Hello Everyone: Those of you who are working on your lines back to your 1600s American Ancestors will find the1600s Ancestors Data Base to be of great help. My recent postings to the Data Base has taken it to over 26,500 Ancestors who have descendants living today. I have also added several National Societies who have proven many of these Ancestors. Also at this time a few new respected Reference works that contain thousands of sources including some of the early colonists who have Royal Blood lines. All the entries are coded to indicate to which reference work or which National Society has at least one of their proven lines. Several of the National Societies have over 20 different lines from a single Ancestor. When you enter the 1600s Ancestor Data Base be sure to look at the top of each data page for the link that takes you to the "Data Base Information Page" Here you will find the codes and references listed and how to use them. This is must reading to understand the Data Base. We are constantly updating the Data Base with additional Ancestors added as time permits. You will find the 1600s Ancestor Data Base at: http://www.firstfamilies.org/db/ Everyone has FREE access to all our web site and the reports contained there. Enjoy and Happy Hunting Ryan Jackson Data Base Manager America's First Families

Cynthia: Saw your msg on the Heritage book. Any McGills in it? Idalyn McGill ==================================================== ----- Original Message ----- From: Cynthia Dean <cgdean@bellsouth.net> To: <FLESCAMB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 05, 2003 10:23 PM Subject: Re: [FLESCAMB] The Book > Ruth, > After reading your letter again, I'm not sure I gave you much detail. > Most people writing for the price, etc., already know about the > Heritage Book. It will be published this year by Heritage Publishing > Consultants of Clanton, AL. > They have published these county books all over AL and have started in FL. > > I am chairman of the committee that collected the stories written by > family members themselves. We also have topical stories on churches, > schools, communities, businesses, etc. Our particular book will have > 304 topicals and 728 family stories by and about people who lived at > some time in Escambia Co. FL. We have submitted out stories to the > publisher and hope to have the finished product by Christmas or maybe > in the fall. > > If you have other questions, please write. > > Cynthia > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

the santa rosa co books are available through the milton library (on alabama street) and they are "all they promised to be"!! Eloise Grimes Ratliff

Ruth, After reading your letter again, I'm not sure I gave you much detail. Most people writing for the price, etc., already know about the Heritage Book. It will be published this year by Heritage Publishing Consultants of Clanton, AL. They have published these county books all over AL and have started in FL. I am chairman of the committee that collected the stories written by family members themselves. We also have topical stories on churches, schools, communities, businesses, etc. Our particular book will have 304 topicals and 728 family stories by and about people who lived at some time in Escambia Co. FL. We have submitted out stories to the publisher and hope to have the finished product by Christmas or maybe in the fall. If you have other questions, please write. Cynthia

Cynthia: Who do we contact for the santa Rosa County book? Glenda Sue ----- Original Message ----- From: Cynthia Dean <cgdean@bellsouth.net> To: <FLESCAMB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, July 04, 2003 10:56 PM Subject: Re: [FLESCAMB] The Book Santa Rosa County just got their printed books back last weekend.

Ruth, A local committee in Escambia Co., FL has been collecting stories written by people about their own families. This project has been in the works for over two years. They will be published by Heritage Publishing Consultants of Clanton, a company which has published these county history books all over Alabma and are now doing some in FL. Santa Rosa County just got their printed books back last weekend. Cost of the 9 x 12 hard cover books is $50.00 plus $3.75 tax if you live in FL. It is another $5.00 to have the book mailed to you. This is a presale price, good until August 1. We have 728 Family stories and 304 Topical Stories. If you are interested, write me off list for more information. Cynthia I must have missed the announcement of this book. What are the details, descrition, price, etc.? Ruth Armstrong armstron@silcon.com

I must have missed the announcement of this book. What are the details, descrition, price, etc.? Ruth Armstrong armstron@silcon.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carolyn Clark" <csclark01@sbcglobal.net> To: <FLESCAMB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, July 04, 2003 8:14 PM Subject: Re: [FLESCAMB] The Book > Thank you so much for your answer. I am sure I have already ordered 3 books. I am really looking forward to seeing it. Thanks again. > Carolyn > > Cynthia Dean <cgdean@bellsouth.net> wrote: > Dear Carolyn, > We are making progress. Our topical and family stories have been turned > into the publisher. I expect to get some pages back to proof read in > the next week or so. After the stories are proofed and corrected, they > will be sent back to us once more to index them. We will certainly > have the finished product before Christmas and maybe in the fall. > > I did receive a notice, yesterday, that the presale price will be good > until August 1, 2003 > > Cynthia > > Carolyn Clark wrote: > > >When will we get the book on Escambia County, Florida?? > >Carolyn in Oklahoma > > > > > >============================== > >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Dear Carolyn, We are making progress. Our topical and family stories have been turned into the publisher. I expect to get some pages back to proof read in the next week or so. After the stories are proofed and corrected, they will be sent back to us once more to index them. We will certainly have the finished product before Christmas and maybe in the fall. I did receive a notice, yesterday, that the presale price will be good until August 1, 2003 Cynthia Carolyn Clark wrote: >When will we get the book on Escambia County, Florida?? >Carolyn in Oklahoma > > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > >

Thank you so much for your answer. I am sure I have already ordered 3 books. I am really looking forward to seeing it. Thanks again. Carolyn Cynthia Dean <cgdean@bellsouth.net> wrote: Dear Carolyn, We are making progress. Our topical and family stories have been turned into the publisher. I expect to get some pages back to proof read in the next week or so. After the stories are proofed and corrected, they will be sent back to us once more to index them. We will certainly have the finished product before Christmas and maybe in the fall. I did receive a notice, yesterday, that the presale price will be good until August 1, 2003 Cynthia Carolyn Clark wrote: >When will we get the book on Escambia County, Florida?? >Carolyn in Oklahoma > > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

When will we get the book on Escambia County, Florida?? Carolyn in Oklahoma

Subject: Muscogee Florida on the Perdido River I had some McGills near the head of the Perdido River (Creek) in Alabama. Don't know where Muscogee is/was but I used to swim in Perdido Creek as a child not far from the town of Perdido, Ala. Interesting. I McGill ==================================================== ----- Original Message ----- From: Jerry Merritt <jerrym151@mchsi.com> To: <FLESCAMB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2003 2:47 PM Subject: [FLESCAMB] Muscogee Web Site > After several people expressing an interest to me in recovering the history > of the old town of Muscogee, FL on the Perdido River, I started a web page > to both gather and present photographs and stories about Muscogee. The web > site is: > > http://home.mchsi.com/~jerrym151/ > > It is still in the draft stages but is navigable by most browsers and for > sure by Internet Explorer. Netscape still gets missing link errors but I'm > working on it. > > Part of the web site is devoted to a reclamation effort on the cemetery as > well and has directions on how to volunteer for periodically scheduled work > parties. These "parties" will do everything from clearing brush to > recovering fallen and buried tombstones to plotting grave sites by GPS. > There should be something to interest everyone who wants to play a part. > > If you have any stories or photos of Muscogee to share, send them to me and > I will put them on the web site. With a little help from Escambia County > List, this can become a very informative site. > > Jerry Merritt > 6297 Calle de Hidalgo > Navarre, FL 32566 > (850) 939-7752 > jerrym151@mchsi.com > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

After several people expressing an interest to me in recovering the history of the old town of Muscogee, FL on the Perdido River, I started a web page to both gather and present photographs and stories about Muscogee. The web site is: http://home.mchsi.com/~jerrym151/ It is still in the draft stages but is navigable by most browsers and for sure by Internet Explorer. Netscape still gets missing link errors but I'm working on it. Part of the web site is devoted to a reclamation effort on the cemetery as well and has directions on how to volunteer for periodically scheduled work parties. These "parties" will do everything from clearing brush to recovering fallen and buried tombstones to plotting grave sites by GPS. There should be something to interest everyone who wants to play a part. If you have any stories or photos of Muscogee to share, send them to me and I will put them on the web site. With a little help from Escambia County List, this can become a very informative site. Jerry Merritt 6297 Calle de Hidalgo Navarre, FL 32566 (850) 939-7752 jerrym151@mchsi.com

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The Metro editor's email is <Lesley Conn@pensacolanewsjournal.com> Sorry about that. Hearing it and seeing it were two different things. Cynthia

If you miss the genealogy column in the Sunday Pensacola News Journal, please contact Leslie Conn, the new Metro Editor. She is receptive to looking into restarting it. More requests would certainly help. Her phone # if 850-435-8698 or email her at <leslieconn@pensacolanewsjournal.com> Cynthia

The Santa Rosa Heritage Book will be distributed this weekend from the Milton Library. Volunteers will be on hand Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. and Sunday from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. The library is located at 5541 Alabama Street. Pre-ordered nooks may be picked up and extra books will be on hand for those who did not order in advance. We had a sneak preview this weekend and the book looks great! For more information or directions call Joyce Schnoor at 623 1835 or Trish Wariner at 623 5160.

I will be out of the office starting 06/06/2003 and will not return until 06/16/2003. I will respond to your message when I return.

I am posting this to several of our digests to reach the most descendants. Please forgive if you receive this more than one time because of this. If you have questions please contact the e-mail address at the bottom of the announcement. Thank you. REUNION INFORMATION: The Annual Merritt Family Reunion will be held on June 14th, 2003, starting at 9:30 A.M. and lasting until late afternoon. The location will be in the Frank Jackson State Park, which is located off U.S. Highway 331 North in Opp, Alabama. At the Opp Mizell Hospital turn West at the light and follow the brown recreational signs. Ask for the reunion location at the gate, or remember it will be at the scenic Campground Pavilion. We would love to meet and greet all of our extended family. This Gathering is held in "Honor of ALL Descendants of the Merritt Family." Please bring lawn chairs and a "filled" dinner basket. Don't forget to bring any old family photos, copies of genealogy material, or family stories to share with others. If you have musical abilities, a group, or just play an instrument, PLEASE come and make music for us. Again, please note related surnames and know that we truly want to meet you if you are related to any of us...the more that come the more we learn about our family. GENEALOGY LINE: Merritt Line: Jesse Merritt b.in NC c.1789 m.2. Nancy __ probably in Early Co. GA. Children:(m1.) Jesse Charles Merritt b.NC 1805 m. Sarah __ --5 children...Talitha, Cintha, Betty, Annie, and Missouri Jane (m2) A. Marion Merritt b. GA in 1826 m. Elizabeth White---8 children...John Thomas b.1858 m.Sarah Owens, William Henry b.1859 m. Syvel Dreding, Nancy Jane b.1861 m. Andrew Jackson "Blackjack" Lee Jr., Sarah Ann b. 1862 m. Bill Thompson, Marion Lafayette b.1863 m.Sugar Roper Lassiter, James "Jim" G. b.1865 m. Lougenia __, Mary Ann b. 1867 d.1886, Isaac David b. 1870 m Phoebe Lucinda Lassiter B. John R. Merritt b. 1832 m. Elizabeth __----4 daughters C. Jasper Marion b. 1836 m. Eliza Gwaltney from Mobile---4 children D. Thomas J. Merritt b. 1837 m. Lucy A.E. in 1900 and lived in Hardwicksburg AL E. James A.J. Merritt b. 1839 m. Edie Owens---1 child....James Levy Merritt "Bud" F. Mary Ann Merritt b. 1845 ---1 child...Mary A. "Molly" m. Absalom Hendrix Except for one, Jasper Marion, these children lived in SE Alabama Counties. Jasper lived in Walton Co. FL. Their descendants are scattered all over the United States, but many have remained in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Mississippi. If you are connected to this Merritt family, or think you are, this invitation is for you. For more information please contact: Eldon & Dot Merritt e-mail unktrp@alaweb.com

