Check out Margaret Hofmann's website: www.margaretmhofmann.com !

PLEASE PRINT AND SAVE FOR REFERENCE 1. Bible and Family Records of Bladen County, North Carolina. Volume 1, (Bladen County Historical Society) paperback, ordered from Barnes & Noble, used. Backordered $37.50 2. The Diary of Elizabeth Ellis Robeson, Bladen County, North Carolina, From 1847 to 1866. My copy is old (1975) and has no publishing information in it. purchased from Barnes & Noble, $80.00, but reprint can be obtained for $15.00 from Bladen County Historical Society. 3. The Highland Scots of North Carolina (original printing), Duane Meyer, Ph.D., published by The Carolina Charter Tercentenary Commission, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1963, purchased from Barnes & Noble, $63.00. 4. Bladen County, North Carolina: Abstracts of Early Deeds, 1738-1804, Brent H. Holcomb, C.A.L.S., Southern Historical Press, Greenville, South Carolina, 1979, purchased from Barnes & Noble, $19.95. 5. Abstracts of Duplin County, North Carolina, Deeds 1784-1813 Vol. !, Eleanor Smith Draughon, Southern Historical Press, Greenville, South Carolina, reprinted 1986, purchased from Barnes & Noble, $32.50 6. Genealogical Abstracts, Duplin County Wills, 1730-1860, Southern Historical Press, Inc. 1986, originally ordered from Barnes & Noble, $32.50. Reordered from Southern Historical Press. 7. Native Carolinians: The Indians of North Carolina, Theda Perdue, Division of Archives and History, North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, Raleigh, 1985, purchased from Frontier Press, $5.00. 8. North and South Carolina Marriage Records From the Earliest Colonial Days to the Civil War, Compiled and Edited by William Montgomery Clemens, reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore 1995, purchased from Frontier Press, $28.00. 9. North Carolina History Series: New Hanover County....A Brief History, Lawrence Lee, Division of Archives and History, Department of Cultural Resources, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1971, purchased from Frontier Press, $6.00. 10. North Carolina Taxpayers, 1679-1790, Volume 2, Compiled by Clarence E. Ratcliff, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, 1987, purchased from Frontier Press, $25.00. 11. North Carolina Wills: A Testator Index, 1665-1900, Thornton W. Mitchell, 1987, backordered, $51.50. 12. Colony of North Carolina, 1735-1764: Abstracts of Land Patents, Volume 1, Hofmann, backordered/ searching, $33.00. 13. Colony of North Carolina, 1765-1775: Abstracts of Land Patents, Volume 2, Hofmann, backordered/ searching, $33.00. 14. Duplin County, North Carolina Marriage Records, 1755-1868, Francis T. Ingmire, Iberian Publishing Company, Athens, Georgia, reprinted 1993, purchased from Frontier Press, $9.50. 15. The Formation of the North Carolina Counties, 1663-1943, David Leroy Corbitt, Division of Archives and History, North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, Raleigh, 1950, purchased from Frontier Press, $15.00. 16. Province of North Carolina 1663-1729 Abstracts of Land Patents, Margaret M. Hofmann, 1979, purchased from Frontier Press, $32.00. 17. Bladen County Heritage North Carolina Vol. 1, Bladen County Heritage Book Committee and County Heritage, Inc., Walworth Publishing Co., 1999, purchased from Bladen County Historical Society, $62.83. 18. Early Records of North Carolina, From the Secretary of State Papers, Vol. 1, Stephen E. Bradley, Pub. 1992-1994. ordered, $30.00. 19. Early Records of North Carolina, From the Secretary of State Papers, Vol. 2, Stephen E. Bradley, Pub. 1992-1194. ordered, $30.00. The sources that I used for the acquisition of these books are as follows (the comments are certainly my own): The Bladen County Historical Society, address and catalog of available books at: www.rootsweb.com/~ncbladen/bladen.htm. Fast. Barnes & Noble: www.bn.com, 1-201-750-4426, all major credit cards, apparently order from suppliers after you order from them, sometimes not up to date on what is still available, the most expensive of my sources. Frontier Press: www.frontierpress.com, (1-800-772-7559), all major credit cards, really nice people, but I believe that they too order from suppliers. The Southern Historical Press: (1-800-772-7559), Mastercard & Visa only. This is the source from whom many bookstores order. Very nice, very knowledgeable people, a few dollars cheaper on every- thing, much faster than others. except BCHS. I believe that Margaret Hofmann has a website concerning her books: www.margaretmhofmann.com, although I was not aware of this until after I had ordered from another source. I'm aware that the bibliographical form is not exact. Henceforth, all "lookups" will refer to a NUMBER as the source, That will be the number preceding each referenced book in the above list. Have I left anything out? Dee

