> My 'brick wall' is the ancestry of William BRUCE. According to his > pension records in the National Archives, he was born in Richmond County, > VA in 1759. While a resident of Warren County, NC, he served in the local > Militia on three occasions during the period 1780-1781. In 1791, he > married Hannah MORGAN in Fauquier County, VA. He moved to Kentucky during > the 1790's and appears on a Lincoln County, KY tax list dated 1797. In > 1797, he remarried to Catherine "Kitty" GAINES (1778-1833) in nearby > Mercer County, KY. His bondsman for this second marriage was William > THRELKELD. William BRUCE farmed for around 40 years in Lincoln County, > where he died in 1842. Other surnames that appear frequently with his are > BLACKERBY and HELM. > > Children of William BRUCE: > -Nancy bef. 1797-? > -Unknown bef. 1797-? > -Susannah 1799-1856 > -William 1801-1860 > -Henry 1804-1880 > -Lucinda ca.1814-aft.1850 > -Thomas ca.1817-1875 > -James 1818-1875 > -Mary Pope 1821-1863 > > I would certainly like to correspond with anyone having an interest in > this family. > > -= Bruce Gustin =- >