I may have some info on your LOTT family. Can you provide further information? Here are a couple of websites that might be of interest to you: http://members.aol.com/jbarron933 http://plant.sgc.peachnet.edu/~jbellis/genweb/IGM/Lott/Lott.html Hope this helps. Cara ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Tanner" <jtanner@mozart.music.sc.edu> To: <GACOFFEE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2000 10:15 AM Subject: [GACOFFEE] John Tanner m. Mary Douglas > Hi all, > I'm new to the list, and new to genealogy. I know you've probably been > hounded to death with this question, and if there exists an archives where > this topic has been previously discussed, please direct me to it. > > But I'm looking for any information on John Tanner and Mary Douglas. They > are believed to be the parents of the early Tanner settlers of what became > Coffee and Bacon Counties. At this point, I am not so concerned about > "documented" information, in fact, I'm kind of sick of it. Anyone with > family stories, hunches, hypotheses, etc., on the origin of this family, > and what became of John and Mary, please contact me. I have heard that the > names Joseph and Cal have been regarded as John's ancestors, but I'm not so > quick to believe that. > > If they did come from SC, like is generally believed, I can go do research > at the SC state archives, near where I live and work. However, I need some > names to go on. I am familiar with the late Michael Bennett's web site > which details a large number of the descendents of John and Mary. The > pieces just don't quite fit. I'm looking for other options and would love > to share information. > > I am told that one person in Coffee County has travelled to England > researching this family, connecting John with Lt. John Tanner, an early > British soldier at Ft. Frederica. If you know of her, please either refer > her to me, or me to her. > > I am a ggg grandson of Berry Hampton (Hamp) Tanner, who was the son of > John, and first sheriff of Coffee County. I also have SEVERAL other Coffee > Co. lines, especially Kirkland, but also Meeks, Youngblood, Gaskins, > Lankford, Lott, Davis, Carver, Fender, etc., and have learned at least > something about each of them in a very short time. This is fun! > > Thank you! > Jeff Tanner > > > > ==== GACOFFEE Mailing List ==== > We welcome any data, pictures, gedcoms,or family files that you wish to contribute to the Coffee or Atkinson County GaGenWeb sites. >