As most of you know, I am teaching three classes this summer. Yesterday, while two of my research classes probed around the campus library, searching for research materials, I did some probing of my own: I spent some time "fetching Fitches" and the "Fitch" I "fetched" furrowed through the fog and fastened onto a link I have been seeking. YES! I FINALLY FOUND THAT NEW ENGLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA CONNECTION I HAVE BEEN DRIVING EVERYONE CRAZY WITH!!! (I haven't been this excited since I discovered that David Spence of Somerset, MD (1639-1679) was ancestor of the Jasper County, MO Spence families!) I'm not finished, but I know where I am going with this Spencer thing. The rest should fall into place nicely. I will go into better detail after additional Fitches have been "fetched", Bunches have been "bundled", Inmans have been "itched", Spences and Spencers have been "spangled" and Skillerns have been "scoured." (That would make a book in itself). Meanwhile, keep searching and posting. Barbara === Barbara Inman Beall, Ph.D. Professional Writer, Editor, Researcher Lancaster-Wormiston Press E-Mail: BIBeall@email.msn.com, BBeall43@yahoo.com Voice Mail: (303)556-5477 Snail Mail: P.O. Box 173, Broomfield, CO 80038-0173 "Love prevails!" -- Columbine -- April 20, 1999 _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com

Jo Martin has submitted a Bio Page to The Inman Compendium.. Here is the new entry: Jo Martin jo.mar@worldnet.att.net Winston-Salem, NC 27103 USA My webpage is www.familytreemaker.com/users/m/a/r/Mary--J-Martin/index.html The Word Processor I use is WordPerfect My computer is IBM The Genealogy prog. I use is: Family Tree Maker I accept GEDCOMS: YES My e-mail reader is set up for HTML: NO My lineage is as follows: 9 - John Ezekial, b. abt 1727 md. Henrietta Hardin 8 - William Inman, Sr., b. abt 1754, d. abt 1798 md. Susannah 7 - William Inman, Jr., b. 1772, on Nov 29, 1792 md. Nancy Morris, b. 1778, d. Bef. 1815 6 - Henry Inman, b. 1805, d. 1830 md. Anne Simmons, b. 1813 5 - Ira Inman, b. Mar 2, 1832, d. Oct 19, 1894, on Mar 12, 1853 md. Mary Polly Shelton, b. Aug 8, 1830, d. Jan 13, 1902 4 - William H. Inman, b. 1854, d. 1892 md. Mary Scott, b. 1858, d. 1901 3 - Ira Zebedee Inman, b. Feb 14, 1879, d. Dec 24, 1973, on Feb 16, 1905 md. Nancy Carolyn Love, b. Jul 11, 1879, d. Mar 11, 1940 2 - Della Mae Inman, b. May 23, 1908, d. Jul 7, 1956, on Jun 25, 1929 md. Joseph D. Jackson, b. Aug 25, 1907, d. Aug 21, 1989 1 - Mary Jo Jackson, b. Sep 30, 1931, on Apr 30, 1954 md. Paul Ray Martin, b. Jan 9, 1928 Received - Sunday, June 06, 1999 at 12:57:19 (CDT)

Hi Ann, Who was looking for David Inman? One of my David Inmans was b: abt 1871 in Iowa and Died in Texas. His parents are Benjamin and Sarah McConnell Inman.

JIm, I had joined the compendium earlier, did not see my bio on the page and wanted to be sure I had submitted correctly. I sent a donation recently. Thanks, Jo Martin -----Original Message----- From: Jim Williams <inman-res@surnameweb.org> Date: Sunday, June 06, 1999 5:53 PM Subject: Welcome to The Inman Compendium. >Thank you, Jo Martin, for signing my guestbook! >You can see your entry at http://inman.surnameweb.org/guest/guest.htm > >If you have a data file for your family that you would like to have entered in the system, just let me know and I will be glad to enter it into the database. If you have articles, maps, wills or pictures, feel free to send them as well. > >If you have any questions, or need help with the web site in any way, feel free to email me. Be sure to use the search engines to find information anywhere on the web site. There is one on the opening page and one in the database. > >If you are an AOL subscriber please open your mail box for mail from me and other researchers. You can also establish a second email address on AOL that would be spam free. > >I will have your name added to the researchers pages shortly. Try to remember to notify me if you change servers, or user names, so I can correct your entries. > >This web site is supported by donations from it's users. If The Inman Compendium has helped you make a family link, or saved you years of search time and expense, a small yearly contribution ($5 or $10), to continue this project, would be appreciated. This will go towards the ever increasing costs of our web host. They can be sent to: >Jim Williams, 504 N. 7th St., Temple, TX 76501 > >Thanks again and Enjoy! > >Jim Williams, The Inman Compendium > >

