I believe it would be useful if each of you would email to this list a short summary of your Guthrie interest. For this email keep it in the following form including the titles. I will collect these, place them in one message and repost. The supposed ancestry you can delete if you want, but if you use it, please keep it to only one or two sentences. Researcher Larry J. Guthrie lguthrie@brightok.net Oldest proven ancestor--Nathaniel Guthrie (born 1769 in NC, died 1832 in Franklin Co., AL) Married Fanny Link 1798 in Halifax Co., VA Children: Ellen John B. (b. 1801 VA) Ann Marie (b. May 1806 VA) Eliza (b. 1812 VA) Lucette (b. 1817 VA) William Carroll (b. 1818 TN) Supposed ancestry of Nathaniel Guthrie, John, Garrett, John and Mary Shay Guthrie of Middlesex Co., VA pending results of DNA test that may prove this
Reseacher: Morris Guthrie morrisgu@bellsouth.net Oldest proven ancestor: Henry Guthrie; Born 1812 in Georgia or South Carolina Married: Manerva Lyon in Newton Co., Ga in 1834 Children: George W Guthrie; b. 1840; Newton Co., Ga. Sanford Wilber Guthrie; b. 1842; Newton Co., Ga Mary J. Guthrie; b. 1845; Newton Co., Ga Josephus Guthrie; b. 1847; Ga. William Franklin Guthrie; b. 1849; Ga. Zacharias Guthrie; b. 1851; Roswell, Ga. Francis Guthrie; b. 1854; Roswell, Ga. Ancestry unknown. Henry disappeared after 1854 "for the Gold Rush". Was never heard from again. Siblings and parents unknown.