The following are the known children of William Hamby by his second marriage:
John Hamby, born 1764.
Thomas Hamby, born around 1770.

The first Thomas
The first Thomas, born about 1770, appears in the 1800 census as Thomas Hambey, a male between 26 and 45. The assumption is that the Thomas in the 1800 Buncombe census is William’s son because they were the only Hambys living in Buncombe at that time and Thomas was living next door to William Hamby. It’s likely that he is buried in Tabernacle Cemetery.

Children of the first Thomas Hamby:
Thomas Lee Hamby, born about 1808.
Two or three additional sons and one daughter.

The second Thomas
Thomas Lee Hamby, born about 1808, died before 1850. We know he’s related to William Hamby, who died in Cades Cove, Tennessee, but we do not know how he was related. We surmise William was Thomas Lee’s grandfather. This is the Thomas Hamby who’s gravestone disappeared from Tabernacle Cemetery in Black Mountain.

He married Susan Lytle in 1831, the daughter of Millington “Blind Milt” Lytle and Mary “Polly” Potillo. Blind Milt was blind after his eyes were punched out in a fight. Mary was born 1812 and died 1892.

Thomas appears in 1840 Buncombe Co., NC census as Thomas Hempy or Hembly. In the 1850 census only Susan appears with continued misspellings of the last name. Susan is listed as a widow in Millington Lytle’s will.

Children of Thomas Hamby and Susan Lytle:
Leander S Hamby, born 1832.
Dica M Hamby, born 1834, married John Burnett 1853.
Mary E Hamby, born January 14, 1839, died April 26, 1909
Martha M Hamby, born 1842, married Jesse Watkins
Milton (also Millington) P Hamby, born 1844, died October 5, 1864
Louisa Jane Hamby, born 1847.
Albert Hamby, born January 20, 1851
Elvira Hamby, born June 25, 1853, died January 5, 1911, married George M Fortune.
Delia A Hamby, born 1857, married George A Morgan April 16, 1876
Leander S Hamby was born 1832, died between 1870 – 1880. He married Mary Smart September 16, 1857. She was born 1838, and died 1894.

Albert Hamby (or AB) was born January 20, 1851, died January 24, 1925 in Black Mountain, NC. He married (1) Ora (or Ira, Orrie) Matilda Burnette August 29, 1869, daughter of Berryman Burnette and Elizabeth Goodson. She was born May 30, 1852, and died September 14, 1900. His second marriage was to Sarah (Sallie, Sally) Elizabeth Padgett.

Children of Albert (AB) Hamby and Ora (Orrie) Burnette:
Thomas H Hamby, born 1870, died 1891
William Leander Hamby, born September 08, 1871. He married Paralee Miller. She was
born 1876 and died 1962. William contracted polio as an adult living in Georgia and returned to Black Mountain.
Millington Hamby, born 1873; died February 1898.

Millington was killed in a fight with Dock Daugherty in the street by the train station
in Black Mountain, NC. Rumor has it the fight was over Dock’s wife. Millington had
a knife, Dock had a gun. Millington was shot five times and died within a day or two. Dock was stabbed and survived.

Zachariah Spencer Hamby, born January 10, 1878.
John Albert Hamby, died August 01, 1949. He married a woman called Myrt (likely short for Myrtle)
Effie Lillian Hamby, born May 1883, died May 12, 1912, married John W Autrey
June 28, 1902
Charles Cleveland Hamby, born March 7, 1884
Lock Craig Hamby, born March 23, 1886
Douglas Carter Hamby, born July 23, 1891
Lora Virginia Hamby, born December 12, 1894.

Children of Albert (AB) Hamby and Sally (Sarah) Padgett:
Lillian Viola (Dot) Hamby Hawkins, born July 15, 1903, died March 8, 1963
Inez Hamby, born September 29, 1908, died November 30, 1908.
Arta Hamby, born May 22, 1910; died May 29, 1913
Norma Elizabeth Hamby Ard, born November 22, 1912, died October 31, 1975.
Her daughter was Jerri Elizabeth Ard Hoch.
Her daughter is Karin Elizabeth Hoch Stedman.
Mary Jane Hamby Barnwell, born December 7, 1915, died October 28, 2005
Amelia Hamby Free, born February 6, 1920, died January 7, 2002.
Jackie Rhyne Hamby McElheny, born July 19, 1922, died August 11, 1997.

Zachariah Spencer Hamby was born January 10, 1878 and died May 1, 1944. He married (1) Sophronia “Phroney” Autrey in Yancey Co., NC. She was born September 22, 1879, and died February 17, 1917. Her sister, Hattie Ellen Autrey married Theodore “Big Thee” Westall. He married (2) Anne Elizabeth Gibbs November 17, 1917 in Burnsville, Yancey, NC, daughter of Wash Gibbs and Bessie McDowell. She was born 1899, and died 1981. Wash Gibbs was shot and killed in 1900 by Ed Haney. Haney was found guilty in a murder trial in August.

Children of Zachariah Hamby and Sophronia (Phroney) Autrey:
Gladys Hamby, married Pearson Riddle Sr.
Children: Marjorie, ER, Vance, Dazzie, Pearson Jr.
Phyllis Hamby married (1) Lloyd Reed and (2) Guy Huskins

Children of Zachariah Hamby and Anne Gibbs:
Edith Hamby, born August 22, 1918 and died December 3, 2003.
Fleet Albert Hamby, born May 05, 1920 and died June 17, 2002
Connie Hamby was born in 1924 and died Mary 16, 2000.
Jim Hamby