Hi, Regarding my previous qustion about Guest-Guess, I responded before Vol.8 arrived with Ellen's post about the family. 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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