I do have Philemon's will as well, just haven't gotten to transcribing it yet. Will try to do that this weekend. Erin > ______________________________ > Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2005 07:47:38 -0500 > From: "Becky Mosely" <beckymosely@comcast.net> > To: BRADFORD-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: Will of David Bradford, 1800 > > Erin - > Many thanks for retrieving and transcribing this will. This isn't my > line but this is what I have: > DAVID was the son of PHILEMON & Mary Bryd, he is named in Philemon's will > and left 400 acres on Poplar Branch, etc. (Believe this will is on LaVere > Peters website.) > David & Elizabeth's son, JAMES married Elizabeth Rust and they evidently > moved to Smith Co., TN. Their children were: David M., Ann R., & Vincent R. > all born in TN. > > DAVID had a brother Philemon who married Elizabeth Booker. So Booker > Bradford was his nephew (he also removed to Brush Creek, Smith Co., TN). > Don't see that this Philemon named a child Philemon so the person mentioned > in the will must be David's brother himself who died before May 1804. > > The DAVID who married Mary Kearney, died abt. 1821 in Stewart Co., TN. > He was the son of THOMAS & Mary Bradford, grandson of PHILEMON & Mary Byrd. > So his relationship to David (of the will) was Nephew!!! [This is the > lineage in the TN email before yours. His brother, #5 Thomas married Eve > Kearney.] > > Anyway this is all very hard to ferret out and needless to say I could be > incorrect in places. Becky Erin Bradford eabradfo@yahoo.com List manager http://www.ncalhn.org ALHN County Coordinator for multiple NC Counties http://www.gendepository.com (the Genealogy Depository-Barringer, Black, Bradford, Coventry, Eller, Hackett, Hupp, and Kern)