This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: apresto4321 Surnames: Hardin, Moton Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.garrard/469.100.1.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I was wrong. I do have your Arthusa Jane Hardin in my database. I have her as the daughter of William b. c. 1805 VA. I have William as the brother to Robert M. Hardin b. c. 1785 VA. I have William and Robert's father as George Hardin who married Catharine Moton. Do your research, because I don't have have this family documented. Good Luck! Angie Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: apresto4321 Surnames: Hardin, East, Odor Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.garrard/469.100.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: As John mentioned, Arthusa "Belle" Hardin m. Arabia (Rabe) J. Hurt. She died before Rabe died. These were my husband's ggrandparents. Belle had two brothers, George B. and Joseph Oder Hardin. I have their parents as Robert M. Hardin and Eliza Jane East. I have Robert's parents as Robert M. Hardin and Elizabeth Odor from VA. I searched my database for Arthusia Jane Hardin, but didn't see one. However, I have not done a lot of indebt research on the Hardin line, so I'm sure my database in not as complete as it could be. With a name like Arthusia, I feel quite sure she was related somehow. Good Luck to you! Angie Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

I had been searching in our family for an "Artunesia" as shown on a census record. Turns out her name was actually "Amelia". It could very well be "Arthusia" is something else. Lynette Mincks ----- Original Message ----- From: <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> To: <KYGARRAR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 9:54 AM Subject: Re: [KYGARRAR] HARDIN, > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: apresto4321 > Surnames: Hardin, East, Odor > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.garrard/469.100.1.2/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > As John mentioned, Arthusa "Belle" Hardin m. Arabia (Rabe) J. Hurt. She > died before Rabe died. These were my husband's ggrandparents. Belle had > two brothers, George B. and Joseph Oder Hardin. I have their parents as > Robert M. Hardin and Eliza Jane East. I have Robert's parents as Robert > M. Hardin and Elizabeth Odor from VA. > > I searched my database for Arthusia Jane Hardin, but didn't see one. > However, I have not done a lot of indebt research on the Hardin line, so > I'm sure my database in not as complete as it could be. With a name like > Arthusia, I feel quite sure she was related somehow. > > Good Luck to you! > > Angie > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you > would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link > above and respond on the board. > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > KYGARRAR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Mcpollyrose Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.garrard/469.100.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The Arthusia Hardin that I am related to is buried at Buckeye Cemetery in Garrard County. Her grave is near her son William and his wife. She was married a second time to an Anderson. Her parents were William and Elizabeth Gully Hardin. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Dianne, there is a "Charlie Spratt", single, age 33, in Garrard Co KY 1920 census (would be right after your GM was born). He is living with his parents and 2 single siblings also not young, living in Lancaster. That same 1920 Garrard census has a Pruitt family also living in Lancaster, man Lee age 38, wife Nannie age 38, son James age 9, and a NEICE, Mary K age 16. There was no baby listed in this house. Didn't find a Sarah, but she could have been called Sallie or some other nickname - like Charlie was. ________________________________________ PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: 10thcav Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.garrard/469.100.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I believe we are talking about the same Hardins. My grandmother was Lillie Ann Hardin from Garrard County Ky. Her dad was Joseph Oder Hardin. His sister was Arthusia 'Bell' Hardin, but, I have her married to 'Rabe Hurt. I do know that the Hardin Line ties in with the David Lear family. I have pictures of Joseph Oder Hardin, his family, and also of Arthusia Hardin, his sister, if you are interested. Please contact me. Jim West Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

I don't know - at this point I am trying to find out who Charles Spratt was and who his family was. Thanks! Dianne -----Original Message----- From: kygarrar-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:kygarrar-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Emalene Rohrer Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 1:45 PM To: kygarrar@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [KYGARRAR] Spratt info needed My gr gr grandmother qas ----- Original Message -----Julia Spratt, daughter of Andrew Spratt. Any relation> From: "Dianne McLean" <mclean@npgcable.com> To: <kygarrar@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2007 8:42 PM Subject: Re: [KYGARRAR] Spratt info needed > Thank you, I have seen this, but it does not connect Charles to my > grandmother. There are several Charles Spratt's who fit the profile in > surrounding counties - but somehow I have to connect the right one. > > There is hopefully either going to be more info on Mary's birth record > regarding him, or there is going to be a marriage entry somewhere. > > Thanks again - we'll keep looking :) > > Dianne > > > -----Original Message----- > From: kygarrar-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:kygarrar-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of Nancy Perry > Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2007 5:38 PM > To: kygarrar@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [KYGARRAR] Spratt info needed > > I am not connected to this family...FYI > Charles B. Spratt > > Birth: ABT 1871 in Taylor Co., Kentucky > Father: Thomas J. Spratt b: ABT 1838 in Taylor Co., Kentucky > Mother: Sarah L. Unknown b: ABT 1841 in Kentucky > Children > John M. Spratt b: ABT 1867 in Taylor Co., Kentucky > Mary M. Spratt b: ABT 1869 in Taylor Co., Kentucky > Charles B. Spratt b: ABT 1871 in Taylor Co., Kentucky > James B. Spratt b: ABT 1873 in Taylor Co., Kentucky > Wellington H. Spratt b: ABT 1877 in Taylor Co., Kentucky > They are in the 1880 census. > > > Life is not measured by the breaths we take, but by the moments that > take our breath. Today I wish you a day full of miracles. > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > KYGARRAR-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 > KYGARRAR-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 KYGARRAR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

My gr gr grandmother qas ----- Original Message -----Julia Spratt, daughter of Andrew Spratt. Any relation> From: "Dianne McLean" <mclean@npgcable.com> To: <kygarrar@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2007 8:42 PM Subject: Re: [KYGARRAR] Spratt info needed > Thank you, I have seen this, but it does not connect Charles to my > grandmother. There are several Charles Spratt's who fit the profile in > surrounding counties - but somehow I have to connect the right one. > > There is hopefully either going to be more info on Mary's birth record > regarding him, or there is going to be a marriage entry somewhere. > > Thanks again - we'll keep looking :) > > Dianne > > > -----Original Message----- > From: kygarrar-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:kygarrar-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of Nancy Perry > Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2007 5:38 PM > To: kygarrar@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [KYGARRAR] Spratt info needed > > I am not connected to this family...FYI > Charles B. Spratt > > Birth: ABT 1871 in Taylor Co., Kentucky > Father: Thomas J. Spratt b: ABT 1838 in Taylor Co., Kentucky > Mother: Sarah L. Unknown b: ABT 1841 in Kentucky > Children > John M. Spratt b: ABT 1867 in Taylor Co., Kentucky > Mary M. Spratt b: ABT 1869 in Taylor Co., Kentucky > Charles B. Spratt b: ABT 1871 in Taylor Co., Kentucky > James B. Spratt b: ABT 1873 in Taylor Co., Kentucky > Wellington H. Spratt b: ABT 1877 in Taylor Co., Kentucky > They are in the 1880 census. > > > Life is not measured by the breaths we take, but by the moments that > take our breath. Today I wish you a day full of miracles. > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > KYGARRAR-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 > KYGARRAR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Mcpollyrose Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.garrard/469.100.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am related to a John Thomas Casey that lived near Buckeye. He was married to Arthusia Jane Hardin whose father was from Culpepper County Virginia. Are these the same Hardins? John Thomas and Jane had three sons, William, James and George Moten(Mote). William married Bessie Lear, James married Susie Lemay and Mote was married three times, wives were Maggie, Stella and Mary Elizabeth(Lizzie. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Thank you, I have seen this, but it does not connect Charles to my grandmother. There are several Charles Spratt's who fit the profile in surrounding counties - but somehow I have to connect the right one. There is hopefully either going to be more info on Mary's birth record regarding him, or there is going to be a marriage entry somewhere. Thanks again - we'll keep looking :) Dianne -----Original Message----- From: kygarrar-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:kygarrar-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Nancy Perry Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2007 5:38 PM To: kygarrar@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [KYGARRAR] Spratt info needed I am not connected to this family...FYI Charles B. Spratt Birth: ABT 1871 in Taylor Co., Kentucky Father: Thomas J. Spratt b: ABT 1838 in Taylor Co., Kentucky Mother: Sarah L. Unknown b: ABT 1841 in Kentucky Children John M. Spratt b: ABT 1867 in Taylor Co., Kentucky Mary M. Spratt b: ABT 1869 in Taylor Co., Kentucky Charles B. Spratt b: ABT 1871 in Taylor Co., Kentucky James B. Spratt b: ABT 1873 in Taylor Co., Kentucky Wellington H. Spratt b: ABT 1877 in Taylor Co., Kentucky They are in the 1880 census. Life is not measured by the breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath. Today I wish you a day full of miracles. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to KYGARRAR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I am not connected to this family...FYI Charles B. Spratt Birth: ABT 1871 in Taylor Co., Kentucky Father: Thomas J. Spratt b: ABT 1838 in Taylor Co., Kentucky Mother: Sarah L. Unknown b: ABT 1841 in Kentucky Children John M. Spratt b: ABT 1867 in Taylor Co., Kentucky Mary M. Spratt b: ABT 1869 in Taylor Co., Kentucky Charles B. Spratt b: ABT 1871 in Taylor Co., Kentucky James B. Spratt b: ABT 1873 in Taylor Co., Kentucky Wellington H. Spratt b: ABT 1877 in Taylor Co., Kentucky They are in the 1880 census. Life is not measured by the breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath. Today I wish you a day full of miracles.

Hello everyone, I am desperately trying to find out the paternal lineage of my grandmother. Her name was Mary Ellen Prueitt - she was born 28 Oct 1919 in Lancaster, Kentucky. I have seen the index for her birth on Ancestry, and all it states is her mother's name - which I already knew, Sarah Prueitt. On Mary's social security application, she states her father as Charles B. Spratt. There is a bible entry from my great grandmother Sarah's bible that gives Charles' birth date as 1872, and his death date as 26 Oct 1941, but it does not state where he was born. I don't think Mary knew her father very well, and I am not sure Sarah and Charles actually married - this is what I am trying to determine: Did they marry? And who were Charles' parents? Any help is greatly appreciated. Dianne McLean In Arizona

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: cmsmith132 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.garrard/3885/mb.ashx Message Board Post: My great-grandmother was Kate (Catherine) Harris, who married Thomas Jefferson Moore in 1872. I have a copy of the marriage consent signed by her father, Thomas Harris. I believe he only signed his name, and did not write out the whole consent. I believe this family came from Garrard County, as there is a marriage for a Thomas Harris and a Sallie Duncan in Garrard County in 1849 and the 1850 Garrard County Census lists Thomas and Sallie Harris and son Henry as living next door to Isaac and Elizabeth Duncan. Other Garrard County records list at least two Duncan men marrying Harris women. I firmly believe there is a connnection there, but what is it? Other information given by a family member indicates that Kate had not only a brother Henry, but one named William, but I have no information on either of them. A search of the 1860 and 1870 census records give no evidence of this family in Garrard County, and I truly can't find them in either census nationwide. Thomas and Sallie appear in the 1880 census of Garrard with children with at least two other children, Richmond Harris and Phoebe Harris. Then they disappear again, although there is a Thomas Harris in the 1910 census in Louisiana with daughter-in-law Viola Harris and her children. Richmond Harris married Viola Anderson and they lived in Louisiana. Viola is a name given to a daughter of Kate Harris Moore and Thomas Jefferson Moore. Kate and Thomas Moore's son George, my grandfather, was always supposed to have been born in Kentucky according to census records. But in the 1920 census he lists himself as being born in Louisiana in 1883. If anyone can help me tie all this together, I would appreciate it. Thanks in advance, Christine Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

A Richmond Harris' daughter Elizabeth married Thomas Reynolds from NC and of Madison Co(adjoining Garrard Co) on Nov 2 1805. Richmond Harris was md to Polly Dooley. ----- Original Message ----- From: <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> To: <KYGARRAR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2007 4:59 PM Subject: [KYGARRAR] Thomas Harris > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: cmsmith132 > Surnames: > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.garrard/3885/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > My great-grandmother was Kate (Catherine) Harris, who married Thomas > Jefferson Moore in 1872. I have a copy of the marriage consent signed by > her father, Thomas Harris. I believe he only signed his name, and did not > write out the whole consent. > I believe this family came from Garrard County, as there is a marriage for > a Thomas Harris and a Sallie Duncan in Garrard County in 1849 and the 1850 > Garrard County Census lists Thomas and Sallie Harris and son Henry