Myatt Family

Hubert MULLINS, gg son of James A. MYATT, has provided much information about the family, and I am grateful for his help.

The earliest MYATT for whom we have a record is William MYATT.

The line of direct descendants from him to Jim is:

1. William MYATT, b 1690, d 1760

2. John MIOT, Sr., b 1726. We have not found a reason for his use of MIOT.
   +Elizabeth ALLEN, b 1727, d 1794, Wake Co, NC.
   1. Matthew Walter MYATT, b 1747
      
   2. Mark MYATT, b unk
      
   3. John MYATT, Jr, b unk
      
   4. Mary MYATT, b unk
      
   5. Britain MYATT, b unk
      
   6. Nimrod MYATT, b unk
      
   7. Fereby MYATT, b unk
      
   8. Elizabeth MYATT, b unk
      
   9. Alexander MYATT, b unk
      
   10. William MYATT, b unk

3. Matthew Walter MYATT, b 1747, NC, d 1817, NC
   +Cynthia UTLEY, b 1756, d 1829, Dickson Co, TN

4. Reddick MYATT, b 1785, NC, d 1853, Graves Co, KY
   +Elisabeth Ann WILEY, b 1807, d 1852. Her father was William WILEY, a Revolutionary War soldier.
   1. William MYATT, b 1831
      
   2. Elizabeth Ann MYATT, b 1834
      
   3. Alsey Utley MYATT, b 1834
      
   4. James A. MYATT, b Dec 29, 1836
      

5. Elizabeth Ann MYATT, b 1834, Dickson Co, TN, d about 1863, Dickson Co, TN. She stayed in Dickson Co when her parents and three brothers moved to Graves Co, KY.
   +Robert A. HUDSON, b 1824, NC, d 1901, Dickson Co, TN, m Nov 6, 1850, Dickson Co, TN. He was in the 59th Tennessee Infantry, CSA; he was captured at Missionary Ridge and spent year and a half in POW camp at Rock Island, IL
   1. Nancy J. HUDSON, b Jul 14, 1851
      
   2. Becky HUDSON, b abt 1853-1857
      
   3. Fanny HUDSON, b abt 1853-1857
      
   4. Thomas HUDSON, b abt 1853-1857

6. Nancy J. HUDSON, b Jul 14, 1851, Dickson Co, TN, d Apr 30, 1919, Fulton, KY, bur Fairview Cem, Fulton, KY
   +Thomas Jefferson JAMES, b Jul 15, 1849, Dickson Co, TN, d Aug 9, 1903, Fulton, KY, bur Fairview Cem, Fulton, KY, m Nov 24, 1870, Dickson Co, TN. He was a lay preacher, Disciples of Christ (Christian Church). Their children migrated: J.F. & Albert, Miami; Ella JOHNSON, Gary, IN; Nora BAKER, southern CA; Beulah STEVENSON & Maggie ENGLISH, Chattanooga; Oscar, Memphis; George, Fulton, KY. Four grandsons and one greatgrandson became military pilots: George's Tom, Jim, & Joe; J.F.'s son Grady's son James W (Bill) JAMES, and Maggie JAMES ENGLISH's Bud ENGLISH (Navy).
   1. Ella JAMES JOHNSON, b Sep 14, 1871, Dickson Co, TN
      
   2. James Franklin JAMES, b 1877, Dickson Co, TN Photograph of four brothers
      
   3. Nora JAMES BAKER, b Jan 28, 1880, Dickson Co, TN
      
   4. Albert R. JAMES, Sr, b Dec 24, 1882, Texas
      
   5. Oscar JAMES, b Feb 18, 1887, Graves Co, KY
      
   6. Beulah JAMES STEVENSON, b Apr 24, 1889, Graves Co, KY
      
   7. George Thomas JAMES, Sr, b Jan 21, 1891, Graves Co, KY
      
   8. Maggie JAMES ENGLISH, b 1893, Graves Co, KY

7. George Thomas JAMES, b Jan 21, 1891, Graves Co, KY, d Nov 10, 1968, Fulton, KY, bur Fairview Cem, Fulton, KY. Served in Corps of Engineers railroad battalion, France, WWI.
   +Anna Verna KENDALL, b Aug 29, 1893 Hickman Co, KY, d Apr 12, 1982, San Antonio, TX, bur Fairview Cem, Fulton, KY, m Nov 27, 1919. All three sons became Air Force pilots.
   1. George Thomas JAMES, Jr
      
   2. James Kendall JAMES
      
   3. Joseph Rankin JAMES

8. James Kendall JAMES
   +Martha Lou CHAMBERS

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Revised 14 Jan 2001