Letter writers looking for early Madison Co. ancestors will want to check a wonderful compilation by Margaret Matthews Cowart, called Old Land Records of Madison County, Alabama. The book was privately published in 1979. My copy was second printing in 1980. In 1991 it was O.P. but it may have been reprinted by now. Ms. Cowart transcribes and indexes the Government Tract Book in Madison County Courthouse. In her extremely helpful foreword, Ms. Cowart notes that the original Land Office for Madison County, Mississippi Territory was in Nashville in 1807 but moved to Huntsville in 1811. The book is arranged by Township and Range but there is a comprehensive name index. These would be the first persons settling the land so I was able to find my grandfather Julius Kull who homesteaded in 1900. His name was misspelled as Keel but it is the correct person, verified by the land description. Ms. Cowart has also published the same information in separate volumes on Limestone, Lawrence, Colbert, Franklin, Marshall, Lauderdale and Morgan counties. These books are of extreme value. They permit access to otherwise difficult records.They range in cost from $17.00 to $23.00. They may be ordered from: Margaret M. Cowart 7801 Tea Garden Rd., SE Huntsville, AL 335802 If you live in North Alabama you may find copies of these in your public library or historical association. Some publishers will send a photocopy of a name index for a small fee. I am not sure if Ms. Cowart does this but you might want to see the index before investing in the volume. Good luck to you all, Rosa Wright

In a message dated 10/2/98 1:46:38 AM Central Daylight Time, ALMADISO-D- [email protected] writes: << Looking for STEPHENSON,STEVENSON, SHIELDS,HUDSON,HOLT,PERRY,GLASGOW or GLASCOE,JUDE,DOUGLASS,MCKINNEY,BUCHANAN,RAMBO,STEGER,NIXON,ELLIOTT,WHEAT,and WHITLEY >> Who & when were the ELLIOTs you're looking for? I have Lewis & Nancy WRIGHT ELLIOTT, who came from VA or NC about 1815 with several families of WRIGHT, PETTY, MARTIN, & maybe a couple more. Al Hill

Interested in the Stephensons of Madison County,Alabama. A writer of the Stephenson family history claimed he had met some of the Stephenson kin in Huntsville in 1940. He met an Alice Stephenson there in 1940. Alice would have been the daughter of William Alexander Stephenson and Dolly Darwin. They married in Huntsville in 1874. William Alexander Stephenson is buried in the Liberty Hill Cemetery at Jeff. A Dolly Stephenson was buried in the Huntsville in 1939. William Alexander was the son of George Alexander Stephenson and Sarah Perry who married in Giles County,TN in 1849. George Alexander Stephenson was the son of Samuel John Robert Stephenson b. 1795 in York County,South Carolina and Mary Shields Stephenson. The Darwins were also from York County. Looking for STEPHENSON,STEVENSON, SHIELDS,HUDSON,HOLT,PERRY,GLASGOW or GLASCOE,JUDE,DOUGLASS,MCKINNEY,BUCHANAN,RAMBO,STEGER,NIXON,ELLIOTT,WHEAT,and WHITLEY Also interested in a Robert Stevenson or Stephenson claimed damage to his propery as a result of the Civil War. His wife was a Susan F. ? Tom Stephenson

I am furnishing the following information on the Pilant/Pylant. Do not have any information on Kinchen Pilant and Anna Walker. Only have information on one of their children George Washington Pilant. It is my understanding from other researchers that some of the Branches changed the Spelling from Pilant to Pylant and also spelled it Piland. The following information that I am furnishing is based on one of George Washington Pilant' GGGranddaughter. The information is as follows: Kinchen Pylant/Pilant b.____________ d.___________ One of the wifes is Anna Walker CHILDREN: (Only one child I have in my database: 1. George Washington Pylant b. cica 1831 d. bef 1880: Wife: Bethenia E. Sharp b. abt 1836 d.____________, married 10 Oct 1850. Their Children are: a. Elias Henderson Pylant b. 22 Jan 1850 d. 11 Jan 1928, buried Cameron Meth. Chruch Cemetary, located on Hurricane Rd.,Madison County, Al. 1st Wife: Amanda M. Brown m. 16 Nov 1870 2nd Wife: Willie Ann Bragg m 21 Aug 1888 b. 15 Jun 1860 d. 6 Dec 1924, buried in the Cameron Meth Church Cemetary b. Margaret Pylant b. abt 1854 d.__________ c. John William Pylant b. Jun 1855 d. 19 Jan 27 buried Cameron Meth Church Cem. 1. Wife: Savannah J. Holmes m 5 May 1875 2. " Margaret E. "Mattie" Baker m 2 Oct 1897 3. " Mary G. Chandler m. 26 Dec 1910 d. George Washington Jr. Pylant b. Oct 1857 d. 1 Apr 1917 Wife: Martha "Mattie" Chambliss m. 21 Jan 1878 e. Rosa Lee "Rosie" Pylant b. abt Oct 1870 d.___________, buried in Tuscaloosa, Ala. 1. Husband: Rufus Carter m. 26 Aug 1889 2. " Riley Smitherman m.____________. The above information is all I have, any other info on the above including children would be greatly appreciated. Thanks: Bob

