Is there an index to the Will Book of Cumberland Co NC somewhere besides the courthouse? Thanks Barb

Looking to see if anyone has a will book on Cumberland Co. NC, looking for the will on Catherine Mims, year 1826 will was probated in Cumberland Co NC. Thanks, Donna

Dougald Monroe b. c. 1895, is descended from Dougald Kennedy, on his mother's side of the family. In 1920, he is single and living with his mother and some of the Kennedy family, as their head of household. Did he ever marry? Does he have any living descendants? If you don't know, please point me in the right direction. Melanie

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I am seeking information on Dugald Munroe/Monroe who married Jane Cameron, 1786-1860. They had 3 documented sons and perhaps daughters: Peter (1812-1888), Malcolm, and Dugald. Thank you, Margaret Bardin

Hi folks, I have posted additional marriage records to http://www.rootsweb.com/~nccumber/1808cummarr.html Please visit when you can. Thanks, Myrtle Bridges

Researchers, Descendants of Samuel J. Cameron has been posted to: http://home.att.net/~hbridges/samjcam.html and http://home.att.net/~myrtleb/aussiejim.html Thanks, Myrtle Bridges

I suppose I should have added JESSE LEE Sr. was born about 1849 according to the US Census. Nancy In a message dated 6/12/2005 10:42:23 AM Eastern Standard Time, Serenity4us2@aol.com writes: Hi Gail, That was me who said that. I sent a copy to this list- as our JESSIE/JESSE LEE Jr., b. 1883 is often listed as the son of JAMES WILLIAM LEE. He was the son of JESSE LEE Sr. and SARAH "Sallie" TART. This JESSE (Sr.) was obviously the JESSE LEE they meant. I was trying to clear this up on another list. I was in such a hurry I eliminated the date. (I know better-- but obviously wasn't thinking correctly). Sorry it has taken me so long to answer this- but am in the middle of new construction on the house- and was 349 emails behind! Has anyone verified who the mother of JESSE LEE Sr. (b. 1849) mother was. I thought it was Isabella Tart, but have seen it different ways in family histories. Nancy In a message dated 6/10/2005 5:58:32 PM Eastern Standard Time, gh529@one.net writes: Carol, who is Sarah A. Westbrook m. to Jessie Lee but which one / who are his parents.. Someone said isabella Tart and James W. Lee are not the parents of a jessie lee. I have a Jessie Lee m. Sarah W. Westbrook but he has no parents... Gail

Hi Gail, That was me who said that. I sent a copy to this list- as our JESSIE/JESSE LEE Jr., b. 1883 is often listed as the son of JAMES WILLIAM LEE. He was the son of JESSE LEE Sr. and SARAH "Sallie" TART. This JESSE (Sr.) was obviously the JESSE LEE they meant. I was trying to clear this up on another list. I was in such a hurry I eliminated the date. (I know better-- but obviously wasn't thinking correctly). Sorry it has taken me so long to answer this- but am in the middle of new construction on the house- and was 349 emails behind! Has anyone verified who the mother of JESSE LEE Sr. (b. 1849) mother was. I thought it was Isabella Tart, but have seen it different ways in family histories. Nancy In a message dated 6/10/2005 5:58:32 PM Eastern Standard Time, gh529@one.net writes: Carol, who is Sarah A. Westbrook m. to Jessie Lee but which one / who are his parents.. Someone said isabella Tart and James W. Lee are not the parents of a jessie lee. I have a Jessie Lee m. Sarah W. Westbrook but he has no parents... Gail ==== NCSAMPSO Mailing List ====

