My gggrandfather ABNER PACE (1821-1900Rowan) was apprenticed as an orphan in 1837 to HIATT & JEAN SADDLEMAKERS in Guilford, probably in the No. Oakridge area, but I am not sure of that last part. I am still searching for Abner's parents' names. The apprentice bond gave neither his birth date or parents' names. It only said he was 16 in August 1837, but I know that age may not be totally accurate. The clue to location in Guilford might be the court agent (John A. Mebane) and witness (D. A. Gillaspie) I wonder if someone would check the 1840 Guilford Census for Hiatt and Jean (possibly Christopher Hiatt and William Jean, but not sure since there are others of these names). Abner should have been in their household in the 1840 census and I would like to know what birth county the census shows for him. I have been assuming it was Guilford, but perhaps it is not. Later census reports only say born in NC. Betty Pace - Norfolk, VA ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

This msg is for those who are researching in Guilford County, NC. Be sure and visit the web-site of the Guilford County Genealogical Society. They have listed the contents of their quarterly journal. You might find an article about your ancestors. Find them: www.greensboro.com/gcgs Jerry

Some of you have asked if I had any answer to my question about Moriah Church Cemetery. I had felt it was in Guilford, but hadn't gotten any information that that was so. Jean just answered with this message which confirms there is a Moriah (Methodist) Church in Greensboro. Does anyone know anything more about this Church? Does it have an old cemetery associated with it? Diana Jean Greeson <MyrtleG@worldnet.att.net> >Hi Diana, >I live within approx. 3 miles from Moriah Methodist Church Cemetery. >If this is the one you are looking for, it is located on Liberty Road >South, >formerly 421 South. It is probably 2 or 3 miles outside the city limits >of Greensboro, Guilford County, N.C. There may be another Moriah >Church but I am not familiar with any other. > >By the way, thanks for all the info you have sent to the lists. I am sure >this will help many people, including myself. I have been looking for some >info on my g-g-g-grandfather, John A. Weatherly, and I am sure this will >be help. He lived and died right here in Guilford County but I cannot find >anything about his parents, his siblings or his wife's. > >Thanks again, >Jean Greeson >Greensboro, N.C. >

Here are the next nine Wyrick marriages from Guilford. Again if anyone knows who there parents/or children please drop my a line. 10. Ibby Jane Wyrick and William M Grissom married 11 Aug 1866. 11. Isabella Jane Wyrick and James Madison Milloway married 12 Dec 1861. 12. James M Wyrick and Rachel M Smith married 11 sept 1866. 13. James Edgar Wyrick and Daisy Elizabeth Howerton married abt 1913. 14. John H Wirick and Polly Rodgers married 27 oct 1848. 15. Martin W Wyrick and Mary A Nutt married 1 aug 1865. 16. Malinda Wyrick and Isaac Williams married 22 Feb 1866. 17. Milton W Wyrick and Parmelia Jane Nutt married 3 oct 1866. 18. Nancy A Wyrick and Solomon King married 29 aug 1848. One more batch to come. Thank you Yvonne Wyrick

I am searching for information on the ancestors of Elizabeth LOYD. Does any one have these LOYDs in their tree? 1 Elizabeth LOYD: b. Guilford Co., NC December 5, 1789. d. November 7, 1845 m. Daniel WESTER in Sumner Co., TN, 1 May 1804. resided in Green Co., TN January 2, 1805. ch. Edith G. WESTER born 1 JUN 1809 Generation 2 (parents) John LOYD: b. Kingston, Roame Co. TN 1762 . resided in Guilford Co., NC December 5, 1789. m. Rachel VANDEVER in Guilford Co., NC, 8 June 1796. b. abt 1762. Generation 3 (grandparents) Thomas LOYD b. Kingston, Roane Co., TN 1762. m. Mrs. PEAYCORD. (The former Mrs. Peaycord is the only way I have seen her refered to as.) Any little old thing will be appreciated. Thank you for your time. Bill in Phoenix Bill7230@aol.com

Number #5 Posting Minutes of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions Guilford County, NC Apprentice Bonds N.C. Archives microfilm CR 046.300.01 November Term 1810 page 546 Ordered by the court that the sherriff be directed to take an orphan boy by the name of William CHAPPEL in the possession of Ruth CHAPPEL and place the said orphan in the hands of Obed ANTHONY until next court, and the said Obed ANTHONY be directed to fetch him to the next court so that regular proceedings may be held with him. November Term 1810 page 546 Cloy, a negro girl aged twelve years the 15th day of last June, be bound to Jacob BRAZEL until full age, to learn the art of a spinster and weaver. to give her a feather bed and furniture worth $10.00 and two suits of freedom dues. Bond taken. November Term 1810 page 549 Bennett SMITH, aged eighteen years the 11th day of February next, be bound to Thomas EDWARDS until full age, to learn the art of a hatter, three months schooling and common freedom dues. Feb Term 1811 page 559 Jesse HOBBS, orphan aged sixteen years last November, be bound to Richard MENDINGHAM until full age, to learn the trade of a tanner, to read, write, and cypher through the rule of three give him common freedom dues to the amount of $25.00. To be continued....#6

I never got an answer to my question. Does anyone know where the Moriah Church Cemetery is located --County ?? Diana email: ddavis@logicsouth.com My Genealogical Website: http://www.my-ged.com/davis/ Phillip Kime Descendants website: http://www.my-ged.com/kime

I do not think I have posted this request to the Guilford News Group and hope that some one out there can help. I am looking for Boone ancestors. Albert Van Boone and Cora Alice Barnett were my great Grandparents and lived in Guilford County, North Carolina. I believe that Albert Boone was a furniture maker. I have listed all of the information I have below. Please let me kow of any connections you amy have. Thanks, Stacy Descendants of Albert Van Boone (m=married, d=died, b=born) 1 Albert Van Boone b: October 03, 1881 in Guilford County, NC d: 1956 .. +Cora Alice Barnett b: October 17, 1876 d: 1967 m: Unknown ......... 2 Irma Boone b: September 18, 1907 d: 1986 ............. +Joseph Linberry b: September 27, 1908 d: Unknown m: Unknown ......... 2 Mildred Beatrice Boone b: July 11, 1914 in Guilford County, NC ............. +Walter Theo Gowens b: February 28, 1915 m: March 31, 1934

I worked at my local FHC yesterday and found 27 couples from Guilford Co that I have not been able to connect. All were married in Guilford County, NC. If anyone on the lists can give me the parents of these old newly weds, I would be grateful. I'll post them in groups of 9. 1. Alfred Wyrick and Nancy Elizabeth Busick married 17 dec 1860. 2. Alice Wyrick and Elijah Alvis Howerton married 16 Oct 1877. 3. Anne Wyrick and John Starrett married 20 Aug 1844. 4. Anne J. Wirick and Adison F. King married 25 Aug 1854. 5. Benjamin Wirick and Jane Mark married 30 Mar 1868. 6. Elizabeth Wirick and Francis Sult married 29 Nov 1832. 7. Elizabeth Wyrick and William Climer married 16 Aug 1842. 8. Elizabeth Wyrick and Frederick Smith married 10 Jan 1843. 9. Elizabeth Jane Wyrick and Michael C. Davis married 20 Nov 1860. more to come....... most gratefully yours, Yvonne Wyrick

Number #4 Posting Minutes of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions Guilford County, NC Apprentice Bonds N.C. Archives microfilm CR 046.300.01 November Term 1807 page 421 Harris CANNON, orphan of James CANNON be in the care of William LANE, Esq. for one year, and that the sherriff pay over to William LANE $35.00 for the maintance of said child for one year. February Term 1808 page 428 Thomas LLOYD, orphan aged 10 years the 28th day of September last, be bound to Nathan MENDINGHAM until full age, to learn to read, write and cypher through the rule of three, to learn the art of a millwright, give him a brand ax, hand saw, square compass, and two suits of apparel as freedom dues and $5.00 in cash when free. Feb Term 1808 page 428 Caty ALEXANDER, an orphan girl, be bound to Jarepyh (sic) BARNETT until full age, to give her one year schooling, a bed and two suits and wheel when free. May Term 1808 page 427 Milley ALLISON, orphan aged twelve years and six months the 2nd day of this month, be bound to Isaac MENDINGHALL, give her a feather bed and furniture, a spinning wheel and two suits of apparel, and to read and write. To be continued....#5

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<< TRAIL & MIGRATION SITES The Overland Trail http://www.over-land.com/index.html American Migrations Web Site http://members.aol.com/gedsearch/migrate.htm National Historic Trails Interpretive Center http://w3.trib.com/~rlund/NHTIC.html The Northern Great Plains, 1880-1920 http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award97/ndfahtml/ngphome.html Pioneering in the Upper Midwest, 1820-1910 American Memory Project, LOC http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/umhtml/umhome.html Juliana's Links http://www.ancestry.com/ancestry/testurllinks/search.asp (In the Category Search, select 'Miscellaneous' and then "Westward Movement") OREGON/CALIFORNIA TRAIL Oregon-California Trails Association http://calcite.rocky.edu/octa/octahome.htm End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center http://www.teleport.com:80/~eotic/index.html Oregon Trail http://www.isu.edu/~trinmich/Allabout.html Emigrant Summit Trail (to California) http://www.r5.pswfs.gov/heritage/010.HTM Opening of the California Trail http://www.tahoenet.com/tdhs/tpstephn.html MORMON TRAIL MormonTrail.com: The Pioneer Experience http://www.mormontrail.com/ MormonTrail.net http://www.mormontrail.net/ History of the Mormon Trail http://lserver.aea14.k12.ia.us/SWP/cdavis/MTOP.HOMEP Iowa Mormon Trails http://www.lisco.com/iowamormontr/ SANTA FE TRAIL The Interactive Santa Fe Trail (SFT) Homepage http://raven.cc.ukans.edu/heritage/research/sft/ Fort Union and the Santa Fe Trail http://www.viva.com/nm/ghosts/union.html CHISHOLM TRAIL Chisholm Trail Anniversary Site http://www.unicusnet.com/chisholmtrail130/ Chisholm Trail http://www.southwind.net/ict/wht/wht-07s.html SPANISH TRAIL Old Spanish Trail Association http://www.slv.org/History/ost.htm RAILROAD "The reality of a transcontinental railroad resulted in several changes in Mormon emigration policy. In the late '60's, missionaries often recommended to their converts that they remain in their homes until the completion of the railroad, thus avoiding much of the hardship, sickness and death that had marked the trail of the covered wagon. By so doing they would also be able to accumulate more money to bring with them to the new community, or to assure the passage of the entire family. And in Utah, men who would otherwise be called to leave their homes to guide the incoming Saints to Zion, could stay at home to carry on their own work. With this in mind, the missionaries were frequently given the responsibility of placing families in mid-west or eastern communities where they could find homes and employment." The above excerpt is from "Our Pioneer Heritage, Volume 8," (available online to Ancestry.com subscribers at: http://www.ancestry.com/ancestry/search/3239.htm) RRHistorical http://rrhistorical.com Railroad Maps from the Library of Congress http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/rrhtml/rrhome.html Golden Spike National Historic Site http://www.media.utah.edu/medsol/UCME/g/GOLDENSPIKE.html Railroads in Kansas http://history.cc.ukans.edu/heritage/research/rr/railroads.html MAPS Westward Migration in U.S. 1775-1860 http://www.ancestry.com/ancestry/FreeImages.asp?ImageID=299 Exploration and Settlement Before 1675 http://www.ancestry.com/ancestry/FreeImages.asp?ImageID=641 Exploration and Settlement 1675-1800 http://www.ancestry.com/ancestry/FreeImages.asp?ImageID=643 Exploration and Settlement 1800-1820 http://www.ancestry.com/ancestry/FreeImages.asp?ImageID=644 Exploration and Settlement 1820-1835 http://www.ancestry.com/ancestry/FreeImages.asp?ImageID=645 Exploration and Settlement 1835-1850 http://www.ancestry.com/ancestry/FreeImages.asp?ImageID=647 Exploration and Settlement 1850-1890 http://www.ancestry.com/ancestry/FreeImages.asp?ImageID=648

CITY DIRECTORIES ONLINE <<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>> ======================================================= Primary Source Media has launched a new site with City Directories online. There are currently directories for 99 cities for the year of 1859, with plans to add more cities periodically, beginning in January 1999. The database "offers full-text searchability, making it possible for the user to search city directories using any word or string of words. For example, you can enter a last name, address, occupation, cultural or business institution, and do a search across the entire database or on a single directory. In addition, you can view full facsimile images of each directory page, providing convenience, speed, and authenticity. Advertisements and city maps are also searchable - an important consideration for art and social historians as well as students of advertising and consumerism." Although results for most of the cities can only be viewed by subscribers, Primary Source Media is offering free searches for Atlanta, Chicago, Galveston, Philadelphia, New York City, and Sacramento. Primary Source Media is also offering free, 30-day trials of our Online Products to libraries that wish to test the full online databases. For more information, visit the Web site at: http://www.citydirectories.psmedia.com/ And for a great article on city directories, go to: "City Directories: A Forest of Family Trees" by Leslie Corn (A Professional Genealogist and Consultant at the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society) http://www.citydirectories.psmedia.com/city/essay_main1.html Ancestry.com subscribers already have access to the following directories. Look for more in the near future as Ancestry is currently working on adding several more of these valuable resources. Directory of Nevada, 1862 http://www.ancestry.com/ancestry/search/3318.htm New York City Directory, 1786 http://www.ancestry.com/ancestry/search/3432.htm Philadelphia City Directory, 1890 http://www.ancestry.com/ancestry/search/3346.htm Diana email: ddavis@logicsouth.com My Genealogical Website: http://www.my-ged.com/davis/ Phillip Kime Descendants website: http://www.my-ged.com/kime

These have been sent to me through various lists I belong to over the past 6 to 8 months. I am putting them together to save space. Maybe they will help some of the new people on the lists. Sorry for duplicate mailings. Diana ///////////////////////// A wonderful site to check out if you need a definition of a genealogical term is: http://www2.palladiumnet.com/UFT/Glossary/NEWGLO_1.HTM.htm Click on the "D" and scroll down to dower. enjoy. ////////////////// Another site for England/Wales information. http://FreeBMD.rootsweb.com/ ///////////////// URL for 1775-1920 U.S. Maps http://xroads.virginia.edu/~MAP/terr_hp.html /////////////////////////////////////// >Here is a searchable site at the University of Michigan that may be of >interest to some. It contains books and periodicals from the 19th >century that have been scanned - you don't see a transcription, you >see >the real thing. http://www.umdl.umich.edu/moa/index.html ///////////////////////////////////////// if you need to know more about uploading and downloading from the internet, FTM has a 'lesson' to help at: http://www.familytreemaker.com/201/lesson7/course7_02.html ///////////////////////////////////////////// For anyone doing research in Indiana http://www.statelib.lib.in.us/WWW/INDIANA/GENEALOGY/genmenu.HTML //////////////////////////////////////////// The ship passenger lists are located at <http://iigs.rootsweb.com/immships/> The Emigrant Ship Lists Transcribers Guild http://iigs.rootsweb.com/immships/index1.html ///////////////////////////////////////// Another URL that I have used is: http://www.ancestry.com //////////////////////////////////////// *Census Groundworks: http://members.aol.com/ssmadonna/census.htm *"Census Online" - Links to Census Sites: http://www.census- online.com/links/index.html *USGenWeb Archives - Census: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ *Want to help index your county for the USGenWeb Census project? http://www.usgenweb.com/census/ *US GenWeb Census Project: http://www.usgenweb.com/census/ *SOUNDEX MACHINE: http://www.nara.gov/genealogy/soundex/soundex.html *US Census Gazetteer-place lookups: http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/gazetteer *US Census maps: http://www.census.gov/datamap/www/index.html *Official US Census Bureau homepage: http://www.census.gov/ *Check the frequency of names in the 1990 Census: http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/genealogy/www/freqnames.html *Finding treasures in the US Census: http://www.firstct.com/fv/uscensus.html ///////////////////////////////////////// >> >> I heartily recommend visiting the "National Union Catalog of Manuscript >>Collections," also known as NUCMC, at: >><http://lcweb.loc.gov/coll/nucmc/nucmc.html> >> >> The print version, which we librarians call "nuck-muck," has been a >>reference standby for years. I didn't know it was available online, and >>boy, did I print out reams of records from it. >> >> So why should you be interested in NUCMC? First of all, let me explain >>what a "union catalog" is. A union catalog is what you call the result >>(whether in print, microform, or online) of recording and describing the >>holdings of multiple libraries, archives, or similar repositories. For >>example, I worked in a public library that had a county-wide union list of >>periodicals, which enabled us to refer patrons to another local institution >>(college, university, historical society, etc.) if our library happened not >>to subscribe to a certain periodical (magazine, journal, etc.) and someone >>else did. >> >> Now, most of you know that the colleges, universities, historical >>societies, archives, and libraries across this country have all sorts of >>one-of-a-kind items, usually from people, places, and things that aren't >>there anymore. People who are deceased, companies that are defunct, >>charities that folded, and so on. Items such as: >> >>* family bibles >>* family papers >>* business records >>* church records >>* charity records >>* ethnic organization records >>* arts & cultural organization records >>* photographs >>* political and advocacy organization records >>* maps, posters, charts >>* architectural plans >>* letters, correspondence, diaries >> >> What NUCMC did was survey these repositories large and small--across the >>entire US--and publish the results in many, many large volumes, which are >>still available in libraries. And now NUCMC is online, meaning that you can >>do a search on your family names, place names, and institutions connected >>with the people you are researching. You can search the companies they >>worked for, the clubs, societies, and fraternal organizations they belonged >>to, the churches they attended, and so on. >> >> Now, there's *never* any guarantee that the records you seek were given to >>a proper repository instead of going in the furnace or dumpster, or that an >>ancestor left important papers, but try a simple search on your (US) >>hometown and see if you were familiar with half of the stuff that turns up. >>Then try a search on "_______ family" (your surname). Those with Anglo >>names will probably have the most success. >> >> I did an easy word search on "Buffalo, New York" and got over 500 hits, >>several of which told me that some religious charities' records are now held >>by an archive elsewhere in the state; that the papers of a few prominent >>Buffalo citizens are likewise in out-of-town repositories. ///////////////////////////////////////////

> Hello list > > > I am looking for any information on the following Byfords in this area: > > !.William Byford > > +Tabitha Heath m 7 May 1793 Guilford Co NC > > 2. John Byford b 1770 > > +Oma Madton 7-3-1792 Guilford Co > > 3. Henry Byford b 1780 > > > Dick Byford > > byford@fidalgo.net=20 >

Hi List, Would anyone happen to know what age the child would be When it was "full age" ..according to these bonds?? And were the ages different for males and females?? Just curious.... Pam

