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<<<<<Sandy, Your new e-mail address didn't work! I revised the note at the end.>>>>> 23 Mar 2000 Dear Sandy HODGES, I had understood for a while now that there was controversy about the origin of our Effingham & Screven Cos GA HODGES, and, being unprepared, I had refrained from entering the fray (that debate has evidently simmered off-line for quite a while -- before there was a "line"). Now, as I am acquiring primary sources within Screven and Effingham Cos GA, and as I (and other colleagues) ask for the additional sources which would support the genealogies that we have "inherited," the current proponents of those genealogies haven't been able to provide answers. Perhaps this data can help; it appears that perhaps as many as four HODGES clans are represented in the early records of those two GA counties and of adjacent Bulloch Co GA: Family ONE -- my ancestors (predominantly in Bulloch Co GA -- which was part of Effingham Co GA from 1777 until 1793 and then Screven Co GA until 1796): the family of Joshua HODGES Sr RS (son of Francis HODGES of NC -- now there seems to be some controversy about which RAIFORD connection, but I am out of that discussion because I have few resources available for NC and plenty to do here -- so I don't know if I am a MATTHEWS descendant or not). Family TWO -- my wife's ancestors (predominantly in Effingham Co GA, then Screven, Tattnall & Lowndes Cos GA): the family of the siblings of the 'famous' Screven Co GA 1802 deed (I posted it at the Screven Co GA genweb site): John HODGES [b 1760-1770, referred to as Sr in several deeds, wife Sarah "Sally," the Bible record of his son Isaac lists Sr's children], William HODGES [b 1770, moved on to Tattnall Co GA -- a middle name of Henry was evidently added by some descendants, if not by his parents], Nathan HODGES [b 1772, moved through Tattnall Co GA to Lowndes Co GA -- family of Joyce HODGES FEAZELL], Samuel HODGES [b 1780-1782, in Screven Co GA with his first family, then, after an evident divorce, to Effingham Co GA until d 1861 with a second family, his will of 1850 lists his children up to that time -- a middle name and an initial (!) was added by descendants, no primary records show any additional names], Mary HODGES [may or may not have been the one who m Jesse HURST on 20 Sep 1802 in Effingham Co GA], and Esenure HODGES DAMPIER [she and her husband John (Warren?) DAMPIER moved to Lowndes Co GA]. Family THREE -- Elias HODGES (of Granville Co SC), his widow Mary, brother Robert, minor Cousin Drury (Effingham Co GA grants 1793 & 1798, will of 19 Aug 1799 probated 25 Oct 1800) -- this bunch may be related to yours and to SC/NC/VA antecedents. Group FOUR -- well, these folks are all the others who passed through, so they are not necessarily a single family, and some of them may be part of Family Three: Benjamin (who appears to be in addition to the Benjamins of Family ONE), William of Beaufort District SC (deeds 1809), at least one other John (& Tabby, from a 1790 deed, NOT a m license -- I have found no primary evidence to tie this pair to Family TWO), James C. (deeds 1830-1837, perhaps James Carr of Family ONE), etc. Additionally, a Roger HODGE was a tax defaulter in Little Ogeechee District of Chatham Co GA in 1787. No one may want to claim the John HODGES age 22 who was sentenced to five years for horse stealing in Chatham Co GA in 1819 (he appears to be too young for our Sr and too old for our Jr). Family FIVE -- I had said four, but here's a fifth (not truly one of the four, because I do not know that this family has a connection to Effingham Co GA): The Liberty Co GA HODGES, which may include folks from Family THREE and Group FOUR: David HODGES was a tax defaulter in Sapelo Island/5th District of Liberty Co GA in 1793; a John HODGES Jr, Robert HODGES and Willoughby HODGES were tax defaulters in the Canouchie District of Liberty Co GA in 1796, and perhaps in 1789. Then there is the Rebecca HODGE who m 2 Jan 1804 m Samuel HARVILLE in Liberty Co GA which is of interest to Russ HENDERSON of FL. I have not even seen a family outline for the Liberty Co GA HODGES, and I can answer no queries about this bunch. After trying to make those "inherited" genealogies fit, I found that they were variations on Family TWO, and that the SC/NC/VA connections lacked substantiation, at least by primary evidence. There were occasional errors confusing folks of Families ONE and TWO, including: ONE has an early Hardy RS d in NC (the piper) and a Hardy Bell in Bulloch Co GA, the latter of whom was inconveniently b 28 May 1808 near the time as Family TWO's Hardy was b 25 Jun 1806 in Effingham or Screven Co GA (each b date from a family Bible), and their records can be confused, ONE's Catherine HODGES JACKSON m 14 Mar 1792 Effingham Co GA, so she has been incorrectly counted as part of Family