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The Sallis, Silas, Kennedy, DeJarnette, Stewart Family Home
Updated September 6, 2009
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The Sallis Silas from MS
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- John Seals Sallis and other family (1 KB)
According to family history, and info from the family bibles of John Sallis B: 1789, J. G. Sallis (B:1825) and the bible of Ambrose Edmondson ( b.1759)
John Sallis ran away from his English home and at the age of 17 around 1732, and came to America. When he would not return home, his father disinherited him, He was a sailor for some years before becoming a solsier. He was abandoned in Guinea, west Africa for a year and a half (see below, Spangenberg diary.) His small wooden chest is in the possession of a descendant.
The earliest records show John Sallis in Granville, North Carolina. He is listed as buying and selling several land transaction, and listed as witness to many more. He was a Captain in the Granville Militia.
"Nov. Ye 29th Day, 1754. A Just Role of all the Troopers Name Belonging to Granville County undre the Command of Capt. John Sallis. To-Wit:" and a list of 90 names are listed.
The Colonial Records of North Carolina contain several letters from John Sallis to his Excellency the Earl of Granville, to Governor Dinwiddie, and others. Also in these works are the diaries of Bishop Spangenburg, regarding the travels and land surveys by Moravian settlers in the Carolinas. One such records reads:
Should we form a corporation in N.C., we must have an act of Assemby for the purpose confirmed by the King. in N.C. .We have passed through several counties in N.C. viz.Chowan, Bertie, Northampton, Ergecombe, LGranville, as far as Mr. Salis, 153 miles from Edenton. One way lies through Orange and Anson, which is the last county towards the West.
"The Lord has here arrested our progress for a time and four of our company are suffering from remittant fever-of a bad type. N.C. about here is low and there are many standing pools as will as running water and much malaria exists and causes many deaths. Br. Henry Antes Jno, Merk, Herman Lash, and Thimothy Horsefield are all down, and going through a sever sweating process-induced b
- My Silas & Sallis from MS (147 KB)
Sallis, Greene family
- Genealogy.com: Barbara J Prather - InterneTree
My Instant Family Tree
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Family Photos
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- The Sallis Mill (161 KB)
The Mill included: Cotton gin, grist mill, saw mill. In earlier times a flour mill. James[Jim] Creek is to the right & behind the bldg. before the boiler was installed it supplied all the power for some of the people. 1. Ellis D. Sallis 2. Lazarus 3. Norby,Norby Lazarus Sallis 4. Jake Johney Hue Hugh Sallis 5.Bud Falls 6. E. McNiece 7.Howard & Sam Sallis 8.Bradley Sanders was a neighbor. 9. Curtis Lockridge worked at the mill. Oxen were generally name after the person you purchased them from. There was a general store across the road from the mill. Ellis Sallis the old man home was there too.
Curtis Lockridge daughter Virginia A Lockridge M: William Floyd Raper
Norby Lazarus Sallis son of Lazarus
E M Niece
Brandly Sander
- Arthur Lee Silas (16 KB)
Arthur Lee Silas
- Johathan T. Sallis and Sarah Jane Green Sallis (872 KB)
Johathan T. Sallis and wife Sarah Jane Green Sallis
- Jonathon Thomas Sallis Silas & Sarah Jane Greene (22 KB)
Jonathon Thomas Sallis Silas & Sarah Jane Greene
- Barbara Jean Guthrie Prather (80 KB)
Barbara Jean Guthrie 13yrs old
- Johnathon T Sallis (40 KB)
Johnathon Thomas Sallis// Silas
- Jazzalynn Rose Marie Smith (91 KB)
She was born 6-27-2002 Lost her on 7-23-2008. She was an angle sent from heaven. We will miss her my Loving Granddaughter she was my little rosebud
- Herbert & Inezy Sallis (401 KB)
Herbert (Pete) & Inezy Silas
- Sallis Mill (161 KB)
Sallis/Silas Mill
- Sam & Victora (311 KB)
Sam & Victora "Stalnaker" Sallis / Silas
- please help unknown (38 KB)
unknown help
- Barbara Guthrie & Sandra (16 KB)
Barbara Jean Guthrie, Brittain, Prather age 17 and daughter Sandra Dee Brittain age 2yrs 1964 Tulsa, Okla
- JD & Imogene Silas (80 KB)
Jay Dee Silas & Imogene Silas (Guthrie)
abt.1928
- SILAS FAMILY REUNION 1937 (161 KB)
SILAS FAMILY REUNION 1937
Front row, at table, left to right,
--Helen Raper
--Ellis Raper
--Lester Silas
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--Linden Gibson
--J.C. Lane
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--Jonathon Silas
--? (boy sitting on Jonathon's left knee)
--Lorene Gibson (her right hand on Jonathon's shoulder)
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--Marion Silas
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--Kenneth Silas
--Roy Silas
Back row, left to right,
--Lorenzie Lacey
--Howard Silas
--Callie Gibson Silas
--Marie Barnes holding a baby
--Herman Barnes holding a small girl (behind Effie and Mary Ann)
--Effie Silas holding Mary Ann
--Victoria Stalnaker Silas
--Sam Silas
--Marlin Raper
--Dessie Raper
--Arthur Silas
--Cleo Silas
--Clistie
--Dutch holding baby (first listed as Avery? holding son, then
marked out and listed as Dutch)
--Imogene Silas
--?
--Andy Gibson
--Mae Silas Gibson holding Leon Gibson
--Tavey
--Inez Silas holding baby
--Ogdie
--Pete Silas
--Clifton
--J.D.
--Paul Silas holding child,
--John Calvin
--Juanita Gibson
--Roberta Silas Lane
--Lohn Lane
--Ellen Gosnell (spelling ?), not a relative
--Dewey Silas
- Elias De Jarnette Sallis (243 KB)
Elias De Jarnette Sallis son of Soloman Sallis and Sarah Kennedy B:1834 D: 1917
- Great Great Grandmather Mary Kennedy (308 KB)
Mary Ann Kennedy Sallis, wife of Elias D. Sallis B: 1836 and D: 1915
- Bill , Mary (344 KB)
William (Bill) Gibson Mary Ann
- Jonathan Thomas Silas Sallis - Sarah Jane Green (872 KB)
MY GGGrandparents From Itawamba Co. Mississippi Jonathan Thomas Silas- Sarah Jane Green
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