Date: Thu, 19 Jun 1997 20:36:31 +0000
From: "Jennifer Bawden" <jelam@mindspring.com>
To: PROCTOR-L@rootsweb.com
As you know, I'm Jennifer Elam Bawden, the owner of the list. I also host 5 East Central Kentucky counties within the KY GenWeb project. My Proctor line is through James Proctor. He was born 4 May 1774 in either New York or Virginia. He died 14 Aug 1858 in Rockcastle Co., KY and was buried in the James Proctor Cem., Rockcastle Co., KY. It's suspected that his father was George Proctor (Abt. 1742 , Caroline Co. , VA - Abt. 1834 , Rockcastle Co., KY).

James married Magdalena Brenneman on 20 Jun 1799 in Albermarle Co., VA. Madgalena was born in either PA or VA. Her father was David Brenneman (Abt 1754 , Lancaster Co., PA - Abt 1820 , Westmoreland Co., PA ). She died in Rockcastle Co., KY. On the 1850 Rockcastle Co. Census, James is listed with a wife named Mary. Some have documented that this was Magdalena's sister, Mary, but she married someone in PA.

The children of James are listed below. Since there is a confusion regarding wives and the last 2 children, I'm not sure who the mother was of all these children:

David Proctor - b. 1802 , , VA
Spouse: Lucy Hiatt

George Proctor - b. 1803 , , VA
Spouse: Elizabeth Fish

Elizabeth "Betsy" Proctor - b. 1807 , , VA - d. 30 Sep 1889
Spouse: George Myers, John B. Cook

James C. Proctor - b. 21 Mar 1811, Rockcastle Co., KY
Spouse: Milla Reynolds Marriage: 24 Nov 1834

John Proctor - b. Mar 1813 , Rockcastle Co., KY - d. abt 1864
Spouse: Mary Butler, Minerva Morning

Anderson Granville Proctor
Birth: 29 Aug 1817 Place: Rockcastle Co., KY
Death: 26 Mar 1911 Place: Rockcastle Co., KY
Burial: Doc Langford Cem., Rockcastle Co., KY
Spouse: Mary Parsons
Marriage: About 1841 Place: Rockcastle Co., KY
Spouse: Helen Bell
Marriage: 2 Sep 1880 Place: Rockcastle Co., KY
Spouse: Martha Ellen Unknown
Marriage: 12 Jul 1883 Place: Rockcastle Co., KY

Elisha Proctor - b. 1820 , Rockcastle Co., KY
Spouse: Seana A. Lawrence Marriage: 26 Jun 1838

Sidney Proctor - b. 1820 , Rockcastle Co., KY - d. IL
Spouse: Delphia Unknown - Marriage: About 1840

Willis Henry Green Proctor
Birth: 17 Jun 1827 Place: Rockcastle Co., KY
Death: 20 Mar 1907 Place: Rockcastle Co., KY
Spouse: Mary "Polly" Lawrence
Marriage: About 1844 Place: Rockcastle Co., KY

Alfred Proctor
Birth: 1830 Place: Rockcastle Co., KY
Spouse: Christina Carroll
Marriage: 19 Feb 1850

Frankie Proctor

"Snooky" Proctor

Nothing is known of these two children. "Snooky" is obviously a nickname, but her true name isn't known.

I descend through Anderson Proctor and have quite a bit of information on this family. If this links with you, let me know!

Ok...how about the rest of you?

Jen


1810 PROCTOR JAMES Rockcastle County KY 160 60010-22011-00 Federal Population Schedule
KY 1810 Federal Census Index KYS1a2467572
1830 PROCTOR JAMES Rockcastle County KY 087 Mt Vernon Federal Population Schedule
KY 1830 Federal Census Index KYS2b134338
1830 PROCTOR JAMES Rockcastle County KY 087 Mt Vernon Federal Population Schedule
KY 1830 Federal Census Index KYS2b134339
1850 PROCTOR JAMES Rockcastle County KY 165 Southern District Federal Population Schedule
KY 1850 Federal Census Index KYS5a1386610
1850 PROCTOR JAMES Rockcastle County KY 190 Northern District Federal Population
Schedule KY 1850 Federal Census Index KYS5a1386611
1860 PROCTOR JAMES Rockcastle County KY 535 Mt. Vernon Federal Population Schedule
KY 1860 Federal Census Index KY11089008

Found a James Proctor, b. 4 May 1774, d. 1 August 1858, Rockcastle Co., KY He is buried in the James Proctor Cemetery which is just north of Mt. Vernon.

Also there is a James W. Proctor, b. 12 January 1856, d. 17 July 1926. This James Proctor is buried in Provident Cemetery at Quail. He married Mary Herrin, daughter of Shadrick Herrin.


The Following Notes Were Copied From Internet Web Pages Submitted By Other Researchers Of The Proctor Ancestry Through Rockcastle County Kentucky.

James Proctor Arrived In The Mt. Vernon, Rockcastle County Area Ca 1801. Located Near The Present Home Of Mr. And Mrs. Abney Is An Old Log House Said To Have Been Built In 1803 By The First Proctor Who Settled On The Land When He Arrived In 1801. The House Is On The Kentucky Historic Register. The Abney Home Has One Wing That Is Built Of Logs. It Has Been Covered With Clapboard Siding.
There Is Also An Old "Potato House" Of Logs With A Stone Ground-Level Room Built Into The Side Of A Hill. There Is A Spring Between The Old Log House And The Present Dwelling.

According to the family bible, Magdalena Brenneman was born 28 Aug 1780 and died 11 Jan 1840 in Rockcastle Co., KY

Their 15 children were:

Fanny who was born 10 Jun 1800
David B. who was born 05 Oct 1801
George who was born 13 May 1803
Joel who was born 10 Mar 1805
Elizabeth who was born 25 Feb 1807
William who was born 01 Jan 1809
James who was born 02 Mar 1811
John who was born 09 Mar 1813
Bradford J. who was born 04 Jul 1815
Anderson Granville who was born 29 Aug 1817 (my ancestor)
Sidney who was born 08 Dec 1819
Elisha who was born 08 Dec 1819
Susannah who was born 25 Jun 1822
Willis Green who was born 26 Jun 1826 (also seen in subsequent records as Willis/William Henry Green)
Alford who was born 01 Feb 1828 (also seen in subsequent records as Alfred)

Those who appear to have survived to adulthood are David, George, Elizabeth, James, John, Anderson, Sidney, Elisha, Willis, and Alfred.

James and Magdalena (who is also seen as Mary) was both buried on top of a hill that now overlooks I-75 just outside Mt. Vernon, KY. Joel was buried there as well.

James is seen on the 1850 Rockcastle Co. Census with a woman named Mary who was quite a bit younger than him. I don't know if there was a marriage between them as early Rockcastle Co. records were lost in a courthouse fire.

Now...after all that back history, here's my puzzle...and anyone who can help solve it gets a free subscription to this mailing list!! <grin>

There was a Revolutionary War soldier who ended up in Rockcastle Co. from Virginia. His name was George Proctor. George was born in Caroline Co., VA...don't remember the exact date, but it's in his pension papers I've got in my research file.

The Albemarle Historical Society sent me a list of proctor marriages 1780-1853.
On it:
Hezikiah P. married Mary Young 21 Mar.1783, by minister Matthew Maury, rector of Fredricksburg Parish.
Joseph P. married Hannah Matthews 2 Dec. 1811. Witnesses susannah matthews and coleman estes and mary fitch.
James P. married Mary Braniman 20 Jun 1799, minister William Irvin

Marriage Notice: Wedding Announcement: Albemarle County, Virginia. Marriage presided over by Rev William Irvin (On page 55 of The History of Albemarle County, Virginia, by Rev. Edgar Woods, it says: “In Accordance with this provision, William Irvin, Presbyterian, was licensed to celebrate the rite in 1784,... On page 131, it says: “In 1769 Rev. William Irvin, who had been a pupil at Mr. Todd's school in Louisa, became pastor of the Cove Church.) Source: Albemarle Co. Historical Soc. Marriage Book.

Mary Carson b. 1804, Pulaski Co. KY Parents were Joseph Carson, Sr.
and Mary Polly Evans.