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Descendants of William (Grancer) Embry

Generation No. 1

1.WILLIAM (GRANCER)1 EMBRY was born Bet. 1755 - 1760 in North Carolina, and died 1840 in Butler Co., Kentucky.He married NANCY.

Children of WILLIAM EMBRY and NANCY are:

1. 2. i. JOHN2 EMBRY, b. Abt. 1777, North Carolina; d. November 11, 1855, Butler Co., Kentucky.
2. 3. ii. CADER EMBRY, b. December 11, 1778, Granville, North Carolina; d. January 24, 1848, Butler Co., Kentucky.
3. iii. BURRELL EMBRY, b. Abt. 1780, North Carolina; d. 1840, Mercer Co., Kentucky; m. ELIZABETH RHAY, Abt. 1798, Wake Co., North Carolina.
4. iv. POLLY EMBRY, b. Abt. 1781, North Carolina; d. October 1859, North Carolina; m. ROBERT DOCKERY, August 09, 1797, Granville, North Carolina.
5. v. PATSY EMBRY, b. Abt. 1782, Wake Co., North Carolina; d. Butler Co., Kentucky; m. GEORGE DOCKERY, August 09, 1797, Granville, North Carolina.
6. vi. WILLIAM EMBRY JR., b. Abt. 1784, Wake Co., North Carolina; d. Abt. 1865, Butler Co., Kentucky; m. SUSANNA COY, November 16, 1802, Garrard Co., Kentucky.
7. vii. ISAAC EMBRY, b. 1786, Wake Co., North Carolina; d. Ohio Co., Kentucky; m. MARTHA (PATSY) JAMESON, May 29, 1806, Madison Co., Kentucky.

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Find A Grave Memorial# 29909300

William Embry has been referred to as the Grandsire of Butler County and may be the ancestor to all Embrys in Butler and surrounding counties.

He was born in 1757 in Wake County, North Carolina Colony to William II and Sarah Rachael (Davies) Embry.

William married Nancy Duncan, probably a Cherokee, December 22, 1785, in Indian Territory of North Carolina. Before their marriage they had four sons: John Wesley, Cader, Burrell Davis, and William IV; and two daughters: Polly and Martha D. 'Patsy'. A fifth son, Isaac J. was born after the nuptuals.

William moved from North Carolina in the 1790's to Madison County, Kentucky, which became Garrard County in 1797. On October 6, 1809 he married his second wife, Elizabeth Ann Coy in Garrard County. They had two daughters: Rachael and Lousanna.

Between 1825 and 1833 William and three of his sons' families moved to Butler County. He became known as 'Grancer' when his grandchildren attempted to refer to him as their Grandsire. The community of Grancer along Welch Creek in Butler County is named for him.

William died in 1840 in Butler County at the age of 83.

Inscription: [front] In memory of William "Grancer" Embry; CA 1757-1840; Grandsire of the Embry lines of Butler County et al; [rear] Embry; His Families; By Nancy; John CA 1777-1855; Cader 1778-1848; Burrell CA 1780-1840; Polly CA 1781-1859; Patsy CA 1782-; William CA 1784-1865; Isaac 1786-; By Ann Coy; Rachel CA 1810-; Louisiana CA 1816-1908; [Erected] 1995

• Reference: FamilySearch Family Tree - SmartCopy: May 15 2019, 19:38:22 UTC

William Embry has been referred to as the Grandsire of Butler County and may be the ancestor to all Embrys in Butler and surrounding counties.

He was born in 1757 in Wake County, North Carolina Colony to William II and Sarah Rachael (Davies) Embry.

William married Nancy Duncan, probably a Cherokee, December 22, 1785, in Indian Territory of North Carolina. Before their marriage they had four sons: John Wesley, Cader, Burrell Davis, and William IV; and two daughters: Polly and Martha D. 'Patsy'. A fifth son, Isaac J. was born after the nuptuals.

William moved from North Carolina in the 1790's to Madison County, Kentucky, which became Garrard County in 1797. On October 6, 1809 he married his second wife, Elizabeth Ann Coy in Garrard County. They had two daughters: Rachael and Lousanna.

Between 1825 and 1833 William and three of his sons' families moved to Butler County. He became known as 'Grancer' when his grandchildren attempted to refer to him as their Grandsire. The community of Grancer along Welch Creek in Butler County is named for him.

William died in 1840 in Butler County at the age of 83

• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Sep 6 2020, 23:40:03 UTC

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