In a message dated 8/19/99 11:43:44 PM Eastern Daylight Time, sjones@monroe.lib.mi.us writes: << Flossy, Who is the author of the book "History of Halifax County"? What time period does it cover? I am looking for any history of Halifax Co. in the early 1800's. My gg-grandfather Michael M. Connell and his brothers (Chambliss B., John W. and Nathanial L.) were born there in the early 1800's. I think their family were members of the Baptist church at Daniel's Meeting Place. Their mother's name may have been Nancy. Susan Jones sjones@monroe.lib.mi.us Michigan >> The Author is W.C. Allen and it covers the eriod before and after the Revolutionary War. I see a Timothy Connell listed in as a Halifax County Volunteer (Revolutionary War) W.C. allen was the Superintendent of the Weldon , N.C. public shcools. Florence

Flossy, Who is the author of the book "History of Halifax County"? What time period does it cover? I am looking for any history of Halifax Co. in the early 1800's. My gg-grandfather Michael M. Connell and his brothers (Chambliss B., John W. and Nathanial L.) were born there in the early 1800's. I think their family were members of the Baptist church at Daniel's Meeting Place. Their mother's name may have been Nancy. Susan Jones sjones@monroe.lib.mi.us Michigan On Wed, 18 Aug 1999 Flossy2@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 8/18/99 9:42:28 AM Eastern Daylight Time, > martingen@hotmail.com writes: > > << otsweb.com > > Susan Jones, at the Univ. of Mississippi, is inquiring about the early > history of Halifax Co., and I can't seem to provide her with enough > additional information to help her out. I understand that Halifax Co. has a > good public library with good history holdings. Does anyone on this mail > list know the snail-mail address of the library--or a URL if it has a > website? I would like to post this info on our NCGenWeb county site, as > well, or any other resources that you might know of that I've missed! > > Thanks for any help you can give Susan--her email address and original > question follows (please cc me, too). > > Elizabeth (Betsy) Ross > Halifax Co. Coordinator > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nchalifa/ > >> > I have a book Titled The History Of Halifax County- Wrote about > its beginnings in my own book Daughter, Be Somebody which > in the Halifax County Genealogy DEpt. What info does she need, > They have a Web site for Halifax County but I don't know the URL > > Florence > > > ==== NCHALIFA Mailing List ==== > ==== NCHALIFA Mailing List ==== > This list is brought to you by the dedicated folks at Rootsweb. > To ensure that it continues, please visit them and subscribe at > http://www.rootsweb/com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > Jesse Lawrence, listowner, jmljr@flash.net > >

Searching for information on James Baxter born abt. 1784 in Orange Co., NC and died aft. 1810 in Halifax Co., NC. He married Nancy Stone July 3, 1804 in Caswell Co., NC. Nancy was born abt. 1786 in NC, and died bef. 1881 in Halifax Co.,NC. They had one child Son Baxter, born abt. 1805 in Caswell Co., NC and died? in Halifax Co.,NC. Son had one child John Baxter b. 1826 in Halifax Co., NC who died bef. 1906. Any assistance or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. As I live in Georgia visiting sites in Halifax Co., NC poses some problems. Best regards, Bill Baxter, 11515 Mountain Laurel Drive, Roswell, Ga. 30075-1326

In a message dated 8/18/99 10:50:13 PM Eastern Daylight Time, NCHALIFA-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: << Hey Everyone, Can someone tell me the address for the Warren Courthouse in Halifax County I need a copy of a marriage license. Thank You Patti >> ******************************************* Pattie, Warren County Courthouse is in Warren County, NC. Here is the address: Cleck of Superior Court %Warren County Courthouse 109 South Main St. WArrenton, NC 27589 1-252-257-3261

Here is a website that ha a paragraph abt the library and their phone #... hope this helps... http://www.visithalifax.com/sites.html Curtis Silver

The Warren Co address is: Warren County Register of Deeds P. O. Box 506 Warrenton, NC 27589 The Halifax co address is: Halifax County Register of Deeds P. O. Box 67 Halifax, NC 27839-0067 Warren and Halifax counties border each other..

Hey Everyone, Can someone tell me the address for the Warren Courthouse in Halifax County I need a copy of a marriage license. Thank You Patti

In a message dated 8/18/99 9:42:28 AM Eastern Daylight Time, martingen@hotmail.com writes: << otsweb.com Susan Jones, at the Univ. of Mississippi, is inquiring about the early history of Halifax Co., and I can't seem to provide her with enough additional information to help her out. I understand that Halifax Co. has a good public library with good history holdings. Does anyone on this mail list know the snail-mail address of the library--or a URL if it has a website? I would like to post this info on our NCGenWeb county site, as well, or any other resources that you might know of that I've missed! Thanks for any help you can give Susan--her email address and original question follows (please cc me, too). Elizabeth (Betsy) Ross Halifax Co. Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~nchalifa/ >> I have a book Titled The History Of Halifax County- Wrote about its beginnings in my own book Daughter, Be Somebody which in the Halifax County Genealogy DEpt. What info does she need, They have a Web site for Halifax County but I don't know the URL Florence

See Answers below-- ****************************************************************************** *********************** In a message dated 8/18/99 10:26:26 AM Eastern Daylight Time, NCHALIFA-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: << I understand that Halifax Co. has a good public library with good history holdings. Does anyone on this mail list know the snail-mail address of the library-->>> ****************************************************************************** ************************ It is an excellent library and THE BEST for this area---Warren, Halifax, and Northampton. The address is: Halifax Co Library Granville Street Halifax, NC 27839 ****************************************************************************** ************************ Thanks for any help you can give Susan--her email address and original question follows (please cc me, too). ----Original Message Follows---- From: Susan Jones <sjones@monroe.lib.mi.us> To: martingen@hotmail.com CC: sjones@monroe.lib.mi.us Subject: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nchalifa/ Date: Tue, 17 Aug 1999 16:55:47 -0400 (EDT) Would like to learn more about Halifax Co, N.C. around late 1700's thru 1830. Where could I write for information. Are there books availible for this period? Am interested in finding out about Daniel's Meeting Place in Halifax, No. C. around this time period. Susan Jones sjones@monroe.lib.mi.us ****************************************************************************** ************************ Susan, There are abstractred deed books for Halifax Co. from 1759-1824; Will books from 1758-1824 & 1825-1854; Estate books from 1759-1805, 1835-1855, 1868-1909; Extant bound estate records from 1765-1853; Marriages from 1818-1867 and in the Halifax Co. Library there is a list of marriages that have been recorded from old deed records.The 1850 and 1860 Halifax Co. census has been abstracted and published. As for Daniel family information I am going to refer you to Payne Daniel who wrote an excellent book on the Daniel's family. His e-mail address is GPDRAL. You might want to drop him a note and ask him about Daniel's Meeting Place. I hope this will help you some. Becky ****************************************************************************** ************************

Looking for info on a Mary Wadkins b abt 1805 that married a Jesse Carlisle in Halifax Co on 7-30-1825. Any help would be greatly appreciated as I am the end of the tunnel and it is still dark. Marie

Susan Jones, at the Univ. of Mississippi, is inquiring about the early history of Halifax Co., and I can't seem to provide her with enough additional information to help her out. I understand that Halifax Co. has a good public library with good history holdings. Does anyone on this mail list know the snail-mail address of the library--or a URL if it has a website? I would like to post this info on our NCGenWeb county site, as well, or any other resources that you might know of that I've missed! Thanks for any help you can give Susan--her email address and original question follows (please cc me, too). Elizabeth (Betsy) Ross Halifax Co. Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~nchalifa/ ----Original Message Follows---- From: Susan Jones <sjones@monroe.lib.mi.us> To: martingen@hotmail.com CC: sjones@monroe.lib.mi.us Subject: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nchalifa/ Date: Tue, 17 Aug 1999 16:55:47 -0400 (EDT) Elizabeth, Would like to learn more about Halifax Co, N.C. around late 1700's thru 1830. Where could I write for information. Are there books availible for this period? Am interested in finding out about Daniel's Meeting Place in Halifax, No. C. around this time period. Thanks for any help. Susan Jones sjones@monroe.lib.mi.us _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com

