John Fisher1

#1082, (11 September 1756 - 11 April 1837)
Last EditedJul 21, 2004
Relationship3rd great-grandfather of Zela Naomi Franks
ChartsJ Balkcom Tree (Maternal) - Ancestors of Zela (Franks) Balkcom
Descendants of Nicholas Fisher and Elizabeth Kearse
Father*Nicholas Fisher2 b. 3 Jul 1730, d. 22 Apr 1794
Mother*Elizabeth Kearse b. 10 Nov 1735, d. 6 Jun 1807
Note* There is a book called "The Fisher Family" by E.R. Whitley.2 
Birth*11 September 1756 Halifax County, Virginia, USA3,4 
Residence Orange County, North Carolina, USA; The pension application states John moved with his father (name not given) from Halifax County to Orange County, then to Lincoln County, then to Rutherford County.; Principal=Nicholas Fisher3 
Residence Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA; The pension application states John moved with his father (name not given) from Halifax County to Orange County, then to Lincoln County, then to Rutherford County.; Principal=Nicholas Fisher3 
Marriage*circa 1776 North Carolina, USA; The date or name of wife of John's first marriage is not known. It is possible that his wife died in childbirth with son, Joshua, since John remarried shortly after Joshua's birth.2 
Military*1776 From late in 1776, or early in 1777, John entered service as a volunteer and seved three tours of duty as a private. During the first tour he served four months in Captain James (?) Jones' Company in Colonel William Graham's North Carolina Regiment. During this time, he was stationed at McFaddin's Fort in Rutherford County for the purpose of ranging the country and "thereby to defend the defenseless citizens from the attacks of the Tories and Indians". From some time in 1780, about two months before the battle of King's Mountain, he volunteered for a second tour and served ten months in Captain Tutt's company in Colonel Leroy Hammond's South Carolina Regiment. He was employed as a ranger in North and South Carolina and was taken prisoner by Ferguson's Army but made his escape when the latter was defeated at King's Mountain and soon rejoined Captain Tutt's Company and Colonel Hammond's Regiment. A few days after his return home, he re enlisted in this same company for an additional three years but was relaeased from service after only four months following Captain Cornwallis' surrender.
The total amount of time verified for pension purposes was 18 months.3 
Marriage*29 October 1779 Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA; Rutherford County was formed in April of this year from Tyron County.; Principal=Elizabeth Tubb1,2 
Cen-Head*1790 Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA; Listed in the "12th Company" with:
Male 16 and over: 1 (John)
Males 1 - 15: 4 (James, Joshua, John, William)
Females: 3 (wife - Elizabeth, Mary, 3rd person unknown); Principal=NC Rutherford Co Census 17905 
Land Grant1793 Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA6 
Land Grant1795 Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA7 
Land Grant1796 Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA8 
Land Grant*1799 Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA9 
Land Grant1799 Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA10 
Land Grant1800 Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA11 
Cen-Head*1800 Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA; Male aged 0 - 10: 1 (David)
10 - 16: 1 (William)
16 - 26: 1 (John or James)
over 45: 1 (John)

Females aged 0 - 10: 3 (Ann, Elizabeth, Catherine)
10 - 16: 2 (Mary, Mourning)
26 - 45: 1 (wife, Elizabeth); Principal=NC Rutherford Co Census 180012 
Land Grant1801 Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA13 
Land Grant1803 Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA14 
Land Grant1804 Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA15 
Land Grant1806 Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA16 
Residence*circa 1808 Caney Fork River area, DeKalb County, Tennessee, USA; Webb states that by 1813, John was established in DeKalb's 6h District at Belk.2,17 
(Witness) Death8 January 1815 USA; at the battle of New Orleans; Principal=James Fisher2 
(Witness) Death11 August 1823 Warren County, Tennessee, USA; Principal=Elizabeth Tubb2 
Marriage*28 December 1825 Warren County, Tennessee, USA; Marriage performed by John Martin, acting Justice of the Peace.; Principal=Lucinda Trammel3 
(Witness) DeathFebruary 1831 John Fisher Homestead, DeKalb County, Tennessee, USA; Principal=William Fisher18 
Will*13 March 1837 Warren County, Tennessee, USA; The will of John Fisher:
"In the name of God, Amen. I, John Fisher of the county of Warren and State of Tennesse, being aged and declining, but of sound mind and perfect memory, do make this my last will in manner and form as follows:
Item: In the first place I give my body to the dust to be buried, desiring           that at the discretion of my Executor hereafter named. Secondly I give my soul to the Almighty God who first gave it to me and as touching my worldly estate which it hath pleased God to bless me with I dispose of as follows: First I give to my beloved wife, Lucy Fisher one horse beast, one cow and calf, six head of hogs, six head of sheep, all the fowls we possess, one commom feather bed and furniture, one plow and plowing gear and pot and hooks and small oven and ______, half dozen plates, knives and forks, tea cups and saucers. I further lend to my said beloved wife, Lucy Fisher, one hundred and twenty nine acres, incluzed in three tracts, vis.; including the Kizziah Place where William Dunham now lives, during her natural life or widowhood and at her marriage or death to be sold by my executor, giving twelve month credit, and when this money is collected to be equally divided among my several children. I also give to my wife one cotton wheel and cards and one flax wheel and one trunk and one saddle and bridle. I give and bequeath unto my son Littleberry Fisher one horse two years old. I give and bequeath unto my son Joseph Fisher one horse one year old and all the balance of my property consisting of cattle, hogs, sheep, household furniture and farming tools and all utensils to be sold as before mentioned, and when the price collected to be equally divided among my children, I further give and bequeath unto my Children, Consisting of Thirteen, the three hundred acres tract of land to be equally divided and appoint my friends David Fisher and Joseph Upchurch my sole executors to this my last will and testament revoking and disallowing any other will or wills heretofore made by me in Witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal this thirteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven.

