I am looking for information on William L. Brooks in NC married to Millie ?Wallace Brooks. I know of at least one child, Carl Manville Brooks b.10/31/1896 d.5/14/1978 married to Hattie Ketner Brooks. Please send any information to: [email protected] or P.O. Box 734 Holly Ridge, NC 28445 ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

I am looking for info on Nathaniel J. Young. He was born 1770 in North Carolina. He married Francis ?. He was in Patrick County, Virginia by 1824 because he bought some land then. Some of his children were born in North Carolina, some in Patrick County. Francis was born about the same time as Nathaniel. I am trying to find Nathaniel and possibly Francis' maiden name and her parents. Connie Visit my personal Homepage at http://www.prontomail.com/prontomail/users/herndon ______________________________________________________________ Get Your Free E-mail and Homepage at http://www.prontomail.com

Boyles – Ferguson line - Stokes County, NC The names of the six Boyles brothers who died in the War Between the States and places of death. John. W. Boyles - died 8 Aug. 1862 at Petersburg. VA. Alexander Martin Boyles died 30 Jan. 1863 at Goldsboro, NC. Calvin H. Boyles died 11 Feb 1865 at Garrett Station, Va. James Haywood Boyles died 11 May 1864 at Spotsylvania Courthouse, Va. Augustin Harmon Boyles died 28 Oct. 1862 at Drewry's Bluff, Va. Irvin Edwin Boyles, died 10 Aug. 1863 at Orange Courthouse, Va I have also added all the ministers of the Moravian Community, Bethabara to my web page. My family lines and other links does not work properly so just scroll down to my links. There are also a few pictures of the Gemein House in the recent snowfall. http://personal.lig.bellsouth.net/lig/c/a/captreb/ Jo Beth Holland Boyles

QUERY: Need Help In Mid-South/McNairy/Hardin/Tippah/Northwest Mississippi Region/NC/Virginia/KY/etc. ! I am seeking corroborative evidence, from anytime prior to 1870 that my GGF WILLIAM STANTON FORSYTHE is related to FORSYTH(E)'s in McNairy County, TENN. There maybe other possibilities in Kentucky, northwest Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas, or Missouri counties. WILLIAM STANTON FORSYTH(E) (1846-1913) appears in Lauderdale County, TENN 1870 census, where a 1907 birth record states WILLIAM STANTON FORSYTHE was from McNairy County, TENN. Am interested to know where my Forsyth(e) line is traceable to prior to 1870 Lauderdale County TN. William Stanton Forsyth, 1846-1913, (born in ???) first documented in 1870 census in Lauderdale County, Tennessee, Hales Point, on the Mississippi River. Listed occupation was "Rafting." Head of household was "Pamelia" a 52? yr old female. Have no other known information on father of William Stanton Forsyth. William Stanton Forsyth bought 640 acres (1873) at Hales Point, married, operated store, cotton gin, cut timber, reared large family there until death at mature age. A 1907 county birth record for his last child cited William Stanton Forsyth's birthplace as McNairy County, Tennessee. Much research in McNairy County, Tennessee has turned up no credible links among the Forsyth(e) families that are well documented there. Because of the 1870 census "rafting" occupation, we think he (they) may have journeyed from the northern states or from overseas to West Tennessee via Mississippi/Ohio Rivers. (Suspect the entry in the 1870 census record stating William Stanton Forsyth's birthplace as TN could be bogus info.) There is no record (census, deed, wills, county court minutes, birth/death records, military, etc., etc.) visible in the USA yet that predates this 1870 find. The full 1870 Lauderdale County TENN census for this starting point household (located at Hales Point on the Mississippi River about 55 miles north of Memphis....) was: S.?(or I or J) FORSYTHE 32 Male Boating [nothing further known] --> Note: "SANDY" FORSYTHE, 21, laborer, from 1860 census in BENJ. H. LONG household in Marshall County Mississippi PAMELIA FORSYTHE 52 Fem Housekeeping [d. 5/31/1872 north Laud. Cty, TENN] (WILLIAM) STANTON FORSYTHE 24 Male Rafting [d. 2/1913 @ Edith, Laud. Cty, TENN] --> m. HELEN H. JOHNSON 6/1873 Dyer County TENN (ISHAM?) LEROY FORSYTHE 21 Male Farming [d. 3/30/1888 north Laud. Cty, TENN] --> an ISHAM L. FORSYTHE m. NANCY E. BRASHER 9/5/1873 in Lauderdale Cty TENN SCOTT (Allen) FORSYTHE 20 Male Farm Laborer, [d. 1921 Blytheville ARK] JOHN (W.) FORSYTHE 26 Male Grocer Commission [m Pheby Jane Helm, 1/28/1869 Laud. Cty, TN] ANDREW (J.) RILEY 12 Male Farm Laborer --> Little ANDREW J. RILEY, age 2, farm hand was listed in the home of MILTON THOMPSON in the 1860 census (91-377) Lauderdale County, TN SARAH ANN FORSYTHE m. JOHN RILEY 4/5/1855 in Lauderdale County, TN SARAH ANN FORSYTHE appears to be the first FORSYTHE recorded in Lauderdale County, TN ************************************************************************* In McNairy County TENN a longtime McNairy County resident, an ISHAM FORSYTHE died in 1858 without a Will. ISHAM FORSYTHE is also found in the 1830 and 1840 censuses in McNairy County. An 1858 McNairy Court petition of Isham G. FORSYTHE's widow, CATHERINE FORSYTHE, named her and his survivors (6 of whom were under 21): JAMES FORSYTHE WILLIAM FORSYTHE {maybe Wm. Stanton FORSYTHE in 1870 Laud. Cty, TN??} MALINDA FORSYTHE, who had married a Z.(?) Chambers J.C. FORSYTHE {Jeremiah??) FRANCES FORSYTHE, who had married an Alston Moore BARTHENIA FORSYTHE JOSEPHINE FORSYTHE CAROLINE FORSYTHE, and VICTORIA FORSYTHE The McNairy County TENN 1860 index shows ISHAM G. FORSYTHE's widow, and her household: CATHERINE FORSYTHE, 52 the widow SUFFELA J(osephine) FORSYTHE, 17 {JOSEPHINE in the 1858 Petition?} BARTHELA C. FORSYTHE, 15 {She was mentioned in the 1858 Petition} VICTORY C. FORSYTHE, 8 {She was mentioned in the 1858 Petition} Where are JAMES FORSYTHE, WILLIAM FORSYTHE, J.C. FORSYTHE, and CAROLINE FORSYTHE from this household???? MALINDA FORSYTHE (Chambers) and FRANCES FORSYTHE (Moore) were elsewhere because they were married as cited in the 1858 Petition. *************************************************************** The McNairy County TENN 1850 index shows ISHAM G. FORSYTHE's household, 277-41: ISHAM G. FORSYTHE, 47 KY, TN KATHERINE FORSYTHE, 42 MARY ANN FORSYTHE, 21 JEREMIAH (C.) FORSYTHE, 16 FRANCES FORSYTHE, 12 BARTHENY FORSYTHE, 11 (SUFFELA) JOSEPHINE FORSYTHE, 9 ABIGAIL FORSYTHE, 6 CAROLINE FORSYTHE, 5 FOSTER FORSYTHE, 4 (<--->WM STANTON FORSYTHE WOULD BE 4 IN 1850!!) --> "FOSTER" FORSYTHE DISAPPEARS AFTER THIS RECORD MONROE FORSYTHE, 2 --> "MONROE" FORSYTHE DISAPPEARS AFTER THIS RECORD SUSAN MATLOCK, 30 (Why are these Matlocks in this household???) JASPER MATLOCK, 7 " " " *************************************************************** The McNairy County TENN 1850 index shows other FORSYTH(E) households in addition to the ISHAM G. FORSYTHE's household, in dwelling 279-42: JAMES FORSYTHE, 26 KY, unk (-->Son of Isham G. Forsythe per 1858 Petition) MARY FORSYTHE, 22 INDIANA (MISSOURI) FORSYTHE, 3 (mentioned in 1880 Will of James Forsythe) --> I.M. FORSYTHE married JAMES A. HUGHES 12/12/1862 (WINFIELD) SCOTT FORSYTHE, 2 (mentioned in 1880 Will of James Forsythe) (no name female) FORSYTHE, 3 mo. PHILLIP HOLLIDAY, 33 (Who is this??) and in dwelling 266-40: JAMES FORSYTHE, 42 KY, T (brother of Isham?) SARAH FORSYTHE, 35 NANCY BOATMAN, 30 (Who is this???) and in dwelling 289-43: ROBERT FORSYTHE, 45 KY, T SARAH FORSYTHE, 40 THOMAS FORSYTHE, 19 WILLIAM FORSYTHE, 17 MARION FORSYTHE, 15 SOLOMON FORSYTHE, 12 JANE FORSYTHE, 9 JOHN FORSYTHE, 7 SARAH FORSYTHE, 5 ANGELINE COBELL, 19 and in dwelling 283-42: WILLIAM FORSYTHE, 25 KY, T REBECCA FORSYTHE, 24 HENRY FORSYTHE, 5 MISALINE FORSYTHE, 3 WILLIAM FORSYTHE, 5/12 (infant) ************************************************************** Finally in McNairy County from the Administrator's Settlements Book 3: a man named GROVER FORSYTHE, was appointed administrator for BERT FORSYTHE, deceased, on March 2, 1946. WILLIAM STANTON FORSYTHE, had a son named GROVER FORSYTHE who was a lifelong resident of Lauderdale County TENN, and is buried (1932) at Edith Cemetery in Lauderdale County TENN. Had this been the same GROVER FORSYTHE, and BERT FORSYTHE is connected to ISHAM G. FORSYTHE then some degree of closure was possible. But alas, if you're buried in 1932 in Lauderdale, you're not around in 1946 in McNairy. ************************************************************** There is too much potential info in these households to have been at this 12+ year long dead end. Thank you in advance for any Help! Sterling Forsythe (and etal)

Hi members, Here's another Stokes Co. couple I would like to find info on: John ROBERTSON and Screlda CONNOR According to the death certificate of their daughter, Darina Catherine ROBERTSON who married Lee John ROBERTSON (no mistake, Robertson married Robertson) her father was John ROBERTSON and her mother was Screlda CONNOR. Again from the death cert., Darina Catherine ROBERTSON was born 25 Dec 1889 in Stokes Co., NC, and died 2 Jun 1964 in Iredell Co., NC. Relatives think she had a sister named Merman and a brother named Tom. That's all the info I have at present, and have not been able to find the John Robertson family in census records. I have checked only for the spelling of "Robertson" and have not yet checked "Robinson" or "Roberson." Hope this sounds familiar to someone. I would be grateful for any help on this family in this new year! Thanks, Barbara L. Stanford [email protected]

Hi members of the Stokes County list, Just joined the list today. I hope to find connections/and additional info on my husband's ancestors Archibald W. "Archer" ROBERTSON b. 1 Jun 1800 VA, his wife Frances H. GILLIAM b. 21 Sep 1805 VA, and their children b. in VA/Stokes Co. NC. I shall also be happy to share what I have. Best wishes to all for success in 1999! Barbara L. Stanford [email protected]

A couple of weeks ago I announced that the 1810 Stokes County census was now on-line. The URL I gave turned out to be a temporary one, and the file is now in its permanent home. It's a four-part ftp file; probably the easiest way to get to it now is through the Stokes County NCGenWeb page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncstokes/data.html Wishing everyone a safe and happy New Year! Elizabeth Harris [email protected] state coordinator for NCGenWeb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncgenweb/

I am looking for anything on WILLIAM ELLIS IDOL born 9-28-1883 in NC i believe. Died 1916 in Tazewell county Va His father John Idol and Mary Faulin (sp) on his death certificate. Any information on him or his family would be greatly appreciated thank you robert

Hi: To those who are researching STAFFORD Families that lived In Stokes CO, NC. I assume you also are interested in those STAFFORDs who earlier lived in Rowan or Surry CO before that area became part of Stokes and, later, Forsyth CO. I have listed below info re my STAFFORD ancestors in hope that your STAFFORD connections may be related to them -- or, if not, that you may have info to share concerning them. My earliest known STAFFORD ancestor is JAMES STAFFORD (1786-1849) who I believe MAY be the "James Stafford" listed in the 1820 Stokes CO census. If so, he would have been 33/35 yrs old at that time. He also MAY be the " James Stafford "found in the 1830 Stokes CO "Head of Household" census list. I also believe my JAMES STAFFORD's parents may have been JOHN ("JACK") STAFFORD (1756-1846 and LYDIA (1765-1840)-last name unknown. A "John Stafford" is listed in the 1820 Stokes census and, also, in the 1830 Stokes CO "Head of Household" census (page 99). If that "John Stafford" was the father of my JAMES STAFFORD, then my JOHN ("JACK") STAFFORD would have been 63/65 yrs old in 1820 and 73/75 yrs old in 1830. My JAMES STAFFORD married ELIZABETH MONROE(1789-1849). They had 10 children that I know of. Their first child was JOHN MONROE STAFFORD (1813-1877), my great grandfather, who was born, I am told, in Stokes CO. Having been born in 1813, I believe he would have been too young to have been listed by name in the 1820 and 1830 Census. Do you agree? . JOHN MONROE STAFFORD married MARY ELIZABETH "POLLY" BOOE (1824-1868) and, together, they had 11 children that I know of, one of which was my grandfather, LEO WASHINGTON STAFFORD (1860-1941). Several years after MARY ELIZABETH BOOE died, JOHN MONROE STAFFORD married ESTHER PEELER. They had two children (daughters) that I know of before JOHN MONROE STAFFORD died in 1877. JOHN MONROE STAFFORD, his first wife MARY ELIZABETH and most of their children are buried at Pleasant Fork Cemetery near Winston-Salem, NC. I will greatly appreciate any info you may have--or, if not, any ideas concerning how I may locate info regarding the above individuals. I also will be happy to furnish you all of the info I have regarding the families of JAMES AND JOHN MONROE STAFFORD and their descendants. I wish you a healthy/prosperous 1999 !!! Thomas (Tom) Stafford 11212 Bellmont Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030

Anyone familiar with a place called "Crouse Valley" near Thurmond, North Carolina? -- Richard H. Blake 2922 Thomas Avenue Huntington, WV 25705-2810

Hi Does anyone have any opinion as to who the parents could be of Jemima MOON who md Thomas NICHOLS in Rowan co NC 5 March 1805. Witness: Moses A. LOCKE Jemimah was born in 1782 in NC according to the 1850 census of Rockcastle co KY. Thank you so much. Stan

Greetings: Am interested to know whether my Forsyth line is traceable to North Carolina Am great grandson of William Stanton Forsyth, 1846-1913, (born in ???) first documented in 1870 ensus in Lauderdale County, Tennessee, Hales Point, on the Mississippi River. Listed occupation was "Rafting." Head of household was "Pamelia" a 52? yr old female. Have no other known information on father of William Stanton Forsyth. William Stanton Forsyth bought 640 acres (1873) at Hales Point, married, operated store, cotton gin, cut timber, reared large family there until death at mature age. A 1907 county birth record for his last child cited William Stanton Forsyth's birthplace as McNairy County, Tennessee. Much research in McNairy County, Tennessee has turned up no credible links among the Forsyth(e) families that are well documented there. Because of the 1870 census "rafting" occupation, we think he (they) may have journeyed from the northern states or from overseas to West Tennessee via Mississippi/Ohio Rivers. (Suspect the entry in the 1870 census record stating William Stanton Forsyth's birthplace as TN could be bogus info.) There is no record (census, deed, wills, county court minutes, birth/death records, military, etc., etc.) visible in the USA at this time that predates this 1870 find. Any ideas/thoughts? Hope to hear from anyone with leads or suggestions. Thank you, Sterling C. Forsythe, III

Mary, I'm not researching any of your lines....but I know there was a Rothrock in Gold Hill (Rowan Co) ca. 1850s...he was minister of Gold Hill Methodist Church...and a Rothrock family shows up in teh 1850 Rowan census. Don't know if it could fit into your Rothrocks or not....but a huge chunk (including Gold Hill) of the 1850 census is now online at Rowan NCGenWeb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncrowan/ Hope it turns out to be of some use. All the best, Sandy [email protected] > >I am searching for the following families, most leaved in either Davidson Co, >or Forsyth Co. which at one time was Stokes Co or old Rowan Co. WIlliam Thomas >(b. 1815 who married Margaret D. Hayworth; Willian Rothrock (b. 1824) who >married Elinor Berrier (b. 1833); Frontis Howe Johnston (b. 1834) who married >Mary Christine Benedict; Adam Roswell Bowers (b. 1838) who married Mary >Magelene Sink (b. 1839). Joseph Morris (b. 1753) who married Rachel Kennedy >(b. 1759).; Eli Hayworth (b. 1782) who married Mary Boyd; Martin Rothrock who >married Maria Rosina Hoehns (b. 1796); Jacob Berrier, Sr. (b. 1794) who >married Catharine Darr (b. 1794); Pinckney Johnston who married Mary Ann Howe; >William E. Johnston who married Mary Hall (father was Robert Johnston (b >1779), Peter Frey (b. 1p689) who married Anna BarbaraSchmid (b. 1696); Johaan >Phillip Hoehns bl 1692; John Scarborough who married Mary Rarison; George >Haworth who married Sara Scarbro (b. 1694); Johanna Phillip Hoehns (b. 1692); >George Frey (b. 1741) who married Catharina Leech. Any information on >siblings, children, or parents of the above would be appreciated. Mary >Thomas. E mail address: [email protected]

