-----Original Message----- From: Lynn & Bill King <lynn.bill.king@pdq.net> To: cmccoy@frontiernet.net <cmccoy@frontiernet.net> Date: Sunday, July 11, 1999 11:03 AM Subject: KING, COLEMAN & WITHERINGTON >CINDY, > >Am writing to you in hopes of getting direction to possibly locating >someone with knowledge of Monroe County families (and records during the >period 1820-1850) that settled near the Conecuh County line. Some of the >above families lived at Burnt Corn, Belleville, Lyeffion. Some are buried >at Bellville Baptist Church Cemetery ( I have new Cemetery Listing from >Margaret Gaston), some buried at the Witherington Cemetery near Lyeffion. > >Searching for marriage info of JOHN T. KING (b. 1816 in Darlington, SC; his >parents unknown), who married MARTHA CAROLINE WITHERINGTON (b. 1826 in >Alabama). Her parents were John Witherington (1801-SC) and Mary Ellis >(1806-SC/NC?). Mary's father was Ebenezer Ellis. > >Father of John Witherington was WILLIAM WITHERINGTON, JR., who lived in >Darlington, SC, Feliciana Parish, LA and in Conecuh CO, AL. He was >commissioned an Ensign in the 17th Reg't, Mississippi Territory in 1813 >during the War of 1812, and is said to have fought in the Battle of New >Orleans. Wm Witherington, Jr. is buried at Conecuh, AL. > >Buried at Belleville Baptist Cem. are JOHN KING and ELIZABETH COLEMAN KING >(possible parents of John T. King-not proven). An Uncle of this John (at >Bellville Cem) was James King, who married Catherine Coleman. > >Elizabeth & Catherine were sisters, the daughters of REV. JAMES COLEMAN & >RACHEL KOLB. Rev. James King was an early primitive Baptist minister in >Darlington area and in Conecuh. > >Would you, or any of your associates working the Monroe/Conecuh families of >the period (1820-1850) have suggestions for obtaining marriage records (and >other data) of any of these families? As you know, all early Conecuh >records were lost in two court house fires. > >Thanks for any guidance. (Sorry for the length of Message). > >Bill King >Houston >lynn.bill.king@pdq.net > > >