Re: Henry H. Frye of North Carolina & Tennessee
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Henry H. Frye of North Carolina & Tennessee
Anne Ogle-Leonard 1/16/10
This Henry's grandfather, Henry Fry Jr, is my 4th great grandfather.
There is much controversy over the "Notable men of Tennessee" article that you found stating that Henry H Fry was descendant from Colonel Joshua Fry. Many people would love to believe that this is true.
I have attempted to research this connection & cannot find anything that makes it make sense. I am also in contact with another Fry researcher that has been at this for years & is very clear that there is no truth to this connection.
Luckily now there have been several DNA tests taken by descendants of Henry H Fry's great grandfather, Henry Fry Sr, & they are showing relationships with other Fry families of German descent. This backs up our conclusion that these Henry's are not connected to the English Colonel Joshua Fry. You can see the results in FamilyTreeDNAs Frey Family Project under Haplogroup R1b - Lineage II.
Henry H's great grandfather Henry Sr is our roadblock. I would love to learn more about him & his unknown wife & how they ended up in Rowan County, NC, in the mid 1700s.
Here is what I know about Henry H Fry...
1. Henry H Fry, son of James Fry and Margaret Northern, was born on 1 Jan 1805 in , Rowan, North Carolina, USA and died on 16 Sep 1886 in Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA at age 81.
Henry married Elizabeth Sharkey Peck, daughter of Patrick Peck and Elizabeth Gayle, on 2 Nov 1827 in Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA. Elizabeth was born on 7 Jan 1810 in , West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, USA and died on 12 Oct 1859 in Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA at age 49.
Children from this marriage were:
2 Fi. Elizabeth Ann Fry was born in 1827 in , , Tennessee, USA.
3 Mii. Samuel Fry was born about 1827 and died about 1830 in Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA about age 3.
4 Miii. Henry H Fry was born about 1828 and died about 1832 in , Jefferson, Tennessee, USA about age 4.
+ 5 Miv. James Patrick Fry was born on 23 Aug 1829 in New Market, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA and died on 7 Feb 1857 in New Market, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA at age 27.
James married Mary Eveline Talley (d. 19 Mar 1871) on 22 May 1851 in , Jefferson, Tennessee, USA.
6 Fv. Infant Fry was born about 1831.
+ 7 Fvi. Martha M Frye was born on 9 Feb 1833 in , , Tennessee, USA and died on 21 Jul 1887 in , , Tennessee, USA at age 54.
Martha married William B. Fielden on 21 Aug 1851 in , Jefferson, Tennessee, USA.
8 Fvii. Mary Hana Fry was born in 1834 in , , Tennessee, USA.
+ 9 Mviii. John Wesley Fry was born in 1836 in , , Tennessee, USA.
John married Ellen E Glenn on 9 Dec 1857 in , Jefferson, Tennessee, USA.
+ 10 Mix. William Best Fry was born on 16 Mar 1839 in Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA, died on 12 Nov 1913 in , , Arkansas, USA at age 74, and was buried in Pleasant Plains, Independence, Arkansas, USA.
William married Margaret Ann Harris in 1878 in , , Indiana, USA.
William next married Hester Ann Hankins on 6 Feb 1856 in , Jefferson, Tennessee, USA.
+ 11 Mx. Jacob Peck Fry was born in 1841 in , , Tennessee, USA.
Jacob married Alice Harriet Whayne on 5 Mar 1868 in , Henderson, Kentucky, USA.
+ 12 Mxi. George Thomson Fry was born on 12 Mar 1843 in Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA, died on 29 May 1897 in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA at age 54, and was buried in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA.
George married Mary Anna Amelia Cooley (d. 2 Mar 1924) on 4 Apr 1864 in , , Virginia, USA.
13 Mxii. Marshall B Fry was born in 1847 in , , Tennessee, USA.
+ 14 Fxiii. Sarah Fry was born about 1853 in , , Tennessee, USA.
Sarah married William P Waugh.
Henry next married Jane Malcolm on 4 Apr 1863 in , Knox, Tennessee, USA. Jane was born about 1807 in , , Tennessee, USA.
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