Thank you, Bob, for your patience. I really need first names on this one. There are literally dozens of Williamsons that could have been the ancestors of your Williamsons but without first names its almost an impossible task. >From # 50 WILLIAMSON, LEWIS March 3, 1795 Wife: Mary. Sons: Richard, Lewis, Joshua, Lolan, Seth. Daughters: Rebeccah, Nancy, Peggy, Susanna. Executors: Richard Williamson, Wynne Nance. Witnesses: Stephen Godwin. >From # 37 Book # 11 407 15 Aug. 1824-Griffeth J. White, Esq. Sheriff of Bladen County To Richd. Singletary-execution in favor of Wm. Richardson and against Joseph Cain . . . 200 acres on N side of N W River, granted to Phillip Williamson and conveyed by sd. Philip to his son Richard Williamson and from him sold by deed to Thos. Robeson on 1 Jan. 1783 and at the death of sd _________ it fell to his son William and by William conveyed to Jos. Cain on 30 May 1797 and sold on 4 Nov. 1822 by Sheriff. Wit: Wm. Richardson, Lovett Rayford. May Term 1825. 251 State of Louisiana and Parish-March 17th 1822. Dear Brother-I received your letter the 30th Jan. which gave us great satisfaction in hearing you and your family is in a reasonable good health and I can inform you that our family is tolereably well at present and the rest of our friends is all well and I can inform you that my daughter has got to this Country and Amos and Isabella is both married and moved last winter to the last Indian Punch (?) in Mississippi State abd respecting the business you wrote me it will be some time before I get a Power of Atty as it has to go to New Orleans to be signed by the Governor of State and I expect you can get my part as without as well as with and if you do you can send me by some safe hand. Whatever you do will satisfy me in the business Produce is much the same in this Country as with you we are all doing tolerably well in this Country our land is good-We make plenty to reward laborer. Our children are all married but Alice and Perry and Rosanna has been married and her husband! has left her she has a fine daughter. I think if you would move to this Country you would never repent your move as our land is good in this Country and tell Drussed (?) to come on and all that can come as I know the situation of you all in your poor sand hills with your Cider hills. I am on a Walnut hill and we desire to be remembered to all my friends in that Country. Your ever respected friend and C (signed) Jesse Williamson Handwriting proved by Daniel Windham. Deed Book 1 p-499. 21 Dec, 1787. Richard Horn to Lewis Williamson of Samson County, 200 lbs, 4 tract of land, 400 acres on N side of Dunns & Porters Swamp, 1 tract granted to Thomas Bryan on 18 May 1771 on both sides of Rooty Branch, 1 tract granted to George Clark on 22 Nov. 1771, adj. lands of Joseph Nobles, 1 tract granted to Joshua Stevens on 23 Oct. 1782 & 1 tract granted to Samuel Thornton. Wit: Laban Tatom, Richard Sessoms. November 1788. John White, C. C. >From # 4 Page 415: State of N. C. No. 1894, grant to Lewis Williamson, 100 A on N side of Dun swamp, and west side of Horse swamp, 20 Dec 1791 >From # 100 Grant Book 30, 3 March 1779-12 November 1779 ANSON COUNTY 1271 pg 316 STERLING WILLIAMSON 3 Sept 1779 200 acres N E of Great Pee Dee on the E side of Jones Creek, joining (a point) near a large pond Grant Book 32, December 1778-13 March 1780 DUPLIN COUNTY 1958 pg 49 SAMUEL WILLIAMSON 20 Aug 1779 100 acres on the W side of Great Cohera near the Fork of Great and little Cohera, joining JAMES MOORE, a swamp, and a Pond Grant Book 33, 10 December 1778-1 March 1780 GUILFORD COUNTY 2480 pg 93 ZACHARIAH WILLIAMSON 16 Dec 1778 200 acres on the Waters of Haw River, joining the sides of a branch, both sides of (several) Branches, and THOMAS BLAIR Alias DAVID PEEPLES 2497 pg 110 JOHN FLEMMING 13 Nov 1779 351 acres on both sides of Troublesoms Creek, joining UPTON WILLIAMSON, both sides of a Branch etc. >From # 30 Benjamin, Francis, Hardy, James, Job, Joseph and Samuel were all in Edgecombe County. Note: there are a gazillion Williamsons in Sampson County during this time frame. Could they be yours? I can't tell with no first names other than Lewis. By the way I can't find any cemetery or Bible records for him. Dee For details on sources used, refer to this link: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbladen/lookups.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: RBurton904@aol.com To: d7777@worldnet.att.net Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2001 1:35 PM Subject: Re: Fw: Bladen_County_lookup Dee: I am hoping you have now unpacked your books and are settled into your new home. If you still have my earlier emails from July 2001, I am interested in any WILLIAMSONs appearing in early Bladen Co, NC deeds (prior to 1820). Could you also check your NC Land Patent Books for patents to Williamsons in Bladen or Columbus counties prior to 1850. I have been told that there is suppose to be a family bible record of a Lewis Williamson, of Bladen or Columbus Co, NC. I am working with a Mr. John Williamson, of Davidson, NC, who is planning on presenting a presentation on the Williamson family of Cerro Gordo of Bladen then Columbus Co, NC on 1/12/2002. Thank you so much for your willingness to help. Bob Burton in Gainesville, FL