Hi Carolyn... I'd try the NC State Library. The URL is: http://statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/iss/gr/genealog.htm. They have lots of the Granville Co. documents as well as books listing marriage bonds, etc. I don't know what their policy is on lookups, but you can find out from their website. Hope this helps. Caroline McCall ----- Original Message ----- From: <Carolyngenealogy@aol.com> To: <NCGRANVI-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 25, 2005 10:33 AM Subject: [NCGRANVI] Marriage bonds, help please >I have been given the following reference: > > William Claxton to Mary Ann Anderson, Granville County, NC > Bond Date: 5 May 1772, Bond # 31551, Image # 3394 > > If any record of this marriage exists, it could make a tremendous > difference > in the genealogy of the Claxton family of Tennessee. > > I have written to the Granville County Register of Deeds and received a > reply. She does not have this document. Where should I be looking? > > Thank you for any help-- (May I help you in Bedford Co, TN?) > Carolyn Smotherman > > > ==== NCGRANVI Mailing List ==== > Granville County List Administrator > Debra McCann - chenae@ap.net > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >

I have been given the following reference: William Claxton to Mary Ann Anderson, Granville County, NC Bond Date: 5 May 1772, Bond # 31551, Image # 3394 If any record of this marriage exists, it could make a tremendous difference in the genealogy of the Claxton family of Tennessee. I have written to the Granville County Register of Deeds and received a reply. She does not have this document. Where should I be looking? Thank you for any help-- (May I help you in Bedford Co, TN?) Carolyn Smotherman

Nancy On Mar 30, 2005, at 11:00 AM, NCGRANVI-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: NCGRANVI-D Digest Volume 05 : Issue 3 Today's Topics: #1 Death Certificate ["Catherine O'Briant" <cherokeecatz] Administrivia: To unsubscribe from NCGRANVI-D, send a message to NCGRANVI-D-request@rootsweb.com that contains in the body of the message the command unsubscribe and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. ______________________________ From: "Catherine O'Briant" <cherokeecatz@cox.net> Date: March 29, 2005 10:35:27 AM EST To: NCGRANVI-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Death Certificate   Morning folks I'm feel ignorant to be asking this but can someone please explain to me what "remainder of the World" means specified on a death certificate. Does it stand for something in general or a polite way of someone saying "don't know" I'm presently reviewing a death certificate from Granville for a Patrick Joseph O'Brien b. May 20, 1900...the location states "remainder of the Word"... Thank you Catherine Ghost hunting surnames: Allen; Barnes; Brook; Brown; Dixon; Harris; Hester; Hunt; Little; "all various spellings found for O'Briant"; Rogers; Wilkerson

  Morning folks I'm feel ignorant to be asking this but can someone please explain to me what "remainder of the World" means specified on a death certificate. Does it stand for something in general or a polite way of someone saying "don't know" I'm presently reviewing a death certificate from Granville for a Patrick Joseph O'Brien b. May 20, 1900...the location states "remainder of the Word"... Thank you Catherine Ghost hunting surnames: Allen; Barnes; Brook; Brown; Dixon; Harris; Hester; Hunt; Little; "all various spellings found for O'Briant"; Rogers; Wilkerson

My name is Helena-Suzanne, & I have posted a brief tree for this one of many Williams' I am related to, but this time I hope with the full to tree to make conections & add information.. Williams Family Tree GENERATION I John Williams-Born January 26, 1679 in Shanglow, Wales. Emigrated to Jamestown, Virginia from Carnavon, Wales in 1700. He married Mary Keeling. They settled in Hanover County, Virginia where their children were born. THEIR CHILDREN: John Williams II-Born July 26, 1704 Died? Married Frances Bustin (Their Children: Mary Anne, Elizabeth; Elizabeth married Shadrack Flewellen; Their Children: Sallie, twins Lucy, Rebecca, & others). **May be correct children, but wrong wife; according to information sent to me for my Williams-Drewry line, the John Williams who married Frances Bustin was the son of a Nicholas Williams** Mary Williams-Born September 1, 1706 Died after 1770 in Prince Edward County, Virginia, married Henry White GRAVES Anne Williams-Born September 21, 1708 Died? Daniel Williams-Born September 28, 1710 Died 1759 in Granville County, NC (?) Nathaniel Williams-Born December 2, 1712 Died? **According to some on Ancestry he married Elizabeth Washington, looking her up through US GEN WEB she married a Thomas Lanier & does not appear to HAVE BEEN MARRIED to my uncle Nathaniel** **Generation II: Elizabeth Williams- Born September 4, 1714 Died? Married Samuel Henderson, son of Richard & Polly Washer Henderson, in 1732 in Hanover County, Virginia & moved to Granville County, North Carolina in 1740 settling on Nutt Bush Creek. Sarah Williams-Born February 15, 1716 Died? Joseph Williams-January 1, 1717 GENERATION II Elizabeth WILLIAMS Henderson & Samuel Henderson (Born 1700 Died 1783) reared a large family of children. Their Children: Mary Henderson-Born January 10,1734 Married- Jacob MITCHELL Removed from Granville County, NC to frontier settlements in SC on Pacolet River, in 1775/76 moved to Watauga River in Tennessee. Judge Richard Henderson-Born April 20,1735 Died 1785 Married Elizabeth KEELING who was the step-daughter of Judge Williams. Had six children. Nathaniel Henderson-Born December 1,1736 Died 1789 Married �The Widows� Sarah JONES 31 October 1763 & --?-- MORGAN. Sarah was of Bute County, North Carolina. �Draper Manuscripts� lists Widow Norinan (?) as second wife. Elizabeth Henderson-Born February 19,1738 Died17 August 1831 at 93 � years of age Married John BECKHAM, moved to Powlett, South Carolina. **Generation III Anne Henderson Born 13 March1739 Died 1831 Married her first cousin Captain Daniel WILLIAMS 30 July 1755 (Some have her as being married to an Adam Potter before Grandfather Daniel, but their marriage bond lists the aforementioned date). Soon after the War moved the neighborhood of �Ninety Six� in South Carolina. Susan Henderson-Born April 23,1743 Died? Married Reuben LEARCY/SEARCY and lived in Granville County, North Carolina. John Henderson-Born October 24,1744 Died September 1828 Married Sarah ALSTON Widow of Solomon Alston 4 June 1772 Samuel Henderson-Born February 6,1746 Died? Married Elizabeth CALLOWAY married in Kentucky & lived there until the fall of 1777 when they moved to Rockingham County, North Carolina. William Henderson-Born March 5,1748 Died 1781 Married Widow NIELSON of Nielson�s Ferry on the Santee River. Moved to Pacolet, SC. Pleasant Henderson-Born June 9,1750 Died? Married Sarah MARTIN who was born 9 January 1756, was the daughter of Col. James Martin of Stokes County. She was born in New Jersey & died at Mt. Pleasant, Carrol Co., Tennessee November 1840. Thomas Henderson-Born March 19,1752 Died 10 December 1842 Married Jane MARTIN who was the sister of Governor Alexander Martin of North Carolina. GENERATION III: Anne Henderson & Captain Daniel Williams (first cousin) Married in 1757 in Granville County, North Carolina & later moving to Edgefield District, South Carolina. Captain Daniel Williams was the son of Daniel & Ursula Williams. THEIR CHILDREN: Samuel Williams Daniel Williams Joseph Williams Richard Williams William Williams **GENERATION IV Davis Williams Born1764? Died January 27,1829 Frances Elizabeth (Betsy)-Born 1773 Died 1821 Married David Richardson Nancy Williams-Nancy apparently had a son named John �Jackey� WILLIAMS (who was the father, was she EVER married)? Nuttie Williams-Nuttie was named for the area of North Carolina from which they moved. Polly Washer Williams **GENERATION IV Davis Williams born 1764(?) Died 27 January 1829 Married Abygail/Abigail Nicholson-Born 1766/67? Died October 9,1843 in Whiteville, Harris County, Georgia Father: David Nicholson b. 1738 Mother: Rhoda WHITEHEAD born 1740 both born in North Carolina (Edgecombe for David, Rhoda in Raleigh) **There is a Davis Williams buried in Hurricane Cemetery somewhere in SC, the Davis buried in this cemetery IS NOT MY G4Grandfather mentioned here** THEIR CHILDREN: Martha (Mattie) Williams-Born 1791 Died? Married Jonathan STRINGER (Children: Anderson, Williamson, Jonathan, Jefferson, Gideon, Davis, Goode, Anne, Charlotte. Davis Stringer was a Baptist Minister). Mary (Polly) Williams-Born1799 Died? Married Himontal THORTON (Children: Newton, Martha) Rhoda Williams-Born 1795 Died? Married ? GWINN (Child: Lewis) Frances Williams-Born February 1797 Died 1875 Married Jack DORN (Children: Bettie, John, Davis, & Elijah) Anne Williams-February 1797 Died January 1885 Married First Thorton HAGOOD Second Marhsall Bea **Frances & Anne were twins** David Williams-Born 1799 Died? Married Ellafair (Children: Abygail, Mary, Hasseltine) David Rhodes has David�s b-day as 8 April 1793 in SC, married Elizabeth --?--, their children as:William J.; Elafin; Abygail; Mary Ann Elizabeth; & Martha Hasseltine. Abygail Williams-Born 1801 Died? Never Married Jonathan Dawson Williams-Born 1803 Died 1837 Married Harriet Anne --?-- (Children: Frances Ann Smith, & Martha Love) Thomas Jefferson Williams-Born 1805 Died 1876 Married Matilda SALES (Children: Elizabeth, Susan, Anne, Sallie, Matilda, Thomas Leonard, & James Levingston; Sallie married G. W. Houston). **Davis & Abygail Nicholson Williams were born in Granville County, North Carolina but reared their family in Edgefield District, South Carolina where Davis died. Abygail moved with her family to Whiteville (Harris County), Georgia where she died on October 9,1843 & is buried. Children of this couple lived principally in Georgia, Alabama, and Texas. There is an old grandfather clock in possession of a descendant (when this was originally typed in the 1970�s it was H. M. Williams of Winnsboro, Texas), which has been handed down in Williams family for generations bearing the inscription �Bought by H. D. Williams on May 17,1757,� & as it is passes from one to another the name and date is added. Purchaser was Capt. Daniel Williams who married Anne Henderson in 1757. **GENERATION V William Butler Williams-Born February 28,1807 Died April 7,1873 Married three times. Dr. James Levingston Williams-Born June 27,1809 Died April 7,1850 Married Mary DAWSON(Children: James Levingston, Mary, Anne Elizabeth, Lemmie - married her first cousin Richard L. Williams) Phillip Williams-Born March 6,1811 Died March 1883 Married Mrs. Malvina Hood Benton (Children: Lillian Frances, John White, Erastu Hiriam Davis, Jonnie, Malvina, Elmer, Leola; Lillian Frances married Pickens Bean). Elizabeth Williams-Born 1813 Died? Never married. Hiriam Daniel Williams-Born December 22,1815 Died November 24,1870 Married Parthinia SINQUOFIE, could be Sinquefie-the ink is hard to make-out on this last name (Children: Frances, Frank, Phillip Dawson, Pierce) After Pierce it mentions Butler, Florida* **GENERATION V William Butler Williams Married first Edna FORD Second **Mrs. Caroline HOWZE Christian on 2 December 1841 (this marriage in Chambers County, Alabama), Third Nancy WALKER (in Butler County, Alabama). Children from First Marriage: Ephriam A. Williams-Born 1835 Died in Civil War at Ringold, Georgia Married? (Children: George Levingston-Married Evie PINKSTON, two sons Stanley & ?) Sarah Williams-Born 1837 Died? Married William CARLSILE (Children: John & Butler. Family moved to Cameron, Texas) Children from Second Marriage: Augustus Theodore Williams-Born November 13,1844 Died May 12,1888 Married First Julia LEE. George Davis Williams-Born July 15,1848 Died November 13,1856 from burns. **Generation VI Richard Lewis Williams-Born April 18,1851 Died August 19, 1903 in an accident. **GENERATION VI Richard Lewis Williams married first on November 11,1873 to Willie Lucy MARTIN Born May 19,1853 Died September 8,1893; Second marriage was to his first cousin Lemmie WILLIAMS in 1894. **Children from First Marriage (None by Second): GENERATION VII Theodore Ernest Williams-Born November 6, 1874 Died February 12,1929 (Bullock & Escambia Counties, Alabama). Anna Pearl Williams-Born July 16,1877 Died March ?,1942 (Bullock & Esambia Counties, Alabama) **GENERATION VII Ina Esten Williams-Born January 6,1881 Died November, 1960 Married Joseph Edward Shreve b. 1 July 1874 Oakey Streak, Butler County, Alabama d. 15 December 1947 (he is/was the son of William Clement & Nancy Elizabeth STALLINGS Shreve) & moved to San Diego, California. William Martin Williams-Born June 19,1882 Died? San Diego, California Reginald Lewis Williams-Born March 25,1885 Died October 26,1918 Married Annie F. SHAW. Mose Augustus Williams-Born July 1,1892 Died? Married Hazel HARPER. Generation VII Theodore Ernest Williams married on March 22,1895 in Brewton, Alabama to Elizabeth Louise BELL Born December 4,1872 Died May 4,1946. Born in Georgianna, Alabama and died in Selma, Alabama. THEIR CHILDREN: GENERATION VIII Willie Bell Williams-Born August 18,1896 Died August 22,1971 Married William Frank AYCOCK. No Children (though William did have children from a previous marriage). John Martin Williams-Born June 26,1898 Died August 12,1900 (Does not say why he died at the age of two years old). Theodore Ernest Williams-Born July 25,1900 Died January 25,1975 Married Agnes Lucille SCHENCK. Joseph Bennett Williams-Born October 28,1902 Died? Married Agnes WOOD. Dr. Johnathan Richard Williams-Born December 6,1904 Died May 16,1966 Married Twice. First Marriage was to Fredrica HEINZON; Second was to Annie Laurie BECK. Nancy Elizabeth Williams-Born November 17,1906 Died? Married Alton Pate ARRINGTON William Martin Williams-Born November 13, 1908 Died? Married Caroline THOMPSON **GENERATION VII:Ina Esten Williams Born January 6,1881 Died November 1960 Married Joseph Edward SHREVE Sr. Born July 1,8174 Died December 15,1847; both died in San Diego, California for this is the state to which many Shreve�s of the William Clement & Nancy Elizabeth STALLINGS Shreve family migrated to. Originally lived in Andalusia, Alabama; Historic Oakey Streak section. Sincerely, Helena-Suzanne ** For GENERATION IV Davis Williams, with his son David Williams, after the name Hasseltine it says: �Jefferson David�s wife.� But my cousin Willie Belle Williams Aycock does not go into any further detail.** **For any of you which have Lovelaces, they are/were distant cousins of the Williams�, as are/were the Martins** **Dr. Johnny Martin moved his family to Herrington, Alabama in 1899 where he bought the then famous Sulpher (hard to make-out handwriting, so if this name is incorrect, please correct me) Spring & Hotel. Was operated as a popular health resort until 1909 when a fire destroyed it, & in 1919 a storm finished where the fire left off** **This information was comprised by Willie Bell Williams Aycock, whose sister Elizabeth Williams Arrington mentions in a letter to my now deceased Aunt Mary Shreve Haas, spent much money researching the Williams� and their branches, and had more information than she could EVER put into writing. Unfortunately all I have is this brief resume on the Williams family, feel free to send me any additions for they would be greatly appreciated** Sources: 1. PRIMARY: Family Tree compiled by aforementioned Willie Bell Williams Aycock. 2. Carolynn, a cousin through Davis Williams� sister Nancy Williams 3. Ancestry.com (Family Trees with documented sources) 4. US Gen Web Project 5. Draper Manuscripts --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Sports - Sign up for Fantasy Baseball.