I've just set up a set of GenConnect boards for four of my surnames (DOUB, HOLDER, SPAINHOUR, and TRANSOU) in the Stokes/Forsyth County area: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Doub http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Holder http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Spainhour http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Transou I've also set up boards for wills and deeds for all four families: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/DoubWill http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/DoubDeed etc. There are a few other board types (Bible records, Obits, Bios, Pensions) that could also be activated if there is interest (I've done Bible, Obits and Bios so far only for DOUB). Please let me know if you have records of these types that you would like to contribute. Wishing all my friends and cousins a happy holiday! Please have some Moravian sugar cake with me: http://www.erols.com/fmoran/sugar.html Elizabeth Harris [email protected] state coordinator for NCGenWeb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncgenweb/

I am searching for the following families, most leaved in either Davidson Co, or Forsyth Co. which at one time was Stokes Co or old Rowan Co. WIlliam Thomas (b. 1815 who married Margaret D. Hayworth; Willian Rothrock (b. 1824) who married Elinor Berrier (b. 1833); Frontis Howe Johnston (b. 1834) who married Mary Christine Benedict; Adam Roswell Bowers (b. 1838) who married Mary Magelene Sink (b. 1839). Joseph Morris (b. 1753) who married Rachel Kennedy (b. 1759).; Eli Hayworth (b. 1782) who married Mary Boyd; Martin Rothrock who married Maria Rosina Hoehns (b. 1796); Jacob Berrier, Sr. (b. 1794) who married Catharine Darr (b. 1794); Pinckney Johnston who married Mary Ann Howe; William E. Johnston who married Mary Hall (father was Robert Johnston (b 1779), Peter Frey (b. 1p689) who married Anna BarbaraSchmid (b. 1696); Johaan Phillip Hoehns bl 1692; John Scarborough who married Mary Rarison; George Haworth who married Sara Scarbro (b. 1694); Johanna Phillip Hoehns (b. 1692); George Frey (b. 1741) who married Catharina Leech. Any information on siblings, children, or parents of the above would be appreciated. Mary Thomas. E mail address: [email protected]

It has been awhile since I posted my BOWEN line. Maybe someone out there will recognize it. 1 Margaret Bowen b. abt 1807 possibly in VA 2 Christina Bowen b. 1840 2 Ancel Yancey Bowen b. June 1837 Stokes Co, NC m. Susan Harris 3 Chana C. Bowen b. 1859 Forsyth Co, Nc 3 Francis L. Bowen b. 1861 Forsyth Co, NC 3 Sarah A. Bowen b. 1865 Forsyth Co, NC 3 Charles W. Bowen b. 1867 Forsyth Co, NC 3 Elizabeth Bowen b. 1870 Roane Co, WV 3 John H. Bowen b., 1875 Roane Co, WV 3 Nancy J. Bowen b. 1875 Roane Co, WV 3 Mary Esta Bowen b. 1879 Roane Co, WV 3 Emeline Bowen b. 1879 Roane Co, WV 3 Simon Peter Bowen b. 1872 Roane Co, WV m. Adeline Araminta Frame Nov 1894 Nicholas Co, WV 4 Hattie Bowen b. 1895 Roane Co, WV m. Willie Sigman 4 Orpha Susan Bowen b. 1901 Roane Co, WV m. Everett F. Tinney 4 Sylvia Opal Bowen b. 1905 Nicholas Co, WV m. Alden O. Walker May 1925 Nicholas Co, WV 4 Floyd Bowen b. 1910 Nicholas Co, WV m. Minta Given Ancel Yancey Bowen served in the 33rd NC during the War. He was wounded at the Battle of the Wilderness. Any help with this line is greatly appreciated. Merry Christmas, Cathy

Hi everyone, I am just discovering my North Carolina connections, so thank you for getting that on-line. You may want to notify everyone on [email protected] . Wouldn't it be true that certain townships would have higher a concentration of descendants of the earliest Moravian settlers? Sorry, don't know my early NC geography. Sue

Let me add my thanks, ladies, for your work. Forrest

NC/Stokes/1810 Transcribed by: Nita Pearce <[email protected]> Proofread by: Doris Redford Source: microfilm ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/census/nc/stokes/1810/ Thanks, Nita and Doris! Elizabeth Harris [email protected] state coordinator for NCGenWeb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncgenweb/

I am researching ( old Stokes , present day Forsyth , some in Guilford ) CRIM ( descendants of Jacob CRIM and wife Mary Button ) I have a lot of data on this family. COOK ( desperately seeking connections for Eleanor COOK b. 1789 , wife of James CRIM) HAM MARSHALL ( seeking the parents of Sallie Hannah Marshall b. 1833 , m. Shepard Ham) YOUNG ( YOUNGE) seeking the parents of Elizabeth Young b. 18 Dec 1834 , m. Jesse Pegram ) WADE Vickie Davis [email protected]