Welcome   to my Perry family line!

The Perry family were first found in Hampshire where they were seated from very early times and were granted lands by Duke William of Normandy, their liege Lord, for their distinguished assistance at the battle of Hastings in 1066 a.d.

Now at one point some of these Perry families moved to the new world and without further ado ~ Here is my family tree of my PERRY "S ! If by chance you see an error or you can add a name of two to this page please feel free to email me .

Cornelius (5th) VanOver -(b)abt 1765 in Sussex County, NJ -(d)abt 1834 in Ashe County,NC.  He moved from NJ into Ashe County,NC with his father.  Cornelius married Abbey Easterd/Easter(a full blood Cherokee)(b)abt 1770(d) abt 1850.  They had the following children:

Henry Vanover-(b) 1778

Catherine Vanover-(b) 1784

Elijah Vanover-(b) 1794

Cornelius Vanover- (b) 1797

William Vanover-(b) 1798

Daniel Vanover-(b)- 1799

              My line comes from Catherine Vanover

Catherine Vanover + Richard Perry(b)1780/1784(d)Aug 1833/1836 in Ashe County, NC

Their children:

Solomon Perry-(b) 1807 (d) 1891 Ashe Co. NC -married Elizabeth Ham

Jane Perry-(b) 1813 Ashe Co.NC - married John Vanover

Abigail Perry-(b)abt 1815 Ashe Co.NC - married Richard Perry-(this is my line)

John Perry-(b) 1819 Ashe county,NC - married Nancy Vanover

Milly Perry-(b) 1822 Ashe Co.NC - married John Elderidge

Matthew Perry

Catherine Perry

Mary Perry

William Perry

Abigail Perry and  Richard Perry's children:

John Calvin Perry-(b) 1834 Ashe Co.NC- married Magdella "Della" Higgenbotham(this is my line)died after 1910 Whitley Co.Ky

Emaline Perry-(b) 1840 Ashe Co.NC - married Samuel Vanover (b) 1847  

This is Emaline Perry Vanover ~ picture taken from our Vanover book and donated by Eula (Taylor) Vanover  

Westley Perry-(b) 1843 Ashe Co.NC

Catherine Perry-(b) 1845 Ashe Co.NC (died of flux-9 aug 1854) Pulaski Co.Ky

Thomas Perry-(b) 1847 Ashe Co.NC-(died of flux-12 Aug 1854) Pulaski Co.Ky

George Perry-(b) 1849 Ashe Co.NC died young(letter from Mrs. Eula Vanover)

John Calvin Perry and Magdella Higgenbotham's children:

Abigail Perry-(b) 30 Jul 1855 Pulaski Co.Ky

John Riley Perry-(b) 15 Jun 1857 Pulaski Co.Ky

Margaret Ellen Perry-(b) Oct 1858 Pulaski Co.Ky (d) after 1916 - married David Hayworth Vanover-(b)22 Aug 1854 McCreary Co.Ky (d) 2 May 1946 - Barton,Ky~Margaret Perry and David Hayworth Vanover are my gr-grandparents)~

Catherine Perry-(b) 1862 Pulaski co. Ky - married Ephriam Perry

Nancy Jane Perry-(b) 1865 Pulaski Co.Ky - married 30 May 1879 Thomas Taylor

Shelton Perry-(b) 1867 Pulaski Co. Ky - married Lydia Higgenbotham

Elizabeth Perry-(b) 1868 Pulaski Co.Ky - married Rev. Robert "Bob" Vanover

Andrew B. Perry-(b) 30 Aug 1877 Pulaski Co.Ky

Cornelius R. Perry-(b) Jan 1879 Pulaski Co.Ky - married 24 aug 1900 Jane Taylor

Pearl Perry-(b) Apr 1891 (male-adopted) Pulaski Co. Ky( there is a Pearl Perry listed on the Cherokee rolls)

Margaret Ellen Perry and David Hayworth Vanover's children:

Mary Vanover-(b) 1878 Pulaski Co.Ky

Abby Jane Vanover-(b) 1879 Pulaski Co. Ky

Martha Vanover-(b) May 1882 Pulaski co.Ky - married Dale Worely (b) 1885

Dilla Vanover-(b) Jan 1885 Pulaski,Ky - married Harm Green Hayes (b) 1890

Rhoda Vanover-(b) aug 1889 Pulaski Co.Ky

William Finley Vanover -(b) Oct 1891 Pulaski Co. Ky -(d) 1961 married Sylvia Mae Edmunds

Elizabeth (Eliza) Vanover-(b) 18 Sep 1892 Pulaski Co. Ky (d) 24 Nov 1942 Fork Mountain,Tennessee - married Seaberry Woods-(b) 28 Sep 1889 Whitley Co.Ky-(d) 25 Jun 1967~ They are my grandparents ~ Here is their picture and the only one I have of them.

Seaberry Woods, Eliza Vanover and sons

I thought this song(midi) was nice for this page for as you can see Emaline Perry is busy at her spinning  wheel..so I've added the words if you'd care to sing along  and go back to the those good ol days!