Hamby Ancestors That Served Our Country

Top Ten Things a Hamby Should Know:
#2 - SEVERAL DIRECT ANCESTORS SERVED OUR COUNTRY IN WARTIME

This Memorial Day, let's commemorate those that served our country faithfully but threaten to be lost in family memory. My research has uncovered these direct ancestors who survived war to have children in our lineage. This doesn't count all the cousins and descendants of these who undoubtedly served:

George W. Hamby - Father of Rev. C.P. Hamby, Sr, 47th AL Infantry & 1st AL Artillery CSA, prisoner of war captured in Battle of Mobile and imprisoned on Ship Island, buried Evergreen Cemetery Tuscaloosa.

James B. Arendale - My 2nd great grandfather, maternal grandfather of Granny Louie Hamby, 1st Lt. Co G, 3rd Confederate Cavalry, CSA, buried Mt. Carmel Bridgeport, AL.

Daniel Price - My 3rd g-grandfather (his daughter married James B. Arendale), E. TN Vol Infantry, War of 1812, buried Mt. Carmel Bridgeport, AL.


Anjer Price - My 5th g-grandfather (his granddaughter Ann MacFarlane married Daniel Price, buried at Mt. Carmel with him and probably cousins), Revolutionary War sergeant in Virginia Regiments and wounded in thigh in skirmish while on scouting party to Norfolk, worked as wagon master and marched in Seige of Savannah, burial unknown.


Robert McFarlane, my 5th g-grandfather, Revolutionary War private in Virginia, other grandfather of Ann MacFarlane listed above and buried at Mt. Carmel in Bridgeport, burial unknown.

J. Sherrod Williams - My 3rd g-grandfather, great grandfather of Grannie Louie Hamby, Corporal in W TN Vol, War of 1812, buried in Williams Cove near Winchester, TN.

Michael Looney - My 4th g-grandfather, father-in-law of Sherrod Williams listed above and his wife Polly Looney Williams, Revolutionary War private, rec'd 640 acres in bounty land grant, a descendant cousin of ours became governor of GA during Civil War, buried Looney Cemetery Hawkins, TN.

Absalem Looney - My 5th g-grandfather, father of Michael Looney, migrated from Ireland, soldier in Revolutionary War militia, discovered Abb's Valley in VA and furnished supplies, died Dunkards Springs, VA but burial unkown.


Gilbert Clark - My 5th great grandfather and ancestor of Laura Clark Hamby, Captain of Militia in Revolutionary War in North Carolina. Was also Justice of the Peace, planter, and Presbyterian immigrant escaping persecution from Jura Island, Scotland to Cape Fear.

Joel Blackwell Arendale, father of James B. listed above and wife of Elizabeth Dare, was not of age to fight but is found in the "Confederate Citizens File" in support of the CSA war effort through goods and services, buried in Doran's Cove cemetery near Russell Cave.