Someone kindly provided this abstract of the will of Joseph JAMES of Duplin County. I am seeking to round out family information and would like correspond with anyone having knowledge of Joseph (who were his parents?), his wife Elizabeth (what was her maiden name?) and any of the children. I am particularly interested in learning the name of Rachel JAMES's spouse. Thanks for any information. ______________________________________ -Joseph JAMES will proved Jan 1782 Wife, Elizabeth Dau: Elizabeth SUTTON; May SINGLETON; Rebekah MOORE; Margaret JAMES; Rachel JAMES Son: Elias Son: Charles

I know Jason well. He's the Bladen County list owner and we'll be spending a lot of time with him in Elizabethtown this Spring working on organizing records. Get going on your lines and check out the few hundred new books on the website. I'll be here when you're ready. Dee For a detailed bibliography on the reference sources used for lookups refer to this Link: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbladen/lookups.htm   -----Original Message----- From: nccumber-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:nccumber-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Woodrow Smith Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 7:14 PM To: nccumber@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NCCUMBER] Bladen County Historical Society Dee, Glad to hear from you. I have to get back to my Bordeaux and Beard side of the family. I kinda got lazy. A cousin, Jason Bordeaux finally got a monument (CSA) got GGGrandfather Enoch Bordeaux erected in the Grimes/Tatum cemetery near Tarheel. I want to get up to Elmira, NY to see his actual gravesite. I will get back to you. W - Original Message ----- From: "Dee Thompson" <d7777@worldnet.att.net> To: <nccumber@rootsweb.com>; <NCBLADEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 8:15 PM Subject: Re: [NCCUMBER] Bladen County Historical Society Hi Woodrow, I'm alive and well and bored to tears. Tell me you need me! Dee For a detailed bibliography on the reference sources used for lookups refer to this Link: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbladen/lookups.htm -----Original Message----- From: nccumber-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:nccumber-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Woodrow Smith Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 12:46 PM To: nccumber@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NCCUMBER] Bladen County Historical Society I haven't seen anything from DEE posted in a long time. Is she still working with the geneology she was always helpful and knowlegeable. Thanks for Info, Woodrow ----- Original Message ----- From: "Allen & Betty Johannes" <abelj@htcomp.net> To: <nccumber@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 10:48 PM Subject: Re: [NCCUMBER] Bladen County Historical Society > Fran - I'm nopt free to give out email addresses without permission, > however, I will sne this on to the Society > Is there anything I can help you with -- or Dee? > Allen > abelj@htcomp.net > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Fran" <awkoska@adelphia.net> > To: <ncbladen@rootsweb.com>; <ncduplin@rootsweb.com>; > <NCCUMBER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 1:11 PM > Subject: [NCCUMBER] Bladen County Historical Society > > >> Listmembers, is there anyone working with, associated with the Bladen >> County Historical Society that has an email address? I need to contact >> someone from that Society. >> >> Thanks. >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> NCCUMBER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NCCUMBER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.410 / Virus Database: 268.17.7/647 - Release Date: 1/23/2007 > > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NCCUMBER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NCCUMBER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.410 / Virus Database: 268.17.8/649 - Release Date: 1/23/2007 ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NCCUMBER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Dee, Glad to hear from you. I have to get back to my Bordeaux and Beard side of the family. I kinda got lazy. A cousin, Jason Bordeaux finally got a monument (CSA) got GGGrandfather Enoch Bordeaux erected in the Grimes/Tatum cemetery near Tarheel. I want to get up to Elmira, NY to see his actual gravesite. I will get back to you. W - Original Message ----- From: "Dee Thompson" <d7777@worldnet.att.net> To: <nccumber@rootsweb.com>; <NCBLADEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 8:15 PM Subject: Re: [NCCUMBER] Bladen County Historical Society Hi Woodrow, I'm alive and well and bored to tears. Tell me you need me! Dee For a detailed bibliography on the reference sources used for lookups refer to this Link: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbladen/lookups.htm -----Original Message----- From: nccumber-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:nccumber-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Woodrow Smith Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 12:46 PM To: nccumber@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NCCUMBER] Bladen County Historical Society I haven't seen anything from DEE posted in a long time. Is she still working with the geneology she was always helpful and knowlegeable. Thanks for Info, Woodrow ----- Original Message ----- From: "Allen & Betty Johannes" <abelj@htcomp.net> To: <nccumber@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 10:48 PM Subject: Re: [NCCUMBER] Bladen County Historical Society > Fran - I'm nopt free to give out email addresses without permission, > however, I will sne this on to the Society > Is there anything I can help you with -- or Dee? > Allen > abelj@htcomp.net > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Fran" <awkoska@adelphia.net> > To: <ncbladen@rootsweb.com>; <ncduplin@rootsweb.com>; > <NCCUMBER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 1:11 PM > Subject: [NCCUMBER] Bladen County Historical Society > > >> Listmembers, is there anyone working with, associated with the Bladen >> County Historical Society that has an email address? I need to contact >> someone from that Society. >> >> Thanks. >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> NCCUMBER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NCCUMBER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.410 / Virus Database: 268.17.7/647 - Release Date: 1/23/2007 > > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NCCUMBER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NCCUMBER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.410 / Virus Database: 268.17.8/649 - Release Date: 1/23/2007

Hi Woodrow, I'm alive and well and bored to tears. Tell me you need me! Dee For a detailed bibliography on the reference sources used for lookups refer to this Link: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbladen/lookups.htm   -----Original Message----- From: nccumber-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:nccumber-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Woodrow Smith Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 12:46 PM To: nccumber@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NCCUMBER] Bladen County Historical Society I haven't seen anything from DEE posted in a long time. Is she still working with the geneology she was always helpful and knowlegeable. Thanks for Info, Woodrow ----- Original Message ----- From: "Allen & Betty Johannes" <abelj@htcomp.net> To: <nccumber@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 10:48 PM Subject: Re: [NCCUMBER] Bladen County Historical Society > Fran - I'm nopt free to give out email addresses without permission, > however, I will sne this on to the Society > Is there anything I can help you with -- or Dee? > Allen > abelj@htcomp.net > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Fran" <awkoska@adelphia.net> > To: <ncbladen@rootsweb.com>; <ncduplin@rootsweb.com>; > <NCCUMBER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 1:11 PM > Subject: [NCCUMBER] Bladen County Historical Society > > >> Listmembers, is there anyone working with, associated with the Bladen >> County Historical Society that has an email address? I need to contact >> someone from that Society. >> >> Thanks. >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> NCCUMBER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NCCUMBER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.410 / Virus Database: 268.17.7/647 - Release Date: 1/23/2007 > > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NCCUMBER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I haven't seen anything from DEE posted in a long time. Is she still working with the geneology she was always helpful and knowlegeable. Thanks for Info, Woodrow ----- Original Message ----- From: "Allen & Betty Johannes" <abelj@htcomp.net> To: <nccumber@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 10:48 PM Subject: Re: [NCCUMBER] Bladen County Historical Society > Fran - I'm nopt free to give out email addresses without permission, > however, I will sne this on to the Society > Is there anything I can help you with -- or Dee? > Allen > abelj@htcomp.net > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Fran" <awkoska@adelphia.net> > To: <ncbladen@rootsweb.com>; <ncduplin@rootsweb.com>; > <NCCUMBER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 1:11 PM > Subject: [NCCUMBER] Bladen County Historical Society > > >> Listmembers, is there anyone working with, associated with the Bladen >> County Historical Society that has an email address? I need to contact >> someone from that Society. >> >> Thanks. >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> NCCUMBER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NCCUMBER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.410 / Virus Database: 268.17.7/647 - Release Date: 1/23/2007 > >

Fran - I'm nopt free to give out email addresses without permission, however, I will sne this on to the Society Is there anything I can help you with -- or Dee? Allen abelj@htcomp.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fran" <awkoska@adelphia.net> To: <ncbladen@rootsweb.com>; <ncduplin@rootsweb.com>; <NCCUMBER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 1:11 PM Subject: [NCCUMBER] Bladen County Historical Society > Listmembers, is there anyone working with, associated with the Bladen > County Historical Society that has an email address? I need to contact > someone from that Society. > > Thanks. > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NCCUMBER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi guys contact jane phillips at _diamondgp@suddenlink.net_ (mailto:diamondgp@suddenlink.net) and let her know how interested you guys are about having Kinston as a CW training grounds. just a thought. cin you can reach me at _www.visitkinston.com_ (http://www.visitkinston.com)

Listmembers, is there anyone working with, associated with the Bladen County Historical Society that has an email address? I need to contact someone from that Society. Thanks.

