In a message dated 5/19/2005 12:13:55 PM Eastern Daylight Time, mordway@adelphia.net writes: > Just thought that I'd mention this to you in case these names ring a > bell as neighbors or something ~ Marianne > > Great idea, Thanks Barb
You're welcome. Also, noticed in the Bertie County Deeds that on 8-12-1736 Martin Lyons sold to John Rook 200 acres on NS Beaver Pond Creek on the "County Line" witnessed by: John Wynns and Peter Wynns. Just thought that I'd mention this to you in case these names ring a bell as neighbors or something ~ Marianne -----Original Message----- From: Dixeebarb@aol.com [mailto:Dixeebarb@aol.com] Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2005 12:04 PM To: NCNORTHA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [Northampton,NC] RE: Beaverton Fork, (NC) 1733 > "Beaverpond Creek rises in nw Northampton County and flows ne > into Virginia where it turns se to flow back into Virginia where it > enters Fontaine Creek. It appears on the map of the North > Carolina-Virginia line prepared by William Byrd in 1728." Now since > Thank you very much, could well be. Barb ==== NCNORTHA Mailing List ==== http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jmljr ============================== Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx
> "Beaverpond Creek rises in nw Northampton County and flows ne > into Virginia where it turns se to flow back into Virginia where it > enters Fontaine Creek. It appears on the map of the North > Carolina-Virginia line prepared by William Byrd in 1728." Now since > Thank you very much, could well be. Barb
Hi Barbara, Don't know if this will be a help to you but Beaverpond Creek had & has a number of "forks" and since it is the only waterway I could find in Northampton right now that came near to your deed's description I thought that I'd share this excerpt from William S. Powell's NC Gazetteer: "Beaverpond Creek rises in nw Northampton County and flows ne into Virginia where it turns se to flow back into Virginia where it enters Fontaine Creek. It appears on the map of the North Carolina-Virginia line prepared by William Byrd in 1728." Now since this deed was written in 1733 and Northampton was carved out of Bertie County in 1741 it is far more likely that this waterway refers to the Beaverdam Swamp/Creek/Pocosin etc.. check out the old maps at www.b4us.net if you'd like, or check an online topo map service ~ maybe one of those will help you pinpoint your ancestors land. Good luck ~ Marianne -----Original Message----- From: Dixeebarb@aol.com [mailto:Dixeebarb@aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2005 11:45 PM To: NCNORTHA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: Beaverton Fork, (NC) 1733 Found a deed that was witnessed by John Doyle, 1733 in Beaverton Fork, N.C.. Does anyone know where it it? Thanks Barbara Lucas
Found a deed that was witnessed by John Doyle, 1733 in Beaverton Fork, N.C.. Does anyone know where it it? Thanks Barbara Lucas
> Does anyone know where the marriage records were; Church, > different county, Edgecombe Co. or Brunswick Co (Va)? > > Not found any extant church records from that area that early, > either. > > Where is the best place to locate some of the old records? Not > having much luck researching that time and place. Did find a > book that had records of deeds. > > Thank you > Barbara Lucas
I have available these will books: Vol. 1 - 1759-1769 Vol. 2 - 1769-1784 Vol. 3 - 1785-1792 Vol. 4 - 1792-1799 Vol. 5 - 1800-1807 Vol. 6 - 1807-1815 Vol. 7 - 1815-1823 Vol. 8 - 1823-1832 Vol. 9 - 1832-1841 If you are interested, they are $12.00 each. Laura Willis
I am so sorry that you are letting an unethical one make you give up on the hobby! Can't you just take a deep breath and ask the man upstairs to forgive him/her...there are some people in this world that I simply don't understand. Seems to me that we all have to have more than one source for proof, but all the little bits and pieces that we can share certainly make it easier to find the places to look for proof. Take a vacation if you must (a short one) but please reconsider, and don't give it up.! ----- Original Message ----- From: <RLDOZIER@aol.com> To: <NCNORTHA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 9:09 AM Subject: [Northampton,NC] Re: NCNORTHA-D Digest V05 #21 >I am sorry that you are giving it up. It is so much fun to search and solve > these genealogical mysteries. Think about this before you give it up. By > giving > it up you are only letting the other person win. It is a shame that this > is > happening so often now on the internet, because no one will want to share > their > work any more. Sharing is one of the things I found so neat about > researchers--they do/did not mind sharing. Now because of someone who > doesn't care, > others who love the hubby of researching are going to be hurt. What a > shame! > =================================================== > On the downside after doing genealogical research for thirty-three years > and > having two articles published in The American Genealogist, I will now quit > genealogy. I will leave it to the new breed of Internet Genealogists that > have > no sense of right or wrong. > > > ==== NCNORTHA Mailing List ==== > > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jmljr > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx > >
I am sorry that you are giving it up. It is so much fun to search and solve these genealogical mysteries. Think about this before you give it up. By giving it up you are only letting the other person win. It is a shame that this is happening so often now on the internet, because no one will want to share their work any more. Sharing is one of the things I found so neat about researchers--they do/did not mind sharing. Now because of someone who doesn't care, others who love the hubby of researching are going to be hurt. What a shame! =================================================== On the downside after doing genealogical research for thirty-three years and having two articles published in The American Genealogist, I will now quit genealogy. I will leave it to the new breed of Internet Genealogists that have no sense of right or wrong.
