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Robert Jesse MONTEITH

Born: c. 1790
Died: c. 1838

Buried:

Married:
1812

Mary Ana (or Ann?) ROBERSON (or Robinson?)

Born: c. 1790, NC

Died:

Buried:

Children:
 

1. Jessie Eli MONTEITH "Zeke" (b. c. 1813, TN)
 

Notes:

  • Reported to be buried at McBane cemetery, BrowTX. Not sure where McBane Cemetery is located.

  • Jessie Eli never married.

 

2. David MONTEITH (b. c. 1815, TN; m. Peggy COLE)
 

Notes:

 

3. Frances MONTEITH ("Fannie"), (b. Feb 10, 1816, RheaTN; d. Jan 11, 1911
m. Dr. John Darby WINDHAM
Children:

  1. Samuel Robert WINDHAM (b. Sep 10, 1842, TX
    m. Amazon S. BAUGH

  2. Jessie Ezekiel WINDHAM (b. Mar 3, 1845, TX)

  3. Mary Ann WINDHAM (b. Apr 18, 1849, TX)

  4. Calvin WINDHAM (b. Jan 11, 1849; TX)
    m. Martha A. SMITH

  5. Hilary "Tod" WINDHAM (b. Apr 17, 1851, TX
    m. Lenora CONNELL

  6. Willis WINDHAM (b. Jan 30, 1853)

  7. Eliza Jane WINDHAM (b. Jun 24, 1854, TX)
    m. Capt. John W. JONES

  8. Dicy J. WINDHAM (b. May 18, 1856, TX)
    m. William E. GILLILAND

  9. Tom WINDHAM (b. Aug 8, 1859, TX)
    m. Laura L. JONES

Notes:

 

4. Daniel MONTEITH (b. Jan 1818, TN)
m. Mary Adeline KUYKENDALL "Polly" (b. TX) on Jan 12, 1842, St. Augustine, SaAuTX 3

Children:

  1. Nancy Jane MONTEITH (b. Mar 28, 1851, TX; d. Feb 22, 1933, Winters, RunnTX; Find-A-Grave 31770076)
    m. Harvey Taylor McPeeters (b. Oct 9, 1847; d. Aug 16, 1940; Find-A-Grave 31770054)

  2. Jack Eli MONTEITH (b. Jan 16, 1867, BrowTX; d. May 9, 1930, Winters, RunnTX; Find-A-Grave 46915937)
    m. Willie BOWELS (b. 1887; d. Mar 22, 1915, CrocTX; Find-A-Grave 46915947)

Notes:

  • Daniel is buried near Mullins, BrowTX.

  • Polly's father, Abraham Kuykendall, was a Baptist minister. In 1850 and 1860, Daniel and Polly lived in Angelina County, Texas, possibly on the land granted in 1839, showing a net worth rising from $300 to $2800.

  • Jane (Monteith) McPeeters went by "Jane".

  • From 1870 US Census for San Saba, Brown County, TX:
    Dwelling 83, Family 84
     
    Name Age Sex Race Occupation Val. of
    Land
    Val. of
    Pers. Est.
    Birth
    Place
    Montieth, Daniel 50 M W Farmer 300 3000 TN
    Montieth, Adeline 45 F W Keeping House     TN
    Montieth, Jane 20 F W At Home     TX
    Montieth, Richard 14 M W At Home     TX
    Montieth, Henry 9 M W At Home     TX
    Montieth, Sarah 6 F W At Home     TX
    Montieth, Eli 3 M W At Home     TX

     

 

5. Nancy MONTEITH (b. 1821, TN; d. 1882, TX; Find-A-Grave 132946124)
m. Robert Louis FRANKLIN (b. 1818, AL; d. Dec 19, 1861; Find-A-Grave 132945897) in 1846.
 

Notes:

  • In 1850 they were in Rusk County, TX, living next to a number of Kuykendalls, including John (Polly's uncle), from Kentucky and Tennessee.

  • Robert Lewis Franklin, son of Goodman and Mary Franklin, was born in Georgia about 1818. He married Nancy Monteith, daughter of Robert Jesse Monteith and Mary Ann Robertson in 1846. They had 9 known children prior to Robert's death in an artillery accident during the Civil War in 1861. 

 

6. John MONTEITH (b. 1822, TN)
 

Notes:

  • He was rumored to have been killed in the Civil War, and is supposedly buried in a military cemetery in Poplar Bluff, AK. He died while in the army.

 

7. Jane W. MONTEITH (b. Jan 25, 1825, TN; d. May 23, 1887; Find-A-Grave 10061247)
m. Thomas J. SHIELDS in Jonesville, SaAuTX in 1857
 

Notes:

  •  

 

8. Rebecca MONTEITH (b. Apr 25, 1827, TN, d. Jun 5, 1894
m. John Tunley GILLILAND on May 17, 1849, Nacogdoches, NacoTX; Bobby Roundtree presiding

Children:

  1. Jesse Eli GILLILAND (b. Mar 10, 1850)

  2. Mary Ann GILLILAND (b. Dec 16, 1851)
    m. Joseph P. BRIGHTWELL

  3. Billey GILLILAND ()

  4. Jim GILLILAND ()

  5. Joseph Y. GILLILAND "Cap" (b. May 11, 1858)
    m. Nettie KELLY

  6. Keziah GILLILAND (b. 1857, TX)

  7. Sara F. GILLILAND "Fannie" (b. Jul 23, 1862)
    m. John I. MCWHORTER

  8. Martha GILLILAND (b. c. 1861, TX)

Notes:

 

9. Elizabeth MONTEITH "Betty" (b. 1828, TN)
m. Simpson SLAUGHTER
 

Notes:

  • Betty and Simpson are buried in Brown County, Texas.

  • They had no children.

 

10. Melissa MONTEITH (b. Oct 3, 1830, TN)
m. William T. GRANADE, Nacogdoches, NacoTX, 1853
 

Notes:

  • Another spelling is "Malissa".

  • William Granade was J.D. Windham's foreman. He did not buy or file for land on his own.

  • William and Melissa are buried at Byrd's cemetery, BrowTX.

 

11. Henry MONTEITH
 

Notes:

  • Died young

 

12. Rachel MONTEITH
 

Notes:

  • Died young

 
Notes:
  • Text from Betty M. Pierce of Brownwood, TX by way of Marian Windham of Baird, TX:
    In 1830,
    Robert Monteith lived in Rhea County, TN (He was a river freighter on the Mississippi River), but in April 1838, Mary and the children moved to Nacogdoches, TX (Robert supposedly died shortly after the move to Texas - I have another account that shows he never made the trip-Jim D.), and a year later applied for land grants in Angelina Co. -- 640 acres for Mary as head of the household and 320 apiece for each of the boys 17 or older, Jesse, Daniel and John. The grants were made unconditional Sep. 28, 1841, meaning they were still in possession of the land. It was the aim of the laws in the Republic of Texas to create a state of freeholders, and in support of that goal, the homestead legislation of 1838 provided that homesteads could not be seized for debt. This did not guarantee wealth for all, however, since speculators and men of wealth often claimed the river bottoms, river crossings and other choice sites before lands were open to settlers. Much of the land acquired by the Monteith family and relatives before 1860 appears to have been valued at about $1 an acre.
     

  • Mary and her family are listed in the census after J. D. Windham and his family. Her daughter, Frances, was married to J. D. 
    From 1850 Census for Nacogdoches County, part of, Nacogdoches, TX:
    Dwelling 29, Family 29
     
    Name Age Est.
    DOB
    Gender Race Occ Land
    Value
    Birth
    Place
    Mary Manteith 60 1790 F     800 NC
    Jepe (Zeke) Manteith 37 1813 M   Farmer 640 TN
    John Manteith 28 1822 M   Farmer 320 TN
    Elizabeth Manteith 22 1828 F       TN
    Jane Manteith 20 1830 F       TN
    Malissa Manteith 18 1832 F       TN

     

  • County/State Abbreviations:
    BrowTX - Brown County, TX
    CokeTX - Coke County, TX
    CrocTX - Crockett County, TX
    NacoTX - Nacogdoches County, TX
    PecoTX - Pecos County, TX
    RheaTN - Rhea County, TN
    RunnTX - Runnells County, TX
    SaAuTX - San Augustine County, TX
     

  • Page Sources:
    1. Betty M. Pierce of Brownwood, TX.

    2. Ancestors of Sammy Williams website.

    3. Texas Marriages, 1837-1973, Indexing Project (Batch) No: M59285-1, System Origin: Texas-VR, Source Film No: 1003680. Reference No: 2:S8ZCHG

Names Added to Name Index: YES

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