I'm still "flustering around" with this fellow because I am getting ready to finally load my genealogy charts onto the web and I want them to be correct. I found this item in "Seventeenth Century Colonial Ancestors" published by the National Society of Colonial Dames XVII Century 1915-1975". Page 137 lists Robert Inman who died in 1702). He is credited with living in VA. He m. Mary ???. And it states that he had service in the Indian Wars. I was reading through my old e-mail messages collected over the years and I don't know who sent me this but here is the text of the message: "As I re-read this, I see that it doesn't say that this Robert Inman came to the New World. In an index for immigrants I show: Inman: Abednego n.a. Virginia 1765-1767 Abraham n.a. South Carolina 1760 Edward n. a. Rhode Island n.d. Hugh n.a. Virginia 1659 John n.a. Nova Scotia 1749 John n. a. Virginia 1619 william n.a. New York 1794 Innman: Henry 26 New York 1711 [same message] I do have a record of Ezekiel Inman as Head of Household in Allegany Co. PA for 1790. Also show Edward, Elijah and Richard Inman from Luzerne Co., PA. According to an Inman researcher from Wright Co., MO, these are descendants of Edward of Rhode Island. [My note: right!] [same message] When I was trying to backtrack the "legend" of the Maryland Inmans, I did note that in a book of the Northern Neck Grant, which lists Benjamin, that there are many references for Frederick Co., but this does not specify if this is VA or MD. And it seems like somewhere I have a notation for a will for a Benjamin Inman in MD." [end of that message] I found this in "Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants Vol. II 1742-1775" Compiled by Gertrude Gray 1988: p. 210: (p. 17) Joseph Blackford of Frederick Co. (assignee of Isaac Jackson, assignee of Benjamin Inman, 171 a. on Back Creek in said County. Surv'd 21 Oct. 1762 for Inman by John Mauzy (and forfeited by advertisement recorded in Book N). Deed to Joseph Blackford. Adj. Wm. Frost, Thomas Privince on Lick Brook 9 March 1771. One piece of information I have in my notebook is from a gedcom file. It states that Robert Inman received a land grant of 400 acres in Edgecombe County, NC in 1740 and that his father was Charles Inman and his mother was Mary Bowly. This Robert Inman married Henrietta Hardin, and it also states that their son Ezekiel was b. 1730 in England. The following comes from "wills and Administration of Surry County, VA 1671-1750), compiled by Eliza Timberlake Davis in 1955: INMAN, Robert: Leg.--If wife, Mary Inman live a widow, then son, Robert to remain with her. If she marry, Robert to be at age at sixteen years and the estate to be divided. If Mary Inman, wife of Robert Inman marry against his wish to sons John & Robert and daughter, Sarah. 6th of the first month 1698/9. Prob. 3 March 1701/2. Witnesses: Thos Tavor, Phillis Carroll, Samuel Cornell, Book 5, Page 237. I think this Robert Inman is the one recognized by the Colonial Dames (see above). Among the Surry County wills: Robert Inman 1701-2; John 1771; Isham, 1785. Westmoreland: Abraham Inman 1662. However, I think that we are dealing with more than just one Robert Inman. And the Robert Inman of Surry County appears to have been a Quaker. But then fast forward to another Robert Inman. Among the Early Pee Dee Settlers in South Carolina before 1790: Robert Inman 1740. This must be the same Robert Inman who appears on the Muster Roll of Edgecombe County Militia, North Carolina 1750s: #111 Robert Inman also appearing on the same list is #106 Thomas Hood. The "Colonial Records of NC" shows the following: At a Council held at Edenton the 10th day of March 1741 Present His Excellency the Governour The Honorable Will Smith, Nath. Rice, Eleaz. Allen, Math. Rowan, Edward Mosely, Roger Moore, James Murry, Will: Forbes--Esq. Members of the Council Read Sundry Petitions for Land Viz Robert Inman 400--Edgecombe. I can't resist this but I found it in "Colonists in Bondage" p. 164: "Transportation to the colonies began on July 9, 1652, when it was decided to write to the governor of Waterford to deliver such prisoners as he had in charge to Robert Cann. Robert Yate, and Thomas Speed, merchants of Bristol, whose ships were traiding to the West Indies and who would take the lot, as they had accomodation. In the next month a license was given to Henry Hazard and ROBERT IMMANS [Inman] also of Bristol, to carry [them]. Robert Inman of Bristol belonged to the Inman shipbuilding family. (That Hazard name reappears in Rhode Island, by the way, where Edward Inman setted). This is just a collection of notes I found tonight while hoping to shed some light on the Robert Inman controversy. I think that the Robert Inman of Edgecombe was probably the same one in Pee Dee SC, and I think (but haven't proved) that he may have been the grandfather of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. As to whether he was a son of Charles and grandson of Christopher, etc., I don't know. But the name "Charles Inman" does turn up among the Tennessee Inmans. Barbara Dr. Barbara Inman Beall, Ph.D, BIBeall@email.msn.com, BBeall43@yahoo.com Lancaster-Wormiston Press P.O. Box 173 Broomfield, CO 80038-0173 Home Page and for Access to Website: http://mail.ancestry.com/ancestry/users/bibeall