Word & Witcher
General Real Estate Agents
Lampasas, Texas, Jan. 24, 1900

Mr. O. K. Pouncey
Bolling, Alabama

My Dear Sir:

Your letter of the 12th inst. has been received and I take pleasure in replying to give you any information I can relation to the Pouncey family, but regret that this information is limited.

The first I know of the history is that our ancestors are of Irish, that three brothers were exiled from Ireland some 150 years ago and all of these settled on the Pee Dee River, S.C. and all the Pounceys (spelling their name "Pouncey") in the U. S. descended from those 3 brothers.

I do not know their first names, but understand they were soldiers in the revolutionary war, as also was my grandfather Samuel Pouncey, he being a son of one of the same 3 brothers, but I do not know which one of these.

After that war my grandfather (Samuel Pouncey) married and immigrated to Montgomery County, Ala and settled in 3 miles of the city of Montgomery.

He had the following sons: John, who died in Butler Co. about the beginning of the civil war. John had A. W. Pouncey, Wm Pouncey, Frank Pouncey, Daniel Pouncey, Calvin and George Pouncey.

A. W. Pouncey came to Texas before the war of the  rebellion and raised a large family.  His oldest son, Frank Pouncey now lives at Rogers, Miland County Texas, with whom you can correspond for particulars as to his father's family.   Next Samuel Pouncey who went to Miss, and I know nothing of his family.

Next Elder Wm J. Pouncy who raised a family in & near Montgomery & Troy, Ala. dying at the latter place about 26 years ago.  He had 4 wifes; 6 children by his 4th wife.  You can get his history of this family by addressing a daughter of Wm J to wit, Mrs. J. G. Long, Gatesville, Texas.

Next son of Samuel Pouncey, was Peter Pouncey (my father), who died about the year 1840, leaving a wife and 5 children, oldest Mary Norman, died in Augt 1897, 2nd Rebecca Davis, now living at Naftel Ala. Mrs. P. A. Brady, Mt. Carmel, Ala, next myself, and Wm J. Pouncey who died in Louisiana at Farmville, La about 1850.  I am the youngest of my father's family living,my age 64 years.

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Note that this letter... presents certain aspects of Pouncey history which conflict with the information presented in the Pouncey Line.

Three immigrant brothers, outcasts from Ireland, may be from another line of the author's family.  They aren't from the Pouncey line, which has been documented back to Virginia.

This should not, however, diminish enjoyment from reading this letter.   The author presents his own voice and shares his knowledge of generations closer to him.

Detail for George W. Pouncey, author of this letter.

 

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I married Flora A. Surles in Lowndes Co. Ala, Dec '55.  I resided in Ala. from my birth until Jan 1873 when I came to Texas.

I served in the Confederate War - was badly wounded and am now totally blind - we have had four children all now dead, my last dying Mch 23, 1883 who left 3 sons whom I have raised to wit Robt E, Wm W, and Aubry N. Standard, two of them living in this county and one in Toyton Co. Texas.

Next son of Samuel Pouncy was Eli T. Pouncey who married and raised a family Talapoosa Co AL.

He had 4 sons John, Tom, Billie and Samuel and 4 daughters, Mary, Martha, Nancy & Paralee.  Eli T was killed by one of his negro men in Talapoosa County about 1854, leaving a second wife without children.

Jesse Pouncey of Dale Co. Ala, was a cousin of my father.  He had a son named Frank whose address may be given you by the P.M. at Clayhatchee, Dale County Ala.

I might now mention the daughters of my grandfather Samuel ____   Have named his sons.  They were Mary Jones, Nancy Jones, both married Wm. H. Jones. Their descendants now in Montg. AL. Elizabeth Cleghorn, Butler Co. Al.

You can get her history there ___ two old citizens of Greenville, Al. can give you information regarding history.  Sarah Williams wife of  Butler Williams lived and died in Tallapoosa County AL ----- Sarah moved to Texas and died.

You did not tell me the name of your father this is about all of the information I can -----   good to have a copy.  If you ever get to Texas, come and see me -----------

Very truly yours etc

George W. Pouncey