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, 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> > > -------------------------------> 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

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)