This is to apologize for a e-mail sent last Wednesday to this and other lists sent by my niece but written by me and I never intended it to be sent. Once written, my anger was released and I thought better. However, my niece can go from Lady to the word use for female dog in 4.2 seconds. I did not realize she had sent the message until the next morning. That being say, some good things came form the e-mail. 1. After a discussion with AOL, I now get it for $7.00 less. 2. Many e mails were sent in agreement. 3. The lady who ripped me off has now listed my research as hers on her web site, with the a Mulatto slave as the great grandfather of her husband. She said she did the research herself. 4. She sent to me updated information about her family with birthdays and maiden names of living people. Smart enough to ripped me off, dumb enough to send that information to a total stranger. On the downside after doing genealogical research for thirty-three years and having two articles published in The American Genealogist, I will now quit genealogy. I will leave it to the new breed of Internet Genealogists that have no sense of right or wrong. So no need to unsubscribe me for an apology, I will do that soon myself. Thank You Tonto Bernstein
Subject: [BOARD-L] IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: USGENWEB at FGS 2006 > > >Please pass this very exciting and important announcement on to your >state/regional lists! > >USGenWeb at FGS 2006 > >Call for Speakers > > >The USGenWeb Project is proud to announce that in celebration of our >10th Anniversary, USGenWeb will sponsor a track at the 2006 Federation >of Genealogical Societies (FGS) Conference. The conference will be >held in Boston , Massachusetts , home to the oldest genealogical >society in the United States and the local host for the 2006 conference >- the New England Historic Genealogical Society, August 30-September 2, >2006 > >We are currently seeking proposals for lectures from members of the >USGenWeb Project relating to the subject(s) of Technology and >Genealogy, Using Specific Projects or Aspects of USGenWeb, and Internet >Publishing for Genealogy (i.e. website development, website publicity, >website building, strategies for converting data, etc.) > >Lecture sessions will be 50 minutes, plus 10 minutes for questions. >Two-part sessions are also welcome (i.e. two lecture periods). >USGenWeb will sponsor a total of 20 lecture sessions during the four >day conference. > >While USGenWeb cannot offer compensation for travel, meals, or speaking >time, we can offer speakers the chance to participate on the program of >a national genealogical conference, and share their methods and ideas >to hundreds of genealogists. In addition, selected speakers will >receive a >complimentary free registration to the 2006 FGS Conference. > >Speakers may submit any number of proposals, and may be able to present >multiple lectures at the conference. Speakers are not required to have >spoken at a regional or national conference before, but are encouraged >to have some experience teaching their topics. An example of a >submission may be found at >http://www.rootsweb.com/~kylewis/callexample.htm. If you have any >questions at all, please direct them to Josh@DJoshuaTaylor.com. > >Speakers will be required to submit syllabus information for their >lecture by January 1, 2006. More detailed information on the syllabus >will be sent to those speakers who are chosen. Notification of >acceptance will be sent no later than June 1, 2005. > >Please send your submissions in PDF, Word, or WordPerfect format to Josh@DJoshuaTaylor.com no later than MAY 18, 2005. Submissions should >include: > >-Class Title >-Your name, address, phone number, and e-mail address -Designation of >audience level (beginning, intermediate, advanced) -Length of >presentation -Class Description (1-2 sentences) >-Brief Class Outline >-Speaker Bio (2-3 sentences) >-Audio-Visual Needs >-List of Recent Lecture Experiences >-List of USGenWeb Involvement > >Thank you for your interest, and we look forward to receiving your >proposals! > > >USGenWeb at FGS 2006 Program Committee
Site News & Updates: HERTFORD: From the "Researchers Wish List" that we started last year there were a number of requests for Orphan's Records and thanks to Jim Hollomon ... "POOF" ... we now have these records available in the Hertford Resource pages: http://users.rootsweb.com/~nchertfo/resources.htm Thanks so much Jim! =============================== Liberty Shield Press - David Powell's terrific genealogy publication site has a few special offerings available via mail orders and has also added titles on CD-ROM that you may wish to consider: http://members.cox.net/bjernigan/gates/order.html David has been looking for the 1824 DIARY of DR. THOMAS O'DWYER [there are several references to this diary mentioned in Benjamin B. Winborne's, "The Colonial and State History of Hertford County, North Carolina", c) 1906 .. should you have any knowledge of the location or whereabouts of this diary PLEASE contact David Powell ~ many thanks! ============================== HALIFAX: I am searching for information on my mother's side of my family - 'Goodrich' of Halifax County. My Mother (Corinna Constance Pearce, married 1942 name 'Reese') was born in Halifax County on 6/9/1919. Her mother's name was Vivian (Goodrich) Pearce and she was from Weldon, NC. My grandfather was John Baptist Pearce from South Carolina (I think). They moved from NC to Petersburg, Virginia during the mid 1900's. My grandmother died in Petersburg in 1948. I cannot locate any information on the Goodrich side of my family nor can I locate any information on my grandfather. Anything you can provide (or direct me to) will be most appreciated. Juanita Reese Wells Marietta, GA juanita.wells@amvescap.com =================== FOR EVERYONE: Guidelines for Reading Old Documents Making Sense of Scribbles One common barrier in genealogical research is the difficulty of reading the handwriting on old documents. Handwriting expert Kip Sperry offers some tips and techniques that can help you decipher what you see. http://www.genealogy.com/genealogy/68_sperry.html ================== Something special for mother's day from R.K. Puma ~ ...on Mother's Days, we recall going to church wearing red flowers for our moms, and often, mothers themselves wore white ones-- if their own moms had passed. Is this still a practice today? According to a survey of American mothers of school-aged kids, 44% of elementary school children prefer a peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwich packed for lunch; the second choice is bologna, at 16%. Founded in 1867, the Nestlé company is the largest food company in the world and is still based in Vevey, Switzerland. It began when Henri Nestlé created a nutritious product for babies that could be used by mothers who were unable to breast-feed. An AT&T survey estimated that 122.5 million phone calls to Mom are made on Mother's Day. Other Mother's Day findings revealed that 11% never call their mothers, and 3% of the 68% planning to ring Mom up called her collect. AT&T's query didn't include how many Mother's Day e-mails were sent to Mom. Babies have the strongest sense of smell, enabling them to recognize their mothers by scent. It is believed that St. Anne was the mother of the Virgin Mary, although she is not mentioned in the Bible. Appropriately, St. Anne is the patron saint of grandmothers, mothers, and women in labor. The PTA, or the National Congress of Parents and Teachers, was founded in the US in 1897. It was originally called the "National Congress of Mothers" --but was later expanded to include fathers, teachers, and other citizens. Mother's Day was born thanks to Philadelphia citizen Anna Jarvis on May 8, 1914, when President Woodrow Wilson appointed the second Sunday in May for the holiday. Jarvis led an eleven-year campaign to have a holiday to honor the memory of her mother and mothers everywhere. May's second Sunday was chosen because that was the day Jarvis' mother died on in 1905. The carnation was chosen as the customary flower because Jarvis' mother's garden was full of them. R K Puma www.rkpuma.com Thanks to all those writing to say they missed these emails; they mostly went out periodically to let folks know rkpuma.com had been updated. This has been a transitional year for us; even the BullBoard has lagged (recently down due to host maintenance-- sincere apologies, your continued support is much appreciated for the new content, so-o-o click on the Topics List link and post)-- and forgive the past year's hiatus. All wasn't idle-- much time since Fall, went into the preparation of a ten page catalogue (thus far) of available vintage images of our area. Attached is the first page: please reply if you're interested in the additional nine (by return email) or have general comments or inquiries on any little thing whatsoever. Input is music! ================================ Please contribute info to the County Sites, Archives and List groups anytime you have a chance ~ If you have shared information that you haven't seen posted as yet PLEASE let me know! Marianne Nichols Ordway mordway@adelphia.net www.b4us.net
SITE NEWS: BERTIE: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbertie/index.htm Molly Urquhart has provided Updates for Historic Woodville: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbertie/woodville/woodvill.htm Dennis Day has submitted his site link to the Bertie HOMEPAGES + OTHER LINKS SECTION: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbertie/bertlink.htm Bible Genealogy and Ancient History Genealogy of the Bible that includes: individual details, Bible cross reference, Hebrew meanings of names, lineages, dates, maps, timeline, contemporaries and Ancient dynastic history of Mesopotamia and Egypt. http://www.biblefamilytree.com/ http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/HE3.2ACEB/4520 Latest Nichols Y-chromosome Results Robert Miller has contributed updated info regarding the DNA testing they are pursuing: Just a thought.. Can anyone [Bertie List perhaps?] lend some burial info to LaRae about the William Shirley family? {I am searching for HALIFAX CO NC early site of Thomas/William Shirley farm SHIRLEY FAMILY BURIALS 1820-1887????.-- Shirley farm in Enfield, Scotland Neck NC area also nearby Martin Co. Some of possible names Thomas Shirley, Anne Shirley, Nancy Shirley, William Shirley, Drucilla Shirley, Charlotte Shirley, Eliza Shirley, William Ann McCandless, Mary McCandless, Robert McCandless. William Shirley lived near Little Swamp, Alsobrook, White, Brantley lands. Hopefully Persistent LaRae Kinder [lkinder@etv.net] } ======================================================================== ========================== HERTFORD: Roger Harrell [RHHarrell@aol.com] has contributed a new research site link - http://www.rootsweb.com/~nchertfo/links.htm Harrell Families Web Site The Harrell Families of Early Hertford County, North Carolina. ======================================================================== ========================== NORTHAMPTON: Al Ward has updated the Outland-Joyner Cemetery Information: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncnortha/cemetery/cemetery.htm ======================================================================== ========================== HALIFAX: You may want to bookmark this wonderful site: http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/hs/halifax/halifax.htm For Halifax research and the historic events that they schedule periodically for the public! ======================================================================== ========================== [DON'T FORGET that you can search through and retrieve info from all Mailing Lists MESSAGES since their inception! http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/NC/ scroll down to the area of interest When you are on that area's Mailing List page scroll down to the bottom to: "Search" or "Browse Archives" prompts ~ then search away from the next page...... VERY VALUABLE RESEARCH TOOLS & AVAILABLE 24/7] Judy [Possum184@aol.com submitted this neat HISTORIC recipe to the List group on 2-17-04 and I just dug it out because I wanted to try it ~ thought that I'd run it past all of you just in case you'd like to have it too. Judy's Grandmother learned this recipe from her Grandmother Herodius Davis who's ancestors lived in the Bertie area prior to the Revolutionary War: Hoe Cake Recipe (old) For those who wanted my recipe......I finally made some yesterday. Mind you I was cooking for two so I make a small amount. You can double this but try a small amount first because they are quite primitive and take some getting used to. 1 cup of white cornmeal 1 and 1/2 cup boiling water salt to taste and it does need it. I add the water to the meal though some add the meal to the water. I whisk and let sit for almost an hour. There is no gluten in this as there would be in bread dough so the boiling water is a must. After waiting the prescribed time you just put your hand in the bowl and knead a little. It will feel different from bread dough and is less likely to stay together. Then you take a gob in your hand and make a patty about 3 to 4 inches. I cook mine on a hoe cake griddle from my Granny in a bit of corn oil though she used bacon grease. You turn them when they get golden. When we used to go camping I would find a rock to put in the fire and you can lay them on that to cook or you can cook them in the hot ash. The later needs to be dusted off and isn't something some folks would like. The ones I fry on the griddle tend to hold some moisture on the inside. Cooking on a rock tends to dry them out a bit better. Yes, they can also be cooked on a hoe blade pushed into the hot coals. I will say they take getting used to compared to the other method I mentioned. If you don't like them after all this they can be used as hockey pucks. I like to put one on my plate with a generous ladle of field peas over the top. My husband likes his on the side so it will stay crisp. In the South you can get Arnet's cornmeal or Dixie Lilly. Up here in NJ we can get white cornmeal but it's a little bit coarser. Mind you these are heavy and primitive but for the soldier of old, they traveled well. I can account for 5 generations of my family making them this way and who knows how far back beyond that from NC to GA and now NJ of all places. I will post the cold water fried hoe cake which will probably be more to your liking in a minute. Enjoy, Judy My Bertie County connection is my Davis line. My Granny learned this recipe from her GM Herodius Davis whose ancestors spent some time in Bertie Co. before the Revolution. Best Regards, Marianne Nichols Ordway mordway@adelphia.net If you have something to contribute to any of the county sites PLEASE DO! Send to me with many thanks from everyone ~
Guy Potts will soon have another six cemeteries posted in the Hertford Archives http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/nc/hertford.htm many names of the area are included so please keep an eye out for those new additions. Meanwhile, you can run a search through this cemetery information at: http://users.rootsweb.com/~nchertfo/hertfordcemetery.html Ahoskie City Cemetery James A. Liverman Cemetery Town of Ahoskie Cemetery Ahoskie Presbyterian Church Cemetery Ahoskie Baptist Church Cemetery Brett Family Cemetery =========================================================== Molly Urquhart has grown the Historic Woodville data base to remarkable proportions ~ providing excellent research data steeping with Southern nostalgia that everyone can appreciate and enjoy! All of the pages have been updated ~ you may wish to springboard your visit from this link: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbertie/woodville/woodvill.htm ........... Way to go Molly! [As always if you find a link from Bertie, Hertford, Halifax, Northampton or Northeastern North Carolina [www.b4us.net] that is not functioning properly please send me a note saying which page and which link ~ Many thanks!] mordway@adelphia.net ========================================= FYI Research Resource Notes: Princeton University Library Microforms Service http://firestone.princeton.edu/microforms/micro.html North Carolina holdings and reel numbers: http://firestone.princeton.edu/microforms/npuslist/npusnc.html http://theoldentimes.com/index.html Olden Times Historical Newspapers Online www.ancestry.com Ancestry.com Historical Newspapers Online [they give a two week free trial and are reputable.] www.newspaperarchives.com NewspaperArchives.com [I've never had any trouble with this company either.] Paper of Record: http://www.paperofrecord.com/ Civil War Newspapers http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/1499/CWPress.html Kentucky Historical Society Online Resources: http://history.ky.gov/Research/Online_Resources.htm http://history.ky.gov/Research/Online_Resources.htm#sub "Time is; Too slow for those who Wait, Too swift for those who Fear, Too long for those who Grieve, Too short for those who Rejoice; But for those who Love, Time is Eternity." Unknown Marianne Nichols Ordway mordway@adelphia.net www.b4us.net
Hello, Marianne... I have been maintaining the follwing two sites... http://halifax.sgarner349.com/ http://northampton.sgarner349.com/ -----Original Message----- From: Marianne Ordway [mailto:mordway@adelphia.net] Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 9:28 PM To: NCNORTHA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [Northampton,NC] County Site Updates & New Files Hi Everyone! Here are some nice additions and changes that you may wish to see: HALIFAX UPDATES: Here are three more photographs from Clare Herrick who has shared so many other pictures cemetery surveys and other info with us! http://www.rootsweb.com/~nchalifa/neigh.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~nchalifa/resources.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~nchalifa/query.htm These are images of Sykes Seed Store and Spring Hope in Halifax Count ~ thank you so much Clare! Clare has several sites where you may just pick up a clue about one of your elusive ancestors [I understand that many of the residents in these areas of MS came in from the northeastern area of NC] or enjoy a bit of the boating world :o) ~ http://bellsouthpwp.net/h/e/herr1174/ - Pensacola Cruise http://www.geocities.com/doubledutch2516/ - Our Boat Restoration Story http://www.rootsweb.com/~mslownde - Lowndes County, MS Genealogy http://www.rootsweb.com/~msoktibb - Oktibbeha County, MS Genealogy HERTFORD COUNTY SITE UPDATE: New Civil War soldier photograph of Bryant Mitchell http://users.rootsweb.com/~nchertfo/hertfordcivilwar.html Contributed by his g-granddaughter Raymond P. Fouts! BERTIE UPDATE: Civil War Page http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbertie/civilwarsoldiers.html William Edmond Peele James William Peele David Thomas Minton & a few bio & cemetery pages contributed by Claudia Williams and Pete Austin that mention a number of other interesting local names & facts. NORTHAMPTON NEWS: Subject: RE: Nichols kinship Robert Miller wrote, "We just made a connection to William (or William Coleman) Nichols 2 days ago. A cousin completed a DNA test with a known descendant of William (through his son Coleman Nichols). William was born about 1712, and died before 1758. Although he resided in Nansemond County, VA, he owned 2 plantations in Northampton County. His descendants moved to Edgecombe, Halifax, etc., and later to Anson, Cumberland, etc. They ended up throughout Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, etc." Please contact Robert if you are working on this family line and/or would just like more information! [bozachey@sigecom.net] One more note for Northampton: Most of the photo's and emblems located on the Northampton pages are click through so that you can visit interesting related sites. You might want to explore there when you have a change to see if there is anything that you've missed on prior visits. http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncnortha/ Hope that your week is off to a good start! Marianne mordway@adelphia.net www.b4us.net ==== NCNORTHA Mailing List ==== http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jmljr ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx
Hi Everyone! Here are some nice additions and changes that you may wish to see: HALIFAX UPDATES: Here are three more photographs from Clare Herrick who has shared so many other pictures cemetery surveys and other info with us! http://www.rootsweb.com/~nchalifa/neigh.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~nchalifa/resources.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~nchalifa/query.htm These are images of Sykes Seed Store and Spring Hope in Halifax Count ~ thank you so much Clare! Clare has several sites where you may just pick up a clue about one of your elusive ancestors [I understand that many of the residents in these areas of MS came in from the northeastern area of NC] or enjoy a bit of the boating world :o) ~ http://bellsouthpwp.net/h/e/herr1174/ - Pensacola Cruise http://www.geocities.com/doubledutch2516/ - Our Boat Restoration Story http://www.rootsweb.com/~mslownde - Lowndes County, MS Genealogy http://www.rootsweb.com/~msoktibb - Oktibbeha County, MS Genealogy HERTFORD COUNTY SITE UPDATE: New Civil War soldier photograph of Bryant Mitchell http://users.rootsweb.com/~nchertfo/hertfordcivilwar.html Contributed by his g-granddaughter Raymond P. Fouts! BERTIE UPDATE: Civil War Page http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbertie/civilwarsoldiers.html William Edmond Peele James William Peele David Thomas Minton & a few bio & cemetery pages contributed by Claudia Williams and Pete Austin that mention a number of other interesting local names & facts. NORTHAMPTON NEWS: Subject: RE: Nichols kinship Robert Miller wrote, "We just made a connection to William (or William Coleman) Nichols 2 days ago. A cousin completed a DNA test with a known descendant of William (through his son Coleman Nichols). William was born about 1712, and died before 1758. Although he resided in Nansemond County, VA, he owned 2 plantations in Northampton County. His descendants moved to Edgecombe, Halifax, etc., and later to Anson, Cumberland, etc. They ended up throughout Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, etc." Please contact Robert if you are working on this family line and/or would just like more information! [bozachey@sigecom.net] One more note for Northampton: Most of the photo's and emblems located on the Northampton pages are click through so that you can visit interesting related sites. You might want to explore there when you have a change to see if there is anything that you've missed on prior visits. http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncnortha/ Hope that your week is off to a good start! Marianne mordway@adelphia.net www.b4us.net
New Files & Updates: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbertie/civilwarsoldiers.html Bertie County Civil War Soldiers Awesome picture of William E. Peele in Confederate uniform! If one of you donated this to the Civil War section please let me know, so that I may credit you properly for sharing this wonderful picture with other researchers as there is no note attached. http://users.rootsweb.com/~nchertfo/hertfordcemetery.html Hertford County Cemetery Pages updated. http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbertie/cemeteries.html Virtual Cemetery pages updated & Green Cross Baptist Church additions which include a direct link to John Tayloe's site "My Family Names.com" Virtual Cemeteries and records. Rvlec88@aol.com ~ I am looking for ancestors of Herbert Richardson d. 1946 in Halifax County, Hollister area. Jausbysr1@aol.com ~ Jewel Ausby Lowe has done some extensive research regarding her Ausby/Ousby family from Halifax who were owned by a family surnamed "Ousby" in the early 1800's. She is trying to locate the Ousby-Lancaster House. If you have any facts or clues about her family I'm sure that she would be very pleased if you would let her know. Many thanks! www.b4us.net is back up and running for maps, photos, reference books, and useful links. Research Note: http://www.sailor.lib.md.us/ Sailor is a project of Maryland Public Libraries that leverages Internet technology to facilitate Maryland resident access to information anywhere, anytime [24/7] at no charge. I haven't used this program in a number of months but was using "Sailor" yesterday to do some genealogy related research and was amazed with the service. http://www.askusnow.info/ Wanted to mention this to you in case your state Library system offers a similar service that you haven't used or thought about recently ~ Among other things they offer an "Ask Us Now" internet service that connects you with a live librarian [within a minute from my experience] and you "talk" in real time via the internet. At the end of your session you will receive a print out of the conversation via email so that you have a hard copy record of everything that you and the librarian wrote back and forth to each other. I was working on some information regarding the College Park branch of the National Archives and some other matters that she was a great help with - she was making phone calls for me while we were discussing things online and she was also making use of her other PC resources while we were in conversation. Very effective and professional service! Please remember to put the National Archives to work for you. Here is an excellent page to springboard from: http://www.archives.gov/research_room/genealogy/ and/or http://www.archives.gov/research_room/genealogy/resources_at_nara.html PS Please contribute County information & pictures to help build the County files ~ thanks! Marianne
Hi Everyone, NEW COUNTY FILES: Hope that you’ll enjoy the new virtual cemetery for the Bertie Archives thanks to Claudia’s photography, footwork and generosity. Please check out JOB CEMETERY @ http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbertie/cemeteries.html There are photographs of 201 graves and a searchable [control “F”] page for the interment listing. HALIFAX county has a new and improved Revolutionary Soldiers page that I hope you’ll enjoy ~ which includes some nice images of Shadrack Lassiter’s revolutionary soldiers records contributed by Donna Lassier Jackson: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nchalifa/halifaxrevolution.html Bertie County http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nc/bertie/bios/hobday2gbs.txt Halifax http://www.rootsweb.com/~nchalifa/ Northampton http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncnortha/ and Hertford http://www.rootsweb.com/~nchertfo/ now have complete search engines for there sites and/or the Web available to you on their respective home pages ~ that should help cut down on your genealogy browsing time. Here is some good news that Becky shared with the Halifax List group regarding excellent area research Publications that I want to make sure you are aware of: “Stephen Bradley has his new website almost ready. Dr. Bradley and David Gammon are the authors who have written the abstract books on Halifax Co. and most are still available if any one wants to buy them. Dr. Bradley's and some of Mr. Gammon's are on Dr. Bradley's web page. Go look at it.” http://www.telpage.net/bradleyp Harry Thompson has a new book out on Bertie County that is called, “BERTIE – AT WAR”. “These are stories of Bertie during the Civil War, covering things not in Gerald's book Bertie in Blue or Divided Allegience. We were blessed to obtain a list of all the voters in Bertie for the Third Secession Convention of May 20th when we finally seceeded. Covering the Battle of Windsor, the Steamer Alice and other tales, we hope it will add to our permanent understanding of Bertie's History.” Will pass the word along to you when I hear that this book is available. http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nc/hertford/cemetery/wilfrd01.txt Hertford County, NC - Williford Family Cemetery Located on NC Hwy 45 South, 2.9 miles from the stop light in Harrellsville, NC on right. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Jessica Cruey _______________________________ Hope that you’ll find this information helpful and I want to wish each of you a beautiful Spring! May the saddest day of your future be no worse Than the happiest day of your past. Marianne
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