STEVENSON, ARRINGTON AND TUCKER FAMILIES DESCENDANTS OF JAMES STEVENSON OF IREDELL COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA JOHN ARRINGTON OF IREDELL COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA JOHN A. TUCKER OF MADISON COUNTY, ARKANSAS BY ROBERT CASEY AND HAROLD CASEY 2001 Stevenson, Arrington and Tucker Families First Edition Published Electronically by Genealogical Information Systems, Inc. Copyright Pending - 2001 by Robert Brooks Casey. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be duplicated or reproduced in any manner without writ- ten permission of the authors. Portions of this book may be reproduced in limited quantities for research pur- poses, however, no part of this book may be included in a published book or in a published periodical without written permission of the authors. For additional information contact: Robert Casey, 4705 Eby Lane, Austin, TX 78731 Other paper based publications for sale (postage paid): Casey Family History, by Harold and Robert Casey, 1980, 195 pages (out of print) Brooks Family History, by Bernice and Robert Casey, 1982, 382 pages, $30.00. Shelton, Wininger and Pace Families, by Harold and Robert Casey, 1988, 863 pages, $35.00. Olliff Family History, by Robert and Bernice Casey, 1992, 416 pages, $25.00. STEVENSON, ARRINGTON AND TUCKER FAMILIES 3-3 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ................3-1-3-5 James Stevenson (71) .............3-6-3-8 Margaret (Stevenson) Lackey (71.1) .........3-8-3-18 Annie (Stevenson) Lackey (71.2) .........3-18 - 3-25 Nancy (Stevenson) Lackey (71.3) ..........3-26 Martha (Lackey) Thompson (71.3.3).........3-26 - 3-36 Moses Lackey (71.3.4) ............3-37 - 3-57 Alexander Lackey (71.3.6) ............3-57 Amos Lackey (71.3.7) ............3-58 - 3-82 Enos Lackey (71.3.8) .............3-82 - 3-83 David Lackey (71.3.10) ............3-83 - 3-84 James Stevenson, II (71.4) ............3-85 James Stevenson, III (71.4.2)...........3-86 - 3-91 John Stevenson (71.4.3) ............3-91 - 3-95 Elam Stevenson (71.4.4) ............3-96 - 3-132 Phineas Stevenson (71.4.5) ...........3-133 - 3-155 Amos Stevenson (71.4.6) ............3-156 William Lyon Stevenson (71.4.9) .........3-156 - 3-166 John Arrington (31) ..............3-167 Abel Arrington (31.1) ............3-167 - 3-171 Hannah (Arrington) Barker (31.2) .........3-171 - 3-174 Sarah (Arrington) Combs (31.3) .........3-174 - 3-203 John Arrington, II (32) .............3-204 Alfred W. Arrington (32.1) ...........3-204 - 3-206 John J. Arrington (32.3) ............3-206 - 3-209 Nancy (Arrington) Steele (32.5) .........3-210 - 3-224 John A. Tucker (11) .............3-225 - 3-227 Robert S. Tucker (11.2) ............3-227 - 3-256 John Tucker (11.4) ..............3-256 Mary (Tucker) Lemaster (11.5) ..........3-257 - 3-264 David M. Tucker (11.7) ............3-265 - 3-271 Stevenson Census Records (71.1) & (71.2) ......3-272 - 3-285 Stevenson Census Records (71.3) .........3-285 - 3-318 Stevenson Census Records (71.4) .........3-318 - 3-354 Arrington Census Records (31) & (32)........3-355 - 3-376 Tucker Census Records (11) ..........3-377 - 3-387 Index (Geographic) .............3-388 - 3-398 Index (Surname) ..............3-398 - 3-611 3-4 INTERACTIVE FAMILY HISTORIES PREFACE This book focuses on the descendants of the author’s oldest proven Stevenson, Arrington and Tucker ancestors. These lines are related to the author’s Casey line (see pedigree chart on the following page for these connections). The au- thors of this book are experienced genealogists and have previously published four family histories. Robert Casey and his father, Harold Casey, published “Casey Family History” in 1980 and then published “Shelton, Wininger and Pace Families” in 1988. Robert Casey and his mother, Bernice (Brooks) Casey, published “Brooks Family History” in 1982 and “Olliff Family History” in 1992. Robert Casey and his mother, Bernice (Brooks) Casey, are currently compiling “Bryan Family History.” Robert and his wife, Diane (Thede) Casey, are also compiling “Thede, Aubil and Garver Families.” The Casey family has compiled over 57,000 cousins so far in their research. This is the first edition of this book and was compiled by Robert Casey and Robert’s father, Harold Casey. Although Harold Casey died on January 8, 1991, this book will continue to use his name as one of the authors because of his sig- nificant contribution to this project. It is highly recommended that anyone wish- ing to preserve their Stevenson, Arrington and Tucker family history, write and contribute any information in their possession. We are specially interested in copies of older photographs, family history recorded in Family Bibles, existing family history sketches, genealogical correspondence that contains a significant quantity of information, letters and diaries written prior to 1900, older legal doc- uments, census records as well as recent additions to your families. Additional information is greatly appreciated and will be included in future edi- tions and updates of this book. Much information received by the authors on our family history has been copied and revised several times prior to its inclusion in our book. The authors have learned from experience that copying and interpret- ing usually results is less accurate information. Additionally, primary sources of valuable information as well as critical information are lost in this process. If a large amount of information is derived from another person or existing written material, then please send the name and address of the source or Xerox the exist- ing material. The authors can not emphasize enough, the need and usefulness of original source material. Much of the history of the Stevenson, Arrington and Tucker families is incomplete and some may be incorrect. The authors wish to apologize to those cousins whose information on their line is briefly covered or contains errors. There are many of our relatives who are interested in adding to our family history but do not know that this book has been published. Addi- tional names and addresses of other interested family historians are very difficult to find without your help. Information has been obtained from many sources and references are listed with each family sketch to aid future research on the lines contained in this book. STEVENSON, ARRINGTON AND TUCKER FAMILIES 3-5 PROVEN CASEY ANCESTORS OF THE AUTHORS (16) Ambler Casey, born 1790 (8) John Casey, born 1812, Tennessee (17) Polly Ellison (4) Lewis Casey, born May 18, 1840 McMinn County, Tennessee (9) Polly Martin (2) James Alfred Casey, born September 10, 1858, Madison County, Arkansas (10) Elisha Woodward, born 1803, Kentucky (5) Lucretia Woodward, born 1840, Arkansas (11) Mary W. Hill, born 1812, Kentucky (1) Louis Bertie Casey, born February 23, 1883, Arkansas married Florence Larue Shelton, grandparents of Robert Brooks Casey (6) John A. TUCKER, born 1809, Tennessee (3) Annette Tucker, born November 12, 1861, Madison County, Arkansas (28) John ARRINGTON, born 1761, London, England (14) John Arrington, Jr., born 1792, North Carolina (58) James STEVENSON, born 1721, Ireland (29) Mary Stevenson, born 1765, Maryland (59) Sarah Kelly, born Ireland (7) Lucinda Arrington, born 1815, North Carolina (15) Sophia, born 1794, North Carolina 3-6 INTERACTIVE FAMILY HISTORIES JAMES STEVENSON (71) is the oldest known Stevenson ancestor of the au- thors. James was born in either 1720 or 1721 in North Belfast, Ireland. James Stevenson immigrated to Maryland and married Sarah Kelly there. Sarah was also born in Ireland and is said to be the daughter of John Kelly. In the 1770s, James and Sarah Stevenson moved to the Rowan/Iredell County, North Carolina area. There is evidence that James Stevenson (born 1721) may have had two brothers, John Stevenson and William Stevenson and that his mother married a Mr. White after the death of James’ father. The Stevenson manuscript by Marvin A. McLain refers to a book entitled, “White Family History.” According to this book (not in possession of the author): “James’ father had died and their widowed mother had remarried to a man by the name of White. The White fam- ily now consisted of three sons, James, John and William Stevenson, their mother and step-father. William Stevenson was bound out to a tailor in Belfast for seven years to learn the trade and when the family left Ireland for America, the tailor would not release him, so he was left behind to catch up with them later.” This account of the Stevenson widow who married a Mr. White is supported by the first edition of the book, “A History and Genealogical Record of the Stevenson Family, From 1748 to 1898.” This 1900 book states that William Stevenson’s mother married a Mr. White and that other siblings of William Stevenson were with this new White family household. This book does not mention either John or James Stevenson by name and mentions no Maryland connections. This book stated that “William Stevenson, my great grandfather, was of Scotch-Irish descent, born and raised in the north of Ireland, perhaps Antrim county. He came to America in 1748 and stopped in what is now Wash- ington county, Pennsylvania, at the home of his mother, who, after the death of his father, had married again, and with her second husband, Mr. White, and the rest of her Stevenson children, had emigrated to America several years before her son William could come. He had been bound to a tailor in Ireland for seven years to learn the tailor’s trade, and his master would not give him up to come with the rest of the family when they came to America.” This 1900 book later states: “Not long after that he (William Stevenson) married Miss Mary McLelland, of a Scotch-Irish family, who, perhaps, had come from Ireland to America at, or about the same time his mother and her family came and settled in the same neighborhood.