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    1. Re: [MSWILKIN] : Cemeteries
    2. Virgina Ewing
    3. First let me say what a really great thing this page is for all of us. My thanks to all concerned. The reason I sometimes use other name than the ones in the cemetery book because it is part of the local history and I think it is interesting, maybe someone else will, too. . If some of you who live in the area, or are familiar with the area, find something you want to correct, feel free. I am only passing on what I was told. All I know about the places over there I heard from C. L. Johnson, John Robert Murray, Ada Ashley Smith, and my Uncles Willis M. Ashley, Prim B. Ashley, and Talmedage P. Ashley, all now deceased. I did not grow up in Wilkinson county and went there for the first time in the mid 1980s. My Uncle Willis Ashley took me to what is referred to as Ashley 1 and Ashley 2 cemeteries. and introduced me to John Robert Murray, Aunt Emma, Louisa Perry, and others. Ashley 1, where George Neal Ashley, Rebecca Jane Cavin Ashley and Charles Ashley are buried, was originally a large cemetery on property owned by George Perry. Jr. [according to my Uncle Willis Ashley] I call it the George Perry cemetery but I can't remember if others did. I think they called it the Ashley cemetery because the property was in the Ashley family for years. My Uncle Willis said there was really two cemeteries there. The white cemetery was near the road with the black cemetery to the back. The property was once later owned by George Neal Ashley. His second wife, my grand mother's sister, Almeta Adrisha Gober, was buried there and my grandmother's baby was buried there, along with members of the George Perry family. Most of this graveyard was plowed up and the land is now used for crops. The 3 Ashley graves were probably left because Neal Ashley enclosed them and built a shed over the top. One of my great aunt Almeta's descendants has a picture of her grave taken in the 1950s. The Cemetery was plowed up sometime after. This information on the original cemetery was told to me by several people, including my uncle Willis Ashley, cousin John Robert Murray, and others. C. L. Johnson told me George Perry Jr was buried just behind the corner of Neal's shed. In describing the location, he said when it rained the water would drip off the back corner of the shed right on George Perry's grave. C. L. and his cousin, Dr. Elwyn Cavin erected a marker for George Perry so the grave location would not be lost. I have not been back and do not know what the marker looks like. Someone in the area might get a picture for you. Uncle Willis Ashley and everyone I talked to in the area, said that Ashley two, which is located off Turkey Creek Road, just past where the late Louisa Perry Phipps Ashley lived, was known locally as the old Columbus Phipps graveyard. Louisa [Columbus's second wife] told me she didn't understand why it was called that because the graveyard was there long before Columbus lived there. . C. L. Johnson told me the graveyard was once connected to a church and was used by all religions in the area. After the church burned local residents started calling it 'the old burned church graveyard' until Columbus Phipps moved in the house near by and it became the Columbus Phipps graveyard. Clifford Cavin, the brother of C. L. Johnson's mother, was buried in this cemetery. C. L. said he remembered attending the funeral on the 4th of July. C. L. was born and raised in Wilkinson Co. He lived there 93 years and took a great interest in it's people and their history. When he knew he was dying he had his son call me to come. [I live in Texas]. He gave me the information on the burned church from his death bed. He felt it was important so I am passing it on.. John Robert Murray called Ashley 3 the Old Hi Ashley cemetery. This was the Hiram Flowers Ashley family cemetery. Hiram F. was the son of John Duncan Ashley, and a brother of my great grandfather, Willis M. Ashley. I don't remember what John Robert called Ashley 4 but said it was also the Hi. Ashley family cemetery and was started because one of the family members died at a time when the water was up and they could not get to the old cemetery. Ashley 5 cemetery, according to Ada Ashley Smith, was the Old Saukum Cemetery , she also said it was the cemetery for the original Hopewell church. This was the church the first John D. Ashley was suppose to have helped build. I have a video of the cemetery but don't think I have still pictures. There were only two original headstones, Jane Ashley Day and her grand daughter, but there are headstones that were erected later for members of the Hiram Ashley family and William Warren Ashley family. There was suppose to be a lot of people buried there but without headstones, or with wooden headstones that rotted. Gurvis Ashley and others have been buried there in recent years. It's tucked away in the woods and the last time I wanted to go I couldn't remember how to get there. What you have for Old Perrytown Cemetery was called the Old Perrytown Church Cemetery, according to C. L. Johnson. This was the cemetery for the church that was built after the first church burned. What you have for Perry 3 is not a Perry cemetery at all. It is the cemetery of the Johnson Family. This cemetery is right across the fence from John Perry's grave but it is not part of that cemetery. This is C. L. Johnson's parents, his sister and brother in law. I know it says Perry 3 in the cemetery book but it is separate from the Perry cemetery. However, C. L.'s mother, buried here, was the great grand daughter of George Perry Jr. Perry 1, is probably the last cemetery started for a Perry family. This was the Shad Perry cemetery. Shad was the great grandson of John Perry. Even though the John Perry cemetery was just down the road Shad did not want to be buried there. He wanted to be buried on his own property. When he died his wife [my great aunt Mary Emma Ashley Perry] had him buried between their home and the home of their daughter and son in law, Jeanette and John Robert Murray. While Jeanette and John Robert both talked about the location [they weren't thrilled] I don't think either ever mentioned a name for it. I am not sure what they called Perry 2 [from the cemetery book] That would be the cemetery where Caleb Perry and his family was buried. I have not been to that cemetery. I did meet some of the family members but don't remember them mentioning a name other than Perry cemetery. What the cemetery book calls Perrytown Cemetery and Perry 3 is what John Robert Murray , called the old Perry cemetery. I called it the John Perry cemetery as he was the first person, with a headstone, buried here. Most of the people in the cemetery are his descendants, or connected to his descendants. You do not have this cemetery on your webpage. I am including the list of names I copied from this cemetery some years back, along with notes I made at the time. I call this the John Perry cemetery, because he was the original owner, and the first person, with a headstone, buried there. The cemetery is called Perrytown and old Perry town in the Wilkinson co. Cemetery book. Sec 17, T4N R1W I first copied this cemetery in 1986 and returned several times to recheck my notes and check for recent burials. The last time I visited was the fall of 1997. This graveyard is surrounded by trees and very pleasant to walk through. It is now posted so you'll need permission to enter. John A. Ogden b. 20 Oct 1904 d.16 Sept 1967 [double headstone, they were killed in a car wreck] Verna P[erry] Ogden b. 28 Aug 1906 d.16 Sept 1967 [d/o William Davis & Sarah Sturdivant Perry. Teen Perry Arnold b.1903 d.1975 md 1st: Lloyd Ashley, divorced md. 2nd. Melvin Caffrey md. 3rd. ----Arnold Lovell Lee Caffrey b.1921 d.1940 [s/o Melvin & Teen Perry Caffrey died of diabetes Lois Caffrey Thornburg b.11 Aug 1924 d.1 June 1996 age 71 [d/o Melvin &Teen Perry Caffrey] Alois Perry b.3 Dec 1915 d.1917 [he is buried behind the headstones of Lavell Lee Caffrey and Melvin Caffrey] Melvin Caffrey one date only 16 April 1929 h/o Teen Perry Louisiana Wagoner 148 M.G. Battn 1 Div. W[illiam] D[avis] Perry b. 30 Oct 1860 d. 15 March 1946 'gone by not forgotten' Sarah M. [Studivant] Perry b. 1865 d. 1937 age 72 [w/o William Davis Perry] Richard Lee Anders b. 10 Aug 1940 d. 27 Nov 1940 'our son' s/o Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Anders [Mary Emma Perry & Jewel Delmas Anders] Fred D. Perry one date 10 Oct 1918 MISS PVT SATC [died of flu in WWI ] [son of William Davis and Sarah M. Studivant Perry] Sacred to the Memory of Eliza [Aswell, Perry]wife of Leroy McCurley b. 30 Dec 1839 d. 12 June 1890 Willie C. George [Father] b. 1881 d 1909 [died of yellow fever] [h/o Janie Perry] [this headstone sets off by it's self with a tree growing behind it and vines across.] John Perry b.12 Nov 1802 d. 24 March 1883 [cemetery book says, 1893. I have checked this headstones several time and have always copied it as 1883. There was a will for John Perry in Wilkinson co.dated 1881, probated 1883.. Hope this helps. Virginia ----- Original Message ----- From: "W D Anderson" <w.d.anderson@kajun.net> To: <mswilkin@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 1:48 PM Subject: [MSWILKIN] : Cemeteries > Hi Virgina, > I noticed that you had difference names of the cemeteries. I sure would > like > to get a list of them. I have a site for the cemeteries in Wilkinson > Co. and > would like to add the differecne names under the name they are known by > now. > The site is http://www.foswms.com/wilkinson/cemeteries.html in case > someone > is interested. It has the gps readings and photos of the headstones. >

    03/27/2007 05:40:38
    1. [MSWILKIN] : Cemeteries
    2. W D Anderson
    3. Hi Virgina, I noticed that you had difference names of the cemeteries. I sure would like to get a list of them. I have a site for the cemeteries in Wilkinson Co. and would like to add the differecne names under the name they are known by now. The site is http://www.foswms.com/wilkinson/cemeteries.html in case someone is interested. It has the gps readings and photos of the headstones. Thanks W. Dave Anderson http://www.foswms.com/ http://www.kajun.net/ >> I also heard stories that this John D. Ashley helped build the old >> Hopewell Church in Wilkinson Co. This church was located off Highway >> 563. The cemetery called Ashley 5 in the Civil Club Cemetery book was >> the cemetery for the old Hopewell church. >> >> I have interviewed several of the older relatives in the county and >> been >> told so many little tidbits that I would like to share. One thing I am >> think of is the name of some of the older cemeteries. C. L. Johnson >> said >> the cemetery on Turkey Creek, Ashley 2 in the Cemetery Book, was called >> the Old Burned Church cemetery. It was also called the Columbus Phipps >> cemetery as Mr. Phipps and his wife lived there. >> This cemetery was located near the home of my gg grandfather, Willis >> Ashley, and later gave in the possession of Louisa Perry Ashley, grand >> daughter of Willis. She married first, Columbus Phipps and second, >> Cleveland Ashley. >> After the church burned a new church was built down the road and new >> headstones have been erected there for Seth Edward Ashley and his Rhoda >> wife, Sturdivant . This cemetery is called Old Perrytown Church in the >> cemetery book. >> >> Virginia