Although nothing on the internet can replace documentation obtained from primary sources (records created at the time of the event), if one wants to know more about Boonesborough, the internet is a good place to begin your education--and searches. Do a google.com search for *boonesborough* A number of hits will come up, and an exploration of each link will give you additional information, it seems, including a map of the area. I began my education about Boonesborough by studying whatever I could find about Col. Richard Henderson. This included searching mostly North Carolina records. My direct ancestor, whose only surviving son migrated later to Henderson Co., KY, was William Williams. He died on or about Christmas day 1775 at Boonesborough. Fortunately, there is an unrecorded will made at Boonesborough among the records of Granville Co., NC. Among the witnesses to the will was John Floyd. But, William Williams, brother of Col. [sometimes called that by Henderson] John Williams, was only one of my ancestors who migrated to and from Boonesborough. Others: Michael Stoner, George Boone [probable], Jesse Oldham of Caswell Co., NC. Good luck with the surname Miller!!! Perhaps William Harris Miller's works on many early families [interrelated, of course] of Madison Co., KY will give you a head start. Here is the full title of his hefty book. It has been filmed by Family History Library and probably can be ordered [for a fee] to your local LDS family history center. It will take you a long time to plow through it. A diligent search may turn up a hard copy in your vicinity. History and genealogies of the families of Miller, Woods, Harris, Wallace, Maupin, Oldham, Kavanaugh and Brown : with interspersions of notes of the families of Dadney [should be Dabney], Reid, Martin, Broaddus, Gentry, Jarman, Jameson, Ballard, Mullins, Michie, Moberley, Covington, Browning, Duncan, Yancey and others Use with caution. Check against original records, particularly the deeds/probates of Madison Co., KY and for the Oldhams, against the records of Caswell Co., NC. Miller has mixed up a group of Jefferson Co., KY Oldhams with those of Madison Co., KY--they having different migration routes to Kentucky. Probably related in Virginia, but difficult to prove!!! Hope this helps. Hint: I find the deeds of Madison Co., KY help me straighten out some of the family connections. The Commissioners deeds, seemingly of later date, are very helpful in discovering family relationships. (Look in both the grantor and grantee indexes, nicely typed, thank you very much, for the listing under C for Commissioner.) E.W.Wallace

