John Dixon Fly - North Carolina, Tennessee
4a. John Dixon Fly 5
(John 4, John 3, Jeremiah 2,
William 1)
Probably about 1789,
he married Sarah Woodard, daughter of Micajah Woodard and his wife,
Mary, of Northampton County. According to Dozier in
The evidence for
this marriage is to be found in the will of Micajah Woodard.
The will was recorded in
Micajah Woodard decd. his will.
To dau. Eliza Grizzard, 10 dollars.
To dau. Ann Deso, 10 dollars.
To dau. Sally Fly for
her lifetime a negro woman named Nancy, then to
Micajah Flye son of Sally Fly.
If Micajah Woodard's wife Mary living then provision not to go
into effect. To son Lewis,
one dollar. To dau. Polly
Rutherford, 100 dollars. All
other items to be divided between son Jeremiah Woodard and dau. Sally Fly. Exec.
Robert C. Foster & James Whitsett
Wit: John Allen, R.C. Foster, Ann
Foster, James Whitsett.
Prob.: Aug. 22, 1808
[2]
The name of Sally
Fly’s husband appeared in the settlement of the estate:
Micajah Woodard, Sr.- Settlement and sales account.
Paid King Caroon, William Lytle, Deadrick & Sommerville, James
Nances?, Jas. Ridley, Jos. Englemen, Thos. Rutherford, Henson Hardy,
Felix Robertson, John D. Fly, W.C. Dunn, Wm. Beekum, Andrew Ewing, Everett, Mrs.
Edwards, Deatherage. Also
paid to Jeremiah Grizzard.
[3]
The Personal
Property Tax Lists of Southampton Co.,
March 21, 1797
Fly vs. Brown –Debt
[5]
The specific reason Browne owed money to John was not given. Apparently John was not the only person Browne was in debt to:
Sept. 21, 1797.
J. D. Fly vs. Browne Debt
Danl Fisher su__ for costs Jury sworn to try issue to wit: Same
as Turner vs. Browne ____
_______ For the costs in the debt mentioned & ______ damages Judgmt to
specially? & costs
[6]
John and Sarah were
living in Brown’s household at least for a while and may have been
overseers for him.
John and Sarah’s first two known
children John (b. ca.1790) and Elisha (b. May 1793) were born in
By 1795, John
appeared in the records of
Account Current of Drewry Strickling from Jan. 4, 1795 to June court,
1797 by William Figures, admr.
Money was paid to:
..........among others- John Fly,
Jr. ..............[7]
In that same year, John went to court with a complaint:
John D. Fly
had a warrant served on Wm. Bass Cheatham charging him with Trespassing
with Force and Armes. 100
pounds damages requested.
Cheatham was ordered to appear in court at the March 1796 session.
Stephen Johnson stood security for court costs for
John Fly.
[8]
William Bass
Cheatham was a slave trader who lived in
Court Order to the Sheriff of the County to collect from William Bass
Cheatham a 15 pound judgment for damages to
John D. Fly.
At the Dec. 1796 Session of the court the Sheriff reported to the
court that he could find no property belonging to William B. Cheatham
against which to levy and collect the Judgement money.
[9]
John did not record
any land purchases in
Aug. 13, 1799. Grand Jury gave a "true bill" against John Fly late of the County aforesaid. On the body of Samariah Sherrod in the peace of God and of the State then and there being an assault did make and her, the said Samariah then and there did beat, wound, and ill-treat, and other wrongs to her then and there did to the great injury of the said Samariah and against the peace and dignity of the State. P. Brown- Plt Att. [10]
By this time, it is
very likely that John D. Fly had already moved to
He first appeared
Nov. 19, 1801.
Mero District,
The nature of this
dispute was also not described in detail.
John was a juror in
Aug. 14, 1803.
John Gillespy sells to John D.
Fly for $100, 100 acres on Mill Creek and Hurricane Creek, part of a
grant to Isaac Brown who transferred it to Jason Thompson. Wit:
Rec.:
[13]
John and Sarah were quite settled in their new home and participated in founding a frontier church as charter members:
After his father’s
death in 1804, John Dixon Fly returned to
Sept. 20, 1809.
John
D. Fly
of Davidson Co., Tenn sells to Jonathan Suiter 11 acres in Northampton
Co., N.C. bounded by James Horsea, Thomas Cobb, Collen Barnes,
Millicent Johnson. Wit: R.
Long, Enos Fly.
Signed: John D. Fly
Proved: Dec. Court 1809 by
Enos Fly
Rec.: Jan. 10, 1810
[15]
This was John Dixon’s allotment according to the estate papers of his father, John Fly. The witness, Enos Fly, was John Dixon Fly’s brother.
When he was about 46 years old, John once again participated in a national conflict. In 1811, he volunteered for the Tennessee Militia:
Capt. Kincaid's Co.- #34 Jesse Fly, #35
John D. Fly, #1601 John Fly,
Capt. Bell's Co.:
#1732 Jesse Fly
[16]
He died intestate sometime late in 1813 or very early 1814:
Jan. 1814.
Sally Fly appointed
administratrix of John D. Fly.
[17]
The settling of his estate was a time consuming process:
May 24, 1814.
Sally Fly
widow of John D. Fly, decd.
support allowed her and recorded Aug. 29, 1814.
State of
Obviously, Sarah and the children had to be provided for while the estate was inventoried and later sold.
John D. Fly,
decd. inventory of his estate includes accounts on Lemuel Lawrence,
William Rutherford, John M. Wright, John Johnston, &
Jesse Fly. Signed by
John Fly, Admin. & Sally Fly,
Admrx
Aug. 29, 1814.
John D. Fly-
Estate sale.
Purchasers:
Sally Fly, Jesse Fly, Jesse Marton, Robert Thompson, John Beves,
John Fly, Michael Goodwin,
Elisha Fly, John Collins,
William Harris, Alfred Wallace, George Hartman, James Hill, Russell
Sullivan, Godfrey Shelton, Daniel Mitchel, Abraham M. Degraffenreid,
Enoch Ensley, Joshua Cutcheon, Isaac Battle, Jordan Barnes, William
Griffin, James Kincaid, Charles H. Cody, Thomas Hill, Henry Seat,
Azariah Jones, William Harwood, Edward Collins, Thomas Shelton, John M.
Wright
[19]
After the sale, the court appointed some local men to examine and approve the papers of the administratrix:
July 16, 1816.
John D. Fly
settlement.
State of Tennessee, Davidson Co. agreeable to an order from the
worshipfull court of the said county to us the undersigners
Commissioners appointed to settle with the administrators of
John D. Fly, Dec. have
proceeded to examine the vouchers and papers relative to said estate.
The amount of account of sales we find to be $745.d35 and 3/4 and
sixty seven dollars cash is inventoried... $67. 00 and we find fourteen
vouchers properly authenticated to the amount of one hundred and seventy
dollars & sixty one cents and we have agreed to allow one account of
fifty dollars to the administrators of
John D. Fly, Dec. for all
services & commissions.
Done by us the undersigners Commissioners this 16th day of July 1816-
Sarah survived her husband by many years. The 1820 Davidson County Federal Census indicated that she had a large household consisting of: 1 male under 10, 1 male 10-16, 1 male 16-26, 1 male 26-45, 2 females 10-16, 2 females 16-26, 1 female over 45. The settlement of her husband’s estate was not completed until about 1825 or soon after:
James, Sally, Rebecca, & William D. Fly
minor orphans in 1825.
[21]
This indicates that these four children were underage at the time of their father’s death and that the youngest came of age a bit before the 1825 document. The court had apparently appointed guardians for them.
The 1830 Federal Census showed the widow’s household consisting of 1 male 20-30, 1 female under 5, 1 female 60-70. By this time, many of her children had ventured out on their own. Sarah herself would not live much longer. Her will was a nuncupative will. It was not written, but spoken to John M. Wright and James Finney:
July 26, 1835.
Sarah Fly, Decd. Will
The last request of
Mrs. Sarah Fly concerning the division of her property after paying
her debts is as follows- that is for her daughter
Rebecca to have a certain gray mare and saddle, bed and ------ and
ten dollars. The bed and ten
dollars she had her as her guardian.
William Fly her
youngest son to have all the crop that is on hand and farming tools and
the colt of the gray mare next spring should she have one and desires
that Rebeccca shall have the balance of her property after debts is paid
if there be any left. July
26, 1835
Teste John M.
Wright, Jas. Finney
State of
A paper writing purporting to be the
nuncupative will of Sarah Fly
Decd was produced in open court for probate and proved there.
John M. Wright and James Finney being duly sworn before and say
that said will as contained in said paper was made and published at her
own house during her last illness.
that she specially requested them to become witnesses to said
paper writing and that they verily believe she was of sound mind and
memory at the time of executing it and that said paper writing was
admitted to writing within ten days from the death of said
Sarah- Ordered that said
paper be admitted to record as such will of the said
Sarah Fly decd.
