Martha:

You have combined two different Amos T. HUMPHRIES in your queary: Amos T. HUMPHRIES, Sr., b. 1787 in SC, d. 1867 in Winston Co, Miss.; and one of his sons, Amos T. HUMPHRIES, Jr., b. 1822 in SC, d. after 1880, and enlisted as a Private, promoted to Corporal, in Company F, 5th Regiment Miss. Infantry (State Troops) [aka 5th Regt. Miss. Inf. "Minute Men"]. This regiment was organized for 6 months service in late 1862, was involved in the Siege of Vicksburg from May to July 1863, and surrendered at Vicksburg, Warren Co, Miss. on July 4, 1863. Apparently this regiment never re-organized, so Amos, Jr. may have returned to his home and family in Winston Co, Miss. for the remainder of ther war.

Amos T. (Timms or Thomas) HUMPHRIES, Sr., son of John and Elizabeth (TIMMS-THOMAS) HUMPHRIES, was born in Chester Dist., SC. on February 22, 1787; died in Winston Co, Miss. on October 5, 1867. He married about 1815 to Sarah HUGHES, born on June 22, 1798 in Chester Dist. SC. Sarah died August 23, 1873. Both Amos Sr. and Sarah are buried in the Old Enon Cemetery, about twelve miles from Louisville, Winston Co, Miss. In the early 1830`s Amos T. HUMPHRIES, Sr. moved from Chester District, SC. to the northeastern part of what now is Winston Co, Miss. He later moved to the southeastern part of Winston Co., where the lands were deep and fertile, and in abundance. There he settled at the head of the Pearl River, on what later become known as Humphries Lake. It was here he reared and educated his children, all of whom were born in Chester Dist., SC. The boys attended school at Webster, Winston Co, Miss., then a thriving town, but now is extinct. [Town was still in existence in 1870.] His children married sons and daughters of other Winston Co. families, most of whom had recently come from the Carolinas to Miss. Amos, Sr.`s mother Elizabeth probably lived with him up until the 1830`s. The 1830 census showed a female in his household 70-80 years old. It was just a short time later, April 26, 1831, that Charner HUMPHRIES, Amos`s brother, conveyed to Amos his interest in their father`s estate, being that part in which his mother had held. (Book 3, page 385.) Mrs. Josephine Humphries Estes, of near Louisville, Winston Co, Miss. the granddaughter of Amos Humphries, and the great granddaughter of John Humphries, who at the time was ninety years old, told Miss Mary Lovorn that John HUMPHRIES was not put under the ground, indicating that he was buried in some kind of vault, and that her father remembered being taken there when a little boy by his father, Amos, to make a last visit before moving to Miss. Mrs. Estes also says that John HUMPHRIES` wife was named Elizabeth (TIMMS?) THOMAS, and that she came "from across the waters." Mrs. Estes has in her possession the sword John HUMPHRIES carried as a soldier
in the Revolutionary War. Her sister, Mrs. Betty (HUMPHRIES) BARNES, has the andirons and a pitcher, used in the home of John HUMPHRIES. She had the uniform of John HUMPHRIES, but it was lost (stolen?) when loaned to a fair. Hopefully the items they possessed were handed down to descendants. The children of Amos Sr. and Sarah (HUGHES) HUMPHRIES were:

Jonathon W. G. "John" HUMPHRIES, born May 5, 1816; married and moved to Arkansas, where his descendants still live;

Martha "Patsy" HUMPHRIES, born August 13, 1818 in Chester District, SC, died 1881, she married first Unknown WILSON, brother of her sister Elizabeth Caroline`s husband, who died soon afterwards; she married second August 12, 1847, at Noxapater, Miss. to Thomas LOVORN, a large land and slave owner, residing at Fearn Springs in Winston Co, Miss.; six years later Thomas died and was buried at Lovorn Cemetery in Fearn Springs; his wife, Patsy, as she was affectionately called, ran the plantation, which was soon to pass through the hazardous times of the War Between the States;

Elizabeth Caroline HUMPHRIES, born December 8, 1820; married "Bobbie" WILSON, brother of Martha`s first husband; her descendents settled around Newton, Miss.;

Amos T. (Timms or Thomas) HUMPHRIES, Jr., born February 13, 1822 in Chester District, SC; married Nancy J. GENTRY, b. ca 1839 in Winston Co, Miss., m. in Winston Co. ca 1855; their descendents live in that county;

Thomas Jefferson HUMPHRIES, born September 12, 1825; married Mary KNOWLES; they had five children.

The pages of the Bible records of the birth dates of Amos HUMPHRIES, Sr., his wife, Sarah, and children, are in the possession of Miss Mary LOVORN, of Louisville, Winston Co, Miss., according to one source.

Private to Corporal Amos T. HUMPHRIES, Jr., Co F, 5th Regt. Miss. Infantry (State Troops), married Nancy J. GENTRY in Winston Co, Miss., and they had five known children:

Amos Thomas (III), b. ca 1856 in Winston Co, MS; Georgia Ann, b. ca 1858 in Winston Co, MS; Henry C., b. ca 1862 in MS; Charles, b. ca 18865 in MS; and N. (Nancy?) Emaline, b. 1869 in MS.

I hope you find this information to be of interest and helpful to your search efforts. There is a lot more family information available. If you want to email me direct, I will assist you with locating some of the HUMPHRIES family sources.

Best regards.

Rob Swinson
RESwinson@aol.com