For many of us the below article is not shocking. Thought I'd share it with you any way. ~Celeste =============== The following article appeared in yesterdays (Wed. Jan 8th) New York Times......thought it might be of some interest. Selma > Surprises in the Family Tree > > January 8, 2004 > By MITCHELL OWENS > > > JOHN ARCHER first appears in Northampton County, Va., in > the mid-17th century. He started a family that prospered, > fought in the Revolutionary War and built a mansion. > Generations later, Archer's blood trickled down to me. It > mingled in my veins with DNA from a gravedigger in > 17th-century Württemberg, Germany; from an Appalachian clan > with a recessive gene that turns their skins indigo blue; > and from a rich young widow in Jamestown, Va., whose fickle > heart led to America's first breach-of-promise suit, in > 1623. > > I have been researching my past for two decades, since I > was in high school, so finding a new ancestor is hardly > startling. Learning about John Archer three years ago, > however, was startling. He was black, a slave or indentured > servant freed around 1677. I am white. That's what it says > on my birth certificate. Now I know better, thanks to Paul > Heinegg. > > A retired oil-refinery engineer in Collegeville, Pa., Mr. > Heinegg, who is white, has compiled genealogies of 900 > mixed-race families who lived freely in slaveholding states > in "Free African Americans of North Carolina, South > Carolina and Virginia" and "Free African Americans of > Maryland and Delaware." (The information is posted on a Web > site, http://www.freeafricanamericans.com ) > > Mr. Heinegg's research offers evidence that most free > African-American and biracial families resulted not from a > master and his slave, like Thomas Jefferson and Sally > Hemings, but from a white woman and an African man: slave, > freed slave or indentured servant. > > "Most of the workers in colonial America in the 17th and > early 18th centuries were indentured servants, white and > black," said Dr. John B. Boles, a professor of history at > Rice University in Houston and the editor of "The Blackwell > Companion to the American South" (2001). Since there was > not a clear distinction between slavery and servitude at > the time, he said, "biracial camaraderie" often resulted in > children. The idea that blacks were property did not harden > until around 1715 with the rise of the tobacco economy, by > which time there was a small but growing population of free > families of color. Dr. Boles estimated that by 1860 there > were 250,000 free black or mixed-race individuals. > > "Some academics have studied this parallel story of blacks > in America, but it hasn't trickled down to the general > population," Dr. Boles said. "The action is in slavery > studies." Mr. Heinegg is one of the few people to trace the > free black families that lived in slave-owning America: > some of them rich slave owners, most of them poor farmers > and laborers, nearly all of them little known. > > "When I saw what Paul had done, my eyes opened wide," said > Dr. Ira B. Berlin, a professor of American history at the > University of Maryland and the founding director of the > Freedmen and Southern Society Project there. Dr. Berlin met > Mr. Heinegg in November 2000 at a conference in Durham, > N.C., about the mixed-race cabinetmaker Thomas Day, a major > antebellum figure. The documentation Mr. Heinegg had > amassed in five years convinced Dr. Berlin to write a > foreword to his book praising his meticulous work. > > It is incontrovertible that America is a multiracial > society, from the founding father Alexander Hamilton (the > son of a mixed-race woman from the British West Indies) to > Essie Mae Washington-Williams, 78, a retired schoolteacher, > who, the late Senator Strom Thurmond's family acknowledged > last month, is his daughter. And for decades there have > been questions about the possible mixed-race ancestry of > Ida Stover, Dwight D. Eisenhower's mother. > > Since 1997, after it broadcast "Secret Daughter," a > documentary about a mixed-race child given up for adoption > in the 1950's, "Frontline" has been exploring the mixed > ancestry of well-known Americans on its Public Broadcasting > System Web site. One is Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, whose > blood lines, according to the historian Mario de Valdes y > Cocom, go back to the van Salees, a Muslim family of > Afro-Dutch origin prominent in Manhattan in the early > 1600's. If any branch of your family has been in America > since the 17th or 18th centuries, Dr. Berlin said, "it's > highly likely you will find an African and an American > Indian." > > That's where Mr. Heinegg, 60, comes in. In 1985, his > mother-in-law, Katherine Kee Phillips, who was black, asked > him to research her family tree. "I had hoped to trace as > many branches of her family back to slavery as possible," > he said. Instead, he found that Mrs. Phillips and his wife, > Rita, had white ancestors who were not slave masters, > including