Thank you, Mr. Schroeder. ---- Schroeder <jfstms@bellsouth.net> wrote: > It's a shame how the meaning of an email can be misconstrued when only part > of an exchange is visible. > > I had been having a private exchange about a specific individual with Mr. > Seibel. When I responded the last time I did not realize the message was > going to the list, it was intended only for Mr. Seibel. This time I have > replied to all and I am sorry for any misunderstanding. > > The two books are a good source of information, I have both, but my comment > about them not being a source of proof is accurate. > > I am well aware that "proof" can not be found for everything. If it could > then I wouldn't have dead-ends. The fact that proof hasn't been found does > not end a quest. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <rlmerrell@roadrunner.com> > To: <nccurrit@rootsweb.com>; <sseibel@esinc.cc> > Cc: "Schroeder" <jfstms@bellsouth.net>; "emerrell2: yahoo.com" > <emerrell2@yahoo.com> > Sent: Sunday, March 15, 2009 2:54 AM > Subject: Re: [NCCURRIT] Woodhouse and Poyner families > > > > Dear Mr. Schroeder, > > > > I never said the two volumes on Currituck County constituted any type of > > proof, though I am sure there is information in them that can be taken as > > gospel. The old saying goes, "you can't believe everything you hear and > > only half of what you read". The books are, however; sources of > > information that can be helpful, and they should not be ignored as at > > least a starting place. Mr. Schroeder, I am sure that your credentials > > are impeccable, but be reminded that your are not likely to find absolute > > proof for "every" item your are researching. If the Roy you refer to is > > Mr. Roy Sawyer, he is probably one of the best sources of information on > > these families. He has corresponded with my brother, Ed, several times in > > the past on the Poyners, I believe. I am not a genealogist. Within my > > limited knowledge, I was just trying to give Mr. Seibel somewhere to start > > if he was not aware of the two Currituck County histories. > > > > v/r > > Randy L. Merrell > > > > ---- Schroeder <jfstms@bellsouth.net> wrote: > >> These two books do not constitute any type of proof. Yes, they are > >> copyrighted and published. They are books compiled by researchers like > >> myself who have written family history. I included sources in my > >> articles > >> but a lot of people didn't. I have seen numerous errors in the books. > >> The > >> articles have to be taken with a grain of salt unless their sources are > >> noted. > >> > >> I was hopping Roy had some real proof. > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: <rlmerrell@roadrunner.com> > >> To: <nccurrit-l@rootsweb.com>; <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com>; > >> <nccurrit@rootsweb.com>; "emerrell2: yahoo.com" <emerrell2@yahoo.com> > >> Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 9:21 PM > >> Subject: Re: [NCCURRIT] Woodhouse and Poyner families > >> > >> > >> > Dear Mr. Seibel, > >> > > >> > Over the years, two volumes have been published on the families of > >> > Currituck County. The first volume, "The Heritage of Currituck County, > >> > 1670 - 1985", copyright 1985 has a lot of information on the branch of > >> > the > >> > Poyner family you are interested in. It is contained in article #521 > >> > on > >> > pages 357 thru 359. In a later collection titled "Histories of > >> > Currituck > >> > County North Carolina Families" copyright 2005,there is good > >> > information > >> > on the Woodhouses I believe you're looking for. It's in article 129, > >> > Origins of the Woodhouse Family of Currituck County, pages 306 thru > >> > 316. > >> > The information you have on Enoch Poyner appears accurate. My family > >> > has > >> > a connection with him though not through blood-lines. Enoch Dailey > >> > Poyner > >> > married his first wife, Laura Woodhouse 1868. She died in 1872, and > >> > they > >> > had a son named Nathan in 1869. Enoch's second wife was Sarah Frances > >> > Pitts, dsughter of Dr. Virginius Pitts, "physician, educator, and > >> > Superintendent of Currituck County Schools". Sara! > >> > h Frances was widely known as Miss Fannie Poyner. While she and Enoch > >> > were married, they adopted a girl, Paulina Woodhouse. Paulina was my > >> > paternal grandmother. My paternal Grandfather, Isaac Holly Merrell, > >> > and > >> > grandmother, Paulina Woodhouse Merrell, lived with "Grandma Poyner" and > >> > farmed the property at the old Poyner estate in Grandy for a number of > >> > years. My father, Roy Edward Merrell (one of 10 children), was born in > >> > 1915 in the house that was built in the late 18th century. My > >> > Grandfather > >> > purchased another piece of property in Bertha (now a part of Poplar > >> > Branch), and the family moved to the house and property around 1920. > >> > Grandma Poyner was the only grandparent my father ever knew. They took > >> > care of her until her death in 1927. > >> > > >> > I hope this has been of some help to you, but the details are in the > >> > two > >> > books I mentioned with the exception of the adoption of my Grandma > >> > Merrell > >> > (Paulina Woodhouse), and the history behind her family. Some of the > >> > Merrell history is in another section of "The Heritage of Currituck > >> > County". These volumes should be in the Currituck County Library. If > >> > you > >> > need any further help, you can e-mail me or call my cell phone, > >> > 252-337-5413. I now live in Elizabeth City. I am copying my elder > >> > brother on this. He has more knowledge of family genealogy than I do. > >> > > >> > v/r > >> > Randy Merrell > >> > ---- "gc-gateway@rootsweb.com" <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> wrote: > >> >> This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > >> >> > >> >> Author: esiarchaeology > >> >> Surnames: Woodhouse, Poyner > >> >> Classification: queries > >> >> > >> >> Message Board URL: > >> >> > >> >> http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.northcarolina.counties.currituck/1442/mb.ashx > >> >> > >> >> Message Board Post: > >> >> > >> >> I am an archaeologist working on a project near Jarvisburg in > >> >> Currituck > >> >> County, North Carolina, and I am trying to track down the genealogy > >> >> (and > >> >> other information) for the Woodhouse and Poyner familes, specifically > >> >> the > >> >> line containing the following family members: > >> >> > >> >> Thomas Woodhouse (born around 1817) - Husband > >> >> Mary or Polly Woodhouse (born around 1814) - Wife > >> >> Edmond Woodhouse (born around 1840) - Son > >> >> Major or Mager Woodhouse (born around 1844) - Son > >> >> Laura Woodhouse (born around 1848) - Daughter > >> >> Thomas Woodhouse (born around 1853) - Son > >> >> > >> >> Thomas may have been the son of Lancelott Woodhouse, who died around > >> >> 1838 > >> >> > >> >> Laura appears to have married an Enoch Poyner in the late 1860s or > >> >> very > >> >> early 1870s, and Laura died in 1872. Enoch Poyner was the son of the > >> >> Reverend Nathan Poyner. Enoch and Laura may have had a son named > >> >> Nathan. > >> >> Enoch later remarried to Francis "Fannie" Pitts in 1875. > >> >> > >> >> If you have any questions or have any information that could help me, > >> >> you > >> >> can contact me at sseibel@esinc.cc or call me at 919-212-1760. > >> >> > >> >> Thank you, > >> >> -Scott Seibel > >> >> > >> >> Important Note: > >> >> The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. 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