You know, I've been thinking the same thing. I'm working on Ezekiel Inman, father of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego of NC/TN fame. And I have just about concluded the Ezekiel was the son of Abraham Inman (son of Edward Inman and Mary Malavery). This Edward was a son of Edward Inman and Elizabeth Bennett. I've been digging around in NC and SC records and have found too many interpersonal occurrences between SMA and the Inmans of Newberry! I have a double descent on the Inman line. My father's line dates back through Edward Inman of RI, (down through several Edwards to Joseph Inman and his son Daniel, etc.) My maiden name was Inman. My mother descends from Meschach through an intermarriage of her Spences with the Inmans. I can't hold up the documentation that says "yes this is so!" But when I put everything together, I believe that you are right!!!! (P.S. My cousin once wrote me that some of the early RI Inmans were Quakers!!!!) Barbara --- CMW12635@aol.com wrote: > Benjamin INMAN was a resident of the Newberry > District in South Carolina. He > died 2 July 1774. He and his wife, Jemima, had a > number of children. For > years it has been reported he was the son of an > Edward Inman in Wales and was > the immigrant ancestor of the SC Inman family. > However, this has not been > substantiated with documentary proof. The origin of > this tradition, to the > best of my knowledge, is an old account of the > family produced for an Inman > family reunion. > > The theory has been proposed that Benjamin Inman > (d.1774), of SC *may* be the > same Benjamin Inman born to Edward Inman (1654-1734) > and his wife, Elizabeth > (Bennett) Inman, of Smithfield and Gloucester, Rhode > Island. > > Benjamin Inman of RI is often attributed with a > birth date estimated at about > 1683. Benjamin Inman, of SC was born about 1699. > Although there is a > discrepancy in the birth date approximations, this > is not necessarily a > factor that would eliminate the possibility of the > two men being the same > individual. It's possible the birth date > approximations for one or both are > in error. It is entirely possible that Edward and > Elizabeth (Bennett) Inman > could have had a child as late as 1699. > > Benjamin Inman, of SC was a Quaker, or at least > associated with that > community. His death date is found among the records > kept by the Quakers. > Rhode Island was very hospitable to those of other > faiths, including Quakers. > > Benjamin Inman, of SC was married to a lady named > Jemima. She is said to > have been a Haworth, but I have seen no > documentation that would verify her > maiden surname. It is reported that a Benjamin Inman > was married to a Jemima > Brundidge, 1739, in New Jersey. Is it possible this > NJ marriage is in fact > the marriage of Benjamin and Jemima Inman, of SC? If > so, NJ was a > transitional residence for many New England families > who later found > themselves moving further south. This would possibly > lend credence to the > theory that Benjamin Inman, of RI and Benjamin > Inman, of SC were one and the > same. > > I wish to correspond with anyone who has researched > the possibility of a > connection between the RI and SC Inman families. > Any information that would > confirm or refute the connection between the two > Benjamins would be welcome. > > Charles Ward > CMW12635@aol.com > > ===== Barbara Inman Beall, Ph.D.--Prof. Writer/Researcher Lancaster-Wormiston Press E-Mail: BIBeall@email.msn.com, BBeall43@yahoo.com Cell Phone: (720) 231-2193; Voice Mail: (303) 556-5477 Snail Mail: P.O. Box 173, Broomfield, CO 80038-0173 Home Page and for access to website: http://mail.ancestry.com/ancestry/users/bibeall __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com