Dee, I'm still looking for the parents and siblings of Edmund Brown, born c1740. Wife was Nancy Anderson. They lived near present day Marietta in Bladen/Robeson County. John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dee Thompson" <d7777@worldnet.att.net> To: <NCBLADEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 6:54 PM Subject: [NCBLADEN-L] interested? > Hi Y'all, > Since I am down to four e-mail lookups and seven Georgia Archives > lookups > I'm rewarding myself. > I have three very interesting books that aren't > on the bibliography list. > They are the "Index of North Carolina Ancestors (volumes I and II)" > and > a strange one that may be fabulous, "Migrations Actual and Implied > Volume One". > > The ancestors books might give you a name, date of birth, place of > birth, county of birth, date of death, place of death, county of > death, county where they lived, date of marriage, place of > marriage, county of marriage, name of spouse, and the code > number of the ancestor file in the North Carolina State Archives. > A large number of the entries don't have any counties listed. > > > EXAMPLES > Charles Baldwin was born in 1787 in Bladen County, NC. He died > in 1848 in Columbus County, NC. He married c1810 Amelia Kelly in > Bladen County, NC. Ancestor File # 60403. > > Josiah Lewis was born in 1728 in Craven County, NC. He died c1808 in > Bladen County, NC. He married Ann Mullington in 1750 in New Hanover > County, NC. They lived in New Hanover County, NC. Ancestor File # > 12090. > > The migration book shows a probable intention of moving into, out of > and within the state of North Carolina. > > EXAMPLES > Guilford County, N.C. Deed Book 1 (1771-1784) > p. 222 - 15 November 1773 John Underhill and wife, Hannah, to Benjamin > Coffin of Nantuckett County, Massachusetts (taylor), now residing in > Guilford County - 140 acres on Polecat Creek. > > p. 227 - 7 December 1773 William Triplett and wife, Eleanor, to Samuel > Cobaen of York County, Pennsylvania - 100 acres in Guilford County. > > p. 245 - 24 September 1772 John Cheedle of Goochland County, Virginia > to John Stewart of Guilford - 440 acres in Guilford County on Wolf > Branch of Deep River. > > p. 405 - 26 July 1777 John Buster to Hugh Challes of Pittsylvania > County, Virginia - 420 acres on Wolf Island Creek . > > > Anybody want to play? > Dee > For details on sources used, refer to this link: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbladen/lookups.htm > > > > >

John, Have you tried Richmond County and Anson County? Richmond was formed from Anson in 1779 and Anson was formed from Bladen in 1750. >From #118 GENERAL INDEX TO REAL ESTATE CONVEYANCES, RICHMOND COUNTY REGISTER OF DEEDS OFFICE - ROCKINGHAM, N.C. 1808 Deed to Alexander Campbell from Edmund Brown. . . . .Deed Book H/50 RICHMOND COUNTY TAX LISTS 1779-1828 Abstracted from Original Records-NC Archives, Raleigh, N.C. Edmond Brown, 100 acres David Brown, 360 acres William Brown, 150 acres Samuel Brown, 350 acres Anthony Brown 1806 - RICHMOND COUNTY TAXPAYERS William Brown Edmond Brown Let me know how this turns out. Dee For details on sources used, refer to this link: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbladen/lookups.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: John K. Brown <jkbrown@mindspring.com> To: <NCBLADEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, October 26, 2001 12:46 AM Subject: Re: [NCBLADEN-L] interested? Dee, I'm still looking for the parents and siblings of Edmund Brown, born c1740. Wife was Nancy Anderson. They lived near present day Marietta in Bladen/Robeson County. John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dee Thompson" <d7777@worldnet.att.net> To: <NCBLADEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 6:54 PM Subject: [NCBLADEN-L] interested? > Hi Y'all, > Since I am down to four e-mail lookups and seven Georgia Archives > lookups > I'm rewarding myself. > I have three very interesting books that aren't > on the bibliography list. > They are the "Index of North Carolina Ancestors (volumes I and II)" > and > a strange one that may be fabulous, "Migrations Actual and Implied > Volume One". > > The ancestors books might give you a name, date of birth, place of > birth, county of birth, date of death, place of death, county of > death, county where they lived, date of marriage, place of > marriage, county of marriage, name of spouse, and the code > number of the ancestor file in the North Carolina State Archives. > A large number of the entries don't have any counties listed. > > > EXAMPLES > Charles Baldwin was born in 1787 in Bladen County, NC. He died > in 1848 in Columbus County, NC. He married c1810 Amelia Kelly in > Bladen County, NC. Ancestor File # 60403. > > Josiah Lewis was born in 1728 in Craven County, NC. He died c1808 in > Bladen County, NC. He married Ann Mullington in 1750 in New Hanover > County, NC. They lived in New Hanover County, NC. Ancestor File # > 12090. > > The migration book shows a probable intention of moving into, out of > and within the state of North Carolina. > > EXAMPLES > Guilford County, N.C. Deed Book 1 (1771-1784) > p. 222 - 15 November 1773 John Underhill and wife, Hannah, to Benjamin > Coffin of Nantuckett County, Massachusetts (taylor), now residing in > Guilford County - 140 acres on Polecat Creek. > > p. 227 - 7 December 1773 William Triplett and wife, Eleanor, to Samuel > Cobaen of York County, Pennsylvania - 100 acres in Guilford County. > > p. 245 - 24 September 1772 John Cheedle of Goochland County, Virginia > to John Stewart of Guilford - 440 acres in Guilford County on Wolf > Branch of Deep River. > > p. 405 - 26 July 1777 John Buster to Hugh Challes of Pittsylvania > County, Virginia - 420 acres on Wolf Island Creek . > > > Anybody want to play? > Dee > For details on sources used, refer to this link: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbladen/lookups.htm > > > > >

Dee, Thanks very much for the information on Edmund Brown. I will check into your suggestions. Could you check one more? I am looking for Abraham Watts, born early 1800s. He had moved to Tuscaloosa Co., AL by 1830, probably by way of Georgia. John