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John 'Johnnie' Lafayette Motley

John 'Johnnie' Lafayette Motley

Male 1877 - 1942  (65 years)

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  1. 1.  John 'Johnnie' Lafayette MotleyJohn 'Johnnie' Lafayette Motley was born 25 Jul 1877, Leatherwood, Virginia (son of John Fontaine Motley and Nancy Susan 'Nannie' Martin); died 8 Sep 1942, Draper, Rockingham County, North Carolina; was buried 9 Sep 1942, Danview Cemetery, Eden, North Carolina.

    John married Nancy 'Nannie Kate' Reynolds 27 Feb 1901, Henry County, Virginia. Nancy (daughter of William Barton "Bart" Reynolds * and Nancy Ann "Nannie" Reynolds *) was born 13 Aug 1881, Callands, Virginia; died 2 Dec 1964, Burlington, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Farrie Lafayette Motley was born 23 Nov 1907, Virginia; died 6 Oct 2004, Alamance, North Carolina; was buried , Alamance Memorial Park, Alamance, North Carolina.
    2. Nannie Purnell Motley was born 18 Sep 1905; died 30 May 1969, Eden, Rockingham County, North Carolina; was buried , Danview Cemetery, Rockingham County, North Carolina.
    3. Frances Motley was born 9 Jul 1915, Virginia; died 30 Dec 1977, Burlington, North Carolina; was buried , Danview Cemetery, Rockingham County, North Carolina.
    4. John Fountain Motley was born 18 Mar 1913, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 4 Mar 1974, Durham, North Carolina; was buried , Alamance Memorial Park, Alamance, North Carolina .
    5. Willie Motley was born 10 Oct 1910, Virginia; died 2 Aug 1974, Alamance, North Carolina; was buried , Pine Hill Cemetery, Burlington, North Carolina.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John Fontaine Motley was born 30 Jun 1850, Franklin County, Virginia (son of George Washington Motley and Missouri F. [LHZX-VY8] Lawrence); died 1 May 1897, Rocky Mount, Franklin Co., Virginia.

    John married Nancy Susan 'Nannie' Martin. Nancy (daughter of Reverend Orson Martin, Jr. and Elizabeth Sadler) was born 20 Mar 1850, Henry Co., Virginia; died 22 Feb 1913, Franklin Co., Virginia. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Nancy Susan 'Nannie' Martin was born 20 Mar 1850, Henry Co., Virginia (daughter of Reverend Orson Martin, Jr. and Elizabeth Sadler); died 22 Feb 1913, Franklin Co., Virginia.
    Children:
    1. Henry George Motley was born 9 Jul 1871, Henry County, Virginia; died 27 Nov 1938, Henry Co., Virginia.
    2. 1. John 'Johnnie' Lafayette Motley was born 25 Jul 1877, Leatherwood, Virginia; died 8 Sep 1942, Draper, Rockingham County, North Carolina; was buried 9 Sep 1942, Danview Cemetery, Eden, North Carolina.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  George Washington Motley was born 1818, Pittsylvania Co., Virgina; died 29 Nov 1905, Franklin Co., Virginia.

    George married Missouri F. [LHZX-VY8] Lawrence. Missouri (daughter of Henry Lawrence, Jr. and Gilley Ann Allen) was born 1828, Henry County, Virginia; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Missouri F. [LHZX-VY8] Lawrence was born 1828, Henry County, Virginia (daughter of Henry Lawrence, Jr. and Gilley Ann Allen); died Yes, date unknown.
    Children:
    1. 2. John Fontaine Motley was born 30 Jun 1850, Franklin County, Virginia; died 1 May 1897, Rocky Mount, Franklin Co., Virginia.
    2. Henry Clay Motley was born 18 Jun 1866, Virginia; died 29 Jun 1907, Franklin County, Virginia.
    3. Benjamin Franklin Motley was born 4 Mar 1871, Henry County, Virginia; died 28 May 1953, Madison Heights, Amherst County, Virginia; was buried , Presbyterian Cemetery Lynchburg, Lynchburg City, Virginia.

  3. 6.  Reverend Orson Martin, Jr. was born 24 Jan 1776, Cumberland County, Virginia (son of Orson Austine Martin, Sr. and Anne Forsee); died 13 Aug 1859, Henry Co., Virginia.

    Orson married Elizabeth Sadler 1880. Elizabeth was born 1778, Fluvana Co., Colonial Virginia; died 1845, Mountain Valley, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Elizabeth Sadler was born 1778, Fluvana Co., Colonial Virginia; died 1845, Mountain Valley, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.
    Children:
    1. Charles Franklin Martin was born 5 Oct 1806, Cumberland County, Virginia ; died 7 Sep 1884, Henry County, Virginia; was buried , Wright-Martin Family Cemetery Axton, Henry County, Virginia.
    2. John C. Martin was born Abt 1815; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Mary M. Martin was born 1825, Henry County, Virginia; died Abt 1855, Henry County, Virginia.
    4. 3. Nancy Susan 'Nannie' Martin was born 20 Mar 1850, Henry Co., Virginia; died 22 Feb 1913, Franklin Co., Virginia.


Generation: 4

  1. 10.  Henry Lawrence, Jr. was born 1795, Henry Co., Virginia (son of Henry Lawrence, Sr. and Sarah 'Sally' Fuller); died 1862, Henry Co., Virginia.

    Henry married Gilley Ann Allen 5 Feb 1820, Henry Co., Virginia. Gilley (daughter of Meredith Allen and Nancy Cooper) was born 1798, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 1871, Henry Co., Virginia. [Group Sheet]


  2. 11.  Gilley Ann Allen was born 1798, Pittsylvania County, Virginia (daughter of Meredith Allen and Nancy Cooper); died 1871, Henry Co., Virginia.
    Children:
    1. Sarah "Sallie" Lawrence was born 1822, Bedford Co., Virginia; died 15 Oct 1854, Henry Co., Virginia.
    2. Samuel Irwin/Ervin Lawrence was born 26 Oct 1820, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 15 Feb 1897.
    3. Eleanor Lawrence was born Mar 1827, Henry Co., Virginia; died 1900, Henry Co., Virginia.
    4. 5. Missouri F. [LHZX-VY8] Lawrence was born 1828, Henry County, Virginia; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. John Randolph Lawrence was born 1840, Leatherwood, Henry Co., Virginia; died 23 Apr 1900, Leatherwood, Henry Co., Virginia.
    6. Darling [L4G1-PPT] Lawrence was born 1821, Henry County, Virginia; died 1888, Leatherwood, Henry County, Virginia.

  3. 12.  Orson Austine Martin, Sr. was born Abt 1735, Goochland County, Virginia Colony (son of Valentine Martin, Sr. and Jane Bridgewater); died 24 Jul 1786, Cumberland Co., Virginia; was buried , Burnt Chimney Cemetery, Cumberland Co., Virginia.

    Orson married Anne Forsee. Anne was born Abt 1735, Goochland County, Virginia Colony. [Group Sheet]


  4. 13.  Anne Forsee was born Abt 1735, Goochland County, Virginia Colony.
    Children:
    1. 6. Reverend Orson Martin, Jr. was born 24 Jan 1776, Cumberland County, Virginia; died 13 Aug 1859, Henry Co., Virginia.


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