Recorded January 11, 1836
[22]
It seems that Sarah
died between July 26 and August 5, 1835, but again the final settlement
of the estate was delayed:
Jan 22, 1838.
Enoch Fly adm.
on the estate of Sarah Fly dec.
on account with said estate.
Credits as follows: Thomas
Bell, James Kimbro, P.W. Campbell, R.H. Wallace, John R. Dabbs, John W.
Wright, J.H. Johnson, James Fay, James S. Gleen, R. S. McFadden, R.W.
Wilkins, Rebecca Fly, S. Nye, John M. Wright.
The foregoing settlement was made by us this day under our hands
Jany 22, 1838. Signed: Enoch Ensley, John Corbitt, Comms.
[23]
John Dixon and Sarah
were the parents of: John (ca. 1790), Elisha (May 1793), Micajah (
Children of John Dixon Fly and Sarah Woodard Fly
4a.-i John Fly 6
(John Dixon Fly 5, John 4, John
3, Jeremiah 2, William 1)
The oldest son was born about 1790 in Southampton Co., va. In 1815 when he was about twenty-five years of age, he married Jane whose surname is not known. Jane Fly was born in 1795 according to her obituary. He probably married her in Rutherford County, Tennessee where they apparently lived. He also purchased his first tract of land there about that time:
Oct. 2, 1815.
John Brown
[25]
sells to
John Fly for $475, land
111acres "more or less" on the waters of
His brother Elisha
acted as a witness to this transaction.
John
and Jane lived in
July 2, 1817.
John Fly sells to Ezekiel Fuller for $11.93 &
3/4, 2 a. & 50 poles on waters of
Wit: John Stile (Hill?), Samuel Neely, Zachariah P. Bell.
Signed: Jno. Fly. Ackn.: March
John continued to buy and sell land, but his wife Jane did not sign a dower release for any of the land sales. It was a legal requirement for this to be done and in this case there does not seem to be any explanation for this omission.
This deed was not
recorded until many years after the land sale when John Fly had not been
a resident of
Dec. 29, 1827.
John Fly
of Rutherford Co. sells to William Garner of R. Co. for $300, 58 acres &
86 poles. Bounded by Sarah
Crutchfield, Elisha Crutchfield.
Wit: William Garner, Jesse Garner.
Signed: John Fly. Rec.: Nov. 4,
1835
[28]
He began purchasing
land in
July 9, 1828. James Hamilton, exec. of Elijah
Hamilton sells to John Fly
for $1000, land- 250 acres in the western district, 10th district, range
one & fractional range section 11.
Bounded by.... Wit: none.
signed: James Hamilton.
Ackn: July Term 1828 Williamson Co., TN
[29]
Unfortunately,
John’s wife Jane died in
Died on 22nd ult. Mrs. Jane Fly consort of Mr. John
Fly, aged about 34 yrs., leaving eight little children.
[30]
Obviously, John had moved the family to
west
Remarriages came quickly in those days and John soon married again:
April 23, 1830. Married on Tuesday evening by the Rev. Mr. Weir, John Fly, Esq. to Mrs. Eliza Ann Tyson, all of this county.[31]
This marriage was
brief and John married Mary Frances Wilson on Nov. 29, 1831. She was
born about 1803 and was the widow of William Lile.
This is made apparent in court
documents filed in
March 5, 1851.
Deed of Gift: Matthew Wilson
sells to children of daughters Phebe R. Small, Sarah C. Lankford &
Mary F. Fly's first two children by William Lile "who has been amply
provided William D. Fly,
guardian of Sarah S. Fly
orphan of William Lile".
March 5, 1851
[32]
With Mary Frances, John had Jane Eliza (1833), Almira E. (1835), va Ann (1837), Rebecca Cornelia (1839), and John H. Fly (1844).
The will of Matthew Wilson further clarifies these relationships:
April 21, 1853.
Will of Matthew Wilson.
Heirs: daughters Sarah C. Lankford,
Mary F. Fly and Phoebe Small:
grandchildren John W. Lysle &
Sarah S. Fly, wife of W. D. Fly.
Mary F. Fly’s husband was
John Fly. Son: William
P. Wilson. Wife: Sarah G.
Wilson; daughter Elizabeth P. Wilson. Slaves mentioned: Lewis 19, Henry
13, & Lott 16 mo.
