OK, let's recap some info in discussion... - Mathew Rgn who marries a daught of John Chapman is likely Mathew-3 /b. by 1722 (John-2/Elizabeth X Woods). - Mathew-2 (James-1) /b. 1687 /d. 1716 - Charles-2 (James-1/Joan) was b. 1692 and died unknown/place unknown. likely md Elizabeth LNU after 1711, but appears he began having children 1720's. alledged children: Jemima b.?, Jane b. ?, Elizabeth b. 1731, John b. 1736, James b. 1738, Elisha b. 1740. I do not have a son Charles-3 for Charles-2 - Wm-2 /d. 1716 Stafford VA - John-2 /d. 1728 Charles MD md Elizabeth LNU Wood (widow of John Wood II). Question: was John Wood II s/o John Wood Sr and 1st wife Mary LNU? and a step brother of John Rgn-2 whose widowed mother Joan Rgn md 2nd John Wood Sr aft 1796/97? John Rgn-2 has 4 alleged children from prior discussion: Charles, Mathew, Anna, Mary all b. aft 1713. Then 5 alleged children from your recent e-mail: males- John, Mathew, William, 2 females - Anna & Mary? But John Woods II will mentions 2 half-brothers (Charles & Mathew?) & 2 half-sisters (Anna & Mary?) So who were the actual children of John Rgn-2 & Elizabeth LNU Woods? JW Garrett

That's Caroline Co...gotta ditch this laptop ----- Original Message ---- From: Maryellen Horrigan <mellenpatch7@yahoo.com> To: ragan-roots@rootsweb.com Sent: Mon, January 3, 2011 1:03:57 PM Subject: [RAGAN-ROOTS] doofus I just found the John Talliaferro inventory in Carolie Co MD wherein John and Wm Rgn were bondsmen...it was 1820...John Rgn son of James/Joan died in 1728 MD. if this were his kids they would be well over 100 years old. If John/Elizabeth d. 1728 had sons John, William, Mathew... I don't know where they went. The exception is the Mathew/Sarah who sells in 1752 Charles Co MD... I do think he is on his second wife and is the son of John/Eliz. His first wife was Chapman.The Mathew and John in Caroline are likely his. John son of James seems to be the only son of James/Joan who hung aroung MD. The others go to Stafford, VA. So where are John's William and John?....Could this be the two orphan men in Surry VA? John/Bell of Warren Co NC is assumed to be the son of John Rgn SR who with John Jr and Joseph Rgn in 1748 Surry Co VA witnessed a Samuel Thompson to brother John Thompson land transfer. Samuel Thompson got this land from his father William. William Thompson's  1732 will probate was witnessed by Jane Rgn Mary Rgn, and a Mary Mastin.sigh. This does not solve the Michael, and doesn't tell us whom the Joseph with the two John's is, however, it could ID the two Johns in VA and the William who stays in Surry but buys in Bute/Warren next to the Rgns of interest.  How tidy ! M'ellen Anyone who is totally lost...click on the hyperlink for the archives below and troll through the July or August records of 2010 forward. ----- Original Message ---- From: Maryellen Horrigan <mellenpatch7@yahoo.com> To: ragan-roots@rootsweb.com Sent: Mon, January 3, 2011 11:30:40 AM Subject: Re: [RAGAN-ROOTS] Billy again review laptop hopped...I did not mean to say under John that the 1752 sale Mathew was John's... ----- Original Message ---- From: Maryellen Horrigan <mellenpatch7@yahoo.com> To: ragan-roots@rootsweb.com Sent: Mon, January 3, 2011 10:55:37 AM Subject: [RAGAN-ROOTS] Billy again review One more time,Briefly review... we are looking at links between James and Joan of Charles Co MD and Wm, John, Francis of Warren/Bute Co NC and Powell of Pendleton SC.   Charles County Circuit Court, Birth, Deaths & Marriage Records, Liber Q Regon, Mary, d/o James and Joan Regon of Nanjemy, bricklayer, b. 28 Aug 1683 Regon, Margarett, d/o James and Joan Regon of Nanjemy, bricklayer, b. 12 Feb 1684 Regon, John, s/o James Regon and Joan Regon of Nanjemy, bricklayer, b. 24 Mar 1685 Regon, Matthew, s/o James Regon and Joan Regon of Nanjemy, bricklayer, b. 24 Apr 1687 Regon, William s/o James Regon and Joan Regon of Nanjemy, bricklayer, b. 31 Jan 1690 Regon, Charles, s/o James Regon and Joan Regon of Nanjemy, bricklayer, b. 20 May 1692 then James Regon 15.119 I £3.6.0 Dec 10 1696 Appraisers: Patrick Anderson, Evan Jones, and finally, James Regon 16.247 A CH £3.6.0 Apr 1 1698 Administratrix: Joan Regon, wife of John Wood, Now, we prove/intelligently speculate:   Mary married Samuel Durham, was given land in Stafford Co VA by stepfather John Wood, and presumably died there as her hubby did.in  1735. Her grands show up in Warren Co NC.   