This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Best, Wilkins, McCoy, Mouser, Barker, Griffin, Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/xAB.2ACI/1928.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Hi ..I don't know if this will help or not, but here goes..Martha Jane Mouser married John Henry Baker...Henry Harrison Mouser married Rebecca Emeline Baker...Henry & Rebecca were brother & sister & their father's name was Esaias Baker...Martha Jane & Henry Harrison were the grandchildren of Isaac Best...did you know that August 29, 1974 the Texas Historical Commission dedicated a marker to Isaac Best? It's located on Farm Road 1458, one in a half miles west of Pattison, Texas..

Dear Sir, One of my great grand fathers was Abner Bassett, he and his brother John came to Garrard Co. in the later part of 1790's, John was listed int 1820 census records, would like to know if he left a will or his estate was probated, listing his children, he was a slave owner and must have had an estate. Charles Bassett

Rev. Benjamin Wheeler m. to Sophia Bratcher: Benjamin was a s/o my g-g-grandfather, William Wheeler, and his wife Sarah "Sally" Shrewsbury; his brother Abel Wheeler is my g-grandfather. Benjamin was born in Garrard County, KY on 12-8-1807 and died in Gentry County, MO on 1-5-1893. He is buried in Wheeler-Hardwick (or Hardwick-Wheeler) Cemetery in Pattonsburg, MO Sophia was the d/o John Bratcher and Nancy Shrewsbury. She was born 3-16-1801 in Culpepper County, VA and died 2-24-1877. I don't have proof of the death location, but she is also buried in the same cemetery. Rev. Benjamin was closely associated with Freedom Baptist Church in Garrard County. If memory serves me correctly, when he and Sophia migrated to Gentry County, he founded a church there and named it Freedom Baptist after the church in Garrard County. Sometime ago, someone (I believe it was Brice Bratcher), sent me photos of the tombstones of Rev. Benjamin and Sophia. He also sent a copy of a document with a photo of the MO Freedom Baptist Church which contained a brief history of the church. I have lost the copy of that document and would really like to get another one. If someone has a copy of it, I would really appreciate it if they could e-mail me a copy. Gary W. Wheeler Cincinnati, OH _________________________________________________________________ Get MSN 8 and enjoy automatic e-mail virus protection. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/xAB.2ACI/2136.2.2.1 Message Board Post: Thanks You two are good at this. Did't expect so much so soon. I'm so happy and having so much fun. Jody

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/xAB.2ACI/2136.2.2 Message Board Post: Good find by Gerald! Now I was able to locate Conley in 1920 (don't know why I said James earlier - senior moment?). JENNINGS CONLEY F 62 M W VA KY GARRARD E PAINT LICK 1920 . He was with wife Mary A. 61, dau Lillie M. 18, and grandaus Rubie M. 7 and Alberta 2, Writing is messed up, but the grandaus' last names might have been Hert (appears crossed out though). On same page is Milton M. Jenning [sic] with a large family of his own.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/xAB.2ACI/2136.2.1 Message Board Post: Gerald I do believe that is the jackpot. Thank you so very much. Now I know her siblings. God Bless You Jody

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/xAB.2ACI/1928.1.1 Message Board Post: I had understood that Isaac finally made it to Texas, but only after pausing in southwestern Arkansas for almost ten years while on his way to Texas from Missouri. I grew up in this area of AR and have heard the tales of the Bests, Calloways, Mousers, Huckleberrys, Holders, Boones, etc. there. Do you know the relationship between the Bests and the Austins? Did they know each other only from Potosi, Missouri only, or did they come from earlier parts together in KY or VA?? If so, where in KY & VA? Also, do you know of Sarah Jane BEST, who was born about 1780 in Bedford County VA and married Elisha Hall in VA in 1800-01? They had a daughter Drucilla Hall that married Wm Bird Greer, Sr. They are all in my direct lineage. Is Sarah Jane Best part of the Isaac Best family (or tied somehow)? Drucilla & William Greer's daughter married a Barham and they moved in 1849 from KY/TN to the same community in southwest AR as Isaac Best, and the two families continued to intermarry there. It just seems they must all be connected. This same Barham line was earlier in VA, NC, TN, Calloway Co KY & Logan Co KY. I have a great deal on the Best, Mouser, Holder, Huckleberry, etc. folks in early AR. I'll be glad to exchange info with you if you have more you can share on the early Bests, etc.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Jennings Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/xAB.2ACI/2136.2 Message Board Post: 1900 Census Garrard Co., KY Jennings Jennings, Conley F. age 42, farmer, b. Nov. 1857 VA, father born NC, mother b. VA Mary A., wife, age 41, b. Jan. 1859 KY, farher b. KY, mother b. AL, married 19 years, 8 of 8 children living. Milton, son, age 18, b. Jan. 1882 KY (all children born KY), farm labor; James M., son, age 16, b. Oct. 1883, at school; Lucinda, dau. age 14, b. Sep. 1885, at school; Bluford H., son, age 9, b. Aug. 1890, at school; Naomi, dau., age 6, b. Jun. 1893, at school; Orphy, dau. age 4, b. Jan. 1896; Jacob, son, age 2, b. Mar. 1898. (No marriage record found in published records of Garrard, Madison, or Lincoln Cos.)

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/xAB.2ACI/2136.1.1 Message Board Post: Thank you for your help. You did tell me, if Orpha & Roy were in Garrard Co when the two children were born, they must have married there. I don't know who the James is you are writting about. Her mother was suppose to have been Mollie Clark Jennings. Thanks again for your answer. Jody

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/xAB.2ACI/2136.1 Message Board Post: I could find no james jennings family in all of KY in 1910 with a dau named Orpha (could she have been md. already?) . I did find Bluford Jenning [sic] with wife and 4 children in garrard Co. in 1920. I went back and tried to find a james Jenning [sic] but no luck. JENNING BLUFORD H 29 M W KY KY GARRARD E PAINT LICK 1920 He was a farmer, thought both his parents were b VA. Here's Orpha and her family in Jan. 1920. ADAMS ROY 27 M W KY KY GARRARD 1-DIST 1920 Roy was a farmer, 27, b KY, parents b KY. Orpha was 24, b KY, fa b KY, mo b TN. Two children were Orvill 1 yr. 2 mo. and edna may 3 yr. 3 mo.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/xAB.2ACI/2136 Message Board Post: Looking for parents of Orpha Jennings Adams b: 1896 in Garrard Co KY. She m: Lee Roy Adams cir. 1912. do not know what county she married in. She had a brother named Bluford Jennings b: cir. 1890. She had other siblings but do not know their names. Appreciate any help or information. Jody

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Best, Barker, Griffin, McCoy Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/xAB.2ACI/1928.1 Message Board Post: Isaac Best was one of the 300 colonists who went with Stephen Austin to help settle Texas

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/xAB.2ACI/2134.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Thanks Sandy, These are Mary Ann Austin's parent. My family has an old tin type photo that is likely Prudence Bland (b. 1797 Garrard co., KY d. aft 1880) with writing of the frame that she was 102 years old when she died. It is not confirmed it only says that it was John Thomas Miller's (b. 1847 Garrard?, KY d. 22 Mar 1921 son of Harrison Miller and Mary Ann Austin) grandmother without name. I don't have a death date on Prudence but she was living with Harrison and Mary Ann during 1880 US census and would have been 83 then, althought census said 90. Plus I can't find J. T. Miller's other grandmother (b. KY per census) to rule her out. If anyone can look up 1890 US census I would like to see if Prudence was alive then. She would have been 93 then, dying the year before 1900 US census. Not sure if she would still be in Ray co., MO, but probably close by in 1990.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hurt, Anderson, Stamper, Ray, Simpson, Long, Newby, Tudor Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/xAB.2ACI/2135.1 Message Board Post: Did a marriage lookup and found: Robert Rigsby to Lydia Kirkendall, bond date 6/15/1826, bondsman; James Perkins, return date 6/15/1826 Bond # 1720. Performed by Benjamin Polston - Bapt.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hurt, Anderson, Stamper, Ray, Simpson, Long, Newby, Tudor Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/xAB.2ACI/2132.2.1.1 Message Board Post: Julia I found the following in death records compiled by Bill and Kathy Vockery: SMITH, John, age 75, male, married, farmer, died July 1, 1853 of old age. Born in Virginia, the son of Amanda Smith. The following are all the John Smiths' I found that married in Garrard Co. bet 1797 and 1853: John Smith and Frankie Hunley John Smith and Polly Grigsby date 5/6/1813 John Smith and Cassandra Wiley date 10/14/1813 John Smith and Nancy Schooler bond date 1/25/1819 John Smith and Polly Holms bond date 10/2/1819 John Smith and Louisa Vaughn bond date 12/14/1852 John B. Smith and Nancy W. bond date 6/11/1828 John B. Smith and Harriett Wilcox date 6/21/1842 John L. Smith and Elizabeth Bourne date 11/10/1841 John P. Smith and Eliza Jane Kemper date 8/14/1823 It looks like Frankie Hunley would be a nickname for Frances and the dates fit.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hurt, Anderson, Stamper, Ray, Simpson, Long, Newby, Tudor Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/xAB.2ACI/2134.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Harley You might want to check this out: Robert Austin to Prudence Bland, bond date 10/12/1818, bondsman; Thomas Bland, consent by Charles Bland, father of the bride, no return date, Bond #1182. Sandy

