Margaret You are partially right. These folk "Dennis & Mary Lou Byerly <[email protected]>" are seeing some of the same problems in researching there family. Apparently the short of it is that the town in England is spelled "MatlOck" but pronounced "MatlAck". For some reason (spelling in colonial America was not standardized) William in New Jersey and his family begin or continued to spell the name as it was pronounced "MatlAck, while John and others who went south begin to pronounced it as it was spelled "MatlOck". There are exceptions a family is Penn. and one in Missouri that uses both. In Texas there are some "Madlock's". There are several excellent Matlack web site with lots of charts. But stay on the list some of the older families are the same and your input (and everyone else)is always need. Some time the smallest bit of information can link a family chart to another one. Hang in there Joe Matlock >>> "STROUD, MARGARET" <[email protected]> 09/07/00 07:09AM >>> I see wonderful submissions on Matlock from everywhere but NJ. Am I on the wrong maillist? Perhaps since mine was spelled MATLAck I am on the wrong list for those in Burlington in 1800s? Thanks from Marg in Norfolk, Va -----Original Message----- From: Joe Matlock [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2000 2:38 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [MATLOCK-L] John Wesley Matlock A few holes in this famly group... Joe Matlock Descendants of John Wesley Matlock Generation No. 1 1. JOHN WESLEY8 MATLOCK (MOORE7,) was born 1759 in Halifax County, Virginia, and died 1820 in Tennessee. He married MARGARET 1782. Children of JOHN MATLOCK and MARGARET are: i. ALFRED9 MATLOCK. ii. CASWELL MATLOCK. iii. PLEASANT MATLOCK, d. Texas. He is buried in the Kyle Cemetery, Hays County, Texas.. iv. WILLIAM MATLOCK. 2. v. SMITH MATLOCK, b. 1780; d. 29 July 1846, Perry County, Tennessee. 3. vi. BIRD T. MATLOCK, b. 1785, Virginia. Generation No. 2 2. SMITH9 MATLOCK (JOHN WESLEY8, MOORE7,) was born 1780, and died 29 July 1846 in Perry County, Tennessee. He married ELLY HOOPER 17 February 1819 in Humphreys County Tennessee. She was born 1797 in Perry County, Tennessee. More About SMITH MATLOCK: Military service: War of 1812 PVT Cpt. I. Hamilton's Co. Dyer's TN Vol Mounted Gunmen (Coffee's Bde) Creek War -Talladega- Horsehoe Bend Children of SMITH MATLOCK and ELLY HOOPER are: i. EDWARD MILTON NED10 MATLOCK, b. 1821, Humphreys County, Tennessee; m. SARAH; b. Abt. 1823. Notes for EDWARD MILTON NED MATLOCK: In 1860 this family is living in Humphreys County, Tennessee ii. SMITH MATLOCK, b. 1824, Perry County Tennessee; d. 10 March 1906, Marion County, Arkansas.; m. (1) LETSIE SHELTON; b. Perry County, Tennesse; d. 1862, Marion County, Arkansas. This couple is buried in the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery; m. (2) EMALINE JACOB; m. (3) HARRIET HAMM, 18 April 1871, Marion County, Arkansas; b. 07 February 1838, Marion County, Illinois; d. 10 August 1905. Notes for SMITH MATLOCK: In 1850 this family is listed as Mattock and in living in Perry County, Tennessee. More About SMITH MATLOCK: Military service: War Between the States PVT CSA iii. PLEASANT MILTON MATLOCK, b. 18 July 1827, Perry County, Tennessee; m. MARY ANN LOCK, Barry County, Missouri; b. 1838, Tennessee. More About PLEASANT MILTON MATLOCK: Military service: War Between the States PVT Enlisted Co. C Hunter's Rgt. Ark Inf CSA iv. MILLIE MATLOCK, b. 1832. v. WILLIAM MATLOCK, b. 1834. vi. MARTHA MATLOCK, b. 1836, Perry County, Tennessee. 3. BIRD T.9 MATLOCK (JOHN WESLEY8, MOORE7) was born 1785 in Virginia. More About BIRD T. MATLOCK: Military service: War of 1812 PVT Cpt. James Haggard Co. Dyer's TN Vol Mounted Gunmen (Coffee's Bde) Creek War -Talladega- Horsehoe Bend Child of BIRD T. MATLOCK is: i. ALFRED10 MATLOCK, b. 1813, Tennessee; m. SAPHRONIA STRIBLIN, 21 January 1845, Hot Springs, Clarke County, Arkansas; b. 1817, South Carolina. ==== MATLOCK Mailing List ==== To access the MATLOCK-L ARCHIVES:go to <http://archiver.rootsweb.com/> To read a copy of the ROOTSWEB Appropriate Use Policy go to <http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/aup.html> ==== MATLOCK Mailing List ==== Check out US GENWEB for surnames, info by county or country and more! http://www.usgenweb.net/ ~ Also see the World GENWEB Project for international queries http://www.worldgenweb.org/ TIP:use multiple spellings!