Teri, I am DAR through my Mark Mason of Nash County. I know of at least one other Mason descendant who is also DAR through him, her family settled in TN...another is deceased and lived in Raleigh who was also DAR. We all went back to Mark. His Patriot service was under Capt. Hardy Griffin and he was mustered out of Colonial Soldiers at age 50, in 1874, a year before actual war. You can find him in Capt. James Cones Co. Page 664-65, Colonial Soldiers. That might give you some information you don't have. Here is a brief descendant list: Mark to Foster to John to Isabelle Victoria (Mason) Fikes to Lelia Elizabeth (Fikes) Watts to Floyd Lee Watts to Betty Lee Watts Streckfuss, that's me. Mark was, I believe the 2nd generation in this colony...they came in through Isle of Wight then to NC. lived in Cumberland a bit then Edgecomb. Mark and some of his brothers were Petitioners who helped create Nash county. Get a copy of By Dawn's Early Light if you can find it and also read Green Paths of North Carolina...if you can find it. I have searched and questioned for years with no luck. I was able to copy some pages out of a copy I found in the tax assessors office in Nashville, NC. I would love a copy. Anyway....maybe that will get you somewhere ahead of where you are now. We do have Abner's in our line but haven't ever seen a Sion Wilson. Betts S. From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, February 03, 2007 4:03 PM Subject: Re: [NCCUMBER] DNA? I believe that I am researching the Mason line that you mention in these posts. I have a Sion Wilson Mason m. 1816 in Rutherford Co TN to Margaret (Peggy) Baker. Several of his sons were in CSA and one of their pensions mentions his uncle Abner Mason. We believe that this "could" be Sion Wilson Mason's father's name also. We believe that these Mason's were from NC prior to moving to TN, actually Nash Co. is where I have started to look first. My line went over to Madison Co TN from Rutherford Co TN. I know that there are collaterol lines of my Mason's that went to Texas from TN. We seem to be stuck getting back to NC. There are several of us working this line, and I know of at least 1 male Mason researcher. I'd like to share info on all these Mason's. Teri Carter Ellis -----Original Message----- From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 10:45 PM Subject: Re: [NCCUMBER] DNA? Mac, It will be a while before I can get into this a bit more. Had time yesterday afternoon and went to the genealogy library downtown Houston but didn't have a lot of time to delve into new stuff. I am one of those crazy people that aren't happy unless they are involved in about 6 things at once. Okay until they all converge into a quagmire. I am a Texas Silver-Haired Legislator and our State Legislature has only until March 9 to file all Bills. I have two legislations regarding seniors that I personally wrote and several others that come from our Silver-Haired delegates....we must go to Austin and push for them. Senior Day is the Capitol is Feb 13th and the night before the Silver-haired Leg. are having a reception with the Governor, so with the other things it is a busy time. I fit family research here and there as I can. I am a Daughter of the American Revolution through my Mason line, Nash County...and our State Congress is middle of March and I am an alternate ! to that. My dad was one of 5 brothers and all of them are gone...I have two sons, and assume that they have the correct DNA material for testing??? I will persuade one of them...probably the one who is a Son of Confederate Veterans to cooperate, the other is more interested in other things..."like the living, Mom". Thank you for answering, maybe we have a link. Betty S ----- Original Message ----- From: Gilbert Ray<mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 3:27 PM Subject: Re: [NCCUMBER] DNA? Hi Betty, Sorry about the delay in replying. I'm not sure if we're connected or not. I'm actually related to two Ray families in NC. One on my gggrandmothers side is from Robeson county NC. Her husband my gggrandfather moved to Cheraw SC in the 1830's or 40's but died soon after and his wife Ann Ray Ray moved back to NC after his death. The only way to check actual connections is through the DNA test but it has to be a Male Ray descendent. The female will not carry the Y chromosome that they use to do the tracing. It is passed male to male to male only in a straight line and is a small portion of the DNA that we all carry. I go by Mac. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Betty Lee Streckfuss" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>> To: <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>> Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 9:22 PM Subject: Re: [NCCUMBER] DNA? > Gilbert, Have I asked you if you are connected to Louis Hamilton Ray b. > 1808? He married Mary "Polly" Moses and they moved from S.C. to > Mississippi and their children were: John, Nathan, Nancy, Elizabeth (my > ancestor who married John Robuck then my line..John Mason) Rebecca, > Nathan, Francisco. Elizabeth and her sister Rebecca married brothers > Elizabeth who married my John Mason and Rebecca married Daniel Mason. > They must have been great friends, the men were in the same Itawamba Ms. > Masonic Lodge, moved to Alabama together where John died and Elizabeth > continued to live next door to Daniel and Rebecca, their sister Elizabeth > Mason was also living with them in Alabama. John was my GrGrGranddad. > Betty > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Gilbert Ray<mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>> > To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]%3Cmailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>> > Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 7:46 PM > Subject: Re: [NCCUMBER] DNA? > > > Neal, If you're wanting the male side of your DNA I've already had it > done > and will be glad to share it with you. Otherwise there are several > companies that will do that. One is Family Tree DNA at > www.familytreedna.com<http://www.familytreedna.com/<http://www.familytreedna.com%3chttp//www.familytreedna.com/<http://www.familytreedna.com<http://www.familytreedna.com/<http://www.familytreedna.com<http//www.familytreedna.com/>>> where I had mine > done. 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