This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/3Y.2ADI/1466.3.1 Message Board Post: COLLINS families on th Eastern Shore go away back to early 1600s. If I knew who came over first, I could probably tie them in somewhare either in U.S. or overseas. But I don't have ship name or date, and as you know, when you get into the 1600s there isn't a lot to search. I haven't given up and won't give up, so if I live long enough maybe I will solve it. I hesitate to send you the spreadsheet as by going to this list Ancestor.com can take and sell it to whomever may be interested. I am not interested in contributing to them, and them selling the information. They have some of my family and probably every other genealogist's family information on their site and MUCH of it is incorrect. Sorry, but that's just the way I feel. Verna

In a message dated 1/19/2003 10:01:01 PM Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > Descendants of Purnell C. Shockley > Generation No. 1 > 1. PURNELL C.1 SHOCKLEY was born June 22, 1850, and died August 16, 1923. > He married ROSA M HANCOCK. She was born 1852, and died 1933. To [email protected] - The abbreviated Subject line for Message #2 on my Mail list showed just Descendents of PURNELL. Would like to know if you or any of the Purnell followers might connect with my John BENNETT He doesn't seem to be in the much-referenced BENNETT book. Margaret Hastings Hendrix DE & MD ca.1750 - does anyone ever see an Obadiah HASTINGS (d.1820-30), or John BENNETT, same area & era . Obadiah Hastings' son James m. John Bennett's dau Alafare/Allifair. also DE & MD ca. 1750 - who were the parents of either Nancy WALSTON and of husb. Solomon COLLINS in 1824 Worc. Co., MD; dau Mary E. m. Wateman/Waitman HASTINGS, b. 1819, son of James.

Lots of new files for Sussex County on the genweb today. http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/de/sussex/bibles/colnshrt.txt > http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/de/sussex/bibles/hitchbib.txt > http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/de/sussex/bibles/hoseasht.txt > http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/de/sussex/bibles/messick.txt > http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/de/sussex/bibles/shortmun.txt > http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/de/sussex/bios/jwjbio.txt > http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/de/sussex/cemeteries/armory.txt > http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/de/sussex/cemeteries/bacon.txt > http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/de/sussex/cemeteries/bailey.txt > http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/de/sussex/cemeteries/bloxom.txt > http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/de/sussex/cemeteries/carey.txt > http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/de/sussex/cemeteries/coolspri.txt > http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/de/sussex/cemeteries/cooper.txt > 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To George Adkins - You wrote in rootsweb DESUSSEX board Jan. 14 >> Aaron Collins. Aaron was born 1779 or 1780 and died after 1860. I am trying to determine Aaron's family, other than Elzey, and who Aaron's parents were. I will see if I can read the writing. George A. Adkins << --------------- Does this mean you plan to visit the Nabb Library? If so, I would like to keep in contact. And are you of the Adkins family ([email protected]) that I had contact with re HASTINGS in 2001? You did not say where your Elzey Collins was located. I am interested in my Solomon Collins b. 1800, prob. either in Worc. Co. MD where he was married 1824 or in DE. Dau Mary E. m. Waitman/Wateman Hastings of Sussex Co., DE. Margaret Hastings Hendrix DE & MD ca.1750 - does anyone ever see an Obadiah HASTINGS (d.1820-30), or John BENNETT, same area & era . Obadiah Hastings' son James m. John Bennett's dau Alafare/Allifair. also DE & MD ca. 1750 - who were the parents of either Nancy WALSTON or husb. Solomon COLLINS in 1824 Worc. Co., MD; dau Mary E. m. Wateman/Waitman HASTINGS, b. 1819, son of James.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hastings, Bennett, Collins, Walston Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/3Y.2ADI/1466.3 Message Board Post: Verna Williams - re your spreadsheet: What Collins males might have children b. say 1790-1810? Also, I remember your saying there were **three** Collins lines in the Delmarva area. Can you tell why they do not seem to relate? I remember Elaine Hastings Mason, compiler of Sussex land records, saying she had **three** Collins lines. Our mutual ancestor was father of my Waitman Hastings, whose younger brother married into her different Collins line from mine. She unfortunately died shortly after we made contacy a couple of years ago. I would like to see your spreadsheet. Will it email? Attchmt?

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Holston, Hayman, Shockley, Figgs, Adkins Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3Y.2ADI/1497 Message Board Post: Descendants of Minus Holston Generation No. 1 1. MINUS1 HOLSTON was born 1848 in Wocester County MD. He married JANE. She was born 1845 in MD. Children of MINUS HOLSTON and JANE are: i. NATHANIEL2 HOLSTON, b. 1861. 2. ii. MARY ELIZABETH HOLSTON, b. March 05, 1871; d. December 28, 1951. iii. LAURIE HOLSTON, b. 1874. iv. JOHN HOLSTON, b. 1877. Generation No. 2 2. MARY ELIZABETH2 HOLSTON (MINUS1) was born March 05, 1871, and died December 28, 1951. She married MINUS COVINGTON HAYMAN. He was born September 18, 1858 in Parkertown, MD, and died September 28, 1942. Children of MARY HOLSTON and MINUS HAYMAN are: 3. i. WILL3 HAYMAN, b. May 03, 1891; d. June 1966. 4. ii. DELLA MAE HAYMAN, b. February 16, 1894. iii. WALTER HAYMAN, b. May 10, 1897. 5. iv. LAURIE HAYMAN, b. February 11, 1899. 6. v. DAISY HAYMAN, b. April 07, 1902, Parkertown, MD. vi. GEORGE HAYMAN, b. May 16, 1905; d. April 03, 1976. 7. vii. MARY HESTER HAYMAN, b. January 31, 1911; d. March 06, 1938. Generation No. 3 3. WILL3 HAYMAN (MARY ELIZABETH2 HOLSTON, MINUS1) was born May 03, 1891, and died June 1966. He married STELLA MITCHELL. Children of WILL HAYMAN and STELLA MITCHELL are: i. GARMAN4 HAYMAN, b. April 23, 1916. ii. ROBERT HAYMAN. 8. iii. ETHEL HAYMAN. iv. MARGARET HAYMAN. 4. DELLA MAE3 HAYMAN (MARY ELIZABETH2 HOLSTON, MINUS1) was born February 16, 1894. She married RICHARD PARSONS. Children of DELLA HAYMAN and RICHARD PARSONS are: i. BEULAH4 PARSONS. ii. FRANCES PARSONS. iii. DORIS PARSONS. iv. ? PARSONS. v. EVELYN PARSONS. 5. LAURIE3 HAYMAN (MARY ELIZABETH2 HOLSTON, MINUS1) was born February 11, 1899. She married WILLIAM JONES. Children of LAURIE HAYMAN and WILLIAM JONES are: i. CALVIN4 JONES. 9. ii. FRANK JONES. iii. VIOLA JONES, m. LOUDER PHILLIPS. iv. NORMAN JONES, m. CATHRINE H.; b. September 23, 1921; d. September 22, 1995. v. GARDNER R. JONES, b. March 15, 1927; d. November 24, 1993. vi. GEORGE JONES, m. BETTY. 10. vii. BEATRICE JONES. viii. GORDY JONES, m. JENNY. ix. JOHN RANDOLPH JONES, b. May 06, 1923; d. August 14, 1997; m. AUDREY. x. BILL JONES, m. EUNICE. 6. DAISY3 HAYMAN (MARY ELIZABETH2 HOLSTON, MINUS1) was born April 07, 1902 in Parkertown, MD. She married JAMES CLEVELAND SHOCKLEY 1925, son of PURNELL SHOCKLEY and ROSA HANCOCK. He was born November 24, 1885, and died November 07, 1959. Children of DAISY HAYMAN and JAMES SHOCKLEY are: 11. i. NANCY4 SHOCKLEY, b. June 10, 1926; d. May 01, 1992. 12. ii. BEULAH ELIZABETH SHOCKLEY, b. January 09, 1929, Laurel, Delaware; d. August 21, 1962, Dagsboro, Delaware. 13. iii. MINOS SHOCKLEY, b. February 14, 1931. 14. iv. BILLY SHOCKLEY, b. June 30, 1934. 