In a message dated 1/29/2002 3:19:58 PM thejimcooke@yahoo.com writes: < have found five CAIN families in Bladen County, NC in the 18th century that I can not connect. > Jim, I read an old post on a message board the other day which repeated a family legend of a lost CAIN family bible. Supposedly, there were 7 brothers who early came to the Cape Fear region from Ireland; this CAIN family was originally of Scotland. The same note said that these brothers moved inland from the coast with several going their own way and ending up in MO, TX and SC. The brothers who stayed in NC are among those whose descendants are found in Bladen and Cumberland counties. The "lost" bible passed to the hands of a descendant family whose surname is not CAIN. Of course, I have no idea about the accuracy of this legend. I did manage to find the military history of Wiley CAIN. He enlisted in Cumberland county at age 38 on 24 OCT 1863 for 3 years. He was present or accounted for with the "Bladen Stars Battery" of 36th Regiment of NC Troops (2d Regiment of NC Artillery) until transferred to company E of the same regiment on 18 July 1864. He served with "E" Battery at Ft Fisher during the engagement 24-25 DEC 1864 and was captured when Ft Fisher fell 15 January 1865. He remained a prisoner at 1st at Point Lookout, MD and later Camp Elmira, NY until prisoner release on 30 June 1865 after signing the required Oath of Allegiance. I thought it interesting that this Wiley CAIN signed up to serve with a Battery led by Bladen county officers. Wiley and his son, George W. Cain are found with their families in the 1870 and 1880 census of Cross Creek, Cumberland, NC. I am still uncertain if "Wiley" was his real name or middle name that he went by. I have been unable to find the burial sites or death records of either George W. CAIN or his father, Wiley. Would appreciate any further info on these men or their relatives. Regards, Al Rose Please visit my GEDCOM posted at URL: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=butchrose