The ancestry of this Mattew Agee:
(subject to errors):
Matthew Agee b. 1747 in Virginia married to Mary Ligon >Anthony Matthew Agee b. 1719 in Virginia married to 1) Nancy Jane Binion (he is from this wife)
2) Christian Worley>Mathieu Isaac Age' b. 1660 in Nantes France married to Cecelia Ann Gandovin > Antoine Francois Age' b. 1639 in Nantes, France married to Judith Regnault Chastain > Julian Des Age' b. 1609 St. Malo, FranceDocuments of Interest
A special thank you to Nancy Norris who obtained this copy of the original will.
Translation of Matthew Agee's Will
Will of Matthew Agee (b. 1747)
Franklin Co., VA Will Book 2 p. 601
“Blankenship Ancestors” Gayle Blankenship
Will made 10 Apr 1823, Ret’d 3 Nov 1823
I Matthew Agee of Franklin County Virginia being weak of Body but of sound mind and memory thanks be to God for the same & Calling to mind the Mortality of my body & knowing it is appointed unto man once to die, do make this my Last Will & testament in manner & form following. To wit- First it is my desire that all my past debts should be paid; then I give to my Wife Mary Agee one third of all my Estate both real & personal. Then I give to my son Ephraim’s children Two dollars to be paid them out of my Estate, he my said Son having been provided for heretofore. Then I give to my Daughter Susanna Jones Two Dollars to be paid out of my Estate She also having been previously provided for by me. Then I give my son Ai Agee one hundred acres Land, it being adjoining & apart of the tract of Land on which I now Live he my said on Ai having been provided with other property. Then I give to my Daughter Polly Craghead one hundred acres of Land on which she now lives she also having received other property. Then I give to my son Levi Agee, one hundred acres of Land on which he now lives & other property received heretofore. Then I give to my Son Matthew one hundred acres of Land which I have already conveyed to him & being the said tract he sold to Garrett & other property heretofore delivered him. Then I give to my son Asa one hundred acres of Land on which I now live, also other property heretofore delivered him. Then I give to my Daughter Judith all the remaining part of my Land on which I live but should there not be a sufficient quantity to make her equal with the rest she is to be made equal out of my other property. Then I give to my son Isaac Agee one hundred acres of Land on the South Side of Blackwater on which he now lives also if he shall think proper he shall have the balance of the land attached to the said Tract on which he now lives over & above one hundred acres provided he shall pay a reasonable compensation for the Lands. Then I give to my Daughter Sally Maxey one hundred acres of Land it being a part of the tract on which my son Isaac resides. On the following condition provided James Maxey shall pay or cause to be paid to my Daughter Polly Craghead a sum of money which he the said James Maxey borrowed of my said Daughter Polly sometime ago to the event of the said James Maxey not refunding the money borrowed of my said Daughter on or before the 25 December next. Then it is my desire that the said Land hereby intended for my Daughter Sally Maxey shall be publickly sold after giving a reasonable notice of such sale & the money arising from the sale thereof shall be paid to my Daughter Polly Craghead or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to refund to her the amount borrowed by the said Maxey. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 10th day of April 1823 /s/ Matthew x Agee /w/ Bernard G. Hendrick, Peter Bernerd, Pricilla s. Barnard.
Memorandum It is my will & desire & I do give to my Daughter Judith a bed and furniture also a cow & calf over & above what I have above devised. Then it is my will & desire & I give to Polly Gilbert a young heifer cow & all my remaining property to be equally divided between all my children in Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 10th day of April 1823 /w/ same as before.
October 4, 1823 It is further my will & desire that my Daughter Judith shall have in addition to what I have given her as above & I do hereby Give her one ewe & Lamb one sow with pig (…sow & pigs) & it is now my will & desire for the Love & affection I bear my wife that she shall & I do give (sic) her all the tract of Land & all other personal property which I now possess whereon I now live to her only proper use & benefit during her life & after her death to be Divided after complying with my will as above the remaining (sic) part of my Estate to be equally divided as above. I witness whereof I hereunto set my hand & seal this day & date above written /s/Matthew x Agee /w/ same.
At the court held. . 8 Jun 1824 no executor being appointed in the said will and Mary Agee the Widow and relict of the said deceased declining to Qualify. . .on the motion of Ai Agee who made oath and together with James Maxey, Levi Agee and John Ferguson his securities. . . entered bond of $800.00
Memories of J. F. Agee & Family
1843-1936
(Jonathan Francis Agee)
Written by Charles D. Agee Jr.
Submitted by Janet Spence
(Illustrations 'added)
Ancestry of Jonathan Francis Agee:
Jonathan Francis Agee b. 1843 m. Satsie Ann Lewis>Daniel Bethel Agee b. 1820 m. Amanda Melvina Beard>Jonathan Agee b. 1789 m. Sarah Williams>Daniel B. Agee b. 1764 m. Jane Shoemaker>Anthony Matthew Agee b. 1719 in Virginia married to 1) Nancy Jane Binion 2) Christian Worley (he is from this wife)>Antoine Francois Age' b. 1639 in Nantes, France married to Judith Regnault Chastain > Julian Des Age' b. 1609 St. Malo, FranceNext were two girls Cleora and Salena. Aunt Cleora had a second marriage and lived near Rising Star, Texas. One summer from high school, I went out to stay for a week and sure was glad to get back to mother's cooking! Salina married a Dedman and that line eventually intermarried with the Ross Agee line.Ever westward, Howard Lewis Agee was born in Camp County (Pittsburgh?) Texas Mar 13, 1873. He was my favorite uncle and ever bit a gentleman. His only son joined the Texas National Guard and was learning to fly the WWI Jenny Aircraft. When he crashed it forced the engine back into the front cockpit and Howard Jr. was placed in a whole body cast. He apparently just gave up, as I remember the story. Later Uncle Howard was attacked in his home by burglars and beaten with a telephone. Remember visiting him several times in the hospital. Edward Jasper Agee was also born in Camp County (Pittsburgh?) Texas on 1 Apr 1875. He eventually settled in Oklahoma City and had three children, namely Elmer Jr., Lorene and Robert. There were many trips between Dallas and Oklahoma City while I was a kid. Had more dealings with Robert then the others but Betty and I did stop to see Lorene on one of our trips East.Clara Elizabeth had no children.Charles Daniel Agee was born December 25, 1878 in Hot Springs County Arkansas. He moved to Ft. Worth and drove a Mrs. Baird Bread truck for a while.Arthur Francis Agee was born January 7, 1883 and had two daughters, namely Vera Lee and Clara Mae Agee. On our way to a California assignment, we visited Uncle Arthur in a Nursing Home in California. Met Clara Mae in Honolulu later and we both enjoyed Chinese food very much. At Uncle Arthur's funeral met Vera Lee in Daley, CA as we were were living in Palo Alto.Sidney Agee was born on January 7, 1886. He had two sons, Sidney and Frank. Sidney was in the oil business in Wichita Falls, Texas and Frank stayed in Ft. Worth to run their business. Was in Franks wedding and he was responsible for getting me in the Huguenot organization. It is called "The Huguenot Society of the Founders of
Manakin in the Colony of Virginia". Seems Mathieu Agee, as part of a
group, had a land grant on the South side of the James river in
1700/1701 from whence a slew of Agee's followed. There is a small
church and library on the place together with a stand of trees, which
are harvested from time to time. Couple post cards of the place are
enclosed. This Society meets twice a year by state branches with a
National meeting, usually in Richmond.
Jonathan Ross Agee, the youngest offspring, was born March 15, 1888 and had five children, two boys and three girls. They settled in
Meeker Colorado. Betty, the girls and I stopped by Meeker en route
to Denver and Julian let them drive their tractor, which was a big thrill
for two city girls. Family ran a photo shop in Meeker for many years.
Julian and the three daughters stayed in Colorado but Walter joined
the Army and expanded his skills in photography. He and his wife,
Marilyn joined the Wycliffe Bible Translators and were stationed in
Guatemala for several years. They adopted a daughter there to join
their two boys, Dan and Steve. It has been the pleasure for Betty and
myself to have supported them on the mission field for many years.
They moved back to the Dallas office for some time and are now in Oaxaca Mexico supporting their son Dan, who is Branch Manager for Wycliffe for a part of Mexico.
Meanwhile J.F. Agee had, over time, moved West and finally bought a farm in Quanah, Texas. He stayed there until unable to farm, then moved to Ft. Worth to one of his sons.As previously mentioned, Charlie Agee in Ft. Worth finally moved to Dallas about 1909/1910 to start his own business. Things went well and in the late 1920's he took his wife, Carrie and three children, Marie, Leota and Charles Jr. on 'le grande tour'. This included Minneapolis, Toronto, West Point, Mt. Vernon and Hickman, Tennessee. Rueben Agee, J. F.'s youngest brother, was still on the homestead. Remember three things about that visit: 1. Overlooking the Agee family cemetery on the slope of a hill.2. How sick I got on 'Red Eye' country cured ham gravy. [They used a lot of salt],3. How scared Leota was of their dog in the front yard.Meantime back in Dallas, business was booming so Dad decided to build a house in Forest Hills near White Rock Lake. That was 'way out' at that time. He showed me the plans with a bedroom for each sibling and I asked where Grandpa would sleep when he visited. When the house was built it had another small bedroom and shower bath in the back corner for Grandpa. He used to sit on the front porch in a rocker with his ever present spittoon. One day while playing with a neighbor boy he looked over at me and said "Charlie, you make a heap of fuss". There was a church nearby that let whom ever had the 'calling' preach. We would take Grandpa there on some Sunday evenings and then go back for him later. When Grandpa took ill he was taken to a Texas Confederate Pensioner Hospital in Weatherford Texas. The trip then was on a dirt road with many right angle turns between barbed wired fences. On the evening he died, remember they called me into the room to speak to him and he looked over at me and said "Oh Charlie, I had forgotten you were here" or words to that effect.J.F. Agee died April 1, 1936 and is buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Ft. Worth, Texas.Charles D. Agee Jr.
[1922-200_]
22 May 2002
Dear father and mother and sister and brother and to all in living friends one and all it is with great pleasure that I take my seat on the old bench to let you know that I am yet alive and in good health as you could expect for solders in a swampy country like this Mississippi. I am well not boasting but I have that I have fun and am thankful to the lord for it. I have not got anything of importance to write to you only than I want to see you very bad. One and only this day was one month ago we was in the battle at Shiloh in Tennessee. We did not lose any of our boys in our company. Some of them were wounded but are all getting well. You have wrote four letters sense the battle but one of them has not started yet. The first one I sent by Maj Dilard and he said that he would give it to my commander Paterson and I heard that he had got threw all danger. I want you to all remember me for I have not forgot you nor would I ever expect to as long as I live. I hope that you and me would see each other some day.
That you had some hope of meeting in that world where there is not any more parting. It is my fear to the Lord that we may meet in heaven where there is no more parting, where is no more sin nor sorrow and there we can walk the new girl saints and sing what grate things the lord had done for us. He having bled three dreadful hours, in dreadful rain that we all sinners might live. I sometimes take my book in hand and read sometimes I find a blessing, It is seldom.few (who) read and who shall be able to hand (write). I must bring my few lines to a close. May the lord of all has to be with your only breath now and forever law remains your son until death. I am sorry to part with one so dear to me as you are. I hope that you will not forget to pray for your son and brother and sisters for I think of you both night and day.
So good by for all. J F Agee.
To D.B. Agee and A.M. Agee, E.J. Agee S.M. Agee, SE Agee, SH D---, M.P. Agee, G.A. Agee,
A.P. Agee, WR Agee, ---------------not forgot your names.
Civil War Nurses, Angels of the Battlefield
Battle at Corinth, Mississippi
J.F. Agee was born on September 29, 1843 near Hickman, Smith County, Tennessee. He was the eldest son of Daniel Bethel Agee and Amanda Melvina Beard. He joined the C.S.A. and served in the 44th Regiment of the TN Infantry. Wounded in the battle of Shiloh, he was evacuated to a hospital in Georgia. He eventually married his nurse Satsie Ann Elizabeth Lewis on May, 16 1865 and they had 10 children. They apparently settled in Georgia where James Claude Agee was born. Remember as a very young child, driving to Midlothian, Texas, where he was farming, for the family get togethers.
Jonathan Francis Agee
Served in the
Tennesee Infantry 44 Reg. C.S.A.
(Confederate States of America)
This letter of Jonathan Francis Agee
was deciphered in November 2002
by James Dean Taylor
(great grandson of J.F. Agee) from
a photo copy of an old 1862 hand
written letter found in J.F. Agee’s
daughter Cleora Victorine (Agee)
Taylor Anderson's old personal items.
Camp near Corinth in Mississippi
April the 6 – 1862 J.F. Agee to his
father and mother and sister
We are expecting of a fight for every day. We lay out on picket on Sunday night. We was expecting of an attack but it didn’t so I do not know when there will be a fight whether at town or not. I want you to come out here if you can sometime this summer and if you cannot. I want you to write me ever chance for it is with great satisfaction to me to here from you. I sometime take the letters you have sent me and read them before I write. It is good to read the one that you sent by William Gerry. I have some hopes of getting back though there is not any telling but you read in your letter that if we did not meet in with any more.
Civil War Soldiers at Camp
References for Illustrations
http://www.cwmuseum.org/main.asp
http://www.civilwarhome.com/civilwarnurses.htm
http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Bunker/1163/life2.html
http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/warweb.html
http://mshistory.k12.ms.us/features/feature16/ms_cw_soldiers.html
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Submitted by Linda Mizell
James Washington Reddick is a son of John Reddick & Mariah Agee
A letter from James Washington Reddick to Ransom S. Reddick (his brother) written as follows--
(periods added for clarity)
State of Ark Johnson Co., July 23th 1865
Dear Brother i take the present opportunity of writing you a fiew lines to let you now that i am well at this time and hoping when these fiew lines come to hand thay may find your enjoying the same blessing. i think that i will git to come home this fall are winter with out fail. i wount you to rite to me as soon as you git this letter. i received a letter from Mother of June 30th. it come to hand July 15th which gave me grate satisfaction. i was glad to here from you and the rest of the connection. i wount you to all rite to me. i hav seen some tolurble hard times since I left home but i think i hav went through as much as any other comn man. Since i left home i dont way more than one hunared and eighty now. Tell Mary and Jane to rite to me as soon as thay git this letter and tell me whether thay maried are not and Ambearzine throne in. So, i most bring my letter to a close, but remember you efection borther untill deth.
Mr. James W. Reddick to Mr. Ransom S. Reddick
(signed) James
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From the Bible of Sarah Catherine (Reddick) Maples, written on the death page under death of James Washington Reddick-- "James Washington Reddick while in Co K Reg T Ark deised with chronic diarrhea and suffered until Aug the 10 and then was --- stroek and died."
