Dear Researchers, Remember that millions of people are submitting to the Ancestral File to help one another, unfortunately we are not all perfect and make mistakes not on purpose. This is why the Editing is such a help to all of us Submitters. The Edit Corrections can be done at an Family History Center Branch near you. If you find a mistake that you are positive is wrong and you have the right documented information you can make the CORRECTION AND SEND IT IN TO SALT LAKE ON A DISK AND IT WILL COME OUT ON THE NEXT UP DATE. You can make the following corrections to information found in the Ancestral File: ..Correct name, sex, dates, places and ordinance info. for deceased individual. ..Merge two records for the same person, such as a child listed more than once in a family. ..Add a person to a family to complete a family structure (whether you create the record or the record is elsewhere in the file). ..Correct, add, or remove an individual from a family Correct, add, or delete marriage information. Create a new family or link a person to a family. You may also Correct a submitters name and address. Mark a submitter as deceased. Review or print the corrections you made. Register a research interest. FOLLOW THESE SEVEN STEPS; (At the FHCenter Branch) 1. Go into the ancestral File and look for the name of the person. With the Ancestral File screen displayed, press F4, and follow the instructions on the screen to locate the person whose information you want to correct. Put the blue highlight bar on the person's name you want to correct. 2. Decide the type of corrections: Corrections in Ancestral File can only be made from certain screens, depending on the type of change you want to make. Use the chart that is shown on there computer and decide which type of corrections you want to make. Then press the appropriate key to move to the screen indicated. 3. Complete submitter information. Each time you begin to correct info. in Ancestral File, you must type in your name and address on the Submitter's Name and Address screen. This info. will appear with your changes in a future edition of Ancestral File. Make sure you type your name and address exactly the same way each time. With the highlight bar on the person you want to correct, press F3. The Edit menu will be displayed. Move the highlight bar to the menu option you want and press Enter. Insert the formatted diskette you will use for storing corrections, and press Enter at the disk drive you are using. The Submitter's Name and Address screen will be displayed. Type your name and address and press F12./ You are now ready to begin making corrections. 4. The following describes each item on the nenu. Select only the menu items in bold from this screen. Select other options from another screen. See Step 2. A. Edit Individual Information. B. Merge Two Individuals C. Edit Family and Marriage Data D. Create New Family E. Edit Submitter Data. F. Mark submitter as Deceased. Remember when you want to save your corrections F12=Save. Just follow the directions. 5. Give the Reasons and Sources for changes. 6. Review or print the Changes. 7 Send The Diskette to Salt Lake City. Ancestral File Unit, 2WW Family History Department 50 East North Temple Street Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 Each Family History Center Branch has the above instructions in detail. .. Carol P. Martoccia .. 903 East Fifth Street .. Greenville, NC 27858 .. Pridgen Home Page: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/6297 .. Pridgen Archives: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl

Swaim, Benjamin The North Carolina Justice pg 312-315 He summarizes the law in effect in 1839 and provides some added information: No white person is permitted to marry an Indian, negro, mustee or mulatto, or any person of mixed blood, to the third generation All the personal propery that the wife has in possession at the time of the marriage is vested absolutely in the husband; and he is liable for all her debts, whether her property be sufficient to pay them or not The age of discretion is fixed at 14 years old in males, and twelve in females.If they marry younger, they may disagree to the marriage when they arrive at these respective ages, and it therefore becomes void to all intents and purpose. Or if one party only be under the age of consent, and the other of full age, the party of full age is bound and the infant is not. Relations of the 3rd degree, whether by consanguinity or affinity, may lawfully marry, but not nearer than the 3rd degree, counting, not from, but though the common ancestor, so that first cousins may lawfully marry, although the father and the mother of each party were reciprocally the brother and the sister of the parents of the other party. What did this mean to your ancestor? Many people did not follow these laws, and although their marriage was considered legitimate, there will be no record. Even IF they did file the bonds, apply for the license, publish the banns, receive the certificates of banns, ONLY the Marriage BOND was a public record. If they chose to publish banns, no Bond was made. Not everyone who posted a BOND actually got married. Where are the Bertie County Marriage Bonds? NC Archives (Raleigh) has: Marriage Bonds, 1762-1858; 5 Fibredex boxes Marriage Licenses, 1870-1903; 5 Fibredex boxes Miscellaneous Marriage Records, 1749-1914; 1 Fibredex box Published Resources: Dunstan, Edythe Smith. The Bertie Index for courthouse records of Bertie Co, (1720-1875) (Deeds, land divisions, grants, abstracts of wills and marriage bonds) Fouts, Raymond Parker. Marriage Register of Bertie Co. 1869-June 1872. (1990) Fouts, Raymond Parker. Marriage Register of Bertie Co. 1762-1868. (1989) Lookup: Kathy Harrison [email protected] Be specific about title of book and names of persons. .. Carol P. Martoccia .. 903 East Fifth Street .. Greenville, NC 27858 .. Pridgen Home Page: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/6297 .. Pridgen Archives: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl

My friend Virginia Crilley posted the following in her Bertie Countie mailing list. I thought many of us could use the review. Marriages in NC The earliest marriages (of which there are no records) followed a 1669 law which said that the bride and groom, together with 3 or 4 neighbors, should go to the Governor or any member of the Council, and say their "vows" and receive a certificate which was supposed to be registered in the Precinct Register. >From 1741 to 1868, grooms desiring to marry were required to post a bond in the bride's county of residence. Not all of these have been preserved, so they probably represent a small percentage of actual marriages which took place. These BONDS are the only public record of marriages before 1851. The "Act Concerning Marriages" passed by the General Aseembly of April, 1741, granted the power of performing marriage ceremonies to every clergyman of the Church of England and to all Justices of Peace as well. Permission from a local minister had to be granted to the Justice of Peace, though, before he could solemnize the marriage. Marriages by either required the publishing of banns or obtain a license. Licenses County Clerks (of the Bride's county) issued the license once the groom had posted a bond in the sum of 50 pounds, payable to the King. This bond assured that there was "no lawful reason" to prevent the marriage. The consent of parents/guardians was required if either person were under 21 (age is much lower by 1839, see below) or had never been previously married. Servants required the permission of their masters. Banns From the Book of Common Prayer of the Church of England First the Banns of all that are to be married together must be published in the Church three several Sundays, during the time of Morning Service, or of Evening Service (if there is no Morning Service) immediately after the second Lesson: the Curate sahing after the accustomed manner, I Publish the Banns of Marriage between _________ and __________. If any of you know cause, or just impediment, why these two persons should not be joined together in holy Matrimony, ye are to declare it. This is the first/second or third time of asking. The clergy then issued the certificate stating that the banns had been published, and this certificate could be taken to the Justice or the clergyman (instead of a license). Unfortunately there are rarely records of these banns. Eventually other non-Anglican denominations were allowed to perform marriages. Resources: Leary, Helen. North Carolina Research .. Carol P. Martoccia .. 903 East Fifth Street .. Greenville, NC 27858 .. Pridgen Home Page: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/6297 .. Pridgen Archives: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl

EXPERT GENEALOGY Editor: Jeannette Holland Austin Series: Census Records Subject: 1930 Census All census records are regarded as "private" for 72 years from the census date. In other words, there could still be living persons on that census. Since the 1930 Census was taken on April 1st, it will not be released until April 1, 2002. New questions added to the 1930 Census were - a person's age at their first marriage, amount of rent or mortgage payment (monthly), if the household had a radio. They did not ask the number of children or number of marriages. There is no soundex for the 1930 Census. If you need a census record for proof of age , the Census Bureau provides an "age search" service to the public and will search the confidential records from the Federal population censuses of 1910 to 1990 and issue an official transcript of the results for a fee of $40.00 (personal check or money order). 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From: Shirley Hornbeck <[email protected]> Subject: This and That - Visit the Cemetery A VISIT TO THE CEMETERY: Here are a few tips to make your visit to that old cemetery a pleasant experience. You will be lucky if the cemetery is in a well-kept, suburban area, and is well documented by a local church, funeral director, or county courthouse. Unfortunately this is usually not the case. Be sure to have a good county map and hopefully it will show locations of cemeteries. Marriage, Birth, and Death certificates should be consulted first. These will pinpoint your ancestors in time, as well as provide you with the proper names. The locations listed on these records may assist you in finding the place that they lived and possibly where they died. Church records and obituaries may be your best bet for finding burial sites for your ancestors. Sometimes funeral directors may also be able to provide you with burial information. Deeds and Grants should be checked. The GRANTEE index at the local County Courthouse will be invaluable for determining places of residence as well as Probate records. You may also find a plat map of the cemetery at the County Courthouse or a local historical society. These plats are drawings of the cemetery, much like a floor plan of a house, that indicates not only who is buried in the cemetery, but the exact grave site within the cemetery. When searching for the cemetery that contains the remains of your relatives, remember that most people were buried within 5 miles of their homes. Prior to 1850, particularly in rural areas, many people were buried in small, privately maintained cemeteries, located on the family property or in cemeteries associated with the church of their particular faith. If the cemetery is still maintained, you should contact the caretaker, church secretary or pastor, or other official before you disturb any plantings, dig away dirt or grass from around a head or footstone or attempt to lift fallen stones. Before you go trekking into the woods, you need to be properly prepared for the excursion. Build yourself a "Cemetery Kit" and consider first protecting yourself. You need to wear clothing appropriate for the terrain and weather that you will be facing. Wear protective clothing (jeans or work pants, and a flannel shirt are advisable). It may be hot out, but don't be tempted to try to make your way through heavy overgrowth wearing shorts and a "T" shirt. A wide-brim hat can be a lifesaver on a hot sunny day. Be sure you have good walking shoes or boots and thick socks. Don't wear thongs, sandals or canvas. Make sure you have plenty of drinking water and perhaps some snack foods. You would also be well advised to take enough water to enable you to wash off your arms, legs and face once you return to your car. Use plenty of insect repellant on your shoes, socks, and pants legs and consider treating your skin with repellant. Be sure to bring a small First Aid Kit and possibly a Snake Bite Kit. First Aid Kits for campers will be light and compact and probably available at most department stores or sporting goods stores. Don't forget the sun screen blocker cream or lotion. Beware of poison ivy or poison oak. The other caution is yellow jackets and bees. They are attracted to the sugar in open cans of soda and half eaten fruit. It is especially painful to take a swallow of soda pop and find that a yellow jacket was drinking in the can and is now in your mouth. A few tools will also come in handy. In areas that are particularly wild or overgrown, a machete will just about be a necessity. You will need something to break a trail through dense brush. You also need to take a small set of hand garden tools including a small garden shovel and hand held hoe. The two tools will be needed to clear grass and dirt away from headstones and footstones that may have sunk. And lastly you should take a small pry bar. You will find that some headstones may have fallen over and if lying face down will have to be turned. A pry bar will help you do this. Include a pair of heavy canvas gardening gloves in your kit. Another good idea for the tool kit is a four-foot rod of reinforcing bar (rebar) used for probing for sunken headstones. Assuming that no plat map was available to lead you to the exact site, you will have to walk up and down the row of graves, examining each stone. At cemeteries where woods closely bound the cemetery, be sure to go a bit into the trees in each direction to be sure that you have found all of the grave sites. Look for fences, stone walls, or corner stones that may mark the boundaries of the emetery. You may want to bring some graph paper along to diagram the layout of the area where your ancestors are buried. This will help to remember where the graves were. Be sure to write down any fixed objects that will help locate the grave and the drives and also include compass directions (N, S, E, W). A great way to save your memories of that visit is with a video camera. Take extra batteries and extra video tapes with you. Video taping creates a record of the condition of the tombstones at the time you visited. Some tombstones may not be readable in five or ten years but the video tape will always be there. Why not do a test taping at a local cemetery to develop a technique before you embark