Looking for more info on Thomas Friendly Thames (1818 SC - aft. 1870 Monroe?). One of his children Abner J.(1874 - 1905) is buried Polar Bridge Cem, Manistee, AL. near Frisco City. Friendly married Laurana Sturdivant 1842 Monroe, 2nd Leah Colley 1867.
1850 Conecuh Co., I think he is near Midway, AL. 1860/ 1870 in Monroe Co. I think there may be a Stacey connection. His son , Friendly Thomas 1849-, was C.S.A. Thanks for the help, Mark

My husband's GG Grandfather was Francis Friendly Thames, born 29 Nov 1818 in SC, who married Lurana R. Sturdivant on 15 May 1842 and they had 6 children. Then he married Leah Colley on 20 Jan 1867 and they had 3 children. I have some information and would like to share.

My gr-gr grandmother Mary Marintha Thames Ross (1827-July 30,1911) was Friendly Thames sister. She and my gr-gr-grandfather John R. Ross (Feb 12, 1820-July 13, 1841) are buried in the Old Ridge Cemetery in Monroe County. They had 2 daughters who married Staceys. Malinda A.(Sept 8 1850-?)who married Harvey Stacey and Sophronia A.(Nov 17,1845-1934)whose first husband was William H. Stacey. Sophronia's second husband was Blassengaim G. Hamilton. Sophronia and B.G. Hamilton are my gr-grandparents. Friendly's grandson, Howell Thames (his father was John) married my grandmother
Sallie Majors Hamilton's sister Salina Majors.

You need to respond to Winston Boudreaux's query about Blasencan Hamilton as it appears you are looking for the same family.

Stacey oral history claims Thomas Friendly Thames came to Ala. with the Stacey family in the early 1820's. 1850 Census records indicates Friendly was the neighbor of Amos Stacey in Conecuh County. Based on land records, they lived on the west branch of the Sepulga River on the east side of the Federal Road which is the Conecuh/Monroe County line. Amos' nephew, Manning Stacey, son of William, married Sarah Thames (relationship unknown) The Thames family settled at Manistee and many are buried at Polar Bridge Cemetary in Monroe County, Ala. (Section 32, Township 6, Range 6) which is situated on the Amos Stacey landgrant of 1860. Mill's Atlas dated 1821 of Clarendon County, S.C. indicates there may be truth to the oral history as Thames (Jn. Thames & Thames (no 1st initial) were situated next door to each other on the Vance's Ferry to Sumterville Rd. The road forked at Thames Station with the east fork to Williamsburgh and the west fork to Sumterville and Statesburgh. The Thames farm is shown on the west fork just past Hungary Hall branch of the Pocotaligo River. The Staceys were on the Mill branch which fed Hungary Hall not far from the Thames. Friendley remarried Leah Conley by some accounts, Corley by others, with several variations listed in census records. Her deceased husband was Daniel Conley. It is spelled Carnley by the descendants today. She was the daughter of Jonathan Hendrix and Adeline Hendrix. They were first cousins. Daniel was killed in the Civil War.Leah was born July 21, 1831 according to the Hendrix family. Amos Stacey had 2 sons who married into the Hendrix family. One , my g-g grandfather took 2 wives from this family. Both were cousins of Leah. Daniel & Leah had 2 children, Frank & Mary Elizabeth.

Jane,

I am hitting all of your message boards. I am reading that you are the line of Ms. S. Stacey.

I hope to hear from you soon. It looks like all roads are leading to you.

Thanks, sarah

CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED TO HIS FIRST WIFE LAURANA STURDIVANT. SHE WAS MY GREAT GREAT GRANDMOTHER. SOME SAY SHE WAS FULL BLOODED CHEROKEE.
MARCIA

I regret that I cannot help you. I would guess that his first wife died before he removed from Conecuh to the area in Monroe that was known as Amber Post Office at the time. Later, it was called Manistee but that was long after the Thmaes and Staceys arrived.

Hi Marcia- I,ve never heard Laurana was an Indian- but the current DNA tests would tell you for sure. Mark

How would I go about doing that with the DNA?