I have the current mailing address of Bettie Pridgen Hathaway .. if you would like to contact her, email me privately for her address. I know she is interested in talking about genealogy .. just last month she requested a copy of my Williamson file... Bev ----- Original Message ----- From: psmartoc <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 1999 8:14 AM Subject: [NCWILSON-L] PRIDGEN-WILLIAMSON Connection > 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 > >