    03/27/2007 07:48:00
    1. Re: [MSWILKIN] John D Ashley
    2. Sarah Jane Adams was Columbus Phipps' grandmother, not his wife. Thanks, Ed Phipps -----Original Message----- From: vewing65@ctesc.net To: mswilkin@rootsweb.com Sent: Wed, 7 Mar 2007 11:44 AM Subject: Re: [MSWILKIN] John D Ashley Shirley, the John D. Ashley who married Sarah Jane Adams was John Duncan Ashley, nickname Dunk. He was the son of Thomas Ashley and Sarah 'Sally' Day. Thomas was the son of the John Duncan Ashley who married Elizabeth who we THINK is the grand daughter of George Sanders and Agnes Kelly. Sarah Day was the daughter of Jonathan Day and his first wife, a Miss Trice. We know her parents but not her first name, and believe me, I have spent years reading Hancock county, GA. records trying to get a clue to her name. She must have died about the time Sarah was born, or shortly after, as Jonathan started selling off land in 1806 and there was no mention of a wife on the deeds. Wife's had a 'dower right' to the land and was required to sign when the land was sold. This John D. Ashley was the only one I know with the middle name of Duncan. The naming system back then seem to be using the first name of a parent and a completely different middle name. If I ever find a record that shows the older John D. had Duncan for a middle name I will send it out at once. I have seen records with people guessing several middle name for him, including Drake, but have as yet to find any record for him other than John D. Ashley, that in the 1820, 1830 census and his obit. I have found no deeds or probate records, although his sons receive land grants in Wilkinson Co. MS. and we know John D. Ashley died in Wilkinson Co., MS in 1830. I also heard stories that this John D. Ashley helped build the old Hopewell Church in Wilkinson Co. This church was located off Highway 563. The cemetery called Ashley 5 in the Civil Club Cemetery book was the cemetery for the old Hopewell church. I have interviewed several of the older relatives in the county and been told so many little tidbits that I would like to share. One thing I am think of is the name of some of the older cemeteries. C. L. Johnson said the cemetery on Turkey Creek, Ashley 2 in the Cemetery Book, was called the Old Burned Church cemetery. It was also called the Columbus Phipps cemetery as Mr. Phipps and his wife lived there. This cemetery was located near the home of my gg grandfather, Willis Ashley, and later gave in the possession of Louisa Perry Ashley, grand daughter of Willis. She married first, Columbus Phipps and second, Cleveland Ashley. After the church burned a new church was built down the road and new headstones have been erected there for Seth Edward Ashley and his Rhoda wife, Sturdivant . This cemetery is called Old Perrytown Church in the cemetery book. Virginia ----- Original Message ----- From: "P&S Honore" <psh@olypen.com> To: <mswilkin@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 10:42 PM Subject: Re: [MSWILKIN] John D Ashley > I don't think so. My John was married to a Sarah. Thanks for the > reply. > Shirley > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Merry" <mergay@etex.net> > To: <mswilkin@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 9:49 PM > Subject: Re: [MSWILKIN] John D Ashley > > >> Shirley, >> >> There is a John D. Ashley b. abt. 1747 that married Elizabeth who came >> to >> Mississippi about that time. >> >> Is he the one you're looking for? >> >> Merry >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> MSWILKIN-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 > MSWILKIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > __________ NOD32 2100 (20070307) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com > > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MSWILKIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com.

