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Genealogy Report and Notes for James Finley:
1. JAMES4 FINLEY (ALEXANDER3, JAMES2, JOHN1) was born 04 Dec 1688 in Dublin, Ireland, and died 10 Feb 1753 in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. He married ELIZABETH PATTERSON 10 Jan 1705/06 in St. Peter's, Dublin, Ireland. She was born 16 Mar 1689/90 in Ireland. Notes for JAMES FINLEY: From Rootsweb.com database: Research of Claude B. Finley, Jr., Damian L Dietlein and others - Compiled by Lee Ann Aigner Entries: 11624 Updated: Sun Mar 24 20:31:13 2002 Contact: Lee Ann Aigner A work in progress. Some information and sources have not been confirmed. ID: I10097 Name: James FINLEY Given Name: James Surname: Finley Sex: M Birth: 4 DEC 1688 in Dublin, Ireland Death: 10 FEB 1753 in Cumberland Co, PA Christening: 9 DEC 1688 Incharvie, Fife Father: Alexander FINLEY b: 30 JUL 1667 in Incharvie, Fife Mother: Margaret JENNINGS b: 1668 in Armagh Co, N. Ireland Marriage 1 Elizabeth PATTERSON b: 16 MAR 1690 Married: 10 JAN 1706 in St. Peter's,Dublin,Ireland Children William FINLEY b: 6 MAR 1712 in Dublin,Ireland John FINLEY
Notes for WILLIAM FINLEY: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cascgs/wmfinley/aqwg01.htm#1453 1. William FINLEY was born 6 Mar 1712 in Dublin, Ireland and was christened in St Peters, Dublin, Ireland. He died before 15 Sep 1789 in Augusta Co, VA. [Notes] William married Mary WALLACE, daughter of Samuel WALLACE and Esther BAKER (THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ERROR SINCE SAMUEL WALLACE AND ESTHER BAKER WERE MARRIED IN 1738!), about 1734 in Chester Co?, PA. Mary died before 1783 in Augusta Co, VA. [Notes] William and Mary had the following children: 2 F i Ann FINLEY was born about 1735 in Augusta Co, VA.[Notes]
Ann married John CALDWELL.
+ 3 F ii Rose Ellen FINLEY was born about 1736. + 4 M iii John FINLEY was born 15 Dec 1737 and died before 25 Oct 1802. 5 F iv Mary FINLEY was born about 1739 in Augusta Co, VA.[Notes] 6 M v William FINLEY was christened 26 Oct 1740 in Augusta Co, VA. He died before 16 Jan 1743 in Augusta Co, VA.[Notes] + 7 M vi William FINLEY was christened 16 Jan 1743 and died 1815. + 8 M vii Robert FINLEY was christened 23 Jun 1745 and died 15 Nov 1815.
Notes for JOHN FINLEY: From Rootsweb.com database: Research of Claude B. Finley, Jr., Damian L Dietlein and others - Compiled by Lee Ann Aigner Entries: 11624 Updated: Sun Mar 24 20:31:13 2002 Contact: Lee Ann Aigner A work in progress. Some information and sources have not been confirmed. ID: I10112 Name: John FINLEY Given Name: John Surname: Finley Sex: M Death: BEF 19 AUG 1782 in Montgomery Co., VA Father: James FINLEY b: 4 DEC 1688 in Dublin, Ireland Mother: Elizabeth PATTERSON b: 16 MAR 1690 Marriage 1 Mary CALDWELL b: 1728 in Lancaster Co(?),PA Married: BEF 1750 in Virginia Children David FINLEY b: 1 JUN 1754 in Augusta Co,VA http://www.wkc3.com/finley.htm Descendants of John Finley Any comments, corrections, questions, additions, discussions, etc… may be directed to Walter K. Crawford, III. All of the older information on this page comes from Carmen J. Finley at Sonoma State University. She has an excellent site with her family history. This page last updated March 2, 2001.
1. John Finley ref: 64, m. (1) Bef 1740, in VA, _____ Thomson, d. Bef 1750, Augusta Co., VA, m. (2) Bef 1750, in VA, Mary Caldwell, b. 1728, Lancaster Co(?), PA, (daughter of T. Caldwell and Mary J. Parks) ref: 65, d. Abt 1787, Montgomery Co(?), VA. John died Bef 19 AUG 1782, Montgomery Co, VA. !Parentage speculative ... not in agreement with Stout. Married, 1st, a daughter of Rev. John Thomson (about 1740-1748); married, 2nd, Mary Caldwell (prior to 1750). Purchased the John Robinson property on South River of the Shenandoah in 1746 (Augusta Co. DB 1:77). Sold 2/3 to William and Robert Finley in 1750 (Augusta Co. DB 2:207-713). Sold remaining 297 acres in 1765 (DB 11:808). Bought 400 acres in Prince Edward Co. three months later (Prince Edward Co. DB 3:1). Sold that in 1773 (Prince Edward DB 5:63) and bought 327 acres on Sally Run, Branch of Reed Creek, in Montgomery County from John McFarland (Montgomery County Order Book 1:142). Deeded this property to sons, David and Samuel in 1779 in exchange for life care (Montgomery County DB A:283, A:258). Deposition ordered for Mary Finley, August Court 1782; done by William Davis, William Doak, William Ward on 2 September 1782. Died prior to 19 August 1782 when heirs gave legal notice (Montgomery Co. DB A:284).
!It was this John Finley who was instrumental in establishing Tinkling Spring Presbyterian Church near Staunton (Fisherville). One of five commissioners appointed to attend to the business affairs of the church in 1741. Served as an elder from about 1743 to 1763 (Wilson's "Tinkling Spring," p. 85, 431). Established a mill, authorized payment in financing the first church building; head of one of three congregational districts organized to support the Church (Wilson, p. 25, 72, 91). Justice of Peace in Orange County before 1745; same in Augusta after 1745 (Wilson, p. 109-109). Wilson believes he may have transferred his efforts to Brown's Meeting House (p. 166). However, this is more likely the contemporary John Finley who lived on Middle River.
!Bottom line. Do not confuse this John Finley with the John Finley who lived on Middle River and whose wife was Thankful Doak. They are two separate, contempory persons, not father and son. _____: !Daughter of Rev. John Thomson and mother of Elizabeth Finley, who married James Gillespy. Note written by Rev. Richard Sankey in Prince Edward County on 4 Jan. 1764 identifies Elizabeth as his wife's niece. Sankey's wife was Sarah Thomson, daughter of Rev. Thomson. See J.G. Herndon, "Some of the Descendants of the Rev. John Thomson (1690-1753)," VA Magazine of History & Biography, LI (1943): 394-404; Genealogies of VA Families (5 vols. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1981) 5:454-464. Marriage bond, 5 January 1764 shows Elizabeth's father, John Finley, Sr. "with his consent,"; uncle by marriage, Robert Baker surety; consent witnessed by Baker and John Finley, Jr. (Prince Edward Co., VA, Marriage Bonds, 1754-1850, LDS film #0033254). Mary: !"Your grandfather was David Finley and he married Elizabeth Mounts; his father was John Finley who married Mary Caldwell a cousin of Martha Caldwell, who was the mother of the famous statesman John C. Calhoun." Genealogy & History, Washington, D.C., 15 Dec. 1943. (Reportedly from bible of Jane Ann Finley, eldest daughter of David and Mary).
!Jim Finley gives info that Mary was born 1724 in Ireland ... may well be true, proof awaits. Children by _____ Thomson: + 2. i John Finley b. Bef 1740. + 3. ii Elisabeth Finley. + 4. iii William Finley. 5. iv James Finley d. Bef 26 MAR 1749, Augusta Co., VA. !Christened at Tinkling Spring. Most likely died young as a second James was born 26 March 1749 (Wilson, p. 474). + 6. v George Finley b. 2 Jan 1743. 7. vi James Finley. !There were 2 or 3 James Finleys living in Montgomery/Wythe County, VA dating from 1773 when John and Mary (Caldwell) moved there. They show up in the Order Books as well as in deeds and surveys and are variously referred to as James, Sr.; James, Jr.; and Capt. James. A James Finley, Sr. left a will dated 23 July 1799, proved 10 August 1802 and named James, his only son. He also named William Finley, beloved grandson (Wythe County WB 1:220). There was also a Captain James Finley who left a will dated 15 October 1800, proved 15 April 1801. He named a son, William and a nephew, Jonathan Henderson (Wythe County WB 1:176). How these James' relate to this family is unknown at this time. Children by Mary Caldwell: + 8. vii David Finley b. 1 Jun 1754. 9. viii Samuel Finley b. Augusta Co., VA. !Probably born on 297 acre property bought by father in 1746, in Beverly Manor, Augusta Co., VA. (See notes on brother, David). In Jehu Stevens Company, Montgomery Co., VA Militia in late 1770's. Moved to KY with brother, David, about 1781. Tax records of Mercer Co., KY, show Samuel living with David and Isaac (son of brother, George?). A Samuel Finley was ordained, 1 March 1796, in Madison Co., VA (B:356). Could this be the same Samuel? + 10. ix Thomas Finley b. 11 Feb 1757.
