This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: HOUSE,CROWELL,MORGAN,HEILIG, POSSIBLY MILLER Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/0VB.2ACI/7090.1 Message Board Post: Recognized your name. As you know I am the one searching into the House and Crowell families. I know that there are a lot of people in Rowan County, I mean African Americans, but for some reason a lot of them are not responding to the geneaology segment. Certainly I can be wrong at this. I am trying to put a plug into the area so that people with names like Crowell, House, Heilig, Miller, Morgan, Ingram, Stoner, Reid and others will respond. Also, I have a cousin named Irene Miller, she is Irene Heilig Miller who lives in Heiligtown, in Salisbury, N.C. You may want to check her out. Thanks. Joseph

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: HOWARD HENCLE BRYAN Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/0VB.2ACI/7093 Message Board Post: Researching Cornelius HOWARD OF Rowan County. His wife was Mary BRYAN the sister of Rebecca (BRYAN) BOONE. He moved to Henderson County, Kentucky by 1810 with his wife. In 1816 he married Mary HENCLE in Henderson County. Believe she was also from the Rowan County area. He died in Henderson County in 1826. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Shultz, Scott Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/0VB.2ACI/6535.1.1.1 Message Board Post: My relatives were on their way from Tennessee to settle in texas. They only got as far as East Texas, when they were turned back by the army, because of Indians. They heard about the mountains of Arkansas, where there was blenty of wild game and fish. They settled in what is now Cove, Arkansas. The head of the Shultz was Kinnerson. If this is any help, let me know, I go all the way back to Germany.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bean, Desjarnetes, Butler, Guffey, Morrow Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/0VB.2ACI/7092 Message Board Post: Thomas and Rachel Bean had four children. The family was living by Hunting Creek in Rowan County, North Carolina when Thomas became deathly ill and wrote his will. All their children were minors and none were yet married. Later Benjamin married Nancy Desjarnetes, Elizabeth married William Butler, Rachael married Henry Guffey, and Mary married Arthur Morrow. A copy of Thomas's will can be found at http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nc/rowan/wills/thombean.txt courtesy of Susan Thomas, a direct descendant of Mary Bean and Arthur Morrow. To share more family information about our mutal ancestors, just post a message here or contact Robin Butler Daviet at robindaviet@compuserve.com We are looking forward to meeting lots of new cousins.

Elenora gave me permission to share this post. Some of the JOB(E) family migrated to NC. ~malinda From: Elangreen@aol.com [mailto:Elangreen@aol.com] Sent: Friday, February 14, 2003 1:54 PM To: PA-OLD-CHESTER-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [PaOldC] Nottingham - JOB Since there have been previous discussions re Nottingham and Andrew Job, I thought someone might be interested in the following deposition I found among Boundary Papers at the Maryland State Archives. The following deposition concerns Andrew Job, John Jacob Job, Enoch Job and Abraham Job all living in Nottingham and calling themselves Ponsulvanians. Deposition dated __ March 1719. Robert Hodgson of Cecil Co age 45 yrs being one of the people commonly called Quakers affirm that one Elisha Gatchill of Nottingham last October told him that there was an agreement made between the Govenour of Ponsulvania and the Govenour of Maryland and between the Secretary of the Province that the Nottingham south line should be the division line between the two provinces and that if any persons should survey any land by Maryland right to the northward of ye aforesaid line the said Gatchell would send or take them before the authority of Ponsulvania and Hodgson further affirms Andrew Job and one Henry Worly, a surveyor have surveyed about 100 acres of land by a Ponsulvania right held by said deponents by virtue of Maryland rights and further that said Gatchill told the deponent that he should ___ his land from Maryland for it was far within the rights of Ponsulvania. Sworn before A Bebber, M Vamder_eyder, Ephra. Aug. Herman I don't know if this is the same Robert Hodgson, who with James Hendricks, warranted 3500 acres at Conestoga. Elenora Green ==== PA-OLD-CHESTER Mailing List ==== If you have ANY problems, do not send them to the list contact me personally....list manager ferg@ntelos.net