Samuel F. Williams filed a Revolutionary War pension claim in Henderson Co., KY in the 1850s. It was rejected because he had not served six months in the Revolutionary army or militia. Besides, when the statements he gave about those with whom he served, etc. were compared with the actual facts, he seems to have stretched the truth somewhat!!! In the same claim, Williams stated he came to Henderson Co., KY ca 1806, and that seems to coincide with records concerning his activities in Henderson Co., KY and with the public records in Granville Co. NC. He was the son of William Williams (d. testate Dec 1770 at Boonesborough, now Madison Co., KY), a nephew of John Williams, Esq., long a judge in both Granville Co., NC and in the State of North Carolina, and a first cousin once removed of Col. Richard Henderson of Granville Co., NC. Samuel F. was the father of at least eight children and perhaps nine children, one of them being Samuel S. Williams [called Samuel Williams, Jr. in the 1820 census], who was later of Hickman Co., KY (deeds, court records, administration). Some of Samuel F.'s other sons were Alfred, John, William, and Dudley. The first three of these can be found in records of Henderson Co., but Dudley Williams appears, it seems, on only one Henderson Co. tax list. It is believed William's' daughter Nancy Williams was the first wife of George Negley and mother of a number of his children. This is one of the many records of Samuel Farrar Williams of Granville Co., NC. His mother was Phillis, whom some believe was nee Beckham. Phillis later married John Mitchell in Granville co., and she was named in Mitchell's will. In Henderson Co., KY, Williams married 2nd ca 1814 the widow of his neighbor of Lot 23--David Stephens. His 2nd wife was Elizabeth Stephens--and he became stepfather to her approximately eight children, according to court records. Samuel S. Williams, believed to be his son, married his stepsister, Catherine Stephens, in 1817, in Henderson Co., KY. Samuel S. Williams died intestate ca 1838, Hickman Co., KY, and Jesse H. Williams, later of Ballard Co., KY, was administrator. Here is one of the many Granville Co., NC records pertaining to Williams: GRANVILLE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA November 25th 1796 Agreeable to an order hereunto … directed to Elijah Mitchell Thomas Satterwhite esq James Vaughan Henry Lyne & William Byars or any three of them to settle with the Executors of William Williams decd there accts with said esate Estate & Report. We the undersigned have agreeable thereunto examined the …. Of Saml Farrar Williams executor & find a balance due him from the a/c/ exhibited by him accompanyed with the necessary vouncher except his services & fees other charges of expenditures a balance of Fifty Seven pounds Eight Shillings & seven pence three farthings J. Vaughan L 57. 8. 7 ¾ Henry Lyne Junr William Byars State of N Carolina } Granville County } February term A.D. 1797 The foregoing acct of Samuel F. Williams Executor of Wm. Williams decd was rendered into Court by the Committee approved and on Motion advised to be Recorded Test A. Henderson Clk Submitted by E.W.Wallace a descendant of this Williams family

