Luke's on John W. Rea was born in 1822. In my notes I see that Luke did have a brother named John. His father was William REA of Greenville, SC. If you search the trees at rootsweb there was some pretty detailed information about William and his probate information. I am not sure if this is "your" John though . . .below if from my notes: Will of William Rea, of Greenville District, SC, made Jun 23,1827, probated Aug 27, 1827 In his will William names wife, Rebecca;sons, Luke, John, Thomas and William Rea; daughters, Patsey and CharlesSawyers, Rebecca and Allen McDonald, Nancy and James Cockrum. Exec:Friends Micajah Berry and Tully Bolling. Wit: Sims Smith, Mulkey L. Smithand James Thomson. Dec 12, 1849, Sale of the property of the estate ofWilliam Rea, dec'd. Sep 23, 1850, Petition of Micajah Berry filed forsettlement of William Rea's estate. Heirs listed were: Out of state arethe heirs of Luke Rea dec'd., heirs of Thomas Rea dec'd., heirs of JohnRea dec'd., William Rea, Charles and Patsey Sawyers, Allen and RebeccaMcDonald, James and Nancy Cockrum. In this state are John Rea, Sowurd(?) Rea, Tully and Polly Holliday,William and Elizabeth Bagwell, John and Tabitha Autrey. Source: Debra McCann chenae [at] ap.net Melissa ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 May 2007 19:16:23 EDT From: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ALBIBB] Rea Families Hello Melinda: Yes, I was referring to the Luke Rea family, but I don't know if I connect or not. I am researching my great great grandfather John W. Rea, and have not been able to find him before 1834 when he married Rachel McWilliams in Columbus Miss. Lowndes County. Unverified information says he was born in South Carolina around 1809. I believe the Rea family moved to Alabama from South Carolina in the early 1800s-maybe John's parents stayed in Alabama, but he probably moved to the Lowndes County area. The Alabama Notes gives information on Luke Rea's will, naming his wife Martha and John W. Rea as executors. John W. Rea is also listed as one of Luke's sons. I am wondering if this is the John W. Rea I am looking for. Any information on John W. Rea and/or the Luke Rea family would be most helpful. This will is located in Bibb County Administrator's Record D (1830-1838). I would like to find someone in Bibb County who will transcribe the will for me. John W. Rea died in Jackson Mississippi in 1853. His widow and 6 children moved to Itawamba County Mississippi the following year. She never remarried and died in Osage Texas in 1881. Thank you for responding. I look forward to hearing from you. Mary Ann Fort Worth TX __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com