Katherine, He's listed in the Rev War database also. Quite a bit about his service but no family info. Residence same as on the DAR index. I can send you the images if you need them. Reply off list to tanimara@townsqr.com Jackie Thomas & Sandra Stephens wrote: > Katherine, I looked at the D.A.R. index listing for John Southard. It > states he was in a private in the VA line, b. 9 Sep 1759, Belfield, > Brunswick Co., VA, residence Sussex Co., VA, died ante Aug 1840 Orange Co., > NC. Spouse Dorothy Gilliam. The only children listed are Gilliam, Maclin, > and James. > > I have found many times that the first son was named for the paternal > grandfather. Was the first son John or James? > > Sandra > > -----Original Message----- > From: ncorange-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:ncorange-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Katherine Reece > Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2007 11:39 AM > To: NCORANGE@rootsweb.com > Subject: [NCORANGE] Searching for Southard > > > Hello ... I'm new to this list. > > I am searching for my "dead end" ancestor Green W. Southard b. abt 1811. > > This is the page for him and his children at my website: > http://www.katscelticroots.com/fam00156.htm > > On the 1850 Georgia census he says he was born in VA, however on the 1860 > and 1870 Georgia censuses he says he was born in NC. There is a family tree > at ancestry that lists a John Southard born Sept 9, 1758 in Beifield VA and > died in 1833 in Orange Co., NC as Green's father. I emailed the person who > submitted the information and asked him what his evidence was and was told > that it was family Bible records, unfortunately I could not get him to email > me a copy of the record and further emails have bounced. > > I have pulled John Southard's will (which thankfully the Alabama archives > had) and Green is not mentioned among his children, Green would have been > 16 at the time the will was written and I suppose that he could have already > done something that could have caused him to be cut out of the will but it > really seems unlikely to me. I also have John Southard's Rev War pension > file, but there is no family information in it. It does however say John > was living in "Orange County, North Carolina, within three or four miles of > the Shallow Ford on the Haw River" when his pension was approved in 1832. > The pension also lists his birthplace as Belfield VA and not Beifield VA. > > According to the will John's wife was named Dorothy (maiden name Gilliam?) > and his children were Macklen, Polley, Gilliam, Tempey, Charles, James, > Carter, and John. Is anyone familiar with this family? > > Thank you > > Katherine Southard-Reece > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NCORANGE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NCORANGE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > >