Dear Harkey list, While nosing around the Internet this morning, I did a google.com search for "Martin Harkey" and came upon a website called "The Family of Joseph and Nancy Rogers Burleyson." The URL is http://home.triad.rr.com/jdburleson/joseph_and%20_nancy_burleson.htm It is an account of the disposition of the property and children of the BURLEYSON family after the parents' death in late 1847 or early 1848 in Stanly Co. NC. In February 1848, their 8-year-old daughter, Martha Jane BURLEYSON, was bound to Martin HARKEY, who had also been appointed administrator of Mrs. Burleyson's estate. Therefore, in the 1850 Stanly Co. NC census, the household of Martin HARKEE contains a 10-year-old female, Martha J., who is *not* a HARKEY at all! 1850 NC Stanly Co. Ridenhours Dist. 4 (645 27), hh 395-396 HARKEE, MARTIN 50 NC farmer $370 --Judith 47 NC --Emaline 17 NC --Henry 17 NC laborer --Martin A. 14 NC --Martha J. 10 NC Maybe this is old news to some of us, but I sure didn't know anything about it. There's more about Martha Jane at the webpage, and I found it interesting. Alma

Thanks, Alma. These are my Harkeys! John ----- Original Message ----- From: <Junco9@aol.com> To: <HARKEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 4:10 PM Subject: [HARKEY-L] Martha J. *not* daughter of Martin HARKEY & Judith BOWERS > Dear Harkey list, > > While nosing around the Internet this morning, I did a google.com search for > "Martin Harkey" and came upon a website called "The Family of Joseph and > Nancy Rogers Burleyson." The URL is > > http://home.triad.rr.com/jdburleson/joseph_and%20_nancy_burleson.htm > > It is an account of the disposition of the property and children of the > BURLEYSON family after the parents' death in late 1847 or early 1848 in > Stanly Co. NC. > > In February 1848, their 8-year-old daughter, Martha Jane BURLEYSON, was bound > to Martin HARKEY, who had also been appointed administrator of Mrs. > Burleyson's estate. > > Therefore, in the 1850 Stanly Co. NC census, the household of Martin HARKEE > contains a 10-year-old female, Martha J., who is *not* a HARKEY at all! > > 1850 NC Stanly Co. Ridenhours Dist. 4 (645 27), hh 395-396 > HARKEE, MARTIN 50 NC farmer $370 > --Judith 47 NC > --Emaline 17 NC > --Henry 17 NC laborer > --Martin A. 14 NC > --Martha J. 10 NC > > > Maybe this is old news to some of us, but I sure didn't know anything about > it. There's more about Martha Jane at the webpage, and I found it > interesting. > > Alma > > > ==== HARKEY Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the Harkey list send the word Unsubscribe in a blank > email addressed to HARKEY-L-request@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

John and Alma and list-- having read what Alma found. Are we all going to list Martha J as Burleyson and not Harkey. It seems an obvious thing and a correct thing to do. Does any one know who or when she married and what name she used at that time? Mary Harkey Russell bird@glasgow-ky.com http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~bird Subject: Re: [HARKEY-L] Martha J. *not* daughter of Martin HARKEY & Judith BOWERS