son of: William Andrews 1783-1861 & Polly Kirkpatrick 1787-1813-----(Polly Andrews wife of William Andrews was accidentally shot & killed in her Indigo garden, on the 17th of June 1813.)
The following is an excerpt from: "Joshua's Tree & Papers of a Kentucky Lawyer" by Nellie A Thonen -- 1965
“Patrick Thomas (P. T.) Andrews, the ‘Kentucky Town Lawyer’ was born in Monroe County, Kentucky on October 4, 1811. He was the son on William Andrews and his first wife, Polly Kirkpatrick of Mecklenburg County, Virginia. This son of the first Varney Andrews migrated to Kentucky soon after 1800, and was married in 1806. Patrick has a half-brother, Varney Frances Andrews and perhaps others. In January 1965, I received a letter from Mrs. Mertie Williams, who stated she is a grand-daughter of Varney Francis Andrews and a daughter of William George Andrews, his son. She stated she owns the farm of Patrick’s father and that he is buried there near Tompkinsville, Ky. The century old brick house is now torn down.”
“Patrick married Mary (Polly) Williams (b. 1812 d. 1874), the daughter of Thomas and Lydia Williams of Tompkinsville. Their first child was our grandmother, Mary Ellen (Nancy) Andrews. She and her brothers, William T. and Chilton A. were born in Monroe County, Ky; Lydia Ann, Amanda and Cyrus C. were born in Missouri. Margaret was born in Shreveport, La. on the way to Texas. George and Laura Zirich and Benjamin Edmund were all born after Patrick and Polly moved their family to Kentucky Town, Grayson County, Texas, about 1847.”
“Patrick was a good lawyer and the only one in Kentucky Town. He was Justice of Grayson County for many years before his death on March 17, 1866, at the age of 55 years . He helped to establish the Church of Christ in Texas and was initiated into Travis Masonic Lodge No. 117 on Oct. 8, 1853 in Sherman, Texas.”
“His papers at the end of this book speak for his energy and his eloquence as a Lawyer and a Judge.”
“Joshua Brown left Bardstown, Kentucky about 1846 - he traveled with his uncle Sam Vittatoe over land to settle in Texas. His father-in- law, Patrick Thomas Andrews left Monroe County, Kentucky and took his family to Missouri for several years before going to Texas. They left on the steamer ‘Embassy’ and came down the Mississippi river to Shreveport, Louisiana and from there came overland to help settle Kentucky Town in Grayson County, Texas.”
“If there is one thing that Joshua Brown imparted to his descendants, it was the love of God and the love of the church. The Church of Christ was formed in New York in 1793. From there, it was taken to the State of Kentucky and in the year 1847 and by settlers to other places in the Southern States. Joshua Brown and his father-in-law, Judge P. T. Andrews, were the ones who brought this faith into Grayson County, Texas, when they helped settle Kentucky Town, where Patrick was its only lawyer.”
(P . T.) Patrick Thomas Andrews was Judge of Grayson County, Sherman, Texas, for many years preceding his death on March 14, 1866, at the age of fifty-five years. He was a true descendant of his grandfather Varney Andrews, Sr., except that he died so young and his grandfather lived to be ninety-two years old. He was a good lawyer and the only one in the Kentucky town which he and his son-in-law Joshua Brown, with their families, some relatives and friends helped to settle about 1843. He made at least one trip to Texas before bringing his family to live there and perhaps two.
