Seeking information on four Willis' brothers. The four Willis brothers were Joseph’s father Agerton Willis (born circa 1727; died 1777), and his brothers Daniel Willis (born circa 1716; died 1785), Benjamin Willis III (born circa 1725; died 1785), and George Willis (born circa 1730). The one known sister of these four brothers was Joanna Willis (born circa 1730; died 1791). Joanna married James Council (born circa 1716) of Isle of Wight County, Virginia in about 1751. James was the son of John Council and Benjamin Willis Jr.’s sister Josie Willis (born circa 1681), and grandson of Hodges Council. Hodges had also immigrated from Devonshire, England to America. In the early 1750’s, the family including James and Joanna moved south. Between 1740 and 1770, hundreds of Virginians moved to North Carolina as a result of the Virginia legislature passing a law requiring all non-residents to acquire ten acres of land for each head of stock ranging in the colony or to become citizens. Thus the family left Virginia, probably by sea, and landed down the coast at New Hanover (now named Wilmington), North Carolina. New Hanover had North Carolina’s most navigable seaport and even though it was not used much for transatlantic trade, this meant the area of the state was easily accessible from all other English settlements along the coast. They were Well-to-do North Carolina Planters It was here that Joseph’s father, Agerton, first bought land in North Carolina. On December 13, 1754, he purchased 300 acres in New Hanover in what is now southeastern Pender County “on the East Side of a Branch of Long Creek.” Pender was not established until 1874. New Hanover included what is now Pender and parts of Brunswick County. Agerton was taxed on this property the next year, 1755. There were only 362 white people taxed in New Hanover that year. About twenty families owned a great number of slaves there during that time. These families and others like them in southeastern North Carolina controlled the affairs of the counties in which they lived and set the standards of morals and religion. Between 1755 and 1758, Agerton moved to Bladen County, just to the northeast. Daniel, Benjamin and Joanna and her husband James Council, had been living there since 1753. It was there between 1755 and 1758, that Agerton’s only son, Joseph, was born. Joseph would someday play a major roll in early Louisiana Baptist history. Most of the early Bladen County deeds before 1784 were lost due to a series of fires; thus we are unable to find Agerton’s first purchase of land in Bladen County. Nevertheless a description of the bulk of his lands can be gleaned from later deeds. He purchased 640 acres from his brother Daniel on May 21, 1762, on the West Side of the Northwest Cape Fear River. He then purchased an additional 2,560 acres between October 1766 and May 1773, which was on both sides of the Northwest Cape Fear River near Goodman’s Swamp. Altogether, Agerton’s holdings formed a very large and nearly contiguous extent of land on both sides of the Northwest Cape Fear River near the current Cumberland County line in present-day northwest Bladen County. Agerton, Daniel, Benjamin, James, and Joanna were neighbors on the Northwest Cape Fear River. The other brother, George Willis, came first to New Hanover, obtaining a land grant on Widow Creek in 1761 and selling out in 1767. He then moved to Robeson County (formerly part of Bladen County) not very far west from the rest of the family. The four brothers were all well-to-do planters with large land holdings. Randy Willis www.randywillis.org randy@randywillis.org

Seeking information on General John Willis. Contact: Randy Willis www.randywillis.org randy@randywillis.org John Willis was born 1759, in Robeson County, North Carolina, and died April 22, 1802. He was the son of Daniel Willis and Elizabeth (Betsy) Moore. John Willis married, Asenath Barnes, in 1779 (she was born in 1763, NC; died 1806, Natchez, MS). John Willis, helped emancipate, his first-cousin and my ancestor, Rev. Joseph Willis of Bladen County, North Carolina. John Willis became a member of the General Assembly of North Carolina in 1782, 1787, 1789 and 1791, a member of the Senate in 1794, and of the House of Representatives in 1795. In the same year that he helped obtain Joseph Willis' "legal freedom," 1787, he was appointed as one of a committee of five, from North Carolina, to ratify the Constitution of the United States. This was done just in time for North Carolina to enter the Union, as the twelfth state, and to assist in the election of Gen. George Washington as the first President. In 1795, Governor Samuel Ashe commissioned John Willis as a Brigadier General in the 4th Brigade of the Militia, Continental Army. The land that the county seat of Robeson County, Lumberton, North Carolina is located on was donated by him, from his Red Bluff Plantation. The area, in recent years, has become infamous as the location for the trial of the men responsible for the death of the father of basketball star Michael Jordon. A plaque of General John Willis stands there today. Gen. John Willis moved to Natchez, Mississippi, from North Carolina, in about 1800 and died soon thereafter, in 1802. He is buried behind the Natchez Cathedral. He also had a son named John (see children below). Another son, Thomas Willis, was almost Attorney General of Louisiana, he was a circuit judge in Mississippi and died in Copiah County, Mississippi. Children of Gen. John Willis: 1. Alice Willis 2. Sarah Cain Willis 3. Martha Willis, born 22 Dec 1780; died 1870. 4. Elizabeth Willis, born 1782; married in 1823 to William Patton. 5. John Willis, born 1784, died unknown; unmarried. 6. Mary Willis, born 1786. 7. Col. William Willis, born 1788; married May, 1816 to Martha Vick. 8. Ann Marie Willis, born 28 April 1791; married 1st: 24 Nov. 1817 to Abraham Barnes; married 2nd: 1 Sept 1834 to Richard Archer. 9. Thomas Abram Willis, born 22 Feb 1794; died 25 Oct 1847, in Crystal Springs; married Margaret Holden. 10. Emily Jane Willis, born 1795; died 9 Feb 1815; married Thomas Freeland. 11. Daniel Willis, born 1796; married 1st: 3 Feb 1825 to Elizabeth Copeland, Claiborne Co., Ms; married 2nd: Helen Bridgers, 15 Sept 1856, Claiborne Co., MS. 12. Harriet Willis, born 1798; married 27 Feb 1823 to Thomas Barne. Siblings of Gen. John Willis: 1. Daniel Willis, born circa 1759 in Robeson County, NC., married to FNU Rowland. 2. Joab Willis, born in Robeson County, NC., married to Martha Barnes, niece of Asenath Barnes. 3. Ahad Willis, born in Robeson County, NC., 4. Robert Willis, born circa 1740, in Robeson County, NC., died between 1787-1788; married Ann Willis (born ca. 1739). 5. Sarah Willis, born in Robeson County, NC., married Thomas Rowland 6. Elizabeth Willis, born circa 1740 in Robeson County, NC., married John Newberry. 7. Mildred/Amelia Willis, born circa 1750 in Robeson County, NC., married to FNU Clark. 8. Nancy Willis, born in Robeson County, NC., married to FNU McDavid. 9. Dianna Willis; married Moab Stevens 10. Ann Willis, born ca. 1736 11. Jacob Willis As mentioned before, John Willis, was the son of Daniel Willis and Elizabeth (Betsy) Moore. John Willis' father, Daniel Willis (born circa 1716; died 1785), had three brothers: Agerton Willis (born circa 1727; died 1777), Benjamin Willis (III?) (born circa 1725; died 1785), and George Willis (born circa 1730). The one known sister of these four brothers was Joanna Willis (born circa 1730; died 1791).

Dear Mr. West: I'm mailing a copy of the story of "REV. JOSEPH WILLIS, The Apostle to the Opelousas, The First Baptist Preacher of the Gospel of Jesus Christ West of the Mississippi River" I've amended the statements concerning his Cherokee Indian heritage from Cherokee to part-Indian. I've mailed my submission of my article directly to: Robeson County Heritage Book Committee PO Box 2292 Lumberton, NC 28359 Thanks in advance for consideration of this article in the Robeson County Heritage Book. Sincerely, Randy Willis 512-251-3212 512-771-5655 or 565-0161 cells 512-236-0334 Wimberley Ranch 512-251-3922 fax randywillis@ev1.net randy@randywillis.org Web Sites: www.randywillis.org www.riatatalent.com www.willienelson.ws www.darrellroyal.org www.ropersnightclub.com www.advancedblinds.com

Does anyone know if there was a Porter Swamp community in or around Bladen or Columbus Counties? Thank you in advance. Have a Happy Thanksgiving. Jane

North Carolina Gazetteer only lists the stream -- rises in W. Columbus county, flows NW & SW and empties into the Lumber River (which *I believe was formerly called Drowning Creek). If you could get a copy of the book that has to do with the Scots and Lumber River there may be some help. I'm sorry I do not have the full title of the book (about 600-700 pages). Allen Betty & Allen Johannes abelj@htcomp.net ----- Original Message ----- From: <BJBARNHILL@aol.com> To: <NCBLADEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2001 7:46 AM Subject: [NCBLADEN-L] Re: A Location > Does anyone know if there was a Porter Swamp community in or around Bladen or > Columbus Counties? > Thank you in advance. > Have a Happy Thanksgiving. > > Jane >

Intrude, intrude, intrude! I love the way you guys help out and take care of others. I just love those names and will have to work towards getting an Atlas of North Carolina. Can anyone recommend one that has the old boundaries and names? Thanks all of you. You're wonderful. Joyce Ronmeshew@aol.com wrote: > Forgive the intruding nature, but, I noticed your query to Dee, and had my NC > Atlas handy. Found Grissett SWamp, about three to four miles east of Tabor > City, NC, near Iron Hill, NC. Tabor City is right on the NC/SC Line. > Adjacent to Horry County, SC. The swamp runs on southeast to the Waccamaw > River. > > Reeves, Seven Creeks, Bug Hill, Butler Crossroads, Mollie and Vinegar Hill > are all noted as present or past villages north of the swamp. > > Good luck with your research. > > Ron Meshew -- Life is a grindstone; whether it grinds you down or polishes you up depends on what you're made of. - Jacob M. Braude Visit our home page at: http://www.ionet.net/~djsevert Or The Annex: http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/2746

Gum Swamp is about 4-5 miles north of Grissett Swamp.

Forgive the intruding nature, but, I noticed your query to Dee, and had my NC Atlas handy. Found Grissett SWamp, about three to four miles east of Tabor City, NC, near Iron Hill, NC. Tabor City is right on the NC/SC Line. Adjacent to Horry County, SC. The swamp runs on southeast to the Waccamaw River. Reeves, Seven Creeks, Bug Hill, Butler Crossroads, Mollie and Vinegar Hill are all noted as present or past villages north of the swamp. Good luck with your research. Ron Meshew

Hi, Due to multitudes of contacts by both e-mail and phone asking for more time, on Saturday, November 17th Robeson County Heritage Book Committee unanimously voted to extend the dead line for submissions until  JANUARY 15, 2002! For those who would like to submit an article on your Robeson County Ancestor(s), you now have a limited "window of opportunity".  Do not let this opportunity slip by, and start working on your article now!   For all that our ancestors have done for us before we were even born, we really owe them a lasting tribute in this book. We must  remember, that if we don't write an article for them, then it is likely that no one will do it for us. We already have hundreds of articles submitted, so don't let yours be left out. As long as the main subject of your article was here in Robeson County at sometime during his/her life [born, died, married or resided], then you are eligible to write about them.  This is a limited opportunity so don't miss the boat. You may submit your family story for publication in this professionally printed high quality hard bound book for free [see brochure for qualifications].  As you already know, only one Family Article can be published under the free status.  But, where there is a, will then there is a way.  If you would like to know more about submitting additional articles, then contact me directly at: SAWESTGTWY@gateway.net Please click on to the site below for more information and details on how to submit articles: http://www.geocities.com/bjbarnhill/heritage.html If you would like a printed brochure, just e-mail us with your name and s-mailing address, and one will be mailed to you. All submissions of articles/stories should be mailed directly to: Robeson County Heritage Book Committee PO Box 2292 Lumberton, NC   28359 Remember, this is your window of opportunity. Best wishes, Sam West Lumberton [Robeson Co], NC

