Where was John S. Harden born and who are his parents? John S. Harden - 1800 to 1872 (My great great grandfather) (His Wife) Nancy Lee Harden - 1804 to 1878 (My great great grandmother) They were married 3 May 1821 in Rutherford County, NC Their Children John married Ella Rogers Owen was married twice; both wives names unknown. Richard Ivy married Nancy Lillie Blaylock (My great grandparents) Adline P. never married - 1826 to 1908 Liza never married - 1840 to 1898 Manda married a Stockton Jane never married Mary Virginia (Puss) never married Ernily Nancy Lee Harden was the daughter of General Stephen D. Lee, brother of General Robert E. Lee. The Lee's came from England. Richard Ivy Harden - Feb. 14, 1829 to Feb. 11, 1922 (My great grandfather) (His Wife) Nancy Lillie Blalock - Mar. 12, 1839 to Mar. 19, 1911 (My great garandmother) Mary Lillie Harden married Clem Moore Emily - 1863 to 1947 married 0. B. (Dock) Henderson - 1851 to 1937 After Emily's death Mr. Henderson married E. E. (Elizabeth) Henderson) John Richard married Delia Lovella Pierce Nancy Jane - May 21, 1868 to Mar. 27, 1907 married. William Allen Graham - May 28, 1861 to Feb. 26, 1949 Georgia married Dr. Charlie Graham William Samuel (Sam) - 1871 to 1939 married Katherine (Kate) Turner 1875 to 1950 Theopholie Randolph (Rance) married Emma Bell Ford Thomas Daniel Harden (Toni) - July 24, 1878 to Feb. 8, 1930 married Bertie Clayton - July 22, 1889 to Sept. 7, 1923 Skittie (Skit) - June 16, 1880 to Nov. 20, 1971 married Henry Umphress - Nov. 17, 1872 to Nov. 21, 1957 Ivy Lee (Aunt ivy) married Z. D. (Dow) Wheeler Any info sincerely appreciated. Ann

Hello all, I am a County Coordinator for GenWeb here in my home state of Indiana. My county list doesnt do roll calls at all and we've never really had a problem with people trying to start one up in the 2 years that I've been CC. I *think* what my people (ones searching in this county) do is go to the various county pages and post their surnames, as well as look for their surnames. Say your relatives were mainly in Alamance Co NC...you would go to: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncalaman/surnames.html and post your names or look for them. Most county pages have these lists of surnames and the people who are looking for or have info on them. There are a LOT of people visiting those pages that arent on this list...you are probably more likely to make a direct connection there than doing a roll call. Just an idea... Kathy PS. My apologies to any CC's that might suddenly get swamped with surnames to add tonight :) <A HREF="http://members.tripod.com/~KHuish/northc.htm">Firstmoms Genealogy Resources -North Carolina</A>

Hello Flora , I believe we might have some of the same Smiths...I believe i saw a Thurman marriage on one of the family group sheets somewhere. I have Rev Samuel Powell Smith , b1805 Wilkes Co NC who married Amelia Maratin d/o Dr Robert Martain and Amelia Wright (d/o Capt John Wright III and Ann Williams). Their daughter Sarah Martain Smith (b. 1828) married Uriah Douthitt . Any connection ? Malinda Jones flora newby wrote: > Newby > Perry > Thurman > Smith > Carter > Varney > and a lot more Flora > > ==== NCROOTS Mailing List ==== > Discussion on this list is restricted to NORTH CAROLINA GENEALOGY only. > Please don't post commercial messages or advertising without permission > of the list manager <ncgen@mindspring.com> > > ============================== > Personalized Mailing Lists: never miss a connection again. > http://pml.rootsweb.com/ > Brought to you by RootsWeb.com.

Locklear, Chavis, Oxendine, Lowry/Lowrie

Flora, Which NEWBYs, and dates? Marsha -----Original Message----- From: flora newby [mailto:fnewby@getus.com] Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2000 4:58 PM To: NCROOTS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [NCROOTS] Roll Call Newby Perry Thurman Smith Carter Varney and a lot more Flora

Does any one have any information on BRADDY, PARKER or SMITH families in North Carolina? As far as I can tell at this point, they lived in the Cumberland County area in or near Fayetteville NC. CHLOE BRADDY b abt 1830 married to NATHAN SMITH b also about 1830, they were married in Cumberland County in 1849. They had a daughter SUSAN AMANDA SMITH b 1850 married to STEPHEN R PARKER b 1845 NATHAN SMITH'S parents were probably FARGUHARD SMITH and SARAH S CHLOE BRADDY"S mother was CYNTHIA STEPHEN PARKER'S dad was THOMAS R PARKER Any information will be greatly appreciated. Use private email if you wish. Dale W Burriss

I have the book KINFOLKS OF EDGECOMBE COUNTY NC 1788-1855 BY Watson, which has abstracts of deed books 5-26. These are very brief abstracts but I will be happy to do a look up for you. Cindy in NC johnc@terracom.net wrote: > Dr. Stephen Bradley transcribed and compiled a set of early Edgecombe > County deeds. I have access to six volumes: the last, covering the years > 1798-1802, include Deed Book 9 and part of Deed Book 10. Does anyone > know if there are more volumes in the series? I need to know the > contents of an entry in the part of Deed Book 10 not covered in > Bradley's Volume 6. Thanks, > > John Ottinger > > ==== NCROOTS Mailing List ==== > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a message to > NCROOTS-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com > with the one word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. Use a blank subject line, or the word UNSUBSCRIBE; don't use "re:" in the subject line. > > ============================== > The RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > 12.8 million individuals and counting. > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/

Hi everyone, I most certainly agree with the postings of Lou Overton and Cindy in NC concerning putting more info in our queries other than roll call. Lou and Cindy both have access to many books and records for NC and both so graciously take their time to help us with our research by doing lookups, and believe me it can be time consuming. Let's all do our share and help them by listing Given Name, Dates & Counties (if known). Thanks to Cindy & Lou for the help you have given all of us. It is much appreciated. Ruth in Iredell Co., NC e-mail: RLugowski@aol.com

Could someone help me with a marriage lookup for: Barney or Barny RIGSBY and Mary or Polly Ann RICE married between 1850-1870 (estimate) They may have married in Buncombe or Madison County, NC. Thank you very much, Marian, near Kosovo.

Joseph Whittaker must be buried somewhere in Wythe County. Please anyone who could do look-ups could you help me find where he is buried? Also anyone who may find a marriage on Joseph to Obedience, or anything I would be most grateful. Joseph Whittaker was born 1755 at sea.His parents died at sea.One source indicated that the ship sailed up the Roanoke River in North Carolina and that friends took him to North Carolina .He was bound out presumably to pay for his voyage or earn his keep. Jos Whittaker Will A will of real and personal estate in the name of God Amen Joseph Whittaker Senior of Wythe County being week in boad but of sound and perfect mind and memory blessed bee almighty God for the same,I do make and publish my will and testament in manner and form following first I leave to my beloved wife my plantation during her natural liff and after hur deth for to be divided between John Whittakers twin daughters Elmira and Elvira,which I devise and bequeath to them and there heirs forever and my personal property both in the hous and out of dors for to be sold ameditly after my deth allowing my wife one third of all and allow my beloved for to dispose of hur property as she pleses at hur deth. I give and bequeath to my grandsons John and Joseph Whittiker twelve dollars each. Joseph Whittikers dauter Mary my grand dauter I give and bequeath one bed and bedsted with the carving and twelve dollars in cash. I give and bequeath to my suns and dautrs to Wit James, John, Thomas, Daniel, Joseph, Aron, Nathaniel, Elizabeth and Agnas one dollar each. I do herebe constitute and appoint my son John Whittiker sole Executor of my last will and testement in witness wheeof I have hereuntio set my hand and affixed my seal this 22 day of Febury 1837. Signed, sealed published and declared by the above Joseph to be his last will and testament in the presence of us who have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses in the presence of the testotor. John sutton Robert Martin Daniel Y Martin ______________________________________________________________________________ ______ (PROBATE OF WILL) At a court held for Wythe County at the Courthouse on Monday the 14th May 1838. This the last will and testament of Joseph Whittaker dec'd was presented in Court, proved by the oaths of Robert Martin and David Y Martin the subscribing witnesses thereto and ordained to be recorded. And on the motion of John Whittaker the Executor named into and acknowledged a bond in the penalty of $300.--conditioned as the law directs certificate is granted him for obtaining probate of said will in due form. Test. J.P. Matthews, CC Joseph, Sr. shows up on the 1830 Census with his wife. He was 75 years old We have Joseph Application for his Rev War Pension. It states his age of 78 on November 13, 1832. EXCERPTS FOR REV WAR PENSION APPLICATION DATED NOV 13, 1832 Joseph Sr applied for this revolutionary War Pension on November 13, 1832 in Wythe Co., Va. The actual pension request record in the Wythe County Order Book 1829-1833 pages 425-427. It indicates the he enlisted as a regiment of Va Militia commanded by col. Andrew Lewis in Fincastle County (now Montgomery County) in the Company of Henry Polling who resided in Botetourt County. Under Capt Polling's command, he marched to the mouth of the New River on an expedition against the Indians in 1774. He continued in the service for about ten months until late in 1775. He was at the Battle of Point Pleasant on October 10, 1775. After the battle, he remained with the Company under the command of Capt Wiliam Russell for some months after most of the company had disbanded. After that tour, he went to Fincastle County (Wythe County by 1832) where he was officially discharged. He entered the service again as a militia man in a company commanded by Capt John Taylor in 1776 or 1777. That company was later commanded by Capt Thomas Burk and he remained on that tour about three months. The service was against the Indians and the company was generally stationed about the mouth of Indian and Rich Creeks which are tributaries of the New River. About 1787, he then entered a company commanded by Capt Henry Patton and in the regiment commanded by Col William Preston. He marched to North Carolina and was at the Battle of Whetsels Mill which occurred a short time before the Battle at Guilford Courthouse. He was in a sharp engagement at what was called Reedy Fork of the New River. He was not away from home on this tour longer than a month or six weeks. His testimony was verified by James Harbison of Wythe County and Thomas Farley of Giles county who indicated that they also believe him to be 78 years of age at the tim e the Pension Application was dated. Thomas Farley knew him when he was a Soldier in the company commanded by Henry Patton and the regiment commanded by Col. William Preston. Farley also testified that he knew Joseph when he was under the command of Captain Taylor. New note from Alice Street - Joseph may have been a Courier for George Washington