Test. William Scott John Fisher (seal)
John Tippit
State of Tennessee
County of Warren19 
Note13 March 1837 John's will states there are 13 living children, I am aware that James and William have died, don't know who the third was. 
Death*11 April 1837 DeKalb County, Tennessee, USA3 
Burial*April 1837 Caney Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, DeKalb County, Tennessee, USA; The Davis source states that John is buried in the Fisher Family Graveyard in DeKalb County, TN.18,4 

Family 1
Children

Family 2

Elizabeth Tubb b. 28 Oct 1758, d. 11 Aug 1823
Marriage*29 October 1779 Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA; Rutherford County was formed in April of this year from Tyron County.; Principal=Elizabeth Tubb1,2 
Children

Family 3

Lucinda Trammel b. 1785, d. a 1860
Marriage*28 December 1825 Warren County, Tennessee, USA; Marriage performed by John Martin, acting Justice of the Peace.; Principal=Lucinda Trammel3 
Children

Citations

  1. [S44] Email Message, from Hope McCollum Greco at e-mail address to Pat Balkcom 19 Jan 2001.
  2. [S48] Researcher Dick D. Fox, http://lockhart1957.tripod.com/index-GEN.html
  3. [S83] Pension File; Revolutionary War File #W25580 for John Fisher. Located at National Archives, Washington, DC.
  4. [S88] Mrs. William Davis, compiler, Rutherford County, North Carolina - Miscelllaneous Records, Vol. 2 , 1972, P. 19. Take from "Bridges to the Past ", by Mrs. E. R. Newton, Ellenboro, NC and Roy Brooks, Forest City, NC, as printed in This Week, Forest City, NC, March 17, 1971. Information for the article was furnished by Miss Margaret Fisher, #4 Fisher Apts., Reidland Road, Paducah, KY 42001.. Hereinafter cited as Rutherford County North Carolina Miscellaneous Records.
  5. [S60] Census, U.S. of 1790, NC, Rutherford County, p. 146, Image #9 at www. ancestry.com.
  6. [S26] Compiled Records from Genealogy Mail List or Website, Book J-L, page 83 Rutherford County, NC Land Grants posted at http://rfci.net/wdfloyd/grants.html. Hereinafter cited as Transcribed and Compiled Records On Line.
  7. [S26] Transcribed and Compiled Records On Line, Book J-L, page 402 Rutherford County, NC Land Grants posted at http://rfci.net/wdfloyd/grants.html
  8. [S26] Transcribed and Compiled Records On Line, Book M-Q, page 456 Rutherford County, NC Land Grants posted at http://rfci.net/wdfloyd/grants.html
  9. [S26] Transcribed and Compiled Records On Line, Book 10-11, page 293 Rutherford County, NC Land Grants posted at http://rfci.net/wdfloyd/grants.html
  10. [S26] Transcribed and Compiled Records On Line, Book 10-11, page 376 Rutherford County, NC Land Grants posted at http://rfci.net/wdfloyd/grants.html
  11. [S26] Transcribed and Compiled Records On Line, Book 12-14, page 186 Rutherford County, NC Land Grants posted at http://rfci.net/wdfloyd/grants.html
  12. [S45] U.S. Census 1800, Rutherford County, North Carolina, page 110. Image 18 at www.ancestry.com.
  13. [S26] Transcribed and Compiled Records On Line, Book 15-17, page 334 Rutherford County, NC Land Grants posted at http://rfci.net/wdfloyd/grants.html
  14. [S26] Transcribed and Compiled Records On Line, Book 20-21, page 158-9 Rutherford County, NC Land Grants posted at http://rfci.net/wdfloyd/grants.html
  15. [S26] Transcribed and Compiled Records On Line, Book 22-23, page 19 Rutherford County, NC Land Grants posted at http://rfci.net/wdfloyd/grants.html
  16. [S26] Transcribed and Compiled Records On Line, Book 22-23, page 478-9 Rutherford County, NC Land Grants posted at http://rfci.net/wdfloyd/grants.html
  17. [S90] Thomas Gray Webb, A Bicentennial History of DeKalb County, Tennessee (Smithville, Tennessee: Bradley, 1995), P. 30. Hereinafter cited as History of DeKalb County, Tennessee.
  18. [S49] Researchers Robert and Winona Turner, http://www.gbnf.com/genealogy/fisher/html. Hereinafter cited as Turner Website.
  19. [S89] Texas DAR G.R.C., compiler, A Collection of Miscellaneous Wills, Volume 291. (n.p.: Libertad Chapter, 1965), Copied from Will Book A, p. 198-9, Warren County, NC.. Hereinafter cited as A Collection of Miscellaneous Wills.

John Fisher1

#1257, (11 July 1781 - circa 1840)
Last EditedFeb 21, 2003
Relationship2nd great-granduncle of Zela Naomi Franks
ChartsDescendants of Nicholas Fisher and Elizabeth Kearse
Father*John Fisher1 b. 11 Sep 1756, d. 11 Apr 1837
Mother*Elizabeth Tubb1 b. 28 Oct 1758, d. 11 Aug 1823
Birth*11 July 1781 Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA1,2 
Marriage*1809 Smith County, Tennessee, USA; Elizabeth Cooksey, daughter of Enoch Cooksey and Sally Fisher; Principal=Elizabeth Cooksey3,1 
Death*circa 1840 DeKalb County, Tennessee, USA1 

Citations

  1. [S48] Researcher Dick D. Fox, http://lockhart1957.tripod.com/index-GEN.html
  2. [S88] Mrs. William Davis, compiler, Rutherford County, North Carolina - Miscelllaneous Records, Vol. 2 , 1972, P. 19. Information taken from the Nicholas Fisher Bible.. Hereinafter cited as Rutherford County North Carolina Miscellaneous Records.
  3. [S26] Compiled Records from Genealogy Mail List or Website, Robert Turner (e-mail address). Information posted to the Tubb forum at genforum on 11 March 1998.. Hereinafter cited as Transcribed and Compiled Records On Line.

Joseph John Fisher1

#1291, (28 May 1830 - 4 February 1862)
Last EditedFeb 21, 2003
Relationship2nd great-granduncle of Zela Naomi Franks
ChartsDescendants of Nicholas Fisher and Elizabeth Kearse
Father*John Fisher1 b. 11 Sep 1756, d. 11 Apr 1837
Mother*Lucinda Trammel1 b. 1785, d. a 1860
Birth*28 May 1830 1,2 
Marriage* Principal=Susanna Wright1 
Military*circa 1861 CSA1 
Death*4 February 1862 Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA; As a CSA soldier.1 

Citations

  1. [S48] Researcher Dick D. Fox, http://lockhart1957.tripod.com/index-GEN.html
  2. [S88] Mrs. William Davis, compiler, Rutherford County, North Carolina - Miscelllaneous Records, Vol. 2 , 1972, P. 19.. Hereinafter cited as Rutherford County North Carolina Miscellaneous Records.

Joshua Fisher1

#1259, (23 July 1779 - )
Last EditedFeb 21, 2003
Relationship2nd great-granduncle of Zela Naomi Franks
ChartsDescendants of Nicholas Fisher and Elizabeth Kearse
Father*John Fisher1 b. 11 Sep 1756, d. 11 Apr 1837
Birth*23 July 1779 Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA1,2 
Marriage* Principal=Unknown (?)3 
Cen-Head*1800 Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA; Johua is listed as a male between the ages of 16 and 26 and he has two females listed with him, one under 10 and one 16 - 26.; Principal=NC Rutherford Co Census 18004 

Family

Unknown (?) b. bt 1775 - 1784
Child

Citations

  1. [S48] Researcher Dick D. Fox, http://lockhart1957.tripod.com/index-GEN.html
  2. [S88] Mrs. William Davis, compiler, Rutherford County, North Carolina - Miscelllaneous Records, Vol. 2 , 1972, P. 19. Information taken from the Nicholas Fisher Bible.. Hereinafter cited as Rutherford County North Carolina Miscellaneous Records.
  3. [S45] U.S. Census 1800, Rutherford County, North Carolina, page 110. Image 18 at www.ancestry.com.
  4. [S45] U.S. Census 1800, Rutherford County, North Carolina, page 110. Online at ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nc/rutherford/census/ruth1800.txt.

Littleberry Fisher1

#1287, (10 April 1827 - after 1900)
Last EditedFeb 21, 2003
Relationship2nd great-granduncle of Zela Naomi Franks
ChartsDescendants of Nicholas Fisher and Elizabeth Kearse
Father*John Fisher1 b. 11 Sep 1756, d. 11 Apr 1837
Mother*Lucinda Trammel1 b. 1785, d. a 1860
Birth*10 April 1827 Warren County, Tennessee, USA1,2,3 
Marriage*15 March 1850 DeKalb County, Tennessee, USA; Principal=Susan Dunham1,2 
Military*1860 CSA1 
Marriage*10 June 1863 DeKalb County, Tennessee, USA; Principal=Varnette Boyd1,2 
Marriage*17 February 1889 DeKalb County, Tennessee, USA; Principal=Elizabeth Kidwell1,2 
Death*after 1900 Texas, USA1,2 
Burial* South Fairview Cemetery, Rhome, Texas, USA 

Citations

  1. [S48] Researcher Dick D. Fox, http://lockhart1957.tripod.com/index-GEN.html
  2. [S49] Researchers Robert and Winona Turner, http://www.gbnf.com/genealogy/fisher/html. Hereinafter cited as Turner Website.
  3. [S88] Mrs. William Davis, compiler, Rutherford County, North Carolina - Miscelllaneous Records, Vol. 2 , 1972, P. 19.. Hereinafter cited as Rutherford County North Carolina Miscellaneous Records.

Marian Fisher1

#197
Last EditedNov 3, 2002
Relationship4th great-grandmother of Zela Naomi Franks
ChartsJ Balkcom Tree (Maternal) - Ancestors of Zela (Franks) Balkcom
Descendants of John McAdams and Rebecca Hill
Death* North Carolina, USA1 
Birth* Pennsylvania, USA1 
Married Name McAdams1 
Marriage*18 September 1768 York County, Pennsylvania, USA; Principal=John McAdams1 

Family

John McAdams b. 1740
Child

Citations

  1. [S16] Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., www.ancestry.com, Submitted by e-mail address. Hereinafter cited as ancestry.com.

Mary Fisher1

#1273, (17 February 1788 - circa 1850)
Last EditedFeb 21, 2003
Relationship2nd great-grandaunt of Zela Naomi Franks
ChartsDescendants of Nicholas Fisher and Elizabeth Kearse
Father*John Fisher1 b. 11 Sep 1756, d. 11 Apr 1837
Mother*Elizabeth Tubb1 b. 28 Oct 1758, d. 11 Aug 1823
Birth*17 February 1788 Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA1,2 
Marriage*circa 1805 Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA; Principal=William Dunham1,3 
Married Name Dunham1 
Death*circa 1850 Effingham County, Illinois, USA3 

Citations

  1. [S48] Researcher Dick D. Fox, http://lockhart1957.tripod.com/index-GEN.html
  2. [S88] Mrs. William Davis, compiler, Rutherford County, North Carolina - Miscelllaneous Records, Vol. 2 , 1972, P. 19. Information taken from the Nicholas Fisher Bible.. Hereinafter cited as Rutherford County North Carolina Miscellaneous Records.
  3. [S49] Researchers Robert and Winona Turner, http://www.gbnf.com/genealogy/fisher/html. Hereinafter cited as Turner Website.

