Do you have any data on who Edward and James married? Richard F. Hahn 47 Emerson Rd. Glen Rock, NJ 07452-2323 rhahnnuge@verizon.net home 201-652-4083 Mobile 201-3213797 201 652-4083 ----- Original Message ----- From: <jaystein@wireweb.net> To: <CURTIS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2005 3:29 AM Subject: [CURTIS] Re: Heirs of Edward Curtis, Anson Co., NC > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/TmQ.2ACIB/2278.1 > > Message Board Post: > > Hi Leslie, > A small amount of clarification for those reading your posting. The > "Widow Nancy Curtis" is NOT the widow of Edward Curtis. Edward Curtis > died without having married. The "widow Nancy Curtis" is a reference to > his mother, Ann "Nancy" Curtis (d. 1824), widow of Lt. Thomas Curtis, Sr. > (d. 1809), eldest son of Nathaniel Curtis (d. 1758) of Queen Anne's > County, Maryland. > > James Curtis (c. 1775-c.1854) was the eldest brother of Edward Curtis. > (Edward Curtis, by the way, died ca. 1818) > > Elijah Curtis is another brother of Edward and son of Thomas Curtis, Sr. > This Elijah Curtis was born c. 1785. Be careful not to confuse him with > his cousin Elijah Curtis (b. 31 Dec 1776- d. 24 May 1864), son of > Nathaniel Curtis (k. 15 July 1780). This latter Elijah is the Elijah > Curtis, Jr. of the 1800 Anson County, Census. He leaves Anson around > 1808, moving to Stewart County, Tennessee. A few years later , sometime > between 1815 and 1820 he moved from TN to Marengo Co., Alabama and then > moved in the 1830's to nearby Sumter County Alabama and finally in 1854 he > moved to what was then Choctaw County, Mississippi where he was buried in > what is today present day Montgomery County, MS. > > Also, do not confuse either of these two cousins named Elijah with their > Uncle Elijah Curtis, Sr. (d. 2 May 1818). Elijah Curtis Sr. is the > Elijah Curtis Sr. of the 1800 Anson County, Census another of the sons of > Nathaniel Curtis of Queen Anne's County, Maryland and the latter's wife, > Susannah Thomas.. > > Thomas Curtis mentioned in your deed abstract is yet another brother of > Edward Curtis. Thomas is a bit of a "mystery man" in that when his mother > Nancy Curtis wrote her will in 1824 his "whereabouts" were unknown to her. > > Angus McRae is Edward's brother-in-law . > > Edward Curtis was probably named for his grandfather's patron, Edward Roe > (d. 1748) of Queen Anne's County Maryland. > > ...Jay > > > ==== CURTIS Mailing List ==== > Archives address: > <http://archiver.rootsweb.com/> >