Any connections to these Whittakers? Anyone have access to lookups for these people? Many Thanks. Descendants of Joseph (Sr.)Whittaker 1 Joseph (Sr.)Whittaker b: 1754 in ship at sea d: 1838 in Wythe County,Va. .. +Biddie b: Bet. 1760 - 1765 in English family ..... 2 Daughter Whitaker ..... 2 Jack b: 1777 in Virginia d: July 1864 in Pulaski County,Virginia ......... +Allie b: 1771 m: November 10, 1809 ..... 2 John (Sr.) Whitaker b: January 1782 in Virginia d: September 18, 1872 in Pulaski County,Virginia Occupation: Blacksmith ......... +Judith Owens d: Aft. September 1830 ..... 2 Nancy Agnass Whitaker b: Bet. 1784 - 1800 ......... +Stewart ..... 2 Daniel Whitaker b: 1790 in Wythe County,Va. d: January 18, 1873 in Wallaces Switch,Washington County,Va. ......... +Rachel Lewis b: 1790 m: March 11, 1811 in Wythe County,Virginia ..... *2nd Wife of Daniel Whitaker: ......... +Kimby Kimby b: 1816 in BotetourtCounty,Va. m: April 27, 1858 in Blountville,Tennessee ..... 2 Joseph (Jr.) Whitaker b: January 18, 1791 in Montgomery County,Virginia d: July 23, 1883 in Sugar Run,Giles County,Virginia ......... +Katie b: 1797 in Va. m: June 15, 1815 in Montgomery County,Virginia ..... 2 Aaron Whitaker b: 1792 in Pulaski County,Virginia d: 1865 in Princeton W.Va. Queens Cemetry,Halls Ridge Rd.Mercer County Occupation: Farmer ......... +Mahala b: 1814 in Pa. ..... *2nd Wife of Aaron Whitaker: ......... +Peggy b: 1799 in Giles County,Va. m: August 11, 1818 in old Mt.Airy,Wythe County,Virginia d: 1860 in 1861 ..... 2 Elizabeth Whitaker b: Bet. 1794 - 1800 ......... +Elias McGruder m: April 21, 1836 ..... 2 Thomas Whitaker b: Bet. 1794 - 1800 d: 1812 in Norfolk,Virginia ..... 2 Nathaniel B. Whitaker b: 1799 in Wythe County,Va. d: 1825 ......... +Nancy Hicks m: May 14, 1822 in Wythe County,Virginia *2nd Wife of Joseph (Sr.)Whittaker: .. +Carmilla Adkins

Dr. Stephen Bradley transcribed and compiled a set of early Edgecombe County deeds. I have access to six volumes: the last, covering the years 1798-1802, include Deed Book 9 and part of Deed Book 10. Does anyone know if there are more volumes in the series? I need to know the contents of an entry in the part of Deed Book 10 not covered in Bradley's Volume 6. Thanks, John Ottinger