7. MARY HESTER3 HAYMAN (MARY ELIZABETH2 HOLSTON, MINUS1) was born January 31, 1911, and died March 06, 1938. She married ? FIGGS. Children of MARY HAYMAN and ? FIGGS are: 15. i. EDWARD4 FIGGS. ii. BETTY FIGGS. Generation No. 4 8. ETHEL4 HAYMAN (WILL3, MARY ELIZABETH2 HOLSTON, MINUS1) She married RICHARD ROCKMAN. Children of ETHEL HAYMAN and RICHARD ROCKMAN are: i. DONALD5 ROCKMAN. ii. ROBERT ROCKMAN. iii. PAM ROCKMAN. 9. FRANK4 JONES (LAURIE3 HAYMAN, MARY ELIZABETH2 HOLSTON, MINUS1) Child of FRANK JONES is: i. THOMAS FRANKLIN5 JONES, b. February 14, 1951, Salisbury, MD; d. August 29, 1997, Showell, MD. 10. BEATRICE4 JONES (LAURIE3 HAYMAN, MARY ELIZABETH2 HOLSTON, MINUS1) She married ALTON ENNIS. Children of BEATRICE JONES and ALTON ENNIS are: i. DEBBIE5 ENNIS, m. RICHARD BAKER. ii. BILLY ENNIS. iii. KATHY ENNIS, m. JAMES WILKINS. iv. STEVE ENNIS. 11. NANCY4 SHOCKLEY (DAISY3 HAYMAN, MARY ELIZABETH2 HOLSTON, MINUS1) was born June 10, 1926, and died May 01, 1992. She married MORRIS EDWIN MASSEY. Children of NANCY SHOCKLEY and MORRIS MASSEY are: i. BARBARA ANN5 MASSEY, m. GEORGE NELSON THOMPSON. ii. PATSY ELLEN MASSEY, m. DONALD SPICER. iii. LINDA MASSEY, m. EDWIN SUTTON. iv. PEGGY MASSEY, m. GREG HIGNUTT. v. SHERYLL LYNN MASSEY, m. FRANK ELDRIDGE. 12. BEULAH ELIZABETH4 SHOCKLEY (DAISY3 HAYMAN, MARY ELIZABETH2 HOLSTON, MINUS1) was born January 09, 1929 in Laurel, Delaware, and died August 21, 1962 in Dagsboro, Delaware. She married RUFUS ISHMAEL ADKINS, JR. February 14, 1947 in Berlin, Maryland, son of RUFUS ADKINS and LINDA LONG. He was born August 15, 1926 in Dagsboro, DE, and died January 16, 2000 in Dagsboro, DE. Children of BEULAH SHOCKLEY and RUFUS ADKINS are: i. RICHARD ALLEN5 ADKINS, b. January 10, 1949; d. January 10, 1949. ii. PRENTISS WAYNE ADKINS, b. June 25, 1951; m. NANCY LYNNE MOUER, June 02, 1973, Zion United Church of Christ, York, PA; b. April 11, 1953. iii. LYNDON STEWART ADKINS, b. August 21, 1962. 13. MINOS4 SHOCKLEY (DAISY3 HAYMAN, MARY ELIZABETH2 HOLSTON, MINUS1) was born February 14, 1931. He married JOAN PRIESTLEY. Children of MINOS SHOCKLEY and JOAN PRIESTLEY are: i. ALTHEA JANE5 SHOCKLEY, m. WILLIAM HASTINGS. ii. DONNA KAYE SHOCKLEY, d. February 14. iii. VIVIAN LEE SHOCKLEY, m. JOHN MEARS. 14. BILLY4 SHOCKLEY (DAISY3 HAYMAN, MARY ELIZABETH2 HOLSTON, MINUS1) was born June 30, 1934. He married JANET LEE KING July 03, 1954. She was born January 28, 1937. Children of BILLY SHOCKLEY and JANET KING are: i. BILLY JAMES5 SHOCKLEY, b. December 16, 1959; m. (1) BONNIE LEE ADAMS; b. November 21, 1957; m. (2) SHELLEY LOUISE REYNOLDS. ii. PATRICA ANN SHOCKLEY, b. September 29, 1963; m. ROBERT ALLEN JESTER, JR., December 17, 1988; b. January 14, 1964. 15. EDWARD4 FIGGS (MARY HESTER3 HAYMAN, MARY ELIZABETH2 HOLSTON, MINUS1) He married WINNIE. Child of EDWARD FIGGS and WINNIE is: i. BETTY5 FIGGS.