a woman who started a family with John Kecatan, > an African slave freed in 1666. The ladies were intrigued > by his discoveries but not surprised, Mr. Heinegg said. > > Curious about his findings, he began tracing free black > families related to his wife by combing colonial court > records, wills, deeds, free Negro registers, marriage bonds > and military pension files. Many were dauntingly unindexed. > > > "Nobody has done anything like this," said Dr. Virginia > Easley DeMarce, a historian and former president of the > National Genealogical Society who works for the Office of > Federal Acknowledgment, Department of the Interior, which > decides who is an American Indian. "Paul is the first > person to identify families of color on such a broad > scope," gathering material from entire states rather than > just a county or two. > > Dr. Berlin said, "There were communities in 17th- and > 18th-century America where blacks and whites, both free, of > equal rank and shared experiences, were working together, > living together, drinking and partying together, and > inevitably sleeping together." > > Tracing those communities has not been easy. "People of > color are often not identified as such in early records," > Mr. Heinegg said. "For example, an individual might appear > in deeds and court records and leave a will without ever > mentioning his race." Sometimes a person's race can be > discerned only by studying the tax assessed on nonwhites. > If a man paid the tax on his wife but not himself, Mr. > Heinegg said, it meant he was white but she was not. > > An added challenge is that racial identity can mutate from > free black to white in just a few generations. In my Archer > ancestors' case, it was mixed marriages and a cross-country > move: my great-great-grandfather Esquire Collins and his > wife, Roxalana Archer, are listed as mulatto in an 1800's > Tennessee census but show up as white on a later Arkansas > census. "You crossed over as early as you were able to," > said Antonia Cottrell Martin, a genealogist in New York. > Mixed-race families who had difficulty passing sometimes > explained dark complexions as coming from an American > Indian or Mediterranean ancestry. "It's what people in the > South used to call Carolina Portuguese," said Dr. DeMarce, > who comes from a mixed-race background. > > "Free African Americans of North Carolina," self-published > by Mr. Heinegg in 1991, won an award from the North > Carolina Genealogical Society. (The American Society of > Genealogists gave a later edition the Donald Lines Jacobus > Award for best work of genealogical scholarship.) But the > book also stirred controversy. Some white members of the > North Carolina group were upset with his findings and asked > that the award be withdrawn, Mr. Heinegg said. > > Dr. DeMarce said: "He's just publishing the documents. He's > not interpreting them. That's up to anthropologists." > > Mr. Heinegg is familiar with racial prejudice. He and his > wife, who met as members of the Brooklyn outpost of the > Congress on Racial Equality, left the country in 1969, > disgusted by what they saw as a lack of progress. They > raised their three daughters in Tanzania, Liberia and Saudi > Arabia. > > But even when he was abroad, Mr. Heinegg ordered microfilm > records by mail and spent one-month vacations in the United > States to peer at faded records in county courthouses. He > still works on his research, and updates his book and Web > site regularly. A new edition of "Free African Americans" > is published every two years by Clearfield, a division of > the Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., > www.genealogical.com. The latest two-volume paperback costs > $100 and is 1,042 pages long. > > The index to Mr. Heinegg's book lists more than 12,000 > individuals, including ancestors of mine it would be nice > to know more about, like Richard Nickens and his wife, > Chriss, freed in 1690 by the will of John Carter II, a > prominent Virginia planter. Nickens and his wife were given > two cows, six barrels of corn and the right to farm some > Carter land for life. > > Matters like these fascinate me. My brother, Derrick, finds > our black ancestry only mildly interesting, being riveted > instead by our Native American blood. My eldest nephew, > Justin, an elementary school pupil obsessed with islands, > cherishes the knowledge that one ancestor was shipwrecked > on Bermuda in 1609. > > Genealogy is not regarded as an academic discipline, Dr. > DeMarce said, which is why Mr. Heinegg's work is not more > widely known. And his lists are published by a specialty > house, not a university press, she said, "so it's unlikely > to be reviewed by a major publication like The American > Historical Review." > > Mr. Heinegg prefers to let the academics find his work on > their own. Right now, he is busy adding more free black > Virginia families to his list. "My goal," he said, "is to > find the origins of every family that was free in the > Southeast during the colonial period." >