Betty Lee My father's brother Ernest, married Elsie Lee Mason in 1937 in Columbia, SC. She was born in Murphy, NC on Jan. 21, 05 and died in Columbia on 12/5/61. She was a nurse. No children. She claimed that she was related to the Mason. Bob Amos ----- Original Message ----- From: "Betty Lee Streckfuss" <streckfuss2@msn.com> To: <NCCUMBER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 10:35 PM Subject: Re: [NCCUMBER] Cameron / Maxwell / Rye / Brigman / Ferrell > Hi North Carolina Patriots, > How I envy those of you living where our roots and the papers of our > ancestors are. I am still trying to find the maiden names of my early > Mason ancestresses. Ralph Mason married Sarah ? had children Ralph > Foster and Roger. They married about 1695 in Bertie Co. Ralph was son of > William Mason who we think is brother of The George Mason of > Virginia...maybe a cousin. any help? Betty Lee > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Myrtle Bridges<mailto:hbridges1@charter.net> > To: NCCUMBER-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:NCCUMBER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 8:30 AM > Subject: [NCCUMBER] Cameron / Maxwell / Rye / Brigman / Ferrell > > > Hi folks! > I have recent uploads to Hoke County, Harnett County and Richmond > Counties that you may want to know about. > > > http://home.att.net/~hbridges/hoke.htm<http://home.att.net/~hbridges/hokehtm> > Descendants of Samuel L.CAMERON > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncharnet/cameroncem.htm<http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncharnet/cameroncem.htm> > Additional listings in Cameron Hill Cemetery - MAXWELL and two great > portraits. > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncrichmo/brigman.html<http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncrichmo/brigman.html> > Original transcriptions from NCArchives. Criminal Records > > Come and visit sometime! Myrtle Bridges > > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx<http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx> > > > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx > >

Myrtle & Terri -- Thank you for the postings! I am sure those Brigman's are somehow kin to my husband's Brigmans that eventually ended up in Walker Co., GA and then Heard Co., GA. Valerie Freeman Tustin, California

Hi North Carolina Patriots, How I envy those of you living where our roots and the papers of our ancestors are. I am still trying to find the maiden names of my early Mason ancestresses. Ralph Mason married Sarah ? had children Ralph Foster and Roger. They married about 1695 in Bertie Co. Ralph was son of William Mason who we think is brother of The George Mason of Virginia...maybe a cousin. any help? Betty Lee ----- Original Message ----- From: Myrtle Bridges<mailto:hbridges1@charter.net> To: NCCUMBER-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:NCCUMBER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 8:30 AM Subject: [NCCUMBER] Cameron / Maxwell / Rye / Brigman / Ferrell Hi folks! I have recent uploads to Hoke County, Harnett County and Richmond Counties that you may want to know about. http://home.att.net/~hbridges/hoke.htm<http://home.att.net/~hbridges/hokehtm> Descendants of Samuel L.CAMERON http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncharnet/cameroncem.htm<http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncharnet/cameroncem.htm> Additional listings in Cameron Hill Cemetery - MAXWELL and two great portraits. http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncrichmo/brigman.html<http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncrichmo/brigman.html> Original transcriptions from NCArchives. Criminal Records Come and visit sometime! Myrtle Bridges ============================== Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. New content added every business day. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx<http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx>

