In a message dated 09/07/2003 8:32:37 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Fyodor45@aol.com writes: > His Father's family moved from Virginia to North Carolina before the > Revolution. Forrest's parents moved to Bedford County Tennessee where he was > born. > Later his father moved them to Mississippi, Forrest returned to Tennessee as > a > young man, I haven't found where he was ever a resident of the state of > North > Carolina. Your right, General Nathan B. Forrest's family had a history in NC, living there about 66 years. The following information was taken from the book, "That Devil Forrest"; copies of information from the Cossitt Library, Memphis, TN., and copies of newspaper clippings from the Memphis Paper, News Scimitar, IGI Records Church of the Latter Day Saints.First Generation:Great-great-great-great-Grandfather, Shadrack Forrest: About 1740 moved from VA. to a colony in N.C. settling in what would become Orange County when the state was admitted to the Union. To him was born (his second son) Nathan. Great-great-great-Grandfather Nathan: He married in N.C. to a Miss Nancy Baugh Jan. 14, 1799. Great-great-Grandfather William: Born about 1798. In 1806 when he was 8 years old the family moved to Tenn., north of the Cumberland River, not far from the town of Gatlin. In 1808 they settled in Duck River in what was then Bedford County, Tenn.