I am looking for information on the Lloyd (Loyd) family from (I believe) the southern part of Granville County. My g-grandfather Athinson Leonidas Lloyd married Lucy Powell from the northern part of Wake County in 1894. They moved to St. Louis. We think his father was W.H. (Henry?) Lloyd. Do you have ideas for me? All the best, Gary Turner

I am seeking information on the family of Zachariah DUTTON, who came to Granville County in about 1795 from Charles County, Maryland. His will is dated 10 Nov 1828, and was probated in Granville County in Aug 1829. Zachariah's first wife died ca. 1797-98, and he remarried 23 Nov 1798 to Mrs. Judith PARRISH, the widow of Claiborne PARRISH. I think her maiden name was also PARRISH. There were apparently no children by this marriage. Three of Zachariah's children were also married in Granville County: John DUTTON was married 14 Jan 1806 to Omah PARRISH; Elizabeth Dutton was married 27 Apr 1817 to William BAILEY; and Stephen Dutton was married 23 Sep 1818 to Sarah O'BRIANT. John and Omah DUTTON and Stephen and Sarah DUTTON all moved to Alabama. I know nothing at all of William and Elizabeth BAILEY. If anybody has any information on this family, I would be deeply in your debt. Also, I know there are some PARRISH researchers on this list. I would like to know how Judith PARRISH and Omah PARRISH tie into the other PARRISH families in Granville County. Who were their parents? Who was Claiborne PARRISH, Judith's first husband, and who were his parents? Who were the children by their marriage? When did Judith die? If it will help any in her identification, Omah (PARRISH) DUTTON was born ca. 1790 in North Carolina. Several O'BRIANT researchers have tried to help me with Sarah (O'BRIANT) DUTTON, but so far she hasn't seemed to fit into anyone's trees. She was born ca. 1802 in North Carolina. If anyone has any ideas about her, I would appreciate them. Zachariah DUTTON's daughter Matilda was unmarried and still living in Granville County in 1830. Are there any further records of her? Finally, if memory serves, Zachariah DUTTON had land on the banks of Grassy Creek. Does anybody have any idea where his land might have been located, or where he might be buried? Thanks. Joseph T. Richardson

We've extended the deadline to submit Moore County, NC family stories and pictures. Our new deadline is Jan. 20, 2005. This new date should give everyone a chance to submit their pioneer ancestors and modern families for the new book! For details on that, please click on our website: http://www.nccountyheritage.com/mooreco.html Sponsored by the Moore Co. Genealogical __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Easier than ever with enhanced search. Learn more. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250

It worked I have already called them. Thanks again, Vada

try (919) 807-7280 -----Original Message----- From: Vadow22280@aol.com [mailto:Vadow22280@aol.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 8:31 AM To: NCGRANVI-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [NCGRANVI] Raleigh, NC Hello list, I have tried to call the Division of Archives and History this week and a recording tells me that the number has been disconnected. I am trying to find a will and believe it may be in the Archives. Any help on how to contact them will be appreciated. The number I called was 919-733-3952. Thanks, Vada ==== NCGRANVI Mailing List ==== Granville County List Administrator Debra McCann - chenae@ap.net ============================== View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find marriage announcements and more. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx

Hello list, I have tried to call the Division of Archives and History this week and a recording tells me that the number has been disconnected. I am trying to find a will and believe it may be in the Archives. Any help on how to contact them will be appreciated. The number I called was 919-733-3952. Thanks, Vada

Oct. 30 is the deadline for those interested in the Moore County Heritage Book! This is the date to postmark your material for the forthcoming book. Please address all stories and photos to us at; Moore Heritage, PO Box 3151, Pinehurst, NC 28374 For all details click on our website; http://www.nccountyheritage.com/mooreco.html Or you may email us at MooreCoBook@Yahoo.com with specific questions. All proceeds benefit the Moore Co. Genealogical Society. ===== Adam C. Scott __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Y! Messenger - Communicate in real time. Download now. http://messenger.yahoo.com

