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CALCOTE Calcote family history begins with Hercules Calcote, born 1640, died 1684, who by family tradition was said to have served Oliver Cromwell, Pretender to the throne of England. By the 1670s, he was in Isle of Wight, Virginia. He was a participant in Bacon's Rebellion, for which activity his property was confiscated following the rebellion. Calcote Family Journey, a well-documented history of the Calcote family by Frances Calcote Brite, published 1997, traces the various branches of the Calcote family descended from Hercules. Joyce's Louisiana Calcote line is from Dicy Ann Calcote, wife of Isaiah Parker, and daughter of William Cade Calcote, born 1797 in South Carolina, died 1873 in Ruston, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana. CROWELL Just Folk: The Crowell Family, a history of the Crowell family of North Louisiana and surrounding states, was published privately by Joyce Hervey in 1984. Part of the history from this book, plus some revisions and additions, is published on this web site. This Crowell family probably descends from the German emigrant Peter Croul (variously spelled Grauel, Grauel, Kroul, Krauel) who arrived in Philadelphia, PA in 1740, later moving to Anson and then Mecklenburg Counties, North Carolina, by 1762 The earliest proven ancestor of the Crowell family of Jackson and Lincoln Parishes, Louisiana and surrounding states, was John M. Crowell, born about 1820 in Alabama, moved to Leake County, Mississippi by 1840 and to Jackson Parish, Louisiana by 1850. His numerous descendants comprise the major part of Joyce's book. HERVEY The Hervey family has been extensively researched and published by Don and Joyce Hervey in a family newsletter (1984-1994) and in Mayflower To the Moon: Herveys and Gables, published 1980 by Don Hervey. Don's Hervey ancestors were in Lancaster and/or Northumberland Counties, Virginia by 1698. Two brothers, Onesiphorus Harvey and William Harvey emigrated from England, perhaps from Cornwall or Devon, near Plymouth. They had another brother, Francis, who remained in England. The given names of Onesiphorus and William carry through many generations of Harveys and Herveys into the twentieth century. JACKSON Many researchers have contributed towards developing the lineage of the Jackson family forward from Anthony Jackson, born 1540, of Kelwolde (Killingswold) Grove, England. Jane Parker McManus, in her book, Pioneers West of Appalachia revised, published 1984, summarized the descendancy of the Jackson family from Anthony Jackson to Isaac Jackson, born 1717 in Marlborough, England, who emigrated to Chester County, Pennsylvania before 1740. Isaac's grandson Levi Jackson became the ancestor of Joyce's Jackson family that settled in Vernon Parish, Louisiana by the mid 1800s. This Levi Jackson fought against Santa Ana's army in the war that established Texas independence from Mexico. Levi Jackson died in 1839, before receiving his bounty land for his war service, leaving his land in Robertson County, Texas to his heirs. MITCHELL Ancestors Of Ruth Barr McDaniel & Raymond Allen McDaniel; published by Ruth McDaniel in 1977, ties together many of the Mitchell families of Edgefield, SC. John Mitchell, progenitor of the Mitchell family, emigrated from Chesterfield County, Virginia to Edgefield District, South Carolina in 1786. Most of his children were born in Virginia and some of them remained, but the ones who moved to South Carolina were traced in the book. Joyce's Mitchell ancestor, Henrietta Elouisa Mitchell, wife of Abraham Powell, moved to Bienville Parish Louisiana about 1858, leaving most of her family behind except for her mother and a sister, who accompanied her to Louisiana. PACE The Pace family is one of the oldest families in America. Richard and Isabella Pace came to Virginia from St. Dunstan's, Stepney, England, between 1610 and 1616. They were "Ancient Planters", which means someone who was sent by the London Company to take up land in Virginia, each receiving 100 acres of land to inhabit. They owned a tobacco plantation which they named Pace's Paines across the river from Jamestown. Richard Pace was credited with warning the residents of Jamestown of an Indian massacre, thus saving many of them from being killed in the massacre of 1622, which took over 300 lives. Joyce's Pace ancestors descend from Richard Pace through several generations to Mary Ann Rebecca Pace, wife of Jesse Moses Young. She was the great-granddaughter of Rev. Barnabas Pace, born in South Carolina, died in Greene County, Georgia, who wrote extensively on the Pace family. The Pace Society of America has published much Pace Research over the years and are the repository for much of the published information on the Pace family. PARKER The Parker history has been published in Pioneers West of Appalachia, by Jane Parker McManus, 1976, revised 1984. Benjamin Parker, earliest proven ancestor, was born about 1770-1780 in North Carolina. Like so many people of the post-Revolutionary period, the Parkers followed the land westward, stopping for short periods of time in Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Louisiana, Mississippi, and back to Louisiana. Joyce is descended from Benjamin's son Isaiah Parker, who settled finally in North-Central Louisiana, in Vernon Parish. Some people who have researched the Parkers believe that Benjamin's father may have been Robert Parker, born about 1750, and that Benjamin's wife, Nancy, may have been an Anderson; however, these relations are yet to be proven. POWELL The Powell family is one of Joyce's brick walls. Her ancestor, Abraham Powell, born 1830 in Macon County, Georgia or in South Carolina, the youngest child in his family, ran away from home as a young boy, according to family legend. The earliest record of him is the 1850 census of Edgefield, South Carolina, where he was living with the family of J. R. and Caroline (Bouknight) Eidson. Abraham may have been a relative of theirs, but proof has not surfaced as yet. The Bouknights were closely associated with the Mitchell family and Boddie family, who were related to Abraham Powell, as shown by records in Louisiana. Abraham married Henrietta Elouisa Mitchell in 1858 and they left immediately for Louisiana, taking Henrietta's mother and sister with them. They settled in Bienville Parish, Louisiana, where Abraham and his mother-in-law purchased land from the U.S. government. YOUNG The Youngs are documented in Joyce's book, Just Folk: The Crowell Family. According to family lore, the Youngs were of Scots Irish descent. Moses William Young, Jr. is the earliest proven Young ancestor of the Young family of Claiborne Parish, Louisiana; however, there is evidence that he was the son of Moses Young (senior), of Morgan County, Georgia. Moses W. (junior) was born about 1819-21 in Georgia, probably in Morgan County, and later was of Walton County. Moses married Mary Edmonds(on), who, in addition to being a wife and mother, was an "herb doctor". Their eldest son, James Harrison Young, served in Cobb's Legion in Georgia during the Civil War. James' wife (Mary Frances Greer) and several children left James in Georgia and moved to Claiborne Parish, Louisiana with her brothers after the Civil War.
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