Ambrose Amburgey
and Rebecca Francis
Ambrose Amburgey (same as Ambrose Amburgey) b 24 Sept 1792 Roaring River, Wilkes Co NC d 24 Sept 1875 Littcarr, Letcher Co KY; s/o John Amburgey and Elizabeth Hammonds.Ambrose Amburgey m. 1819 Russell Co VA to Rebecca Francis, b 23 Oct 1801 Castlewood, Russell Co VA d 5 May 1873 Littcarr, KY; d/o Thomas Francis and Jane Hammonds. (1850 Letcher Co KY Census and 1860 Letcher Co KY Census). Children of Ambrose Amburgey and Rebecca Francis;
1. John Amburgey b 1820 Castlewood, Russell Co VA; m. 1839 to Rachel Hall b 1824 Perry Co KY d 6 Jan 1890; d/o Reuben Hall and Nancy Branham Smith.
2. Jane Amburgey b 11 Aug 1821 Russell Co VA d 26 Nov 1912 Letcher Co KY; m. Spencer Adams b 1822 Rockhouse Creek, KY d 1900 Taney MO; s/o Stephen Adams and Nellie Buntin. Jane Amburgey m. 25 Jul 1847 Letcher Co KY to John Vint Hagins b 1825 d 1860; s/o John Penn Hagins and Lourania Polly. Jane Amburgey; m. to (3) Wyatt Martin b 12 Apr 1817 d 15 Jan 1901; s/o James Martin and Millie Martin.
3. Wiley J Amburgey b 27 Apr 1823 ussell Co VA d 17 Nov 1916, Littcarr, Carr Creek, Knott Co KY; buried Wolf Pen, Knott Co KY; m. 7
Dec 1846 Perry Co KY to Dianah Adams b 17 Dec 1826 Perry Co KY d 17 Jun 1883 Carr Creek, Knott Co KY; buried Wolf Pen Cemetery, Knott Co KY; d/o Jesse "Boss" Adams and Margaret Maggard. Wiley J Amburgey; m. 8 Jan 1885 in the home of Wain Combs in Knott Co KY to Surilda Madden b Dec 1861; buried at the mouth of Wolf Pen, Little Carr, KY. Surety - W W Baker, Witnessed by Henry Ritchie; d/o Archie Madden and Polly Unknown.
4. Thomas Francis Amburgey b 13 Apr 1825 Castlewoods, Russell Co VA d 25 Feb 1897; m. 24 Jul 1845 to Mary Polly Madden b 10 Jun 1827 Litt Carr, Knott Co KY d 23 Aug 1899; d/o George Washington Madden and Rachel Fallin.
5. William J Amburgey (aka Tanner Bill) b 4 Apr 1829 Letcher Co KY d 26 Jan 1914 Knott Co KY; m. to (1) Josephine Combs. William J Amburgey m. to (2) Spouse Unknown. William J Amburgey m. to (3) Elizabeth Stamper b 9 Dec 1830 d 27 Jan 1895; d/o
John Whit Stamper and Lucinda Hogg.
6. Humphrey Umphrey Amburgey b about 1833; m. 14 Sept 1854 to Nancy Mullins b 6 Dec 1835 KY; d/o John S Mullins and Matilda Amburgey.
7. Elizabeth Amburgey b 28 Sept 1835 Perry Co KY d 18 Jan 1931, buried Charlie Logan Gap Cemetery, Bath, Knott Co KY; m. 5 Jul 1855 Letcher Co KY to Benjamin Everage b 7 Feb 1824 d 15 Nov 1914 Bath, Knott Co KY; buried Charlie Logan Gap Cemetery, Bath, Knott Co KY; s/o Joseph M Everage and Sylvania Hammons (aka Hammonds). Benjamin Everage served in the Confederate service during the Civil War. His
widow, Elizabeth Amburgey Everage, filed an application (#3285) with the state of Kentucky on 23 Jan 1912, for a Confederate Soldier's and Widow's Pension.