Boice, I am interested in your family names. I am descended from Turner HARRISON of Halifax Co NC. I don't know what the connection is, but I am sure his given name has something to do with the TURNERs that were in the area. Turner was born in 1786. Suzie Morris Ball ---------- > From: Boice Burns <burnsba@earthlink.net> > To: NCHALIFA-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [NCHALIFA] JAMES/HARRISON/TURNER > Date: Thursday, August 12, 1999 6:30 PM > > This is my first query on this list. I have a very elusive JAMES family > right over the state line in Southampton County, VA. They lived four > miles from the NC state line and I have long wondered if they did not > have dealings in NC. There were two men of mystery. The first was my > GGGF James James whose birth and death date and place is unknown. The > second was his son, my GGF James Edwin James.In 1838 my GGGF James James > in Southampton County, VA married Sarah "Sally" Harrison b 1821 VA dau > of Catherine C. "Kate" Harrison b 1800 VA. It appears that by 1851 both > these women were widowed. The children of Sarah Harrison James were: > Nathaniel T. b 1840 VA, > Benjamin Allen b 1843 VA and Joshua Cummins b 1846 NC. The only > statistic we have on my GGF James James, the younger, is from his > marriage certificate which indicates he was b 1845. For some strange > reason he did not live with the rest of the family. Could he have been > illegitimate? Could he possibly have been his father's son by an earlier > marriage?His supposed birth date could be wrong. > The children of Catherine Harrison(Sarah's siblings)were: Allen J.b > 1823, Hannah A. b 1825, Andrew J. b 1828, Elizabeth H. b 1832, and > Benfon(Benson?)F. b 1836 all born in VA. > These families were closely allied with the TURNER family in VA. One > interesting old family story is that the James family owned an oyster > bed but I have never been able to make anything of it. If anyone knows > of any of these people, any information would be gratefully accepted. > Boice Burns > Houston, TX > > > > ==== NCHALIFA Mailing List ==== > What a difference a week makes. A little participation from many really > helps to stimulate flow of information and improves interest greatly. > Let's keep the info flowing. Thanks to everyone who has participated > and shared info. We have a lot of history to uncover in Halifax County, > NC, and surrounding area. Please use subject line to your advantage to > draw attention to your post. Jesse Lawrence, listowner, jmljr@flash.net