    03/26/2007 04:17:28
    1. Re: [MSWILKIN] John D Ashley
    2. Virgina Ewing
    3. Sorry if my message was confusing. Sarah Jane Adams was the wife of John Duncan Ashley. I did have this bit in the middle of the explanation ************************* This cemetery was located near the home of my gg grandfather, Willis Ashley, and later gave in the possession of Louisa Perry Ashley, grand daughter of Willis. She married first, Columbus Phipps and second, Cleveland Ashley ****************************** I understand Columbus was much older than Louisa. She was his second wife. I know Frank Phipp's father was Richard Phipps, Do you know Richard's parents? Virginia ----- Original Message ----- From: <etphipps@aol.com> To: <mswilkin@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 26, 2007 9:17 AM Subject: Re: [MSWILKIN] John D Ashley > Sarah Jane Adams was Columbus Phipps' grandmother, not his wife. > > Thanks, > > Ed Phipps > > -----Original Message----- > From: vewing65@ctesc.net > To: mswilkin@rootsweb.com > Sent: Wed, 7 Mar 2007 11:44 AM > Subject: Re: [MSWILKIN] John D Ashley > > > Shirley, the John D. Ashley who married Sarah Jane Adams was John > Duncan > Ashley, nickname Dunk. He was the son of Thomas Ashley and Sarah > 'Sally' > Day. Thomas was the son of the John Duncan Ashley who married > Elizabeth > who we THINK is the grand daughter of George Sanders and Agnes Kelly. > Sarah Day was the daughter of Jonathan Day and his first wife, a Miss > Trice. We know her parents but not her first name, and believe me, I > have spent years reading Hancock county, GA. records trying to get a > clue > to her name. She must have died about the time Sarah was born, or > shortly after, as Jonathan started selling off land in 1806 and there > was > no mention of a wife on the deeds. Wife's had a 'dower right' to the > land and was required to sign when the land was sold. > > This John D. Ashley was the only one I know with the middle name of > Duncan. The naming system back then seem to be using the first name of > a > parent and a completely different middle name. If I ever find a record > that shows the older John D. had Duncan for a middle name I will send > it > out at once. I have seen records with people guessing several middle > name for him, including Drake, but have as yet to find any record for > him > other than John D. Ashley, that in the 1820, 1830 census and his obit. > I > have found no deeds or probate records, although his sons receive land > grants in Wilkinson Co. MS. and we know John D. Ashley died in > Wilkinson > Co., MS in 1830. > I also heard stories that this John D. Ashley helped build the old > Hopewell Church in Wilkinson Co. This church was located off Highway > 563. The cemetery called Ashley 5 in the Civil Club Cemetery book was > the cemetery for the old Hopewell church. > > I have interviewed several of the older relatives in the county and > been > told so many little tidbits that I would like to share. One thing I am > think of is the name of some of the older cemeteries. C. L. Johnson > said > the cemetery on Turkey Creek, Ashley 2 in the Cemetery Book, was called > the Old Burned Church cemetery. It was also called the Columbus Phipps > cemetery as Mr. Phipps and his wife lived there. > This cemetery was located near the home of my gg grandfather, Willis > Ashley, and later gave in the possession of Louisa Perry Ashley, grand > daughter of Willis. She married first, Columbus Phipps and second, > Cleveland Ashley. > After the church burned a new church was built down the road and new > headstones have been erected there for Seth Edward Ashley and his Rhoda > wife, Sturdivant . This cemetery is called Old Perrytown Church in the > cemetery book. > > Virginia > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "P&S Honore" <psh@olypen.com> > To: <mswilkin@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 10:42 PM > Subject: Re: [MSWILKIN] John D Ashley > > >> I don't think so. My John was married to a Sarah. Thanks for the >> reply. >> Shirley >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Merry" <mergay@etex.net> >> To: <mswilkin@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 9:49 PM >> Subject: Re: [MSWILKIN] John D Ashley >> >> >>> Shirley, >>> >>> There is a John D. Ashley b. abt. 1747 that married Elizabeth who >>> came >>> to >>> Mississippi about that time. >>> >>> Is he the one you're looking for? >>> >>> Merry >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> MSWILKIN-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 >> MSWILKIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> __________ NOD32 2100 (20070307) Information __________ >> >> This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. >> http://www.eset.com >> >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MSWILKIN-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the > body of > the message > ________________________________________________________________________ > AOL now offers free email to everyone. 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    03/26/2007 03:56:48
    1. Re: [MSWILKIN] Zachariah and Frances Prestwood Smith
    2. B.Silva
    3. I am a descendent of this family. Mary maried William and they had a daughter Mary foster who married Elijah Slocum. They had Mary slocum who married Andrew E. Laird. They had Helen Laird who married Jim Day who had Oscar Day. Oscar Day married Annie Brann and they had my father Oscar Dean Day. I would be happy to find out more information or share what I have. Barbara Si;va >From: Nan <nschuchs@dishmail.net> >Date: 2007/03/17 Sat PM 09:47:44 CDT >To: mswilkin@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [MSWILKIN] Zachariah and Frances Prestwood Smith > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Mary Judice" <mary_judice@comcast.net> >To: <mswilkin@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 8:44 AM >Subject: Re: [MSWILKIN] Zachariah and Frances Prestwood Smith >Mary, Since I am not sure how much you have, lets make a start. >Jackie (my co-researcher and dear cousin) and I descend from Elizabeth who >md. 1st a Brasfield, then James Foster. James purchased Zachariah's Sp. >grant on St. Catherine Cr when Z. moved to Wilkinson County. Z & F's >daughter Sarah married James' brother Thomas, and Z & F's daughter Mary md >1st a Kelsey, then James' brother John Foster. We have quite a lot of info >on these 3 daughters' descendants. >Our line is as follows: >Jackie and Nan >Fathers Hugh and T. J. Foster (brothers) >Gr father Harry Penny Foster >ggr Wm Peter Smith Foster >gggr Wm James Foster >ggggr James Foster and Elizabeth Smith Brasfield Foster of Foster Mound >Do you have a copy of the Smith Family Tree done as a wedding gift for >Sinai Amelia Foster when she married Erastus Lum in 1820? I can get you a >copy if you do not. >More to share if you do not have it all. >Nan >> Zachariah and Frences Smith were my 4th gr grandparents. I would love to >> hear from you. The Smith's left many descendants, many of whom frequently >> post messages on this board. >> >> Mary >> >> My descent is: >> Zachariah Smith & Frances Prestwood >> Peter Smith & Johanna Goodby >> Peter Smith, Jr. & Annanias Jones >> Theodosia Elvira Smith & Moses Cavin >> Florence Leola Cavin & Thomas Wesley Brown >> My Mother >> Myself >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: mswilkin-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:mswilkin-bounces@rootsweb.com] >> On Behalf Of Nan >> Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 9:36 AM >> To: MSWILKIN@rootsweb.com >> Subject: [MSWILKIN] Zachariah and Frances Prestwood Smith >> >> We have considerable information on many of the descendants of the above, >> but always welcome new connections/questions/ or input. >> Nan >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> MSWILKIN-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 >> MSWILKIN-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 MSWILKIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

    03/18/2007 01:17:45
    1. Re: [MSWILKIN] Zachariah and Frances Prestwood Smith
    2. Nan
    3. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Judice" <mary_judice@comcast.net> To: <mswilkin@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 8:44 AM Subject: Re: [MSWILKIN] Zachariah and Frances Prestwood Smith Mary, Since I am not sure how much you have, lets make a start. Jackie (my co-researcher and dear cousin) and I descend from Elizabeth who md. 1st a Brasfield, then James Foster. James purchased Zachariah's Sp. grant on St. Catherine Cr when Z. moved to Wilkinson County. Z & F's daughter Sarah married James' brother Thomas, and Z & F's daughter Mary md 1st a Kelsey, then James' brother John Foster. We have quite a lot of info on these 3 daughters' descendants. Our line is as follows: Jackie and Nan Fathers Hugh and T. J. Foster (brothers) Gr father Harry Penny Foster ggr Wm Peter Smith Foster gggr Wm James Foster ggggr James Foster and Elizabeth Smith Brasfield Foster of Foster Mound Do you have a copy of the Smith Family Tree done as a wedding gift for Sinai Amelia Foster when she married Erastus Lum in 1820? I can get you a copy if you do not. More to share if you do not have it all. Nan > Zachariah and Frences Smith were my 4th gr grandparents. I would love to > hear from you. The Smith's left many descendants, many of whom frequently > post messages on this board. > > Mary > > My descent is: > Zachariah Smith & Frances Prestwood > Peter Smith & Johanna Goodby > Peter Smith, Jr. & Annanias Jones > Theodosia Elvira Smith & Moses Cavin > Florence Leola Cavin & Thomas Wesley Brown > My Mother > Myself > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: mswilkin-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:mswilkin-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of Nan > Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 9:36 AM > To: MSWILKIN@rootsweb.com > Subject: [MSWILKIN] Zachariah and Frances Prestwood Smith > > We have considerable information on many of the descendants of the above, > but always welcome new connections/questions/ or input. > Nan > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MSWILKIN-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 > MSWILKIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

