This letter is being sent to everyone on my contacts list. I just want to let you know that I was infected with a virus, and you should be careful of opening any attachments. My system is clean now, but the virus may have sent itself to you in the past. I recommend that you get Norton AntiVirus--it cleaned this problem up fairly well. Sarah

I am searching for the children of William Massey, b. ca 1825 in Alabama (according to the 1900 census) and Zora(h) WAGES MALONE, b. ca. 1863 in Arkansas. In 1900 the children were: Samuel Leroy (Lee) b. Nov 1887 William (possibly William Jackson, Jr.) b. Jan 1890 Liza b. Jul 1891 Malissa/Melissa b. Jun 1894 Edger/Edgar b. Mar or Apr 1899 I know that Samuel Leroy and Edgar ended up in Louisiana. William (Jr.) I found in the 1920 Pope County, Arkansas, census -- married with a son also named Edgar. I am Zorah Wages' cousin and therefore a cousin to the Massey children. Thank you for any help you might provide! --Amy Rupp

Here is some info on John Massey and Lydia Sandlin: ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nc/haywood/misc/jmassey.txt My Masseys are from Western NC ( Marshall, Madison County, Buncombe County) and Sevier County TN. Originally from Pennsylvania. Anyone who has information on these Massey's I would love to hear from you.

HELLO, IT'S ME AGAIN, My only Masseys in west Tennessee is a DOCK MASSEY he married a Sallie Ricketts and they lived in Henderson county,Tennessee.They had Children: John Ike Massey Mary Massey There was one more I think but can not remember name. Dock walked out one day and never came back.Do not know what happened to him. Do not know if DOCK was even his real name and there is no one to ask. So as you can see I NEED help with this one. Thank you Bessie Tennessee

Hello, Just wondering if anyone on this list has any Masseys in WEST Tennessee? Thanks Bessie

Eleonore, Sorry I can't help with location of VA sites you mention. Our research on Joseph Massey was limited to unraveling the Massey family (Hezekiah, Joseph, Richard) that came into North Carolina from Brunswick, Surry, and Charles City County, VA in the 18th Century. This took about 25 years (even with professional help the last few years), but I think we have things pretty well documented in my book, Massey Genealogy 2000. I suspect, from the locations you mentioned, that your primary Massey reference is my cousin, Judge Frank Massey's book. His three volumes are a monument to the countless, faithful hours he dedicated in loving memory of our family. Yet, things have changed during that time; new references opened up; Frank's lack of documentation resulted in many inaccuracies. For example, the so-called 1720 Brunswick County Poll List: True, the county was formed in 1720, but the List was of the voters in the 1748-49 elections. Obviously a son John, of a John Massey who immigrated in 1636, would not have survived. Actually, our immigrant ancestor was Richard Massey, immigrant about 1684; his sons Hezekiah, Jospeh, Richard. The John, Joseph, and two Hezekiahs on the Poll List were: Your Joseph b. ca. 1686-91, his sons John and Hezekiah, and Hezekiah, son of Joseph's brother, Richard Massey. This John was oldest son of Joseph's 15 children of a yet unknown first wife, and his widow, Elizabeth. If any of this is of interest to you, I could send you a photocopy of the Joseph pages from my First Colonial Family of Richard Massey chapter. Just need your mailing address. My book is $45 postpaid but concentrates more on my own Hezekiah connection, and on our direct relation to First Baron Hamon de Mascy of Cheshire, England, 1086, the first such documentation from primary sources ever undertaken. Best regards, Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 1:01 PM Subject: MASSEY-D Digest V02 #21

Looking for someone who is working on John Massey and Lydia Sandlin both may have been from NC Both would have lived in the 1750 time frame. They had a son John b. 7 Oct. 1782 died in Monroe County MS and married 'Mary" Any information on these folks would be helpful. I only have names and not much else. Tom Fox Conover, NC

I wonder if some you fellow-Massey searchers would help with a quick question: If you have any Massey (or its derivative spellings) family members in ANY county of NC in 1860, would you send me a quick note about WHICH COUNTY that is. I am about to plough into the Federal Census records of each and every county in NC in search of the family of William P. Massey (last seen in Brown Co., TX in 1880), and if I had a list of counties where there actually were Masseys in 1860, it could save me many hours(days?) of scouring. Thanks in advance for your help........ ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 10:01 AM Subject: MASSEY-D Digest V02 #21

Hi List, I am going to VA in October and was wondering if anyone knows if there are still Churches or other buildings left standing, where once my Massey ancestors lived/worshipped. I am particularly interested to know where "Shirley's 100" is located? Was it a town,County or piece of land, what? My ancestor is JOSEPH MASSEY born 1690 VA, maybe Meherrish Parish. And where is that located?I appreciate any leads or tips on where to go;thanks,Eleonore http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mandaley just click onto "Eleonore's database" for all my surnames

Hello All, I apologize to anyone who gets more than one copy of this e-mail. I am considering the pros and cons of participating in this (quoted below) DNA study and am wondering if any other surnames related to my family tree are involved in a similar study? After all, if we "do it" for one family line and can use the same data/fees to research another family line then my husband's thrifty nature may be appeased <grin>. Following the two messages posted to the HOYT list you will find some questions I have sent to the coordinators. Please do let me know if any of the surnames receiving this message are also participating in a DNA study. THANK YOU. Terri Rene -------- Original Message -------- Announcing a HOYT GENEALOGY DNA PROJECT, Coordinator Dan Wharton, [email protected] or telephone 914-738-3722 home. This project will be examining some standard marker genes from the male Y chromosome inherited biologically from father to son, conveniently paralleling the tradition of passing surnames from father to son. This project is designed to answer two basic questions: (1) How closely related, if at all, are the various Hoyt lineages and Hoyt surname variations (Hoit, Hoyt, Haight, Hight etc.)? Do the descendants of John Hoyt and Simon Hoyt have matching Y genes, indicating a recent, common ancestor? (2) What is the ancient history of the Hoyt lineages in Europe and in the British Isles in particular? It is now possible to get fairly good readings from Y chromosome DNA as to male lineage origin from one of three main populations: Ancient resident Briton/Celtic, Anglo Saxon invader, or Norwegian Viking. We are hoping to get representation from many different Hoyt lines in the USA and Europe. The database will be an invaluable resource for Hoyt family researchers finding themselves at a "dead end" and looking for that missing link. Sample collection is accomplished privately at home with simple "cheek scrapers" and samples are sent to the lab through the mail. Results will be made available to all interested parties and identified only by pre-1900 ancestors and their geographical locations. Participant identities will be confidential (e-mail addresses shared only by mutual consent). Cost per participant is estimated to be less than $200, assuming that at least six Hoyts participate in the study. Note that all Hoyt males within your own, extended family would be expected to share the same Y genes so it is most economical to process just one sample from either yourself or one of your male Hoyt relatives and share costs among all interested family members. For more information and answers to any questions you have, please contact Dan Wharton and Marilyn Hoyt at [email protected] or call 914-738-3722 USA. We are looking forward to hearing from you. >Here is an update on the Hoyt DNA study. We now have participation from >Hoyts and Hites and are continuing to get inquiries. This should provide us >with a growing database for comparison of Y genes for all Hoyts and Hites >looking for additional clues on their lineage connections. Still looking for >participation from Haight-surnamed individuals. We also have an excellent >family group rate from the lab doing the analysis of only $99. per person. >For additional information, please contact Marilyn Hoyt and Dan Wharton, >Ph.D. e-mail: [email protected] > > >==== HOYT Mailing List ==== >Hoyt-L Threaded Archives on Rootsweb >http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/HOYT > Here are my questions: > Hello, > > [email protected] wrote: > >>To see an example of an excellent >>surname study using "molecular genealogy," visit the following website: >>http://www.duerinck.com/project.html >> > > I'm very interested in this, but have some questions. I'll pose them > on the > HOYT-L as I suspect the answers would be of interest to others. The quotes > are from the cited website. > >> The purpose of the *** Surname DNA Project is, >> therefore, to perform Y chromosome DNA tests on a sampling of men >> with the >> "***" surname (includes all variants), to calculate the Most Recent >> Common >> Ancestor for those surnames with a significant marker match, and to >> create >> a report describing the results. The report will then be available to all >> our clans worldwide. > >> At the conclusion of the project, the summarized >> results (such as: this clan and this clan are related through a common >> ancestor around 1200 A.D.) will be posted on the *** web site for all >> visitors and the participants of the program to view. The >> participants will >> not be identified by name unless they want to be. The DNA >> participants will >> receive more detailed messages and reports as the project progresses. In >> summary, we are testing so that we may relate all of our variant surname >> clans. The paper trail has run out--let science takeover! I am interested >> in finding out if clans are related to each other, and if yes, how >> long ago >> the common ancestor lived. > > > > Will the coordinators of the Hoyt/Haight study do the same? Will the data > be posted in an understandable format on the internet? Will someone > actually > create a *tree* showing the lineage as identified through the DNA and > commonly > used genealogical records such as birth and death records? If this > report/tree > is created, will it be available without cost or will it be sold? If it is > sold, will the price be the same for participants (persons who have paid > to be a part of the project) as for non participants? > >> I would need 2 males from each clan to provide >> samples. > > > Would this also be true? That is, would I have my two sons tested or would > I have my son and my nephew tested? Is someone going to create a tree and > identify whether or not there are enough participants, or too many <grin>? > >> I will require each participant to sign >> a waiver/release and consent form/letter of authorization allowing me to >> see all test results (in order to keep track of what clans are related). >> The analysis itself, after all samples are collected, takes about 5-6 >> weeks. > > > Again, will the Hoyt/Haight coordinators do something similar? Will > participants > receive a report (in English, not *science-talk*) about their own DNA > sample? > Will those reports be any different from the general report? > >> tell me who your direct ancestors were >> (and the place), going back at least 4 generations, if possible. > > > This sounds good to me, I'd want to include commonly used genealogical > records > such as birth and death records as available. The part of me that > loves books > envisions a well documented manuscript, albeit perhaps a matrix dot > printed > copy <grin>. In some cases folks may need to go back 6 or 7 generations, > though. > >> While it is desirable to test 20 individuals >> at once in order to obtain meaningful results, many of those doing >> surname >> DNA projects are getting 5 to 10 participants--the rest will have to >> be tested >> at a later time, then the results compared. > > > How will the Hoyt/Haight coordinators handle this? What time > commitment are > you making? Will you send yearly reports to the participants and will > there > be additional fees for those reports? > > > Will participants be able to use their DNA reports to identify other > family > lines? My husband is a HAIGHT descendant, if we have our son(s) be the DNA > donor(s) then will I be able to someday use this report to help in my own > genealogy (supposing one of my branches ever gets so organized!). > > [email protected] wrote: > >>We also have an excellent >>family group rate from the lab doing the analysis of only $99. per person. >> > > Depending on the answers to my questions, I think this is a most > reasonable > cost. Father's Day is coming up, maybe I'll have a DNA test done for > my husband > ... a great, great, great grandson of Ann Mariah Haight (1814-1855). > > > Terri Rene DaVar-Howard

MASSEY, Benjamin Florida Franklin County, Georgia Civil War

4-21-02 7:25 PM MT Surnames: HENRY ......................... MO-KY-TN-TX HENRY, JOHN MORGAN.. DESC. MASSEY/MASSIE ............. TN- TX James Norris Massey, desc. AARON/ARON ................ MO- TX Wm Harve Aaron,Wm Frank Aaron, Alfred Aron/Mary Aron's descs. MAYES/MAYS ................ TN - TX Laura Alice Mayes Aaron's descs. GRISHAM/GRISSOM ........ MO -TX WATSON .......................... MO-TN-TX Stella Aaron Watson, Lizzie/Elizabeth Mayes descs. KING ................................ MO- TX Margaret Ellen King's descs. TOWNZEN/TOUNSEN ...... OK-AR-TX Jasper Newton Townzen/Tounsen's descs DOBBS ............................. OK-AR-TX Orlena Catherine Dobb's descs MORRISON ...................... AL-AR-TX Minnie Lee Morrison/Wm Marion Morrison descs. DARLING .......................... AL-AR-TX mother of Minnie Lee Morrison's desc

G'day Cobbers, Anybody out there researching MASSEY's from Saintfield, Down, NIR and Belfast, NIR. Would like to hear from you if the answers yes. Regards Greg Baldwin AIGS 9842 A&NESFHS 9933 KFHS 7737 Researching Surnames: ALLEN - Cornwall, UK. BALDWIN - Kent, UK>New Zealand> Qld, AUS BENTON - Warwick, UK BIRCH - Yorkshire, UK> Qld, AUS BRODIE - Parish of Boyndie, Banffshire, SCT CAMERON - Black Isle, SCT CLARK - Rhynie & Essie, Aberdeen SCT CROZIER - Banbridge, Down, NIR > NZ EDWARDS - Cornwall, UK. FRANCES - AUS GRANT - Parish of Rhynie, Aberdeen, SCT INCH - Cornwall, UK>New Zealand INGLIS - Banff/Moray, SCT LAURANCE - Banff, SCT. LEYLAND - Warwick, UK. LUMSDEN - Banff, SCT>New Zealand MacDONALD - Inverness, SCT. MASSEY - Down/Antrim, NIR>Qld, AUS McFADDEN -Down, NIR McINTOSH - Inverness, SCT > Qld, AUS McINTOSH - Ross Shire, Scotland>Qld, AUS McKENZIE - Banff/Moray, SCT McLEAN - Garmouth, Moray, SCT>Qld, AUS McLEAVY - Jedburgh, Roxburgh, SCT>Qld, AUS OLIVER - Jedburgh, Roxburgh, SCT>Qld, AUS RAFFAN - Banff, SCT REEVES - Yorkshire (?), UK REYNOLDS - Cornwall, UK. ROBERTSON - Ross & Cromarty, SCT RUDD - Westmoreland, Eng>Qld, AUS SIMPSON - Banff/Moray, SCT SMITH - SCT SPRENGER - Qld, AUS STUART - Moray, SCT WAKEFIELD - Stroud, Gloucester, Eng>Qld, AUS WHITEHOUSE - Warwick, UK. WILSON - Ayr, SCT>New Zealand email to: [email protected] Australian Genealogy: http://www.ke.com.au/bdmaus/index.html

