Hi group, Does anyone here have any information on an Archibald Cook? He is named along with a David, Robert, and James Cook, as heirs of a will that was my ggggggrandfather's, John Cook. Both Archibald and David are also named in the 1790 Orange Co. NC tax/census list along with John. (That tax list also names Edward, I believe he's John's son, also an Ephraim, Henry and Nehemiah Cook) Since my cousin and I are stuck on John at the moment, we thought maybe we could follow some different leads. If anybody listed is on your Cook line, please email me. Thanks! Roberta Cooke Schmidt tps914@community.net ==== NCORANGE Mailing List ==== Larry Noah - lrnoah@bigfoot.com - Listowner - NCORANGE mailing list Orange Co, NC USGenWeb site is at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncorange USGenWeb Orange Co, NC Archives site is at http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/nc/orangnc.htm

Hi to all, Searching for any info on my Fanning (and other spelling) family of Orange Co. Early 1700's. If you have any info, would sure be appreciated. Thank you Cathy in Oregon ==== NCORANGE Mailing List ==== Larry Noah - lrnoah@bigfoot.com - Listowner - NCORANGE mailing list Orange Co, NC USGenWeb site is at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncorange USGenWeb Orange Co, NC Archives site is at http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/nc/orangnc.htm

I would like to offer some guidelines for posting to this or any other mailing list. These are not "rules". It appears that some do not realize that this is a public list. Anyone can subscribe and read anything that is posted. Be aware of that if you give your mailing address and phone number etc. Also, along these lines when you are replying to a message that should be private - make it a private email. I know we have all accidentally posted to the list when we intended the mail to go private. Sometimes it can get embarrassing. Be considerate of other list subscribers. Some subscribers have a limited amount of storage space on their server for email. Do not unnecessarily push these limits. Some suggestions: 1. When replying to a query send private email. The entire list may not want to read your family tree. 2. Try to edit your quotes. It is not always necessary to quote the entire message. It is never necessary to quote the "tagline" of the previous message. 3. Do not post the same query day after day. Soon people will delete a message as soon as they see your address. Be careful of copyrighted material. What you are doing on a list is "publishing" not sending a private message. If you do quote copyrighted material be sure to give the author credit. Do not post about any living person without their permission. Again, you are "publishing" rather than sending a private mail. Pay attention to the subject line. When writing make it as brief and descriptive as possible. When replying to a message and changing the subject matter also change the subject line. There are people on numerous list that delete most messages before reading them. They look at the subject line. If that does not interest them, they delete. I hope this helps. Larry Noah - lrnoah@bigfoot.com Listowner - NCORANGE mailing list See my Ancestors at - http://www.trailerpark.com/tango/lrnoah Gedcoms & other data are at - http://members.tripod.com/~lrnoah Florence Co,SC GenWeb - http://www.rootsweb.com/~scfloren Orange Co, NC GenWeb - http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncorange ==== NCORANGE Mailing List ==== Larry Noah - lrnoah@bigfoot.com - Listowner - NCORANGE mailing list Orange Co, NC USGenWeb site is at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncorange GENDEX at http://www.gendex.com/gendex/ has over 1400 databases on line

Hello. I am very new at this and I do not know how to ask for help, so please forgive my informality. HELP!! I am searching for any LOOPER (LUPER/LOPER/LUPPER) prior to 1790. My ggggrandfather was Daniel Looper(Luper). He died between March and August 1808 leaving a widow Sarah and eight children who are accounted for (I think) He is listed in the 1790 census as being in Iredell Co. NC I believe there was a Joseph LOOPER next door to him, and listed in SC for the 1790 census. Also listed I think is a William Luper in Buncombe Co. NC 1790 and I think in VA a Jeremiah LOOPER. It is believed that the LOOPERS migrated to NC from Cumberland Co. PA, but I have not found them anywhere. The local FHC has not been a lot of help...they are 30 miles away and only open 2 hours 3 days a week. We only get to town 2xs a month! Anyway, any help would be greatly appreciated. I am descended from William, Daniel's firstborn son. Possible relations: William, Joseph, Jeremiah I wish I could just go there and look, but I am sure I am not alone on that one! I hope to at least narrow down the search area and cut down on the Email lists. Thank you in advance Murray LooperNJCAMDEN-L@rootsweb.com Professor http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/4835 ==== NCORANGE Mailing List ==== Larry Noah - lrnoah@bigfoot.com - Listowner - NCORANGE mailing list Orange Co, NC USGenWeb site is at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncorange GENDEX at http://www.gendex.com/gendex/ has over 1400 databases on line

Hi, I am searching for family of Daniel Looper (LUPER 1790 Iredell Co. Hopewell twp?) He died in 1808 leaving 8 children and widow Sarah. He is said to have come from Cumberland Co. PA but I cannot find any Loopers there. I think he may have had a brother Joseph, and possibly William or Jeremiah for father/brother, but no record of it. Suppose to be a LOOPER in Buncombe Co. also. Can anyone help me? Thank you in advance, Murray Looper (Cc Rowan Co.) Professor http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/4835 ==== NCORANGE Mailing List ==== Larry Noah - lrnoah@bigfoot.com - Listowner - NCORANGE mailing list Orange Co, NC USGenWeb site is at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncorange GENDEX at http://www.gendex.com/gendex/ has over 1400 databases on line

THE RICH FAMILY Timothy Rich d.1736 Goochland VA. Survived by children: Jeremiah Parker, Timothy, Sara, William, Nimrod, Catherine, David. The son Timothy Rich/Reach children include: John, Zachariah, Shadrack, Clary,Zydah of Wake/Granville Co. NC. *I am trying to link Shadrack as father of Martin and the following brothers: During the late 1700s a group of settlers moved from NC to GA. In the group was Elijah Fann and three brothers, Martin, William and George Washington Rich. William Rich settled in Northwest GA; George Washington Rich settled in Emanuel Co GA Later to Decatur CO.; and Martin Rich settled in Randolph Co with his wife Sarah Overstreet and son Thomas J Rich b. 30 APR 1815 Please direct any info to: morrison_t@hania.hol.gr Thanks William Rich ==== NCORANGE Mailing List ==== Larry Noah - lrnoah@bigfoot.com - Listowner - NCORANGE mailing list Orange Co, NC USGenWeb site is at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncorange GENDEX at http://www.gendex.com/gendex/ has over 1400 databases on line

It's nice to come from Gentle folk who've never known disgrace But, Oh, though scandal is no joke It's easier to trace. When we were young, we did not ask questions; Now that we are old, there's no one to answer them. Causes of Death Missouri Style: The following six items were found listed as the cause of death on some official Missouri death certificates: 1. Died suddenly--nothing seriously wrong. 2. Worn out. 3. Wnt to bed feeling well --woke up dead. 4. Don't know--never fatallly ill before. 5. Don't know--died without the aid of a physician. 6. Blow on the head with an axe--contributory cause, another man's wife. If we were to trace our ancestors completely and accurately, in ten generations (approx. 200 years) we would find we had 512 grandparents. The Ultimate Word: Ultimo (ult.) Instant (inst.) Proximo (prox.) Sometimes seen in old letters and newspapers, the above words or their abbreviations often puzzle modern readers. The 15th ult. (the 15th of last month) The 15th inst. (The 15th of this month) The 15th prox. (The 15th of next month) ==== NCORANGE Mailing List ==== Larry Noah - lrnoah@bigfoot.com - Listowner - NCORANGE mailing list Orange Co, NC USGenWeb site is at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncorange USGenWeb Orange Co, NC Archives site is at http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/nc/orangnc.htm