as > living next door to Isaac and Elizabeth Duncan. Other Garrard County > records list at least two Duncan men marrying Harris women. I firmly > believe there is a connnection there, but what is it? Other information > given by a family member indicates that Kate had not only a brother Henry, > but one named William, but I have no information on either of them. > > A search of the 1860 and 1870 census records give no evidence of this > family in Garrard County, and I truly can't find them in either census > nationwide. Thomas and Sallie appear in the 1880 census of Garrard with > children with at least two other children, Richmond Harris and Phoebe > Harris. Then they disappear again, although there is a Thomas Harris > in the 1910 census in Louisiana with daughter-in-law Viola Harris and her > children. Richmond Harris married Viola Anderson and they lived in > Louisiana. Viola is a name given to a daughter of Kate Harris Moore and > Thomas Jefferson Moore. > > Kate and Thomas Moore's son George, my grandfather, was always supposed to > have been born in Kentucky according to census records. But in the 1920 > census he lists himself as being born in Louisiana in 1883. > > If anyone can help me tie all this together, I would appreciate it. > > Thanks in advance, > > Christine > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you > would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link > above and respond on the board. > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > KYGARRAR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: swinn188 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.garrard/1300.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Would like to have any information you have on Spencer and Phoebe. I have information on their son Joseph and his son Allen (my grandfather). I am especially interested in dates of death for Spencer and Phoebe. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: sherryturnerkelley Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.garrard/3884.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: thank you so much pat...i think the first one is my grandfather especially since he named his first born son william..... you have been a great help. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: PLDunford Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.garrard/3884.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: There are two. Year: 1870; Census Place: Buckeye, Garrard, Kentucky; Roll: M593_463; Page: 396; Image: 94. 284/280 Turner, William 58 m w farmer b KY Rohincea? 51 f w keeping house, b Ky Eliza 27 f w no occupation, b Ky William 22 m w School Teacher, b Ky Mollie 17 f w, b Ky Joseph 12 m w, b Ky Lance, Louisa 10 f w b Ky Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: Lancaster, Garrard, Kentucky; Roll: M593_463; Page: 446; Image: 195. 45/110 In the household of Burnam,M/W.S. 45 m w Ret Merchant: Turner, Joseph, 32 m b Common Laborer, b Ky Turner, Eley? 32 f b Cook, b Ky Pat Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: sherryturnerkelley Surnames: turner Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.garrard/3884/mb.ashx Message Board Post: help...can anybody look up somebody on this census.....joseph turner..... Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: donkelly Surnames: PRUITT, PRUETT Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.garrard/3883/mb.ashx Message Board Post: For those who may have Pruitt, Pruett in your ancestral tree, a couple of deep digging researchers have herein summarized......along with facts, conclusions, comments and other musings My mom once said her Pruitts came from England, but she didn't know where they lived or when they came to America. One: An Ancient Name We shall never know who that person was who first bore the surname which became, over time, Pruett. He may well have been a Norman soldier or journeyman who came to England either with or following the Conquest in 1066. Another possibility is that he may have been a half-savage Welshman from the western Marches. Many years ago, there was a Pruitt family reunion held in South Carolina. A member of the Pruitt family, Dr. L.C. Branyon, addressed the reunion and later reprinted his talk in a small pamphlet which was obtained by my father, Jeff W. Pruett. Dr. Branyon said he had researched the name at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia and at Emory University in Atlanta. He had this to say about the Pruett origins: "I have been able to trace the earliest historical beginnings of the family and name back to the 11th century, or more than eight hundred years. By the usual application of the laws of ethnology and genealogy, I find that the first trace of the name appears as Norman blood, with a name strikingly similar to the present name. At this early stage I find the names Guelliaum Pritte, Johan Pritt, Jean Proute enrolled in the army of William the Conqueror. There, after the Saxon tongue became blended with the Norman French, during the next 200 years. giving rise to old English, we find the name