In January 2001, Jerome Caudle posted this: "my name is Jerome Caudle and I am trying to research data on my roots. My great grandfather Solomon Caudle or Caudill and his wife Correatta (last name unknown). I am thinking they were born around 1790 - 1820. One of them was mix with Indian blood.I think they were around Virginia & Nash, Halifax, Edgecomb, Anson Enfield, Warren, Wilkes counties, North Carolina. Some of there kids name were William H. or Henry Caudle. Mellissa Caudle, Solomon Caudle, Nehimah Caudle, & James Caudle...." I am interested in this family since I only recently realized these are some of my ancestors. William's father was John Haywood Caudle, born 1821, who married Mary Polly Evans, born 1826, on Jan. 26, 1845 in Warren Co. They were my 3rd ggrandparents and I am interested in communicating with others from this line. And if anyone knows Jerome Caudle, please relay this message to him if possible. Haywood & Polly's children were: Charity, Archibald, Thomas William, Susanna, Martha, Richard, Maria, Henry, Betsy, Solomon, and John W. CAUDLE, sometimes listed as CORDLE. Thanks. Deloris Williams

I can do Look Ups and/or research in the NC Archives. I'm there 3-4 days every week. Easy Look-ups (things like marriage bonds, estate records, wills) are free. Send specific information for these requests. 3 requests per person, please. There is a charge for more complicated Look-Ups or indepth research. Contact me for more info. Linda Allred Cooper lacooper@mindspring.com

I just called Oldtimer & Lily at 252-257-6125, and the gentleman working there told me that the book is out of print, and they have been trying to get it reprinted. He put my email address on his list, of those wanting the book, if reprinted. Anyone out there have a copy they would consider selling? Thanks so much for all of the help. Sallie Cannon - TX

The newspaper no longer has a bookstore, have been referred to a bookstore called, "Old Timer and Lilly". I have called them and left a message, will let you all know what I find out and if they have the book. Becky Pacey ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeanette" <jkhowell@digitalexp.com> To: <NCWARREN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 19, 2003 7:36 AM Subject: [NCWARREN-L] Old Shocco book > A few years ago OLD SHOCCO by Howard F. Jones was available from the Warren > Record newspaper in Warren, NC. There is a bookstore inside the newspaper > office. At that time it was only $8.00 and well worth the loving work put > into it. It is not indexed, however. > > Jeanette > JKHowell@digitalexp.com > http://home.digitalexp.com/~jkhowell/Jeanette's%20Genealogy.htm > > Southern Families from VA & SC to AL & MS: > > BRUNER BYRD DILLARD DUKE EDWARDS FILMER FOLLIOTT GREEN > HACKWORTH HALL HANSFORD HICKS HODGES HOWELL HOWZE/HOUSE ISBELL > JAMES JONES KING MARVEL MARSTON MILLER MURFIELD PARKER > PARTIN PLUMMER RADFORD RAINEY RANSOM RAWLINGS RIVERS ROBERTS > ROSS SISSON SLAYDEN/SLATON TILL VAUGHAN WHEATLEY WHITLEY > WOOD/S YARBROUGH YARRELL > > > ==== NCWARREN Mailing List ==== > Welcome to the Warren County mailing list! Here we discuss all KINDS of neat things about Warren County NC Genealogy and History. Visit the Warren County website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncwarren/ > > >

Marcia, Also have you checked the Bute County and Warren County websites for the transcriptions of the Deed Books? There are a lot of entries online for Sugar Jones that I've come across. Deloris Williams ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carol & H.B. Hawkins" <cnhawk@webtv.net> To: <NCWARREN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 19, 2003 2:34 AM Subject: [NCWARREN-L] [NCWARREN] Sugan Jones > Marcia: > On p.29 of the book (Old Shocco) it shows the following: Edward Jones, > son of Edward Jones and Abigail Sugan, married Mary Hill (no dates... . Perhaps Ginger Christmas or Nola Duffy, the darlings > of the Warren Web can tell > you where this book can be purchased. > >