Hi Dee, Here I am, knocking at your door again. I appreciate your response to my messages although I was disappointed that you didn’t find anything on my Sims family in the books mentioned. I’m going to throw a lot of what I have and please understand; I’m certainly not asking you to verify it. I am hoping that perhaps some of the questions/comments that I’m throwing out will mean something to you and if they don’t and you can point me in any direction, I would be eternally grateful. I live in Oklahoma and although research on Oklahoma ancestors is pretty good, it’s very difficult to get information/census on other states. Here goes. I’m not very familiar with counties and especially as they were at the time I’m looking at. Regarding the Sims ancestors and migrations book: what counties does that encompass or is it the whole state? I know that my Sims families were in North Carolina and I’m trying to find out if they came to North Carolina from England, Scotland or Ireland or did they come to North Carolina from another state. In the land records of Abstracts of Columbus County, N.C. Deeds, volume I, {(Page 62) James King sold 100 acres of land for $25.00 to MacKinney Sims on the north side of Grissett Swamp.} Can you tell me where Grissett Swamp is/was? I feel certain that this MacKinney Sims is from my family and is the McKinney Sims I wrote of, a son of William Sims who married Mary Soles. He is also referred to as McInna Sims in Abstract Of Court Minutes, Columbus County, N.C., Vol. 1, 1817-1850: (Page 58) Spring term of court in 1840 the State of North Carolina versus McInna Sims and M. Duncan. {I also feel this M. Duncan may be Mary Duncan that McKinney Sims is said to have married.} I believe that this McKinney was married prior but do not have the name. All I have is that Mary Duncan was likely McKinney's second wife. He was still living in Kershaw County, South Carolina in 1830. Also regarding McKinney, I received an e-mail from an individual quite some time back whose name was Robert (Bob) Carterette and his e-mail address was rcarterette@aol.com. That was in relation to a message I had posted on the Bladen County List at Ancestry.com where he said “Dear joyce Mary Duncan and McKenzie Simms weere my great great grnd parents on my mother's side I shall send you wwhat data I have” and every message that I have sent to him after that has bounced. And sadly, I’ve never heard from him since. Do you know if he frequents the Bladen County area or are you familiar with him? Other Information I have from Columbus Court Minutes, Fall Term 1819, is: November Term 1819: (Page 5) Jacob Sims drawn as juror. James Sims, Jr. appointed overseer of road in room of Mac Simms from Gum Swamp to the State Line. (Page 12) Jacob Sims appointed overseer of road in room of McKinney Sims to work from the south line to Gum Swamp. And hopefully some of this will link the families that we discussed. Province Of N.C. 1663-1729 Abstracts Of Land Patents By Margaret M. Hoffman 2956 -P. 277- William Sims- 1 Mar 1719/20 - 300 acres Chowan Precinct 2134-P. 195- Jeremiah Sims- 1 Apr 1723 - 20 acres Pasquotah Precinct 2913- P. 174- Henry Sims- 1 Mar 1719/20 - 360 acres Chowan Precinct Colony Of North Carolina 1735 –1764-Abstracts Of Land Patents Volume I 657 -P. 109 - William Sims, 23 February 1754 - 100 acres in Bladen County on Pughs Middle Marsh Swamp joining the said swamp. 679 - P. 112 - James Sims, 23 February 1754 -300 acres in Bladen County on both sides of Swann Creek. 3657 - P. 397- James Sims, 20 April 1745 - 200 acres in Bladen County on the SW side of NW Branch of Cape Fear River Joining Hugh Cambel, the river and a point about 3 miles above Rock Fish Creek. 5393 - P. 267- James Sims, March 6, 1759 - 100 acres in Bladen County on the SW side of the NW river on the meadows where Groom formerly lived joining the meadow. 179- P. 35- Henry Sims, April 5, 1753 - 200 acres in Bladen County on a bluff of little Pee Dee called Hog Bluff, joining said creek. 391- P. 71- Henry Sims, 26 September 1753 - 640 acres in Bladen County on the SW side of the NW branch of Cape Fear River, joining William Gray, John Dunn and the river. 513- P. 88- Henry Sims, 23 February 1754- 150 acres in Bladen Counter on a branch of the Western Prong near where the said Sims now lives, joining the upper side of the said branch. Abstracts Of Early Deeds Of Bladen County, North Carolina-Vol. ll Page 32-35 February 1784- William Sims, planter being the son and heir of James Sims. Sr. deceased and thereby became lawfuIIy seized and possessed of all the lands, etc. at the time of his decease, to Benjamin Sims, planter, 200 lbs specie, 140 acres of land on the SW side of Northwest River being part of land patented by David Morely in 1737 and conveyed by Morely to James Sims, Sr. {I believe this to be the father of William Sims who married Margaret Grey and who had William Sims who married mary Soles} deceased on 2 November 1741 and another tract of 300 acres part by James Sims on 25 February 1754, which land fell hereditary to me as the above 100 acres did. Wit: Wm. G. McDaniel, Isaac Sims, Nov. Term 1786 proven by William Gray McDonald. John White C.C. 4 Aug 1769- William Sims and Margaret Sims of Craven Co. S.C., to James McDaniel, planter. 200 lbs proc money of province of N.C. 200 acres on N-E side of NW river being part of a patent granted to William Gray. Land was allotted by said Wm. Gray in his last dividend of land to his daughter Margaret, wife of the aforesaid William Sims: Wit: Silvanus Wilson, Joseph Cooper, Benjamin Cooper. Aug. Court 1771, Maturin Covill, C.C. 31 Dec 1785- Robert Sims to Benjamin Sims, 500 lbs, 131 acres on Swan Creek which was conveyed to Robert Sims by William Sims and 400 acres conveyed to Robert Sims by Isam Kenedy, the place where the said Robert Sims now lives on SW side of the Little Marsh on the Little Beaver Dam granted to John Jones: Wit: William Sims, Isaac Sims-26 Dec 1788 North Carolina archives in Raleigh, North Carolina shows the following entries: 17 April 1801 (James Sims, 200 acres lying in Grissett's SW adjacent to William Sims land). 05 February 1792 listed Moses Williams with 100 acres West of Seven Creeks to include "plantation where he lives". The 1800 census of Brunswick County, North Carolina shows Moses Williams living next to Nathaniel Soles. Also, Mary Sims lived next to Benjamin Clark. And a final piece of information is from the following: From: Cumberland Chronicles, Sep 1995 [Newsletter of The Cumberland County Genealogical Society] Abstracts from minutes of Fayetteville Equity, Sumter Dist. 1795-1869 Equity roll 504 co state of North Carolina, Cumberland County, depositions taken 19 Sept 1832, by McRa[e], Duncan, Kelly, John & Jonathan Evans.... Mary Wilkins: (witness) Knew Margaret Gray, she moved to South Carolina about 40 years ago and married William Sims. I know this is long Dee and I hope that you aren’t swearing by the time you read it, IF you read it. I really don’t know whether to send it to you, post it on the board or what. You are the one with the knowledge and the reference books and so I will ask you first and see what information you have for me. I have seem nay land deeds that you’ve responded to other people on that include the Sims name but I won’t even ask you about them until after you recover from this one. Thank you so much for your time and effort, not to mention patience. Sincerely, Joyce Sims Severt Dee Thompson wrote: > Joyce, > None of the people that you listed are shown in those three books > although your presentation of your family was perfect! I attempted to > find all of them but especially McKinney and Waller because they are > obviously easy names to spot in an index but I can't find a single > thing on any of them. Those two aren't in any Taxpayers books, > Testator's Index, or any Will books. McKinney isn't in anything having > to do with Bladen that I have found and without having a "sure" name > such as McKinney in conjunction with any of the other Sims there is no > way to tell if a Benjamin, James, Jacob or William is yours. Perhaps > if you give me some dates on any of them (except Waller in SC) and > tell me what leads you have to Bladen, Robeson and Columbus I can take > this further. > Dee > For details on sources used, refer to this link: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbladen/lookups.htm > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Doug & Joyce Severt <djsevert@ionet.net> > To: <NCBLADEN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2001 12:04 PM > Subject: Re: [NCBLADEN-L]Sims > > Hi Dee, > > Hopefully the request line has dwindeld somewhat from the time that > you > made your wonderful offer and so I'll now toss my information your > way. > I'm not very familiar with the North and South Carolina research but I > have to get myself prepared as that is now where the tracing of my > ancestors have led me. Forgive me if I don't ask these questions the > way > I should. > > I am interested in the Sims/Simms/sim's ancestors and migrations book, > as > well as the Index of North Carolina Ancestors, Same name, Vol. 11, and > Migrations actual and implied. > > I am looking for anything on William Sims who married Mary Gray; and > then > the Sims names below are all sons of the above. These Sims' have been > known to be in Bladen, Robeson and Columbus counties. > > William Sims who married Mary Soles/Souls > James Sims who married Avis Williams, daughter of Moses > Benjamin Sims who married Susannah Williams, daughter of Moses > William Sims, Jr. who married Mary Ann Fowler > McKinney Sims who I believe married Mary Duncan > Jacob who married ? > > I'd also be most grateful if you have anything on Waller Sims who > married > Mary Bradley. Waller came from Virginia about 1793 and married Mary > Bradley, b. Bet. 1800 - 1801 in South Carolina in the Abbeville > District. > I believe this family MAY be related to the above but I haven't found > any > evidence of that to date. > > Thank you for all your help Dee and if you have any suggestions on > research there, I would be most appreciative. I'm fairly new at this. > > Joyce Sims Severt > > -- > Life is a grindstone; whether it grinds you down or polishes you up > depends > on what you're made of. > - Jacob M. Braude > > Visit our home page at: http://www.ionet.net/~djsevert > Or > The Annex: http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/2746 -- Life is a grindstone; whether it grinds you down or polishes you up depends on what you're made of. - Jacob M. Braude Visit our home page at: http://www.ionet.net/~djsevert Or The Annex: http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/2746

