1. Ancestry.com Web Site, Comfort Hurley search, 13 Apr 2002, submitted by
Linda Ross, lmross43@worldnet.att.net.
Elizabeth Comfort Hurley; born in 1815 in NC (conflicts with Ref 1);
daughter of Samuel Robert and Sarah Moore Hurley; married Elijah Mounts on
21 Sep 1832 in VA.
Samuel Robert Hurley; born aft 1780 in Ireland; died bef 1850 in VA; married
Sarah "Sally" Moore on 7 Oct 1803 in Rowan Co, NC.
1. Ancestry.com Web Site, Comfort Hurley search, 13 Apr 2002, submitted by
Linda Ross, lmross43@worldnet.att.net.
Elizabeth Comfort Hurley; born in 1815 in NC (conflicts with Ref 1);
daughter of Samuel Robert and Sarah Moore Hurley; married Elijah Mounts on
21 Sep 1832 in VA.
Samuel Robert Hurley; born aft 1780 in Ireland; died bef 1850 in VA; married
Sarah "Sally" Moore on 7 Oct 1803 in Rowan Co, NC.
1. Ancestry.com Web Site, Lewis Harvey search, 7 Jan 2002, submitted by Billy
Huffman, huffman@charter.net.
Middleton Ferrell; born on 15 Jan 1833 in Kanawha Co, WV; died on 15
Feb 1914; married Emmaline Linville on 1 Jun 1854 in Boone Co, WV; son of
John and Catherine Tabor Ferrell.
Father, John Ferrell; born in 1800 in Augusta Co, VA; married Catherine
Tabor.
2. 1860 Census, Boone Co, WV, Bald Knob P.O., taken on 20 Jun 1860, Page 38,
Family #236.
Listed as John Ferrell, age 60, born in VA; in household of son, Middleton
Ferrell.
1. Ancestry.com Web Site, Lewis Harvey search, 7 Jan 2002, submitted by Billy
Huffman, huffman@charter.net.
Middleton Ferrell; born on 15 Jan 1833 in Kanawha Co, WV; died on 15
Feb 1914; married Emmaline Linville on 1 Jun 1854 in Boone Co, WV; son of
John and Catherine Tabor Ferrell.
Mother, Catherine Tabor; born on 30 Mar 1800 in Montgomery Co, VA.
2. 1860 Census, Boone Co, WV, Bald Knob P.O., taken on 20 Jun 1860, Page 38,
Family #236.
Listed as Catherine Ferrell, age 62, born in Montgomery Co, VA; in household
of son, Middleton Ferrell.
1. Ancestry.com Web Site, Lewis Harvey search, 7 Jan 2002, submitted by Billy
Huffman, huffman@charter.net.
Middleton Ferrell; born on 15 Jan 1833 in Kanawha Co, WV; died on 15
Feb 1914; married Emmaline Linville on 1 Jun 1854 in Boone Co, WV; son of
John and Catherine Tabor Ferrell.
Sister, Julia Ann Ferrell; born in 1826 in Kanawha Co, WV; married Joseph
Pauley abt 1841 in VA.
1. Ancestry.com Web Site, Lewis Harvey search, 7 Jan 2002, submitted by Billy
Huffman, huffman@charter.net.
Middleton Ferrell; born on 15 Jan 1833 in Kanawha Co, WV; died on 15
Feb 1914; married Emmaline Linville on 1 Jun 1854 in Boone Co, WV; son of
John and Catherine Tabor Ferrell.
Sister, Cynthia Ferrell; born in 1840 in VA; married Lorenzo Brown, son of
William and Dolly Pauley Brown, on 8 Feb 1860 in Logan Co, WV.
1. "Logan Co VA Early marriage Records, 1853-1860", Rootsweb.com, Internet Web
Site.
Simpson Ellis, age 24, born in Logan Co, WV, son of Squire and Susan Ellis,
married on 10 May 1860 Sarah Ann Cartwright, age 18, born in Logan Co, WV,
daughter of Elijah and Polly Cartwright.
2. Ancestry.com Web Site, Squire Ellis search, 10 Jan 2002, submitted by,
Melinda Allen, mallen8486@aol.com.
Elijah Cartwright; son of Thomas and Frances Murphy Cartwright; born in 1816
in NC; married Mary Baisden, born in 1823 in Cabell Co, WV.
1. "Logan Co VA Early marriage Records, 1853-1860", Rootsweb.com, Internet Web
Site.
Simpson Ellis, age 24, born in Logan Co, WV, son of Squire and Susan Ellis,
married on 10 May 1860 Sarah Ann Cartwright, age 18, born in Logan Co, WV,
daughter of Elijah and Polly Cartwright.
2. Ancestry.com Web Site, Squire Ellis search, 10 Jan 2002, submitted by,
Melinda Allen, mallen8486@aol.com.
Elijah Cartwright; son of Thomas and Frances Murphy Cartwright; born in 1816
in NC; married Mary Baisden, born in 1823 in Cabell Co, WV.
Mary Baisden; died in 1860 in Logan Co, WV; daughter of Joseph S. and
Lucinda Osborn Baisden.
1. Ancestry.com Web Site, William Presley search, 12 Jan 2002, submitted by
Richard MacIntyre, richard@mortalmen.com.
William Presley; listed on 1778 tax list for Rockbridge Co, VA, married
first, Mary (_______); second, Esther Cowen on 13 Sep 1780; will probated
on 1 Apr 1800; named children: William, Jr (mentions grandsons, sons of
William Jr: William III and Samuel), Eleanor, Nancy, Betsy and James
Presley.
Son, William Presley, Jr, married Sarah Beach on 3 Oct 1786 in Rockbridge
Co, VA.
2. "Marriage Index: KY, NC, TN, VA, WV, 1728-1850", Family Tree Maker, CD#229
William Priestly married Sarah Beach on 3 Oct 1786 in Rockbridge Co, VA.
1. Ancestry.com Web Site, William Presley search, 12 Jan 2002, submitted by
Richard MacIntyre, richard@mortalmen.com.
William Presley; listed on 1778 tax list for Rockbridge Co, VA, married
first, Mary (_______); second, Esther Cowen on 13 Sep 1780; will probated
on 1 Apr 1800; named children: William, Jr (mentions grandsons, sons of
William Jr: William III and Samuel), Eleanor, Nancy, Betsy and James
Presley.
Son, William Presley, Jr, married Sarah Beach on 3 Oct 1786 in Rockbridge
Co, VA.
2. "Marriage Index: KY, NC, TN, VA, WV, 1728-1850", Family Tree Maker, CD#229
William Priestly married Sarah Beach on 3 Oct 1786 in Rockbridge Co, VA.
1. Ancestry.com Web Site, William Presley search, 12 Jan 2002, submitted by
Richard MacIntyre, richard@mortalmen.com.
William Presley; listed on 1778 tax list for Rockbridge Co, VA, married
first, Mary (_______); second, Esther Cowen on 13 Sep 1780; will probated
on 1 Apr 1800; named children: William, Jr (mentions grandsons, sons of
William Jr: William III and Samuel), Eleanor, Nancy, Betsy and James
Presley.
Son; William, Jr. and wife, Sarah Beach, along with grandson, William, III;
all of Rockbridge Co, VA sold their interest in the plantation they
inherited from William, Sr to William Skeens on 4 Apr 1809.
Grandson, Samuel Presley of Kanawha Co, VA (now WV), son of William, Jr.
also sold his interest in this plantation to William Skeens on 17 May 1810.
1. Ancestry.com Web Site, William Presley search, 12 Jan 2002, submitted by
Richard MacIntyre, richard@mortalmen.com.
William Presley; listed on 1778 tax list for Rockbridge Co, VA, married
first, Mary (_______); second, Esther Cowen on 13 Sep 1780; will probated
on 1 Apr 1800; named children: William, Jr (mentions grandsons, sons of
William Jr: William III and Samuel), Eleanor, Nancy, Betsy and James
Presley.
Daughter, Eleanor Presley, married Jonathan Skeen on 12 Jun 1780 in
Rockbridge Co, VA.
2. "Marriage Index: KY, NC, TN, VA, WV, 1728-1850", Family Tree Maker, CD#229
Jonathan Skean married Eleanor Presley on 12 Jun 1780 in Rockbridge Co, VA.
1. Ancestry.com Web Site, William Presley search, 12 Jan 2002, submitted by
Richard MacIntyre, richard@mortalmen.com.
William Presley; listed on 1778 tax list for Rockbridge Co, VA, married
first, Mary (_______); second, Esther Cowen on 13 Sep 1780; will probated
on 1 Apr 1800; named children: William, Jr (mentions grandsons, sons of
William Jr: William III and Samuel), Eleanor, Nancy, Betsy and James
Presley.
Daughter, Eleanor Presley, married Jonathan Skeen on 12 Jun 1780 in
Rockbridge Co, VA.
2. "Marriage Index: KY, NC, TN, VA, WV, 1728-1850", Family Tree Maker, CD#229
Jonathan Skean married Eleanor Presley on 12 Jun 1780 in Rockbridge Co, VA.
1. Ancestry.com Web Site, William Presley search, 12 Jan 2002, submitted by
Richard MacIntyre, richard@mortalmen.com.
William Presley; listed on 1778 tax list for Rockbridge Co, VA, married
first, Mary (_______); second, Esther Cowen on 13 Sep 1780; will probated
on 1 Apr 1800; named children: William, Jr (mentions grandsons, sons of
William Jr: William III and Samuel), Eleanor, Nancy, Betsy and James
Presley.
Daughter, Elizabeth Presley, married William Skeens on 7 Sep 1780 in
Rockbridge Co, VA.
2. "Marriage Index: KY, NC, TN, VA, WV, 1728-1850", Family Tree Maker, CD#229
William Skean married Elizabeth Priestly on 7 Sep 1780 in Rockbridge Co, VA.
1. Ancestry.com Web Site, William Presley search, 12 Jan 2002, submitted by
Richard MacIntyre, richard@mortalmen.com.
William Presley; listed on 1778 tax list for Rockbridge Co, VA, married
first, Mary (_______); second, Esther Cowen on 13 Sep 1780; will probated
on 1 Apr 1800; named children: William, Jr (mentions grandsons, sons of
William Jr: William III and Samuel), Eleanor, Nancy, Betsy and James
Presley.
Daughter, Elizabeth Presley, married William Skeens on 7 Sep 1780 in
Rockbridge Co, VA.
2. "Marriage Index: KY, NC, TN, VA, WV, 1728-1850", Family Tree Maker, CD#229
William Skean married Elizabeth Priestly on 7 Sep 1780 in Rockbridge Co, VA.
1. Ancestry.com Web Site, William Presley search, 12 Jan 2002, submitted by
Richard MacIntyre, richard@mortalmen.com.
William Presley; listed on 1778 tax list for Rockbridge Co, VA, married
first, Mary (_______); second, Esther Cowen on 13 Sep 1780; will probated
on 1 Apr 1800; named children: William, Jr (mentions grandsons, sons of
William Jr: William III and Samuel), Eleanor, Nancy, Betsy and James
Presley.
Daughter, Mary Presley, married John Davis on 24 Jan 1788 in Rockbridge Co,
VA.
2. "Marriage Index: KY, NC, TN, VA, WV, 1728-1850", Family Tree Maker, CD#229
John Davis married Mary Presley on 24 Jan 1788 in Rockbridge Co, VA.
1. Ancestry.com Web Site, William Presley search, 12 Jan 2002, submitted by
Richard MacIntyre, richard@mortalmen.com.
William Presley; listed on 1778 tax list for Rockbridge Co, VA, married
first, Mary (_______); second, Esther Cowen on 13 Sep 1780; will probated
on 1 Apr 1800; named children: William, Jr (mentions grandsons, sons of
William Jr: William III and Samuel), Eleanor, Nancy, Betsy and James
Presley.
Also there was a daughter of William and Mary Presley, Mary Presley, who
married John Davis on 24 Jan 1788 in Rockbridge Co, VA.
1. Ancestry.com Web Site, William Presley search, 12 Jan 2002, submitted by
Richard MacIntyre, richard@mortalmen.com.
William Presley; listed on 1778 tax list for Rockbridge Co, VA, married
first, Mary (_______); second, Esther Cowen on 13 Sep 1780; will probated
on 1 Apr 1800; named children: William, Jr (mentions grandsons, sons of
William Jr: William III and Samuel), Eleanor, Nancy, Betsy and James
Presley.
Son; William, Jr. and wife, Sarah Beach, along with grandson, William, III;
all of Rockbridge Co, VA sold their interest in the plantation they
inherited from William, Sr to William Skeens on 4 Apr 1809.
Grandson, Samuel Presley of Kanawha Co, VA (now WV), son of William, Jr.
also sold his interest in this plantation to William Skeens on 17 May 1810.
2. 1820 Census, Kanawha Co, VA (now WV), page 9.
Listed as Samuel Presley.
3. 1850 Census, Kanawha Co, WV, District 29, taken on 17 Aug 1850, page 42A,
Family #638.
Listed as Samuel Priestly, age 60, born in VA, farmer, head of household.
1. 1850 Census, Kanawha Co, WV, District 29, taken on 17 Aug 1850, page 42A,
Family #638.
Listed as Polly Priestly, age 56, born in VA, in household of husband,
Samuel Presley.
1. 1850 Census, Kanawha Co, WV, District 29, taken on 17 Aug 1850, page 42A,
Family #638.
Listed as Marshall Priestly, age 15, born in VA, in household of
father/grandfather?, Samuel Presley.
1. 1850 Census, Kanawha Co, WV, District 29, taken on 17 Aug 1850, page 42A,
Family #638.
Listed as Daniel Priestly, age 13, born in VA, in household of
father/grandfather?, Samuel Presley.
1. 1850 Census, Kanawha Co, WV, District 29, taken on 17 Aug 1850, page 42A,
Family #638.
Listed as George Priestly, age 11, born in VA, in household of
father/grandfather?, Samuel Presley.
1. 1850 Census, Kanawha Co, WV, District 29, taken on 17 Aug 1850, page 42A,
Family #638.
Listed as Zachariah Priestly, age 11, born in VA, in household of
father/grandfather?, Samuel Presley. (doubt this is their son, Polly would
have been abt 51 at his birth).
1. Ancestry.com Web Site, Samuel Presley search, 12 Jan 2002, "Gene Pool
Individual Records", submitted by unknown.
Martha Dillion; born in 1877 at Thorpe in McDowell Co, WV; died on 22 Dec
1920 at Blackwolf, McDowell Co, WV; daughter of George N. and Rhoda
Belcher Dillion; married Samuel Paris Presley, son of Joshua and Emerilla
Dillion Presley
Samuel Paris Presley; born on 11 Feb 1872 at Boissevain, Tazewell Co, VA;
died on 28 Jul 1963 at Anawalt, McDowell Co, WV; son of Joshua and Emerilla
Dillion Presley: married Nancy Hess.
2. FamilySearch.com, LDS Web Site, submitted by Robert Daniel Cox, 15934
La Verida Dr, Victorville, CA 92392.
Samuel Paris Presley; born on 11 Feb 1872 at Boissevain, Tazewell Co, VA;
died on 28 Jul 1963 at Anawalt, McDowell Co, WV; buried on 31 Jul 1963 at
Church of God Cemetery, Abb's Valey, (Tazewell Co), VA: married first Martha
Dillion; second Nancy Hess.
3. Marriage Record No. 2, 1895-96, McDowell Co, WV, page 48.
Samuel P. Presley, age 23, born in McDowell Co, WV, son of Joshua and Rilla Presley,
married on 28 Mar 1895 Martha Dillion, age 17, born in McDowell Co, WV, daughter of
George N. and Rhoda Dillion.
4. 1880 Census, Tazewell Co, VA, Jeffersonville District, 88th District, taken on 18 Jun 1880,
Page 243B, Family #248.
Listed as Samuel Presley, age 8, born in VA, in household of mother, Emerilla Dillion Presley.
5. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Elkhorn District, Precinct #12, taken on 18 Jun 1900, Page 157A, Family #118.
Listed as Samuel Presley, age 27, born in Feb 1872 in WV, farmer, head of household.
1. Ancestry.com Web Site, Samuel Presley search, 12 Jan 2002, "Gene Pool
Individual Records", submitted by unknown.
Martha Dillion; born in 1877 at Thorpe in McDowell Co, WV; died on 22 Dec
1920 at Blackwolf, McDowell Co, WV; daughter of George N. and Rhoda
Belcher Dillion; married Samuel Paris Presley, son of Joshua and Emerilla
Dillion Presley
Samuel Paris Presley; born on 11 Feb 1872 at Boissevain, Tazewell Co, VA;
died on 28 Jul 1963 at Anawalt, McDowell Co, WV; son of Joshua and Emerilla
Dillion Presley: married Nancy Hess.
2. FamilySearch.com, LDS Web Site, submitted by Robert Daniel Cox, 15934
La Verida Dr, Victorville, CA 92392.
Samuel Paris Presley; born on 11 Feb 1872 at Boissevain, Tazewell Co, VA;
died on 28 Jul 1963 at Anawalt, McDowell Co, WV; buried on 31 Jul 1963 at
Church of God Cemetery, Abb's Valey, (Tazewell Co), VA: married first Martha
Dillion; second Nancy Hess.
1. Familysearch.com, LDS Web Site, 29 Feb 2000, James Presley search.
Son of James and Lydia Presley; married Rebecca Jane Neely, daughter of
William and Polly? VanDyke Neely.
2. E-mail 12 Jan 1998, Bev Tracey, traceybev@plains.net.
"Am searching for infromation on Eliabeth Van Dyke who married William
Neely. Elizabeth was born about 1795. Lived in Russell Co (VA) had daughter
Rebecca Jane Neely who married Joseph Presley."
1. Familysearch.com, LDS Web Site, 29 Feb 2000, James Presley search.
Son of James and Lydia Presley; married Rebecca Jane Neely, daughter of
William and Polly? VanDyke Neely.
2. E-mail 12 Jan 1998, Bev Tracey, traceybev@plains.net.
"Am searching for infromation on Eliabeth Van Dyke who married William
Neely. Elizabeth was born about 1795. Lived in Russell Co (VA) had daughter
Rebecca Jane Neely who married Joseph Presley."