This census is from Microcopy No. T-498 Roll 2 . . . 1790 census North Carolina Rutherford County Morgan District 1st # free white males 16 year upwards and head of families 2nd # free white males under 16 years 3rd # free white females and head of families 4th # all other free persons 5th # slaves ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thirteenth Company cont: Bradly, Jno, 1,0,0,0,0 Hill, Wm, 1,1,1,0,0 Hill, Rd, 1,2,2,0,0 Lee, Elijah, 1,0,3,0,0 Williams, Edwd, 1,6,3,0,0 Hargett, Thos, 1,0,3,0,0 Ashworth, Jno, 1,1,5,0,3 Bridget, Jas, 1,0,3,0,0 Seiser, Matthias, 1,4,2,0,0 Wood, Jas Sr, 2,3,3,0,0 Wood, Jno, 1,0,2,0,0 Wood, Jas Jr, 1,0,2,0,0 Miller, Laurence, 1,2,2,0,0 Nanny, Nancy, 1,1,2,0,0 Hinson, Jess, 1,1,3,0,0 Wason, Wm, 2,3,3,0,0 Hinson, Jno, 1,1,3,0,0 Duncan, David, 1,1,1,0,0 Gibson, Jno, 1,0,1,0,0 Parks, Jno, 5,1,2,0,0 Cooper, Adm, 1,0,0,0,0 Wallace, Jno, 3,0,3,0,0 Yardly, Ben, 3,3,6,0,0 Johnson, Edwd, 1,2,2,0,0 Thomas, Jno, 1,5,2,0,0 Thomas, Stephen, 1,0,2,0,0 Fletcher, Wm, 3,4,2,0,1 Winson, Elijah, 1,1,4,0,1 Reed, Harmon, 1,1,2,0,0 Roberts, Mark, 1,1,5,0,0 Cody, Tho, 4,0,2,0,0 Edmison, Basdel, 1,2,2,0,0 Cody, Godfry, 4,0,2,0,0 Johnson, Jas Jr, 1,0,7,0,0 Johnson, James, 1,0,1,0,0 Warren, Jas, 1,3,4,0,0 Green, Jas, 1,1,2,0,0 Haslip, Robt, 1,1,3,0,0 Lyda, Andw, 1,6,2,0,0 to be continued Alice Ohlsson Tatum Frendlysky@aol.com

--part1_ca.ca7514cb.25ad5be6_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi. Can anyone help this person? I don't know the answer to her questions. Please reply to Gloria at <Si2am@cs.com> Jackie --part1_ca.ca7514cb.25ad5be6_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-path: Si2am@cs.com From: Si2am@cs.com Full-name: Si2am Message-ID: <76.76c2ba78.25a7f86c@cs.com> Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2000 21:18:20 EST Subject: Stewart To: Socrmom901@aol.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: CompuServe 2000 32-bit sub 67 Hi Jackie, I have been trying to find my great uncle, my grandfather's brother, Duncan STEWART born about 1851 in Perthshire SCT Emmigrated to US in about 1871, married to Frances HOOVER b. in Indiana about 1854. They lived in Iowa probaby until about 1890 and then appear on the 1910 census for Spencer NC on Godhin or Yodkin St. between Fifth and Sixth St. (married 38 years at the time.) They apparently had 8 children but only 3 were alive in 1910. On the 1920 census, Duncan STEWART is 70 years old and living with his son Andrew STEWART b. in Iowa in 1885 and Andrew's wife Fannie (Duncan's wife must have died between 1910 and 1920) living on Gredell St. in Spencer NC. In 1938 on the death of my grandfather, Duncan STEWART was included in the obituary as if he was still alive, making him 88 years old. However this is far from conclusive information. On the 1920 census, I found another offspring of Duncan, Bessie (Stewart) ALLWELL, b.1879 in Iowa married to Harris ALLWELL on Gredell St. in Spencer NC The men of the family all worked for the railway co. Southern Railroad ? in Spencer, probably from the time the shops opened there, as machinists. I even saw a book on Rowan Co. with a picture of workers, not identified, and a chap in the front row sitting looked very much like my grandfather and could easily be my great uncle. Are their directories available for that area of NC that indicate workers, address, occupation? I have seen these for other areas but have not been able to identify if North Carolina has such directories. Are the newspaper obituaries for the area archived in any way, indexed in any way? I wish to get death certificates for Duncan, his wife Francis and his son Andrew. Could you advise me how to proceed? I have downloaded the form for more recent deaths from the vital statistics site, but I understand the earlier ones are archived and I have to send for them separately with a fee of $8 for each search. I have my request all ready to go, but I am so unclear as to the death dates of these 3 target people that it may be beyond the scope of workers in the records office to pin down. I hope to visit Spencer at some point and find the grave sites for the 3 target people. Our family has been putting markers on unmarked graves for the older family members, as a project. We hope to confirm that the 3 people Duncan, wife Francis and son Andrew are suitably identified. My grandfather Andrew was an inventor as well and we have a working model 1 foot high of a steam engine prototype he developed in about 1890. He came from Scotland to Spencer in about 1910 to find work and ending up staying in North America as well. The model engine may be of some interest to the museum of the Spencer area. Any help you can give would be appreciated. Gloria Beek nee Stewart St. Petersburg FL --part1_ca.ca7514cb.25ad5be6_boundary--

New Year, same old searches. If anyone has a connection please contact me. Descendants of Levi Canter 1 Levi Canter b: Abt. January 01, 1790 d: Bet. 1830 - 1840 Occupation: Farmer .. +Sara b: 1800 ..... 2 [1] Henry B. Canter b: 1820 Occupation: 1862 Laborer ......... +[2] Paulina ..... *2nd Wife of [1] Henry B. Canter: ......... +[3] Pauline b: 1816 in North Caolina ..... 2 [4] Matilda Canter b: November 1823 in Va. d: Aft. 1900 ......... +[5] John Jackson b: 1815 in Halifax Co., Va. d: Aft. 1880 ..... *2nd Husband of [4] Matilda Canter: ......... +[6] John Jackson ..... 2 [7] William Canter b: 1824 Occupation: Farmer ......... +[8] Elizabeth Perrigan b: May 04, 1820 in WashingtonCounty,Virginia d: November 19, 1871 in Washington County, Virginia ..... *2nd Wife of [7] William Canter: ......... +[9] Roxie Bowman m: October 24, 1872 ..... 2 [10] James Canter b: October 25, 1825 in Washington County, Virginia Burial: Clear Branch Methodist Church d: February 15, 1900 in Washington County, Virginia ......... +[11] Mary ? b: October 12, 1828 in Washington County, Virginia Burial: Clear Branch Methodist Church d: October 1891 in Washington County,Virginia ..... 2 Mary ? Canter b: October 12, 1828 d: October 1891 *2nd Wife of Levi Canter: .. +Sarah b: 1800 ..... 2 [1] Henry B. Canter b: 1820 Occupation: 1862 Laborer ......... +[2] Paulina ..... *2nd Wife of [1] Henry B. Canter: ......... +[3] Pauline b: 1816 in North Caolina ..... 2 [4] Matilda Canter b: November 1823 in Va. d: Aft. 1900 ......... +[5] John Jackson b: 1815 in Halifax Co., Va. d: Aft. 1880 ..... *2nd Husband of [4] Matilda Canter: ......... +[6] John Jackson ..... 2 [7] William Canter b: 1824 Occupation: Farmer ......... +[8] Elizabeth Perrigan b: May 04, 1820 in WashingtonCounty,Virginia d: November 19, 1871 in Washington County, Virginia ..... *2nd Wife of [7] William Canter: ......... +[9] Roxie Bowman m: October 24, 1872 ..... 2 [10] James Canter b: October 25, 1825 in Washington County, Virginia Burial: Clear Branch Methodist Church d: February 15, 1900 in Washington County, Virginia ......... +[11] Mary ? b: October 12, 1828 in Washington County, Virginia Burial: Clear Branch Methodist Church d: October 1891 in Washington County,Virginia *3rd Wife of Levi Canter: .. +Rebecca James m: December 1816 in Scott County,Va. ..... 2 Henry? Canter *4th Wife of Levi Canter: .. +Rebecca James m: December 1816 in Scott County,Va. ..... 2 Henry ? Canter

http://www.rootsweb.com/~tngiles/histmc/part1.htm Last night I happened to look back through my files and came across this GREAT write up on early history (circa 1810) of Giles Co TN. All the surnames that I've been seeing lately on both the NC and VA lists leapt off the page at me. If your folks suddenly dropped off the face of the earth......they might have just gone to TN......<grin>.......It's a great article...FULL of names !....enjoy. Malinda Jones

-----Original Message----- From: Diane Johnson <geraldine@intrstar.net> To: JOHNSON-L@rootsweb.com <JOHNSON-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, January 11, 2000 1:03 PM Subject: Fw: [BARNES-L] Fw: Family Story > >-----Original Message----- >From: Diane Johnson <geraldine@intrstar.net> >To: RobertLBarnes <rbarnes1@ij.net> >Date: Tuesday, January 11, 2000 12:55 PM >Subject: Re: [BARNES-L] Fw: Family Story > > >>After rereading the story in see I spelled word and forgot to tell the >money >>was in the well right in front of Mr. ? Barnes and he didn`t tell. Please >>excuse me i ain`t no writer. I guess I sould pass this along. Thanks for >>making me see my error. And the way I see, these Barnes seem to aways had >>money and land around this part of N.C.. I`ve about decided they were here >>before air. >> >>James L. Johnson Jr. >>-----Original Message----- >>From: RobertLBarnes <rbarnes1@ij.net> >>To: Diane Johnson <geraldine@intrstar.net>; BARNES-L@rootsweb.com >><BARNES-L@rootsweb.com> >>Date: Tuesday, January 11, 2000 12:16 PM >>Subject: Re: [BARNES-L] Fw: Family Story >> >> >>>Diane >>>I have Barnes, Moores, and possibly Godwins in my lineage but most were in >>>Al by the date you mentioned. They did come from NC to Alabama however. >>>Curiously, did someone final find OLE Barnes' Money. I assume they did as >>>you said the Yankees didn't get it. None of my Barnes ever had two thin >>>dimes to rub together so he probably ain't my kin! Dr. Bob! >>> >>> >> >

GROVES I am looking for a GROVE/GROVES who m.c. 1779 to Mary PENNINGTON (b.c. 1755) probably in Guilford or Randolph Cos., NC. Would appreciate any help and will share. Bobby Pennington Charleston, SC http://www.members.home.net/bobpenn1/ hdgal@bellsouth.net wrote: > > If you find that your Groves surname may also include the variation. > "Grove" and residence up in PA before perhaps migrating to NC--I have > some Grove info during the 19th century that I'd gladly share if it will > help. > > Donna in AL > > RE: Subject: > [NCROOTS] Groves surname > Date: > Mon, 10 Jan 2000 15:30:01 EST > From: > FLYFISHW@aol.com > To: > NCROOTS-L@rootsweb.com > > Searching for anyone who has knowlege of this surname. GROVES. > Thank you > > ==== NCROOTS Mailing List ==== > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a message to > NCROOTS-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com > with the one word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. Use a blank subject line, or the word UNSUBSCRIBE; don't use "re:" in the subject line. > > ============================== > Personalized Mailing Lists: never miss a connection again. > http://pml.rootsweb.com/ > Brought to you by RootsWeb.com.

My surnames are : Johnson, Maddill(or with W), Barnes, Avery, Weeks, Godwin, Moore. The surnames this story has to do with is the Barnes, who was suppose to be my kin. It came from one of the best history teachers that ever was in the start of N.C.. I don`t really have first names, my memiorly ain`t that good, But you`ll see if you`ll have ever heard a story sounding anything like this in your family histories and we may be kin. During 1860`s there was a ? Barnes in Johnston or Harnett county that either was to old to go to war or had the money to stay out of it.( May have had childern in war don`t no,). He must have had a good bit of money or gold, from what he did in late 1864 and early 1865, before Sherman`s Yankee army come in. When they did come they new were to go, somebody in the surrounding country had told about ? Barnes`s rich`s. Anyhow the Yank`s came. They done bad things to ? barnes, but he wouldn`t tell them anything. They got tried of messing with him after awhile so they left but they left ? Barnes hangind in his well by his neck. Someone after a day or two came by the Barnes place, they didn`t see ? barnes anywhere. They went to get some water out of the well, and they found ? Barnes hanging there. He was near dead but he lived on a few years. But the Yank`s didn`t get his money. The name he was called after that is one of the most important parts of the story and my mind is blank, it had something to do with the way he walked I think. But anyhow if some else know of this story you maybe kin. Thank You, James L. Johnson Jr.

If you find that your Groves surname may also include the variation. "Grove" and residence up in PA before perhaps migrating to NC--I have some Grove info during the 19th century that I'd gladly share if it will help. Donna in AL RE: Subject: [NCROOTS] Groves surname Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 15:30:01 EST From: FLYFISHW@aol.com To: NCROOTS-L@rootsweb.com Searching for anyone who has knowlege of this surname. GROVES. Thank you