Well Hi - I don't have any of those surnames but was born in Opp, as was my mother. I was married at Napier AFB in SE Ala near Dothan. So I know the area. Just wanted to say Hi. It's so seldom I run into these areas on my computer. Idalyn ====================================================== ----- Original Message ----- From: <jprice33@nehp.net> To: <FLESCAMB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 10:37 AM Subject: [FLESCAMB] Merritts of the SE Reunion > I am posting this to several of our digests to reach the most > descendants. Please forgive if you receive this more than one time > because of this. If you have questions please contact the e-mail > address at the bottom of the announcement. Thank you. > > GENEALOGY LINE: > Merritt Line: Jesse Merritt b.in NC c.1789 m.2. Nancy __ probably in > Early Co. GA. Children:(m1.) Jesse Charles Merritt > b.NC 1805 m. Sarah __ --5 children...Talitha, Cintha, Betty, Annie, and > Missouri Jane > (m2) > A. Marion Merritt b. GA in 1826 m. Nancy White---8 children...John > Thomas b.1858 m.Sarah Owens, William Henry > b.1859 m. Syvel Dreding, Nancy Jane b.1861 m. Andrew Jackson "Blackjack" > Lee Jr., Sarah Ann b. 1862 m. Bill > Thompson, Marion Lafayette b.1863 m.Sugar Roper Lassiter, James "Jim" > G. b.1865 m. Lougenia __, Mary Ann b. 1867 > d.1886, Isaac David b. 1870 m Phoebe Lucinda Lassiter > B. John R. Merritt b. 1832 m. Elizabeth __----4 daughters > C. Jasper Marion b. 1836 m. Eliza Gwaltney from Mobile---4 children > D. Thomas J. Merritt b. 1837 m. Lucy A.E. in 1900 and lived in > Hardwicksburg AL > E. James A.J. Merritt b. 1839 m. Edie Owens---1 child....James Levy > Merritt "Bud" > F. Mary Ann Merritt b. 1845 ---1 child...Mary A. "Molly" m. Absalom > Hendrix > > Except for one, Jasper Marion, these children lived in SE Alabama > Counties. Jasper lived in Walton Co. FL. Their > descendants are scattered all over the United States, but many have > remained in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Mississippi. > If you are connected to this Merritt family, or think you are, this > invitation is for you: > > REUNION INFORMATION: > The Annual Merritt Family Reunion will be held on June 14th, 2003, > starting at 9:30 A.M. and lasting until late afternoon. The location > will be in the Frank Jackson State Park, which is located off U.S. > Highway 331 North in Opp, Alabama. At the Opp Mizell Hospital turn West > at the light and follow the brown recreational signs. Ask for the > reunion location at the gate, or remember it will be at the scenic > Campground Pavilion. > We would love to meet and greet all of our extended family. This > Gathering is held in "Honor of ALL Descendants of the Merritt Family." > Please bring lawn chairs and a "filled" dinner basket. > Don't forget to bring any old family photos, copies of genealogy > material, or family stories to share with others. > If you have musical abilities, a group, or just play an > instrument, PLEASE come and make music for us. > Again, please note related surnames and know that we truly want to > meet you if you are related to any of us...the more that come the more > we learn about our family. > > For more information please contact: > Eldon & Dot Merritt e-mail unktrp@alaweb.com > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

I am posting this to several of our digests to reach the most descendants. Please forgive if you receive this more than one time because of this. If you have questions please contact the e-mail address at the bottom of the announcement. Thank you. GENEALOGY LINE: Merritt Line: Jesse Merritt b.in NC c.1789 m.2. Nancy __ probably in Early Co. GA. Children:(m1.) Jesse Charles Merritt b.NC 1805 m. Sarah __ --5 children...Talitha, Cintha, Betty, Annie, and Missouri Jane (m2) A. Marion Merritt b. GA in 1826 m. Nancy White---8 children...John Thomas b.1858 m.Sarah Owens, William Henry b.1859 m. Syvel Dreding, Nancy Jane b.1861 m. Andrew Jackson "Blackjack" Lee Jr., Sarah Ann b. 1862 m. Bill Thompson, Marion Lafayette b.1863 m.Sugar Roper Lassiter, James "Jim" G. b.1865 m. Lougenia __, Mary Ann b. 1867 d.1886, Isaac David b. 1870 m Phoebe Lucinda Lassiter B. John R. Merritt b. 1832 m. Elizabeth __----4 daughters C. Jasper Marion b. 1836 m. Eliza Gwaltney from Mobile---4 children D. Thomas J. Merritt b. 1837 m. Lucy A.E. in 1900 and lived in Hardwicksburg AL E. James A.J. Merritt b. 1839 m. Edie Owens---1 child....James Levy Merritt "Bud" F. Mary Ann Merritt b. 1845 ---1 child...Mary A. "Molly" m. Absalom Hendrix Except for one, Jasper Marion, these children lived in SE Alabama Counties. Jasper lived in Walton Co. FL. Their descendants are scattered all over the United States, but many have remained in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Mississippi. If you are connected to this Merritt family, or think you are, this invitation is for you: REUNION INFORMATION: The Annual Merritt Family Reunion will be held on June 14th, 2003, starting at 9:30 A.M. and lasting until late afternoon. The location will be in the Frank Jackson State Park, which is located off U.S. Highway 331 North in Opp, Alabama. At the Opp Mizell Hospital turn West at the light and follow the brown recreational signs. Ask for the reunion location at the gate, or remember it will be at the scenic Campground Pavilion. We would love to meet and greet all of our extended family. This Gathering is held in "Honor of ALL Descendants of the Merritt Family." Please bring lawn chairs and a "filled" dinner basket. Don't forget to bring any old family photos, copies of genealogy material, or family stories to share with others. If you have musical abilities, a group, or just play an instrument, PLEASE come and make music for us. Again, please note related surnames and know that we truly want to meet you if you are related to any of us...the more that come the more we learn about our family. For more information please contact: Eldon & Dot Merritt e-mail unktrp@alaweb.com