Individual Details
James Madison Massey
(30 Nov 1808 - 10 May 1893)
Events
| Birth | 30 Nov 1808 | Lancaster, South Carolina, United States |  | ||
| Census | 1810 | Lancaster, South Carolina, British America | | ||
| Census | 1820 | Lancaster, South Carolina, United States | | ||
| Marriage | 31 Dec 1835 | Lancaster, South Carolina, United States - Hettie Shanks Spratt | | ||
| Court | 23 Feb 1837 | sold land as exec of Joseph Massey - Lancaster, South Carolina | | ||
| Court | 23 Feb 1837 | Lancaster, South Carolina | | ||
| Residence (family) | 14 Jun 1837 | Lancaster, South Carolina - Hettie Shanks Spratt | | ||
| Move | Abt 1839 | Mississippi, United States | | ||
| Census | 1840 | Desoto, Mississippi, United States | | ||
| Military | 17 Mar 1840 | appointed Captain of the Chickasaw Volunteer Regiment | | ||
| Census (family) | 1850 | Desoto, Mississippi, United States - Hettie Shanks Spratt | | ||
| Census (family) | 1860 | Desoto, Mississippi, United States - Hettie Shanks Spratt | | ||
| Census (family) | 1880 | Tate, Mississippi, United States - Hettie Shanks Spratt | | ||
| Will | 6 May 1893 | Tate, Mississippi, United States | | ||
| Death | 10 May 1893 | | |||
| Move | late 1830's | southern half of - Desoto, Mississippi, United States | | ||
| Move | on Cold water River - Deso County, Mississippi, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Hettie Shanks Spratt (1817 - 1905) |
| Child | James Spratt Massey (1838 - 1893) |
| Child | Elizabeth A Massey (1840 - ) |
| Child | William Henry Massey (1842 - 1877) |
| Child | Joseph B Massey (1847 - ) |
| Child | John M. Massey (1849 - ) |
| Child | Nancy J. Massey (1851 - ) |
| Child | Allen D. Massey (1853 - ) |
| Father | *poss son Joseph Massey (1773 - 1836) |
| Mother | *likely dau Martha T Hood (1785 - 1826) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Anna "Betsey" Massey (1811 - 1884) |
| Sibling | William Henry Massey (1813 - 1867) |
| Sibling | Janie Artemesia Massey (1814 - 1891) |
| Sibling | * Allen E "Alonzo" Massey (1817 - 1900) |
| Sibling | Joseph 'Benjamin' Massey (1820 - 1884) |
| Sibling | Eli R Massey (1823 - 1823) |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | Living |
Endnotes
1. Find A Grave (http://www.findagrave.com : 7 October 2016), Steele Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Charlotte, NC, memorial # 103166561, photo by “t. stephens”, grave maker of James Greer, 11 Sept 1828., Joseph JR Massey.
2. "," database, The MSGenWeb (http://www.msgw.org/desoto/cem/perry.html: accessed 23 June 2013), Inhabitants of Perry Cemetery - Masseys.
3. 1810 U.S. census, Lancaster Co., SC, population schedule, , enumeration district (ED) Not stated, 5, Jos Massey; digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 8 April 2013); citing FHL microfilm 0181420, roll 61.
4. 1820 U.S. census, Lancaster Co., SC, population schedule, , enumeration district (ED) not stated, 23, Joseph Massey; digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 8 April 2013); citing NARA microfilm publication M33, roll 118.
5. "," database, The MSGenWeb (http://www.msgw.org/desoto/cem/perry.html: accessed 23 June 2013), Inhabitants of Perry Cemetery - Masseys.
6. "MI, Tate County, Will Record, v. 1-2, 1873-1937," digital images, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org: accessed 11 May 2023), im 100, Will of James M Massey, 6 May 1893; citing FHL microfilm 895588.
7. "Lancaster, SC, Conveyance books, v. N-P 1835-1850," digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/: accessed 1 July 2022), im 100, James M Massey William H Massey and John M Spratt exe of Joseph Massey decd to Benjamin Massey, 23 Feb 1837 ; citing FHL microfilm 24056.
8. "SC, Lancaster, Conveyance Books, V. N-P 1835-1850," database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org: accessed 10 June 2023), im 100-101, James M Massey, William H Massey and John M Sprott, Exec of Joseph Massey (decd) to Benjamin Massey, 23 Feb 1837; citing FHL 24057.
9. "Oldest Inhabitants Letters," database, MSGenWeb (http://www.msgw.org/tate/letter.htm: accessed 3 July 2022), letter to James Madison Massey of Lancaster from W H Massey, 14 June 1837; citing Eleanore J Crespo.
10. 1850 U.S. census, Desoto Co., MS, population schedule, , enumeration district (ED) Southern Division, image 54 of 107, 359, James M Massey; digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 28 August 2014); citing NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 371.
11. "," database, The MSGenWeb (http://www.msgw.org/desoto/cem/perry.html: accessed 23 June 2013), Inhabitants of Perry Cemetery - Masseys.
12. "," database, The MSGenWeb (http://www.msgw.org/desoto/cem/perry.html: accessed 23 June 2013), Inhabitants of Perry Cemetery - Masseys.
13. 1850 U.S. census, Desoto Co., MS, population schedule, , enumeration district (ED) Southern Division, image 54 of 107, 359, James M Massey; digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 28 August 2014); citing NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 371.
14. 1860 U.S. census, Desoto Co., MS, population schedule, Green Leaf P.O., p. 97, dwelling 706, family 706, JB Massey [Joseph Benjamin] household; digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : viewed 8/27/15); citing NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 581.
15. 1880 U.S. census, Tate Co., MS, population schedule, , enumeration district (ED) 184, image 16 of 16, 150?, Jams Massey [James]; digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 28 August 2014); citing FHL microfilm 1254665, roll 665.
16. "MI, Tate County, Will Record, v. 1-2, 1873-1937," digital images, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org: accessed 11 May 2023), im 100, Will of James M Massey, 6 May 1893; citing FHL microfilm 895588.
17. "," database, The MSGenWeb (http://www.msgw.org/desoto/cem/perry.html: accessed 23 June 2013), Inhabitants of Perry Cemetery - Masseys.
18. "," database, The MSGenWeb (http://www.msgw.org/desoto/cem/perry.html: accessed 23 June 2013), Inhabitants of Perry Cemetery - Masseys.
19. "Newspaper Article, Manuscript, and Church History Database," database, YCHISTORY.ORG York County Library Digital Collections (wwww.ychistory.org: downloaded 27 August 2014), Our Heritage: The Massey Family of the Waxhaws. The Monroe Enquirer, 11/6/1959.