Hi Wanda, we were corresponding just prior to my moving to Germany, and Nussloc@tks-net.com is my new email. I have a question: what does this mean (you wrote): "Land office in Huntsville, AL, lists Stewart families living near him. Question: does Huntsville land office have docs like this? cheers, Dick Stewart ----- Original Message ----- From: "DS" <rmstewart@myexcel.com> To: "Wanda Sawtelle" <> Cc: "RM Stewart" <rmstewart@myexcel.com> Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2006 4:17 AM Subject: Re: settlement of Marion County STEWART LLOYD > Hi Wanda, > (It is Wanda, no?) > > I have never even heard of the book, much less read it. You're right! > This smells very interesting, and based on some of the date you have down > below in your email, it gets even very intrigueing. Well, you definitely > have my attention, and I'm all ears! > > You sound like you see a definite connection between these folks and Glen > Allen? Help me understand that, if you can. > > Interesting also, is the Gone to Georgia book by William C. Stewart, who > makes reference to the apparent (at least to him anyway) allied > relationship of the Lloyd's, Burfords', and Stewart's. While I've never > seen any clearcut Lloyd relationship in my line (yet), my great great Aunt > Czarina M. Stewart, married first James L. G. Aiken in Alabama (Tuscaloosa > or Hale County it appears), a few years after James died rather early, > Czarina married a Leonard Mitchell BURFORD. > > What does that mean? I dunno. But now, based on what you are surfacing, > I cannot be surprised to hear that there may have been the allied family > Lloyd in cahoots with the Stewarts in the early 18teen - mid-teens. > > Do you have any inkling as to where they were in the 1800-1817 timeframe? > > Tell you what, I guess I need to find this book. How do I do that? > > Cheers from 6600 ft, > > Dick Stewart > > =-=-=-==-=-=-=-=- > > Hello Dick > Do you have the book by Oliver C Weaver, Jr. that deals with the > connection of the Loyd and Stewart (Stuart) families? If not, this would > be > of definite interest ---if so, just ignore the following. I think the > Huntsville Land office listing of the Stewart--Loyd property owners near > Glen Allen in Marion Co. are most likely family members as Mr. Weaver > establishes the connection and southward migration together of these > names. > > page 52 ...."John (Loyd) born February 27th, 1747...James born September > 14th 1753... > Your uncle John married a Sally Stuard & moved to Georgia he died in 1785, > his children were John, William, Charles, Benjamin, Moses, Elijah, Joseph, > James, and Miriam---Miriam married John Orea & moved to Tennessee, or the > others I have no certain account, _____James married Mary Stuard, sister > to > Sally, in 1791 they had several children viz, Lydia, Rachel, Sally, > Frances, > George, John and Thomas: my knowledge of his family ends here. " Letter of > Joseph Lloyd, Octb 14th, 1838 > > Note: Moses Loyd married Frances "Frankey" Orear and Miriam Loyd > married Benjamin Orear --son of John Orear--but was widowed early and > married Wm. Durham Kelly. Moses Loyd was in the MS territory by 1817 now > present day Marion Co., AL near Glen Allen, when he sent a letter > authorizing sell of property he owned in GA. Land office in Huntsville, > AL, > lists Stewart families living near him. Sorry, I did have copies of that > but can't locate that as I haven't had time to do genealogy in a while and > need to organize again. > Mariam and Wm. Durham Kelly settled in eastern MS. > > Mr. Weaver tells of the above Loyd/Stewart marriages ......"he brothers > John > and James Lloyd, sons of John and Prudence (Emrey) Lloyd, doubtless grew > to > manhood in Frederick County, Virginia, and both may have been born there. > John married Sarah Stuard (Steward, Stewart) about 1768, and James married > Mary Stuard a few years later. John was probably married in Frederick > County, Virginia, and James may have been married there also. In 1773, > both > John and James moved to Pittsylvania County, Virginia, where they settled > on > Rockly Branch of Leatherwood Creek in that part of Pittslvania County > which > became Henry County on January 1, 1777. The exact location of their homes > has not been determined, but thery were east of the present-day city of > Martinsville, west of the line between Pittsylvania and Henry counties, > and > probably near Turkey Cock Mountain." > > page 58 > "Members of the Lloyd, Stewart (Steward) and Tankersley families moved > together to Georgia in 1784 and settled together in the same neighborhood. > Their names also appear side by side on various Georgia records. For > example, glancing ahead for the moment at one Georgia reecord, 'A List of > the Several Persons to whom Bounties have been Granted by the Honorable > Couirt of Wilkes County,' there are listed in this order: > John Loyd 287 1/2 acres > James Loyd " > John Tankerson " > William Stewart " > > There is much more information about the Stewart family history. > > p.84 says Sarah Loyd remained a widow for abt. 6 yrs. then married > Phillip > Allen. She died in Clarke Co., GA. > > (I've wondered about the Glen Allen name for that little community in > Marion > Co. but have never known the background.) > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "DS" <rmstewart@myexcel.com> > To: <ALMARION-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, January 02, 2006 3:47 PM > Subject: settlement of Marion County > > >> Does anyone know of any McConnells, Stewarts, Hogans, or Harkins, known >> to have been some of the first settlers of Marion County? >> Dick Stewart >> >> > > > >