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Original data from Stewart who mentions that James was previouslymarried but gives no detail. Data from Slettemoen includes thefollowing:
Born in Ireland, where he spent his boyhood and attended school. Wheneighteen years of age he ran away from home and sailed on the broadAtlantic toward the United States to seek his fortune. He firstsettled in Knox Co., TN, at the foot of the Cumberland Mountains,regarding whose picturesque inhabitants so much has been written, andin that locality he was married and made his home until the year 1832,when he made the tedious and somewhat hazardous overland trip toGreene Co., MO, bringing his family in a primitive wagon, and thus theMasseys were among the earliest pioneers of this locality. He secureda tract of land just east of what is now the thriving city ofSpringfield, but which was at that time an encampment of the KickapooIndians. He set to work with a will, cleared, broke and fenced hisland, erected a log cabin and by perseverance and hard work becamevery comfortably fixed in due course and time, and was a man ofinfluence among the early frontiersmen, his neighbours being, however,very few and most of them some miles distant, untill more Tennesseeansfollowed him, the Fulbrights, the Freemans and others. Although hedevoted the major portion of his life to farming, he was a mechanic bytrade and a skilled workman. He made the first separator, or"ground-hog" tresher, ever seen in this part of the country. Duringthe war of 1812, he enlisted in defense of his adopted country, gladlyfighting against the flag under which he was born, and for meritoruiusconduct on the field of battle he was promoted from a private to acaptain, and served with distinction throughout the war. Politicallyhe was first a Whig, then a Republican after that party was organizedin the fifties. His death occured on his farm here in 1863.
His first wife was Faithful Strickland, she bore him 13 children.Among them Nathaniel J., William, Mrs. Mc Adams, Mrs. Rountree.William was a quarter master in the Union Army during the Civil War.His second wife, Martha Ellen Anderson, was a native of Tennessee,where she grew up and received a limited education. She lived to anadvanced age, dying in Stone Co., MO, in Feb 1899. To these parentsnine children were born.
From the Greene County, Missouri, History Book, pages 1927-29.
Born in Ireland, where he spent his boyhood and attended school. Wheneighteen years of age he ran away from home and sailed on broadAtlantic toward the United States to seek his fortune. He firstsettled in Knox County, Tennessee, at the foot of the CumberlandMountains, regarding whose picturesque inhabitants so much has beenwritten, and in that locality he was married and made his home untilthe year 1832, when he made the tedious and somewhat hazardousoverland trip to Greene county, Missouri, bringing his family in aprimitive wagon, and thus the Masseys were among the earliest pioneersof this locality. He secured a tract of land just east of what is nowthe thriving city of Springfield, but which was at that time anencampment of the Kickapoo Indians. He set to work with a will,cleared, broke and fenced his land, erected a log cabin and byperseverance and hard work became very comfortably fixed in due courseand time, and was a man of influence among the early frontiersmen, hisneighbours being, however, very few and most of them some milesdistant, untill more Tennesseeans followed him, the Fulbrights, theFreemans and others. Although he devoted the major portion of his lifeto farming, he was a mechanic by trade and a skilled workman. He madethe first separator, or "ground-hog" tresher, ever seen in this partof the country. During the war of 1812, he enlisted in defense of hisadopted country, gladly figting against the flag under which he wasborn, and for meritoruius conduct on the field of battle he waspromoted from a private to a captain, and served with distinctionthroughout the war. Politically he was first a Whig, then a Republicanafter that party was organized in the fifties. His death occured onhis farm here in 1863. His first wife was Faithful Strickland, shebore him 13 children. Among them Nathaniel J., William, Mrs. Mc Adams,Mrs. Rountree. William was a quarter master in the Union Army duringthe Civil War. His second wife, Martha Ellen Anderson, was a native ofTennessee, where she grew up and recieved a limited education. Shelived to an advanced age, dying in Stone County, Missouri, in February1899. To these parents nine children were born. Greene County,Missouri, History Book, pages 1927-29
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_James H., Sr. MASSEY __________|__
| (1779 - 1864) m 1809
_Nathaniel J. MASSEY _|
| (1818 - 1869) |
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| |_Faithful Elizabeth STRICKLAND _|__
| (.... - 1837) m 1809
_Hervey Alexander MASSEY _____|
| (1845 - 1914) m 1868 |
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| | ________________________________|__
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| |_Nancy ELLISON _______|
| (1821 - 1860) |
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| |________________________________|__
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|--Jesse MASSEY
| (1870 - 1944)
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| ________________________________|__
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| ______________________|
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| | |________________________________|__
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|_Elizabeth Robertson JARRETT _|
(1847 - 1912) m 1868 |
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| ________________________________|__
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|______________________|
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|________________________________|__
[4209] Data from Slettemoen.
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_James H., Sr. MASSEY __|_____________________
| (1779 - 1864) m 1837
_Robert C. MASSEY ___|
| (1849 - 1918) |
| | _Samuel ANDERSON ____
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| |_Martha Ellen ANDERSON _|_Mary MCKINSIE ______
| (.... - 1899) m 1837
_James Frederick MASSEY _|
| (1883 - 1949) |
| | _____________________
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| | ________________________|_____________________
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| |_Mary WOOLY _________|
| (1853 - 1938) |
| | _____________________
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| |________________________|_____________________
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|--Joe MASSEY
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| ________________________|_____________________
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| | |________________________|_____________________
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|_Myrtle GIBSON __________|
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| _____________________
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| ________________________|_____________________
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|_____________________|
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|________________________|_____________________
[4155] Data from Slettemoen.
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_James H., Sr. MASSEY __|_____________________
| (1779 - 1864) m 1837
_Robert C. MASSEY ___|
| (1849 - 1918) |
| | _Samuel ANDERSON ____
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| |_Martha Ellen ANDERSON _|_Mary MCKINSIE ______
| (.... - 1899) m 1837
_James Frederick MASSEY _|
| (1883 - 1949) |
| | _____________________
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| | ________________________|_____________________
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| |_Mary WOOLY _________|
| (1853 - 1938) |
| | _____________________
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| |________________________|_____________________
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|--John MASSEY
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| _____________________
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| ________________________|_____________________
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| _____________________|
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| | |________________________|_____________________
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|_Myrtle GIBSON __________|
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| _____________________
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| ________________________|_____________________
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|_____________________|
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| _____________________
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|________________________|_____________________
[4154] Data from Slettemoen.
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_James H., Sr. MASSEY __|
| (1779 - 1864) m 1837 |
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| |_____________________|__
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_Robert C. MASSEY ___|
| (1849 - 1918) |
| | __
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| | _Samuel ANDERSON ____|__
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| |_Martha Ellen ANDERSON _|
| (.... - 1899) m 1837 |
| | __
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| |_Mary MCKINSIE ______|__
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|--John Wesley MASSEY
| (1885 - ....)
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| _____________________|__
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| ________________________|
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| | |_____________________|__
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|_Mary WOOLY _________|
(1853 - 1938) |
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| _____________________|__
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|________________________|
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|_____________________|__
[4159] Data from Slettemoen.
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_James H., Sr. MASSEY __________|
| (1779 - 1864) m 1809 |
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|--Josephine MASSEY
| (1820 - ....)
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|_Faithful Elizabeth STRICKLAND _|
(.... - 1837) m 1809 |
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[4232] Data from Slettemoen.
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_James H., Sr. MASSEY __________|__
| (1779 - 1864) m 1809
_Nathaniel J. MASSEY _|
| (1818 - 1869) |
| | __
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| |_Faithful Elizabeth STRICKLAND _|__
| (.... - 1837) m 1809
_Hervey Alexander MASSEY _____|
| (1845 - 1914) m 1868 |
| | __
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| | ________________________________|__
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| |_Nancy ELLISON _______|
| (1821 - 1860) |
| | __
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| |________________________________|__
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|--Josephine MASSEY
| (1875 - 1976)
| __
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| ________________________________|__
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| ______________________|
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| | | __
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| | |________________________________|__
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|_Elizabeth Robertson JARRETT _|
(1847 - 1912) m 1868 |
| __
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| ________________________________|__
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|______________________|
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| __
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|________________________________|__
[4212] Data from Slettemoen.
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_James H., Sr. MASSEY __|
| (1779 - 1864) m 1837 |
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| |_____________________|__
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_Richard MASSEY _____|
| (1857 - 1944) |
| | __
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| | _Samuel ANDERSON ____|__
| | |
| |_Martha Ellen ANDERSON _|
| (.... - 1899) m 1837 |
| | __
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| |_Mary MCKINSIE ______|__
|
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|--Kenneth MASSEY
|
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| _____________________|__
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| _Allen PRIER ___________|
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| | | __
| | | |
| | |_____________________|__
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|_Mary J. PRIER ______|
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| _____________________|__
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|_Mary BROWN ____________|
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|_____________________|__
[4180] Data from Slettemoen.
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_James H., Sr. MASSEY __________|__
| (1779 - 1864) m 1809
_Nathaniel J. MASSEY _|
| (1818 - 1869) |
| | __
| | |
| |_Faithful Elizabeth STRICKLAND _|__
| (.... - 1837) m 1809
_Hervey Alexander MASSEY _____|
| (1845 - 1914) m 1868 |
| | __
| | |
| | ________________________________|__
| | |
| |_Nancy ELLISON _______|
| (1821 - 1860) |
| | __
| | |
| |________________________________|__
|
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|--Laura MASSEY
|
| __
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| ________________________________|__
| |
| ______________________|
| | |
| | | __
| | | |
| | |________________________________|__
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|_Elizabeth Robertson JARRETT _|
(1847 - 1912) m 1868 |
| __
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| ________________________________|__
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|______________________|
|
| __
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|________________________________|__
[4213] Data from Slettemoen.
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_James H., Sr. MASSEY __|
| (1779 - 1864) m 1837 |
| | __
| | |
| |_____________________|__
|
_Richard MASSEY _______|
| (1857 - 1944) m 1874 |
| | __
| | |
| | _Samuel ANDERSON ____|__
| | |
| |_Martha Ellen ANDERSON _|
| (.... - 1899) m 1837 |
| | __
| | |
| |_Mary MCKINSIE ______|__
|
|
|--Laura MASSEY
|
| __
| |
| _____________________|__
| |
| _Allen PRIER ___________|
| | |
| | | __
| | | |
| | |_____________________|__
| |
|_Hannah PRYOR \ PRIER _|
(1853 - 1890) m 1874 |
| __
| |
| _____________________|__
| |
|_Mary BROWN ____________|
|
| __
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|_____________________|__
[4175] Data from Slettemoen.