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Flynt Family

The Flynt family of Stokes and Forsyth Counties traces its ancestry to the 16th century in Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland. The immigrant ancestor was probably a Richard Flynt, who was in Lancaster Co. VA by about 1640. We have found discrepancies and inconsistencies in the accounts of the Virginia family, no doubt at least partly attributable to the repeated use of Richard and John as given names, with some resulting confusions. Can anyone provide us with a definitive, well-documented history?

We begin our account with the Richard Flynt who came to Surry/Stokes Co. NC about 1786, and died about 1792. His birthdate is sometimes given as 1720, sometimes as 1733; the latter date would preclude his being the father of the oldest of his presumptive children. Richard's wife's name was Ann, but was she Ann Perry, daughter of John Perry and Susanna Stanford of Westmoreland Co. VA? Or Ann Fountain? Or both? If Richard is really the father of children whose birthdates range from 1748 to 1780, as reported in some histories, then there were probably two wives, as this child-bearing span is very long for one woman. We are listing the possible children here with two mothers, but we would like confirmation or correction of this assumption.

First Generation
Children of Richard Flynt and Ann Perry (?)
John Flynt (1748-1821) m. Catherine ?
Richard Flynt (1750-1778) m. Sally Martin, d/o George Martin and Mary Durrett; d. Albemarle Co. VA
Thomas Flynt (?-1825) m. Sally Martin Flynt, his brother's widow
Children of Richard Flynt and Ann Fountain (?)
Susanna Flynt m. Joseph Cox in 1787, Surry Co. NC
William Flynt (1762-1815) m. Elizabeth Ballard (1765-1838), d/o John Ballard of Madison Co. VA
Elizabeth Flynt did not marry, died in Monroe Co. MS in 1847
Roderick Flynt (ca. 1767-1836) m. Sarah Rowe (ca. 1768-1834), d/o Benjamin and Sarah Rowe of Madison Co. VA
Nancy Ann Flynt (1770-?) m. Daniel Evans
David Flynt (ca. 1773?-1849) m. Mary Davis 1795, Stokes Co. NC; or Betsy Schofield in 1797? or both???
Mary "Polly" Flynt (1780-bef. 1850) m. Caleb Hill 1797, Surry Co. NC; moved to Giles Co. TN and then to Missouri
Catherine Flynt, birthdate unknown, apparently did not marry, moved to Tennessee
Was there another son named Richard, born as late as 1784?

Third Generation
Children of John and Catherine Flynt (birth order uncertain)
Perry Flynt (ca. 1776-1851) m. Martha Halbert, d. Madison Co. Alabama
Frances (Fanny) Flynt m. John Davis in 1805
Katherine Flynt m. Leonard Aldridge in 1808
Ann (Nancy) Flynt m. Harman Redman in 1812
Susan or Susanna Flynt m. Benjamin Young in 1818
Lucinda (Lucy) Flynt (d. 1858) m. John Redman in 1822
Meredith Flynt (ca. 1782-1821) m. Mary Evans in 1802, Stokes Co. NC, d. Giles Co. TN; Mary d. 1850, Alabama
Sarah Flynt (ca. 1784-ca. 1833) m. John Reddick
Richard Flynt (1786-1834) m. Mary Young (1795-1882)
daughter, name unknown, m. Henry Webb
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Children of Richard Flynt and Sally Martin
Martin Flynt (1773-1818) m. Elizabeth Clayton in 1801, Stokes Co. NC, moved to Lincoln Co. TN
Mary (Polly) Flynt (1775-?) m. Nathaniel Moody in 1797, Surry Co. NC
Haston Flynt (1777-1804) m. Mary Davis in 1798
Richard Flynt (1779-1844) m. Eleanor Clayton (1787-1839) in 1807 or 1809, Stokes Co. NC; moved to Hardeman Co. TN
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Children of Thomas Flynt and Sally Martin
Thornton Flynt (1782-?)
Susanna Flynt (1786-aft. 1850) m. John Davis, d. Marshall Co. MS
Abijah Flynt (1788-?) m. Mary Gideon, lived Giles Co. TN
Sarah Flynt (1790-) m. James Hampton 1807, d. TN
Thomas Flynt (ca. 1792-1858) m. Susan C. Fulkerson, d. Boone Co. MO
Ann (Nancy) Flynt (1794-?) m. Elisha Plummer
Joseph M. Flynt (1797-1826) m. Bethania Covington
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Children of William Flynt and Elizabeth Ballard
Sandy (Alexander) Flynt (1789-1867) m. 1) Maria Magdalena Salome Hauser (1796-1844), 2) Johanna Rebecca Leinbach (1805-1884), widow of Petrus Transou
Sanford P. Flynt (1789-1840) m. Sarah Brown, moved to Franklin TX
James Flynt (?-1815) m. Catherine Sides in 1814
John Pollard Flynt (1798-1859) m. Elizabeth East
Proctor B. Flynt (1799-1848) m. Elizabeth Vest in 1841, d/o John Vest and Elizabeth Ray; 1841 is late for a first marriage - did he have a previous one?
Lucinda Flynt (1800?-1870) m. Jesse Briggs (abt. 1812-1877)
Ann Flynt (1803-1869) did not marry
William Flynt (1804-1858) did not marry
Nancy Permelia Flynt (ca. 1805-1869)
Allen Flynt (1807-1866) m. Nancy Kirby (ca. 1806-aft. 1880)
Fountain W. Flynt (1809-1880) m. Mary Elizabeth Spainhour (1817-1911)
Elizabeth Ballard Flynt (1809-1879) m. Henry Shouse (1796-1874)
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Children of Roderick Flynt and Sarah Rowe
Benjamin R. Flynt m. 1) Eleanor Freeman, 2) Martha Booker
Sarah Flynt m. William Phillips
Richard Flynt (1784-1840? or 1849?) m. Elizabeth Redman
Milly Flynt m. Robert Neal
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Children of David Flynt and Mary Davis (?)
John Flynt (1798-1879) m. Susan Wilson (1802-1873) in SC, both d. in Missisippi
Joanna Flynt (1802-?) m. Thomas Hill, lived Mississippi
Nancy Flynt (1804-bef. 1853) m. John Pickens
David Flynt (ca. 1810-1848) m. Mary Ann Bailey, d. Mississippi
Sarah Flynt (1811-1902) m. John S. Flynt
William M. Flynt (1813-1863) m. 1) Elizabeth Manley, 2) Margaret Warren Rogers; lived Mississippi