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/0VB.2ACI/7075.2.1.1 Message Board Post: I'll send a brief note to you this evening, and I will include Tina in the first note, since she seems to be, perhaps, interested in the related names. If others are interested, let me know. I can post info here, or send privately to anyone interested in the Swicegoods. Linda S

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: HUFF, KERST, ROLAND, HUGHES, SAIN/SEAN, JACKSON, HUNTER, DONNER/TANNER/DANNER Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/0VB.2ACI/7091 Message Board Post: Seeking any family information for descendents of Valentine Huff, born in Germany, entered US on ship Phoenix 10/1744, married the sister of my gr6grandfather, Mary KERST, of Berks Co PA. Naturalized in 3/1761 in Oley, Berks Co PA, lived in Oley and Maidencreek, Berks Co.,PA. They left Berks Co sometime after 1764, were found in Frederick Co MD abt 1769-70 where he rented 100 acres of tobacco farmland at Carroll's Manor. Returned to Berks Co to sign settlement papers in Mary's brother's estate in 6/1770, but probably did not stay. In 10/1771, bought 2 lots in Prince George's Co MD, Hamburg(Funkstown) which was to be a new town, but never lived there. They settled in Rowan Co by mid-1776 where he purchased 360 acres from Joseph Hughes and wife Mary (Molly) on Bear Creek. They had 7 children shown in admin papers filed after his death in 1801: Descendants of Valentine Huff Aka Phelty Hoof 1 Valentine Huff Aka Phelty Hoof aka: Phelty Huf, Hoof and Huff b: in Germany d: Abt. 1800 in Rowan Co NC +Mary Margaret Kerst b: Abt. 1730 in Berks Co PA d: in unk ....... 2 Eva Rosannah Huff b: Abt. 1752 d: Abt. 1825 in Rowan Co NC ........... +Charles Hunter d: Aft. February 17, 1803 .................. 3 Valentine Hunter b: 1774 d: in Franklin Co MO ...................... +Margaret Willson .................. 3 [1] John Hunter b: 1776 d: October 28, 1848 ...................... +Rachel Jones .................. *2nd Wife of [1] John Hunter: ...................... +Barbara Keller .................. 3 Mary Hunter b: 1778 d: August 20, 1859 in Putman Co TN ...................... +Thomas Burgess .................. 3 Hannah Hunter b: 1780 d: 1869 in Putman Co TN ...................... +William Hunter .................. 3 [2] Susanah Hunter b: 1784 ...................... +Edmond Etcheson .................. *2nd Husband of [2] Susanah Hunter: ...................... +Jehue Moore .................. 3 [3] Nellie Hunter aka: Ellender b: 1786 ...................... +William Hinkle .................. *2nd Husband of [3] Nellie Hunter: ...................... +John Veatch .................. 3 Betsey Hunter b: 1788 d: July 24, 1858 in Nicholasville, Jessamine Co KY .................. 3 Rachel Hunter b: 1788 ...................... +John M Furches b: Abt. 1790 .................. 3 Rosanna Hunter b: 1790 ...................... +George Miller .................. 3 Ledia Hunter b: 1792 ...................... +Moses Hall ....... 2 Mary Margaret Huff ........... +George Donner aka: Danner Tanner .................. 3 George Donner .................. 3 Jacob Donner ....... 2 Esther Huff b: Abt. 1769 d: January 10, 1852 in Harrison Co KY ........... +Jacob Roland .................. 3 Joseph Roland .................. 3 Tarlton Roland .................. 3 Rosannah Roland .................. 3 George Roland .................. 3 David Roland b: December 20, 1801 in Cynthiana, Harrison Co KY d: March 09, 1870 in Jefferson, Marion Co OR ...................... +Eliza Barnes .................. 3 Lydia Roland b: April 05, 1805 in Harrison Co KY d: Aft. 1880 in Harrison Co KY ...................... +Abel Pulliam .................. 3 Elizabeth Roland b: Abt. 1810 ...................... +George Shumate .................. 3 Harvey Roland b: Abt. 1810 in Harrison Co KY ...................... +Matilda Dills Tucker .................. 3 Jacob Roland b: Abt. 1811 in Harrison Co KY d: Abt. 1880 in Harrison Co KY? ...................... +Hannah W Monson ....... 2 Frederick Huff ....... 2 Henry Huff d: Bef. November 1843 in Clarke Co GA .................. 3 John Huff .................. 3 Littleberry Huff b: Abt. 1800 in Ga ...................... +Mary b: 1810 in SC .................. 3 Valentine Huff b: 1803 ...................... +Parthena .................. 3 Wiley Huff .................. 3 Leroy Huff b: 1815 d: 1885 ...................... +Arseneth Avy Miller .................. 3 Green Huff .................. 3 Mary Huff .................. 3 Elisabeth Huff .................. 3 Lona Huff .................. 3 Lydia Huff .................. 3 Sarah Huff ....... 2 Elisabeth Huff ........... +John Sain aka: Sean b: 1755 d: 1808 .................. 3 Catherine Sain b: 1788 ...................... +Gregory Glascock .................. 3 Sarah Sain aka: Sally b: September 16, 1790 d: September 12, 1868 ...................... +Jacob Sheek .................. 3 Daniel Sain .................. 3 Elizabeth Sain ...................... +Wesley Caudle .................. 3 Wiley Sain b: 1792 ...................... +Margaret Clement .................. 3 Ellender Caroline Sain ...................... +Phillip Booe b: 1790 d: 1837 ....... 2 [4] Valentine Huff, Jr b: Abt. 1774 d: Abt. November 1825 in Giles Co TN ........... +Jemimah Hughes ....... *2nd Wife of [4] Valentine Huff, Jr: ........... +Rebecca Jackson b: Abt. 1783 d: Abt. 1857 in Giles Co TN .................. 3 Sarah Huff ...................... +Elisha Bennett .................. 3 William Huff .................. 3 Sterling Huff b: Abt. 1811 in Giles Co TN d: January 1855 in Giles Co TN ...................... +Susan Green Jones b: Abt. 1816 in VA .................. 3 Pinckney Lasting Huff .................. 3 Daniel Huff .................. 3 Wiley Huff .................. 3 Early Huff .................. 3 Pamelia Huff ...................... +William H Pentecost 1801, May 21 - Deed Book 13:675 - Henry Huff of Jackson Co., GA appoints his trusty brother-in-law, Charles Hunter of Rowan Co, NC as his attorney to sell jointly with his brothers and sisters his share of his father's estate on both sides of Bear Creek, also two lots in a place formerly called Hamburg or Funks Town on the Potomac River between Rock Creek and Easton Branch in Frederick Co, MD. Acknowledged before Francis Neely in May 1803. 1801, Nov 1, Rowan Co, NC Book 18, p 422 - Henry Huff, Valentine Huff, and Jacob Roland designate John Sain and Charles Hunter to be their agents in selling the lands of Valentine Huff, land included 360 acres in Rowan Co, NC on Bear Creek and 2 lots in Hamburg, MD. In 1802 and 1803, there were several land sales of the 360 acres and of two lots in the defunct town of Hamburg, MD; and these established most of Valentine's children. These land transactions are recorded in Rowan County records in Deed Book 19, p. 898, and Book 18, pp 675-6. Charles Hunter and John Sain, who had married daughters of Valentine and who lived in Rowan County, sold the land for all the heirs. His NC land was sold to William Moore, for $1,000, except for 1/4 acre, which was in use as a burying ground. It is assumed that was where Valentine Huff, Sr. was buried. Any one connected to this group? Diana in AL audiana@msn.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: MILLER Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/0VB.2ACI/7090 Message Board Post: Searching for information on TONY MILLER of Rowan County NC; married ROUAN BLACKWELDER b. 1849 (AKA Rowan Revels) in Cabarrus County NC 12/24/1866; children: MATTIE MILLER b. Abt. 1880 m. Jones Bell; IDA MILLER b. Abt. 1888 m. George Stewart; BETTY MILLER, b. (?) m. Paul Means. TONY MILLER was possibly connected to the BOSTIAN family of Rowan County. Any leads or information regarding Tony Miller, his wife Rouan or their children would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. Alice

