Steven, What is your source for the birthdate of "my" Burrell H. Hambrick being born in 1810? I have seen in several places that his birthdate is referenced as 1790 or 1795. It would help clear some of my confusion up greatly if this birthdate has a primary source. Thanks. Also, if the Burwell mentioned in Tressie's data was born in 1788, he would have been 17 in the 1805 bid for guardianship by his brother. In those days and location, was "legal age" 18 or 21? If it was 18, it just seems needless for his brother to have become guardian of him and paid a $500 bond right before he reached his majority. Unless, of course, there was a lot more than $160 at stake which was the amount mentioned in the court records. Thanks again for everyone's help. The Hambrick end of my research is very new for our branch of the family. And GA isn't always the easiest location to research, but have run into lots of helpful people. Kathy in Florida [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, September 16, 1998 8:52 PM Subject: Re: [HAMRICK-L] some big time confusion!!! >Michael A Martinez wrote: >> >> Ike and others............... >> >> I have posted in the past that I am the descendant of Berrell Hampton >> Hambrick, born about 1790 who married Elizabeth. I have confirmation >> of this. But in trying to find out who Berrell H. Hambrick's parents >> were I have run into some confusion. >> >> [email protected] sent me some info on a Burwell Hambrick who was under >> the guardianship of his brother Joseph (ca. 1805) in Jackson Co, GA. >> Joseph and this Burwell's father was a Thomas Hambrick. >> >> I was wondering if anyone had connected this Thomas Hambrick with the >> Thomas Hamrick (abt 1757 - 1798) who was married to Sarah Scurlock and >> was the son of Joseph Hamrick who married Margaret. >> >> Are those two Thomas's the same person or is it just a matter of >> coincidence that, because Thomas Hamrick died in 1798 that any >> underage children would have needed a guardian. Am I even on the >> right track? I would love to hear your thoughts on this. Any other >> leads would keep me jumping. Right now I am at a dead end with this. >> We can trace him back to GA and with that the info stops (or least the >> info that we have found thus far). >> >> Thanks for all of your continued help and suggestions. >> >> Kathy in Florida [email protected] > >Kathy, > >First of all, you need to look at a few facts, then you can put an end >to your question. Burwell HAMRICK, son of Thomas & Sarah (SCURLOCK) >HAMRICK, was born circa 1788... your Burwell HAMRICK was born circa 1810 >not 1790. They are NOT the same people. Period. > >Your Burwell could easily be a son of any of Thomas & Sarah's sons. Is >he? We don't know. We know that he is NOT the son of Thomas' son John. >He is not the son of Thomas' son James as he had a son named Burwell, >but he was born in 1823. We don't know for sure what happened to sons >William and Burwell although evidence has implied they were killed >during the War of 1812. There seems to be some doubt about some of that >data. Joseph would appear to be the best bet as a father because he was >in DeKalb County, GA in 1830, but there has been no further information >to indicate he had a son named Burwell. > >There are other HAMRICK families in Georgia which also could fit your >Burwell into them. Without a lot more digging into Georgia records we >may never be able to piece together some of these families and figure >out whom belongs to whom. > >As far as trying to tie to Thomas' son Burwell, you are barking up the >wrong tree. You need to concentrate on other possibilities. While we >cannot always say who someone belongs to, we can at times tell you who >they do not belong to. > >You can ask Ike, JR or any other HAMRICK researcher, but I would bet >that none of them know as much about as many lines as Tressie. She is >conservative on her perdictions because she is careful not to jump to >conclusions. I would trust her judgement. > >Steven A. Bridges >[email protected]