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LITTLES GENEALOGICAL 1801 1978 1 Page James Little, and first wife Nancy Gentry, Their Children- ---------------- 3 JohnJames Little-Little--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2322 William Little -------------------------------------------- 23 Martha Caroline Little, Babb, Hamilton, ------------------- 22 Malinda Catherine Little, Hollis, Steward, ---------------- 26 Nancy Angaline Little, Fort, ------------------------------ 27 Samuel Rector Little, ------------------------------------- 28 James Little, and Second Wife Elizabeth Franklin, Their Children- Ewen Mason Little, ---------------------------------------- 62 A,H, Ambrose Seluse Little, ------------------------------- 63 n, w, Little, --------------------------------------------- 67 Samuel Rector Little, First Wife Judy Ann Robertson, Their Children- Ambrose H, Little, ---------------------------------------- 32 Mary Elizabeth Little, Hall, ------------------------------ 46 (Jim) James Rector Little, -------------------------------- 47 Samuel Rector Little, Second Wife Nancy Elizabeth Dunlap, Their Children- Hugh Effie Little, ---------------------------------------- 51 Hollis Little, -------------------------------------------- 52 Dora May Little, ------------------------------------------ 53 Mattie Ellen Little, Stout, ------------------------------- 54 Mary Myrtle Little, Jackson, ------------------------------ 59 Nancy Angeline Little, Kirk, ------------------------------ 58 Sam Robinson Little, -------------------------------------- 59 Claude Little, -------------------------------------------- 60 Elmer Creed Little, --------------------------------------- 60 Katherine Lee Little, Payne, ------------------------------ 58 Ambrose H, Little, First Wife Geneva Kirk, Their Children- Cle 11 Albert Little, -------------------------------------- 32 John Carl Little, ----------------------------------------- 39 Mary Etta Little, Snodgrass, ------------------------------ 39 William Little, ------------------------------------------- 42 Netta Bell Little, Glenn, --------------------------------- 43 Evoline Little, Sheppard, --------------------------------- 43 Elizabeth Little, Rich, Collins, -------------------------- 44 Eley Little, Burden, -------------------------------------- 45 Ambrose H, Little, Second Wife Maggie Longwith, Their Children- Lelon Little, --------------------------------------------- 32 Lafayette Little, ----------------------------------------- 32 We wish to thank each one of you who helped to collect this Information for this Book we have Finished it in June 1978 this book will be for sell for $15.00 or $16.00 if we mailed them for each copy will have them at my home or at the reunion in Lincoln Ark, the reunion is the last Sunday in July each year Thdi$.Book Rwas pu~ togathef by Clara Risley My Address Mr & Mrs, Alf re Ris 1ey oute Box Lincoln Arkansas, Zip 72744 • •graphQ The Little Coat of Anns illustrated left was drawn by an her aldic artist from infonnation officially recorded in an- --. c:::::S --; <==- archives Documentation for the Little Coat of Arms design can ,,.-,. I=<: 1 e.tstal' Armorial Genera]. Heraldic artists of old developed their -,i~ <=>; ..-.~, guage d) is toas describefollows: an individual Coat of Arms. In their language, ~ -- "D'or a deux fasces d'azur." ~ ~ -j ~, d and hel n1et is the Crest which is described as: - "Deux prob.,d'or et d'azur." ~ .....-- C3l... ..---- ~ -..,<3l- ~~ t~-t c::::tt appearedthe bla~on centuries also describes ago. the original colors of the Little Anns -----------;;;~;~~~~--: ,. ~ ..,.--... C::.. ,.-- ~ ~ --t=- -t. -t::.. c::.s are belie'-'ed to have originated as battle cries in medieval times . ..,.-,,. c:3.. _ "°' ::::7 m ~ = ..-. c:> t recorded with this little Coat of Arms. --.----- ~m ~ ~ -C.. ~ .........--..1 ~ = ,__, r-n arnes oriq i nated for the purpose of more specific identification. ~ ~"<::::> ..,_ ~'-A ~ ...- -i ma. ry sources for second names were, occupation, location, father's --x_ ~ ~ ~ ~ <::> .__.. .,...--- 1=' ~ r-s c:>nal chara=teristics. The surna~e little appears to be characteristic ~ ~ ~ c:::> -W::-- 1=' a...-. ci is belie..,ed to be associated with the English, meaning, "the small ...---.. ~...--.-..~ ~-" ~ ~ ~ -n=..., _ • • The supplementary sheet included with this report is designed -"- ...---.. ~ ~ <::> y- ~ '.=>..__, rnc:::>re informa. t ion to further your understanding of the origin of names. <:::> ~ -;. ......, ~ ~ = pe- "I lings oft he same original surname are a common occurrence. Dic- ~C> -'r" ~~ ~~ ~ =f surnames indicate probable spelling variations of little to be Littel ~ ~ ,....... .,.,__~-'ii. ~ = ao.r-. d Lvttle . P>.. l though bearer's of the old and distinguished little ' -t.. ~ c:=- t:..~--,. --.. ~ y--; s E' a small fr a ct ion of the population there are a number who have '-" -:;,_~ =-=? ........,..~ ~.,,,, c:l f= r it a significant place in history. They include, ELIAK!M lJTTLE 'Ir' co. ~co. tC> """\ --. ~ ") ( l 7g 7-1870) American editor and publisher born in Burlington, New Jersey. ~~ - t:..t:..~ ,. -,, .. L-i tte- 11 's living Age" in 1844, containing mainly reprints from British <.. " ..-. ct~ c:::S.. CHARLES COFFiil LITTLE (1799-1869) American publisher born in Kennebunk, F c:> ~ ...- =~ ~ ""; th James Brown , his chief associate (from 1837), they established the soc:::> ;. .---.~ - L"i tt le, Brown, and Compa~y in 1847. ARTHUp DEHON LITTLE (1863-1935) ~~ ..--m <:=> -<F""" =hem; cal engineEer born in Boston. Was a chemist and superintendent ~~ 5eo ,,.-- -; c::::- <30. ~-; ..--st mi 11 in the United States, which made sulphite wood pulp 0884- ~ t.~ ~ -; nvented the prc:>cesses of chrome tanning, and of electrolytic manufacture ~ ") _ ~":-at.es,9 artificial Silk, gas,_and petroleum. FRANK BOWERS LITTLE (Littell) f col---. --,. ~ ) Amer-i can astro..-.omer born in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Professor of mathematics <_ b _ , ~ Un-; ted States Nav_y between JgOl and 1933, and an astronomer at the U.S. =bservatory. With W.S. he_made a_catalogue of 23,521 stars. -;.Ed-\ .-. t."°'~""t... c::> ~ E~chelberger, Na.., a., c::>f as t r-onomy for Webster s New International Dictionary, Second Edition. II 3 First Generation James Little, B, 1801 D, Sept, 22-1845 James was Born in Georgia when a young man he immigrated to Clark County Ark, and there Married Nancy Gentry, a native of Nashville, Tenn, she was Born in 1802 who came with her parents to Clark County, After his Marriage James Little, and his Wife Nancy Gentry,Little, moved to Washington County, in 1828 and engaged in farming and stock raising, He was left a widower in 1840, with four sons, and three Daughters, Their Children, (I) John Little, (II) Martha Caroline Little, Babb, (III) lllalinda Catfierian Little, (IV) James Little, (V) William Little, (VI) Nancy Angaline Little, (VII) Samuel Rector Little, He then Married Elizabeth Franklin, who bore hem two sons, (I) Ewin Mason Little, (II) Ambrose H, Seluse Little, He was a Democrat, and in religing was a Jrimitive Baptist, as was his first wife, and Mrs Elizabeth Franklin Little, was at time still living, and is a methodist, The Death of James Littler Accurred in 1845 and was much mourned by his friends and acquaintances, James was one of the first settlers of what was known as price Town-ship in North West Arkansas, in Washington County, at Summers, Ark, James Little, First wife Nancy Gentry was a full BloOd Cherokee Indian, Wife of James Little, Second wife Elizabeth Franklin, Little, was Married in 1842 Elizabeth was Born Dec, 27-1824 in Tenn, she Died Mar, 14-1890 Buried at Ganderville Cemetery at Summers, Ark, James Died in Sept, 22-1845 the men of the community would haul their apple off South to sell and would be gone for weeks and on one of trip and James Little, took sick and Died and was Buried by the road side and don't know just where it is his first Wife Nancy Gentry was Buried on the Family farm near Summers Ark, what was known as Ross Little Place, Some of the words and names are speller in defferent way, they are spelled just like they are on the original document, These records were found at County Court houses around North west Arkansas, some in Washington County and some in Crawford county Arkansas, some of the words cannot be found in the dictionary; such as comipaers; which is spelled in many defferent way in these documents, I used a Bible dictionary to find a lot of these old words a lot of them are Greek, Latin and so on, Comipaers; Common peer or Compeer which means a person of the same rank or status, James Little, vs, John cole admenstrater of Lillthanny Cole deceased amount of account Eighty eight dollars and sixty two cents, fourth clase date filed October 5th, 1839, B - Born D- Died M- Married 4 PAT. C 2707 VOL • ...1_ PAG. 376 ORD: 256866-F 376. THE UNITES OF AMERICA, CERTIFICATE ) No. 2707 ) To All To Whom these Presents shall come, Greeting; WHEREAS: James Little of Washington County Arkansas, hsa diposited in the GENERAL LAND OFFICE of the United States, a Certificate of the REGISTER of the LAND OPFICB at Fayetteville, it appears that full payment has been made by the said James Little, according to the provisions of the Act of Congress of the 24th of April, 1820, entitled" An Act making further provision for the sale of the Public Lands," for the West half of the South West Quarter of Section twenty one,. in Township fifteen North, of Range thirty three West,in the District of Lands Subject to Sale at Fayetteville, Arkansas, containing eighty