Would appreciate any further additions or deletions to the below line of Lemuel BRUCE. Lemuel BRUCE son of Alexander BRUCE and Dorothy MAY born about 1756 in Amelia County, VA. Died 1805 in Nottoway Co. VA. On 26 Oct 1786 he married in Amelia Co. VA Agness BASS, born 23 May 1765 Amelia Co-died 1817 Nottoway Co. Agness was a daughter of John and Tabitha (HATCHER) BASS. children of Lemuel and Agness BASS BRUCE: John B. BRUCE born ca 1787/90 Nottoway Co VA. Does not appear in the 1810 or the 1820 Nottoway Co. Census, it is assumed that he had either died or moved away. Tabitha H. BRUCE born ca 1787/90 Nottoway Co. VA. Died 1825 Nottoway Co. VA. Married ca 1805 Henry FOWLKES Jr, her first cousin. Edward B. BRUCE born ca 1792 Nottoway Co. VA, died 1873 Halifax Co. VA. Married (1) Rebecca HUDSON his first cousin Married (2) Harriet POULTNEY 30 Jan 1823 Lunenburg Co. VA Lemuel B. BRUCE born 8 May 1794-died 1828 Nottoway Co. VA. Married Rebecca E. BAILEY 10 Nov 1819 in Prince Edward Co. VA Armistead BRUCE born ca 1796-died 1829 Nottoway Co. VA. Married Susan P. JEFFREYS in Lunenburg Co. VA Eliza A. BRUCE born ca 1798/9 Nottoway Co. VA. Married 1815 to Edward B. FOWLKES her cousin Lucy B. BRUCE born ca 1801 Nottoway Co. VA died by 1865 married (1) Abner H. BURKS in Nottoway Co. VA, he died 7 Feb 1823 (Bible) married (2) John FOWLKES in 1826 Lunenburg Co. VA Susan Caroline A. BRUCE born ca 1802/3 Nottoway Co. VA. Married 11 Sept 1822 in Lunenburg Co. VA to Thomas LOWERY. Sources: Lemuel BRUCE Bible Nottoway Will Book 4, page 173 Various Nottoway Court Records for guardians, deeds, and estates. Nottoway Co. VA Census Lunenburg Co. VA Census Halifax Co. VA Census Lunenburg Co. VA Marriages located in Lunenburg Co. Courthouse Alexander BRUCE 1795 Nottoway Co. VA... Will Book 1, Page 200

According > to information in Burke's Dormant and Extinct Peerage: "William Cotton, > esq. fell at the battle of St. Albans, in the war of the Roses, temp, Henry > VI. He married Mary, daughter and heir of Robert de Wesenham, son of Sir > Hugh de Wesenham, by Agnes, his wife, sister and heir of Bernard, son of > Sir John de Brus, of Connington, in the county of Huntingdon, and of Exton, > in the county of Rutland. By this marriage he became possessed of those > lordships of continuous seat of his posterity." > > However under Brus Burke's Dormant and Extinct Peerage states: Sir Bernard > Bruce was the ancestor of the only cadet branch of the House of Bruce which > can boast of royal descent. He was seated at Exton, which can boast of > royal descent. He was seated at Exton, co. Rutland, and was father of Sir > John Bruce of Exton, whose only daughter and heir Jane Bruce of Exton was > wife of Sir Nicholas Green. > > I have sent out feelers to experts on the Bruce line to help clarify the > connection of Sir John Bruce of Exton and Bernard Bruce and the connection > to our Cotton line. Does anyone have information about Bernard Bruce and the connection to the Cotton line? Sharman Ramsey Southern-Style: An Online Magazine of Conservative Thought http://www.southern-style.com

I am looking for information on a James Bruce from Scotland. I do not have any information on him, other then he had a daughter named Mary who married an Alexander Tweedie. The family history states James was a descendent of King Robert Bruce. Any help would be greating appreicated. Gabriele Hammon ghammon756@aol.com

