Jeffries of Halifax County
Coleman Jeffress was born 1798 and married in 1819 Narcissa Hamlett, daughter of James Hamlett.
Edward Bedford Jeffress was born in Lunenburg County, Virginia, at the corner adjoining Nottoway and Prince Edward Counties, in 1823. He was married in 1846 to Mary Harwood Harvey, born 1 Feb 1825. Edward died at his home in South Boston in 1891. Issue:
- Narcissa Jane Jeffress, married P. H. Yancey.
- Drusilla Thomas Jeffress, married J. D. Terry.
- Susan Ann Jeffress, married E. B. Yancey.
- Thomas Warren Jeffress.
- William Edward Blanton Jeffress.
- Mary Catherine Jeffress, married W. T. Carter.
- Charles James Jeffress, married Maria Osborne of North Carolina.
- Coleman Bedford Jeffress.
- Sarah Henry Jeffress, married on 6 Feb 1889 to J. W. Elliott.
- Martha Wyatt Jeffress, born 6 Oct 1868, married 22 Jan 1890 to Charles L. Norwood (born 5 Mar 1869, died 23 Feb 1905).
Sources: History of Halifax County.