William Thomas was in the Revolutioary War....Jerome Tew -----Original Message----- From: Judy [mailto:mvolker@unicomp.net] Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 1999 9:25 AM To: NCDUPLIN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Thomas, Billy In the will of William Thomas dated 1781-1782, he leaves 300 acres to his son Billy. Does anyone know what happened to Billy? Also in the will he indicates a grandson, Richard. Who does Richard belong to and what happened to him? Any help you can give would be greatly appreciated as they are the only two we've not been able to place or trace. Thanks Judy

In the will of William Thomas dated 1781-1782, he leaves 300 acres to his son Billy. Does anyone know what happened to Billy? Also in the will he indicates a grandson, Richard. Who does Richard belong to and what happened to him? Any help you can give would be greatly appreciated as they are the only two we've not been able to place or trace. Thanks Judy

Sorry, I forgot to say how they are related to the Quinn family. Thomas J. Bell and Nancy Jane Ezzell had a daughter named Frances and she married David W. Quinn s/o Patrick Quinn and Elizabeth Carroll of Sampson Co. NC. David and Elizabeth Quinn are my 2nd great grandparents. Ashley

Looking for the parents of my ggg grandmother Nancy Jane Ezzell b. Nov. 3, 1824 Duplin Co. NC d. Oct. 23, 1878. She married Thomas J. Bell (his parents unknown) b. Jan. 14, 1824 Sampson Co. NC d. Oct 28, 1905 Sampson Co. NC. Ashley

Please, will New Yorkers learn the spelling of BLADEN county? -----Original Message----- From: Bill & Paula Gonsa <PAULA.RED@worldnet.att.net> To: NCDUPLIN-L@rootsweb.com <NCDUPLIN-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, November 13, 1999 12:16 PM Subject: Re: Free distribution of other people's work >WHOA!!!!! We don't know that Mr. or Ms. Franks represents Bladden >County so let's not get negative about Bladden County!!!! That's not >fair. And I am not in nor represent Bladden County. I am, in fact, in >New York State. Let's not knee jerk with our anger towards Mr. or Ms. >Frankls. He or she is entitled to their opinion even if we ALL think he >or she is one of the biggest JERKS we have read!!!! > >Paula > >MarionBMc@aol.com wrote: >> >> This is the most discouraging words I could ever witness. I have admired the >> caring, diligence, and unselfish attitude of Dee Thompson in helping all >> these people trying to find their ancestors for a long time. And NO....Dee >> Thompson has never done one thing for me. I may have Duplin County ancestors >> that she could help me with--I hope I do, but I haven't determined that yet. >> She buys these books. She gives her investment and her time back to the >> public. How can anyone knock that? I think she should charge for her >> services and to heck with the Bladen County Historical Society!! She was >> trying to be of service to someone she thought needed it instead of being >> conservative and even getting her costs back. You can bet your bottom dollar >> that I wouldn't bother to purchase a book endorsed by the Bladen County >> Historical Society after this tirade! >> I have never seen anyone kick a gift horse in the mouth so blatantly in all >> my life!! >> I have a web site and put my labors (and my dollars) out there for anyone to >> pluck and am happy to do so. That is what sincere genealogical research is >> all about! >> >> Marion Banks McGee >> >> BANKS, BARNHILL, COX, HARDEE, >> JARRELL, NORRIS, SOLES, WEST >> >> <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/~marionbmc/">http://www.geocities.com/~mario >> nbmc/</A> >> >> <A >> HREF="http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/m/c/g/Marion-B-Mcgee/index.html"> Fa >> mily Tree Maker's Genealogy Site:User Home Pages:The Marion Banks McGee Home >> Page</A> > >______________________________

Dear List Friends, Today I placed on the Family History House website two additional research papers relating to Taylors in Duplin County, North Carolina. One contains what is presently known about a William Taylor who was a private in the N.C. Continental Line. He had only one heir -- a son James Taylor. This is a different William Taylor than the one who was murdered by his slave in 1787. The other contains information on Jonathan Taylor of Duplin County from the earliest period when he takes up land in the area in the 1740s. Additions, corrections, comments, and suggestions are invited. Bill Linder, Arlington, Virginia http://www.familyhistoryhouse.com These research papers are under RESEARCH, then TAYLOR, then DUPLIN.

THOMAS, Isaac, Private, NC Militia Soldier was the grandson of William Thomas who died in 1782. Soldier married Jean ___ and had the following children: William, James, Nancy, Silvia, Penelope, Polly, Lewis, and Morenda. Soldier died in 1803 in Duplin County. THOMAS, Jonathan, Private, 1st N.C. Continental Line, Certificate of Pension # 16935. Jonathan, the son of Lewis Thomas of Duplin County, and his brother Phillip Thomas both served in the Revolution. THOMAS, Phillip, Private in 6th N.C. Continental Line, Library of Congress # 90076 Phillip applied 25 April 1794 for an invalid's pension. THOMAS, William, Private, 10th Continental Line Soldier enlisted in Captain Coleman's Company for the war and was mustered in June 1778. These four guys served in the Revolutionary War and three are highlighted in a book by the Sampson County Historical Society. Quite a bit of detail is given on Jonathan, Phillip, and William Thomas....Jerome Tew

In honor of those who served, Ancestry.com is offering its collection of military databases free this weekend. Search the military collection at: http://www.ancestry.com/dailynews/militaryDBs.htm Best of luck to you as you search out the veterans in your family history! We salute all who have served this country! Folks, there is some good information here and it is free for a few days and also included are some MAPS...These MAPS and material can be moved to MSWord as the need arises. If you do not know how to move a map to MS Word....let me know. Jerome Tew -----Original Message----- From: Dee Thompson [mailto:d7777@worldnet.att.net] Sent: Thursday, November 11, 1999 3:26 PM To: NCDUPLIN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: Look-up Carole, This one has taken awhile, and I think that I'm as disappointed as you will be. I can find absolutely nothing on this family other than Lutsen Stroud, Jr's Will that does not mention Lott and John as brothers, although it does list as executor a brother Arthur. The Will also lists Lutsen's children and none were named Lott or John. Dee -----Original Message----- From: Carole Vennerstrom <thevenners@willmar.com> To: Dee Thompson <d7777@worldnet.att.net> Date: Thursday, November 11, 1999 1:10 PM Subject: Look-up I am a descendent of John Stroud who first shows up in the Muhlenburg County KY census in 1820. He married Rachel Bidwell in Muhlenburg County in 1811. We think Lott Stroud came to KY about 1806, in time to appear in the 1810 census, and that John, who was 11 year younger may have moved with the family -- We are not certain of the relationship. Lott was married to Nancy Grimes, daughter of Sampson Grimes and Behsheba Winders of Duplin County. Lott was the holder of the grant for land on Cypress Creek. John was the executor of Lott's will [which I have].Lenoir/Duplin County. In the Duplin County Deed Book, Court Minutes of Pleas and Quarter Session: [[Abstract 1784-1787 by Leora H. McEachern] P 64, Date July 19, 1802. ".Lott Stroud applied as Constable and gave bond" P 70, Date Oct 18, 1802. "ordered Lott Stroud, Constable, to attend Grand Jury" P 76, Date Oct 19, "Allowed Lott Stroud 20 [money] for attending court as constable 2 days this term." Date Jan 1803, "Deed Richard Bradley to Uhria Sullivan for 145 acres, proved by Lott Stroud. Ordered registered." Book 6 1803-1805 P 2, "Applied Thomas Grimes, a constable in room of Lott Stroud. He gave bond." This would have been about the time that our Lott Stroud took his bride, Nancy Grimes and left for Kentucky, arriving 1806. Other information: From Kentucky Land Grants Chapter - Grants South of the Green River " A group of records entered from 1797 to 1806 known as Grants South of the Green River comprises twenty-nine books and includes 15,730 grants. These were also known as "Headright Grants," and were based upon an act of the Kentucky General Assembly of December 21, 1795, and are listed in Chapter IV. Prior to the establishment of Kentucky as a state, Virginia had reserved for her soldiers all the lands south of Green River. These were encompassed by a line .......... Until 1797 no one person could enter a survey within this great reservation except a soldier. When Kentucky as a sovereign state took charge of her vacant lands, new legislation opened up this great reservation south of the Green River to any person possessed of a family and over twenty-one years of age.. Such persons were entitled to not less than 100 acres or more than 200 acres, but must have been bona fide settlers on the land for one year before they came into actual possession." Lott is listed as grantee of 100 acres on Cypress Creek in Christian County, surveyed 12-3-1798 [when he was 20 years old]; and 8--1804, 100 acres on Cypress Creek in Muhlenberg County when he would have been 27 years old. According to what we have he didn't move to Kentucky with his family till 1806. It makes you wonder if the surveys could have been ordered by the older Lott Stroud who was the Revolutionary War Soldier. There were a Lott and John Stroud from Lenoir/Duplin who served in Major John Asche's 9th Carolina. That John is tracked by the DAR to Georgia where he died. Of Lott I have been able to find no further reference in Lenoir/Duplin. No pension applications or anything else, yet. He may have gone elsewhere, but I haven't tracked him down yet. Were Lott and John Stroud, Revolutionary War Soldiers, sons of Lutsen Stroud Sr. and brothers of Lutsen Stroud, Jr.? I found a reference to them in the Heritage of Lenoir County, 1981, as uncles of Isaac Stroud, Sr., [1791-1871]. The names of Lott and John first appear in Lenoir County during the Revolutionary War and then again in Muhlenberg County, KY in 1820. I have to believe there is a connection. I appreciate any help you can give. Is there any further documentation that would suggest who the father or fathers of the Lott and John who moved to KY were? Any land transactions near the time they would have left? I also haven't been able to find Nancy and Lott's marriage records. According to the info I have they had several children when they arrived in KY. As I have read on the list what you are doing, I am amazed by your generosity and the joy you take in what you are doing. Thank You Carole Vennerstrom Willmar, MN