Exec.: Robert Nesbitt. Wit:
J. A. Bolin, & Wm Shane. [33]
John’s relationship
to his mother and siblings was spelled out in a deed filed in
Jan. 2, 1836. We
Micajah Fly & John Fly of
Madison Co., Henry H. Warmath &
Elizabeth his wife, Zachariah Roberts &
Sarah his wife of Gibson Co.,
appoint Charles Hays of Davidson Co. our lawful attorney..... "to sell
our four undivided shares &
interests in a tract of land in Davidson Co......... 100 acres it being
tract of land whereon Sarah Fly,
dec. formerly lived"..... at public auction & to convey land to highest
bidder. signed:
Micajah Fly, Sarah Roberts,
Henry (hisXmark), Elizabeth Warmath (her X mark).
Madison Co. Ackn. by John Fly,
Micajah Fly Jan. 15, 1836
Madison Co. Ackn. by Henry Warmath Jan. 14, 1836
Madison Co., Ackn & private exam of
Sarah Roberts &
Elizabeth Warmath feme covert
wives of Zachariah Roberts & Henry Warmath.
Jan. 14, 1836. Reg:
Jan. 9, 1837
[34]
John continued to acquire land and by 1838, he was an elected official:
June 4, 1838. Elected School Commissioners Dist. 16, Madison Co.
In 1844, John Fly
filed suit against John Lyons in
July 1844.
T.D.
John Fly vs. John
Lyons> slander. This day
came the parties by their attorneys & thereon this cause is continued on
affidavit of defendants on payment of all costs of term.
It is therefore considered by the court that the plaintiff
recover of the defendant the costs of the Term? in this cause on this
behalf expended and ordered that execution ---- and that the parties
have leave to take Depositions generally by giving 10 days notice in the
state and ninety days notice out of the state.
[36]
The court minutes do not say exactly what John Lyon’s slander of John Fly was, but John was victorious:
Nov. 1844.
John Fly
vs. John Lyons> Slander.
Jury "do say that the defendent is guilty of uttering the false
and slanderous words...... and assess plaintiff damage at twelve hundred
and fifty dollars.........Execution ordered.
[37]
The 1850 Census for
1850 Census. Household #819. John Fly-a. 60,
Mary F. Fly-a. 47, Jane E.-a. 17, Almira E.-
15, va- a.13,
Cornelia R. (Rebecca)
Fly-a.11, John H. Fly-a.6,
James M. Medlin-a. 24.
Late that same year,
John was sued in
John Fly died on Feb. 17, 1854. [38] He wrote his will in 1853:
Oct. 1853.
In the name of God, Amen! I,
John Fly of the
First. I direct my executors
to pay my just debts and funeral expenses.
Secondly.
Having heretofore made advancements to my married children in
property, I hereby confirm said advancements, & do direct and order that
said advancements shall in the division of my estate, be estimated as
follows, to wit:
William D. Fly's at Seven hundred and fifty dollars.
Christopher C. Fly's
at seven hundred & seventy-five dollars
Mary S. Clement's at six hundred & fifty dollars
Sarah Elizabeth Hall's
at seven hundred & seventy five dollars
Benjamin Franklin Fly's
at seven hundred & fifty dollars
Frances M. Graves' at seven hundred & fifty dollars
Micajah Fly at one thousand dollars
Jane Eliza Greer at Nine hundred dollars.
Said advancements to my living children
to be charged against them at the above sums; and the advancement of
Micajah to be charged to his children at the sum stated.
Thirdly.
I lend to my wife for her life only, Two hundred & thirty acres
of the tract of land on which I live, to be laid off by my executors off
the South or Southeast part of the tract so as to include the dwelling
house, in a manner satisfactory to her & at the same time in such a way
as shall cause the least damage to the residue of the tract.
If my executors cannot lay it off to her satisfaction, they shall
call in three disinterested persons to assist them; & their action shall
be final. I also lend to my
wife for her life my three negroes Moses, a man, Ann, a woman & Rebecca,
a woman; Also my pleasure
carriage, which is to be put in good repair at the expense of my estate;
also all my household & kitchen furniture, and she shall have power to
give off to any of our children when they marry, portions of said
furniture, & such child or children as advanced, shall account on the
future division of my estate for the reasonable worth of the furniture
so advanced.
Fourthly. I give to my wife
the two carriage horses & the gray mare Lucy; also two good cows &
calves, my waggon, & two yoke of oxen & a log chain, three plows & gear;
three weeding hoes, one grubbing hoe, also a sufficiency of bacon or of
pork hogs as the case may be, for the supply of her family for one year;
also all the old wheat now on hand; also a sufficiency of stock hogs for
the size & condition of her family; also a years supply of corn and
fodder.
Fifthly. To my eleven living
children, & to the children of my deceased son
Micajah Fly I give all of my
negroes except the three hereinbefore lent to my wife; to be divided
into twelve shares & drawn for; the children of said
Micajah Fly to draw together
one share, and to stand in all respects in dividing my estate in the
shoes of their deceased father.
Sixthly.
My executors shall sell to the highest bidder all the rest of my
property, including my land, and the proceeds shall be divided equally
amongst my children, including the children of
Micajah Fly who shall
together take one share. And
in the division of these proceeds & of the estate generally, reference
shall be had to the advancement heretofore made to my children who shall
account for the same as already estimated.
Seventhly. At my wife's
death, all the property herinbefore bequeathed to her for her life,
shall be sold by my executors, and the proceeds divided in the same
manner as directed in item the sixth.
8th. I appoint my sons
William Dickson Fly & Christopher
Columbus Fly executors of this will.
In the testimony of all which I have hereunto set my hand & seal
on the _____ day of October 1853. (the words "& two yoke of oxen & a log
chain" interlined before signing.)
John Fly (seal)
Signed, sealed & acknowledged by
John Fly in our presence to
be his last will & testament & at his request we have in his presence &
in presence of each other signed our names as witnesses to the same.
David Gill
C.C. Clement
[39]
Obviously John died a wealthy man. His executors rented some of his land to relatives:
John Fly, Decd. Report,
Chris C. Fly, Extr.:
1854-
The amount of land belonging to the estate of
John Fly, decd. by
Wm. D. & C.C. Fly Executors.
Rented to
Wm.L. Fly
T.H. Graves
M.F. Fly
S.F. Cole
(other items mentioned)
[40]
His estate papers carefully listed all of his heirs including the orphans of his deceased son, Micajah:
John Fly, Dec. Settlement,
Christopher C. Fly, Executor-
Extensive accounting of property, debts,
payments, etc. including listing of all heirs:
1.
William L. Fly
2.
Christopher C. Fly
3. C.C. Clements & wife
4. Tarleton H. Graves & wife
5. S.G.B. Seat & wife
6. Amzie Greer & wife
7.
Almira Fly
8.
Rebecca C. Fly
9.
John H. C. Fly
10. John & Mary Fly,
Minors (children of Micajah Fly)
11. William Hall & wife
12. Benjamin F. Fly
[41]
Mary was appointed guardian to her youngest children:
June 1, 1857.
Almira, Rebecca C., and John H.C. Fly
Report Mary F. Fly, Guardian
[42]
The date of Mary F. Fly’s demise is not known. According to the 1860 Census, she was a head of household and her youngest children Rebecca C. and John H. Fly were living with her.
4a.-ii.
Elisha Fly 6
(John Dixon Fly 5, John 4, John 3,
Jeremiah 2, William 1)
Elisha was
reportedly born in May 1793 in
Before that he served in the War of 1812 just as his father did. He was about twenty one years old when he volunteered:
Feb. 6, 1814.
Elisha Fly
Private with Col. A. Cheatham and Capt. William Creel-Infantry.
Transferred to Capt. Johnston on 6th Feb.
June 20, 1814.
Elisha Fly.
3rd. Seargent with Col. Philip Pipkin & Capt. Wm. MacKay- Infantry.
Left sick at Ft. Montgomery Nov. 26, 1814.
June 20, 1814.
Elisha Fly
3 Segt. (Capt. William McKay's Co of inf. 1 Reg't
War of 1812 Appears on Company Muster Roll for June 20 to Dec. 20, 1814
Roll dated Fayetteville
June 20, 1814
Date of appointment or enlistment- June
20, 1814.
to what time engaged or enlisted- Dec. 20, 1814
Present or absent- Present
_____________________________________
Elisha Fly 3 Segt. (Capt. William McKay's Co of
inf. 1 Reg't
War of 1812
Appears on Company Muster Roll for June 20 to Dec. 19, 1814
Roll dated- Mobile_____ Dec. 19, 1814
Date of Appointment or Enlistment- June 20, 1814
To what time engaged or enlisted- Dec. 19, 1814
Present or Absent- Absent
Remarks or alterations since last muster- Left sick at
_____________________________________
Elisha Fly 3 Segt. (Capt. William McKay's Co of
inf. 1 Reg't
War of 1812
Appears on Company Muster Roll for June 20 1814 to Jan. 27, 1815.
Roll dated
Date of appointment or enlistment- June 20, 1814
To what time engaged or enlisted- Jan. 27, 1815
Present or Absent- Absent
Remarks or alterations since last muster-
Left sick at Ft. Montgomery Nov. 26, 1814
____________________________________
Elisha Fly 3 Segt. (Capt. William McKay's Co of
inf. 1 Reg't
War of 1812
Appears on Company Pay Roll for June 20, 1814 to Jan. 27, 1815
Roll dated- Not dated
Commencement of service-June 20, 1814
Expiration of service- Jan. 27, 1815
Term of service charged, 7 months, 7 days.
Pay per month- 11 dollars
Amount of pay- 79 dollars, 48 cents.
At some time, Elisha
and Elizabeth moved to
Oct. 12, 1836.
William Fly, Rebecca Fly, Enoch Fly,
Owen Fly (sic-FGF) & his wife Mary Lane formerly
Mary Fly &
Elisha Fly all of Davidson Co. except
Elisha Fly of Rutherford Co. nominate & appoint...... Charles Hayes
...... "to sell our & each undivided shares & interests in.....tract of
land in Devidson Co. containing 100 acres it being the tract of land
whereon Sarah Fly, dec.
formerly lived" to highest bidder..... & convey sd. land.
Signed: Elisha Fly,
Rebecca Fly, William D. Fly, Enoch Fly,
Elisha’s household
in the 1850 Williamson County Census consisted of: E Fly (55),
His household on the
1860 Census consisted of: Elisha Fly (66), E Fly (63), S Fly (35), E Fly
(23) and L B Green (7).
L. (Samuel) B. Green was probably
the child of Elisha’s daughter Mary Ann who married Henry T. Green on
January 23, 1851 in
Elisha died in 1873
in
Aug. 11, 1804.
When Dr. Jesse Jackson Fly took his medical training ca. 1872 at
4a.-iii.
Micajah Fly 6
(John Dixon Fly 5, John 4, John 3,
Jeremiah 2, William 1)
Micajah Fly was born
on Aug. 13, 1797
[46]
probably in
Nov. 13, 1814.
Private with Col. Wm. Metcalf & Capt. William Mullen- Infantry.
Nov. 13, 1814.
5th Corporal with Col. Wm. Metcalf & Capt. William Mullen-Infantry.
[47]
On July 9, 1818 in
Micajah seems to have become embroiled in a law suit over his wife’s inheritance and in 1825, they sold a portion of it:
Feb. 1, 1825.
Micajah Fly and wife Nancy
sells to William H. Goodwin, for $500 land in town of
Wit: Henry Ewing,
Enoch Fly.
Signed:
Micajah Fly, Nancy (her X mark)
Fly. Supreme Ct of
Errors and Appeals 4th Judicial Circuit.
Jan. Term: Proved, but
Feb. 5, 1825. William H. Goodwin sells to
Micajah Fly for $5, land in
town of
Wit: Henry
Ewing, Nathan Ewing.
Signed:
W. H. Goodwin. Proved: Jan.
Term 1825.
[50]
After
Jan. 8, 1828. James Sanders of Sumner County
Tennessee sells to Micajah Fly,
for $500 land.... in
Wit: Nathan Ewing,
Henry Ewing.
Signed: Jas.
Sanders. Proved: Jan. 1828
[52]
The family was
living in
Aug. 24, 1835.
Micajah Fly
of Madison Co.,
Signed:
Micajah Fly. Ackn: State of Tenn. Madison Co.-Aug. 24, 1835.
Reg.: Dec. 26, 1836
[53]
In
Feb. 26, 1836. David Anderson of
Signed: Mary Anderson by George Anderson, H.S. David Anderson, Sr., Dun
Cameron by George Anderson.
Ackn. Feb. 26, 1836
[54]
This chancery case
has not been examined.
It may contain more information
about Micajah’s early years and also
Oct. 21, 1836.
Micajah Fly
of Madison Co. by attny Edwin H. Ewing for $1200 paid by T. Bellsnyder
of Davidson Co. sells land in
Nov. 1, 1836.
Micajah Fly,
complainant vs. George W. Hardy & others defendants.
"...... decreed in sd cause at
April Term 1828 of this court that it would be equitable that that part
of #69 in ..... Nashville belonging to the heirs of Harrison Hardy, dec.
assigned to Micajah Fly
fronting 30' on Broad St. & sd.
