For Mark McLeroy: I have my line of Thorntons back to Thomas Thornton, Sr., who married Martha P. Unknown in 1725. Happy to send you what I have collected if you are interested. Many people on this Board have much more than I do though. I also have a number of Bryan names, several married Lees. Freda >Hello forum, > >On this forum I've recently seen mention of Thorntons, >Bryans...especially Needham Bryan, and >Muckleroy/Mackleroy/Mackelroy/McElroy . > >Among my family lines are Thorntons from east Alabama, west Georgia >married to Nelsons........Bryans married to Nelson, with the Bryans >being from Barbour County Alabama and going back to Johnston County, NC >to include Needham Bryan.....and McLeroy/ McElroy from Alabama, Georgia >and going back to MD. > >To Betty Stokes, others : would you have any McLeroy information to >share? I don't know if we've communicated in the past or not. >Also, does anyone on the list know of a book called the Family >Adventures of John McLeroy ( or McElroy, or Muckleroy, etc. ) ? I think >that the title is similar to that. >At one time a McLeroy member had a copy of this book.....a few hundred >pages it was....and made copies to sell. >I'd like to purchase a copy. > >To Betty, others, also : does anyone have the Thornton, Bryan, Nelson, >McLeroy lines in Georgia & Alabama on back to North Carolina, Virginia, >possibly back to the immigrant, such that I'd be able to find my >connection and work backwards ? > >Thank you, >Mark McLeroy > > >On Jun 9, 2008, at 3:00 AM, ncjohnst-request@rootsweb.com wrote: >> Today's Topics: >> 1. Origin of the given name "Needham" ?? (kay bachmann) >> 2. Re: Origin of the given name "Needham" ?? (Betty Stokes) >> 3. Re: Colonel Needham Bryan (SharonBoyerBates) >> 4. Re: Colonel Needham Bryan (CTHEMIST@aol.com) >> 5. Needham (Betty Stokes) >> 6. Re: Needham (Susan Michael) >> 7. Library extends hours for Scots-Irish Workshop (NCGS Publicity) >> 8. Re: Library extends hours for Scots-Irish Workshop (Betty Stokes) >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Message: 1 >> Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2008 10:50:03 -0500 >> From: kay bachmann <kinglisb@msn.com> >> >> I have an ancestor from Johnson county with the given name of >> "Needham," and have noted other "Needhams" from postings. Does anyone >> know the origin of the name as a given name? Kay >> ------------------------------ >> Message: 2 >> Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2008 12:47:28 -0500 >> From: "Betty Stokes" <betinhou@comcast.net> >> Subject: Re: [NCJOHNST] Origin of the given name "Needham" ?? > >> They were named after a prominent official in the area. There are a >> lot of >> Needhams in my family. When I see the name I immediately think >> Johnston Co., >> NC. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 3 >> Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2008 13:59:33 -0400 >> From: "SharonBoyerBates" <SharonBoyerBates@aol.com> >> Subject: Re: [NCJOHNST] Colonel Needham Bryan >> >> Dear List, >> Colonel Needham Bryan served in the Revolution from Johnston County, >> NC. He >> was born Oct. 31, 1725 Married Nancy Smith on Feb 5, 1748. His second >> wife >> was Charlotte Moore. Needham Bryan was a member of the colonial >> assembly of >> NC in 1762 & 1771. Her represented Johnston County in the 1,2,3 & 4th >> Provincial Congresses which met 1774, 1775, 1776. In 1776 he was >> active in >> the Battle at Moore's Creek. >> >> His resume is longer than I've copied above. >> >> I have an ancestor that had a child named "Needham Lee." My ancestor >> served >> under Colonel Needham Bryan. If I had to guess--I would say that most >> all of >> his loyal soldiers named children after Needham Bryan. >> >> Thanks, SharonBoyerBates@aol.com >> God Bless America >> ------------------------------ >> Message: 4 >> Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2008 14:13:45 EDT >> From: CTHEMIST@aol.com >> Subject: Re: [NCJOHNST] Colonel Needham Bryan >> To: ncjohnst@rootsweb.com >> >> I attended a genealogical seminar once at which the speaker stated that > > given names such as Needham, Caswell, Burwell, etc, are known as >> Tidewater names. >> That is they originated with families living in the Tidewater areas >> of >> Virginia and Maryland. >> >> But, I am sure that most of the younger males in Johnston Co were named >> after Needham Bryan(t). >> >> Phyllis Mistrot >> ------------------------------ >> Message: 5 >> Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2008 13:36:50 -0500 >> From: "Betty Stokes" <betinhou@comcast.net> >> Subject: [NCJOHNST] Needham >> To: <ncjohnst@rootsweb.com> >> Message-ID: <000e01c8c996$9d9ba600$6401a8c0@your4dacd0ea75> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >> >> On my database are: >> >> Needham Freeman married Polly Moor 1775 >> Needham Green Gulley - 1820 >> John Needham Muckleroy/McElroy 1875 >> Needham Mackelroy 1839 >> Needham F. Mackelroy 1828 >> Needham Franklin Mackelroy 1839 >> Needham Mackelroy 1786 >> Needham Mackelroy 1812 >> Needham Quarles Mayfield 1858 >> Emmet Needham McKinney 1904 >> Needham Weatherly 1907 >> The spelling of Muckleroy/McElroy/Mackelroy makes no difference. They >> are >> all the same family. >> Betty >> ------------------------------ >> End of NCJOHNST Digest, Vol 3, Issue 80 >> *************************************** >> > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >NCJOHNST-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >the quotes in the subject and the body of the message