CAPTAIN BENJAMIN J. BLACKLY�S COMPANY OF SENIOR RESERVES By the later part of the War Between the States available manpower began to decline, and then it became necessary to utilize the services of the men who originally were too old to serve in the regular troops in defending the Southern Homeland. In the year 1864 there were several companies of Senior Reserves and Supporting Forces, created in the northern part of North Carolina. One of those companies raised in this area was under the leadership of Captain Benjamin J. Blackly of the county. The main enrollments took place in Granville County. From the information given by these enlisted men, most of their places of birth were from Granville County. Upon enlistment the men the enrolling officer with the following information: Age; birth place; Height [feet and inches]; Complexion; color of hair and eyes; and occupation. The following is a list of those men which served in Captain Benjamin J. Blackly�s Company of Senior Reserves: Captain Benjamin J. Blackly - David Adcock, Francis Allen, John Amis, Joel Arnett, Elijah Averitt, James R. Ball, Robert S. Barnett, Henry Biggs, James Clark, Reuben Clayton, Wiley Cook, William Daniel, John Dickerson, Daniel W. Dismukes, James J. Ellixan, Richard Evans, James W. Finch, John Finch, Maliaki Flowers, Dennis AFrazier, James T. Gill, Zackariah Griffin, Granville Grissom, James Grissom, John W. Grissom, Wesley Grissom, Andrew B. Harris, Bethel Harris, Hardy Harris, James H. Harris, C. James, A. Jones, James T. Littlejohn, Wilson Loyd, Wesley S. Lyon, William P. Mangum, Thomas Meaddows, Alex Mizo, David Morris, William Moss, Buckner S. Nethery, Alex Norwood, James W. Oakley, William Oakley, Daniel F. Osborn, Robert Overby, Henry F. Parrott, Thomas Patterson, Richard Peed, Thomas J. Pittard, M.A. Pool, Robert Pruit, Smith Y. Ragsdale, Robert H. Reed, John Ross, Rufus T. Rycroft, Thomas L. Shotwell, L. Sizemore, Abraham Slaughter, William H. Smiley, William D.G. Spero, Ezekiel Stanly, K.J. Stark, William Thompson, Benjamin Thorp, Richard Thorp, Henry Tillison, James S. Tinsbloom, James N. Uzzell, Joseph Waldo, David Walker, James H. Wiggins, James J. Wilkins, Alex Wilkinson, Stephen D. Wilkinson, John W. Williams, and David Williford. I have scheduled trips planned to do research in the Archives over the next few weeks. If anyone would like for me to retrieve copies of these or any other Compiled Service Records from any North Carolina Company or Regiment, I can do so for a small fee. For those interested e-mail me privately at. dchr28358@yahoo.com In the subject line of your e-mail put Compiled Service Records. I will send you details at no cost or obligations. Thanks, Sam --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Address AutoComplete - You start. We finish.

This was in Today's Ancestry Daily News which I felt was of importance to everyone doing research. I would urge everyone to contact their Congressman immediately to stop this bill from restricting our access to these vital documents. Feel free to pass this along to anyone else interested in this. Deloris Williams Immediate Action Requested Legislation in Congress Seeks to Restrict Access to Birth Records; FGS Recommends Writing to Your Congressional Representatives The U.S. House of Representatives is considering a bill, House Resolution 10 (H.R. 10), which seeks to restrict access to birth certificates. This bill, which purpose is to respond to the threat of terrorism, is on a fast track to passage and has been voted on by several committees already. Your help is needed now. David Rencher, Chairman of the Record Access and Preservation Committee, a joint committee of the National Genealogical Society and Federation of Genealogical Societies, has sent a letter to the bill's sponsor, Congressman Dennis Hastert, recommending an amendment to the bill as follows: "However, nothing in this Chapter 2 shall be construed to require a State to change its law with respect to public access to (A) non-certified copies of birth certificates, or to (B) birth certificates or birth records once a period of 100 years has elapsed from the date of creation of the certificate or record." A copy of the letter is available on the FGS site at www.fgs.org/rpa/formalactions.htm. To view this bill, go to http://thomas.loc.gov. Enter HR 10 in the search box for "Bill Number." Action Is Needed Now Because this bill is moving toward passage so quickly, it is urged that the genealogical community take action immediately and let their representatives know that they are in support of David Rencher's amendment and the FGS position in this important matter. To find your state representative's contact information, go to www.house.gov/writerep/. How Should I Word My Letter? While you should word the letter in any way that is comfortable for you, it is recommended that you include the following as a portion of the letter: "While I support the intention to increase security to protect the U.S. from terrorists and those who wish to improperly take U.S. identities, I am concerned that those researching their family's history continue to have access to non-certified birth records. Therefore, in order to support HR-10 I ask that you amend HR-10 Section 3063(d)(2) by adding the following wording to the existing paragraph: 'However, nothing in this Chapter 2 shall be construed to require a State to change its law with respect to public access to (A) non-certified copies of birth certificates or to (B) birth certificates or birth records once a period of 100 years has elapsed from the date of creation of the certificate or record.' I believe that this additional language is imperative so that the states do not react by restricting all certificates to comply with the law, rather than dealing with certified as opposed to non-certified birth certificates. This proposed amendatory language would remind them that they can and should be treated differently." --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.774 / Virus Database: 521 - Release Date: 10/7/2004

