Mary, According to "Origins of the Shuford Family in America - A Brief History and Genealogy" written by David Wilson Shuford; published by Gateway Press, Inc. Baltimore, MD in 1998: Pages #77 & #78: "84. *Mary "Polly" Ramsaur b. 21 June 1803 in Lincoln County, NC, m. Jacob "Millwright" Ramsaur b. 6 Aug 1801, (son of John Ramseur) Ramsour and Elizabeth Hedick (Hedrick?) buried: Ramsour Cemetery, Lincoln County, NC. Mary died 24 Dec 1872, buried: Ramsour Cemetery, Lincoln County, NC. Children: i Theodore Ramsaur m. Mary Knupp. ii Oliver Ramsaur m. Elizabeth Ramsaur. iii Melvin Vardy Ramsaur m. Elizabeth "Eliza" Turner, (daughter of John Coulter and Barbara Ramsaur). Elizabeth: Elizabeth was an adopted child or was raised by the Coulter family. iv Sallie Ramsaur m. Daniel Forney. v Susan Ramsaur m. Robert P. Reinhardt, d. 1902. Robert: Enlisted in Company A, 12th NC Regiment in April 1861. Appointed postmaster at Newton, NC." *Mary "Polly" Ramsaur was the daughter of John Ramsaur, b. 19 Dec 1770 (son of Jacob Ramsour and Ann Carpenter) d. 21 Jan 1857, Lincoln County, NC, buried: Daniel's Church Cemetery, Lincoln County, NC and Elizabeth Warlick Shuford, b. 05 Nov 1774 in Tryon County, NC, m. 1789 in Lincoln County, NC, d. 1 Jan 1849, Lincoln County, NC, buried: Daniel's Church Cemetery, Lincoln County, NC. John Ramsaur was a Captain in the War of 1812 & fought at the Battle of New Orleans. Mary "Polly" Ramsaur was the sister to my 2nd great-grandfather, David Wilfong Ramsaur. Carol in Jacksonville Beach, FL -------Original Message------- From: Mary Harbinson Date: 11/17/04 15:57:09 To: [email protected] Subject: HELP Very Confused on my Ramsaur Family Line David Ramsaur born Sept 23, 1733 married Mary Magdalina Warlick, They had a child John Ramsaur who I have as being called Big John He was born Sept 1, 1766, I have him married to Elizabeth Hedrick, He has a son Jacob Ramsaur who I have as Jacob R. Ramsour, born about 1801 in Lincoln Co. N.C. ( Who was this Jacob R. Ramsaur married to?? Child Melville Vardry Ramsour born about 1846 and died 1917 buried in the Ramsaur Cemetery, Lincoln Co. N.C. I have him married to Elizabeth Jane Turner born 1851, does any one know who her parents were? I have all thier children. .In the marriage bonds of Lincoln Co. there is a Vardy M. Ramsour married to a Nancy in 1850 which can't possibly be my line. Who is he? and where does he fit into this Ramsour line? Addie May Ramsaur is my direct line of Taylors born May 26, 1881 and married to Charles Conley Taylor. I have their children and info on them. Appreciate any help on this line of Ramsaur's.