    03/17/2007 02:47:44
    1. Re: [MSWILKIN] Zachariah and Frances Prestwood Smith
    2. Nan
    3. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marla Goodrich" <mhg68@msn.com> To: <mswilkin@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 8:24 AM Subject: Re: [MSWILKIN] Zachariah and Frances Prestwood Smith Marla, not that we have come across, but with all the children this couple had who knows? We will be on the lookout for you. > Do these Smiths have any connection with the Coon families of Wilkinson > Co.? > Thanks, > Marla Goodrich > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Nan<mailto:nschuchs@dishmail.net> > To: MSWILKIN@rootsweb.com<mailto:MSWILKIN@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 7:35 AM > Subject: [MSWILKIN] Zachariah and Frances Prestwood Smith > > > We have considerable information on many of the descendants of the above, > but always welcome new connections/questions/ or input. > Nan > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MSWILKIN-request@rootsweb.com<mailto:MSWILKIN-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 > MSWILKIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

    03/17/2007 02:27:22
    1. Re: [MSWILKIN] Zachariah and Frances Prestwood Smith
    2. Mary Judice
    3. Zachariah and Frences Smith were my 4th gr grandparents. I would love to hear from you. The Smith's left many descendants, many of whom frequently post messages on this board. Mary My descent is: Zachariah Smith & Frances Prestwood Peter Smith & Johanna Goodby Peter Smith, Jr. & Annanias Jones Theodosia Elvira Smith & Moses Cavin Florence Leola Cavin & Thomas Wesley Brown My Mother Myself -----Original Message----- From: mswilkin-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:mswilkin-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Nan Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 9:36 AM To: MSWILKIN@rootsweb.com Subject: [MSWILKIN] Zachariah and Frances Prestwood Smith We have considerable information on many of the descendants of the above, but always welcome new connections/questions/ or input. Nan ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MSWILKIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

    03/17/2007 03:44:36
    1. [MSWILKIN] Zachariah and Frances Prestwood Smith
    2. Nan
    3. We have considerable information on many of the descendants of the above, but always welcome new connections/questions/ or input. Nan

    03/17/2007 02:35:58
    1. Re: [MSWILKIN] Zachariah and Frances Prestwood Smith
    2. Marla Goodrich
    3. Do these Smiths have any connection with the Coon families of Wilkinson Co.? Thanks, Marla Goodrich ----- Original Message ----- From: Nan<mailto:nschuchs@dishmail.net> To: MSWILKIN@rootsweb.com<mailto:MSWILKIN@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 7:35 AM Subject: [MSWILKIN] Zachariah and Frances Prestwood Smith We have considerable information on many of the descendants of the above, but always welcome new connections/questions/ or input. Nan ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MSWILKIN-request@rootsweb.com<mailto:MSWILKIN-request@rootsweb.com> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

    03/17/2007 01:24:24
    1. Re: [MSWILKIN] HILLS
    2. James HILLS Jr.
    3. Dave, I have a James Robert Hills, Sr. born in Berwickshire, Scotland Married Harriet E. Blogg Children: James Robert William Tattnall Sara Jane Married Second: Mary Haynes Andrews 11 Feb 1871 Children: James Robert (1873-??) Robert Lafayette b.(1876-1942) Lewis Taylor(1878-1965) Viva Rose(1880-1955) Archie H.(1884-??) Lillie(1888-???) Robert Lafayette Married Catherine Elizabeth Crider Children: Helen (1900-1957) Maggie(1902-1935) James Robert(1904-1992) My Father Earl Elijah(1906-1981) Ivan D.(1908-1995) Charles Lee(1909-1965) Bonnie Bell(1911-1987) James Robert III is my son. I would like to know your source of information. Can you furnish any information about the attached. picture. Thanking you in advance Jim Hills Houston TX W D Anderson <w.d.anderson@kajun.net> wrote: Don't know if this will help I have a James Robert Hills, Sr. born in Edinborough, Scotland Married Harriet E. Blogg James Jr.. born 1818 married Ann Marie Taylor James III born 1845 have a James Robert Hills III born in 1955 married a ValREa Maree Anderson W. Dave Anderson http://www.foswms.com/ http://www.kajun.net/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "James HILLS Jr." To: Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 11:36 AM Subject: [MSWILKIN] HILLS > List, > > I will appreciate it if you would keep an eye out, and inform me, of any > information you see in your research on the surname "HILLS". > > My Great-grandfather was James Robert Hills > Grandfather was Robert Lafayette Hills > Father was James Robert Hills. > > I know there were other HILLS in the county and I would like to gather > additional information. > > Thanking you in advance. > > James R. Hills, Jr. > Houston TX > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MSWILKIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > -- > Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.3/696 - Release Date: 2/21/2007 > 3:19 PM > > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MSWILKIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

    03/16/2007 07:59:20
    1. [MSWILKIN] Trying to Find Ancestors in Wilkinson Co., MS
    2. Dear James R. Hills, Jr. Since you live in Houston, it is more than likely you can get a library card from the Houston Public Library system I understand the Clayton Library on Caroline Street probably has online images of certain genealogical databases, such as HeritageQuest and perhaps Ancestry.com In some libraries, you cannot access Ancestry.com from a remote computer, but have to use it in the library. Your password for HeritageQuest is the number on your library card, which we hope is up-to-date. In most cases, you can access HeritageQuest on a remote computer. The main genealogical library in Houston is the Clayton Library. Here is the website which I accessed. _www.hpl.lib.tx.us/clayton_ (http://www.hpl.lib.tx.us/clayton) Find a search blank. I searched the term HeritageQuest. It was No. 23 on the list. I had overlooked the fact that HeritageQuest also published books and journals, and that is the reason the electronic database is No. 23 on the list. Suggestion: Get some dates for your relatives (somebody in the family must know some approximate dates) and do some census searches online--if that works for you. Your query omitted dates, which are most important, since Mississippi was part of the Louisiana Purchase taking place in the early 1800s. Also, since Mississippi fell under the Federal Land System, it is conceivable your relatives may have purchased land from the Federal government--or their ancestors did. I have a number of common named ancestors who lived in or around Wilkinson Co. (some just below--in what is now East Feliciana Parish), and from time to time I have found their names on this URL. But watch the dates--don't assume every Hills on the list may be your relatives--but the farther back in time you go, the more probable you have a good clue. This is the website for the General Land Office of the Bureau of Land Management. Look for the tab entitled Land Patents near the top of the opening screen. Then enter the surname and the word Mississippi--or maybe Louisiana. _http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/_ (http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/) I am fairly certain there are a good many books at Clayton Library about Wilkinson Co., including several which are newspaper excerpts from Woodville Republican. I found some good marriage and death dates in Volume 1 of that series. Also, if you have not seen this website, try it!!! _www.rootsweb.com/~mswilkin/_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~mswilkin/) Good luck!! Oh, yes, take a look at this website: _www.familysearch.org_ (http://www.familysearch.org) Look for the link to the catalog and do a PLACE search for Wilkinson Co. [do not type the word county, however] E.W.Wallace <BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com.

    03/14/2007 02:27:28
    1. Re: [MSWILKIN] HILLS
    2. W D Anderson
    3. Don't know if this will help I have a James Robert Hills, Sr. born in Edinborough, Scotland Married Harriet E. Blogg James Jr.. born 1818 married Ann Marie Taylor James III born 1845 have a James Robert Hills III born in 1955 married a ValREa Maree Anderson W. Dave Anderson http://www.foswms.com/ http://www.kajun.net/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "James HILLS Jr." <jandphills@sbcglobal.net> To: <mswilkin@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 11:36 AM Subject: [MSWILKIN] HILLS > List, > > I will appreciate it if you would keep an eye out, and inform me, of any > information you see in your research on the surname "HILLS". > > My Great-grandfather was James Robert Hills > Grandfather was Robert Lafayette Hills > Father was James Robert Hills. > > I know there were other HILLS in the county and I would like to gather > additional information. > > Thanking you in advance. > > James R. Hills, Jr. > Houston TX > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MSWILKIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > -- > Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.3/696 - Release Date: 2/21/2007 > 3:19 PM > >

    03/14/2007 01:50:23
    1. [MSWILKIN] HILLS
    2. James HILLS Jr.
    3. List, I will appreciate it if you would keep an eye out, and inform me, of any information you see in your research on the surname "HILLS". My Great-grandfather was James Robert Hills Grandfather was Robert Lafayette Hills Father was James Robert Hills. I know there were other HILLS in the county and I would like to gather additional information. Thanking you in advance. James R. Hills, Jr. Houston TX

    03/14/2007 03:36:16
    1. [MSWILKIN] Thomas M Land & Louisa P or F Roach
    2. Hi There! I TOOOOO am hoping to find out stuff on the Land-Roach connection. I will tell you what I have found. I have also found what you mentioned in your last posting, below. I, too, am stumped as to the possibility of Louisa's parents and Thomas's parents. Do you have Thomas and Louisa's marriage info: It is from Mississippi Marriages, 1766 - 1935. and their marriage date was 20 Nov, 1845, in Wilkinson County, MS. It is interesting, but I found a Thomas M. Land, b. abt. 1806 in MS, living in Ward 8, Morehouse, LA, in the 1850 Census: Thomas M Land, 41 (It was a little hard to read, so I THINK it says his age is 41.) Louisa is 27 and they were both born in MS. They are showing two sons: Samuel M. (the writing is so slanted, it is possibly Daniel, but a Samuel isn't 'dotted' with an 'i'...who is 4 years old. He was b. in La. There is also another son shown for this Thomas Land: William Jas (James?) who is 2 years old and was also b. in La. Personally, I think this may be our Thomas and Louisa. I also saw the Thomas you saw, in the 1870 Harris County, TX Census. But there is another entry that is quite puzzling, in light of the above entry, where there was a Thomas and Louisa living in La. in the 1850 census. In the 1860 Wilkinson County, MS, census there is the following, which I will take from a file I made just for them. (I am considering them as possibly the same couple because this Louisa's age is the same as the one in La and this Thomas's age is the same or almost the same as the one in La. ALSO, the sons are there again, only older this time: _1860 United States Federal Census_ (http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=7667&path=) _Mississippi_ (http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=7667&path=Mississippi) _Wilkinson_ (http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=7667&path=Mississippi.Wilkinson) : pg 2 T M Land, male, aged 55 and a planter, b. in MS Louisa P. (or F. - hard to tell) 37 female, aged 37, b. in MS Samuel M. male, aged 14, b. in MS pg 3: Wm J., 12 b. in MS Thomas A., 10, b. in MS Martin L., 6 b. in MS Mary E., 8. b. in MS Francis L. (female), 4, b. in MS Wiley G. 1, b. in MS Unless I am mistaken, I think this IS our Land Roach family. From what I have found, it would appear that they lived in La. for a while and then moved back to MS. their ages and children's names (the 2 sons they already had) are the same. In 1870, in Houston (Harris County) TX, Ward 2, pg 37, the name and age is the same as is the place of birth. There are two more additional children, but all the names of the above families and ages are the same. The two new children are: Louisia, 8, and she is shown to be born in TX. IF the next daughter is their's and not belonging to who they live with, then they went all the way back to MS and then all the way back to Texas!! Bernadette? or Bernachts, 6, female, b. in MS. I have all these census pages, so if you would like me to send them to you, I will, or anyone who is researching this family. I have both census records and would be glad to forward them to you. Just email me privately and I will do so. All the best to you and yours, Linda _Ln4128@aol.com_ (mailto:Ln4128@aol.com) In a message dated 3/13/2007 9:12:06 A.M. Mountain Standard Time, gc-gateway@rootsweb.com writes: This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jaydee9361 Surnames: Land, Roach Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.mississippi.counties. wilkinson/772/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Im hoping someone can help me. Ive been trying for a 1 1/2 years to find out about these families. Thomas M. Land b. abt 1805 - Mississippi d. aft 1870 - Texas married Louisa Roach 11-20-1845 in Wilkinson Co, Ms. Louisa (Laura) Roach b. 1823 - Mississippi d. unknown - Texas In the 1820 census of Wilkinson Co, the only person with sons under 16 (Thomas would have been 15) was JAMES LAND As far Louisa, she would only fit with REBECCA ROACH, having the only female under 10. If anyone knows anything about Thomas & Louisa or James Land and Rebecca Roach, please let me know. I would GREATLY appriciate it! <BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com.

