Pat asked me to forward to the group. My connection is with Sally Crews, daughter of Thomas and Mary (Talley) Crews, who married George Jordan 1793 in Granville. They moved to Stokes Co. 1800. Thomas Crews, who m. Polly Wicker (Whicker) was a brother to Sally Crews. Thanks for your reply Pat. Good group here. Bob

To ALL: Looks like my CREWS ancestors came from VA to Grainger Co TN: John B CREWS b somewhere in VA about 1803, son of William CREWS b 1770-74, son of Matthias b before 1765.--Bill

-- [ From: Patricia Ray * EMC.Ver #2.5.3 ] -- So far so good! I feel a little like I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop! Ok, I'll get down to business and see what I can do. Robert J. I got your note and your forward of Grays' note. Do you think you can do it again and forward her note here? You sent it only to me and I want the others to have it, too. Gray I've been checking it over and we seem to be mostly in agreement. You have some we don't have in the database, and we have some you don't have . I haven't finished going over it yet, but I'll send you the differences soon. To both of you....... Joseph CREW(S) is the s/o John CREWS and Sarah GATLEY d/o Nicholas & Sarah GATLEY. John & Sarah had 11 children: 1. John Jr. (there are so many b/d's for these children that I'm leaving it off unless it's a firm date) d. 11 Apr 1762; m. 14 Mar 1717 Agatha ELLYSON (cousins?) 2. Sarah m. 8 Jun 1714 Robert ELLYSON of New Kent Co s/o Gerard Robert ELLYSON and Sarah CREW(?) 3. Andrew m. 12 Feb 1720 Hannah ELLYSON in Henrico Co, Va d/o Gerrard Robert ELLYSON & Sarah CREW or Anne MYHILL 4. Gatley m. 1753 Elizabeth McGAHEA d/o Samuel McGAHEA & Mary LADD, sister of Annie McGAHEA/MAGEE (Gatleys' brother, David, m.(2) Mary LADD, widow McGAHEA, the mother of Eliz. & Annie, and Davids' son, David Milton, m. Annie MAGEE, Davids' step-sister) 5. Anne m. William LANE s/o Thomas LANE 6. Mary Margaret m. John LADD s/o Wm. LADD & Huldah BINFORD 7. Joseph m. 12 Jun 1725 Massey JOHNSON etc. 8. Elizabeth m. 1726 Thomas STANLEY, Jr. 9. Jane m. 1727 John SANDERS Jr. of Hanover Co, Va 10. William W. m. 8 Jul 1729 Hannah SANDERS d/o John SANDERS, Jr. of Hanover Co, Va 11. David m. (1) 9 Nov 1733/4 Mary STANLEY d/o John STANLEY; m. (2) 4 Aug 1754 Mary LADD MCGEE/McGAHEA/MAGEE widow of Samuel McGEE/McGAHEA d/o Wm. LADD & Huldah BINFORD. As for the father of John CREW(S) who m. Sarah Gatley, we think his father is also a John CREW but we don't know his mother. Some say he is John CREW of Northampton Co, Va, b. c1630, d. 1660, m. Elizabeth. I have a problem with that John but I won't go into that now. This is about the largest family group we have. Gray, you mentioned a Thomas CREW as a match between you and Bob. Do you mean the Thomas CREWS who m. Mary WHICKER? ------------------------------------------------------- Boy, you guys have no mercy! Like we don't have enough "Johns" to worry about! Lori is looking for John Wilson CREWS b. 1830 MS d. 1897 Claiborne Co, MS. He was orphaned as a child and was living with a BROWNING Family in the 1850 census. He married Sarah Elizabeth LEWIS 1851 Copiah Co, MS. Lori, I can't find John Wilson CREWS in the database. He's going to be a tough one as he was orphaned so young. Was he an only child? I hope others will search their DB's to see if I've missed something? I found 6 Sarah LEWISs in the db but no link to John. ------------------------------------------------------- Who have I missed? Others have asked me to check for them, and I think I have answered all, but I could be wrong! It certainly won't be the first time! If I am, please post again and let's see what we can all do ! Pat

