Individual Details

Nelson Co KY Commissioners Deeds, 1823-1842, Land Book 3, p.47-49.
3 Oct 1825 between the unknown heirs of Elizabeth Kuykendall, the unknown heirs of Mary Reasoner, and Henry Crist, Catherine Lewright & John Lewright her husband, Nicholas Crist, Rebecca Cartmell & Jacob Carmell her husband, heirs of Sarah Crist, dec'd., Nathan Crist, Catherine Crist, Rebecca Crist, & Sarah Crist, the last four infant heir of Jacob Crist who was one of the heirs of Sarah Christ, the said Henry Crist is also named as heir of Sarah Crist, the unknown heirs of Christina Frye, Catherine Ernest & William Ernest her husband, Henry Spears, Jacob Spears, Nancy Frye & James Frye her husband, Elijah Cartmell, Sarah Brown and Joseph Brown her husband and Regina Crist, the three last heirs of Susannah Cartmell who was one of the heirs of Solomon Spears, Rachel Bird, Mounce Bird her husband, the unknown heirs of Regina Owens & Noah Spears.

This is the best known list of the children of Henry Speers & Regina Froman.

Nancy was baptized in the Cooper's Run Baptist Church in November, 1791. She applied for a letter of dismissal on 11 April 1818. Elizabeth Spears, wife of Nancy's brother Jacob, withdrew from the church the same time.

Mr. Adams has given a birthplace as Winchester, in Frederick Co VA. If the family came from Germany to Pennsylvania in 1772, just before the death of Henry's father, then Nancy was surely born in Germany. However, this appears to be an error in the date of their arrival.

Nancy Fry was the defendant in a civil court litigation between Oct of 1796 and Dec of 1797. Hannah Phillips had been degraded and damnified in good name because Nancy had proclaimed that Hannah had been meeting someone by the name of Cooper at the spring to commit adultery. On Dec 30, 1797, a jury decided that James Fry should pay Elijah Phillips [Hannah's husband] £20 in damages. A costly lesson.

Nancy apparently did not go to Missouri with her husband. She might have gone and then returned. However, he did not even mention her in his will. She was named in a summons in 1820 in Bourbon County as an heir to estate of Solomon Speers, probably her brother. She is thought to have remained with her son Abraham who had inherited his father's property in Kentucky. She was buried in the Speers-Frye Cemetery in Bourbon County KY.

1830 Census. Bourbon Co KY
Abe Fry: 2m 5-10, 2m 10-15, 1m 20-30, 1m 40-50. 2f 15-20, 1f 30-40, 1f 70-80 [probably his mother]

Birth	17 Mar 1759
Marriage	Bef 1775	JAMES FRYE
Death	25 Mar 1839	Bourbon County, Kentucky

Spouse	JAMES FRYE (1759 - 1821)
Child	BENJAMIN FRY (1775 - 1829)
Child	Nancy Frye (1777 - )
Child	John Frye ( - )
Child	Rebecca Frye (1784 - 1819)
Child	James Frye Jr. (1787 - 1822)
Child	Abraham Frye (1788 - 1843)
Child	Elizabeth Frye ( - 1821)
Child	Jacob Frye ( - 1840)
Child	Sally FRYE (1795 - )

Father	HENRY SPEERS (1725 - 1773)
Mother	REGINA FROMAN (1729 - 1805)
Sibling	Joseph SPEERS (1744 - 1770)
Sibling	Elizabeth Spears (1746 - 1773)
Sibling	Mary "Molly" Spears (1747 - 1805)
Sibling	Sarah Spears (1748 - 1814)
Sibling	Rachel Spears (1749 - 1820)
Sibling	Susanna Spears (1750 - )
Sibling	Catherine Spears (1751 - 1816)
Sibling	Christena Spears (1752 - 1841)
Sibling	Jacob Spears (1754 - 1825)
Sibling	Rev. Henry Speers Jr. (1756 - 1840)
Sibling	Regina Speers (1763 - 1827)
Sibling	Solomon Spears (1765 - 1788)
Sibling	Noah Speers (1769 - 1832)