{"id":1863,"date":"2020-09-28T04:33:04","date_gmt":"2020-09-28T09:33:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/weakley\/?p=1863"},"modified":"2020-09-28T05:18:54","modified_gmt":"2020-09-28T10:18:54","slug":"goldsby-family-bible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/weakley\/goldsby-family-bible\/","title":{"rendered":"GOLDSBY FAMILY BIBLE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"318\" height=\"159\" src=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/weakley\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/FamilyRecordBible.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1842\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/weakley\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/FamilyRecordBible.jpeg 318w, https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/weakley\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/FamilyRecordBible-300x150.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 318px) 100vw, 318px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<center><\/center>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Stephen GOLDSBY family Bible from 1756<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">Stephen GOLDSBY &amp; and Martha THOMAS<\/span> <\/span><br \/><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Edinburgh Bible\u00a0 1756<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Transcribed by Mary S. Williams from scans of original Bible pages <\/span><\/em><br \/><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bible owned by Ruth Dale (Goldsby) Brown of Nashville, TN<\/span><\/em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong>See actual pages from this historical 1756 family Bible below <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong>and then the transcription of the pages below them.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"376\" height=\"498\" src=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/weakley\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/goldsby_bible1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1866\" data-link=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/weakley\/goldsby-family-bible\/goldsby_bible1\/\" class=\"wp-image-1866\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/weakley\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/goldsby_bible1.jpg 376w, https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/weakley\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/goldsby_bible1-227x300.jpg 227w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 376px) 100vw, 376px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><strong>Goldsby Family Bible<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"459\" src=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/weakley\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/goldsby_bible2.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1867\" data-link=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/weakley\/goldsby-family-bible\/goldsby_bible2\/\" class=\"wp-image-1867\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/weakley\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/goldsby_bible2.jpg 400w, https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/weakley\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/goldsby_bible2-261x300.jpg 261w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"397\" height=\"455\" src=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/weakley\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/goldsby_bible3.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1868\" data-link=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/weakley\/goldsby-family-bible\/goldsby_bible3\/\" class=\"wp-image-1868\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/weakley\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/goldsby_bible3.jpg 397w, https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/weakley\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/goldsby_bible3-262x300.jpg 262w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 397px) 100vw, 397px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"434\" height=\"378\" src=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/weakley\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/goldsby_bible4.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1869\" data-link=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/weakley\/goldsby-family-bible\/goldsby_bible4\/\" class=\"wp-image-1869\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/weakley\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/goldsby_bible4.jpg 434w, https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/weakley\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/goldsby_bible4-300x261.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 434px) 100vw, 434px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"411\" height=\"491\" src=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/weakley\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/goldsby_bible5.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1870\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/weakley\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/goldsby_bible5.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/weakley\/goldsby-family-bible\/goldsby_bible5\/\" class=\"wp-image-1870 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/weakley\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/goldsby_bible5.jpg 411w, https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/weakley\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/goldsby_bible5-251x300.jpg 251w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 411px) 100vw, 411px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Stephen and Martha Goldsby lived&nbsp; in Amherst Co., VA until his death in 1782.&nbsp; His son James Goldsby moved To Green Co., KY,&nbsp; then on to Henry Co., TN, and finally settling in Weakley Co., TN&nbsp; about 1825.&nbsp; This Bible was passed down to James&#8217; son, Stephen Goldsby, who was a justice of the peace of Weakely Co. during the 1840s.&nbsp; Stephen&#8217;s family Is not listed in the Bible, but his son, Elias Akin Goldsby&#8217;s and daugher, Nancy (Goldsby) McElroy&#8217;s&nbsp; families are included on separate pages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Page 1&nbsp;<\/strong><br>Stephen and Martha (Thomas) Goldsby&#8217;s Children&nbsp;<br>Stephen and Martha (Thomas) Goldsby&#8217;s children end with&nbsp; Mary Goldsby.&nbsp;<br>The last three entries are grandchildren of James and Nancy Goldsby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Page 1&nbsp; Torn in upper left hand corner<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First name torn off.&nbsp;&nbsp; 17th&nbsp; 17<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2nd name torn.&nbsp;&nbsp; Goldsby daughter of Stephen and Martha Goldsby&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; born&nbsp; Oct. 15th&nbsp; 1752<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3rd name part torn&nbsp; (?)&nbsp; .tha daughter of Stephen and Martha Goldsby&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; Born&nbsp; 29th January 1754&nbsp;&nbsp; Died 26&nbsp; Jan&nbsp; 175?&nbsp; (6?)