The physical geography of North Carolina is thus the easternmost part of the state is part of the Atlantic Coastal Plain, this area is characterized by sandy soil and tidal waters. As a child I also learned the term "tidewater" - I am not certain if this is the same as coastal plain or if is is an extention of the land around waters of the coastal plain until they reach the fall line. The central part of the state is the Piedmont. It has generally more fertil soil and is easily managed land, this area continues to the foot of the mountains mountains. There may also be rolling hills in the piedmont area. The mountains in North Carolina are the Blue Ridge, Appalacian, and Great Smoky Mountains. (pretty much in that order from east to west. North Carolina is a very wide state, something like 500 miles from the easternmost point to the western boundry, but the mountains are far into the western part of the state. Rowan County is in central North Carolina (although I always think of it as western North Carolina). People in North Carolina consider Western North Carolina to be West of the Catawba River and in the Mountains. When Rowan County was settled in the 1750s. Travel through the mountains was difficult. However there was some travel through the mountains, by trappers and traders, and by people moving down through the valley of Virginia from Maryland and Pennsylvania. There is a definite shadow of these immigration patterns (for example - in the number of old Lutheran Churches in the valley of Virginia). The history and record books of the early settlement of the middle colonies records little about these settlers, but I think that it was a situation of the English keeping the records, and the Germans and Scots-Irish staying "under the radar". I don't know if this ranting of mine has anything to do with your question, but anyway I had to stick my two cents worth in. Ginny Atwell From: "Sylvia (Susie) Heiney" <aj4ever@olemac.net> To: <NCROWAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 8:27 AM Subject: Re: [NCRowan] Reece & Brandon Is Rowan County, N.C. in the Ozarks and Piedmont areas? Just what are those areas and why are they named so? I have heard of the Piedmont area, but don't understand what it means. Mrs. S. Heiney, aj4ever@olemac.net PS, my ancestors name was John Adams,

The Ozarks are over in MO, AR, a bit in KS and OK. The Piedmont area is the area around Danville, Pittsylvania Co., VA and surrounding counties, including Caswell Co., NC. Jerry J. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sylvia (Susie) Heiney" <aj4ever@olemac.net> To: <NCROWAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 8:27 AM Subject: Re: [NCRowan] Reece & Brandon > Is Rowan County, N.C. in the Ozarks and Piedmont areas? Just what are > those areas and why are they named so? I have heard of the Piedmont area, > but don't understand what it means. > Mrs. S. Heiney, aj4ever@olemac.net PS, my ancestors name was John Adams, >

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Is Rowan County, N.C. in the Ozarks and Piedmont areas? Just what are those areas and why are they named so? I have heard of the Piedmont area, but don't understand what it means. Mrs. S. Heiney, aj4ever@olemac.net PS, my ancestors name was John Adams, Sr. I see that name isn't one you are researching----I have had others research him, he is HARD to find. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerald Johnston" <gerald.h.johnston@worldnet.att.net> To: <NCROWAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 8:00 PM Subject: [NCRowan] Reece & Brandon > I am trying to trace my Reece relatives that may have been in Rowan Co. in the late 1700s. > > John Reece married 2ndly a Mary "Polly" Brandon, b. Rowan Co., in Rutherford Co., TN, in about 1823. > > John was born about 1800; possibly earlier. I am wondering if anyone there has any leads on any Reece/Reese/Rhys/Rice folks in the area? > > Thanks in advance. > > Jerry Johnston > > Gerald Hankins "Jerry" Johnston > Scottsdale, Arizona > > Listmanager for Taney Co., Missouri > > Researching Many families from the Ozarks and the Piedmont regions of the USA. > Including: Adkins, Austin, Bennett, Bills, Briggs, Burkhart, Caudle, Champ, Coulter, Craig, Elledge, Ferguson, Foster, Frazier, Garrison, George, Goad, Goforth, Hankins, Hembree, Higginbotham, Hutson, Johnston, Ketchum, Kyle, Mapes, Mitchell, Morton, Mustain, Narramore, Owen(s), Reece, Roberts, Shipman, Springer, Stephens, Tillman, Tinsley, Traylor, Twining, Vandergriff, White, Wilson, Workman. > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