Margaret just gets lost to us   John Rgn died in 1728 Charles Co MD. It appears he married Elizaeth XXX Wood, widow of his step brother John Wood Jr.who was the  son of Joan XXX Regan Wood's second husband John Wood Sr. There is some evidence that John left 5 children... 3 of them male. A genealogical publication which needs to be vetted, says the males were John, Mathew, and William Rgn.all minors.A decade after John's death, a John and a William Rgn admin the will of a Talliaferro ( a name assoc with extended Rgn families) in Caroline Co, MD. A Mathew sells land we will discuss later ,in 1752 Charles Co MD Stafford VA is John's Mathew.   Mathew, son of James and Joan is probably either the man dead in 1716 Stafford VA.., (He he could very likely then be the father of the scattering of misc. Rgn young people in Stafford that have no other family tie Jane, Jemima, Margaret.) Or he could be the man who sells out in 1752 Charles Co MD. The Mathew in 1752 Charles Co MD is either the son of James and Joan ( pretty old) or the grandson of James and Joan. I believe the latter.In Nov of 1744 Richard Chapman records the transfer for life of a land lease to his wife Mary and an Elizabeth Reagon. In Dec of 1745, Richard Chapman's will identifies Elizabeth Reagon as the DAUGHTER of Mathew Rgn. He then id's Mathew RGN as his son in law, and leaves him his " wife's share in her father's estate."( So the Chapman dau. of Richard is likely be dead) The land left is Waples Toyl. I believe I can prove this is the land in the 1752 Chales Co sale which Mathew and now wife Sarah devises to John Chapman, the brother of the now deceased Richard. I am speculating that Mathew, son of John/Elizabeth is in Caroline and is the seller of 1752 Charles Co. One more point, Elizabeth XXX Wood Rgn , widow of John Rgn,married a James Carrol. This James is the witness for the 1752 Rgn to Chapman land sale.  I believe the man dead in 1716 Stafford is the son of James/Joan   William appears to be the Wm Rgn in Stafford Co VA St Paul's Parrish records who is married to Elizabeth Bridget and starts recording children in 1717. Two comments:The earliest reord in the St Paul's Parish register is the 1716 death of Mathew Rgn. These folk could have had any number of children between MD and VA or in early VA that go unrecorded. We believe the William /Bridget is 27 at the 1717 birth of his son John. Comment #2 the name Bridget is a very common Irish girls' given name... not a surname. There are at least two Elizabeth Rgn's having babies in Stafford. One is called Elizabeth Bridget, the other just Elizabeth. We have somewhere ( I am not at home...still skiing) a record of a marriage for William Rgn and Elizabeth Powell. All the net seems to hold this to be the daughter of William Powell, one of the three sons of Richard Powell of note.However, Wm Powell/Amy Raleigh's daughter was not born until 1717, and she died in 1728 at age 11. They had no other Elizabeth. Wm Powell's brother Joseph died childless. Wm Powell's brother Richard died in 1709 with a pack of girls. I believe he is the father of William's wife. more later.   William Rgn has a daughter Elizabeth who is born and months later dies in 1717. Wm and Eliz Bridget then have a son John in late 1717 who died in 1718. Son Powell is born in 1722.Dau Keziah born in 1727. Dau Bridget in 1733. Then, Bridget Rgn dies.on the day of this birth. I believe this death is the mother, not the daughter. There are no more children for Wm/E. Bridget. listed.More than a decade later, there is a child, Winifred, born to a Bridget... the wife of Wm would be too old. This is the daughter, with an out of wedlock child. This Bridget marries in 1746. William died a few months after Winifred's birth. He was not listed as the father, and she is not in his will.Speaking of his will... the Parish record says William died in Dec 1744. The will carries a date of 1746...must be the filing/recording date.In the will, William bequests a William Powell Rgn, Keziah Rgn, and Elizabeth Rgn. He doesn't have a daughter Elizabeth.... methinks dau. Bridget is actually Elizabeth Bridget, like her mother., just as Powell is actually Willia Powell..then he has bequested all three kids, but not the grandchild, as that would lead to bequesting all. Thus, I must conclude the loose Jane, Margaret, and Jemima Rgn women in Stafford are not daus of Wm.   