Ridley Ann BRUCE was the third child of Alexander BRUCE Jr and Dorothy MAY of Amelia County VA. Ridley was born about 1748 in Amelia Co. VA, and died 1838 in Prince Edward Co. VA. In 1776 she married Hezekiah ELLINGTON, son of David and Martha ELLINGTON. Hezekiah was born about 1740 in Amelia Co. and died 1793 in Prince Edward Co. VA. Children of Ridley BRUCE and Hezekiah ELLINGTON: Hezekiah ELLINGTON Jr. born 16 April 1777 Prince Edward Co. VA, died 1840 Cumberland Co. KY. He married Obedience HATCHER on 30 Nov 1797 Chesterfield Co. VA. Married 2nd 10 Aug 1826 Sally GUNN HAMBLIN, a widow. Elizabeth ELLINGTON born 1779 Prince Edward Co. VA. Married 15 July 1799 Prince Edward Co. VA William BORUM Nancy ELLINGTON born 1781 Prince Edward Co. VA, died 1846 Benton Co. AL. Married 26 Sept 1799 Prince Edward Co. VA John MILLER Prudence ELLINGTON born 1783 Prince Edward Co. VA, died Feb 1852 Prince Edward County VA. married (1) William BAILEY 13 Aug 1800 Prince Edward Co. VA married (2) Elias E. CARTER 13 Oct 1807 Prince Edward Co. married (3) Rowlett PERKINSON 1819 Prince Edward Co. VA Jesse ELLINGTON born 27 May 1785 Prince Edward Co. VA, died 27 Sept 1834 Cumberland Co, KY. Married 19 March 1816 Ann HATCHETT Prince Edward Co. VA Rebecca ELLINGTON born 1787 Prince Edward Co. VA married (1) 17 Dec 1804 Richard A. MILLER P.E. Co. VA married (2) 1835 Cumberland Co. KY to Barrett WHITE David ELLINGTON born 1789, died 1842 Prince Edward Co. VA never married. Sarah ELLINGTON born 1791 Prince Edward Co. VA. Married 9 April 1821 Prince Edward Co. VA to Thomas KNIGHT Sources: Kentucky- Cumberland Co. Will Books C and F Virginia- Amelia Co. Deed Books 6 and 7 Nottoway Co. Court Book 2 and Will Book 1 Prince Edward Co. Court Books 8, 10 through 16 Deed Books 13 and 16 Will Books 7 and 9 Marriages Of Prince Edward Co. VA and Marriages Of Chesterfield Co VA by Catherine L. Knorr Cumberland County, KY Census Index And Abstracts 1800-1850 by Randolph N. Smith

John BRUCE, first son of Alexander BRUCE Jr and Dorothy MAY, was born about 1740/45 Amelia Co. VA. Not much is known about this John BRUCE. John married Elizabeth, by 1770, her maiden name unknown. The will of John BRUCE is dated 21 Aug 1779 in Amelia County, Virginia Will Book 2, no probate date. Children of John BRUCE and Elizabeth: Chloe BRUCE married William WALKER (Southside, Vol 4, page 148) Dolly/Dorothy BRUCE born 26 Feb 1774 Amelia Co. VA, died 23 Nov 1803 Lunenburg Co. VA. Married as his first wife Charles HARDY. Nelson BRUCE was living in Charlotte Co. VA in 1810 Census (VA 1810, Roll 68, page 44), not found after 1810, may have moved to another state. John BRUCE Jr was living in Oglethorp Co. GA in 1809 when he and wife "Willey" gave Power of Attorney to sell 75 acres in Nottoway and 55 acres in Lunenburg Counties. (Southside, Vol 1, page 74) unknown child born after John BRUCE Sr died. Mentioned in his 1779 will. Sources: Marriages of Amelia Co. VA 1735-1815 by Kathleen Booth Williams Lunenburg Co. VA Marriages 1750-1853 by Vogt 1795 Will of Alexander BRUCE, Nottoway Co. VA 1767 Will of John MAY, Amelia Co. VA

Philadelphia BRUCE, first child of Alexander BRUCE Jr and Dorothy MAY, birth date unknown, but born by 1740 Amelia Co. VA. Died before 1787. Married James JENNINGS on 1 March 1764 in Amelia Co. VA. James JENNINGS born 1737 in Hanover Co. VA, son of William JENNINGS and Mary Jane PULLIAM. Died 2 May 1795 Lunenburg Co. VA. Married as his second wife 18 Dec 1787 Martisha WINN CRENSHAW, widow of Cornelius CRENSHAW. Children of Philadelphia BRUCE and James JENNINGS: Nelson JENNINGS born Sept 1765 Amelia Co. died 1853 Randolph Co. AL. Married Henrietta WILSON Lemuel JENNINGS born 14 July 1767 Amelia Co. died 1801 Lunenburg Co. VA. Married in Prince Edward Co. VA Judith SIMMONS Elizabeth JENNINGS born 10 Aug 1769 died 2 May 1840 Lunenburg Co. VA Married Sterling Billups FOWLKES 22 Feb 1788 in Amelia Co. VA Nancy Ann JENNINGS born 9 Oct 1772 Lunenburg Co. VA Married Daniel CRENSHAW. Mary Jane JENNINGS born 3 March 1775 Lunenburg Co. VA. Married David THOMPSON 25 Oct 1798. James JENNINGS Jr born about 1779 Lunenburg Co. VA. Married Prudence HERRING 13 Jan 1814 Lunenburg Co. VA William JENNINGS born about 1780 Lunenburg Co. VA. Married 18 Nov 1805 in Prince Edward Co. VA Polly SMITH. Sources: Marriages of Amelia Co. VA 1735-1815 by Kathleen Booth Williams Lunenburg Co. VA Marriages 1750-1853 by Vogt Marriages Of Prince Edward Co. VA 1754-1810 by Catherine L. Knorr A Genealogical History Of The Jennings Families In England And America by William Henry Jennings Vol 2 The American Families by William Henry Jennings 1899 1795 Will of Alexander BRUCE, Nottoway Co. VA 1767 Will of John MAY, Amelia Co. VA

Dionetia-Denitia-Denesha-Denetia-Denettia BRUCE. This name was probably pronounced "Dee-o-nee-sha" Dionetia BRUCE was a daughter of Alexander BRUCE Jr and Dorothy MAY of Amelia, later Nottoway Co. VA. She was born about 1755/58 in Amelia Co. VA. Died between 1830 and 1840. In 1778 she married Joel JOHNS who was born at "Mountain Hall" Amelia Co. VA in 1753. Both are buried at "Aspen Hall" in Lunenburg County. This couple had 13 children: All born in Amelia County, VA except for Joel Jr who may have been born in Lunenburg County. Elizabeth JOHNS, born 1776 married John LEIGH in Prince Edward Co. VA Sarah JOHNS, born 1779/80 married 1st John PENICK, and 2nd John BENNETT Nancy JOHNS, born Nov 1780, died 1828 Martha JOHNS, born 1780/81 died 1828 Buckingham Co. VA married Glover JOHNS Polly JOHNS, born 1782 married Jesse JOHNSON in Lunenburg Co. VA unknown daughter John A. JOHNS born 1787 married Elizabeth Ann MORGAN unknown daughter Mary JOHNS born 1794 married Stephen R. HAMLETT in Lunenburg Co. VA Susannah JOHNS born 1796 married John BRUMMER in Lunenburg Co. VA Judith T. JOHNS born 1797/8 married Charles F. WALL in Lunenburg Co. VA Denetia JOHNS, born 1798 married Munford HURT in Lunenburg Co. VA Joel JOHNS Jr, born 1800 married Elizabeth C. OSBOURNE

Hi, I'm new to the list and looking for information. My Bruce line, which I've just stumbled onto, is in Virginia in the 1700-1800s. I'm trying to connect with either a Dianisha or Dienetia (I've got it spelled both ways) Bruce, dau. of Alexander, who married John Joel Johns. Their dau., Sarah, was born about 1776 in Amelia Co. Virginia. Can anyone help? Thanks------ Sally Kasey E.

Several of us seem to be interested in Charles Bruce, Revolutionary War veteran who lived in Guilford County, NC. I have corresponded with a person who sent me a copy of the will of Charles Bruce, presumably this same Charles Bruce that we are interested in, filed on June 15, 1830 and probated February 1832. Included in the will are the following children: dau Polly Murray Son Abnor B. Gr son John B. of Darlington, S.C. (son of late son George) Son Charles Unfortunate (so it says) son Alfred Son Felix Daus Betsy Tatum, Prissey Peeples and Becky Hunter Daus of late dau Aggy Johnson: Betsy Brantley, Fannie K. Brantley, Mary Brantley, Naomi Johnson Executors of the will were Abraham Peeples, gr son Pinkney Peeples, Charles Bruce The land that was divided between these people was a tract of 2,000 ac on waters of Sandy River in Carrol County, Tenn. Maybe this information will help someone. I was looking for children who might have been given land grants in Kentucky, and according to some information I have received there was a George, Abner and Charles who received such land grants, along with many other Bruces, of course. If this rings any bells and anyone has any more information about this family, I would very much appreciate hearing about it. Joyce

Hello, This article was sent to me. I found it very sad. I wasn't aware that cemeteries are not protected under all state laws. Thanks, Susan Bruce Springfield, Missouri The Death of a Cemetery Wayne Township graveyard destroyed for warehouse shows final resting places aren't so final under state law. News Sports More Services By Bill Shaw Indianapolis Star/News INDIANAPOLIS (Aug. 22, 1998) -- Sometime in 1844, James Rhoads, a prominent Wayne Township farmer, died. He was 70. His family members and friends buried him in a grove of walnut trees on a hill overlooking a little creek. It was the first burial in what would become Rhoads Cemetery. During the next half-century, 43 members of the Rhoads, Foltz, Shute and Rude families would be sent to eternity in the walnut grove. The tiny cemetery was the scene of extraordinary grief over the years as members of the four families repeatedly journeyed in horse-drawn wagons across the sweeping fields and up the lonesome hill to bury their children. Staff photo / Kelly Wilkinson DISTURBED GROUND: Danny J. White found this grave marker while looking at the site of the old Rhoads Cemetery. The grave stone says "Wife of James Rhoads ...," being the grave stone for Hannah Rhoads. Duke Investments owns this property now, and White is upset at how the company has excavated this site. Thomas B. Rhoads was 7 months old in August 1849 when he died of an inflamed brain. Elmer Shute was 2 when he died of a bowel infection in August 1859. Hiram Foltz was an infant. George Foltz was 1. Lillian Rhoads was 2 and died of whooping cough on Aug. 13, 1878. Casey Rhoads died of an inflamed brain when he was 2. Emma Rude died at 18 months. On and on they died until there were 35 children buried in the peaceful cemetery on the hill. By the dawn of the 20th century, the burying ceased as the four families either died out or drifted away from southern Wayne Township. Nobody paid much attention to the old cemetery anymore. The cemetery and surrounding farmland changed owners several times. Each new owner farmed the fields and tended the old cemetery out of respect for earlier generations of Hoosier families. The farmers could have knocked down the trees, plowed under the tombstones, planted corn on the graves and made a few more dollars at harvest. But they didn't. The pace of change in Wayne Township picked up dramatically in 1931 when the Indianapolis airport opened on 900 acres, gobbling up farmland and triggering a development explosion in western Marion County. Still, the land around the old cemetery remained untouched, save for the annual spring plowing. The burying ground remained unmolested, decade after decade, hidden on the hill in a 60-foot-wide opening in the walnut grove Danny J. White grew up in the Lafayette Heights neighborhood, just south of the cemetery. In the 1970s, the field around the cemetery served as a dirt bike track for White and his teen-age buddies. He crossed it many times walking to Ben Davis High School. The old dead-end dirt road served as a teen- age lovers' lane. Neighborhood families held picnics beneath a massive, gnarled oak tree just east of the cemetery. White, 41, is a tool and die maker and an Indy Racing League mechanic. He helped fabricate the car Eddie Cheever drove to victory in the 1998 Indianapolis 500. Every day driving to work along I-465 near the airport, he'd glance to the east through the sprawl of hotels, office buildings, warehouses, parking lots, gas stations and fast food joints, and take comfort that the solitary hill and the dark grove of trees remained in this mass of concrete and asphalt. "Even when I was a kid the cemetery and the area surrounding it was breathtaking," he recalled. In the name of development By 1995, the fields that stretched to the horizon when James Rhoads was buried so long ago had shrunk to 21.2 acres. Now jet planes scream overhead, and the rumble of nearby I-70 and I-465 is constant. Cement trucks and construction equipment line the old lovers' lane, and new buildings seem to appear daily, landscaped with skinny stick trees, surrounded by acres of asphalt. One day about 18 months ago, Danny J. White was driving to work and glanced toward the familiar hill and the concealed cemetery. He was startled to see it surrounded by yellow trucks, graders, backhoes and dirt scrapers. He raced immediately to the cemetery and felt his stomach heave. The tombstones were gone. There were ugly gashes in the earth. The big yellow machines had pulled the graves from the earth. "It was sickening," he recalled. He was furious. He made dozens of phone calls and fired off angry letters to an assortment of government officials seeking an explanation. He got one. It was all quite legal, according to state officials. Now go away and quit bothering us, Danny J. White. He wondered how such an abomination could occur in conservative, family-values Indiana where, he, like most Hoosiers, was raised to respect the dead and revere their hallowed, final resting place. "How did this happen?" he asked. "You don't mess with graves." Well, here's what happened, Danny. They do mess with graves. James Rhoads, Thomas, Henry, Casey, Elmer and the other children and eight adults who rested more than 150 years in the safety of the walnut grove became the property of Duke Realty Investments Inc. Duke, which owns or manages 60 million square feet of real estate in eight states, bought the 21.2 acres and the 360-square-foot cemetery in 1995. "We purchased the land for development purposes," explained Donna Coppinger, the helpful vice president of marketing for Duke. "We couldn't develop a site with a cemetery on it." Why? "It wasn't what we wanted to do," she said. Duke will soon level the hill and build a 458,000-square-foot bulk distribution warehouse on the 21.2 acres, obliterating the one-tenth-acre Rhoads Cemetery. It's legal Nearly two years ago, after they bought the land Duke hired an archaeology company called NES Inc. in Blue Ash, Ohio, and together they filed the necessary forms with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology to dig up the Rhoads, Foltz, Shute and Rude families. State laws, which are made by the 150 members of the Indiana General Assembly with extensive guidance from corporate lobbyists, allow property owners to demolish old cemeteries they find on their land. Throw away the tombstones, plant corn or build a warehouse on the graves. It's legal. DNR's chief archaeologist Rick Jones is monitoring the Duke demolition. He said his agency issues about 10 cemetery relocation permits a year. How many cemeteries simply are destroyed, he doesn't know. "We have no way of knowing," he said. But throwing away tombstones and paving over graves doesn't require a permit. Just do it. It's legal. In fact, old tombstones often end up in flea markets. "Most people think cemeteries are forever," Jones explained slowly and uncomfortably. This is not a topic most state officials enjoy discussing. "In Indiana, cemeteries are not forever. If you own the property, you can bulldoze them down. Basically, in Indiana, nothing is sacred." Digging into graves and moving them does require some paperwork, except for farmers who are exempt from even that minor inconvenience. "Farmers can just throw away the tombstones and plow up the graves," said Jones. "And they do. The Indiana Farm Bureau got the legislature to exempt farmers." A couple years ago, DNR proposed a bill to offer some mild protection for old pioneer cemeteries. Corporate lobbyists smothered the bill in committee, and it never received even token consideration. The end of Rhoads Anyway, Duke's cemetery demolition project proceeded under DNR Digging Permit 960062. NES Inc. archaeologist Jeannine Kreinbrink directed the removal of "remains," once known in another life as James Rhoads, Elmer, Thomas, Casey and others. Kreinbrink, who now works for Natural and Ethical Environmental Solutions Inc. of Liberty Township, Ohio, did not return phone calls. She did submit a preliminary report, as required, to the DNR's Rick Jones. It's a haunting document, complete with photographs of the "remains." In many cases, much remains of the remains, like the perfectly preserved bones of little children, their arms crossed, lying in tiny hexagonal coffins. Pieces of shoes and clothing remain. The report also contains a diagram of each grave's location, the shape of the coffin and what was in it. Each former person is identified by a letter and a number. For example, C-2 was the "well-preserved remains of