Are you referring to Anne Singletary that was the widow of James Singletary? If that is who you are referring to, I think that there has long been dissagreement over who her paarents were and who she was. Linda ----- Original Message ----- From: "Deborah Byrd" <dbyrd@lightcom.net> To: <NCBLADEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 10:17 PM Subject: [NCBLADEN-L] Thomas Russ & Anna Singletary c. 1750 > Does anyone have and idea or better yet documentation on the parents of Anna > Singletary? I have Thomas's parents as John Russ and Mary Singletary. > > Deborah Byrd >

Excuse me I realize that I wasn't clear. Anna Singletary wife of Thomas Russ, their daughter Mary Russ married George Melvin. The Melvins spent time moving back and forth across the NC SC border into Marion County SC and Bladen NC. Deborah Byrd ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda Bowden" <lbowden@htcomp.net> To: <NCBLADEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, July 27, 2001 7:49 AM Subject: Re: [NCBLADEN-L] Thomas Russ & Anna Singletary c. 1750 > Are you referring to Anne Singletary that was the widow of James Singletary? > If that is who you are referring to, I think that there has long been > dissagreement over who her paarents were and who she was. > > Linda > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Deborah Byrd" <dbyrd@lightcom.net> > To: <NCBLADEN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 10:17 PM > Subject: [NCBLADEN-L] Thomas Russ & Anna Singletary c. 1750 > > > > Does anyone have and idea or better yet documentation on the parents of > Anna > > Singletary? I have Thomas's parents as John Russ and Mary Singletary. > > > > Deborah Byrd > > >

Does anyone have and idea or better yet documentation on the parents of Anna Singletary? I have Thomas's parents as John Russ and Mary Singletary. Deborah Byrd

No Sir, I have not been in contact but would like to make contact with them. I would appreciate any help. -Robert McMillan

Mr. McMillan, I am just coming back to the workdesk after four months leave and found your posting. If you have not already been in contact with the Robeson Rifle Guards Chapter of the SCV, let me know in writing, and I will pass the email to them at the next meeting. Sam West Lumberton, NC TENSAWMAC@aol.com on 05/24/2001 08:47:24 PM Please respond to NCBLADEN-L@rootsweb.com To: NCBLADEN-L@rootsweb.com cc: Subject: [NCBLADEN-L] Re: Men preserve your history Is anyone on this list familiar with a Sons of Confederate Veterans chapter in the Robeson/Hoke area? Could someone please put me in contact with them? -Robert McMillan Jr Stockton, Al

Well, I don't know whether any BARFIELD families show up on the GA list but, yes, indeed there is at least one BARFIELD/BAREFIELD in GA 1850. Her name was Winiford [Winifred?] BAREFIELD born NC ca 1800 living in household with two daughters, Anna Jane and Civil Sarah at the time of the Baker Co., GA census of 1850. Winiford was head of that household. Both her known daughters married sons of Gibson WEST. Winiford and girls lived next door to Gibson 1850. Fran fpowellsr@starpower.net ----- Original Message ----- From: <BJBrothers@aol.com> To: <NCBLADEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2001 11:18 AM Subject: [NCBLADEN-L] Re: BARFIELDS What is the Sellers account of the Barfields? Do references to North Carolina Barfield's show up on the Georgia list? Barbara Jo