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Shockley, Hayman, Holston, Figgs, Adkins, Timmons, LeCates Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3Y.2ADI/1496 Message Board Post: OK Listers I have hit yet a new dead end so any help will be greatly appreciated. I have finally filled in some holes in the Shockley Family Page due to the unexpected help of a cousin that has gotten interested in the Family tree. She was a wealth of knowledge. Descendants of Purnell C. Shockley Generation No. 1 1. PURNELL C.1 SHOCKLEY was born June 22, 1850, and died August 16, 1923. He married ROSA M HANCOCK. She was born 1852, and died 1933. Children of PURNELL SHOCKLEY and ROSA HANCOCK are: 2. i. JAMES CLEVELAND2 SHOCKLEY, b. November 24, 1885; d. November 07, 1959. 3. ii. WILLIE P SHOCKLEY, b. July 15, 1890; d. November 25, 1966. 4. iii. ARTHUR S. SHOCKLEY, b. 1875; d. 1943. iv. LEE SHOCKLEY. v. JOHN SHOCKLEY. vi. PEARL SHOCKLEY. vii. MARY SHOCKLEY. viii. TWIN SHOCKLEY. Generation No. 2 2. JAMES CLEVELAND2 SHOCKLEY (PURNELL C.1) was born November 24, 1885, and died November 07, 1959. He married (1) AMELIA M ELLIOTT. She was born February 28, 1886, and died June 30, 1924. He married (2) DAISY HAYMAN 1925, daughter of MINUS HAYMAN and MARY HOLSTON. She was born April 07, 1902 in Parkertown, MD. Children of JAMES SHOCKLEY and AMELIA ELLIOTT are: 5. i. FLORA3 SHOCKLEY, b. January 21, 1906; d. January 16, 1991. 6. ii. LOIS SHOCKLEY, d. March 31, 1992. 7. iii. ROY SHOCKLEY, d. December 13, 1980. iv. PURNELL SHOCKLEY, b. May 06. Children of JAMES SHOCKLEY and DAISY HAYMAN are: 8. v. NANCY3 SHOCKLEY, b. June 10, 1926; d. May 01, 1992. 9. vi. BEULAH ELIZABETH SHOCKLEY, b. January 09, 1929, Laurel, Delaware; d. August 21, 1962, Dagsboro, Delaware. 10. vii. MINOS SHOCKLEY, b. February 14, 1931. 11. viii. BILLY SHOCKLEY, b. June 30, 1934. 3. WILLIE P2 SHOCKLEY (PURNELL C.1) was born July 15, 1890, and died November 25, 1966. He married FLORENCE MITCHELL. She was born July 06, 1898, and died February 11, 1994. Children of WILLIE SHOCKLEY and FLORENCE MITCHELL are: i. EDNA3 SHOCKLEY, b. October 28, 1928; d. August 10, 1929. ii. HELENA SHOCKLEY, b. March 10, 1937; d. May 12, 1937. iii. BILL SHOCKLEY, Adopted child. 4. ARTHUR S.2 SHOCKLEY (PURNELL C.1) was born 1875, and died 1943. Children of ARTHUR S. SHOCKLEY are: i. MANFORD FRANK3 SHOCKLEY, b. 1907; d. 1967; m. LURA WELLS; b. 1909; d. 1985. ii. CARLOS R. SHOCKLEY, b. July 26, 1899; d. December 09, 1982. iii. ORREN W. SHOCKLEY, b. February 14, 1904; d. January 09, 1975. Generation No. 3 5. FLORA3 SHOCKLEY (JAMES CLEVELAND2, PURNELL C.1) was born January 21, 1906, and died January 16, 1991. She married WILLIAM H. BRATTEN. He was born 1902, and died February 26, 1981. Children of FLORA SHOCKLEY and WILLIAM BRATTEN are: i. JAMES WILLIAM4 BRATTEN, b. February 25, 1924; d. June 15, 2001. ii. FLORA BRATTEN. iii. LORI BRATTEN. iv. FRANCES BRATTEN. v. NETTIE BRATTEN. vi. MYRTLE BRATTEN. vii. CHARLES BRATTEN. viii. EMILY BRATTEN. ix. PATSY BRATTEN. x. CALVIN BRATTEN. xi. MARTHA BRATTEN. xii. CHARLOTTE BRATTEN. 