Number #3 Posting Minutes of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions Guilford County, NC Apprentice Bonds N.C. Archives microfilm CR 046.300.01 February Term 1804 page 280 Betsy CRUMPTON, aged 3 years last August, to be bound to Samuel GOUGHF until ful age, to learn to read and write, give her two suits of clothes, wheel and cards and freedom dues. February Term 1804 page 284 Abigal PAREY, an orphan aged 13 years the 16th of June next, be bound to David WOODBORN until full age, to give her 5 pounds hard money, or a feather bed, a spinning wheel and a pair of cards, to learn to read and write and a good suit of clothes besides her wearing apparel when free. May Term 1804 page 291 Delilah BRITTIN, orphan aged 10 years and 7 months, be bound to Eleazer HUNT until full age, to learn to read and write, to give her a good bed and furniture, a wheel and cards, a good suit of clothes at her freedom. May Term 1804 page 290 Anna WENSHAW, orphan aged 4 years and 2 months, be bound to James McGRADY until full age, to learn to read and write, to give her bedding, wheel and cards and a good suit of clothes when free. To be continued....#4

Is anyone else getting junk mail from someone at AOL? I belong to a number of lists and just recently began getting junk mail on a daily basis, almost, and it's always an AOL name. And, if there are any AOL members out there that know how I can contact AOL about this I'd appreciate it. I know they have some pretty strict rules about spamming and advertising (I think). I have no idea how this person got my name, I'm assuming it was from a mailing list but I have no idea which one. Thanks, Beth

Hello List, Since I began tracing my family roots, my research has been where I can go look at the records, plus a time period where there are fairly good records. Now the research is going out of state and into a time period where records are scarce. If anyone can help me, it will be so much appreciated. I am sorry I have made this letter so long. Lorena McNeely Mitchell, IN I came across this on the internet: North Carolina US GenWeb Archives-Military-Pension Roll, 1835 NC Pension Roll of 1835 James Compton Guilford Co. Private Maryland Cont'l Line $96.00 Annual Allowance $1,170.06 Amt. received May 21, 1819 pension started age 81 Died Sept. 5, 1831 Where can I find out more about this? Here is what I have done so far: 1) Wrote to National Archives, Washington DC for pension papers. They do not have the papers, suggested I write to State Archives. 2) Checked DAR Patriot Index. My James not listed. 3) Wrote to North Carolina State Archives and requested declaration made in Guilford Co by James Compton. They do not have any record on a James Compton. 4) Wrote to North Carolina State Archives and requested estate papers for James Compton who died Sept. 5, 1831. Did not have any estate papers. In notes received from a friend who was also researching the Compton surname, she writes that James Compton appeared in Guilford Co, NC in Oct 1818. From same court & place in 1820, James Compton appeared, age 69, tailor by trade, now unable to work, etc. The friend died several years ago. Another question: If the military record shows death date; and my friend has this information about appearing in court, what have I failed to look for? A) Should I be checking court records? B) Military records on microfilm?

Hello List, Since I began tracing my family roots, my research has been where I can go look at the records, plus a time period where there are fairly good records. Now the research is going out of state and into a time period where records are scarce. If anyone can help me, it will be so much appreciated. I am sorry I have made this letter so long. Lorena McNeely Mitchell, IN I came across this on the internet: North Carolina US GenWeb Archives-Military-Pension Roll, 1835 NC Pension Roll of 1835 James Compton Guilford Co. Private Maryland Cont'l Line $96.00 Annual Allowance $1,170.06 Amt. received May 21, 1819 pension started age 81 Died Sept. 5, 1831 Where can I find out more about this? Here is what I have done so far: 1) Wrote to National Archives, Washington DC for pension papers. They do not have the papers, suggested I write to State Archives. 2) Checked DAR Patriot Index. My James not listed. 3) Wrote to North Carolina State Archives and requested declaration made in Guilford Co by James Compton. They do not have any record on a James Compton. 4) Wrote to North Carolina State Archives and requested estate papers for James Compton who died Sept. 5, 1831. Did not have any estate papers. In notes received from a friend who was also researching the Compton surname, she writes that James Compton appeared in Guilford Co, NC in Oct 1818. From same court & place in 1820, James Compton appeared, age 69, tailor by trade, now unable to work, etc. The friend died several years ago. Another question: If the military record shows death date; and my friend has this information about appearing in court, what have I failed to look for? A) Should I be checking court records? B) Military records on microfilm?