TWO, TWO's Esenure HODGES DAMPIER m 5 Oct 1801 Effingham Co GA, but has been mistakenly counted as a child of ONE's Joshua (she has a daughter Ailcy/Alsey who m MONK but I do not know how she has been assigned her daughter's name as well), THREE's widowed Mrs. Mary _____ HODGES had records in Effingham Co GA which can be taken as those of the Miss Mary HODGES of TWO's 1802 deed siblings, or as a Mrs. Mary _____ HODGES, a proposed (but not by me) mother for the 1802 deed siblings, ONE's Nathaniel b 17 Jun 1777 (my ggggfather) has been confused with his nephew Nathaniel William McLain, but mostly he has been confused with TWO's contemporary Nathan b 16 Oct 1772, ONE's Asenith T. HODGES BOYKIN (my gggmother) b 1814 m 1828 across the Ogeechee River in Screven Co GA (where she lived until d 1863) and was thought to be part of Family TWO, ONE's Nathan had a son Samuel b 1815 GA, who was confused with his uncle Samuel b 1780-1782 East FL (Samuel's position in the "inherited" genealogies varies, but there is a deed record which clarifies that he is the uncle of the siblings listed in the Isaac HODGES Bible record), and many folks from Families ONE and TWO had connections to, and transactions with, folks across the Ogeechee which make separating their records difficult, &c. The further complication is that tieing a John of Family TWO back to Richard HODGES of NC makes for a bigamous fellow with two contemporary sets of children: thus his "wives" could be your Rebecca CHERRY and our Sarah "Sally" (or maybe Tabby/Tabitha LITTLE by the "inherited" genealogies). This point is taken from your post to HODGES-L. I, of course, have not completed building up from zero what I can substantiate from primary evidence, but I've gotten far enough along to learn to beware of sourceless lists of descendants of Family Two, particularly if the distributors of such lists reply with little interest in sources (primary or otherwise). I very much hope that eventually we will find connections for our Family Two to the SC/NC/VA antecedents, as I said, our folks have to have come from somewhere, but learning of it will require "careful, methodical, grass-roots research" (a term I had quoted in my WHITTINGTON post of 29 Sep 1999). Perhaps, in the long run, we will find our ties for Family TWO to the antecedent HODGES in SC/NC/VA, perhaps I can even bring Tabby (Tabitha LITTLE?) back into the fold (but surely not the one who divorced a John in Putnam Co GA in 1818-1821). But, in the meantime, we need evidence for our constructions, and it is clear that what was done before cannot be taken as fact when unsupported, even if written in stone (or on a metal plaque on stone)*. May God Bless You and Your Family, Bob (John Robert) PEAVY Post Office Box 1519 Rincon GA 31326-1519 Please respond to new e-mail address: [email protected] Note*: The William HODGES of the 1802 deed siblings has two tombstones on his plot in Tattnall Co GA -- the old headstone one is for: "Wm. HODGES Born June 19, 1770 Died Aug. 24, 1849 Who was in the constitution of Anderson Church was the first one buried at this place;" the new metal plaque on a footstone is for: "WILLIAM HENRY HODGES (1770-1849) SON OF JOHN ROBERT AND ____? LITTLE HODGES, NATIVE OF NORTH CAROLINA, PIONEER SETTLER OF TATTNALL COUNTY, GEORGIA, (1790) FARMER, CIVIC LEADER AND COUNTY SHERIFF. CHILDREN BY FIRST WIFE ANN BLITCH: CYNTHIA 1803 JAMES M. WILLIS A. 8-1-1812 SAMUEL WILLIAM RILEY CHILDREN BY SECOND WIFE HANNAH COLSON: SEABORN R. 4-26-1816 10-11-1899 SAMANTHA 5-8-1824 11-10-1891 PHILLIP POWELL 3-24-1830 8-30-1861;" the first might be taken as a primary source -- perhaps those that knew him were responsible for its being there, the later stone is due to genealogical research -- and should be considered a secondary source. I know of stones in two plots in Bonaventure Cemetery in Savannah GA that have one year errors on them for a b date and a d date respectively (a church record and an obituary clarify the dates), and those stones were ordered by those who knew the deceased! I hope that the genealogists for William HODGES of Tattnall Co GA have substantiation for the middle name of Henry; I know that such a name seems necessary for him to also be the Henry (no William) of a Robert (no John?) HODGES will in NC. ________________________________ From: Sandy [email protected] on 03/22/2000 Subject: Re: HODGES Effingham & Screven Cos GA Thank's for this. My email address has changed - it is now [email protected] I don't know for how much longer this old address will work. Thanks, Sandy Hodges "Peavy, John Robert" wrote: > > Dear Carole FARR DREXEL, > > My wife's ancestor, > > Samuel HODGES b 1780-1782 East FL ... __________________________________________ NetZero - Defenders of the Free World Get your FREE Internet Access and Email at http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html

