Hi, Not to be a killjoy, but the spelling of "Guest" is different from "Guess". Are we certain that the descendents changed the spelling? I know there is a Guest family living not far from Toccoa, GA. I just thought that accuracy could be important, for future genealogists. Vickie, Emma Louise Cherry was my greatgreatgrandmother. I'd love to "talk" with you and anyone else who wants to exchange Cherry, Ellard, and Ingram info. I'll email you privately. Monica --- On Wed, 2/4/09, msattala-request@rootsweb.com <msattala-request@rootsweb.com> wrote: > From: msattala-request@rootsweb.com <msattala-request@rootsweb.com> > Subject: MSATTALA Digest, Vol 4, Issue 7 > To: msattala@rootsweb.com > Date: Wednesday, February 4, 2009, 5:03 PM > Today's Topics: > > 1. Moses T. Guess (Guess of Attala County) (Doug. > Cummins) > 2. Re: Moses T. Guess (Guess of Attala County) (Mozelle > Chason) > 3. Re: Moses T. Guess (Guess of Attala County) (doug > escarosa) > 4. Re: Moses T. Guess (Guess of Attala County) (Wanda > Lentz) > 5. Re: Moses T. Guess (Guess of Attala County) (doug > escarosa) > 6. Re: Moses T. Guess (Guess of Attala County) (Dennis > K. Boswell) > 7. Re: Moses T. Guess (Guess of Attala County) > (VMcdon9016@aol.com) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2009 06:12:20 -0800 (PST) > From: "Doug. Cummins" <doug_36c@yahoo.com> > Subject: [MSATTALA] Moses T. Guess (Guess of Attala County) > To: msattala@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: > <462618.40446.qm@web63306.mail.re1.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > There are quite a few descendants of Moses Guess that > migrated to MS and Attala County. Some of their descendants > may like to read this........ > ? > > TOCCOA, GA - May 25, 2003 > ? > On Sunday, May 25, 2003 at 3:00 pm the Athens, GA Chapter > of the Sons of The American Revolution will host a ceremony > to place a Patriot Grave Marker at the gravesite of > Revolutionary War Patriot Moses Guest. Members of the > Athens, GA Chapter and includes two direct descendants of > Moses Guest. Joining in the Grave Marking ceremony will be > the Paul Carrington Chapter of the Texas Society of SAR, > located in Houston, Texas, by the attendance of three of > their past presidents who are direct descendants of the > Patriot. All descendants of Moses Guest and other interested > persons are invited to attend. The gravesite is located next > to GA Hwy 63, also known as Sunshine Road, approximately 8 > miles south of Toccoa, Stephens County, GA. > ? > Posting of the Colors and Flag Presentations will be done > by the Georgia Society of SAR Color Guard under the command > of the Honorable Dr. Rivis Butler, Jr. and the State > Commander, the Honorable Robert F. Galer, of Columbus, GA. > Another feature of the ceremony will be the presentation of > a song entitled Saint Mo written and sung by Graham Guest, > the leader of a Texas band named Moses Guest. The Reverend > Glenn Guest of Shiloh Baptist Church in Danielsville, GA, a > direct descendant, will serve as Chaplain. Ralph Guest of > Roswell, GA, will bring Moses Guests Bible for all to view. > The Toccoa Chapter of the DAR marked the grave many years > earlier have been invited to participate in this ceremony. > ? > The Patriot was born in January 1750 in Fauquier County, > Virginia, and died October 1, 1838 in Franklin County, > Georgia. He married Mary Blair, a first cousin of Daniel > Boone in Wilkes County, NC. > ? > In 1775, he was appointed by the Governor as an Ensign in > the North Carolina Militia serving under Captain Elijah > Issacs in fighting, an Indian uprising. From 1776 to 1780 he > served as Captain of Horse under Colonel Armstrong and > Colonel Cleveland. Moses had a Company of 50 men including > his brothers, Benjamin and William Guest in the battle of > Kings Mountain. After the victory, his company was chosen to > take over 700 prisoners to Moravian Town, NC. Moses had > sixteen children by Mary Blair and one child by his second > wife, Eleandor York. He served as Sheriff of Franklin County > around 1786, and as Justice of Peace from 1809 to 1816. > ? > We wish to express thanks in advance to Georgia State > Patrol, Captain Benje Cowart and Sergeant Elder for > assistance with traffic control for the ceremony. Also, our > thanks go to the Reverend and Mrs. Ryan Seawright for their > help and allowing access to the gravesite. > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2009 08:45:14 -0600 > From: Mozelle Chason <sweat2tears@earthlink.net> > Subject: Re: [MSATTALA] Moses T. Guess (Guess of Attala > County) > To: doug_36c@yahoo.com, msattala@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: > <F640536B-996B-4540-90E5-97ACFF735B15@earthlink.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; > format=flowed > > Thank you so much, Doug, for sending this! I will print it > and place > it in my files among my other treasures1 > > Mozelle > > On Feb 4, 2009, at 8:12 AM, Doug. Cummins wrote: > > > There are quite a few descendants of Moses Guess that > migrated to > > MS and Attala County. Some of their descendants may > like to read > > this........ > > > > > > TOCCOA, GA - May 25, 2003 > > > > On Sunday, May 25, 2003 at 3:00 pm the Athens, GA > Chapter of the > > Sons of The American Revolution will host a ceremony > to place a > > Patriot Grave Marker at the gravesite of Revolutionary > War Patriot > > Moses Guest. Members of the Athens, GA Chapter and > includes two > > direct descendants of Moses Guest. Joining in the > Grave Marking > > ceremony will be the Paul Carrington Chapter of the > Texas Society > > of SAR, located in Houston, Texas, by the attendance > of three of > > their past presidents who are direct descendants of > the Patriot. > > All descendants of Moses Guest and other interested > persons are > > invited to attend. The gravesite is located next to GA > Hwy 63, also > > known as Sunshine Road, approximately 8 miles south of > Toccoa, > > Stephens County, GA. > > > > Posting of the Colors and Flag Presentations will be > done by the > > Georgia Society of SAR Color Guard under the command > of the > > Honorable Dr. Rivis Butler, Jr. and the State > Commander, the > > Honorable Robert F. Galer, of Columbus, GA. Another > feature of the > > ceremony will be the presentation of a song entitled > Saint Mo > > written and sung by Graham Guest, the leader of a > Texas band named > > Moses Guest. The Reverend Glenn Guest of Shiloh > Baptist Church in > > Danielsville, GA, a direct descendant, will serve as > Chaplain. > > Ralph Guest of Roswell, GA, will bring Moses Guests > Bible for all > > to view. The Toccoa Chapter of the DAR marked the > grave many years > > earlier have been invited to participate in this > ceremony. > > > > The Patriot was born in January 1750 in Fauquier > County, Virginia, > > and died October 1, 1838 in Franklin County, Georgia. > He married > > Mary Blair, a first cousin of Daniel Boone in Wilkes > County, NC. > > > > In 1775, he was appointed by the Governor as an Ensign > in the North > > Carolina Militia serving under Captain Elijah Issacs > in fighting, > > an Indian uprising. From 1776 to 1780 he served as > Captain of Horse > > under Colonel Armstrong and Colonel Cleveland. Moses > had a Company > > of 50 men including his brothers, Benjamin and William > Guest in the > > battle of Kings Mountain. After the victory, his > company was chosen > > to take over 700 prisoners to Moravian Town, NC. Moses > had sixteen > > children by Mary Blair and one child by his second > wife, Eleandor > > York. He served as Sheriff of Franklin County around > 1786, and as > > Justice of Peace from 1809 to 1816. > > > > We wish to express thanks in advance to Georgia State > Patrol, > > Captain Benje Cowart and Sergeant Elder for assistance > with traffic > > control for the ceremony. Also, our thanks go to the > Reverend and > > Mrs. Ryan Seawright for their help and allowing access > to the > > gravesite. > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MSATTALA- > > request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2009 09:58:38 -0600 > From: doug escarosa <escarosa@hotmail.com> > Subject: Re: [MSATTALA] Moses T. Guess (Guess of Attala > County) > To: <msattala@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: > <BAY132-W511CE09C560253E422F33DD4C30@phx.gbl> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" > > > It's always good to hear from my Sunflower County > "Cousin". > > Doug> From: sweat2tears@earthlink.net> Date: Wed, 4 > Feb 2009 08:45:14 -0600> To: doug_36c@yahoo.com; > msattala@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [MSATTALA] Moses T. > Guess (Guess of Attala County)> > Thank you so much, > Doug, for sending this! I will print it and place > it in > my files among my other treasures1> > Mozelle> > > On Feb 4, 2009, at 8:12 AM, Doug. Cummins wrote:> > > > There are quite a few descendants of Moses Guess that > migrated to > > MS and Attala County. Some of their > descendants may like to read > > this........> > >> >> > TOCCOA, GA - May 25, 2003> > >> > On Sunday, May 25, 2003 at 3:00 pm the Athens, > GA Chapter of the > > Sons of The American Revolution > will host a ceremony to place a > > Patriot Grave > Marker at the gravesite of Revolutionary War Patriot > > > Moses Guest. Members of the Athens, GA Chapter and > includes two > > direct descendants of Moses Guest. > Joining in the Grave Marking > > ceremony will be the > Paul Carrington Chapter of the Texas Society > > of > SAR, loc! > ated in Houston, Texas, by the attendance of three of > > > their past presidents who are direct descendants of the > Patriot. > > All descendants of Moses Guest and other > interested persons are > > invited to attend. The > gravesite is located next to GA Hwy 63, also > > known > as Sunshine Road, approximately 8 miles south of Toccoa, > > > Stephens County, GA.> >> > Posting of > the Colors and Flag Presentations will be done by the > > > Georgia Society of SAR Color Guard under the command of > the > > Honorable Dr. Rivis Butler, Jr. and the State > Commander, the > > Honorable Robert F. Galer, of > Columbus, GA. Another feature of the > > ceremony will > be the presentation of a song entitled Saint Mo > > > written and sung by Graham Guest, the leader of a Texas band > named > > Moses Guest. The Reverend Glenn Guest of > Shiloh Baptist Church in > > Danielsville, GA, a > direct descendant, will serve as Chaplain. > > Ralph > Guest of Roswell, GA, will bring Moses Guests Bible for all > > > to view. The T! > occoa Chapter of the DAR marked the grave many years > > > earlier have > been invited to participate in this ceremony.> >> > > The Patriot was born in January 1750 in Fauquier > County, Virginia, > > and died October 1, 1838 in > Franklin County, Georgia. He married > > Mary Blair, a > first cousin of Daniel Boone in Wilkes County, NC.> > >> > In 1775, he was appointed by the Governor as > an Ensign in the North > > Carolina Militia serving > under Captain Elijah Issacs in fighting, > > an Indian > uprising. From 1776 to 1780 he served as Captain of Horse > > > under Colonel Armstrong and Colonel Cleveland. > Moses had a Company > > of 50 men including his > brothers, Benjamin and William Guest in the > > battle > of Kings Mountain. After the victory, his company was chosen > > > to take over 700 prisoners to Moravian Town, NC. > Moses had sixteen > > children by Mary Blair and one > child by his second wife, Eleandor > > York. He served > as Sheriff of Franklin County around 1786, and as > > > Justice of Peace from 1809 to 1816.> >> > We > wish to express thanks in advance to Geor! > gia State Patrol, > > Captain Benje Cowart and > Sergeant Elder for assistance with traffic > > control > for the ceremony. Also, our thanks go to the Reverend and > > > Mrs. Ryan Seawright for their help and allowing > access to the > > gravesite.