The Westmorelands of Panola County are descended from an old Southside Virginia family of northern English orgin. Alex and Sarah Westmoreland of Brunswick County, Virginia, had a son named Alexander, born 10 August 1777. While still a boy, Alexander moved in the 1780's with his family to Stokes County, North Carolina, where he grew into manhood. By 1807, Alexander Westmoreland lived in Burke County in the western part of the state, where he married Nancy Thomason. She had been born 20 July 1791 in North Carolina. Alexander and Nancy are the immediate ancestors of the Panola County Westmorelands.
The migration to Texas from North Carolina occurred only after several residential stopovers. About 1816 the Westmorelands crossed the Great Smokies to settle in McMinn County, Tennessee, where they remained for some twenty years. A second move, about 1836, brought them to a new home in Cherokee County, Alabama.
The first Westmoreland to come to Panola County was Joseph (born 16 March 1818), a son of Alexander and Nancy. Joseph and his wife Lucinda Woodley, settled on Tiller Road southwest of Elysian Fields in the early 1840's, when Texas was still a Republic. Many of their descendants still live in the area, and the old Joseph Westmoreland house still stands today the home of Mrs. Ed Neal. Joseph was a Methodist minister and farmer.
Back in Cherokee County, Alabama, Alexander Westmoreland died on 23 December 1850. Several years later in the middle 1850's, his widow Nancy and most of the the remainder of the family came to northeastern Panola County, Texas, following the lead of son Joseph. Included in that migration were George Westmoreland (born 9 August 1809), and his wife Sallie Dodson; Thomas (born 25 July 1815), who later returned to Alabama; Betsy (born 2 June 1820), who married Joel Daniels in Alabama; Edith (born 20 May 1828) who married Elijah Harkrider in Alabama; Martha (born 9 September 1832), who later married William A. Lathrop; and William (born 8 July 1834), who later married Sue Renfro. Another daughter of Alexander and Nancy was Mary (born 30 January 1823), married to South Carolinian William J. Nichols in Alabama, and she died in childbirth there at the age of 30 in 1853. Five of her children accompanied the later Westmoreland migration to Panola County, Texas: Thomas, Charlotte, Perintha, Nancy, and Mary Elizabeth Nichols.
According to the Panola county census of 1860, Nancy Thomason Westmoreland owned a farm near the Bracken Cemetery valued at $1000 and a personal estate of $1500. In the same household lived her unmarried children Martha and William, together with her Nichols grandchildren, Nancy, Thomas, Charlotte, and Perintha. Also living with them was Perintha's husband, Marion Bracken. The farm was located very near son Joseph's place on Tiller Road.
Matriarch Nancy Thomason Westmoreland died on 20 August 1876, at the age of 85, and she was buried at Mt. Zion Methodist Cemetery. Much of the present population of the northeastern Panola County is descended from her, though relatively few bear the Westmoreland name.
story by Terry G. Jordon
The migration to Texas from North Carolina occurred only after several residential stopovers. About 1816 the Westmorelands crossed the Great Smokies to settle in McMinn County, Tennessee, where they remained for some twenty years. A second move, about 1836, brought them to a new home in Cherokee County, Alabama.
The first Westmoreland to come to Panola County was Joseph (born 16 March 1818), a son of Alexander and Nancy. Joseph and his wife Lucinda Woodley, settled on Tiller Road southwest of Elysian Fields in the early 1840's, when Texas was still a Republic. Many of their descendants still live in the area, and the old Joseph Westmoreland house still stands today the home of Mrs. Ed Neal. Joseph was a Methodist minister and farmer.
Back in Cherokee County, Alabama, Alexander Westmoreland died on 23 December 1850. Several years later in the middle 1850's, his widow Nancy and most of the the remainder of the family came to northeastern Panola County, Texas, following the lead of son Joseph. Included in that migration were George Westmoreland (born 9 August 1809), and his wife Sallie Dodson; Thomas (born 25 July 1815), who later returned to Alabama; Betsy (born 2 June 1820), who married Joel Daniels in Alabama; Edith (born 20 May 1828) who married Elijah Harkrider in Alabama; Martha (born 9 September 1832), who later married William A. Lathrop; and William (born 8 July 1834), who later married Sue Renfro. Another daughter of Alexander and Nancy was Mary (born 30 January 1823), married to South Carolinian William J. Nichols in Alabama, and she died in childbirth there at the age of 30 in 1853. Five of her children accompanied the later Westmoreland migration to Panola County, Texas: Thomas, Charlotte, Perintha, Nancy, and Mary Elizabeth Nichols.
According to the Panola county census of 1860, Nancy Thomason Westmoreland owned a farm near the Bracken Cemetery valued at $1000 and a personal estate of $1500. In the same household lived her unmarried children Martha and William, together with her Nichols grandchildren, Nancy, Thomas, Charlotte, and Perintha. Also living with them was Perintha's husband, Marion Bracken. The farm was located very near son Joseph's place on Tiller Road.
Matriarch Nancy Thomason Westmoreland died on 20 August 1876, at the age of 85, and she was buried at Mt. Zion Methodist Cemetery. Much of the present population of the northeastern Panola County is descended from her, though relatively few bear the Westmoreland name.
story by Terry G. Jordon
The Westmorelands of Panola County are descended from an old Southside Virginia family of northern English orgin. Alex and Sarah Westmoreland of Brunswick County, Virginia, had a son named Alexander, born 10 August 1777. While still a boy, Alexander moved in the 1780's with his family to Stokes County, North Carolina, where he grew into manhood. By 1807, Alexander Westmoreland lived in Burke County in the western part of the state, where he married Nancy Thomason. She had been born 20 July 1791 in North Carolina. Alexander and Nancy are the immediate ancestors of the Panola County Westmorelands.
The migration to Texas from North Carolina occurred only after several residential stopovers. About 1816 the Westmorelands crossed the Great Smokies to settle in McMinn County, Tennessee, where they remained for some twenty years. A second move, about 1836, brought them to a new home in Cherokee County, Alabama.
The first Westmoreland to come to Panola County was Joseph (born 16 March 1818), a son of Alexander and Nancy. Joseph and his wife Lucinda Woodley, settled on Tiller Road southwest of Elysian Fields in the early 1840's, when Texas was still a Republic. Many of their descendants still live in the area, and the old Joseph Westmoreland house still stands today the home of Mrs. Ed Neal. Joseph was a Methodist minister and farmer.
Back in Cherokee County, Alabama, Alexander Westmoreland died on 23 December 1850. Several years later in the middle 1850's, his widow Nancy and most of the the remainder of the family came to northeastern Panola County, Texas, following the lead of son Joseph. Included in that migration were George Westmoreland (born 9 August 1809), and his wife Sallie Dodson; Thomas (born 25 July 1815), who later returned to Alabama; Betsy (born 2 June 1820), who married Joel Daniels in Alabama; Edith (born 20 May 1828) who married Elijah Harkrider in Alabama; Martha (born 9 September 1832), who later married William A. Lathrop; and William (born 8 July 1834), who later married Sue Renfro. Another daughter of Alexander and Nancy was Mary (born 30 January 1823), married to South Carolinian William J. Nichols in Alabama, and she died in childbirth there at the age of 30 in 1853. Five of her children accompanied the later Westmoreland migration to Panola County, Texas: Thomas, Charlotte, Perintha, Nancy, and Mary Elizabeth Nichols.
According to the Panola county census of 1860, Nancy Thomason Westmoreland owned a farm near the Bracken Cemetery valued at $1000 and a personal estate of $1500. In the same household lived her unmarried children Martha and William, together with her Nichols grandchildren, Nancy, Thomas, Charlotte, and Perintha. Also living with them was Perintha's husband, Marion Bracken. The farm was located very near son Joseph's place on Tiller Road.
Matriarch Nancy Thomason Westmoreland died on 20 August 1876, at the age of 85, and she was buried at Mt. Zion Methodist Cemetery. Much of the present population of the northeastern Panola County is descended from her, though relatively few bear the Westmoreland name.
story by Terry G. Jordon
The migration to Texas from North Carolina occurred only after several residential stopovers. About 1816 the Westmorelands crossed the Great Smokies to settle in McMinn County, Tennessee, where they remained for some twenty years. A second move, about 1836, brought them to a new home in Cherokee County, Alabama.
The first Westmoreland to come to Panola County was Joseph (born 16 March 1818), a son of Alexander and Nancy. Joseph and his wife Lucinda Woodley, settled on Tiller Road southwest of Elysian Fields in the early 1840's, when Texas was still a Republic. Many of their descendants still live in the area, and the old Joseph Westmoreland house still stands today the home of Mrs. Ed Neal. Joseph was a Methodist minister and farmer.
Back in Cherokee County, Alabama, Alexander Westmoreland died on 23 December 1850. Several years later in the middle 1850's, his widow Nancy and most of the the remainder of the family came to northeastern Panola County, Texas, following the lead of son Joseph. Included in that migration were George Westmoreland (born 9 August 1809), and his wife Sallie Dodson; Thomas (born 25 July 1815), who later returned to Alabama; Betsy (born 2 June 1820), who married Joel Daniels in Alabama; Edith (born 20 May 1828) who married Elijah Harkrider in Alabama; Martha (born 9 September 1832), who later married William A. Lathrop; and William (born 8 July 1834), who later married Sue Renfro. Another daughter of Alexander and Nancy was Mary (born 30 January 1823), married to South Carolinian William J. Nichols in Alabama, and she died in childbirth there at the age of 30 in 1853. Five of her children accompanied the later Westmoreland migration to Panola County, Texas: Thomas, Charlotte, Perintha, Nancy, and Mary Elizabeth Nichols.
According to the Panola county census of 1860, Nancy Thomason Westmoreland owned a farm near the Bracken Cemetery valued at $1000 and a personal estate of $1500. In the same household lived her unmarried children Martha and William, together with her Nichols grandchildren, Nancy, Thomas, Charlotte, and Perintha. Also living with them was Perintha's husband, Marion Bracken. The farm was located very near son Joseph's place on Tiller Road.
Matriarch Nancy Thomason Westmoreland died on 20 August 1876, at the age of 85, and she was buried at Mt. Zion Methodist Cemetery. Much of the present population of the northeastern Panola County is descended from her, though relatively few bear the Westmoreland name.
story by Terry G. Jordon
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