on your trip to that distant cemetery. If you don't have a video camera, take along your tape recorder and a couple of cameras instead. A tip for photographers is to bring a roll of aluminum foil with you and set it up to reflect the sunlight onto or away from a poorly lit stone - or better yet - use a large mirror. Take along lots of film and have one of the cameras loaded with black and white film. Take pictures with both cameras in case one doesn't come out. Hopefully one of them will have a long cable realease or take along a friend to help you. A tripod would be most helpful. Once you set up your camera and focus as best you can, use the mirror to reflect light onto the stone and take your pictures from different angles with the the mirror placed in different locations. You should definitely make a written record of what is inscribed on the headstone and the footstone if there is one as photographs will often fail to pickup all of the inscriptions on the stone. Whether you take photographs, rubbings, or both, you may need to clean the stone first. You can try a block of Styrofoam to clean off some of the lichen and soil. If will not damage the stone and it leaves a certain amount in the grooves making the stone easier to read. You should not scrub away all of the lichen as lichen will actually help to protect the stone. When cleaning a stone, remember that you must not cause any more damage than is already there. Most accumulated dirt and debris can be removed with a brush. Select a brush that is soft enough to not damage the stone but strong enough to remove clods of dirt. Or use your garden tools to remove grass and dirt from the base of the stone until all of the inscription is revealed. Don't dig farther than necessary as you don't want to cause the stone to topple over. You may need to use some water with a solution of GENTLE soap to get dirt out of the inscriptions. Inverted carvings can be made to stand out better by filling them with shaving cream - although there is some controversy about this method and some say it may cause damage to the stone. If you use it, remove excess cream before you leave. Another method - place a soaking wet lightweight piece of white cloth flat on the stone - "ironing" it with the fingers. The words will show up, especially if incised. It is also safe to use chalk or mud. Rubbings are perhaps the most popular way to record headstones. There are many techniques for making rubbings and many materials that can be used. Make some trips to a local cemetery and practice making rubbings using different materials and techniques until you are happy with your results before you make a potentially expensive trip to a remote cemetery. Take something to sit on, especially if there are chiggers around, or use a small stool if your knees are stiff. Many types of paper can be used to take the rubbing on, including newsprint, tracing paper, architects paper, shelf paper, or pellon. You can purchase pellon at just about any fabric or craft shop and other papers will be available at most art supply stores. You are going to need some medium to transfer the rubbing. There are many things you can use; crayon, graphite, charcoal and boot wax are a few of the choices. Bootwax on the pellon makes an attractive rubbing, and graphite or charcoal on newsprint is another good selection. You can get boot wax at most shoe repair shops and sticks of charcoal and graphite are available at art supply stores. Graphite sticks are often available in several colors and other drawing sticks are also available. You will need some tape to hold the paper in place on the stone while you make the rubbing. Freezer or masking tape doesn't leave a lot of residue when you remove it from the stone and it will also stick to a damp stone. Cut a piece of your material (paper or pellon, etc.) approximately the same size as the stone and secure it tightly across the surface of the stone using the tape. Begin rubbing at the upper left corner of the stone and work across and down. Rub in a diagonal direction as rubbing straight up and down or side to side will tend to stretch the paper and cause it to tear or make a distorted image. Whatever you have chosen to make the rubbing with, use a broad side or edge (several inches long) to rub with. You do not need to rub hard but rubbing too gently will cause you to lose the detail. Be sure that you are happy with your results before you remove the paper and that all lettering is legible. Once you remove the paper don't try to replace it in the same location. When you are done with the rubbing remove it carefully from the stone, and lay it flat. Remove all tape and residue from the stone. You should now "fix" the rubbing. If you are using charcoal, or graphite the image can be easily fixed with either hair spray or a commercial fixative available at the art supply store. Other mediums may need the commercial fixative or some other special treatment. When spraying the fixative do not spray it on the stone. Use a gentle side to side sweeping motion, and do not apply it too heavily. The fixative will usually cause your rubbing to darken. Follow the instructions on the bottle or can. I store my rubbings in tubes such as from wrapping paper. They are particularly good for this but you can buy mailing tubes commercially if you like. Cemetery rubbings are fun to do. They can be mounted or framed and make an interesting conversation piece. The rubbings can be stapled to a couple of dowels or matted and framed. They are particularly interesting if you use more than one color in your rubbing. For the rest of this article, visit my This and That Genealogy Tips web page, url in my signature below and take the link to Cemetery. Shirley Hornbeck - [email protected] My Home Page: <http://www.s-hornbeck.com/home.htm> HORNBECK SURNAME RESOURCE CENTER: <http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~hornbeck/hsrc/home.htm> THIS & THAT GENEALOGY TIPS: <http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~hornbeck> .. Carol P. Martoccia .. 903 East Fifth Street .. Greenville, NC 27858 .. Pridgen Home Page: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/6297 .. Pridgen Archives: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl

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Messed up on my last post. thanks for setting me straight. reposting and hope I got it right this time. Am researching BAKER, WALSTON, LITTLE, FORBES. BAKERS probably migrated to Edgecombe in 1803/4 from Nansemond Co (now city of Suffulk), and some family members, Bakers, Walstons, and Littles migrated to Harnett about 1920/30. Suspect Baker that migrated to Edgecombe abt 1803 named James, and his father was named Andrew. Have no proof. Looking for help. If my assumptions are correct, James had a son named Blake, who married Nancy Barnes. Their offsprings were James, John (Jack), Daniel, Thomas W, Richard, Henry, and Peter. I am descended from Thomas W's Son Robert and Daniel's daughter (first counsin marriage) via their son Thomas who married Alice Walston, my mother. Any help will be greatly appreciated. I have obviously only scratched the surface, but I am willing to share my data. Bob Baker, Grimesland, NC. 252-752-5888. ________________________________________________________ NetZero - We believe in a FREE Internet. Shouldn't you? Get your FREE Internet Access and Email at http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html

Bob, Would you happen to be related to Eva Mildred Baker *Whitehead She married my mother's brother. She pasted away last August 2nd 1998. She was married to William Floyd "Buck" Whitehead. Their home was in Elm City. My mother's home place. I do not have any more info on Mildred but I am told her cousin was Ava Garner. I do have dates for Mildred and her family. They had a son that died same day born then A daughter Wanda Darlene Whitehead *Dorsey. And they had one daughter. They live in Wilson. I believe that Mildred was from VA but I don't know where. She SSN was issued there. Would like to know more about my Aunt's Baker family if this is your relative. Most of my relatives are from Va then to Edgecombe co., Nash Co., Wilson co. and surrounding areas. Both sides. Whitehead, Ruffin, Williams, Batts, Jordan, Bailey, Williams, Vick, Smith, Moss, Pridgen, Joiner/ Joyner, and many more I am perticularly looking for William Bert Wiliam and Margaret M. Ruffin my mother's grand parents. I do npot have their parents. William was born 1834/1835 Margaret in 1838. I would also like to know if her other grand mother Mary Ann Ruffin b. 1844 is related to Margaret Ruffin. Mary Ann Ruffin was married to my mother father's dad John Thomas Whitehead born 25 July 1844 twin to Jerimiah Whitehead. I am originally from Wilson NC. Thanks for any help. If I find anything on the Baker family I will send to you. I did get some stuff from FTM but have not checked it out yet. Peggy

Note: I am resubmitting Bob's letter to the NCWilson list. Remember when you post, the address is [email protected] turn off the html format. The "Smart Computer" at Rootsweb will NOT send a html formatted post... Carol [email protected] I am searching for BAKER, WALSTON, LITTLE, and FORBES, mainly in = Wilson, Edgecombe, Greene, and nash Counties, NC. Some migrated to = Harnett abt 1920-30. Appear to have migrated to Edgecombe area around = 1803/4 from Nansemond County (now city of Suffolk), in virginia. = Looking for proof of this. willing to share. any help appreciated. = Bob Baker .. Carol P. Martoccia .. 903 East Fifth Street .. Greenville, NC 27858 .. Pridgen Home Page: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/6297 .. Pridgen Archives: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl

Need info on: Joel ROSE Ellis ROSE Will ROSE Either Nash or Wilson Counties. Thank you, Shelby

Go to http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/contributors/guidelines.html This will tell you what you need to know. Did he turn the list over to you? Carol .. Carol P. Martoccia .. 903 East Fifth Street .. Greenville, NC 27858 .. Pridgen Home Page: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/6297 .. Pridgen Archives: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl

Carol, What does it take to become a list owner? I'm a contributor to Rootsweb. I grew up in and lived in Nash and Edgecombe Counties all of my childhood. I lived in Nash, Edgecombe and Halifax Counties as an adult from 1957-1979. I have been doing research since 1957. I am very well acquainted with these counties. I have a teacher's degree which requires LOTS of research. I have taught from pre-school through college. I am very computer literate. I can also do some programming. I have a web page. Furthermore, Mike Simmons and I are probably kin.....duh! He is in Texas. How many lists can you guys handle? A CROCKER cousin in SC and I have about decided we are spinning our wheels on most of these lists. We give and receive little. He has even placed a gedcom file for the name worldwide on the Internet. I do hope this is not a snob issue in genealogy as it has been in the past. ?????????? I did not even get the courtesy of a note from the former owner. Rude! He didn't keep it but about a year, I think it was. I also offered to take the list then. OK, it's off my chest. I guess Mike and I are going to have to publish our research. Onto documentation. Shelby

This was in Rootsweb Review--I know that each of you as subscribers to a rootsweb list get this newletter, but I found the following article very interesting. EVALUATING EVIDENCE by Brian Bonner Mavrogeorge <[email protected]> The Learning Company When did grandpa die? The family Bible has May 31st, his tombstone June 1st, the death certificate June 1st, and the Civil War pension application has May 31st. Apply the rules of genealogical evidence: consistency, directness, and origin (CDO). Is the evidence consistent with what already is known -- support it, refute it, or is it neutral? Is the evidence a direct statement of fact or implied? How did the evidence originate -- was it recorded at the same time as the event by a witness, or later from second-hand knowledge? All of this evidence is direct. The Bible supports May 31st, but who wrote it? The tombstone refutes it; who told the stonecutter? The official record refutes it, but is secondary evidence from a non-witness. The pension file is the best of the evidence. It supports the date, is direct, and although it is secondary (recorded at a later date) it contains information from his wife and doctor who were present at the death. Using Ultimate Family Tree <http://www.uftree.com/> you can record each piece of evidence; your assessment of each piece's consistency, directness, and origin; and 65,000 characters of text evaluating your evidence. Now what do you suppose the Mortality Schedule says? An infomercial from The Learning Company .. Carol P. Martoccia .. 903 East Fifth Street .. Greenville, NC 27858 .. Pridgen Home Page: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/6297 .. Pridgen Archives: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl

I found an interesting article in AntiqueWeek Magazine May 17, 1999 written by Bob Brooke Brooke says that on Sept 2, 1752, the British Isles and all the English colonies, including America, lost 11 days--Sept 2-Sept 13. One night they went to sleep and woke up to a calendar which said it was eleven days later. All this was due to the adjustment that The British finally made to their flawed Julian Calendar. It had been determined by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582 that an adjustment needed to be made, but non Catholic countries refused to go along with the decision. England was having difficulties with the Church of Rome and refused to do this." All the British lands except Scotland, which had changed its calendar 100 years before, now celebrated New Year's Day on Jan. 1. In Russia, the Julian calendar continued to be used." "Despite the official calendar, people in England and the colonies began to use the Gregorian system as early as the 16th Century. Many early Colonial records include double dates, writen as "12 February 1661/2 indicating that although officially it was 1661, some considered it to be 1662." How does this affect us as researchers? "We need to double check dates found in English-speaking countries between 1582 and 1752. Are these dates Old Style (O.S.) or New Style (N.S.) If a date is listed as 1750/51, it means the records was created between Jan 1 and March 24. These double dates occur only in January, February, and March--never in any other months and never after 1752." Additionally, "dates in the 17th century frequently have the month indicated by its number rather than its name. This was because most of the months had Pagan or Roman names and the Puritans and Quakers didn't like them. Since March was considered the first month of the year in the old (Julian Calendar) before 1752, a date before that might read 13th, 2nd mo:1683. This is actually 13 April 1683." "This change in the calendar might help explain the birth of two children in too short a period of time. If a researcher finds that Joshua and Rachel Smith had a daughter Mary, born 22 March 1638, and from another record a son, Henry born 27 February 1639, it would seem they were 28 days apart, but they are actually 11 months apart." Carol

>From "Marriages of Wilson County, North Carolina 1855-1899 Volume I: A-M", J. Robert Boykin III, p. 125: Boyett, George to Elizabeth Dixon (License issued on Nov. 3, 1885) Male: 20, White, Wilson Co. resident. Female: 19, White, Wilson Co. resident. Marriage performed by J. M. McMannaway, Miss. M., on Nov. 4, 1885 at Bride's parents. Witnessed by G. T. Lamm, C. Culpepper and W. G. Batts. Also, there is a George W. Boyett (age 28), married Zilpha Lamm (age 30) in 1877 and a George Washington Boyette (age 32), married Jane Rose (age 22) in 1883. >I would like to ask if someone has access to marriage records for NC that >could possibly try to locate the marriage of MARY ELIZABETH DIXON, b. 1866, >to GEORGE WASHINGTON BOYETTE, b. 1866. I am guessing the marriage took >place somewhere between 1885 and 1887, but it could have been a few years earlier. >Thanks to any and all who may be able to help. >Patricia Kyle Nelson >Stone Hendge Farm >Concord, Virginia Hunter Ferrell Louisville, KY [email protected]

For the List-- __________________________ Checked my "Black's Law Dictionary" (5th edition) and found the following: -- Sine prole Without issue. Used in genealogical tables, and often abbreviated into "s.p." -- Die without issue See Dying without issue. -- Dying without issue Dying without a child either before or after the decedent's death. At common law this phrase imports an indefinite failure of issue, and not a dying without issue surviving at the time of the death of the first taker. But this rule has been changed in many decisions, with many states having held the expression "dying without issue," and like expressions, have reference to the time of the death of the party, and not to an indefinite failure of issue. See also Failure of issue. Dying without children imports not a failure of issue at any indefinite future period, but a leaving no children at the death of the legatee. The law favors vesting of estates, and limitation such as "dying without issue," refers to a definite period, fixed in will, rather than to an indefinite failure of issue. Where contest is such as to show clearly that testator intended the phrase "die without issue" to mean that, if first taker die without issue during life of testator, the second taker shall stand in his place and prevent a lapse, the words "die without issue" are taken to mean death during life of testator. Martin v. Raff, 114 Ind.App. 507, 52 N.E.2d 839, 845. _______________________________ I did not find a reference for Orbin Sine Prole. I use DSP as an abbreviation for "died without issue" to narrow my research quests but I only use it when there are no known children. When I find children for an individual, I delete the DSP flag. I use the abbreviation only as a research tool. If I want to narrate that an individual did not marry or did not have children, I do so in a text entry. I think this is a good example of how important it is for us to explain in an introduction to our reports, exactly what our abbreviations mean and how we are using them. A hundred years from now our abbreviations may have entirely different meanings. Rae Jean in Memphis -----Original Message----- From: I am who I have always been. <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Monday, May 03, 1999 3:07 PM Subject: Re: [NCWILSON-L] DSP - OSP :I have seen 'DSP' in some really old lineages, and it was used as :abbreviation for 'died single person.' :Bev : :-----Original Message----- :From: Rae Jean Hay <[email protected]> :To: [email protected] <[email protected]> :Date: Monday, May 03, 1999 2:19 PM :Subject: [NCWILSON-L] DSP - OSP : : :>>If you find the notation "OSP", Orbin Sine Prole or "DSP" Decessit Sine :>>Prole, on a death :>>record or tombstone of one of your ancestors, if could be a real problem: :>>It is Latin for "died :>>without issue". :> :>I use "DSP" in my project as a flag for those individuals without issue to :>narrow my research quests. I did not know about the "OSP" notation - :thanks :>for the information. :> :>Rae Jean in sunny Memphis. :> :> : :

