Paul, I went to the address you gave, but I can't find anything about any CARTERs there. Could you give a bit more directions on how to find your research? Victoria Sullivan vlsulliv@jps.net > -----Original Message----- > From: User386342@aol.com [mailto:User386342@aol.com] > Sent: Sunday, November 15, 1998 11:14 AM > To: CARTER-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [CARTER-L] Robert 'King' kin to CPT Thomas > > > In a message dated 98-11-13 21:17:27 EST, you write: > > << > The relationship between Capt. Thomas and Col. John is guessed at - One > noted authority on the Carters of Virginia - Dollye McAlister Elliott - > who has first thought Thomas was the son of William. > > Dear Nancy, > > Good to hear from you again!! Nancy, I was not content to research the > writings of just one researcher on such a complex problem, but > researched many > to include Elliot (a secondary source), Charles Warner, Currer-Briggs, > Christine Jones, Virginia Kaufaman, Crozier, and Carlton. I > followed up with > personal interviews of Currer-Briggs in England and Charles Warner. > > All of the above have researched the families, specifically the subject > outlined in our "subject." You are correct that much is a > "guess" since we > are dealing with as early as 1632, but the preponderance of evidence as > outlined in my New Origins work (which analyzes the research of > all the great > researchers and synopsizes their arguments, with which I then make > conclusions) which can be found at http://members.aol.com/rarebk > shows that > very likeley they are of the same family. > > Sincerely, > > Paul >