Jim, Thanks for your reply. At least I know where some Givens were besides where I am looking. Maybe we can connect on down the line. Robert Sinclair in Tennessee SKELTONJE@aol.com wrote: > Robert, > My direct line of Givens were in Knox, Roane and Madison County from the > early 1800's to around 1850. My grandmother, Nancy Caroline Givens, and her > mother, Mary Polly Mayo Givens visited their Mayo and Givens relatives in > 1884 in the Medon and Jackson area of Madison County. There were Givens > still living in the Medon area ca 1934/35. My great-grandfather, James > Wilson Givens (1816-1868) and his family were in Cass Co., Texas in 1850. > Samuel Givens (1755-1814) who died in Grassy Valley, Knox Co., Tenn., had 9 > children. His son John (1779-1843), my great-great-grandfather had three > brothers: Samuel (ca 1780) who lived in Madison Co, William T. who lived in > Knox Co. and James A. who lived in Madison Co., but I know nothing about > Samuel, William and James children. The Givens you are lookin for could be > descended from them, but I have no documentation of their children. > Jim Skelton > > > ==== GIVENS Mailing List ==== > GIVENS-L@rootsweb.com > List Administrator Patricia L. Hall > phhgene@aol.com > > ============================== > Personalized Mailing Lists: never miss a connection again. > http://pml.rootsweb.com/ > Brought to you by RootsWeb.com.