I am looking for BARNEY WILSON CARTER, b. 1848, d. 1916. He was married to a NANCY CARVER, AND MARTHA SARAH ADALINE DIXON. His son JOHN HENRY CARTER, b. 1879, Tn, was my husband's grandfather. I would love to know who Barney's parents, and, or siblings were. Thanks, Linda Harrison Clark, Harrison, Clark, Carter, Latimer, Kelly, Hutchison, Lane, Gant, Shaw, Miller --------------------------------- Yahoo! Mail Use Photomail to share photos without annoying attachments.

Illegitimacy certainly was considered "taboo" in those days but that surely doesn't mean it didn't happen. Check those court records in which fathers were made to post bond for the care of their out-of-wedlock children (called "bastardy bonds" in most locations) and you will be amazed at how common it was. And you might find the answers you need. Many of them have been published. I have a great-grand aunt who had four fatherless children during the 1880's and a great grandmother who had two more children after the death of her husband in 1874. Mildred "Mickey" Fournier 1730 SE CR 252 Lake City, FL 32025 mickey@se.rr.com > -----Original Message----- > From: Chuck Carter [mailto:cetracer@comcast.net] > Sent: Monday, March 20, 2006 11:55 AM > To: CARTER-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [CARTER-L] My Carter brick wall..........( Long, VERY LONG) > > OK, here we go: (Sorry for the LONG post -- I got carried away. ) > > My great grandfather was: > > WILLIAM JASPER CARTER - my Grandfather and my Dad were estranged when > my Dad was 8 yrs old. Dad's Mom died at that time [ Marlowe Susie > (Scott) Carter - 1907-1938, daughter of Walter Gray Scott 1884-1910 > and Susie Virginia > (Wolverton) Scott, 1882-1961 ]. Dad's little brother had died just a > few years earlier, so when my Grandmother died, my grandfather dropped > Dad off with his maternal Grandmother Susie Virginia Scott, and was > gone. Alas, I never had much of a relationship with the scumb bucket > and the few brief encounters I did have with him, it was like talking > to an empty barrel. I asked several times about his father, but he > never really answered any questions direct. When asked where his > father was buried, he took me to the cemetery and waived his hand and > said, "He's buried out yonder" pointing in the direction of a clump of > oak trees. He also told me he had no surviving sibblings. (Now, off > my rant and back on subject) > > William Jasper Carter - from what I can find in census records, was > born: > ca: March, 1867. I find record of him living with his mother: > > Nancy (maiden name unknown) - born: ca March, 1842 in the 1870 Census > of Carroll Co., TN. According to the census, she was born in > Tennessee. > Living in the same household with W.J. Carter and his mother, are his > two > sibblings: Sarena L. Carter, born: ca October, 1862 and John Daniel > Carter, > born: 1864 - died: ca 1942. -- There is no male head of household > listed in the census. > > William Jasper Carter married: Clarrisa Jane Wood - born: 30 April > 1868, Caroll Co., TN - died: 17 June 1954, Humboldt, Gibson Co., TN - > buried: Mt Zion Cemetery, Medina, Gibson Co, Tn. - She was the > daughter of: William Henry Wood and Martha Green Davis. > > William J. Carter married Clarrisa J. Wood - 02 December 1888, Carroll > Co. > TN and were marreid by: W.P. Alexander, J.P. > > I have located William J. & Clarrisa J. Carter, and family living in > Henderson Co., TN at the time of the 1900 census and then living in > Madison Co., TN at the time of the 1910 census. > > According to my grandfather, his father moved the family to: > Manila, Mississippi Co., Arkansas sometime after 1910. He claimed his > father died in 1914 and was buried in the unmarked grave. > > My grandfather: Eugene Carter - born: 11 March 1905, Claybrook, > Madison Co. > TN - died: 16 July 1979, Mississippi Co., Arkansas and is > buried: Manila Cemetery, Mississippi Co., Arkansas. He was the > youngest son of William J. > & Clarrisa J. Carter. > > The children of William J. & Clarrisa J. Carter are: > > 1.) Stancel Lee Carter (known as Uncle Lee) born: 02 February 1893 - > Tipton TN - > died: 28 May 1958, Manila, Mississippi Co., Arkansas - > buried: Manila Cemetery - married: Nora Belle Hatfield > > 2.) Infant Carter - died young - information provided by a family > member I will relate to later in this report. Gender of this child is > unknown to me, but I know he/she was born after Uncle Lee. > > 3.) Hassie G. Carter - born: February, 1899, TN - died: > Unknown - Hassie, apparently became pregnant out of wedlock. > She is reported to have had a son, "Buddy" Carter. Hassie G. > Carter moved to California and pulled a disappearing act. > She was not heard of again until shortly before my grandfather died. > She was to have come to visit from somewhere in California, but she > too apparently died before making the trip. She's, at this point, an > unknown from what I have. I do have a photo of her and he son > "Buddy", but that's it. > > 4.) Infant Carter - same descripton at in Child #2, however this one > was born after Hassie G. Carter. > > 5.) My grandfather, Eugene Carter > > 6.) Flossie Lorene Carter - born: 30 January 1906, Madison Co., Tn - > died: > 30 January 1998, Medina, Gibson Co., TN - buried: Mt Zion Cemetery, > Medina, Gibson Co, Tn - she was married to: Eddie Grover Pillow - > born: 18 June 1899 Tennesee - died: 27 February 1967, Jackson, > Madison Co., TN - buried: Mt Zion Cemetery, Medina, Gibson Co, Tn > > ** This is the family member that was unknown to me!! My grandfather > told me no one survived him, my father was even unaware that his Aunt > was still living when I started this research. I found her, by > accident, during my research. I contacted her, but due to her age, > she was not coherent on the telephone. I had planned to visit her in > Tennessee, but then she died before I could visit. > > I've had long talks with her daughter, who told me that her mother > claimed her father did not die in 1914, but rather that he had died in > July, 1918. > It seems that the only thing my grandfather and Aunt Flossie could > agree on was that their father had died. > > It was, however, in talking with the daughter of Flossie Lorene Carter > that I learned more about William Jasper Carter's sibblings. > > Sarena L. Carter is reported to have married: George Alexander Wiles, > born: > ca: March, 1858, Silver Creek, Marshall Co., TN - died: > Sometime before 1920 > - they are reported to have been married in Tennessee on 21 October > 1884. > > John Daniel Carter - born: 28 September 1864, Metropolis, Massac Co., > Illinois - died: ca: 1942, Spring Creek, Madison Co., TN - buried: > White Rose Cemetery, Gibson Co., TN. -- John Daniel Carter married: > James Bernetta Holmes, born: 28 March 1868, Carroll Co., TN - died: 4 > November 1929, Gibson Co., TN - buried: White Rose Cemetery, Gibson > Co., TN. - I have no idea who her parents were. > > It was through talking with some of the decendants of J.D. > Carter that I learned a little more about the family. > However, they also do not know who the father of: S.L., J.D. > & W.J. Carter is! > > I have some information on the children of all the above referenced > people, but will not post that info here, as it might tend to confuse > and make this message even longer. If someone is interested, please > write and I will post that information. > > Now, back to W.J. Carter: > > One of the cousins I met, who is descended from J.D. Carter and has > been researching the family has speculated the following: > > Nancy Carter is listed in the 1870 census of Carroll Co., TN > - as indicated above, there is no male head of household listed. I > had/have speculated that her husband, the father of the children, > apparently must have died. > > However, Joe, the cousin I spoke of, has speculated that Nancy Carter > may have been a single mother and that Nancy Carter, was in fact that: > Nancy Carter, born: ca 1842, daughter of William Kidd Carter and his > wife Elizabeth, listed on the 1850 Census of Dyer Co., TN. > > Now me, I have a hard time jumping to that conclusion for several > reasons. > Nancy" was a VERY COMMON name for girls in that time frame. > While researching my mother's family, WALLACE, I've found numerous > "Nancy" Wallace s, that were 1st cousins living at the same time, and > in the same area as the other Nancy Wallace's. To speculate that > "Nancy" Carter, mother of S.L. > J.D. & W.L. Carter is the same Nancy Carter, daughter of William Kidd > Carter, it stretching it a tad bit. However, he could be right and I > may very well be wrong - I just need more information. However, it > seems rather hard for me to imagine, considering the religious & moral > beliefs/practices at that time, for a single woman to have 3 children, > out of wedlock. She would have been considered a Red Letter woman > (good time girl) which would have been a taboo, considering the time. > There again, she may have married a 1st Cousin named Carter. It's > amazing how many 1st & 2nd Cousin marriages you find back then, but > the mind set was to keep the family money & lands within the family. > Also, a binding of the family was also used for mutual defense in a > wild & less civilized time. > > Well, I've carried on for way too long! If someone can help break > through the mystery of who Nancy Carter, mother of S.L., J.D. & W.L. > Carter is, then you have my eternal gratitude! Who was she married > to? Is she, in fact, the daughter of William Kidd Carter and if so, > was she married or not? > > I appreciate any help. Also, it's nice to see the increased activity > on this list since my question of yesterday. > > Regards, > > Chuck Carter > Charles E. Carter > Host / Moderator > > CARTER Family Discussion lists > CARTER-L@rootsweb.com > CARTER-D@rootsweb.com >