In a message dated 01-07-19 08:12:38 EDT, you write: << Subj: [NCBLADEN-L] Fw: Bladen_County_lookup Date: 01-07-19 08:12:38 EDT From: d7777@worldnet.att.net (Dee Thompson) Reply-to: NCBLADEN-L@rootsweb.com To: NCBLADEN-L@rootsweb.com Hi Bob, >From # 4 Pp. 490-491: 8 Apr 1768, James Inman & wife Elizabeth of Bladen Co., to Thomas Pitman of same, for (pound symbol) 25 proc. money . . .land about three miles below Thomas Lambs plantation (from # 37 this land was " on the S side of Drowning Creek on Hogg Swamp"), granted 21 Oct 1758, 100 A . . .James Inman (Seal), Elizabeth Inman (Seal), Wit: Jesse Pitman, Isom Pitman. Bladen Novr. Court 177_, Prov. & Ordered to be registered. A. Howe, Cl co. Pg. 546-547: 1 Oct 1774, Daniel Willis & Elizabeth his wife to Isham Pitman, of Halifax Co., Blacksmith, for (pound symbol) 20 proc. money . . .100 A (from # 37 this land was "on the great branch W of the Old fields Swamp on upper side of Hogg Branch") patented to Daniel Willis May 1772 . . Daniel Willis (Seal), Betty Willis (Seal), Wit: Lott Pitman, Jesse Pitman. Alford Moore, C. C. >From # 100 [Bladen County] 1347 pg 392 ISHAM PITTMAN 12 Nov 1779 100 acres, joining Pittmans own Back Line, a small Branch (which is) a Prong of the _______branch, a two hundred acre tract, HARDY PITTMAN, and the sd Pittmans old line. 1338 pg 383 LOTT PITMAN 12 Nov 1779 200 acres on the W side of Horn Camp Branch, joining (a point) below a Pond at the head of sd Branch. (just thought I'd toss this one in) >From # 13 paraphrased: JOEL PITMAN, LOT (sic) PITMAN, THOMAS PITMAN and JESSE PITMAN all received grants in Bladen in 1775. >From # 37 p-77. 23 Oct. 1782. Grant No. 589 to Isham Pitman. 100 acres on the Great Branch. >From # 119 157. Apr. 23, 1778 Isham Pitman enters 200 ac on N side of Great Br and W side of Old field Swamp; border: his own land on E side. 158. Apr. 23, 1778 Isham Pitman enters 300 ac on the S side of "said" Great Br; being an improvement called Brown's improvement and will join his own land on one side. 400. Aug. 5, 1778 Isham Pitman enters 100 ac on a part of Great Br; border: near his own land "or" David Barefield's back line. 894. Feb. 3, 1779 Isham Pitman enters 100 ac on Great Br; includes said branch; border: near his own land and runs up said branch. Note: PITMANS in Bladen during this time frame: Hardy, Isham, Jacob, Jesse, Joel, John, Lot, Nathan, Newit, Noel, Moses, Sampson, Stephen, Thomas, Jr. and Thomas, Sr. Dee >> Maban Barfield's oldest daughter, Elizabeth, married a John Pittman in 1848---don't know where that happened. Elizabeth was born in Robeson/Bladen County, but I think she would have been in Mississippi by 1834 with her family. Just thought I would throw that out, in case it is useful to anybody. Barbara Jo

Dear Jo, I was delighted that Dee Thompson of the Bladen List forwarded your email on your "favorite unrelated family"---very delighted to have a cogent summary, with names, dates, and sources, of what is actually known versus what is speculation. Here is some of my information that is accurate. Some came from wills, some from family Bible, some from deeds: I am descended from Willis Barfield b abt 1748 d 1818 m. Elizabeth Cade d Oct 21, 1820. Children: Willis, Cade, Cornelius, Maban, Needham, Richard, Barna, Stephen, and one unnamed child. I don't know if my Willis is the same Willis that is son of the Richard Barfield, who left the will. We think he probably is. My ancestor Maban, son of Willis, was born Oct. 31, 1792 in Robeson/Bladen County, m 1) Abscilla Rowland Jan 20, 1822 Robeson/Bladen Co, NC 2) Widow Martha Purcell Clark Jan 15, 1852 Lockhart, Caldwell County, Texas. (Martha Purcell was born Feb 14, 1809 Abbeville District, South Carolina, but seems to have grown up in Alabama--she married Patrick Calhoun Clark in Alabama in 1825.) Maban and Abscilla left North Carolina, moved to Choctaw County, Mississippi. Don't know when they left Bladen County, but their son, Needham died in Mississippi March 1834. Abscilla died and Maban moved on to Caldwell County, Texas--was there by 1852, when he married second wife. Maban died Oct 8, 1855 also in Caldwell County, Texas. Our family story is that "7 Barfields and 4 Cades" landed off the shore of North Carolina and had to swim ashore, having come from Scotland---and were also said to be "Scots-Irish." So I seem to be descended from one of those disappearing Barfields--and can contribute the Cade name as one associated with Barfield. I have wondered if the Barfields had connection with the Willis family, but only because of the given name "Willis" showing up a couple of times. Random information from books on other family lines, regarding early female Barfields: Mary BARFIELD b 1773 North Carolina m. William Curtis Jr. and died 1836 in Mississippi. William Curtis, Jr. was born about 1780 in the Natchez District, Miss--but William Curtis, Sr. was born about at Half Moon Swamp, Onslow County, North Carolina. (Got this from LINGERING SHADOWS by Jack Curtis and COLE FOOTPRINTS by Camille Denys.) Would love to know for sure whether my Willis Barfield is the same Willis named in Richard Barfield's will. Would like to know who Elizabeth Cade's parents were. What is the Sellers account of the Barfields? Do references to North Carolina Barfield's show up on the Georgia list? Barbara Jo

