Folks, For those of you who have Boomer, Harris or Gibbs lines the following was found on the Wilson Co., TN mailing list this morning. Thought some of you out there might be interested. When I find things of this nature do you think I should put it in our "Tidbits " section so everyone would get the benefit of the information and not just the list members? Keep in mind that I have not personally looked at any of these records so you can use this information as a guide for further research. Let me hear your opinions. Kay Lynn in beautiful (and extremely warm) Tennessee - ------------------------------------ Sumner Co., TN Deed Book A; pg. 4 Under remarks is Mecklenburg Co., 1797 No. 396 Heirs of William BOOMER, a private in the N.C. State Line; 274 acres within the limits of land reserved for officers and soldiers of the N.C. Cont. Line; issued 3 Aug 1820. A transfer dated 20 July 1820 stated that Isaac SAWYER, Henry and Nella GIBBS, Thomas HARRIS and Tabby HARRIS of Hide Co., N.C., the only heir of William BOOMER, a cont. soldier of the Rev. War in the N.C. Line, sell the warrant to Laurence Cherry, William Harrell, Peledey HARRIS and Francis Harper. - -------------------------- The below items are from Records of Early TN Settlers by Whitley Wilson Co., TN Deeds, Marriages and Wills (1800-1902) Thomas HARRIS of Mecklenberg Co., NC to Joseph McDowell of Burk Co., NC 738 acres of the of Stone's River. 29 May 1801 (p. 254) Deed Book A STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA GRANT #2465 213 acres on Barton's Creek to Nicholas Conrod, assignee of Thomas HARRIS. 22 February 1795 (p. 347-348) Deed Bk A Washington L. Hammon of Sumner Co. TN to Thomas HARRIS of Davidson Co. TN lot #5 in the town of Lebanon . 4 February 1804 (pp. 417-418) Book A STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA GRANT #1937 1000 acres on Round Lick Creek to Major Thomas HARRIS. 20 May 1793. (pp. 322-323) Book B STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA GRANT #9359 1000 acres on Round Lick Creek to Major Thomas HARRIS. 20 May 1793. (p. 407) Deed Bk. B Wilson Co., TN Deed Bks. N-Z (1828-1853) Elijah HARRIS to Thomas HARRIS a tract of land on Sander's Fork for $200. 23 July 1833. (pp. 403-404) Deed Bk. P Thomas HARRIS to Joseph Bogle 50 acres on Smith's Fork. 15 Oct 1834. (pg.431) Deed Bk. P

Folks, I received this today, which may be of interest to some of you. John ______________________________ If you haven't had a chance to check yet, the FamilySearch.org site has changed significantly -- and for the better. They've added many new items including maps of the Family History Library and on-site Class Schedules for those who would like to attend. http://www.familysearch.org If any of your states/counties have links to that site, you'll need to re-locate the correct URL and make the appropriate changes on your pages. (Research Guides, County Information, Catalog Information, etc.) ______________________________

Folks, This evening I've added 3 obituaries. To view these obits go to the Whats New page and click on the link which will take you to them. http://www.rootsweb.com/~nchyde/WHATSNEW.HTM Hope all of you have a wonderful week-end! Kay Lynn

Folks, For those of you interested in African-American history, especially during the Civil War period, I have posted two new web pages on the NC-USCT web site. The first is the 1922 autobiography of William Henry Singleton, a slave from Craven County who became a sargeant in Company G, 35th US Colored Infantry. After the war, he became a minister in Conneticutt. His description of his days as a slave is worth your attention. The URL is: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncusct/singlton.htm The second new page is the Pension Papers (6 pages) of Robert Dunbar (alias Robert Danvers). He was a slave from Tyrrell County who became a private in Company G, 35th US Colored Infantry and settled in Pamlico County after the war. Pension Papers shed a lot of light on a soldiers' life during and after the war. Robert Dunbar was the great grandfather of Ray Credle, one of our Hyde County researchers. The URL is: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncusct/pensions.htm John to: INT:NC-USCT-L@rootsweb.com cc: INT:NCHYDE-L@rootsweb.com

Boy are we on a roll today!! I just received a "letter from the past" written in 1918 from Herman Swindell to his mother, Sarah Ann Rebecca Swindell, who saw plenty of action in France. This letter was submitted by Bob Williams, Jr., great-grandson of Sarah Ann. Thanks Bob!! To view this newest addition go to: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nchyde/LETTER12.HTM Kay Lynn

Folks, I have added several new items to the web page today. Three queries from Bob Williams about some old photos he found in his grandmother's possessions and a new web page entitled "Taking the Backroads" which I think you'll enjoy. This new page was the idea of Thelma Credle Fulford, soon to be 88-year old mother of one of our list members, who decided to see if she could remember her old neighborhood in Rose Bay. I think she did a wonderful job and I'm sure you're all going to enjoy it. You can view any of the above additions by going to the What's New page and clicking on the link. http://www.rootsweb.com/~nchyde/WHATSNEW.HTM Kay Lynn

Folks, I have just added 3 new obituaries. To view them go to the What's New page and click on the link of each obituary. http://www.rootsweb.com/~nchyde/WHATSNEW.HTM Cold here in middle TN--a welcome relief from the sweltering heat this summer. Hope you all have a great week-end. Kay Lynn

Folks, I hope to soon set up new sections on our site dealing with African-Americans and Native Americans who resided in Hyde County. I would appreciate any suggestions and/or materials which any of you have in these areas. Your assistance will be appreciated. John

Folks, I've set up new a search engine, which will index all 385 pages of the Hyde Co., NCGenWeb. This is provided by FreeFind, who will check our web site daily for any new materials. But please don't let this keep you from browsing all of the pages...., you never know what you'll find. Remember that early record keepers often misspelled our ancestors names, so if at first your search doesn't succeed, try another spelling. I hope the new search engine will help you with your research. John

I found this on another list that I subscribe to and thought it would be of interest to you folks. "Buyer Beware" is the moral of this story. Kay Lynn ------------------ Hello - there is a for-pay Genealogy web site by the name of FamilyDiscovery.com that is illegally linking to numerous FREE resources, and charging users a "one-time" fee of $49.95 for access to the free resources. Unfortunately, there is a link to the Library of Virginia's Wills and Administrations electronic card index on this site. Requests to have it removed have been ignored. I am in the process of blocking the site from connecting to our server, but I wanted to let you all know that this is a RIP-OFF - please do not give these people your credit-card information! Please contact me privately if you have any questions or concerns - this site has been discussed at length on all of the genealogy newsgroups if you want further information. I would really like to avoid starting a conversation about it on the list. Thank you very much! Elizabeth Roderick email (eroderick@lva.lib.va.us) Director, Digital Library Program voice (804) 692-3761 The Library of Virginia fax (804) 692-3771 800 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23218 http://www.lva.lib.va.us The Digital Library Program

Folks, In the past 2-3 days John and I have added several new items for your viewing. Rather than tell you about each one of them I will refer you to the What's New page where all of them are listed. Just click on the link of the ones you're interested in. http://www.rootsweb.com/~nchyde/WHATSNEW.HTM Thanks, Kay Lynn

Folks, Anyone wishing to share research on the Marshall family, please contact Mona Prado, eamil address below. John - ------------------------------------------------ I have done some research on the MARSHALL family of Hyde Co. dating back to THOMAS JOHN MARSHALL of Hyde County and his father DR. JOHN MARSHALL of Craven County. Will be glad to share with anyone. Mona M. Prado mailto:goshagowns@simflex.com.

