Disputed family

A previous version of this profile claimed that he was simultaneously married to one Mary Ayers/Moore. Mary Ayers is said to have been either full or half Keowee. John had several children, including, "Old John" Amory, William Emory, and Robert Emory.[10] Lacking sufficient evidence for this relationship, she has been detached. Mary Ayres

Comments

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Amory-57

There is no evidence that "Mary Moore" ever existed or that if she did she had any connection to John Amory, Sr.. Nothing but conjecture to connect John Amory to anyone named "Hembree."

Biography

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tnmcmin2/Vann-Hembree1.htm

John Amory (d.1746) was an Indian trader associated with William Elder(s), Thomas Nightingale, and John Watts. John Amory was the uncle of Robert Emory (d.1790) and the father of William Emory (d.1770), both of whom married daughters of Ludovic Grant and resided with him in the Valley town of Tamah’li in North Carolina. Ludovic Grant was associated with old trader Cornelius Daugherty who was in nearby Hiwassee. Ludovic Grant’s Cherokee wife was Elizabeth Gouedy (pronounced and spelled “Coody”), the daughter or ex-wife of another old trader, Robert Gouedy of Ninety Six. Thomas Nightingale and John Watts had land transactions with Robert Gouedy. David Hembree (father of Rev. James Hembree) had land adjoining some land of Robert Gouedy in 1771. John Amory fathered a son by a Cherokee woman; the son was named John Emory (b.1744) and is better known as Old John Hembree.

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Larry Petrisky's research on the origins of the Cherokee Emory families:

Notes on the Amory-Emory family of Charleston

The ancestor John Amory (d.1746) spent only a few years on American soil and left no white descendants, although he had six children. But the mixed-blood children of his son William Emory (d.1770) and his son John Robert Emory (d.1790) fill the pages of Cherokee genealogy. His own mixed-blood son John Emory aka Old John Hembree also left many descendants.

John Amory came first to Savannah, Georgia, then to Charleston, South Carolina, where he became the caretaker of the Governor Johnson estate on Charles Town Neck. There he (later his wife alone) hosted numerous delegations from the Cherokee nation: Indians, traders, interpreters, agents. Some of the “conventions” lasted several days and, from the expense accounts submitted by Mrs. Amory, copious quantities of spirited beverages were consumed. Since the governor (Governor James Glen) and many councilmen attended these conventions, Mrs. Amory’s expense accounts were approved without going into much detail.

The Amory Family of Lincolnshire, England

We know that the family of John Amory was living in Boston, Lincolnshire, in 1737. His grant by the Common Council on 5 October 1737 (giving him 150 acres in Georgia) refers to him as “John Amory of Boston in the County of Lincoln, yeoman” and another entry refers to “John Amory and Sarah his Wife (now going to Georgia)”. This same entry notes that they had an estate in Lincoln that collected at least L 50 yearly in rents.

A yeoman was a skilled laborer or a tradesman, below a “gentleman” or “esquire” in social status but above a commoner, laborer or farmer. A later reference shows that he had training in surveying, so perhaps that was his skill.

Read a Grant and Enfoefment of One hundred and fifty Acres of Land to John Amory of Boston in the County of Lincoln, Yeoman. Palace Court Wed. October 5th , 1737 [Candler, Colonial Recs of GA, II, 212]

Grant and Enfoeffment (with Livery and Seisin indorsed) made the 5th of October 1737 to John Amory of Boston in the County of Lincoln yeoman. . . . 150 acres in Georgia of the same Tenor and as the Indenture to Joseph Wardrope Entd. in Page…As by a Counterpart thereof remaining with the Trustees at large appears.

5 October to John Amory of Boston in the County of Lincoln Yeoman 150 Acres to take 3 Servants at 20 Acres each. [Coleman, Colonial Recs of GA, XXXII, 249,264]

John was allowed three indentured servants but took only two: his eldest sons John (Robert) and Will.

John Amory Family Sheet

John AMORY b.1698-1705 in England, buried 5 October 1746 Saint Philip’s Parish, (Charleston) South Carolina.

He m. Sarah WILSON 13 February 1726 at Silk Willoughby, Lincolnshire, England. She was b.1703-1711 in England and was buried 31 Mar 1765 at Saint Philip’s. She m(2) William ELDER 17 Aug 1747 at Saint Philip’s. He d.1748. She m(3) Thomas NIGHTINGALE 30 Nov 1749 at Saint Philip’s (Charleston, South Carolina). He was b.1716 d. 2 Nov 1769, buried at Saint Philip’s.