Born in 1807, E.M. HOLT was one of a family of six children. His father Michael HOLT III, operated a large farm, kept a machine shop, and ran a gerneral store near the village that is now Alamance. In addition, he found time to serve in teh State Legislature. Edwin's mother, Rachel RAINEY HOLT, was the daughter of the Reverend Benjamin RAINEY, pioneer minister and educator. Young Edwin grew up in a mixed environment of agriculture, mechanics, merchandising, politics and religion. From his father he inherited an instaable couriosity and from his mother a keen intellect. he attended the log-cabin village school in winter and helped his father on the farm or in the store in summer. Whenever he could, the boy slipped away to his father's machine shop to watch the making of wheels for one of the farm wagons or shaping of some part for the girst mill on the Creek. Mechanical things fascinated him. Shortly after his twenty-first birthday, Edwin married Miss Emily FARISH, the daughter of a properous Chatham County farmer, and built for her a home, "Locust Grove" on the plantation whre his ancestors had fought the Battle of Alamance. Mrs.HOLT born him ten children, on of whom, Thomas M. HOLT, was destined to becomer Governor of North Carolina. Centennial History of Alamance County, Whitaker ==== NCORANGE Mailing List ==== Larry Noah - lrnoah@bigfoot.com - Listowner - NCORANGE mailing list Orange Co, NC USGenWeb site is at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncorange GENDEX at http://www.gendex.com/gendex/ has over 1400 databases on line

Orange County (NC) Deed Book 14 p. 29, 4 Novenber 1811, Allen DUBBERIY of Craven to Thomas WEAVER or Ornage, one hundred pounds, 100 acres, bounded by Lewis PARTIN, Elisha STRAIN, & Wm. BREWER, Land Joseph LOFTIN bought of Bernnett PARTIN, signed: Allen DUBBERLY, Wit: W. BREWER & S. DUBBERLY, proved February Term 1812 by William BREWER. p.30.,(no day) November 1811, William RAINEY of Orange Michael HOLT of same, five hundred dollars, Negro woman Patt about age 18 and her children Mariah aged2 years 7 months & Harry aged seven months, signed: William RAINEY, Wi9t: Matthew YOUNG & William HOLT. proved February Term 1812 by William HOLT. p.31, 25 December 1811, John BROWN of Orange to daughter Ruth FAUCETT of same for love and affection, Negro girl Grace, Signed: John BROWN, Wit: George FAUCETT & Samuel C. HALL, proved Frbruary Term 1812 by George FAUCETT. p. 31, 3 August 1808, Thomas REAVES of Orange to Asa TURNER (no residence given), four hundred twenty two and half dollars, negroe wench Milley L& her son James, signed: Thos. REAVES, Wit: John PHIPPS & Elias (x) TURNER, proved February Term 1812 by John PHIPPS. delvd. John PHIPPS. p. 32, 14 February 1812, James MINNIS of Orange to Joseph THOMPSON of same, three hundred four dollars eighty cents, 304.8 acres, on waters of Seven Mile Cr., NC to John MINNIS, John MINNIS to James MINNIS, begin at a hicory Thomas SQUIRE's cor,. E 68 ch. to a stake cor. of Doct. UMSTEAD, with UMSTEAD's line S 29 ch.50 lk. to a stake in Hollow, S 5 ch. 75lk. to a stake on John MINNIS old line, W with MINNIS old line 73 ch. to a white oak, N44 Ch to beginning, signed: James MINNIS wIT: Achd. HOLMES & Hugh MULHOLLAN proved February Term 1812 by Archibald HOLMES, delvd. Mr. THOMPSON. p. 32, 26 August 1809, Jacob DEBLIN & Margery CARREGAN to Robert THOMPSON (no residence given for any party), eighty five pounds, 84 acres on Haw R., adjoins Samuel THOMPSON, Fisher CLENDENIN, & James DEBLIN, begin at an iron wood on the river, N35E 32 ch. to a sassafras stake in a field cor. to Fisher CLENDENIN S40E 25 1/2 ch. to a turkey _____ on the Old line, with same S40W 36 3/4 ch. to a red oak on the river at the mouth of a branch, up river to beginning, signed: jacob (x) DEBLIN, Margery (x) CARREGAN, Wit: Joseph CLENDENEN, William BRADSHAW, & James CLENDENEN, proved February Term 1812 by Joseph CLENDENEN. Orange County NC deed book 14, Wisconsin State Historical Society, Madison WI ==== NCORANGE Mailing List ==== Larry Noah - lrnoah@bigfoot.com - Listowner - NCORANGE mailing list Orange Co, NC USGenWeb site is at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncorange GENDEX at http://www.gendex.com/gendex/ has over 1400 databases on line

