In a message dated 8/30/02 5:51:18 PM Eastern Daylight Time, JTodd51430@aol.com writes: > Betty: > > I note with much interest your list of surnames including TEACHEY, > CARRAWAY, > and PITTMAN. > > My wife's ancestry include Teacheys...Her mother's name was Rosalie Cottle, > > married William Tolar Shine, both of Duplin County, N.C. Her mother's > maiden > surname was Teachey, Ella Mae Teachey (1875-1925), whose father was Daniel > T. > Teachey (1845-1925)and she married a Cottle, James Johnson Cottle > (1879-1937). > The Teacheys and Cottles lived in the towns of Teachey and Rose Hill, > Duplin > County, N. C. > > The Carraway surname is that of my Aunt Mildred Carraway Sutton, now > deceased, wife of James William Sutton, Jr. of Bell Arthur (formerly Beaver > > Dam, thanks). > > Your Pittman Surname....My mother, Clara Bell Sutton Todd's parents were > James William Sutton and Sarah Emily White of Bell Arthur. When I was > growing up in the 1930 to 1950s era, she often mentioned her Uncle Dave > Pittman, who would come to see her often during the summers in the mid to > late 1920s during her early marriage and, walking a long distance, bring to > > her watermelons. She said he walked every where he went, that he was very > fond of her and loved her cooking, but that she knew very little about his > family. The Carraway and Pittman surnames would be in Pitt County, of > course. > > Do you have any information about these individuals in your family lineage > files/records? If so, I'd sure like for us to share the information we > have > about them and their families. > > Jack Todd > > Jack, I am sorry to say we have struck out on all three names. My husband's Teachey's and Carraways come out of Wayne and Greene. Though I am sure that the Teacheys came out of Duplin, I have not been able to trace his Joe Teachey to them (Duplin) as yet. The Carraways I haven't done enough on them to hold a conversation with you about them. The Joe Teachey was married to a Mary Carraway whos father was James Carraway. I have visited the little town of Teachey and loved it. Duplin County is a wonderful place to visit, the people are very friendly. Now to the Pittman name. That is I guess what you would call my brick wall. This is my mother's family and I can't seem to get beyond her gg-grandmother Ann Pittman (born about 1820). It is the only line that I have work on that I didn't find something every once in a while, but the Pittman line is a mystery to me. The County of Edgecombe is full of them, but I can't connect my Ann to anyone. Sorry I couldn't help you, but it is always good hearing from other people researching the same names. Betty Reason Edgecombe Genealogical Society Surnames: Baker, Grizzard, Hobbs, Webb, Pittman, Walston, Harrell Surnames: Reason, Cook, Mooring, Teachey, Carraway. Their seed shall remain forever and their glory shall not be blotted out. Their bodies may be buried in peace, but their names liveth forevermore.