second installment: Only two of the three families, BALDWIN, GOODEN and PRIEST, cross-reference in the Bladen County Heritage Book, and it was only one time. Both Donald Morrison Baldwin (1876-1947) and William Henry Priest (?) married into the Campbell/Buie family. Nothing in Bladen marriages. Nothing in Bladen Wills In all of the Bible records BALDWIN never cross-references with either PRIEST or GOODEN. >From # 33 paraphrased: In the Clarkton Cemetery (about 17 pages): all three families with many people. In the Mt. Zion Church Cemetery (about 4 pages): Baldwin and Priest families only. >From # 34 paraphrased: In the Tatum Community Cemetery (about 3 pages): Baldwin and Priest families only. Dee For details on sources used, refer to this link: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbladen/lookups.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: Dee Thompson <d7777@worldnet.att.net> To: <NCBLADEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 28, 2001 12:15 AM Subject: [NCBLADEN-L] Re: Gooden Doris, Before I even start sorting these families out I wanted you to know what family Bibles we have to work with. JAMES WINGET GOODEN FAMILY BIBLE ( AND WIFE FLORA ELLEN PRIEST PRIEST BIBLE (WITH CAMPBELLS AND CLARKS) JOHN H. PRIEST BIBLE (AND WIFE F.J. CLARK) NEIL KELLY GOODEN FAMILY BIBLE (WITH HESTERS) THE PRIEST-CAMPBELL BIBLE ROBERT LEE GOODEN FAMILY BIBLE WILLIAM M. BALDWIN FAMILY RECORD (no Goodens mentioned) LUKE HIGH FAMILY RECORD (BALDWINS) (no Goodens mentioned) PRIEST FAMILY BIBLE CHARLES BALDWIN FAMILY BIBLE More tomorrow, Dee For details on sources used, refer to this link: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbladen/lookups.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: wacmaw <wacmaw@weblnk.net> To: Dee Thompson <d7777@worldnet.att.net> Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2001 4:44 PM Subject: Gooden Dee, I keep seeking information that you don't have. One thing for sure, I don't give up, and nether do you. I am gratefull for your efforts. So let's try this one. Do you have any information re. 1. a connection to the Priest, Gooden, Baldwin Families? 2. do you have any information re. the Gooden Family Bible? I found information stating "three GOODEN brothers who married three BALDWIN sisters... Henrietta m. Neil GOODEN, Martha Jane m. (possiblely John), Sarah m. Thad. The three girls were sisters to Charles M. BALDWIN (also Charles m. Mary Matilda PAIT, dau of Divid T. PAIT & Annie WHITE) These events 1840s, forward. There is supposed to be a GOODEN Bible in possession of descendants of Hemrietta and Neil GOODEN." My husband, Robert W. Priest, was the son of Donald Baldwin Priest, was the son of John Daniel Priest, and Laura Etta Gooden (Etta is thought by some family members to be a nickname for Henrietta). John Daniel Priest was the son of John Archie Priest. I think there is a Baldwin connection because of the given name of Donald Baldwin Priest. Doris

Dee, Thank you. You have been a great help re. this family search. My research has revealed that husband's GGGrandfather is John Archie Priest, b. 1846 or 1847, married to Mary E. Clark. Their children are John Daniel Priest Laura Etta Gooden/ Thomas Woddell Priest married Cora Lee Campbell Annie Demorias Priest, married John Edward Dix Hugh James Priest married Mary Sampson Campbell William Henry Priest married Katie Buie Byron Gilbert Priest married Pickett Gooden Archibald Franklin Priest Addison Garrison Priest Flora Ellen Priest married James Winget Gooden You gave me a Baldwin connection with "Both Donald Morrison Baldwin (1876-1947) and William Henry Priest (?) married into the Campbell/Buie family". You also gave me another Baldwin connection by bring forth Sam Pait to do lookups. I went on his site and found Flora Ellen Priest married James Winget Gooden. I think I saw a Baldwin connection there as well. My computer froze both times I went to his site. I will try again. Also, I now know there is a Bible for the family of JAMES WINGET GOODEN FAMILY BIBLE ( AND WIFE FLORA ELLEN PRIEST). I was did not find it last summer while in Elizabethtown, maybe next time I will have better luck. Thank you Much. Doris