Butch...Ditto.. Bob Butler - Fuquay Varina, NC ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lynn Prettyman" <marylindsay1@home.com> To: <NCBLADEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2001 8:27 AM Subject: Re: [NCBLADEN-L] Patty's map of Bladen Land Grants online > Sorry, Butch, but I just tried to view the map by choosing > http://members.home.net/bbutler/grants.html and I got nothing but a black > splash panel with a red x which indicated I could open it by right clicking > and choosing "save as". Instead I got "view picture" and nothing showed up, > including either of the "save as" options. > > Lynn Prettyman > Baltimore, MD > marylindsay1@home.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Butch Butler" <bbutler@home.com> > To: <NCBLADEN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, July 23, 2001 10:31 PM > Subject: [NCBLADEN-L] Patty's map of Bladen Land Grants online > > > > Hi All, > > > > With Patty's permission, I have placed her map of Bladen land grants prior > > to 1740 on my website for anyone to access/download. The URL is below: > > > > Regards, > > > > Butch Butler > > > > http://members.home.net/bbutler/index.html - Home Page > > http://members.home.net/bbutler/genpage2.html - Genealogy Page > > http://members.home.net/bbutler/genpage3.html - Documents Index Page > > http://members.home.net/bbutler/grants.html - The Map > > > > >

I enjoy it. For details on sources used, refer to this link: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbladen/lookups.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: <KentLT@aol.com> To: <NCBLADEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2001 1:29 PM Subject: Re: [NCBLADEN-L] Re: William H. Townsend 1750-1830 Hi Dee, Thanks for your help. You are too kind to us on this list. Kent

Hi Dee, Thanks for your help. You are too kind to us on this list. Kent

same thing happened when i tried to open the map. ----- Original Message ----- From: Lynn Prettyman To: NCBLADEN-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2001 8:27 AM Subject: Re: [NCBLADEN-L] Patty's map of Bladen Land Grants online Sorry, Butch, but I just tried to view the map by choosing http://members.home.net/bbutler/grants.html and I got nothing but a black splash panel with a red x which indicated I could open it by right clicking and choosing "save as". Instead I got "view picture" and nothing showed up, including either of the "save as" options. Lynn Prettyman Baltimore, MD marylindsay1@home.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Butch Butler" <bbutler@home.com> To: <NCBLADEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 23, 2001 10:31 PM Subject: [NCBLADEN-L] Patty's map of Bladen Land Grants online > Hi All, > > With Patty's permission, I have placed her map of Bladen land grants prior > to 1740 on my website for anyone to access/download. The URL is below: > > Regards, > > Butch Butler > > http://members.home.net/bbutler/index.html - Home Page > http://members.home.net/bbutler/genpage2.html - Genealogy Page > http://members.home.net/bbutler/genpage3.html - Documents Index Page > http://members.home.net/bbutler/grants.html - The Map > >

Sorry, Butch, but I just tried to view the map by choosing http://members.home.net/bbutler/grants.html and I got nothing but a black splash panel with a red x which indicated I could open it by right clicking and choosing "save as". Instead I got "view picture" and nothing showed up, including either of the "save as" options. Lynn Prettyman Baltimore, MD marylindsay1@home.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Butch Butler" <bbutler@home.com> To: <NCBLADEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 23, 2001 10:31 PM Subject: [NCBLADEN-L] Patty's map of Bladen Land Grants online > Hi All, > > With Patty's permission, I have placed her map of Bladen land grants prior > to 1740 on my website for anyone to access/download. The URL is below: > > Regards, > > Butch Butler > > http://members.home.net/bbutler/index.html - Home Page > http://members.home.net/bbutler/genpage2.html - Genealogy Page > http://members.home.net/bbutler/genpage3.html - Documents Index Page > http://members.home.net/bbutler/grants.html - The Map > >

Kent, from # 119 145. Apr. 3, 1778 Thomas Townsend jr enters 300 ac on both sides of Horse Swamp; between Thomas Townsend sr and Samuel Rowland. >From # 50 MAXFIELD, MARY (Gentl Woman) May 14, 1778. Daughter: Littice Townsend. Son & Executor: Robert Conkey. Witnesses: David White, Thomas Townsend, Ben'j. Humphrey. >From # 131 Townsend, Joshua, Dobbs County, 1769 Townsend, Thomas, Bladen County, 1763 Townsend, Thomas, Bladen County, 1781 Townsend, Wm, Bladen County, 1781 Townsend, Wm, Perquimans County, 1740 >From # 10 Townsend, Thomas, Bladen County, 1784 Townsend, Wm, Bladen County, 1784 >From # 149 page 1 (these two are next to each other) (the list of names offers no explanation of the numbers following each name) Wm. Townsend, 1315 Thomas Townsend, 121 on page 3 Thomas Townsend, 21 Dee For details on sources used, refer to this link: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbladen/lookups.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: <KentLT@aol.com> To: <NCBLADEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 23, 2001 10:44 PM Subject: [NCBLADEN-L] Re: William H. Townsend 1750-1830 This is my line as well, but I have been unable to find any connection between William's father, Thomas, Sr. and any other Townsend who may be his father. There is a Bladen County, North Carolina record of an inquest held on May 19, 1762 on which a Thomas Townsend served. I believe this to be our Thomas Townsend as Robert McConkey, his wife's brother also served on this inquest. Also serving on the inquest was a Jesse Townsend. I don't know who he was or what relation he had to Thomas, if any; although I do suspect there was a relationship. I have tried to find Jesse's name in other records of the time and general location, but have not found anything yet. Thomas also served on another inquest on May 12, 1766 in St. Martin's Parish in Bladen County, North Carolina. Both of these records are abstracted in the North Carolina Genealogical Society Journal Volume I, 1975.

This is my line as well, but I have been unable to find any connection between William's father, Thomas, Sr. and any other Townsend who may be his father.  There is a Bladen County, North Carolina record of an inquest held on May 19, 1762 on which a Thomas Townsend served.  I believe this to be our Thomas Townsend as Robert McConkey, his wife's brother also served on this inquest.  Also serving on the inquest was a Jesse Townsend.  I don't know who he was or what relation he had to Thomas, if any; although I do suspect there was a relationship.  I have tried to find Jesse's name in other records of the time and general location, but have not found anything yet.  Thomas also served on another inquest on May 12, 1766 in St. Martin's Parish in Bladen County, North Carolina.  Both of these records are abstracted in the North Carolina Genealogical Society Journal Volume I, 1975.

Hi All, With Patty's permission, I have placed her map of Bladen land grants prior to 1740 on my website for anyone to access/download. The URL is below: Regards, Butch Butler http://members.home.net/bbutler/index.html - Home Page http://members.home.net/bbutler/genpage2.html - Genealogy Page http://members.home.net/bbutler/genpage3.html - Documents Index Page http://members.home.net/bbutler/grants.html - The Map

My Willis family came to Southeast Virginia from England, in the Chesapeake Bay area, the same area that the pilgrims first settled. There in the 1740’ s, in Isle of Wight County and Nansemond County (now the city of Suffolk) was the place that Joseph Willis’ father, Agerton Willis, three uncles and one aunt called home. The family had come to America from Devonshire, England. I believe, but I cannot prove it beyond the shadow of a doubt, the English father of these five children was Benjamin Willis, Jr. (born circa 1690) and the grandfather was Benjamin Willis, Sr. (born circa 1670). 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. Randy Willis www.randywillis.org randy@randywillis.org

In a message dated 7/22/01 6:02:10 AM Eastern Daylight Time, NCBLADEN-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > Arthur HOWELL; Now that one might be a needle in a haystack - I have an awful time w/my HOWELLs - my maiden name line! So do the only two cousins I've found connected to my line in over 10 yrs ON-LINE or any other way! Nawwwww.....I'm not discouraged! <vbg> ttyl, Sarah

I am searching for any information on Shaderick Stubbs. I believe his wife was named Mary and that their daughter, Julia, married my 3rd ggf, Abraham Flowers. Shaderick was definitely in Bladen County in 1830 because he appears in the census there. He ultimately ends up in Panola County, MS, dying sometime between 1860 and 1870. Any help is greatly appreciated. Scott Byrd Pensacola, FL

Listmembers, the following folks showed up in Baker Co., GA in time to be enumerated on the population census of 1850---if not before. All were born in NC. I am hoping some of you may have some information for me on these folks or that this information may help you find that lost person who went to GA. Elisha BUTLER; Redin GODWIN; Samuel and Nancy GREGORY, Samuel born ca 1780; Arthur HOWELL; George and Nancy JOHNSON, George born ca 1802; Andrew LASTINGER; William WILLIAMS born ca 1810; Stephen and Rebecca WOODS, Stephen was born ca 1778. Also these folks were all born Sampson Co., NC. They also were enumerated on the Baker Co., GA population census of 1850. Perhaps these names will help someone whose kin left for GA. Lewis BONNY b ca 1815; Everitt MATHIS b ca 1830; David MERRITT born ca 1824. Thanks for any information on any of these above named families. Fran fpowellsr@starpower.net