6. LOIS3 SHOCKLEY (JAMES CLEVELAND2, PURNELL C.1) died March 31, 1992. She married (1) LUTHER LECATES. She married (2) ? LITTLETON. Children of LOIS SHOCKLEY and LUTHER LECATES are: 12. i. BETTY4 LECATES. 13. ii. ROSCOE CLEVELAND LECATES, d. November 27, 2002. 14. iii. JANICE LECATES. iv. GARDNER LECATES, m. PHYLLIS. v. WILLARD LECATES. vi. DIXIE LECATES, m. ? SCHOLTES. 7. ROY3 SHOCKLEY (JAMES CLEVELAND2, PURNELL C.1) died December 13, 1980. He married BERNICE. Child of ROY SHOCKLEY and BERNICE is: i. AGNES4 SHOCKLEY. 8. NANCY3 SHOCKLEY (JAMES CLEVELAND2, PURNELL C.1) was born June 10, 19261, and died May 01, 19921. She married MORRIS EDWIN MASSEY. Children of NANCY SHOCKLEY and MORRIS MASSEY are: 15. i. BARBARA ANN4 MASSEY. 16. ii. PATSY ELLEN MASSEY. 17. iii. LINDA MASSEY. 18. iv. PEGGY MASSEY. 19. v. SHERYLL LYNN MASSEY. 9. BEULAH ELIZABETH3 SHOCKLEY (JAMES CLEVELAND2, PURNELL C.1) was born January 09, 1929 in Laurel, Delaware, and died August 21, 1962 in Dagsboro, Delaware2,3. She married RUFUS ISHMAEL ADKINS, JR.4,5 February 14, 1947 in Berlin, Maryland6, son of RUFUS ADKINS and LINDA LONG. He was born August 15, 1926 in Dagsboro, DE6,7, and died January 16, 2000 in Dagsboro, DE8,9. Children of BEULAH SHOCKLEY and RUFUS ADKINS are: i. RICHARD ALLEN4 ADKINS16,17, b. January 10, 194918,19; d. January 10, 194920,21. 20. ii. PRENTISS WAYNE ADKINS, b. June 25, 1951. iii. LYNDON STEWART ADKINS22,23, b. August 21, 196224,25. 10. MINOS3 SHOCKLEY (JAMES CLEVELAND2, PURNELL C.1) was born February 14, 1931. He married JOAN PRIESTLEY. Children of MINOS SHOCKLEY and JOAN PRIESTLEY are: 21. i. ALTHEA JANE4 SHOCKLEY. 22. ii. DONNA KAYE SHOCKLEY, d. February 14. 23. iii. VIVIAN LEE SHOCKLEY. 11. BILLY3 SHOCKLEY (JAMES CLEVELAND2, PURNELL C.1) was born June 30, 1934. He married JANET LEE KING July 03, 1954. She was born January 28, 1937. Children of BILLY SHOCKLEY and JANET KING are: 24. i. BILLY JAMES4 SHOCKLEY, b. December 16, 1959. 25. ii. PATRICA ANN SHOCKLEY, b. September 29, 1963. Generation No. 4 12. BETTY4 LECATES (LOIS3 SHOCKLEY, JAMES CLEVELAND2, PURNELL C.1) She married FRANCIS FITZGERALD. Children of BETTY LECATES and FRANCIS FITZGERALD are: i. WANDA SUE5 FITZGERALD. ii. STEVE FITZGERALD. iii. TRUDY ANN FITZGERALD. 13. ROSCOE CLEVELAND4 LECATES (LOIS3 SHOCKLEY, JAMES CLEVELAND2, PURNELL C.1) died November 27, 2002. He married PATSY STEWART. Children of ROSCOE LECATES and PATSY STEWART are: i. ROCKY5 LECATES. ii. RANDY LECATES. iii. RICKY LECATES. iv. WENDY LECATES. 14. JANICE4 LECATES (LOIS3 SHOCKLEY, JAMES CLEVELAND2, PURNELL C.1) She married JAMES CECIL. Children of JANICE LECATES and JAMES CECIL are: i. CHARMAINE5 CECIL. ii. JAMES CECIL. 15. BARBARA ANN4 MASSEY (NANCY3 SHOCKLEY, JAMES CLEVELAND2, PURNELL C.1) She married GEORGE NELSON THOMPSON. Children of BARBARA MASSEY and GEORGE THOMPSON are: i. BRIAN5 THOMPSON. ii. LAURA JEAN THOMPSON. iii. CAROL ANN THOMPSON. 16. PATSY ELLEN4 MASSEY (NANCY3 SHOCKLEY, JAMES CLEVELAND2, PURNELL C.1) She married DONALD SPICER. Children of PATSY MASSEY and DONALD SPICER are: i. DONALD5 SPICER. ii. KATHY MARIE SPICER. iii. MARK SPICER. iv. GARY SPICER. v. BARRY SPICER. 17. LINDA4 MASSEY (NANCY3 SHOCKLEY, JAMES CLEVELAND2, PURNELL C.1) She married EDWIN SUTTON. Children of LINDA MASSEY and EDWIN SUTTON are: i. EDWARD MORRIS5 SUTTON. ii. WYATT SUTTON. 18. PEGGY4 MASSEY (NANCY3 SHOCKLEY, JAMES CLEVELAND2, PURNELL C.1) She married GREG HIGNUTT. Children of PEGGY MASSEY and GREG HIGNUTT are: i. LISA5 HIGNUTT. ii. TARA HIGNUTT. iii. MORRISA HIGNUTT. 19. SHERYLL LYNN4 MASSEY (NANCY3 SHOCKLEY, JAMES CLEVELAND2, PURNELL C.1) She married FRANK ELDRIDGE. Child of SHERYLL MASSEY and FRANK ELDRIDGE is: i. KIMBERLY5 MASSEY. 20. PRENTISS WAYNE4 ADKINS (BEULAH ELIZABETH3 SHOCKLEY, JAMES CLEVELAND2, PURNELL C.1) was born June 25, 1951. He married NANCY LYNNE MOUER28,29 June 02, 1973 daughter of PHILIP MOUER and JANET GILBERT. She was born April 11, 1953. Children of PRENTISS ADKINS and NANCY MOUER are: i. PRENTISS WAYNE5 ADKINS, JR.34,35, b. November 02, 1975, ii. PHILIP GILBERT ADKINS40,41, b. September 29, 1977, iii. ELIZABETH RUTH ADKINS44,45, b. August 15, 1980, 21. ALTHEA JANE4 SHOCKLEY (MINOS3, JAMES CLEVELAND2, PURNELL C.1) She married WILLIAM HASTINGS. Children of ALTHEA SHOCKLEY and WILLIAM HASTINGS are: i. REBECCA JOAN5 HASTINGS. ii. JOAN REBECCA HASTINGS, Adopted child. 22. DONNA KAYE4 SHOCKLEY (MINOS3, JAMES CLEVELAND2, PURNELL C.1) died February 14. Child of DONNA KAYE SHOCKLEY is: i. KATINA MARIE5 SHOCKLEY. 23. VIVIAN LEE4 SHOCKLEY (MINOS3, JAMES CLEVELAND2, PURNELL C.1) She married JOHN MEARS. Child of VIVIAN SHOCKLEY and JOHN MEARS is: i. JOSHA5 MEARS. 24. BILLY JAMES4 SHOCKLEY (BILLY3, JAMES CLEVELAND2, PURNELL C.1) was born December 16, 1959. He married (1) BONNIE LEE ADAMS. She was born November 21, 1957. He married (2) SHELLEY LOUISE REYNOLDS. Child of BILLY SHOCKLEY and BONNIE ADAMS is: i. BRANDY LEE5 SHOCKLEY, b. November 13, 1984. Children of BILLY SHOCKLEY and SHELLEY REYNOLDS are: ii. BILLY JAMES5 SHOCKLEY, b. March 15, 1988. iii. SETH MATTHEW SHOCKLEY, b. March 16, 1993. 25. PATRICA ANN4 SHOCKLEY (BILLY3, JAMES CLEVELAND2, PURNELL C.1) was born September 29, 1963. She married ROBERT ALLEN JESTER, JR. December 17, 1988. He was born January 14, 1964. Children of PATRICA SHOCKLEY and ROBERT JESTER are: i. AMANDA RENE5 JESTER, b. March 03, 1989. ii. COURTNEY AMBER JESTER, b. November 05, TTFN Nancy Searching for : Adkins, Atkins,Hayman, Figgs, Holston, Shockley, Holston, Timmons, Mumford, Collins, Long, Morris, Givins, McCabe, Murray, Tharp, Lockwood

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Connaway Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/3Y.2ADI/120.163.166.171.690.1 Message Board Post: I am trying to find information on Connaways from Sussex co. Delaware. My MGM was Viola Connaway- Her father was Peter Wesley Connaway and I think her mother was Martha Isaacs. I can't seem to make any connections on this line of my family and would love to hear from anyone who might be able to give me a lead.

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/3Y.2ADI/1495 Message Board Post: I'm looking for info on a Thomas Black, I heard he was a minster. He probably was born in the beginning of the 1700's. I know he had a daughter Nancy, who married a James Riggins and settled in Cumberland Co. NJ. Would appreciate any help.

I am seeking a child born to CLARA GUSBERG (probably O.W.) sometime in the few years prior to 1919 when she had another child. The first child could have been born in any one of the following states: New York; New Jersey (where Clara was born); Delaware (where she lived in 1918 with her first husband, Sam E. Cole); Connecticut (where she also lived and her 2nd child was born); or Rhode Island where her 2nd husband came from and where she spent some time in the early 1900s. The 1st child was probably placed in adoption so I can't get any data. If you are this person or know who is please contact me privately with any information. Thank you. [email protected] Jan. 17, 2003

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/3Y.2ADI/1466.2.1.1 Message Board Post: Verna, Thanks for the Information. My line is : Estella M. Collins; Noah James Collins, Jr.; Noah James Collins, Sr.;Elzey Collins; Aaron Collins. Aaron was born 1779 or 1780 and died after 1860. I am trying to determine Aaron's family, other than Elzey, and who Aaron's parents were. I will see if I can read the writing. George A. Adkins

