North Carolina, Birth Indexes, 1800-2000 Few Benjamin Vernon Male White Birth 12 Oct 1910 Henderson County Father Vernon Few, Mother Neale Crowder Recorded Vol 6, P 490 Few Ben Male White Birth 29 May 1890 Hendersonville, Henderson County Father C Few, Mother Floried Justus Recorded Vol 8, P 63 ** Few Columbus Jr Male White Birth 26 Mar 1892 Hendersonville, Henderson County Father C Few, Mother Floried Justus Recorded Vol 9, P 354 ** Index to Delayed Birth Certificates 1900 Federal Census, Henderson County, North Carolina, 1 June, Hendersonville, District 43, page 1B, 29 West Academy, Hse #9, Fam #10 Few, Columbus Head W F Feb 1848 52 Married 21 yrs SC GA SC Physician Owns Few, Floried Wife W F May 1859 41 Married 21 yrs 5 children/5 living NC NC VA Few, Vernon Son W M Jan 1880 20 Single NC SC NC At School Few, Jennie Dau W F June 1882 17 Single NC SC NC At School Few, Rosa Dau W F Jan 1884 16 Single NC SC NC At School Few, Benjamin Son W M May 1890 10 Single NC SC NC At School Few, Columbus Jr Son W M Mar 1892 8 Single NC SC NC North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011 C Few Jr, Age 25 (b abt 1892), of Hendersonville, NC Bessie Hodges, Age 25 (b abt 1892), of Hendersonville, NC License issued 21 Dec 1917 Marriage 26 Dec 1917 Henderson County, NC Ceremony by M F Moores, Minister, Hendersonville Witnesses Sam T Hodges, W A Smith Jr, H G Hunter Recorded Henderson County Marriage register p 19 U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 Hendersonville, North Carolina, City Directory, 1954, p 148 Few Ben mgr City Auto Rpr, r 741 N Church Few Bessie H Mrs, tchr Elem Sch, r 1420 Ridgecrest Dr Few Columbus (Bessie HPostmaster, h 1420 Ridgecrest Dr, Tel 5475 Few Fred W (Mildred C) clk Depot Bargain House, h 1029 Oakland Few Mildred C Mrs, ofc sec Dr Jos P Bailey, r 1029 Oakland
1880 Federal Census, Greenville County, South Carolina, 5 June, O'Neal Township, page 13, Hse #123, Fam #124 Few, James W M 54 Farmer SC SC SC [b abt 1826] Few, Mary W F 50 Wife Keeping House SC SC SC [b abt 1830] Few, Ameila [Amelia] W F 31 Dau SC SC SC [b abt 1849] Few, Sarah C W F 26 Dau SC SC SC [b abt 1854] Few, William H W M 23 Son Single Works on Farm SC SC SC [b abt 1857] Few, Ignatius W M 21 Son Single Works on Farm SC SC SC [b abt 1859] Few, Ira C W M 19 Son Single Works on Farm SC SC SC [b abt 1861] Few, Mary M W F 17 Dau Single Works on Farm SC SC SC [b abt 1863] Few, Columbus L W M 14 Son Single Works on Farm SC SC SC [b abt 1866] Few, Kallip W M 12 Son Single Works on Farm SC SC SC [b abt 1868] Few, John A W M 10 Son Single Works on Farm SC SC SC [b abt 1870] Few, Benjamin F W M 6 Son Single SC SC SC [b abt 1874]
--------------------------- More About RICHARD FEW: Burial September 1688, Pennsylvania [note the historical source above, on his will, has date of will proving in court as March 1689 (1688).] Church Quaker Emigration June 02, 1681, Left England Immigration Bef. September 12, 1682, Arrived in America Occupation Shoemaker More About JANE WHITFIELD: Burial April 1674, England More About RICHARD FEW and JANE WHITFIELD: Marriage Bet. 1640 - 1667, England More About RICHARD FEW and JULIAN UNKNOWN: Marriage England Children of RICHARD FEW and JANE WHITFIELD are: i. JOANE FEW, b. January 22, 1650/51, Wiltshire, England; d. Unknown, Unknown; m. (1) UNKNOWN, b. Unknown, Unknown; m. (2) ROBERT SILVESTER, Unknown, Unknown; b. Unknown, Horsely, County of Glouchester, Mercer; d. Unknown, Unknown. Marriage Unknown, Unknown 2. ii. RICHARD JR. FEW, b. December 26, 1653, England; d. Bef. 1682, Wiltshire, England. iii. WALTER FEW, b. July 03, 1656, Wiltshire, England; d. Unknown, Unknown. iv. DANIEL FEW, b. November 20, 1660, Wiltshire, England; d. Unknown, Unknown. 3. v. ISAAC FEW,SR, b. April 06, 1664, Wiltshire, England; d. 1734, Kenneth, Chester County, Pennsylvania. vi. JOSEPH FEW, b. February 21, 1665/66, Wiltshire, England; d. Bef. 1682, Wiltshire, England. Burial Bef. 1682, England -- Descendants of Richard Few, Genealogy.com, http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/s/m/i/Walter-Smith-4/GENE5-0001.html --------------------------- --------------------------- Will of RICHARD FEW SR.: The tweifth day of the 6 month in the year one thousand six hundred eighty & sixe.It having pleased ye Lord to visit ne RICHARD FEW of Chester with a great fit of siknes yet in perfect sense & memory But not knowing how it may please ye Lord to dispose of me and willing to setell ye affairs of my outward estate do make this my last will and testament in manner and form following: First I do give & bequeath unto my son ISAAC all my purchased land conserning two hundred & twenty acres as allso my citey lot at Philadelphia with all apurtaning thereof to him my said Son ISAAC for him and his heirs forever he allowing my wife JULIAN the one half of ye said 2 hundred and 20 acres viz so much of it as is or shall be cleared & manuered during her naturell life, she allowing the one half of ye charge it shall be expended thereupon during her said naturell life. Furthermore my will is that my said Wife shall likewise have herr abode and habitation in ye house with my son ISAAC during her natural like allso unless at any time ye house should not be thought convenient or that they should not agree so as to live together that then my son ISAAC shall at his own proper cost & charge build for my said Wife a convenient house of stone of seven feet high in ye wall & 14 long within the walls & 12 feet wide withing ye walls with a convenient chimmey in it. I so allso give unto my said Wife ye one half of ye stock that is raised upon ye plantation and ye increase thereof during her naturell life also and at her death then it shall be given and disposed of to my children & grandcildren and that my Son's Wife shall have the disposing thereof as to which of them shall seem meet and most becoming. Alas my will is yt all my debts and other charges be born & defrayed equally between my said Wife & my said Son ISAAC and further my Wife shall have ye use of half of ye household goods & untensells of husbandry during her life also. But if my said Wife should marey again then my will is yt my said son ISAAC shall have ye whole estate real & personall as above & yt my said Wife shall at ye end of six months after ye day of her mareing go of the plantation, he my said son alowing her 10 pound ye said 10 pound to be paid her at or before ye end of six months after ye day of her so maring. Also my will is that my granddaughter SUSANA FEW shall be sufficienty brought up and maintened with sufficient meat drink and apparell & learning sutable for her ye charge of ye said