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Miller, Austin, Brown, Arnold Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/xAB.2ACI/2134.1.1 Message Board Post: This is extremely helpful to me and I can't thank you enough. Do you think the bondsman, Samuel W. Miller could possibly be the father or relative of Harrison? I am not aware of the customs of the 1800's around such matters. Mary Ann Austins' father was Robert Austin. I wonder if the "P" was an "R" missread along the way? I had Robert confirmed by AFAOA. Thanks again for your assistance.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: SMITH Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/xAB.2ACI/2132.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Sandy, You also gave me another excellent clue that I overlooked on first reading. "Frankie" might well be a nickname for Frances. The Frances shown as married to John Smith on the 1850 census was born @ 1790, and so she would have been 15 or 16 in 1806 -- probably about the right age to have been the Frankie Hunley married to John Smith (he would have been 29 or 30). If they are in fact the parents of Peyton W. Smith (born @1826), then Frances Hunley Smith may well have been the aunt of Frances West Marksbury Smith as her mother (married to Peyton West) was Rebecca Hundley (Hunley)!! Thanks again for all your help Julia

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: SMITH Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/xAB.2ACI/2132.2.1 Message Board Post: If I am right that Peyton W. Smith is the son of John Smith (what I hope to demonstrate with the probate of John Smith), the Frances (Francis) West Marksbury who married Peyton W. Smith in 1849 (and was the mother of John Thomas Smith, b. 1849, Andrew, b. 1853 & Peyton W., b 1857) would be the daughter-in-law of John Smith who (believe it or not) was also married to a Frances (maiden name unknown). And you are right, the Frances West Marksbury who married Peyton Smith in 1849 was the daughter of Peyton West!!! It is very possible that John Smith was married prior to his marriage to Frances ?, I just know that she was his wife at the latter part of his life. There were at least 2 John Smiths in Garrard County from the early 1800s. I did not know about the other little boy born to Peyton Smith and Frances West Smith. I am grateful for that information.

Check out the Pruitts/Prewitts on familysearch.org (IGI, 1880 CENSUS, etc.) A quick search turned up Mathias (spelled Mathais) and Silas (a couple of them, both in KY). Also this in 1860 census (note vartiety f spellings): PREWIT MATHIAS 24 M W KY KY WHITLEY WOLF CRK 1860 PREWAT SILAS 39 M W KY KY WHITLEY LOWER REGION DIST Looks like you may want to check out Whitley Co. (I am not a Prewitt researcher.) --- Don Kelly <[email protected]> wrote: > Most of my people came from Virginia through > Georgia or through > Tennessee to points west, but I have tracked a > bible entry for Silas and > Methias Pruitt to Lancaster, KY. > > Methias was my great grandfather and he died > October 16, 1910, family > lived in Gainesville, TX then so that is > probably where he died. That is > being worked on in TX and OK. > > Methias's son Henry Melvin Pruitt was born May > 25, 1882. He was my > grandfather who died Feb 25, 1918 (accident) in > Ardmore, OK. The Pruitt > family "apparently" lived in Lancaster, KY 1882 > so it looks like > (subject to verification) he was born in > Lancaster. > > Now Henry was a construction worker, but mom > said his father and uncle > (Silas) were farmers before they came to north > Texas. > > Around Lancaster (Gerrard County) it is hard to > know what to look for > first, but it seems logical to see first if the > members have records > with Mathias, Silas or Henry Pruitt on them in > the timeframes 1850 thru > 1900, or in Henry's case 1882 through 1900. > Grandma said they came to > Texas around 1900, but could have been earlier, > or later, but not after > 1908. (They lived in Gainsville, TX then) > > What kinds of public records exist for 1850s > era Lancaster? Did birth > certificates issue in 1882? How good were the > land records 1850 - 1900? > Are there old newspapers extant or on microfilm > for that era. What kinds > of records should I look for first. > > Not all the Pruitt's went to Texas. Silas and > Mathias parents and > cousins stayed in KY, so I bet I still have > cousins living in Kentucky somewhere. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com