appearing as Prewett which was maintained for several centuries even into Scotland". Whoever that first Pruett was, he began a line bearing a name which has come down for many centuries. The practice of affixing surnames to people is relatively modern. The time line of recorded history now runs nearly five thousand years. Throughout most of that time, people lived their lives with only one name. Population was thin and people rarely went very far from the place of their birth during their lifetimes. One supposes that the kings and other nobility assumed they were so important that everyone knew who was who. The common folk, of course, didn't count, anyway. Attaching some kind of description became more common, however, in the late middle ages in England and many other parts of Europe when people were often identified as "of" some place or "the" as in a tradesman. Thus, John-from-the-place-where-apples-grow soon became John Appleby or John the cooper, became John Cooper from the trade he followed. In time, other descriptive titles were used such as John the Short or John the Bold plus descriptions of places such as woods, hill, fields, river, church and so on. Some of them stuck and were adopted by descendants, who thus acquired surnames. The universal lack of uniformity, however, makes family tracking back into those times virtually impossible unless there is a public record involving persons of high rank. In any event, the name Pruett is a venerable one which, in one form or another, has appeared in English historical chronicles many times over the centuries. It has been spelled in a variety of ways. One account suggests that its ancient origin may have been a combination of an archaic French root prue or prew (proud) plus the affixes ett or itt, which are identical. According to the Penguin Dictionary of Surnames the root of the name is an Old French word translated as b valiant, doughtyb and related to Prowse, Prewett and all the other derivations. Perhaps our family's originator was known by some appellation such as William the Proud (Guillaume le Prew). Phonetic spellings of names were common until spelling became somewhat codified during the last 100 years or so. Prewitt, Prouitt, Prout, and Puete are a few examples of such variations. Our family name does not appear to be related to a trade such as are many English surnames. The name as used in English-speaking countries is probably related to the Anglo Saxon word "prut" or "pryte" also denoting "proud", "gallant" or even "arrogant", probably imported by the Normans after 1066 and clearly cousin of the words noted above. The affixes (ett and itt) are diminutives denoting "small" or "son of" as in Adamson, Ericsson etc. Among the variants of the name found in European and American records are Pruet, Prouet, Prouett, Prewitt, etc. While it is probable that some distant ancestor came to Britain from France, there is, of course, no proof and the comments here are purely speculative. In 1995, Raymond Pruitt of Cleveland, TN conducted considerable research in England attempting to track down early records of Prewett families (the most dominant spelling of the name). He found Prewett records back to the 1500's with a heavy representation of the name in the Salisbury, Wiltshire area. He provided to Richard Prewitt a long list of his findings beginning with Margerye Prewett in 1575. The Hall of Names, Ltd. in Great Britain reports that the name Pruett (or its recognizable variations) has been found in ancient Welsh chronicles pre-dating 1066. Therefore, the name's origins may not be French. This source says that the name was first found in Carmarthenshire in Wales. Versions of the family name appear as early as the thirteenth century in such records as the Domesday Book, Hearth Rolls, the Black Book of Exchequer and the Curia Rolls. In 1202, Matthew Pruet was listed in the "Pipe Rolls". In another document it was recorded that in 1249 William Pruet and his son, Adam, "did damage to the King's property in Winchester". The Inquest record does not tell us what punishment befell our ancient cousins for this deed. We also learn from the Charter Rolls of King Henry VIII that in 1273 the Earl of Darby released Reginald Pruet and his issue and their lands and holdings from "servetutem" and made them freemen. In 1273,, Andrew and William Pruet were mentioned in the "Hundred Rolls of Cambridge". In 1275, Henry Pruet was pardoned a twelve shilling fine for contempt. In 1278, Hugh Pruet of Somerset went surety for B# 40 and in 1317, Thomas Pruwet of Devon was mentioned in Dwelly's Name Indices. (All of the foregoing references were reported by Richard Prewitt in his published Prewitt-Pruitt Family chronicles). In those times, it was not uncommon for a person to be born with a surname spelled one way, marry and change the spelling, then have another version inscribed on his or her headstone marking a final place of rest. Other versions of the name from these sources include Prewett, Prewert and Prewitt. Many of these names are to be found in use today in Wales and in other parts of the British Isles. While there has been a good deal of serious and scholarly work done to track down various branches of the Pruett family, there is one account the author obtained from a source in England which, while perhaps a bit fanciful, resonates with the romance of the Middle Ages. A portion of this material follows: "The Welsh family name Pruett emerged [from the period following the Norman Conquest] as a notable family name in Carmarthen where they were recorded as a family of great antiquity seated as Lords of the manor and estates in that shire. They were descended from Cadivor Vawn, Lord of Blaen Cuch in Dyved. By the 13th century they had branched to Dolwyn, Plas Landra, Hawkserook, and Llaugharne and Egremond in Carmarthenshire. In 1202 the name was found in Somerset when Mathhew Pruett was Lord of the manor in that shire. In 1278 Thomas, Walter and Julianna Pruett were all land holders in Somerset. The name was interchangeably Prytherch and Pruett, where the 'y'in Welch being pronounced 'u'". Hall of Names, Ltd., London An early record of the name was the "Hundred Rolls" in the County of Cambridge in 1273 listing Andrew and William Pruet. Records from 1327 in Somersetshire list Thomas Pruwet, Walter Prowet and Juliana Prouet, most probably the same source as above with the spelling modernized by the Hall of Records. Mary Pruett, said to have been a nurse of London, who died in 1717, is buried at St. Dionis Backchurch, London. During the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, migration from England to America was steady in spite of the hazards involved. There is also slim evidence of the familybs presence in Ireland. One scholar of Irish names has recorded the name Prut (also Prute) and the Middle English version, Prout and Proute. The author states: bThis surname came into Ireland before the middle of the 13th century. The family settled in Kilkenny and Tiperary, the latter of which counties, at least, it is still extantb. A typical pattern of movement of Americans during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries was Westward. By the reckoning of that era, central North Carolina was considered west of Virginia, across the mountains. Migrations into South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama were even further west as the frontier of American civilization moved on. There appear to have been several coats of arms granted in the Middle Ages to people bearing the Pruett surname. The most ancient one was "silver with a black lion rampant" sometimes with a raven crest and bearing the motto Deus Pascit Corvos. Another coat is described as "azure - a chevron between lions rampant or (gold or yellow)". Another motto associated with the name is "Loyal and Trustworthy" found cut into tombstones bearing the family crest in Gloustershire. Tracing direct descent from families granted these specific arms would be difficult. One internet source illustrated the crest here without explanation. Its authenticity is doubtful. The foregoing survey does not necessarily suggest that our specific family and the other descendants of Samuel Pruett of Coosa County were in a direct line of descent from Welsh Lords of the Late Middle Ages or others of distinguished history. However, it is doubtless true that the name Pruett is an ancient and honorable one and has persisted for many centuries. Even the amateur researcher in genealogy such as this writer recognizes early in his studies that sometimes records can be grossly misleading. Tracking down ancestors by surname sometimes reveals that an ambitious ancestor simply changed his name somewhere along the line for any number of reasons -political expediency, to escape the law, change over a generation or two due to illiteracy and so on. Those of us who would fancy that we had a duke or lord of the manor might be well advised to ponder on the reality that the noble Lord Ancestor most probably was a poor but (one hopes) honest farmer but might even have been an inept pickpocket who jumped on a ship in Southampton to avoid an overly tight necktie. Not that we have found any such miscreants in our line . . . yet. Bill Pruett Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: KyResearchNut Surnames: Denny Classification: marriage Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.garrard/3882.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Dennis, I see in your database that Margaret Miller married a McLean. I do find this marriage bond in Garrard Co. that could possibly be yours. This is taken from the Garrard Co. 1797-1890 Marriage CD: Sep 20, 1821 George Denny to Peggy McClain Bond Date: Sep 20, 1821 Bondsman: B. Letcher Bond# 1400 **there was no Minister Return date so they may have actually gotten married in another county or the Return could have gotten misplaced over the years and never recorded in Garrard Co. Peggy is normally a nickname for Margaret and the last name could be just an error in spelling. Also, here was another marriage bond for a George Denny to an Elizabeth Faulkner on Sep 28, 1849. Yvonne in KY Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.