Thanks, Peggy. The "Bladen County, NC" gives it away. Obviously a mispelling of the same name. Thanks. Jean At 01:05 PM 12/29/99 +0000, you wrote: >This is a multi-part message in MIME format. >--------------6811FEBE9E7C6631F2A23440 >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >Jean, like I told you in a separate email I knew I had something on >Bedson. > 1790 Bladen County North Carolina Census, lists Thomas Bedson. I had >copied this down from Roots Web Archives. I have always assumed that >this was another misspelling of the Bedsole name but with this group who >knows. >Will continue to look as I am sure there is more somewhere in my mess >Peggy > >--------------6811FEBE9E7C6631F2A23440 >Content-Type: text/x-vcard; charset=us-ascii; name="vcard.vcf" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >Content-Description: Card for Bob & Peggy Bedsole >Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="vcard.vcf" > >begin: vcard >fn: Bob & Peggy Bedsole >n: Bedsole;Bob & Peggy >org: Bedsole Cooling & Refrigeration Service >adr;dom: ;;;Montgomery;Al;; >email;internet: bcrs@bellsouth.net >x-mozilla-cpt: ;0 >x-mozilla-html: FALSE >version: 2.1 >end: vcard > > >--------------6811FEBE9E7C6631F2A23440--

Peggy, I don't know for sure, but that Dr. Robert N. Bedsole POSSIBLY be Robert Neal Bedsole, son of Willis Bedsole and Euphamey Mooneyham of Kinston, Ala. His line would be : Thomas Sr., Thomas Jr., Travis B., William Henry, Willis. This Willis use to be a mechanic. My own dad was named after that William Henry and we lived in Kinston for many moons and I met Willis one time when I was about 10. I have a picture of him. Also, several men under that William Henry, for some reason, went on to become doctors. One is in Pell City, Ala., two are in Birmingham and two are in Mobile, or were 10 years ago. I am guessing at this Robert Neal Bedsole....JD

JD Mucho thanks. Somewhere in my mess I thought I had some papers on his family as my stepson taught one of his grandkids at school last year. Peggy BCRS@Bellsouth.net Bedsole/Vickery Family Page http://personal.lig.bellsouth.net/lig/b/c/bcrs/Bedsole-Vickery.html Bedsole Mail List Bedsole-L@Rootsweb.com To subscribe or unsubscribe from the list, send a NEW email message to Bedsole-L-request@Rootsweb.com or Bedsole-D-request@Rootsweb.com (for digest mode) With only one word in the body: subscribe or unsubscribe

Jean, sorry but in my email a couple of hours ago ragarding Kyle Bedsole's line. Delete reference to Thomas Jr. So Kyle's line goes : Thomas Sr., Duncan, Larkin, Amos Jessup, William Ottis, Carlton Thomas. Sorry about the mess up......JD Bedsole

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------6811FEBE9E7C6631F2A23440 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Jean, like I told you in a separate email I knew I had something on Bedson. 1790 Bladen County North Carolina Census, lists Thomas Bedson. I had copied this down from Roots Web Archives. I have always assumed that this was another misspelling of the Bedsole name but with this group who knows. Will continue to look as I am sure there is more somewhere in my mess Peggy --------------6811FEBE9E7C6631F2A23440 Content-Type: text/x-vcard; charset=us-ascii; name="vcard.vcf" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description: Card for Bob & Peggy Bedsole Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="vcard.vcf" begin: vcard fn: Bob & Peggy Bedsole n: Bedsole;Bob & Peggy org: Bedsole Cooling & Refrigeration Service adr;dom: ;;;Montgomery;Al;; email;internet: bcrs@bellsouth.net x-mozilla-cpt: ;0 x-mozilla-html: FALSE version: 2.1 end: vcard --------------6811FEBE9E7C6631F2A23440--

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------8CF6BA27E136CA5DCAE33858 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The following is to update your Bedsole files Dr. Robert N. Bedsole Sr, age 77 of Greenville Al died December 20, 1999. Survivors include his wife Sue, daughter Harriet Bedsole Foshee, sons, Robert Neal Jr. and James Ronald. With that said and having suffered more of a computer glitch than I realized, can anyone tell me where he fits in? Thanks Peggy --------------8CF6BA27E136CA5DCAE33858 Content-Type: text/x-vcard; charset=us-ascii; name="vcard.vcf" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description: Card for Bob & Peggy Bedsole Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="vcard.vcf" begin: vcard fn: Bob & Peggy Bedsole n: Bedsole;Bob & Peggy org: Bedsole Cooling & Refrigeration Service adr;dom: ;;;Montgomery;Al;; email;internet: bcrs@bellsouth.net x-mozilla-cpt: ;0 x-mozilla-html: FALSE version: 2.1 end: vcard --------------8CF6BA27E136CA5DCAE33858--

Hi All, I received the Hinshaw's Encyclopedia of Quaker Genealogy for Christmas, but it's confusing as anything and will take a while to learn how to navigate! But, I did come across a name which may (or may not) be a confusion of the BEDSOLE/BEDSAUL name: BEDSON, Mary d. 10-12-1763 Thomas, burried 11-17-1732 s Samuel, d. ae about 10 y This came from the Philadelphia Quaker Monthly Meeting. My mother's aunt by marriage is up in her upper 80's with a clear mind, and she always said that her family (she was a granddaughter of Hale Franklin BLEDSOE, John Lowry BEDSAUL'S youngest son) told her that they were "Pennsylvania Dutch", which must mean that they came along with Wm Penn's colony of Germans who settled in PA. However, some mention of Burlington, NJ is listed as also a possibility. Does anyone on this list have a PA or NJ connection? Thanks, Jean Cuevas

Jean, very interesting thing you reported. I have been called the following (plus a few I won't mention) and received mail as: Bledsoe, Bedsloe, Bedsaul, Badso, Batson, and Bedson, etc., etc. But, to get to the main question about anyone have a connection to NJ. YES. Peggy and I have come across some things , primarily about the Quaker Church, reflecting John Bedsole living in NJ, where he was affiliated with the church. He later moved to NC (best guess 1740) and lived among a Quaker settlement. Then he moved to Chestnut Creek, Va. where he lived with and among Elisha Bedsaul, with Elisha "adopting" him, and he changed his name to Bedsaul, then he moved back to NC and became Bedsole again. Then he apparently traveled back and forth from Va. to NC. Keep in mind that none of these people back then apparently knew how to read or write ( they signed with an X and was witnessed that was his, or her, "Mark") Anyway, John was POSSIBLY born about 1720-30. As you know, we have also come across a William and a Vincent Bedsole, living in the same area as Thomas Sr. Well, Peggy and I have worked long and hard on trying to prove relationships between Thomas Sr., William, Vincent and that John. We have believed from the start that they were all 4 brothers, but never able to PROVE it. It is my very strong intuition that John is the dad of Thomas Sr. Anyway, a new face has appeared on the scene in the form of a Kyle Bedsole ( Thomas Sr., Thomas Jr., Duncan, Larkin, Amos Jessup, William Ottis, Carlton Thomas). Kyle lives in Cumberland County, NC. In his first email to me, without any contact before about it, he says that all the old folks there have always told him that Thomas Sr. was one of four brothers !!!. Well, I am excited and asked him to see if he can find out any details AT ALL and let me know. Now, to get back to the burning question about the NJ connection. YES, there is absolutely a connection through John. Its hard to know when you are talking about one John and not another in this crowd. In the Bedsaul crowd, there are AT LEAST 8 Elisha's. But , in any event, there is a connection and now , when you say Pennsylvania Dutch, I can suddenly see the possibility that THAT is where the story came from about the Bedsole's being from Germany, but I have always been the only one around claiming that. As I told you before, I went to England, Ireland and Germany TWICE and only in Germany are there PLENTY of Bedsole's. They are spelled Betzold but pronounced Bedsole. Jean, I think you may have come up with a vital area which may help solve this question of Bedsole origin AND the Bedsole/Bedsaul relationship. Now all we have to do is look some more.....Thank you. I think we all owe you a big RC and a moon pie.......JD Bedsole

Thanks!! Jean At 07:53 AM 12/28/99 -0500, you wrote: >Jean, in reply to your request regarding the wives and children of Edward >Oakley Bedsole ,1859-1942. All were born in Clarke County, Ala. > >Wife MayBelle Harrison: Edward Oakley, Jr. b. 1926, Susan Knight b. 1928, >Ruby and Ruth, both born and died in 1930. > >Wife Roxie Ann Ott: "Neal" Cornelius b. 1879, Clarke County, Ala. Died 1920 >Thomaston, Al., Ira Eugene 1882-1962, Otto Sebastian 1884-1886, Hattie >1886-1921, Grover Cleveland 1888-1940, Ellis 1890-1960, Horace 1892-1931, >Bessie 1895-1947, Norman 1897-1924, Massey Daffin 1899-1968. Died in >Tuscaloosa, Ala., Davie 1899-1900. > >Jean, I also have all the spouses and children of these children. A VERY LONG >LIST !!!......JDB