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4th name&nbsp;&nbsp; Edward Thomas Son of Stephen &amp; Martha Goldsby&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; Born December 25th 1756<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5th name&nbsp; Anne, Daughter of Stephen &amp; Martha Goldsby was&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; Born&nbsp;&nbsp; 19th&nbsp; March 1752<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6th name&nbsp; Rebecca&nbsp; Daughter of Stephen &amp; Martha Goldsby&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; Born&nbsp; 7th March 1760<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7th name&nbsp; James Son of Stephen &amp; Martha Goldsby was born&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; Nov 1764<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>8th name&nbsp; _________ son of&nbsp; Betheriah (?) Goldsby ____&nbsp; _____&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1767<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>9th name&nbsp; Mary Daughter of Stephen &amp; Martha Goldsby was&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; born the 25&nbsp; day of August 1769<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>10th name&nbsp; Polly Goldsby Daughter of&nbsp; Wm Goldsby&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; and Nancy was born the 29 of april 1802<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>11th name&nbsp; James Goldsby Sympson son of Micah&nbsp; (Michael) and Martha&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; Sympson born the 17 of July 1804<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1<\/strong>2th name&nbsp; Thomas Sympson son of Mical (Michael) and Martha&nbsp; Sym&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (Sympson)&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; _______Januaary 1806&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Children of James and Nancy (Goldsby) McElroy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nancy Goldsby is the daughter of Stephen and Deborah (Akin) Goldsby. James and Nancy (Goldsby) McElroy moved to Texas in 1876.&nbsp; The rest of their children were born&nbsp; 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Apocrypha Page<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>BIRTHS &#8211; DEATHS &#8211; MARRIAGES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>J<\/strong>ames McElroy was born December the 22,&nbsp; 1811&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>Nancy Goldsby was born February the 10, 1819&nbsp;<br>was married November the 4 day 1840 by Parson Moudy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Henry Decalvis McElroy was born October The 16th 1841&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>John Wesley McElroy was born July The 1st 1844&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>Stephen Goldsby McElroy was born July the 11th&nbsp; 1846&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>John Wesley McElroy deceased Febuary the 4th 1848&nbsp;<br>Sarah Elizabeth McElroy was born May the 13th&nbsp; 1850&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>Deceased August The 30th&nbsp; 1851<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Page 2<\/strong>&nbsp;<br>Children of James and Nancy (Mathews) Goldsby&nbsp;<br>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.&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nancy Goldsby was born 9th of July _______<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wm Thomas Goldsby was born 5th of&nbsp; Feb 1783&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Decest&nbsp; Sept the 3 day in 1803&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Martha Thomas was born the 26 of April in 1785<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>J<\/strong>emimah Goldsby was born the 14 of May in 1787<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nancy Goldsby was born the<strong> 7 <\/strong>of August 1789&nbsp; (?)&nbsp;&nbsp; Decst the 12 of June in 1796&nbsp; (?)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stephen Goldsby was born the 16 of August 1791<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>James Goldsby was born the 20 of December 1793<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>I<\/strong>saiah Goldsb<strong>y <\/strong>was born the 5 of Sept 1798<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Edward Thomas Goldsby was bor the 29th of March 1796&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>J<\/strong>ohn Goldsby was born the 18 of Novbr 1800&nbsp;&nbsp; decst the 10 of Aug 1826<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Elias Goldsby was born the 9 of January 1803&nbsp;&nbsp; decst&nbsp; in&nbsp; July 27&nbsp; 182_ (?)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Matilda Goldsby was born the 30 of April 180<strong>5<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ann Goldsby was born the 23 of March 1808<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nancy Anderson was born the 30 of January 1809<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rebeckah Anderson was born the 3 of May 1810&nbsp;&nbsp; (?)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Martha More Anderson was born the 25 of January 1812<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Elias Akin and Margaret B.(McDonald) Goldsby\u00ef\u00bf\u00bds Children and grand children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Elias Akin Goldsby is the son of Stephan and Deborah (Akin) Goldsby&nbsp;<br>Margaret McDonald is the daughter of&nbsp; Thomas and Susan (Alexander) McDonald. All of Weakley Co., TN&nbsp;<br>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Elias A. Goldsby was born Sep 2nd 1825<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Margrate B. Goldsby was born Aug 14th 1826<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>EA and MB McDonald was married March 11th 1845<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mary E. Goldsby was born Sep 3d 1846<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Malissa I. Goldsby was born May 6th 1849<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Elias Alvin Goldsby was born May 31st 1859<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thos S Goldsby was born Aug 29th 1855<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thos S Goldsby died Sep 14th 1856<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>James Elvin Goldsby was born June 1st 1859<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Elias Alvin Goldsby was born May 31st 1859<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lucinda Jane Perkins was borned Aug 10th 1864<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>EA Goldsby +LJ Perkins was married Dec 27th 1888<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Infant son borned Feb 19th 1890<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Elvin Ernest Goldsby was borned June 17th 1892<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Elias Lawrence Goldsby was borned April 26th 1895<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bessie Ruth Goldsby was borned Nov 26th 18&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"377\" height=\"43\" src=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/weakley\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/scroll9.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1732\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/weakley\/old-family-bibles\/\">BACK to Old Family Bibles<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong><em>Web Design &amp; Graphics by MaryCarol<\/em><\/strong><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Stephen GOLDSBY family Bible from 1756 Stephen GOLDSBY &amp; and Martha THOMAS Edinburgh Bible\u00a0 1756 Transcribed by Mary S. 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