I would like some help in trying to distinguish which Williams may have been the husband of Sarah Rose, who was married before 1768. If you know of any of these persons mentioned in these abstracts, please e-mail me. Thanks. E.W.Wallace Descendant of William Rose through his son Frederick Rose, who went to Georgia after the Revolution.. SARAH ROSE. (Living and married in 1768). Is Sarah Rose, daughter of William Rose of Tar River area, the wife of Stephen Williams OR of John Williams of early Granville Co., NC? (Her father's abstracted will is at the end of this message) This Williams family is NOT to be confused with the more prominent Williams family of the area around Nutbush Creek [now Kerr Lake] of northern Granville Co. who interestingly enough had a Charles Williams also. Sarah Williams was named in the will of her father, William Rose of Granville Co., written early 1768. Based on tentative research, we believe her spouse may have been Stephen Williams of Tar River. If Stephen was her spouse, then his father was William Williams of the Tar River area, whose will was proved Feb 1765, Granville co., NC. Unrecorded wills, 1746-27 "66 - Apr 3, 1763 - proved Feb 1765- William Williams wills to son Charles Williams 250 acres of land on south side of Tarr river, also my part of the wagon and two horses belonging to the wagon, a feather bed and furniture; to son Stephen Williams, plantation whereon I now live containing 143 acres on north side of Tarr river and a feather bed and furniture, a horse and my saddle; to daughter Lucy Pitman, wife of Samuell Pitman, 5 shillings; my wife Elizabeth to have use of plantation and dwelling house whereon I now live for as long as she is my widow or for life and at her death, the land go to the aforesaid Stephen Williams; the movable property divided between Charles and Stephen Williams. Exrs: my son Charles Williams and friend Francis Fowler. Wts: John Williams, John Morris. (Zae Hargett Gwynn, ABSTRACTS OF THE WILLS AND ESTATE RECORDS OF GRANVILLE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, 1746-1808 [Rocky Mount, NC: Joseph W. Watson, 1973], p. 27) Or, was Sarah's spouse John Williams? (p. 21 of Gwynn's COURT MINUTES OF GRANVILLE CO.) This is the abstracted will of William Rose of Knap or Nap of Reeds area of Granville Co., NC: Granville Co. NC unrecorded will-page 54. [Written] Dec 1, 1768 - proved Jan. court 1769- William Rose wills to son Frederick Rose 300 acres on Reeds creek, 6 head of cattle, and 3 sows and pigs when he is 21 years old; to my son William Rose, my lower tract on Nap of Reeds creek known as "Elwoods," 6 cattle, 4 sows and pigs when he is 21 years old; to son Howel Rose, all land whereon I now live after his mother's death, she to live and use it for her lifetime; to daughter Sarah Williams, 10 pds; to daughter Elizabeth Rose, 40 pds. when she is 21 years old or married; to daughter Winneyfred Rose, a negro woman, 5 cattle now at Robert Sorriels when she is 21 years old or married; to my wife Amy Rose, 2 negroes, household furniture, livestock, for her lifetime and, at her death, to be sold and money to my son Howel Rose, with exception of setting up Frederick and William with enough of pewter, tools, etc., etc. Exrs: wife Ame Rose, brother-in-law James Langston. Wts: James Langston, James Willis, Jean Langston. (Zae Hargett Gwynn, ABSTRACTS OF THE WILLS AND ESTATE RECORDS OF GRANVILLE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, 1746-1808 [Rocky Mount, NC: Joseph W. Watson, 1973], p. 22) As noted, a number of these heirs were not yet 21 years of age, including Frederick. The widow was the former Amy Langston, and she married twice subsequent to Rose's death. (These Roses were associated with Merritt, Langston, and others of that general area of colonial Granville Co., NC.) Please forward this message to other rootsweb groups who you think might be interested. EWW

The North Carolina Genealogical Society is sponsoring a two-day workshop, THE NORTH CAROLINA-VIRGINIA CONNECTION, Helen Leary and Barbara Vines Little, speakers. The workshop will be held Nov. 12 & 13, 2004 (Friday & Saturday) at the Wake Commons Building, 4011 Carya Drive, Raleigh, NC. Friday, Nov. 12: "Colonial Settlement Patterns, Records, and Research Techniques" (Leary) "Virginia Research I" (Little) "Virginia Research II" (Little) "Migrations Into, Through and Out of North Carolina" (Leary) Saturday, Nov. 13: "The Carolina Road" (Little) "Virginia Suburbs in North Carolina" (Leary) "The French and Indian War: Its Impact on Migration" (Little) "How Much Proof is Enough?" (Leary) Helen F. M. Leary, CG, CGL, FASG, FNGS, has been a professional genealogist since 1978. She is a Certified Genealogist, Certified Genealogical Lecturer, Fellow of the American Society of Genealogists, and a Fellow of the National Genealogical Society. She is the coeditor of and contributing author to North Carolina Research: Genealogy and Local History and revision editor for the second edition. She speaks with authority, accuracy, and humor about a wide range of genealogical and historical topics. Barbara Vines Little, B.S., Concord College, M.Ed., U. of Va. has been a professional researcher since 1982. She specializes in Virginia record sources, land platting, neighborhood reconstruction and tax records. Barbara is a former President of the Virginia Genealogical Society and was the Program Chair for the 1999 NGS Conference in the States. She has been the editor of several genealogical publications including the Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Der Kurier, and the Virginia Genealogical Society’s Newsletter. She has published three volumes of Virginia court records and lectures widely. Membership information is also available on the web site. Maps showing the location of the Wake Commons Building in Raleigh may be found at http://dirm.state.nc.us/happ/Map2Comns.pdf and http://www.ncgenealogy.org/workshops/2002/caryadrivemap.html Details and registration information for this Annual Meeting & Fall Workshop are available at http://www.ncgenealogy.org/ by clicking on Calendar or Workshops on the left side of the page, then on Annual Meeting & Fall Workshop.

