At 11:34 AM 2/29/2000 , you wrote: >Jerry, >You probably can determine the parents of W. P. Sherrill by researching >the beneficiaries of his will. <snip> >worthless. Sworn to and subscribed 31st July 1876, Thos. S. Long, >Executor >====== <snip> >"According to this statement there is due the Executor $268.75. T. S. >Long, being sworn says that the foregoing statement of amounts collected >& disbursed as Executor of W. P. Sherrill deceased are just & true. >Sworn to 30th August 1876." >======= Bravo, Kathy! Really nice piece of work! I did a casual scan on the database and was able to pretty well follow the life of Thomas S. Long, till he died and was buried at Catawba UMC in 1884. I note the Long families, almost always in the census, were neighbors of a Sherrill family. Keep up the great work, --Derick >[email protected] wrote: > > > > Seeking parents of William P Sherrill. He filed a will April 29, 1861 > > in Catawba County upon enlisting in the Confederacy. He was a merchant > > in Catawba County when he enlisted at age 25, April 27, 1861 in Company > > A, 12th Regiment NC Troops. He transferred to Company F, 32nd Regiment > > Sep 14, 1861. > > > > Possibly a brother, Thomas Sherrill, age 18, also listed as a > > merchant, was in both of the above companies on the same dates. > > > William P Sherrill was promoted to Sergeant on May 1, 1862. Captured at > > Spotslyvania Court House, VA and confned at Point Lookout, MD, May 18, > > 1864. Transferred to Elmira, NY, August 3, 1864 where he died August 6, > > 1864. > > His Will is in the NC Archives. He willed James Cashion $140.00; To the > > sons of Thomas Long, J.W.C. Long, Avery P Long, and Thomas W Long, $100 > > each. > > Remainder of estate was willed to child of Mary Pierce. Thomas Long > > appointed Executor. Probate date was April, 1866 in Catawba County but > > an Estate settlement is not found in NC Archives. > > > Jerry Lynn > > >==== CATAWBA-WEST Mailing List ==== >Your donations to RootsWeb makes CATAWBA-WEST possible. >RootsWeb Gen. Data Coop. Box 6798 Frazier Park, CA 93222 > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* For more Catawba County, NC help, queries, resources and lookups, visit the US GenWeb Catawba County page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nccatawb/ Subscribe to "West of the Catawba" mail list -- 500+ subscribers! See http://www.rootsweb.com/~nccatawb/catwest.htm for details! Derick S. Hartshorn ~~ 1204 4th St. Dr,SE ~~ Conover, NC 28613-1827 Sponsor, US GenWeb Project - New England Roots, NC Branches To learn of other genealogical resources provided by RootsWeb, see: http://www.rootsweb.com/ *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*