I have the book the history of Johnston Co. NC. will be glad to do look ups. Josiah Sullivan b. 1803 in Johnston Co. was the son of John and Martha Sullivan. In 1815 court minutes he was placed in the care of Jesse Sullivan to learn the art of farming until the age of 21 because he was an ophran. Dot donegan477@aol.com

Thanks Dot but let me clarify my first post just a little. The Court record that you posted about does say that Josiah was an orphan son of John and Martha Sillivant and that Josiah was bound to Jesse. Now this Jesse also stood bond for Russell as did Jonathan. These four men plus an older John is listed on the 1830 Johnston census. In 1835, Russell moved to AL. Josiah and a younger John (Not on the census) move with him and join a William Harrison Sullivant in Noxubee Co. MS as per the 1840 Census. Jesse and Jonathan stay in NC. The thing I've found interesting is that later census records for these men say that they were all born in NC and that their parents were born in NC. The only parents known were the John and Martha for Josiah. No body can prove who the parents were for anyone else, thus no one can prove the relationship of these men. I figure the odds are in my favor that somebody knows something or will find some record some day. Meanwhile, all I can do is keep loo! king and keep asking. Thanks and take care. Anything I can do for you? Bye, Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: Donegan477@aol.com<mailto:Donegan477@aol.com> To: NCWAYNE-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:NCWAYNE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 10:45 AM Subject: Re: [NCWAYNE] Re: Jesse Sullivan I have the book the history of Johnston Co. NC. will be glad to do look ups. Josiah Sullivan b. 1803 in Johnston Co. was the son of John and Martha Sullivan. In 1815 court minutes he was placed in the care of Jesse Sullivan to learn the art of farming until the age of 21 because he was an ophran. Dot donegan477@aol.com<mailto:donegan477@aol.com> ==== NCWAYNE Mailing List ==== If you wish to unsubscribe from the Wayne Co., NC mailing list, send only the word UNSUBSCRIBE to NCWAYNE-l-request@rootsweb.com<mailto:NCWAYNE-l-request@rootsweb.com> or if you are on the Digest List to NCWAYNE-d-request@rootsweb.com<mailto:NCWAYNE-d-request@rootsweb.com> ============================== View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find marriage announcements and more. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx<http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx>