Fifth Generation


67. Elizabeth "Betsy" FLYNN was born in 1792. She died on 11 December 1844 at the age of 52.

Often placed as a daughter of Laughlin Flynn & Elizabeth Wright - but has too many acquaintances with James Flynn & his wife Elizabeth Spear. Much more likely to have been the daughter of Hezekiah.

Bondsman for the marriage of Betsey Flyn to Drury Speer was John Stewart.

Elizabeth "Betsy" FLYNN and Drury SPEAR were married on 2 August 1808 in Surry County, North Carolina.22,23 Drury SPEAR was born about 1780.

Surry Co NC Tax Lists
1816 Capt Poindexter's Dist. Drury Spear, 50 acres adj Frances Lakey on Forbush Creek
1821 Huntsville Dist. Drury Spear, 100 acres adj F. Lakey on Fawbush Creek (same location as James Flynn
1828 Baltimore District. Drewry Spear, 150 acres adj A. Lakey, Fall Creek (James Flyn & Abraham Lakey also in this district)
1834 Baltimore District. Drury Speer, 109 acres adj Lakey on Fall Crkk (James & Thomas Flyn in this district)

1810 Census. Surry, NC
Drury Speer, 1m under 10, 1m 25-45. 1f under 10, 1f 26-45.
Two entries from Mary Flynn (Elizabeth's mother)

1820 Census. Surry, NC. Capt T. Poindexter's Dist
along with James Flinn, Francis Lakey, John Eliot, Dury Spear, several Poindexters onthe same page
3m under 10, 1m 10-16, 1m 26-45. 1f under 10, 1f 10-16, 1f 26-45

1830 Census. Surry Co, NC
next to Mary Flin, Hester Lakey, widow of Francis Lakey
3m 10-15, 1m 20-30, 1m 50-60. 4m under 5, 1f 5-10, 1f 15-20, 1f 20-30, 1f 40-50

1840 Census. Surry, NC, p.101
Drury Speers in a multi-generational household, next to James Flin, Sarah Flin, Mary Lakey
1m 5-10, 1m 20-30, 1m 60-70
1f 5-10, 4f 10-15, 1f 15-20, 1f 30-40, 1f 50-60