Fourth Generation
Children of Perry Flynt and Martha Halbert
Amos Flynt
Elizabeth Flynt (1798-1956) m. John Thomasson (1795-1858)
John Halbert Flynt (1801-1861) m. 1) Martha R. Roberts (1803-1845), 2) Lydia McKay McLauren, d. Texas
Tarpley Flynt (ca. 1805-1881) m. Elizabeth Claiborn
Jeremiah Flynt (1805-1870)
Josephine Annie Flynt (ca. 1810-1897) m. Paschal Roberts Andrews, d. Texas
Pendleton Flynt (bef. 1811-1839) m. Elizabeth A. Pitts, d. Tennessee
Amasa Flynt (1814-1877) m. Maria Whitfield Clark (1832-1907), both d. Texas
Julia Flynt (ca. 1820-1897) m. Staunton Flynt, s/o Meredith Flynt and Mary Evans; lived Alabama
Narias Flynt (ca. 1824-?) m. Sophronia Easlick
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Children of Meredith Flynt and Mary Evans
Sarah Flynt m. John Bratton
Susan Flynt m. 1) Leonard J. Ware, 2) William Young, lived Alabama
Staunton Flynt (1805-1863) m. 1) Julia Flynt, 2) Candis Wright
Allen Flynt (1809-1893) m. Mary Tucker (1807-?), both d. Mississippi
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Children of Richard Flynt and Mary Young
Stephen Flynt (1820-1848) m. Nancy Hilton (1813-1896)
Jane Flynt m. Archibald Fulp
Mary Ann Flynt
Joanna Flynt m. Thomas E. Fulp
Ruth Flynt m. Pressley George
Nancy Amanda Flynt
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Children of Richard Flynt and Eleanor Clayton
Sarah Martin Flynt (1810-1885) m. Joel Ferguson (1804-1862)
Elizabeth D. Flynt (1812-ca. 1844) m. Sterling E. Williams
Charity Caroline Flynt (1815-1870) m. Moses McKnight
Fountain F. Flynt (1817-1880) m. Mary Penn (1817-1811)
Louisa Flynt (b. & d. 1820)
Joseph B. Flynt (1821-1947)
Mary P. Flynt (1824-?) m. Robert T. Dodson
Richard Flynt (1826-1857) did not marry
Susan Ann Flynt (1829-?)
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Children of Haston Flynt and Mary Davis
Martin Flynt (1799-1825) d. Kentucky
Susanna Flynt (1800-?) m. Alexander Duncan, Kentucky
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Children of Joseph M. Flynt and Bethania Covington
William H. Flynt (1824-1876) m. Minerva Davis
Martha Jane Flynt (1826-?) m. Charles Duncan (1824-1862)
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Children of Sanford P. Flynt and Sarah Brown
Sanford Franklin Flynt (1837-1918) m. Emma Paterson (1842-?)
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Children of Sandy Alexander Flynt and Maria Magdalena Hauser
Samuel R. Flynt
William Flynt (1816-bef. 1870) m. Antoinette Lucinda Butner (1828-1900)
George Hauser Flynt (1818-1893) m. Fizy Conrad (1820-1905)
Minerva Flynt (1817-1910? or 1916?) m. Christian Benjamin Pfaff (1812-1873)
Evaline Elizabeth Flynt (1820-1899) m. Levin Stephanus Grabs (1821-1891)
Sandy Thomas Flynt (1821-1845)
James H. Flynt (1823-?) m. Sally ?
Sallie Flynt
Selena Flynt m. Richard Church
John Proctor Flynt (1829-1902) m. Lucy Elizabeth Petree (1833-1911) (who were her parents?)
Lucinda Flynt (1833-1875) m. Charles W. Church
Martha J. A. Flynt (1837-?)
Sanford R. Flynt (ca. 1837-?) m. Emma Hortensia Pfaff (1837-1923)
Romulus Briton Flynt (1839-1908) m. Cynthia Amanda Thomas (1841-1920)
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Children of James Flynt and Catherine Sides
Matilda Flynt (ca. 1815-?) m. Martin Adams
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Children of John Pollard Flynt and Elizabeth East
Mary E. Flynt (1842-?)
Nancy Gertrude Flynt ca. 1845-1905) m. 1) Lewis B. Transou (1838-1862), 2) Edwin Lafayette Transou (1835-1919)
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Children of Proctor B. Flynt and Elizabeth Vest
Elizabeth Jane Flynt (1843-?)
Felicia Ann Flynt (1846-?) m. H.H. Elliott, moved to Indianapolis
James Madison Flynt (1847-?)
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Children of Allen Flynt and Nancy Kirby
Dewitt C. Flynt (1835-1913) m. Elizabeth Butner (1838-?)
Elizabeth Flynt (1836-?)
James Madison Flynt (1838-1864) m. Susan Crews (1843-1924)
John Randolph Flynt (1840-1898) m. Amelia Elizabeth Vest (1845-1924), possibly the daughter of John Pleasant Vest
Lucinda E. Flynt (1843-1860)
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Children of Fountain W. Flynt and Mary Elizabeth Spainhour
William Addison Flynt (1840-1918)
Mary L. Flynt (1843-1919)
Lisetta C. Flynt (1845-1864)
Permelia Antoinette Flynt (1848-1908)
Louisa Flynt (1850-1926)
Susan Artansia Flynt (1854-1930)
Martha Harriett Flynt (1857-1943)
Solomon Spainhour Flynt (1860-1933) m. Sarah Stauber (1875-1958)
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Children of Richard Flynt and Elizabeth Redman
*Joseph Flynt (ca. 1812-1840) m. Hulda Freeman
Mary Ann Flynt (1820-?)
Malinda Flynt (1822-?)
John Griffin Flynt (1824-aft. 1910) m. Julia Allen
*not in all lists of children of this couple
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Who are the parents of Richard S. Flynt born about 1832-34, who married Belinda or Malinda Walker in 1855, Forsyth Co.?

Fifth Generation
Children of Stephen Flynt and Nancy Hilton
Ann O. Flynt (ca. 1842-?)
John William Flynt (1843-1914) m. Mary Frances Fulton (1852-1914)
Laura Frances Flynt m. William Allen Lowery
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Children of William H. Flynt and Minerva Davis
Margaret Jennie Flynt (1848-1877) m. David Coltrane Dicks
William Joseph Flynt (1850-1932)
James D. Flynt (1853-1917)
John C. Flynt (1857-1859)
Walter M. Flynt (1860-1917) m. Ila Martin
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Children of William Flynt and Antoinette Lucinda Butner
Jane Adelaide Flynt (ca. 1838-?) m. John W. Banner (1834-bef. 1870)
George W. Flynt (ca. 1840-?) m. Celestia Beck, widow Barrow [corrected 3/30/09]
Mary M. Flynt (ca. 1843-bef. 1870) m. John M. Richmond
John W. Flynt (ca. 1850-?)
Sarah E. Flynt (ca. 1853-?)
Sandy T. Flynt (ca. 1856-?)
Henry Sandford Flynt (1858-?)
Minerva Antoinetta Flynt (1863-?)
Mary E. Flynt (ca. 1867-?)

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Children of George Hauser Flynt and Fizy Conrad
Sandy Leonard Flynt (1844-1910) m. Sarah Virginia Harper (1851-1902)

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Children of James H. and Sallie Flynt
William A. Flynt (1849-?)

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Children of John Proctor Flynt and Lucy Elizabeth Petree
Sarah Jane Flynt (1851-ca. 1852)
John William Flynt (1853-?) m. Flay ? [1880 Forsyth census: William Flynt 27, Flay Flynt 22, Mary L. Flynt 5]
Sandy Thomas Flynt (1853-1933?)
Aurelius Alexander Flynt (1858-?). Did he marry Josephine Doub?
Napoleon Palmerston Flynt (1860-1872)
Minerva Catherine Elizabeth Flynt (1862-?) m. Ben Rank
Sanford Isaac Flynt (1865-1940)
George Henry Romulus Flynt (1868-1949) m. Patty Miller (1874-1928)
Martha Rebecca Flynt (1869-1894) m. T. Gilmer Proctor (1867-1948)
Robert E. Flynt (1871-1938)
unnamed infant (b. & d. 1873)
Ida Fize Flynt (1874-1953) m. Sidney L. Norman
Albert Mitchell Flynt (1876-1947)

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Children of Romulus Briton Flynt and Cynthia Amanda Thomas
Sally Minerva Flynt (1868-1956) m. Albert Lewis Transou (1864-1918)
Lavena Annetta Flynt (1873-1957) m. Wade H. Yarbrough (1866-1945)
George William Flynt (1875-1951) m. Mamie Scott (1888-1985), d/o Thomas Rufus Scott and Carolina (Carrie) Viola Transou
Hoke C. Flynt (1877-1935)
Maude Flynt (1879-1967) m. Irvin Shore (1870-1953), s/o Calvin Eugene Shore and Parmelia C. Hauser
Sandy R. Flynt (1869-1956) m. Aline Reese (1895-1945)

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Children of DeWitt W. C. Flynt and Elizabeth
Fabius (?) A. Flynt (ca. 1862-?)
Claudius Flynt (ca. 1865-?)
James C. Flynt (ca. 1866-?)
Mary A. Flynt (ca. 1868-?)
Samuel (Sampson?) Flynt (ca. 1870-?)
C.F. Flynt (ca. 1874-?)
Edmund Burke Flynt (1876-1959) m. Lenora Alice Livengood (1878-1961)
E.S. Flynt (female) (ca. 1879-?)

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Children of James Madison Flynt and Susan Crews
James Allen Flynt (1862-1932) m. Sarah Holloway (1853-1931)
Charles Clinton Flynt (1864-1950) m. Fannie Eliza Tesh (1870-1938), d/o George William Tesh and Alvira Styers

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Children of John Randolph Flynt and Amelia Elizabeth Vest
Lillie Bell Flynt (1869-1949) m. Isaac Theodore Musten (1859-1926)
Robert Lee Flynt (1873-1951) m. Carrie Carter (1878-1938)
Thomas Franklin Flynt (1877-1958) m. Ottie Sapp (1886-1969)
Oscar Eugene Flynt (1879-1907)
Daisy Estelle Flynt (1882-1972) m. Ira C. Ingram (1882-1960)
Lucy Maggie Flynt (1882-1973) m. James Madison Ingram (1881-1949)
Mamie Flynt (1886-1974) m. Arnold B. Dwiggins (1890-1955)
John Randolph Flynt (ca. 1887-1897)

