Stephen GOLDSBY family Bible

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

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 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.

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