WHOA!!!!! We don't know that Mr. or Ms. Franks represents Bladden County so let's not get negative about Bladden County!!!! That's not fair. And I am not in nor represent Bladden County. I am, in fact, in New York State. Let's not knee jerk with our anger towards Mr. or Ms. Frankls. He or she is entitled to their opinion even if we ALL think he or she is one of the biggest JERKS we have read!!!! Paula MarionBMc@aol.com wrote: > > This is the most discouraging words I could ever witness. I have admired the > caring, diligence, and unselfish attitude of Dee Thompson in helping all > these people trying to find their ancestors for a long time. And NO....Dee > Thompson has never done one thing for me. I may have Duplin County ancestors > that she could help me with--I hope I do, but I haven't determined that yet. > She buys these books. She gives her investment and her time back to the > public. How can anyone knock that? I think she should charge for her > services and to heck with the Bladen County Historical Society!! She was > trying to be of service to someone she thought needed it instead of being > conservative and even getting her costs back. You can bet your bottom dollar > that I wouldn't bother to purchase a book endorsed by the Bladen County > Historical Society after this tirade! > I have never seen anyone kick a gift horse in the mouth so blatantly in all > my life!! > I have a web site and put my labors (and my dollars) out there for anyone to > pluck and am happy to do so. That is what sincere genealogical research is > all about! > > Marion Banks McGee > > BANKS, BARNHILL, COX, HARDEE, > JARRELL, NORRIS, SOLES, WEST > > <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/~marionbmc/">http://www.geocities.com/~mario > nbmc/</A> > > <A > HREF="http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/m/c/g/Marion-B-Mcgee/index.html">Fa > mily Tree Maker's Genealogy Site:User Home Pages:The Marion Banks McGee Home > Page</A>

