I really dislike getting 30-40 messages at one time from one person. You don't even take the time to put the name of the person you are writing about in the subject line, so each and every e-mail has to be opened to see what you sent. I would much prefer to see you are posting about a Johnston than the Johnson I'm looking for instead of opening them all. Pam Tony Johnson <tonyempireore@msn.com> wrote: John Johnston or John Johnson: S31168: VA Line: soldier was born in 1757 Culpepper CO. Va and he lived there at enlistment applied 1832 July 31 Henry Co. KY Pg 1863: Abstract of Rev. War Pension Files Jonas Johnston or Jonas Johnson wife Esther: W21470 NC Line: widow applied 1839 Nov. 23 Edgecombe Co. NC age 89 and soldier had lived there at enlistment. Soldier died 1779 Jul 29 at the home of Thomas Armis on Downing Creek on the SC & NC Line. Soldier and widow had married 1768 Nov 17 at the home of Aquilla Sugg in Edgecombe Co. NC. Widow referred to soldier as Col. Jonas Johnston: Children were Elizabeth Johnston born 1772 Feb 9: Prudence Johnston born 1775 March 15: Mary Johnston born 1776 Dec 30: William Johnston born 1779 Feb and died 1793 Nov 7: Soldiers father Jacob Johnston died 1781 Dec 11: Soldiers father was referred to as husband of Mary Johnston widow died 1841 Jan 19 and Peter Hines of Edgecombe Co. NC was executor of her estate. Widows surviving children in 1847 were Prudence Hines and Mary Ruffin. Pg 1863: Abstract of Rev. War Pension Files ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to JOHNSON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

On Fri, 2007-10-05 at 08:29 -0700, Pam wrote: > I really dislike getting 30-40 messages at one time from one person. You don't even take the time to put the name of the person you are writing about in the subject line, so each and every e-mail has to be opened to see what you sent. I would much prefer to see you are posting about a Johnston than the Johnson I'm looking for instead of opening them all. > Pam <SNIP> Pam, if you INSIST that the records all say JOHNSTON, you are likely to ignore 75% or more of your ancestors. Remember that 200 years ago, reading, writing, and spelling were no where as universal skills as today so that those who could and acted as clerks tended write down what they heard and what they heard depend on their own heritage. They were writing with expensive ink on expensive paper and they didn't have a backspace key to make corrections and since the majority of the population couldn't spell, they didn't ask, "How is that spellt?" A British ancestry clerk would have tended to put in the T that you look for, and a JP did that to my gggp Noble Johnson on his second marriage certificate though I know Noble could write very well. A Scottish or Irish clerk would have tended to leave out the T. A Norske or Svenske clerk would have tended to spell our surname Jonsson, and a Dane would have made it Johnsen or Jonssen. A German clerk would have leaned towards Janssen. I'm not sure what a Norman clerk would have done, except the records do show a Johnson was with the Norman invaders of England in 1066. All these could sound the same to the clerk. And to add complication the Scandinavians used patronymic naming until about a century ago. Remember that many Vikings moved to the English Isle in the millennia before the present one and were there to greet or fight the Romans and the Normans. I found Tony's lists long but interesting unfortunately my David didn't show up yet. Gerald J.

And, then, there are those of us who want to know this information and welcome the mail from Tony concerning it. You could always just delete anything you don't want to open. Carlette ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pam" <katluvr@swbell.net> To: <johnson@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, October 05, 2007 10:29 AM Subject: Re: [JOHNSON] (no subject) >I really dislike getting 30-40 messages at one time from one person. You >don't even take the time to put the name of the person you are writing >about in the subject line, so each and every e-mail has to be opened to see >what you sent. I would much prefer to see you are posting about a Johnston >than the Johnson I'm looking for instead of opening them all. > Pam

That's the main thing, having to open every one of them to see who it's about. He should be putting the name in the subject line like every one else does. Pam Carlette <carlette@centurytel.net> wrote: And, then, there are those of us who want to know this information and welcome the mail from Tony concerning it. You could always just delete anything you don't want to open. Carlette ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pam" To: Sent: Friday, October 05, 2007 10:29 AM Subject: Re: [JOHNSON] (no subject) >I really dislike getting 30-40 messages at one time from one person. You >don't even take the time to put the name of the person you are writing >about in the subject line, so each and every e-mail has to be opened to see >what you sent. I would much prefer to see you are posting about a Johnston >than the Johnson I'm looking for instead of opening them all. > Pam ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to JOHNSON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Pam, when someone is generous enough to provide you with a gift of the information and their time to do this for you and others...please don't t thank them by being ungrateful and then continue to complain...I find your message insulting to Tony and you are now taking up my time by having to read your message since you put "Johnson" in the heading and I am researching that subject....so just hit the delete as I am doing on your messages.... > Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2007 15:03:34 -0700> From: katluvr@swbell.net> To: carlette@mail.com; johnson@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [JOHNSON] (no subject)> > That's the main thing, having to open every one of them to see who it's about. He should be putting the name in the subject line like every one else does.> Pam> > Carlette <carlette@centurytel.net> wrote:> And, then, there are those of us who want to know this information and > welcome the mail from Tony concerning it. You could always just delete > anything you don't want to open.> Carlette> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Pam" > To: > Sent: Friday, October 05, 2007 10:29 AM> Subject: Re: [JOHNSON] (no subject)> > > >I really dislike getting 30-40 messages at one time from one person. You > >don't even take the time to put the name of the person you are writing > >about in the subject line, so each and every e-mail has to be opened to see > >what you sent. I would much prefer to see you are posting about a Johnston > >than the Johnson I'm looking for instead of opening them all.> > Pam> > > -------------------------------> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to JOHNSON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message> > > -------------------------------> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to JOHNSON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Climb to the top of the charts!  Play Star Shuffle:  the word scramble challenge with star power. http://club.live.com/star_shuffle.aspx?icid=starshuffle_wlmailtextlink_oct

As Brother Dave Gardner used to say: "Gratitude is richness, complaint is poverty, but the worst I ever had was wonderful". Woody Stephens ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pam" <katluvr@swbell.net> To: "Carlette" <carlette@mail.com>; <johnson@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, October 05, 2007 6:03 PM Subject: Re: [JOHNSON] (no subject) > That's the main thing, having to open every one of them to see who it's > about. He should be putting the name in the subject line like every one > else does. > Pam > > Carlette <carlette@centurytel.net> wrote: > And, then, there are those of us who want to know this information and > welcome the mail from Tony concerning it. You could always just delete > anything you don't want to open. > Carlette > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Pam" > To: > Sent: Friday, October 05, 2007 10:29 AM > Subject: Re: [JOHNSON] (no subject) > > >>I really dislike getting 30-40 messages at one time from one person. You >>don't even take the time to put the name of the person you are writing >>about in the subject line, so each and every e-mail has to be opened to >>see >>what you sent. I would much prefer to see you are posting about a Johnston >>than the Johnson I'm looking for instead of opening them all. >> Pam > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > JOHNSON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > JOHNSON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Then switch to digest & you get all of those messages at once & it makes it easier to delete. Besides this is a JohnSON list......while there may be an occasional JohnsTON, its not what Tony was sharing with us. Instead of complaining (to the list), just hit delete & maybe someone will focus on your JohnsTON surname. Alli > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Pam" <katluvr@swbell.net> > To: <johnson@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, October 05, 2007 10:29 AM > Subject: Re: [JOHNSON] (no subject) > > >>I really dislike getting 30-40 messages at one time from one person. You >>don't even take the time to put the name of the person you are writing >>about in the subject line, so each and every e-mail has to be opened to >>see >>what you sent. I would much prefer to see you are posting about a Johnston >>than the Johnson I'm looking for instead of opening them all. >> Pam > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > JOHNSON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.13.36/1041 - Release Date: > 10/1/2007 10:20 AM > >

I appreciate the work Tony has done and since he notified us in advance these would be coming, there was no need to open any of them if you weren't interested. the enormous amount of information he has transcribed for list members is enough without insisting he include every name referred to in the individual posts. Thank you Tony. Barbara ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pam" <katluvr@swbell.net> To: <johnson@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, October 05, 2007 10:29 AM Subject: Re: [JOHNSON] (no subject) >I really dislike getting 30-40 messages at one time from one person. You >don't even take the time to put the name of the person you are writing >about in the subject line, so each and every e-mail has to be opened to see >what you sent. I would much prefer to see you are posting about a Johnston >than the Johnson I'm looking for instead of opening them all. > Pam > > Tony Johnson <tonyempireore@msn.com> wrote: > John Johnston or John Johnson: S31168: VA Line: soldier was born in 1757 > Culpepper CO. Va and he lived there at enlistment applied 1832 July 31 > Henry Co. KY Pg 1863: Abstract of Rev. War Pension Files > > > > Jonas Johnston or Jonas Johnson wife Esther: W21470 NC Line: widow applied > 1839 Nov. 23 Edgecombe Co. NC age 89 and soldier had lived there at > enlistment. Soldier died 1779 Jul 29 at the home of Thomas Armis on > Downing Creek on the SC & NC Line. Soldier and widow had married 1768 Nov > 17 at the home of Aquilla Sugg in Edgecombe Co. NC. Widow referred to > soldier as Col. Jonas Johnston: Children were Elizabeth Johnston born 1772 > Feb 9: Prudence Johnston born 1775 March 15: Mary Johnston born 1776 Dec > 30: William Johnston born 1779 Feb and died 1793 Nov 7: Soldiers father > Jacob Johnston died 1781 Dec 11: Soldiers father was referred to as > husband of Mary Johnston widow died 1841 Jan 19 and Peter Hines of > Edgecombe Co. NC was executor of her estate. Widows surviving children in > 1847 were Prudence Hines and Mary Ruffin. Pg 1863: Abstract of Rev. War > Pension Files > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > JOHNSON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > JOHNSON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >