Thanks for the info. The records I have list Kinchen Pitman in the 1860 census of Wilson County, age 21, occupation - Day Laborer. Also, the index of marriages 1855 to 1903 (page 93, Black Creek Township?)shows Kinchen Pitman married to Sallie Williford on 1-2-1860. Mike I am who I have always been. wrote: > This is a very interesting story! I find one Kinchen Pittman only. He is > the right age for your man. Do you know anything more about him? > > Edgecombe Co NC 1850 > Pittman, Penny: No. 110, II, June 1. Three in School. Born 1804. > 1. Elizabeth b 1828. > 2. Polly b 1833. > 3. Avy b 1835. > 4. Kinchen b 1837. > 5. Penny b 1841. > 6. John G.N.B. b 1845. > 7. dau b 1848 > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Ledford <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Date: Thursday, September 17, 1998 11:00 PM > Subject: Re: [NCWILSON-L] Good resource address > > > > >Nathan Williford b 1821 Wilson County married May 20, 1840 to Sarah Rowe b > >1825 Nash County. Nathan died in 1860. They had 7 children. > >William b 1842 > >Benjamin F. ( my great-grandfather) b 1844, > >John b 1846, > >Nancy(or Ginsey) b 1848, > >Jane b 1850, > >Nathan b 1853, > >Salley b 1856. > >Kintchen Pitman took them in as orphans and married Sarah Rowe Williford in > 1860 > >in Black Creek township in Wilson county. > >Benjamin F. Williford served during the civil war in Co. F, 4th Regiment, > >discharged in 1862. He changed his last name to Pitman and married Betty > Green. > > They had 9children. > >John, Fred, Dock(my grandfather), William, George, Fannie, Ibbie, Lou, and > Susie. > >