is young
est daughter, married Maj. Jos. New
maa, who settled at Catfish Point IN
Bolivar county. Their daughter is Miss
Mag Newman.
Augustus William McAllister moved
TO Washington county in 1928. He died
after the war on his Wildwood planta-
.isa. His first wife was Miss Lonely,
by whom he had one son, Augustus, and
one daughter, Bette, wife of Thomas
Shelby. His second wife was Miss
Caroline hosby, daughter of DR.. Mos
by of Louisville, Ky. BY her he had
four children, Mrs. Louisa Negus, Mrs.
Halle Baugh, Jervis and Charles.
Shelby
Robert and Thomas Shelby settled
near Princeton Thomas Shelby mar
ried Miss Polly Prince, lady of
bright intellect, great energy and force
of character, well fitted for pioneer life
they had three sous, Thomas, Bayliss
and Evan, and two daughters, Mrs.
Kate Blackburn of Lake Providence,
and Mary, who married DIR. William
Knox and afterward DIR. Jno. Butts.
Thomas Shelby was for a long time
sheriff of the county. He married Miss
Bette MeAllister, daughter of Angus
tus William McAlister and niece of
Mrs Harriet Byron Blanton. They left
two sons and four daughters, Augustus,
Bayliss. Mrs. Annie Holmes, Mrs. Bet
.ae olin, Mrs. Kate Spiers, and Mrs.
Harriet Latting.
Martin Anderson.
just at the northern county line
lies the large estate of Port Anderson,
settled by Maj John Lewis Martin
and his son-in-1aw, John Anderson. OF
Louisville, KY Mai. Martin was n
nephew of Lewis, who was with Clark
N the discovery of the Columbia river
He anassed a large fortune, both in the
city of Louisville and at Port Ander-
son plantation. His wife was Miss
Casharine Bianton, sister of William
w. Bianton. His property was left 10
his grandchildren, Col Blanton Duncan
son of Garrett Duncan, United States
senator from Kentucky, and to John
Anderson s children.
South of Port Anderson was settled
by DR.. Offutt OF Kentucky, a promi-
nent citizen of Scott county.
Campbell.
William K. Campbell came from Vir-
Washington blood He was a merchant |
of Vickshurg. He located above Green |
vile on the Argyle plantation, which |
from eaving has been obliterated A /
brother, George Washington Campbell, |
was large sugar planter in Louisiana. |
Scott.
John A. Scott was the son of Abram /
Scott, the first governor of Mississip- |
pi. He located just south Of VIM r. I
Gampbell's plantation. His sons, Guig- I
nard, Calhoun andJohn, served in the |
Confedsrase army throughout the war
Gwignari and Calhoun were killed, /
Holm died later. Two daughters are
ssiM living, Mrs. Sarah Lee and Mrs
Caroline Gibbs of Columbia, S. C.
Cousins of the Scots were Calhoun
and John Halle of Bolivar county,
and Mrs. W. z. Bedon Calhoun Halle
svas captain of company in the TWEEN
ey-sssond Miss. Infantry. John Halle
wAs = sergeant in Co. D of the Twen-
sysighsA Miss. Cavalry. He ives killed