This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Chesnutt, Murphrey, Hollingsworth, Peterson, Boone, Gain, Robinson Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/0d.2ADE/1355 Message Board Post: The descendants of Alexander Chesnutt (d. 1690 IOW, VA), David, Jacob, Alexander, Joshua, Charles and Matilda, migrated into Southeastern North Carolina during the 1750s. From there the family branched out into the Southern States, Missouri and Indiana by the mid-1800s. A major genealogy on this family has just been published (Nov 2003) and is available. More information on the book may be found at this website: http://griffin0909.home.mindspring.com/chesnutt.html Major surnames in this book include: Chesnutt, Carroll, Hollingsworth, Vann, Boone, Peterson, Gavin, Robinson, Pearson, Murphrey Thanks for taking a look. If you have questions, please feel free to contact me. Ray