Many of you are familiar with Dr. Douglas Kelly who, with his wife, Caroline, wrote Carolina Scots. Dr. Kelly is arranging a tour of Scotland for September 19 - 29, 2005. In addition to this tour, an extended tour of Skye and Argyll is planned, September 29 - October 2. Ruari MacLeod will be our guide for both parts of the tour. He is one of the best and most cultured historians and guides in Scotland. In addition to his extensive knowledge of old sites of highlanders who emigrated to North Carolina, he has close contact with the National Trust of Scotland, and is therefore able to get us into some beautiful places that belong to the Trust. The first part of the tour will take us around much of historical Scotland, and the second part, (optional) will be for those most interested in knowing more of the home sites of the Carolina emigrants who came to Cumberrland County. As of this post, 17 people have signed up for this exciting tour. I wanted to send this out to those of you who have wanted to go to Scotland some time. As this is an opportunity to be with Dr. Kelly and Mr. MacLeod, this occasion may not occur again. I have been to Scotland before, but when I saw this "dream trip," I could hardly wait to get on board. One of the ladies who is going is hoping to find a roommate, so if there is a lady who might hope to find a roommate, there will be one if you desire. The first part of the tour costs $2,353.00 from New York to Glasgow, 11 days. The extended tour is $950 for the four day tour of Skye and Argyll, with dinner, bed and breakfast for three nights. For more information, contact: NAWAS International Travel 777 Post Road Darien, CT 06820 Tel: 203-656-3033 FAX 203-655-1577 Email: info@nawas.com Ruari Halford-MacLeod Scotland's Island Experience 13 High Street Auchtermuchty, Fife KY14 -AP, Scotland Tel 011-44-1337-828181 Email: scotislex@zetnet.co.uk Details of Scotland's Island Experience Tours can be found on: www.users.zetnet.co.uk/scotislex/ You can also call Douglas Kelly (work): 704-366-5066 (home): 843-774-9294 FAX 704-366-9295 Email:dkelly@rts.edu. Or you can call me, Cornelia Holmes at (910) 485-7510 email: ctcbholmes@aol.com I would love to hear from any of you who want to join this wonderful tour. Sincerely, Cornelia Holmes

Hi folks! I have recent uploads to Hoke County, Harnett County and Richmond Counties that you may want to know about. http://home.att.net/~hbridges/hoke.htm Descendants of Samuel L.CAMERON http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncharnet/cameroncem.htm Additional listings in Cameron Hill Cemetery - MAXWELL and two great portraits. http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncrichmo/brigman.html Original transcriptions from NCArchives. Criminal Records Come and visit sometime! Myrtle Bridges

Hi Carla, Yes I have previously seen all the info you stated about James W & Isabella Tart are supposed to be Jessie Lees' parents. I was looking in that direction for the past couple of years, never finding our family. THAT IS INCORRECT! THAT IS THE WRONG JESSIE! I have finally located OUR Jessies children 1st in the 1900 Johnston County Census (this Jesse was dead by then), but listed the children with the correct ages and names. I then back tracked to this same family in the US1880 Sampson and finally found them. When I posted my results to the SAMPSON board I was then lucky enough to have several "newfound cousins" from Jessie's wifes family- the WESTBROOKS, and everything has now fallen into place. NC1880 SAMPSON County - Westbrook Township Page 164a JESSE LEE W M 31 - (*HH) Farmer SARAH A W F 28 Wife Keeping House YOUNG W. W M 7 Son *(Ira Whitfield?) SARAH B. W F 4 Daughter MARY E. W F 3 Daughter ELIZA W. W F 2 Daughter JAMES C. W M 2/12 mos. Son (*James "Claude") 1900 Johnston County US CENSUS - ED #47; page marked as Sheet 4 B LEE Family Sallie A, b. Nov. 1851 HH -widow James C.,(Claude); b. May 1880 Jesse, b. 1883 Mammie, b.1884 Jamey A., Fanny John. F. I spent years on this! The first real substantial proof was when I located the WW1 Reg Card for this Jessies son James C(Claude), b. May 1880-and it verified his fathers name was JESSE LEE. Then there was still the quandry over proving WHICH ONE! The problem was all these LEE lines had JESSIE's, YOUNG, and other names of our line. (It does appear they were all connected somehow! Sarah / Sallie A WESTBROOK is the mother of my Ggrandmother Mammie and all of her 11 of 14 children that lived. When I get everything cited correctly I will send this info.

RE: _Tdsherron@cs.com_ (mailto:Tdsherron@cs.com) wrote... I don't have anything on Cumberland Co. which that is where his Williams were from, if you ever run across David or Benajah Williams, David born 1760'S and Benajah around 1802-1795. So will see if I can find out more on your Strickland. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Donna, Did the Johnston County US1860 image come through OK on Benajah Williams? Here is the index search 1790-1820 from Heritage Quest: David & Benajah Williams did not come up for CUMBERLAND county. He may have moved back & forth??? Surname Given Name State County Location Year WILLIAMS DAVID NC CHATHAM HILLSBOROUGH DIST 1790 WILLIAMS DAVID NC DUPLIN WILMINGTON DIST 1790 WILLIAMS DAVID NC LINCOLN MORGAN DIST 1790 WILLIAMS DAVID NC NEW HANOVER WILMINGTON DIST 1790 WILLIAMS DAVID NC ORANGE HILLSBOROUGH DIST 1790 WILLIAMS DAVID NC PASQUOTANK EDENTON DIST 1790 WILLIAMS DAVID NC PITT NEWBERN DIST 1790 WILLIAMS DAVID NC RANDOLPH HILLSBOROUGH DIST 1790 WILLIAMS DAVID NC ROCKINGHAM SALISBURY DIST 1790 WILLIAMS DAVID NC ROCKINGHAM SALISBURY DIST 1790 WILLIAMS DAVID NC WAKE HILLSBOROUGH DIST 1790 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Surname Given Name State County Location Year WILLIAMS DAVID NC ANSON FAYETTEVILLE DIST 1800 WILLIAMS DAVID NC ANSON FAYETTEVILLE DIST 1800 WILLIAMS DAVID NC CHATHAM NO TWP LISTED 1800 WILLIAMS DAVID NC DUPLIN NO TWP LISTED 1800 WILLIAMS DAVID NC GUILFORD NO TWP LISTED 1800 WILLIAMS DAVID NC LINCOLN MORGAN DIST 1800 WILLIAMS DAVID NC NEW HANOVER WILMINGTON 1800 WILLIAMS DAVID NC ORANGE NO TWP LISTED 1800 WILLIAMS DAVID NC PASQUOTANK NO TWP LISTED 1800 WILLIAMS DAVID NC RANDOLPH NO TWP LISTED 1800 WILLIAMS DAVID NC ROCKINGHAM NO TWP LISTED 1800 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Surname Given Name State County Location Year WILLIAMS DAVID NC ANSON NO TWP LISTED 1810 WILLIAMS DAVID NC DUPLIN NO TWP LISTED 1810 WILLIAMS DAVID NC HERTFORD NO TWP LISTED 1810 WILLIAMS DAVID NC LINCOLN NO TWP LISTED 1810 WILLIAMS DAVID NC ORANGE HILLSBORO 1810 WILLIAMS DAVID NC SAMPSON NO TWP LISTED 1810 WILLIAMS DAVID NC STOKES NO TWP LISTED 1810 WILLIAMS DAVID NC STOKES BEAVER ISLAND DIST 1810 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Surname Given Name State County Location Year WILLIAMS DAVID NC CHATHAM NO TWP LISTED 1820 WILLIAMS DAVID NC DUPLIN NO TWP LISTED 1820 WILLIAMS DAVID NC HERTFORD NO TWP LISTED 1820 WILLIAMS DAVID NC LINCOLN WEST OF SOUTH FORK CATAWBA RIV 1820 WILLIAMS DAVID NC ORANGE NO TWP LISTED 1820 WILLIAMS DAVID NC WILKES NO TWP LISTED 1820 WILLIAMS DAVID L NC STOKES NO TWP LISTED 1820

I realized I was not clear. Chesterfield and Marlboro County are in South Carolina. The connection is that I know my Great Great Grandfather moved from Cheraw SC (which has been in both counties over time) to Fayetteville and was married there in 1832. My challenge is to get info on his Frances Mahoney - her family, what happened to her husband, where was she/they from - trying to get across the ocean to Ireland. If anyone has any info - or ideas - thanks much and have a great weekend!! Paul Paul B. Mahoney, PMP Principal Analyst Honeywell International, Inc. AOD/CMSS Sarasota Finance and Accounting (Entity 989S) (941) 360-6127 (941) 355-9241 (fax) -----Original Message----- From: Mahoney, Paul (FL49) Sent: Friday, June 03, 2005 4:25 PM To: 'Serenity4us2@aol.com'; NCCUMBER-L@rootsweb.com; 'cdcscgs@yahoo.com'; 'vproc@ix.netcom.com' Subject: Frances Mahoney - Mrs. Capps - congrats... I can imagine the elation. I wish I could get info on my GGG Grandmother Frances Mahoney. I have searched the Marlboro County and Chesterfield County websites and have not found any info. What I do know is that Frances Mahoney was listed as the head of the household in the 1820 census as being from the Marlboro District. However, her son James Mahoney (Methodist Episcopal Minister) was listed as moving from Cheraw to Cumberland County (Fayetteville) where he married Helen P. Richardson in 1832. Yet Cheraw became part of Chesterfield County. (BTW Marlboro and Chesterfield are on the border of SC/NC and are near Cumberland County). It appears that Frances came and went in the middle of the night. I am confident I will find her eventually. Of course it would help if I could get parental info on James - if only I knew where he was buried. Thanks - Paul Paul B. Mahoney, PMP Principal Analyst Honeywell International, Inc. AOD/CMSS Sarasota Finance and Accounting (Entity 989S) (941) 360-6127 (941) 355-9241 (fax) -----Original Message----- From: NCCUMBER-L-request@rootsweb.com [mailto:NCCUMBER-L-request@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Serenity4us2@aol.com Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2005 10:16 PM To: NCCUMBER-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [NCCUMBER] In Memory of Mammie LEE Strickland & Wm. B. STRICKLAND- Thank-you All... IN MEMORY OF MY GREAT GRANDMOTHER MAMMIE LEE STRICKLAND, - 1884-1903, daughter of Jessie & Sarah A. LEE & her only child - WILLIAM BRASCO STRICKLAND 1903-1986 Re: [NCSAMPSO] LEE-NC1880 Sampson,US1900 JoCo>Cumberland after 1900 Today I have learned that which was concealed from 3 generations of my family for 102 years... THANK YOU ALL ! You cannot imagine the sense of emotion I am experiencing by what all I have just learned. (Due to the circustances this is much different than any of my other lines.) I have spent thousands of hours researching, trying to discover my Ggrandmother MAMMIE LEE's family, and now that I have so many doors have been opened in less than 24hrs. Simply amazing! The US1900 census I located only a few days ago was the first documented source I found showing she ever existed at all. I have been with several lists for years and I have to say that the response I have gotten from Sampson, JoCo and Cumberland -L lists has been enormous for less than 24 hrs. in time.. I have came across some info on Uriah WESTBROOK (LEE>TART>WESTBROOK)connection previously, while searching for the "right" JESSE/Jessie/Jessee LEE, but could not determine which JESSE was her father.