Children of John Amory and Sarah Wilson:

1. John Robert Emory chr. 30 Oct 1727 Great Hale/Little Hale, Lincoln; bur. March 1790 at Saint Philip’s.
m. Susannah Catherine Grant (Cherokee) 1743 had 1? ch.See John Amory and the Emory Cherokees for descendants. (Ancestor of Bushyhead and Chief John Jolly.) Note: A John Emmar buried 12 Oct 1740, thought to be a son of John Amory, was b.1722 in Bedfordshire as John Embury, and was the indentured servant of John Taylor of Charleston.

2. William Emory chr. 20 Oct 1728 Alford, Lincoln and chr. again 15 Sep 1731 Great Hale/Little Hale, Lincoln (by a Wilson bishop) bur. 31 Jul 1770 at Saint Philip’s (Charleston, South Carolina). m(1) Mary Grant (Cherokee) c.1743 had 5-6 ch. m(2) Mrs. Sarah ( ) Irish Loocock Cantle 18 Nov 1768. She d. July 1770. (4 husbands, no known children)

3. Sarah Amory chr. 8 Sep 1730 Great Hale/Little Hale, Lincoln, d. England? aft 1760 no ch? m. Mungo Graham 18 Oct 1749 at Saint Philip’s, son of Dr. Patrick Graham of Savannah, Georgia (Georgia’s Agent to the Creek Nation).

4. Mary Amory chr. 11 Mar 1733 Wrangle, Lincoln, England. d. 19 Sep 1734 Lincolnshire, England

5. Elizabeth Amory chr. 8 Dec 1735 Boston, Lincoln, England, bur. 5 Apr 1744 at Saint Philip’s (Charleston, South Carolina).

6. (Rev.) Isaac Amory chr. 16 Mar 1736 Boston, Lincoln, England d.1789 Rockingham, England. m. Mary Wilson 24 Apr 1780 Carlton Scroop, Lincoln, England, no children (she d.1833) [New Eng Hist. & Gen. Reg. Jan.1856, X, 59-65; IGI England]

Child of John Amory and Mary Moore (Cherokee):

7. John Emory (or Hembree) b.1744 SC d.c.1809 SC or KY

              had many children

              See Old John Hembree aka John Emory  for descendants.

John Amory Sr came from England with his wife Sarah & some children. Some say John Jr, William & Robert belonged to another woman who died & was buried in England. Some say Isaac & Sarah belonged to Sarah therefore were half-sibs to John Jr, William & Robert.

Some say there wasn't many women in South Carolina in those days. So I'm not sure about John Jr but when William & Robert met Ludovic Grant they married his mixed blood Cherokee daughters

References

• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Nov 5 2019, 19:47:21 UTC
• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Nov 6 2019, 1:40:36 UTC
• https://sites.rootsweb.com/~tnpolk2/nightingale.htm
• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Mar 29 2023, 17:24:53 UTC
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Amory-57 cites

1. ↑ Calendar of State Papers, Colonial America and West Indies. digitized at Oct. 5
2. ↑ https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_queries/5dd9ae084325a6b045c9f507?... Amory
3. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J331-984 : 11 February 2018, Wm Amory, 15 Sep 1731); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 504,232.
4. ↑ Calendar of State papers , Oct. 10, 1737, see web link above
5. ↑ Pennsylvania Gazette, January 31, 1738. Issue 477, p. 3 Digitized at: grounding
6. ↑ Calendar of State papers, Dec. 15, 1737 Minerva
7. ↑ Pennsylvania Gazette article above
8. ↑ example, see attached image of document from South Carolina Archives
9. S.C. Dept. of Archives and History record detail
10. Description: Amory, John, Indian Trader, To William Elder, Bill Of Sale For SeventeenGeldings And Four Mares In Exchange For 700 Weight Of Dressed Deerskins. Includes A List Of The Names And Brands Of The Horses. (2 pages)
11. People: Amory, John; Elder, William
12. Topics:Indian Trade; Livestock Brands; Livestock Sales
13. Record details: Date: 5/4/1744
14. Document type: Bill Of Sale
15. Images: Available at SCDAH building or by order. See menu.
16. Online lookup number: 175870 Record identifier: Series: S213003 Volume:002F Page: 00071 Item: 00
17. Amory
18. Old John Hembree See also:
19. http://www.thehennesseefamily.com/getperson.php?personID=I27005&tre...
20. https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/79321813/person/27...
21. https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=7486&h=102...
22. https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=60525&h=38...
23. http://yanceyfamilygenealogy.org/hembree.htm