Adam TROLLINGER, a German by birth, came to this section of the country and settled on the Haw River in 1747. His son, Jacob TROLLINGER, built a grist mill at the site, and for many years the sttlement was known at TROLLINGER's Ford. During the Revolutionary War it served as an important crossing. Lord CORNWALLIS passed by the settlement en route to the Battle of Guilford Courthouse in the last days of the Revolution, and camped over night on the TROLLINGER farm. Jacob Henry TROLLINGER, the son of Adam, became very angry when he learned that the British had taken his grain from the mill, and boldly expressed his opinion of this act to the General. CORNWALLIS ordered Trollinger seized, and had him tied to a tree, with a bridle bit in his mouth, so that he could neither speak nor extricate himself. A neighbor discovered the helpless miller several hours later and released him. The "TROLLINGER Tree" is still pointed out as a land mark of Haw River. Ref: Centennial History of Alamance County, Whitaker. ==== NCORANGE Mailing List ==== Larry Noah - lrnoah@bigfoot.com - Listowner - NCORANGE mailing list Orange Co, NC USGenWeb site is at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncorange USGenWeb Orange Co, NC Archives site is at http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/nc/orangnc.htm

The earliest business establishments in teh frontier were the "ordinaries," combination saloons and taverns built by many an industrious merchant along the pioneer highways. Several of these taverns were operated in western Orange County. In the court record of 1754 it was: "Ordered that country made brandy be sold in the several Ordinaries in this Country at 3 shillings Proclamation Money." A license was granted in 1763 to Hugh SMITH to operate a tavern on Stinking Quarters near Alamance Creek, and Robert HUNTER opened a tavern the same year in his home on Haw River. Two other "ordinaries" in this section, the "Dutchman's" at Alamance, and "MEPERN's" near the present town of Mebane, were mentioned in 1752 by the Moravian Bishop SPANGENBERG. Located at every important fording place or ferry crossing, these taverns served farmers who gathered there to exchange "the news" and travellers who sought food and shelter. An English humorist after touring North Carolina in these years wrote a description of the "ordinary" which probably fitted those in Alamance/Orange County. "In order that the nature of a Carolina ordinary (or, as it ought properly to have been termed, extraordinary) may be acurately apprehended," he wrote, "I will venture to depict one . . . There were mostly log huts, or a frame weatherboarded; the better sort consisting of one story and two rooms; the more numerous have no internal division . . . One corner of the room would be occupied by a "bunk" containing the family bed; another by a pine-wood chest, the family clothes press and a larder; a third would be railed off for a bar, containing a rum keg and a tumbler. The rest of the furniture consisted of two chairs and a table, all in the last stages palsy. . . "You might always know an ordinary . . . by an earthen jug suspended by the handle from a pole. . . or a score of black hogs luxurating in the sunshine and mud before the door. . . If hunger or gatigue compelled you to remain, a little Indian corn for you horse, and a blanket on the hearth, with your saddle for a pillow, to represent a bed, were the most you could obtain. In summer a man would sometimes vary his enjoyment by stretching himself outside near the pigs . . . "As to edibles, wheather you called for breakfast, dinner, or supper, the reply was one -- eggs and bacon . . . No sooner were you seated that the house dog . . . would arrange himself beside you, and lift his lank, hungry jaws expressively to your face. . ." (Bernard, John. Retrospections of Americca, New York, 1887) Few homes in those days could accomodate an overnight guest, and travel was difficult and expensive . . . The roads were alway in bad condition, and in rainy or winter weather they became impassable. The county court, which not only tried legal cases but also acted as a governing body of the county, appointed overseers who were responsible for the upkeep of public roads, and requied those who lived near streams to build and maintain public bridges. The court in 1753: "Ordered that Francis DAY, Alexander MEBANE and Robert ERWIN be appointed Commissioners of the road for the old trading path, from the county line to Haw River and thence to the Great Alamance." Cheers, from Wisconsin, Carol ==== NCORANGE Mailing List ==== Larry Noah - lrnoah@bigfoot.com - Listowner - NCORANGE mailing list Orange Co, NC USGenWeb site is at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncorange GENDEX at http://www.gendex.com/gendex/ has over 1400 databases on line

The Library of Congress actually "cooks" any books they suspect of containing silverfish, lice, or cockroaches. Using dangerous and costly chemicals to keep their collections free from insects was impractical; so instead, they place a book in a microwave oven and "cook" it for 60 seconds on "warm" or "low" setting. The heat kills the insects and any eggs. If you pick up a book at a flea market or from an old attic or basement, you may with to use this method to be sure the book is free of insects before placing it on you bookshelf. "Flea Market" - is that how it got its name. (Bluegrass Roots - Summer 1990 p.80) ==== NCORANGE Mailing List ==== Larry Noah - lrnoah@bigfoot.com - Listowner - NCORANGE mailing list Orange Co, NC USGenWeb site is at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncorange GENDEX at http://www.gendex.com/gendex/ has over 1400 databases on line

Can someone please tell me how to change from Mail mode to Digest mode. Thanks William ==== NCORANGE Mailing List ==== Larry Noah - lrnoah@bigfoot.com - Listowner - NCORANGE mailing list Orange Co, NC USGenWeb site is at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncorange USGenWeb Orange Co, NC Archives site is at http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/nc/orangnc.htm

THE RICH FAMILY Timothy Rich d.1736 Goochland VA. Survived by children: Jeremiah Parker, Timothy, Sara, William, Nimrod, Catherine, David. The son Timothy Rich/Reach children include: John, Zachariah, Shadrack, Clary,Zydah of Wake/Granville Co. NC. *I am trying to link Shadrack as father of Martin and the following brothers: During the late 1700s a group of settlers moved from NC to GA. In the group was Elijah Fann and three brothers, Martin, William and George Washington Rich. William Rich settled in Northwest GA; George Washington Rich settled in Emanuel Co GA Later to Decatur CO.; and Martin Rich settled in Randolph Co with his wife Sarah Overstreet and son Thomas J Rich b. 30 APR 1815 Please direct any info to: morrison_t@hania.hol.gr Thanks William Rich ==== NCORANGE Mailing List ==== Larry Noah - lrnoah@bigfoot.com - Listowner - NCORANGE mailing list Orange Co, NC USGenWeb site is at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncorange USGenWeb Orange Co, NC Archives site is at http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/nc/orangnc.htm

I am trying to find information on Emily Jones, sister of my gr. grandfather Thomas James Jones who came to Milton, NC. in the 1840s from Baltimore, MD. He was born 02 June 1816 and died 13 April, 1865. He married Margaret Ann Connally 13 March 1845. He is said to have had a sister Emily Jones who owned a millinery shop in Hillsborough. If you have Emily in your family tree, please contact me privately. Thanks. Martha Spencer ==== NCORANGE Mailing List ==== Larry Noah - lrnoah@bigfoot.com - Listowner - NCORANGE mailing list Orange Co, NC USGenWeb site is at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncorange GENDEX at http://www.gendex.com/gendex/ has over 1400 databases on line

Is anyone else working these 2 lines in the Orange Co area? thanks Renea ==== NCORANGE Mailing List ==== Larry Noah - lrnoah@bigfoot.com - Listowner - NCORANGE mailing list Orange Co, NC USGenWeb site is at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncorange GENDEX at http://www.gendex.com/gendex/ has over 1400 databases on line