Second Generation
2. John Finley (1.John1) b. Bef 1740, Augusta Co., VA(?), m. in Augusta Co., VA(?), Sarah Steele. John died Bef 28 DEC 1807, Augusta Co., VA. !Witnessed marriage bond of sister Elizabeth to James Gillespy, 5 January 1764, in Prince Edward County, VA (Prince Edward Co., VA, Marriage Bonds, 1754-1850, LDS film #0033254). Purchased 100 acres in Beverley Manor, 18 August 1773, from James and Elizabeth Gillespy (Augusta Co., DB 19:414). Gave Power of Attorney to William Finley of Wythe County, 24 January 1792 (Wythe County, DB 1:82); deeded 327 acres on Reed Creek to David and Samuel Finley of Lincoln County, KY, 12 June 1792 (Wythe County DB 1:84). Wrote will 6 July 1807 (Augusta Co., DB 10:172); probated 28 December 1807. Left land on Elkhorn, Green and Dicks River, KY to heirs ... Sons John, William and Samuel; daughters Sally, Peggy Huchison, Jinney Fraser. Also mentioned Peggy Mooney in his will. His son, William, later mentions Francis Marion Finley, son of Margaret Mooney in his will of 21 February 1836 (Augusta County WB 21:291).
!"About 1796 John [Hutchinson] and his wife moved from Virginia to Bourbon County, Kentucky near Paris. They were accompanied by William Frazier and his wife Jean Finley, a sister of Margaret. Both families resided on farms in Bourbon County, Ky. until 1806 when, because they were opposed to slavery, they removed to Greene County, Ohio." From Milford E. Barnes and Andrew Wallace Barnes, "John and Margaret (Finley) Hutchison and Their Descendants." Iowa City: 1965, p. 49.
!A copy of his will was sent to Scott County, KY, 15 September 1810 and was acknowledged in Scott County 1839 saying the original will of record was destroyed, but certified copy examined and ordered recorded (Scott County WB G:70-71). This occurred during the time the estate of John T. Finley was being settled in Scott County ... lending credence to the fact that John and Samuel Finley in Scott County were, in fact, this John's sons. Sarah: !Named in will of father, Samuel Steel, 16 August 1789 (Chalkley, III:202). Children: + 11. i Samuel Steele Finley b. 1769. + 12. ii Margaret (Peggy) Finley b. Abt 1770. + 13. iii John S or T Finley. 14. iv Sarah (Sally) Finley b. Abt 1773, P.E./Augusta Co?, VA, d. 17 Apr 1851, Augusta Co., VA, buried: Tinkling Spring, Augusta Co, VA. !Inherited land on Dick River, KY from father in 1807 (Augusta County WB 10:172). Birth and death dates from Wilson's "Tinkling Spring." p. 462 15. v William Finley b. Abt 1780, Augusta Co., VA, d. 28 Nov 1836, Augusta Co., VA. !Inherited land on Green River, KY from father in 1807 (Augusta County WB 10:172). Vital data from Wilson's "Tinkling Spring," p. 462. 16. vi Jane Jean (Jinney) Finley m. 1 Apr 1794, in Augusta Co., VA, William Frazier. !Inherited lot in Waynesboro from father in 1807 (Augusta County WB 10:172). Marriage from Chalkley II:310; Saml. Finley, surety; [most likely her brother]. The Fraziers moved to Bourbon County, KY about 1796, near Paris. In 1806, they moved on to Greene County, OH because they were opposed to slavery (from Barnes and Barnes - see record of sister, Margaret Hutchison). William: !Marriage license found in Chalkley II:310; also in Cecil McDonald, "Some Virginia Marriages, 1700-1799." 1972.
3. Elisabeth Finley (1.John1) m. Abt 5 JAN 1764, in Prince Edward CO, VA, James Gillespy, b. Abt 1730, Ulster, N. Ireland, d. 1792, Blount Co, TN. !Was living in Prince Edward County with her aunt and uncle, the Rev. Richard Sankeys, in 1764 when she married James Gillespie of Augusta County. This positively identifies her as a granddaughter of the Rev. John Thomson, through the John Finley who married a daughter of Thomson (J.G. Herndon, "Some of the Descendants of the Rev. John Thomson," Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, vol. 51, 1943, p. 394-404). She and her husband lived on the old Gillespie property on South River until 1787 when they sold their 300 acres on South River to Michael Coyner of Cumberland County, PA (DB 26:37). In March 1794, John Finley, in a suit with Matthew Gleaves stated he would obtain a deposition from James Gilaspy of Little River, waters of Holestine in New Territory (Augusta County, drawer 449).
!Names of children obtained from Lillian Gillespie, 1821 Institute Drive, Longview, TX 75602 (903/753-3715), by phone 2/6/93. James: !Importation given in Wilson ("Tinkling Spring," p. 426) on 24 July 1740, with James Gilasby, Jennet, Agnes, John, James and William Gilasby; O. Bk II, 208. His father, James, Sr. was an elder at Tinkling Spring (Wilson, p. 86). James, Jr. married Elizabeth Finley, daughter of John Finley, Sr. and ..... Thompson (daughter of Rev. John Thomson); date of marriage bond 5 January 1764, in Prince Edward County (Prince Edward Co., VA Marriage Bonds, 1754-1850, LDS film #0033254); her uncle by marriage, Robert Baker was surety, consent witnessed by Baker and John Finley, Jr. Gillespie's property was near Robinson property in Beverley Manor on South River (Hildebrand map). James and Elizabeth Gillespy sold 100 acres adjoining them in Beverly Manor to John Finley on 18 August 1773 (Augusta Co., DB 19:414). Probably her brother, John, Jr. who witnessed consent of their marriage. James and Elizabeth sold 300 acres on South River, where they lived, to Michael Coyner of Cumberland County, PA; neighbors included David Vance, McClure, Jno Finley, George Coyner (Augusta County DB 26:37); dated 22 August 1787. On 14 June 1793, John Findley, wheelright, stated his intent to obtain a deposition from James Gilesbpy (regarding suit brought by Matthew Gleaves), at his house on Little River, waters of Holstein in the New Territory (Augusta County Drawer 449, document dated 1794).
!Lived in Rockford, Blount County; killed by Cherokees in 1792
!According to Dorothy D. Gillespie, 717 West Highland Avenue, Malvern, AR 72104, James, along with brothers John and William, went to a sparsely settled wilderness of the Indian Territory of North Carolina/State of Franklin in 1787. The State of Franklin existed from 1784 to 1788. It was originally North Carolina territory ceded to the United States to satisfy a debt. This area later became the Tennessee Counties of Caswell, Sevier and Blount (Elholm District of State of Franklin South of the French Broad in Indian Territory). Brother, William, settled on the South side of the Holston River a few miles below where Little River joined the Holston, now in Blount County at the Holston College Cemetery - Louisville. James and John settled a few miles to the north. After 1788, William's land was in Greene County, NC. After June 1792 William's land was in Knox County. After 1795 it was in Blount County (Holston River was dividing line between Blount and Knox). The Holston in this area became the Tennessee River in the mid 1800's. The area which was Greene County, NC went to Tennessee in 1806. Children: 17. i _____ Gillespy d. 12 Sep 1792, Blount Co, TN. 18. ii Jane Gillespy. 19. iii Mary Gillespy b. 26 Apr 1770, Augusta Co., VA, m. 16 Apr 1791, James Houston. + 20. iv James (Smoking Jimmy) Gillespy b. 1772. 21. v Elizabeth Gillespy m. in Blount Co, TN?, James McNutt, b. Abt 25 AUG 1771, Augusta Co., VA. 22. vi Sarah Gillespy. 23. vii Ann Gillespy.
4. William Finley (1.John1) m. (1) Mary Pettus, d. Bef 15 JAN 1800, m. (2) Judith _____. William died Bef 9 FEB 1802, Wythe Co, VA. !First found in Prince Edward County when he bought 430 acres on Vaughan's Creek, 19 August 1765 (Prince Edward DB 3:21); was designated as "of Mont- gomery County," when he sold Prince Edward property, 10 July 1787 (Prince Edward DB 7:297). Bought 165 acres in Montgomery County 24 August 1784 (Montgomery County DB A:332); surveyed 162 acres entered 3 August 1783, on 11 February 1785 (Surveys, p. 220). Served on jury of inquest in Montgomery County in 1785 through 1877 (Order Book 1:256, 272, 288; 4:1788-). Divorced wife Mary (Pettus) sometime prior to 15 January 1800, when son, Dabney brought suit for recovery of slaves (Wythe County DB 2:476-78). Wrote will 15 December 1801 (Wythe County WB 1:202), named wife, Judith, daughter Mary Ammy (Anne?), unborn child; children Esau, William, Rhoda, Margaret, John Pettis. Will proved 9 February 1802. Wilson in "Tinkling Springs," gives 30 January 1743 as birth date of this William Finley. Stout has fused him incorrectly with family of John and Thankful (Doak) Finley. Dabney Pettus will, (Charlotte Co., VA Book 1:407a) names Mary Finley daughter, 1 September 1788. George Dabney will, King Wm. Co., VA, 24 October 1729 names daughter, Mary Pettus (Virginia v. 21, no. 4, Oct-Dec 1977, p. 307-310). Children by Mary Pettus: + 24. i William Finley b. Bef 1775. 25. ii Elizabeth Finley b. Abt 1775/1776, Prince Edward CO, VA. !Was given two slaves, "Negro woman Nan," and "Negro Boy Martin," by William Finley 9 September 1794 (Wythe Co., DB 1:220). Not named in father's will, but Newton G. Finley manuscript "Our Fore-Fathers" states that William had 4 sons and 5 daughters. + 26. iii Dabney Finley b. 22 Nov 1777. 27. iv Rhoda Finley m. 1 Sep 1803, in Wythe Co, VA, Joseph Barron. !Marriage record in John Vogt and T. William Kethley, Jr. "Wythe County Marriages: 1790 - 1850," Athens, GA: Iberian Publishing, 1985, p. 150. Same source also lists marriage of Rhoda Finley to Samuel Henderson, 10 Dec. 1811. Joseph Barron, names Dabney Finley of KY, brother-in-law, 15 November 1815 (Sumner County, TN WB 1 & 2:213). Marriage also found in <Ancestry.com> Virginia Marriage Index, 1740-1850. Ancestry also shows a Rhoda Finley m. Samuel Henderson, 10 Dec. 1811. Joseph: !Will of John Barron of Gallatin, Sumner County, TN refers to brother-in- law, Wm Dabney Finley of Christian County, KY, (Wythe County WB 2:180). Same document refers to Margaret Glevis (Gleaves?), sister-in-law. + 28. v Margaret Finley b. 1778. + 29. vi John Pettus Finley b. Abt 1785. + 30. vii Asa Finley b. Abt 1788. Children by Judith _____: 31. viii Mary Ann Finley b. Wythe Co, VA, m. 4 Apr 1821, in Wythe Co, VA, George W Nye. !Marriage listed in John Vogt and T. William Kethley, Jr. "Wythe County Marriages: 1790 - 1850," Athens, GA: Iberian Publishing, 1985, p. 150. Also on <Ancestry.com>, Virginia Marriage Index, 1740-1850.
!From Mary Kegley - Guardian bonds in Wythe County: November 14, 1832, bond only: Goerge W. Nye guardian for Fernando Cortez Finley, Preston Finley, Polly Finley, Thomas Finley, and William Finley, orphans of Samuel Finley, deceased. Security on the bond John Wirt and John Haller. Who was this Samuel Finley? George: !From Mary Kegley - Guardian bonds in Wythe County: November 14, 1832, bond only: Goerge W. Nye guardian for Fernando Cortez Finley, Preston Finley, Polly Finley, Thomas Finley, and William Finley, orphans of Samuel Finley, deceased. Security on the bond John Wirt and John Haller. Who was this Samuel Finley? 32. ix Sally Milton Finley b. 1802, Wythe Co, VA.
6. George Finley (1.John1) b. 2 Jan 1743, Augusta Co., VA, m. (1) Bef 28 APR 1769, in Prince Edward CO, VA, Jane Fulton, m. (2) 29 Jun 1786, in Lincoln Co, KY, Mary Gaines, b. Abt 1765, Albemarle Co(?), VA, (daughter of William Gaines and Ann Strother) d. 18 Oct 1830, Lebanon, Wilson Co., TN. George died 1 Aug 1809, Wayne Co., KY. !Baptised by Rev. John Tompson at Tinkling Spring. Probably moved with father to Prince Edward County in 1765. Bought 200 acres there from father- in-law, Thomas Fulton, 1769 (2:487). Wife Jane named in Order Book 5:335. Sold in 1773 and probably went to Montgomery County (now Wythe), VA. Fought in Dunsmore's War of 1774 (p. 196, 197). !Married Mary (Polly) Gaines in 1786 (Lincoln Co., VA marriages). Recommended captain in KY militia, 1789 (KY Genealogist, vol. 15, no. 2 1973). On tax records in Madison Co., 1789, 1790. Bought 100 acres on Dicks River, 1797 (Lincoln Co., C:331). Sold in 1808 (Lincoln Co., F:113). Wife, Mary, sues for divorce, 1809 (Mercer Co., Circuit Court, box F-9). Moved to Wayne Co., KY and placed personal property in trust 4 Mar 1809, for Mary (Mercer Co., 7:229). Son, Obadiah took inventory of George's estate, 1817 (letter from Clerk's office, Wilson Co., TN, recorded 20 January 1818).
!A David Findly witnessed a deed between William Gaines and Strother Gaines in Mercer County, KY 4 November 1814 (Mercer County, KY Deeds, FHL-SL film #0191815) and also witnessed the marriage bond between William Pennebaker and Lucinda W. Findley, signed by Mary Finley, her mother on 22 September 1818 (Mercer County, KY Marriage Bonds, FHL-SL film #0191847). Could this David be a son of George by his first marriage? Mary: !Vital dates according to Stout, p. 104. Stout also says she is daughter of William and Sarah (Strothers) Gaines of Albemarle County, VA. Date of death from Carrie Alexander Wood. Will of Wm. Gaines names Polly as heir. Gaines Graveyard about 5 miles from Danville, KY show a Wm. Gaines and Ann Strother. "Gaines & Allied Families," by Glass, LDS film records.
!Sued George for divorce in 1809. Appears in 1810 census of Mercer Co., KY, p. 316, with 1 male 10-16; 1 female under 10; 2 females 10-16; 2 females 16-26. Children by Mary Gaines: + 33. i Obediah Gaines Finley b. 24 May 1787. + 34. ii George Finley b. 15 Feb 1789. + 35. iii Nancy Finley b. 3 Feb 1791. 36. iv Lucinda W Finley b. 23 Dec 1794, Madison Co?, KY, m. 24 Sep 1818, in Mercer Co., KY, William Harrison Pennebaker, b. 19 Nov 1788, Kentucky, d. 7 Apr 1874, Farmersville, Tulare Co, CA. Lucinda died 16 Nov 1874, Farmersville, Tulare Co, CA. !Ancestor of Dorothy Chapman Van Slyke, S. 524 Scott St., Spokane, WA 99202. Lucinda's vital dates from William Gaines Pennebaker Bible record in possession of Phyllis Grosse and Dorothy Van Slyke. Mercer Co, KY Marriages names mother, Mary Findley; wit: Ezekiel Gaines. William: !Vital dates from William Gaines Pennebaker Bible Record in possession of Phyllis Grosse and Dorothy Van Slyke. 37. v Mary Finley b. Abt 1796, Madison Co?, KY, m. 30 May 1814, in Mercer Co., KY, Joseph Denny. !Mercer Co., KY, Marriages names mother Mary Finley; wit: Ezekiel Gaines. Joseph: !In Putnam County, IN in 1850 according to Dorothy Van Slyke. 38. vi Sarah Finley b. 12 Jan 1799, Garrard Co?, KY, m. 4 Oct 1819, in Mercer Co., KY, Samuel W Pennebaker, b. 20 May 1796, d. 25 Oct 1835. Sarah died 7 Feb 1877. !Married (2) Rev. John Wiseman (Stout, p. 4). Bondsman: Wm. Pennebaker (sister's husband?). Samuel: !Wrote will 23 October 1835 (probably Wilson Co., TN, p. 276-277); named Obadiah G. Finley, administrator. 39. vii Ann Finley b. 24 May 1801, Garrard Co?, KY, m. Robert H Greene. Ann died 13 Aug 1857. 40. viii Catharine "Kitty Bruce" Finley b. 24 May 1803, Garrard Co?, KY, m. 19 Jul 1821, William F Brewster, b. 20 Oct 1793, d. 13 Oct 1853, White Co., TN, buried: Smithville Rd, White Co, TN. Catharine died 14 Jan 1882, White Co., TN. !Married Col. Robert H. Greene (1858), her brother-in-law, after death of sister, Ann.
8. David Finley (1.John1) b. 1 Jun 1754, Augusta Co., VA, ref: 32, m. Bef 10 FEB 1781, in Va Or Ky, Elizabeth Mounts, b. 4 Jan 1763, Bedford Co(?), VA, ref: 33, d. 9 Jan 1835, Orleans, Orange, IN, buried: Finley Cem., Orleans, Orange Co., IN. David died 19 Apr 1848, Orleans, Orange Co, IN, buried: Finley Cem., Orleans, Orange Co., IN. !Born, probably in Augusta Co., VA on the 297 acre portion of Robinson property bought by father in 1746. Went to Prince Edward Co. with family in 1765, aged 11. Then to Montgomery (now Wythe Co.), VA in 1773, aged about 19. Inherited parents 327 acres on Sally Run, waters of Reed Creek, with brother, Samuel, 1779. Had already staked out 1000 acres on Dix River (now Garrard Co., KY); moved there around 1781. Last child, Jefferson, born 1805. Moved on to Orange Co., IN about 1811, where he lived until his death. Revolutionary War soldier. Jehu Stevens Co., Montgomery Co., VA militia, late 1770's; on roll of Capt. James Downing's Company of Militia in Lincoln Co. and fought Shawnees (General Rogers Clark), October - November 1782. Finley Cemetery records say he fought at Battle of Cowpens (family tradition). "History of Orange Co., IN," 1965, pages 383, 405, 408 shows land purchases. DAR, Lost River Chapter, Cemetery Records, vol. 3, 1947, Finley Cemetery, P. 224. See also, "John and Mary Finley of Montgomery/Wythe County, VA," by Carmen J. Finley, Santa Rosa, CA: 1990; on file at Sonoma State Univer- sity, Rohnert Park, CA, Ruben Salazar Library Special Collections. Elizabeth: !Before their immigration to KY, the Matthias Mounts family lived in Bedford County, VA. Elizabeth's sister, Mary (Polly) married Moses Collier. From KY Court Records, "10 February 1781 - Polly Collier and Betsey Finley state that their father was killed on this date. James Alexander of Mt. Sterling, KY deposes that Matthias Mounce was killed by the limb of a tree. He was brought to Downing's Station." A suit was brought by Moses Collier and Polly, his wife and David Finly and Betsey, his wife against Henry Mounts, saying defendants father died intestate in 1781 (Garrard Circuit Court Book 1:407). Elizabeth is buried in Finley Cemetery (DAR, Lost River Chapter, Orange County Cemetery Records, Orleans, p. 224). Children: 41. i John Finley b. Abt 1782/1784, Lincoln Co, VA, d. Aft 27 AUG 1851. !On tax list in Garard County in 1806, 1807, 1809, Living in Lawrence Co., IN near David in 1820 (census, p. 97.). + 42. ii Jane Ann Finley b. 9 Nov 1785. + 43. iii Edmund Finley b. Abt 1787. + 44. iv Samuel Finley b. 14 Feb 1790. + 45. v Jesse Finley b. 17 May 1792. + 46. vi Harvey Finley b. 11 Feb 1795. + 47. vii Mary (Polly) Finley b. 9 Jun 1797. + 48. viii Cyrus Finley b. 25 Nov 1799. + 49. ix Elizabeth Finley b. 8 Feb 1802. + 50. x Jefferson Finley b. 16 May 1805.
10. Thomas Finley (1.John1) b. 11 Feb 1757, Augusta Co., VA(?), m. (1) Not Married, Catherine Kinder, b. 10 May 1755, Wythe Co, VA, (daughter of Peter Kinder) d. 13 Mar 1847, Overton Co., TN, m. (2) 1793, in Abbeville(?), Sc, Jeanne Gibert, d. Abt 1798, Abbeville Co, Sc, m. (3) 20 Dec 1808, in Abbeville(?), Sc, Jane Clark, b. 8 Nov 1765, d. 29 Nov 1845, Abbeville(?), Sc. Thomas died 12 Dec 1831, Abbeville, Abbeville Co, Sc. !Entered 140 acres on Salley Run, 12 Sept 1782, Montgomery Co., VA (VA State Library, Reel 33: B:57). Survey for Thomas Finley, 140 acres on Salley Run, adjacent to John Finley, deceased, 13 January 1783 (VSL Reel 33 B:57). Will, Abbeville, SC, 1823 (Book 2:301), proved 2 January 1832. Pension papers of Andrew Swallow filed Overton Co, TN, 24 Dec 1832, include depositions proving Thomas Finley father of Reuben Finley (reared by his mother Catherine Kinder Swallow and step-father Andrew Swallow). m. (1) Jeanne Gibert, dau Jean Louis Gibert, 1793/94. m. (2) Sarah (McLane, Stedman) Pettigrew before 1797. m. (3) Jane Clark, 20 Dec 1808. Marriage listed in Larry E. Pursley, comp. "7500 Marriages from Ninety- Six & Abbeville District, SC, 1774-1890." Easley, SC: Southern Historical Press, c/o Rev. S. Emmett Lucas, Jr., 1980, p. 65. Catherine: !Ancestor of Paula Swallows Stover, 802 Tommy Dodson Hwy., Cookeville, TN 38506, 931-498-2551, <pstover@twlakes.net>, April 1999. Later married Andrew Swallows. Jeanne: !Daughter of Jean Lewis Gibert. Children by Catherine Kinder: + 51. i Reuben Jefferson Finley b. 31 Mar 1783. Children by Jeanne Gibert: 52. ii John Lewis Finley b. 7 Nov 1795, Abbeville Co, Sc, d. 7 Sep 1814, Columbia, Richland Co., SC, buried: Elmwood Cemetery,Columbia,Richland Co,SC. !Died while in his junior year at South Carolina College (now University of South Carolina.
Notes for MARY CALDWELL: Some sources claim that Mary Caldwell's father was Thomas, others claim it may be a John Caldwell from Augusta County, VA From Rootsweb.com post: From: finleyc@sonoma.edu Subject: Caldwell of Vaughn's Creek, Prince Edward County, VA Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 19:31:31 -0700 (PDT)
I have done extensive research on this John Finley and he was married first to ____ Thomson, daughter of Rev. John Thomson; they had at least six children. John married a second time Mary (presumably Caldwell) before 1750, and they had at least three children. John and Mary Finley moved to Prince Edward County and bought property on Vaughn?s Creek from Jacob Garrett 15 June 1765. His son, William, also bought property near Vaughn?s Creek from a John Caldwell on 19 August 1765. Another son, George, was given 200 acres on branches of Vaughn?s Creek by his father-in-law, Thomas Fulton, on 28 April 1769. Coincidentally, a John Caldwell, who had been living on Vaughn?s Creek in Prince Edward County went to live with his son, David, in 1766. David also lived on Vaughn?s Creek. This is documented in a lengthy Augusta County Chancery case, Watson vs. Caldwell, that spanned the years 1785 to 1804. On 25 March 1796 David Caldwell stated that his father lived with him from about 1766 until his death about August 1789, at the age of 94 year 6 months. The elder John Caldwell?s birth year is, therefore, estimated as 1695. Is this elder John Caldwell the father of Mary who married John Finley? Carmen Finley |
