I am forwarding this message from Priscilla. If anyone can help her, please respond to her privately since she is not a subscriber and might miss a reply to the list. Brenda ----- Original Message ----- From: "Priscilla" <pwh@nconnect.net> To: <NC-PCFR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 2:08 PM Subject: {not a subscriber} Help on tombstone. > Hello there, > I hope someone can help me. For a long, long time I have had a serious > brick wall in my research with a gentleman ( a 5th gr. grandfather) who > lived in Greenville, N.C. for roughly 12 years and who died there. He is > buried there in the Cherry Hill Cem. His name is JOSIAH WRIGHT. This man > came from Mass., was a merchant, and had a store with Col. James Easton. > Josiah was m. to Easton's daughter, Eunice. I know the date of Wright's > death (Feb. 6, 1792) but really need the date of his birth to help > establish who his parents could be. Only the date of his death showed on > the tombstone but my thought is that if I could possibly have someone > dig down just a little further in front of the stone, perhaps it would > show either his age at death or maybe his birthdate. Either one of those > would make me cheer! Is there anyone who would be able to take on that > task?? I would gladly pay the person for the time and trouble, or if > they didn't want to get paid, I could donate some money to your Pitt Co. > Geneal. Soc. I know this is a lot to ask, but I had to try. All you > genealogists know how we are when we hit a brick wall. We are desperate > and will do just about anything to climb over the darn thing! > Thanks so muich. > Priscilla in Wisconsin (who is too old to dig in cemeteries anymore!) > >