Forwarding to the list for Polly. This one of her addresses was not subscribed. Her other address is: paburnell@attbi.com List maintainer ----- Original Message ----- From: "Polly" <paburnell@comcast.net> To: <ALMACON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2003 11:15 AM Subject: {not a subscriber} RE:DeLoach-Sims > It's very possible that your people moved from GA to Macon county because it > was very prosperous around the late 1830s. My Fitzpatricks moved down there > from GA to establish a cotton plantation in 1838, as did many others, as > well as merchants, ministers, etc., to partake in the prosperity there. If > you get stuck I recommend researching deeds around that time. These are > available on microfilm at your local LDS library (you can order them for a > minimal fee). I will have time to check records for you in a few weeks, as > I have some Macon County deed records microfilm on permanent loan at my > local LDS from that time period. > > Polly Burnell >