Hiya Troup-L! Here are some of my kinfolk from near and around Troup County, GA. Hoping to find some new contacts. Here goes...... Generation 1: Joseph H. GREENE (1795-1872) b. NC d. New Site, AL Agnes GAULDING (1799-1866) b. VA d. New Site, AL Their children: 1. Richard M. GREENE (1824--1896) b. Troup Co., GA d. Randolph Co., AL m. Louisa Elizabeth PATE 2. Joseph F. GREENE (1824-1855) b. Troup Co., GA m. Patsy INGRAM 3. John H. GREENE (1826-1902) b. GA m. Martha SANDFORD/SANFORD 4. Jane GREENE (1828-1905) b. GA m. Samuel GARRETT/GARNETT 5. Susan GREENE (1830-1906) b. GA m. William MAGEE 6. Sarah A. GREENE (1833-1886) b. GA m. W. Smith THOMAS 7. Julia Elizabeth GREENE b. 1835 in AL 8. Thomas W. GREENE (1837-1862) b. AL m. Melissa Caroline JACKSON 9. William H. GREENE (1840-1865) b. AL m. Nancy S. GODFREY 10. Nancy E. GREENE (1842-??) b. AL m. Francis M. NOLEN Generation 2: Richard M. GREENE (1824-1896) Louisa Elizabeth PATE (1833-1910) b. Fayette Co., GA d. Randolph Co., AL Their children: (note: this generation drops the "e") 1. Marina A. GREEN (1853-???) b. AL d. MS m. Louis Gass HUTCHINS 2. William Rufus GREEN (1855-1932) b. AL d. OK m. Margaret "Margie" Frances BLACKBURN 3. Cynthia Ann GREEN (1856-1934) b. AL m. Benjamin Franklin PATTERSON 4. Salimma GREEN (1859-1903) b. AL d. AL 5. Emily "Emma" I. GREEN (1860-1954) m. Unknown BONDS 6. Alice Bartow GREEN (1862-1959) b. AL d. AL 7. Ella K. GREEN (1865-???) m. Unknown BONDS 8. James J. GREEN (1867-1952) b. AL d. Randolph Co., AL m. Zora TOMLIN 9. Gilbert P. GREEN (1870-1947) m. Sarah Elizabeth ???? 10. Mary Lou "Mollie" GREEN (1871-1961) b. AL d. Randolph Co., AL m. Ephraim Lee POOL 11. Maude Estelle GREEN (1875-???) b. AL m. Unknown PRICE William BLACKBURN (1799-1868) b. NC d. Chambers Co., AL Martha W. ???? (1808-???) b. GA d. Chambers Co., AL Their children: 1. Rebecca BLACKBURN b. 1825 in GA m. Unknown WOOD 2. John L. BLACKBURN (1828-1863) b. GA d. Battle of Atlanta m. Narcissus "Narcissa" ROTTON 3. William BLACKBURN (1830-???) b. GA 4. Jesse/Jeke/Jepe BLACKBURN (1832-???) b. GA 5. Booker BLACKBURN (1824-???) b. GA 6. James A. J. BLACKBURN (1836-???) b. GA m. Nancy Ann SWEENEY 7. David BLACKBURN (1838-???) b. AL 8. Franklin BLACKBURN (1840-???) b. AL 9. George W. BLACKBURN (1841-???) b. AL 10. Joseph C. BLACKBURN (1843-???) b. AL 11. Thomas J. BLACKBURN (1845-???) b. AL 12. Martha Josephine BLACKBURN (1848-???) b. AL m. Henry W. SCOTT 13. Robert R. BLACKBURN (1849-???) b. AL 14. Harriet BLACKBURN (1851-???) b. AL My oral family history says that John L. Blackburn and 7 brothers died in the Civil War. This is unverified, but looks as if it certainly could have been the case. What a waste of Blackburns! 