I am searching for my grandfather THOMAS WILLIAM MASSEY b 1850-1865 in Ireland and married HELEN MCDOUGAL b Ontario 1850 - 1865 or ELLEN PURTELL b 1850 - 1865. They were thought to be living in the Ottawa area and possibly in or near Almonte about 1900. My father's Death Certificate states that he was born in Ontario 1882 but I have not yet been able to find them in the records. Would anyone have any knowledge or connection to these names? Dan Massey

Hi, I just finished making a website for my Massey family lines. The 'links' to the database are embedded in the text of my site, or you can click onto 'Eleonore's database' for the same result; I welcome all input, additions,corrections and critique. As always, this is a project in constant update and revision;take care and enjoy,Eleonore http://freepages.cultures.rootsweb.com/~mandaley/Massey.html

Hi, I just finished making a website for my Massey family lines. The 'links' to the database are embedded in the text of my site, or you can click onto 'home' and get to my main page and then click onto 'Eleonore's database' for the same result; I welcome all input, additions,corrections and critique. As always, this is a project in constant update and revision;take care and enjoy,Eleonore http://freepages.cultures.rootsweb.com/~mandaley/Massey.html

Anyone have information as to Abram's whereabouts after 1880 Worth County, GA? Abram (A.J.) was born ca. 1809, a son of Able and Elizabeth Jones Massey of Franklin Co., NC and Washington Co., GA. Many thanks. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Greetings - send holiday greetings for Easter, Passover http://greetings.yahoo.com/

Since things have been quiet; anyone know of these MASSEY's in Henry Co, GA in the 1830's? My 2GGF is Thomas J. Massey. Thanks. 1. Thomas J. Massey b. 15 Jan 1830, Henry Co, GA, m. (1) 29 Jul 1852, in Morgan County, GA, Mary Ann Wiley, b. Abt 1837, Madison, GA, d. ABT Jul 1862, m. (2) 27 Jul 1863, in Henry Co, GA, Pertheny M. J. Babb, b. Abt 1846. Thomas died 26 Sep 1914, Henry Co, GA, buried: Babb Cemetery #2, Lovejoy, GA. Children: 2. i William Monroe b. 10 Jun 1862. 3. ii Berry Thomas ("Uncle 'B'") b. 1860. iii Amanda Massey b. Abt 1854. iv Martha Massey b. Abt 1858. 4. v John A. b. Abt 1867. Second Generation 2. William Monroe Massey b. 10 Jun 1862, GA, m. 6 Jan 1884, in Carroll Co, GA, Mary Malry (Mollie) White, b. 31 Jan 1865, GA, (daughter of Cornelius (Neal) White and Sarah Agnes Poe) d. 17 Jul 1933, GA, buried: 18 Jul 1933, District Line Methodist Cemetery, Temple. William died 5 Dec 1929, GA, buried: District Line Methodist Cemetery, Temple. Children: 5. i William Cornelius (Neal) b. 18 Dec 1884. 6. ii Rubye Faye b. 5 Jan 1908. 7. iii Bertha b. 29 Jul 1892. 8. iv Velma b. 24 Mar 1897. 9. v Claude P.. 10. vi James Walter. 3. Berry Thomas ("Uncle 'B'") Massey b. 1860. Children: i Mary Ella Massey. ii Wardie Massey. 4. John A. Massey b. Abt 1867. Children: i Earl Massey. Thanks, Mike Massey Marietta, GA

sorry folks , not received any mail recently just .checking my mail box. ann

3-18-02 1:50 PM MT Betty this address does not work. Get in touch with me. I think we can help each other. Just in case my mail box is full, here is other addresses. I am on too many mailing lists but can't give any up. [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] So looking forward to hearing from you. A Cuz????? Mildred Townzen Wagnon in Idaho