an adult. Sex unknown. Head to west. Arms at side." B-10 contained the "well-preserved remains of an adult. Arms folded with hands over waist." Mr. D-1 was obviously a wheat farmer because he was buried with a wheat scythe and a small plate. Infant D-6 was buried beneath 2.8 feet of dirt in a decorative metal coffin called a sarcophagus with a glass viewing window. E-7 was an older adult male with a engraved tulip on his coffin and the words "Rest In Peace." A-1 was the "poorly preserved remains of an infant, sex unknown. Few scattered post cranial remains." B-1 was an "adult female 20-35 years. Well-preserved remains." And on it went in graphic detail. Most people were buried under only 2 feet of dirt, symbolically facing the setting sun, the western horizon. "I feel a connection with these people," Rick Jones said quietly, flipping through the depressing document. "You feel something looking into a child's grave after 150 years. These are people that used to live, walk around and breathe. We're literally looking into the past and I feel a profound sense of respect." He paused, blinked a couple times. "This is a serious thing." Once Elmer and the others were dug up, labeled with numbers and letters, they were shipped to anthropologist Stephen Nawrocki at the University of Indianapolis on the Southside. He was hired by Duke under terms of digging permit 960062, which required an "osteological" investigation by an anthropologist. That is a study of the bones and "artifacts" for historical significance. "I haven't been cleared by Duke to discuss this with reporters. I'm just a sub, sub contractor," said Nawrocki. Jeannine Kreinbrink called and told him not to talk, he said. Her firm is paying his fees. When will your report be done, doctor? "I don't know." Once his report is complete, DNR will either order Duke to rebury the "remains" somewhere else or they will "be kept in a lab for future study," said Jones. Last December, Blair D. Carmosino, Development Services Director, Duke Construction Inc., fired off a stern letter to DNR officials. "Duke's schedule for construction start-up in this project area is rapidly approaching, so it is imperative that the (DNR) properly issue a clearance letter for this project area." Part of the reason for delay was DNR's displeasure with Jeannine Kreinbrink's preliminary report. Jon C. Smith, director of DNR's Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology, found about 40 points in her report he wanted explained, corrected or expanded upon -- like what did Duke plan to do with the "unwanted" headstones they dug up? On July 22, DNR issued a conditional permit to begin "ground disturbing activities" but demanded an archaeologist be present in case additional "human remains" are uncovered. "We'll probably start drainage work and soil things soon," said Donna Coppinger, the Duke marketing person. "Site preparation before winter means if we can get the site ready, we construct our industrial warehouse product this winter. The building will be 1,032 feet long and 440 feet wide." This is good news? "It is good news. We're good corporate neighbors," she said. Property of Duke The other day Danny J. White visited the old cemetery one last time before the ancient walnuts and solitary oak are bulldozed, the hill flattened and the "final" resting place for 35 kids and eight adults is erased from the face of the earth. He hiked through the alfalfa field, brimming with buzzing bees, butterflies and summer wildflowers and up the hill. He rummaged around through the dense brush at the edge of the cemetery. Day lilies planted 150 years ago around the graves still flourish. "Look what I found," he said suddenly, emerging from the brush with the broken top half of a tombstone bearing the words "WIFE OF JAMES RHOADS. DIED." He found it in a bulldozed pile of dirt between two old tires, beer cans and soda pop bottles. What to do? Surely the DNR would want Mrs. Rhoads' broken tombstone. It couldn't be left in the pile of tires and broken glass. Somebody might steal it. It might be demolished in "site preparation." It could be lost forever, a historic treasure, the last poignant symbol of a person's life, sacrificed on the altar of economic development and corporate neighborliness. A quick phone call to DNR research archaeologist Amy L. Johnson provided the answer. "Put it back," she said firmly. What? "Put it back," she said again. Why? "It belongs to Duke. It is their property." James Rhoads' wife's name was believed to be Hannah, and she died on July 24, 1849, at age 85. Her husband, remember, was the first person buried in the cemetery in August 1844. Her broken tombstone, which was carefully placed in the Hoosier soil during solemn, no doubt tearful, ceremonies 149 long summers ago, was returned to the pile of bulldozed dirt, tires, broken glass, beer and pop bottles. It belonged to Duke. It's the law.

Am very interested on any information anyone has on Charles Bruce of Guilford County, NC -- fought in Revolutionary war at Guilford Court House. I am especially interested in his descendants. I have information to suggest that some of his children were given land grants in Kentucky and that my ggrandmother, Mahulda Bruce Furgerson was related to them. Also have information that she was somehow connected to an Allen Bruce, perhaps one of the children who came to Kentucky? Any information would be very much appreciated. Joyce

In a message dated 11/2/98 7:32:44 PM Central Standard Time, SHStu@aol.com writes: > Hoping to hear from someone w/info or connections to ABNER BRUCE & hope the > above info is of help to someone.... > > Thanks for your time, > Sarah H. Studstill > Sarah, Your message about Abner BRUCE is very interesting to me, as the younger Abner BRUCE of Greene Co. GA who married Rebecca BRIDGES in 1834, is mine, and I believe the son of James BRUCE, son of Aziel, son of George of Edgecombe Co. NC who left a will in 1807. As usual, in genealogy, just when you think you have it all straight, a new family member pops up to create more mystery. I wonder if this could be a brother to the George in Edgecombe. I haven't found where my Abner got his name. Julia French Wood JuliaFWood@aol.com

Would like to hear from anyone who has info on an ABNER BRUCE, in NC - believe he was the son of CHARLES BRUCE & w, BETTY (BENTON). I received a request for info on this ABNER BRUCE of Northampton Co, NC from a researcher...I do not have much on him & here I sit in GA w/o many bks on NC, especially on Northampton Co, NC or Hertford Co, NC. I would really appreciate any info - scraps of info, etc on ABNER BRUCE & will send along to my friend who is not on-line. I was reading the letter from my friend & just happened to have my book named here out, so did a check & surprise! I did find a reference to him - named in one of my GA books as a witness to a deed. I just looked up BRUCE in the index of "Greene Co, GA Land Records, Deeds 1785-1810" abstracted by Freda R. Turner, publ 1997. I never expected to find any mention of ABNER BRUCE of NC in it, nor any of my BRUCEs.....I do not have a known connection to this ABNER BRUCE...... pg. 180: Deed Book F, page 264 Greene Co, State of GA. JOSHUA SMITH of Wake Co, NC, on 5 Feb 1796, appoints my trusty friend, JOSEPH SEARS, as my lawful attorney to collect money from judg- ment obtained in Wake Co from MOSES HEARING, late of Orange Co, NC & in the State of GA. Wit: ABNER BRUCE, Orange Co, NC, & J. BENTON of Orange Co. Recorded 16 Sept 1796. Hoping to hear from someone w/info or connections to ABNER BRUCE & hope the above info is of help to someone.... Thanks for your time, Sarah H. Studstill

Hello! Hoping someone will recognize a name in this message, and help me with SOLOMON BRUCE and perhaps his parents. Please bear with me. After my father died in 1982, (Dr. Ronald H. Bruce, a vet.), I received a bunch of his papers, some with the Bruce history as far back as Solomon. SOLOMON married NANCY MAYNARD in Waltham, MA, daughter of Col. William Maynard. The only date I found was Nancy Maynard's birthdate with a ?...1776. The line down to Ronald is: SOLOMON; HIRAM BRUCE, b. 1803 in Schenectady, N.Y., married HANNAH LAWRENCE in Cohasset; HIRAM WALLACE BRUCE, b. 1837 in Lowell, MA, married MELVINA JELLISON of Mariaville, ME; HERMAN WILLARD BRUCE, B. 1877 in Stow, MA, married ELLA BARRETT MASON; RONALD HERMON BRUCE b. 1911 in Stow, MA. I found a letter which was written by a CARRIE (BROWN?) from Boulder, CO to Cousin ESTHER BRUCE in 1945. She goes into the family history, and the following came from her letter. SOLOMON'S children: Hiram, Catherine (Kate), Dolly and Lewis (she says he went to MO) HIRAM'S children: Hiram Wallace, Helen (she married Sam Brown and had Mark, Frank, Annie, Mame, Carrie), Thaddeus, Charles, Nancy, Frances, Mamie, Sadie. HIRAM WALLACE'S children: Herman Willard, Esther (the person Carrie wrote to?), Lil (Leona), Arthur, Effie, Herbert, James Lawrence, Wallace W. She also mentions that CURTIS HENRY BRUCE was a cousin of Hiram's who arrived unexpectedly from CA for her grandparents 50th wedding anniv. party. DOLLY BRUCE married FRANKLIN WEEKS (they had a boat livery at White's Pond); KATE BRUCE married RICHARD HOLBROOK; another sister of Grandpa Bruce married a Mr. Merriam "as I used to hear Mother speak of MANDY MERRIAM, a cousin of hers." My father's notes indicate that SOLOMON lived in Schenectady, N.Y., N.H., and Marlboro, MA. The only Solomon I've been able to track down was a son of KENDALL BRUCE and REBECCA BARNARD..but I have no dates for him, either. Thanks for reading all this. nbwood@capecod.net Hope to hear from someone!

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Earlier I posted a query about Allen Bruce and stated that he died atage 99 and had 13 children. That information was wrong. I have received an update on this information that was told to a cousin of mine by one of our ancestors. Allen Bruce fought in the Civil War and that's all I know about him. However, there was a Charles Bruce, born February 1, 1733 in Edinburgh, Scotland and died in Summerfield, Guilford County, NC in 1833 at 99 years of age and had 13 children. Some of those children received land grants in Kentucky, and my ggrandmother, Mahulda Bruce Furgerson is somehow related to this family. According to my source, Charles Bruce had several important civil offices in Guilford County and fought under General Green at Guilford Courthouse. Would this have been in the Revolutionary War? If anyone has any information on these two Bruces, and particularly the names and any information about the 13 children of Charles, I would very much appreciate knowing about it. Mahulda Bruce married John Wesley Furgerson, and we have been unable to find anything about their past before the 1840s when they appeared in Hopkins County, Ky and were listed in the 1850 census as having been born in Tennessee. Five of their children were also born in Tennessee, according to the Census records. Joyce

More hints on how to find your ancestors in counties that records have been destroyed. Use to the fullest whatever courthouse records might have survived the fire. Do not ignore the records traditionally considered to be of little genealogical value....example...surveys, marks and brands books, estray books, etc. When a man entered his brand markings to be recorded, that brand mark ALWAYS followed him to his death. Even if he moved to another county or state, the brand mark stayed the same. Do not pass over unindexed material on the premises that it would take too long to search. Many OLD books were never indexed, and this information is more apt to be more correct than in our newer published books. Do not ignore material that carries the "wrong" ethnic label...example...white, black, Indian, etc. Many legal documents were re-recorded after a courthouse fire. Deeds, probate files, and court records recorded long after a fire can contain long chains of title and other genealogical information from the prefire period. County level tract books (public lands states) are reconstructed from federal land registers and files. Above all else, KEEP the FAITH! No situation is hopeless.

Hi, I'm new to the list. Does anyone have information on Ann Bruce b.abt.1782 married Elias Boyer. Ann was on the Hancock County GA. 1850 Census. It states her as 68 years old and from Virginia. Trying to confirm the marriage date and looking to find the parents of Ann. If anyone has any possibilities please e-mail me. Thanks Margaret Boyer Allen 213 Highlands Road #12 Franklin, NC 28734 allenmb@dnet.net

I am searching for information on the parents and siblings of Sarah Mitchel Bruce. Sarah was born in August 1856. Married L.D. Peck in 1878. Lived in Pipestone County, MN until 1901. Moved to Saratoga Wyoming and resided there until her death in 1929. Thanks Bill Peck

Hello, I am new to the BRUCE list. I'm guessing that this is a name in my list of ancestors' surnames. My ggg-grandmother was named BRUCIE COWDREY b. Westminster,MA and she m. WALTER V. CARR. Their daughter, MARY EMELINE CARR m. EDWARD SYLVANUS KENDALL and in 1891 a daughter was born to this couple in Fitchburg, MA. She was named EMILY BRUCIE KENDALL. I'm trying to find out where this name BRUCIE came from. Any ideas? Thanks and good luck in your own searches. Miranda Phelps Van Horn