Posted by Rod Lacey on November 13, 19102 at 10:32:42:
The WILLIAM LACEY listed below is my great-great-great grandfather. JAMES LACEY is my great-great grandfather. If anyone is related to this family or has info on this family.... please contact me.
Rod Lacey
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Descendants of William Lacey
Generation No. 1
1. WILLIAM LACEY.
More About WILLIAM LACEY:
1800 Census: In Williamsburg County, SC, William Lacey is head of household with 1 male under 10, 1 male under 16, 1 male under 26, 1 female under 10, and 1 female under 45.
1810 Census: In Williamsburg County, SC, William Lac(e)y is head of household with 3 males under 10, 1 male over 45, 1 female under 16, and 1 female over 45.
1830 Census: In Williamsburg County, SC, William Lac(e)y is head of household with 2 males under 5, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 60-70, 1 female under 5, 2 females 5-10, 1 female 10-15, and 1 female 30-40.
Land Sale: 1807, William Lacey and Joshua Gaskins sold, to William Rollins, 189 ½ acres on High Hill Branch.
Children of WILLIAM LACEY are:
2. I. ELIZABETH LACEY, b. June 06, 1798; d. June 08, 1869.
3. ii. JAMES LACEY, b. June 03, 1800, SC; d. January 23, 1882, Wilcox County, GA.
4. iii. JONATHAN LACEY, b. 1803.
5. iv. WILLIAM LACEY, b. 1804, SC.
Generation No. 2
2. ELIZABETH LACEY was born June 06, 1798, and died June 08, 1869. She married JAMES HARVEY GORDON June 15, 1820 in North Carolina.
More About ELIZABETH LACEY:
1860 Census: In Wilcox County, GA, Elizabeth Lacey Gordon (age 52) is head of household with Hardy Gordon (age 23) and Agnes Lac(e)y (age 25).
Children of ELIZABETH LACEY and JAMES GORDON are:
I. ALEX GORDON, b. Abt. 1821; d. died young with typhoid fever.
ii. ELIOT GORDON, b. Abt. 1824.
More About ELIOT GORDON:
Fact 1: HANGED IN ABBEVILLE GA.
iii. WRIGHT GORDON, b. November 26, 1825; d. October 09, 1864; m. ROZETTA POPE, February 02, 1847.
iv. HARDY GORDON, b. Abt. 1837.
v. HARVEY J. GORDON, b. Abt. 1842; d. Abt. 1920; m. SARAH A. ??.
3. JAMES LACEY was born June 03, 1800 in SC, and died January 23, 1882 in Wilcox County, GA. He married (1) RUTH HICKS Abt. 1823 in SC. He married (2) WINNIE BARTON March 20, 1853 in Pulaski County, GA, daughter of VINY BARTON.
Notes for JAMES LACEY:
James Lacey b. SC 1800, migrated to Wilcox Co., stopping along the way at Briar Creek near Augusta for a year or so, moving on to Hawkinsville in Pulaski Co. for another year or so. He then moved on to Wilcox Co. in 1844 and settled about 3 ½ miles north of Rochelle on Hwy. 112. He was a farmer and wheelwright by occupation. The area he settled soon became known as Lacey's District. He had a school built across from his home for his children and later another school was built known as Lacey's School. The Hawkinsville Florida Southern Railroad branched off to Rochelle through his property and the station was known as Lacey's Station. James brought with him his first wife , Ruth Hicks Lacey, and seven children from SC.
Ruth Hicks Lacey d. 1-23-1853. It is not known where she was buried.
James Lacey's 2nd m. to Winnie Barton Lacey,b. 1827, bore him 10 children.
One brother of James Lacey was Jonathan Lacey. He, his wife Susieannah, and dau. Mary Elizabeth returned to SC from Pulaski Co. in the year 1850.
James Lacey d. 1-23-1882 and was bur. under a hickory tree on his land in 12th Dist., land lot No. 79. However, in April of 1936 a tornado hit that area and the tree was blown down. The owner of the property was not aware of the grave and that site is now in cultivation.
Winnie Barton Lacey d. 4-29-1918 and was buried in the Christian Hill Baptist Church Cem.
THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS EXTRACTED FROM AN ARTICLE WRITTEN BY ROBERT LINDSEY LACEY, JR. HIS ORIGINAL ARTICLE WAS PUBLISHED IN "PASSING OF THE PINES".
More About JAMES LACEY:
1830 Census: In Williamsburg County, SC, James Lac(e)y is head of household with 1 male under 5, 1 male 30-40, 1 female under 5, 2 females 5-10, and 1 female 30-40.
1850 Census: In Pulaski County, GA, James Lacey is head of household with Ruth, Hester, and Agnes.
1860 Census: In Pulaski County, GA, James Lacey (age 60) is head of household with Nina (age 28), Vina (age 6), Rasmus (age 5), Robert (age 4), and Henry (age 1).
1870 Census: In Wilcox County, GA, James Lacey (70) is head of household with Missie Lacey (40), Vincy Lacey ( 15), Erasmus Lacey (13), Robert Lacey (11), H. Lacey (male, 10), Gadson Lacey ( 9), Martha Lacey (6), Patsy Lacey (5), Mazanda Lacey (3), and Sebron (2).
More About WINNIE BARTON:
Fact 1: Buried Christian Hill Cemetery, Wilcox County, GA
Children of JAMES LACEY and RUTH HICKS are:
I. MARY ELIZABETH LACEY, b. April 18, 1824, SC; d. Unknown; m. THOMAS HAMP BUTLER, October 25, 1843, Pulaski County, GA.
ii. SARAH ANN LACEY, b. August 05, 1825, SC; d. 1869; m. DARLING JOHNSON, July 09, 1846, Pulaski County, GA.
More About DARLING JOHNSON:
Fact 1: Ordinary and Judge, a Confederate Veteran
iii. JOHN MADISON LACEY, b. April 02, 1827, SC; d. Unknown; m. JANE NOBLES, October 12, 1854, Pulaski County, GA.
iv. PERMENIA RUTH LACEY, b. January 21, 1829, SC; d. Unknown; m. REDMOND FULGHUM, May 24, 1849, Pulaski County, GA.
v. LOUISA ADALINE LACEY, b. December 30, 1830, SC; d. Unknown, unknown; m. MALACHI PARKERSON, February 07, 1850, Pulaski County, GA.
vi. HESTER LANE LACEY, b. February 25, 1833, SC; d. 1900, Wilcox County, GA.
More About HESTER LANE LACEY:
Fact 1: Buried Christian Hill Cem., Wilcox County, GA.
vii. AGNES HANNAH LACEY, b. May 31, 1835, SC; d. December 13, 1919, Wilcox County, GA; m. HENRY L. DAVIDSON, December 21, 1866, Pulaski County, GA.
More About AGNES HANNAH LACEY:
Burial: Pleasant View Baptist Church, Wilcox County, GA
More About HENRY L. DAVIDSON:
Burial: Pleasant View Baptist Church, Wilcox County, GA
Children of JAMES LACEY and WINNIE BARTON are:
viii. VINEY LACEY, b. August 05, 1854, Wilcox County, GA; d. Unknown; m. WILLIAM G. ALLEN, December 25, 1877, Wilcox County, GA.
ix. JAMES RASMAS LACEY, b. November 30, 1855, Wilcox County, GA; d. August 23, 1934, Wilcox County, GA; m. (1) MOLLISA A. BALL, February 15, 1877, Wilcox County, GA; m. (2) NANCY GORDON, October 02, 1879, Wilcox County, GA.
x. WILLIAM ROBERT LACEY, b. September 03, 1857, Wilcox County, GA; d. March 29, 1902; m. MARY MARGARET JOHNSON, August 22, 1889.
