At 07:22 AM 6/2/1999 -0400, you wrote: >Zilpha Elizabeth "Betty" Williamson, daughter of Levi T. Williamson and >Sarah Crowell Mercer, married Dallas Pridgen (date unknown). Their children >were: > >Ernest Pridgen >Albert Pridgen >Bettie Mae Pridgen married Herbert Hathaway >Christine Pridgen married a Sawyer > >Do you have a connection with any of these Pridgen's? Hunter, According to Al Jones's book (publ. at the end of last year) on The PRIDGEN FAMILY OF ST. MARY'S PARISH, OLD EDGECOMBE- p. 221, I have information on the ancestors of "Dallas Pridgen (son of Joshua W.,Jeremiah, Cullen Edward, Jesse, William -d. 1762) and his wife (1) Sallie Ann Moseley. Dallas was born c. 1887 in present day Nash County. He married (2) Zelphia Elizabeth "Bettie" Williamson. She was born c. 1887. They were living in Wilson County when the 1920 census was taken. The Children of Dallas and Bettie Pridgen, born in Wilson County, NC are:" 1.William Ernest Pridgen b. 24 Dec 1909 d. Jan. 1989 m. 27Dec 1935 to Bruce (FEMALE) Mercer b. 31 OCT 1916, d. 5 Nov. 1950. daughter of W.Ed Mercer and Effie High. 2.Albert Dallas "Dee Pridgen b. c. 1915....his particular line is followed in Al's book 3. Bettie Mae Pridgen, b. 30 Sept. 1919. No further info on her.... 4. Mary Pridgen, d. 10 June 1922 in Wilson Co, NC at the age of 7 months, 25 days 5. Evelyn Christine Pridgen b. 27 Dec. 1928 in Old Fields Township. This is such a coincidence...I was walking on your ancestors' land last Friday....along with Allan Lantman the Pridgen webmaster. It lies along Bend of the River Road outside Rocky Mount. Those of us who are PRIDGENS would love for you to fill us in on Bettie Mae and her siblings' descendants. I will cross post this and the original post to the Pridgen list immediately. I believe that the NCWilson list already boasts several of your kin. Maybe both lists can fill in the gaps.. I am glad to welcome you to the Pridgen family, Hunter. Carol .. Carol P. Martoccia .. 903 East Fifth Street .. Greenville, NC 27858 .. Pridgen Home Page: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/6297 Rootsweb Archives: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl LISTMANAGER FOR PRIDGEN ROOTSWEB LIST AND FOR NCWILSON ROOTSWEB LIST