Charles is only two years younger than William, but we have no record of him having children before 1731. There is a 15 year difference in the postulated marriage date of these two men...did Charles have a third eye? a wart on his nose? nawwww....this dog don't hunt. Logic tells me this is a grandson of James/Joan. If so, Who's your daddy? The Charles in Stafford could be a son of Charles of James, or a son of the Mathew d. 1716.Or this is a second wife and the odd and end kids in Stafford are his by a first wife.All we can prove is that Charles and his wife Elizabeth had Elizabeth b. in 1731, Katherine in 1733 who died in 1734, John born 1736, James born 1738, and Elisha born 1740. ( Elisha Wood was a son of John Wood and, I believe was also the son of Joan  XXX Rgn Wood. This Elisha died in 1733/4 married to a daughter of Richard and Grace Powell... remember, James Rgn's young children were raised by John Wood) If this is a grandson of James and not a son...we could have a random Charles running around unaccounted for...just a thought...LOL   Just a passing note...does anyone have a James in VA or NC who could be the 1738 James above? What is the specualted age of that oddball orphan Eli that pops up in later cenci/uses? I promise that's the end of the Charles Co beating a dead horse I'll do this time.   James, what is the date of the William Rassan-Priscilla Manzey marriage in Stafford?   Until later, M'ellen.       for Ragan-Roots archives go to http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=ragan-roots ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to RAGAN-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message       for Ragan-Roots archives go to http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=ragan-roots ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to RAGAN-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message       for Ragan-Roots archives go to http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=ragan-roots ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to RAGAN-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

meant to say John SR in Surry VA...brain slip ----- Original Message ---- From: Maryellen Horrigan <mellenpatch7@yahoo.com> To: ragan-roots@rootsweb.com Sent: Mon, January 3, 2011 2:33:22 PM Subject: Re: [RAGAN-ROOTS] Maryellen Thank you...I have been going through our old archives as an update. it helps... I do have to say I am excited at the possibility that John Sr in NC could be John 3, John 2, James/Joan.  The Joseph and John Jr Rgn. would fit the men in NC nicely. The John Sr is too old to be the son of Charles in Stafford. Joseph is a Powell Name...Of course, we don't knowJohn Sr's wife... If the Wm who stays in Surry and buys in Bute/Warren were the son of John/Eliz. he could be the uncle of John Jr and Joseph, or the Uncle of John Jr and father of Joseph...am I driving you nuts yet? Then we are free to assume the Wm d. 1770 is the Wm Powell Rgn son in the1744/6 will of William/E. Bridget Powell Rgn in Stafford.And... Wm in Bute/Warren would be the first cousin  to John/Bell,  orphan Joseph/Mary, and even Francis. All this would explain why John and Joseph and Francis hang out with the whole Durham/Shearin/ whatever bunch from Charles MD through Stafford/Surry VA to Bute/Warren NC....that Aunt Mary Rgn Durham's crowd. However, If John Sr is to be the son of John/Elizabeth...the timing is awfully tight. John/Elizabeth was born in Mar. 1685. There is 42 years between this date and the 1727 minimal dateof birth for John jr and Joseph to be of age, and for their father John SR to have had them. We have 42 years to get 2 generations !. Joseph and John Jr RGN are of age by 1748 when they witness the Thompson land transfer. So, they had