The Pitt County Historical Society is proud to present "Finding the Lost Colonists" by Fred L. Willard. This will be a very interesting program about the Lost Colonists. Those interested in history as well as genealogy should attend this program. It will be held April 6, 2006 at 6:30 PM at the Pitt County Shrine Club on Evans Street Extension (Old Tar Road), 3 miles south of Greenville Blvd. To Register: Please send your check for $12.00 made payable to Pitt County Historical Society as this is a dinner meeting. Mail to: Anne Sneed 2610 Brookshire Circle Greenville, NC 27858 Your check is your reservation. Deadline is March 31, 2006

The Pitt County Family Researchers will meet Tuesday night March 21 at 7 PM at Sheppard Library. We will meet in Room B. Another group is using Room A, but if their meeting ends early we might can meet there. For now we will meet in Room B. Look forward to seeing you. We have had several visitors at our recent meetings. Come and bring a friend. Bill

Is anyone going to keep this open? If so, please email me privately. Debbie Fields Murphy ----- Original Message ----- From: Legacy.com To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2006 6:35 AM Subject: Levis A. Churchill Guest Book Thank you for signing the Guest Book for Levis A. Churchill. The Guest Book will remain online for another 5 days. After Mar 24, 2006, it no longer will be available for reading and adding entries. Family and friends take comfort from Guest Books and value them as a lasting way to honor loved ones. A permanent Guest Book allows visitors to continue to add entries on anniversaries, holidays, and other occasions. To learn how to keep this Guest Book online permanently, click on the link below or cut and paste it into your browser address bar. http://www.legacy.com/Link.asp?ID=GO16821838 We continue to seek ways to better serve you. If you have questions or suggestions, please contact Legacy.com at [email protected] or (888) 397-9494. ***PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE. Thank you. Legacy.com Is anyone going to keep this open? If so, please email me privately. Debbie Fields Murphy

Dear Patrons, Eight years ago this month, Greenville opened it's doors to our Family History Center (FHC) in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on Martinsborough Road. It became one of several satellite branches of the Family History Library system that are now found throughout the world. I was told by local church leaders at that time that Greenville got a FHC largely due to requests from members of our community, who had written letters and made requests for many years. We may soon be in a position to make improvements to our physical facility. Surely we will be looking for a location within our building that will provide more room, and we will be asking for work tables that will enable us room to consult our research materials without having to juggle them in our laps while we research. If you have other ideas for improving our FHC, please contact me. Now is the time to gather your input. Please consider equipment, lighting, heating/cooling, bookshelves, storage cabinets, tables, chairs, accessibility, hours, staffing, and anything else you feel is important, as you consider your input to me. I will roll ALL input up the chain of leadership. It is because of you that we have our FHC. Now your timely ideas can influence good improvements. Thank you, Laura Hanley Davis Greenville NC FHC

Fannie Cannon d. Jan 15, 1958. She married J. L. Ross Jan 11, 1890 in Pitt County. In Allen Churchill's Brides book the name is shown as Tanner, but think it was mis-read. On the death record her mother is shown as Mary Ann Cann, father not shown. Any info on Mary Ann Cannon and Fannie Cannon Ross. Bill

----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2006 2:38 PM Subject: {not a subscriber} Re: [NC-PCFR] Anyone with experience researching African American gene alogy? > Dear Person > you need to get the records from Washington and Raleigh also New burn > these places were slave selling markets also you need to go to Charleston > S.C. this was the great slave selling market but most slave,s were to come > in in just two places one was Savanna and the other was Charleston S.C. > most records in the NORTH are burned up and they are,not in any place > except the Library of Congress. >