Hi Doris, Thanks for the response. I'll keep my eye peeled for information on the parents of Nathaniel Harper Poythress. Would you or anyone else know who the parents and siblings are of the Sallie Cannady you mentioned? Thanks for any help you can give. Deb Doris wrote: Debra and Debbie, The children of N.H. and Rachel FLAKE POYTHRESS were:Lessie D.; William D.; Effie G.(my grandmother); James E.; Sidney J.; Dessie O.; Esther and Arthur. William David married Sallie CANADY. William and Sallie's children were:Daisy Lee; W.C.; Louise; Willie Mae; Sidney; Joseph and Georgia Kate "Peggy" POYTHRESS. Most of William D.'s family are buried at Hawhammock Cemetery and I think this family lived in Emanuel County GA. Does this help in finding the parents of Nathaniel Harper? Thank you. Doris<[email protected]> >>

Debra and Debbie, The children of N.H. and Rachel FLAKE POYTHRESS were:Lessie D.; William D.; Effie G.(my grandmother); James E.; Sidney J.; Dessie O.; Esther and Arthur. William David married Sallie CANADY. William and Sallie's children were:Daisy Lee; W.C.; Louise; Willie Mae; Sidney; Joseph and Georgia Kate "Peggy" POYTHRESS. Most of William D.'s family are buried at Hawhammock Cemetery and I think this family lived in Emanuel County GA. Does this help in finding the parents of Nathaniel Harper? Thank you. Doris<[email protected]>

Good Morning Ladies, The message from Al was for me, Debbie Poythress, and my g-g-grandfather, William E. Poythress & Martha J. Usher in Screven County. It could have been sent over to the Screven county listserver as I'm on that one as well. Nathaniel Harper does familar, but will have to check through all my information on GA before I can answer either way. Maybe we just haven't gotten that far back yet. Can't comment on it as of yet. Will let you know if I find anything of interest. Debbie Poythress-Freeman >From: [email protected] >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: GABULLOC-D Digest V00 #25 >Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2000 08:35:58 -0800 > ><< message2.txt >> ><< message4.txt >> ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