Looking for others working Davis/ Montgomery lines in Orange Co Renea ==== NCORANGE Mailing List ==== Larry Noah - lrnoah@bigfoot.com - Listowner - NCORANGE mailing list Orange Co, NC USGenWeb site is at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncorange GENDEX at http://www.gendex.com/gendex/ has over 1400 databases on line

Hi Sallie Reeves and Benjamin Cozart marry in Granville Co NC in 1760. They both die in Person Co NC . Does anyone have this Reeves daughter in their line? What about Benjamin? Renea ==== NCORANGE Mailing List ==== Larry Noah - lrnoah@bigfoot.com - Listowner - NCORANGE mailing list Orange Co, NC USGenWeb site is at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncorange GENDEX at http://www.gendex.com/gendex/ has over 1400 databases on line

I can't answer your question, but by coincidence, I have a reference on my desk that may be able to help you. Sullivan County Historical Society P. O. Box 3826 Kingsport, TN 37664 Marie ChasRichar@aol.com wrote: > > Hi, > Have been searching for parents of my g gf for many years. Do not know > their given names. Here is what I know. Any real help will get you lunch > at the Colonial Inn. The real answer will get a month of lunches. > > John RICHARDSON, was b. 27May1819, " near Hillsboro, NC ", per his obituary. > The Richardsons were said to be in the stage line business and maybe in > Elizabeth City area. Also reputedly related to Patrick HENRY. Henry used by > different generations. 5Dec1842, John joined the Eagle Masonic Lodge in > Hillsboro. 10Dec1842 he was elevated to master mason. I have read the > minutes of the lodge so know this is factual. John did not attend any other > meetings until 10April1843 when, " brother John Richardson then stated he was > going to the Western County and wished to get a certificate showing he was > an honurable member ". The certificate was given. It is signed by John > BERRY, James M. PALMER, Pride JONES and W.W. BROWN. ( A cousin has the > original and I soon hope to give it to the Hillsboro museum. ) Other members > of the Lodge that attended all the meetings John attended are: Charles > COOLEY, Wm NELSON, Allen PARK (PARKS ), James PARKS, R. F. PLEASANT, Samuel > D. PHILLIPS, S. JOHNSON, R. H. LEE, John JONES, John COOLY ( COOLEY ) > Wm BROWN, H. BOSHAMER, H. BRETHEN Don PHILLIPS, T. ADAMS (visitor ) > Leroy JOHNSON, C. S. WARREN, T. ADAMS > > I have always believed that John Richardson had to be related to one or some > to these other lodge members. He became a master mason in only two meetings > which indicates he had some coaching and influence. I know this is long but > some others might be interested in the names. > > John went to Washington County TN. I am sure he went to TN and returned to > NC and joined the lodge and returned. > He went to work for the John H. Blair Stage Lines in Jonesboro, TN. He > married, Elizabeth S. ELLIS, of Hawkins County 14July1846. He was living in > Russellville, TN ( then Jefferson County ) in 1846 and became postmaster > 27May1847 and served until 28Apr1849. He and Elizabeth are in Jefferson Co. > with son John Henry in 1850 census. Elizabeth's father, John E. ELLIS > 1772-1844, owned a stage stopover in Church Hill, TN. Mr. Ellis was large > land owner and left Elizabeth a farm. John and Elizabeth bought out other > sibblings and moved to Church Hill about 1851. > They had eight children and raised four to adults. ( Two sons had the > HENRY name ) John and Elizabeth both were well educated for the times. Gave > land and supported a school in Church Hill but no where can I find a record > of his parents. The four children were educated and successful but not > genealogists. Per the 1880 census John's f. b. NC > and mother b. NC. Per the 1900 cenus John's f. b. MD and m. b. NC. John > remained a mason all his life and was the oldest mason in TN when he died > 22Mar1909. > Do you know any Richardsons in stage line business ? Do any with a > connection to > the Henry name ? > > Sorry for the long post. I have all information on John and Elizabeth's > descendants. Information on CHARLES and ELLIS family of Hawkins County, TN > but no information on any other NC RICHARDSONS. ( except me) > Charles R. Richardson Raleigh, NC ChasRichar@aol.com > > ==== NCORANGE Mailing List ==== > Larry Noah - lrnoah@bigfoot.com - Listowner - NCORANGE mailing list > Orange Co, NC USGenWeb site is at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncorange > GENDEX at http://www.gendex.com/gendex/ has over 1400 databases on line ==== NCORANGE Mailing List ==== Larry Noah - lrnoah@bigfoot.com - Listowner - NCORANGE mailing list Orange Co, NC USGenWeb site is at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncorange GENDEX at http://www.gendex.com/gendex/ has over 1400 databases on line

