Sending again, with additions, because the first one appeared to not have made it. I received a "failed delivery" status. ----- Original Message ----- From: Nelda Percival Sent: Monday, November 26, 2001 11:32 PM To: MCBEE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [McBEE] McBee/Goins Hi, Is your first name Mitchell or Xavier? I have more questions. Xavier is my first name. I. ggg grandmother (name?) I. Vardry McBee (1775-1864) I don't how many others the above two produced, but I know they produced my II. gg grandmother - last name was Goins (first name?) QUESTION: WAS THIS LADY FREE OR A SLAVE? COULD SHE HAVE BEEN SOLD TO THE GOIN(s) FAMILY? HOW DID SHE GET THE LAST NAME OF GOINs? I don't think she was sold even though some "masters" did sell their offspring. I'm assuming the name came from this guy (and I believe they were married) whom my mother said "looked like an Hasidic Jew". When she died, at an extremely early age, she left two very young girls and this fellow "disappeared". He could have been murdered, had amnesia, just left them on purpose, etc. Another puzzle. III. g grandmother - Annie Elizabeth Goins (1886-1951) sister - Mary Goins QUESTION/STATEMENT: Annie Goins, 1886-1951 born in Greenville, South Carolina., became Annie Jones after marriage. DO YOU KNOW THE HUSBANDS NAME AND BIRTH INFO? OR WHEN THEY MARRIED?...DUE TO DATES ANNIE WOULD HAVE BEEN BORN FREE, COULD HER MOTHER HAVE CHOSEN THE NAME GOINs? Yes, Annie was born free. Her husband was Wilton Jones. I don't know the date of their marriage nor his birth date. They had to have been married circa 1908 or 1909 because my grandmother was born 1910. Wilton was not a good man for he left his young wife and daughter. The black man, (during slavery) was robbed of his manhood. He had no say so with his wife and children because what master said was the law. He was not the man of his house. This station in life can effect generation after generation after generation in a very bad way. I have no idea nor excuse why men (from all groups of people) leave their families now. Every group has its share of broken homes with fathers leaving. IV. grandmother - Azerine Elizabeth (1910-1993) only child QUESTION: AZERINE WAS BORN A JONES? WHO DID SHE MARRY? Yes, she was born a Jones and married Wendle Steele. DO YOU WANT ME TO SEND THE CUPP/MCBEE & CUPP/GOIN & FULL GOINs LINE TO MCBEE MAILING LIST OR TO YOU PERSONALLY. There is a web page for the Goins someone sent. I have been searching but have been unable to locate it. It mentioned this set was from Charleston, SC and were never enslaved. Many, many could "pass" and did. They were all the colors of the rainbow as black families are. Send it to mailing list or personally. Many thanks for your comments, information, and support. Xavier _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp ==== MCBEE Mailing List ==== Need help writing *excellent* queries? Check out http://www.ancestry.com/library/view/news/articles/503.asp ============================== Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 Source for Family History Online. Go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=702&sourceid=1237