Hope this helps some working on Lamb In Randolph Co, NC. I think this was done by William Hinshaw. What date and when I came by this informationI don't Know. PAT Here are my notes on Thomas and his descendants: Thomas Lamb Much info in James E. Bellarts Bellarts," The Descent of Some of Our Quaker Ancestors", 1991Ed, p 464-470: "Thomas Lamb ( Reference: "The Town of Roxbury" p 309 by Francis Drake, and Thomas Lambe, Our Earliest American Ancestor" by Albert L. Lamb) b.1600 England ("The Winthrop Fleet" by Charles Banks states "Thomas Lambe,Roxbury, perhaps from Stowe Langtoft, County Suffolk); described as " merchant who came to New England in 1630 and settled at Roxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony". He came on one of four ships all of which sailed from Yarmouth, Isle of Wight in the English Channel: the Lady Arabella arriving in Massachusetts 1630-Jun-12, the Jewel 1630-Jun-13, the Ambrose 1630-Jun-18 and the Talbot 1630-Jul-02. He brought his wife and two sons with him. Thomas Lamb d. 1646-Mar-28, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Mass. He m(1) 1625/6, England, Elizabeth ( - - ), b.1604, buried 1639-Nov-28, Roxbury. For the children by his first wife, Bellarts gives the primary reference: "Genealogies and Estates of Charlestown" by Thomas Bellows Wyman He m(2) 1640-Jul-09, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Mass, Dorothy Harbittle (Harbottle?) who died 1697/8-Jan-28; she m(2) 1651/2-Feb-02, Roxbury Thomas Hawley who was slain at Sudsbury 1676-Apr-21 and had children (1) Thomas Hawley (2) Joseph Hawley (3) Elizabeth Hawley (4) Dorothy Hawley Joshua Lamb Bellarts p464 states: "Joshua Lamb, b. 1642-Sep-27, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; served as a Colonel in King Phillips War; m. Mary Alcock, b. 1652-Aug-15, Boston, Massachusetts, d. 1700-Oct-09, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Mass. dau of Dr. John and Sarah (Palsgrave) Alcock; (shown in chapter 2 of the compiler's 1971 book "The Quaker Yeoman") made affidavit in Perquimans County, North Carolina, that he was "of Massachusetts Bay of New England". He was granted "the whole island of Roanoke" by Sir William Berkeley 1676-Apr-17. In this grant he is referred to as " Merchant Joshua Lamb of Roxbury, County of Suffolk in New England. He died in Perquimans County, North Carolina, 1690-Sep-23. His widow Mary (Alcock) Lamb returned to Roxbury in 1690 where she signed some papers and called herself of said town. Since Joshua Lamb died intestate, the only records of his children are in Roxbury, Massachusetts Vital Records and "Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England" by James Savage." Eight children listed Mary Alcock James E. Bellarts, The Descent of Some of Our Quaker Ancestors, (Second Revised Edition 1991), 464, I have a copy of a letter from James Bellarts to my first cousin Claude Pickett dated April 29, 1993 where the marriage of Mary Alcock to Col. Joshua Lamb is documented and in Bellarts' hand the name is circled and noted "line to Charlemagne". Joshua Lamb Jr. Bellarts 1991Ed p465: Colonel Joshua Lamb, Jr. baptized 1674/75-01mo-07, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts" Bellarts then lists three children, all born *before* the date of his marriage to Susanna Carey. (???) He also references "The Lamb Family in Massachusetts 1630-1939" by R. G. Albion. Henry Lamb Very long biography in Bellarts, 1991 Ed, p465: " Henry Lamb (known as "The Glove Maker") b 1697; d. 1761-02mo-10, Rowan County, North Carolina. The first record of Henry Lamb in NC is found in Hathaway's "North Carolina Historical and Genealogical Register" where on p 147 it states in the July 1715 Court Notes for Chowan County, NC, "Patrick Laughgly proves right for importation of 13 people" including Thomas Lamb and Henry Lamb. It should be noted that "importation" does not necessarily mean from England. It could mean from another colony. Henry Lamb and his family were received 1739-02mo-04, from Nasemond Monthly Meeting, Virginia, by Perquimans Monthly Meeting, Perquimans County, NC (Reference Hinshaw, Vol I, p 57) Henry Lamb, together with his sons Joseph, Jacob and Thomas Lamb, were received on certificate from Perquimans Monthly Meeting by New Garden Monthly Meeting, Guilford County, NC 1760-11mo-29 (Ref William Wade Hinshaw, "American Quaker Genealogy "Vol I p556). Henry Lamb m(1), Chowan County, NC, Gulielma ( - - ) . He m(2) 1739-Feb-10 Elizabeth(possibly Henley)" Joseph Lamb see Bellarts p 468 Bellarts states the will of Joseph Lamb dated 1813-12mo-28 was probated in Randolph County, November Term 1820 (Will Book 5, Page 11, Randolph County Clerk of court, Asheboro, NC) mailto:[email protected] Who are the parents of Benjamin BEESON and Elizabeth HUNTER? My line comes in at: Joseph Lamb (b. 1737) m. Frances BEESON (b. 10 Dec 1744, Guilford Co., NC; d. about 1820, Randolph Co., NC), dt. Benjamin, Sr. and Elizabeth HUNTER, m. 23 Jul 1761, New Garden MM, Guilford Co., NC; they had: Henry, Benjamin, Nathan, Charity, Caleb , Albert, Edee, Richard, Gabriel., Witmel, and Stanley (Frances' brother, Benjamin, married Joseph's sister, Bethia) Benjamin Lamb (b. 21 Jun 1766) Nathan Lamb (b. 19 Sep 1768) Charity Lamb (b. 20 Dec 1770) Caleb Lamb (b. 11 Apr 1773) Albert Lamb (b. 5 Mar 1776 m. Rachel ? Edee (Edith) Lamb (b. 28 Mar 1779) Richard Lamb (b. 27 Nov 1781) Gabriel Lamb Henry Lamb m. Ann DENNIS Benjamin Lamb Benjamin is the last Lamb documented in Bellarts. He gives the birth date but not the marriage. 12/27/97 I have no solid evidence on this marriage. The Randolph County marriage bonds published in the Gen J Rand Hist Soc Benjamin Lamb m. 9/15/1814 _______ Jackson. The Bellarts Benjamin Lamb, son of Joseph Lamb and Frances Beeson would have been 49 at the time of this marriage, which seems late in life to have 8 children BUT I note that Allen Lamb was born 1808, 6 years prior to the marriage, so Elizabeth Jackson could have been his second wife. The J also lists a will for Benj Lamb: Randolph County 1846 Will Book 8, page 153. I have ordered a copy. The information sent to me by Claude Pickett Jr in 1993 shows Benjamin son of Joseph and Frances Beeson Lamb with the marriage bond date above but he states "This info is speculative". Claude lists Benjamin Lamb as b. 21 jun 1766 but this is explained by Bellarts giving the date as 1766-06mo-21, i.e. August not June. William Hinshaw