A few years ago OLD SHOCCO by Howard F. Jones was available from the Warren Record newspaper in Warren, NC. There is a bookstore inside the newspaper office. At that time it was only $8.00 and well worth the loving work put into it. It is not indexed, however. Jeanette JKHowell@digitalexp.com http://home.digitalexp.com/~jkhowell/Jeanette's%20Genealogy.htm Southern Families from VA & SC to AL & MS: BRUNER BYRD DILLARD DUKE EDWARDS FILMER FOLLIOTT GREEN HACKWORTH HALL HANSFORD HICKS HODGES HOWELL HOWZE/HOUSE ISBELL JAMES JONES KING MARVEL MARSTON MILLER MURFIELD PARKER PARTIN PLUMMER RADFORD RAINEY RANSOM RAWLINGS RIVERS ROBERTS ROSS SISSON SLAYDEN/SLATON TILL VAUGHAN WHEATLEY WHITLEY WOOD/S YARBROUGH YARRELL

Marcia: On p.29 of the book (Old Shocco) it shows the following: Edward Jones, son of Edward Jones and Abigail Sugan, married Mary Hill (no dates given) and they had the following children: Hill Jones, Edward James Jones, Robert Hill Jones, Sugan Jones, Mary Jones, Rebecca Jones, Sarah Jones, Abigail Jones, and Martha Jones. There were few other details...in fact, generally this little book is heavy on names but short on details. The name Brickell was not mentioned that I know of. Still, I'm Sure you'll find this book very informative. Perhaps Ginger Christmas or Nola Duffy, the darlings of the Warren Web can tell you where this book can be purchased.

I have been researching - GIBBS in that area. Does this book mention this family. John GIBBS was a constable in 1755 and other Gibbs moved in and out of the area between 1748 and 1770. I have been looking for more clues on the family beyond the Granville/Warren land and court records at LDS to see if I can make a connection to Bristol Parish or Chesterfield VA as I suspect. I have found no wills for GIBBS in the area for this period of 1700-1780. I wonder if any survived? Loren Hoboy -----Original Message----- If you want a lot of information on this line of Joneses, I recommend the book "OLD SHOCCO". It's about the size of the Readers Digest and takes very little time to read. I read it and took notes when I was in Warrenton in 1999. The editor is Howard Field Jones, also a descendant. Hope this helps. H.B.Hawkins, Eugene, OR

The stepdaughter of Samuel Yeargain, Elizabeth Clinch, m. a Sugar Jones in Warren Co. as per Samuel's 1784 will. Bebe Fox

Dear Mr. Hawkins: I noted your information concerning the Jones family, and I am interested because of the Sally Hill Jones, who was daughter to Edward Jones and Mary Hill. Is this a different Edward Jones? My Sally would have been born aabout 1765, and m. Thomas Brickell. The Brickells are my main concern, but I also would like to know all I can about these Jones. Would you know who published the "Old Shocco" and if it's still in print? Thanks for any help you could give me on this! Marcia Bourdeau

Anyone know where I might get a copy of the book - "Old Shocco", edited by Howard Field Jones? Thanks, Sallie -TX

For Sallie Cannon-TX: My direct ancestor is Sarah "Sally" Jones Macon Hawkins. She is a daughter of Edward Jones and Abigail Sugan and sister to Sugan Jones. If you want a lot of information on this line of Joneses, I recommend the book "OLD SHOCCO". It's about the size of the Readers Digest and takes very little time to read. I read it and took notes when I was in Warrenton in 1999. The editor is Howard Field Jones, also a descendant. Hope this helps. H.B.Hawkins, Eugene, OR

BIJAN BAYNE (bijanc@hotmail.com) sent this information about the Mordecai family. Editorial Reviews >From Publishers Weekly In 1815, Alfred Mordecai, the son of a middle-class Jewish family from Warrenton, N.C., applied as a cadet to West Point, "a bold bid for a Jew." Despite high odds, Alfred was accepted-another step in the complex assimilation of the Mordecai family into U.S. society. Bingham, an independent scholar, draws on a large cache of letters and journals written by members of the Mordecai family and a wealth of other published material, to piece together a detailed history of this remarkable Southern Jewish clan. The Mordecais' history is deftly charted through thee generations beginning with Jacob and Judith moving to Virginia from Philadelphia in 1785, through Jacob's founding, with his grown children, of a renowned primary school and the conversion to Christianity of some family members during the Second Great Awakening of the mid-19th century. From there, Bingham follows the family sundering that occurred in the 1860s, when most of the family supported the Confederacy, and Alfred, refusing either to side with them or to support the war in any way, resigned from the Union army. But as thrilling as this family history is, Bingham's great feat here is to show, through the social, political and religious evolutions of one family, how class, race, ethnicity, region and intellectual affiliation profoundly affected assimilation in the late 18th and 19th centuries. Bingham's prose is as fluid as fiction, but she never sacrifices historical insight for narrative drive or soft-pedals such uncomfortable material as the Mordecais owning slaves. This is an important addition not only to Jewish studies but to the literature on family and gender relations in the 19th century. Photos not seen by PW. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0809027569/002-2216966-2380060?v=glance&s=books"> Hardcover</A> edition. >From <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/subst/partners/marketing/booklist.html/002-2216966-2380060">Booklist</A> Encompassing the Revolutionary War, which formed the nation, and the Civil War, which split it in two, this engrossing book tells the story of three generations of a lower-middle-class Jewish family that settled first in Virginia and later in North Carolina. Drawing on thousands of vibrant letters, diaries, and journals, Bingham offers a portrait of the Mordecai clan, who, as one of them wrote, were determined to become a "little faithful band of love and duty," guided by affection,... <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/stores/detail/-/books/0809070162/reviews/002-2216966-2380060#08090701625123">read more</A> --This text refers to the <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0809027569/002-2216966-2380060?v=glance&s=books">Hardcover</A> edition. Book Description An Intimate Portrait of a Jewish American Family in America's First Century Mordecai is a brilliant multigenerational history at the forefront of a new way of exploring our past, one that follows the course of national events through the relationships that speak most immediately to us-between parent and child, sibling and sibling, husband and wife. In Emily Bingham's sure hands, this family of southern Jews becomes a remarkable window on the struggles all Americans were engaged in during the early years of the republic. Following Washington's victory at Yorktown, Jacob and Judy Mordecai settled in North Carolina. Here began a three generational effort to match ambitions to accomplishments. Against the national backdrop of the Great Awakenings, Nat Turner's revolt, the free-love experiments of the 1840s, and the devastation of the Civil War, we witness the efforts of each generation's members to define themselves as Jews, patriots, southerners, and most fundamentally, middle-class Americans. As with the nation's, their successes are often partial and painfully realized, cause for forging and rending the ties that bind child to parent, sister to brother, husband to wife. And through it all, the Mordecais wrote-letters, diaries, newspaper articles, books. Out of these rich archives, Bingham re-creates one family's first century in the United States and gives this nation's early history a uniquely personal face.

Because their have been so many request about the Mordecai family I am send this to the mailing list. This is really all I know about the book. Becky ------------------- The book is "Mordecai: An Early American Family" by Emily Bingham, Hill & Wang 2003. She was on C-SPAN (but I called the Warrenton Library to learn the title, C-SPAN doesn't archive radio shows). A new novel, "Sapphire's Grave", is about the Lick Skillet section of Warrenton.

