James P Motley

1787 - 1887  (100 years)

• Name	James P Motley
  Birth	1787	, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
  Gender	Male
  Name	James Coleman MOTLEY
  Death	1887	Aniston, Calhoun, Alabama, USA
  Person ID	I203	Master
  Last Modified	26 Oct 2012

  
  

  Father	David James Motley,   b. 23 Nov 1761, , Amelia, Virginia, USA d. 20 Mar 1826, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Pendleton,   b. 1765, , Culpeper, Virginia, USA d. Jun 1804, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA (Age 39 years)
  Marriage	17 Aug 1785	, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Family ID	F22	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nancy Haynes,   b. 1798, Talbotton, Talbot, Georgia, USA d. 1844, Talbotton, Talbot, Georgia, USA (Age 46 years)
  Marriage	10 Sep 1817	, Monroe, Georgia, USA
  Children	1. Martha Ann Motley,   b. 30 Sep 1818, Talbotton, Talbot, Georgia, USA d. 20 Nov 1874, Rocky Mount, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA (Age 56 years) + 2. Sarah Jane Motley,   b. 7 Dec 1821, , Monroe, Georgia, USA d. 30 Jul 1904, Waelder, Gonzales, Texas, USA (Age 82 years) + 3. Coleman Pendleton Motley,   b. 2 Dec 1823, Talbotton, Talbot, Georgia, USA d. 1 Aug 1885, Daviston, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA (Age 61 years)   4. Mary Ann Motley,   b. 25 Feb 1829, Talbotton, Talbot, Georgia, USA d. 9 Jun 1878, Moran, Shackelford, Texas, USA (Age 49 years)   5. Elizabeth Motley,   b. 1831   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Betsy Motley,   b. 1833   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Jane Ann Missouri Motley,   b. 17 Sep 1834, Talbotton, Talbot, Georgia, USA d. 12 Apr 1893, Jarrell, Williamson, Texas, USA (Age 58 years)
  Family ID	F422	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2012

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1787 - , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Marriage - 10 Sep 1817 - , Monroe, Georgia, USA Death - 1887 - Aniston, Calhoun, Alabama, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  born: 1787 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia died: between 1850 and 1853 in Rocky Mountain, Tallapoosa County, Alabama Appears as James Coleman Motley in many databases; all of the estate papers relating to his death call him James P. Motley. His half-brother Horatio Motley named a son James Pinkney Motley. The initial P, if it is correct, could be for Pinkney, or for his mother, Pendleton. 1828 Monroe County, Georgia, Tax Digest: Smith Haynes, John Haynes, and Samuel Haynes (brothers of Nancy Haynes), James Motley (Dist. 24, No. 38), "Adm. John Haynes" (the estate of Nancy's father?). 1830 Talbot County, Georgia, Census (Duprees Township) lists James Motley as a next door neighbor to John Haynes and Samuel Haynes, with 2 males under 10, 5 females under 20, 1 male 30-40 and 1 female 30-40. 1840 Talbot County, Georgia, Census (p 215) Males 0-0-1-1-1-0-1, Females 1-3-2-1-0-0-0. Next door is Samuel Haynes, and nearby is son-in-law Albert Yates. Estate Papers of James P. Motley (courtesy of Pat Newton) (All of James's children are mentioned in these papers, including the spouses of the married daughters). The History of Daviston Baptist Church 1842-1942 states that the church had a Third District meeting in 1881 at Spring Hill Church with these delegates: John Motley, Ben Bishop, H. J. Dunn, A. J. Robertson, and J. R. Motley. J. C. Motley was pastor at the time. Also in 1881, delegates were sent to a meeting of the Carey Association in Clay County, they were: W. A. Cotney, John McKiney, John Motley, James A. Dunn, Joseph T. Motley. H. W. (H. B.?) Adkins was an alternate. According to church records, in 1881, the family of A. J. Robertson moved to Texas, carrying their church letters from Spring Hill, and founded the Baptist Church of Cornhill, Texas. J. C. Motley served as pastor of the Daviston Church 1881-1888.

  
  

• Sources

  [S302] FamilySearch, Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940, (FamilySearch ([http://familysearch.org http://familysearch.org]/)), Ancestry.com. Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2014. (Reliability: 3). Name: David Motley Gender: Male Marriage Date: 17 Aug 1785 Marriage Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia Spouse: Elizabeth Pendleton FHL Film Number: 33326 Reference ID: Page 6 http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=60214&h=130382&ssrc=pt&tid=7699749&pid=-1007960068&usePUB=true