Seeking information on Robert CHAFFIN Sr., d. 1817 Wilson Co., TN. Robert was in the Orange Co., NC area in the 1780's as is shown by his daughter's marriage. Would like to find names of other children, name of wife, and possible parents. Have the following information: Robert CHAFFIN Sr., b. poss. 1730-35, m. ca. 1760 unknown. Robert d. Wilson Co., TN 1817 leaving will. Known children: 1. Robert CHAFFIN Jr., b. 20 March 1768, place unknown; d. 27 July 1833 Lawrence Co., TN; married ca. 1788 to Amelia NICHOLS, b. 1768, dau. of John NICHOLS (d. 1816 Maury Co. TN) 2. Rebecca CHAFFIN, b. abt. 1760-65, m. Orange Co., NC on 2 Feb 1782 to William McBROOM. 3. _______ CHAFFIN m. _______ALLEN others? Also does anyone know if the John NICHOLS, b. ca. 1730-35, father of Amelia NICHOLS CHAFFIN, was the same John NICHOLS who was a member of the Committee of Safety in Orange Co. NC in 1781? Will be happy to share information that I have on these families. Please reply privately to Edgar D. Byler, III edby3@netease.net Editor, Wayne County Historian Wayne County, Tennessee, USA Wayne County Web Page: http://www.netease.net./wayne ==== 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 searching for information on the Surnames of MAZY, PAGE, and PATE. They were all around in the late 1700's to the mid 1850's in North Carolina, (in the Chatham Co. area) If you have any information or need more details, let me know! ==== 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

Is anyone researching the line of Johannes Conrad STRADER, wife unknown. He was c. c1728 at [Germany?]. Came to US in 1752. d. 1808-9 at Hogan's Creek, Caswell Co. I have some information on his children and their children. Have quite a bit on my husband's direct line to Conrad. Also trying to find out who the parents of Eli G____ FORD were. He was b. 1 Nov. 1806 at Hogan's Creek, Caswell Co., md. 1827 in Caswell Co., d. 1858 in TX. His wife was Zepporah A________ STRADER dau/o Christian STRADER and Zepporah SUMMERS. Eli's grandfather may have been Simeon Ford b. c 1742-52 at Hanover, VA. d. 1833 at Caswell Co., NC. Does anyone have this line of Fords and know who Eli's parents were? Thank you. Barbara in Humboldt Co., CA ==== 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 listowner is going on a short vacation. Fellow listowner (also my daughter) Caroline McBride will monitor the list for any serious problems. I will return Mon, Oct 6th. -- 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 USGenWeb Orange Co, NC Archives site is at http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/nc/orangnc.htm

Looking for any information on Thomas and Hannah (BROCKMAN) BASTIN. They settled in the area near modern-day Pellham, Caswell County, NC, which is on the border of Caswell County and Rockingham County, sometime around the time Caswell County was formed from Orange County. Their son, Thomas BASTIN married an ATWELL. It is believed that Thomas and Hannah married in either Orange County, or perhaps across the state line in Pittsylvania County, VA. Long searches for marriage records from the mid to late 1700's for them have been fruitless. They were members of the Lick Fork Primitive Baptist church. Thomas (Sr.) died in Jan 1817; Hannah in Oct 1834. Thomas BASTIN, the son, born in 1783, migrated to Barren County, KY around 1830. He died in 1858. Have lots of information on descendants; looking for any information on possible parents of Thomas Bastin (the father), as well as ATWELL family information. Website on the descendants is located at: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/9714/ and it includes over 2,200 individuals, and over 500 surnames. Related families include NUNN and BROCKMAN, also residents of Orange, and subsequently, either Caswell County or Person County after the split-off dates. Have quite a bit of information on them I can share. Thanks, Gary Bastin ==== 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 all; Researching the above names in Orange County. Thanks Cindy -- Cin Sopko's Genealogy, ReFUNding Ring, Evelyn's Barbies, G&S Tool Enterprises http://www.geocities.com/heartland/plains/1174/ Looking For DREW's? Look no furthere! The DREW SURNAME page! http://members.stratos.net/mikeandcindy/drew.htm Cuyahoga CO., OH USGenweb Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohcuyaho/cuyaoh.htm Ye Olde Collectibles Shoppe (* Christmas collectibles now available! *) http://www.angelfire.com/biz/yocs/index.html For genealogy on Boynton, Howell, Drew, Morgan, West, Notter, Hanks, Putnam and many others -- Genealogy BOOKS online now and REUNION items soon! http://www.geocities.com/heartland/hills/7288/ ==== 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

There seem to be a lot of Hopkins in Orange county in the mid 1700's. Does anyone have a connection to any, perhaps through marriages, deeds, wills, etc? Ms. Adrian Hopkins P.O. Box 1463 Tucker, Georgia 30085-1463 Researching: Hunsucker, Griffith, Kirby, Whitlatch, Kennedy, Vandeford, Hopkins, Plummer, Golden, Nuckolls, Warbington, King, Cushman, Sasser and Hadaway, as my main lines. http://members.tripod.com/~ahopkins/index.html Genealogist HAVE no other hobbies!!!! <G> HOPKINS LIST OWNER @rootsweb KIRBY-KERBY LIST OWNER@rootsweb PRIVATE NUCKOLLS List (contact me if you have Nuckolls in your 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 USGenWeb Orange Co, NC Archives site is at http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/nc/orangnc.htm

Hi, This is my first time posting to this group. I have been on the Cook mail group for a 2 months. What has led me to this group is the lack of information on these two relatives of mine, John and Sarah Cook of Orange Co. NC. They are my ggggggrandparents. My cousin and I have been trying to find out more about them. We know that they had a son named Edward Netty Cook, born March 22, 1760, and he was married to Anne Thomas Feb 4, 1785. He is buried in Cleveland Co. NC. And we have alot of info from his line onward, but no more on his parents. If anyone here has any more information on John and Sarah, please email me at tps914@community.net Thanks! Roberta Cooke Schmidt ==== 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 have been asked if queries are allowed here. They are welcome as long as the people have connection to the geographical area covered in this list. Queries are part of genealogical research. The thing that will be discouraged is replies to queries about individuals. Most of the time those replies should be by PRIVATE email - NOT to the list. It would be helpful if you make your subject in this format: "ALBRIGHT,CLAPP query" listing only the surname(s) and the word query on the subject line. That way people can easily skip the message if they have no knowledge of the surname. It is also helpful to put all surnames in the body of your message in UPPER CASE. The best place for queries in the NCGenWeb county pages. Links to all NC county pages can be found at: http://www.goldenbranches.com/nc-state/counties.html. There is also a link to "unknown county" on this page. -- 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 USGenWeb Orange Co, NC Archives site is at http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/nc/orangnc.htm

Hi all, I'd like to share information about any LINGO family in Orange Co. NC, from the colonial era through the 1900s. My wife's LINGO family came from Scotland to Va. in the 1600s, and on to Tenn. in the 1830s from NC, and there was at least one LINGO in Orange Co. NC and that region I'm interested in. There's not much on Orange Co. in local libraries way out here in San Antonio, so I'm hoping to make some connections with others who have access to Orange Co. NC records -- I'll be glad to exchange work and correspond with anyone having LINGO heritage. Thanks --- Terry Carpenter <CrpntrT@aol.com> in San Antonio, Texas ==== 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 looking for any information about the MURRAY'S. The Murray's that I am researching for actually came from Randolph Co. but I don't know where they came from before that. Elijah Murray born 1774-1776 married Elizabeth Cude prior to 1799. Where? Elijah is shown to buying land in Randolph Co in 1800 but there is another man named James Murray that was buying land in Randolph Co. in 1795. I wonder if this James is the father? Any information on the Murray's would greatly be appreciated. I know that there are more Murray's in Randolph Co after the Elijah left the county in 1817. I would like any information and I will sort through it. Pamela Murray AmPm@gw.cybalink.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 USGenWeb Orange Co, NC Archives site is at http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/nc/orangnc.htm