Peggy, Would you (or someone) mind filling me in on this second wife...date of marriage and which kids were hers? Thanks. Jean Cuevas At 10:03 AM 12/27/99 -0600, you wrote: >PEGGY > E O NEVER GAVE UP.HE WAS QUITE PROLIFIC.IN FACT THE 2 CHILDREN BORN WHEN >HE WAS OVER 70 WERE TWINS---THE BEDSOLES LIVE ON!!!!!!!!!! > HAPPY NEW YEAR > BILLY >----- Original Message ----- >From: Peggy Bedsole <BCRS@bellsouth.net> >To: <BEDSOLE-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Sunday, December 26, 1999 4:19 PM >Subject: Edward O. Bedsole > > > > Hi all, > > Recently received an email from Dana Collins concerning the two wives of > > Edward O. Bedsole, May Belle Harrison and Roxie Ott. If my records are > > correct then Edward was about 70 at the time his last children were > > born. If any of you show something different please let me know. I want > > to make sure that I have these correct. > > Thanks > > Peggy > > > >

Jean, in reply to your request regarding the wives and children of Edward Oakley Bedsole ,1859-1942. All were born in Clarke County, Ala. Wife MayBelle Harrison: Edward Oakley, Jr. b. 1926, Susan Knight b. 1928, Ruby and Ruth, both born and died in 1930. Wife Roxie Ann Ott: "Neal" Cornelius b. 1879, Clarke County, Ala. Died 1920 Thomaston, Al., Ira Eugene 1882-1962, Otto Sebastian 1884-1886, Hattie 1886-1921, Grover Cleveland 1888-1940, Ellis 1890-1960, Horace 1892-1931, Bessie 1895-1947, Norman 1897-1924, Massey Daffin 1899-1968. Died in Tuscaloosa, Ala., Davie 1899-1900. Jean, I also have all the spouses and children of these children. A VERY LONG LIST !!!......JDB

Hi All, Well okay, then I will leave Edward O's kids as posted! Should have known after reading about his group in "Mitcham War" . Perseverance was a genetic trait. Eva, please accept out belated condolences for the passing of your uncle. So thrilled to hear you found another Bedsole way out on the West Coast. Looking forward to hearing the info on the family. Gosh there are so many more of us out there than Bob and I ever imagined when we got started. At Christmas we printed down our most current genealogy report for the kids and Bob's brother Phil with the promise of updates on a regular basis. It was the quietest moments we had when each got their book and began reading. Thrilled me of course to see their interest. Bob and I wish for all you a wonderful New Year! Best Wishes Peggy

Hello Gang, I spoke with a Bedsole this weekend here in California, a man named Robert B. Bedsole, born 8 Nov 1925 in Atlanta, GA. He didn't know anything about his genealogy, other than his parents names; Ellis Spencer Bedsole Sr (who died in 1975) & Emma Lucille Barnes - m 1918 in GA. Ellis is the son of Edward Oakly (Ned) SR and Roxanna (Roxie) Ott; son of Edward & Susan Blackburn; etc. He was glad when I told him that with his father's name I could give him his genealogy back for a number of generations. How wonderful that the Bedsole's are coming together to share with all descendents our common history. He said it was an amazing Christmas present. Robert never married but has 1 brother with kids; Ellis Spencer JR, born 7 June 1929/30 (he couldn't remember exactly) and died when he was 77. Children are Jim, Roger, Barry, Lisa, & another girl. I'll be contacting Lisa, who also lives here in California, over the next few days and hopefully have more info to add. By the way, my uncle, Harold J Bedsole, b 7 May 1921, died this past August (1999). His parents (my grandparents) are William Travis Bedsole & Eva Hicks. William Travis is the eldest child of Edward D (Edwin) Bedsole & Sarah Jane Russell. Edward is the son of Travis B Bedsole & Rosalie P Ward. Travis is the youngest child of Thomas Bedsole JR & Charlotte (Lottie) English, etc. Bye for now cousins. Eva

PEGGY E O NEVER GAVE UP.HE WAS QUITE PROLIFIC.IN FACT THE 2 CHILDREN BORN WHEN HE WAS OVER 70 WERE TWINS---THE BEDSOLES LIVE ON!!!!!!!!!! HAPPY NEW YEAR BILLY ----- Original Message ----- From: Peggy Bedsole <BCRS@bellsouth.net> To: <BEDSOLE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, December 26, 1999 4:19 PM Subject: Edward O. Bedsole > Hi all, > Recently received an email from Dana Collins concerning the two wives of > Edward O. Bedsole, May Belle Harrison and Roxie Ott. If my records are > correct then Edward was about 70 at the time his last children were > born. If any of you show something different please let me know. I want > to make sure that I have these correct. > Thanks > Peggy >

Fusstist, you're right about the wives of Edward Oakley. Our list shows 4 kids with May Belle and the rest by Roxie..JD

Hi all, Recently received an email from Dana Collins concerning the two wives of Edward O. Bedsole, May Belle Harrison and Roxie Ott. If my records are correct then Edward was about 70 at the time his last children were born. If any of you show something different please let me know. I want to make sure that I have these correct. Thanks Peggy

PEGGY SORRY.THIS WAS ALL INFO EDWARD GAVE ME .MIGHT BE WORTH CONTACTING HIM IF YOU HAVE HIS E-MAIL.WILL KEEP LOOKING. BILLY ----- Original Message ----- From: Bob and Peggy Bedsole <bcrs@bellsouth.net> To: <BEDSOLE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 1999 1:46 PM Subject: Yes Virginia there is a Santa Claus! > The information sent by both James and Billy really got me into the > holiday spirit! > Both letters provide the Virginia Connection that I have always thought > was there. > > JD, was there any mention of which Quaker meeting house John may have > been a member of.? This is something that Jean mentioned before that > could go a long way to proving a connection between the Bedsole and > Bedsaul families. > > Billy, did Edward go any further into the line of Mathew or Wiiliam? I > had an email from him some time back that stated he believed he was on > the trail of the original immigrating ancestor. Living in Arlington he > said that he was spending a lot of time at the National archives. > > So many questions, so few answers, but at least I think we all have > something that from both postings to put us on a trail! > > Okay everyone keep digging in all those old papers. Ya never know what > may have been overlooked. > Peggy > >

JD IN MY COLLECTION OF MATERIALS I FOUND A LETTER FROM EDWARD BEDSOLE 738 N NELSON STREET -7,ARLINGTON,VA22203 WHO STATES THAT THE NAME BEDSOLE CAME FROM BLETSOE.BASED ON THAT ASSUMPTION A WILLIAM BLETSOE SETTLED IN JAMES CITY CO.VA IN1639, A WILLIAM BLETSOE ARRIVED IN 1643 AND A MATTHEW BLETSOE ARRIVED IN164 1 AND SETTLED IN ISLE OF WRIGHT JUST WEST OF THE CITY OF NORFOLK THIS MAY HELP. BILLY ----- Original Message ----- From: <JBeds@aol.com> To: <BEDSOLE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 1999 7:51 AM Subject: Re: John Baby > Fusst.....Just got a few things copied from some Tatum Bedsole stuff. One > thing is included thats says John Bedsole lived in New Jersey before he came > to NC, and he arrived in NC in relation to the Quaker Church. Also, Tatum > says he is fairly certain John is a brother of Thomas Sr. Same thing you and > I have been saying. Also, that John assumed the last name of Bedsaul after he > arrived in Va. and was associated with Elisha Bedsaul. Also, that Elisha had > kind of "Adopted" John, and it was ok with him for John to change to Bedsaul, > that it was OK for John to inherit a share of Elisha's land and that nobody > really knew Johns family or history. Don't you think its interesting that > Tatum made the same conclusions that we did. ? I also said John came from New > Jersey.........JD >

The information sent by both James and Billy really got me into the holiday spirit! Both letters provide the Virginia Connection that I have always thought was there. JD, was there any mention of which Quaker meeting house John may have been a member of.? This is something that Jean mentioned before that could go a long way to proving a connection between the Bedsole and Bedsaul families. Billy, did Edward go any further into the line of Mathew or Wiiliam? I had an email from him some time back that stated he believed he was on the trail of the original immigrating ancestor. Living in Arlington he said that he was spending a lot of time at the National archives. So many questions, so few answers, but at least I think we all have something that from both postings to put us on a trail! Okay everyone keep digging in all those old papers. Ya never know what may have been overlooked. Peggy

Fusst.....Just got a few things copied from some Tatum Bedsole stuff. One thing is included thats says John Bedsole lived in New Jersey before he came to NC, and he arrived in NC in relation to the Quaker Church. Also, Tatum says he is fairly certain John is a brother of Thomas Sr. Same thing you and I have been saying. Also, that John assumed the last name of Bedsaul after he arrived in Va. and was associated with Elisha Bedsaul. Also, that Elisha had kind of "Adopted" John, and it was ok with him for John to change to Bedsaul, that it was OK for John to inherit a share of Elisha's land and that nobody really knew Johns family or history. Don't you think its interesting that Tatum made the same conclusions that we did. ? I also said John came from New Jersey.........JD