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/0VB.2ACI/6535.1.1 Message Board Post: Do you know where in Texas? I have Shoults/Shults in Fayette County Texas that came from Missouri and were born in Kentucky.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Maness, Swicegood Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/0VB.2ACI/7075.2.1 Message Board Post: Linda, I'd love to know what you have!!! Thank you!!!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Maness, Manes, Manas, Swicegood Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/0VB.2ACI/6839.2 Message Board Post: Robert, what line are you tracing on the Manes name? Do you have any Swicegoods in that line??

You may do a little exploring of this website to find some information about your George Washington Huffman and his migration to Arkansas: <A HREF="http://www.glorecords.blm.gov">http://www.glorecords.blm.gov</A> This is the website of the Bureau of Land Management. Much of the land in what was the Louisiana Purchase, which included Arkansas, was awarded to the first owners by land patent. This website is highly searchable. I put in the name Arkansas and then the name George Huffman, expecting it to not respond if I gave too much information. There are four George Huffmans who patented land in Arkansas, and two of them are George Washington Huffman. You can order the patent (a copy thereof, that is) from the BLM. It may or may not tell you much about your ancestor, but every piece of evidence adds to your family history. Geo Washington Huffman seems to have acquired his land ca 1859. Does that fit your timeline for this man? Why don't you do a <A HREF="www.google.com">www.google.com</A> search for the surname Klutts and use variant spellings? Sounds Germanic to me. Also, search the databases on <A HREF="www.familysearch.org"> www.familysearch.org</A> I hope you find your missing ancestress. Many of us have trouble with our ladies, who were the true pioneers, it seems to me. E.W.Wallace (female)

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Taylor, Hudson, Wright, Bowman, Huffman, Klutts Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/0VB.2ACI/7089 Message Board Post: I'm looking for information on my GGG Grandmother, Leah Elizabeth KLUTTS and her side of the family. This is what I know ~ She was born 12 Sep 1834 in Rowan Co., NC, and married George Washington HUFFMAN ~ m. 3 Feb 1855 in Rowan Co., NC. He was born in 1835, and died in Jan. 1880 in Carroll Co., Arkansas. Burial was in Reynolds Cemetery and transferred to Union Chapal Cemetery, that is connected to Ruddick Cemetery in Garfield, Benton Co., Ark. Reynolds Cem. is under water now because of the dam. They had two children: Dovey Malinda (HUFFMAN) BOWMAN b. 4 Feb 1857 in Rowan Co., NC, and Rowan Columbus HUFFMAN b. 11 May 1858. I found her on the 1850 census ~ KLUTTS Leonard 42 M Wagon maker NC KLUTS Elisabeth 49 F NC KLUTS Eve C. 17 F NC KLUTS Liah E. 15 F NC KLUTS Christiana C. 13 F NC KLUTS Camilla L. 10 F NC GOODMAN Moses 14 M NC I also know that as of 1866 George Huffman was remarried. I don't know what happened to Leah "Elizabeth" (Klutts) Huffman. Did she die, or did they divorce? I have heard that when George moved from NC to Arkansas, Dovey & Rowan somehow got separted from the wagon train, and later they were reunited with George. I'm not sure on the spelling of their names, but if anyone has info on anything, please let me know! Thank you, Kathryn

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Around 1771 Sophia and Henry Clement, Margret and Godfrey Ratz, Johann Adom Schweissguth and Phillip Schweissguth moved to Rowan county NC. They settled near the Tyro Wagon Shops (Davidson county near Sandy Creek). The four families received many land grants. They came from York county PA, York County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1749-1819 Book Page: Surname: Ratz Given Name: Godfried Title: Description: Son-in-law Residence: Date: 12 Mar 1799 Prove Date: 26 Mar 1799 Remarks: Laurence Schweisgute. Mar 12, 1799. Executors: Michael Spangler and John G. Oderman. Paradise Township. Wife: Elizabeth Schweisgute. Children: Adam, Philip, Sophia wife of Henry Clementz, Margaret wife of Godfried Ratz, Catharine wife of Michael Spangler, Elizabeth wife of Peter Actland, Anna wife of Jacob Wagner and John. Both Adam and Philip served in in Catain Leon's militia company in 1778 during the Revolutionary War. Best Dwayne Meyer

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/0VB.2ACI/7075.2 Message Board Post: I have no known connection with Swicegoods, but I have seen the name often. And I did some searching, "all states" via soundex in 1840, including with soundex for the 'schweissgot" spelling....... No luck with that one, by the way. The Swicegoods all appear in Davidson Co NC. And at least in 1840, the Swicegood spelling seems to have stabilized. There are a number of Swicegood families in the 1840 census. Well, one Swicegood I saw got married in Davies Co, but one of the couple may have got married at the other's home across the border. Davidson County was carved out of Rowan Co in about 1830, if I remember correctly. So anything after that date would have been Davidson, and before that, Rowan Co. I found one marriage bond between McBride and Swicegood. Not the one you're after, but many marriages were performed without going the bond route. This was only one legal mechanism. North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868: Bride: Chynthy Swicegood Groom: Andrew J McBride Bond Date: 21 Aug 1856 County: Davidson Record #: 02 085 Bondsman: James F. Heartl Witness: Andrew Swicegood Bond #: 000038928 At least it shows that families of these names were associated. There may have been several intermarryings that do not show up in marriage bond lists. There are a number of Swicegoods in Davidson Co after 1830, and one head of household in Rowan Co before 1830. The families probably didn't move. The county lines did. In 1830, there is one Swicegood in Davidson Co. And also one Swazegut in Ohio. (Often, part of an early family moved west, and another part south.) Yet another possible early spelling variant. Sigh.... If you would like further info on the NC Swicegoods, let me know. I am searching other families in the Rowan/Davidson area, and have a lot of the census info. Would be glad to transcribe the Swicegood names for you both. Linda Schreiber

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/0VB.2ACI/4495.1.1.1 Message Board Post: I found marriage bond records for Joseph Bullen who married Elizabeth Dotson in 1821 Grainger Co. Tennessee. Mary, sister of Elizabeth married, Isaac Bullen in 1829. Mary b @1809 and Elizabeth b @ 1804 were daughters of Samuel Dodson/Dotson b @ 1774 in Va. Their mother was Mary Polly Dalton. The info on Samuel I found on the family trees section of Ancestry.com. I have seen some information that I thought might be in error, but have not searched for documentation yet. I have seen the film of the marriage bonds, so that is the only thing I can be sure of. Hope this might help.

The trouble with posting to a rootsweb (an open forum) is that lots of folks horn in on the action. That is the case with this writer in your quest for the surname Swicegood: I was intrigued by this surname, and I wondered whether there was anything on the International Genealogical Index for this surname. Yes, there is. But: CAUTION: Lots of this information is incorrect and should ALWAYS be checked with original records, insofar as possible. For instance, sometimes the dates are way off and so are the places. Some of the localities associated with listed persons were not even in existence at the time this person was supposed to be alive. So, use this information cautiously!!!! (And if the father is still producing children at age 90, be a little suspect!!! That is the info posted about one of my ancestors!!! I don't think he lived to be 90!) Go to <A HREF="www.familysearch.org">www.familysearch.org</A> and type in the surname Swicegood. No other info is needed with this unusual surname. You will find lots of info--some of the info taken from censuses, which you should also check against the actual censuses. But you may get some good leads as to the various residences of this extended family. Also, if you suspect this surname was Anglicized from a Germanic name, enter the German version also. Reason: The LDS (Mormon church members) have abstracted many Swiss records, and this name sounds Swiss to this uneducated ear. Have fun in your searches!!! That is what genealogy (usually) is all about, although legal authorities looking for heirs also use genealogy. E.W.Wallace

The following site will find on-line census material for the U.S., the U.K., Canada, plus various European countries. I might add that the material available is very uneven, but you might get lucky in following the links. www.censusfinder.com Betty Pace