Micajah Fly also became purchaser (by decree of court) of 35' of
land adjoining above 30' & that sd. Lots 1 & 2 in sd plat containing 65'
on Broad St. ..... be vested in
Micajah Fly. Decree of
Chancery Ct. Oct Term 1836 at
It has been reported that Lauretta died on Feb. 1, 1846 at about age 35. Micajah and Lauretta were the parents of: John Low (1826), Flavius Josephus (1830), Edwin S. (1832), Tennessee R. (1834), William Abijah (1836), Micajah Dodd (1837), Abegail (1840), and James Calvin (1843).
Micajah next married
a widow, Frances Jackson on Sept. 16, 1846 in
Micajah died on May
10, 1864 “aged 67yrs 9mos 27ds” and was buried at Mt Moriah Cemetery in
Madison County, Tennessee.
[58]
4a.iv.
Enoch Fly 6 (John Dixon Fly
5, John 4, John 3, Jeremiah 2, William 1)
Enoch was born on
Sept. 23, 1799 in
Enoch and Mary were
the parents of: Mary A. M. (1828), John William (1830), Sarah Catherine
(1832), Richard Harwood (1834), Mary Louisa (1836), Sarah Arminta
(1838), Leucretia Jane (1840), Catherine Ridley (1842), and unnamed
child (1844). Mary died on Nov. 28, 1844.
She is buried in the
The 1850 Census
shows this household: Enoch (50), Eliz (21), Richd (16), Mary L (14),
Sarah (11) and Jane (9).
Two of the younger children had
already died.
According to the 1860 Census, J.
Enoch was living alone in
According to the
family Bible, Enoch died on Sept. 10, 1866.
He
is reportedly buried in the
4a.-v.
Mary Fly 6
(John Dixon Fly 5, John 4, John 3,
Jeremiah 2, William 1)
Mary was born about
1801 and married
Mary’s husband was
inaccurately named in the 1836 power of attorney signed by several of
John Dixon Fly’s children. According to the 1850 Census, Mary and Owen
were living in
The 1860 Census included Mary and Owen, several of their children, and also Joseph and Mary A. Caleif. Caleif’s wife may have been a daughter of the Lanes, but that is not clear.
Owen apparently died
between the 1860 and 1880 Census and by the time of the 1880 Census,
Mary was living with her daughter Sarah J. Lane Toon and Sarah’s husband
Joshua J. Toon in the
Lorenzo Whitson had married a daughter of William Dixon Fly and Augusta Edwards.
4a.-vi.
Elizabeth Fly 6
(John Dixon Fly 5, John 4, John 3,
Jeremiah 2, William 1)
Henry and Elizabeth
were the parents of: Micajah J (1826), Sarah Alcenia (1828), Thomas
Dixon (1830), Henry H (1832), John Wesley (1834), William J (1836),
By the time of the
1880 Census, Henry had died and
4a.-vii.
James W. Fly 6
(John Dixon Fly 5, John 4, John 3,
Jeremiah 2, William 1)
James married the
apparent widow Mary Ann Grafton Dan on January 10, 1835 in
4a.-viii.
Sarah J. Fly 6
(John Dixon Fly 5, John 4, John 3,
Jeremiah 2, William 1)
Sarah, born about 1808, married Zachariah Roberts on Aug. 3, 1830 in Madison County, Tennessee. [63]
Sarah signed the 1836 power of attorney in Davidson Co. proving her descent from John Dixon Fly. Zachariah and Sarah were the parents of: Elizabeth (1831), James E. (1832), Loretta R. (1833), William H. (1835), Sophronia (1837), Fidelia (1839), Micajah E. (1841), Samuel C. (1843), Sarah J. (1848).
She may be the Sarah Roberts, aged 72, living in the Cross County Arkansas household of W. H. Roberts according to the 1880 Census. She is not traced further.
4a.-ix. William Dixon Fly 6
(John Dixon Fly 5, John 4, John
3, Jeremiah 2, William 1)
This son married Augusta Edwards on Feb. 26, 1835 in Rutherford County, Tennessee. [64] John F. Fly was born to them in 1836 and a daughter, Tennessee N. Fly was born in 1840.
William died before
the 1870 Census and
4a.-x.
Rebecca Fly 6
(John Dixon Fly 5, John 4, John
3, Jeremiah 2, William 1)
Rebecca Fly was born
about 1813 in
According to the
Oct. 23, 1875 Whig-Tribune of
David Gill died October 16 in his 79th year.