There's a new book about a prominent Jewishfamily in old Warrenton called the Mordecai's. I heard the author on C-SPAN.Heard of the book? Moses and Esther Mordecai The son of Moses and Esther Mordecai, observant Jews who in 1760emigrated from Germany to Philadelphia, Jacob was born in 1762. He attendedprivate schools and received a classical education. At age 13, Jacob servedas a rifleman when the Continental Congress was resident in Philadelphiaand later helped supply the Continental Army as a clerk to David Franks,the Jewish quartermaster to General George Washington. After the war, JacobMordecai moved to New York and married Judith Myers. In 1792, Judith andJacob moved to Warrenton, a small town well situated on the roads linkingRichmond, Charleston and Savannah. In Warrenton, Jacob first made his markas a tobacco merchant. Jacob and Judith had six children, four boys and two girls. Judith diedsoon after the birth of the youngest and her sister Rebecca came toWarrenton to care for the children. Jacob and Rebecca married two yearslater and she gave birth to additional seven children. The couple providedall thirteen children, regardless of gender, with educations that includedphilosophy, history, literature and Jewish religion. According to historian Sheldon Hanft, Jacob Mordecai &quot;broke newground when he provided his daughters as well as his sons with the kind ofpublic school education that was ordinarily reserved for the males ofsocially prominent families.&quot; Most Southerners, Hanft asserts, did notconsider it &quot;prudent to provide [females] with an education that wouldequip them for public life,& quot; opting instead to teach them skills suchas sewing. Despite living as the only Jewish family in a small town, the Mordecaiskept the Sabbath and observed the kashruth laws. According to Hanft, thefamily never experienced negative reactions from their Christian neighbors.The family’s piety was respected and, in 1797, Jacob was elected Master ofthe Warrenton Masonic Lodge. Trouble came to the Mordecais, however, in the form of businessreverses. Jacob experienced heavy losses in tobacco investments in 1806 andwas forced to sell his business and the family home to clear his debts.Fortunately, a male boarding academy had opened in Warrenton and thelearned Jacob was hired to work at the school. His employment includedresidence at the school and the Mordecais moved into their cramped buthomey quarters on the grounds. In 1808, local parents asked Jacob to leavehis employment at the male academy establish a separate school for girls.They agreed to his condition that the school’s curriculum would be asvigorous as that at the male academy. Jacob bought back his house and converted it into a girls’ academy. Theschool was truly a family project. Initially, Jacob and Rebecca taught allthe classes, but were soon joined in the classroom by their daughterRachael and in later years by two of their sons. The younger Mordecaichildren helped with the cooking and care of the dormitories. Only themusic teacher was not a member of the family. The school’s curriculum focused on academics but also stressed propermanners and demeanor. Jacob insisted on personal discipline and a highlystructured day in which the students were kept constantly busy. Studentswere required to wash their own utensils, scrub their hands and faces andbrush their hair and teeth daily, even on the coldest mornings. Theschool’s reputation blossomed so quickly that Mordecai, who initially had30 students in 1809, concluded by 1814 that he would have to cap enrollmentat no more than 110 students. Jacob Mordecai stressed that piety in any religious tradition was animportant part of character development. The Mordecais included observanceof Jewish holidays in the school’s educational program. All of the Mordecaichildren – male and female – attended and worked in the school, as didseveral cousins, so there was always a critical mass of Jewish students toobserve holidays. Jacob equally encouraged the Christian students at theAcademy to observe their own religious holidays and attend church services.It mattered little what religious practices his students observed so longas they were respectful of the religious preferences of others. TheAcademy’s curriculum included philosophical texts that raised moral andethical issues his students could discuss together regardless of theirreligious differences. In 1819, at age 56, ten years after opening his Female Academy, JacobMordecai chose to sell the highly successful enterprise and move his familyto Richmond, Virginia. He purchased a farm and lived as an active member ofRichmond’s Jewish community, serving as president of its Congregation K. K.Beth Shalome. Jacob died in 1838. Driven into the education profession by the failure of the familytobacco business, Jacob and Rebecca Mordecai and their children becamepioneers of equal education for women. As Jews in an overwhelminglyChristian setting, they earned acceptance of their religious views, just asthey taught religious toleration to their students. Ahead of their time inthe early 1800s, their educational and religious views have become theAmerican norm. E-mail questions, comments, or feedback about this siteto <A HREF="mailto:ajhs@ajhs.org">ajhs@ajhs.org</A> This section was last updated on December 2, 2003