Thanks, take your time. NCHALIFA-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > Subject: > > NCHALIFA-D Digest Volume 99 : Issue 167 > > Today's Topics: > #1 [NCHALIFA] Re: NCHALIFA-D Digest V [RLDOZIER@aol.com] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from NCHALIFA-D, send a message to > > NCHALIFA-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. > > ______________________________ > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: [NCHALIFA] Re: NCHALIFA-D Digest V99 #166 > Date: Tue, 17 Aug 1999 09:03:41 EDT > From: RLDOZIER@aol.com > To: NCHALIFA-L@rootsweb.com > > In a message dated 8/17/99 5:49:20 AM Eastern Daylight Time, > NCHALIFA-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > > << jmljr@flash.net >> > > Some one sent me a Johnson family genealogy and I will see if you might be > related. I am in the mist of painting and so I am not sure I can find it > right now. Give me a few days. -- Best Regards And Have A Good Day, Jesse M. Lawrence Jr. <jmljr@flash.net> Owner -Highland Oaks Ranch 5300 East McKinney Road ,Denton ,Texas,76208 Home: 940-243-5068 Fax: 940-243-0198 List Owner for COPELAND-L@rootsweb.com, Lawrence-L@rootsweb.com, NCHALIFA-L@rootsweb.com ,NCNortha-L@rootsweb.com, Researching histories for Pittman, Lawrence, Copeland, Wheeler, Neville, Turner and Harris.I would like to share info by GEDCOM files. Family Page http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/l/a/w/Jesse-M-Lawrence/ Family Page http://www.geocities.com/Petsburgh/Fair/1003/Ranch.html THE ESSENCE OF SURVIVAL --- "Every morning in Africa, a Gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed . . . Every morning a Lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the slowest Gazelle or it will starve to death. It doesn't matter whether you are a Lion or a Gazelle . . . when the sun comes up, you'd better be running."

In a message dated 8/17/99 5:49:20 AM Eastern Daylight Time, NCHALIFA-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: << jmljr@flash.net >> Some one sent me a Johnson family genealogy and I will see if you might be related. I am in the mist of painting and so I am not sure I can find it right now. Give me a few days.