    03/13/2007 12:28:43
    1. [MSWILKIN] Roach and Land Family ~ please help
    2. This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jaydee9361 Surnames: Land, Roach Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.mississippi.counties.wilkinson/772/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Im hoping someone can help me. Ive been trying for a 1 1/2 years to find out about these families. Thomas M. Land b. abt 1805 - Mississippi d. aft 1870 - Texas married Louisa Roach 11-20-1845 in Wilkinson Co, Ms. Louisa (Laura) Roach b. 1823 - Mississippi d. unknown - Texas In the 1820 census of Wilkinson Co, the only person with sons under 16 (Thomas would have been 15) was JAMES LAND As far Louisa, she would only fit with REBECCA ROACH, having the only female under 10. If anyone knows anything about Thomas & Louisa or James Land and Rebecca Roach, please let me know. I would GREATLY appriciate it! 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.

    03/13/2007 10:11:35
    1. Re: [MSWILKIN] John D Ashley
    2. P&S Honore
    3. Virginia, I do believe the descendants of John D Ashley show up in the B category in the DNA project.My Ashleys are in group B. John,Thomas and Robert Ashley are "supposedly" in my line of Ashleys going back to John Ashley and Sarah Whitmel Harrington in Orangeburg -SC. I truly believe your statement on the naming of the boys, first name of a male elder, the second being one the family liked. In my family,my grandfather was James Thomas, two of his sons were James Thomas Junior and -James Sheridan. The last boy,who it was hoped would be a girl ,was named Ellis Estes, that being the closest to his mother, Ella Estelle. -Thanks for all of your replies. Shirley-- Original Message ----- From: "Virgina Ewing" <vewing65@ctesc.net> To: <mswilkin@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 8:17 AM Subject: Re: [MSWILKIN] John D Ashley > Shirley, the John D. Ashley who married Sarah Jane Adams was John Duncan > Ashley. He was the son of Thomas Ashley and Sarah 'Sally' Day. Thomas > was the son of the John Duncan Ashley who married Elizabeth who we THINK > is the grand daughter of George Sanders and Agnes Kelly. > Sarah Day was the daughter of Jonathan Day and his first wife, a Miss > Trice. We know her parents but not her first name, and believe me, I > have spent years reading Hancock county, GA. records trying to get a clue > to her name. > > This John D. Ashley was the only one I know with the middle name of > Duncan. The naming system back then seem to be using the first name of a > parent and a completely different middle name. If I ever find a record > that shows the older John D. had Duncan for a middle name I will send it > out at once. I have seen records with people guessing several middle > name for him, including Drake, but have as yet to find any record for him > other than John D. Ashley in the 1820, 1830 census and his obit. I have > found no deeds or probate records, although his sons receive land grants > in Wilkinson Co. MS. and we know John D. Ashley died in Wilkinson Co., MS > in 1830. > I also heard stories that this John D. Ashley helped build the old > Hopewell Church in Wilkinson Co. > > Virginia > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "P&S Honore" <psh@olypen.com> > To: <mswilkin@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 10:42 PM > Subject: Re: [MSWILKIN] John D Ashley > > >> I don't think so. My John was married to a Sarah. Thanks for the >> reply. >> Shirley >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Merry" <mergay@etex.net> >> To: <mswilkin@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 9:49 PM >> Subject: Re: [MSWILKIN] John D Ashley >> >> >>> Shirley, >>> >>> There is a John D. Ashley b. abt. 1747 that married Elizabeth who came >>> to >>> Mississippi about that time. >>> >>> Is he the one you're looking for? >>> >>> Merry >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> MSWILKIN-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 >> MSWILKIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> __________ NOD32 2100 (20070307) Information __________ >> >> This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. >> http://www.eset.com >> >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MSWILKIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

    03/07/2007 05:38:23
    1. [MSWILKIN] DOUBLE MESSAGES
    2. Virgina Ewing
    3. The two messages that start alike are not. I edited the first message and thought only the edited [the second] message went out. The second message includes facts not in the first message. Virginia

    03/07/2007 04:00:05
    1. Re: [MSWILKIN] John D Ashley
    2. Virgina Ewing
    3. Shirley, the John D. Ashley who married Sarah Jane Adams was John Duncan Ashley, nickname Dunk. He was the son of Thomas Ashley and Sarah 'Sally' Day. Thomas was the son of the John Duncan Ashley who married Elizabeth who we THINK is the grand daughter of George Sanders and Agnes Kelly. Sarah Day was the daughter of Jonathan Day and his first wife, a Miss Trice. We know her parents but not her first name, and believe me, I have spent years reading Hancock county, GA. records trying to get a clue to her name. She must have died about the time Sarah was born, or shortly after, as Jonathan started selling off land in 1806 and there was no mention of a wife on the deeds. Wife's had a 'dower right' to the land and was required to sign when the land was sold. This John D. Ashley was the only one I know with the middle name of Duncan. The naming system back then seem to be using the first name of a parent and a completely different middle name. If I ever find a record that shows the older John D. had Duncan for a middle name I will send it out at once. I have seen records with people guessing several middle name for him, including Drake, but have as yet to find any record for him other than John D. Ashley, that in the 1820, 1830 census and his obit. I have found no deeds or probate records, although his sons receive land grants in Wilkinson Co. MS. and we know John D. Ashley died in Wilkinson Co., MS in 1830. I also heard stories that this John D. Ashley helped build the old Hopewell Church in Wilkinson Co. This church was located off Highway 563. The cemetery called Ashley 5 in the Civil Club Cemetery book was the cemetery for the old Hopewell church. I have interviewed several of the older relatives in the county and been told so many little tidbits that I would like to share. One thing I am think of is the name of some of the older cemeteries. C. L. Johnson said the cemetery on Turkey Creek, Ashley 2 in the Cemetery Book, was called the Old Burned Church cemetery. It was also called the Columbus Phipps cemetery as Mr. Phipps and his wife lived there. This cemetery was located near the home of my gg grandfather, Willis Ashley, and later gave in the possession of Louisa Perry Ashley, grand daughter of Willis. She married first, Columbus Phipps and second, Cleveland Ashley. After the church burned a new church was built down the road and new headstones have been erected there for Seth Edward Ashley and his Rhoda wife, Sturdivant . This cemetery is called Old Perrytown Church in the cemetery book. Virginia ----- Original Message ----- From: "P&S Honore" <psh@olypen.com> To: <mswilkin@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 10:42 PM Subject: Re: [MSWILKIN] John D Ashley > I don't think so. My John was married to a Sarah. Thanks for the > reply. > Shirley > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Merry" <mergay@etex.net> > To: <mswilkin@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 9:49 PM > Subject: Re: [MSWILKIN] John D Ashley > > >> Shirley, >> >> There is a John D. Ashley b. abt. 1747 that married Elizabeth who came >> to >> Mississippi about that time. >> >> Is he the one you're looking for? >> >> Merry >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> MSWILKIN-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 > MSWILKIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > __________ NOD32 2100 (20070307) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com > >

    03/07/2007 03:44:10
    1. Re: [MSWILKIN] John D Ashley
    2. Virgina Ewing
    3. Shirley, the John D. Ashley who married Sarah Jane Adams was John Duncan Ashley, nickname Dunk. He was the son of Thomas Ashley and Sarah 'Sally' Day. Thomas was the son of the John Duncan Ashley who married Elizabeth who we THINK is the grand daughter of George Sanders and Agnes Kelly. Sarah Day was the daughter of Jonathan Day and his first wife, a Miss Trice. We know her parents but not her first name, and believe me, I have spent years reading Hancock county, GA. records trying to get a clue to her name. She must have died about the time Sarah was born, or shortly after, as Jonathan started selling off land in 1806 and there was no mention of a wife on the deeds. Wife's had a 'dower right' to the land and was required to sign when the land was sold. This John D. Ashley was the only one I know with the middle name of Duncan. The naming system back then seem to be using the first name of a parent and a completely different middle name. If I ever find a record that shows the older John D. had Duncan for a middle name I will send it out at once. I have seen records with people guessing several middle name for him, including Drake, but have as yet to find any record for him other than John D. Ashley, that in the 1820, 1830 census and his obit. I have found no deeds or probate records, although his sons receive land grants in Wilkinson Co. MS. and we know John D. Ashley died in Wilkinson Co., MS in 1830. I also heard stories that this John D. Ashley helped build the old Hopewell Church in Wilkinson Co. This church was located off Highway 563. The cemetery called Ashley 5 in the Civil Club Cemetery book was the cemetery for the old Hopewell church. I have interviewed several of the older relatives in the county and been told so many little tidbits that I would like to share. One thing I am think of is the name of some of the older cemeteries. C. L. Johnson said the cemetery on Turkey Creek, Ashley 2 in the Cemetery Book, was called the Old Burned Church cemetery. It was also called the Columbus Phipps cemetery as Mr. Phipps and his wife lived there. This cemetery was located near the home of my gg grandfather, Willis Ashley, and later gave in the possession of Louisa Perry Ashley, grand daughter of Willis. She married first, Columbus Phipps and second, Cleveland Ashley. After the church burned a new church was built down the road and new headstones have been erected there for Seth Edward Ashley and his Rhoda wife, Sturdivant . This cemetery is called Old Perrytown Church in the cemetery book. Virginia ----- Original Message ----- From: "P&S Honore" <psh@olypen.com> To: <mswilkin@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 10:42 PM Subject: Re: [MSWILKIN] John D Ashley > I don't think so. My John was married to a Sarah. Thanks for the > reply. > Shirley > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Merry" <mergay@etex.net> > To: <mswilkin@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 9:49 PM > Subject: Re: [MSWILKIN] John D Ashley > > >> Shirley, >> >> There is a John D. Ashley b. abt. 1747 that married Elizabeth who came >> to >> Mississippi about that time. >> >> Is he the one you're looking for? >> >> Merry >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> MSWILKIN-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 > MSWILKIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > __________ NOD32 2100 (20070307) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com > >

    03/07/2007 03:43:56