Martha, I don't find Joseph Bridges in the Pitt Co. 1790 census by Search or by browsing the five original Pitt Co. pages. No townships are listed...just Pitt Co. There was a Joseph Bridgers listed in Northampton Co. in 1790 and one listed in Greenville, SC. I do find four Pitt Co.deed abstracts in Ellison's. Book N p. 284 Jan. 13, 1795 Abraham Briley to Joseph Bridges 107A+36A+7A 180 pounds. Adj. to Jacob Little Abner Proctor. Former Owner: Nehemiah Wroten, John Paremore, William Briley. Wit: William Baldwyn, Joseph Daniel Book O p. 315 November 5, 1798 Joseph Bridger to William House. 107A+36A+7A+ for 270 pounds. Book R p. 6 William House to John House, son 107A+90A: 5 pounds Love and Affection. Former owner: Joseph Briges, Ira Proctor. Adj: William Mooring. Wit: Thomas Cannon, John Mooring. Book CC p. 413 Joseph Bridgers to Ben Ashley Atkinson. Negroes: $662.50. Wit: Frederick Barfield. Ellison's abtracts only go up to 1832. From Roger's Rough notes on the PCFR web site http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncpcfr/resources.htm Pitt Co. Deed book MM p. 35 Division of land of William W Wallace 1848. Heirs: 1.John Vines (Vinson) and wife Sally, 2.Joseph Bridgers, 3. Loty Wallace, 4. Gideon Wallace. The Pitt Co. census records from 1790 - 1850 are also on the website....plus many more Pitt Co. records. Maybe Joseph Bridges wasn't in Pitt Co. in 1790. If he was maybe he was living in someone else's household. He didn't buy land til 1795. Brenda ----- Original Message ----- From: "Martha B." <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 10:03 AM Subject: [NC-PCFR] 1790 NC Census/City of Greenville > I have found my GGGgrdf in this census listed as Joseph > Bridges in the city of Greenvillle. > Would you email me as to not only head of household but # of free > white males 16yrs or older; > # of free white males under 16yrs; # of free white females; # of > all other free persons; number > of slaves. Also list if there/sometimes town or district of > residence. There is almost no record > in Pitt Co for me to go to. His grdch sold property about 1850 and > moved south. If you have > access to his deed of sale, please let me have a copy. You can't > know how much I am > dedicatedd to this search. Thankyou muchly for your help positive > or negative. I will > be looking for an e-mail either way. Martha Bridger > Shipman > > [email protected] > > 1790NCCensus/PittCo or City of Greenville Ancestry.com > > > > > ==== NC-PCFR Mailing List ==== > Post to this mail list at: [email protected] > Visit the PCFR website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncpcfr > Browse our rich collection of old family photographs, private documents, > and public records. > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors > at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 >

Anyone know of Speir Murphy who married a Nancy, maybe from Pitt or Greene? He is later in Catawba Co, but very early maybe in Pitt or Greene. I thought someone might have him as part of your family history. He was a shoemaker. Paula Baker Researching Cole, Wilkerson, Norman, and White in Georgia, South Carolina, and Louisiana and Baker, Tyson, Manning, and Stocks in North Carolina --------------------------------- Yahoo! Travel Find great deals to the top 10 hottest destinations!

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10095659/ Here's the site for the TODAY DNA feature about the National Geographic study. SDL -----Original Message----- From: Jo Prytherch [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 7:56 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [NC-PCFR] History of Slavery in the Western World Debbie, the institution of slavery was much larger than the American South. There is a book SINS OF THE FATHERS, A Study of the Atlantic Slave Traders 1441-1807 by James Pope-Hennessy that many on this list might want to read. It was copywrited by the author, an Englishman, in 1967 and originally published about that time. The book pretty thoroughly covers the subject from the beginning of Western European involvement in slave trading with the Americas until the end of slavery in those areas of the world. In 1998 Barnes and Nobles published a later edition with no changes as far as I know. If you can't find it on inter-library loan, it may be available second-hand from Amazon.com. I have found their used books to be in better condition than their ratings would indicate and priced quite reasonably. Jo Prytherch ==== NC-PCFR Mailing List ==== Post to this mail list at: [email protected] Visit the PCFR website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncpcfr Browse our rich collection of old family photographs, private documents, and public records. ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/aalives/genealogy.html Okay. This URL will take you right to the site. SDL -----Original Message----- From: Jo Prytherch [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 7:56 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [NC-PCFR] History of Slavery in the Western World Debbie, the institution of slavery was much larger than the American South. There is a book SINS OF THE FATHERS, A Study of the Atlantic Slave Traders 1441-1807 by James Pope-Hennessy that many on this list might want to read. It was copywrited by the author, an Englishman, in 1967 and originally published about that time. The book pretty thoroughly covers the subject from the beginning of Western European involvement in slave trading with the Americas until the end of slavery in those areas of the world. In 1998 Barnes and Nobles published a later edition with no changes as far as I know. If you can't find it on inter-library loan, it may be available second-hand from Amazon.com. I have found their used books to be in better condition than their ratings would indicate and priced quite reasonably. Jo Prytherch ==== NC-PCFR Mailing List ==== Post to this mail list at: [email protected] Visit the PCFR website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncpcfr Browse our rich collection of old family photographs, private documents, and public records. ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx

http://www.pbs.org/aboutpbs/news/20050713_africanamericanlives.html Do try to access this PBS special for which I sent the URL the other day, for it deals with DNA testing. The Today Show also included DNA testing for African Americans on one of its recent series about genealogy. SDL -----Original Message----- From: Jo Prytherch [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 7:38 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NC-PCFR] Anyone with experience researching African American genealogy? Would DNA tests indicate a particular tribe or area of Africa? Jo Prytherch ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ms. Fields" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2006 10:40 PM Subject: Re: [NC-PCFR] Anyone with experience researching African American genealogy? > Thanks for the info and the follow up questions! > > Yes she wants to know where in Africa her ancestors came from and/or how > to find out. > > They were once owned by the Speights and/or Fields' of Greene County, > North Carolina, but there are so many in that time period and no names of > the individuals (just the slave owners) on the Slave Schedules, so I don't > know how to help her. > > I am descended from that line of Speights and Fields', but have no > documentation to help her. > > She specifically wants to know where Beady or Beddie (various spellings) > Speight born Jan 1848 in Greene County, NC and her husband Lewis or Louis > Speight's born abt. 1827 in Greene County, NC's ancestors came from in > Africa. > > Both died in the Saratoga area of Wilson County, NC. > > They are living on land owned by the Bennett Fields in 1870 in the old > Fieldsboro area of Speights Bridge Township in Greene County, NC and in > the Saratoga area in 1880 and Beddie (sp?) is living with her son Thomas > in the Saratoga area in 1900. > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sharon Dean Lee" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2006 7:00 PM > Subject: RE: [NC-PCFR] Anyone with experience researching African American > genealogy? > > >> I'm not sure that I understand what you mean by "where they came from." >> If >> you know that they descended from Slaves that had always been in the >> area, >> the chances are pretty good that many of the slaves in that area came in >> on >> boats from one or two locations. Slaves in certain areas were brought for >> skills they had for raising certain crops, like rice. Many of the slaves >> brought into the Delta region of Mississippi, for example, came from West >> Gambia; hence, the Blues developed from musical traditions from that >> area. >> >> Dialectical patterns sometimes offer clues in areas where populations >> stayed >> concentrated despite Reconstruction and the Northern migration of the >> 1930s. >> >> Cultural elements sometimes offer clues. >> >> Plantation documents may help. >> >> One of the best recent sources is the four-hour PBS documentary: >> http://www.pbs.org/aboutpbs/news/20050713_africanamericanlives.html >> >> >> >> SDL >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Ms. Fields [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2006 5:28 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [NC-PCFR] Anyone with experience researching African American >> genealogy? >> Importance: High >> >> Anyone with experience researching African American genealogy? >> >> An ancestor of the slaves once owned by the Speights and Fields' of >> Greene >> County is trying to trace where they came from and all the info I have is >> from 1870 on. >> >> Where would you even start looking for where they came from? >> >> HELP! >> >> >> >> >> ==== NC-PCFR Mailing List ==== >> Post to this mail list at: [email protected] >> Visit the PCFR website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncpcfr >> Browse our rich collection of old family photographs, private documents, >> and >> public records. >> >> ============================== >> Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the >> last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: >> http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >> >> >> >> >> ==== NC-PCFR Mailing List ==== >> Post to this mail list at: [email protected] >> Visit the PCFR website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncpcfr >> Browse our rich collection of old family photographs, private documents, >> and public records. >> >> ============================== >> Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. >> Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: >> http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx >> > > > ==== NC-PCFR Mailing List ==== > Post to this mail list at: [email protected] > Visit the PCFR website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncpcfr > Browse our rich collection of old family photographs, private documents, > and public records. > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx > ==== NC-PCFR Mailing List ==== Post to this mail list at: [email protected] Visit the PCFR website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncpcfr Browse our rich collection of old family photographs, private documents, and public records. ============================== View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find marriage announcements and more. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx

Debbie, the institution of slavery was much larger than the American South. There is a book SINS OF THE FATHERS, A Study of the Atlantic Slave Traders 1441-1807 by James Pope-Hennessy that many on this list might want to read. It was copywrited by the author, an Englishman, in 1967 and originally published about that time. The book pretty thoroughly covers the subject from the beginning of Western European involvement in slave trading with the Americas until the end of slavery in those areas of the world. In 1998 Barnes and Nobles published a later edition with no changes as far as I know. If you can't find it on inter-library loan, it may be available second-hand from Amazon.com. I have found their used books to be in better condition than their ratings would indicate and priced quite reasonably. Jo Prytherch

Would DNA tests indicate a particular tribe or area of Africa? Jo Prytherch ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ms. Fields" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2006 10:40 PM Subject: Re: [NC-PCFR] Anyone with experience researching African American genealogy? > Thanks for the info and the follow up questions! > > Yes she wants to know where in Africa her ancestors came from and/or how > to find out. > > They were once owned by the Speights and/or Fields' of Greene County, > North Carolina, but there are so many in that time period and no names of > the individuals (just the slave owners) on the Slave Schedules, so I don't > know how to help her. > > I am descended from that line of Speights and Fields', but have no > documentation to help her. > > She specifically wants to know where Beady or Beddie (various spellings) > Speight born Jan 1848 in Greene County, NC and her husband Lewis or Louis > Speight's born abt. 1827 in Greene County, NC's ancestors came from in > Africa. > > Both died in the Saratoga area of Wilson County, NC. > > They are living on land owned by the Bennett Fields in 1870 in the old > Fieldsboro area of Speights Bridge Township in Greene County, NC and in > the Saratoga area in 1880 and Beddie (sp?) is living with her son Thomas > in the Saratoga area in 1900. > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sharon Dean Lee" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2006 7:00 PM > Subject: RE: [NC-PCFR] Anyone with experience researching African American > genealogy? > > >> I'm not sure that I understand what you mean by "where they came from." >> If >> you know that they descended from Slaves that had always been in the >> area, >> the chances are pretty good that many of the slaves in that area came in >> on >> boats from one or two locations. Slaves in certain areas were brought for >> skills they had for raising certain crops, like rice. Many of the slaves >> brought into the Delta region of Mississippi, for example, came from West >> Gambia; hence, the Blues developed from musical traditions from that >> area. >> >> Dialectical patterns sometimes offer clues in areas where populations >> stayed >> concentrated despite Reconstruction and the Northern migration of the >> 1930s. >> >> Cultural elements sometimes offer clues. >> >> Plantation documents may help. >> >> One of the best recent sources is the four-hour PBS documentary: >> http://www.pbs.org/aboutpbs/news/20050713_africanamericanlives.html >> >> >> >> SDL >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Ms. Fields [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2006 5:28 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [NC-PCFR] Anyone with experience researching African American >> genealogy? >> Importance: High >> >> Anyone with experience researching African American genealogy? >> >> An ancestor of the slaves once owned by the Speights and Fields' of >> Greene >> County is trying to trace where they came from and all the info I have is >> from 1870 on. >> >> Where would you even start looking for where they came from? >> >> HELP! >> >> >> >> >> ==== NC-PCFR Mailing List ==== >> Post to this mail list at: [email protected] >> Visit the PCFR website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncpcfr >> Browse our rich collection of old family photographs, private documents, >> and >> public records. >> >> ============================== >> Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the >> last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: >> http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >> >> >> >> >> ==== NC-PCFR Mailing List ==== >> Post to this mail list at: [email protected] >> Visit the PCFR website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncpcfr >> Browse our rich collection of old family photographs, private documents, >> and public records. >> >> ============================== >> Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. >> Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: >> http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx >> > > > ==== NC-PCFR Mailing List ==== > Post to this mail list at: [email protected] > Visit the PCFR website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncpcfr > Browse our rich collection of old family photographs, private documents, > and public records. > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx >

I'm not sure. My father's maternal line is being test right now and it's supposed to show Native AMerican or African tendencies, if that's the right word. When I get the results, I'll share them so others can see. It's his mother's mother's mother's mother's mother....like that. He had already had his Y chromosome DNA tested. That showed that his ancestry was European, the most common type. I'm not very scientific. Paula Baker Researching Cole, Wilkerson, Norman, and White in Georgia, South Carolina, and Louisiana and Baker, Tyson, Manning, and Stocks in North Carolina --------------------------------- Brings words and photos together (easily) with PhotoMail - it's free and works with Yahoo! Mail.

Below is a copy of an invitation from Jean Duff of the BW Genealogy Club to interested PCFR members regarding their upcoming meeting with guest speakers... ________________________________________________________ Greg, The following is in regard to our telephone conversation earlier this evening. The BW Genealogy Club would like to extend an invitation to any PCFR member interested. Please spread the word. Our meetings are generally from 9:30 to 11:30 AM. Thanks, Jean Duff 752-8116 Hello ALL, Just a reminder about our upcoming Genealogy meeting Saturday, March 18th, 9:30 AM at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, corner of Asbury and Martinsborough Rds (in the Lyndale subdivision). NOTE: Changed from the Sheppard Library. Our first speaker, starting at 9:30, will be Eleanor Farr, Clerk of Superior Court. She will be having some of her staff assist her. Our second speaker will be Judy Tart of the Pitt County Register of Deeds. Please make an effort to attend as these girls are giving freely of their time and knowledge for our benefit. Bring along friends or family members. Our April meeting will be on the second Saturday and not the third Saturday. We will meet at Sheppard Library April 8 at 9:30. Please mark your calendar of this change. We will wind up the year of programs with Bob Dough on the subject of "Putting it all together by using software that gets the job done". In May, we will be going out to lunch which is always fun. Time and place to be announced. Jean ___________________________________________________________ Greg Bullock Secretary Pitt County Family Researchers P.O. Box 20339 Greenville, NC 27858-0339 [email protected] www.rootsweb.com/~ncpcfr

I have found my GGGgrdf in this census listed as Joseph Bridges in the city of Greenvillle. Would you email me as to not only head of household but # of free white males 16yrs or older; # of free white males under 16yrs; # of free white females; # of all other free persons; number of slaves. Also list if there/sometimes town or district of residence. There is almost no record in Pitt Co for me to go to. His grdch sold property about 1850 and moved south. If you have access to his deed of sale, please let me have a copy. You can't know how much I am dedicatedd to this search. Thankyou muchly for your help positive or negative. I will be looking for an e-mail either way. Martha Bridger Shipman [email protected] 1790NCCensus/PittCo or City of Greenville Ancestry.com

