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Descendants of Sylvester Prophet

Fifth Generation

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451. Mahala J. Proffitt (John Wesley Proffitt , James Wesley Proffitt , John Proffitt , Sylvester ) was born in 1836 in Chestnut Hill, Jefferson County, Tennessee. She died in 1903 in Caney River Twp, Yancey County, North Carolina.

Mahala married Edmond Alexander Dockery on 2 Aug 1855 in Jefferson County, Tennessee. Edmond was born in 1834 in Tennessee. He died Unknown in Caney River Twp, Yancey County, North Carolina.

They had the following children:

+ 1222 F i Minerva Abigail Dockery was born on 20 Apr 1855. She died on 21 May 1935.
  1223 F ii Mary S. Dockery was born in 1857 in Chestnut Hill, Jefferson County, Tennessee. She died in Y.
  1224 M iii John D. Dockery was born in 1859 in Chestnut Hill, Jefferson County, Tennessee. He died in Y.
        John married Margaret Mnu. Margaret died Unknown.

453. William Wilson Proffitt (David Proffitt , James Wesley Proffitt , John Proffitt , Sylvester ) was born on 25 Dec 1827 in Bald Creek Township, Yancey County, North Carolina. He died on 13 Jan 1901.

William married Minerva Jane Billingsley on 17 Oct 1850 in Yancey County, North Carolina. Minerva was born on 12 Jan 1833. She died on 18 Jun 1918.

They had the following children:

  1225 F i Sarah Elizabeth Proffitt was born on 19 Oct 1851 in Bald Creek Township, Yancey County, North Carolina. She died Unknown.
        Sarah married (1) W. M. Burton on 17 Mar 1870. W. M. Burton died Unknown.
        Sarah married (2) J. H. Parker on 25 Mar 1886. J. H. Parker died Unknown.
+ 1226 F ii Althea Amanda Proffitt was born about 1857. She died Unknown.
+ 1227 F iii Margaret Ann Proffitt was born about 1859.
  1228 F iv Nancy H. Proffitt was born about 1863 in Bald Creek Township, Yancey County, North Carolina.
  1229 M v George A. Proffitt was born about 1869 in Bald Creek Township, Yancey County, North Carolina. He died Unknown.
+ 1230 M vi David Riley Proffitt was born on 12 Aug 1870. He died on 19 Apr 1936.

454. James Clawson Proffitt (David Proffitt , James Wesley Proffitt , John Proffitt , Sylvester ) was born on 23 Feb 1830 in , Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA. He died on 19 Mar 1871 in Bald Creek, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA.

James married Mary Elvira Ray on 8 Aug 1850 in , Yancey County, North Carolina, USA. Mary was born on 23 Jan 1833 in , , North Carolina, USA. She died on 24 Dec 1899 in Bald Creek, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA.

They had the following children:

+ 1231 M i Nicholas Woodfin Proffitt was born on 4 Oct 1853. He died on 29 Aug 1934.
+ 1232 M ii Hiram Alexander Proffitt was born in Jun 1851. He died on 28 Apr 1942.
+ 1233 M iii Albert Hooker Proffitt was born on 1 Dec 1857. He died on 5 Jul 1935.
  1234 M iv Proffitt.
  1235 F v Proffitt.
  1236 M vi Proffitt.
  1237 F vii Proffitt.
  1238 M viii James H. Proffitt was born on 5 Jun 1871 in Bald Creek, Yancey County, North Carolina. He died on 19 Jan 1924 in Blount County, Tennessee. He was buried in Grandview Cemetery, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee.
+ 1239 F ix Julia Finnetta Proffitt was born Februry 26, 1864. She died on 27 Feb 1950.
  1240 F x Elizabeth J. Proffitt was born in 1859 in Yancey County, North Carolina. She died Unknown.
  1241 F xi Martha L. Proffitt was born about 1862.
  1242 F xii Clarissa H. Proffitt was born about 1866.

457. Phinetta Jane Proffitt (David Proffitt , James Wesley Proffitt , John Proffitt , Sylvester ) was born on 29 Apr 1835 in , Yancey County, North Carolina, USA. She died on 8 Mar 1860 in , Yancey County, North Carolina, USA.

Phinetta married Benajah H. Proffitt son of William M. Proffitt and Sarah Wilson on 22 Sep 1852 in , Yancey County, North Carolina, USA. Benajah was born on 11 Jan 1827 in , Burke County, North Carolina, USA. He died on 5 Jun 1864 in , Yancey County, North Carolina, USA.

They had the following children:

+ 1243 M i Elbert Marion Proffitt is printed as #1109.
  1244 M ii Milton Mcelroy Proffitt is printed as #1110.
  1245 F iii Philetes H. Proffitt is printed as #1111.
  1246 M iv John L. Proffitt is printed as #1112.

461. Harriet Margaret Proffitt (David Proffitt , James Wesley Proffitt , John Proffitt , Sylvester ) was born on 22 May 1848 in Yancey County, North Carolina. She died on 10 Mar 1924.

Harriet married Wilson McWilliam Hensley on 16 Nov 1865. Wilson was born on 14 Mar 1839. He died on 16 Jan 1919.

They had the following children:

  1247 F i Mary Ella Hensley was born on 1 Nov 1866. She died Unknown.
  1248 M ii David Zebulon Hensley was born on 23 May 1868. He died Unknown.
  1249 F iii Fannie Elmira Hensley was born on 25 Apr 1870. She died Unknown.
  1250 F iv Margaret Althea Hensley was born on 24 Jul 1872. She died Unknown.
+ 1251 M v Augustus Frasier Hensley was born on 18 Sep 1874. He died Unknown.

462. Andrew Jackson Proffitt (Benajah Proffitt , James Wesley Proffitt , John Proffitt , Sylvester ) was born on 28 Jun 1819 in , Sevier County, Tennessee, USA. He died on 20 Jun 1863 in Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA. The cause of death was Typhus.

Andrew married (1) Lucy Huff about 1838 in , Sevier County, Tennessee, USA.

Andrew married (2) Cecilia Betty McMahan on 4 Mar 1841 in , Sevier County, Tennessee, USA. Cecilia was born on 7 Mar 1827 in , Sevier County, Tennessee, USA. She died on 5 Jun 1895 in Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee, USA. She was buried in Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee.

They had the following children:

+ 1252 M i Benijah Proffitt was born on 25 Nov 1841. He died on 8 Apr 1899.
+ 1253 F ii Mary Proffitt was born on 28 Oct 1842. She died on 7 Apr 1909.
+ 1254 M iii James McMahan Proffitt was born on 11 Mar 1844. He died on 11 Sep 1913.
+ 1255 F iv Sarah Proffitt was born on 28 Oct 1845. She died on 6 Jan 1934.
+ 1256 M v David William Proffitt was born on 14 Feb 1847. He died on 29 Mar 1909.
+ 1257 M vi Pleasant P. Proffitt was born on 2 Jun 1849. He died on 11 Mar 1925.
+ 1258 M vii William Melton Proffitt was born on 8 Aug 1850. He died in 1908.
+ 1259 M viii Aaron Whaley Proffitt was born on 7 May 1857. He died on 10 May 1913.
  1260 F ix Martha L. Proffitt was born on 18 Nov 1859 in Sevier County, Tennessee. She died in 1943 in Sevier County, Tennessee.
        Martha married Samuel R. Rolen on 9 Mar 1882 in Sevier County, Tennessee. Samuel was born on 27 Feb 1863 in Sevier County, Tennessee. He died on 26 Feb 1888 in Sevier County, Tennessee.
+ 1261 F x Elizabeth Proffitt was born on 11 Sep 1854. She died on 15 Mar 1924.

464. James Jackson Proffitt (Benajah Proffitt , James Wesley Proffitt , John Proffitt , Sylvester ) was born in 1822 in Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee, USA. He died on 3 Apr 1863 in Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA. The cause of death was Died in Civil War.

James married Phoebe Harrison on 3 Sep 1848 in , Sevier County, Tennessee, USA. Phoebe was born in 1828 in , Cocke County, Tennessee, USA. She died in Aug 1862 in , Cocke County, Tennessee, USA.

They had the following children:

  1262 F i Ann Proffitt was born in 1842. She died Unknown.
+ 1263 F ii Susanna Proffitt was born in Jul 1849. She died in Jul 1937.
+ 1264 M iii William Jackson Proffitt was born on 12 Feb 1851. He died on 8 May 1929.
+ 1265 M iv Russell Harrison Proffitt was born on 26 Feb 1853. He died on 11 Feb 1937.
+ 1266 M v Pleasant Baxter Proffitt was born on 28 Jan 1857. He died on 17 Jan 1910.
+ 1267 F vi Margaret A. Proffitt was born on 13 Feb 1859. She died on 11 Feb 1908.

465. Pleasant Proffitt (Benajah Proffitt , James Wesley Proffitt , John Proffitt , Sylvester ) was born in 1826 in Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee, USA. He died in 1891 in , McMinn County, Tennessee, USA.

Pleasant married (1) Nancy Roseanne Ogle in 1846 in , Sevier County, Tennessee, USA. Nancy was born on 2 Jun 1829 in , Sevier County, Tennessee, USA. She died on 21 Jan 1850 in , Sevier County, Tennessee, USA.

They had the following children:

  1268 M i George Luther Proffitt was born in 1846 in Sevier County, Tennessee. He died Unknown.
+ 1269 M ii Benejah Proffitt was born on 22 Mar 1847. He died on 3 Sep 1927.
+ 1270 F iii Phoebe Proffitt was born on 6 Nov 1848.

Pleasant married (2) Margaret King in 1853 in Sevier County, Tennessee. Margaret was born in 1836 in , Sevier County, Tennessee, USA.