My earliest ancestor to Madison Co. was James Walker, from TN, who married Margaret (Peggy) ___?. James arrived in Miss. Territory about 1809. His will was dated Feb.27,1817. Children: (1) Anna Walker, m. (1) Benjamin Harrison, (2)Kinchen Pilant, (2) Robert "Robin" Walker (3) James Walker, II, m. (1) Mary Davis, (2)Bethina Moore * (4) William Walker, m. (1) * Martha "Patsy" Jones in Oct.1817. (2) Temperance Jones (Davis, Walker) (5) Samuel Walker, m. (1)Elizabeth Barnes (2) Delilah Buckner (6) John Walker, m. Temperance Jones (Davis) (7) Margaret "Peggy" Walker, m. Markhum M. Coffman My line was William Walker, who moved to Buena Vista, Ouachita Co., Arkansas after the Civil War. Thanks, Donna Walker Eddins Grapevine, Texas

[email protected] wrote: > > ALMADISO-D Digest Volume 98 : Issue 74 > > Today's Topics: > #1 Re: COBB=== MCKINNEY [[email protected]] > #2 Re: A Suggestion for Inporving Com ["Bill Hughes" <[email protected]>] > #3 Re: A Suggestion for Inproving Com [Betty Stokes <[email protected]>] > #4 Re: Family Reunion ["Bill Hughes" <[email protected]>] > #5 SHARP, CAMPBELL, CRAFT, MORRISON [[email protected]] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from ALMADISO-D, send a message to > > [email protected] > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > ______________________________ > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Re: COBB=== MCKINNEY > Date: Tue, 29 Sep 98 19:33:01 GMT > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > Re: Cobb and McKinney Marriages > >From marta <[email protected]> > Any help with these questions would be greatly appreciated. > > There are three marriage listed for the name Eleazer Cobb in the marriage > indexes. Are these three different people or is this three marriages to the same > person? There is a Eleazer ( married Eliza Moon) who is the son of Dickson Cobb. > > Eleazer Cobb married Hester McKinnery 15 Jun 1837 > Eleazer Cobb married Eliza C.Moon 15 Nov 1855 (she is the daughter of Thomas > L Moon and died shortly after giving birth to a son.) > Eleazer Cobb married Marthe C. Agee 22 Oct 1868 > ================================================================== > > Is Hester McKinney connected with either William McKinney who died in Limestone > County or with Alexander L McKinney, Sheriff 1850 Limestone County? What, if any if > the connection between these three people? > ================================================================== > > > ______________________________ > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Re: A Suggestion for Inporving Commnications > Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1998 18:09:53 -0500 > From: "Bill Hughes" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > > I have been on the Madison County Roots Net for nearly a year now. I have > seen many, many, queries posted but few answers. What seems to happen is > posted queries are answered directly to the individual who posted the query. > This method of response severely limits the distribution of information and > deprives others of "bits" and "pieces" that may be meaniful to them. > > WHEN YOU RESPONT WITH INFORMATION PLEASE CC IT TO THE MADISON > ROOTS WEB FOR ALL OF US TO REVIEW. > > Thank you > Bill Hughes > > ______________________________ > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Re: A Suggestion for Inproving Communications > Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1998 19:18:57 -0500 > From: Betty Stokes <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > > It might help to know the earliest Madison Co. ancestor people are working > on. They intermarried to such an extent that some of us are working on 2 or > more Madison Co. lines and sort of working on the spousal lines of their > siblings. > > It really gets interesting because the children of the earliest ancestor's > children then marry some of the other families in the area. That makes > descendants of the same ancestor working on a multiplying number of > families. > > One reason I do this is that I am looking for a paper that identifies my > Anna Craft as a daughter of Ezekiel Craft. Everyone says she is and I have > 4 books (the DAR will not like 3 of them) that says she is. Does anyone > know how many of Ezekiel Craft's children are documented? If I can find a > documentation to a documented sibling, that would help my proof for the > DAR. I would also like to know the maiden name of Sally, wife of Ezekiel > Craft. I do have a clue or two, but nothing certain. > > I have DAR lines on both my Grayson and my Carter lines. The DAR recently > closed the line on John Grayson, the father of John Clan, (need proof of > service they say) They also suspect that he had been accused of being a > Tory and not cleared for sure. They let my sister go on in on him about 5 > years ago, but not now. George Carter, father of Sally is a good DAR line, > but I have a small question about his service. Both lines are proven as to > children. > > My earliest Madison County ancestors are: > > John Clan GRAYSON and his wife Sarah "Sallie" CARTER > Their son Jackson married Anna CRAFT daughter of > Ezekiel CRAFT and Sally _________. > > The Grayson children married: > Hanna > Cobb > Glover > Craft (2) > Vann > Sartain (2) > Ellett > > The Craft children married: > Edwards > Green > Glover > Grayson (2) > Brandon > Clapp > > Bill Hughes wrote: > > > > I have been on the Madison County Roots Net for nearly a year now. I have > > seen many, many, queries posted but few answers. What seems to happen is > > posted queries are answered directly to the individual who posted the query. > > This method of response severely limits the distribution of information and > > deprives others of "bits" and "pieces" that may be meaniful to them. > > > > WHEN YOU RESPONT WITH INFORMATION PLEASE CC IT TO THE MADISON > > ROOTS WEB FOR ALL OF US TO REVIEW. > > > > Thank you > > Bill Hughes > > ______________________________ > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Re: Family Reunion > Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1998 20:48:31 -0500 > From: "Bill Hughes" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > > I just spoke with Robert Glynn Craft who lives here in Ft. Worth. His linage > is as follows: > Ezekiel, Ezekiel, William, Charles Bert Craft, Robert Glynn Craft. He was > born on the 25 of November, 1921 in Collin County, Texas and married Velma > Rae Bateman. The Craft Family reunion is still going on in McKinney, Collin > County, Texas. It is the second sat. of June > > If there are any Crafts who would like to be a part of the reunion (this is > mostly Craft family that settled in Collin County), I will find out more on > the details and post it. > > Bill Hughes > > ______________________________ > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: SHARP, CAMPBELL, CRAFT, MORRISON > Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1998 00:10:15 EDT > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > I am researching JOHN SHARP b.1755 Pa d. 1817 Madison County, Al married a > Martha Young????? b. 1768 Pa/Ky d. abt Aug 1850. I have a extensive file on > John and Martha in my data base on them and their children. > > The Campbell is James Campbell b. abt 1812 Madison married Minevera Hambrick > abt 1830 they had two children Rutha Campbell(no info) and Chelsey Campbell b. > 1838 my GGGranddad Minevera died in 1838, i assume during child birth then > James Campbell married Mahala Hambrick ( Minevera Sister) and they had abt 7 > children. Have some info on Chelsey and his family, but very little on the > others would like to find any info out. > > Will finish msg later. > > Please, any info will help > > Bob Morrison

Did everybody see this: Madison County, AL 1850 Federal Census -- District #33 ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/madison/census/1850/ Betty

Hi Molly, Info. from WFT CD #317 CD # 318 & CD #3 Hope this helps 1860 AL Sarah BIBB Madison Co., Madison Station Pg. 003 1850 AL Sarah BIBB Madison Co., Dist. 36 Pg. 441 1850 AL William GRANT Benton Co 29th Subdivision Pg 338 1850 AL William GRANT Lowndes Co Lowndes Dist Pg 487 Slave Schedule 1850 AL William GRANT Lowndes Co Lowndes Dist Pg 126 1813 William GRANT married , KITTURAH (GA Genealogical Magazine No. 44-45

My earliest Madison Co. Ancestors were: Jarrett WOOD listed in the 1809 tax list. He later removed to Lawrence Co. Ark. He married Susannah, dau of William and Sarah CLARK abt. 1810. William CLARK b. 1760/70 also listed early in Madison Co. and died Sep. 1830 in Morgan Co. AL..