"Hi Doris, There has been a good bit posted on one of the ListServes I subscribe to on the Poythress family. I'm not sure which one, but I did find this information in my database. It was sent from my cousin, Al Chassereau, who I believe also subscribes to this listserve, and he may have additional information on this family. The information I'm sending does not list Nathaniel Harper but I thought it might help you with your research. Deb Al wrote: The Poythress family was very prominent in Bulloch County. They were apparently part of the Screven County Poythress families. They lived southeast of Statesboro toward Brooklet. However, I am unable to connect your William E. Poythress back to any of the Poythress lines in my data base. I show him born about 1831, and listed as William E. Poythress, Sr. CSA indicating he served in the Confederate Army. This family is mentioned on page 256 of the Screven County history book. Descendants of William E. Poythress, Sr., CSA 1 William E. Poythress, Sr., CSA b: Abt. 1831 in Screven County, Georgia +Martha J. Usher b: Abt. 1841 in Screven County, Georgia m: in Screven County, Georgia Father: Thomas Usher Mother: Frances Jane Hannah 2 Idella Poythress b: Abt. 1858 2 Thomas Boston Poythress b: April 07, 1860 in Screven County, Georgia d: May 13, 1937 in Screven County, Georgia +Julia Ann Usher b: February 06, 1873 in Screven County, Georgia d: July 24, 1940 in Screven County, Georgia 2 William E. Poythress, Jr. b: Abt. 1862 in Screven County, Georgia 2 Warren Poythress b: Abt. 1864 d: Abt. 1975 +??? d: Abt. 1975 2 Robert L. Poythress b: January 02, 1867 in Screven County, Georgia d: February 10, 1935 in Screven County, Georgia? +E. D. ??? b: April 28, 1861 d: May 02, 1946, in Screven County, Georgia? Doris" <[email protected]> wrote: Subject: [GABUL] DICKEY; FLAKE; BRAGG; BURKE; POYTHRESS Nathaniel Harper POYTHRESS 07June 1861 - 06 June 1908 Wife - Rachel FLAKE ( 2.CANNON or CANADY) both believed to be buried in Millen, GA. I have searched a long time for N.H.P. parents without a smidgen of luck. Cecil BRAGG married James P. DICKEY. I would like Celia's marriage date and her parents. Two of N.H. POYTHRESS's daughters married BURKE bros. These people lived in and around Jenkins, Bulloch, Screven; Effingham, Swainsboro and Burke counties in GA and problely several more counties. My most heartfelt thanks for any info,stories. Bible and marriage records,any pictures of these people, my long, lost unknown relatives. Will gladly pay for any copying or postage. Sincerely, Doris Burke Odom <[email protected]> >>

Nathaniel Harper POYTHRESS 07June 1861 - 06 June 1908 Wife - Rachel FLAKE ( 2.CANNON or CANADY) both believed to be buried in Millen, GA. I have searched a long time for N.H.P. parents without a smidgen of luck. Cecil BRAGG married James P. DICKEY. I would like Celia's marriage date and her parents. Two of N.H. POYTHRESS's daughters married BURKE bros. These people lived in and around Jenkins, Bulloch, Screven; Effingham, Swainsboro and Burke counties in GA and problely several more counties. My most heartfelt thanks for any info,stories. Bible and marriage records,any pictures of these people, my long, lost unknown relatives. Will gladly pay for any copying or postage. Sincerely, Doris Burke Odom <[email protected]>

John W. DONALDSON m. Susan C. (Sallie) DENMARK 1851 in Bulloch County. We are trying to prove that Mikell (Michael) Donaldson b. 1826 in Bulloch County was his father. Mikell m. Rebecca Williams in 1847 and died in the county in 1855. Rebecca married 2nd John E. Gibson. They were enumerated on the 1860 Bulloch Federal Census. Any information on this family would be greatly appreciated. Linda Donaldson Heidt Savannah, GA

I found this entry in Mrs. Alvaretta Kenan Register's book, Bulloch County, Ga Genealogical Resource Material. Groom: Bride HODGES, JOHN JR. MRS. MARTHA HENDERSON Date: 14 August, 1827 Does anyone have any other information about these people? I am searching for the parents of Mr. MICHAEL HENDERSON who married JANE HARRIS GREENE in Bulloch County, GA in 1809, later moved to Screven County. His son, William Michael Henderson, (Sr.) married the daughter of JAMES YOUNG and LAVINIA JONES Young, daughter of James Jones, RS. On the 1860 Census of Screven County, GA, there is a JANE HODGES who appears in the household of WILLIAM MICHAEL HENDERSON. And seeing as how their farm was right across the Ogeechee River from the HODGES lands and William Michael Henderson, in his youth, was the overseer for his grandfather JAMES YOUNG's plantation, I wondered if there was any marriage, maybe second marriage, that would have a Mrs. Martha Henderson marrying John Hodges. Any ideas? Carole Drexel [email protected]

Origin of Taps is Courtesy of: Sons of Confederate Veterans - R.E.Lee Camp 587. another site gives credit to: Staff Sergeant Stephen A. Burnley, of the 82nd Airborne in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, researched and provided this tale of the "Taps.") [email protected] wrote: > > Hi, > Someone not involved in genealogy sent this to me, I haven't researched it > to see if it's actually true or not....but I found it to be an interesting > and touching story. Deb > > THE STORY BEHIND "TAPS" > > It all began in 1862 during the Civil War, when Union Army Captain Robert > Ellicombe was with his men near Harrison's Landing in Virginia. The > Confederate > Army was on the other side of the narrow strip of land. > > During the night, Captain Ellicombe heard the moan of a soldier who lay > mortally > wounded on the field. Not knowing if it was a Union or Confederate soldier, > the > captain decided to risk his life and bring the stricken man back for medical > attention. > > Crawling on his stomach through the gunfire, the captain reached the stricken > soldier and began pulling him toward his encampment. When the captain finally > reached his own lines, he discovered it was actually a Confederate soldier, > but > the soldier was dead. The captain lit a lantern. Suddenly, he caught his > breath > and went numb with shock. In the dim > light, he saw the face of the soldier. It was his own son. The boy had been > studying music in the South when the war broke out. Without telling his > father, > he enlisted in the Confederate Army. > > The following morning, heartbroken, the father asked permission of his > superiors > to give his son a full military burial despite his enemy status. His request > was > partially granted. The captain had asked if he could have a group of Army band > members play a funeral dirge for the son at the funeral. That request was > turned > down since the soldier was a Confederate. Out of respect for the father, they > did say they could give him only one musician. > > The captain chose a bugler. He asked the bugler to play a series of musical > notes he had found on a piece of paper in the pocket of his dead son's > uniform. > This wish was granted. This music was the haunting melody we now know as > "Taps" > that is used at all military funerals. > In case you are interested, these are the words to "TAPS": > > Day is done, > Gone the sun, > From the lakes, > From the hills, > From the sky. > All is well. > Safely rest. > God is nigh. > > ============================== > Search ALL of RootsWeb's mailing lists in real time. > RootsWeb's Personalized Mailing Lists: > http://pml.rootsweb.com/

Hi, Someone not involved in genealogy sent this to me, I haven't researched it to see if it's actually true or not....but I found it to be an interesting and touching story. Deb THE STORY BEHIND "TAPS" It all began in 1862 during the Civil War, when Union Army Captain Robert Ellicombe was with his men near Harrison's Landing in Virginia. The Confederate Army was on the other side of the narrow strip of land. During the night, Captain Ellicombe heard the moan of a soldier who lay mortally wounded on the field. Not knowing if it was a Union or Confederate soldier, the captain decided to risk his life and bring the stricken man back for medical attention. Crawling on his stomach through the gunfire, the captain reached the stricken soldier and began pulling him toward his encampment. When the captain finally reached his own lines, he discovered it was actually a Confederate soldier, but the soldier was dead. The captain lit a lantern. Suddenly, he caught his breath and went numb with shock. In the dim light, he saw the face of the soldier. It was his own son. The boy had been studying music in the South when the war broke out. Without telling his father, he enlisted in the Confederate Army. The following morning, heartbroken, the father asked permission of his superiors to give his son a full military burial despite his enemy status. His request was partially granted. The captain had asked if he could have a group of Army band members play a funeral dirge for the son at the funeral. That request was turned down since the soldier was a Confederate. Out of respect for the father, they did say they could give him only one musician. The captain chose a bugler. He asked the bugler to play a series of musical notes he had found on a piece of paper in the pocket of his dead son's uniform. This wish was granted. This music was the haunting melody we now know as "Taps" that is used at all military funerals. In case you are interested, these are the words to "TAPS": Day is done, Gone the sun, From the lakes, From the hills, From the sky. All is well. Safely rest. God is nigh.