Doris, It could very well have been that he slipped over into SC and fought for a while. He was a Sharpshooter, and therefore would have been valuable in the guerilla type war that F. Marion sometimes fought. Wayne/Duplin County is not too far from the SC border, so he could have slipped over. BUT, I'm one of these odd balls that accept nothing, genealogically speaking, without proof. So until something more positive turns up, I'll treat it as a charming myth!! As my good husband says, "It makes good copy." Thank you for your interest, and I hope something about your GGGrandfather will eventually turn up. Hope, an searching, makes this such an interesting hobby!! Marguerite -----Original Message----- From: Doris Priest <wacmaw@weblnk.net> To: NCBLADEN-L@rootsweb.com <NCBLADEN-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, November 16, 2001 10:28 PM Subject: Re: [NCBLADEN-L] Re: Bladen_County_lookup >Marguerite, >You are welcome. Do you think it possible that this is not a complete list. >My husbands GGGrandfather was in the civil War. We have documentation from >the National Archeries that he enter service of the Confederacy, he was sent >home when it was discovered he was so young. He reentered in another unit, >however, I nave never seen his name on a list. >Doris > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "MWhitley" <mwhitley@coastalnet.com> >To: <NCBLADEN-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Friday, November 16, 2001 9:07 AM >Subject: Re: [NCBLADEN-L] Re: Bladen_County_lookup > > >> Thanks,Doris. This is a great site, but >> just as I thought, Solomon Barfied's service >> with F. Marion, was a myth. I could find no >> evidence that he served. >> >> Again, many thanks. >> Marguerite W. >> -----Original Message----- >> From: wacmaw <wacmaw@weblnk.net> >> To: NCBLADEN-L@rootsweb.com <NCBLADEN-L@rootsweb.com> >> Date: Thursday, November 15, 2001 12:32 AM >> Subject: Re: [NCBLADEN-L] Re: Bladen_County_lookup >> >> >> >Marguerite W. >> >Search Marion County site, >> >http://www.geocities.com/BourbonStreet/1786/marion.html >> >You will find the list of men serving under Gen. Francis Marion, >> >Doris >> > >> >----- Original Message ----- >> >From: "MWhitley" <mwhitley@coastalnet.com> >> >To: <NCBLADEN-L@rootsweb.com> >> >Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 11:10 PM >> >Subject: Re: [NCBLADEN-L] Re: Bladen_County_lookup >> > >> > >> >> Hi Dee, >> >> Is there anyway to find out the names of the sharpshooters >> >> who served with Francis Marion, (Swamp Fox) in SC. >> >> I had an ancestor, Soloman Barfield, Rev. War Soldier, >> >> who was a sharpshooter from Duplin Co., some say that >> >> he also served with Francis Marion. Any help would be appreciated. >> >> Marguerite W. >> >> mwhitley@coastalnet.com >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >> From: Dee Thompson <d7777@worldnet.att.net> >> >> To: NCBLADEN-L@rootsweb.com <NCBLADEN-L@rootsweb.com> >> >> Date: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 11:35 AM >> >> Subject: [NCBLADEN-L] Re: Bladen_County_lookup >> >> >> >> >> >> >Thank heavens you got on the site. I found it grossly inadequate, but >> at >> >> least a starting point. I wish someone would spearhead a North Carolina >> >(and >> >> South Carolina) site. The people on the Lists that I copied (on that >> >> original e-mail) have a ton of information on plantations that is >really >> >> fascinating, not to mention historically beneficial. It might also be >a >> >> good reference for researching slave information on these plantations. >A >> >> number of the books that I have are indexed by Plantation name and >slave >> >> names. >> >> >I got this this morning from the Georgia State Archives - >> >> > >> >> >"The list is a good starting place, but this does not list all the >> >> >plantations in Georgia. Remember that plantations were large farms, >and >> >> >property records would show up in the Superior Court of the county. >> >Also, >> >> >there are Slave Schedules in 1850 and 1860 which list the slave owner >or >> >> >overseer and enumerate the slaves (with no names). This will give you >a >> >> >better picture of slave ownership in Georgia during this time period." >> >> > >> >> >Pamela W. Coleman, Public Programs Coordinator >> >> >State Archives of Georgia >> >> >www.GeorgiaArchives.org >> >> > >> >> >Dee >> >> >For details on sources used, refer to this link: >> >> >http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbladen/lookups.htm >> >> > >> >> >----- Original Message ----- >> >> >From: Robert Hill >> >> >To: d7777@worldnet.att.net >> >> >Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 10:30 AM >> >> >Subject: Bladen_County_lookup >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >Plantation List for NC. IT is missing two of the largest. (1)Th >22,000 >> >> acre Avirett Plantation with slave-partners in the vicinity of >Richlands >> >& >> >> Catharine Lake, NC of Onslow County. John A.Avirett called his house >> Loch >> >> Katrine Hall Geo Washington ate breakfast there on his Southern >Tour.Mr. >> >> Avirett lost a son in the Civil War and another son was a Chaplain. I >> will >> >> send you an address where you can read thee book his son the chaplain >> >wrote >> >> 6 years after the war. http://docsouth.unc.edu/avirett/avirett.html >> (2) >> >> Palo Alt, 19,000 acres, dated 1830, owned by D. W. Sanders in Onslow or >> in >> >> Cartaret next to Onslow. (3) Burns Plantation large also & was next to >> >Palo >> >> Alto. RObt. H. >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> > >> > >