maintainance & learning to be born equally between my said Wife and my said son ISAAC until she be 18 years of age.but if my Wife should mary as above yt then my son ISAAC should have ye care & EDUCATION of her my said grandchild. [This seems toindicate that Susana's father, Richard's son Richard, has died before his father.] And also I do give unto my to said sons WALTER and DANIEL FEW & to my daughter JOAN FEW 5 pounds apiece to be paid or ordered to be paid to each particular or to whom each perticular shall order it to be paid in this province of Pennsilvania within 3 years after decease but if my said sons WALTER & DANIEL or my said daughter JOAN they or either of them should come into this province that then they or either of them yt shall so come shall have their particular proportion of 5 pounds as above to be paid them within a year after thoir or either of their so arrivall & my will is also yt those above said sums of 5 pounds apiece to be to my above said to sons and daughter by my son ISAAC & my Wife equally between them but if my said Wife should marey as above before ye 3 years after my decease be expired yt then my said sons & my said daughter ye aforesaid sums of 5 pounds apiece and at ye time above said but if either of my above said 3 children should dye before ye time of ye above said payment be expired yt then his or her 5 pounds as above shall be equally divided between ye other two & if 2 of them should dye before the time is expired the two of ye sons 5 pounds should be given to ye 3d but if they all 3 dye before ye said time for payment be expired yt then my said son ISAAC shall have ye whole sum of 15 pounds himself. Also & further I do give to ye use of poor friends ye sum of one pound to be paid within one year after my decease and to be disposed of as ye friends of ye monthly meeting at Chester shall think fit. And I do make my well beloved wife and my son ISAAC my lawful executrix & executor to carefully execute my last will & testament according to ye true intent and meaning thereof. And also I do make & constitute my friends THOMAS BRASIE & CALEB PUSEY my trustees to carefully to see the execution of it according to ye true intent & meaning thereof. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand ye day and year above wrighten. Signed in ye presence of us whose names are under wrighten. Proven 26 March 1689 [not signed] -- Descendants of Richard Few, Genealogy.com, http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/s/m/i/Walter-Smith-4/GENE5-0001.html ---------------------------
1910 Federal Census, Greenville County, South Carolina, 9 May, Highland Township, District 36, page 11B, Hse #213, Fam #214 Few, Robert Head M W 26 Married 5 years SC SC SC Farmer Rents Farm [b abt 1884] Few, Cora Wife F W 36 Married 5 yrs 2 children/1 living SC SC SC [b abt 1874] Few, Edna Dau F W 2 SC SC SC [b abt 1908] 1920 Federal Census, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, 10 January, Reidville Township, District 97, page 3A, Hse/Fam #44 Few, Robert B Head Owns Free & Clear M W 38 Married AL AL AL Farmer (abt 1881) Few, Cora Wife F W 37 Married SC SC SC (abt 1882) Few, Edna Dau F W 11 Single SC SC SC (abt 1908) Few, Myrtle Dau F W 9 Single SC SC SC (abt Nov 1910) Few, Roy Son M W 5yrs9mos8 Single SC SC SC (abt 1914)
William Few Will Page 1: Mentioned in the will: Wife Ann Few Stepdaughter Katherine Hunt Children Benjamin, William, Ignatius, Hannah Howard and Elizabeth Andrews Will Page 2: Mentioned in this page of the will: Wife Ann Few As executors: friend Benjamin Andrews (apparently his son-in-law) sons Benjamin Few and Ignatius Few Rhesa Howard Esquire (William's son-in-law, husband of Hannah Howard) -- Will of William Few, written in Columbia County, Georgia, on 24 October 1789, 5 years before his death in 1794; probate docuemnts date from 21 July 1794. -- Columbia County, Georgia, Court Records, accessed on Ancestry.com, Georgia, Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992, 27 November 2017. "William Few, the first, father of Senator William and of Ignatius and Benjamin, died in this county in 1789. His children were: Benjamin, William, Ignatius, Hannah Howard, and Elizabeth Andrew [sic, for Andrews]. ... He came from Maryland and was the grandfather of Dr Ignatius A Few. There were many Marylanders in Columbia" -- The Sunny South (now The Atlanta Constitution), Atlanta, Georgia, 28 July 1901, p 8, Section on William Few (died 1789) and Sons, Religion Section, via Ancestry.com, accessed 27 November 2017 North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 Greenberry Lee, Elizabeth Few, William Few, Mary Wheeler "4. Greenberry Lee m 1774 Elizabeth Few ... 5. William Few m 1743 Mary Wheeler (1710-79). ... "Greenberry Lee was colonel in South Carolina militia 1782-83. He was born in South Carolina; died in Richmond County, Ga. William Few (1714-94) received a land grant in Washington County, GA., for Revolutionary services. He was born in Kennett, Pa., died in Columbia County, Ga." -- DAR Record #111648 for Emma Lee Bettis, Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 112 : 1912, p 213; From the Ancestry.com Collection North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 Family Data Collection - Individual Records Elizabeth Few Spouse Greenberry Lee Parents William Few Few, Mary Wheeler Birth 1752 Hartford, MD [was baltimore County at that time] Marriage Date 1774 Death Date 1780
1880 Federal Census, Greenville County, South Carolina, 5 June, District 91, page 12, Hse #114, Fam #118 Few, Benjamin F W M 50 Physician SC SC SC [b abt 1830] Few, Rachel M W F 40 Wife Keeping House SC SC SC [b abt 1840] Few, Robert A W M 14 Dau Atttended School SC SC SC [b abt 1866] Few, William P W M 12 Dau Atttended School SC SC SC [b abt 1868] Few, Sallie L W F 9 Dau Atttended School SC SC SC [b abt 1871] Few, Ignatius P W M 8 Dau Atttended School SC SC SC [b abt 1872] Few, Ella L W F 6 Dau Atttended School SC SC SC [b abt 1874]