Still looking for tie to this Johnson family in Northampton County, NC. I have added a few names after going through census data. Descendants of Jesse W. Johnson 1 Jesse W. Johnson b: 1823 d: Bef. 1880 in Northampton County, North Carolina .. +Rebecca b: 1824 d: in Northampton County, North Carolina m: November 02, 1846 in Northampton County, North Carolina ............. 2 George T. Johnson b: 1844 in Northampton County, North Carolina ................. +Mary Elizabeth Christian b: Abt. 1836 ............................ 3 James M. Johnson b: 1877 in Northampton County, North Carolina ............. 2 Vandelia Johnson b: 1849 in Northampton County, North Carolina d: in Y ............. 2 Amanda Johnson b: 1851 in Northampton County, North Carolina d: in Y ............. 2 Jesse B. Johnson b: 1854 in Northampton County, North Carolina d: in Y ................. +Rachel b: 1851 ............................ 3 Annie J. Johnson b: 1875 in Northampton County, North Carolina ............................ 3 Deanie Johnson b: 1876 in Northampton County, North Carolina ............................ 3 Walter Johnson b: 1878 in Northampton County, North Carolina ............. 2 Martha Ann "Grandmammy" Johnson b: March 10, 1855 in Northampton County, North Carolina d: March 15, 1944 in Northampton County, North Carolina Burial: Family Cemetary On Family Farm Between Rich Square And Jackson, NC ................. +Jonathan Alexander "Grandpappy Bob" Copeland b: June 21, 1849 in Northampton County, North Carolina d: July 26, 1935 in Northampton County, North Carolina Burial: July 26, 1935 Family Cemetary On Family Farm Between Rich Square And Jackson, NC m: December 23, 1875 in Northampton County, North Carolina ............................ 3 Jeanetta St. Clair "Nettie" Copeland b: September 19, 1876 in Northampton County, North Carolina d: May 05, 1954 in Murfreesboro, Hertford County, North Carolina ................................ +Quinton Kelly Futrell b: April 12, 1874 d: May 21, 1933 in Murfreesboro, Hertford County, North Carolina m: Abt. 1898 ............................ 3 James Edwin "Ed" Copeland b: February 28, 1878 in Northampton County, North Carolina d: April 13, 1957 in Scotland Neck, Halifax County, North Carolina Burial: April 15, 1957 Scotland Neck, Halifax County, North Carolina Trinity Baptist Church Cemetary ................................ +Bessie Ida Wheeler b: May 04, 1879 in Northampton County, North Carolina d: January 03, 1944 in Scotland Neck, Halifax County, North Carolina Burial: Scotland Neck, Halifax County, North Carolina Trinity Baptist Church Cemetary m: February 24, 1904 in Northampton County, North Carolina ............................ ............. 2 Henrietta Johnson b: 1859 in Northampton County, North Carolina d: in Y ............. 2 Albronetie Johnson b: 1861 in Northampton County, North Carolina d: in Y ............. 2 Alice Johnson b: 1863 in Northampton County, North Carolina d: in Y -- Best Regards And Have A Good Day, Jesse M. Lawrence Jr. <jmljr@flash.net> Owner -Highland Oaks Ranch 5300 East McKinney Road ,Denton ,Texas,76208 Home: 940-243-5068 Fax: 940-243-0198 List Owner for COPELAND-L@rootsweb.com, Lawrence-L@rootsweb.com, NCHALIFA-L@rootsweb.com ,NCNortha-L@rootsweb.com, Researching histories for Pittman, Lawrence, Copeland, Wheeler, Neville, Turner and Harris.I would like to share info by GEDCOM files. Family Page http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/l/a/w/Jesse-M-Lawrence/ Family Page http://www.geocities.com/Petsburgh/Fair/1003/Ranch.html THE ESSENCE OF SURVIVAL --- "Every morning in Africa, a Gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed . . . Every morning a Lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the slowest Gazelle or it will starve to death. It doesn't matter whether you are a Lion or a Gazelle . . . when the sun comes up, you'd better be running."

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Ffor those interested in the Sumner family which moved though Halifax, Northampton, Warren, and Edgecombe Counties -- Subj: Sumner and Blount Date: 8/15/99 8:48:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time From: charles.sumner@juno.com (Charles Sumner) To: sumner-L@rootsweb.com CC: RLDOZIER@aol.com The following might be of interest to someone on this list. I have further information on these people [ Sumner and Blount] also. - Charles Hanson Sumner, Director Sumner Family Association 62 Sandbury Drive, Pittsford, NY 14534-2636; 716-334-2989; CORRESPONDENTS: Please provide a postal address. (Membership is $5) Send the message "subscribe" to Sumner-L@rootsweb.com __________________

In a message dated 8/15/99 7:19:55 PM Eastern Daylight Time, NCHALIFA-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: << Is there anything about Pherby Bell Drew in the Halifax Cemetery book? Thanks in advance. Patty Edwards >> Sorry, but No.

Hi I wanted the share this land record that I found. There are about 5 land records in Deed Book 19, pg 76-87 with Thomas Blount and his wife Jacky Sullivant Blount selling land. Book 19, pg 85. 10 Nov. 1802. Thomas Blount and his wife Jackie Sullivan Blount of Edgecombe to John G. L. Schenck, land beginning...Thomas Morriss line...Henry Reads...Bradfords corner...Mathew Raburns...1920 acres, the same land which was devised to Jacky Sullivant Blount by her father Jethro Summer by 3 grants or patents for 640 acres each bearing the date of 9 Oct 1783. Wit: B. Barrow, Thomas H. Hall. Book 19, pg 76. 15 Nov. 1802. Thomas Blount and his wife Jackie Sullivan Blount of Edgecombe to John Everet, of Halifax Co., NC...Jethro Summers & John Everetts, formerly Nathan Powell's corner...Summers grant. 92 acres. Wit: B. Barrow, Thomas H. Hall. Hope this helps someone.

Thanks. I am looking for a Thomas or William, about1755 to 18xx. Jerry

Is there anything about Pherby Bell Drew in the Halifax Cemetery book? Thanks in advance. Patty Edwards