Posted on: Franklin Co. Ms Queries Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Ms/Franklin/10872 Surname: BYRD, CAIN, COOK, CUPIT, JONES, HUNT, LEE, MAGEE, RANDOLPH, SUTTON, WILSON ------------------------- In a previously posting on this forum, I requested information regarding the identity of Rebecca LEE and Sutton BYRD, who married on 25 Apr 1837 in Franklin Co., MS. I now believe that I have identified Rebecca. To solicit additional comments, and as general information for those interested, I am posting my analysis. A) James LEE, (12 May 1789, Sumter Co., SC - Bef 22 Aug 1832), married Rebecca SCOTT (14 Aug 1796, NC - ), on 27 Apr 1824, in Franklin Co., MS. They had a son, Goshen Lee (27 Dec 1830 - 9 Dec 1863) who married Elizabeth Jones, 28 Jul 1853. B) A Sutton BYRD married Mary BYRD, d/o Oshea Byrd and Elizabeth LEE. Oshea was s/o Sutton BYRD & Margaret RANDOLPH, and a brother to Eden BYRD, who married Ann LEE. C) A Sutton BYRD married Rebecca LEE on 25 Apr 1837 in Franklin Co., MS. The web site listed below, states that this is the same Sutton BYRD who married Mary BYRD. (I will post additional information on Sutton BYRD in the next several days.) D) The 1850 Census for Franklin Co., MS, taken from the web site, http://searches1.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/archives/ms/amite/misc/cain/cain241.txt, shows the following "... 1850 Fr.Co. #437 Sutton Byrd 60 m N.C.; Rebecca 53 N.C., Edward 25 MS; Ann 18 f MS; Duncan 17; Rebecca 9 f; Goshen Lee 19 m MS. ..." >From the above; 1) Sutton BYRD would have been born abt 1790 in NC. 2) A Goshen LEE, age 19, was in the household of Sutton and Rebecca BYRD. This would appear to be the same Goshen LEE, b. 27 Dec 1830, who was s/o James LEE and Rebecca SCOTT. 3) Rebecca, age 53, coincides with Rebecca SCOTT, b. 14 Aug 1796, who was widow of James LEE. James LEE died abt 1832, which is before the Marriage of Sutton BYRD to Rebecca LEE, which was 25 Apr 1837. 4) I don't know the DOD of Mary BYRD, w/o Sutton BYRD; however, their last child, according to my records, was Duncan BYRD (14 Dec 1832 - 8 Nov 1913), who married Caroline M. HUNT, 3 May 1856). I also show that Duncan BYRD married a Frances E. Sutton. This Duncan BYRD would appear to be the same Duncan, age 17, in the household of Sutton and Rebecca BYRD. 4) Edward, age 25, appears to be Edward BYRD, b. 30 Dec 1825 in Franklin Co. MS, who was s/o Sutton BYRD and Mary BYRD. 5) Ann, age 18, appears to be Ann Virginia CAIN, who married Edward BYRD, 10 Jan 1850 in Franklin Co., MS. 6) Evidently, Rebecca, age 8, was d/o Sutton and Rebecca BYRD. I found a Rebecca BYRD who married James M. WILSON, 17 May 1860 in Franklin Co., MS. This would appear to be this Rebecca BYRD, as there are only two Rebecca BYRD's marriages in Franklin Co., MS. The other was a Rebecca BYRD that married Joseph CUPIT, 1863 October, 21 in Franklin Co., MS; however, I show her as Martha Rebecca Byrd, d/o Rowan (Roan) BYRD and Lucy E.. COOK. Conclusion: Rebecca LEE, who married Sutton BYRD, is Rebecca SCOTT, the widow of James LEE. Now all I need to know are the parents of Rebecca SCOTT. I believe a good candidate for her father is Joseph SCOTT, who is shown as an old time settler on Page 7, History of Franklin Co.,MS from 1809 to 1899, by W. W. Lambright. It states as follows: "... Joseph Scott, an old time settler, had four sons: Gabriel, Nehemiah, Joseph, Jr.; and Benjamin ...". This book does not name Joseph SCOTT's spouse or daughters. This Joseph SCOTT (bef 1770, Sampson Co., NC - Aft 1820, Franklin Co. MS), is believed to be the s/o Joseph Scott Sr and Mary HOLMES, and a brother to Asha SCOTT, w/o Willis MAGEE.