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 Ella Mae Few [Ella Maefew Brown] [Ella Hudson] [Ella Brown] Birth 4 Nov 1921 Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina Death Date 21 Nov 2004 Father Walter Few Mother Lola M Johnson SSN 249286031 Feb 1941 Name listed as ELLA MAE FEW; 23 Feb 1977 Name listed as ELLA MAEFEW BROWN; Name listed as ELLA MAE HUDSON; 09 Dec 2004 Name listed as ELLA M BROWN --------------------- Ella Mae Few Preston [Hudson?]/Brown Birth 4 Nov 1921 Greenville County, South Carolina, USA Death 21 Nov 2004 (aged 83) Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, USA Burial Woodlawn Memorial Park, Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina Ella Mae Few Hudson Brown, 83, formerly of Edwards Mill Road, widow of Preston M. Brown, died Nov. 21, 2004, at Roger Huntington Nursing Center. A native of Taylors, daughter of the late Walter Lee (1890-1959) and Lola Johnson (1887-1978) Few, she was a retired employee of Stone Manufacturing and a member of Fairview Baptist Church. Her first husband was the late Nall Hudson Jr (1922-1975). Surviving are a stepson and daughter-in-law, Mickey and Donna Brown of Greer; a stepdaughter, Dianne McAtee of Cowpens; two grandchildren, Mark R. McAtee and Kristi L. Brown; and special friends, J.N. and Evelyn McFadden of Greer. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Wood Mortuary. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Memorial Park. Honorary escort will be the Myra Hammett Sunday School Class. Visitation will be held 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Wood Mortuary. The families are at their respective homes. Memorials may be made to Fairview Baptist Church, 1400 Locust Hill Road, Greer, SC 29651. -- The Wood Mortuary Inc. Parents: Walter Lee Few 1890-1959 Lola J Few 1887-1978 Sibling Florence Orene Few 1918-2004 Spouse Nall Hudson 1922-1975 Created by Donnie Ruyle 7 Jun 2010 -- Find A Grave Memorial 53372798, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53372798/ella-mae-preston/brown ---------------------
Emma was reported as Emeline in the 1850 census. Her age was reported as 11, which would place birth about 1839. 1850 Federal Census, Harrison County, Indiana, 25 September, District 45, p 679, Hse/Fam #811 Susannah Few 47 F Widow $1000 Real Estate b KY [b abt 1803] Isaiah S Few 16 M Farmer b IN [b abt 1834] Margaret S Few 14 F b IN [b abt 1836] Emeline Few 11 F b IN [b abt 1839] Benjamin Few 9 M b IN [b abt 1841] Minerva E Few 6 F b IN [b abt 1844] Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1964 Emma Ferr Porter Residence 641 Cecil Ave, Louisville, Kentucky Widow, Born 10 Feb 1839 Indiana Father Benj Few, b Pennsylvania Mother Susie Richardson, born Indiana Informant Mrs Geo H Dettmeier Died 12 Sep 1923 at home, 641 Cecil Ave, Louisville, Kentucky Cause of Death Cancer of the Uterus, Senility Burial 14 September 1923 St Louis Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky by L D Pearson and Son Certificate #23695 filed 14 September 1923
1880 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 16 June, District 177, page 31-32, Hse 267, Fam #271 Hance, John W M 80 Head Farmer SC SC SC [b abt 1800] - page 32 - Hance, Hariet M W F 46 Wife Keeping House SC SC SC [b abt 1834] Few, Jane W F 19 Stepdau Single At Home SC SC SC Cannot write [b abt 1861] Few, Emma T W F 17 Stepdau Single At Home SC SC SC [b abt 1863] Hance, Proser (?) W M 7 Son TN SC SC [b abt 1873] Hance, Aaron W W M 1 Son TN SC SC [b abt 1879]
In the 1850 census, three Few households were enumerated on the same page of the census for Greenville County, South Carolina. Ephraim was listed along with his brother Ignatius and his father in neighboring households. 1850 Federal Census, Greenville County, South Carolina, 16 September, page 114, Hse/Fam #842 Ephraim Few 40 M Farmer $1500 Real Estate b South Carolina [b abt 1810] Milly Few 45 F b South Carolina [b abt 1805] William Few 12 F b South Carolina [b abt 1838] Matilda Few 6 F b South Carolina [b abt 1844] Andrew Dunaho 26 F b South Carolina [b abt 1834] Ignatius' father, now widowed, was next door, with several adult children in the household, inckuding Ephraim's married brother Benjamin and his family. 1850 Federal Census, Greenville County, South Carolina, 16 September, page 114, Hse/Fam #841 Wm Few 78 M Farmer $6000 Real Estate b North Carolina [b abt 1800] Malinda Few 54 F b South Carolina [b abt 1815] Rachel Few 52 F b South Carolina [b abt 1798] Mary Few 38 F b South Carolina [b abt 1812] Lavena Few 36 F b South Carolina [b abt 1814] Martha Few 29 M b South Carolina [b abt 1821] Catherine Few 6 F b South Carolina [b abt 1844] Benjamin Few 45 M Farmer b South Carolina [b abt 1805] Mary Few 43 F b South Carolina [b abt 1807] Susana Few 11 F b South Carolina [b abt 1839] James Few 7 M b South Carolina [b abt 1843] Rosana Few 5 F b South Carolina [b abt 1845] Columbus Few 2 M b South Carolina [b abt 1848] On the other side of Ephraim's father, another brother, Ignatiuis, was enumerated with his wife Ancy, and an apparent farm worker or relative, oddly listed between them. 1850 Federal Census, Greenville County, South Carolina, 16 September, page 114, Hse/Fam #840 Ignatious Few 42 M Farmer $3000 Real Estate b South Carolina [b abt 1808] Benjamin Campbell 23 F b South Carolina [b abt 1837] Ancy Few 40 F b South Carolina [b abt 1810] ---------------------- Ephriam [sic] Lawrence Few Birth Mar 17, 1810 Greenville County, South Carolina, USA Death Mar 30, 1885 Greenville County, South Carolina, USA Ephraim L Few son of William Few & Susannah Tubbs. Ephraim married (1) married Elizabeth 'Milly' Bramlett abt 1837 Greenville Co SC To this marriage were born William Manning, Emmaline & Matilda Few. (2) Amanda L Bray about 1858 Greenville Co SC. To this marriage were born Lawrence,Thomas Sidney & Ignatius Parents: William Few (1771 - 1856) Susannah Tubbs Few (1774 - 1816) Spouses: Amanda L Bray Few (1829 - 1913) Elizabeth Bramlett Few (1812 - 1897) Children: William Manning Few (1838 - 1900) Matilda Emaline Few Thomason (1844 - 1915) Laurence Few (1859 - 1863) Thomas Sidney Few (1864 - 1885) Siblings: Malinda Few Few (1796 - 1867) Rachel Few (1797 - 1883) Mary Elizabeth Few Jenkins (1801 - 1897) Susannah Few Kendrick (1803 - 1884) Benjamin Few (1805 - 1888) Ignatius Few (1807 - 1894) Levinia Few Thomason (1813 - 1885) Note: Picture taken 19 Nov. 2007 by Donnie & Sandra Savage Ruyle Burial Few Family Cemetery, Greer, Greenville County, South Carolina, USA Created by Donnie Ruyle Apr 17, 2008 -- Find A Grave Memorial #26082362, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=26082362 ----------------------