Marguerite, You are welcome. Do you think it possible that this is not a complete list. My husbands GGGrandfather was in the civil War. We have documentation from the National Archeries that he enter service of the Confederacy, he was sent home when it was discovered he was so young. He reentered in another unit, however, I nave never seen his name on a list. Doris ----- Original Message ----- From: "MWhitley" <mwhitley@coastalnet.com> To: <NCBLADEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 16, 2001 9:07 AM Subject: Re: [NCBLADEN-L] Re: Bladen_County_lookup > Thanks,Doris. This is a great site, but > just as I thought, Solomon Barfied's service > with F. Marion, was a myth. I could find no > evidence that he served. > > Again, many thanks. > Marguerite W. > -----Original Message----- > From: wacmaw <wacmaw@weblnk.net> > To: NCBLADEN-L@rootsweb.com <NCBLADEN-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Thursday, November 15, 2001 12:32 AM > Subject: Re: [NCBLADEN-L] Re: Bladen_County_lookup > > > >Marguerite W. > >Search Marion County site, > >http://www.geocities.com/BourbonStreet/1786/marion.html > >You will find the list of men serving under Gen. Francis Marion, > >Doris > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "MWhitley" <mwhitley@coastalnet.com> > >To: <NCBLADEN-L@rootsweb.com> > >Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 11:10 PM > >Subject: Re: [NCBLADEN-L] Re: Bladen_County_lookup > > > > > >> Hi Dee, > >> Is there anyway to find out the names of the sharpshooters > >> who served with Francis Marion, (Swamp Fox) in SC. > >> I had an ancestor, Soloman Barfield, Rev. War Soldier, > >> who was a sharpshooter from Duplin Co., some say that > >> he also served with Francis Marion. Any help would be appreciated. > >> Marguerite W. > >> mwhitley@coastalnet.com > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Dee Thompson <d7777@worldnet.att.net> > >> To: NCBLADEN-L@rootsweb.com <NCBLADEN-L@rootsweb.com> > >> Date: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 11:35 AM > >> Subject: [NCBLADEN-L] Re: Bladen_County_lookup > >> > >> > >> >Thank heavens you got on the site. I found it grossly inadequate, but > at > >> least a starting point. I wish someone would spearhead a North Carolina > >(and > >> South Carolina) site. The people on the Lists that I copied (on that > >> original e-mail) have a ton of information on plantations that is really > >> fascinating, not to mention historically beneficial. It might also be a > >> good reference for researching slave information on these plantations. A > >> number of the books that I have are indexed by Plantation name and slave > >> names. > >> >I got this this morning from the Georgia State Archives - > >> > > >> >"The list is a good starting place, but this does not list all the > >> >plantations in Georgia. Remember that plantations were large farms, and > >> >property records would show up in the Superior Court of the county. > >Also, > >> >there are Slave Schedules in 1850 and 1860 which list the slave owner or > >> >overseer and enumerate the slaves (with no names). This will give you a > >> >better picture of slave ownership in Georgia during this time period." > >> > > >> >Pamela W. Coleman, Public Programs Coordinator > >> >State Archives of Georgia > >> >www.GeorgiaArchives.org > >> > > >> >Dee > >> >For details on sources used, refer to this link: > >> >http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbladen/lookups.htm > >> > > >> >----- Original Message ----- > >> >From: Robert Hill > >> >To: d7777@worldnet.att.net > >> >Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 10:30 AM > >> >Subject: Bladen_County_lookup > >> > > >> > > >> >Plantation List for NC. IT is missing two of the largest. (1)Th 22,000 > >> acre Avirett Plantation with slave-partners in the vicinity of Richlands > >& > >> Catharine Lake, NC of Onslow County. John A.Avirett called his house > Loch > >> Katrine Hall Geo Washington ate breakfast there on his Southern Tour.Mr. > >> Avirett lost a son in the Civil War and another son was a Chaplain. I > will > >> send you an address where you can read thee book his son the chaplain > >wrote > >> 6 years after the war. http://docsouth.unc.edu/avirett/avirett.html > (2) > >> Palo Alt, 19,000 acres, dated 1830, owned by D. W. Sanders in Onslow or > in > >> Cartaret next to Onslow. (3) Burns Plantation large also & was next to > >Palo > >> Alto. RObt. H. > >> > > >> > > >> > > >

