Stephen GOLDSBY family Bible from 1756
Stephen GOLDSBY & and Martha THOMAS
Edinburgh Bible 1756
Transcribed by Mary S. Williams from scans of original Bible pages
Bible owned by Ruth Dale (Goldsby) Brown of Nashville, TN
See actual pages from this historical 1756 family Bible below
and then the transcription of the pages below them.
Goldsby Family Bible 
Stephen and Martha Goldsby lived in Amherst Co., VA until his death in 1782. His son James Goldsby moved To Green Co., KY, then on to Henry Co., TN, and finally settling in Weakley Co., TN about 1825. This Bible was passed down to James’ son, Stephen Goldsby, who was a justice of the peace of Weakely Co. during the 1840s. Stephen’s family Is not listed in the Bible, but his son, Elias Akin Goldsby’s and daugher, Nancy (Goldsby) McElroy’s families are included on separate pages.
Page 1
Stephen and Martha (Thomas) Goldsby’s Children
Stephen and Martha (Thomas) Goldsby’s children end with Mary Goldsby.
The last three entries are grandchildren of James and Nancy Goldsby.
Page 1 Torn in upper left hand corner
First name torn off. 17th 17
2nd name torn. Goldsby daughter of Stephen and Martha Goldsby
born Oct. 15th 1752
3rd name part torn (?) .tha daughter of Stephen and Martha Goldsby
Born 29th January 1754 Died 26 Jan 175? (6?)
4th name Edward Thomas Son of Stephen & Martha Goldsby
Born December 25th 1756
5th name Anne, Daughter of Stephen & Martha Goldsby was
Born 19th March 1752
6th name Rebecca Daughter of Stephen & Martha Goldsby
Born 7th March 1760
7th name James Son of Stephen & Martha Goldsby was born
Nov 1764
8th name _________ son of Betheriah (?) Goldsby ____ _____
1767
9th name Mary Daughter of Stephen & Martha Goldsby was
born the 25 day of August 1769
10th name Polly Goldsby Daughter of Wm Goldsby
and Nancy was born the 29 of april 1802
11th name James Goldsby Sympson son of Micah (Michael) and Martha
Sympson born the 17 of July 1804
12th name Thomas Sympson son of Mical (Michael) and Martha Sym (Sympson)
_______Januaary 1806
Children of James and Nancy (Goldsby) McElroy
Nancy Goldsby is the daughter of Stephen and Deborah (Akin) Goldsby. James and Nancy (Goldsby) McElroy moved to Texas in 1876. The rest of their children were born there and are not listed in this Bible.I have listed the names and information as it is stated in the Bible, since it is hard to follow, I have included an easier transcription.
Apocrypha Page
BIRTHS – DEATHS – MARRIAGES
James McElroy was born December the 22, 1811
Nancy Goldsby was born February the 10, 1819
was married November the 4 day 1840 by Parson Moudy
Henry Decalvis McElroy was born October The 16th 1841
John Wesley McElroy was born July The 1st 1844
Stephen Goldsby McElroy was born July the 11th 1846
John Wesley McElroy deceased Febuary the 4th 1848
Sarah Elizabeth McElroy was born May the 13th 1850
Deceased August The 30th 1851
Page 2
Children of James and Nancy (Mathews) Goldsby
James is the son of Stephen and Martha (Thomas) Goldsby. We do not know the connection to the Anderson Children listed. The last entry, James Akin Goldsby is the son of Stephen and Deborah Akin Goldsby. Page 2 Upper right hand corner torn.
Nancy Goldsby was born 9th of July _______
Wm Thomas Goldsby was born 5th of Feb 1783
Decest Sept the 3 day in 1803
Martha Thomas was born the 26 of April in 1785
Jemimah Goldsby was born the 14 of May in 1787
Nancy Goldsby was born the 7 of August 1789 (?) Decst the 12 of June in 1796 (?)
Stephen Goldsby was born the 16 of August 1791
James Goldsby was born the 20 of December 1793
Isaiah Goldsby was born the 5 of Sept 1798
Edward Thomas Goldsby was bor the 29th of March 1796
John Goldsby was born the 18 of Novbr 1800 decst the 10 of Aug 1826
Elias Goldsby was born the 9 of January 1803 decst in July 27 182_ (?)
Matilda Goldsby was born the 30 of April 1805
Ann Goldsby was born the 23 of March 1808
Nancy Anderson was born the 30 of January 1809
Rebeckah Anderson was born the 3 of May 1810 (?)
Martha More Anderson was born the 25 of January 1812
Elias Akin and Margaret B.(McDonald) Goldsby�s Children and grand children.
Elias Akin Goldsby is the son of Stephan and Deborah (Akin) Goldsby
Margaret McDonald is the daughter of Thomas and Susan (Alexander) McDonald. All of Weakley Co., TN
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Elias A. Goldsby was born Sep 2nd 1825
Margrate B. Goldsby was born Aug 14th 1826
EA and MB McDonald was married March 11th 1845
Mary E. Goldsby was born Sep 3d 1846
Malissa I. Goldsby was born May 6th 1849
Elias Alvin Goldsby was born May 31st 1859
Thos S Goldsby was born Aug 29th 1855
Thos S Goldsby died Sep 14th 1856
James Elvin Goldsby was born June 1st 1859
Elias Alvin Goldsby was born May 31st 1859
Lucinda Jane Perkins was borned Aug 10th 1864
EA Goldsby +LJ Perkins was married Dec 27th 1888
Infant son borned Feb 19th 1890
Elvin Ernest Goldsby was borned June 17th 1892
Elias Lawrence Goldsby was borned April 26th 1895
Bessie Ruth Goldsby was borned Nov 26th 18