Regarding earliest Madison County ancestors....I'm looking for information on my 2nd great-grandmother, Rebecca Magdalene SMITH, born April 17, 1822 in Madison County, AL, died January 6, 1892 in McKinney, TX. Her mother's surname was BLANKENSHIP. Family tradition holds that at the age of 15, Rebecca eloped with my 2nd great-grandfather, Edmund Lily ALLEN of Moscow, Fayette Co., TN: they ran off together on horseback. The marriage date is listed as December 30, 1838, in Fayette County, TN. I do not know how long Rebecca lived in Madison County...her family may have moved to Fayette County TN early in her childhood. My hope is that I'll eventually find her parents' first names. I'm more likely to hunt down BLANKENSHIPs than I am to start searching SMITHs!! Just a hunch, but the SMITH bunch may have hailed from Anson County NC. The ALLENs had intermarried with SMITHs for a couple of generations there and in VA. Yikes! Would this mean that I'm my own cousin?! Barbara Allen Ft. Worth, TX

My earliest Madison County ancestor, James WALKER, came to the Mississippi Territory from Blount Co., TN in about 1808. His wife was Margaret REED and their children were James, Robert, Samuel, William, John, Anna and Margaret. We don't know what happened to Robert, but James and Samuel stayed in Madison County and had large families. James Walker died in 1817. In the early 1840's, William and John moved to Union Co., Arkansas. Daughters Anna and Margaret eventually settled in Limestone Co., AL. Anna married (1) Benjamin HARRISON and (2) Kinchen PILANT. Margaret married Markham Marshall COFFMAN. The maiden names of the sons' wives were JONES, BUCKNER, BARNES, DAVIS and MOORE. Barbara Ray [email protected] ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

I am a descendant of Nicholas Moser. He moved to Madison Co., AL in 1808/9 and died there about 1821. Nicholas was enumerated in the special census taken in Alabama in 1809. Does anyone know if he had a will, or if there are estate administration (or probate) records for him, or perhaps church records? I'm trying to find something that will list his children. He had 9 and I have the names of only 6 of them. Any help is appreciated. Thank you. Don Johnson

I looked up your names in a book by Cynthia Snider I have on the Grayson Family and a book on Craft by Hawkins. Didn't find your family there. Betty [email protected] wrote: > > Betty Stokes suggested that "it might help to know the earliest Madison Co. > ancestor people are working on." > > Here is mine: > Tobias Wilhelm was the father of Richard Wilhelm. They were in Madison County > very early. > > Tobias WILHELM and his family stayed in Madison County. Richard Wilhelm moved > to first Illinois and then by 1833 to Washington Co., TX where he died. His > wife was Sarah Seymour. After Richard's death she received the Wilhelm Land > Grant in Milam County Texas. > > Another family: > Henry Stiars (Styers / Styres) was probably the father of Anna Styers who > married Moses Trimble and moved to St. Francis Co., AR. And probably the > father of Elizabeth Styers who married Abraham Atchley and also lived in > Madison County. > > Madison 1810 Territorial Census: > Stiars, Henry > Richard Wilhelm > > 1816 - Richard Wilhelm > > Thanks, > Wynell > [email protected]

Betty Stokes suggested that "it might help to know the earliest Madison Co. ancestor people are working on." Here is mine: Tobias Wilhelm was the father of Richard Wilhelm. They were in Madison County very early. Tobias WILHELM and his family stayed in Madison County. Richard Wilhelm moved to first Illinois and then by 1833 to Washington Co., TX where he died. His wife was Sarah Seymour. After Richard's death she received the Wilhelm Land Grant in Milam County Texas. Another family: Henry Stiars (Styers / Styres) was probably the father of Anna Styers who married Moses Trimble and moved to St. Francis Co., AR. And probably the father of Elizabeth Styers who married Abraham Atchley and also lived in Madison County. Madison 1810 Territorial Census: Stiars, Henry Richard Wilhelm 1816 - Richard Wilhelm Thanks, Wynell [email protected]

I just spoke with Robert Glynn Craft who lives here in Ft. Worth. His linage is as follows: Ezekiel, Ezekiel, William, Charles Bert Craft, Robert Glynn Craft. He was born on the 25 of November, 1921 in Collin County, Texas and married Velma Rae Bateman. The Craft Family reunion is still going on in McKinney, Collin County, Texas. It is the second sat. of June If there are any Crafts who would like to be a part of the reunion (this is mostly Craft family that settled in Collin County), I will find out more on the details and post it. Bill Hughes

It might help to know the earliest Madison Co. ancestor people are working on. They intermarried to such an extent that some of us are working on 2 or more Madison Co. lines and sort of working on the spousal lines of their siblings. It really gets interesting because the children of the earliest ancestor's children then marry some of the other families in the area. That makes descendants of the same ancestor working on a multiplying number of families. One reason I do this is that I am looking for a paper that identifies my Anna Craft as a daughter of Ezekiel Craft. Everyone says she is and I have 4 books (the DAR will not like 3 of them) that says she is. Does anyone know how many of Ezekiel Craft's children are documented? If I can find a documentation to a documented sibling, that would help my proof for the DAR. I would also like to know the maiden name of Sally, wife of Ezekiel Craft. I do have a clue or two, but nothing certain. I have DAR lines on both my Grayson and my Carter lines. The DAR recently closed the line on John Grayson, the father of John Clan, (need proof of service they say) They also suspect that he had been accused of being a Tory and not cleared for sure. They let my sister go on in on him about 5 years ago, but not now. George Carter, father of Sally is a good DAR line, but I have a small question about his service. Both lines are proven as to children. My earliest Madison County ancestors are: John Clan GRAYSON and his wife Sarah "Sallie" CARTER Their son Jackson married Anna CRAFT daughter of Ezekiel CRAFT and Sally _________. The Grayson children married: Hanna Cobb Glover Craft (2) Vann Sartain (2) Ellett The Craft children married: Edwards Green Glover Grayson (2) Brandon Clapp Bill Hughes wrote: > > I have been on the Madison County Roots Net for nearly a year now. I have > seen many, many, queries posted but few answers. What seems to happen is > posted queries are answered directly to the individual who posted the query. > This method of response severely limits the distribution of information and > deprives others of "bits" and "pieces" that may be meaniful to them. > > WHEN YOU RESPONT WITH INFORMATION PLEASE CC IT TO THE MADISON > ROOTS WEB FOR ALL OF US TO REVIEW. > > Thank you > Bill Hughes

I am researching JOHN SHARP b.1755 Pa d. 1817 Madison County, Al married a Martha Young????? b. 1768 Pa/Ky d. abt Aug 1850. I have a extensive file on John and Martha in my data base on them and their children. The Campbell is James Campbell b. abt 1812 Madison married Minevera Hambrick abt 1830 they had two children Rutha Campbell(no info) and Chelsey Campbell b. 1838 my GGGranddad Minevera died in 1838, i assume during child birth then James Campbell married Mahala Hambrick ( Minevera Sister) and they had abt 7 children. Have some info on Chelsey and his family, but very little on the others would like to find any info out. Will finish msg later. Please, any info will help Bob Morrison

I have been on the Madison County Roots Net for nearly a year now. I have seen many, many, queries posted but few answers. What seems to happen is posted queries are answered directly to the individual who posted the query. This method of response severely limits the distribution of information and deprives others of "bits" and "pieces" that may be meaniful to them. WHEN YOU RESPONT WITH INFORMATION PLEASE CC IT TO THE MADISON ROOTS WEB FOR ALL OF US TO REVIEW. Thank you Bill Hughes

Re: Cobb and McKinney Marriages >From marta <[email protected]> Any help with these questions would be greatly appreciated. There are three marriage listed for the name Eleazer Cobb in the marriage indexes. Are these three different people or is this three marriages to the same person? There is a Eleazer ( married Eliza Moon) who is the son of Dickson Cobb. Eleazer Cobb married Hester McKinnery 15 Jun 1837 Eleazer Cobb married Eliza C.Moon 15 Nov 1855 (she is the daughter of Thomas L Moon and died shortly after giving birth to a son.) Eleazer Cobb married Marthe C. Agee 22 Oct 1868 ================================================================== Is Hester McKinney connected with either William McKinney who died in Limestone County or with Alexander L McKinney, Sheriff 1850 Limestone County? What, if any if the connection between these three people? ==================================================================

Re: recent discussion of Cobb, Moon, Vann, Jacobs marta<[email protected]> Thomas L, Moon's daughter Eliza Moon married Eleazor/Leazor Cobb Jan. 1855. Child named Joseph Cobb born to them and it is believed that Eliza may have died shortly after his birth. How many children did Thomas L. Moon have? Eleazor Cobb and young son Joseph listed in household of Dixon/Dickson Cobb and (2nd) wife Louisa Ann in 1860 and in household of same couple in 1870. Dixon (1860 spelling) and Dickson (1870 spelling). Who was the first wife of Dickson/Dixon Cobb? How many children in that marriage? How many times did Eleazer Cobb marry after the death of Eliza Moon-Cobb and who were the children he had? marta