Thanks, William. This gives me something to think about. There may have been another John B. in that same county. Thanks for your effort. Wanda ----- Original Message ----- From: "William Mallory" <wmmallory@msn.com> To: <NCBLADEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 16, 2001 4:58 PM Subject: Re: [NCBLADEN-L] Dee: Georgia Look-up > Well, I was not able to find much. A book on Hancock marriages lists a John B. Childers who married Penelope Lundy on December 23, 1824 (Marriages of Hancock County, GA, 1806 to 1850, Martha Houston, 1947). He shows up in the 1840 Census in the 99th Militia District of adjoining Washington County. > Hope this helps a little. > > WMM > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Wanda > Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 2:24 PM > To: NCBLADEN-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [NCBLADEN-L] Dee: Georgia Look-up > > Dee, if you have access to Georgia records, could you look for John B. Childers who married Martha Lundy July 31, 1833 in Hancock Co., GA.? Their first six children were born in GA but I do not know parents of either John or Martha. Appreciate anything you find, including any land records. > Thanks, Wanda >

Well, I was not able to find much. A book on Hancock marriages lists a John B. Childers who married Penelope Lundy on December 23, 1824 (Marriages of Hancock County, GA, 1806 to 1850, Martha Houston, 1947). He shows up in the 1840 Census in the 99th Militia District of adjoining Washington County. Hope this helps a little. WMM ----- Original Message ----- From: Wanda Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 2:24 PM To: NCBLADEN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [NCBLADEN-L] Dee: Georgia Look-up Dee, if you have access to Georgia records, could you look for John B. Childers who married Martha Lundy July 31, 1833 in Hancock Co., GA.? Their first six children were born in GA but I do not know parents of either John or Martha. Appreciate anything you find, including any land records. Thanks, Wanda

Very good, Froglet. For details on sources used, refer to this link: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbladen/lookups.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: Tony and Julie Howell <tjhowell1@mediaone.net> To: <NCBLADEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 16, 2001 3:52 PM Subject: [NCBLADEN-L] interesting web site http://www.civilwarartillery.com/dickey.htm

http://www.civilwarartillery.com/dickey.htm

Margaret, The original Will is in WB-A/334 and is held in Caswell County (not Raleigh!). I would try the Caswell County site on Rootsweb for the contact for records. Dee For details on sources used, refer to this link: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbladen/lookups.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: Margaret Sessions <margarets5@hotmail.com> To: <d7777@worldnet.att.net> Sent: Friday, November 16, 2001 10:45 AM Subject: Re: Bladen_County_lookup I think that may be my Hiram. I have located him, or rather someone who did a RAGK found him in Caswell County in 1880 How would I go about getting this information on the will? I do believe that the Hiram Wright born 1805 and living in Caswell County, NC in 1880 is my Hiram. I just need to get a paper link to him. I believe he had a son named Hiram living in Randolph County, NC at the same time. Margaret I'm proud to be an American where at least I know I'm free and I won't forget the men who died who gave that right to me and I gladly stand up next to you and defend her still today cause there ain't no doubt I love this land, God Bless AMerica. by Lee greenwood _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

Anytime. For details on sources used, refer to this link: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbladen/lookups.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: MWhitley <mwhitley@coastalnet.com> To: <NCBLADEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 16, 2001 9:13 AM Subject: Re: [NCBLADEN-L] Re: Bladen_County_lookup Many Thanks, Dee. Yes, I have a copy of my Solomon's will. I just wanted to prove or disprove the myth of him serving with Francis Marion. I went to the site sent by Doris, and could not find him listed as having served in SC. I have a proven DAR paper on Solomon in NC. I appreciate ALL you do. Marguerite Whitley -----Original Message----- From: Dee Thompson <d7777@worldnet.att.net> To: NCBLADEN-L@rootsweb.com <NCBLADEN-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, November 15, 2001 12:00 AM Subject: Re: [NCBLADEN-L] Re: Bladen_County_lookup >Hi Marguerite, >Did your Solomon Barfield leave a Will in Wayne County, NC in 1827? >There is also a Solomon Barfield in Duplin County who witnessed the >Will of his father, Richard, in 1754 (brothers: Jesse, Henry. Sisters: >Mary, Lebeth, An Grady, Cathren Taler). >There were a number of Bladen County Barfields who had roots in Onslow >County (mid 1700s) and fought in the Revolutionary War. Susannah, the >daughter of Luke Barfield, married Hugo Johnston who served (as did >his father Gilbert Johnston) under Francis Marion. I can find nothing >in the books that I have that tells me anything about him other than >the Will of Richard. >Dee >For details on sources used, refer to this link: >http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbladen/lookups.htm >----- Original Message ----- >From: MWhitley <mwhitley@coastalnet.com> >To: <NCBLADEN-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 11:10 PM >Subject: Re: [NCBLADEN-L] Re: Bladen_County_lookup > > >Hi Dee, >Is there anyway to find out the names of the sharpshooters >who served with Francis Marion, (Swamp Fox) in SC. >I had an ancestor, Soloman Barfield, Rev. War Soldier, >who was a sharpshooter from Duplin Co., some say that >he also served with Francis Marion. Any help would be appreciated. >Marguerite W. >mwhitley@coastalnet.com > > >

