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Back to the North Carolina page Emsley was Jesse's oldest son and my Great Great Grandfather. He bought his first tract of land from Mary Swift in 1835 when he was 23 years old. Click here to read a transcript of the land record. Emsley married Emily Jarrell on July 6, 1840 in Rockingham
County, NC. Her sister, Elizabeth, married Emsley's brother, Murphy, on
December 28, 1842, also in Rockingham County. So, two brothers married two Emsley was 51 years old when the War Between the States began
in 1861. His oldest son, Thomas, joined the Confederacy on March 19,
1862 and fought bravely until his was taken POW on the third day of the Battle
of Gettysburg. Click
here to read more about Thomas and his Confederate service. Thomas
died in Point Lookout Prisoner of War Camp (St. Mary's County, MD) November 12,
1864. He is buried in the mass grave topped by a 30 foot high monument
located at the entrance of today's Point Lookout State Nathaniel also joined the Confederacy October 11, 1864.
He was taken prisoner April 2, 1865 and sent to Point Lookout POW Camp.
But Nathaniel was luckier than his older brother, Thomas. He was only at
Camp Lookout 2 months when the War ended and he was released. That, most
likely, saved his life, as Point Lookout was truly Hell on Earth.
Nathaniel returned home to marry his sweetheart, Isabella Lineberry.
Together they raised 7 children. He lived to be 84 years old and is buried
with Isabella at Grays Chapel UMC in Randolph County, NC.
Mary was Emsley's only daughter, but little is known of her. She is listed on the 1870 census as living with her parents and younger brothers, but disappears after that. Most likely she married - but to who? If you know, please contact me. George Scotton was my Great Grandfather. Click here to learn more on him. Bethel Preston was the baby of the family and grew up to be quite the prankster. There are all kinds of stories about Bethel. The women in the community knew better than to leave their freshly baked pies on a window sill to cool. When they would return for their cooled pie, they would find part of it missing where he had dipped his fingers in for a taste. Bethel and his friends decided to pull a big prank one evening during the annual Bush Arbor Meeting - a 2 week long Church Revival held at Grays Chapel each year. People came from miles around in covered wagons and camped out for the entire 2 weeks. It was a huge social and spiritual event. In the evenings after supper, the women would put their babies to sleep, the return to the camp fires for the closing prayers and songs. One evening Bethel and his friends decided to sneak into the wagons and switch all the sleeping babies. When the mothers returned to their wagons, they found a sleeping child - but not their own. Imagine the screams and wails that must have arose when the children were discovered missing. Mothers were calling for their babies. Husbands were yelling trying to figure out what had happened. Older children were crying and the babies were waking up screaming. Bethel and his friends laid in a nearby field and watched the entertainment...........until one of the fathers found them. What a night!! Bethel survived the night and grew. As a young man, he fathered a child out-of-wedlock in 1872 by his neighbor Nancy York. Although he claimed this child and wanted to marry Nancy, Nancy's parents refused to allow the marriage. The child, named Isaac Baty York, nick-named I B, was raised with the knowledge that Bethel was his father and the Allred family remained close to I B all his life. Why the York family refused to allow the young lovers to marry is a mystery.
I'm always looking for additional information on this family. If you would like to swap or share, please contact me by clicking here. Linda
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