the issue:
1. Mary "Polly" Nash - 6 Jun 1781
2. William Nash - ca. 1782
3. Thomas Nash - ca. 1785
4. Martha "Patsy" Nash - ca. 1787
5. Keziah Nash - ca. 1789
6. Elizabeth Nash - ca. 1794
7. Michael Nash - ca. 1804
8. Benjamin Nash - ca. 1809
9. James Nash - ca. 1813
10. Margaret Nash - ca. 1815
1. Mary "Polly" Nash was born in Mississippi. She married James Groves, probably in MS, prior to 1804, and onlt two children were born to this union that are known. Polly died 14 Sep 1855 in Louisiana.
2. William Nash was born in Mississippi. He married Hannah Perkins, daughter of Nimrod Perkins and Betsy (Laughing Water) of Mississippi, and two children were born. This family lineage was traced to Laughing Water of the Cherokee Indians in Lississippi by Luke Conerly, an attorney for Indian rights in MS during the early 1900's.
the issue:
1. Rebecca Nash
2. William Nash
3. Thomas Nash was born in Mississippi. He married Sarah (Sally) Drake on 3 Jan 1829, in St. Landry, Louisiana, issue is unknown. Sally Drake was the daughter of John Drake who was deceased in 1829. Aaron Drake, her uncle, gave permission for the marriage with Thomas Nash. James Bass signed on the bond with Thomas Nash, as Thomas had signed on the Bass marriage bond with James Bass. on both of these two records, the signatures of Thomas Nash and James Bass appear to be the same.
4. Martha Nash was born in Mississippi. She married James Dowden before 1805, and six children were born. James was born ca. 1775 KY or VA (both places are listed on various census records).
the issue:
1. James Dowden
2. Hugh Dowden
3. Thomas Dowden
4. Mary Dowden
5. Lovenia Dowden
6. Alfred Michael Dowden
5. Keziah Nash was born in Mississippi. She married Philip Goins on Jan 1815, in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana and two children were born. Philip Goin was listed in the 1810 St. Landry Parish, LA. census, with three people listed in the household. At the time they applied for a license to mary, Philip and Keziah signed a contract in Natchitoches Parish to legitimize their two children. James Groves (brother-in-law of Keziah) signed the legitimization contract (#4415), and Thomas Nash signed as security on the marriage license (#4417).
the issue:
1. Rebecca Goins
2. Michael Goins
6. Elizabeth Nash was born in Mississippi. She married John Gardner on 2 Jan 1815, at the same time her sister Keziah married Philip Goin. One son was listed on the 1830 census in Natchitoches Parish but his name is unknown.
7. Michael Nash was born in Mississippi. He married Letty (?) and five children were born. Letty was born ca. 1801 in Tennessee.
the issue:
1. Francis Nash
2. Sarah A. Nash
3. Bordena C. Nash (female)
4. John G. Nash
5. William G. Nash
8. Benjamin Nash was born in Louisiana. He married Hannah Perkins and six children were born. Hannah was born ca. 1811 in Louisiana. Benjamin was listed as the son of Thomas and Anna Goin (Nash) on the 1826 Atascosita Census in Texas. Benjamin died in 1888 and is buried in Madison County Texas.
the issue:
1. Reason Nash
2. Benjamin Nash
3. Nancy Nash
4. Calvin Nash
5. Joseph Nash
6. daughter
9. James Nash was born in Louisiana. He married Mary Perkins ca. 1834 and seven children are known. Mary was born ca. 1800 in LA. James died between 1848-1850 in LA.
the issue:
1. James Nash
2. Stephen Nash
3. Emily Nash
4. Manuel Nash
5. Canaan Nash
6. Cannon Nash
7. Burrell Nash