Hello listers, I'm searching for Nancy CARTER, b. Pleasant Grove IL, who came with her family, probably from Missouri, to Oregon in 1853, and married 4 Mar 1854 in Linn Co. Oregon, Levi FIELDS. They settled, bef. 1870, in Kalama, Cowlitz Co. Washington Territory. A 1903 Portland Telegram newspaper article states Nancy (CARTER) FIELDS, b. Pleasant Grove IL, was one of 11 children, and had a twin sister still living in Arizona. The family also had a pair of twin boys. The CARTER's lived at Cascades OR, Brownsville, Linn Co. OR, then on the Luckiamute River, Polk Co. OR. While in Polk Co. OR, Nancy's youngest brother, Niah (Nehemiah?), "then a young man in his teens, was stolen and no trace of him was ever found". As for Pleasant Grove IL, it appears there are a few "Pleasant Grove's" in Illinois. I found a Pleasant Grove in Johnson Co. IL, near the Union Co. IL border, either within, or part of Buncombe Township, then another (this one more likely) in Sangamon Co. IL. Used the WorldConnect search engine to see how many people were born in Pleasant Grove IL, and found six places in Illinois named "Pleasant Grove": Pleasant Grove, Coles Co. IL; Pleasant Grove, Jefferson Co. IL; Pleasant Grove, Elvira Twp, Johnson, IL; Pleasant Grove, Pike Co. IL; Pleasant Grove, Sangamon Co. IL; Pleasant Grove, Wayne Co. IL; Tried several other search combinations, with no Luck. So, still don't know which Illinois county these CARTER's came from. Nancy (CARTER) FIELDS' info is at WorldConnect: http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=cnnnrschr&id=I13 Thank you, Brad Aumick aumickb@yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

Any information regarding Nicholas Carter born in KY (poss. Nelson Cty) in the 1790s, married to Helena (Elainey, Elviney) Whitfield (Whitefield, Whitfill), born around 1800, or his offspring (including my ancestor Joseph T. born 1823 in Indiana) will be most welcome. Nicholas *may* have been a son of Abednego, born ca 1771, possibly in KY. Also, I would be thrilled beyond belief if anyone knows what happened to my g-aunt Mary Ann Carter, born in Oregon in 1865 to my g-g grandmother Laura Ann Carter and an unidentified man of African descent. She is shown in the 1880 census, but drops out of sight after that. Last, if anyone knows anything about a woman named Belle Carter, also born in 1865 in Oregon, who did time in the state penitentiary there, I'd be interested in knowing her story. Thanks for your attention, JKH

Seeking information about Piercy Carter b.1816 d.1904 married 1834 to Gabrail Washington Osteen b.1813.This is family from my Mother's side. Also seeking any information on the Carter family married to the Cash family from my Fathers side. Glynda

Yes! Some activity on the list! It's a good thing. As a newbie I would appreciate a succinct summary of what to post when I know so little about my grandmother, e.g. IGI date of marriage, places she lived but no known dates of birth or death. Thanks. Jane , granddaughter of Mary Jane Carter, married in 1892 to Jacob Curtis and lived in Braxton and Lewis Co. WV (possibly Gilmer County, also).

Nancy Bower, This is what I have on Solomon CARTER, who is related to Capt Thomas CARTER, Sr. through his son Thomas, Jr. an Arabella WILLIAMSON. Solomon was born 25 Sept 1739, King George Co, VA the son of Peter CARTER and Judith NORRIS, he married Mary Anne BICKLEY in 1760 in Amherst Co, VA. Solomon died 18 Sept 1788 in Amherst Co, VA. Their children were: William, Abraham, Milla (married Mr. Davis), Peter, Sallie, Elisha, Patty, Nancy I know nothing regarding any of the children with the exception of William Henry CARTER, b 21 Aug 1760, Amherst Co, VA, died 15 Oct 1842, Ohio Co, Kentucky. I do not know whom William married and have just followed one of his children Abraham who married Elizabeth FELIX and is buried Boston, Daviess, KY. It does show that at least one member of Solomon's family went to Texas. If any of this relates to what you have it would be your connection to Thomas CARTER, Sr. Lynn Marion

Hi All: I am glad to see activity on this list also! I wanted to put my brickwall info out there again and see if anyone new to this may connect to this line as well. I am looking for the parents and siblings for John Lester Carter, born in Tennessee (Macon or Sumner), 9/16/1861 and died 3/25/1946 in Allen County, KY. He married Cornelia Hodges, born 3/1/1863 in Tazewell (Clairbourne County), TN, and died 9/25/1891 in KY. John L. Carter and Corneila Hodges had 4 children, 1 son and 3 daughters: Nana A. Carter, Female born 9/12/1880, Bertha Wright Carer, Male born 10/21/1882, Nina G. Carter, Female born 4/30/1886, and Fannie A. Carter, Female, date of birth not known. John L. later married Eliza A. Miller. John Lester Carter's death certificate indicates his father's name is John Carter (of which there are many) born TN and his mother, Jane Carter born Illinois. I believe John married his cousin Jane. I know John L was born in TN, however, I cannot locate any information on this family, census or otherwise. Is there anyone out there that may have information or a link to this family? I would love to hear from you. Thank you very much! Best wishes, Lisa --------------------------------- Yahoo! Mail Bring photos to life! New PhotoMail makes sharing a breeze.

Descendants of Charles C. CARTER ( Anyone have a connection, as I am not 100% sure this is all correct?) Jackie - _JACQUEL384@aol.com_ (mailto:JACQUEL384@aol.com) 1 Charles C. CARTER b: 1815 in Connecticut . +Susan Hague b: Abt. 1832 in Montgomery County, AL m: March 16, 1847 in Platte County, MO d: Aft. 1892 in Unknown ....... 2 Lucy Jane CARTER b: February 24, 1848 in MO d: August 18, 1924 in Vivian, (Buried in Mt. Gilead Cemetery) LA ........... +John Thomas JOSEY b: Abt. 1849 in Kershaw County, SC m: June 17, 1870 in Caddo Parish, LA d: Abt. 1924 in Unknown ................. 3 Lula JOSEY b: May 1874 in LA ..................... +William F. (Frank) GLIDEWELL b: August 1873 in TX m: April 23, 1893 in Boss, LA ....... 2 Mary E. Nettie (Marie Antoinette) CARTER b: May 1850 ........... +S. H. Wrightman m: September 22, 1870 in Caddo Parish, LA ....... 2 Hattie (or is this one Nettie?) CARTER b: 1854 Second husband of Lucy Jane Carter: Richard Wood Barlow - Married in Vivian, Caddo Parish, LA - 1888

The Wolf wrote: > I am looking for any and all Carter families in Mississippi. > > Ben Bunting > > Here's some Carters from MS who moved to TX in the 1880's Husband: Silas Monk Carter Born: 19 Dec 1842 in: Randolph Co, GA Married: 20 Oct 1865 in: Clark Co., MS Died: 02 Jul 1933 in: Austin, TX Father: William Carter Mother: Martha Skinner Wife: Menecia America Ivey Born: 30 Jan 1843 in: Choctow Co, AL Died: 06 Mar 1922 in: Eastland, TX Father: Andrew Jackson Ivey Mother: Jane Harman CHILDREN 1 Name: Sarah O. Carter Born: 13 Jul 1866 F Married: Spouse: William Richard Slaughter 2 Name: J.L. Carter M Born: 21 Jun 1868 3 Name: Frances E. Carter F Born: 23 Aug 1870 4 Name: Martha Jane Carter Born: 04 Jul 1872 F Married: Spouse: 5 Name: Alice Carter F Born: 26 Jan 1875 6 Name: Mary Elizabeth Carter Born: 21 Oct 1877 in:Clark County, MS F Died: 12 Oct 1963 in:Eastland, TX Married: 23 Aug 1894 in:Athens, Henderson County, TX Spouse: John Robert Slaughter 7 Name: Lucy Carter F Born: May 1880 Married: Spouse: Sam Scott

