Luther Massey

Abt 1796 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Luther Massey  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1796	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Census head of household	1850	Accomack Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  	He was shown as Luther Massy the head of HH#738, a 54 year old farmer with real estate valued at $2,000. Listed with him were the following Massys: Sarah A., age 43; Louisa, age 17; Elizabeth C., age 9; Sarah E., age 5; Charles S., age 6/12.
  Record ID	27948
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Alexander Massey,   b. Abt 1525   d. Yes, date unknown  (6 x Great Grandfather)  Elizabeth Dickerson,   b. Abt 1765, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  (Mother)
  Siblings	1 brother
  > 1. Caleb H. Massey, Jr.,   b. Abt 1790, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 2 Apr 1829, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 39 years) ╚═ Euphamy Rosse,  m. 4 Jan 1814 + 2. Luther Massey,   b. Abt 1796, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Sarah A. 'Sally' Young,  m. 19 Sep 1827
  Half-siblings	4 half brothers and 4 half sisters (family of Caleb H. Massey and Sarah 'Sally' Thornton)
  + 1. Drummond Massey,   b. Abt 1800, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1865  (Age 65 years) ╚═ Catherine A. (--?--),  m. Abt 1845   2. Colmore Massey,   b. Abt 1802, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown + 3. Maria Massey,   b. Abt 1803, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Joseph Henderson,  m. 6 Jan 1829 ;   Nathaniel (of Alex) Taylor,  m. 27 Jun 1838 ;   James (Alfred James?) Coard,  m. 24 Apr 1854   4. John Massey,   b. Abt 1804, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   5. Anna Massey,   b. Abt 1808, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   6. Hester Massey,   b. Abt 1810, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown + 7. Leah Massey,   b. 1812, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 5 Jan 1851, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 39 years) ╚═ Michael W. Young, I,  m. Abt 1830 ;   William Williams,  m. Bef 1836   8. Elizabeth (of Caleb) Massey,   b. Abt 1814, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I27948	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	24 Oct 2013

  
  

  Father	Caleb H. Massey, Sr.,   b. Abt 1750, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 26 May 1828, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 78 years) Other Partners: ╚═Sarah 'Sally' Thornton,   b. Abt 1775, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  m. 28 Apr 1800
  Mother	Elizabeth Dickerson,   b. Abt 1765, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1785  [1]
  Family ID	F8891	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah A. 'Sally' Young,   b. Abt 1806, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	19 Sep 1827	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  	He was shown as Luther Massey of Caleb and she as Sally Young. No other information was given.
  Children	1. Louisa Massey,   b. Abt 1833, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown + 2. Caroline Elizabeth Massey,   b. 13 Oct 1840, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 29 Aug 1875, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 34 years) ╚═ Marcellus Washington Chesser  (Age 71 years)  m. 26 Jan 1860 + 3. Sarah Emma Massey,   b. Abt 1845, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Alfred F. Parks  m. 3 Jan 1867 + 4. Charles Samuel Massey,   b. 1849, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1938 (Age 89 years) ╚═ Ursula Catherine Taylor  (Age 77 years)  m. 1877
  Family ID	F8894	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1796 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Marriage - 19 Sep 1827 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S496] Barbara Massey Horsman, Horsman, Massey Family, (Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, MD, 1995), 496. [S638] Family Tree Maker's Family Archives, 1850 Virginia Census Microfilm Records, CD#309, 6 CD set, (Broderbund Software, Inc., 1997), 638. [S558] Turman, Nora Miller, Accomack Co, VA, Marriages, 1776-1854, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1994), 558.