They had the following children:

  1271 M iv John Jackson Proffitt was born in Feb 1854 in Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee. He died Unknown.
+ 1272 M v David L. Proffitt was born in 1855. He died in 1895.
+ 1273 M vi William N. Proffitt was born on 24 Dec 1862. He died in 1939.
  1274 M vii Isaac Proffitt was born on 19 Aug 1865 in Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee. He died on 22 Dec 1935 in Hillsboro, Hills County, Texas.
+ 1275 F viii Martha Jane Proffitt was born on 15 Jan 1867. She died on 5 Feb 1944.
  1276 F ix Mary Ellen Proffitt was born on 15 Apr 1870 in Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee. She died on 9 Sep 1935 in Hillsboro, Hills County, Texas.
        Mary married Jefferson Louis Sawyer in 1886. Jefferson was born on 18 Feb 1859 in Madison County, North Carolina. He died on 5 May 1909 in McLennah County, Texas.

467. Elizabeth Proffitt (Benajah Proffitt , James Wesley Proffitt , John Proffitt , Sylvester ) was born in 1828 in , Cocke County, Tennessee, USA. She died about 1859 in , Sevier County, Tennessee, USA.

Elizabeth married James Samuel Ogle on 24 Jan 1850 in , Sevier County, Tennessee, USA. James was born on 3 Apr 1831 in , Sevier County, Tennessee, USA. He died on 15 May 1915 in , Sevier County, Tennessee, USA.

They had the following children:

  1277 M i Isaac Ogle was born on 4 Jun 1856 in , Sevier County, Tennessee, USA. He died on 15 Jan 1930 in , Sevier County, Tennessee, USA.
        Isaac married Martha Jane Maples on 18 Jan 1878 in , Sevier County, Tennessee, USA. Martha was born on 15 Jun 1855 in , Sevier County, Tennessee, USA. She died on 19 Jun 1937 in , Sevier County, Tennessee, USA.
+ 1278 F ii Mary Ann Ogle was born on 30 Apr 1858. She died on 2 May 1926.

468. Nancy Proffitt (Benajah Proffitt , James Wesley Proffitt , John Proffitt , Sylvester ) was born on 7 Sep 1833 in , Sevier County, Tennessee, USA. She died on 27 Dec 1903 in , Sevier County, Tennessee, USA.

Nancy married (1) James Harrison on 1 Jul 1855 in Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee, USA. James was born in 1832 in , Sevier County, Tennessee, USA. He died on 4 Mar 1888 in , , Missouri, USA.

They had the following children:

  1279 F i Patricia Harrison was born about 1856.
        Patricia married Norris.
  1280 F ii Martha Harrison was born in 1855 in Sevier County, Tennessee. She died in Y.
+ 1281 F iii Elizabeth Harrison was born in 1857. She died in 1936.
+ 1282 F iv Partelia Harrison was born in Jan 1860. She died in 1926.
  1283 M v John Harrison was born after 1860 in , , Tennessee, USA.
        John married Martha Louise Heton.
  1284 F vi Rachel M. Harrison was born in 1868. She died in Y.
  1285 F vii Laura Harrison was born on 26 Jun 1869 in Sevier County, Tennessee. She died on 15 Feb 1895 in Sevier County, Tennessee.

Nancy married (2) George Wagner.

Nancy married (3) David B. Hoyt.

470. David Proffitt (Benajah Proffitt , James Wesley Proffitt , John Proffitt , Sylvester ) was born on 12 Dec 1832 in Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee. He died on 10 Oct 1877 in Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee. He was buried in Proffitt Cemetery, The Glades, Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee, USA.

David married Elizabeth Rolen. Elizabeth was born on 10 Mar 1837. She died on 4 Mar 1888.

They had the following children:

  1286 F i Sarah Ann Proffitt was born on 13 Oct 1854 in Sevier County, Tennessee. She died on 24 Apr 1889 in Sevier County, Tennessee.
+ 1287 M ii Samuel Turner Proffitt was born on 28 Jan 1857. He died on 3 Mar 1914.
+ 1288 M iii William Harrison Proffitt was born on 13 Sep 1860. He died on 10 May 1895.
+ 1289 M iv George W. Proffitt was born on 30 Dec 1863. He died in Apr 1930.
  1290 M v James Russell Proffitt was born on 4 Sep 1866. He died on 18 Jan 1924.
  1291 F vi Martha Jane Proffitt was born on 12 Apr 1869 in Sevier County, Tennessee. She died on 26 Nov 1936 in Sevier County, Tennessee.
        Martha married Unknown.
+ 1292 F vii Nancy Cordelia Proffitt was born on 22 Nov 1871. She died in Jan 1942.
  1293 M viii Joseph B. Proffitt was born on 18 Mar 1874. He died on 17 Apr 1934.
        Joseph married <Unknown>.
  1294 M ix P. B. Proffitt was born on 28 Jan 1857. He died on 17 Jan 1910.

471. Susanna K. Proffitt (Benajah Proffitt , James Wesley Proffitt , John Proffitt , Sylvester ) was born on 16 Aug 1838 in , Sevier County, Tennessee, USA. She died on 22 Feb 1922 in , Sevier County, Tennessee, USA.

Susanna married George W. Rolen on 28 Feb 1858 in , Sevier County, Tennessee, USA. George was born on 12 Jan 1838 in , Sevier County, Tennessee, USA. He died on 10 Feb 1919 in , Sevier County, Tennessee, USA.

They had the following children:

+ 1295 M i D. Hinson Rolen was born on 14 Jun 1866.

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