My research of two groups of families named Williams in early Granvile Co., NC--one clustered around Nutbush Creek, now part of Kerr Lake, it seems, and another clustered around Knap of Reeds, Tar River area--reveals that there were two rather distinct Williams families. My research is by no means exhaustive. However, since one of my ancestors in the Knap of Reeds area (colonial era) was a Baptist minister, William Washington, I venture to say that associated families in that area--Rose, Langston, Merritt, Williams, et al--were also Baptists. On the other hand those clustered around Nutbush creek seemed without any specific religion, although later generations were associated with Rev. Henry Pattillo, whom I understand was Presbyterian. Also, at Williamsboro or Williamsborough, there was/is an Anglican church called St. John's. The neighbors of these Williams families were Henderson, Bullock, Sneed, et al. I suspect information may be found about the first group in a publication such as this, held by the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. I have not explored this publication, so forgive me if I am wrong. Title The Williams family of Granville County, North Carolina and Marshall County, Tennessee : ancestors -- descendants -- connections to the Allison, Boyd, Camden, Haislip, Harris, Ogilvie and Peace families Authors _Schack, Elizabeth Thompson_ (http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=authordetails&authorno=223548&name=Schack,+Elizabet h+Thompson) (Main Author) Note Location Film Also on microfiche. Salt Lake City : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 2003. 4 fiches FHL US/CAN Fiche 6006758 Please note that this book has been filmed and is on four microfiche with the number given above. Each microfiche, when ordered through your nearby LDS family history center, costs 15 cents apiece. This gives a total of 60 cents for the four microfiche. Can you afford that amount to sort out these Williamses. Had I enough time, I would delve into this. If you go to the familysearch.org website, click on the link to the catalog (on the lower right of the screen) and do an author search (name given above), you will find more details about this publication. I hope this information helps persons researching Williams families in colonial Granville co., NC. One has to be quite careful in sorting them out. If you are researching one Samuel Farrar Williams (b. ca 1759 Granville Co., NC-d. ca 1835 Henderson Co., KY), contact me. He was the only surviving son of William Williams who died testate at Boonesborough [then Virginia, now Kentucky] on or about 25 Dec 1775. He was a nephew of the more famous Judge John Williams, aka John Williams, Esq. aka John Williams, Jr. of Granville Co., NC. (My grandfather's line) Oh, yes, I am also a descendant of Daniel Williams, who died testate ca 1759 in Granville Co., NC. His son, Henry Williams of Caswell Co., NC, is my ancestor. (My grandmother's line.) Daniel Williams was the uncle of the above-named John Williams, Esq. E.W.Wallace .

Dear Ira and others interested in Harrises of Early Granville Co., NC First, thank you for giving us the URL for the early tax lists of Granville Co., NC. Some of these lists were published long ago, if memory serves, in an issue of the North Carolina Genealogical Society Journal (an excellent journal for North Carolina researchers). Second, I do not connect (at least immediately) any of these Harrises with the descendants of William Harris and his wife Temperance Overton of the Pamunkey area Hanover Co. VA Many of these descendants are found later in Louisa and Albemarle Cos. and probably in adjoining counties, such as Amherst. Just a thought for MORE homework for Harris Hunters of Granville Co. I believe there are extant maps of the watercourses in old Granville Co., NC. They may have to be augmented by maps of Vance Co. and Warren Co. These may be held by North Carolina State archives, or perhaps a historical or genealogical society in Granville Co., NC. Why do you need a map of the watercourses? According to some brief lessons I had at the instruction of a DAR genealogist some years ago: 1) Sort out colonial families by the watercourse on which they lived (Granville co. deeds and in some csses the Granville District grants give this info--more homework!!!) 2) Determine who their associates were. Who was the bondsman at the marriage? Who witnessed their deeds and other documents? Who were their neighbors? Deeds and marriage records and court records may help here. Refer to Gwynns or Rackley's books. In my case, I was trying to help a DAR applicant sort out two men by the same unusual name--who lived in adjoining counties in North Carolina (but not Granville Co.). Which one was linked to the applicant? That is when I was given the above instructions. Fortunately for me, we had a previous application on that patriot, and the names of the children of the patriot and their spouses [good clue] were available. I began to research those surnames, particularly of the daughters' spouses, and this helped me immensely in establishing the correct identity. Granville Co. is fortunate to have so many surviving records. The old books by Zae Hargett Gwynn were of immense help to me, and the newer ones (deeds and wills) by Timothy Rackley are even more detailed. Brent H. Holcomb transcribed the marriage bonds and Geneal. Publ. Co. published them several years ago. There are some errors, of course, but since the book is indexed, this shortens your task a good deal. Also, if I remember correctly, the Family History Library has films of the devisor and devisee indexes (listed under probate records), and, even without reading the estate papers, one can generally figure out family relationships. I am told that more and more records of Surry Co., VA (some of my ancestors in Granville Co. came from there, but probably by way of Chatham Co., NC) are being transcribed--and discovered. So--I have not solved your problem.