The Humphreys family in America - citizen hylbom blog

GREENBRIER COUNTY [W.] YA., HUMPHREYS.
About 1775, two or three brothers of the name of Humphreys emigrated from Ireland, and
settled in Pennsylvania. Their names were Samuel, James and John.* Samuel and John left families.
I Samuel' Humphreys married .
Children (all 0/ ivhom had families) :
I. William.'
II. Robert'; m. Jane Wylie. Family 2.
III. John.'
5. IV. Samuel.'
6. V. Elizabeth.'
VI. Isabel.'
VII. Margaret.'
FAMILY 2.
9- Robert" Humphreys [3] ( Samuel' J married Jane Wylie, and settled on Anthony's
Creek, Greenbrier County, (W.) Va.
Children:
I. John 3; no family.
II. Andrew Cavets (Dr.), b. in 1808; m. Mary M. HefTner. Family 3.
III. Robert Wylie 3; had two sons, who died in the Confederate Army—one of disease,
the other killed at Cedar Creek, 19 Oct., 1S64; also living sons, John Monk, who
res. (1883) Anthony's Creek, W. Va.; and Rev. Cavet W., a clergyman, who res.
(1883) in Missouri.
13. IV. Samuel'; has several sons and daughters. Res. (1883) Rosedale, Russell County, Va.
V. James'; has several sons and daughters. Res. (1883) Monroe County, W. Va.
15. VI. Alexander'; had a son Alexander, who res. (1883) in Ohio.
16. VII. Adeline'; no issue.
17. VIII. MelindaJ; no issue.
18. IX. Sarah Frances 3; m. Reid (now dead); had large family.
• One account says John, William and Robert. See, also, the following:
Of this family, also, is evidently Joseph M. Humphreys (aged forty-eighti, Agent of the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad Co.,
at Randallville, Maryland, who says he is the youngest son of John Humphreys, the eldest son of RoDERT Humphreys, who emigrated,
with his parents, from Ireland at the age of ten years, about 1785, when they settled m Greenbrier County, W. Va.; removed to Clark
County, Ohio, about 181 1; some years later to Lojjan County, Ohio, and then, in 1857, to Kosciusko County, Indiana, where he died in
1867, aged 9a years. Mr. John Humphreys' oldest son was C. C. Humphreys, who res. (1883) at Princeton, Kosciusko County, ladiana;
and another, eight years older than Joseph M, is Rodekt C, who res. (1883) at Bellefontainc, Indiana.