I have just recently learned that one of my lines may have been in Orange County NC. I am looking for information on James STANFORD/STANDFORD b. abt 1789 in NC and his wife Mary GRIFFIN born abt 1791 in NC. Thank You Ron Stanford rstanfor@frontiernet.net Researching the following Surnames: COLLINS>KY,IL,WI COPENHAGEN>GERMANY,NY D'AGOSTINO>ITALY,NY DECAROLIS>ITALY,MO,NY DINATALE>SCICLY,NY GRANDSTAFF/GRINDSTAFF>PA,NC,TN HERRIN>NC,TN,KY,IL,WI MAYER>GERMANY,NY MORGAN>TN STANFORD>NC,TN,KY,IL SUMMERS>TN VANTREASE>GERMANY>NC>TN VICKERS>NC/TN WEINGARTNER>GERMANY,NY WIDMER>GERMANY, ==== 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 new to this list but what to make contact with anyone working on my line. > Johann Jacob Hofheintz settled on the Reedy Fork Creek, just west of the Guilford/Alamance Co line. He came in the 1770s, but I am not certain whether he arrived before or after the formation of Guilford from Orange and Randolph in 1772. I know that his land grant application was filed in 1778 and granted in 1784, but we know the political reasons for this delay. > Several of his sons bought land in what was Orange at that time (before Alamance). Two surnames were used: Huffhines and Huffines. I have done a rather thorough survey of the descendants of each of his sons and would love to contact people interested in that line. > Good Searching - Good Finding - Good Luck! David Huffines Searching Hofheintz/Huffines/Huffhines/Hoffein/et.al. and Williamson, Wakefield, Underwood, Paisley, Sikes, Lipscomb ==== NCORANGE Mailing List ==== Larry Noah - lrnoah@bigfoot.com - Listowner - NCORANGE mailing list County Coordinator Orange Co, NC USGenWeb site at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncorange

Greetings. I very recently discovered this family. I have no more info on them than what I've got here. Am looking for sibs, spouses, etc. If someone can help, would be very grateful! Thanks, KJB 1 Christopher Garrison ..... 2 Jedediah Garrison 1748 - 1829 ......... +Jane Williams 1752 - 1827 ............ 3 David Garrison 1777 - 1842 Orange Co. ............ 3 Levi Garrison 1779 - 1860 Orange Co. ............ 3 Thomas Garrison 1780 - 1864 Orange Co. ............ 3 Christopher Garrison 1781 - 1811 Orange Co. ............ 3 Rebecca Garrison 1783 - 1879 Orange Co. ............ 3 James Garrison 1786 - 1889 ............ 3 Calab/Caleb Garrison 1789 - 1862 ................... 4 Joseph Garrison ==== NCORANGE Mailing List ==== Larry Noah - lrnoah@bigfoot.com - Listowner - NCORANGE mailing list County Coordinator Orange Co, NC USGenWeb site at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncorange

I am researching the Coble, and related Families from Orange County, NC. I would like to communicate with anyone that has this family in their families. -- Jannine Coble Gregory 1923 Cypress Point West Austin, Texas 78746-7108 512-327-0274 512-327-5095 FAX ==== NCORANGE Mailing List ==== Larry Noah - lrnoah@bigfoot.com - Listowner - NCORANGE mailing list County Coordinator Orange Co, NC USGenWeb site at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncorange

OK, people you can do more than just post queries. I would like anyone who will to post a brief (one or two paragraph) summary of the beginnings of any of the churches in colonial Orange County. There are those of you who have accumulated this information in your research. Now you can share it with others. My example follows. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ THE BRICK REFORMED CHURCH OF GUILFORD COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA The beginning of the Brick Church dates back to the mid 1740's when George Valentine Clapp (and later his brother John Ludwig Clapp) came to the Beaver Creek area of North Carolina from Pennsylvania. It became a regularly organized church in 1770. The church in early days was known as Church on Beaver Creek or The Clapp Church (Der Klapp Kirche). It was known as The Clapp Church until about 1813 when a brick building was constructed. It is located about three miles from where the Battle of Alamance was fought. It is still an active church. The Brick Church (as the Clapp family) was German Reformed. The difference between German Reformed and Lutheran was not extensive. For a while they shared a building with the Lutherans who later formed Low's Church. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Larry Noah - lrnoah@bigfoot.com Listowner - NCORANGE mailing list See my Ancestors at - http://www.trailerpark.com/tango/lrnoah Gedcoms are at - http://members.tripod.com/~lrnoah ALBRIGHT, ALEXANDER, ASKINS, BELK, CLAPP, COURTNEY, CROSSWELL, FOUST, KELLER, MIXON, MOSER, NEASE, NOAH, PILKINGTON, SHARP, WATSON, WOODHAM, WYATT & more, mainly in NC and SC ==== NCORANGE Mailing List ==== Larry Noah - lrnoah@bigfoot.com - Listowner - NCORANGE mailing list County Coordinator Orange Co, NC USGenWeb site at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncorange

Researching William Chapman, Nimrod Burke, and Edward Burke who migrated from Chatham Co, NC to GA in the late 1700's. Please E-Mail: GBates1015@aol.com Thanks, Grace Bates Charleston, SC ==== NCORANGE Mailing List ==== Larry Noah - lrnoah@bigfoot.com - Listowner - NCORANGE mailing list County Coordinator Orange Co, NC USGenWeb site at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncorange

The Scotch were said to have been most prevelant in Cumberland County, but there were some that settled in southern Orange in the area that is now Chatham County. "Germans held the land west of the Haw River". There were Lutherans and German Reformed. Ludwig CLAPP had a grant of 640 acres on the Alamance. Michael HOLT had large acreage along the Great and Little Alamance. John FAUST had land on Cain Creek. Adam TROLINGER had land on the west bank of the Haw River, near the present railroad crossing. Other German pioneers were Christian FAUST, Jacob ALBRIGHT, Peter SHARP, Philip SNOTHERLY and David EFLAND. Quoting from the book: "By 1773 there were so many Germans in western Orange that J.F.D. SMYTHE, an English traveler, experienced difficulty in finding anyone who understood his language in some areas west of Hillsboro." English immigrants from VA settled in northern Orange along the Hico River and County Line Creek. There was a settlement of Irish near Stoney Creek in what is now Alamance County. The Welsh, including Thomas LLOYD settled between Hillsborough and what is now Chatham County. Quakers were very prominent in early Orange County. There were some north of Hillsborough. There were more in the Cain Creek and Stinking Quarter Creek areas that are now part of Alamance, Chatham and Randolph. Two prominent Quaker pioneers were Jonathan LINDLEY of the Cain Creek section and William COURTNEY of Hillsborough.. That sums up most of what I know about the early settlers. There is much more information in the book that I can summarize if there is an interest. I do not own the book, but if I could find it, I would buy it. -- Larry Noah - lrnoah@bigfoot.com Listowner - NCORANGE mailing list See my Ancestors at - http://www.trailerpark.com/tango/lrnoah Gedcoms are at - http://members.tripod.com/~lrnoah ALBRIGHT, ALEXANDER, ASKINS, BELK, CLAPP, COURTNEY, CROSSWELL, FOUST, KELLER, MIXON, MOSER, NEASE, NOAH, PILKINGTON, SHARP, WATSON, WOODHAM, WYATT & more, mainly in NC and SC ==== NCORANGE Mailing List ==== Larry Noah - lrnoah@bigfoot.com - Listowner - NCORANGE mailing list County Coordinator Orange Co, NC USGenWeb site at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncorange

Seeking the parents and siblings of David WILLIAMS b.1792 Guilford, NC. His father may also be David Williams b.1769 Guilford or Granville areas. David (1769) is the son of Daniel (b.1747) and Ann Henderson Williams. ANY help appreciated !! Skip spaceport@greater.net ==== NCORANGE Mailing List ==== Larry Noah - lrnoah@bigfoot.com - Listowner - NCORANGE mailing list County Coordinator Orange Co, NC USGenWeb site at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncorange

It is often helpful in our genealogical research to know a little about the geography and history of the area that we are researching. I will try to briefly summarize some early history of Orange County, NC. The source of my information is "Orange County - 1752-1952" edited by Hugh Lefler and Paul Wager, published in 1953. There were few white families in the 1740's in the area that was to become Orange County. But, by 1751 Governor Gabriel JOHNSTON reported that settlers were flocking in, mostly from PA. At the time it was formed Orange County had an estimated population of 4,000. By 1767 it had the largest population of any county in NC. The migration along the "Great Wagon Road" from PA through Shenandoah valley to Carolina was made up largely of Scotch-Irish and German immigrants. "Scotch-Irish" is the term used in the reference book. German refers to the area that was later to become Germany. The most distinctly Scotch-Irish settlement in the county was Eno, abut 7 miles north of Hillsborough. They also settled in the area east of the Haw river adn in the Little river and New Hope creek sections. The Scotch-Irish in what is now Guilford County organized Buffalo Presbyterian Church in 1756. Information on Germans and others will follow. -- Larry Noah - lrnoah@bigfoot.com Listowner - NCORANGE mailing list See my Ancestors at - http://www.trailerpark.com/tango/lrnoah Gedcoms are at - http://members.tripod.com/~lrnoah ALBRIGHT, ALEXANDER, ASKINS, BELK, CLAPP, COURTNEY, CROSSWELL, FOUST, KELLER, MIXON, MOSER, NEASE, NOAH, PILKINGTON, SHARP, WATSON, WOODHAM, WYATT & more, mainly in NC and SC ==== NCORANGE Mailing List ==== Larry Noah - lrnoah@bigfoot.com - Listowner - NCORANGE mailing list County Coordinator Orange Co, NC USGenWeb site at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncorange