This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Fields, Sosebee, Akins, Poston, Davis, Curtis, Seabolt, Lark, Toney. Wilson Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/QUB.2ACE/883 Message Board Post: I am searching for information about Jesse 'Jess' Fields who may have been born in Lenoir County, NC. Jesse 'Jess' Fields married Catherine Akins and their first child was born in Buncombe County. Abt 1835 he migrated to Union County, Ga., where he lived the rest of his life. I especially need information about Jesse 'Jess' Fields parents and siblings. I hope someone out there can help me. Thanks.

My plans at the moment are to go to Kinston this coming Thurs for about 2 weeks. Will be in NC but where, could change depending on a family problem. Plan on attending the Civil War Symposium on Friday night and Sat and look forward to seeing some of you at this event Jane, Pat, and Cindy have worked on so hard. Also getting a tour on Friday of some of the Civil War breastworks on the old Simmons land and the area where the Jacksons and Simmons lived along the Neuse Road. At some point suppose to get a tour of the Woodington area where the Taylors lived. Should be most educational considering I know nothing of these areas and Tracy is going with me. Hope to get at least one day at the archives and lunch with Guy in his pickup and Tracy is going with me. Tracy and I are going to ECU one day. Anyone local want to do all these things with us - hollar. I have a LONG list of Supreme Court Cases that need to be pulled at the archives and could use some help. Christine will be the point person in the event of a problem although will try to check my mail from time to time. If you have a problem please contact her - CGT714@aol.com Been a LOT of you bouncing lately. Let me remind you that 4 bounces and you are knocked off the list. Martha

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: CAULEY,DOVE Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/QUB.2ACE/408.417.418.419.442.557 Message Board Post: DO YOU KNOW IF ROGER OR RODERICK CAULEY AND HIS WIFE MARY DOVE CAULEY ARE BURIED THERE IF SO PLEASE E-MAIL ME

<A HREF="http://www.couchgenweb.com/family/noble.htm">Click here: Noble & West Family</A> For those of you researching the NOBLES & WEST families of JOnes & Lenoir Co. many of them moved to Craighead Co., ARk. here is a partial descendant chart of those who did. sloan

Does any one have any information on the Shine family, believed to be in Lenoir, Jones or Craven counties. Thanks Ruth

Hello everyone, I was fortunate enough to meet a gentleman by the name of William Jones recently, he lives just on the Greene County/Lenoir County line, and is the great grandson of John Jones and Nancy Hodges. WHile he did not have any original bibles, or anything like that to share with me, he did have a genealogy record, put together by his father in 1935, of all the known descendants of John and Nancy. This record was nothing fancy, just handwritten in an old notebook, it does not include any dates (BMD) and in the case of the males usually does not even include a spouse. What it does list is children, and it is compiled based on the personal knowledge of Mr. Jones (these were is cousins and such) I have merged this info with what info I have acquired on the Hill family, and have put it online. I told William Jones I would try to help him fill in some of the dates, and update the info..... it can be found at http://carolinacuzins.org/hillandjo/index.htm if anyone wants to take a look. If anyone can help fill any of this in I would be MOST appreciative. Have a great night all. Tracy Putnam _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/QUB.2ACE/536.1 Message Board Post: I have quite a bit of information on Isaac Sparrow (1822--1885) and his second wife Jane Baker (1829--1884), much of it from the Wilbur Tyndall Collection now in the East Carolina University Manuscript Collection. I've also recently identified the site of Isaac Sparrow's ca.150-acre farm in Pink Hill Township and the sites of Isaac's and Jane's graves. I'll be pleased to help you with the information you seek if you'll get in touch with me. Keats Sparrow 307 Queen Anne's Road Greenville, NC 27858-6304 Ph. 252.756.8056

Bill, Ruth might be able to help you more. In looking at the 1850 Lenoir and Greene Census, I did not see one Westbrook. It looks to me like the Moses and Persis Young Westbrook line all left the area by then. Have a hunch the later ones were part of the Jones Co family but I could be wrong. You might want to go to Heritage Place and check the Jones Census, the Jones abstracts and take a look at the Jones Co archives for the Standley/Westbrook Bible and the new Westbrook Will that Sloan recently posted. Martha >Resent-Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2002 08:57:07 -0700 >X-Original-Sender: NCLENOIR-D-request@rootsweb.com Sun Feb 24 08:57:07 2002 >From: "William Cole" <wocole@ncfreedom.net> >Old-To: <NCLENOIR-D@rootsweb.com> >Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2002 11:01:22 -0500 >X-MSMail-Priority: Normal >X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 >X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 >Subject: [NCLENOIR] Fw: Westbrooks >To: NCLENOIR-L@rootsweb.com >Resent-From: NCLENOIR-L@rootsweb.com >X-Mailing-List: <NCLENOIR-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/1393 >X-Loop: NCLENOIR-L@rootsweb.com >Resent-Sender: NCLENOIR-L-request@rootsweb.com >Resent-Bcc: > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: William Cole >To: rrw@coastalnet.com >Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2002 10:58 AM >Subject: Westbrooks > > >My grandmother was Agnes Ina Westbrook, dtr of John Westbrook and Laura Porter. Agnes was born 09/25/1881. >She married Otis Cleveland Cole and had 4 children: William Clay Cole, Grover W. Cole, Christian Thorn Cole, and Kathleen W. Cole. Otis Cole died in an accident abt >1912, and Agnes remarried to Emmet W. Minchew. They had one son, John W. Minchew. Agnes died 11/25/1951 and is buried in Maplewood cemetary in Kinston, N.C. > >I have no further informatiion on John Westbrook, but I notice in your notes to Martha that you have a John Westbrook. Could you possible send me your Westbrook information to see if I can do some additional connecting? > >Thanks, > >bill >wocole@ncfreedom.net > >1855 Hiway 258 N. >Kinston, NC 28504 > > > >

----- Original Message ----- From: William Cole To: rrw@coastalnet.com Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2002 10:58 AM Subject: Westbrooks My grandmother was Agnes Ina Westbrook, dtr of John Westbrook and Laura Porter. Agnes was born 09/25/1881. She married Otis Cleveland Cole and had 4 children: William Clay Cole, Grover W. Cole, Christian Thorn Cole, and Kathleen W. Cole. Otis Cole died in an accident abt 1912, and Agnes remarried to Emmet W. Minchew. They had one son, John W. Minchew. Agnes died 11/25/1951 and is buried in Maplewood cemetary in Kinston, N.C. I have no further informatiion on John Westbrook, but I notice in your notes to Martha that you have a John Westbrook. Could you possible send me your Westbrook information to see if I can do some additional connecting? Thanks, bill wocole@ncfreedom.net 1855 Hiway 258 N. Kinston, NC 28504

I need to find the father of Hardy Cade, born about 1803 Greene co. and married to Eliza Pate, 1832 Greene co NC. The Cade's are from Dobbs and Greene Co. Thanks Toni

Boy is Ruth right about the IOW and Southampton connections. Ruth, I only have the two Boddie 17th Century Books and the information you referenced must be in that series he did that must have at least 10 books. All the right names are in Southampton - Burrell, Gray, Moses, Henry and it goes on and on. Not as many in the IOW will book and there is a Jesse. Might be lost in that area of Nansemond that was put into Southampton. Wills and Administrations of SOuthampton Co, Virginia - by Blanche Adams Chapman John Westbrook had a will written 13 Aug 1761 - wife Honour, son Gray (not 21), sons Thomas, William, Moses, James, Elias, Burwell. Exec - brother James Ramsey. In IOW there is an earlier John - written in 1719 prob 1733 wife not named - sons, John, Thomas, William, James, daughter Saran, sister Elizabeth Of course, the Carrs are also seated in IOW, Southampton and Nansemond.

You Westbrook researchers have enough to keep you busy for the next year. Ruth, What I knew about the Westbrook family before this week was limited to Rose and her Gray/Burrell Westbrooks and the intermarriage with the Canady family. I agree with Jack that the Westbrook Bible indicates Charles was the son of Moses, not James. In the "Rev. War Records of Sampson and Duplin Counties" by the Bizzells, there are indeed two Westbrooks. William - d with a will written in 1809 - children Furney, daughter who married Isaac Langston and William Sr. Served in the Wilmington District so New Hanover would be a logical place to look for him James - born in Southampton Co, Va in 1750. Married Mary Lee in 1774 and they had 8 children Moses b 1775 - md Edna Gainey and moved to Georgia James Jr md Isabel Uriah md Bathsheba Thornton Judith Sue md a Lee Persis who married Lewis Herring Charles - no information Joseph - md Polly Thornton William James died before 1816 and wife Mary dc 1830 - both in Sampson Co All this agrees with what you have except that the son Charles married Winifred Simmons. The list of James' children and the ones assumed to be those of Moses of Dobbs are different but one would have to assume Moses and James were brothers - too many of the same name including Persis. Maybe that name was also a Westbrook name. The Fort family also moved into NC - some in Edgecombe, Johnston and at least one in Wayne. I almost think they were connected with the Exum family in Va. I have the Boddie book and will take a look at it. Thanks, this adds to it. Got to be a connection with the Jones family here. Martha >X-Sender: rrw@mail2.coastalnet.com >X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.1 >Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2002 11:11:46 -0500 >To: Martha Marble <mmarble@erols.com> >From: "Ruth R. Westbrook" <rrw@coastalnet.com> >Subject: Re: [NCLENOIR] Odd Westbrooks and Kennedy family > >Martha, I don't know if you are aware of it or not but - there is lots and >lots of Westbrook decendents in the Sampson County area. >It is my belief that James Westbrook, Sr married Mary Sandefur Lee >they had the following children: >William >Joseph >Charles H. that married Winifred Simmons dau of Abraham B. Simmons and >Rachel Lavender. >Moses, Sr >James >Uriah this is a Sampson Co. family. >Judith >Peris. > >My understanding is that the Westbrooks came to N. C. from the Isle of >Wight area of Va. >In a book that I found at LCC (Southside familes of Va ??) not sure that >this is correct name >it has info on the Westbrook families and also their relationship to the >Fort families. John Westbrook married a dau of the Fort family - which I >understand settled in Jones Co. >When the Westbrook's first came to NC - I have been told that one settled >in Wayne County and >later the County lines changed and they were in Sampson. (don't know this >to be true) >There were also members of this same family that settled in Lenoir county >and later on to Jones. >Onslow and New Hanover. > >I think the Moses and Charles H. that was mentioned from the Lenoir Co >Bible records submitted by >Jack was the family I mentioned above. >I have that Moses and Sidney Ann (don't have a last name) had a dau >Priscilla that died 11 Mar 1837 however I do not have a birth date nor did >I have any other children listed. > >I hope this will help. >Any help connecting the Jones Co and Westbrooks of other locations will be >appreciated. > > > >At 09:35 PM 2/22/2002 -0500, you wrote: >>Ruth, >> >>Do you have any idea how the Westbrooks of Jones and the ones of Lenoir >>Connect? I didnt see names in the Standley/Jesse Westbrook Bible that >>connected but the name Moses below sure connects them. >> >>Martha >> >>At 07:56 PM 2/22/02 -0500, you wrote: >> >Martha, I am interested in the information on the Westbrook family. >> >I have been working on this family for sometime and still have loop holes >> >in my inf. >> >It has been quite interesting the names are so familiar to my husband's >> >uncles and aunts. >> >John >> >Ira Everett >> >William Ashley >> >Lewis >> >Moses Franklin >> >Nancy Penelope >> >Susan Catherine (this one was names after this groups grandmother) >> >Their father was from Jones county and was the grandson Jesse that was >> >named in the will of John >> >that I have seen on email this week. >> >Hope this helps someone and I would like to have any connections to this >> >John and Jesse (Jesse was the son of John Jr.) >> >Thanks >> >Ruth >> > >> > >> >At 02:38 PM 2/22/2002 -0500, you wrote: >> >>Jack, >> >> >> >>I have a couple of odd Westbrooks on my database sent by a researcher and >> >>list member on the Kennedy family. No documentation but it is probably >> >>right. Can you fill in the blanks? The names imply a connection to your >> >>crowd and don't want a double entry. >> >> >> >>Thomas Hardy Kennedy bc 1806 in Lenoir Co - d 1853 in Oktibbeha, Ms (his >> >>mother was one my my Hardee/Croom lines from Lenoir) >> >> >> >>md Sarah M. Shaw in Lawrence Co, Alabama >> >> >> >>They lived in Franklin and Sumter Co, Ala then moved to Oktibbeha, Ms >> >> >> >>They had two daughters who married Westbrooks I assume in Oktibbeha Co, Ms. >> >> >> >>Mary Francis md Charles C. Westbrook - bc 1828 - Mary Francis died in >>Pike Co >> >> >> >>Noted that Moses and Sidney Ann Carr Westbrook had a son Charles born in >> >>1838 in Lenoir Co but his initials appear to be Charles A. >> >> >> >>Louisa ELizabeth md Elias C. Westbrook - ca 1850 - he was bc 1822 >> >> >> >>Elias is a big Carr name. >> >> >> >>Thanks. >> >> >> >>Martha >> > >> > > >

Had a question of Jack as to three deaths in the Westbrook Bible Peggy Westbrook - died 15 Oct 1820 - who was she? Nancy Aldridge - d 16 Fe 1821 - who was she? There are numerous Aldridge's in both Greene and Lenoir Co - I have a hunch I have a line from the Lenoir Co bunch but can't prove it. Percis Allen - d15 April 1830 - bet you are right I had about 7 or 8 Westbrooks on my database before yesterday and one of them was Persis Westbrook who married William Allen and they had a daughter Martha E. Allen, b 1826, who married Thomas Jefferson Kennedy of LEnoir Co. I had no additional information on either William or Persis. Also on my database I have two other William Allens. William married Harriett Mewborn, daughter of Hardy and Deborah Parrott Mewborn. Harriett was William's 2nd wife. Ima's notes indicated there was a lot of questions as to who the first wife was and who the mother of the children was. She had listed as children of Harriett William - died as a child Hardy M. - no further information Margaret Jones Allen - b 18 Dec 1821 - married William S. Darden (mother appears to be wrong) Deborah Parrott Allen - b 21 Dec 1833 These are the notes for these people Children of the first marriage were Martha, and Nancy. There was also a Margaret b 18 December 1821 and a Rebecca, but I am not sure who the mother of these girls were. His estate was settled in Greene County in 1841. Harriett's estate was settled in 1843. Harriett was William's 2nd wife. His first wife is not known, but he had the following children by her: Margaret Allen b 18 December 1821 md William Speight Darden, Martha md Thomas Kenady, Nancy Allen md Joshua L. Carr, Richard James Allen, and Rebecca Allen. OTHER NOTES INDICATE THAT MARGARET WAS A DAUGHTER OF HARRIETT. TRY AND CONFIRM THIS. William S. Darden and Levi Mewborn were guardians to heirs of William Allen. Allen's Negroes were divided in 1841, the estate was settled in 1841 and an infant died in 1841. Harriett received as her Allotment of Dower the following land - 400 acres alloted out of 1200 lying on Sandy Run beginning at the mouth of the lane that divides between Lasiter and Wm. Allen with the lane to Reddicks line to Sand Run up Sandy run to the mouth of Maple Branch up Maple Branch to the cross fence called the Hemby field fence to the South corner at the road then stright with the road until it strikes the maple branch then to Grimsley's line then to the County road to Uzzle Lasiters then to the beginning. >From "Greene County, NC Estate Records" by William Murphy. It would appear the William Allen who married Persis Westbrook and then married Harriett Mewborn was the same man. The Persis Allen in the Westbrook Bible must be the first wife. Since she died in 1830, any children born before that time to William Allen would be hers and not Harrietts. Means I have to move Margaret. One can assume from this that the Peggy Westbrook in the Bible with a Death Date was probably Persis' sister for whom Persis named her daughter, Margaret. That would also indicate Nancy Aldridge may have been a sister. Anyone have a Nancy as the wife of an Aldridge? Jack and Mary - who could have been the father of these girls - Henry? Martha

Information I have says the Greene Co., Westbrooks came from Southampton and Isle of Wight VA. Don't know about Jones Co. Rose ----- Original Message ----- From: Martha Marble Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2002 8:59 AM To: NCLENOIR-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NCLENOIR] Westbrooks - Jones and Dobbs Anyone know the connection between the Westbrooks of Jones and Greene/Lenoir? ANyone know where the Westbrook came from before Dobbs or JOnes? >X-Sender: rrw@mail2.coastalnet.com >X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.1 >Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2002 19:56:50 -0500 >To: Martha Marble <mmarble@erols.com> >From: "Ruth R. Westbrook" <rrw@coastalnet.com> >Subject: Re: [NCLENOIR] Odd Westbrooks and Kennedy family > >Martha, I am interested in the information on the Westbrook family. >I have been working on this family for sometime and still have loop holes >in my inf. >It has been quite interesting the names are so familiar to my husband's >uncles and aunts. >John >Ira Everett >William Ashley >Lewis >Moses Franklin >Nancy Penelope >Susan Catherine (this one was names after this groups grandmother) >Their father was from Jones county and was the grandson Jesse that was >named in the will of John >that I have seen on email this week. >Hope this helps someone and I would like to have any connections to this >John and Jesse (Jesse was the son of John Jr.) >Thanks >Ruth > > >At 02:38 PM 2/22/2002 -0500, you wrote: >>Jack, >> >>I have a couple of odd Westbrooks on my database sent by a researcher and >>list member on the Kennedy family. No documentation but it is probably >>right. Can you fill in the blanks? The names imply a connection to your >>crowd and don't want a double entry. >> >>Thomas Hardy Kennedy bc 1806 in Lenoir Co - d 1853 in Oktibbeha, Ms (his >>mother was one my my Hardee/Croom lines from Lenoir) >> >>md Sarah M. Shaw in Lawrence Co, Alabama >> >>They lived in Franklin and Sumter Co, Ala then moved to Oktibbeha, Ms >> >>They had two daughters who married Westbrooks I assume in Oktibbeha Co, Ms. >> >>Mary Francis md Charles C. Westbrook - bc 1828 - Mary Francis died in Pike Co >> >>Noted that Moses and Sidney Ann Carr Westbrook had a son Charles born in >>1838 in Lenoir Co but his initials appear to be Charles A. >> >>Louisa ELizabeth md Elias C. Westbrook - ca 1850 - he was bc 1822 >> >>Elias is a big Carr name. >> >>Thanks. >> >>Martha > >

There is a lot of backtracking those of you with a Westbrook line need to do to try and link some of these people. Obviously a bunch of the other descendants of Moses and Persis Young Westbrook went to Ms and from the email this morning, some may have gone to Ala I checked a transcript of the 1840 Oktibbeha County census and found no Westbrooks. However, it's a different story for Lowndes County. **** Have noted on the database these entries household #11 Charles C. Westbrook 37M farmer NC household #611 Elias Westbrook 28M farmer NC household #614 Benjamn Exum 36M farmer NC Sarah 28F NC Jesse 10M NC Titus 8M NC Piercis 6F NC James 4M NC Lewis 2M MS This is, of course, the Benjamin H. and Sarah Ann Westbrook Exum that I'm descended from. The full name of "Titus" was "Titus Carr." I'm sure that you will agree with my observation that the proximity of the Elias Westbrook household to that of the Benjamin Exum household is indeed suggestive, particularly when you have noted that Elias was a common Carr name. *** No doubt there is a connection. household #370 Rachael Carr 54 NC Julia 28 NC Thomas 27M farmer NC Ruphas 20M farmer NC Dabney 15M farmer NC I have no idea who these folks are. I cannot help but note the name Dabney Carr, which is the same name as Thomas Jefferson's close friend and brother-in-law who was the first person buried in the Monticello Cemetery. **** Yes we usually associate the name Dabney with the Albemarle Co, Va Carr family but I suppose the name Dabney could be a fluke in Dobbs Co. Moses F. Westbrook is listed in the 1840 census for Lowndes County, immediately adjacent to a James Westbrook. Same census, preceding Moses F. and separated by 8 households are (in sequence): Allen Carr. Thomas Holliday, Chasrles Westbrook, and Moses Westbrook *** All of these people are from old Dobbs Co. 1850 Lowndes County Census from typescript compiled by Betty Wood Thomas, 1850 CENSUS LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, Blewett Company, Columbus, MS, 1978 household #356 John F. Carr 45M planter NC 19 slaves Salina 40F NC Melissa 16F NC Thomas 14M MS Margaret 9F MS John 7M MS Louisa R 9/12F MS **** Not sure I have this. Lawrence P. Carr was on the 1830 Pike Co, Ala Census and there is a John Carr also on this census bc 1790 - 1800. My speculation is they were brothers. Since Lawrence went on to Ms it is reasonable to assume that John might have also IF he was his brother but the above John's dates don't fit with the one in Pike Co. These are just odd-and-ends that I had on hand. I don't believe that I've checked later Oktibbeha County censuses or cemetery records for them. So more could be forthcoming. Also regarding Thomas Hardy Kennedy, I don't have anything on hand. However, I would have had no reason to look for him in the past. I'll bet that he's in the 1850 OK CO census. I'll check when I have an opportunity. **** There is an obvious connection and someone can try and fit it together. Martha

Anyone know the connection between the Westbrooks of Jones and Greene/Lenoir? ANyone know where the Westbrook came from before Dobbs or JOnes? >X-Sender: rrw@mail2.coastalnet.com >X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.1 >Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2002 19:56:50 -0500 >To: Martha Marble <mmarble@erols.com> >From: "Ruth R. Westbrook" <rrw@coastalnet.com> >Subject: Re: [NCLENOIR] Odd Westbrooks and Kennedy family > >Martha, I am interested in the information on the Westbrook family. >I have been working on this family for sometime and still have loop holes >in my inf. >It has been quite interesting the names are so familiar to my husband's >uncles and aunts. >John >Ira Everett >William Ashley >Lewis >Moses Franklin >Nancy Penelope >Susan Catherine (this one was names after this groups grandmother) >Their father was from Jones county and was the grandson Jesse that was >named in the will of John >that I have seen on email this week. >Hope this helps someone and I would like to have any connections to this >John and Jesse (Jesse was the son of John Jr.) >Thanks >Ruth > > >At 02:38 PM 2/22/2002 -0500, you wrote: >>Jack, >> >>I have a couple of odd Westbrooks on my database sent by a researcher and >>list member on the Kennedy family. No documentation but it is probably >>right. Can you fill in the blanks? The names imply a connection to your >>crowd and don't want a double entry. >> >>Thomas Hardy Kennedy bc 1806 in Lenoir Co - d 1853 in Oktibbeha, Ms (his >>mother was one my my Hardee/Croom lines from Lenoir) >> >>md Sarah M. Shaw in Lawrence Co, Alabama >> >>They lived in Franklin and Sumter Co, Ala then moved to Oktibbeha, Ms >> >>They had two daughters who married Westbrooks I assume in Oktibbeha Co, Ms. >> >>Mary Francis md Charles C. Westbrook - bc 1828 - Mary Francis died in Pike Co >> >>Noted that Moses and Sidney Ann Carr Westbrook had a son Charles born in >>1838 in Lenoir Co but his initials appear to be Charles A. >> >>Louisa ELizabeth md Elias C. Westbrook - ca 1850 - he was bc 1822 >> >>Elias is a big Carr name. >> >>Thanks. >> >>Martha > >

I don't have a Wooten line. Since these people were born in our area, will get this to Guy for posting to Greene and LEnoir. Many thanks. Martha >Resent-Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2002 15:45:00 -0700 >X-Original-Sender: jde3@ra.msstate.edu Fri Feb 22 15:44:59 2002 >Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2002 16:45:13 -0600 >From: "Jack D. Elliott, Jr." <jde3@ra.msstate.edu> >Reply-To: jde3@ra.msstate.edu >X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.03 [en] (Win95; U) >Old-To: Martha Marble <mmarble@erols.com>, > "NCGREENE-L@rootsweb.com" <NCGREENE-L@rootsweb.com>, > "NCLENOIR-L@rootsweb.com" <NCLENOIR-L@rootsweb.com>, > "Greg W. Lasley" <glasley@earthlink.net> >Subject: [NCLENOIR] Wooten cemetery >To: NCLENOIR-L@rootsweb.com >Resent-From: NCLENOIR-L@rootsweb.com >X-Mailing-List: <NCLENOIR-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/1383 >X-Loop: NCLENOIR-L@rootsweb.com >Resent-Sender: NCLENOIR-L-request@rootsweb.com > >Martha, > >Didn't you say that you're interested in Wootens? > >There's a very small Wooten cemetery--mid-19th c.--in Clay County in >which Sutton Hardy's daughter Unity Hardy Wooten is buried. I visited >the cemetery with my mother in mid-1970s, and it had been destroyed . > >However, there is a listing for the cemtery which I came across years >ago, copied, but somehow or the other failed to get the source. FWIW, >here is the entry, typed up verbatim: > > >[page 130] >WOOTEN CEMETERY >Location - Clay County, Mississippi, 2 miles west of West Point, on the >place of Russell Hawkins [note: this cemetery is actually northWEST of >West Point.-Jack Elliott]. To go to the cemtery, go on Highway #50 west >from West Point, turn right on gravel road; go 2 miles to pasture gate >on right side of gravel road (gate has name of Russell Hawkins on it); >go through gate for about 1 mile to house. The stones from the cemetery >have all been piled together under a tree at the back of hte house. >Copied by - Mrs. John H. Bryan and Mrs. Joe Hawkins >Submitted by - Mrs. John H. Bryan >Adress - West Point, Clay County, Mississippi >Date copied - Summer of 1960. > >Note: William M. Wooten (d. 8/7/1846/ was the son of John and Sarah >Hewes Wooten/ and grandson of Shadrack Wooten of Lenoir County, N. C. >Shadrack was a Revolutionary soldier, born in Lenoir Co., N.C., 1739: >died in Columbia Co., N.C. 1812. He was Ensign in the 5th N.C. >Army.Ref: (1) Heitman's Officers in the Continental Army, p. 606: (2) >DAR's North Carolina Soldiers in the Revolution, p. 50: (3) DAR National >#123971. >Unity Hardy Wooten (d. 9/15/1864) was the daughter of Sutton and Martha >Taylor Hardy of Dobbs (Greene) County, N.C., and the granddaughter of >Mary Sutton and Lemuel Hardy. Lemuel Hardy, Revolutionary War soldier, >was born in Bertie County, N.C. May 20, 1730: died in Dobbs (Greene) >Co., N.C. Feb. 8, 1797: married 1762. He served as a private in N.C. >Militia, 1777, from Bertie County. Ref: (1) State Records. Vol. 1, p. >A-M, No. 6, p. 18: (2) Vol. 24, p. 26, N.C. State Auditor's Office: (3) >DAR National #'s 223, 705 and 223, 708. Mrs. Lawson N. Dick, R #5, Box >382, Vicksburg, Mississippi. >Many descendants of the Wooten family live in West Point and Clay >County, Mississippi. - Mrs. John H. Bryan. > >[page 131] >William M. Wooten/ died Aug. 7, 1846/ aged 54 years. >William J. Wooten/ son of M.F. and S.W. Wooten/ died 1853. >Unity Wooten/ died Sept/ 15, 1864/ aged 70 years, 11 mos. >Lucy Frances/ dau. of Allen and Martha Ellis/ b. March 9, 1845/ d. Jan. >12, 1858 >Little Martha/ who departed this life May 20, 1857/ age 8 days >There was a foot stone with the initials W H W. >There was a foot stone with Martha/ no last name. > >

I did not check for Westbrooks in Oktibbeha Co., MS but Isom Lassiter, son of Stephen Lassiter and Nancy Uzzell who married 2 of Burwell Westbrook and Susanna Uzzell's daughters (according to Westbrook Journal) left wife Zilpha and family and moved to Oktibbeha Co. between 1840-1850. He is on both 1850 and 1860 Oktibbeha Co. census. I would have assumed from the story he wouldn't have gone to where Westbrooks were...maybe the story isn't exactly as given in Westbrook Journal. Rose ----- Original Message ----- From: Jack D. Elliott, Jr. Sent: Friday, February 22, 2002 3:37 PM To: NCLENOIR-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [NCLENOIR] Re: [NCGREENE] Odd Westbrooks and Kennedy family Martha, I can only add a few bits of additional information. I am aware of these Westbrooks but can't, as of yet, fit them into the bigger picture. Here's what I have right off hand: I checked a transcript of the 1840 Oktibbeha County census and found no Westbrooks. However, it's a different story for Lowndes County. 1850 census, Oktibbeha County, MS from FAMILIES OF OKTIBBEHA COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI 1850 [this is a transcript of the free schedule from the 1850 census], by Katie-Prince Ward Esker, n.d. household #11 Charles C. Westbrook 37M farmer NC Mary 21F AL Sarah 6F MS William 3M MS Mary 2F MS Infant 10/12F MS household #611 Elias Westbrook 28M farmer NC Elizabeth 18F AL Sarah 5F NC household #614 Benjamn Exum 36M farmer NC Sarah 28F NC Jesse 10M NC Titus 8M NC Piercis 6F NC James 4M NC Lewis 2M MS This is, of course, the Benjamin H. and Sarah Ann Westbrook Exum that I'm descended from. The full name of "Titus" was "Titus Carr." I'm sure that you will agree with my observation that the proximity of the Elias Westbrook household to that of the Benjamin Exum household is indeed suggestive, particularly when you have noted that Elias was a common Carr name. My speculation has been that Sarah Ann Westbrook Exum's mother was a Carr, perhaps a daughter of Titus Sr. and her father was possibly Henry Westbrook, the son of Charles Westbrook. Henry was living in the same district of Greene county as BHE's family according to the 1816 tax roll for Greene County, NC. Proximity of the two households in 1850 along with the ages of Elias and Sarah certainly suggests that they might well have been siblings. Sarah's age as rendered here in the census is apparently incorrect. Her marker in Greenwood Cemetery, West Point, indicates that she died January 28, 1890, aged 75, implying a birth date of 1814/1815. Birthplaces of the children in both households suggests a relatively recent arrival in Oktibbeha County from NC. Also note that Elias has a daughter Sarah. Quite a few coincidences. household #370 Rachael Carr 54 NC Julia 28 NC Thomas 27M farmer NC Ruphas 20M farmer NC Dabney 15M farmer NC I have no idea who these folks are. I cannot help but note the name Dabney Carr, which is the same name as Thomas Jefferson's close friend and brother-in-law who was the first person buried in the Monticello Cemetery. household #744 Moses F. Westbrook 45M sheriff NC Frances 37F NC John 16M student NC Permelia 12F NC Patrick 11M MS Poke 9M MS Virginia 9F MS Idella 3F MS Moses F. Westbrook is listed in the 1840 census for Lowndes County, immediately adjacent to a James Westbrook. Same census, preceding Moses F. and separated by 8 households are (in sequence): Allen Carr. Thomas Holliday, Chasrles Westbrook, and Moses Westbrook I might note that Lowndes County and Oktibbeha County are adjacent to one another. In 1872 substantial portions of Lowndes and Oktibbeha along with portions of Chickasaw and Monroe went to make up Clay County. West Point was originally in Lowndes, however it was only about a mile or less westward to the Oktibbeha County line. I don't know if you're aware of this; however it might be of interest: 1850 Lowndes County Census from typescript compiled by Betty Wood Thomas, 1850 CENSUS LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, Blewett Company, Columbus, MS, 1978 household #356 John F. Carr 45M planter NC 19 slaves Salina 40F NC Melissa 16F NC Thomas 14M MS Margaret 9F MS John 7M MS Louisa R 9/12F MS Also: from Thomas Battle Carroll, HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF OKTIBBEHA COUNTY, Dixie Press, Gulfport, MS, 1931, reprint edition, Sullivan's Printing, West Point, MS 1983 p. 49 "In 1841, Moses S. [sic, should be "F."] Westbrook succeeded James Eastland as sheriff. He remained in office until 1857. He was a slaveholder living near our Black Jack [community]." p. 67 "Moses F. Westbrook, of the eastern quarter of the county, who had become sheriff, as you probably remember in 1841, remained in office until 1857." These are just odd-and-ends that I had on hand. I don't believe that I've checked later Oktibbeha County censuses or cemetery records for them. So more could be forthcoming. Also regarding Thomas Hardy Kennedy, I don't have anything on hand. However, I would have had no reason to look for him in the past. I'll bet that he's in the 1850 OK CO census. I'll check when I have an opportunity. Hope this is of interest, Jack Martha Marble wrote: > > Jack, > > I have a couple of odd Westbrooks on my database sent by a researcher and > list member on the Kennedy family. No documentation but it is probably > right. Can you fill in the blanks? The names imply a connection to your > crowd and don't want a double entry. > > Thomas Hardy Kennedy bc 1806 in Lenoir Co - d 1853 in Oktibbeha, Ms (his > mother was one my my Hardee/Croom lines from Lenoir) > > md Sarah M. Shaw in Lawrence Co, Alabama > > They lived in Franklin and Sumter Co, Ala then moved to Oktibbeha, Ms > > They had two daughters who married Westbrooks I assume in Oktibbeha Co, Ms. > > Mary Francis md Charles C. Westbrook - bc 1828 - Mary Francis died in Pike Co > > Noted that Moses and Sidney Ann Carr Westbrook had a son Charles born in > 1838 in Lenoir Co but his initials appear to be Charles A. > > Louisa ELizabeth md Elias C. Westbrook - ca 1850 - he was bc 1822 > > Elias is a big Carr name. > > Thanks. > > Martha > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Martha, Didn't you say that you're interested in Wootens? There's a very small Wooten cemetery--mid-19th c.--in Clay County in which Sutton Hardy's daughter Unity Hardy Wooten is buried. I visited the cemetery with my mother in mid-1970s, and it had been destroyed . However, there is a listing for the cemtery which I came across years ago, copied, but somehow or the other failed to get the source. FWIW, here is the entry, typed up verbatim: [page 130] WOOTEN CEMETERY Location - Clay County, Mississippi, 2 miles west of West Point, on the place of Russell Hawkins [note: this cemetery is actually northWEST of West Point.-Jack Elliott]. To go to the cemtery, go on Highway #50 west from West Point, turn right on gravel road; go 2 miles to pasture gate on right side of gravel road (gate has name of Russell Hawkins on it); go through gate for about 1 mile to house. The stones from the cemetery have all been piled together under a tree at the back of hte house. Copied by - Mrs. John H. Bryan and Mrs. Joe Hawkins Submitted by - Mrs. John H. Bryan Adress - West Point, Clay County, Mississippi Date copied - Summer of 1960. Note: William M. Wooten (d. 8/7/1846/ was the son of John and Sarah Hewes Wooten/ and grandson of Shadrack Wooten of Lenoir County, N. C. Shadrack was a Revolutionary soldier, born in Lenoir Co., N.C., 1739: died in Columbia Co., N.C. 1812. He was Ensign in the 5th N.C. Army.Ref: (1) Heitman's Officers in the Continental Army, p. 606: (2) DAR's North Carolina Soldiers in the Revolution, p. 50: (3) DAR National #123971. Unity Hardy Wooten (d. 9/15/1864) was the daughter of Sutton and Martha Taylor Hardy of Dobbs (Greene) County, N.C., and the granddaughter of Mary Sutton and Lemuel Hardy. Lemuel Hardy, Revolutionary War soldier, was born in Bertie County, N.C. May 20, 1730: died in Dobbs (Greene) Co., N.C. Feb. 8, 1797: married 1762. He served as a private in N.C. Militia, 1777, from Bertie County. Ref: (1) State Records. Vol. 1, p. A-M, No. 6, p. 18: (2) Vol. 24, p. 26, N.C. State Auditor's Office: (3) DAR National #'s 223, 705 and 223, 708. Mrs. Lawson N. Dick, R #5, Box 382, Vicksburg, Mississippi. Many descendants of the Wooten family live in West Point and Clay County, Mississippi. - Mrs. John H. Bryan. [page 131] William M. Wooten/ died Aug. 7, 1846/ aged 54 years. William J. Wooten/ son of M.F. and S.W. Wooten/ died 1853. Unity Wooten/ died Sept/ 15, 1864/ aged 70 years, 11 mos. Lucy Frances/ dau. of Allen and Martha Ellis/ b. March 9, 1845/ d. Jan. 12, 1858 Little Martha/ who departed this life May 20, 1857/ age 8 days There was a foot stone with the initials W H W. There was a foot stone with Martha/ no last name.

In looking over my last two Westbrook messages, it occurred that I need to clarify one thing arising from the repetition of the name Moses Westbrook, lest there be confusion. In the 1840 Lowndes County MS census there are THREE Moses Westbrooks: Moses Charles, Moses F., and, as Jerry Clower might have said, "just plain" Moses. (And this is for only one county and one year. Looking at the Westbrook family over generations, there are so many Moseses that dealing with them can become mind numbing.) Just plain Moses (1810-1854) was of course the son of Charles and Winifred and husband of Sidney Ann Carr Westbrook. Moses C. was married to just plain Moses's sister Julia and was probably her cousin. At this point, I don't know how Moses F. fits into the picture but being a Moses from NC strongly suggests a family connection. Jack