Born
John
Dixon Fly Descendant Tree
John
Dixon Fly Descendant Tree4a. John Dixon Fly
(1765-1813)
m. Sarah (Sally) Woodard, ca.1789
4a.-i. John Fly (1790-1854)
m. Jane ?, 1815
m. Eliza Ann Tyson, 1830
m. Mary Frances Wilson, 1831
4a.-ii. Elisha Fly (1793-1873)
m. Elizabeth Cutchin, 1816
4a.-iii. Micajah Fly
(1797-1864)
m. Nancy Hardy, 1818
m. Lauretta Low, 1825
m. Frances Jackson, 1846
4a.-iv. Enoch Fly
(1799-1866)
m. Mary Murray Harwood, 1827
4a.-v.
Mary Fly
(1801-1880)
m.
4a.-vi. Elizabeth Fly
(1804-1892)
m. Henry Warmath, 1825
4a.-vii. James W. Fly
(1805-1835)
m. Mary Ann Grafton Dan, 1835
4a.-viii. Sarah J. Fly
(1808-1892)
m. Zachariah Roberts, 1830
4a.-ix. William Dixon
Fly
(1811-1870)
m. Augusta Edwards, 1835
4a.-x. Rebecca
Fly (1813-1873)
m. David Gill, 1840
[1]
NC Archives, Rev. War indented vouchers, photocopy by Rev.
Norman J. Flythe
[2]
Davidson Co.,
[3]
Davidson Co.,
[4]
Flythe, Rev. Norman J. letter to Faith
G. Flythe, undated
[5]
[6]
[7]
Gammon,
Records of Estates, Northampton Co., North Carolina, Vol. 1, Accounts,
Sales and Divisions 1781-1801, p. 87
[8]
Letter of Rev. Norman J. Flythe to Faith G. Flythe, March 1986
[9]
Letter of
[10]
Letter of
[11]
Minutes of NC superior
[12]
Letter of Ralph Hill to Faith G. Flythe, March 1993
[13]
Davidson Co.,
[14]
Letter of Ralph Hill to Faith G. Flythe, July 1992 “Rutherford
Co. History
[15]
[16]
Letter of J.W. Fly to Faith G. Flythe, June 1985
[17]
[18]
[19]
[20]
[21]
Letter of Ralph Hill to Faith G. Flythe, undated
[22]
[23]
[24]
Letter of Ralph Hill to Faith G. Flythe, undated
[25]
It is not known if this is the same John Brown who was involved
in a court suit in Southampton Co.,
[26]
Rutherford Co., TN., Deed Book K, p. 400
[27]
Rutherford Co., TN,
Deed Book L, p. 215
[28]
Rutherford Co., TN, Deed
Book U, p. 579
[29]
Madison Co., TN,
Deed Book 2, p. 240
[31]
Letter of Ralph Hill to Faith G. Flythe, 1985
[32]
TN GenWeb
[33]
Ibid
[34]
Davidson Co., TN,
Deed Book #1, p. 41
[35]
Letter of Ralph Hill to Faith G.
Flythe, 1985, Abstracts,
[36]
Gibson Circuit Court Minutes, Civil, Cr 621
[37]
Gibson Circuit Court Minutes, Civ. Crim,
p.16,17
[38]
TN Gen Web,
[39]
Letter of V. Eisen to Faith G. Flythe, May 1999, (Madison Co.
Will Book 6, p. 420)
[40]
Letter of V. Eisen, to Faith G. Flythe, May 1999 (Madison Co.
Will Book 6, p. 420)
[41]
Letter of V. Eisen, to Faith G. Flythe, May 1999 (Madison Co.
Will Book 6, p. 475)
[42]
Letter of V. Eisen, to Faith G. Flythe, May 1999
[43]
[44]
Ancestry,
[45]
Letter of J.W. Fly 1987
[46]
I do not have specific sources for some of the complete dates
used in this article, but have some confidence that they are
accurate and probably were originally recorded in family Bibles.
[47]
National Archives, photocopy of record
[48]
Ancestry,
[49]
[50]
[51]
Ancestry,
[52]
[53]
[54]
[55]
Davidson
[56]
Davidson
[57]
Ancestry,
[58]
TN GenWeb,
[59]
Ancestry,
[60]
Ancestry,
[61]
Ancestry,
[62]
Ancestry,
[63]
Ancestry,
[64]
Ancestry,
[65]
Ancestry,
[66]
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