to be born before 1727. Of course, John Jr does not have to belong to JohnSr. I'd feel more certain if the 42 years wasn't so tight. The John/Bell decendents assume the Jr in Surry is John/Bell. That would make him in his middle thirties when he marries Anne Bell. hmmmm. About Francis... I think he came of age between 1748 and 1755. He marries the Pegram by the time her dad gives the land in 1759. ...so sometime in that 4 years when he and John are single in the 1755 tax list, and he gets the Pegram land.. One more speculation: John/Elizabeth names as NOK in his 1728/30 will an Ann Rose and Peter Fernandie. It is demostrated that Ann, wife of James is spelled both Ross and Rose.She is John's half sister.and is named in her father John Wood's will. ( this assumes Joan XXX Regan Wood is her mother) The Peter Fernandie, I believe, is Eliabeth's father. There are three of them. The first, as Pedro Fernandis, was indentured to a James Neale in Charles Co MD. He does indeed have an Elizabeth daughter...but who knows... Peter's 1733 will mentions only his grandson... I believe thenaming of Ann Rose as NOK confirms my belief in Joan XXX Regan Wood as the mother of the last 5 of John Wood I's children. M'ellen ----- Original Message ---- From: james garrett <jwgarrett@webtv.net> To: ragan-roots@rootsweb.com Sent: Mon, January 3, 2011 1:18:32 PM Subject: Re: [RAGAN-ROOTS] Maryellen I am just reading through all me e-mail after being gone for almost 2 weeks. Let me read through these notes and do some catching up...I'll be back with responses. Again welcome back M'ellen  :) JW Garrett ---------------------------------------- > Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2010 07:07:57 -0800 > From: mellenpatch7@yahoo.com > To: ragan-roots@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [RAGAN-ROOTS] Maryellen > > Halloooooo! Okay, guilty as charged. I have: had the last daughter's wedding, > hosted a major fundraiser in my home,MC'd my high school reunion and edited all > > > programs, address lists, badges etc., brought out my first issue as editor of a > > > 30 page newsletter ( first time all digital),had a week of > houseguests,  stripped and refinished a dozen antique shop 19th century oak > church pews to replace missing ones in 150 year old church ( sticky job), > created and burnt 400 DVD's ( so far) commemorating 150th anniversary of same > church...cutting 3500+++ photos down to 500 to fit in program and learning to > splice and dice MP3's...now there's a learning curve.I bit off too much and was > > > determined to bring it all in on time and to the best I could. I have not > answered the phone, the door, or my e-mail. Sorry folks, but it's nice to be > missed. > > Court, you are quite a dectective...yes, the professor you contacted is one of > ours... good work! I am sooo impressed. As expected, we are in New England > skiing. That means I am on the laptop that caught the glass of red wine and > skips "M, B,V, A, space" and hops around...I try to catch all the bloops, but > please be patient, and imaginative. > > Okay, research files here are limited. ( James, I have lost months of our > private correspondence due to computer glitches and a less than adept techie.) > We were initially looking at the scramble of R's in NC before the Revolution. > For those of you who are new to the list, we don't strictly adhere to spelling. > > > Any Rgns we look at. There is more than one line in NC at the Revolution and > they seem to be the majority of lines we are researching. At the moment, we are > > > poking at William1, William Powell Rgns2 and his possible link to James/Joan1, > William 2, of Charles Co MD. > > Joan, James' widow, marries John Wood, probably has children by him, and > entangles the Rgns with the Woods from this point forward. > > We know from various church and county records that Joan and James had 6 > kids...we lose Margaret, Mathew marries Elizabeth, a dau. of John Chapman and > dies in Stafford VA...where most of these folks move to. We need to watch for > kids of Mathews. > > Mary Rgn is key because she marries Samuel Durham and at her wedding is gifted > land by John Wood, giving us both identity