2nd Generation: John L. BLACKBURN (1828-1863) Narcissus "Narcissa" ROTTON (1834-1916) b. GA d. Milltown, AL 2nd husband of Narcissa: Joseph? STEPHENS Their children: 1. William Henry BLACKBURN (1850-1911) b. AL m. Lucy Ann STEPHENS 2. Martha Jane BLACKBURN (1852-???) m. Joseph H. STEPHENS 3. Mary Ann "Dink" BLACKBURN (1855-1936) m. David LILES 4. Maria(h) Rebecca BLACKBURN (1857-1927) m. Charles W. STEPHENS 5. Margaret "Margie" Frances BLACKBURN (1859-1950) b. Milltown, AL d. Berlin, OK m. William Rufus GREEN 6. Virginia H. BLACKBURN (1861-1887) d. Chambers Co., AL m. John Henry DUNN The big question here.....STEPHENS. Did all these people marry into the same STEPHENS family?? Highly possible. Looking hard for descendants of these people, help, help! William S. ROTTON (1796-1858) b. SC d. Chambers Co., AL Rebecca COGBURN (1806-1891) b. SC d. Chambers Co., AL Their children: 1. Almeda ROTTON 2. Artissa/Artecia ROTTON 3. Martha Ann ROTTON m. Palmer MATHIS/MATTHEWS 4. William W. ROTTON 5. Franklin James ROTTON (c.1831-???) b. SC m. Sarah A.M. WARDLOW 6. Narcissus "Narcissa" ROTTON (1834-1916) b. GA d. Milltown, AL m. John L. BLACKBURN and Joseph? STEPHENS 7. Ann ROTTON (1835-1914) b. GA d. AL m. Henry GREEN 8. John M. ROTTON (1847-???) b. AL m. Carrie T. MOON and Martha E. RICHARDS 9. Letta Jane"Betty" ROTTON (1847-???) b. AL m. Simon A. LEVERETT James M. PATE Jr. (1800-1856) b. Jaspar Co., GA d. Randolph Co., AL Marina GAY (1802-1876) d. Randolph Co., GA Their children: 1. W. U. PATE d. 1906 2. William Henry PATE (1821-1908) b. GA d. TX m. Mary McCRIMEN 3. Gilbert Gay PATE (1823-1897) b. GA d. Randolph Co., AL m. Mary Ann WOOD 4. Mary Ann PATE (1826-1856) b. GA d. Randolph Co., AL m. Arnton WOODS 5. James M. PATE (1827-1848) b. GA 6. Thomas Franklin PATE (1829-1903) b. Fayette Co., GA d. Randolph Co., AL m. Sarah A.E. GAINAGE and Sarah Emeline BANKSTON 7. Martha Jane PATE (1831-???) b. GA 8. Louisa Elizabeth PATE (1833-1910) b. Fayette Co., GA d. Randolph Co., AL m. Richard M. GREENE 9. Emily Ezebeler PATE (1836-1873) b. GA d. Randolph Co., AL m. A.C. WOOD 10. Williamson H.G. PATE (1838-1863) b. AL d. Ft. Delaware War m. G.H.C.A. MOON 11. Bailus Irving PATE (1840-1904) b. AL d. TX m. Sarah Virginia JOYNER 12. Robert Stell PATE (1842-1917) b. AL d. Randolph Co., AL m. Susan SCALES 13. Rufus Pate (1847-1847) b. AL d. AL William GAY (1766-1852) b. Northhampton Co., NC d. Fayette Co., GA Mary "Polly" Hunt (1770-1852) d. Fayette Co., GA Their children: 1. Penelope "Penny" GAY b. 1788 m. M. Henry OVERTON 2. William GAY b. 1792 m. Lucy WYATT 3. Arpy GAY b. 1797 m. Richard Henry McGEE 4. Marina GAY (1802-1876) d. Randolph Co., AL m. James M. PATE Jr. 5. Cynthia GAY (1804-1897) m. James H. OSBORN 6. Sherrod Haywood GAY (1808-???) m. Annis ALLEN ________________________________________________________________ If anybody sees anything familiar here, I'd love to hear from you! Diane (Hendricks) Parish - IL