Many Thanks, Dee. Yes, I have a copy of my Solomon's will. I just wanted to prove or disprove the myth of him serving with Francis Marion. I went to the site sent by Doris, and could not find him listed as having served in SC. I have a proven DAR paper on Solomon in NC. I appreciate ALL you do. Marguerite Whitley -----Original Message----- From: Dee Thompson <d7777@worldnet.att.net> To: NCBLADEN-L@rootsweb.com <NCBLADEN-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, November 15, 2001 12:00 AM Subject: Re: [NCBLADEN-L] Re: Bladen_County_lookup >Hi Marguerite, >Did your Solomon Barfield leave a Will in Wayne County, NC in 1827? >There is also a Solomon Barfield in Duplin County who witnessed the >Will of his father, Richard, in 1754 (brothers: Jesse, Henry. Sisters: >Mary, Lebeth, An Grady, Cathren Taler). >There were a number of Bladen County Barfields who had roots in Onslow >County (mid 1700s) and fought in the Revolutionary War. Susannah, the >daughter of Luke Barfield, married Hugo Johnston who served (as did >his father Gilbert Johnston) under Francis Marion. I can find nothing >in the books that I have that tells me anything about him other than >the Will of Richard. >Dee >For details on sources used, refer to this link: >http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbladen/lookups.htm >----- Original Message ----- >From: MWhitley <mwhitley@coastalnet.com> >To: <NCBLADEN-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 11:10 PM >Subject: Re: [NCBLADEN-L] Re: Bladen_County_lookup > > >Hi Dee, >Is there anyway to find out the names of the sharpshooters >who served with Francis Marion, (Swamp Fox) in SC. >I had an ancestor, Soloman Barfield, Rev. War Soldier, >who was a sharpshooter from Duplin Co., some say that >he also served with Francis Marion. Any help would be appreciated. >Marguerite W. >mwhitley@coastalnet.com > > >

Thanks,Doris. This is a great site, but just as I thought, Solomon Barfied's service with F. Marion, was a myth. I could find no evidence that he served. Again, many thanks. Marguerite W. -----Original Message----- From: wacmaw <wacmaw@weblnk.net> To: NCBLADEN-L@rootsweb.com <NCBLADEN-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, November 15, 2001 12:32 AM Subject: Re: [NCBLADEN-L] Re: Bladen_County_lookup >Marguerite W. >Search Marion County site, >http://www.geocities.com/BourbonStreet/1786/marion.html >You will find the list of men serving under Gen. Francis Marion, >Doris > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "MWhitley" <mwhitley@coastalnet.com> >To: <NCBLADEN-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 11:10 PM >Subject: Re: [NCBLADEN-L] Re: Bladen_County_lookup > > >> Hi Dee, >> Is there anyway to find out the names of the sharpshooters >> who served with Francis Marion, (Swamp Fox) in SC. >> I had an ancestor, Soloman Barfield, Rev. War Soldier, >> who was a sharpshooter from Duplin Co., some say that >> he also served with Francis Marion. Any help would be appreciated. >> Marguerite W. >> mwhitley@coastalnet.com >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Dee Thompson <d7777@worldnet.att.net> >> To: NCBLADEN-L@rootsweb.com <NCBLADEN-L@rootsweb.com> >> Date: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 11:35 AM >> Subject: [NCBLADEN-L] Re: Bladen_County_lookup >> >> >> >Thank heavens you got on the site. I found it grossly inadequate, but at >> least a starting point. I wish someone would spearhead a North Carolina >(and >> South Carolina) site. The people on the Lists that I copied (on that >> original e-mail) have a ton of information on plantations that is really >> fascinating, not to mention historically beneficial. It might also be a >> good reference for researching slave information on these plantations. A >> number of the books that I have are indexed by Plantation name and slave >> names. >> >I got this this morning from the Georgia State Archives - >> > >> >"The list is a good starting place, but this does not list all the >> >plantations in Georgia. Remember that plantations were large farms, and >> >property records would show up in the Superior Court of the county. >Also, >> >there are Slave Schedules in 1850 and 1860 which list the slave owner or >> >overseer and enumerate the slaves (with no names). This will give you a >> >better picture of slave ownership in Georgia during this time period." >> > >> >Pamela W. Coleman, Public Programs Coordinator >> >State Archives of Georgia >> >www.GeorgiaArchives.org >> > >> >Dee >> >For details on sources used, refer to this link: >> >http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbladen/lookups.htm >> > >> >----- Original Message ----- >> >From: Robert Hill >> >To: d7777@worldnet.att.net >> >Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 10:30 AM >> >Subject: Bladen_County_lookup >> > >> > >> >Plantation List for NC. IT is missing two of the largest. (1)Th 22,000 >> acre Avirett Plantation with slave-partners in the vicinity of Richlands >& >> Catharine Lake, NC of Onslow County. John A.Avirett called his house Loch >> Katrine Hall Geo Washington ate breakfast there on his Southern Tour.Mr. >> Avirett lost a son in the Civil War and another son was a Chaplain. I will >> send you an address where you can read thee book his son the chaplain >wrote >> 6 years after the war. http://docsouth.unc.edu/avirett/avirett.html (2) >> Palo Alt, 19,000 acres, dated 1830, owned by D. W. Sanders in Onslow or in >> Cartaret next to Onslow. (3) Burns Plantation large also & was next to >Palo >> Alto. RObt. H. >> > >> > >> >