and geography.This family goes from > Charles Co MD, to Stafford VA, to Bute/Warren NC...dragging our names with >them. > > We then come to Charles, William, and John Rgn.All of these folk die in > StaffordVA and leave tantalizing records in St Paul's Parish. > William marries Elizabeth Bridget Powell, daughter of either William Powell or > Richard, ( I believe Richard) William is gifted in will by Richard Powell's > widow Grace...who also mentiones Jane...Jane? > William has a son Powell...is this the Wm Powell of Warren/Bute, NC?He's > involved with Barbee, Derrick, Foote... names we see later in NC and assoc with > > > Rgn and Powell. > > Charles Rgn marries an unk Elizabeth and dumped a ton of kids all over VA > including a Jane, and a Charles who my be one of two in NC. More later. > > John Rgn...here's meat ! I feel he is key. This John supposedly married the > widow of John Wood II. That is the widow of his step brother.We need to prove > this. John Wood II predeceased his father. Did his widow hold land that then > became taxable to John Rgn? Is there record of John Rgn being guardian to any > little Woods? When John Rgn died, his widow married James Carrol. That makes >her > > reputedly, Elizabeth XXX Wood Regan Carrol. Here are various  wills: > > John Wood, Jr. 36A.244 A CH £52.6.6 #4430 Oct 12 1714 > The amount of the inventory is equivalent to #12558. This entry is torn. > Payments to: Capt. Thomas Dent, Rev. Mr. William Machonchie, Rev. Scott, George > > > -----, Mathew ----, Charles ----, Edward ----, William Jenkins. > Administratrix: Elisabeth Wood. > === > John Reagon 13.476 CH £82.10.6 Dec 11 1728 Feb 26 1728 > Appraisers: Thomas Sanders, John Craxson. > Creditors: William Griffith, Daniel McDaniel. > Next of kin: James Rose, Peter Fernandie. > Administratrix/Executrix: Elisabeth Reagon. > === > John Reagon 10.244 A CH £82.10.3 £91.16.4 Apr 6 1730 > Sureties: Stephen Mankin, James Mankin. > Payments to: John Howinson, John Smith, Dr. John Chalmers, William Griffen, > Elisabeth Sennett, Barnaby Kelley, Samuel Ranson, Alee Mathews, John Suttly, > James Mankin, Daniel McDaniel, Edward Brawner. > Distribution to: accountant, children (unnamed, minors). > Administratrix: Elisabeth Carroll, wife of James Carroll. > === > John Wood 18.129 A CH £35.10,0 £33.8.11 Feb 21 1740 ( Note: this is John Wood > III, child of Eliz the many times widow, Ann Ross is a full sister of John) > Sureties: Richard Chapman, James Mankin. > Payments to: Anne Ross, Dr. Brown, James Glascock, James Ross, Richard Chapman, > > > Daniel Wright, George Flanakin, John Stephenson, Matthew Barnes, Daniel Dulany, > > > Esq., Samuel Hanson, Walter Hanson. > Representatives: mother, 2 half-sisters (unnamed), 2 half-brothers (unnamed). > Administrators: James Carrol and his wife Elisabeth Carrol (mother of deceased) > > > Elizabeth Carrol had no children by James Carrol. If this is indeed the widow >of > > John Rgn and John Wood, then the half brother and sisters of John Wood are >Rgns, > > and we know that John Rgn left at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. We need to >prove > > Eliz XXX married half brothers. the original of John Rgn's will may tell us why > > > Eliz Carrol is adminx. If so, we may be golden. I think I have a will for James > > > Carrol but not Eliz. she must have predeceased. I don't recall any helpful >info. > > If she predeceased, he may not have given a hoot. I figure ole Eliz was at >least > > in her fifties when she married Carrol. Kids too old for bonding. > Nice to be back... Maryellen > >  > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Court Conkwright <courtcurtis@usa.net> > To: Riggin <ragan-roots@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thu, December 23, 2010 12:07:12 PM > Subject: [RAGAN-ROOTS] Maryellen > > Hi I have not seen any posting and just wanted to see if I was still > hooked up to this site...............Maryellen, I hope you a well and > still working this as our leader..................You all have a > Great Christmas and Happy New Years..................! > > Happy Hunting! > > Court > St. Louis, Mo. > > for Ragan-Roots archives go to > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=ragan-roots > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > RAGAN-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > > > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > for Ragan-Roots archives go to > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=ragan-roots > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >RAGAN-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >in the subject and the body of the message                         for Ragan-Roots archives go to http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=ragan-roots ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to RAGAN-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message       for Ragan-Roots archives go to http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=ragan-roots ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to RAGAN-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

There, that ought to keep you out of trouble for a while...you'll be sorry you dug me out of the snow...LOL, M'ellen

If the Charles that marries an Elizabeth and starts having kids in Stafford,is  as I suspect, of the third generation of the line of James and Joan...he could have a brother John. and both could be sons of the missing Charles.This Charles/Elizabeth has a daughter Elizabeth...indeed, the exact one born in 1731, who marries William Powell....son of William/Amy  Powell and thus nephew of Joseph and Richard Powell... the latter being my candidat for father of Elizabeth BridgetPowell, wife of William Rgn, son of James/Joan. Whomever John Sr in Surry is.... I am convinced the Wm in Surry is son of John/ Eliz XXX Wood Regan Carrol. Me ----- Original Message ---- From: Maryellen Horrigan <mellenpatch7@yahoo.com> To: ragan-roots@rootsweb.com Sent: Mon, January 3, 2011 2:33:22 PM Subject: Re: [RAGAN-ROOTS] Maryellen Thank you...I have been going through our old archives as an update. it helps... I do have to say I am excited at the possibility that John Sr in NC could be John 3, John 2, James/Joan.  The Joseph and John Jr Rgn. would fit the men in NC nicely. The John Sr is too old to be the son of Charles in Stafford. Joseph is a Powell Name...Of course, we don't knowJohn Sr's wife... If the Wm who stays in Surry and buys in Bute/Warren were the son of John/Eliz. he could be the uncle of John Jr and Joseph, or the Uncle of John Jr and father of Joseph...am I driving you nuts yet? Then we are free to assume the Wm d. 1770 is the Wm Powell Rgn son in the1744/6 will of William/E. Bridget Powell Rgn in Stafford.And... Wm in Bute/Warren would be the first cousin  to John/Bell,  orphan Joseph/Mary, and even Francis. All this would explain why John and Joseph and Francis hang out with the whole Durham/Shearin/ whatever bunch from Charles MD through Stafford/Surry VA to Bute/Warren NC....that Aunt Mary Rgn Durham's crowd. However, If John Sr is to be the son of John/Elizabeth...the timing is awfully tight. John/Elizabeth was born in Mar. 1685. There is 42 years between this date and the 1727 minimal dateof birth for John jr and Joseph to be of age, and for their father John SR to have had them. We have 42 years to get 2 generations !. Joseph and John Jr RGN are of age by 1748 when they witness the Thompson land transfer. So, they had to be born before 1727. Of course, John Jr does not have to belong to JohnSr. I'd feel more certain if the 42 years wasn't so tight. The John/Bell decendents assume the Jr in Surry is John/Bell. That would make him in his middle thirties when he marries Anne Bell. hmmmm. About Francis... I think he came of age between 1748 and 1755. He marries the Pegram by the time her dad gives the land in 1759. ...so sometime in that 4 years when he and John are single in the 1755 tax list, and he gets the Pegram land.. One more speculation: John/Elizabeth names as NOK in his 1728/30 will an Ann Rose and Peter Fernandie. It is demostrated that Ann, wife of James is spelled both Ross and Rose.She is John's half sister.and is named in her father John Wood's will. ( this assumes Joan XXX Regan Wood is her mother) The Peter Fernandie, I believe, is Eliabeth's father. There are three of