Andrew Gailey (abt. 1790 - abt. 1868)

Born about 1790 in Warren County, Tennessee

Husband of Martha (Isbell) Gailey — married 1811 in Warren County, Tennessee, USA

Descendants

Died about 1868 at about age 78 in Rusk County, Texas [uncertain]

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Biography

Biography of Andrew Gailey

Birth

bef 1785

Parents

James B Gailey 1755–1830 and Sarah Gilkey 1765–1830

Siblings

Spouse

Martha Isbell

Catherine Couch

Marriage

1811, Warren County, Tennessee

16 Sep 1840, Lawrence County, Alabama

Children

1. Martha Isbell 1790–1840
2. Jeptha Vining Gailey 1812–1870
3. Jabez Isbell Gailey 1813–1882
4. Godfrey Gailey 1814–
5. Nancy Gailey 1831–1920
6. Sarah Gailey 1815–1855
7. Johnson Braxton Galey 1822–1862
8. James Dandrige Thompson Galey 1823–1871
9. Clarissa E Gailey 1814– 1880
10. Rebecca Elizabeth Gailey 1811–1854
11. Martha Ann Gailey 1814–1920

Death

Burial

Life Story of Andrew Gailey

Andrew Gailey was thirteen years old when his father moved the family from Blount County, Tennessee to Buffalo Valley, Smith County, Tennessee. Smith County was divided by the Tennessee Assembly on November, 1807, and Warren County was formed.

The James Gailey family lived in Warren County after it was formed. The Zachariah, William and Godfrey Isbell families also lived in Warren County during the same period of time. Andrew Gailey married Martha Isbell in 1811 in Warren County, Tennessee.

Their first child, Jeptha Vining Gailey, was born in Warren County, Tennessee in 1812. Their second child, Jabez Isbell Gailey, was born in Warren County, Tennessee in 1813. These two sons were named for Martha's brothers Jeptha and Jabez Isbell. Andrew moved his family south into Madison County, Mississippi Territory, in the latter part of 1813. Madison County later became part of the state of Alabama.

Andrew enlisted for service in the War of 1812. He was a private in the 16th Regiment (Burrus), Mississippi Militia. He served under Andrew Jackson who began his campaign against the Creek Nation from a base of operations located in Huntsville, Madison County, Mississippi Territory. Another private in the 16th Regiment was Jabez Isbell.^[1]

Warren County, TN Genealogical Association, Vol. 1, No. 1, p 2. Warren County, TN Deed Book, Vol. C, 1818 - 1820, p 109, 165.

Martha (Isbell) Gailey died in Lawrence County, AL between 1830 and 1840. Andrew married Catherine Couch in Lawrence County in 1840. He and Catherine migrated to Rusk County, TX between 1840 and 1850. The children remained in Lawrence County. End Notes: . Lawrence County, AL 1830 census, Andrew Gailey and Jabez Isbell families, p 259. The US Land Records, Huntsville Office, Certificate No. 5338. Lawrence County, AL 1840 census, PP 182, 198. Lawrence County, AL 1850 census, PP 377, 410. Rusk County, TX 1850 census, p 270. Between 1785 and 1898, he owned a parcel in a plat of land in Lawrence County in what was then the Mississippi Territory.^[2]

Andrew Gailey married Martha Isbell in the year 1811 in Warren County, Tennessee.

Andrew Gailey gave military service in the War of 1812. He entered service as a Private and was mustered out as a Private. He served in the 16th Regiment (Burrus') Mississippi Militia.

Name: Andrew Gailey

Event Type: Military Service

Event Date: 1812-1815

Event Place: United States

Affiliate Publication Number: M602

Affiliate Publication Title: Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the War of 1812.

Affiliate Film Number: 77

GS Film Number: 000882595

Digital Folder Number: 004868537

Image Number: 00981^[3]

Marriage record

Name Andrew Galay

Spouse Catherine Couch

Other John C. Stephens

Marriage Lawrence 16 Sep 1840^[4][5]

Census records for Andrew Gailey: 1820, he was present in Madison County, Mississippi Territory, later Alabama 1830, he was present in Lawrence County, Alabama^[6] The Andrew Gailey family. The Jabez Isbell family lived on the adjoining farm. 1840, he was present in Lawrence County, Alabama^[7] The Andrew Gailey family. 1850, he was present in Rusk County, Texas ^[8]

On the 1850 Federal Census Record, Andrew is aged 60 and born in 1790. In the household is Catherine Gailey who is aged 45 and born in Alabama. Andrew Gailey's occupation is given as carpenter. The census record was enumerated 28 October 1850, Catherine Couch Gailey must have died shortly after that date.

1850 Federal Census Record:

Name: Andrew Gailey

Event Type: Census

Event Year: 1850

Event Place: Rusk county, Rusk, Texas, United States

Gender: Male

Age: 60

Race: White

Birth Year (Estimated): 1790

Birthplace: Tennessee

Household ID: 495

House Number: 495

Line Number: 35^[9]

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Andrew Gailey M 60 Tennessee

Catharine Gailey F 45 Alabama^[10]

There is a record of a Catherine Gailey marrying a Silas Morris in 1857, could this be Catherine Couch Gailey? Further research is needed.

Name Catherine Galey

Spouse Silas M. Morris

Marriage 19 Feb 1857 Cherokee, Texas, USA^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ Muster Roll, 16th Regiment (Burrus), Mississippi Militia, Microfilm: War of 1812, Box 77, Roll 602
2. ↑ U.S., Indexed Early Land Ownership and Township Plats, 1785-1898, Alabama, Huntsville Meridian (Northern Part of Alabama), S and W R1 T1 - S and W R17 T22
3. ↑ Citing this Record: United States War of 1812 Index to Service Records, 1812-1815, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29K-7QLD : 11 March 2016), Andrew Gailey, 1812-1815; citing NARA microfilm publication M602 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); roll 77; FHL microfilm 882,595
4. ↑ Alabama, Compiled Marriages from Selected Counties, 1809-1920
5. ↑ Life and Legend of Lawrence County, AL, 1828 - 1884, by Dorothy Gentry, published by Nottingham-SWS, Inc., Tuscaloosa, AL, (1962)
6. ↑ 1830 United States Federal Census, Lawrence County, AL 1830 Census, p 259
7. ↑ 1840 United States Federal Census, Lawrence County, AL 1840 Census, p 198
8. ↑ 1850 United States Federal Census, Rusk County, TX 1850 Census, p 270
9. ↑ The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Publication Number: M432, Film Number: 914, GS Film Number: 444917, Digital Folder Number: 004206181, Image Number: 00190
10. ↑ Citing this Record: "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXLL-Y85 : 12 April 2016), Andrew Gailey, Rusk county, Rusk, Texas, United States; citing family 495, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)
11. ↑ Texas, Marriage Index, 1824-2014

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