Does anyone else have a BUTCHER line that seems to be in the area of Surry County, North Carolina around 1850? I've found that there seem to be several NC BUTCHER families that may or may not be connected that run to blacksmiths and am really intrigued. Megan "Piglet" Zurawicz, ListPig piglet@rootsweb.com listmaster@rootsweb.com

Ms Piglet What do you mean when you say "run to blacksmiths"? Are you implying that the family trade may have been Blacksmithing? I doubt that you remember me, but I am one of the people who are trying to find the ancestors of Warwick Butcher. He was born around 1819. It's strange that you have mentioned Blacksmith. The only time blacksmith and Warwick were used in the same sentence is his paperwork as a captured rebel. It was listed as his trade. However, we have assumed that he was more a farmer and was just pressed into blacksmithing at the outbreak of the civil war. It would be strange to find out that he had some sort of Carolina connection. Just chasing ghosts Kevin