by Deborah Shelton Wood My ggg-grandparents were Isaac Farmer and Nancy Early of Southwestern Virginia.
Nancy Early Farmer's parents were John EARLY who was born circa 1787, and died 1819 in Carroll Co VA, the son of James Matten EARLY and Jane GATEWOOD & Rhoda STEPHENS born circa 1810 in VA, daughter of Lawrence STEPHENS and Joanna HERBERT. She was born 10 Apr 1794 in Wythe Co VA, and died 1 Mar 1884 in Carroll Co VA. James Matten EARLY was born 1752/1762 in Westmoreland Co VA, and died 1807 in Botetourt Co VA. He married Jane GATEWOOD Jul
1780 in Albemarle Co VA. She was born 1758 in Albemarle Co VA.Her parents were thought to have been William Gatewood and Ann
Ransom.
James Matten Early built a log cabin for his family between the years of 1796 and 1798 in Botetourt County, Virginia in the
present day town of Fincastle.
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