The family of P. T. Andrews, Joshua Brown, Thomas and John Simmons, Samuel Villatoe, an uncle of Joshua, and Dr. T. N. Devine, who married Joshua’ s youngest daughter, Belle, were all related. All except Dr. Devine came from Kentucky. Joshua, whose father Marshall Stanley Brown came to Bardstown, Nelson County, Ky, to build the Cathedral, was born there; Patrick, his wife Mary, Joshua's wife Ellen (Nancy) Andrews, and Patrick's two sons W.C. and William were born in Monroe County, Ky. Patrick’ s children, Chilton, Lydia, Mary Elizabeth, Amanda and Cyrus were born in Missouri. Margaret was born in Shreveport, La., while the family was enroute to Texas. George and Laura Zirich were born in Kentucky after the Andrews family had settled there. Two of these daughters, Laura and Margaret married brothers John and Thomas Simmons who were cousins of Joshua Brown and who came from Hardin Co. Ky. Both the Brown and Simmons families were married to some members of the Overall family who remained in Kentucky. Laura Zirich Andrews, daughter of Patrick, married Thomas Simmons. Their children: Mary, Fielder , Cyrus, Eula Lilly, Hadie Allen, Maggie Belle.”
Deceased: Date:
Andrews, P T 1866
HEIRS:
Sons - W T, C A & DA
W.T. William Thomas - C.A. Chilton Allen - D.A. unknown son ]
SOURCE:
Book F, Page 531
The following is an excerpt from: "Joshua's Tree & Papers of a Kentucky Lawyer" by Nellie A Thonen -- 1965
“Patrick Thomas (P. T.) Andrews, the ‘Kentucky Town Lawyer’ was born in Monroe County, Kentucky on October 4, 1811. He was the son on William Andrews and his first wife, Polly Kirkpatrick of Mecklenburg County, Virginia. This son of the first Varney Andrews migrated to Kentucky soon after 1800, and was married in 1806. Patrick has a half-brother, Varney Frances Andrews and perhaps others. In January 1965, I received a letter from Mrs. Mertie Williams, who stated she is a grand-daughter of Varney Francis Andrews and a daughter of William George Andrews, his son. She stated she owns the farm of Patrick’s father and that he is buried there near Tompkinsville, Ky. The century old brick house is now torn down.”
“Patrick married Mary (Polly) Williams (b. 1812 d. 1874), the daughter of Thomas and Lydia Williams of Tompkinsville. Their first child was our grandmother, Mary Ellen (Nancy) Andrews. She and her brothers, William T. and Chilton A. were born in Monroe County, Ky; Lydia Ann, Amanda and Cyrus C. were born in Missouri. Margaret was born in Shreveport, La. on the way to Texas. George and Laura Zirich and Benjamin Edmund were all born after Patrick and Polly moved their family to Kentucky Town, Grayson County, Texas, about 1847.”
“Patrick was a good lawyer and the only one in Kentucky Town. He was Justice of Grayson County for many years before his death on March 17, 1866, at the age of 55 years . He helped to establish the Church of Christ in Texas and was initiated into Travis Masonic Lodge No. 117 on Oct. 8, 1853 in Sherman, Texas.”
“His papers at the end of this book speak for his energy and his eloquence as a Lawyer and a Judge.”
“Joshua Brown left Bardstown, Kentucky about 1846 - he traveled with his uncle Sam Vittatoe over land to settle in Texas. His father-in- law, Patrick Thomas Andrews left Monroe County, Kentucky and took his family to Missouri for several years before going to Texas. They left on the steamer ‘Embassy’ and came down the Mississippi river to Shreveport, Louisiana and from there came overland to help settle Kentucky Town in Grayson County, Texas.”
“If there is one thing that Joshua Brown imparted to his descendants, it was the love of God and the love of the church. The Church of Christ was formed in New York in 1793. From there, it was taken to the State of Kentucky and in the year 1847 and by settlers to other places in the Southern States. Joshua Brown and his father-in-law, Judge P. T. Andrews, were the ones who brought this faith into Grayson County, Texas, when they helped settle Kentucky Town, where Patrick was its only lawyer.”
(P . T.) Patrick Thomas Andrews was Judge of Grayson County, Sherman, Texas, for many years preceding his death on March 14, 1866, at the age of fifty-five years. He was a true descendant of his grandfather Varney Andrews, Sr., except that he died so young and his grandfather lived to be ninety-two years old. He was a good lawyer and the only one in the Kentucky town which he and his son-in-law Joshua Brown, with their families, some relatives and friends helped to settle about 1843. He made at least one trip to Texas before bringing his family to live there and perhaps two.
The family of P. T. Andrews, Joshua Brown, Thomas and John Simmons, Samuel Villatoe, an uncle of Joshua, and Dr. T. N. Devine, who married Joshua’ s youngest daughter, Belle, were all related. All except Dr. Devine came from Kentucky. Joshua, whose father Marshall Stanley Brown came to Bardstown, Nelson County, Ky, to build the Cathedral, was born there; Patrick, his wife Mary, Joshua's wife Ellen (Nancy) Andrews, and Patrick's two sons W.C. and William were born in Monroe County, Ky. Patrick’ s children, Chilton, Lydia, Mary Elizabeth, Amanda and Cyrus were born in Missouri. Margaret was born in Shreveport, La., while the family was enroute to Texas. George and Laura Zirich were born in Kentucky after the Andrews family had settled there. Two of these daughters, Laura and Margaret married brothers John and Thomas Simmons who were cousins of Joshua Brown and who came from Hardin Co. Ky. Both the Brown and Simmons families were married to some members of the Overall family who remained in Kentucky. Laura Zirich Andrews, daughter of Patrick, married Thomas Simmons. Their children: Mary, Fielder , Cyrus, Eula Lilly, Hadie Allen, Maggie Belle.”
Deceased: Date:
Andrews, P T 1866
HEIRS:
Sons - W T, C A & DA
W.T. William Thomas - C.A. Chilton Allen - D.A. unknown son ]
SOURCE:
Book F, Page 531
son of: William Andrews 1783-1861 & Polly Kirkpatrick 1787-1813-----(Polly Andrews wife of William Andrews was accidentally shot & killed in her Indigo garden, on the 17th of June 1813.)
The following is an excerpt from: "Joshua's Tree & Papers of a Kentucky Lawyer" by Nellie A Thonen -- 1965
“Patrick Thomas (P. T.) Andrews, the ‘Kentucky Town Lawyer’ was born in Monroe County, Kentucky on October 4, 1811. He was the son on William Andrews and his first wife, Polly Kirkpatrick of Mecklenburg County, Virginia. This son of the first Varney Andrews migrated to Kentucky soon after 1800, and was married in 1806. Patrick has a half-brother, Varney Frances Andrews and perhaps others. In January 1965, I received a letter from Mrs. Mertie Williams, who stated she is a grand-daughter of Varney Francis Andrews and a daughter of William George Andrews, his son. She stated she owns the farm of Patrick’s father and that he is buried there near Tompkinsville, Ky. The century old brick house is now torn down.”
“Patrick married Mary (Polly) Williams (b. 1812 d. 1874), the daughter of Thomas and Lydia Williams of Tompkinsville. Their first child was our grandmother, Mary Ellen (Nancy) Andrews. She and her brothers, William T. and Chilton A. were born in Monroe County, Ky; Lydia Ann, Amanda and Cyrus C. were born in Missouri. Margaret was born in Shreveport, La. on the way to Texas. George and Laura Zirich and Benjamin Edmund were all born after Patrick and Polly moved their family to Kentucky Town, Grayson County, Texas, about 1847.”
“Patrick was a good lawyer and the only one in Kentucky Town. He was Justice of Grayson County for many years before his death on March 17, 1866, at the age of 55 years . He helped to establish the Church of Christ in Texas and was initiated into Travis Masonic Lodge No. 117 on Oct. 8, 1853 in Sherman, Texas.”
“His papers at the end of this book speak for his energy and his eloquence as a Lawyer and a Judge.”
