McLemoreStrong
Genealogy
Strong - McLemore History and Ancestry
First Name:  Last Name: 
[Advanced Search]  [Surnames]

John Caffey

Male Abt 1786 - Abt 1873  (~ 87 years)


Personal Information    |    Sources    |    Event Map    |    All    |    PDF

  • Name John Caffey  [1, 2
    Birth Abt 1786  Guilford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Death Abt 1873  Montgomery County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • CAFFEY, JOHN, jr., planter, was born in Rockingham County, North Carolina, September 29, 1786, and died in Montgomery County, January 17, 1873; son of John and Mary (Buchanan) Caffey (q. v.) and brother of Thomas Caffey (q. v.), John Caffey jr., removed with his parents to Montgomery County in its early history. He was a planter and represented Montgomery County in the legislatures of 1842 and l843. Married: (1) Elizabeth Patrick; and (2) Miss Hardeman. Children by first marriage: 1. Hugh Madison, m. (1) Mary Ann Ashnrst, and (2) Matilda Jane Fenn; 2. Hooper Washington, d. unmarried; 3. John Patrick; 4. Margaret S., m. A. J. McLemore. Children: 1. Mary Elizabeth, and 2. Margaret, m. Wm. McGough; 5. Mary Patrick, m. (1) James Harper, and (2) Moses McLemore; 6. Benjamin Franklin, m. (1) Mary Fenn; (2) Caroline vol. m? 11 Baker; and (3) Mrs. Wynne; 7. Lafayette F.; 8. Sarah E., m. (1) Jesse J. Harper; and (2) Boiling H. Thompson; 9. Catherine Elizabeth d. young; by second marriage: 10. Eugene. Last residence: Montgomery County.

      Moved to AL about 1828-1830 about same time as brother Thomas, and sometime after brother Charles.

      Mrs. Fenn Caffey Alexander
      DAR ID Number: 113416
      Born in Pittsburg, Kans.
      Wife of D. B. Alexander.
      Descendant of John Caffey, as follows:
      1. Thomas W. Caffey (b. 1862) m. 1887 Laura Josephine (b. 1865).
      2. Hugh Madison Caffey (1812-76) m. 2nd 1852 Matilda Jane Fenn (1822-73).
      3. John Caffey, Jr. (1786-1873), m. Elizabeth Patrick (d. 1846).
      4. John Caffey m. Mary Buchanan.
      John Caffey (1751-1826) enlisted, 1776, in the 6th company, Maryland Line. He was born in Maryland; died in , Montgomery Co, Ala.

      Guardian to Hooper Caffey's children. Hooper died in 1836.
    • (Research):
      Census Listings:

      1850 Census
      Alabama, Montgomery, District 1, Al, pg 75
      John Caffey, 64, Farmer, NC
      Sarah J, 45, Ga
      Frances E, 1/12 female, AL
      Mary F, 10, AL
      William J Hardaman, 17, Manager, AL (Sarah's last name was Hardaman)

      Home in 1870: Beat 4, Lowndes, Alabama
      Living with son Benjamin
      John Caffey 84

    Person ID I35876  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Family Elizabeth Patrick,   b. Abt 1789   d. 11 Sep 1836, Montgomery County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 47 years) 
    Marriage 21 Dec 1811  Guilford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Margaret Selemma Caffey,   b. 28 Oct 1819, Montgomery County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Apr 1852, Montgomery County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 32 years)
     2. Mary Patrick Caffey,   b. 17 Nov 1821, Montgomery County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Apr 1885, Montgomery County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
    Family ID F4041  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Jul 2010 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1786 - Guilford County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 21 Dec 1811 - Guilford County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Abt 1873 - Montgomery County, Alabama Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S762] Eiland, Diane "The Eiland and Caffey Families" Ver. 2010-02-22 ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=eilandfamily.

    2. [S144] 1850 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850. M432, 1,009 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1850 United States Federal Census, the Seventh Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, age as of the census day, sex, color; birthplace, occupation of males over age fifteen, and more. No relationships were shown between members of a household. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1850 Federal Census.), Alabama, Montgomery, District 1, Al, pg 75 (Reliability: 3).