as i have just shown again, my arch harris/ elizabeth carter was enumerated adjacent redding blocker, per this 1834 cobb co, ga state census and, per the info, redding blocker's 1st and 2nd wives were harrises, probably sisters, who were also probably related to our arch harris but, again, i do not know how?   then, per the info, redding blocker was the son of michael blocker/ rosannah griffin of edgefield co, sc.   again, per info i posted recently, michael blocker and daniel mckie, jr were purchasers at ellis palmer's 1800 edgefield co, sc estate sale and ellis palmer was the brother-in-law of our simcock cannon, grandfather of our jane cannon harris.   i will not post ellis palmer's estate sale again or the info showing that ellis palmer was the  brother-in-law of our simcock cannon,  but rosannah griffin blocker was the daughter of william griffin/ sarah kirksey, who died in 1800 in pendleton co, sc and who had re-married 2nd elizabeth stroud.   here is a copy of the pendleton co, sc will of william griffin showing that rosannah griffin blocker was his daughter.    Will of William Griffin: Anderson Co. SC Book A, Page 3, Roll 221 Wife: Elizabeth Griffin. Sons: John Griffin, Henry Griffin, Sergeant Griffen, Creswell Griffin. Daughters: Rebecca Breazeale, Rosanna Blocker, Hasky Breazeale, Martha Griffin, Elizabeth Griffin. Comments: "Remaining balance to be equally divided among my last wife's children." ( none named). Land Location: 12 Mile Creek on Middle Fork. Exors: Wife, Elizabeth, sons, Sergeant Griffin, Henry Griffin, my trusty friend Elnathan Davis, Sr. Witnesses: I.D. Meroney, Christopher Kirksey, Thomas Hunt, Andrew Townyhill, Charles Morgan. Date: 5 Oct. 1800. Probate: 14 Oct. 1800. Researcher for this family is: Don Holland at [email protected] Change Date: 12 Sep 2006 at 16:34:28   rosannah griffin blocker's mother sarah kirksey griffin i recently noted was the daughter of this edward kirksey/ rebeccah rickman, daughter of this thomas rickman who died in 1761 in halifax co, va.   again, this is the same rickman family who were also involved with this william harris, wife, elizabeth, or jane, also in halifax co, va and who pat seaver indicates is their harris ancestor.   also, again, like my william harris, sr/ frances goode and, of course, william harris/ judith hudson, this william harris, wife, elizabeth, are also shown to have had connections with peter hudson, sr and his family.   here, to follow, is the info, and this info is not only somewhat indefinite here, but needs to have had strategic commas, showing that rebeccah rickman kirksey was the daughter of this thomas rickman, who died in 1761 in halifax co, va, and that rosannah griffin blocker, wife of michael blocked, was his granddaughter.   From: < [email protected]> Subject: A Genealogical Puzzle Date: Wed, 18 Mar 1998 11:54:57 -0800 Hoping for some good advice on how to interpret the following: Thomas Rickman wrote his will in March of 1761 in Halifax Co, VA. In it he names the following "to my sons Gideon, Christopher, and Isaac and my daughters Sarah and Rebecca one shilling starling each. To my son John Rickman one shilling starling . . . my son Robert Rickman . . . my grandson Robert Rickman . . . rest of the estate to be sold and divided equally between my son Robert Rickman's children and my daughter Mary Hudson's children" Seems pretty straightforward on determining relationships, but here's the monkey wrench: In a court case in Chatham Co, NC in February 1800, I find the following: "Gideon Kirksey, legatee of Rebecca Rickmond alias Kirksey, Edward, John, Sarah, and Isaac Kirksey heirs of Isaac Kirksey (dec'd) and his wife Mary, and John Griffin, Poel[?] Breayeal and his wife Rebeccah, Michael Blocker and his wife Rossey Kennon Breayeal and Healey his wife, heirs of William Griffin and his wife Sarah (dec'd) do nominate and appoint our trusty friend Christopher Kirksey our lawful attorney . . . for collecting and receiving every of our parts or claims that we have against the estate of said Rebecca Rickman alias Kirksey (dec'd) . . ." I read from a genealogy newspaper column that when a person's name was recorded as "somone alias someone else" in colonial times, the term was used to denote an illegitimate child or stepchild. Is this the case here? Others looking at this are saying Rebecca Rickman alias Kirksey means she was a Rickman prior to her marriage to a Kirksey. Wouldn't the term be "nee" instead of "alias" if that was the case? Or were the terms used interchangeably? Based on these two records, how would you interpret the relationships? Thanks for any and all help. [email protected]   to be continued:   belva harris cauthen harris dna group 8-----26910