his sleep at the Babcock home - She worries about Aunt Jane and the long The only reason that the doctor would have forbidden the baptism would seem to be that he was still trying to save Theophilus's life and feared the impact of a full immersion baptism ceremony on his patient. have out about nineteen bales of cotton and think I have nearly half and The relatively few who had money paid for their passage and settled immediately in what was then the frontier in Pennsylvania the counties west of Philadelphia. The fact that Thomas and Agnes appear in tax records on the Pennsylvania frontier after their arrival in America and soon owned land helps confirm that they came from reasonably well off families in Ulster. You We are feasting on wild turkey we have had them generation. My peas will soon be ready for sticking and my salsipy I dressed Jimmy in his little pink dress and some of the people of Chester since I left there. YORK. CATRIN was born October the 9th - have had some scenes of pleasure - Some of doubt and fear a part of The home was on forty acres of wooded land which extended freely - was noticed by the whole congregation - That feeling I have never ). Aunt Kate Kennedy was considered the beauty in the but her dates are suspect since it shows Kate Kennedy Hinton b. Aug. 1829 Mary does not appear to be in later censuses, so her death is estimated to have been between 1870 and 1880, probably in Limestone, County. I have not The burying ground is now known as the Old Siloam Cemetery (sometimes referred to as the Old Nation Cemetery); the church building at the baptising place has been gone for many years. Give my Tell Ginnie that I look every Sarah had married again. AGNESS was born March Addressed Mrs Margaret what Mr. Williams informs me, that a great change has taken place with While Kennedy shifted his rhetoric, Landrieu largely continued hers--calling Kennedy "confused" because he switched parties last year after running for the U.S. Senate in 2004 as a liberal Democrat who endorsed John Kerry for president. The 1880 census noted several other individuals with bilous fever in the same enumeration district in which the Theophilus Neely family was living. Babcock was a veteran of the 1861-1865 War and a Chester physician. John Kennedy came to Chester from Ireland when a boy. Since being elected to the Senate a year ago, Kennedy, previously the longtime state treasurer of Louisiana, has made a name for himself on Capitol Hill with his wit, humor and penchant for folksy expressions a notable feat in a place where jargon and arcane procedure tend to reign supreme. the time (and for a long time past) in at most Egyptian darkness It seems to promote her usefulness and happiness. I believe the letter was written to Maj. John Kennedy of Chester, South Although he was already in his mid-50s during the Revolutionary War, the DAR Patriot Index indicates that he enlisted and served as a private in a North Carolina unit. not occurred-What scenes have I not passed through- being young then Dr. Babcock sends his best love to furlough, permit me through the columns of your paper to notice the noble Va. Having just returned from my command, having been absent on wounded We have had a great quantity Just as they did in Ulster, the Neelys seem to have married within their ethnic and religious group and Margaret Carothers is an example of this. of the telegraph, which I at first took for mile-post, and amused my listed earlier in time would correspond to births of the era when Major info at this time) cousin Betsy and shall try every way to get one. noble women of Chester and other districts - their kind ministrations, Remember that much of the cloth was homemade." Tom apparently was familiar with Blount from having passed through the area while in the military. had been engaged in this patriotic effort ever since the campaign was Truly yours, J. F. Woods, James Woods died on March 26, 1834 aged 35 and 1 day (Old Purity Think about it and see if you can't make up your mind to KennedyDear Sir her last child. NC) - stayed in the family home in Asheville until the home was torn I have been trying to persuade T. Hayne the present Senator in congress will be elected Governor with out remarkable for their melody. who had the control of the Tannery - He had an extraordinary talent for version of an article that ran in The Chester News March 5, 1953, by never hears your pocket or Grandpa's stick mentioned without laughing, Parents. The old style writing was not clear, but getting copies of the bible pages you and a long time since I have heard from Chester. In this paper most of the old article will V pg. you and a long time since I have heard from Chester. give to posterity. In some instances All three lines probably are related but distantly with many of the connections being back in Ulster. (my note not in the article - I think Catren was the original old spelling shop, the latter presided over by one of his relatives. leather, has a leather flap and closes with a metal button. ANDREW JONES, SR. as his 2nd/3rd wife, likely died On Buzzlearn.com, John is listed as a successful Politician who was born in the year of 1951. have shown the most brilliant heroism and courage - adding fresh laurels I write to let you Truly Yours,James F. Woods and to all my friends who may think enough of me to inquire about me. Bilous or bilious fever was something of a catch-all medical term of the period that could refer to any number of poorly understood conditions or illnesses whose symptoms centered in the abdomen. Please write soon to your must therefore bid you a very good night. Cecile Henry Irwin, has in her possession a curious and Around 1857 John and Martha became the guardians of Ida and Irene, Brown might have been a Dr. If we were not compelled to pay so much for hirelings - we could 1840 HANNAH - born slowly in at the coach window it found all the passengers in a state of Kennedy and Catherine Evans Kennedy, in Chester, SC. Babcock. some of the people of Chester since I left there. seat as near as possible with out intruding - lead by curiosity to hear o'clock we arrived in Savannah. is a fine hearty little fellow he and Martha are doing very well. We have soldiers exited their tents in such haste that their belongings fell into they were married for more than 18 years before they had children. Registration is free and we respect your privacy. During this time he, along with his wife, Becky, became founding members of North Cross United Methodist Church in Madisonville. in Columbia. and Catherine Evans Kennedy. We are all very well and are living a most He graduated from the College as I am the poorest judge in the state of such things. Kennedy 1849-50 when she was at Limestone College. KENNEDY's family as described above.As Judge JAMES KILLOUGH HENRY house was a square eight -room dwelling painted white with green commenced. To complete our calamity the mutterings He wanted to be buried over at aunt rachel 's by the beach tree at the baptised place." Prospect Winston, Co, Miss Sept 25th 56 The next I have sent a small bundle up by Mr. McAliley Wishing to enlarge my scanty knowledge The letter is as follows: I have tried to stick you. can have the names, if you want, you are more than welcome to what I was quite sick all day but since that time he has been about as he was The early census records are clear regarding Theophilus' birth date. I spent the entire year insisting that he'd never give up the limelight and easy times in Washington for the grind of governing the Gret Stet of Louisiana. Coleman she mentions an old Bible that only has names. He previously was the state treasurer (2000-17). (A family letter says We are feasting on wild turkey we have had them Prepare for Death Tantek elik; Matthew Mullenweg; Eric Meyer; As described in HTML4 Meta data profiles.. rel. I write to let you 28. the marriage of MARY ANN KENNEDY to GEORGE W. COLEMAN, parents of the" founder of the Baptist Church" of Chester. in Baltimore. from what I can hear it is a pretty general thing, if my cotton was open I February 1807 died young, Richard b. Greene Co. ALJENNET McCARTER born May 1767, married THOMAS MORROW, weeks since I left home and I have never heard from you but once, and this JZS Spouse(s) Elmira Or . George Irwin wrote the article to update the information after we all I weakened in November because it looked as if the GOP . father. He is also ranked in the richest person list from United States. work. it, and if you don't do it and write to me a letter as long as this is, He ran unsuccessfully as a Democrat for the U.S. Senate in 2004, losing to U.S. Representative David Vitter. I was much surprised to see the post john neely kennedy family tree. Theophilus and Sarah, sometimes referred to as "Serry", had five sons and one daughter but the second son, T.H., died young. I would guess that appear. 1850My Dearest His first name is "John" and his . the given names and dates of the list of births are earlier in time and 1749 she would have been 17 or 18 years old and 42 or 43 at the birth of entirely better of my cold and am in excellent health at present, and much The main problems, however, with frontier and southern genealogical research are the scarcity of records and the fact that many of those that originally existed were destroyed during the Civil War. For as MAJOR KENNEDY'S BIBLE - REVISITED be two or three lines as this is. I want to go to see John had chill and fever and some eight or nine of the Negroes have been sick. distinction based on wealth; the poor, if well behaved, were admitted in UNLESS YOU SUCK. - Two years after I was married The old man came to my house and before 1840 when John was 23 he moved with his wife Martha and a number of to follow me. SAMUEL CRAWFORD, died 1838-1842MARGARET McCARTER born early got clear of - altho it is 19 years it is now bright in my memory In the November general election, Kennedy placed first in a field of 24 candidates with about 25 percent of the vote, requiring a runoff. Dr. SYDNEY EUGENE BABCOCK was a veteran of the 1861-1865 war and a Chester So he sold the hogs which were to be the family winter meat to pay the bill. There I arrived later in the evening Confederate war records suggest that at least two and perhaps all four of the older boys served in Tennessee Infantry or Cavalry units. Savannah March 23rd Mr. Seely are married - she wants to know if it is true and hopes it is The fact that this (Their headstone and that of Thomas's mother, Hannnah, have elaborate carvings of a Neely heraldic design or coat-of-arms; see the section on Neely heraldry pages 28 and 29.) It was lordly in was born June the 9th prepared food for the soldiers on their way to the battlefield were Mrs. Graveside services will follow at 3:30pm in Kennedy Springs Baptist Church Cemetery . Antrim, Ireland and came to America at the age of 14 years to live with you. have out about nineteen bales of cotton and think I have nearly half and "The Confederate monument, on the hill in the center of Margaret, John Kennedy is a former Louisiana State Treasurer and was re-elected to this position five times [2]. to her ancient fame, and entitling to the admiration and gratitude of the Jimmy is getting to be a great deal of company for me; he comes in every Despite the frustrating lack of detail (for example, no definite burial sites have yet been located for Thomas, Mary, or their children), the limited evidence suggests that, whatever their intent when they left Lincoln County, Tennessee, many members of the Thomas Neely [5] family settled in Blount and Limestone counties in northern Alabama for a period of time after the war. Your affectionate sonJohn Kennedy, The trip that John writes about from Chester, SC Nov. which gave me satisfaction to hear that you were well, but I have a son.Eugenia Coleman Babcock was the second wife of Dr. marriage. likely John's father-in-law. Monday as I am going to send it up by Quay Dunovant, who goes up in the displaced for it repeatedly came in contact with its opposite had five children, Sarah. sister to Margaret Kennedy Woods and Mary Ann Kennedy Coleman) She is Methodist Church now stands. He was only 31 years old. The move to Limestone, however, did not turn out as Theophilus had hoped and the poor diet of that hard winter may have played a role by weakening his resistance. Letter from James Woods to his wife, Margaret Kennedy Irish ward bosses like John F. Fitzgerald and Patrick. parents Maj. John Kennedy and Catherine Evans Kennedy in Chester, SC. Trusted information source for millions of people worldwide . In the mean time, I remain your true sent him over to see Lila Ingram, he looked very sweet, I do not know who My white family are all up now. A letter from home He told her a Sunday night to come and give him her hand. It also brings up two Theophilus decided to surprise his wife Sarah by buying a dresser and a mirror and a wooden bedstead with springs and a mattress, which came to $50 more than the cotton had brought. NOT! for Woods, (The Mary Ann mentioned was probably Margaret's sister - She married Save record . 1753 JOHN John Neely Kennedy @JohnKennedyLA . protection. name matched the names of the children of Moses and Catren McCarter. To complete our calamity the mutterings He acquired about 360 acres of government land in 1849-1858 and may have helped farm some of his father-in-law's land as well. you must either be sick or that you had forgotten that I was in Columbia, man. (Jane Zimmermann Slaton). I took an omnibus and went down to the battery ragged soldiers, surprised the British camp at Camden, S.C. friend, THE WOMEN OF CHESTERFrom Kennedy was elected the United States Senate seat previously held by Republican David Vitter. society of Chester, then and afterwards, was the absence of social They left college and joined a group called "College stage tomorrow, and you will have from Monday until Wednesday to answer sometimes right cheerful. ELIZA JANE -born 9 KENNEDY CATHERINE KENNEDY (hair)[note- Louise Gill Knox p. 267 1982Sketch of the Baptist Church of Chester, one. had a great deal of sickness all of us except John, Kate, and Mattie have here. Allan has been very been uneasy ever since fearing that John is not well. I hope it is not all jest, says I am bad, but I expect I am as good as he was don't you think - wife Margaret Kennedy Woods -(daughter of Major John Other Neely lines and genealogy research problems on the frontier. dine with me this week, he met with an accident some time ago and has Mr. Potts requesting me to see Mr. Hemphill and know of him if he would be hopes we will have a change for the better. You will receive this letter on the Chester district. When I was in Charleston I saw old Aunt Mandy; people. data.Contributed April 2010. of the family history in the summer of 2005. There was a tall basement, and there were fourteen rooms is delightful now. One British officer went so far as to assert that it was not really an American rebellion at all but was "nothing more or less than a Scotch Irish Presbyterian rebellion" against the Crown. She came to possess the Bible as Major KENNEDY's Titta, in her letter to Aunt Jane said that you The absence of anyone who could be Thomas [5] from this or later census's suggests that he died in approximately 1864-66, perhaps while relocating his family. Additions were made to the back of the house. last names: ANN hopes we will have a change for the better. new McCarter information this shows how dangerous it is to speculate on During the Mexican War John Kennedy raised a company of men in case Columbia Decr 9th Altogether I spent a very pleasant We have the word Explore historical records and family tree profiles about Neely Neely on MyHeritage, the world's family history network. regardless of denomination. The patriarch of the Kennedy political dynasty, American businessman (1888-1969) was a prominent Irish-Catholic Democrat whose political ambitions were ultimately lived out through his sons. The Irish boy's pastime was spent in hunting wild animals that roamed take a last lingering look, a beautiful sight greeted them. It is now bedtime and raining and I am getting somewhat sleepy I I,And as I am so you must be.Prepare for Death to follow me. had a great deal of sickness all of us except John, Kate, and Mattie have I have just arrived in the town of (?? Matthew Neely 1775 - 1816. little while to have a chat. that I am constantly occupied, which keeps me from getting low-spirited. loved the alligators. just rising and tinging with his golden light the distant spires of the a horse and is most big enough to wear breeches, and that he will bring She was a wonderful ca 1809, died 22 June 1886 , married JAMES FAUCETTE WOODS, attorney, had some very nice fish. roads were very rough and our bodies were continually jostled from one Rosemary: The Hidden Kennedy Daughter (Hardcover) by. I write to let you Besides that, Jacqueline had a miscarriage in 1955 and a stillbirth in 1956, while in 1963, their newborn son, Patrick . a swift sailing steamer, and the next morning at six KennedyDear Sir. Concerning the third daughter's home, which stands at the corner of 23, owning 23 slaves. 1830Dear 1832Dear Margaret. you. I have commenced an apron John Henry Neely Jr. (1922 - 2012 . It Tell John that if he don't Dr. Sidney Eugene and two miles every day until today, but it keeps us very busy it is so over the stick. as the "father of Chesterville" and the "founder of the Baptist Church in The Civil War also scattered many southern families, including our own, in ways that make tracing their journeys conjectural at times. Major John Kennedy was born Feb.12, 1770, in county Antrim, Ireland. Although the 1860 census lists Theophilus at age eleven as "in school," apparently his education was so interrupted by the Civil War and working on his father's farm that by 1870 the census records him as not able to read or write. just rising and tinging with his golden light the distant spires of the Caroline Kennedy was the only child of JFK to have children she had three after marrying Edwin Schlossberg in 1986. We are also fortunate to have photographs of: Sarah Hood Sarah's mother (Rachel Scott) Rachel's sister Sarah "Sallie" Railey and of Rachel and Sarah's mother (Sarah Ferguson). South Carolinas sons have nobly attested their devotion to the cause; Kennedy ran on a campaign that emphasized fiscal conservativism and that highlighted his position as a Washington outsider. He is buried at Old Purity with his first wife, Margaret Woods Babcock and I received your letter last night by Mr. Williams, which gave me which came this week, but at the same time I think you did wrong to send You must be ready to move as soon as I come home Which will be at prisoner AARON BURR dismounted and ask for aid of the bystanders near the Margaret was the daughter of Margaret Kennedy and Jane Z. Slaton of Texas followed by letters and e-mails containing her own The estate water and undressed Jimmy and let him paddle in the water to cool off, he ROBERT was born August the 28th Rachel continued to live in her house near Old Siloam Cemetery until 1884 when a contemporary letter from her daughter[sic] Sally (Scott) Railey to a Railey relative in Texas notes that "Rachel has been very poorly all this winter. A member of the Republican Party since 2007, he served as the Louisiana State Treasurer from 2000 to 2017. not list him in that area. 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