It will take 3 or 4 weeks for the official Rootsweb notification of the Phelan list to go online and as you know that will go nationwide. As we grow, I'll let y'all know how many subscribers we have as you may want to repost your queries periodically. I posted the following message yesterday morning when I first got the list up and running, however, we now have a total of 14 subscribers to the list so thought I would repost it for the benefit of the new subscribers. To the first few subscribers, "I beg your pardon" for the repeat but.................... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Anyone recognize Evans Phelan who was in Bledsoe Co in 1828? I received the following response from the owner of a small press in TN regarding a query about my grandfather, James Monroe Phelan, who was born in Bledsoe Co in 1824. He was in Jonesboro, ILL when he enlisted in the Mexican war in 1846. Have been unable to find mother or father's names, except family-lore says his name was "Jerry". Glenda Womack Phelan Mailing List owner >Sara wrote: >>I've searched the Bledsoe County census, 1830 to 1870...didn't see need to go farther...found no Phelan. There are none in the telephone book, either. I live in Sequatchie County, and our directory covers Bledsoe County, too. I did discover this deed abstract for you: (I have abstracted Books A-D.) Bledsoe County Deed Book D, page 321 Deed dated 19 March 1828...Evans Phelan of Bledsoe County and State of Tennessee to John Nail of county and state aforesaid...$215.00...parcel of land in county of Bledsoe on Cumberland Mountain on the waters of Bee Creek... description...s/Evans Phelan...Witnesses: Elijah Tucker, Thomas Jordan... Recorded May 7, 1829 This is the only entry for Phelan in the index. Since Roane county is the parent county of Bledsoe, the purchase might be recorded there. I have never been able to find any relating to any of my family, though.<<<