Susie Can you list some descendants of Turner Harrison as I have a lot of harrison ties to my families in the area NCHALIFA-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > Subject: > > NCHALIFA-D Digest Volume 99 : Issue 162 > > Today's Topics: > #1 Re: [NCHALIFA] JAMES/HARRISON/TURN ["suzie-tim ball" <SUZIETIMBALL@wor] > #2 [NCHALIFA] Re: NCHALIFA-D Digest V [RLDOZIER@aol.com] > #3 Re: [NCHALIFA] Old Cemeteries [Slowm@aol.com] > #4 [NCHALIFA] Old Cemeteries [Glen Gallagher <GlenGallagher@comp] > > 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: Re: [NCHALIFA] JAMES/HARRISON/TURNER > Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 23:07:16 -0400 > From: "suzie-tim ball" <SUZIETIMBALL@worldnet.att.net> > To: NCHALIFA-L@rootsweb.com > > 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 > > ______________________________ > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: [NCHALIFA] Re: NCHALIFA-D Digest V99 #161 > Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 23:22:52 EDT > From: RLDOZIER@aol.com > To: NCHALIFA-L@rootsweb.com > > In a message dated 8/13/99 9:49:46 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > NCHALIFA-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > > << Hello, > > The Halifax County Library, Halifax, NC has a book on Cemeteries in Halifax > County, so you might want to pay them a visit. They have a very good > genealogy collection. > Johnnie >> > > I have a copy of this book and if you wil let me know the names I will be > glad to check for you. > > Becky > > ______________________________ > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Re: [NCHALIFA] Old Cemeteries > Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 07:32:52 EDT > From: Slowm@aol.com > To: NCHALIFA-L@rootsweb.com > > Glen, I read your post re: Old cemeteries in Halifax Co. The local > Genealogical Society which meets at the Library has recorded and published > via their quarterlies the old cemeteries in Halifax Co. NC. A good place to > start would be the library in the county of Halifax. > Bea Hudson > Hampton, VA > > ______________________________ > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: [NCHALIFA] Old Cemeteries > Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 09:09:41 -0400 > From: Glen Gallagher <GlenGallagher@compuserve.com> > To: NCHALIFA-L@rootsweb.com > > I certainly appreciate the responses I received on my question about old > cemeteries in Halifax County. > > Johnnie Mc - I will look into the holdings in the library. > > Marcia - You mentioned the Bishop-Brickell Cemetery. My interest right now > is in the THOMPSON, HALL, and LEWIS families. If you have information on > any of them, I'd want to learn more. > > Florence - Thanks for letting me know about the book(s) in the library. > And I'll be keeping your book in mind for something to put on my Christmas > list. 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