Hi Cathy, You and I have discussed the Hilliards' a few years ago...if you will...allow to me get-up to speed.... Need to clear the fog...out of this old, tobacco infested brain..... My connection to the Hilliards' comes thru the Dortches..of Stewart, Henry, Benton and surrounding counties.... The Hilliards, as I recall, settled early at 'Hilliard, NC', where they owned huge Plantations....the Dortches, settled next to them after imigrating from England, in the early 1700's at what is now 'Dortch, NC'.......where they held smaller..eg....28000 acre Plantations...(ya ...28000).....the Hilliard Plantations were bigger...by alot.... The families inter-married quite frequently thru the subsequent generations......as you already know....and they moved west together when the farmland 'gave-out'.....they eventually sub-divided the Plantations into little 'Track-Farms" thru the inheritance of the genrations.....was a big problem for the later generations in the late 1700's in North Carolina.....they had to leave.....the size of the farms no longer produced a viable living for all the individual descendants..... I can send you my Dortch FTM file if you like.....but the their is plenty of Hilliard info on the Net.....and ....sorry to say...I trashed my Dortch files a few years ago and all the reference material.....(hey...I can temper-tantrums too...don't beat me up to badly ...<vbg>) ... Hey Jan.....is BW still around.????....he has copies of the references.....I know he's a 'Salty-Old-Sea-Dog".....but....he has some good info.......on this group of folks....maybe you can put Cathy in-touch with him...... Let me know... Dave At 06:05 AM 1/29/02 -0500, you wrote: >David, >I have Rightman Hilliard born c. 1763 in Wake Co, NC who migrated to >Carroll Co, TN around 1828. My parents still live on the land he bought >then. That's my side. > >I also have a Jeremiah Hilliard from the early 1700s who had a son named >Philemon c. 1757 in Kershaw Co, SC whose descendants traveled to Madison >Co, AL and then some to Fayette Co, TN. That's my husband's side. > >Do you relate to either of these groups? >Cathy Hilliard Hoover > > > >On Mon, 28 Jan 2002, David L Snow wrote: > >> Cathy, >> >> No disrespect.....but, How far back do you want to go ?? >> >> More Importanly........How far 'Back' have YOU gone...??? This is the most >> important question...... >> >> It''s not a 'trick' question.......I just want to know what I should tell >> you...versus...what YOU need to learn on YOUR own.... >> >> For example, if you can tell me which Hilliard had an 'illegitmate' child >> with a DORTCH in 1700 N. Carolina...it's one thing.. >> >> If you want to know which Hilliard, produced a child with a Cherry <that >> eventually resulted in a Dortch in Benton <Henry> Co.s'....that's another >> story....... >> >> Cathy...what 'level' are we at...???? >> >> Dave >> --------------------------------- >> At 06:46 PM 1/28/02 -0500, hooverc@ten-nash.ten.k12.tn.us wrote: >> >Which HILLIARDs? I've got a bunch on two different groups but no CHERRYs >> >or DORTCHs. >> >Cathy Hilliard Hoover >> > >> > >> > >> >On Mon, 28 Jan 2002, David L Snow wrote: >> > >> >> Folks... >> >> >> >> A number of you have been looking for CHERRY's....... >> >> >> >> I have a few back from the late 1700's who married a HILLIARD in NC ..that >> >> eventually turned into the DORTCH's of Stewart, Henry & Benton >> >> Co.'s......to the 1850 group that married into the ALSUPs', McKENZIEs', >> >> BREWERs', Ad Nauseum of Henry & Benton Co.'s....... >> >> >> >> Most center around Nellie Cherry, b.circa, November 1, 1847... >> >> >> >> But...have to many others, than I want to talk about..... >> >> >> >> Let me know.... >> >> >> >> Dave >> >> >> >> >> >> ==== DanvilleCrossing Mailing List ==== >> >> GENEALOGY goes on... and on... and on... >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> >==== DanvilleCrossing Mailing List ==== >> >What do you mean my Birth Certificate expired ??? >> > >> >> >> ==== DanvilleCrossing Mailing List ==== >> My family Coat of Arms ties at the back ...... >> is that normal ??? >> >> > > >==== DanvilleCrossing Mailing List ==== >GENEALOGY goes on... and on... and on... >