HI GERALD,did any of your REECE go to CLAIBORNE County,TN? via GRAINGER.these were formed from HAWKINS Co. in my TOWNSLEY line a Mr.JOHN VALENTINE REECE married LULA TOWNSLEY in early 1900.the REECE Farm in CLAIBORNE was gotten thru land grants. i don't know how that works.thanks Ray Moore. On Thu, 19 Dec 2002 19:00:11 -0700, "Gerald Johnston" <gerald.h.johnston@worldnet.att.net> said: > I am trying to trace my Reece relatives that may have been in Rowan Co. > in the late 1700s. > > John Reece married 2ndly a Mary "Polly" Brandon, b. Rowan Co., in > Rutherford Co., TN, in about 1823. > > John was born about 1800; possibly earlier. I am wondering if anyone > there has any leads on any Reece/Reese/Rhys/Rice folks in the area? > > Thanks in advance. > > Jerry Johnston > > Gerald Hankins "Jerry" Johnston > Scottsdale, Arizona > > Listmanager for Taney Co., Missouri > > Researching Many families from the Ozarks and the Piedmont regions of the > USA. > Including: Adkins, Austin, Bennett, Bills, Briggs, Burkhart, Caudle, > Champ, Coulter, Craig, Elledge, Ferguson, Foster, Frazier, Garrison, > George, Goad, Goforth, Hankins, Hembree, Higginbotham, Hutson, Johnston, > Ketchum, Kyle, Mapes, Mitchell, Morton, Mustain, Narramore, Owen(s), > Reece, Roberts, Shipman, Springer, Stephens, Tillman, Tinsley, Traylor, > Twining, Vandergriff, White, Wilson, Workman. > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > Researching MOORE,MAYES, MAYES,TOWNSLEY, HUNDLEY,HUNLEY & MANIS.LEWIS.--BOOK by Glenna WHITEAKER WILDING formally of HARLAN,KY "TALES of a RIDGERUNNER.short stories of her dad CURREN http://www.angelfire.com/in3/louisrr/book.htm -- http://fastmail.fm - Faster than the air-speed velocity of an unladen european swallow

Sorry, Ray;not that I know of. Jerry J. ----- Original Message ----- From: "TN MAN" <tippytnn@fastmail.fm> To: <NCROWAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 8:26 PM Subject: Re: [NCRowan] Reece & Brandon > HI GERALD,did any of your REECE go to CLAIBORNE > County,TN? via GRAINGER.these were formed from > HAWKINS Co. in my TOWNSLEY line a Mr.JOHN VALENTINE REECE > married LULA TOWNSLEY in early 1900.the REECE > Farm in CLAIBORNE was gotten thru land grants. > i don't know how that works.thanks Ray Moore. > > On Thu, 19 Dec 2002 19:00:11 -0700, "Gerald Johnston" > <gerald.h.johnston@worldnet.att.net> said: > > I am trying to trace my Reece relatives that may have been in Rowan Co. > > in the late 1700s. > > > > John Reece married 2ndly a Mary "Polly" Brandon, b. Rowan Co., in > > Rutherford Co., TN, in about 1823. > > > > John was born about 1800; possibly earlier. I am wondering if anyone > > there has any leads on any Reece/Reese/Rhys/Rice folks in the area? > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > Jerry Johnston > > > > Gerald Hankins "Jerry" Johnston > > Scottsdale, Arizona > > > > Listmanager for Taney Co., Missouri > > > > Researching Many families from the Ozarks and the Piedmont regions of the > > USA. > > Including: Adkins, Austin, Bennett, Bills, Briggs, Burkhart, Caudle, > > Champ, Coulter, Craig, Elledge, Ferguson, Foster, Frazier, Garrison, > > George, Goad, Goforth, Hankins, Hembree, Higginbotham, Hutson, Johnston, > > Ketchum, Kyle, Mapes, Mitchell, Morton, Mustain, Narramore, Owen(s), > > Reece, Roberts, Shipman, Springer, Stephens, Tillman, Tinsley, Traylor, > > Twining, Vandergriff, White, Wilson, Workman. > > > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > Researching MOORE,MAYES, MAYES,TOWNSLEY, > HUNDLEY,HUNLEY & MANIS.LEWIS.--BOOK by Glenna WHITEAKER WILDING formally > of HARLAN,KY "TALES of a RIDGERUNNER.short stories of her dad CURREN > http://www.angelfire.com/in3/louisrr/book.htm > > -- > http://fastmail.fm - Faster than the air-speed velocity of an > unladen european swallow > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Betty, please explain where the Montgomery Co. web page is. Thanks, Patty At 04:41 PM 12/19/02 +0000, you wrote: > >From Rootsweb Review: New (added) web pages. > >Some of these pages might not yet be accessible. If one that interests >you isn't up yet, please check again in a few days or next week. > http://www.rootsweb.com/~[accountname] >Note that the ~[tilde] before the Web account name is required. >Example: County Antrim, Northern Ireland website is at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nirantri/ > >U.S.A. >ncdursg -- Durham County Saving Graves Project, North Carolina >ncmontg2 -- Montgomery County, North Carolina > >Betty Pace > > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 Read all about CASA VAMOS!, a great way to help the poor while having a wonderful vacation at www.casavamos.org Read all about VAMOS!. Inc. and our 78 projects to help the Mexican poor on our NEWLY REVISED web page at www.vamos.org.mx

I am trying to trace my Reece relatives that may have been in Rowan Co. in the late 1700s. John Reece married 2ndly a Mary "Polly" Brandon, b. Rowan Co., in Rutherford Co., TN, in about 1823. John was born about 1800; possibly earlier. I am wondering if anyone there has any leads on any Reece/Reese/Rhys/Rice folks in the area? Thanks in advance. Jerry Johnston Gerald Hankins "Jerry" Johnston Scottsdale, Arizona Listmanager for Taney Co., Missouri Researching Many families from the Ozarks and the Piedmont regions of the USA. Including: Adkins, Austin, Bennett, Bills, Briggs, Burkhart, Caudle, Champ, Coulter, Craig, Elledge, Ferguson, Foster, Frazier, Garrison, George, Goad, Goforth, Hankins, Hembree, Higginbotham, Hutson, Johnston, Ketchum, Kyle, Mapes, Mitchell, Morton, Mustain, Narramore, Owen(s), Reece, Roberts, Shipman, Springer, Stephens, Tillman, Tinsley, Traylor, Twining, Vandergriff, White, Wilson, Workman.

>From Rootsweb Review: New (added) web pages. Some of these pages might not yet be accessible. If one that interests you isn't up yet, please check again in a few days or next week. http://www.rootsweb.com/~[accountname] Note that the ~[tilde] before the Web account name is required. Example: County Antrim, Northern Ireland website is at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nirantri/ U.S.A. ncdursg -- Durham County Saving Graves Project, North Carolina ncmontg2 -- Montgomery County, North Carolina Betty Pace

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Betty, contact your A A R P . They are solidly behind it. This is great, if you don't want to leave your property to a living person. This way, instead of leaving your home to children when you die---you get to enjoy the monthly payments based on it's apprasial. They do not give you all of it, however, unless you live long enough. But I do not know exact details. Stella

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/3332.4246.4339.5579.1 Message Board Post: I have information on Sophia Eddinger-Livengood andfamily. e-mail me your detailed inquiry. David

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Biles Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/0VB.2ACI/7043 Message Board Post: Thomas Biles Sr is the son of John Biles Sr who was the son of William the Quaker Thomas Biles Sr mom was Mary Lambert Married John SR IN chesterfield N.J. Feb 2 1707 Now this is the Kicker Thomas son of John married Elizabeth Lambert 1740 I am a direct Decendant of Thomas Who had a son Daniel Biles Daniel had a son Daniel Ross Biles Then Daniel R had a son Charles Washington Who had A son Oslo Monroe He Had a son Otis Oscar who was my grand pa hope this helps

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/725.2384.2477.2489.1 Message Board Post: Contact Me by e-mail and I may be able to give You son info on Joseph and Isabella Slavin Reid and descendents.