Medleys of NC North Carolina
Hoping someone could help me track down a bit of my family from Surry/Allegheny Co. N.C.The farthest I can trace back from ony one not particularly reliable source is a John Quincy Medley who had at least one daughter, Paulina.
From what I can tell, Paulina is apparently the mother of a Thomas Jefferson Medley and a Samantha Jane Medley, both born probably in the late 1800's.Now from the source I have, it seems like Samantha Jane Medley is my Grandfather Norman Cleveland Medley's grandmother, and Thomas Jefferson Medley is my grandmother Dorothy Medley's (Maiden name Collins) grandfather.It seems as though Samantha was living as a servant in the home of Leeander Sparks, who fathered 3 of her children before marriage and 3 after.Garland James Medley, one of their sons, is my father's father's father. Thomas Jefferson Medley, it seems also had a child out of wedlock with another Sarah Jane, whose surname was Crouse. Their daughter Octavia Crouse is my father's mother's mother.If someone can help me straighten this out I would be greatly appreciative.