Post by gregorykindall on Mar 20, 2011 23:21:18 GMT -5
My Friend family seems to begin with the Joseph Friend who appears in the Wilkes Co, North Carolina census of 1810. He is sometimes represented as having been born in Ireland -- I believe this maybe a mistake for Iredell Co., NC. He was married to Elender Mattison (2 May 1803, in Surry, now Yadkin Co., NC). Most of his numerous offspring were born in in Surry or Wilkes Co., though some of the later were born in Cumberland Co, KY, where the family appears on the 1820 census. They moved to western Illinois (Greene and Washington Counties).
Anna, possibly the child of a previous wife, married John Sevier, the grandson of the John Sevier who was first governor of Tennessee (and only governor of the state of Franklin -- it's true look it up!)
Other children:
Charles Friend (1804–1862)
Strangerman Friend (1805–1834)
George Gilliam Friend (1808–1858)
Ludicie 'Dicie' Friend (1811–1874)
James W. Friend (1814–1875)
John Wesley Friend (1815–1884) -- my ggg-grandfather
Sarah 'Sallie' Friend (1816– ?)
Andrew J. Friend (1820– ?)
Isaac Friend (1822–1866)
Cornelius Friend (1824–1893)
Fielding Friend (1825–1860)
The names of some of these children seem to hint at a connection with the Swedish Friends -- e.g., Cornelius, Isaac, Andrew. The strangest name, Strangerman (or Strangeman, or just Strange) reminds me that Anders Nilsson Friend's daughter Rebecca married a Lars Strang. The name Ludicia "Dicie" Friend appears (on a woman 40+ years younger) in Evelyn G. Olsen's "Indian Blood".
I alternate beliefs every other day - Joseph was one of the Swedish Friends; no, he was one of the English, or German, or ....
My grandfather E.L. Friend attempted to find a connection to the Friendsville Friends but was never able to. He passed away before the internet and DNA were there to assist him. It's time to make another attempt.
Greg Kindall
Seattle Washington
Anna, possibly the child of a previous wife, married John Sevier, the grandson of the John Sevier who was first governor of Tennessee (and only governor of the state of Franklin -- it's true look it up!)
Other children:
Charles Friend (1804–1862)
Strangerman Friend (1805–1834)
George Gilliam Friend (1808–1858)
Ludicie 'Dicie' Friend (1811–1874)
James W. Friend (1814–1875)
John Wesley Friend (1815–1884) -- my ggg-grandfather
Sarah 'Sallie' Friend (1816– ?)
Andrew J. Friend (1820– ?)
Isaac Friend (1822–1866)
Cornelius Friend (1824–1893)
Fielding Friend (1825–1860)
The names of some of these children seem to hint at a connection with the Swedish Friends -- e.g., Cornelius, Isaac, Andrew. The strangest name, Strangerman (or Strangeman, or just Strange) reminds me that Anders Nilsson Friend's daughter Rebecca married a Lars Strang. The name Ludicia "Dicie" Friend appears (on a woman 40+ years younger) in Evelyn G. Olsen's "Indian Blood".
I alternate beliefs every other day - Joseph was one of the Swedish Friends; no, he was one of the English, or German, or ....
My grandfather E.L. Friend attempted to find a connection to the Friendsville Friends but was never able to. He passed away before the internet and DNA were there to assist him. It's time to make another attempt.
Greg Kindall
Seattle Washington