Genealogie De Bruijn in 4D
Genealogie De Bruijn in 4D
Deze genealogie is samengesteld door Marco J. de Bruijn te Pijnacker.
Deze genealogie is samengesteld door Marco J. de Bruijn te Pijnacker.
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Martha Ann May
Martha Ann May ,
geboren te York County [South Carolina, Verenigde Staten] op 8 april 1830,
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Daughter of William and Arabella Fewell May; wife of Alexander Faulkner Fewell (m. 12 Jan 1847); mother of eight children. While her husband served in the War, she managed the farm and their other affairs at home. Her correspondence with him during that period was compiled and edited into a book published in 1976: "Dear Martha: The Confederate War Letters of a South Carolina Soldier." Late in the War, a raiding party of Union troops seized all the farm stock, food, and valuables they could find (Martha successfully hid some food and personal property).
Overleden (59 jaar oud) te Ebenezer [South Carolina, Verenigde Staten] op 28 januari 1890,
begraven te Rock Hill [South Carolina, Verenigde Staten] [Ebenezer Presbyterian Church Cemetery].
- Vader:
William S May ,
geboren te Virginia [Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America] op 5 juni 1805,
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Farmer and Sheriff of York District (1853-54).
Husband of Arabella Fewell; father of six children.
Overleden (49 jaar oud) te York County [South Carolina, Verenigde Staten] op 22 september 1854,
begraven te Rock Hill [South Carolina, Verenigde Staten],
relatie met
- Moeder:
Arabella Fewell ,
dochter van John Fewell Jr en Martha (Patsy) Burns,
geboren in 1813,
overleden (ongeveer 78 jaar oud) op 28 december 1891,
begraven te Rock Hill [South Carolina, Verenigde Staten].
trouwt (resp. ongeveer 17 en ongeveer 27 jaar oud) in 1847
met
Alexander Faulkner Fewell ,
zoon van Alexander Faulkner Fewell Sr en Margaret Barron,
geboren op 30 november 1819,
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Son of Alexander & Margaret Barron Fewell; husband of Martha Ann May (married 12 Jan 1847 in Ebenezer); Confederate officer; father of eight children. Wrote extensive letters home during the War, which were compiled into the book "Dear Martha".
From tax records: in 1852 he owned 100 acres and five slaves; in 1861 he owned 400 acres and 17 slaves.
1860 Census: occupation listed as farmer; $7,000 real property; $26,000 personal property.
War service: Volunteered despite his age. Enlisted November 1861 in Company E, 17th South Carolina Infantry as a private. Re-enlisted November 1862 in York District as 2nd Lieutenant, Company G, 6th South Carolina Reserves. Re-enlisted August 1863 at Ebenezer, York District as 1st Lieutenant, Company K, South Carolina State Troops. Furloughed January 14 through February 1, 1864. Captured April 1, 1865 at Five Forks (during defense of Petersburg VA; more than half his regiment was killed or wounded); held POW until paroled June 22, 1865 at Point Lookout, Maryland.
Late in the War, a raiding party from General Stoneman's division took his Ebenezer farm's stock, food, and valuables.
The letters to and from his wife, son, brother, and friends were compiled and edited by Robert Harley Mackintosh, Jr. in his book Dear Martha: The Confederate War Letters of a South Carolina Soldier (published 1976).
Trivia: had one of the first telephone lines in Rock Hill installed in his home in 1886.
Overleden (71 jaar oud) op 30 maart 1891,
begraven te Rock Hill [South Carolina, Verenigde Staten] [Ebenezer Presbyterian Church Cemetery].
Uit dit huwelijk een zoon:
| naam | geboren | plaats | overleden | plaats | oud | relatie | kinderen | |
| 1 | Samuel Alexander | *1850 | †1908 | Rock Hill [South Carolina, Verenigde Staten] | 57 | 1 | 1 |
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