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/3Y.2ADI/1466.2.1 Message Board Post: I found the Dryden Papers at the Nabb Research Center in Salisbury, MD, a wonderful library for researching your family. There is a room with rows and rows of large binders on the different families that lived on the E. Shore of MD early on. Dryden did research on most of the families of the early 1700s. But, and this is a big but, his writing is almost imposssible to read. If you are lucky, which I was on the COLLINS name, you might find some correspondence that can be read....maybe typewritten pages, but mostly they are all in long hand. I didn't find an AARON COLLINS, but I only searched before 1800, as my JOHN COLLINS had left the E. Shore by then. I don't know if anyone at the Nabb Center would copy for you or not, but doubt it. You didn't say when AARON COLLINS was in the area. (dates). There were 3 different COLLINS families there and I have land records for almost all of them, but still can't connect my JOHN COLLINS to the correct family, so don't know his m.a! nd f., sisters, and brothers. Wish someone would transcribe those Draper Papers, but it would be a huge job. Verna

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/3Y.2ADI/1466.2 Message Board Post: My mother was a Collins. I am researching this family also. You mentioned the Dryden Papers. Where do I find these? Do you go back to Aaron Collins in your research?

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Dusey, Moore, Moulder, Pugh Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3Y.2ADI/1494 Message Board Post: Looking for descendants, fellow researchers, etc. of DUSEY's, esp. Peter (could be Patrick)DUSEY b. ca. 1730. According to family stories Peter/Patrick DUSEY was at Valley Forge & had both feet amputated if this helps pinpoint him. Peter/Patrick had a dau. who m. a PUGH (believed to be Henry) of Up. Merion, PA. Regards, Cap'n John

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Messick, Bailes, Dillon Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/3Y.2ADI/1361.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Hi Eileen, Sorry for the delayed response, I've been a little ill. It does look like we are researching the same family. I do have the Knoedler name in my tree, connected to Gladys Bradford, is this your husband's family? I'm still at a brick wall trying to find anything further than Samuel's parents, but I will send you the tree I have compiled so far if you like. Let me know. My email is [email protected]

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Shockley Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/3Y.2ADI/130.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Louise: My email address is: [email protected], I look forward to hearing from you ANYTIME!! :c)

Greetings, My ancestor, Caleb Davis would have been living in Cedar Creek Hundred during the American Revolution(1775-1783). I would appreciate any suggestions on possible regiments or militia Caleb could have been associated with. Caleb Davis' name appears in Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots by Patricia Law Hatcher pg. 237. Any help will be appreciated. Kindest regards, Tod Davis

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/3Y.2ADI/130.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Please respond per my email address: [email protected] Thanks!

TO:Santaman Noticed that you had an Anna T. Quillin in your list of family. Do you perchance have any of her ancestors. For 10 years I've been looking for info on a Clement Quillin who married a Hannah _______ (Not Anna King.)...Thanks, Jo Anne

Greetings, Looking for more information on Caleb DAVIS b. 1748 and died 15 Apr 1820, Marion Co., (W)VA. Married Leah. Leah's maiden name could be Basnett. Below are some entries as the pertain to Caleb Davis: On 13 May 1772, Caleb Davis, Jehu Davis and Caleb TUCKER witnessed the will of Moses Davis. By 1774, Moses' widow, Elizabeth, had married Caleb Tucker, and Jehu Davis was administering the estate accounts. On 27 May 1774, the Orphan's Court at Dover ordered the sale of Moses' land to pay his debts. Pursuant to this order, Jehu Davis sold the land at public auction to the highest bidder on 27 June 1774 for 155 pounds. As the highest bidder Caleb Davis. acquired this tract of 153 acres in Mispillion Hundred, Kent County, Delaware. Caleb and Leah Davis sold this land on 24 August 1793 to Joshua SPENCER of Kent County (Kent County Deed D2:141-143). The deed refers to Caleb and Leah Davis of Cedar Creek Hundred, Sussex County, Delaware. On 27 April 1785, Caleb Davis witnessed the will of Joseph Mason, Jr. and he witnessed the will of William TRUITT on 3 May 1790. Since several others had arrived in Monongalia County, Virginia, from Cedar Creek Hundred by 1797, it is believed that Caleb and his family were with this group. The group included Coverdale and Sophia (POYNTER) Hudson COLE and Sophia's daughter Luranah HUDSON and her husband Daniel Davis. The Coles and Luranah and Daniel Davis had on 8 June 1795 while still in Delaware sold land , and purchased land in Monongalia County on 22 March 1797. Margaret WILLEY and some of her children had arrived by 1797, when her son John Willey began performing marriages. (It is not clear if Margaret's husband Absalom Willey died in Delaware or Virginia.) Three HURLEY brothers, Caleb, Joshua and Simeon had arrived in time for John Willey to marry Simeon Hurley and Marian AMOS in 1797. If you think you have a connection or additional information on the family above, I would like to hear from you. Thank you for your attention to my request. Kindest regards, Tod Davis