The  Legacy

We are Americans and we are family because over two hundred years ago, 

William Appleby chose to leave Ireland.*

He proved his loyalty to his new home in America as a soldier in 

the Revolutionary War.

Bits and pieces of history reveal this ancestor of ours, as an honorable and 

respected man; 

One devoted to his family, to his new Country and to his faith in God.

He was an immigrant from Ireland*, a pioneer in New England and the South.  

A widower with six children, then a new wife and five more children.

He survived immense hardships, and when the frontier lands 

of Georgia and Tennessee were tamed, he was there.

He knew the importance of learning; material things of value were very few, 

but there were books for his children.

He seems to have challenged life, armed with a strong sense of courage,

decency and respect within himself, and when the time came, 

this legacy he left for

You.

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  *tradition, not documented as Ireland

Dorothy Appleby Turner -1991 

 To commemorate the birth of Sarah Appleby, daughter of Jay & Jane, and grand-daughter

of Ivan Dale Appleby