More About WILLIAM ROBERT LACEY:
Fact 1: Cleared land, built a cabin, and settled a farm 3 miles north of Pitts, GA
Fact 2: Buried in Pine City Church Cemetery
More About MARY MARGARET JOHNSON:
Fact 1: Nickname was "Mollie"
Fact 2: Buried in Pine City Church Cemetery
xi. HENRY LACEY, b. September 12, 1859, Wilcox County, GA; d. Unknown; m. NANCY DAVIS, January 01, 1884, Wilcox County, GA.
More About HENRY LACEY:
Fact 1: Occupation: farmer, Appling County, GA
xii. GADSON LACEY, b. April 01, 1861, Wilcox County, GA; d. Unknown; m. NANCY WALKER, April 19, 1883, Wilcox County, GA.
More About NANCY WALKER:
Fact 1: Buried Christian Hill Cem., Wilcox County, GA.
xiii. MARTHA LACEY, b. July 19, 1862, Wilcox County, GA; d. May 28, 1946; m. LEONARD P. DOZIER, December 23, 1886, Wilcox County, GA.
xiv. PATSY LACEY, b. February 28, 1865, Wilcox County, GA; d. August 13, 1946; m. WADE BALL, January 18, 1885, Wilcox County, GA.
More About WADE BALL:
Fact 1: Gave land for the Ball School.
xv. WINNIE MARANDA LACEY, b. May 20, 1866, Wilcox County, GA; d. Unknown; m. DAVE MIXON, February 16, 1888, Wilcox County, GA.
xvi. JAMES SEABORN LACEY, b. February 25, 1868, Wilcox County, GA; d. 1933, unknown; m. (1) EMMA RHODES, May 03, 1888, Wilcox County, GA; m. (2) MINNIE J. HENDERSON, September 17, 1899, Wilcox County, GA.
More About EMMA RHODES:
Fact 1: nickname was "Etta"
Fact 2: buried at Freewill Baptist Church
More About MINNIE J. HENDERSON:
Fact 1: Occupation: housewife
Fact 2: Residence: Jones, Wilcox, Ware, Thomas Counties, GA; Pompano, FL
Fact 3: Religion: Free Will Baptist
Fact 4: Buried in Christian Hill Cemetery, Wilcox County, GA
xvii. ROSETTA LACEY, b. August 15, 1870, Wilcox County, GA; d. Unknown; m. WILLIAM A. COLEMAN, March 01, 1888, Wilcox County, GA.
4. JONATHAN LACEY was born 1803. He married SUSIEANNAH.
More About JONATHAN LACEY:
1840 Census: In Williamsburg County, SC, Jonathan Lacey is head of household with 1 male 30-40, 1 female under 5, and 1 female 20-30.
1850 Census: In Pulaski County, GA, Jonithan (Jonathan) Lacey is head of household (age 65 [??]) with Susanah (age 37), and Mary E. (age 11).
1870 Census: In Sumter County, SC, Jonathan Lac(e)y (male,age 67) is head of household with Susan (female, age 56), and Mary (female, age 23).
Child of JONATHAN LACEY and SUSIEANNAH is:
I. MARY ELIZABETH LACEY, b. Abt. 1839, SC.
5. WILLIAM LACEY was born 1804 in SC. He married SUSANNAH MCCLAM.
More About WILLIAM LACEY:
1840 Census: In Williamsburg County, SC, William Lacey is head of household with 2 males under 5, 1 male 30-40, and 1 female 20-30.
1850 Census: In Williamsburg County, SC, William Lac(e)y (male,age 46) is head of household with Susannah (female,age 35), J.M. (male,age 12), Solomon (male,age 11), Laney (female,age 9), Sarah (female, age 7), James (male, age 5), and Mary (female, age 1).
Occupation: 1850, Farmer.
Children of WILLIAM LACEY and SUSANNAH MCCLAM are:
I. J.M.3 LACEY, b. 1838, SC.
ii. SOLOMON LACEY, b. 1839, SC.
iii. LANEY LACEY, b. 1841, SC.
iv. SARAH LACEY, b. 1843, SC.
v. JAMES LACEY, b. 1845, SC.
vi. MARY LACEY, b. 1849, SC.