HI Dennis, Thanks so much for responding. My problem is that I am not sure who to look at for my Massey line. The 1850 census of West Chick, Walker Co., Ga has this family: Jacob Ivester - 30 - farmer - NC Nancy - 24 John - 5 - Ga Monroe - 3 - Ga Reuben - 1 - Ga Elizabeth - 1 - Ga In later census records Nancy will indicate that she was born in either SC or NC with SC appearing most of the time. And a few families down is this family: Eason, John B. - 24 - farmer - Ga Elmira - 19 - SC James T. - 1 - Ga By 1860 both of these families are together in Craighead Co., Arkansas and the links between these two families continue well into the 1900's. Children and grandchildren, etc of these two families intermarry even though Jacob Ivester and his family move to Stoddard Co., Mo by 1870 while the Eason family stays in Craighead. For a long time we thought perhaps this was a case of a brother and sister married to a brother and sister and that Nancy's maiden name might be Eason while Elmira might be an Ivester. But... Jacob and Nancy Ivester had a son Jacob Foster. At his death in Missouri the family there gave the information that his mother's name was Massey/Massy (bet you were wondering when I would finally get to Massey...<g>). So.. now we have a maiden name for Nancy - Massey. AND.. now we are wondering of Elmira might be a Massey as well. And... that is where I am stuck.... on Nancy Massey and who her parents might be. So far I have not been able to locate a marriage record for Jacob Ivester and Nancy Massey. He was born in Rutherford Co., North Carolina while she mostly indicates South Carolina for a birth location. Do you by any chance have a stray Nancy running around in your line?????? ....LOL Any help would sure be appreciated. Thanks so much - Emma In a message dated 3/31/2004 6:36:07 PM Central Standard Time, ddce98@bellsouth.net writes: Hi Emma, I have Massey starting with Nathan Massey born abt 1766 S.C. Dennis Ellis ddce98@bellsouth.net

Emma, I have a Nancy Massey,born 1856 but she married William C. Penley. Dennis