What years does Mrs. Townsend's book on cemeteries cover? As far back as 1819- 1820? Any lost family plots in Robeson/Bladen area around a place called, back then, Bryan's Swamp. Any information on a Isaac Bryan, wife Sarah , brother Thomas Bryan who lived in Robeson from 1790-1820. Both owned land in/near Bryan's Swamp next to the Thomas Bryan of Bladen who is connected to the Nathanial Yulee Bryan line William ---- risque1@comcast.net wrote: > Joanne, > > Sorry for the delay but I do not open the computer every day because if I did I would get nothing else accomplished. There is no specific time frame for the graves within the Vanishing Ancestor set. Time is determined by the individual cemetery and and gravesites within them. > The area covered is Robeson county and some of Hoke, with this county having been formed in 1911 from Robeson. > > Mrs. Townsend recorded 397 cemeteries and describes many of them as "lost family plots". She also states that these are not all of the cemeteries within the two counties but the set should be "useful for those searching for their Scottish ancestors. > > Hope this explains things! > > Wayne > Risque1@comcast.net > > > -------------- Original message -------------- > From: "M. Young" <mlyoung1@flash.net> > > > What areas/timeframe do you books cover? > > > > risque1@comcast.net wrote: > > > > > I just sent Christie the information that she wanted in her lineage. The name > > of her particular cemetery is MACRAE and it is 2.7 miles from Maxton. The > > information came from Vanishing Ancestors compiled by Peggy Townsend. I do not > > think that she has posted her three volume set of information. The Robeson > > County library in Lumberton should have a set if you are closeby. I have the set > > and will be glad to help you. Give me one or two people with as much info as > > you have and I will check and e-mail with the information that I find within the > > set. > > > > > > Tonight I found a Jacob Wiley Alford b. Sept. 12, 1875 and D August 2, 1918 > > and Flora C. McCormic wife of Jacob W. Alford, B. March 27, 1879 D, June 9, > > 1963. This information was found in the St. Pauls Presbyterian Church Cemetery > > Vol.3. > > > > > > Let me know if I can be of help to you. > > > > > > Wayne > > > Risque1@comcast.net > > > > > > -------------- Original message -------------- > > > From: "Joanne Harley" > > > > > > > I am also interested in who might be in this cemetery. My 3rd great > > > > grandmother was Katherine Macrae, (daughter of Roderick MacRae ,buried at > > > > McLucas) married to Jacob Alford of Alfordsville, NC. She had two > > > > daughters that married into the MacLeod line of Marlboro. Plus, I had > > > > Patricks nearby.. so I was wondering if this cemetery might be online > > > > somewhere. Does it have a name?? I noticed that there was a MacLeod Rd. > > > > that ran off of the main road. > > > > > > > > Would appreciate any help with the MacRae's ,Alfords, & Patricks. > > > > > > > > Joanne Harley > > > > jharley2@cox.net > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Christie, > > > > > > > > > > I have looked in several books that I have and I have decided that perhaps > > > > > I have located the cemetery that you are trying to find. Please send a > > > > > name and b.and d. dates and I will check for you. > > > > > > > > > > Hope that I can help. > > > > > Risque1@comcast.net > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > > > NCROBESO-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 > > NCROBESO-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 > > NCROBESO-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 NCROBESO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message