I can certainly pass this info along to her. She is an ancestors of Speight and Fields family slaves. I am an ancestor of the slave holders as shameful as that may be in this day and age. Debbie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paula Baker" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 9:40 AM Subject: Re: [NC-PCFR] Anyone with experience researching African American genealogy? > One way to tell would be to have your DNA tested. > > Paula Baker > Researching Cole, Wilkerson, Norman, and White in Georgia, South Carolina, > and Louisiana and > Baker, Tyson, Manning, and Stocks in North Carolina > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! Mail > Use Photomail to share photos without annoying attachments. > > > ==== NC-PCFR Mailing List ==== > Post to this mail list at: [email protected] > Visit the PCFR website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncpcfr > Browse our rich collection of old family photographs, private documents, > and public records. > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx >

Thanks Bill! I'm the one who sent you the pictures of J. Bennett and Grey Speight. I have tons of info on the Speights and Fields, but had never looked at tracing their slaves before. Since J. Bennett wasn't born until 11 Jul 1853, its highly unlikely he ever owned slaves. I've got back to my GGGGGrandfather John Fields born in Rhode Island on 03 Dec 1763 and died in Henry County, TN on 29 Dec 1853 and married in Greene County to Martha Speight born in Greene County on 07 Nov 1777 and died in Henry County, TN on 06 Sep 1867 (maternal great-grandparents of J. Bennett Speight). I've traced Martha Speight's line and J. Bennett Speight's paternal grandfather Josiah's line all the way back to the first Speight to come to North America, Francis Speight (the immigrant) my GGGGGGGGGGrandfather born 1614 in England and arrived in Jamestown aboard the "Thomas and John" on 16 Jun 1635 and died in 1684 in Mid winter, at Sunbury in Nansemond County (Now Gates County), North Carolina. With the exception of those who arrived after 1850 and their descendants, the vast majority of Speights in the U.S. and North America descend from this original immigrant Francis Speight who came to America in 1635. (No relation to the famous Richard Dobbs Spaight family, although I do have that families info if anyone needs it. There are no living descendants of this family bearing the Spaight name as Richard Dobbs, Jr., the 21st Governor of NC was the last of his line.) Several of us have a Speight family website if you're interested, let me know. Also I can do look ups from Dr. Charles R. Holloman's notes/papers and from the book "A Saga of the Speight Families in America" - by Dr. Charles F. Speight, Jr. (2004) and Selected Biographical Sketches for the First Five Generations (1614-1850) and A Genealogical chart of Speight Families (1614-2004). I also have limited info on all of the first 10 Speight/Spaight families to come to North America. Debbie Fields Murphy Snow Hill, NC ----- Original Message ----- From: Bill Kittrell To: Ms. Fields Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 6:34 AM Subject: Research Ms. Fields, I have forwarded your question to William Cox who is researching family in that area. He is a member of PCFR. He is working on Cox, Mills, and other families in the area. Also just recently the Forrest family (White), deeded the Red Hill Cemetery near Scuffleton to a group William was working with. They are trying to restore and clean the site. Josiah Bennett Speight m. into my Kittrells. He was from Greene county but lived in Pitt. I have not seen any records on names of slaves, or if he owned any. Hopefull William might could help. Bill

What I would like to know out of Pitt is what happened to the 1780 court case against "Robert DANIEL, Junior," a case brought against him by Colonel James ARMSTRONG, then the commander of the Pitt County militia. The case just disappears from sight after being mentioned so prominently in 1779 and 1780. I think it was a subterfuge by ARMSTRONG or the boy's parents to get the young DANIEL boy to join the militia - they did these sorts of things back then. Hillary CASON, Benjamin BUNUM of Surry County, VA and Sylvanus PUMPHREY were also mentioned in the case. John R. Clarke 229-228-1961 2417 N. Patterson St:Thomasville, GA 31792 ----- Original Message -----

One way to tell would be to have your DNA tested. Paula Baker Researching Cole, Wilkerson, Norman, and White in Georgia, South Carolina, and Louisiana and Baker, Tyson, Manning, and Stocks in North Carolina --------------------------------- Yahoo! Mail Use Photomail to share photos without annoying attachments.