Hello Joanne, Thank you so much for the nice welcome. I know I am going to enjoy this list. And many thanks for taking the time to look up and find William Booth. It could well be one of our Booths, and I'm keeping him in my 'maybe' file. I wondered about Anson Co, NC. Since I have a William ANSON ROYCROFT, b 1868, my husbands' grandfather, I was wondering if anyone knew the origin of the name, and whether anyone has run into it as a common given name. William Anson Roycroft's father was Jerome Bonaparte Roycroft, and he had a brother named ANSON Columbus ROYCROFT. I have yet to find any ANSON surname in the family, but you never know. Are there any naming patterns that were prevalent in 1800's NC, such as first son named after father's father? Regards, Marion Paterson, San Diego, CA > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: ROYCROFT, BRITTAIN, BOOTH > Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 20:08:50 -0400 > From: "Joanne Harley" <harleyclan@coastalnet.com> > To: CAPE-FEAR-SCOTS-L@rootsweb.com > > Marion, Welcome to the web site. I am glad to see you here. It is always > good to have someone with your knowledge and generosity around. You were > so helpful to me on the Lanarkshire website. This site has great people on > it also. I am looking through some of my Anson Co., NC books and will let > you decide whether or not the following is a keeper or not. In my ANSON > COUNTY,NC ABSTRACTS OF EARLY RECORDS, there is, on page 138, Oct. 23, 1783, > a petition was circulated to fix a new place for a courthouse, and a William > Booth signed it. (Maybe an uncle?). If I run across anything, I'll post > it. > Joanne Harley > North Carolina