My line: Jacob Carter, (? - 1800) Colleton District, South Carolina John Carter (? - ?) Colleton County, South Carolina Samuel Carter (? - <1820) died in either Tattnall County or Appling County, Georgia Richard Carter (1812 - 1889) Appling and Brooks counties, Georgia Philip Marion Carter (1841 - 1912) Appling County, Georgia Millard Walter Carter (1875 - 1940) Appling County, Georgia Madie Dealpha Elizabeth Carter (1917 - ) Appling County, Georgia and Jacksonville, Florida Dale M Crawford

Most of you already have this data but for those who don't you may want to check these sites and thank Bill. ----- Original Message ----- From: "The Guy" <cribbswh@yahoo.com> To: <CARTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 05, 2005 9:16 AM Subject: [CARTER-L] CARTER family data search > Hi all, > You can find quite a few CARTER obituaries in the > searches at > http://www.genealogybuff.com/data.htm#Carter > > CARTER marriage searches > http://www.genealogybuff.com/data5.htm#Carter > > CARTER obits at funeral homes search > http://www.genealogybuff.com/data2.htm#Carter > > CARTER obits at newspapers search > http://www.genealogybuff.com/data4.htm#Carter > > CARTER military searches > http://www.genealogybuff.com/data6.htm#Carter > > CARTER international data searches > http://www.genealogybuff.com/data7.htm#Carter > > Hope this helps. > Bill > >

I am looking for the parents of George Washington CARTER who was born January 2, 1862 in Kentucky and died June 26, 1931 in Worden, Madison County, IL. George married Hattie Louisiana EDWARDS February 27, 1896 in Irving, Montgomery County, IL. Hattie is the daughter of William EDWARDS and Louisiana CANNON. The children of George CARTER and Hattie EDWARDS are: 1. Clarence Athan CARTER, b. July 21, 1897, Thomasville, Montgomery County, IL; d. July 25, 1972, Madison County, IL. 2. Viola Marie CARTER, b. June 26, 1899, Thomasville, Montgomery County, IL; d. April 16, 1982, Litchfield, IL. 3. Elbert Louis CARTER, b. August 30, 1900, Thomasville, Montgomery County, IL.

On the 1850 White County Census, it shows as follows: Samuel Carter b. abt 1813 in KY Levenia Carter b. abt 1817 in TN Mary Carter b. abt 1841 in IL Chasity Carter b. abt 1842 in IL William Carter b. abt 1843 in IL Martha Carter b. abt 1845 in IL Sarah Carter b. abt 1847 in IL Joseph Carter b. abt 1849 in IL William also shows up on the 1860 Census living with Samuel. Also shows three new siblings: Elizabeth age 8, Samuel age 4 and John age 2. On the 1870 Census, there is a similar aged William cater married to an Elizabeth with a daughter Emma living in south east Wayne County (close to White County). William died sometime between 1871 and 1879 (I assume) because Elizabeth marries a Berry Rose. -----Original Message----- From: Mary Stuart [mailto:stuart@ortrackm.missouri.org] Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2006 9:47 AM To: Mike Clemmons Subject: Re: [CARTER-L] Carters of White County Illinois Which Samuel Carter do you think your William is desc. from? Mary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Clemmons" <mclemmons@c3-software.com> To: <CARTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2006 7:55 AM Subject: [CARTER-L] Carters of White County Illinois > Looking for others that are researching the Carters of White County > Illinois. > > My line is: > > William Carter m. Elizabeth Musgraves 12/5/1861 > 1. Emma Viola Carter b. July 1863 m. William Thomas Harris > 2. Joseph Edgar Carter b. December 1867 m. Alice Elizabeth Marcus > 3. Mary T. Carter b. Abt 1870 > > I am thinking, but have no direct proof, that William is the son of > Samuel Carter. > > Mike Clemmons > http://www.clemmonsfamily.com > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.2.4/283 - Release Date: 3/16/2006 > >

Searching for information on the parents of Franklin Manley CARTER born circa 1817 in Caroline, VA married abt. 1849 to Julia/Julie A. BACHE b. circa 1824 Children: (born in King & Queen) Lucy 1853 John Wesley Aug 1856 Fanny 1857 Mary 1859 Franklin M. Jr. 1861

All the Carters in Carters Chapel Cemetery. G Grandmother was Rosalie Tennessee Carter (m. James Williamson Younger) daughter of Henry Newton Carter and Sarah Anne Burrow. :-) Brownie MacKie

My brickwall is Wiley J Carter born in Lincoln Co TN in 1837. I am told that he came to Alabama from Missouri but I have searched the Missouri census for 1850 and 60 and can find no record of him there. I have seen the name Hiley Carter in some records and wonder if there may have been an error in the spelling. My Wiley Carter went by the name W J in his later years and died in 1910. He lost his right leg in the Battle of Peachtree Creek in the civil war. Jim Carter __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

Truthfully, my experience is that sometimes I have to walk away from my research for a little while, just to take a short mental break. I have a couple of roadblocks, but my most frustrating one is my Carter roadblock! I feel that I am so close to determining my ancestor's origins, and yet I can't quite get there. Over the years, I've been able to sort through some conflicting information, I have some very strong hunches, and I know that I have made some progress. While that makes me feel good, it's also makes me need to focus on other things when I begin to get a cycle of useless information again. In my opinion, breaks from research or not, it's important to read the information on this mailing list. Every once in a while, something will catch my eye, and I wonder... I'm putting together my roll call for Thornton Carter, VA, (1778), and will post it shortly. I appreciate all of the work that our administrator does, and I'm happy to answer this very honest question. The list is important; sometimes we're just silently watching! Carolyn

Looking for others that are researching the Carters of White County Illinois. My line is: William Carter m. Elizabeth Musgraves 12/5/1861 1. Emma Viola Carter b. July 1863 m. William Thomas Harris 2. Joseph Edgar Carter b. December 1867 m. Alice Elizabeth Marcus 3. Mary T. Carter b. Abt 1870 I am thinking, but have no direct proof, that William is the son of Samuel Carter. Mike Clemmons http://www.clemmonsfamily.com

Still looking for parents and siblings of Joseph Carter b 1800 Virginia, probably Amherst County. I have found a Nelson County Carter connection to my Stinnett line. I am wondering if my Joseph Carter belongs to that line. Thanks to John Douglas who posted info on Shadrack Carter, I may have a clue to my Joseph. A Gertrude Carter b 1877 married Richard Dewey Stinnett III. about 1900. Her mother Delia and brother Joshua were living with them in the 1920 census. I traced them back to Nelson Co Va. They descend from the Sharack Carter line. There was only one Joseph and he is the wrong one. I am wondering if my Joseph was born out of wedlock? He married Belsora Elizabeth Lavender in 1833 in Amherst Co Va. Since Nancy Ann Carter daughter of Shadrak, married Winston Lavender there may be a connection. Joseph and Belsora's daughter was Mary Jane Carter c 1838 in Amherst. She married Richard Dewey Stinnett Jr, born 1830 Jospeh was in Rockbridge in 1840. He was in Botetourt in 1850 and 1860. He died before the 1870 census. The Richard Stinnett who married Gertrude Carter was the son of Richard Dewey Stinnett Jr and Mary Jane Carter. There is American Indian in this line. Richard and Mary Jane Carter Stinnett had a daughter Emma Elizabeth Stinnett who married her second cousin Henry Jackson Stinnett. Emma was Indian so it may have come from the Carter's. The Lavender's, Carter's, Staples, Penn, Blair's, Stratton's and Allen's were all from Amherst. I have been trying to locate the parents of Sarah Penn born 1730 who married Samuel Staples. Sarah may also have been Indian. Can anyone help with these lines??? I have very little info on the names above. A lot of them moved out of state. Thanks for any help at all. Jackie Spirit Seeker