He is my 5th Great-Grandfather.
He settled near the town of Liberty, MS (West of McComb), and was noted in the 1810 Amite Co. Census. The 1820 US Census lists a John E. Frith in Adams Co. MS with a total household of 19 (8 white, 11 slaves) which is near Natchez. In 1826, he bought land in Amite, Co. MS (US Gen. Land Records 1796-1907). His estate, valued in 1829 at $15,000, was left to his wife and children (Amite Co., Will Records, Book 1, p. 80). In his will, he leaves the following son John E.: 5 slaves, about 153 acres in Amite Co.; son William: 5 slaves, about 153 acres in Amite Co.; wife Mary: their house, 19 acres [to son William after her death]; sons John E. jr. and William: land lots in Liberty, farm animals, and the rest of household furniture; son Harbert: 1 bed and furniture. (I checked marriage records on him in VA, NC, SC, GA, but no information, and there are no early ones available in AL.)
m. JEF 1793? VA Mary F. Caston (b. 1775 VA; d. 1851 MS; buried William Frith Cem, Amite Co. MS)
Their Children:
(1) Archibald Frith (farmer; b. 12/24/1795 Albemarle Co. VA; d. 4/16/1851 Amite Co. MS, Frith Cem)
m. AF 12/13/1821 Amite Co. MS Sarah Ann Toler (Sally; b. 3/9/1806 Liberty, Amite Co. MS; d. 2/27/1865 Bunkie, LA, Evergreen Cem, Avoyelles Par. LA; Mississippi, Marriages, 1776-1793).
(2) Rebecca Ann Frith, (b.abt. 1797 Albemarle Co. VA, d.aft. 1829; cannot find her on Find a Grave, but she may have remarried)
m1. RAF 2/25/1814 Amite Co. MS William Bates (planter/farmer; b.c. 1792 SC; d. 8/3/1844 Minden City Cem, Webster Par. LA)
(3) Thomas Harbert Frith (Harbert; county supervisor, Liberty, MS & farmer; b. 11/22/1801 VA; d. 9/19/1841)
m1. THarbF 2/17/1825 Wilkinson Co. MS Frances Jane Nelson (b. 3/16/1807; d. 3/22/1836; she could have died in childbirth, as was common, or through sickness)
m2. THarbF 12/19/1839 Amite Co., MS Jane Emily Dunn Maxwell (b. 11/27/1819, d.1/23/1844; she could have died in childbirth or through sickness, as was common)
(4) Mary Ann Frith (Polly; b. 1804, d. bef. 1860; unclear per Find a Grave
m1. MAF 6/5/1823 Amite Co. MS James Jones (b.bef. 1796, d.abt./aft.1812)
m2. MAF 12/16/1830 MS J. Aaron Butler (farmer; b. abt. 1802 SC; d.bef. 1860)
(5) William A. Frith (farmer; b. 7/25/1805 Amite Co. MS, d. 9/3/1852 buried William Frith Cem, Amite Co. MS)
m. WAF 8/11/1831 Amite Co. Amanda Melvina Simmons (b. 12/1/1811 Amite Co., d. 7/4/1886)
(6) Jane Ray Frith (b. 1806/1807 MS; d. 1887 Wilkinson Co. MS) She is listed last in John Edward Frith’s will.
m1. JRF 4/8/1824 St. Francisville, West Feliciana Par., LA Eli Mercer Robinson (b. 1809 Amite Co., d. 1836 Yazoo Co. MS; West Feliciana Parish Computer Indexed Marriage Records, p. 54; will probate 3/28/1836 [MS Wills and Probate Records 1780-1982, Exec. Bonds and Oaths, Vol. 2, p. 134, film #598])
m2. JRF 1/12/1837 Amite Co. MS Charles William McKnight (b. 1804?, d. 7/25/1841 Amite Co. MS; family tree, not on Find a Grave)
m3. JRF 11/7/1844 Amite Co. MS Zachariah Lea (b. 1/15/1776 Wilkes Co. NC; d. 2/5/1845 Lea Cem, Amite Co. MS)
m4. JRF 12/25/1851 Avoyelles Par. LA John M. Haygood (b. 1819 SC; d. 3/20/1872 Rogillo Cem, Tunica, LA)
(7) John Edward Frith, jr. (Councilman in Marksville, LA & planter; b. 1810 MS, d. 1870 First Baptist Cem, Evergreen, LA)
m1. JEFjr 12/18/1832 Amite Co. MS Almina Simmons (b. 1/4/1816 Amite Co. MS, d. 1836?; she is dead by 1/19/1856 per sale of land in Avoyelles Par. LA)
m2. JEFjr 1/22/1846 Amite Co. MS Leona Gardner (b. 6/24/1829 MS; d. 2/15/1905 East Fork Cem, Amite Co. MS)
He settled near the town of Liberty, MS (West of McComb), and was noted in the 1810 Amite Co. Census. The 1820 US Census lists a John E. Frith in Adams Co. MS with a total household of 19 (8 white, 11 slaves) which is near Natchez. In 1826, he bought land in Amite, Co. MS (US Gen. Land Records 1796-1907). His estate, valued in 1829 at $15,000, was left to his wife and children (Amite Co., Will Records, Book 1, p. 80). In his will, he leaves the following son John E.: 5 slaves, about 153 acres in Amite Co.; son William: 5 slaves, about 153 acres in Amite Co.; wife Mary: their house, 19 acres [to son William after her death]; sons John E. jr. and William: land lots in Liberty, farm animals, and the rest of household furniture; son Harbert: 1 bed and furniture. (I checked marriage records on him in VA, NC, SC, GA, but no information, and there are no early ones available in AL.)
m. JEF 1793? VA Mary F. Caston (b. 1775 VA; d. 1851 MS; buried William Frith Cem, Amite Co. MS)
Their Children:
(1) Archibald Frith (farmer; b. 12/24/1795 Albemarle Co. VA; d. 4/16/1851 Amite Co. MS, Frith Cem)
m. AF 12/13/1821 Amite Co. MS Sarah Ann Toler (Sally; b. 3/9/1806 Liberty, Amite Co. MS; d. 2/27/1865 Bunkie, LA, Evergreen Cem, Avoyelles Par. LA; Mississippi, Marriages, 1776-1793).
(2) Rebecca Ann Frith, (b.abt. 1797 Albemarle Co. VA, d.aft. 1829; cannot find her on Find a Grave, but she may have remarried)
m1. RAF 2/25/1814 Amite Co. MS William Bates (planter/farmer; b.c. 1792 SC; d. 8/3/1844 Minden City Cem, Webster Par. LA)
(3) Thomas Harbert Frith (Harbert; county supervisor, Liberty, MS & farmer; b. 11/22/1801 VA; d. 9/19/1841)
m1. THarbF 2/17/1825 Wilkinson Co. MS Frances Jane Nelson (b. 3/16/1807; d. 3/22/1836; she could have died in childbirth, as was common, or through sickness)
m2. THarbF 12/19/1839 Amite Co., MS Jane Emily Dunn Maxwell (b. 11/27/1819, d.1/23/1844; she could have died in childbirth or through sickness, as was common)
(4) Mary Ann Frith (Polly; b. 1804, d. bef. 1860; unclear per Find a Grave
m1. MAF 6/5/1823 Amite Co. MS James Jones (b.bef. 1796, d.abt./aft.1812)
m2. MAF 12/16/1830 MS J. Aaron Butler (farmer; b. abt. 1802 SC; d.bef. 1860)
(5) William A. Frith (farmer; b. 7/25/1805 Amite Co. MS, d. 9/3/1852 buried William Frith Cem, Amite Co. MS)
m. WAF 8/11/1831 Amite Co. Amanda Melvina Simmons (b. 12/1/1811 Amite Co., d. 7/4/1886)
(6) Jane Ray Frith (b. 1806/1807 MS; d. 1887 Wilkinson Co. MS) She is listed last in John Edward Frith’s will.
m1. JRF 4/8/1824 St. Francisville, West Feliciana Par., LA Eli Mercer Robinson (b. 1809 Amite Co., d. 1836 Yazoo Co. MS; West Feliciana Parish Computer Indexed Marriage Records, p. 54; will probate 3/28/1836 [MS Wills and Probate Records 1780-1982, Exec. Bonds and Oaths, Vol. 2, p. 134, film #598])
m2. JRF 1/12/1837 Amite Co. MS Charles William McKnight (b. 1804?, d. 7/25/1841 Amite Co. MS; family tree, not on Find a Grave)
m3. JRF 11/7/1844 Amite Co. MS Zachariah Lea (b. 1/15/1776 Wilkes Co. NC; d. 2/5/1845 Lea Cem, Amite Co. MS)
m4. JRF 12/25/1851 Avoyelles Par. LA John M. Haygood (b. 1819 SC; d. 3/20/1872 Rogillo Cem, Tunica, LA)
(7) John Edward Frith, jr. (Councilman in Marksville, LA & planter; b. 1810 MS, d. 1870 First Baptist Cem, Evergreen, LA)
m1. JEFjr 12/18/1832 Amite Co. MS Almina Simmons (b. 1/4/1816 Amite Co. MS, d. 1836?; she is dead by 1/19/1856 per sale of land in Avoyelles Par. LA)
m2. JEFjr 1/22/1846 Amite Co. MS Leona Gardner (b. 6/24/1829 MS; d. 2/15/1905 East Fork Cem, Amite Co. MS)
He is my 5th Great-Grandfather.
He settled near the town of Liberty, MS (West of McComb), and was noted in the 1810 Amite Co. Census. The 1820 US Census lists a John E. Frith in Adams Co. MS with a total household of 19 (8 white, 11 slaves) which is near Natchez. In 1826, he bought land in Amite, Co. MS (US Gen. Land Records 1796-1907). His estate, valued in 1829 at $15,000, was left to his wife and children (Amite Co., Will Records, Book 1, p. 80). In his will, he leaves the following son John E.: 5 slaves, about 153 acres in Amite Co.; son William: 5 slaves, about 153 acres in Amite Co.; wife Mary: their house, 19 acres [to son William after her death]; sons John E. jr. and William: land lots in Liberty, farm animals, and the rest of household furniture; son Harbert: 1 bed and furniture. (I checked marriage records on him in VA, NC, SC, GA, but no information, and there are no early ones available in AL.)
m. JEF 1793? VA Mary F. Caston (b. 1775 VA; d. 1851 MS; buried William Frith Cem, Amite Co. MS)
Their Children:
(1) Archibald Frith (farmer; b. 12/24/1795 Albemarle Co. VA; d. 4/16/1851 Amite Co. MS, Frith Cem)
m. AF 12/13/1821 Amite Co. MS Sarah Ann Toler (Sally; b. 3/9/1806 Liberty, Amite Co. MS; d. 2/27/1865 Bunkie, LA, Evergreen Cem, Avoyelles Par. LA; Mississippi, Marriages, 1776-1793).
(2) Rebecca Ann Frith, (b.abt. 1797 Albemarle Co. VA, d.aft. 1829; cannot find her on Find a Grave, but she may have remarried)
m1. RAF 2/25/1814 Amite Co. MS William Bates (planter/farmer; b.c. 1792 SC; d. 8/3/1844 Minden City Cem, Webster Par. LA)
(3) Thomas Harbert Frith (Harbert; county supervisor, Liberty, MS & farmer; b. 11/22/1801 VA; d. 9/19/1841)
m1. THarbF 2/17/1825 Wilkinson Co. MS Frances Jane Nelson (b. 3/16/1807; d. 3/22/1836; she could have died in childbirth, as was common, or through sickness)
m2. THarbF 12/19/1839 Amite Co., MS Jane Emily Dunn Maxwell (b. 11/27/1819, d.1/23/1844; she could have died in childbirth or through sickness, as was common)
(4) Mary Ann Frith (Polly; b. 1804, d. bef. 1860; unclear per Find a Grave
m1. MAF 6/5/1823 Amite Co. MS James Jones (b.bef. 1796, d.abt./aft.1812)
m2. MAF 12/16/1830 MS J. Aaron Butler (farmer; b. abt. 1802 SC; d.bef. 1860)
(5) William A. Frith (farmer; b. 7/25/1805 Amite Co. MS, d. 9/3/1852 buried William Frith Cem, Amite Co. MS)
m. WAF 8/11/1831 Amite Co. Amanda Melvina Simmons (b. 12/1/1811 Amite Co., d. 7/4/1886)
(6) Jane Ray Frith (b. 1806/1807 MS; d. 1887 Wilkinson Co. MS) She is listed last in John Edward Frith’s will.
m1. JRF 4/8/1824 St. Francisville, West Feliciana Par., LA Eli Mercer Robinson (b. 1809 Amite Co., d. 1836 Yazoo Co. MS; West Feliciana Parish Computer Indexed Marriage Records, p. 54; will probate 3/28/1836 [MS Wills and Probate Records 1780-1982, Exec. Bonds and Oaths, Vol. 2, p. 134, film #598])
m2. JRF 1/12/1837 Amite Co. MS Charles William McKnight (b. 1804?, d. 7/25/1841 Amite Co. MS; family tree, not on Find a Grave)
m3. JRF 11/7/1844 Amite Co. MS Zachariah Lea (b. 1/15/1776 Wilkes Co. NC; d. 2/5/1845 Lea Cem, Amite Co. MS)
m4. JRF 12/25/1851 Avoyelles Par. LA John M. Haygood (b. 1819 SC; d. 3/20/1872 Rogillo Cem, Tunica, LA)
(7) John Edward Frith, jr. (Councilman in Marksville, LA & planter; b. 1810 MS, d. 1870 First Baptist Cem, Evergreen, LA)
m1. JEFjr 12/18/1832 Amite Co. MS Almina Simmons (b. 1/4/1816 Amite Co. MS, d. 1836?; she is dead by 1/19/1856 per sale of land in Avoyelles Par. LA)
m2. JEFjr 1/22/1846 Amite Co. MS Leona Gardner (b. 6/24/1829 MS; d. 2/15/1905 East Fork Cem, Amite Co. MS)
He settled near the town of Liberty, MS (West of McComb), and was noted in the 1810 Amite Co. Census. The 1820 US Census lists a John E. Frith in Adams Co. MS with a total household of 19 (8 white, 11 slaves) which is near Natchez. In 1826, he bought land in Amite, Co. MS (US Gen. Land Records 1796-1907). His estate, valued in 1829 at $15,000, was left to his wife and children (Amite Co., Will Records, Book 1, p. 80). In his will, he leaves the following son John E.: 5 slaves, about 153 acres in Amite Co.; son William: 5 slaves, about 153 acres in Amite Co.; wife Mary: their house, 19 acres [to son William after her death]; sons John E. jr. and William: land lots in Liberty, farm animals, and the rest of household furniture; son Harbert: 1 bed and furniture. (I checked marriage records on him in VA, NC, SC, GA, but no information, and there are no early ones available in AL.)
m. JEF 1793? VA Mary F. Caston (b. 1775 VA; d. 1851 MS; buried William Frith Cem, Amite Co. MS)
Their Children:
(1) Archibald Frith (farmer; b. 12/24/1795 Albemarle Co. VA; d. 4/16/1851 Amite Co. MS, Frith Cem)
m. AF 12/13/1821 Amite Co. MS Sarah Ann Toler (Sally; b. 3/9/1806 Liberty, Amite Co. MS; d. 2/27/1865 Bunkie, LA, Evergreen Cem, Avoyelles Par. LA; Mississippi, Marriages, 1776-1793).
(2) Rebecca Ann Frith, (b.abt. 1797 Albemarle Co. VA, d.aft. 1829; cannot find her on Find a Grave, but she may have remarried)
m1. RAF 2/25/1814 Amite Co. MS William Bates (planter/farmer; b.c. 1792 SC; d. 8/3/1844 Minden City Cem, Webster Par. LA)
(3) Thomas Harbert Frith (Harbert; county supervisor, Liberty, MS & farmer; b. 11/22/1801 VA; d. 9/19/1841)
m1. THarbF 2/17/1825 Wilkinson Co. MS Frances Jane Nelson (b. 3/16/1807; d. 3/22/1836; she could have died in childbirth, as was common, or through sickness)
m2. THarbF 12/19/1839 Amite Co., MS Jane Emily Dunn Maxwell (b. 11/27/1819, d.1/23/1844; she could have died in childbirth or through sickness, as was common)
(4) Mary Ann Frith (Polly; b. 1804, d. bef. 1860; unclear per Find a Grave
m1. MAF 6/5/1823 Amite Co. MS James Jones (b.bef. 1796, d.abt./aft.1812)
m2. MAF 12/16/1830 MS J. Aaron Butler (farmer; b. abt. 1802 SC; d.bef. 1860)
(5) William A. Frith (farmer; b. 7/25/1805 Amite Co. MS, d. 9/3/1852 buried William Frith Cem, Amite Co. MS)
m. WAF 8/11/1831 Amite Co. Amanda Melvina Simmons (b. 12/1/1811 Amite Co., d. 7/4/1886)
(6) Jane Ray Frith (b. 1806/1807 MS; d. 1887 Wilkinson Co. MS) She is listed last in John Edward Frith’s will.
m1. JRF 4/8/1824 St. Francisville, West Feliciana Par., LA Eli Mercer Robinson (b. 1809 Amite Co., d. 1836 Yazoo Co. MS; West Feliciana Parish Computer Indexed Marriage Records, p. 54; will probate 3/28/1836 [MS Wills and Probate Records 1780-1982, Exec. Bonds and Oaths, Vol. 2, p. 134, film #598])
m2. JRF 1/12/1837 Amite Co. MS Charles William McKnight (b. 1804?, d. 7/25/1841 Amite Co. MS; family tree, not on Find a Grave)
m3. JRF 11/7/1844 Amite Co. MS Zachariah Lea (b. 1/15/1776 Wilkes Co. NC; d. 2/5/1845 Lea Cem, Amite Co. MS)
m4. JRF 12/25/1851 Avoyelles Par. LA John M. Haygood (b. 1819 SC; d. 3/20/1872 Rogillo Cem, Tunica, LA)
(7) John Edward Frith, jr. (Councilman in Marksville, LA & planter; b. 1810 MS, d. 1870 First Baptist Cem, Evergreen, LA)
m1. JEFjr 12/18/1832 Amite Co. MS Almina Simmons (b. 1/4/1816 Amite Co. MS, d. 1836?; she is dead by 1/19/1856 per sale of land in Avoyelles Par. LA)
m2. JEFjr 1/22/1846 Amite Co. MS Leona Gardner (b. 6/24/1829 MS; d. 2/15/1905 East Fork Cem, Amite Co. MS)
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