Hi, Bill, Evidently when I typed in my information on Allen Cain GENTRY I did not source it. I have been looking through my GENTRY file but can't find where I picked up the Cain as part of his name. I will continue to look and if I find it will let you know. Irma J. Roy At 05:21 PM 3/30/2003 -0500, you wrote: >At 02:18 PM 3/30/03 -0700, you wrote: >>GENTRY-D Digest Volume 03 : Issue 17 >>______________________________X-Message: #13 >>Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2003 11:29:25 -0600 >>From: Irma Roy <iroy@bham.rr.com> >> >>Allen Cain GENTRY who was born about 1788 in South Carolina, died on >>November 10, 1842, Carrolville, Tishimingo County, MS. He married >>Rebecca MOTES. On the 1840 Shelby County, Alabama Census, Allen Cain and >>his son Drury as listed as living beside my ances Simeon MILES. By 1842 >>they are all in Tishomingo County, MS where in 1844 Aaron DUN/DEEN >>(record hard to read) sues Drury JENTRY, SIMEON MILES and Rebecca >>JENTRY. There is only a court record of the filing of the suit. Old >>Tishomingo records have been vandalized and are in great disarray so my >>cousin who visited the place where the records are kept could only find >>this record. > >Question for Irma Roy: >I am wondering about whether or not Allen Gentry actually had the middle >name of Cain. This is the first I have heard of this name in this >family. Cain is of course found in the family's of Allen's uncles Allen >Cain and Elisha (both sons of David-III Gentry. I am not contesting the >accuracy of your statement, just wondering about the basis for it. > >Bill Gentry.