Morgan County, Alabama
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Morgan. Compiled Genealogies under "ECHOLS FAMILY"
Source: FamilySearch
Note that this is a compiled genealogy from 2001 and should be considered a derivative work rather than a substitute for primary sources.
Family Group Sheet
Father: James ECHOLS [this is James Echols]
Birth 1767 Virginia Death bet 1850-1860 AL Census Nov 1850 Morgan Co., AL Father John ECHOLS (b abt 1736) Mother Lucy MOORE (b abt 1740) Mother: Nancy WIMBISH
Birth abt 1775/76 SC Census 1860 Morgan Co., AL Death aft 1860 Census 1850 AL censu Somverville, Morgan Co., AL Father (prob.)Samuel WIMBISH (b abt1732) Mother Mildred MARTIN Children:
Samuel Wimbish ECHOLS [this is Samuel Wimbish Echols]
Birth 17 Apr 1801 GA Property 23 May 1828 Huntsville Meridian; Morgan Co., AL Living bef 1852 Tippah Co., MS Death 6 Apr 1881 Morgan Co., Al Burial Friendship Cem., Morgan Co., Ala Spouse Eliabeth HATLEY Marriage 7 Dec 1822 Lawrence Co., AL Georgia Moore Echols MD.
Birth abt 1804 GA Misc bet 1845-1848 Wagon train to Texas Death 16 Jun 1882 Upshur Co, TX Spouse Dorothy (Dolly) HODGES Marriage 10 Jun 1830 Morgan Co., ALA James Templeton ECHOLS
Birth 1 Jan 1808 Living 1848 Shelby Co., TX Census 1870 Upshur Co, TX Census 1880 Gregg Co, TX Burial Jan 1884 Fisher Cem., Silver Falls Rd. Gregg Co., TX Death 14 Jan 1884 Spouse Cyrena Martha HOUSTON Marriage 1840 Morgan Co., ALA Sophia ECHOLS
Birth abt 1812 GA Margaret (Patsy) ECHOLS
Birth abt 1816 GA Elizabeth ECHOLS
Birth 1822 Death aft 1880 Cass Co., TX Mary Patience ECHOLS
Death 1899 Cass Co., TX Birth GA Spouse Asa LATHAM Marriage 1845 Coosa Co., AL John Herbert ECHOLS
Birth 1817 GA. Death 1863 Palestine, TX Living 1863 Plentitude Community, Anderson Co., TX Spouse M.N. UNKNOWN Marriage Cynthia A. ECHOLS
Spouse Joseph MATHIS Marriage Helen ECHOLS
Living 1876 Lamar Co., Paris, TX Spouse Dr. MOODY Marriage Robert ECHOLS
FATHER NOTES: James ECHOLS
- Census: 1850 Sommerville, #9, p.250 p.499 […]
- General: From a book in Clayton Library, Houston, TX about early Alabama residents, in an article about Somerville in Morgan Co.: Moved to Conaco Co. (later Morgan) near Somerville, Ala. Was a member and one of the first officers of Shiloh Bapt. Church in 1828. Church was located between Sommerville and Stringer. Filed for land grant in 1818, about 2 miles to the SE, near Center Point (Morgan Co., AL)
MOTHER NOTES: Nancy WIMBISH
- Birth: In the Milner Echols history of 1850, he said Nancy Wimbish of SC. Also, census records give place of birth as SC
- Census: Living with Nancy is (looks like) Margret, age 44 female, born GA. Probably "Patsy" as she is the same age in 1850 census. Also, Sophia.
- general: Some records has Wimbush. She is not proven to be a daughter of Samuel, but have not been able to find any other Wimbish in SC that she could have descended from.
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Family Group Sheet
Husband: John ECHOLS [this is John Echols (born 1736)]
Birth abt 1736 VA Death abt Jan 1826 Madison Co., Ala Marriage 6 Sept 1760 Lunenburg Co., Va Father Richard ECHOLS (b abt 1706) Mother Caty EVANS (b 1718) Wife: Lucy MOORE
Birth abt 1740 Lunenburg Co., Va Death abt 1816 Jasper Co., GA Father William MOORE Mother UNKNOWN Children:
John ECHOLS
Spouse Isabel MOON Marriage 14 Sep 1807 Oglethrope Co., GA Prudence ECHOLS
Death 1821 Spouse Christopher IRWIN (IRVIN) Marriage 1785 Halifax CO., VA Temperance ECHOLS
Spouse John ROGERS Marriage 1786 Halifax Co., VA Caty ECHOLS
Patsy ECHOLS
Death Pike Co., GA Spouse Captain William ELLIS Marriage 1795 Oglethrope Co., GA Lydia Echols
Birth abt 1780 VA Spouse Skelton SANDIFER Marriage 5 May 1809 Putnam Co., GA Lucy ECHOLS
Death 1821 Jasper Co., GA Spouse Nathan WILLIAMS Marriage 1799 Oglethrope Co., GA James Echols [this is James Echols]
Birth 1767 Virginia Death bet 1850-1860 AL Census Nov 1850 Morgan Co., AL Spouse Nancy WIMBISH Samuel M. ECHOLS [this is Samuel Moore Echols]
Birth bet 1781-1783 VA Property 8 Jul 1818 6 So., Range 2 West, Huntsville Meridian, Morgan Co., AL Property 10 Jan 1828 8 So., Range 3 West, Huntsville Meridian, Morgan Co., AL Property 4 Dec 1832 6 So., Range 1 W. Property 9 Mar 1835 6 So., Range 1 West, Huntsville Meridian, Morgan Co., AL Census 1850 Morgan Co., AL Spouse Jane HOLLOWAY HUSBAND NOTES: John ECHOLS
- General: Resided in Halifax Co., VA during Revolution, and served in the VA.Militia. 17 Jun 1777, he received pay as a packhorse driver, 8 days on Cherokee Expedition. He drew land lots in Oglethrope Co., GA in 1804 (Wilkes Co. Early Records - Davidson, Vol 2, pg 81. In 1802,purchased a mare for which he gave $160 in soldiers certificates issues by the State of Ga.(Madison Co.,Ala Chancery Court Record A, p 370 filed 12 Dec 1817. Source: VA.Magazine of History,
Following:
Husband: John ECHOLS
Birth abt 1650 England/Ireland Death abt 1712 Lunnenberg, VA Misc 1850 Story by Milner Echols Marriage 1688 Wife: Mary CAVE
Birth bet 1660-1670 Death aft 1712 VA Father John CAVE (b bef 1650) Mother Elizabeth TRAVERS (b bef 1650) Children:
Joseph ECHOLS
Birth abt 1704 King and Queen Co., VA Death aft 24 Jun 1776 Halifax Co., VA Birth VA Eleanor ECHOLS
Spouse Nicolas GILLINTINE Elizabeth ECHOLS
Birth abt 1690 King and Queen Co., VA Spouse William MURPHY Ann ECHOLS
Birth abt 1700 King and Queen Co., VA Death abt 21 Nov 1740 Amelia Co., VA Spouse George MARCHBANKS John ECHOLS Jr.
William ECHOLS Sr.
Birth abt 1700 VA Death abt 1788 HAlifax Co., VA Spouse Sarah TURNER Marriage abt 1752 VA Richard ECHOLS
Birth abt 1706 King and Queen Co., VA Death aft 15 Jan 1778 Pittsylvania, VA Spouse Caty EVANS Marriage bef 1740 Virginia Abraham ECHOLS
Birth abt 1700 King and Queen Co., VA Death 3 Oct 1749 Lunenburg Co., VA Spouse Sarah TAMER HUBBARD Marriage abt 1730 New Kent, VA HUSBAND NOTES: John ECHOLS
- Misc: Milner Echols wrote a history of the Echols families as he remembered them. This history was brought to Texas by Mrs. Outlaw, a descendant.
- General: John Echols came to America about the end of 1600's or beginning of 1700 and settled in Carolina Co. VA. Was granted 321 acres lying in New Kent Co on the north side of Mattapony River:bounded as followeth beginning at askrube white oak at the head of a branch by Cp. William Smyth's landing path and running west northwest along Moody's lyne 460 poles to a corner Spanish Oak close to the White Oak Swamp side thence NW by N sixt poles to a red oak by a ferney bbranchside thence 20 poles to a corner red oak of John Joy's lyne to another corner red oak of the the said Joy's,etc,etc,…..The said land is due unto him the said John Eckolls by and for the transportation of 7 p'sons (persons?). Sealed 23 Apr 1688. Pat. 7,p.635 Persons transported: Samuel Randall, John London,John Courteney,Thomas Gardner,William Smithson, Deborah Marshall,Dewitt(?) Newman (This patent was copied as it appeared on Microfilm at the Virginia Archives.)
WIFE NOTES: Mary CAVE
- General: Her father was probably the John Cave who bought land adjoining John Echols. Others in the land purchase were Samuel Craddock and William Glover.
(Virginia) Mary Cave (ca 1665-aft. 1712) m. 1688 John Eckholls (Pilgrim). Ref. Hist. of Pittsylvania Co., VA: VA Archives Patent Book 7; R Charles City, VA. In book "Sixteen Hundred Lines to Pilgrims Lineage Book III" Edited by Mary E. Mayo Publ. National Society Sons and Daughters of the Pilgrims Manchester, Conn. 1982. Pg. 157.
Following:
Husband: Richard ECHOLS
Birth abt 1706 King and Queen Co., VA Death aft 15 Jan 1778 Pittsylvania, VA Marriage bef 1740 Virginia Father John ECHOLS (b abt 1650) Mother Mary CAVE (b bet 1660 and 1670) Wife: Caty EVANS
Birth 1718 Caroline, VA Death aft 7 Sep 1766 prob, Halifax, VA Father Walter EVANS (b abt 1695) Mother Betsy HOLCOMB (b abt 1698) Children:
Mary ECHOLS-WYNN
Drucilla ECHOLS-OWENS
Sally ECHOLS-MILNER
Ann ECHOLS-DANIEL
Elizabeth ECHOLS-RANEY
Moses ECHOLS
Spouse Betsy WYNNE James ECHOLS
Birth 1739 prob, VA Birth abt 1749 VA Death abt 1825 Clark CO. GA Spouse Elizabeth Elsote Milner PALMER Marriage 16 Feb 1769 Halifax VA Joseph ECHOLS
Birth abt 1753 Spouse Polly STAMPS Benjamin ECHOLS
Birth abt 1752 Halifax CO., VA Spouse Sabra HENDRICKS Marriage abt 1780 John ECHOLS
Birth abt 1736 VA Death abt Jan 1826 Madison Co., Ala Spouse Lucy MOORE Marriage 6 Sep 1760 Lunenburg Co., Va Obediah ECHOLS
Birth 1743 Caroline City, Caroline or Halifax, VA Spouse Katy MCDANIELS Spouse Mrs JONES widow HUSBAND NOTES: Richard ECHOLS
- Birth: Source is Milner Echols History of 1850
- General: He and wife Caty Evans had 14 children.Patented land on Bent Creek (VA) 1728; in 1745, he and brothers Abraham, Joseph, and Willaim patented land in Pittsylvania and adjoining counties including Halifax. Richd Eckholls, Wm. Wynne, Wm. Wynne,Jr.,Moses Echkhols, Andrew McCoull, John Eckhols signed as witnesses on deed of Thomas Moon of Lunenburg Co.,Va to Peter Torian of same county, for land and money, land on N side of Dan River,part of 300 acres granted to Robt Humphris by pat.1 Feb 1738.Signed (X) Thomas Moon.Lun.Deed Bk 3,p 27, 6 Jan 1751