I am looking for the family of Penelope Jane Speer and James Yarbrough--
Married in Smith Co., Texas
parents of Julia Smith Yarbrough who married Robert Warren Gardner.
Would like more info on the Speer line and the Yarbrough line.

Thanks for any help

Kat

Hi,
I have her parents as James Speer and Penelope Jacks. James was the son of William Speer and Mildred/Millie Estep.


Descendants of William Speer


Generation No. 1

1. WILLIAM4 SPEER (JACOB3, HENRY2, ANDREW1) was born 1758 in Sumerset Co., Md., and died 1859 in Jefferson Co., Al.. He married MILDRED "MILLIE" ESTEP January 23, 1782 in Rowan Co., N.C., daughter of THOMAS ESTEP and SUSANNAH HOLMES. She was born 1764 in Frederick, Md., and died 1862 in Jefferson Co., Al..

Children of WILLIAM SPEER and MILDRED ESTEP are:
2. i. ELIZABETH5 SPEER, b. January 23, 1782, Surry Co., N.C.; d. Abt. 1840, Jefferson Co., Al.
3. ii. ISAAC SPEER, b. April 20, 1784, Surry Co. N.C.; d. February 15, 1875, Cumberland Co. Ky..
iii. SUSANNAH SPEER, b. June 20, 1786, Surry Co., N.C..
4. iv. ABRAHAM SPEER, b. 1790, Surry Co., N.C.; d. July 1881, Cumberland Co. Ky..
5. v. JAMES SPEER, b. 1791, Surry Co., N.C.; d. 1865, Smith, Texas.
6. vi. PATIENCE SPEER, b. August 05, 1793, North Carolina; d. January 25, 1857, St. Paul, Madison Co., Ar..
7. vii. KATHERINE "KATY" SPEER, b. November 21, 1798, Surry Co., N.C.; d. November 19, 1866, Jefferson County, Alabama.
8. viii. MILDRED "MILLIE" SPEER, b. March 05, 1802, Cumberland Co. Ky.; d. 1862, Jefferson Co., Al..
9. ix. WILLIAM SPEER, JR., b. 1805, Cumberland Co. Ky.; d. 1858, Jefferson Co., Al..


Generation No. 2

2. ELIZABETH5 SPEER (WILLIAM4, JACOB3, HENRY2, ANDREW1) was born January 23, 1782 in Surry Co., N.C., and died Abt. 1840 in Jefferson Co., Al. She married VALENTINE FELTUS BIVENS March 15, 1803 in Cumberland Co. Ky.. He was born Abt. 1780 in North Carolina, and died Bef. 1858 in Alabama.

Children of ELIZABETH SPEER and VALENTINE BIVENS are:
i. ROBERT R.6 BIVENS, b. 1804, Madison co., Ky.; d. January 17, 1872, Jefferson Co., Al; m. (1) MARTHA AIKEN; b. 1806; d. September 13, 1836, Jefferson Co., Al; m. (2) MARTHA LINN, February 24, 1842, Jefferson Co., Alabama; b. 1818; d. May 18, 1853, Jefferson Co., Alabama; m. (3) SUSAN LINN, Aft. 1853; b. April 15, 1826; d. May 01, 1887.
ii. CALLOWAY BIVENS, b. April 26, 1814, Kentucky; d. August 16, 1878, Jefferson Co., Al; m. MARTHA HARDEN, August 09, 1831; b. October 31, 1815, Alabama; d. July 24, 1891, Jefferson Co. Alabama.
iii. MARY ANN BIVENS, b. Abt. 1806; m. SAMUEL AIKEN, June 24, 1824.

3. ISAAC5 SPEER (WILLIAM4, JACOB3, HENRY2, ANDREW1) was born April 20, 1784 in Surry Co. N.C., and died February 15, 1875 in Cumberland Co. Ky.. He married ELIZABETH ATKINS. She was born Abt. 1788 in Surry Co., NC.

Child of ISAAC SPEER and ELIZABETH ATKINS is:
i. WILLIAM6 SPEER, b. Abt. 1810, Surry Co., NC; m. HANNAH DULWORTH.

4. ABRAHAM5 SPEER (WILLIAM4, JACOB3, HENRY2, ANDREW1) was born 1790 in Surry Co., N.C., and died July 1881 in Cumberland Co. Ky.. He married SARAH SHUELT March 30, 1815 in Cumberland Co., Ky.. She was born Abt. 1805 in Kentucky.

Children of ABRAHAM SPEER and SARAH SHUELT are:
i. ELIZABETH6 SPEER, m. JOEL WATSON.
ii. NANCY SPEER.
iii. WILLIAM H. SPEER.

5. JAMES5 SPEER (WILLIAM4, JACOB3, HENRY2, ANDREW1) was born 1791 in Surry Co., N.C., and died 1865 in Smith, Texas. He married PENELOPE JACKS August 12, 1813 in Cumberland Co. Ky.. She was born Abt. 1795 in Cumberland Co., Ky.