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 Florence Orene Few [Florence O Few] Birth 7 Jul 1918 Greenville County, South Carolina Death Date 5 Feb 2000 Father Walter L Few Mother Lola M Johnson SSN 249286030 Feb 1941 Name listed as FLORENCE ORENE FEW; 10 Feb 2000 Name listed as FLORENCE O FEW --------------------- Florence Orene Few Birth 18 Jul 1918 Greenville County, South Carolina, USA Death 5 Feb 2004 (aged 85) Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA Burial Woodlawn Memorial Park, Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina Orene Few, Spartanburg Florence Orene Few, 81, died Feb. 5, 2000, at Valley Falls Terrace Nursing Center. A native of Greenville County, she was a daughter of the late Walter Lee (1890-1959) and Lola Johnson (1887-1978) Few, a member of Fairview Baptist Church and retired from Woolworth's. Surviving is a sister, Ella Mae Brown of Taylors. Graveside service: 3 p.m. Monday in Woodlawn Memorial Park. Visitation: 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. Monday at The Wood Mortuary. Memorials may be made to Fairview Baptist Church, Building Fund, 1400 Locust Hill Road, Greer, SC 29651. Sandra Jayne Savage Ruyle 4th Cousin , twice removed of Florence Orene Few. Sister Ella Mae Few Preston/Brown 1921-2004 Created by Donnie Ruyle 7 Jun 2010 -- Find A Grave Memorial 53372359, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53372359/florence-orene-few ---------------------
U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Claims through Col William Few "Col William Few was active in stimulating the spirit of independence and when war broke out he went to the front and won the rank of Colonel on the field. During the war Col Few represented Georgia in Congress and helped frame and signed the Constitution as a member of the Federal Convention. Furthermore Col Few was the only Southern Senator sitting at the opening of Congress, March 14th, 1789. He was Senator from Georgia. His portait hangs in Independence Hal, Phil." Colonel, Georgia Militia, Hartman's Regiment William Few b 1748 d 1828, wife Catherine Nicholson, b 1764 d 1854 married 1788 Francis [Frances] Few b 1789 d 1885, married 1822, wife of Albert Chrystie, b 1790 d 1856 etc U.S., Dutch Reformed Church Records in Selected States, 1639-1989 Frances Few Birth 20 Apr 1789 Baptism 1 Jul 1789 New York City, New York, USA Father William Few Mother Catherine Nicholson Reformed Church Record Book, p 256 U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930 Albert Chrystie Bride Frances Few Father William Few Marriage 18 Apr 1822 performed by Rev James Chrystie Notice published 19 Apr 1822 New York Evening Post, New York City, New York, USA
---------------------- Gregorys and Fews in Migration Patterns from the 1700s By Orville Boyd Jenkins Posted on Ancestry.com 16 October 2017 One factor in reconstructing a family lineage are patterns of movement and migration. These migration paths are helpful in finding and evaluating records in our Gregory and related Few line. We see Gregory records in a generational pattern along the migration streams along the tidewater area or valleys southwards and westward. Westward Records are being discovered in the westward line from Philadelphia through Frederick and Hagerstown, Maryland, through what is now West Virginia, still part of Virginia in the era we are looking at, and on to Ohio and Indiana. Brothers John, Richard and Benjamin Gregory, thought to be sons of Isaac Gregory of Pennsylvania, are mentioned several times in lists of residents of old Frederick County, Virginia, a large area at the northern end of the Shenandoah Valley, also on a common east-west migration route. Records for a younger Richard Gregory are found in Culpeper County and Fauquier County, Virginia, on this westward path south of the Pennsylvania border. These two counties were established in 1749, cut out of Orange County, the original huge area from which Frederick County was originally established in 1743. These counties bordered Frederick County on the east. Dates and locations of various records match a line of movement from the residence of Richard's likely grandfather Benjamin Gregory of Pennsylvania, into Frederick County, and later back to eastern Virginia in Prince William County, across the Potomac from Washington, DC. This westward line of migration connects with the great Shenandoah Valley running southwestward along the eastern edge of the Appalachian Mountains in what is now West Virginia. Records for a Lewis Gregory, who appears to be a son of Benjamin, son of Isaac, are found along this Shenadoah Valley route then across into the part of Virginia that later became Kentucky, one of the areas where Fews and Gregorys come into contact. This matches the pattern of residence and Gregory-Few marriages in some of these areas along this southward line of migration. Details are found in individual notes for the Fews and Gregorys. Gregorys from this lineage moved westward a bit to the part of Virginia that is now northern Kentucky. Southward Gregorys are found along the Shenandoah Valley which runs southwestward from Hagerstown to Bristol, Virginia/Tennessee, on the border, on through Jefferson and Cocke County, which were all one area of North Carolina, then East Tennessee (current I-81 to I-40 to Knoxville) in the 1700s and early 1800s and on toward Cherokee and contiguous counties in Alabama. We find Gregorys that appear to be from two different lineages who followed the Shenandoah or similar route from Philadelphia-Baltimore through Virginia into Tennessee, our line through the easterly route of the named east Tennessee counties, the other a bit more westerly, with members of both lines in Kentucky. These two lines seem to be connected to the same line from Pennsylvania and northern Virginia. But there are indication of one or two separate migration streams in the same areas. Early sources are not clear on these lines, and similar names in what may be different lineages seem to have been confused in some genealogies. I have been through all these areas and explored these lines of migration so have these in mind as I read through records and watch for connections and clues. Westward Ho Gregorys in the line of James Henry Gregory and Rachel Lewis are found in those counties of Tennessee from Jefferson-Cocke on to Knox, McMinn (where we find both these Gregorys, with apparently no crossover), Franklin, etc, in the westward migration route. Gregorys of our lineage also seem to have moved northwestward through the mountain passes toward Louisville. Fews and Gregorys are connected in the states of Virginia, Kentucky (which was originally part of Virginia colony), North Carolina and Tennessee (which was originally part of North Carolina Colony) in several generations. The Fews in North Carolina apparently followed the westerly route over the Smokies into Tennessee into Jefferson County, Tennessee, and surrounding counties where they connected again with the Gregory lineage. We find them in the family of Francis Marion Few from North Carolina Jefferson County, Tennessee, where his daughter Letha married Andrew Jackson Gregory, my great great grandfather's brother. Crossflow Traffic went both ways along those Midwestern routes over a period of two centuries. Fews moved into the Louisville, Kentucky, area from Indiana (across the Ohio River. Gregorys and Fews also moved from eastern Tennessee into Kentucky. Great migrations northward occurred in the 1920s and later because of extensive floods along the Mississippi, destroying much of the Delta South. The depression added to this exodus northward. Midwestern droughts accelerated movement to California. Further industrialization in the next two decades and after WWII accelerated this migration northward and westward. The geographical indicators are not only contiguous counties, but similarly in the counties along these common natural migration routes, which also reveal patterns of the same family decade to decade and generation to generation. These patterns match the same kinds of patterns we find in ethnic investigations all over the world. ---------------------- My first knowledge of Francis was in May 2013, when I found death information on his daughter Letha (Leathy), wife of Andrew Jackson Gregory. In Letha's death certificate Francis' surname was written in a scrawling handwriting, and I interpreted the name as Feese. But in October 2014, I found a memorial on Find a Grave that had put up a photo of Letha's gravestone, showing her maiden name as Few. In some sources I have found the name spelled Fue. Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958 Letha Gregory [Letha Few] Gender Female Residence Dandridge, Tennessee Age 75, Birth abt 1855 South Carolina Occupation Housekeeper Death 31 Mar 1930 Chestnut Hill, Jefferson, Tennessee Cause of death Lobar pneumonia Father Francis Few born South Carolina Mother Harrett Childs born South Carolina Informant Jack Gregory, Dandridge, Tennessee Burial 1 April 1930 Chestnut Hill Cemetery, by John C Holder and Co of Newport (Cocke County), Tennessee The surname Few led to the discovery of Francis (F M) Few and his wife Hannah M in the 1860 census in Greenville, South Carolina, with 6-year-old "Lathy," matching later censuses of Letha/Leathy Gregory, wife of Andrew Jackson (Jack) Gregory. This pointed out another discrepancy, because Letha's mother's name is reported on her death certificate as Harriet Childs. 1860 Federal Census, Greenville County, South Carolina, 27 June, Greenville, P O Gowinsville, page 34, Hse #271, Fam #236 F M Few 40 M Farmer $75 Real Estate $460 Personal born So Car Hannah M Few 34 F Housekeeper born No Car Cannot read or write Lathy Few 6 F born So Car William R Few 5 M born So Car Lucy J Few 4 F born So Car James Dunlap 21 M Apprentice b So Car But in 1850, Francis was enumerated as Frank Few, living with the Weaver family, also in Greenville County, South Carolina. This John Weaver may be the same John Weaver who was the transcriber to whom the will of William Few Jr was dictated when William wrote the will in March 1848, about one month before he died. 1850 Federal Census, Greenville County, South Carolina, 18 September, p 124, Hse/Fam #912 John Weaver 52 M Farmer $7000 Real Estate b Rhode Island [b abt 1798] Matilda Weaver 35 F b SC [b abt 1815] Angeline Weaver 14 F b SC Attended School [b abt 1846] John Weaver 11 M b SC Attended School [b abt 1839] George Weaver 8 M b SC Attended School [b abt 1842] Frank Few 26 M b SC [b abt 1824] Francis served in a Confederate Infantry regiment from Greenville. U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 Francis M. Few Confederate, South Carolina 16th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry (Greenville Regiment), Company D, Private U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 Francis M Few Age 42, Birth Date abt 1822 Enlistment Date 1864 Sixteenth Infantry (Greenville Regiment) U.S., Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865 Francis M Few, Confederate 16th South Carolina Regiment, Company D Infantry Captured Springhill [Tennessee] 15 December 1864 This battle was part of the Franklin-Nashville Campaign of the American Civil War.
U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 Hendersonville, North Carolina, City Directory, 1954, p 148 Few Ben mgr City Auto Rpr, r 741 N Church Few Bessie H Mrs, tchr Elem Sch, r 1420 Ridgecrest Dr Few Columbus (Bessie HPostmaster, h 1420 Ridgecrest Dr, Tel 5475 Few Fred W (Mildred C) clk Depot Bargain House, h 1029 Oakland Few Mildred C Mrs, ofc sec Dr Jos P Bailey, r 1029 Oakland ------------------- Frederick William “Fred†Few, Sr BIRTH 14 Jun 1915 Henderson County, North Carolina, USA DEATH 7 Mar 2004 (aged 88) Hendersonville, Henderson County, North Carolina, USA BURIAL Oakdale Cemetery, Hendersonville, Henderson County, North Carolina Frederick, son of Thomas Vernon Few and Sarah Cornelia (Neale) Crowder, married Mildred Marie Cole, daughter of Jack Cole, Sr and Etta McLean about 1942 in NC. To this marriage were born Mary Neale, Frederick William, Jr and James Oliver. Obituaries March 11. 2004 12:00AM Fred W Few, 88 Fred W Few, 88, of Hendersonville died Sunday, March 7, 2004, in Pardee Hospital following a short illness. He was a native and lifelong resident of Hendersonville, a son of the late Vernon and Neale Crowder Few, and the husband of Mildred C Few, who died earlier this year. He was a 1933 graduate of Christ School. He was also preceded in death by two sisters, Neale Woodward and Mary Klutz; and two brothers, Ben Few and Joseph Few. His father was a druggist at Justus Pharmacy and a local landowner, who donated the property for the Federal Building and Post Office on the corner of Fourth Avenue and Church Street. His grandparents were Dr Columbus Few, one of the first doctors in Henderson County, and Floried Justus Few. He managed, owned and operated the Depot Bargain House on Seventh Avenue East for 40 years. He was a member of St James Episcopal Church, an avid golfer and member of the Crooked Creek Golf Club. Survivors include his daughter, Mary Neale Warren and her husband, Jim, of Dexter, Mich.; two sons, Bill Few and his wife, Judi, and Jim Few and his wife, Liz, of Hendersonville; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. A private family service was held at Oakdale Cemetery. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Frederick and Mildred divorced 15 Jul 1985 Henderson Co., NC. Mildred died 25 Feb 2004, Hendersonville, Henderson Co., NC. Unknown where she buried. Sandra Jayne Savage Ruyle is 3rd cousin 3 times removed of Frederick. Parents: Thomas Vernon Few 1881-1917 Sarah Cornelia Crowder Few 1878-1950 Spouse Mildred Marie Cole Few 1922-2004 Siblings: Mary Few Kluttz 1904-1972 Neale Few Woodward 1906-1938 Benjamin Vernon Few 1910-1953 Created by Donnie Ruyle 26 Jul 2009 -- Find A Grave Memorial 39894029, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39894029/frederick-william-few -------------------
William Few Will Page 1: Mentioned in the will: Wife Ann Few Stepdaughter Katherine Hunt Children Benjamin, William, Ignatius, Hannah Howard and Elizabeth Andrews Will Page 2: Mentioned in this page of the will: Wife Ann Few As executors: friend Benjamin Andrews (apparently his son-in-law) sons Benjamin Few and Ignatius Few Rhesa Howard Esquire (William's son-in-law, husband of Hannah Howard) -- Will of William Few, written in Columbia County, Georgia, on 24 October 1789, 5 years before his death in 1794; probate docuemnts date from 21 July 1794. -- Columbia County, Georgia, Court Records, accessed on Ancestry.com, Georgia, Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992, 27 November 2017. "William Few, the first, father of Senator William and of Ignatius and Benjamin, died in this county in 1789. His children were: Benjamin, William, Ignatius, Hannah Howard, and Elizabeth Andrew [sic, for Andrews]. ... He came from Maryland and was the grandfather of Dr Ignatius A Few. There were many Marylanders in Columbia" -- The Sunny South (now The Atlanta Constitution), Atlanta, Georgia, 28 July 1901, p 8, Section on William Few (died 1789) and Sons, Religion Section, via Ancestry.com, accessed 27 November 2017
In the 1850 census, three Few households were enumerated on the same page of the census for Greenville County, South Carolina. The first entry was for Ignatius and his wife Akcy (Achsah). Oddly, Benjamin Campbell, who must have been working for Ignatius, was listed between Ignatius and Akcy, 1850 Federal Census, Greenville County, South Carolina, 16 September, page 114, Hse/Fam #840 Ignatious Few 42 M Farmer $3000 Real Estate b South Carolina [b abt 1808] Benjamin Campbell 23 F b South Carolina [b abt 1837] Akcy Few 40 F b South Carolina [b abt 1810] Ignatius' widowed father was next door, with several of William's other children in the household. 1850 Federal Census, Greenville County, South Carolina, 16 September, page 114, Hse/Fam #841 Wm Few 78 M Farmer $6000 Real Estate b North Carolina [b abt 1772] Malinda Few 54 F b South Carolina [b abt 1796] Rachel Few 52 F b South Carolina [b abt 1798] Mary Few 38 F b South Carolina [b abt 1812] Lavena Few 36 F b South Carolina [b abt 1814] Martha Few 29 M b South Carolina [b abt 1821] Catherine Few 6 F b South Carolina [b abt 1844] Benjamin Few 45 M Farmer b South Carolina [b abt 1805] Mary Few 43 F b South Carolina [b abt 1807] Susana Few 11 F b South Carolina [b abt 1839] James Few 7 M b South Carolina [b abt 1843] Rosana Few 5 F b South Carolina [b abt 1845] Columbus Few 2 M b South Carolina [b abt 1848] On the other side of William was another brother of Ignatius, Ephraim, with his wife Milly and their chidlren, with one other person. 1850 Federal Census, Greenville County, South Carolina, 16 September, page 114, Hse/Fam #842 Ephraim Few 40 M Farmer $1500 Real Estate b South Carolina [b abt 1810] Milly Few 45 F b South Carolina [b abt 1805] William Few 12 F b South Carolina [b abt 1838] Matilda Few 6 F b South Carolina [b abt 1844] Andrew Dunaho 26 F b South Carolina [b abt 1834] ------------------- Ignatius Few Birth Oct 2, 1807 Greenville County, South Carolina, USA Death Apr 15, 1894 Greenville County, South Carolina, USA Ianatius, Son of William Few & Susannah Tubbs, Married Achsah Loftis, Daughter of Lemuel Loftis & Susannah Leech, about 1826, Greenville Co SC. No record of children born to this union. Sandra Jayne Savage Ruyle is Ignatius's 4th Great Grand niece. Parents: William Few (1771 - 1856) Susannah Tubbs Few (1774 - 1816) Spouse Achsah Loftis Few (1810 - 1873) Siblings: Malinda Few Few (1796 - 1867) Rachel Few (1797 - 1883) Mary Elizabeth Few Jenkins (1801 - 1897) Susannah Few Kendrick (1803 - 1884) Benjamin Few (1805 - 1888) Ephriam Lawrence Few (1810 - 1885) Levinia Few Thomason (1813 - 1885) Note: Picture taken by Donnie & Sandra Savage Ruyle, 19 Nov 2007 Burial Few Family Cemetery, Greer, Greenville County, South Carolina, USA Created by Donnie Ruyle Feb 26, 2009 -- Find A Grave Memorial #34222869, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=34222869 -------------------
North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 Maj Ignatius Few (1750-1810) "Ignatius Few (1750-1810), was lieutenant of the First Georgia Dragoons, 1776, Captain, 1777, and rose to the rank of Major. He suffered imprisonment at the British fortress St Augustine. He was born in Maryland and died in Columbia Co, Ga." Wife Mary Candler Their daughter was Lodviska Few, married Augustus G Brown. Child Lodviska Few -- DAR Record #17936 for Mary O Rousseau Kline, Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 018 : 1897, pp 341-342; From the Ancestry.com Collection North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 ------------------------ U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Clarence Monroe McCutchen Birth 19 Sep 1888 Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas Descendant of Major Ignatious [sic] Few born Maryland 20 August 1750, died Columbia Co Georgia (date unknown) Son of William A McCutchen and Evelyn Romey McCutchen Grandson of Lawrence Rooney and Georgia A Brown (birth/death info unknown) Great grandson of Augustus Brown and Lodoiska [sic] Few (birth/death info unknown) Gr-gr Grandson of Ignatious [sic] Few and wife unknown (birth/death info unknown) Gr-gr-gr Grandson of William Few and Mary Wheeler (birth/death info unknown) Gr-gr-gr-gr Grandson of Mr Few of Penn (wife and birth/death info unknown) -- Application #29895 of 24 May 1917, p 2 Earliest ancestor "Mr Few, one of the original settlers, who came from Wales over to this country with William Penn. Wm Few his son was born in Philadelphia, Penn, 1709 and had four sons who were all brave men and proved themselves during the Revolutionary War, earnest and ardent patriots. The third son William Few was noted for his intelligence, ... a member of the convention which met in Philadelphia, May 25th, 1787, to form the Constitution of the United States of America. ... The youngest brother of this Wm Few was named Ignatious [sic] Few, the great great grandfather of Clarence Monroe McCutchion [sic] and son of Wm and Mary Few of Philadelphia. He was born in Maryland, near the head of the Elk [River], Aug 20th, 1750. Ignatious Few was an ardent patriot of the Revolution and died at the age of 60 in 1810 in Columbia Co Ga. He was Captain of Dragoons in the Continental Army, was in many actions and retired at the close of the war with the rank of Major. ... He had suffered during the war the tortures incident to his long imprisonment of nine months in St Augustine, at that time a British Fortress." -- Application #29895 of 24 May 1917, p 3 ------------------------ "William Few, the first, father of Senator William and of Ignatius and Benjamin, died in this county in 1789. His children were: Benjamin, William, Ignatius, Hannah Howard, and Elizabeth Andrew [sic, for Andrews]. ... He came from Maryland and was the grandfather of Dr Ignatius A Few. There were many Marylanders in Columbia" -- The Sunny South (now The Atlanta Constitution), Atlanta, Georgia, 28 July 1901, p 8, Section on William Few (died 1789) and Sons, Religion Section, via Ancestry.com, accessed 27 November 2017 Ignatius was one of the executors of his father's estate when he died in July 1794. William Few Will Page 1: Mentioned in the will: Wife Ann Few Stepdaughter Katherine Hunt Children Benjamin, William, Ignatius, Hannah Howard and Elizabeth Andrews Will Page 2: Mentioned in this page of the will: Wife Ann Few As executors: friend Benjamin Andrews (apparently his son-in-law) sons Benjamin Few and Ignatius Few Rhesa Howard Esquire (William's son-in-law, husband of Hannah Howard) -- Will of William Few, written in Columbia County, Georgia, on 24 October 1789, 5 years before his death in 1794; probate docuemnts date from 21 July 1794. -- Columbia County, Georgia, Court Records, accessed on Ancestry.com, Georgia, Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992, 27 November 2017. Ignatious divorced his wife Mary Candler for infidelity, and there was a matter of financial irresponsibility, documented in records of Columbia County, Georgia. Note also a reference in a newspaper in 1973 to the relinquishment of Mary's dowery. The following three documents are from genealogy researchers on Ancestry.com using pseudonymns, accessed and edited for readability 27 November 2017. ------------------- We recently examined the Ga divorce laws. Now consider the aftermath of a divorce. Under the current Georgia law, if the husband was the defendant in the divorce action, and the divorce was granted, he was to be able to contract another marriage after the death of his divorced wife. This law in action brought about an unusual will and estate settlement. Mary Candler oldest child of Elizabeth Anthony and Col Wm Candler married Ignatious Sr and relinquished her dower Aug 10 , 1792 ... which was recorded 31 Jan 1809 -- Family Puzzlers #285, 5 April 1973, Frontcover, "Aftermath of a Divorce" ------------------- ------------------- Relinquishment of Dower Mary Candler Few vs Ignatious Few On receiving the sum of $500 sterling, Mary Few relinquishes all dower rights. "We are mutually agreed this day to make a final seperation as man and wife, and it is my sincere wish that the General Assembly may divorce me from said Ignatius Few" Signed Mary Few, 1792 Aug. 10 Recorded 31 January 1809 Columbia Co Ga ------------------- ------------------- AFFIDAVIT-Thomas Sandrick, for Ignatius Few. Swears that Mary Few signed renunciation of dower. Swears that he never heard Capt. Few mention her name, or any circumstances relating to her, but on that day Capt. Few called at his house to borrow his pistols, and Dr. deYamport was with him. Deponent lent the pistols, but expecting they were about to be used in a duel, offered his services in concilating matters. On their way to Wrightsborough, Capt. Few stated that William Slatter had made his escape from justice, after having, in concert with said Mary Few, procured poison from said Dr. deYamport, to administer to him, Few. Hoped that deponent would help him. Procured new warrent at Wrightborough, on most positive deposition of deYamport as to the facts. On the following day went out to a relative of said Slatter, where they stated that Slatter and Mary Few had slept the night before. Slatter's brother reprobated the conduct of said William in living with Mary Few, promising he should leave the State in 14 days, Capt. Few giving him that long to settle his affairs. Deponent then came to Mrs. Few's and found her very violent, and denying the fact of procuring the poison, until she found that Capt. Few had brought Dr. deYamport with him. She then burst into tears and said, "The doctor is just as bad as me..he told me to give it." On being ask how she and Slatter came to give a bond for 200 lbs to the said deYamport, she made no answer. She continued to cry and begged forgiveness. Said she would write to her sister over the mountains, and live virguous [virtuous?] in the future. Capt. Few reminded her of several deviations from virgue which she confessed, also to having taken two bonds for 120 pounds each. She had been given 50 pounds as seperate maintainance and assurance of pecuniary relief if she returned to her sister, and left the connection with Slatter. But on Monday morning she had the audacity to tell the deponent she had altered her mind, and was determined to live with Slatter, because she was not yet 30 years of age, and people would always say she lived with somebody. She declared she once had had a consent from Capt. Few to marry the said Slatter. (At this point others came in...Flournoy, Atty; Weatherby, Preacher, etc.) It was proposed that an instrument of divorce should be drawn up, and deponent positively saith no threats were made. Capt. Few has since proposed that if she would name a trustee to prevent her squandering away her property in the shameful manner lately practised, he would make any purchases she chose. Further deponent saith not. -- Columbia Co Court Records, 3 Dec 1794, Recorded April 4 1806 ------------------- It appears the Court records of the probating of his will are incomplete. Documents available are dated as late as November 1811, 16 months after his death in July 1810. No copy of the actual will was found in the digitized file of Ignatius' probate court records. It would appear that some files are missing, since there was such a long time before the court issued letters testamentary to his son William as executor. But the original witnesses to the will and a mentioned codicil certified both in the document transcribed here dated 8 March 1811. Date of the will or codicial is not mentioned anywhee. ----------------------- Columbia Georgia Probate Records Few Ignatius, deceased William and Ignatius Few ------? [his sons?] vs Executors of Ignatius Few (?) William Rousseau, Thomas Hunt and John Clarke, who are subscribing witnesses to the will of Ignatius Few deceased with William Hunt deceased. Being duly sworn saith that they saw Ignatius Few Senior sign his name to the will now ---? -- that each of