Hi, Have been searching for parents of my g gf for many years. Do not know their given names. Here is what I know. Any real help will get you lunch at the Colonial Inn. The real answer will get a month of lunches. John RICHARDSON, was b. 27May1819, " near Hillsboro, NC ", per his obituary. The Richardsons were said to be in the stage line business and maybe in Elizabeth City area. Also reputedly related to Patrick HENRY. Henry used by different generations. 5Dec1842, John joined the Eagle Masonic Lodge in Hillsboro. 10Dec1842 he was elevated to master mason. I have read the minutes of the lodge so know this is factual. John did not attend any other meetings until 10April1843 when, " brother John Richardson then stated he was going to the Western County and wished to get a certificate showing he was an honurable member ". The certificate was given. It is signed by John BERRY, James M. PALMER, Pride JONES and W.W. BROWN. ( A cousin has the original and I soon hope to give it to the Hillsboro museum. ) Other members of the Lodge that attended all the meetings John attended are: Charles COOLEY, Wm NELSON, Allen PARK (PARKS ), James PARKS, R. F. PLEASANT, Samuel D. PHILLIPS, S. JOHNSON, R. H. LEE, John JONES, John COOLY ( COOLEY ) Wm BROWN, H. BOSHAMER, H. BRETHEN Don PHILLIPS, T. ADAMS (visitor ) Leroy JOHNSON, C. S. WARREN, T. ADAMS I have always believed that John Richardson had to be related to one or some to these other lodge members. He became a master mason in only two meetings which indicates he had some coaching and influence. I know this is long but some others might be interested in the names. John went to Washington County TN. I am sure he went to TN and returned to NC and joined the lodge and returned. He went to work for the John H. Blair Stage Lines in Jonesboro, TN. He married, Elizabeth S. ELLIS, of Hawkins County 14July1846. He was living in Russellville, TN ( then Jefferson County ) in 1846 and became postmaster 27May1847 and served until 28Apr1849. He and Elizabeth are in Jefferson Co. with son John Henry in 1850 census. Elizabeth's father, John E. ELLIS 1772-1844, owned a stage stopover in Church Hill, TN. Mr. Ellis was large land owner and left Elizabeth a farm. John and Elizabeth bought out other sibblings and moved to Church Hill about 1851. They had eight children and raised four to adults. ( Two sons had the HENRY name ) John and Elizabeth both were well educated for the times. Gave land and supported a school in Church Hill but no where can I find a record of his parents. The four children were educated and successful but not genealogists. Per the 1880 census John's f. b. NC and mother b. NC. Per the 1900 cenus John's f. b. MD and m. b. NC. John remained a mason all his life and was the oldest mason in TN when he died 22Mar1909. Do you know any Richardsons in stage line business ? Do any with a connection to the Henry name ? Sorry for the long post. I have all information on John and Elizabeth's descendants. Information on CHARLES and ELLIS family of Hawkins County, TN but no information on any other NC RICHARDSONS. ( except me) Charles R. Richardson Raleigh, NC ChasRichar@aol.com ==== NCORANGE Mailing List ==== Larry Noah - lrnoah@bigfoot.com - Listowner - NCORANGE mailing list Orange Co, NC USGenWeb site is at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncorange GENDEX at http://www.gendex.com/gendex/ has over 1400 databases on line