Mary (Polly) Fisher1

#1264, (19 February 1760 - 30 June 1829)
Last EditedApr 4, 2006
Relationship3rd great-grandaunt of Zela Naomi Franks
ChartsDescendants of Nicholas Fisher and Elizabeth Kearse
Father*Nicholas Fisher1 b. 3 Jul 1730, d. 22 Apr 1794
Mother*Elizabeth Kearse1 b. 10 Nov 1735, d. 6 Jun 1807
Married Name Tubb1 
Birth*19 February 1760 Halifax County, Virginia, USA1 
Marriage*circa 1779 USA; The Webb book states, James Tubb Sr. married Elizabeth Fisher, daughter of Nicholas, not Mary .; Principal=James Tubb Sr.1,2 
Death*30 June 1829 Liberty, DeKalb County, Tennessee, USA; Witness=James Tubb Sr.1 

Family

James Tubb Sr.
Child

Citations

  1. [S48] Researcher Dick D. Fox, http://lockhart1957.tripod.com/index-GEN.html
  2. [S90] Thomas Gray Webb, A Bicentennial History of DeKalb County, Tennessee (Smithville, Tennessee: Bradley, 1995), P. 30. Hereinafter cited as History of DeKalb County, Tennessee.
  3. [S90] Thomas Gray Webb, History of DeKalb County, Tennessee, P.59.

Morning Fisher1

#128, (10 April 1785 - between 1860 and 1870)
Last EditedSep 4, 2005
Relationship2nd great-grandmother of Zela Naomi Franks
ChartsJ Balkcom Tree (Maternal) - Ancestors of Zela (Franks) Balkcom
Descendants of Jeremiah Franks and Morning Fisher
Descendants of Nicholas Fisher and Elizabeth Kearse
Relationship Zela Franks to Jeremiah Franks and Morning Fisher
Father*John Fisher2 b. 11 Sep 1756, d. 11 Apr 1837
Mother*Elizabeth Tubb2 b. 28 Oct 1758, d. 11 Aug 1823
Birth*10 April 1785 3 
Birth-Alt.1793 North Carolina, USA; Based on census records of 1870 and 1860, Mourning was not born until 1793. Her son, Oliver, in the 1880 Izard County, AR census, lists her birthplace as NC.4 
Married Name Franks1 
Marriage*circa 1815 Possibly North Carolina or Tennessee, USA; Mourning Fisher was the daughter of John Fisher and Elizabeth Tubb. They lived in Rutherford County, North Carolina before moving to the Caney Fork River area in Tennessee where the Franks were living.; Principal=Jeremiah Franks5 
Cen-Enum*25 November 1850 District #14, Marion County, Alabama, USA; Mourning Franks, 57 years old born in North Carolina and living with her husband and four of their children, cannot read or write.; Principal=AL Marion Co Census 1850, Witness=Jeremiah Franks6 
Cen-Enum*18 June 1860 Union Township, Fulton County, Arkansas, USA; "Mourning Franks", 67 years old, born in NC, living with her husband, and son, Lemuel's family.; Principal=AR Fulton Co Census 1860, Witness=Lemuel Franks4 
Death*between 1860 and 1870 Viola, Fulton County, Arkansas, USA1,2 

Family

Jeremiah Franks b. c 1791, d. b 1870
Marriage*circa 1815 Possibly North Carolina or Tennessee, USA; Mourning Fisher was the daughter of John Fisher and Elizabeth Tubb. They lived in Rutherford County, North Carolina before moving to the Caney Fork River area in Tennessee where the Franks were living.; Principal=Jeremiah Franks5 
Children

Citations

  1. [S40] FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org), compiler, "Church of LDS Ancestral File - Submitted"; AFN:1W4N-KMW, Ancestral File Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. Hereinafter cited as "Church of LDS Ancestral File."
  2. [S44] Email Message, from Hope McCollum Greco at e-mail address to Pat Balkcom 19 Jan 2001.
  3. [S88] Mrs. William Davis, compiler, Rutherford County, North Carolina - Miscelllaneous Records, Vol. 2 , 1972, P. 19. Information taken from the Nicholas Fisher Bible.. Hereinafter cited as Rutherford County North Carolina Miscellaneous Records.
  4. [S11] U.S. Census 1860, www.ancestry.com, Arkansas, Fulton County, Union Township, Union Post Office, p. 35.. Hereinafter cited as U.S. Census 1860.
  5. [S82] Bobbie Jones McLane, compiler, An Index to the Three Volumes, Arkansas 1911 Census of Confederate Veterans
     (n.p.: Arkansas Ancestors, 1988), P. 25 "...the son of Oliver Franks, who was the son of Jerry and Morning Franks of N.C...". Hereinafter cited as Arkansas 1911 Census of Confederate Veterans.
  6. [S12] U.S. Census 1850, www.ancestry.com, Alabama, Marion County, District 14, page 280.. Hereinafter cited as U.S. Census 1850.
  7. [S26] Compiled Records from Genealogy Mail List or Website, http://members.tripod.com/~dickdfox/index-dickdfox.html
    Dick D. Fox's homepage. Hereinafter cited as Transcribed and Compiled Records On Line.
  8. [S40] FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org), "Church of LDS Ancestral File", Ancestral File, AFN:1W4N-JJ4.
  9. [S40] FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org), "Church of LDS Ancestral File", Ancestral File, AFN:1W4N-KN4.
  10. [S40] FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org), "Church of LDS Ancestral File", Ancestral File, AFN:1W4N-KPB.
  11. [S40] FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org), "Church of LDS Ancestral File", Ancestral File, AFN:1W4N-K9T.

Nicholas Fisher1

#1261, (3 July 1730 - 22 April 1794)
Last EditedOct 7, 2017
Relationship4th great-grandfather of Zela Naomi Franks
ChartsJ Balkcom Tree (Maternal) - Ancestors of Zela (Franks) Balkcom
Descendants of Nicholas Fisher and Elizabeth Kearse
Birth*3 July 1730 Germany; Information from the Bible states, Nicholas was born in 1730. According to Janelle Williams, Nicholas was "black Dutch" these were the Germans from the Rhine Region of Germany. He went to Holland and sailed to America.2,1,3 
Marriage*10 October 1755 Halifax County, Virginia, USA; Principal=Elizabeth Kearse1,4,5 
Residence* Orange County, North Carolina, USA; The pension application states John moved with his father (name not given) from Halifax County to Orange County, then to Lincoln County, then to Rutherford County.; Principal=John Fisher6 
Residence Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA; The pension application states John moved with his father (name not given) from Halifax County to Orange County, then to Lincoln County, then to Rutherford County.; Principal=John Fisher6 
Cen-Head*1790 Greenville County, South Carolina, USA; "Nicholas Fisher" listed with
2 males over 16: Nicholas and Thomas.
1 male under 16: Nicholas Jr.
3 females: wife - Elizabeth and 2 of his daughters.; Principal=SC Greenville Co Census 17907 
Land Grant*1794 Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA8 
Will*2 April 1794 Greenville County, South Carolina, USA; Will of Nicholas Fisher

In the name of God Amen. To whom these may concern know ye that I, Nicholas Fisher, Snr. of the State of South Carolina, Greenville County, being in perfect mind and memory but low in Body do make this my Last Will and Testament. In the first place, I give and bequeath my Soul to God that gave it to me and my Body to the Earth to be buried in the Christian manner. In the Second place, I give and bequeath to my loving wife, Elizabeth Fisher, one third of my lands, goods, and chatwels during her life. And after her deceas, the land to be equally divided between my two sons, Thomas Fisher and Nicholas Fisher. After my lawful debts are paid, unto my youngest son, Nicholas Fisher, Jr., I give and bequest one certain yearling horse colt now sucks the mare and my saddle and the rest of my stock to be equally divided between Thomas Fisher and Peggy
Fisher and Anice Fisher and Nicholas Fisher and I do make John Fisher and Thomas Fisher my sole Executors. I do give to my son, John Fisher, five shillings sterling money and unto my son, James Fisher I give an bequesth one shilling sterling money and unto my daughter, Mary Tubb, I
give and bequeath one shilling sterling and unto my daughter, Sally Cooksey, I give and gequeath one shilling sterling and unto my daughter, Elizabeth McVay, I give and bequeath one shilling sterling money and I do hereby revoke, disanul, and detest all other Will and Testaments and this only to be my Last Will and Testament given under my hand and seal this second day of April and in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety-four.

Nicholas Fisher

Test:
Elijah Huchinson
Elizabeth Huchinson

N.B. I do make James Tubb my executor with Elizabeth Fisher and John Fisher and Thomas Fisher. These are the executors to the Estate of Nicholas Fisher Snr., deceast.

Recorded in Will Book A, page 62, apt. 8, file No. 587.4 
Death*22 April 1794 Greenville County, South Carolina, USA1 

Family

Elizabeth Kearse b. 10 Nov 1735, d. 6 Jun 1807
Marriage*10 October 1755 Halifax County, Virginia, USA; Principal=Elizabeth Kearse1,4,5 
Children

Citations

  1. [S48] Researcher Dick D. Fox, http://lockhart1957.tripod.com/index-GEN.html
  2. [S26] Compiled Records from Genealogy Mail List or Website, e-mail address. Hereinafter cited as Transcribed and Compiled Records On Line.
  3. [S88] Mrs. William Davis, compiler, Rutherford County, North Carolina - Miscelllaneous Records, Vol. 2 , 1972, P. 19. Information taken from the Nicholas Fisher Bible.. Hereinafter cited as Rutherford County North Carolina Miscellaneous Records.
  4. [S50] Researcher Gary Murray, http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=leigh26, e-mail address, reference date 17 March 2001.
  5. [S88] Mrs. William Davis, Rutherford County North Carolina Miscellaneous Records, P. 19. Information taken from the Nicholas Fisher Bible states Nicholas married Elizabeth in 1755.
  6. [S83] Pension File; Revolutionary War File #W25580 for John Fisher. Located at National Archives, Washington, DC.
  7. [S60] Census, U.S. of 1790, SC, Greenville County, p. 88, Image #4 at www. ancestry.com.
  8. [S26] Transcribed and Compiled Records On Line, Book J-L, page 319 Rutherford County, NC Land Grants posted at http://rfci.net/wdfloyd/grants.html

Nicholas Fisher Jr.1

#1271, (1772 - )
Last EditedMar 18, 2001
Relationship3rd great-granduncle of Zela Naomi Franks
ChartsDescendants of Nicholas Fisher and Elizabeth Kearse
Father*Nicholas Fisher1 b. 3 Jul 1730, d. 22 Apr 1794
Mother*Elizabeth Kearse1 b. 10 Nov 1735, d. 6 Jun 1807
Birth*1772 2 

Citations

  1. [S48] Researcher Dick D. Fox, http://lockhart1957.tripod.com/index-GEN.html
  2. [S50] Researcher Gary Murray, http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=leigh26, e-mail address, reference date 17 March 2001.

