This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Cromartie, Devane, Sutton Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.florida.counties.hillsborough/3031.3.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Allen, Thanks for forwarding my message on to Amanda Gilbert. There are several dates that I did not have in my database. I must have been one of the few to research the Cromarties who moved to Alabama, perhaps with the exception of Mrs. Gilbert. I started researching them in 2000 and had never seen anything on the web about them, the lines in Alabama. William Cromartie (1731 and headright from Scotland) had several descendants who moved to Alabama. If I'm not mistaken, his eldest daughter, Thankful married Alexander Hendry. They settled in Pike County, Alabama where present day Troy University is located. Then, his son Alexander (1772) who married Elizabeth Devane, had two children who settled in Alabama. They were Elizabeth Cromartie Sellers (1800) who married Duncan Sellers. They settled in Butler County, Alabama, near Georgiana, near where Hank Williams Sr. was born and grew up. The Sellers donated part of their plantation for establishing a cemetery. They are buried there, along with other relatives. Alexander's eldest son, William (1802) and his wife, Mary Elizabeth Sutton settled in present day Monroe County. They were also accompanied by several of the Devanes, brothers of Elizabeth. Felix and I believe some others. George Devane's wife, Miriam Treadwell Devane (Mother of Elizabeth, wife of Alexander Cromartie) migrated with the party. Later, William and Mary moved just to the north in Lowndes County, just west of Montgomery, Alabama. There they purchased land. However, his venture apparently did not pan out and there are land records where he sold out. He died sometime between 1843-1850. His wife and children are relocated to Mixonville, Conecuh County, Alabama by 1850. I grew up on a farm in south Conecuh, the other side nearer Florida. Most of the Cromarties are buried in unmarked graves at Asbury Methodist Church in Mixonville. It is inactive and is opened once or twice a year for reunions. I am documenting this family as I've made application for the Mayflower Society. I had no idea that the Bladen County Courthouse burned in 1869 when I initiated this project. Therefore, I'm still searching for a marraige record on Wm and Mary Cromartie. They married Jan. 14, 1830 there in Bladen. Allen, I seldom forget names. Maybe its because I'm a History teacher. You and I wrote a few years back when I asked for directions to the Cromartie graves in Bladen. Since I've invested a great deal of time and money in this pursuit, I'd like to locate descendants in my line who still have the surname Cromartie. Their DNA could be compared to other Cromarties and that would be sufficient. If you are not familiar with how it works, go to FamilytreeDNA.com. I am a member of the Howell project and have matched at least 6 people in the past 3 years. Cordially, Robert Howell