I am interested in Shearins, Balthrops, Colcloughs and Brewers. My gr.gr.grandfather was Thomas Willliam Shearon, b. 1803, who changed the spelling for some reason as an adult, and was the son of William Shearin and Elizabeth Balthrop. Elizabeth Balthrop's mother was a Colclough. I am also descended from Rice Brewer, through his son Sterling Brewer. Rice appears as "Reece" Brewer in the index to vol. II of the Minutes to the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, but not elsewhere. While I'm writing I'll take the opportunity to ask if anyone can tell me what the terms "District" and "Ordinary" mean. I suppose they are geographical or jurisdictional divisions of some sort, but I don't know what sort. Perhaps someone who knows could refer me to a source of information. Shearin's Dictrict and Shearin's Ordinary are mentioned in the index to vol. I. Colclough's Ordinary is mentioned in vol. IV. Also, "Shearin's Road" is mentioned in the index to vol. II - does anyone know where that road was? And a further, possibly unanswerable, question: why are there so many men with the Christian name "Rice" and "Sterling" in this area at that time? Were both taken from family names? If so, who was the Rice or Sterling so honored? Thanks very much to Ginger, who does such a wonderful job. Carolyn Stone, Santa Rosa CA. -----Original Message----- From: Ginger [mailto:glxmas@ancestraltracks.com] Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2003 9:27 AM To: NCWARREN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [NCWARREN-L] Who is out there. There has been several changes to the Web page and as new CC for the County I thought perhaps we could have a roll call to see who is out there and what lines they are researching. There is a new district of 1900 Census Project posted in Warren County and the Brands that were registered in that area. -- Ginger L. Christmas-Beattie Author-Publisher Helping you track your ancestors. Ancestral Track http//:www.ancestraltracks.com <http://www.ancestraltracks.com> Rootsweb Web CC of: Bath County NC http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbath/ <http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Encbath/> Orange County NC http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncorange/ <http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Encorange/> Warren County NC http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncwarren/ <http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Encwarren/> Franklin County NC http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncfrankl/ <http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Encfrankl/> ==== NCWARREN Mailing List ==== Welcome to the Warren County NC mailing list. Don't forget to post YOUR Warren County links on our Links page at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncwarren/ Here you can find our free-for-all links linking you to the MANY Warren County sites, or family related sites, on the web.