Sandra, Are your Collier's from Wayne County/Johnston County? If so, I would love to hear from you! Kristi Stanfield tr8733 <tr8733@swbell.net> wrote: June, This is very interesting......thanks. Do you know much about "Mad" Anthony Wayne? Why did the people of Wayne Co. choose to honor him? I'm curious as to how the people of Wayne Co. were effected by the "Paoli Massacre" ca 1777. Were North Carolinians under his command at this time? In my family there is a person named "Paoli" which seems strange but I'm from Texas and we remember the Alamo as a historic occasion to be honored though it was a disaster for Texacans. I love input from anyone who knows more about this battle or Wayne's image among the people! Thanks, Sandra Collier Rasberry > About Wayne County > Wayne County, which is located in the east-central part of North Carolina, > is bounded on the north by Wilson County; on the west by Johnston County; on > the south by Sampson and Duplin counties; and on the east by Lenoir and Greene > counties. The area is 554 square miles (354,560 acres). The elevation of the > county varies from around 120 feet in its eastern section to 145 feet along > the western border. > > Wayne County, named for General Anthony Wayne of Revolutionary War fame, was > formed in 1779 from part of Dobbs County. Originally inhabited by Native > Americans of the Tuscarora tribe, the region was settled by English and > Scotch-Irish immigrants. The county seat was originally Waynesborough, but in 1847 it > was moved to Goldsboro, which lies on the Neuse River and is the largest > city in the county. > > North Carolina Governor Charles B. Aycock was born in Wayne County and > Seymour Johnson Air Force Base is located there. > > > > > ==== NCWAYNE Mailing List ==== > NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political > announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, > flames, etc. (in other words - Spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will > be grounds for removal. Consideration for exceptions, contact > NCWAYNE-ADMIN@ROOTSWEB.COM > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&ta rgetid=5429 > ==== NCWAYNE Mailing List ==== NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, etc. (in other words - Spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal. Consideration for exceptions, contact NCWAYNE-ADMIN@ROOTSWEB.COM ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx Kristi Stanfield