the deponents at the request of said Ignatius signed their names in the presence of the testator and they have no doubt whatsoever that the said Ignatius Few was at that time of sound disposing (?) mind and in his proper senses. And the said Thomas Hunt and John Clarke further deposeth that they were two of the subscribing witnesses to the codicil of said will and that said Few signed the same in their presence -- that they witnessed and subscribed it at the testators request and in his presence and that said Ignatius Few was at the time of sound disposing mind and in his proper senses. Signed: John Clark Thomas Hunt W Rousseau Sworn and subscribed before me this 8th March 1811 Peter H Collins ----------------------- ----------------------- Columbia County, Georgia, Probate Records In the Court of Ordinary July 1810 William Rousseau, Thomas Hunt and John Clarke, witnesses to the will of Ignatius Few deceased being examined extempore and deposed in substance as following in the next page viz: Columbia County, Georgia, Probate Records In the Court of Ordinary Nov 4th 1811 William Few named Executor in the last will and testament of Ignatius Few deceased came forth and with said will and with the decision of the Hon the Superior Court of said County on the caveat against proving said will directing this said will and testament to be returned to this court for recording whereupon ordered the said will be recorded and that letters testamentary warrant of assignment issued to said William Few on his qualifying as an Executor under said will. [No further detail, signatures or annotations. No copy of the actual will is in the file.] -----------------------
1880 Federal Census, Greenville County, South Carolina, 5 June, O'Neal Township, page 13, Hse #123, Fam #124 Few, James W M 54 Farmer SC SC SC [b abt 1826] Few, Mary W F 50 Wife Keeping House SC SC SC [b abt 1830] Few Ameila [Amelia] W F 31 Dau SC SC SC [b abt 1849] Few, Sarah C W F 26 Dau SC SC SC [b abt 1854] Few, William H W M 23 Son Single Works on Farm SC SC SC [b abt 1857] Few, Ignatius W M 21 Son Single Works on Farm SC SC SC [b abt 1859] Few, Ira C W M 19 Son Single Works on Farm SC SC SC [b abt 1861] Few, Mary M W F 17 Dau Single Works on Farm SC SC SC [b abt 1863] Few, Columbus L W M 14 Son Single Works on Farm SC SC SC [b abt 1866] Few, Kallip W M 12 Son Single Works on Farm SC SC SC [b abt 1868] Few, John A W M 10 Son Single Works on Farm SC SC SC [b abt 1870] Few, Benjamin F W M 6 Son Single SC SC SC [b abt 1874]
There are two memorials for Ignatius A Few on Find a Grave. --------------------------- Ignatius Alphonso Few Birth Apr 11, 1789 Columbia County, Georgia Death Nov 21, 1845 Georgia Ignatius Alphonso Few was the first president of Emory University. Biography Ignatius Alphonso Few was born on April 11, 1789 the son of Captain Ignatius Few and Mary Candler in Columbia County Georgia. A historical oddity exists in the life of Emory University in that Emory's founder (I. A. Few), was Asa Candler's cousin (who later became Emory's greatest benefactor). Few spent large portions of his early life in New Jersey and Few studied for a time at Princeton University and in New York City before returning to Georgia to study the Law in Augusta. In 1811 he married Salina Carr and became an unsuccessful farmer. He returned to law in 1823 before becoming seriously ill with a form of ‘lung fever' which was perhaps tuberculosis. At this juncture of his life he experienced a spiritual conversion and joined the Methodist Episcopal Church. In 1828, Few felt the call to ministry, was admitted to the MEC as a minister. He was a charter member of the Georgia Conference of the MEC in 1831. However, because of his poor health, he left the active ministry shortly before 1835. In 1838, Few received the degree Doctor of Law from Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. In 1834, the Georgia Conference of the MEC founded a school for manual labor 30 miles outside of what would become Atlanta, just north of the town of Covington. Few was selected to lead. As this was a manual labor school, the students were expected to work 3 hours a day in the field and doing farming chores. The classwork consisted of reading, writing and arithmetic and was meant to prepare the students for more higher education. However well meaning this concept was, it was rather idealistic for the time. The founders did not have enough experience to take on this project with any success - remember Few's own failed attempt at farming - and before long the school was overrun with debt. Yet Few persisted and saw a different future for these teenaged students: a regular college which would focus on academics. The Georgia Conference, after considerable debate, asked the Georgia legislature for a charter to establish a college. In 1840, the Manual Labor School closed for good and was replaced by a program for "sub-freshmen" at Emory College. Before the end of the first year at Emory, Few realized that his health, poor to begin with, was failing. He remained at Emory until July 1841. In 1844, he was responsible for writing a report describing the spilt of the MEC in to the Methodist Episcopal Church and the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. He died, probably as a result of his tuberculosis on November 21, 1845 in Athens, Georgia and was buried in the Oxford City Cemetery in Oxford, Georgia. He is commemorated as both the founder of Emory College and the first citizen of Oxford, Georgia. -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignatius_Alphonso_Few Burial Oxford Historical Cemetery, Oxford, Newton County, Georgia Created by Dona (Carr) Mooring Feb 08, 2011 -- Find A Grave Memorial #65374775, https://old.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Few&GSiman=1&GSst=12&GSsr=81&GRid=65374775& --------------------------- Donnie Ruyle's earlier memorial has the wrong date of death on it. On Dona's memorial above there are two clear photos of the grave marker, which show his date of death as 21 Nov 1845, as Dona reports. Rev Ignatius Alphonso Few Birth Apr 11, 1789 Columbia County, Georgia Death Jul 14, 1888 Georgia Ignatius, Son of Captain Ignatius Few (Revolution Army)& Mary Chandler, married Celena Angnes Carr, Parents unknown, 29 Aug 1811, Alexandria, Columbia Co., GA First President of Emory College, Oxford , Georgia. Now Emory University, Atlanta. Burial Oxford Historical Cemetery, Oxford, Newton County, Georgia, USA Created by Donnie Ruyle Apr 13, 2009 -- Find A Grave Memorial #35821093, https://old.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Few&GSiman=1&GSst=12&GSsr=81&GRid=35821093&