Jim, I joined the Inman Compendium recently and sent you a donation, however I did not see my bio on the page, so added it today. Thanks for such a great site for us that are a'searching. Jo -----Original Message----- From: Jim Williams <inman-res@surnameweb.org> Date: Sunday, June 06, 1999 5:53 PM Subject: Welcome to The Inman Compendium. >Thank you, Jo Martin, for signing my guestbook! >You can see your entry at http://inman.surnameweb.org/guest/guest.htm > >If you have a data file for your family that you would like to have entered in the system, just let me know and I will be glad to enter it into the database. If you have articles, maps, wills or pictures, feel free to send them as well. > >If you have any questions, or need help with the web site in any way, feel free to email me. Be sure to use the search engines to find information anywhere on the web site. There is one on the opening page and one in the database. > >If you are an AOL subscriber please open your mail box for mail from me and other researchers. You can also establish a second email address on AOL that would be spam free. > >I will have your name added to the researchers pages shortly. Try to remember to notify me if you change servers, or user names, so I can correct your entries. > >This web site is supported by donations from it's users. If The Inman Compendium has helped you make a family link, or saved you years of search time and expense, a small yearly contribution ($5 or $10), to continue this project, would be appreciated. This will go towards the ever increasing costs of our web host. They can be sent to: >Jim Williams, 504 N. 7th St., Temple, TX 76501 > >Thanks again and Enjoy! > >Jim Williams, The Inman Compendium > >

Hi I am an Inman researcher also. There is an Inman Compendium http://inman.surnameweb.org/index.htm It is the best surname site I have seen. I just looked it over before replying and they have about 25 david Inmans listed. You can check it out and post to it. Maybe if your david is not there, some one knows something about him Lots of luck Ann I think I sent this to incorrect site, so will try again

NAIL Full Results How to Order Control Number NRFF-21-3W51-23422 Media Textual records Descr. Level File Unit Record Group 21 Series 3W51 File Unit 23422 Title Criminal Defendant Case File for David Inman Dates 1875 Creating Org. United States. District Court. Western District of Arkansas. Fort Smith Division. Scope & Content Crime: Liquor Jacket Number: 100 General Note To order copies of a Fort Smith criminal case file, indicate that the case is a Fort Smith criminal case, and provide the name of the defendant and the jacket number. Provide the crime as well if known. Copies cost $10.00 minimum up to 20 pages, $0.50 per page thereafter. Payment can be made by check, money order, or credit card. Do not send cash. Payment must be exact, so credit card payments generally are the most convenient. Please make your requests in writing. Requests are accepted via fax, e-mail, or regular mail. Within the United States, overnight delivery is available for an extra $4.00. Please state in your request that you would like this feature and provide your street address and phone number. Please NOTE: No P.O. Box numbers are accepted. See Also Series Description Personal Ref. David Inman Access Unrestricted. Use Restrictions None. Contact NARA's Southwest Region (Fort Worth, TX) (NRFF), Building 1, Dock 1, 501 West Felix Street, Fort Worth, TX 76115 PHONE: 817-334-5525 FAX: 817-334-5621

