What a great avocation!!! ----- Original Message ----- From: Marietta Sexton <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2000 11:14 PM Subject: Re: [DC] Born in Va.?? > Oh GREAT , Cher > The 1850 census says my ancestor was born 1783 in TN , then his son gives NC > as his father's pod. I've finally caught up with him in 1800 in SC , after > chasing > him through TN to MS. It's taken me more than 25 years, and I've already > got > blisters on my feet, and an Excedrin headache ! Looks like I've still got > a LOT > of territory to cover. :-) > > > > Marietta > ---------- > > I stole this from Jan and sending it to you!<bg> > > Cher > > > > > This was forwarded to one of my lists...VERY interesting, and could > > explain > > > a LOT: > > > > > > Forwarded from another list: > > > You only thought you were confused before. If a reference is made to a > > > person having been born in Virginia as early as 1728 or as late as 1863, > > it > > > could mean that he or she was born in any part of: > > > Illinois from 1781 to Statehood in 1818; > > > Indiana from 1781 to Statehood in 1816; > > > Kentucky from 1775 to Statehood in 1792; > > > Maryland from 1775 to Statehood in 1792; > > > North Carolina from 1728 to 1799; > > > Ohio from 1778 to Statehood in 1803; > > > Pennsylvania from 1752 to 1786; > > > Tennessee from 1760 to 1803; > > > or all of West Virginia from 1769 to 1863. > > > The Family Tree, Jan/Feb, 1996 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== DanvilleCrossing Mailing List ==== > > What do you mean my grandparents didn't have any kids ??? > > > > > > ==== DanvilleCrossing Mailing List ==== > My family tree must have been used for Firewood !!! >