Seeking information as to where I might be able to purchase, Some Colonial And Revolutionary Families of North Carolina, Vol. II, by Marilu Burch Smallwood. I understand that on page 299, there is information on a Shugan/Sugar Jones, son of Edward Jones & Abigail Shugan. I am finding that this Jones family is connected to my William & Abigail Jones Haywood ancestors. Thanks Sallie Cannon-TX

If anyone has access to the Warren Record (published Warrenton, NC) for the issues following 7 Nov 1897, please check to see if an obituary was carried in that paper as well. Thanks! Henderson Gold Leaf, Thursday, 18 November 1897 pg 3, column 2 Death of an Old Citizen Mr. Elzy Hicks, an old and respected citizen of the county, died at his home a few miles in the country Tuesday of last week. He had been sick for some time, and fully realized that he could not recover, as did his family and friends. Mr. Hicks literally, "set his house in order" before the final dis- solution took place. He not only dis- posed of his property as he wished it to be divided, but went so far as to se- lect the scripture text and hymns which he wanted to be used at his funeral. The funeral was conducted by Rev. Dr. Hufham in the presence of a large number of neighbors and friends of de- ceased, and the body was interred in the family burying ground on the home place. Sixty-four children, grand-children and great grand-chil- dren filed by the coffin and viewed the remains just previous to burial. ------------------- Notes: According to his gravestone, Elz(e)y W. Hicks was born 31 July 1818 and died 7 Nov 1897, making him 79 years old at death. Every census, 1850 thru 1880, listed him as "born in NC." The 1860 Warren Co census listed him born in "Warren Co, NC." Vance County was formed in 1881, and the lion's share of Sandy Creek Twp, Warren, became Vance Co., including the area where Elzy Hicks lived. Hence, while he did not move, Elzy died in Vance County, which is where his last will & testament is recorded. ---------- -Sandy

Of interest - there seem to be Fortunes and Durhams both in Rutherford Co, NC, and Pendleton Co, SC in 1800.... I note you show a John Fortune in Rutherford Co, NC, in 1800. Also in 1800: two Charles Durhams - one in Rutherford Co, NC, and one in Pendleton Co/District, SC; a William Fortune in Pendleton, SC. Pendleton Co./District went through several "transformations," but is situated in the far northwest corner of SC and would later form Pickens, Oconee & Anderson counties. FWIW, I would suspect a connection between the 1794 Warren Co. Fortune/Durham marriage and the 1800 Durhams & Fortunes of Rutherford, NC, & Pendleton, SC. -Sandy -------------- On Monday, December 1, 2003, at 02:34 AM, Deloris Williams wrote: > Dan, > It's possible your Fortune family was migrating. A quick check of the > 1790 - 1820 census records show this: > 1790 > Hannah Fortune - Martin Co.,NC > William Fortune - Martin Co.,NC > Aron Fortune - Iredell Co.,NC > > 1800 > Manah Fortune - Martin Co.,NC > Jesse,Prudence,Prudence (twice), Richard,Ezekiel Fortune - Burke Co.,NC > John Fortune - Rutherford,NC > > 1810 > Jessee Fortune - Iredell Co,NC > Laurence Fortune - Washington Co.,NC > > 1820 > Lavan, Richard, John Fortune - Burke Co.,NC > Lindsey, Pleasant, William Jr. - Rutherford Co.,NC > > > Deloris Williams > > > > ==== NCWARREN Mailing List ==== > Welcome to the Warren County Mailing list. Visit the Warren County > Website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncwarren/ >

Dan, It's possible your Fortune family was migrating. A quick check of the 1790 - 1820 census records show this: 1790 Hannah Fortune - Martin Co.,NC William Fortune - Martin Co.,NC Aron Fortune - Iredell Co.,NC 1800 Manah Fortune - Martin Co.,NC Jesse,Prudence,Prudence (twice), Richard,Ezekiel Fortune - Burke Co.,NC John Fortune - Rutherford,NC 1810 Jessee Fortune - Iredell Co,NC Laurence Fortune - Washington Co.,NC 1820 Lavan, Richard, John Fortune - Burke Co.,NC Lindsey, Pleasant, William Jr. - Rutherford Co.,NC Deloris Williams