--part1_35cc736d.2489fe34_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --part1_35cc736d.2489fe34_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-path: Tiquie@aol.com From: Tiquie@aol.com Full-name: Tiquie Message-ID: <35cc736d.2489fda2@aol.com> Date: Sat, 5 Jun 1999 00:12:18 EDT Subject: I am looking for David P. Inman To: INMAN-L@rootsweb.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 10 My name is Monique and I am researching my family heritage. But of course, isn't everyone here doing that. LOL. David married Maratha COWDRY. They had a daughter named Ruth. Ruth was born in Oct 1883. Ruth married Samuel HAYS. Ruth and Samuel had 2 daughters named Mildred and Dorothy. If any of this info looks familiar please drop me a line. Thank you all in advance. And I am willing to share any and all of the info I have. Desperately searching in New Mexico, Monique Whited --part1_35cc736d.2489fe34_boundary--

I am having to take the computer in to the shop, so I will be offline for today and part of tomorrow. If you need to contact me, you can call or just leave a message and I will be back ASAP. Thanks. -- Jim Williams - Please update your bookmarks to the links below. --> Shortcuts to The Inman Compendium <-- Main page - http://inman.surnameweb.org/index.htm Submit a Bio - http://inman.surnameweb.org/guest/biopage.htm Database - http://inman.surnameweb.org/database.htm Photo Album - http://inman.surnameweb.org/contact.htm

I hope someone can make a connection with my INMAN ancestor. Her name was Elmira INMAN and she was born in Ripley, NY. She married William OSBORNE and they had a daughter, Ellen OSBORNE. Ellen was born in 1845 in Ripley, and that is where she married George TRUESDELL in 1860. I would love to find more information on Elmira. http://www.go.com ________________________________________________________ ____ Get your Free GO Network Email address at http://mail.go.com

Would like to exchange any info on Asa Inman b. Abt. 1775 in S.C., m. Mary Polly Coppock in Miama Co., Oh. E-mail me at: cherylg@midwest.net.

Thanks for this information. I will post it to the list in case anyone is looking for someone in the SE MO area. Barbara --- Joan Coffey <jocoffey@brightok.net> wrote: > Barbara I found this obit and because it had some of > the names you are > researching plus one (Tune) I am researching I > thought I would pass it > along to you. I subscribed to your list because I am > trying to find > links to my Tune/Spence line. > > RILEY, Flora STEPHENS BROOKS INMAN (TUNE); 92; > Keysport IL>Cape > Girardeau MO; Southeast Missourian; 1997-8-1; > cannon. > This link is where I found the above Obit. > http://obits.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/obit.cgi > Joan Coffey > > -- > MZ� > > > === Barbara Inman Beall, Ph.D. Professional Writer, Editor, Researcher Lancaster-Wormiston Press E-Mail: BIBeall@email.msn.com, BBeall43@yahoo.com Voice Mail: (303)556-5477 Snail Mail: P.O. Box 173, Broomfield, CO 80038-0173 "Love prevails!" -- Columbine -- April 20, 1999 _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com

Rootsweb is having trouble with its GenConnect Boards so the server is down. Hopefully, it will be back on track soon. Dr. Barbara Inman Beall Sponsor: Inman, Spence, Spencer & Hopper GenConnect

Just thought I'd throw in another Inman example - My (5th) gr grandparents: she was the daughter of an American Rev War Captain whose wife's family was German. He was a Hessian Soldier who was captured at Trenton. They moved to Union County PA and their first daughter married Israel Inman from Hanover PA. Family was bilingual for at least 2 more generations. Do wish I could learn more details to make a good story to write. Elinperlich >From: "Barbara Beall" <bibeall@email.msn.com> >To: INMAN-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Fw: Genealogical Studies--Meshach Inman Origin >Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 18:56:48 -0600 > >Concerning my Meshach Inman question of last night, I received this >response<snip> >-----Original Message----- >From: Charles Inman <cginman@superior.net> >To: BIBeall@email.msn.com <BIBeall@email.msn.com> >Date: Tuesday, May 25, 1999 9:16 AM >Subject: Genealogical Studies > > > >Glad you had such a successful trip. > > > >I was certain that Shadrach and his brothers came from England - INMAN is > > >certainly English and not German. <snip>> > > > Charles > > > _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com

Thought I would share this with the list. Barbara -----Original Message----- From: Doris Fountain <doriskf@ibm.net> To: Beall, Barbara <bibeall@email.msn.com> Date: Sunday, May 30, 1999 8:49 PM Subject: Inman at website >http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tn/GreeneBios > >