I would like to ask if someone has access to marriage records for NC that could possibly try to locate the marriage of MARY ELIZABETH DIXON, b. 1866, to GEORGE WASHINGTON BOYETTE, b. 1866. I am guessing the marriage took place somewhere between 1885 and 1887, but it could have been a few years earlier. I am still looking for the parents and siblings of Mary E. DIXON, born in 1866 in NC. After her marriage she and her husband, George moved to Petersburg, Va., where they had a daughter Gladys May. Mary d. 1943, George d., 1928. Gladys married Dewey Scott KYLE. Gladys d., 1968. George, Mary and Gladys are buried beside each other in Blandford cemetery, Petersburg, Va. Because of a kind act of another lister I have been able to narrow my search down for Mary DIXON to two families in Toisnot Township. These families are on the 1880 census, they are, {1} John DIXON --- 41, Pennina ---- 33 Mary E. ---- 13 John H. -----4 William F. ---- 2 {2} William T. ------ 43 Martha A. M ------- 35 Willie T. ------ 18 William H. ---- 15 Mary E. ------ 13 Martha J. ---- 12 John H. ------ 10 Margaret E. ------ 8 Joseph --- 6 Dora --3 Ida ----1 Charley BATTS {nephew} -- 12 If you have any info. on these families please contact me. Thanks to any and all who may be able to help. Patricia Kyle Nelson Stone Hendge Farm Concord, Virginia KYLE, McMULLAN, BEASLEY, PARKER, BOYETTE, DIXON, HARRISON, LANGLEY, WHITMORE, SUTHERLAND, BRYANT, BREALAND, HAILEY

Thanks for the info. Sounds great. I have never been to one. Let me know when the next is. Maybe I can take a few days and go. C Lucas

I am back from the NGS Conference in Richmond. I had a wonderful experience and learned a lot, bought a lot of books--old and new- and also about 18 tapes of lectures that I couldn't attend. There were 5 lectures a day and sometimes there were several I was interested in which were being offered at the same time! The syllabus itself contained 4 pages from each lecturer that summarized the lectures and gave sources for more information. I also got to meet a lot of really big names in both Genealogy and computer- related stuff. It was a wonderful experience and if the NGS is ever in your area, try to go. Tired but Happy, Carol .. Carol P. Martoccia .. 903 East Fifth Street .. Greenville, NC 27858 .. Pridgen Home Page: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/6297 .. Pridgen Archives: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl

> From: [email protected] > Date: Sat, 8 May 1999 13:37:19 +0000 > Priority: normal > Subject: [NCWILSON-L] Thomas Etheridge > To: [email protected] > Reply-to: [email protected] > Hello > I am looking for anyone that may know this man. > Thomas Etheridge b. 1830 d. 11-4-1864 > Thomas married about 1850 his wife;s name Lavina {maiden name > unknown} They had three daughters > Martha ,Nancy, Mary Susan my ggrandmother Thomas enlisted in the > civil war 4-18-1862 in Wilson Co. he was wounded in Cedar Creek Va, > 11-19-1864 he died in Wilson Co. in 11-4-1864 > Does anyone know him? How were his parnets? I would be gratefull > for any help Thanks {Wendy > >