Descendents Andrew Secrest   Andrew was the son of Jacobus Secrest and Barbara Simms
who came from Switzerland in the mid 1700's. Most research information on this family
is the work of Ruth Hill Simpson.
 

 Andrew Secrest b. 1760 approx d. July 1859 m. Nancy Sarah Winchester b. c1782
                                            m. Nov.4 1850 Mary  Osborne
 

1   Leah Secrest b. 1796 d. 1866 m. 1822 John Evan Laney b. 1796 d. 1863

       1  Monroe Laney b. 1827

       2  Rebecca Secrest Laney b. 1828 d. 1893

       3   Zak William Laney b. Jan 28 1829
 
 

2   Abram J Secrest b. Aug 19 1805 d. July 20 1883 m. Sept 15 1825
     Millie Pyron    b. Aug 3 1809 d. May 19 1898  their children

       1  Leander M. Secrest b. 1825 m. 12 Dec 1850 Polly Robinson b. 1827 children

             Emaline Martha Secrest b. 1853 m. 22 Dec 1872 L Mark Conder b. 1851

    2  Syrena Secrest b. 1826 d. Mar 1875 married October 15 1845 to
           Green C Doster   b. Sept 20 1822 d. 1882 children

              John Harvey Doster b. 1847 m. Mary Doster b. 1850
              Charles Alexander Doster b. abt 1875 m. Bessie ?
              Franklin Doster b. Nov 1861 d. abt 1909 m. abt 1899 Alice ?  b. Jun 1877
              Thomas W. Doster b. 1863

    3    Elinor Secrest b. 1831 m. Feb 7 1848 John C. Bass
                 Serena Bass b. Nov 22 1853 d. June 25 1857
                William Bass b. Nov 22 1863 d. Nov 27 1865

    4  Mary Ann Secrest b. Sept 1833 d. 1861 m. 20 Jan 1851 John S Laney b. 3 Oct 1825

5. Sarah Emeline Secrest b. 8 Jan 1835 d. 22 Jul 1897 m. 11 Mar 1869 Robert Rea Ormond Jr b. 26 Nov 1815 d. 28 Jan 1898

    6  John A M Secrest b. 1839 d. April 19 1862 m. Sally McCall

    7  Thomas Secrest b. 1842 d. 27 Feb 1863

    8 Abraham J Crawford Secrest b. 1845 d. 2 Sep 1854

    9  Issac Newton Secrest b. June 7 1847 d. March 10 1922 m. March 30 1869 Elizabeth Pyron  b. 1847

    10  Jacob Doctor Alyin "Squire" Secrest b. Feb 28 1848 d. Feb 20 1939 m. Feb 17 1874
                 Elizabeth Dunlop b Jan 9 1854 d Mar 10 1875
                 m. Nannie A Wentz Condor b. Feb 24 1857 d. May 9 1936

    11  James Franklin Secrest b. 1852 d. 11 Sep 1854
 

3  Ephraim  W. Secrest b. May 9 1809 d. May 15 1870 m. 1831 Elizabeth Drucilla Helms
                       b. Nov 21 1812 d. Nov 23 1884 their children
 

    1 Andrew Jackson Secrest b. 1832 m. May 1 1851 Martha Robinson b. Oct 25 1832
                            d. Dec 12 1909

           John Robinson Secrest b. 1853 m. Sept 9 1877 Martha Stevens b. 1856
            Ambrose Secrest b. 1858
            Cleopatra Martha Amanda Secrest b. Feb 1 1863 m. Jan. 2 1884 Leroy Helms
                                           b. Mar 10 1832
 

     2 John A Secrest b. 1834 d. Sept 20 1862 m. March 2 1858 Elizabeth Osborne
             Mary Elizabeth Secrest b. 1859 m. Robert Lemuel Davis b. Dec 22 1859

                         m. Jan 3 1861 Sarah Levinia Howie b. April 3 1841
              John A Secrest  Dec 14 1862 March 4 1852
 
 

    3  Nancy A. Secrest b. 1836 m. Sept 1 1859 Soloman Helms b. 1841
 
 

    4    Leroy Spring Secrest b. May 30 1840 d. Dec 18 1916 m. Feb 28 1866 Martha Clementine Trull b. Nov 10 1848 d. Apr 29 1911 their children

            Andrew Fulton Secrest b. March 19 1867  died July 25 1885
            Augustus Secrest b. March 5 1869 d. Sept 16 1896
           Jennings Albright Secrest b. Oct 6 1870 d. Nov 10 1936
            R M L Secrest b. ABT 1866

    5 Serepta Secrest b. 1843 m. Dec 1 1858 Jesse Morris Benton b. 1839
 
 

    6  Elmira Arbella Secrest b. 28 Jan 1848 d. 12 Sep 1915 m. 30 Jun 1864
        George Dwight Haywood  Benton b. 1845 d. 11 May 1899 their children

      Cornelia A Benton b. July 1876
      Kizzie Benton b. Oct 1879
      Eszra Benton b. Jan 1882
      Joseph H Benton b. Aug 1884
      Lessie C Benton b. Nov 1887
      Sarah J Benton b. Sept 1889
      Eliza Jane Benton b. 1868 m. Rev. Lebon Hough
      Roxanna Benton b. Jan 19 1869 d. Jan 21 1934 m.1887 Thomas A. Helms b. Nov 25 1853   d. Sept 3 1916
      James M Benton b. Dec 1870
 
 

4  Jacob W Secrest b. 1811 d. 1887 m. 1830 Tarza Helms b. 1812
                                m. May 13 1878 Margaret Helms b. 1838

     Milas S. Secrest b. Sept 17 1831 d. Sept 19 1916 m. May 12 1855 Susan McNeeley b. 1833   d. Sept 29 1913

         Thomas Winchester Secrest b May 13 1856 d Aug 16 1851  m. Sept 10 1889 Amanda Drusila
             "Mandy" Blythe b Sept 16 1862 d Nov 18 1929  6 of their children died of typoid fever

           Duran Secrest b. April 1858 d Dec 25 1878
           William Keith Secrest b April 6 1860 d Jan 17 1879
           Cebren Secrest b Sept 19 1862 d Dec 25 1878
            L.L. Secrest b. 1867
           Eliza Jane Secrest b  March 30 1869 Jan 3 1879
           Fonzo R Secrest b Sep 16 1871 d Jan 17 1879
           John N Secrest b. 1875 d Dec 30 1903
           Mattie Lenora (Nora) Secrest b. April 6 1876 d April 6 1946
           Milas T Secrest b. Nov 31 1877 d Nov 15 1878
           Eugene Secrest b Aug 10 1883 d May 19 1955

    S Tilrow Secrest b Oct 19 1832 d Dec 12 1922 M Ellen Saphronia Winchester
                        b April 11 1851 d Jan 14 1929

     Sampson Secrest b. 1834

     John P. Secrest b. Oct 2 1835 d. Nov 28 1885 m. Mar 9 1859 Jane Henegar
                     b. March 1 1838 d. July 23 1914   their children

          Telitha Secrest b. March 5 1861 m. Dec 18 1878 William Helms b. 1854
          Hannah S. Secrest b. Feb 26 1863 d. Aug 27 1881
          Mary E. Secrest b. June 7 1863 d. July 8 1881
          Jacob A. Secrest b. June 1865 d. July 7 1881
          Dora Secrest b. 1871 m. Apr 9 1891 W.D. Bivens b. 1874
          Maggie Secrest b 1874 m. Dec 20 1893 Wiley Hefner b. 1865
          Virgia M Secrest b 1876
          Zeb Vance Secrest b March 19 1877 d August 29 1949
          Hiram Secrest

    Hiram Secrest b. July 10 1838 d. Jan 25 1914 m. March 10 1867 Martha Robinson
                  b. Oct 25 1832 d. Dec 12 1909

    Coleman Secrest b. 1842 d. July 3 1863

    Jacob Secrest b. 1846

    Theresa Secrest b. 1849

     Frances Elizabeth Secrest b. Feb 1853 m. Aug 27 1872 John E Helms b. 1851
 
 

5   Nancy Secrest m. Ned Ritch
        Marvin T Ritch
 

6  Rebecca Secrest b. 1811 m. Jan 3 1832 John Q. Lemmond
 

7  Tellitha Secrest b. 1815 Tabitha Secrest  m. Jan 31 1834 Thomas P. Rogers their children

            Franklin P Rogers b 1836
            Thomas A Rogers b 1838
            Marion Rogers       b 1837
            Cyrus Rogers         b 1840

                                m. Rulen Tomberlin b. 1794  their children

            James Tomberlin
            Sallie Tomberlin
            Bruce Tomberlin
            Dave Tomberlin

8 Tibitha Secrest b. Sept 9 1816 d. Mar 23 1865 m. Feb 18 1835 James Monroe Howell
                  b. Jan 15 1812 d. Oct 12 1895  their children

            Clarke Howell
             Archibald Lee Howell b  March 25 1859 d  d June 10 1917
 

9 Samuel T Secrest b. Feb 4 1823 d. Nov 29 1887 m. 1844 Jemima Medlin b. Jan 16 1825
                   d. Feb 4 1905   their children
 
 

       Samuel Mc Kee Secrest b. July 6 1845 d. April 10 1904 m. Feb 5 1843 Martha Jane
       (Mattie) Alexander

       Lafayette A Secrest b. 1846 d

       Ebeneezer C Secrest b. Jan 1847 m. Dec 25 1873 Ardena "Dennie" Richardson b. Dec 1849

       Sarah Louisa  Secrest b. 1849

       Bahamas C Secrest b. June 24 1850 d. August 11 1889 died in fall from horse

       Jemima Secrest b. May 1853 m. Sept 24 1873 Cebron C. Belk b. Sept 1850 their children

            Indiana Belk b Jan 1878
            Sidney Belk  b Oct 1881
            Ada Belk       b March 1888
            Blair Belk      b Nov 1890
            Bogan Belk   b May 1892

       Hoke C Secrest b. 1856
 
 

       Martha Secrest b. Oct 30 1855 d. Sept 23 1933 m. 1874 John Robert Dees b. Feb 4 1852
                      d. July 16 1914

        Children of John Robert Deese and Martha C Secrest
 

       Phetney Secrest b. April 1860 m. Oct 8 1879 John C.Young b. 1852

       Mary Louisa Secrest b. 1864 m. James H Talley  May 17 1881

       Julia L "Jennie" Secrest b. Sept 25 1870 d. June 22 1906 m. Jan. 21 1891
          Adam Penegar b. June 1865   their children

            Thomas Penegar b Oct 1892
            Maudessen Pengar b Sept 1893
            Clote Penegar b Sept 1894
            Roberta Penegar b Oct 1896
            Jenette Penegar b Jan 1899
 
 

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