John
EMERY was born about 1766 in North Carolina. He died about 1852
in Union County, Illinois.John & Lydia Emery
How we are related to this family:
John & Lydia Emery's son, Joel Joseph Emery, married Eve Fite. Their son, James Emery, married Louisa Emma NORTON. Their daughter, Mary Elizabeth Emery, married Nathaniel Hull PIRTLE. Their daughter, Emma Caroline Pirtle, married Albert "Ross" SMITH. They had three children.
The Emery family migrated to Illinois from North Carolina.
John
EMERY was born about 1766 in North Carolina. He died about 1852
in Union County, Illinois.
John married Lydia (last name unknown) on 28 Sep 1799 in North Carolina. Lydia was born in South Carolina.
John & Lydia had the following child.
Joel Joseph EMERY Click on his name for more information.
Many researchers believe that the "Emery" family immigrated to the United States from Germany; and that the name Emery may be an American spelling for the German last names of Embree, Hembre, and/or Hembree.
However, there are some interesting pedigree charts for "Emery" (Pedigree Chart #1 and Pedigree Chart #2) that documents this family as follows:
Generation 01 - Henry EMERY, born about 1615 in England, married Joan JOBE. She was born about 1617 in England. Henry & Joan had six children: Henry, Isaac, Ralph, John, William, Sr., and Richard.
Generation 02 - William, Sr., born about 1643 in Virginia, married Unknown and had three children: William, Jr., Matilda, and John, Sr.
Generation 03 - John, Sr., born about 1674 in Virginia, married Unknown and had five children: Henry, William, James, Sr., Robert, and John, Jr.
Generation 04 - James, Sr., born about 1700 in Virginia, married Sarah (last name unknown) and had four children: David, James, Jr., John, Sr., and William.
Generation 05 - John, Sr., born about 1735 in Virginia, married Unknown and had two known children: John, Jr. and Joel. There was a man named John Emery who received a land grant in Davidson County, NC in 1788 for his service in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. It may be this John Emery, since John, Jr. (see below) was too young to serve in the military at the time.
Generation 06 - John, Jr., born about 1766 in North Carolina, married Lydia (last name unknown). Whether this man's ancestors are from Germany or England, our family can trace our Emery family roots to this man.
