It's correct the Carter and Wilkes were never same place. If you go to the county formation maps at http://www.genealogyinc.com/maps/uscf.htm and look at Wilkes 1828 and Tennessee 1824, you'll observe that Ashe County NC is between the two. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Harvey Norris" <harveynorris@comcast.net> To: <ncwilkes@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2006 8:20 PM Subject: Re: [NCWILKES] NCWILKES Digest, Vol 1, Issue 1 - Greer Family > Carter county,Tennessee and Wilkes County were never the same place.They > are > about 60 to 70 miles apart.I live in Carter county and go to wilkes County > quite often.Carter County was formed in 1776 from Washington County > Tennessee.My grandmother was a Church from North Carolia but have > connections in Carter County.What Church are you talking about that was > m.in > Carter Co.? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <RaeSunshin@aol.com> > To: <ncwilkes@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2006 8:02 PM > Subject: Re: [NCWILKES] NCWILKES Digest, Vol 1, Issue 1 - Greer Family > > >>I remember that one of the Church family marriages was in Carter County, >> Tennessee, which was apparently quite close to Wilkes County of that >> time. >> I'm >> not sure that Carter County, Tennessee and Wilkes County, North Carolina >> were >> not different names for the same real estate at one point in time. >> >> This particular pair were married in 1829. >> >> Just an idea. >> >> Rae Williams >> grannyandpopacaldwell.com >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> NCWILKES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.3/447 - Release Date: 9/13/2006 >> >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NCWILKES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >