Hi, I'm going to post this response to the list , since there might be others who could benefit from the books requested... 1) " A History and Genealogical Record of the Stevenson Family from 1748-1779" no author given (and I didn't ask...slapped wrists all around) 2) "The Stephenson Family, a Genealogical Sketch of the Stephenson Family from Henry Stephenson of Scotland to the Present Time" by J.C. Stephenson, pub 1906. 3) " Genealogical Sketch of the Family of David Stephenson" by William Boyce White Jr The Stevenson descendant that I corresponded with said some Stephensons came through the port of Charleston, SC and migrated to Lawrence Co AL . He said the second book cited above indicated that "a Rev Wm Martin, pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Ballymoney [Antrim], Ireland raised a company of colonists in 1772 to go to North America. The Stephensons joined in colony and came to America." If you think your folks were part of this group, be sure to search the list archives of the <[email protected] > mailing list. There has been a huge amount of discussion about this particular migration and there is some published material available on-line about it. A search of the list archives will give you the URL....and a lot of info. Other Stephensons came from Ballymoney and arrived in PA, then migrated to NC Folks from both migrations removed to Green and Giles Co TN (about 1812) Oops...I think I just found some notes about Billy's REEDs...saying that "they show up on a map of the Fourth Creek Congregation in Iredell Co NC : Alex REED, George REED, John REED and what looks like George Y or W. REED....The REEDS lived near the South Yadkin River." Another correspondant mentioned a book about a Reed family from this area, "A Reed-Robins Family of the Southeastern United States" pub 1996 and copyrighted by the editors : Dorothy J Barnum, Kay Reed Bedford, Aryl-Jean Vinson Reed, Glenda Reed Swaim. I have no idea where to find any of these books or the Reed researchers. I have emptied my bucket...hope it helps.........~malinda Kerry Lynn Brandoff wrote: > I also had NC people who moved from Rowan Co NC to Giles Co TN at about the > same times as yours and would like to know the titles of the book you > mentioned about Adlai Stevenson's ancestors' migration routes. > Kerry > ----- Original Message ----- > From: malinda <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2001 9:25 AM > Subject: [RowanRoots] Re: [NewRiver] Alexander REED Will 1/11/1775 > > > > > HI Billy, > > > > I descend from John REED who married Margaret CARSON on 5 Mar 1779 > > at Guilford Co NC. John was born 7 Oct 1757 (per the REED family Bible, > > which started with John & Margaret). We haven't found where they came > from, > > (other than they were Scotch-Irish and Presbyterian). Two of their 9 sons > were > > ministers with the Cumberland Presbyterian Church system, one was a doctor > > and another was a lawyer. Two (out of 3) daughters married Campbells. > > > > With the exception of the two daughters who had married Campbells, the > family > > removed to Giles Co TN about 1810. Childeren's names were Robert, Mary B, > > Margaret (Polly), Daniel, Nancy, Rev.John, Dr.James W, William, > > Rev Carson Pate (my line), Andrew, Matthew and Harvey. > > > > I talked with a Stevenson descendant (same line as Adlai)some time ago > > with regard to these folks. He thought his Stephenson/Stevenson folks had > > migrated from Antrim with both the Reeds and Carsons. There's a Stephenson > > enumerated at the household of Rev Carson Pate REED on the 1850 Census > > for Giles Co TN. > > > > The good part is that there were several books written about Adlai > Stevenson's > > Scotch-Irish heritage and forebears and their migration path. I don't > remember > > the book titles off-hand (if you think there's a connection, I'll dig > > them up for you). > > > > ~malinda > > > > > > > > > > [email protected] wrote: > > > > > I found this information in the FHC film of Rowan Wills: > > > > > > >From Alexander READ/REED's will dated 1/11/1775, Rowan County, NC: > > > > > > Wife Margarat [sic] > > > Sons Alexander, Samuel, Andrew, John, George, > > > Daughter Frances Hall, Hannah Knox, Mary Willson [sic](maybe deceased at > the > > > time, left 1/7 for her 2 children Alexander & Margrat) > > > > > > I hope to have it transcribed & on-line this weekend. My curiosity stems > from > > > the fact that Margaret Markland married Alexander READ abt. 1748 in > either > > > Prince Georges or Frederick County, MD. That Alexander was a > schoolmaster per > > > a Frederick County, MD deed. Matthew MARKLAND, Margaret's brother, > immigrated > > > to Rowan County abt. 1770 so I am wondering if perhaps Alexander & > family did > > > not also. > > > > > > Hope the will info helps and if anyone has any connections to the MD > > > READ/REED family, drop me a line. > > > > > > Best of wishes, > > > > > > Billy Markland > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! 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