(or Grandfather). I had no idea of the ROYAL connection. (Jerome Tew- I will be e-mailing you again on this!) I can't wait to learn more! This means so much to me and my 71 yr old mother who never had the chance to know her grandmother, as she died so young. And moms' step grandmother forbid anyone talking about Mammie. (She was said to be jealous of Mammie and treated my mother and her sister mean as children) so we had no idea of Mammies' life, roots or anything other than her name and her brother Jesse. This is all I started my long journey of research with. This and the fact that my grandfather, WILLIAM BRASCO STRICKLAND, was told his mother Mammie was 1/2 Cherokee. The only thing my mother was given of hers, was a hand drawn portrait of Mammie that hangs in my mothers living room to this day. I plan to scan it onto disk one day soon. It is fragile so I may have to have a professionals advice 1st, before removal from frame. (It had to be drawn before her death in 1903.) I look more like her and her son- my grandfather, - than anyone else in all my lineage. My grandfather STRICKLAND was my closest friend, mentor and hero. I do this to continue his legacy. He grew up without a mother, self educated himself by reading books, ran away as a young teen, lied about his age to serve in the Navy, then joined the Army and worked a second job selling McNess products. He took all of his extra money and put it into real estate, (doing all maintenance on his apartments and houses himself), and became a self made millionare, who never forgot where he came from. Everyone who met him loved his down to earth humor, kind heart and determined spirit. I just wish he was here to know we finally found his mothers' family. And I wish she had lived to see all he overcame and accomplished. I generally don't get so emotional over my research- but this discovery is a fullfillment of the dreams of 3 generations in my family. I will have to post all the data later when I can get over all the tears of joy I have experienced today. I am the granddaughter of WILLIAM BRASCO STRICKLAND 1903-1986 and LAURA ALICE PARKER 1911-1991, through their eldest of two daughters. Their descendants are the only descendants of MAMMIE A. LEE, 1884-1903 and GEORGE WILLIAM STRICKLAND, 1879-1963. (George William does have many other descendants through his second wife, Alda BAREFOOT).. Maybe knowing the family connections will finally enable me to locate Mammies' burial... Her husband, George William STRICKLAND is buried at the V.A. Memorial Cemetary, off Ramsey Street (401N), here in Fayetteville, Cumberland County, NC., a few plots over from my grandparents- William B & Laura STRICKLAND and my mothers sister- ALICE YVONNE STRICKLAND-BELL-VEAHMAN, (1936-2001). Next Question- Does anyone know WHERE the Cherokee came from- and who are the grandparents that the descendants of her brother Jesse-speak of? Now that I know who her family was, I want to learn all I can! Sincerely, Nancy J. Capps IN MEMORY OF MY GREAT GRANDMOTHER MAMMIE LEE - 1884-1903 & her only child - WILLIAM BRASCO STRICKLAND 1903-1986 ============================== View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find marriage announcements and more. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx

Mrs. Capps - congrats... I can imagine the elation. I wish I could get info on my GGG Grandmother Frances Mahoney. I have searched the Marlboro County and Chesterfield County websites and have not found any info. What I do know is that Frances Mahoney was listed as the head of the household in the 1820 census as being from the Marlboro District. However, her son James Mahoney (Methodist Episcopal Minister) was listed as moving from Cheraw to Cumberland County (Fayetteville) where he married Helen P. Richardson in 1832. Yet Cheraw became part of Chesterfield County. (BTW Marlboro and Chesterfield are on the border of SC/NC and are near Cumberland County). It appears that Frances came and went in the middle of the night. I am confident I will find her eventually. Of course it would help if I could get parental info on James - if only I knew where he was buried. Thanks - Paul Paul B. Mahoney, PMP Principal Analyst Honeywell International, Inc. AOD/CMSS Sarasota Finance and Accounting (Entity 989S) (941) 360-6127 (941) 355-9241 (fax) -----Original Message----- From: NCCUMBER-L-request@rootsweb.com [mailto:NCCUMBER-L-request@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Serenity4us2@aol.com Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2005 10:16 PM To: NCCUMBER-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [NCCUMBER] In Memory of Mammie LEE Strickland & Wm. B. STRICKLAND- Thank-you All... IN MEMORY OF MY GREAT GRANDMOTHER MAMMIE LEE STRICKLAND, - 1884-1903, daughter of Jessie & Sarah A. LEE & her only child - WILLIAM BRASCO STRICKLAND 1903-1986 Re: [NCSAMPSO] LEE-NC1880 Sampson,US1900 JoCo>Cumberland after 1900 Today I have learned that which was concealed from 3 generations of my family for 102 years... THANK YOU ALL ! You cannot imagine the sense of emotion I am experiencing by what all I have just learned. (Due to the circustances this is much different than any of my other lines.) I have spent thousands of hours researching, trying to discover my Ggrandmother MAMMIE LEE's family, and now that I have so many doors have been opened in less than 24hrs. Simply amazing! The US1900 census I located only a few days ago was the first documented source I found showing she ever existed at all. I have been with several lists for years and I have to say that the response I have gotten from Sampson, JoCo and Cumberland -L lists has been enormous for less than 24 hrs. in time.. I have came across some info on Uriah WESTBROOK (LEE>TART>WESTBROOK)connection previously, while searching for the "right" JESSE/Jessie/Jessee LEE, but could not determine which JESSE was her father.(or Grandfather). I had no idea of the ROYAL connection. (Jerome Tew- I will be e-mailing you again on this!) I can't wait to learn more! This means so much to me and my 71 yr old mother who never had the chance to know her grandmother, as she died so young. And moms' step grandmother forbid anyone talking about Mammie. (She was said to be jealous of Mammie and treated my mother and her sister mean as children) so we had no idea of Mammies' life, roots or anything other than her name and her brother Jesse. This is all I started my long journey of research with. This and the fact that my grandfather, WILLIAM BRASCO STRICKLAND, was told his mother Mammie was 1/2 Cherokee. The only thing my mother was given of hers, was a hand drawn portrait of Mammie that hangs in my mothers living room to this day. I plan to scan it onto disk one day soon. It is fragile so I may have to have a professionals advice 1st, before removal from frame. (It had to be drawn before her death in 1903.) I look more like her and her son- my grandfather, - than anyone else in all my lineage. My grandfather STRICKLAND was my closest friend, mentor and hero. I do this to continue his legacy. He grew up without a mother, self educated himself by reading books, ran away as a young teen, lied about his age to serve in the Navy, then joined the Army and worked a second job selling McNess products. He took all of his extra money and put it into real estate, (doing all maintenance on his apartments and houses himself), and became a self made millionare, who never forgot where he came from. Everyone who met him loved his down to earth humor, kind heart and determined spirit. I just wish he was here to know we finally found his mothers' family. And I wish she had lived to see all he overcame and accomplished. I generally don't get so emotional over my research- but this discovery is a fullfillment of the dreams of 3 generations in my family. I will have to post all the data later when I can get over all the tears of joy I have experienced today. I am the granddaughter of WILLIAM BRASCO STRICKLAND 1903-1986 and LAURA ALICE PARKER 1911-1991, through their eldest of two daughters. Their descendants are the only descendants of MAMMIE A. LEE, 1884-1903 and GEORGE WILLIAM STRICKLAND, 1879-1963. (George William does have many other descendants through his second wife, Alda BAREFOOT).. Maybe knowing the family connections will finally enable me to locate Mammies' burial... Her husband, George William STRICKLAND is buried at the V.A. Memorial Cemetary, off Ramsey Street (401N), here in Fayetteville, Cumberland County, NC., a few plots over from my grandparents- William B & Laura STRICKLAND and my mothers sister- ALICE YVONNE STRICKLAND-BELL-VEAHMAN, (1936-2001). Next Question- Does anyone know WHERE the Cherokee came from- and who are the grandparents that the descendants of her brother Jesse-speak of? Now that I know who her family was, I want to learn all I can! Sincerely, Nancy J. Capps IN MEMORY OF MY GREAT GRANDMOTHER MAMMIE LEE - 1884-1903 & her only child - WILLIAM BRASCO STRICKLAND 1903-1986 ============================== View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find marriage announcements and more. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx

IN MEMORY OF MY GREAT GRANDMOTHER MAMMIE LEE STRICKLAND, - 1884-1903, daughter of Jessie & Sarah A. LEE & her only child - WILLIAM BRASCO STRICKLAND 1903-1986 Re: [NCSAMPSO] LEE-NC1880 Sampson,US1900 JoCo>Cumberland after 1900 Today I have learned that which was concealed from 3 generations of my family for 102 years... THANK YOU ALL ! You cannot imagine the sense of emotion I am experiencing by what all I have just learned. (Due to the circustances this is much different than any of my other lines.) I have spent thousands of hours researching, trying to discover my Ggrandmother MAMMIE LEE's family, and now that I have so many doors have been opened in less than 24hrs. Simply amazing! The US1900 census I located only a few days ago was the first documented source I found showing she ever existed at all. I have been with several lists for years and I have to say that the response I have gotten from Sampson, JoCo and Cumberland -L lists has been enormous for less than 24 hrs. in time.. I have came across some info on Uriah WESTBROOK (LEE>TART>WESTBROOK)connection previously, while searching for the "right" JESSE/Jessie/Jessee LEE, but could not determine which JESSE was her father.(or Grandfather). I had no idea of the ROYAL connection. (Jerome Tew- I will be e-mailing you again on this!) I can't wait to learn more! This means so much to me and my 71 yr old mother who never had the chance to know her grandmother, as she died so young. And moms' step grandmother forbid anyone talking about Mammie. (She was said to be jealous of Mammie and treated my mother and her sister mean as children) so we had no idea of Mammies' life, roots or anything other than her name and her brother Jesse. This is all I started my long journey of research with. This and the fact that my grandfather, WILLIAM BRASCO STRICKLAND, was told his mother Mammie was 1/2 Cherokee. The only thing my mother was given of hers, was a hand drawn portrait of Mammie that hangs in my mothers living room to this day. I plan to scan it onto disk one day soon. It is fragile so I may have to have a professionals advice 1st, before removal from frame. (It had to be drawn before her death in 1903.) I look more like her and her son- my grandfather, - than anyone else in all my lineage. My grandfather STRICKLAND was my closest friend, mentor and hero. I do this to continue his legacy. He grew up without a mother, self educated himself by reading books, ran away as a young teen, lied about his age to serve in the Navy, then joined the Army and worked a second job selling McNess products. He took all of his extra money and put it into real estate, (doing all maintenance on his apartments and houses himself), and became a self made millionare, who never forgot where he came from. Everyone who met him loved his down to earth humor, kind heart and determined spirit. I just wish he was here to know we finally found his mothers' family. And I wish she had lived to see all he overcame and accomplished. I generally don't get so emotional over my research- but this discovery is a fullfillment of the dreams of 3 generations in my family. I will have to post all the data later when I can get over all the tears of joy I have experienced today. I am the granddaughter of WILLIAM BRASCO STRICKLAND 1903-1986 and LAURA ALICE PARKER 1911-1991, through their eldest of two daughters. Their descendants are the only descendants of MAMMIE A. LEE, 1884-1903 and GEORGE WILLIAM STRICKLAND, 1879-1963. (George William does have many other descendants through his second wife, Alda BAREFOOT).. Maybe knowing the family connections will finally enable me to locate Mammies' burial... Her husband, George William STRICKLAND is buried at the V.A. Memorial Cemetary, off Ramsey Street (401N), here in Fayetteville, Cumberland County, NC., a few plots over from my grandparents- William B & Laura STRICKLAND and my mothers sister- ALICE YVONNE STRICKLAND-BELL-VEAHMAN, (1936-2001). Next Question- Does anyone know WHERE the Cherokee came from- and who are the grandparents that the descendants of her brother Jesse-speak of? Now that I know who her family was, I want to learn all I can! Sincerely, Nancy J. Capps IN MEMORY OF MY GREAT GRANDMOTHER MAMMIE LEE - 1884-1903 & her only child - WILLIAM BRASCO STRICKLAND 1903-1986

Thanks to KAREN (kch423), of the Cumberland County List, for sending me the NC Census page I requested! Thank you all ( all 3 county List members) who responded with links... NC Sampson County, Westbvrook Twp. page 164a had the following data: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NC1880 SAMPSON County - Westbrook Township Page 164a JESSE LEE W M 31 - (*HH) Farmer SARAH A W F 28 Wife Keeping House YOUNG W. W M 7 Son *(Ira Whitfield?) SARAH B. W F 4 Daughter MARY E. W F 3 Daughter ELIZA W. W F 2 Daughter JAMES C. W M 2/12 mos. Son * = My Notes-NJC ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~