Katie, I hate to backdoor a message but my security did not like my return message to you? Thanks for the scan, it looks interesting. Payne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Katie" <[email protected]> To: ""Payne Daniel"" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2006 10:48 AM Subject: Fw: BOST >I am forwarding a copy of the e-mail I was sent. > > hope this helps, > Katie Beth > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kent Pusser" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 8:32 PM > Subject: FW: BOST > > >> >> Hi, >> A bit about Elias Bost, born 1772, son of William Bost, and a grandson >> of >> Johannes Bast (Bost). >> > Hello, > Following is the lineage of M. E. (Matthew Elcana ) Bost, > 4/21/1852-11/28/1928., married Laura Ada/Adah Alley on 8/20/1875: > Johannes Bast, ca 1719/20, Germany, 1777 Mecklenburg County, North > Carolina > + unknown 1st wife > William Bost + Catherine Goodhart> Elias Bost, > 10/19/1772-5/2/1857, married Mary M. Ikerd , ca 1775-1841 > Jesse W. > (Witherspon) Bost, 2/15/1804- 1/6/1892, married Sarah "Sally" Pelina > Wilson > on 5/9/1833 > Matthew Elcana Bost. I can send you scans of the articles on > these Bosts from "The Heritage of Catawaba County, NC" if you wish. > Catawaba > County was formed in 1842 from a portion of Lincoln County, NC. As a > result, > persons would be shown as born in Lincoln County, and dying and being > buried > in Catawba County. The scanned pages may be of interest to you, as William > had a land grant, and as his sons married, they were given parts of the > original grant on which they built their houses, and some are still > standing, including those of Elias, Jonas, and Joseph. One has been > restored, and another was under restoration as of 1986, date of > publication. > > William, son of Johannes and 1st wife, was halfbrother of my 4th > great-grandfather, Elias Bost, 1747-1822, son of Johanes and 2nd wife, > Sussana Catherine Moyer. > > Regards, > > Kent Pusser, > > Santa Maria, CA >