Folks, I have just added a really good article about the Grand Opening of the new R.S. Spencer store celebrating their 100th Anniversary. This article has photos, two of "Mr. Tony", the man that started it all a century ago, and some photos of the stores, past and present. You may view this article at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nchyde/ARTICL12.HTM Kay Lynn

Folks, Anyone who can help please reply to Lee's email address below. Remember, Hatteras was part of Hyde County from 1823 to 1870, when it became part of Dare Co. Thanks, John - --------------------------- Hi, Are there any known photos of the 20th Indiana regiment on Hattaras and/or photos connected with Chicamacomico or the capture of the ship "Fanny"? My gg grandfather was captured on the "Fanny", Oct. 1, 1861. He died the following year after release from Libby prison on parole. Thanks for any help. Lee Oxford lee@thebridgeonline.org

Hello, I just wanted to tell you that, after looking all over the eastern part of the USA on the USGENWEB, I have found your site to be the most informative, clear-cut and basically the best site that I have seen on the USGENWEB so far! Keep up the great work! Susan Black Davis Suenann1@home.com - ------------------------------------------- Folks, I received the above email this morning. Thanks to Kay Lynn and all of you hard working Hyde researchers who contribute to our site and help other folks out, this email is for you. To anyone else who would like to contribute Hyde research, or to help out on an ongoing project, please contact Kay Lynn or me. Thanks, John - --------------------------------------------

Folks, Anyone having info on the 17th NC Infantry, please let Jeff know. Anyone having info on Company B of the 17th, which was mainly from Hyde County, please let me know. John B. McGowan jmack@carolina.net ----------------------- Hello, I am working on a graduate paper on the 17TH NC Troops (2nd org) and wanted to know if you know of any good primary sources like papers diaries, etc or secondary sources. Thank you. Jeff jgirvan@prodigy.net - -----------------------------------------

Dear Hyde Researchers, In case anyone has noticed, I've been offline since the first of the year. I have now resumed my duties as co-host of the Hyde Co., NCGenWeb Pages with Kay Lynn. First of all, I want to sincerely thank all of you who so kindly helped and supported me, first with my computer crash and then with my more recent illness. I won't soon forget your generousity and your thoughfulness. As the Beatles said, "I get by with a little help from my friends." Thank you all. Most of all, I want to thank Kay Lynn for everything she has done for me and for all of the Hyde researchers. There just aren't words enough to express my graditude and admiration of my friend, a friend to all of us. Without her, the Hyde Pages certainly wouldn't be as nearly beneficial to researchers as it is. Thank you Kay. As most of you know, Kay Lynn has designed a new Home Page for the Hyde website which will make your navigation around the site much easier. I published the new Hyde Home Page earlier this week. The URL for the Hyde Home Page will remain the same: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nchyde/HYDE.HTM so if you have the site bookmarked, you will not have to change it. For those who may prefer it, the present Home Page will also remain online at a new URL: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nchyde/HYDEOLD.HTM . Thanks again to all of you folks, in Hyde or elsewhere. Yours truly, John B. McGowan jmack@carolina.net Hyde Co., NCGenWeb Pages http://www.rootsweb.com/~nchyde/HYDE.HTM

Folks, I have just added the following items: Obituary for Flossie Midgette Jones at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nchyde/OBITSJ.HTM New 2000 newspaper article with photo at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nchyde/ARTICL12.HTM (scroll down to last item) Announcement for Swan Days Festival 2000 at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nchyde/ANNOUNCE.HTM I hope each of you are having a wonderful Friday! Kay Lynn

Folks, I have recently posted a 1979 obituary for Mrs. Mable Swindell which was submitted by her grandson, Robert K. Williams. You may view this at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nchyde/OBITSS2.HTM I've also posted an announcement about the upcoming Fall Hyde County Historical & Genealogical Society meeting. You can view this at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nchyde/ANNOUNCE.HTM You can also click on the highlighted churches for a photo and further information. Kay Lynn - who has been watching the most beautiful sunset this evening and 3 deer grazing in the back pasture. What a wonderful ending to the day!

Folks, I have added two new queries on the SELBY and CLARK families. You may view and reply to the them at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nchyde/HYDEQUE5.HTM Kay Lynn