Is anyone researching the Beasley, Blitch and Brannen families of Bulloch, Bryan and Effingham counties? If so would you please contact me? Thank you, Evelyn

Seeking family information about my gg-step-grandmother Tobitha (Biethy) E. Crosby, her parents and siblings, if any, before her marriage to William W. Mitchell, Sr. Any help with this family is sincerely appreciated. Known information about Tobitha: On December 1, 1884, Tobitha (Biethy) E. Crosby married William Wesley Mitchell, Sr., Bulloch County, GA. Biethy was born December 5, 1853, in Tattnall County, GA, reportedly the daughter of Thomas Crosby and Rachel Hodges Crosby. Tobitha and William had five children in Bulloch County where many descendants still live. She and William are buried in Red Hill Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery in Bulloch Co. near their home. The 1880 Bulloch Co. Census shows Tobitha Crosby living in the home of William Barrow and his wife, Elizabeth Parker Barrow. She was reported to be 29 years old. Actually she was 27 years old at that time. Andrew Kicklighter, age 16, was also living there. Relationships to each other or to the Barrows, if any, are not known. I Will share information. Alfred Chassereau

Hi, I thought you might be interested in posting these photos of the McClelland Family of Bulloch County (they lived in the area where Bulloch, Bryan, & Effingham Counties touch along the Ogeechee River) in the early 20th century. William and Manie McClelland were my great-grandparents. Thanks. Sharlotte Neely Donnelly

Thanks Carol! That worked! Here's the address for the list search page for others who are interested. http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl I entered GABULLOC as the list to search. As a search term I entered the word "remember". The original post is in 1999. There is an additional post in 2000. Thanks, Karen At 12:05 PM 02/14/2000 -0500,[email protected] wrote: >Hi all, > >Not too long ago, there were some "Remember When" posts regarding >Statesboro and Bulloch county of past years. Does anyone have copies of >those posts saved that could be forwarded to me? > >Or can anyone tell me if there is a way to go back and search for those >posts in an archive? > >It just recently dawned on me that my husband's grandfather grew up in >Nevils and that he might enjoyed reading the "Remember When" posts. > >Thanks for your help! > >Karen Hodges Karen - follow the link for the RootsWeb list archives off my home page - just enter the name of the list, click, then do your search in the appropriate year -

Simeon Driggers as born Emanuel County Ga in August 1816 I know this is not Bulloch County but so many of these Counties were divided, I thought may someone may remember a message a few week ago about this person. The message given stated the date Simeon was born and when he died. PLEASE doesn't anyone have that info? He was my grandfather and that was the first time I had seen the date of his death. Any help you can give will be so much appreciated. Always Clydie

At 12:05 PM 02/14/2000 -0500,[email protected] wrote: >Hi all, > >Not too long ago, there were some "Remember When" posts regarding >Statesboro and Bulloch county of past years. Does anyone have copies of >those posts saved that could be forwarded to me? > >Or can anyone tell me if there is a way to go back and search for those >posts in an archive? > >It just recently dawned on me that my husband's grandfather grew up in >Nevils and that he might enjoyed reading the "Remember When" posts. > >Thanks for your help! > >Karen Hodges Karen - follow the link for the RootsWeb list archives off my home page - just enter the name of the list, click, then do your search in the appropriate year - Carol C-H <[email protected]> http://www2.netdoor.com/~cch/ The reality of the other person lies not in what he reveals to you but in what he cannot reveal to you. Therefore, if you would understand him, listen not to what he says but rather to what he does not say. ~~~Kahlil Gibran~~~

Rick, the names really seem to flow along with the COLSONs I am working on, however nothing fits exactly. I am forwarding this to Eleanor COLSON who is hosting two mailing lists that might have something on the families you are seeking. Thanks for the information on CREECH, OLIFF, etc. Diana [email protected] My Genealogy site updated 2/8/2000: http://www.my-ged.com/davis/ ANY SURNAME: http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ Add your data to WorldConnect now ( Don't wait 'til it is 'done'!) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick Thomas" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2000 6:25 PM Subject: Colsons, et al > Diana, > > I am helping a friend of mine with his Anderson/Brannen connections. > His maternal great-grandmother was Mary Coleson. Nearly all families the > Andersons intermarried into or associated with came from locations in > Virginia from what I can tell. I just found the Colson page and saw your > extensive pages on Colsons. Can you assist me in attaching his Mary Coleson > to your diagrams? > Regarding the Benjamin Martin Colson, Jr. and wife Mary Ann/Miranda > Daniel--many married names found in my friend's family--Sapp, Jones, > Barrow, and Lewis--they trace again two grandmothers earlier as Elizabeth > Lewis. Your Benjamin M. and Mary Ann/Miranda (Daniel) Colson seemed > to have children marry into many of these same families. My friend's mother's > families had lived near Register and knew families at Nevil and south > toward Claxton. > While looking in Bertie Co., NC for connections to Andersons, a man > named Paul sent this to me--I knew it had to be significant, but did not know > how: > An Ann (Anne, Annah) McDaniel married first Martin Anderson. Ann was > born about 1716, probably in Bertie Precint, North Carolina and second married > George Martin (of Maryland). George Martin's Bertie Precint will is dated 10/6/1734. Bertie County deed G 60 dated 7/9/1747 shows Ann Martin married third to Joseph Anderson and the two of them were "Sole executors of George Martin, Esq." The > deed for 1000 acres is from Joseph and Ann Anderson to John Hull and his wife > Ann, daughter of George Martin. George Martin's daughter could have married > Fulford later. Ann McDaniel Anderson Martin Anderson died in Chowan County and > her will was signed 9/17/1783 and proved in 12/1788 Court. > Paul [email protected] > > This is my friend's Anderson-Coleson family in Bulloch Co., Georgia: > > John Goldwire Anderson - B. 7/31/1853, D. 1/25/31, > married (1) Mary E. Roe in l874; > married (2) ****Mary Coleson on 4/8/1874, daughter of Joshua and Sara (Sapp) Coleson > some of her family reportedly died in a smallpox epidemic > married (3) Mary A. Ennis in 4/27/l5 > > John Goldwire Anderson's sister also married a Jones and a Barrow. > > On a completely different note, Creech families trace back to Norfolk > Co., VA--I know a Thomas, Henry, and Jeremiah Creech were found in Norfolk > Co., VA Order Book, 1753-1762, pages 25, 32, 46, 49, 59, and 60. Henry > was noted in Norfolk Co., VA Wills, 1710-1753, by C.F. McIntosh, c. 1922. > There was also a George Oliff noted in Westmoreland Co., VA Orders, 1739- > 1743--many would get their headright at Westmoreland, sell it, and migrate > to the Norfolk area before looking westwared or southwestward for open > land. There were Oliffs in Bulloch Co., GA where my friend's Andersons > were. > Spotsylvania County, Virginia, Records by Crozier--Deed Book A, page 109: > "December 2, 1729--John Thompson of St. Peter's Parish, New Kent Co., VA, > planter, sells to Benjamin Cottman of Stepeney Parish, Somerset Co., Province > of Maryland--for 9 pounds 10 shillings--100 acres of land in St. George Parish, > Spotsylvania Co., VA, patented by one James Cannon and conveyed to said > Thomson. Witnesses: Lewis Davis Yancey, G. Home. Recorded: 2 Dec 1729." > At least one Sharpe, like the Martins, came down from Maryland through Virginia and NC to Georgia. > Some Shepherds started very close to Annapolis--would either be in > Anne Arundel or Prince George's County, MD records--one branch went out > to start Sheperdstown, Virginia (since 1850 in West Virginia). It would not > be unusual for branches to reconverge onto each other. In my friend's > Anderson line, I found that branches of Andersons and Callaways had gone > to Ohio and Wisconsin--another branch went to Georgia. > > Rick Thomas > Alexandria, Virginia > [email protected] > > >

Hi all, Not too long ago, there were some "Remember When" posts regarding Statesboro and Bulloch county of past years. Does anyone have copies of those posts saved that could be forwarded to me? Or can anyone tell me if there is a way to go back and search for those posts in an archive? It just recently dawned on me that my husband's grandfather grew up in Nevils and that he might enjoyed reading the "Remember When" posts. Thanks for your help! Karen Hodges

Searching for information on Elijah McDonald or McDaniel, b. 1834 Searching for information on Jacob Rutledge Brooks, twice legislator during the War between the States, married to Rebecca J. I. Sappington Kind regards, The Rev. Dr. Cynthia Forde