Peggy Fisher1

#1268, (1766 - )
Last EditedMar 18, 2001
Relationship3rd great-grandaunt of Zela Naomi Franks
ChartsDescendants of Nicholas Fisher and Elizabeth Kearse
Father*Nicholas Fisher1 b. 3 Jul 1730, d. 22 Apr 1794
Mother*Elizabeth Kearse1 b. 10 Nov 1735, d. 6 Jun 1807
Birth*1766 2 

Citations

  1. [S48] Researcher Dick D. Fox, http://lockhart1957.tripod.com/index-GEN.html
  2. [S50] Researcher Gary Murray, http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=leigh26, e-mail address, reference date 17 March 2001.

Sally Fisher1

#1266, (1778 - )
Last EditedMar 18, 2001
Relationship3rd great-grandaunt of Zela Naomi Franks
ChartsDescendants of Nicholas Fisher and Elizabeth Kearse
Father*Nicholas Fisher1 b. 3 Jul 1730, d. 22 Apr 1794
Mother*Elizabeth Kearse1 b. 10 Nov 1735, d. 6 Jun 1807
Married Name Cooksey2 
Birth*1778 2 
Marriage* Principal=(?) Cooksey2 

Citations

  1. [S48] Researcher Dick D. Fox, http://lockhart1957.tripod.com/index-GEN.html
  2. [S50] Researcher Gary Murray, http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=leigh26, e-mail address, reference date 17 March 2001.

Sally Fisher1

#1623
Last EditedDec 16, 2001
Married Name Cooksey 
Marriage* Principal=Enoch Cooksey 

Family

Enoch Cooksey
Child

Citations

  1. [S48] Researcher Dick D. Fox, http://lockhart1957.tripod.com/index-GEN.html

Thomas Fisher1

#1270, (1770 - )
Last EditedMar 18, 2001
Relationship3rd great-granduncle of Zela Naomi Franks
ChartsDescendants of Nicholas Fisher and Elizabeth Kearse
Father*Nicholas Fisher1 b. 3 Jul 1730, d. 22 Apr 1794
Mother*Elizabeth Kearse1 b. 10 Nov 1735, d. 6 Jun 1807
Birth*1770 2 

Citations

  1. [S48] Researcher Dick D. Fox, http://lockhart1957.tripod.com/index-GEN.html
  2. [S50] Researcher Gary Murray, http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=leigh26, e-mail address, reference date 17 March 2001.

Thomas Fisher1

#1283, (24 February 1805 - 14 January 1889)
Last EditedFeb 21, 2003
Relationship2nd great-granduncle of Zela Naomi Franks
ChartsDescendants of Nicholas Fisher and Elizabeth Kearse
Father*John Fisher1 b. 11 Sep 1756, d. 11 Apr 1837
Mother*Elizabeth Tubb1 b. 28 Oct 1758, d. 11 Aug 1823
Birth*24 February 1805 Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA1,2,3 
Marriage*1827 DeKalb County, Tennessee, USA; Principal=Orpha Moore1,2 
Death*14 January 1889 Old Fisher Cemetery, DeKalb County, Tennessee, USA1,2 

Citations

  1. [S48] Researcher Dick D. Fox, http://lockhart1957.tripod.com/index-GEN.html
  2. [S49] Researchers Robert and Winona Turner, http://www.gbnf.com/genealogy/fisher/html. Hereinafter cited as Turner Website.
  3. [S88] Mrs. William Davis, compiler, Rutherford County, North Carolina - Miscelllaneous Records, Vol. 2 , 1972, P. 19. Information taken from the Nicholas Fisher Bible.. Hereinafter cited as Rutherford County North Carolina Miscellaneous Records.

Unknown Fisher1

#3316, (between 1791 and 1800 - )
Last EditedFeb 19, 2003
Relationship1st cousin 3 times removed of Zela Naomi Franks
ChartsDescendants of Nicholas Fisher and Elizabeth Kearse
Father*Joshua Fisher1 b. 23 Jul 1779
Mother*Unknown (?)1 b. bt 1775 - 1784
Birth*between 1791 and 1800 1 

Citations

  1. [S45] U.S. Census 1800, Rutherford County, North Carolina, page 110. Image 18 at www.ancestry.com.

Washington Fisher1

#1285, (18 July 1809 - )
Last EditedFeb 21, 2003
Relationship2nd great-granduncle of Zela Naomi Franks
ChartsDescendants of Nicholas Fisher and Elizabeth Kearse
Father*John Fisher1 b. 11 Sep 1756, d. 11 Apr 1837
Mother*Elizabeth Tubb1 b. 28 Oct 1758, d. 11 Aug 1823
Birth*18 July 1809 DeKalb County, Tennessee, USA2 

Citations

  1. [S48] Researcher Dick D. Fox, http://lockhart1957.tripod.com/index-GEN.html
  2. [S88] Mrs. William Davis, compiler, Rutherford County, North Carolina - Miscelllaneous Records, Vol. 2 , 1972, P. 19. Information taken from the Nicholas Fisher Bible.. Hereinafter cited as Rutherford County North Carolina Miscellaneous Records.

William Fisher1

#1272, (18 April 1783 - February 1831)
Last EditedFeb 21, 2003
Relationship2nd great-granduncle of Zela Naomi Franks
ChartsDescendants of Nicholas Fisher and Elizabeth Kearse
Father*John Fisher1 b. 11 Sep 1756, d. 11 Apr 1837
Mother*Elizabeth Tubb1 b. 28 Oct 1758, d. 11 Aug 1823
Birth*18 April 1783 Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA1,2 
Marriage*2 April 1807 Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA; Principal=Nancy Chisam3,1,4 
Death*February 1831 John Fisher Homestead, DeKalb County, Tennessee, USA; Witness=John Fisher4 

Citations

  1. [S48] Researcher Dick D. Fox, http://lockhart1957.tripod.com/index-GEN.html
  2. [S88] Mrs. William Davis, compiler, Rutherford County, North Carolina - Miscelllaneous Records, Vol. 2 , 1972, P. 19. Information taken from the Nicholas Fisher Bible.. Hereinafter cited as Rutherford County North Carolina Miscellaneous Records.
  3. [S26] Compiled Records from Genealogy Mail List or Website, Robert Turner (e-mail address). Information posted to the Tubb forum at genforum on 11 March 1998.. Hereinafter cited as Transcribed and Compiled Records On Line.
  4. [S49] Researchers Robert and Winona Turner, http://www.gbnf.com/genealogy/fisher/html. Hereinafter cited as Turner Website.

Harvey Richard Fitzhugh1,2

#3330, (25 November 1862 - 1 November 1934)
Last EditedFeb 21, 2003
ChartsDescendants of Jeremiah Franks and Morning Fisher
Descendants of Nicholas Fisher and Elizabeth Kearse
Birth*25 November 1862 Cache Township, Monroe County, Arkansas, USA1 
Marriage*1882 Arkansas, USA; Principal=Morning Franks1,2 
Death*1 November 1934 Arkansas, USA1 
Burial*3 November 1934 Boone, Arkansas, USA1 

Citations

  1. [S25] Ancestry.com, posted by Mary Herzog at http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=herzogm&id=I565. Hereinafter cited as Ancestry.com.
  2. [S87] Izard County Historical Society, History and Families of Izard County, Arkansas (Padukah, Kentucky: Turner Company, 2001), P.110.. Hereinafter cited as History and Families of Izard County, Arkansas.

Catherine Fleming1

#4027, (1753 - 13 August 1798)
Last EditedMay 24, 2003
Father*William Fleming1
Mother*Mary Kerr1
Birth*1753 1 
Married Name10 April 1777 Gilliland1 
Marriage*10 April 1777 Pennsylvania, USA; Principal=William Gilliland Esq.1 
Death*13 August 1798 Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA; Witness=William Gilliland Esq.1 
Burial*August 1798 Greater Conewago Presbyterian Cemetery, Hunterstown, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA; I have picture of her gravestone.1 

Family

William Gilliland Esq. b. 12 Jan 1753, d. 7 Jul 1831
Children

Citations

  1. [S113] B. F. Macpherson, Backgrounds of Adams County (Gettysburg, PA: Gettysburg Newspaper, 1938), No. 101, Aug. 12, 1939.. Hereinafter cited as Backgrounds of Adams Co.

Polly Fleming1

#3840
Last EditedApr 20, 2003
Name Variation Galbraith 
Married Name20 August 1811 Galbreath1 
Marriage*20 August 1811 Knox County, Tennessee, USA; Principal=Joseph Galbreath1 

Citations

  1. [S102] Silas Lucas, compiler, 35,000 Tennessee Marriage Records and Bonds 1783-1870 (Easley, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1981), Vol. 2, p.2. Hereinafter cited as Tennessee Marriage Records and Bonds.

William Fleming1

#4028
Last EditedMay 24, 2003
Marriage* Principal=Mary Kerr1 

Family

Mary Kerr
Child

Citations

  1. [S113] B. F. Macpherson, Backgrounds of Adams County (Gettysburg, PA: Gettysburg Newspaper, 1938), No. 101, Aug. 12, 1939.. Hereinafter cited as Backgrounds of Adams Co.

Julia Catherine Flippo1

#5172, (29 August 1874 - 21 April 1962)
Last EditedFeb 19, 2006
Birth*29 August 1874 Alabama, USA1 
Married Name4 January 1891 Franks1 
Marriage*4 January 1891 Marion County, Alabama, USA; Principal=Henry Lum Franks1 
(Witness) Death11 July 1939 USA; Principal=Henry Lum Franks2 
Death*21 April 1962 USA; Listed as Julie C. Franks. Buried with H. L. Franks (husband).2 
Burial*April 1962 Mt. Olive Cemetery, Marion County, Alabama, USA2 

Citations

  1. [S25] Ancestry.com, Database of Donnie Krippendorf. Hereinafter cited as Ancestry.com.
  2. [S26] Compiled Records from Genealogy Mail List or Website, Transcription of Cemetery Stones at Mt. Olive Cemetery, Marion County, AL
    http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/marion/cemeteries/mtolive.txt. Hereinafter cited as Transcribed and Compiled Records On Line.

Valentine Flohr1

#4010, (22 April 1777 - 31 July 1835)
Last EditedMay 26, 2003
Birth*22 April 1777 1 
Residence18 January 1831 Franklin Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA2 
Residence*18 January 1831 Franklin Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA3 
Marriage*18 January 1831 Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA; Newspaper announcement states: On Tuesday last, by the Rev. D. M'Conaughy, Mr. Valentine Flohr, of Franklin township, to Miss Elizabeth Galbreath, daughter of Maj. Wm. Galbreath, of Mount Pleasant Township. 25 Jan 1831.; Principal=Elizabeth Galbreath1,2 
Death*31 July 1835 Franklin Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA; Witness=Elizabeth Galbreath1 

Citations

  1. [S112] Clan Galbraith Association, The Red Tower Journal: Vol. XXIV, Sept. 2002, p. 17. "Early Galbreaths of Adams (York) County Pennsylvania", by Willliam Galbreath.. Hereinafter cited as "The Red Tower Journal."
  2. [S115] Gettysburg Sentinel, Gettysburg, PA, 25 Jan 1831.. Hereinafter cited as Gettysburg Sentinel.
  3. [S26] Compiled Records from Genealogy Mail List or Website, Adams County,PA genweb at http://www.rootsweb.com/~paadams/nxpmar.htm Taken from Adams County, PA Newspaper Extracts – Marriages, 1804-34. This entry from Sep 16, 1818 through Mar 29, 1826 are from The Republican Compiler published in Gettysburg, PA.



    . Hereinafter cited as Transcribed and Compiled Records On Line.

John Forbis1

#3883
Last EditedApr 27, 2003
Marriage*12 March 1817 Guilford County, North Carolina, USA; Marriage bond states Polly (Mary) is daughter of Robert Galbreath.
Bondsman: William Gilbreth
Witness: J. Hanner, (Clerk of Court)
Bond #: 000055305
; Principal=Polly Galbreath2 

Citations

  1. [S25] Ancestry.com, Source: North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868
    . Hereinafter cited as Ancestry.com.
  2. [S110] Guilford County Genealogical Society, compiler, Guilford County, North Carolina Marriages 1771-1868 (Greensboro, NC: , 1981), p. 58. Hereinafter cited as Guilford Co. NC Marriages.

Nancy Forbis1

#3890
Last EditedApr 27, 2003
Name Variation Galbraith 
Married Name12 December 1821 Galbreath1 
Marriage*12 December 1821 Guilford County, North Carolina, USA; Bondsman was Abner Forbis.; Principal=James Galbreath1 

Citations

  1. [S110] Guilford County Genealogical Society, compiler, Guilford County, North Carolina Marriages 1771-1868 (Greensboro, NC: , 1981), p. 66. Hereinafter cited as Guilford Co. NC Marriages.

Elizabeth Foreman1,2

#3908, (1770 - )
Last EditedJan 11, 2004
Name Variation Galbraith 
Birth*1770 Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA3 
Married Name30 March 1789 Galbreath1,2 
Marriage*30 March 1789 Third Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA; they were married by Rev. George Duffield.; Principal=Andrew Galbreath3,1,2 

Citations

  1. [S96] Clan Galbraith Association. Hereinafter cited as Clan Galbraith Association.
  2. [S112] Clan Galbraith Association, The Red Tower Journal: Vol. XXIV, No.1 (Sept. 2002), p. 18. "Early Galbreaths of Adams (York) county Pennsylvania" by William Gilbreath.. Hereinafter cited as "The Red Tower Journal."
  3. [S25] Ancestry.com, http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jeff_clark&id=I1963. Hereinafter cited as Ancestry.com.

Phebe Foreman1

#3906, (1771 - 12 March 1852)
Last EditedMay 5, 2004
ChartsDescendants of John and Catherine Galbreath
Name Variation Galbraith 
Birth*1771 Pennsylvania, USA2,3 
Married Name27 March 1788 Galbreath1 
Marriage*27 March 1788 Third Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA; They were married by Rev. George Duffield and the marriage is recorded in Volume 1 of the church archives. The church is currently called "Old Pine Street Church". According to legend, William met Phebe at a dinner in Philadelphia given by her uncle for General Washington and some of his soldiers, William was one of the soldiers present (date of the dinner is not known but it is thought that it was several years after the war.); Principal=William Galbreath4,1,5 
Residence*circa 1818 Scott County, Indiana, USA; Principal=William Galbreath3 
Death*12 March 1852 Coles County, Illinois, USA5 
Burial*March 1852 Mitchell Cemetery, Coles County, Illinois, USA; Cemetery is located northwest of Ashmore.5 

Family

William Galbreath b. Oct 1757, d. 3 May 1839
Marriage*27 March 1788 Third Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA; They were married by Rev. George Duffield and the marriage is recorded in Volume 1 of the church archives. The church is currently called "Old Pine Street Church". According to legend, William met Phebe at a dinner in Philadelphia given by her uncle for General Washington and some of his soldiers, William was one of the soldiers present (date of the dinner is not known but it is thought that it was several years after the war.); Principal=William Galbreath4,1,5 
Children

Citations

  1. [S112] Clan Galbraith Association, The Red Tower Journal: Vol. XXIV, No.1 (Sept. 2002), p. 18. "Early Galbreaths of Adams (York) county Pennsylvania" by William Gilbreath.. Hereinafter cited as "The Red Tower Journal."
  2. [S96] Clan Galbraith Association. Hereinafter cited as Clan Galbraith Association.
  3. [S120] Family History Manuscript, Mrs. C. Byron Gilbreath, 1978, copy at Balkcom Household.
  4. [S25] Ancestry.com, http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jeff_clark&id=I1963. Hereinafter cited as Ancestry.com.
  5. [S145] Jean Harriger, "Jean Harriger Research Papers", Clan Galbraith CD No. 9 : Westmoreland Co., Pa material file, p. 11. Original information from Elmer Gilbreath's book, p. 153.. Hereinafter cited as "Jean Harriger."

J. Monroe Forney1

#1500
Last EditedAug 7, 2001
Marriage* Principal=Sarah Fulenwider1 

Citations

  1. [S53] C. L. Hunter, Sketches of Western North Carolina (Baltimore: Regional Publishing Company, 1877 (original), 1970 (current)), Page 272.. Hereinafter cited as Sketches of Western North Carolina.