I'm a new member of the Orangeburgh e-mail group. I am researching the VARNADOE family of that area. I am looking for the father of Samuel E. VARNADOE, b.ca 1847. His mother's name was Mary (b.ca 1810) and his siblings were Rachel, Susan, Caroline, Cynthia, and William (b.ca 1836) who married Cynthia E. ??. Samuel married Mary Ann CREWS and had Sam, Annie, Rufus Claudius, David, Frank, Birtie, and Laura. Any information would be appreciated. I was also wondering if anyone knew anything about the John and Barbara PLATT who are mentioned in the records of Rev. Giessendanner. Thank you Ronda Sword Winkfein http://members.aol.com/rwinkfein/index.htm ______________________________ - ---------------------------- Date: Thu, 29 May 1997 16:30:00 -0400 (EDT) From: <[email protected]> To: [email protected] cc: [email protected] Message-ID: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Varnadoe family Hi Mike Thanks for the information on the Varnadoe family in MS and TX. However, I am descended from the Varnadoe line that stayed in SC. My grandmother, May Bell Varnadoe, was born in Luray, SC, in 1899. Her father was Rufus Claudius Varnadoe, born 1875, in Hampton, SC. His father was Samuel E. Varnadoe who married Mary Ann Crews. All I know about Samuel is that his mother's name was Mary. This is where I am stuck. I have not had any luck finding out who Samuel's father was. Thanks again for the info! Ronda ______________________________ - ---------------------------- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: Varnadoe family Date: Sunday, April 13, 1997 12:55 PM Hello! My name is Ronda Winkfein and I am researching my Varnadoe line. I am almost positive that my family ties into your Varnadoe information somewhere, but I cannot find the link. Here is what I have: I. ?? Varnadoe -m- Mary ?? (b. ca. 1810 in SC) A. William Varnadoe (b.ca. 1836 SC, d.ca. 1875) -m- Cynthia E. ?? (b.ca. 1836 SC) 1. Francis Marion Varnadoe (b. Mar 1860 SC) 2. Lee Varnadoe (b.ca.1861 SC) 3. Ananias N. Varnadoe (b.ca. 1866 SC) 4. Susan Varnadoe (b.ca. 1868 SC) 5. J. Rebecca Varnadoe (b.ca. 1871 SC) B. Rachel Varnadoe (b.ca. 1838 SC) C. Susan Varnadoe (b.ca. 1840 SC) D. Caroline Varnadoe (b.ca. 1842 SC) E. Cynthia Varnadoe (b.ca. 1849 SC) F. Samuel E. Varnadoe (b.ca. 1847 SC) -m- Martha ?? (b.ca. 1840 SC, d. ca. 1870) then married Mary Crews (b.ca. 1853 SC) By Martha: 1. Susan Varnadoe (b.ca. 1866 SC) 2. Martha Varnadoe (b.ca. 1867 SC) 3. William Varnadoe (b.ca. 1869 SC) By Mary: 4. Sam Varnadoe 5. Annie Varnadoe -m- ?? Shuman then married John Wright a. Joe Shuman b. John Shuman c. Natalie Shuman 6. Rufus Claudius Varnadoe (b. 1875, d. 1949) -m- Sarah Elizabeth Haskell a. May Bell Varnadoe (b. 26 Jul 1899, d. 19 Feb 1986) -m- Henry Walter Sword Sr. i. Lewis Preston Sword (b. 1943) -m- Paula Kay Sanders (ME) (a) Ronda Kate Sword (b. 1966) 7. David Varnadoe (b.ca.1879 SC) 8. Frank W. Varnadoe (b.ca. 1891 SC) -m- May ?? (b.ca. 1880) a. Addie Varnadoe (b. Jan 1910) 9. Birtie L. Varnadoe (b.ca. 1906 SC) 10. Laura Varnadoe (b.ca. 1908 SC) -m- ?? Sueth Does any of this look or sound familiar? I would appreciate any help. I suspect we may be descended from one of the sons of Leonhard Varnadoe Jr., but I can't confirm this. I was also wondering if you might know how I can get hold of a copy of "The Family of Leonard Vernadeau and Sarah Hutto, Three Generations" I live in Texas and this book is not available in any of the libraries out here. Thanks for everything. Ronda Sword Winkfein