Doris: I don't think that you are off track at all. The McPeeters (McPheeters) connection is certainly interesting. Shadrach Inman of the Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego trio married a Mary Ann McPheeters. The Inman brothers were in Rowan County. Then Burke County, NC was created from Rowan. I'm off on another tangent today (Memorial Day). Yesterday, for the first time, I was finally able to access the LDS web site. I found a record for the Joseph Spencer of Lee County I was working on the other day. This one claimed that his father was William David Spencer (but went back no further than that). It also suggested that William David was believed to have been born in NC. His son Joseph, however, was born in Wales???!!!! I suppose it is possible that the family relocated to Europe for a while and then returned to the colonies??? If this is true, they could have returned via Philadelphia and worked their way south from there. (This gets more complicated everytime I investigate it). Barbara -----Original Message----- From: Doris Fountain <doriskf@ibm.net> To: Barbara Beall <bibeall@email.msn.com> Date: Sunday, May 30, 1999 5:43 PM Subject: Re: Part II of the Bolton debate >Remember that I am a MOORE desc. and live near old Orange Co, so I have >the following notes which include a Cathey: > >Descendants of unk Moore > > 1 unk Moore >......... 2 William Hamilton (Capt.) Moore 1726 Ulster, Ireland; see >Marty Grant; mocks@gte.net d: November 6, 1812 Buncombe CO, NC; came >1739;thru Phila to Orange CO >............. +Mary Ann Cathey 1743 Augusta CO, VA m: 1758 Rowan CO, NC >d: Bef. 1774 Rowan CO, NC >.................... 3 Nancy Moore ABT 1760 Buncombe CO, NC >........................ +Jonathan McPeters ABT 1760 >.................... 3 Margaret Ann Moore ABT 1760 >........................ +James Rutherford ABT 1760 m: Buncombe CO, >NC >.................... 3 James Moore 1768 >........................ +Henrietta Sherill 1773 m: Buncombe CO, NC d: >1843 >.................... 3 Sarah Moore ABT 1760 >........................ +John Motgomery ABT 1770 m: Buncombe CO, NC >.................... 3 Thomas Moore ABT 1770 GA d: GA >.................... 3 William Hamilton Moore, Jr. Aft. 1758 >.................... 3 Robert Moore Aft. 1758 >.................... 3 Alice/Allie Moore Aft. 1758 >........................ +John Penland >......... *2nd Wife of William Hamilton (Capt.) Moore: >............. +Margaret Patton 1749 m: 1774 Rowan CO, NC Mother: >Charity Father: Robert Patton >.................... 3 Charity Moore ABT 1775 moved to MO >........................ +Jesse Ballew gmurrell@flash.net;mocks@gte.net >m: ABT 1795 Buncombe CO, NC >.................... 3 William Moore ABT 1780 >.................... 3 Rachel Moore Burke CO,NC; see website for >children d: 1866 Burke CO,NC >........................ +George Penland >.................... 3 Alice Moore Aft. 1774 >........................ +John Penland >.................... 3 Robert Moore Aft. 1774 >.................... 3 Margaret Elizabeth Moore Aft. 1774 >........................ +Benjamin Tutt >.................... 3 Charles Moore May 6, 1791 Buncombe CO, NC >........................ +Margaret Penland >............................... 4 William Hamilton Moore ABT 1811 >Buncombe CO, NC >............................... 4 Rachel Evaline Moore ABT 1815 >Buncombe CO, NC >.................... *2nd Wife of Charles Moore: >........................ +Lucinda Killian >............................... 4 Robert P. Moore ABT 1832 Buncombe >CO, NC >............................... 4 James L. Moore ABT 1835 buncombe >CO, NC >............................... 4 Margaret Moore ABT 1837 Buncombe >CO, NC >............................... 4 David S. Moore ABT 1844 Buncombe >CO, NC >............................... 4 Daniel K. Moore ABT 1846 Buncombe >CO, NC >............................... 4 Samuel Evans Moore ABT 1849 >Buncombe CO, NC >.................... 3 Nancy Moore Aft. 1774 from mocks@gte.net >........................ +Jonathon McPeters >.................... 3 Mary/Polly Moore Aft. 1774 >........................ +Robert Penland from mocks@gte.net >.................... 3 Sarah/Sally Moore Aft. 1774 >........................ +John Montgomery >......... 2 James Moore Bef. 1739 came w/bros from Ireland in 1739 >......... 2 Jason Moore Bef. 1739 came w/bros from Ireland in 1739 >......... 2 Charles Moore Bef. 1739 came w/bros from Ireland in >1739 > >STEVEN THOMAS MOCK (mocks@gte.net) >*****William Hamilton Moore, born 1726 in Ulster, Ireland and came to >America >with his 8 brothers including Charles, Jason and James in 1739 through >Philadelphia and settling on Borden's Grant in Orange County, VA. he >ended >up in Rowan County, NC where he married Mary Ann Cathy in 1758 > >From: > Steven Mock <mocks@gte.net> >Organization: > Ancestral Investigations > My Moore ancestor was a William Hamilton >Moore, who came from Ulster, Ireland to America when he was about nine >years old, with several of his >brothers. He lived in Augusta County, VA, and then migrated down into >North Carolina. So... it >doesn't look like there is a match here, sorry. Good Luck in your >search! > >

I was playing around with Ancestry.com this morning and discovered that they have set up family history message boards by surname. Spence and Inman message boards exist at that site and people have already been posting messages. (I'm not the sponsor of these boards). To access that site, go to www.familyhistory.com Type in the surname you are searching and go from there. There is also a Spencer message board at the same site. Barbara

Still trying to tie my John Inman Sr. to somebody. Terry Jackson Union Co., SC Minutes of the County Court 1785-1799, Brent H. Holcomb, Southern Historical Press, Easley, SC, 1979 pg. 374 1-2-1794 The State Vs. Meshack Inman Hog Stealing The Grand Jury returned true Bill traversed by Mr. Nott, ordered that the securities in this case stand bound by their recognizance until next court. pg. 388 6-3-1794 The State So. Carolina Vs. Meshick Inman Hog Stealing Came the state by William Shaw Esquire and the defendant by Abraham Nott Esquire, Whereupon came a Jury the Same as Wilson Against Floyd who being duly sworn to will and truly try and true delivery make; return their verdict on their several oaths and affirmations & say we find Meshick Inman Guilty. James Gibbs forman. The State Vs. Mesheck Inman Larceny Came the defendant into open court, with William Hodge and John Thompson and confessed a Judgement for Five Pounds being the fine or fleated on the said Inman, also cost of suit with stay of execution three months, which is ordered accordingly. Revulotionary War AGLL microfilm: SC Accounts Audited; Hyslop, John to Jacob (Jacobs), Joshua. Meshack Inman #3939 6-5-1786 Rufus Inman #3940 5-6-1786

My trip to the library this afternoon left me dizzy. I feel as though I have been chasing squirrels all day. I was going to look into the Germans-in-Rowan-County matter, but was side-tracked by other things. So Meshach's wife is going to have to wait for a while. I think I hit upon something--and that discovery has me back on the Spencer track once again. I found a book called "Early Settlers of Lee County, Virginia and Adjacent Counties, Vol. II" compiled by Hattie Hyrd Muncy Bales, Compiler. It was published by Media, Inc. Printers and Publishers in Greensboro, NC 1977. pp. 652-657 focuses on two families: Joseph Spencer and James Spencer. According to the compiler: "There were two families by the name of Spencer who came to SW VA. One family first appears in Montogomery County, VA and later settled in Lee County. The other family first appears in the Wahsington County records. However, no relationship has been established bwtween the two families or the two branches of the Spencer family." To make a long story short, Joseph Spencer was the ancestor of William Spencer, who later settled in Jasper County, MO and who is buried in moss Springs Cemetery with my Spence ancestors. After reviewing all of this information, I think this is the same Joseph Spencer who bounced around in Western NC for a while with the Anson County Spencers. Concerning James Spencer--the compiler states that this Spencer line (Washington County VA) also stretches into Shendandoah County, VA. This James Spencer married Elizabeth Bolton, born 1776 in Shenandoah County. This family eventually relocated to Tennessee and one descendant's line settled in Barry County, MO (which is not all that far from Jasper). So I'm trying to figure out who these people are and how they fit into all of this. My big find came from "Virginia's Colonial Soldiers" by Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck and centers upon Orange and Augusta Counties. An Edward Spencer, Sr. was quite a leading figure in Orange during the 1740s. He had a son named Joseph and an Edward Jr., who died fairly young--but he was old enough to leave a will. The Spencers I've been chasing (Thomas Spencer of Caswell) appears to have come from this family also. I found him on the militia list for Orange County in 1758--but that is the only time his name is mentioned. He left for SC shortly after that since he inherited property from his uncle Richard there. What is also so intriguing about these old militia lists is that I found all the other people I've been chasing in Orange/Augusta Counties: the Bells, The Catheys, the Grahams, the McDowells, the Kerrs, etc. etc. etc. And I also found the Taliaferros. Probably my biggest find of the day concerns the Skillerns or Skillians name. A Skillians (Abraham, I think), was the administrator of Elisha Spence's estate in Madison County, TN in 1835/1836. I found the Skillians name in Caswell and in Rowan Counties, so I had presumed that they were related to the Bells, since Elisha Spence's second wife was a Bell. They may have been--but the direct connection was with the Spencers and Thomas Spencer of Caswell's third wife. Thomas married Susannah Monie (Money, Monette, Monier) in Charleston in 1761. John Spencer, Elisha Spence's father-in-law and the first Sheriff of Maury county TN, was born in 1762. Susannah died by 1771, so Thomas married Mary Griggs in Charleston. Mary also died and Thomas' third wife was Elizabeth. I had thought he married her in Charleston, but he didn't do that and that's why I haven't been able to find a marriage record for them. Instead, Thomas returned to Orange County, VA where he met--Elizabeth Skillians (Skillern), daughter of William Skillern. And that's where the Skillians name connects with the Spence family. William had a number of sons, who later relocated to Tennessee, and Elisha Spence happened to be living near one of them when he died in Madison County. So, it's been quite a day. I still haven't figured out the exact Northeastern connection with these people, but checked out a few more books, hoping to strike pay dirt. I also haven't figured out the exact relationship between the Anson Spencers and Caswell Spencers, etc., but I'm working on it. And I still have to look for Meshach Inman's "German wife"--that may be like looking for a needle in the haystack. Meanwhile, happy Memorial Day. I start back to school again on Tuesday. It will be a while before I return to the library once again. Barbara

Someone sent me this message today. I thought I would post it to the list. Hope someone can make connections. Barbara -----Original Message----- From: CHIMPAS@aol.com <CHIMPAS@aol.com> To: SPENCE-L@rootsweb.com <SPENCE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, May 28, 1999 11:19 AM Subject: INMAN Surname on my MIMACOMB list >Hi Barbara, >I don't know if you received my previous e-mail (a couple of months ago) with >information from my Macomb County, MI list (MIMACOMB) indicating information >about the INMAN surname. Below is additional information along with an >e-mail from a person also investigating the INMAN surname. Maybe there's a >connection for you - I hope so! >Sincerely, >Linda Spens Ascencio >+++++++++++++++++++ > >Dear Listers; >Could someone tell me where the Curtis Twp.Cemetery is located in Macomb Co? >I am at I-94 and exit 262 so I would need directions from that point. Also >is there a phone number to contact someone in charge of the Cemetery? I >would need to know where to look for my ancestors in the Cemetery. >The names are INMAN and ARNOLD. >Jean Payton >jpayton@iesconet.com > > >Curtis Cemetery is located at 25 Mile Road and Shelby Roads in Shelby >Township. The cemetery is inactive. Mount Clemens Public Library holds >readings of the cemetery markers which where done in 1984. The entries >for the surname INMAN are as follows: > >INMAN, Orrin (son of Nathan & Annis) died Oct 7, 1842 (22 Y) >INMAN, Annis (wife of Nathan) died May 9 1851 (61 Y) > >Hope this helps. > >Debbie Larsen >Mount Clemens Public Library >http://www.libcoop.net/mountclemens >