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Children of John Griffin Flynt and Julia Allen
*Griffin Flynt
Joseph William Flynt (1854-aft. 1910) m. Sarah Elizabeth Rierson (1859-?)
Mary Flynt (1855-?) m. John Young
John Flynt (1857-?)
Martha Susan Flynt (1859-?) m. Reuben A. Brown, s/o Noah and Mary Brown
James Richard Flynt (1864-1938) m. Jennie Shelton (d. 1944), d/o George Shelton and Susan Shaw
Saunders Fulton Flynt (1867-?) did not marry

*not in all lists of this couple's children

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Children of Richard S. Flynt and Malinda Walker
Martha A. Flynt (1856-1930) m. Edmund Weaver Ogburn (1851-1938)
William F.(T.?) Flynt (ca. 1859-?)
Mary E. Flynt (ca. 1863-?)
Charles E. Flynt (ca. 1868-?)
Minnie V. Flynt (ca. 1871-?)
Cicero T. Flynt (ca. 1876-?)

Sixth Generation
Children of John William Flynt and Mary Frances Fulton
James G. Flynt (ca. 1873-1953) m. Celeste Hairzlip
Nancy Frances Flynt (1874-1963) m. Albert Franklin
Mollie Flynt (ca. 1878-?)
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Children of Sandy Leonard Flynt and Sarah Virginia Harper
George Walter Flynt (1872-1924) m. Sarah Louise Griffith (1874-1924), d/o Robert Griffith and Martha Alspaugh
William E. Flynt (1879-1948) m. Mary Crews (1884-1930)
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Children of James Allen Flynt and Sarah Holloway
William Early Flynt (1884-aft. 1910) m. Ila Watson (1890-1975)
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Children of Charles Clinton Flynt and Fannie Eliza Tesh
Henry Clay Flynt (1890-1970) m. Cora Rachel Grubbs (1892-1966)
Virginia Mae Flynt (abt. 1893-aft. 1900) m. Banner C. Whicker (1887-1942), s/o Joseph Whicker and Mary Bodenhamer
Robert R. Flynt (abt. 1896-aft. 1910) m. Beulah M. Hill (1900-1982)
Mildred (Fannie) Flynt (abt. 1899-aft. 1910) m. C. M. Bennett
Allen Flynt (abt. 1902-aft. 1920)
Jesse Glenn Flynt (1904-1970) m. Eula Sims (1913-1957)
Katherine Flynt (abt. 1908-aft. 1920)
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Children of Robert Lee Flynt and Carrie Carter
Ruth Louise Flynt (abt. 1894) m. Allen Harper (1895)
Cyrus W. Flynt (1895-?) m. Bertie Odessa Sexton (?-1988)
Allen Flynt (1897-1947) m. Blance M. Sharpe (1900-1961)
Daisy Flynt (1903-1987) m. Ray J. Reed (?-1960)
Margaret Flynt (1913-1987) m. 1) Conrad Welborn Crutchfield (?-1962); 2) Leighton Ogburn
Rex Flynt (abt. 1920)
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Children of Joseph William Flynt and Sarah Rierson
Essie Hoover Flynt (1882-1959) m. Joseph Lee Smith (d. 1969)
Ollie McCoy Flynt (1884-1964) m. Myrtle Elizabeth Wall (?-1971), d/o James C. Wall and Elizabeth R. Caudle
James William Flynt (1886-1978) m. China Heath (?-1979)
John Griffin Flynt (1889-1983) m. Gladys Wall, d/o James and Elizabeth Wall
Oscar W. Flynt (1892-1985) m. Mamie Handy
Mary Etta (Mamie) Flynt (1894-1976) m. William Maurice Smith (d. 1979), s/o Jackson Smith
Isaac Jones Flynt (1896-1989) m. Iris Wall (?-1974), d/o James and Elizabeth Wall

Sources
Thanks to Franklin Slater McAllister for information on this family sent in 1999 - and apologies for taking so long to create the web page! Clarice Thompson is researching the Flynt Family from Forsyth and Stokes Counties. Pls. e-mail Clarice if you have information to share. Clarice's e-mail address is: cthompso@coe.uga.edu
Stokes County Heritage, volume II, 1990, articles 229 through 232, by Fred Eggleston, Graham B. Flynt, and Dorothy C. Flynt
Flynt Genealogy Web site by Lorien Gunsallus
Other sources used were the Forsyth County cemetery and census records, and several WorldConnect pages on the early Flynt family.
This page was created on May 21, 2001 and updated February 1, 2007
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