William Gray Andrews1

Male, #40299, (circa 1809 - Jan 1861)

Birth*circa 1809 William was born at North Carolina circa 1809.2 
Marriage*say 1826 He married Mary Caroline Jones say 1826. 
Death*Jan 1861 He died at Mountville, Troup Co., Georgia, in Jan 1861.2 
Biography* Sibyl D. Slavin provided the following (original author unknown):
     William Gray Andrews born about 1808 or 1809 to Richard and Agnis (Agatha Brantley) Andrews in N.C. Quite likely in Northampton Co. and from there they moved to Franklin Co., NC and later to Taliafero Co., GA.
     William Gray Andrews had 1 draw in the 1832 Gold Lottery and drew 40 acres of land in Cobb Co. Ga. He paid tax on it after moving to Troup Co. but never lived on it. He also had "wild land" in Paulding Co, Ga. when he died.
     Some of his descendents say he married Molly Jones. The 1850 and 1860 census of Troup Co. gives his wife as Caroline. She may have been named Mary (Molly) Caroline Jones. We have been unable to find a marriage record.
     The oldest son was only 14 years younger than Caroline according to the 1850 census and William Gray was 18 years older than the son. Couples did marry at an earlier age in those years. He was on the tax list of Taliafero Co. Ga. in 1832, but with only 1 draw in the Gold Lottery, he was unmarried.
     The family is in the 1860 Troup Co. Ga. census, ages: Wm. G. 51, Caroline age 50. So one census is very wrong as to ages.
     Wm. Gray Andrews was killed in Jan. 1861 by a fall from his horse. He met a neighbor on a horse, the stallion on which William Gray was riding, reared and threw him and he died from a broken neck.
     In the 1861 Tax list of Troup Co. 698 Dist. Mountville is: Mrs. Caroline Andrews with 4 children between 6 and 18 years of age. The 40 acres in Cobb co. is valued as $480.
     Their children were: 1. William Lafayette Andrews. 2. John David Andrews. 3. Thomas Jefferson Andrews. 4. James Monroe Andrews. 5. Liza Jane Andrews (born 23 Sep 1842, married Tom Day). 6. Mary Frances (Fannie) Andrews (born 7 Jul 1843, married Ferguson). 7. Reuben Brown Andrews. 8. Narcissa Andrews. 9. Louisa Andrews. 10. Zachery Taylor Andrews.2 

Family

Mary Caroline Jones (say 1812 - )
Child

Last Edited 27 Mar 2004

Citations

  1. E-mail from Sibyl D. Slavin, e-mail address to Troup Co. GA Queries on GenConnect, Sep 2000.
  2. E-mail from Sibyl D. Slavin, e-mail address, Mar 2004.