HELLO DAWN: I am also interested in this article you sent to the Edgec. List as I believe I am related to the FOUNTAIN AND CHERRY families! I descend from MITCHELL WATKINS, SR. b ca 1740s, R.S. who m. 2 LODGE sisters, then m/3 my ELIZABETH HILL (d/o ISAAC HILL, SR. & LUCINDA WLLACE/ D/O DAVID WALLACE) RICHARD WATKINS b 1803 Wash.Co. GA m. CELIA WYNN FRANCIS M. WATKINS m. ELIZ. KINGERY they ended up in Wilkinson Co.GA But Richard's brother, MITCHELL WATKINS, JR. marr. a CHERRY WOMAN, and her mother res. with them in Wash.Co.GA in early 1800s. Mary and Sarah Cherry; believe they were related to WILLIS/WILLIAM CHERRY of Edgec.Co. And FOUNTAIN is a name that also marr. into my WATKINS LINE. Isaac Fountain I believe is the man's name....he I believe became the son in law to my MITCHELL WATKINS, SR., having marr. one of Mitchell Sr.s daughters. Phonetta or Lucinda. Do you have this info? Wd love to discuss further with others of these lines and related lines. Anyone from any of these or RELATED LINES are welcome to join the WatkinsRev email list that is only for the MITCHELL WATKINS kin, including his brothers, LEVIN AND PETER, and ???? and ANY lines that are related, incl. the above mentioned, and all others as well. There are quite a few folks on the WatkinsRev list (for "Watkins brothers" and "revolutionary war" ....) To join it, just send an email to: WatkinsRev-subscribe@yahoogroups.com Or email me at: tpeddie@charter.net Thanks, TINA/CA *************************/ ----- Original Message ----- From: huxd <huxd@erols.com> To: <NCEDGECO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2001 3:34 PM Subject: [NCEDGECO] Murder Mystery > An excerpt from two newspaper articles dated May 23 and May 30, 1857, reads > "Exum Fountain, aged about twenty-five years and unmarried, kept a small > grocery on the Halifax road, near Maj. L. R. Cherry's, and was struck by his > own axe on the night of May 14, 1857. His mother found him the next day, > but he died without recovering consciousness on May 16, 1857. Subsequently > 'Negro Jim', the property of Willie Bradley, has been arrested and committed > to jail to take his trial at the next Superior Court, charged with the > homicide. > > I do not have the name of the newspaper but it should be an Edgecombe > County newspaper. I would like a copy of the articles as well as the > records of the next Superior Court to see the outcome. > > I know Exum Fountain was buried in the Fountain family Cemetery. I have not > been there but I was given the directions of: > "To get to the cemetery, take US 301 south from Enfield, NC. Make a right > on to County 1409, Speights Chapel Road. Go to Seven Bridges Road and make a > right. You will see Gethsemane Baptist Church on the left. Cemetery is 1/4 > mile from the turn off on the right in the middle of a farmer's field." > > I would appreciate any info on Exum Fountain. > Thanks > Dawn > > ______________________________