In order to use Ancestry.com for free you must register as a guest. Click on guest register at the top of the page then fill in the blanks. You will get a username and password, just enter those when you want to use the paid for services. I tried it yesterday and it works great!!! Forrest G. Orndorff Butte Valley, California orndorfffo@butte.cc.ca.us -----Original Message----- From: OBrewer@aol.com [mailto:OBrewer@aol.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 1999 5:38 AM To: NCROOTS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [NCROOTS] FREE Holiday gift from Ancestry Lynn I found the same thing when I tried it. It said "for members only". I'm wondering what they are giving for free. Omeda ==== NCROOTS Mailing List ==== NCROOTS is an active list. If your e-mail address bounces more than a few times, you will be automatically dropped as a subscriber. If this happens, just resubscribe once your server is back in operation. ============================== Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi

In a message dated 12/20/1999 5:10:55 PM Central Standard Time, NCROOTS-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > My Griffins moved from > Cumberland County North Carolina to Alabama about 1839. I'm Baaaaaaack. Roberta, were any of your Griffins in the area of Edgecombe County? Sarah Griffin, daughter of John Griffin who wrote his will in 1799? She married Thomas Bloodworth before moving from Edgecombe County to Sumner County, TN, and I would be interested in hearing from anyone with information about either of these families. Also, would someone explain the situation with marriage records in Edgecombe County. Were they recorded by the county in the years before 1800? If religious organizations might have recorded them, what churches were organized and operating during the second half of the 1700s? Would appreciate any helpful hints for researching in that area that you can give me. Joyce B. in TN

In a message dated 12/21/99 10:22:40 AM Central Standard Time, OrndorffFo@butte.cc.ca.us writes: << In order to use Ancestry.com for free you must register as a guest >> Yes, and your mail box will fill up with their automatic junk mail unless when you register you state that you do not want their automatic mailings. Jno

>From past experience, I have a feeling that this conversation is about to turn into a long discussion of Ancestry.com and their offers. I've tossed the original message already and I don't remember who sent it, but can someone who is using the free offer currently talk with Lynn by private mail and try to help her get started? cc: me on this discussion also so I can pass the hints along to others. Please, no more discussion of this on the NCROOTS list. If anyone else is also having problems, write to me privately and I'll put you in touch with the people who can help. >Please Joyce tell me the secret to getting a Free Holiday Gift out of >Ancestry Com. I cannot even get one record of census, and I tried three >surnames, and all had hits. But, when I try to open, I see "Data & Type-PC >Query" >Why do they say free when it is really not available to the Guest? Is it >just me or can other people open Ancestry Com census, and actually see a >census record? >Thanks > >Lynn Hulette Chekmom@aol.com Elizabeth Harris state coordinator, NCGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncgenweb/

Hello list, For those of you who are researching Campbell in North Carolina, Cornelia Holmes shares her research of the D. Campbell family of Moore County. This is posted it to http://home.att.net/~hbridges/ddcam.htm Please visit when you can. Thanks, Myrtle Bridges

Hello list, For those of you who are researching Campbell in North Carolina, Cornelia Holmes shares her research of the D. Campbell family of Moore County. This is posted it to http://home.att.net/~hbridges/ddcam.htm Please visit when you can. Thanks, Myrtle Bridges

Lynn I found the same thing when I tried it. It said "for members only". I'm wondering what they are giving for free. Omeda

Joyce, I have a copy of Blankenship's Eastern Cherokee rolls. I did not find her name on any of them. Yes, SOME of these rolls are online. www.nara.gov/nara/nail.htm Go to archives at the bottom--search--nail standard search--disc linked digitally--then, name of roll--search--search archival holding. Lynda >From: "Joyce Reece" <jreece@icx.net> >Is any of the following lists online anywhere? >Swetland Roll 1869 >Hester Roll 1883 >Chruchill Roll 1908 >Guion Miller 1909 ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

Julie, I have three reasons to respond to your query about Thames in NC. (1) I have a little Thames information to share with you that I just found in the NC Archives in Deeds of Cumberland Co NC that have not yet been abstracted. These brief notes are at the end of this E-mail to you. (2) There used to be a Thames Roots List (various spellings) THAMES-L-request@rootsweb.com . If you join, I think that you will be able to hook up with a researcher in FL, Lee P., who has a huge Thames database and is generous with his information. If you do not find him in the next several weeks on the Thames Roots List, I will try and find out how to contact him, but my last contact with him was a couple of years ago. At that time, Lee wrote me the following: "I have been researching the Thames family for about 18 years and have come to the conclusion that almost all Thames/Tims/Timms in America descend from Amos Tims, the immigrant, who came to America from England and landed in VA but migrated down to what is now Cumberland Co NC." Lee also wrote me: "I do insist on telling anyone I share the data with that they need to always look at the notes in each file because in many cases the proof is less than desirable, but being all we have I record the family then show the source in the notes and mention any potential conflicts that have been noted. I'd hate to mislead anyone because in some of the generations there just are not enough records and we must act on the best we have but keep in mind that new information could change the picture." (3) I had an Aunt in Columbus, Muscogee Co GA, Nellie Ingram, who married a Horace C. Thames. They both died there. They had three sons, my first cousins, but the sons are all dead now. They were all old enough to be my own father. There are however some surviving children of these three men and several of them live in FL. However, I have never met any of them and do not know how to contact them. Now for the information from the NC Archives. This information has not been abstracted. I stumbled on it by accident and made a few notes just in case I could share it with Lee in FL. There may be more information--as I said, I stumbled on it while researching in other directions. (A) On 16 June1819 (recorded 1822 Term of Court), Thomas Jackson sold a tract of land on the Cape Fear River in Cumberland Co NC to John Thames Esquire. [There is more but I did not copy it.] (B) On 2 Oct 1818 (recorded 1822 Term of Court), Jonathan Thames sold 200 acres on Buck Creek Swamp in Cumberland Co NC to Joshua Jessop [?? on spelling of surname]. It bordered land granted to Theophilus Evans. [There is more but I did not copy it.] Franklin, Raleigh, NC ----- Original Message ----- From: Tony and Julie Howell <tjhowell@bellsouth.net> > hi Ruth - do you have anything on THAMES, any of them, in new hanover county, > north carolina and lunenburg county, virginia, any time during the 1700s or > 1800s.

Hello, I'm new to the mailing list here, but hope this is what I'm supposed to do. L@@king for Richardson family - Warren County - Migrated from Mecklenburg, VA Alma Calvin Richardson b. 1914, d. 1958 - Married to Arthur Hart Brown Alma's father (I was told) Robert Richardson - I believe this is James Robert Richardson married to Magnalena Caudle (spelling ?) they called her Lena. Robert also married Magnalena's sister. Anyone think this sounds familiar? I'll be sending more later. Thanks, Dawn Brown Richardson in Florida

Is any of the following lists online anywhere? Swetland Roll 1869 Hester Roll 1883 Chruchill Roll 1908 Guion Miller 1909 Does anyone have any suggestions? We are trying to verify that Hassletine Woods was Cherokee. Verbal info says she was but the 1870 Swaine Co. census says she was white. Hasseltine was born abt 1855 as she was 25 at the above mentioned census. Husband was M. (arion?) Woods. Marions mother was Sarah M. Woods. Joyce G. Reece

I apologize for any multiple receipts of this email but I wanted to be sure that everyone sees this. Hey, I paid $50 for a yearly subscription but for the next week or so everyone can use the ancestry.com databases for free...plan on spending some time there and may you all make discoveries unknown to mankind! Joyce Gaston Reece > Just checked this out!!! Happy Holidays!!!! > http://www.ancestry.com/home/celebrate/holidays.htm > Bobbie > > Special Holiday Gifts from Ancestry.com > > FREE Access to All Databases > From December 20, 1999 to - January 4, 2000 Ancestry.com is giving you > complete access to over 500 million records in over 1,890 databases. All > this requires is that you sign into our Guest Registry and receive a user > name and password. Already a subscriber? Click here to log in. > > > blallen@ccdi.net > Wishing you a Merry Christmas! > Of all the gifts you can give, LOVE is the best. > Remember the REASON for the season. > > > > > ==== CUMBERLAND-RIVER Mailing List ==== > Happy holidays, Cousins! > CRR Website; <http://www.rootsweb.com/~kycrrsek/ > >

Does anyone have access to deeds in Orange county? If so could see if you have a deed for a John Colson/Coulson b. 1719, married about 1750 to Mary Rogers. Supposedly lived area of Orange which became Chatham county in 1771 Cindy in NC

Will of Lydia Stewart of rowan county 11 Jan 1771, prov. Nov 1772 Surry County. Widow of Samuel Stewart Sons: David, Samuel, john, isaiah, Benjamin, Joseph Grand-dau: lydia d/o David

Would anyone have Louise Overton's e-mail address or if she reads this post, please send me e-mail address. She had sent me a mesage and my computer locked up - tossed me out of aol, lost her message and address. Thank you. Ruth Mathis in NC e-mail: RLugowski@aol.com

-----Original Message----- From: Joyce Youngblood <joycey@fayette.net> To: NCroots-l@rootsweb.com` <NCroots-l@rootsweb.com`> Date: Monday, December 20, 1999 7:20 PM Subject: RUSHING FAMILY >Looking for the parents of Enoch Deason Rushing bn 1820/21 in Bedford Co. >Tn. His grandfather was Robert Rushing from Anson Co NC. Robert was bn abt >1776. Enoch Deason Rushing's maternal grandfather was Enoch Deason who >married Rebecca???. Can anyone help me to prove that my Enoch Deason >Rushing was the son of one of Robert's sons. Three of Robert's sons married >three of Enoch Deason's daughters. All three have either sons or grandsons >named Enoch Deason Rushing. Where does mine belong??? Joyce Rushing >Youngblood > >

Hello, Is there anyone on the list who can give me information about the Rook Cemetery? Is there a cemetery book in any library that one of you has visited which would have the tombstone inscriptions from this cemetery? If so, would someone be willing to make a copy of it and mail it to me? I will gladly pay for gas, copying, and mailing costs. I would love to hear from anyone who might know something about this cemetery. Thank you, Jean Hancock Name Latitude Longitude USGS 7.5' Map Rook Cemetery 363128N 0774146W Barley

March Court 1757 Peter Noe appointed Commissioner in the room of Peter Hilton, sr. Court June 1758, 2nd Tuesday at Courthouse in Corbintown Peter noe granted license to keep Tavern at his dwelling house. Court December 1759 Peter Noey's Ordinary License renewed Court August 1760 Peter Noey Appointed Overseer of road from haw River to the Great Alamance May Court 1765 peter Noey granted license to keep ordinary August Court 1777 John Noe appointed collector for St. Asaphs district May 28, 1782 Court Last Will and Testament of Peter noah duly proved and recorded in open Court by James Armstrong, witness. Cindy in NC

Hi, I am searching for any information on Margaret Blackwelder, she was the wife of Martin Phifer, Sr. they were the proprietor of the Phifer Inn in Cabarrus Co., NC when Pres. George Washington stayed at this Inn.. Thanks, Gary Blackwelder is the American version of " Schwartswalder"

Will of Ephraim McLimore 1 june 1798, Surry Co. NC 60 years old. Wife: Hannah Sons: Sterling, Wright, William, John, Daus: Martha Jones, Kersey Conna, Hannah mcLemore, Rebecca McLemore, , Fanny McLemore Children underage:; Gillam, John and Sally mcLemore. Will prob. May court 1799, Surry County Surry Co marriages Wright mcLemore and Sarah Ransome, 16 May 1795, Geo. Hudspeth, bondsman Cary mcLemore and Dan'l Conrad 6 July 1795, Wright McLemore, bondsman Cindy in NC