James Darby and Martha Burns are my 4th great grand parents. I am the great, great, great, grand niece of Frances Elvina Darby. Frances married Kennon Celand Rainer on 21 May 1838, Pike Co., Al. After her death he married; Nancy Davis, on 22 Dec. 1850, in Pike Co., Al., she is my great, great, great, Aunt on the Davis line. Her parents are William Davis and Elizabeth Unknown. They are my great, great, great, grandparents. Kitten -----Original Message----- From: alpike-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:alpike-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Savvy Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2006 3:09 PM To: alpike@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ALPIKE] Surnames, Freeman, Mathews, Jones, Davis, Henderson,Carter, Darby, Spencer, Jordan, Pierce, Burns, Godwin, Wicker,Gilmore & ect. <James Darby, B/ 1779, and wife Martha Burns, B/ ca. 1780.> Hey Kitten, How are you related to the Darbys? I personally have no direct relationship with them; however, their daughter Frances Elvina Darby married Kenan Cleland Rainer who was a brother to my 2nd great grandfather, James D. Rainer. Kim ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ALPIKE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Kitten, I have 1 or 2 letters that Kenan wrote to James (his brother.) I also have a letter from Kenan's son, JJ, that he wrote to his Aunt Martha Ann Rainer... and I have a letter from Kenan's daughter, Susan Elizabeth Rainer, AKA Bettie" to her Aunt Martha Ann Rainer. These letters are originals...and they wrote them once they moved to Texas. By the way, Kenan signs his letters "Kenan" so I suspect that is how he spelled it :-) I would love to swap info with you if you are interested. Kim