This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: datokok Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.mississippi.counties.amite/1217.1.1.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: MAF, Thanks again for the continuing discussion. As you know, there are many, many Whites...particularly the combination of husband John and wife, Mary. Now on to the Barker connection. It is somewhat intriguing and I have studied it again in the past few days. Mary Barker, a daughter of John Barker and Elizabeth Barker as revealed in some of the Barker information was b. abt. 1752 and died in 1819, but as I understand it, John White also died about the same time in Iredell county, NC. Did this Mary die in Iredell county or Amite county? John Barker and Joel Barker were brothers and sons of an older Joel Barker. Joel Barker, Jr. settled in Northampton county, NC for a while showing up in various land transactions there from 1745 to 1756 or so and maybe later. He eventually went on down to Wake county, NC and left his will there in 1778. John Barker resided in Brunswick county, Va. Joel Barker resided on land in Northampton county, NC which joined OLD James Tarver who died there in NHT in 1777. James Tarver's will was witnessed by a Mary White and Joshua White in 1777. John White is still shown in NHT county, NC as late as the 1790 NHT county, NC census. I had hoped I could verify in fact there was a Barker connection which would sort of solidify the Tarver/White connection back in Northampton county, NC/Brunswick county, Va as Joel Barker resided on land joining James Tarver and his brother, John Barker had the daughter, Mary who married a John White. The Barker information needs to be studied furhter to make sure where the Mary White died in 1819. If in Iredell county, NC, whe would not be the Mary White moving on into Amite county, MS. As I can find there are 3 or 4 John White's shown on a 1790 NC census: Gates county, Pasquotank, Northampton, and possibly Periquimans counties. James White and William White shown on 1800 Barnwell county, SC census may have been brothers of John White as the ages seem to line up somewhat. There was a Thomas White in Northampton county, NC for a few years in the late 1700's and he is there as late as about 1782. He may be connected to the John White shown on the 1790 NHT county, NC census. I cannot yet see where John White either passed away or moved on without Mary White. Do you have information which will show Mary White's birth year or an estimate. Is it around 1750 or so as the Barker information reveals? I agree and will keep studying and analyzing the available information. Also: The Winborne family is another family linked to the Methodist movement in Amite county, MS. And there are several Winbornes in NHT county, NC in the 1790-1800 time frame. Let me know your thoughts. Thanks. Cordially, David A. Tarver 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.