Brenda, yours is a very generous offer, made from the heart. But that's the whole point: the Quaker Historical Library in Edenton, Chowan Co., NC is *not* letting this book into anyone's casual handling. If you were to transcribe it, you'd have to go to that one library to see it. If it's like other libraries with rare books, you have to lock up your purse and notebook---whatever you have with you---in a locker, rent gloves to handle it and sit beside a desk with a monitor in attendance, and copy it on their paper, with a pencil. I haven't been to that library, so I don't know if that scenario is a fact, but it is in other libraries that house rare books and let people handle them at all. This has been the limitation up to this point---we don't have someone who lives near the book who can or who wants to do the task...If you're near the library in question, I'm certain that Shari would love to hear from you. Yours with gratitude, Linne >_sharih@rocketmail.com_ (mailto:sharih@rocketmail.com) >I would love to transcribe you book if it is legible. How could you allow >this book out of your hands? I you want to give it a try I'll do it >for you. I >love to read and love to type now that we have computers. >Loving, Brenda Emerson Jones ===================================================================== Match: Bowles Source: QUAKER-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com From: Shari Holcomb <sharih@rocketmail.com> Subject: Newfound possibilities for our WEBB and Martin Ancestors: Requesting Aid Hello to the list, Recent matches to our WEBB ancestor DNA have led to several matches and those have now led us to a book in North Carolina. The book is handwritten 1875 quill ink pen book, entitled "Westward We Go" by a Thomas N. Andrew at a Quaker Historical Library in Edenton, North Carolina (it is apparently hand written and the only copy of this book that exists) that details a group of families from Ablemarle County, NC (including Webbs, Bowles, Blaylocks, Reas, Evans, and Wilkersons, among others) who went west in the 1810's. A James Webb (b. 1770) who married a Susan Brinkley (died before 1838) went to Lincoln County, Tennessee. This is apparently the one that our cousin Dave found who in 1819 bought the land his ancestor Hiram Webb lived on later in Lincoln County. James and Susan had several kids and these are detailed so it seems that Hiram is brother to our Joseph and therefor reason enough for a perfect DNA match... Here is where I need a Friend's help out in NC... Since the book is so very fragile, it may not be handled by a person for researching and copying or have its picture taken... We would like to have someone transcribe this book so that we can actually know more about what it may contain... Would someone be interested in doing this for us? It would be vastly appreciated and we would be willing to provide pay or donate for this service... We are also still seeking a marriage or any data for our Joseph Webb and Mariah Barbara Martin. ...Joseph was born around 1798-1809 prob ablemarle, NC and Mariah B. was born 1809 kentucky and would have married around the 1830's and their first known child John W. was born 1835 AL. They would migrate on into Lincoln cty Tn. It is now possible with the finding of this book that they were Quakers... Thank you Shari