> >> >> > >> >> > -------------------------------> > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MSATTALA- > > 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 MSATTALA-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message > _________________________________________________________________ > Windows Live?: Keep your life in sync. > http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_t1_allup_explore_022009 > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2009 11:35:47 -0500 > From: "Wanda Lentz" <kwlentz@bellsouth.net> > Subject: Re: [MSATTALA] Moses T. Guess (Guess of Attala > County) > To: <msattala@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: > <000f01c986e6$b3a64c30$4801a8c0@winxp6a7a7fa00> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; > charset="Windows-1252"; > reply-type=original > > > Thank You Doug for passing on that info. > The Guess line joins my line (Eakin) by the marriage of a > sister of my > step-grandmother Susie Fulton. > Her sister was Zula Bell Fulton and she married William > Henry Guess ( s/o > Alexander T. Guess and Margaret M. Eddleman) in Clark Co., > Ark. in 1909. > > Wanda Eakin Lentz > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "doug escarosa" > <escarosa@hotmail.com> > To: <msattala@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 10:58 AM > Subject: Re: [MSATTALA] Moses T. Guess (Guess of Attala > County) > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2009 15:19:12 -0600 > From: doug escarosa <escarosa@hotmail.com> > Subject: Re: [MSATTALA] Moses T. Guess (Guess of Attala > County) > To: <msattala@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: > <BAY132-W11C4D2AC834BF726D5C7D3D4C30@phx.gbl> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" > > > Thanks Wanda, > > I have found it somewhat amazing how closely related many > of the families and descendants of early Attala County's > elders are. My g grandmother, Nancy Matilda Guess Cummins is > another example. She was the daughter of Martin B. Guess and > Nancy Brister. Having "very large" families may > have something to do with it. :) > > Good to hear from you, > > Doug> From: kwlentz@bellsouth.net> To: > msattala@rootsweb.com> Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2009 11:35:47 > -0500> Subject: Re: [MSATTALA] Moses T. Guess (Guess of > Attala County)> > > Thank You Doug for passing on > that info.> The Guess line joins my line (Eakin) by the > marriage of a sister of my > step-grandmother Susie > Fulton.> Her sister was Zula Bell Fulton and she married > William Henry Guess ( s/o > Alexander T. Guess and > Margaret M. Eddleman) in Clark Co., Ark. in 1909.> > > Wanda Eakin Lentz> > > > > ----- Original > Message ----- > From: "doug escarosa" > <escarosa@hotmail.com>> To: > <msattala@rootsweb.com>> Sent: Wednesday, February > 04, 2009 10:58 AM> Subject: Re: [MSATTALA] Moses T. Guess > (Guess of Attala County)> > > > > > -------------------------------> To unsubscribe from the > list, please send an email to MSATTALA-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message > _________________________________________________________________ > Windows Live?: E-mail. Chat. Share. Get more ways to > connect. > http://windowslive.com/online/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_AE_Faster_022009 > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:51:30 -0600 > From: "Dennis K. Boswell" > <dennisb@mindspring.com> > Subject: Re: [MSATTALA] Moses T. Guess (Guess of Attala > County) > To: msattala@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: > <E1LUpj4-0004TA-U0@elasmtp-spurfowl.atl.sa.earthlink.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; > format=flowed > > "Having "very large" families may have > something to do with it." > > I Doug, I would add to "very large families," the > > fact that those same families who arrived in > Attala in the 1830s - 1840s tended to stay in > Attala thereby diminishing the number of "new > prospective" spouses, outside the family, and > maintaining the focus on family cousins, nephews, > etc. for spouses; and many of those same early > families would follow their neighbors from > eastern seaboard communities to lands west upon > hearing from the first of their neighbors to move > to Attala how attractive