“Joshua Brown left Bardstown, Kentucky about 1846 - he traveled with his uncle Sam Vittatoe over land to settle in Texas. His father-in- law, Patrick Thomas Andrews left Monroe County, Kentucky and took his family to Missouri for several years before going to Texas. They left on the steamer ‘Embassy’ and came down the Mississippi river to Shreveport, Louisiana and from there came overland to help settle Kentucky Town in Grayson County, Texas.”
“If there is one thing that Joshua Brown imparted to his descendants, it was the love of God and the love of the church. The Church of Christ was formed in New York in 1793. From there, it was taken to the State of Kentucky and in the year 1847 and by settlers to other places in the Southern States. Joshua Brown and his father-in-law, Judge P. T. Andrews, were the ones who brought this faith into Grayson County, Texas, when they helped settle Kentucky Town, where Patrick was its only lawyer.”
(P . T.) Patrick Thomas Andrews was Judge of Grayson County, Sherman, Texas, for many years preceding his death on March 14, 1866, at the age of fifty-five years. He was a true descendant of his grandfather Varney Andrews, Sr., except that he died so young and his grandfather lived to be ninety-two years old. He was a good lawyer and the only one in the Kentucky town which he and his son-in-law Joshua Brown, with their families, some relatives and friends helped to settle about 1843. He made at least one trip to Texas before bringing his family to live there and perhaps two.
The family of P. T. Andrews, Joshua Brown, Thomas and John Simmons, Samuel Villatoe, an uncle of Joshua, and Dr. T. N. Devine, who married Joshua’ s youngest daughter, Belle, were all related. All except Dr. Devine came from Kentucky. Joshua, whose father Marshall Stanley Brown came to Bardstown, Nelson County, Ky, to build the Cathedral, was born there; Patrick, his wife Mary, Joshua's wife Ellen (Nancy) Andrews, and Patrick's two sons W.C. and William were born in Monroe County, Ky. Patrick’ s children, Chilton, Lydia, Mary Elizabeth, Amanda and Cyrus were born in Missouri. Margaret was born in Shreveport, La., while the family was enroute to Texas. George and Laura Zirich were born in Kentucky after the Andrews family had settled there. Two of these daughters, Laura and Margaret married brothers John and Thomas Simmons who were cousins of Joshua Brown and who came from Hardin Co. Ky. Both the Brown and Simmons families were married to some members of the Overall family who remained in Kentucky. Laura Zirich Andrews, daughter of Patrick, married Thomas Simmons. Their children: Mary, Fielder , Cyrus, Eula Lilly, Hadie Allen, Maggie Belle.”
Deceased: Date:
Andrews, P T 1866
HEIRS:
Sons - W T, C A & DA
W.T. William Thomas - C.A. Chilton Allen - D.A. unknown son ]
SOURCE:
Book F, Page 531
The following is an excerpt from: "Joshua's Tree & Papers of a Kentucky Lawyer" by Nellie A Thonen -- 1965
“Patrick Thomas (P. T.) Andrews, the ‘Kentucky Town Lawyer’ was born in Monroe County, Kentucky on October 4, 1811. He was the son on William Andrews and his first wife, Polly Kirkpatrick of Mecklenburg County, Virginia. This son of the first Varney Andrews migrated to Kentucky soon after 1800, and was married in 1806. Patrick has a half-brother, Varney Frances Andrews and perhaps others. In January 1965, I received a letter from Mrs. Mertie Williams, who stated she is a grand-daughter of Varney Francis Andrews and a daughter of William George Andrews, his son. She stated she owns the farm of Patrick’s father and that he is buried there near Tompkinsville, Ky. The century old brick house is now torn down.”
“Patrick married Mary (Polly) Williams (b. 1812 d. 1874), the daughter of Thomas and Lydia Williams of Tompkinsville. Their first child was our grandmother, Mary Ellen (Nancy) Andrews. She and her brothers, William T. and Chilton A. were born in Monroe County, Ky; Lydia Ann, Amanda and Cyrus C. were born in Missouri. Margaret was born in Shreveport, La. on the way to Texas. George and Laura Zirich and Benjamin Edmund were all born after Patrick and Polly moved their family to Kentucky Town, Grayson County, Texas, about 1847.”
“Patrick was a good lawyer and the only one in Kentucky Town. He was Justice of Grayson County for many years before his death on March 17, 1866, at the age of 55 years . He helped to establish the Church of Christ in Texas and was initiated into Travis Masonic Lodge No. 117 on Oct. 8, 1853 in Sherman, Texas.”
“His papers at the end of this book speak for his energy and his eloquence as a Lawyer and a Judge.”
“Joshua Brown left Bardstown, Kentucky about 1846 - he traveled with his uncle Sam Vittatoe over land to settle in Texas. His father-in- law, Patrick Thomas Andrews left Monroe County, Kentucky and took his family to Missouri for several years before going to Texas. They left on the steamer ‘Embassy’ and came down the Mississippi river to Shreveport, Louisiana and from there came overland to help settle Kentucky Town in Grayson County, Texas.”
“If there is one thing that Joshua Brown imparted to his descendants, it was the love of God and the love of the church. The Church of Christ was formed in New York in 1793. From there, it was taken to the State of Kentucky and in the year 1847 and by settlers to other places in the Southern States. Joshua Brown and his father-in-law, Judge P. T. Andrews, were the ones who brought this faith into Grayson County, Texas, when they helped settle Kentucky Town, where Patrick was its only lawyer.”
(P . T.) Patrick Thomas Andrews was Judge of Grayson County, Sherman, Texas, for many years preceding his death on March 14, 1866, at the age of fifty-five years. He was a true descendant of his grandfather Varney Andrews, Sr., except that he died so young and his grandfather lived to be ninety-two years old. He was a good lawyer and the only one in the Kentucky town which he and his son-in-law Joshua Brown, with their families, some relatives and friends helped to settle about 1843. He made at least one trip to Texas before bringing his family to live there and perhaps two.
The family of P. T. Andrews, Joshua Brown, Thomas and John Simmons, Samuel Villatoe, an uncle of Joshua, and Dr. T. N. Devine, who married Joshua’ s youngest daughter, Belle, were all related. All except Dr. Devine came from Kentucky. Joshua, whose father Marshall Stanley Brown came to Bardstown, Nelson County, Ky, to build the Cathedral, was born there; Patrick, his wife Mary, Joshua's wife Ellen (Nancy) Andrews, and Patrick's two sons W.C. and William were born in Monroe County, Ky. Patrick’ s children, Chilton, Lydia, Mary Elizabeth, Amanda and Cyrus were born in Missouri. Margaret was born in Shreveport, La., while the family was enroute to Texas. George and Laura Zirich were born in Kentucky after the Andrews family had settled there. Two of these daughters, Laura and Margaret married brothers John and Thomas Simmons who were cousins of Joshua Brown and who came from Hardin Co. Ky. Both the Brown and Simmons families were married to some members of the Overall family who remained in Kentucky. Laura Zirich Andrews, daughter of Patrick, married Thomas Simmons. Their children: Mary, Fielder , Cyrus, Eula Lilly, Hadie Allen, Maggie Belle.”
Deceased: Date:
Andrews, P T 1866
HEIRS:
Sons - W T, C A & DA
W.T. William Thomas - C.A. Chilton Allen - D.A. unknown son ]
SOURCE:
Book F, Page 531
Gravesite Details
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Mary Ellen "Nancy" Andrews Brown
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Mary Elizabeth Andrews
1836–1865
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William Thomas Andrews
1837–1879
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Chilton Allen Andrews
1839–1909
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Amanda Andrews Gearhart
1844–1899
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Cyrus M. Andrews
1847–1910
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Maggie Andrews Simmons
1850–1907
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George M Andrews
1853–1879
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Laura Zea Andrews Simmons
1854–1926
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Benjamin Edmund Andrews
1856–1900
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