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------C20337DB8E446001516357E6 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --------------C20337DB8E446001516357E6 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000 Message-ID: <382D9A0E.E9C65C8C@worldnet.att.net> Date: Sat, 13 Nov 1999 09:04:14 -0800 From: Bill & Paula Gonsa <PAULA.RED@worldnet.att.net> Reply-To: PAULA.RED@worldnet.att.net X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.5 [en]C-WNS5.0 (Win95; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Dee Thompson <d7777@worldnet.att.net> Subject: Re: Fw: Free distribution of other people's work References: <003c01bf2cb4$cdd09e80$f020450c@pavilion> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit While I don't aim to discount Mr. or Mrs. Franks feelings and opinion, I must throw in my two cents! Dee has made it abundantly clear that she was functioning as a look-up service to many of us. She has also made it abundantly clear that she is obtaining the information from a published source; therefore, the definition of the word "plagarize" is not applicable. Dee has also informed us via this mail list where to obtain copies of the books for ourselves. Additionally, when she was offered monies for her look-up services as well as monies to reimburse her for her copying and mailing expenses, she has declined and SUGGESTED what she believes to be a worthy cause. To me, that is charity work for the Bladden County Historical Society. Now, unless, Mr. or Ms. Franks is an official spokesperson for the Bladden County Historical Society, I believe Mr. or Ms. Franks should rethink his/her written opinion and at least give much credit for the enormous time, energy and expense she is, has, and (hopefully) will continue to contribute to amateur genealogists who do not live in the North Carolina or immediate Duplin County and Bladden County areas and cannot obtain the information otherwise. Additionally, the expense of purchasing ALL those books in the hopes of finding one of our "twigs" on our Family Trees is WAY beyond most of our budgets! Specifically to Mr. or Ms. Franks, perhaps you should subscribe to Rootsweb and read about plagurism and genealogy. Thanks again, Dee. Please don't let negative opinions deter you! Remember you can please some of the people some of the time, but you can't please all of the people all of the time! Paula Dee Thompson wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > From: Franksjj@aol.com <Franksjj@aol.com> > To: D7777@worldnet.att.net <D7777@worldnet.att.net> > Cc: Franksjj@aol.com <Franksjj@aol.com> > Date: Thursday, November 11, 1999 7:57 PM > Subject: Free distribution of other people's work > > >Dear Ms. Thompson: > > > >I am surprised that you would suggest that people might voluntarily forward > >to Bladen County Historical Society a small fee for photocopies they > receive > >from you, that the society could use those fees to help with publication > >expenses. > > > >You would be doing a far greater service to Bladen County Historical > Society > >if you would mention each publication by title and tell your patrons how to > >purchase the book from which you lift information. The "voluntary > photocopy > >fees" you suggest are insulting to both the author/compiler and the > society. > >A person interested in using the information in a scholarly way might > >purchase the publication and could cite his source in an acceptable way. > The > >margin of profit in Bladen County HS is probably as small as that of every > >other society which is trying to get records into print! > > > >It makes me very uncomfortable to read that you are expecting another large > >shipment of books. You undoubtedly are useful to a number of people and > >receive personal satisfaction for your efforts, but the bottom line is that > >you are putting yourself between the societies and their potential market. > > > >I have no problem with researchers helping one another; that is an > important > >and rewarding part of genealogical research. I have a serious problem > with > >persons who set themselves up as a source of information without giving > >apprpriate credit to those who did the research; those who sat for hours in > >front of microfilm readers, those who spent hours proofing and correcting > >manuscripts; who made the arrangements for publication! > > > >Many of those same people donated their manuscripts to the historical > >societies with the expectation that sales of the books would contribute to > >the financial security of the societies. Failure to give appropriate > credit > >to the source of information in any one of those publications cheats the > >society which made the information accessible in the first place! > > > >You may well not agree with the points I am trying to present, but I hope > you > >will at least amend your "service" to give credit where credit is due. > >Better yet, confine your broadcast of information to your own original > work. > >I also suggest that you look up the word "plagiarize" in any dictionary. > > > >J. J. Franks > > --------------C20337DB8E446001516357E6--

I understand what you are saying; however, if you are referring to Dee (as I suspect), the information that she furnishes other individuals may (and has) been helpful to other list subscribers.....so what's your REAL issue? Paula Strephon Johnson wrote: > > Have I missed something in an earlier posting > that would explain why so many messages are being > sent to the list when they would appear to be intended > for only one person? > > Regards, > Strephon Johnson > Baltimore, MD > strephon@erols.com

Hi All, Someone had ask about the Thomas family, i do not have any thomas's (as far as i know :-).) but i did come across this and it could be a starting place for the person looking, From the HERRING HIGHLIGHTS II, page 124. Alexander Herring (son of Stephen and Sarah Bright Herring) m 12/24/1807 Sally Hodges, m 2nd REBECCA THOMAS, dau of LEWIS THOMAS, they had 1 child,LEWIS STEPHEN HERRING b 7/27/1818, Alexander d ca 4/1819, REBECCA latterb m a man named HODGES. Hope this helps CGT

Not to butt my nose in but is that"jean" Hill the Jane Kenan Hill related to James, Felix etc., Hills. John Hill died in early 1800's and Jane went to Tn. to live with " a member of her Family?" My wife is related to the John and Jane Hill line. Lou PS: I have been away and missing a lot of Dee's postings. Could you please send me her email address?

Hi Everybody, Does anyone know where the Mathis from Rose Hill and Teacheys migrated from? My grandfather Walter Mathis was born Sept. 30, 1896 in Duplin County to Laura Mathis, dates of birth and death unknown. He also had a sister named Hattie Mathis who married Abe Bowden, Sr. She died when he was 4 years old. She had 2 sisters: Rhodia and Mattie Mathis. Walter left home at 16 to work in a sawmill and met my grandmother Lottie Mclamb, born in 1899 and later married in June 1916 in Sampson County and later moved to Wayne County to live. Both died in Wayne County, but was buried in the Edgar Mclamb Cemetery. Grandma died in 1978 and grandpa in 1982. Does anyone know or have heard of this family? Thank you inadvance. Alice West Ferguson Granddaughter of Walter and Lottie Mathis

Dick, well said...Jerome Tew -----Original Message----- From: DickHamly@aol.com [mailto:DickHamly@aol.com] Sent: Friday, November 12, 1999 5:33 PM To: NCDUPLIN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Distribution of Material I am glad that the Joyce Franks & Dee issue was posted to the list because it is an important one to all of us. I have donated to the LDS (and to everyone else) my 30 years of work which contains 2500 relatives and lots of notes. I welcome everyone to use it and give it to others. I welcome people to use it in their web pages. When someone uses my work, I am happy because that will spread the story of my family, because it will connect me to more relatives and because it is a complement to me. I thought we were all working to connect to each other. When I hear of someone whining that another used their work, I cannot help but wonder about their motives. Dick Hamly

Dear Dee and all list members, Dee, I applaud your efforts to help people that are seeking to make a connection with others. You have always stated that the information was not yours and that you would not take enumeration for your services. We hope you will continue to do so. No one gathers information, or compiles information that has not been donated, shared or gathered by others. If I go to the courthouse to gather free information, it is the clerical people within that facility that have documented the information. Am I stealing/plagarizing if I ascertain that information and share it with others? If we read a book and share information about that book with others is that plagarizing? If we watch a movie and tell others about the contents of that movie are we plagarist? If so then we must all be careful to never discuss a book, a movie, a poem, etc. with others. Sharing information with others provides information that makes them interested in the product, and as marketing managers know, and statistics show us, an increase in interest results in higher product sales. Thus the economy we live in thrives today. If this individual is so offended by the activities of the Dee or the Duplin list then prehaps they should quit reading it. Like watching television, if you do not like it, change the channel. For those that appreciate the efforts of others, allow them the freedom to "tune in". Sincerely, Sue Jarman

Hi, I signed up for the list in hope of finding some little tid bit of information about my Flowers, or Newcombs, or who ever. I have read every word but nothing has come across about them, but I so enjoyed the enthusiasm and excitement of the postings of Dee. Thinking of how happy she was making people. It is a loss to not see that any more. If she had not mention where she was getting the information and just took all the credit she would not have to endure the flack now. But she was just an honest and sincere person. That can't be wrong. Keep it up Dee. Sincerely, Marie

I am glad that the Joyce Franks & Dee issue was posted to the list because it is an important one to all of us. I have donated to the LDS (and to everyone else) my 30 years of work which contains 2500 relatives and lots of notes. I welcome everyone to use it and give it to others. I welcome people to use it in their web pages. When someone uses my work, I am happy because that will spread the story of my family, because it will connect me to more relatives and because it is a complement to me. I thought we were all working to connect to each other. When I hear of someone whining that another used their work, I cannot help but wonder about their motives. Dick Hamly