property prices and > tillable soils were, particularly right after > government land sales begin in the early 1830s, > and to that, I would add that, after the Civil > War, many of those same families tended to > migrate together further west (Texas, etc.) for > the same reasons they may have originally moved > to Attala. Contrary to today, families simply > stuck together then and needed each other to > manage the farms, clear the acreage, etc. > > I'll bet others on this board have other ideas on > why so many Attala families are so closely related ?? > > At 03:19 PM 2/4/2009, you wrote: > > >Thanks Wanda, > > > >I have found it somewhat amazing how closely > >related many of the families and descendants of > >early Attala County's elders are. My g > >grandmother, Nancy Matilda Guess Cummins is > >another example. She was the daughter of Martin > >B. Guess and Nancy Brister. Having "very > large" > >families may have something to do with it. :) > > > >Good to hear from you, > > > >Doug> From: kwlentz@bellsouth.net> To: > >msattala@rootsweb.com> Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2009 > >11:35:47 -0500> Subject: Re: [MSATTALA] Moses T. > >Guess (Guess of Attala County)> > > Thank You > >Doug for passing on that info.> The Guess line > >joins my line (Eakin) by the marriage of a > >sister of my > step-grandmother Susie Fulton.> > >Her sister was Zula Bell Fulton and she married > >William Henry Guess ( s/o > Alexander T. Guess > >and Margaret M. Eddleman) in Clark Co., Ark. in > >1909.> > Wanda Eakin Lentz> > > > > > ----- > >Original Message ----- > From: "doug > escarosa" > ><escarosa@hotmail.com>> To: > ><msattala@rootsweb.com>> Sent: Wednesday, > >February 04, 2009 10:58 AM> Subject: Re: > >[MSATTALA] Moses T. Guess (Guess of Attala > >County)> > > > > > >-------------------------------> To unsubscribe > >from the list, please send an email to > >MSATTALA-request@rootsweb.com with the word > >'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject > and the body of the message > >_________________________________________________________________ > >Windows Live?: E-mail. Chat. Share. Get more ways to > connect. > >http://windowslive.com/online/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_AE_Faster_022009 > > > >------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an > >email to MSATTALA-request@rootsweb.com with the > >word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > >subject and the body of the message > > Regards, > > Dennis K. Boswell > 13910 French Oaks > Helotes, TX 78023 > > Telephone: (210) 447-7321 > Email: dennisb@mindspring.com > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2009 17:02:19 EST > From: VMcdon9016@aol.com > Subject: Re: [MSATTALA] Moses T. Guess (Guess of Attala > County) > To: msattala@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <c83.2e40dc10.36bb6a6b@aol.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > Thanks for posting. You are absolutely correct. So many > families are > connected. > > Your Nancy Matilda GUESS husband Isaac Marion CUMMINS is my > connection. > Isaac Marion CUMMINS father was Willis Wilburn CUMMINS, who > had a sister Mary Ann > CUMMINS who married Isaac ELLARD. Isaac and Mary ELLARD > had a son Isaac > Milton ELLARD who married Emma Louise CHERRY. Emma CHERRY > was sister of my > ancestor Sarah Ann CHERRY who married Albert ECRCANBRACK. > > Also Nancy BRISTER, who married Martin GUESS, had a sister > Rachel BRISTER who > married Wiley GREEN. Wiley and Rachel GREEN had a daughter > Nancy Matilda > GREEN who married William Pinkney CUDD and their daughter > Rachel Sarah CUDD > married Jacob IVEY ancestors to my daughter-in-law. > > Small world. > > Also mentioned that Moses GUESS wife Mary BLAIR was a 1st > cousin to Daniel > BOONE. I know that Daniel BOONE's mother was Sarah > MORGAN who married Squire > BOONE. Daniel BOONE was brother of my ancestor Israel > BOONE > > Vicki > > > ************** > Great Deals on Dell Laptops. 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