Children of JAMES SPEER and PENELOPE JACKS are:
i. SARAH6 SPEER, b. 1814.
ii. TABITHA SPEER, b. 1816.
iii. DENNIS T. SPEER, b. 1817.
iv. JOHN SPEER, b. 1818.
v. PENELOPE SPEER, b. Abt. 1828, Alabama; m. JAMES H. YARBOROUGH; b. Abt. 1826, North Carolina.
vi. NANCY SPEER, b. 1822.
vii. LOUVANIA SPEER, b. 1824; m. BURDINE FARMER.
viii. ELIZABETH ANN SPEER, b. 1826; m. NATHAN RUTLEDGE.
ix. MARTIN SPEER, b. 1832.
x. JAMES SPEER, JR., b. Abt. 1822; m. TABITHA.

6. PATIENCE5 SPEER (WILLIAM4, JACOB3, HENRY2, ANDREW1) was born August 05, 1793 in North Carolina, and died January 25, 1857 in St. Paul, Madison Co., Ar.. She married (1) WILLIAM SPEER Abt. 1810. He was born Abt. 1790 in North Carolina, and died Abt. 1812 in Kentucky. She married (2) JOHN WESLEY BIVENS, SR. November 09, 1815 in Cumberland Co. Ky.. He was born Abt. 1793 in North Carolina, and died August 26, 1870 in St. Paul, Madison Co., Ar..

Child of PATIENCE SPEER and WILLIAM SPEER is:
i. LUCINDA6 SPEER, b. Abt. 1810; d. April 07, 1880, Jefferson Co. Alabama; m. MARTIN YOUNG, August 09, 1832, Jefferson Co., Alabama; b. Abt. 1810; d. April 27, 1880, Jefferson Co. Alabama.

Children of PATIENCE SPEER and JOHN BIVENS are:
ii. JOHN WESLEY6 BIVENS,JR., b. January 08, 1827, Tenessee; d. December 04, 1903, St. Paul, Madison Co., Ar.; m. LAURA DOLLY RAYNOR, 1849, Arkansas1,2,3,4,5,6; b. April 15, 1833, Missouri; d. March 04, 1920, St. Paul, Madison Co., Ar..
iii. TURNER BIVENS, b. 1829, Tennessee.
iv. VIANA BIVENS, b. November 10, 1823, Tennessee; d. August 09, 1907, Harrison, Boone Co. Ar.; m. SAMUEL RAYNOR, Abt. 1848, Madison County, Ar.; b. September 05, 1826; d. August 19, 1913, Harrison, Boone Co. Ar..

7. KATHERINE "KATY"5 SPEER (WILLIAM4, JACOB3, HENRY2, ANDREW1) was born November 21, 1798 in Surry Co., N.C., and died November 19, 1866 in Jefferson County, Alabama. She married JAMES JACKS October 17, 1815 in Cumberland Co. Ky.. He was born Abt. 1794 in North Carolina.

Child of KATHERINE SPEER and JAMES JACKS is:
i. GILBERT C.6 JACKS, b. Abt. 1822, Alabama; m. MARY FIELDS, November 23, 1843, Jefferson Co., Alabama.

8. MILDRED "MILLIE"5 SPEER (WILLIAM4, JACOB3, HENRY2, ANDREW1) was born March 05, 1802 in Cumberland Co. Ky., and died 1862 in Jefferson Co., Al.. She married BENNETT BRAKE August 1818 in Cumberland Co. Ky., son of WILLIAM BRAKE and MARY SPEER. He was born April 05, 1792 in Kershaw Co., s. C., and died 1862 in Jefferson Co., Al.

Children of MILDRED SPEER and BENNETT BRAKE are:
i. PATIENCE6 BRAKE, b. August 01, 1818, Cumberland Co., Ky; d. Abt. 1850.
ii. WILLIAM BRAKE, b. November 26, 1819, Cumberland Co., Ky; d. August 18, 1853, Brookside, Jefferson, Al.; m. ELIZABETH FIELDS, Abt. 1847; b. January 03, 1825, Alabama; d. April 04, 1895, Jefferson Co. Alabama.
iii. JOHN BRAKE, b. February 28, 1822, Cumberland Co., Ky; d. Abt. 1877.
iv. SARAH BRAKE, b. May 02, 1824, Cumberland Co., Ky; d. January 13, 1923.
v. JACOB BRAKE, b. May 03, 1828, Cumberland Co., Ky; d. Abt. 1886.
vi. CATHERINE BRAKE, b. August 30, 1829, Cumberland Co., Ky; d. June 08, 1912, Morris, Jefferson Co. Al..
vii. LUCINDA BRAKE, b. January 25, 1832.
viii. JESSEE BRAKE, b. January 08, 1834.
ix. ADALINE BRAKE, b. February 14, 1837.
x. MARTHA C. BRAKE, b. March 02, 1839, Jefferson Co., Al; d. November 12, 1921; m. WILLIAM B. HENDERSON; b. Abt. 1836.
xi. MARY ELIZABETH BRAKE, b. November 12, 1841.

9. WILLIAM5 SPEER, JR. (WILLIAM4, JACOB3, HENRY2, ANDREW1) was born 1805 in Cumberland Co. Ky., and died 1858 in Jefferson Co., Al.. He married MARTHA ALEXANDER Bet. 1825 - 1830 in Jefferson Co., Al.. She was born 1808 in Kentucky, and died in Alabama.

Children of WILLIAM SPEER and MARTHA ALEXANDER are:
i. SAMUEL MARION6 SPEER.
ii. ISAAC ALEXANDER SPEER, b. Abt. 1825.
iii. PATIENCE SPEER, b. 1826.
iv. JOHN W. SPEER, b. 1829.
v. ANDREW J. SPEER, b. 1832.
vi. JAMES M. SPEER, b. 1837.
vii. MILLIE CASS SPEER, b. 1841.
viii. MARTHA ANN SPEER, b. 1847.
ix. THOMAS ALFORD SPEER, b. September 09, 1848, Jefferson Co., Al; d. April 17, 1923, Maxdale, Bell Co., Tx..
x. ALICE SPEER, b. Abt. 1850.

Thanks so much for the information.

Kat

I am assisting a friend with his Speer genealogy. His line runs thru William Speer and Martha Alexander.

I was wondering if you might have a moment to assist us in trying to shed some light on this family and to help us identify the parents of James Perry Speer and Amanda Speer?

Also if you have contact with anyone else researching the William/Martha line, I would love to make contact with them also.

Thanks.

Linda Roberts

James William SPEER By: Billy Dan Wallace


First Generation

1. James William SPEER was born in 1839 in Jefferson Co. Al. . He died after 16 Mar 1864 in Franklin, Co. TX..

James married Catherine SPEER??? about 1852 in OK.. Catherine was born about 1840 in Jefferson Co. Al. . She died about 1865 in Limstone Co. TX..

They had the following children:

2 F i. Mary Amanda SPEER was born on 7 Aug 1859 in Talco, Titus Co. TX.. She died on 12 Nov 1931 in Normange, Leon Co. TX.. She was buried in Leon Co. Texas Evans Chapel Cem..
Mary married Zackery WHITNEY about 1884 in TX.. Zackery was born about 1849 in Talco, Titus Co. TX. .

3 M ii. Joseph Simuel SPEER was born in Feb 1854 in Jefferson Co. Al. . He died in 1915 in Jim Wells County Texas.
Joseph married Sarah Elizabeth RODGERS on 11 Jul 1880 in Clay, Jefferson County Alabama. Sarah was born in May 1859 in Alabama. She died in 1933 in Rosboro, Pike County Arkansas.

4 M iii. James Perry SPEER was born on 30 Jun 1859 in Talco,Titus Co. TX. . He died on 24 Nov 1918 in Talco,Titus Co. TX. . He was buried in Tranquil Cem., Winfield, Titus County Texas.
James married (1) Cynthia Ann J. (Nellie) HALE in 1878 in Franklin, Co. TX.. Cynthia was born on 17 Jun 1859 in Poss. Shreveport, Caddo Parish LA.. She died on 3 Jun 1899 in Franklin, Co. TX.. She was buried on 4 Jun 1899 in Tranquil Cemetery, Titus, Texas .
James married (2) Nellie M. BURNETT on 7 Feb 1900 in Franklin, Co. TX.. Nellie was born about 1868 in Franklin, Co. TX..

Linda we both know this part is completely wrong:

2Fi.Mary Amanda SPEER was born on 7 Aug 1859 in Talco, Titus Co. TX.. She died on 12 Nov 1931 in Normange, Leon Co. TX.. She was buried in Leon Co. Texas Evans Chapel Cem..
Mary married Zackery WHITNEY about 1884 in TX.. Zackery was born about 1849 in Talco, Titus Co. TX. .

First off for the record there is no Zackery, there is a Zachariah T. born 1849.

Irregardless of that. Mary Amanda Speer that died in Leon CO., Texas never married a Whitney.

This all got started when I began my ancestrial quest, and found a memorial on FindAGrave of a Mary Amanda Speer.

After a brief discussion with Bill Wallace I knew this was not the right Amanda, but he added Whitney to the memorial, which has since aggravated me dearly.


It's all very simple, as you already know Linda. The Amanda Speer that married my gg-grandfather John H. Whitney, was born to the parents of Andrew J. Speer, and Catherine Taylor.

The Mary Amamda Speer that died in Leon Co. TX in 1931 IS THE DAUGHTER OF JAMES L SPEER, AND SUSAN REBECCA LITTLE.

TWO DIFFERENT Amanda's!

Perhaps I will attach my audio recording to Amanda Speer in my ancestry tree, so others can listen to it, and know what's really the truth!

Furthermore if anyone wants to tell me that the TEW/VANNORTWICK database lists that there is a marriage record in Morris Co. TX, for ZACKERY to MARY AMANDA. (SPEER) WHITNEY, I'll lastly say this.

I live 16 miles from that courthouse, and went straight to the record. There is no Whitney or Speer. It was if I remember a Strickland to a Brown marriage licence.

I get angry every time I see this lie reproduced!

Mary Amanda Speer (1859-1931) married:

1. Alfred Ayers Phifer. They had ten children!
2. John Mitchell Pettigrew. They had one child!