Does any listmember have the dates of this year's Kinston Civil War reenactment? I searched on google and found only writeups of the '06 event. Thanks.

datanato@bellsouth.net wrote: I didn't send it to you but I know that it comes from the book "Bladen County, North Carolina Abstracts of Early Deeds 1738-1804" by Holcomb. Thank you for this information! I am one of those who _usually_ cites my sources so really appreciate the information. I do have BYRD's tax lists and find them most useful. Yes, they fill in much of Bladen's early history. Thanks very much. Awkoska/Fran ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NCCUMBER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Fran, I didn't send it to you but I know that it comes from the book "Bladen County, North Carolina Abstracts of Early Deeds 1738-1804" by Holcomb. It is on page 50 of my copy of this book. I HIGHLY recommend this book of abstracted Bladen County deeds to researchers of early Bladen County. Not all deeds were destroyed in the 3 fires that consumed Bladen's deeds over a 130 year period. Also, if you're looking for early tax lists for Bladen, try to find Vol 1 and/or 2 of Byrd's "Bladen County North Carolina Tax Lists"; the first volume is 1768 - 1774 and the second volume is 1775-1789. The originals were found at Duke buried in a private collection. Byrd transcribed them, I understand, and produced the 2 volumes. These lists give us an incredible view of families and their immediate neighbors for 23 years. I've found so much info from these two books. The first volume is almost impossibly hard to find to purchase but you can find the second volume online to buy. Steve Fran wrote: >Someone sent this abstract to me and regrettably I did not note the >source, so don't know if this record was recorded in Bladen or in >Brunswick County; however, the info may be useful to someone researching >SELLERS/SELLARS families. > >__________________________ > >MAY 5, 1773. I, JAMES CORBETT of Brunswick Co., planter for love good >will I have towards my loving daughter Ann SELLARS, wife of Matthew >SELLARS..150 A..in Bladen Co. SW Branch of Waggamaw below White >Marsh..Wit: Arthur ROLLIN, James CORBET, Simon SELLARS, Ann SELLERS. >P.480-81 > > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NCCUMBER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >

Someone sent this abstract to me and regrettably I did not note the source, so don't know if this record was recorded in Bladen or in Brunswick County; however, the info may be useful to someone researching SELLERS/SELLARS families. __________________________ MAY 5, 1773. I, JAMES CORBETT of Brunswick Co., planter for love good will I have towards my loving daughter Ann SELLARS, wife of Matthew SELLARS..150 A..in Bladen Co. SW Branch of Waggamaw below White Marsh..Wit: Arthur ROLLIN, James CORBET, Simon SELLARS, Ann SELLERS. P.480-81

col4rootdigr8@cox.net wrote: Go to www.worldconnect.rootsweb.com for info on burial------- Again, Sue, thank you for providing this information. I shall today check the site. Thanks.

col4rootdigr8@cox.net wrote: There are a number of trees at www.worldconnect.rootsweb.com. Sue, thank you for that reminder. Fran

My GGGrandmother, Clarissa Smith (Married James Smith Beard) was born in 1820 and died in 1890, and is buried at Lebanon Baptist Church near Fayetteville, NC. She lived in both Bladen and Cumberland Counties. Anything else I can help you with, let me --- Original Message ----- From: "Barbara Montgomery" <bemmont@comcast.net> To: <nccumber@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2007 9:11 AM Subject: Re: [NCCUMBER] Beaman West and Ann C. Beard >I just saw this message. I have been trying to find a Clarissa Smith who > was a daughter of my Henry & Lewvicey Smith. Can you tell me during what > time frame your Clarissa Smith lived? My Smiths moved from NC to GA to > AL. > Barbara > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Woodrow Smith" <woodyjo@earthlink.net> > To: <nccumber@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, November 11, 2006 6:42 PM > Subject: Re: [NCCUMBER] Beaman West and Ann C. Beard > > >> I am a great-Great Grandson of James S. (Smith) Beard. He was married to >> Clarissa Smith. any info on James S. Beard ' Sisters and Brothers would > be >> apreciated. Woodrow Smith (woodyjo@earthlink.net) >> ----- >> Original Message ----- >> From: "Nina Strahm" <hstrahm@earthlink.net> >> To: <nccumber@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Saturday, November 11, 2006 6:16 PM >> Subject: Re: [NCCUMBER] Beaman West and Ann C. Beard >> >> >> > What date, years? Was John a brother to Neil Beard? >> > Nina >> > On Saturday, November 11, 2006, at 08:47 AM, Fran wrote: >> > >> >> Who were the parents of Beaman WEST? Beaman was married to Ann C. >> >> Beard >> >> who was a daughter of John and Elizabeth Beard and sister of James S. >> >> Beard. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> When and where were Beaman and Ann married? Who were their children? >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Thanks. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> >> NCCUMBER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> > >> > >> > ------------------------------- >> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> > NCCUMBER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > >> > >> > -- >> > No virus found in this incoming message. >> > Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> > Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.14.2/528 - Release Date: > 11/10/2006 >> > >> > >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NCCUMBER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.14.2/528 - Release Date: >> 11/10/2006 >> >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NCCUMBER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.410 / Virus Database: 268.16.7/618 - Release Date: 1/6/2007 > >

I just saw this message. I have been trying to find a Clarissa Smith who was a daughter of my Henry & Lewvicey Smith. Can you tell me during what time frame your Clarissa Smith lived? My Smiths moved from NC to GA to AL. Barbara ----- Original Message ----- From: "Woodrow Smith" <woodyjo@earthlink.net> To: <nccumber@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 11, 2006 6:42 PM Subject: Re: [NCCUMBER] Beaman West and Ann C. Beard > I am a great-Great Grandson of James S. (Smith) Beard. He was married to > Clarissa Smith. any info on James S. Beard ' Sisters and Brothers would be > apreciated. Woodrow Smith (woodyjo@earthlink.net) > ----- > Original Message ----- > From: "Nina Strahm" <hstrahm@earthlink.net> > To: <nccumber@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, November 11, 2006 6:16 PM > Subject: Re: [NCCUMBER] Beaman West and Ann C. Beard > > > > What date, years? Was John a brother to Neil Beard? > > Nina > > On Saturday, November 11, 2006, at 08:47 AM, Fran wrote: > > > >> Who were the parents of Beaman WEST? Beaman was married to Ann C. Beard > >> who was a daughter of John and Elizabeth Beard and sister of James S. > >> Beard. > >> > >> > >> > >> When and where were Beaman and Ann married? Who were their children? > >> > >> > >> > >> Thanks. > >> > >> > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> NCCUMBER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >> > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > NCCUMBER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.14.2/528 - Release Date: 11/10/2006 > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NCCUMBER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.14.2/528 - Release Date: 11/10/2006 > >

Fran, Go to www.worldconnect.rootsweb.com for info on burial. There is enough info to get you cemetery data. Maybe you can find more which will help you locate obituary/estate records. Search more at same site for possible sources under her father's name. Father's name is less common than Edna. You will see notes that her husband Obed(iah) was also called Abel. Famiy migration and descendants could also help. If Edney is the correct first name, you may find that her family church had Samuel EDNEY as pastor. Many families have "adopted" the names of their circuit riding pastor. Francis ASBURY was another pastor whose name also became popular during this time. Most of entries do not give specific documentation so I have not included here. There are notes for LDS films. Sue (EDNEY researcher)

There are a number of trees at www.worldconnect.rootsweb.com . All have the same basic names but a couple add to the information provided. Sue

Family lengend tells that Edna/Edney West LEE lived to be age 103. I am trying to verify this information. Here is what I can prove with census that unfortunately are all to often inaccurate: Obed Lee and family found Johnston Co., NC 1820 and 1830; Cumberland Co., NC 1840. In 1840 both Obed and wife Edna were age 50-60 making their birth years 1780-1790. Edney LEE 1850 Cumberland Co., NC age 55 living in household of Abel LEE, 66. According to this census Edney was born 1795. Who was Abel LEE? Will LEE researchers provide some information? Thanks.

Edney was born Duplin or Sampson Co., NC between 1775 and 1790, a daughter of Wilis and Sarah GAINEY WEST. I have been unable to locate a marriage bond/record for her and would like to know the date and place of Edna/Edney West Lee's marriage. Thanks.