Spears
Spears Family of America
Spears
Spears Family of America
Past and Present
The
Spears surname was first found in Renfrewshire, Ireland, where they
were seated from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman
Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.
Some
of the first settlers in America with the Spears name or some of its variants
were: Stephen Spears, our forefather, who settled in Virginia in 1685; Robert
Speare settled in Virginia in 1653; James Spears settled in New England in 1761;
Alexander Speir settled in Wilmington N.C. in 1774.
Following the trail of the Spears
backwards in time and looking at the many
colorful characters and families that make up
this historically rich family.
Starting with Stephen Spears migration to
Virginia in 1685, moving forward to the Spears/Frye families moving to
Central Kentucky in 1786-7, starting the first distillery in Kentucky
and then one their daughter, Elizabeth Frye marrying Jonathan Rowe from
Elkhorn City, Pike County, Kentucky, then retrieving a relative, George
W. Spears, Jr. from Paris, to marry their daughter Henrietta Rowe in
1876, then their son Lorenzo Dow Spears marrying Carrie Buckley Johnson
in 1907 (daughter of William Burnside Johnson and Annie Burke), then
their son, William Burnside Spears marrying Mae Johnson in 1938
(daughter of Morgan Beckner Johnson and Carrie Quillen), then their four
children ....
The
Spears Family of Kentucky, first in Paris, Bourbon County, Ky. and then
to the southeastern mountains of Elkhorn City & Long Fork of Shelby
Creek in Pike County, Ky, now spread throughout the United States and
abroad.. George W Spears, born 1824, Polly Fullar (many other web sites
refer to her as Mary Fuller), born 1825, married December 17, 1843:
Children, Crystene Angeline, born July 30, 1852, George W, Jr., born
1857 , Francis Marion, born 1862, Charlote, born 1865, William L., born
1867:::
George
W Spears Jr., born 1857, Henritta Rowe (daughter of Jonathan and
Elizabeth Fry Rowe from the Spears/Fry family of Paris, Ky), born 1857,
married December 28, 1876: Children, Lahuney Isabelle, born 1878, Dora
Agustus, born 1879, William (Willie), Clell, Alafaira, Wilson, Lorenzo
Dow (called L.D. or Ranz, named Lorenzo Dow after His mother's favorite
brother Lorenzo Dow Frye, born 1852). The most popular name of the first
half of the 19th century was Lorenzo Dow. Do you have any idea where
this name came from? You will.
Lorenzo
Dow Spears, born November 10, 1885, Carrie Buckley Johnson, born March
4, 1892, married September 24, 1908: Children: Virgil Raymond, Anna
Naomi, LaVada, William Burnside (named after his mother's father,
William Burnside Johnson), Edwin Morrow, Queenie & Bobby Eugene.
Carrie
Buckley Johnson was the daughter of William Burnside Johnson and Mary
Jane Buckley, Children: John M., Hassell, Shellybarger, Russell, Anna
Jane, Rebecca, Theodocia, Monty, Carrie Buckley ..
William Burnside Johnson was the son of Pleasant and Anna Burke Johnson. Children: Jepthy, Sloame, Merian, Silas, Elizabeth, Anna (called Annie), Mary, James Monroe, Charles Raymond, William Burnside and Sarah..
Pleasant Johnson was the son of William Payne Johnson Jr., Captain in the home guard of Letcher County, Ky., and charged with the task of keeping the Union Forces from crossing into Kentucky from Virginia across Pine Mountain via The Soundings, now called Pound Gap. Just over Pine mountain, where Captain Payne Johnson had his encampment of several hundred men, lies what is now named Payne Gap in his memory. Payne was married to Margaret Bates, sister of Robert Bates and Martin Van Buren Bates, "The Kentucky Giant" whose was 7'11" tall.
William Payne Johnson, Jr. was the son of William Payne Johnson, Sr.. William Payne Johnson Sr was the son of Thomas Payne Johnson, Jr., son of Thomas Payne Johnson who left his home in the Yatkin River Valley in Rowan County, NC with Daniel Boone and other Yatkin River Valley settlers in hopes of surveying new lands, religious freedom, no taxes, and establishing trading outpost in the land they called Kentucke..
Well this is the beginning of the story......
William
Burnside Spears (born July 15, 1917) son of Lorenzo and Carrie Buckley)
married August 23, 1939 to Mae Johnson (May 16, 1919), daughter of
Bertha Quillen and Morgan Beckner Johnson: Children: Jewel Fay, Hope
(Judy) Lee, William B., Jr., David Morgan.
Mae Johnson was the daughter of Bertha Quillen and Morgan Beckner Johnson. Children: Joel Martin Johnson II, Mae, Rhudell, Fay, Morgan Beckner, Jr., and Carrie Joyce (Kay)..
Bertha Carrie Quillen was the daughter of Richard Quillen (born 1882) and Carrie Johnson.. Richard Quillen was the son of James Quillen. Children: Herbert, Bertha Carrie, Gertrude, Nora, Mildred, James, Georgia & Gladys.
James Quillen was the son of William Teaque Quillen and Nan Yontz.
Morgan Beckner Johnson was the son of Joel Martin Johnson and Kentucky Reynolds, the daughter of Morgan Reynolds: Children: Morgan Beckner, Octavia.
Joel Martin Johnson was the son of Tandy Johnson (brother of Pleasant Johnson) and Minerva Johnson. Tandy was a son of William Payne Johnson, Jr.
This is their story and hopefully much will be added in the coming years.. This is a pet project and I am always looking for help from other family members..
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Revolution or Sons/Daughters of the Confederacy or Union, war documents,
rolls, birth and death records, marriage records, general personal
history and/or accomplishments, et al.. Please forward to me at my email
address and after verification, I will post them and give you credit for
the contribution.. The photo section is in the process of being
re-organized and greatly added to.. Have patience.. Your imput and
contributions are what will make this SPEARS ANCESTORY SITE more
complete, interesting, informative and a most valuable resource for the
multiplied thousands of our relatives in the US and around the world who
are researching and seeking theirs and our collective roots. I will also
add a Email list of all the Spears and related family members, after
permission is received from each.. It is my intention for our site to
always remain private, password protected and accurate for your
records.. If you would like to add to the Spears Family History, via
particulars, photos, verifiable stories, family groups, copies of birth
and death records, marriage lisc., deeds, suits, wills etc.....
then
Please email me, bill spears,
with your information, tying it into the Spears Family of Surnames..
Include your name (maiden), your mate's name, your children, your birth
date, your parents and their birth date, your siblings and their birth
date, your grandparents on both sides (or as far back as you go &
include places of birth) AND any other pertinent information..
This site is confidential and private for the Spears and the many other family names that they go by... Here are just a few of our related FAMILY GROUPS.. Johnson, Frye, Potter, Quillen, Tackett, Atkins, Bates, Looney, Bentley, Hampton, Collins, Brooker, Reed, Walstrom, Barnes, Hatfields, Amburgy, Varson, Burke, Adams, Buckley, Dewhirst, Cunningham, Owens, Gardner, Fields, Harlow, Hall, Lowe, Boone, Rowe, Pope, Newson, Meade, Potter, Pratt, Wright, James, McCoy, Simmons, Sharp, Reynolds, Soward, Yontz & many others.. Interesting life of "Bad John M" Wright.
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index page to find various people, family groups, interesting relatives, colorful stories, and hot link to take you to each one. Be sure and email me. Thanks again..
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