them. The first, as Pedro Fernandis, was indentured to a James Neale in Charles Co MD. He does indeed have an Elizabeth daughter...but who knows... Peter's 1733 will mentions only his grandson... I believe thenaming of Ann Rose as NOK confirms my belief in Joan XXX Regan Wood as the mother of the last 5 of John Wood I's children. M'ellen ----- Original Message ---- From: james garrett <jwgarrett@webtv.net> To: ragan-roots@rootsweb.com Sent: Mon, January 3, 2011 1:18:32 PM Subject: Re: [RAGAN-ROOTS] Maryellen I am just reading through all me e-mail after being gone for almost 2 weeks. Let me read through these notes and do some catching up...I'll be back with responses. Again welcome back M'ellen  :) JW Garrett ---------------------------------------- > Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2010 07:07:57 -0800 > From: mellenpatch7@yahoo.com > To: ragan-roots@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [RAGAN-ROOTS] Maryellen > > Halloooooo! Okay, guilty as charged. I have: had the last daughter's wedding, > hosted a major fundraiser in my home,MC'd my high school reunion and edited all > > > programs, address lists, badges etc., brought out my first issue as editor of a > > > 30 page newsletter ( first time all digital),had a week of > houseguests,  stripped and refinished a dozen antique shop 19th century oak > church pews to replace missing ones in 150 year old church ( sticky job), > created and burnt 400 DVD's ( so far) commemorating 150th anniversary of same > church...cutting 3500+++ photos down to 500 to fit in program and learning to > splice and dice MP3's...now there's a learning curve.I bit off too much and was > > > determined to bring it all in on time and to the best I could. I have not > answered the phone, the door, or my e-mail. Sorry folks, but it's nice to be > missed. > > Court, you are quite a dectective...yes, the professor you contacted is one of > ours... good work! I am sooo impressed. As expected, we are in New England > skiing. That means I am on the laptop that caught the glass of red wine and > skips "M, B,V, A, space" and hops around...I try to catch all the bloops, but > please be patient, and imaginative. > > Okay, research files here are limited. ( James, I have lost months of our > private correspondence due to computer glitches and a less than adept techie.) > We were initially looking at the scramble of R's in NC before the Revolution. > For those of you who are new to the list, we don't strictly adhere to spelling. > > > Any Rgns we look at. There is more than one line in NC at the Revolution and > they seem to be the majority of lines we are researching. At the moment, we are > > > poking at William1, William Powell Rgns2 and his possible link to James/Joan1, > William 2, of Charles Co MD. > > Joan, James' widow, marries John Wood, probably has children by him, and > entangles the Rgns with the Woods from this point forward. > > We know from various church and county records that Joan and James had 6 > kids...we lose Margaret, Mathew marries Elizabeth, a dau. of John Chapman and > dies in Stafford VA...where most of these folks move to. We need to watch for > kids of Mathews. > > Mary Rgn is key because she marries Samuel Durham and at her wedding is gifted > land by John Wood, giving us both identity and geography.This family goes from > Charles Co MD, to Stafford VA, to Bute/Warren NC...dragging our names with >them. > > We then come to Charles, William, and John Rgn.All of these folk die in > StaffordVA and leave tantalizing records in St Paul's Parish. > William marries Elizabeth Bridget Powell, daughter of either William Powell or > Richard, ( I believe Richard) William is gifted in will by Richard Powell's > widow Grace...who also mentiones Jane...Jane? > William has a son Powell...is this the Wm Powell of Warren/Bute, NC?He's > involved with Barbee, Derrick, Foote... names we see later in NC and assoc with > > > Rgn and Powell. > > Charles Rgn marries an unk Elizabeth and dumped a ton of kids all over VA > including a Jane, and a Charles who my be one of two in NC. More later. > > John Rgn...here's meat ! I feel he is key. This John supposedly married the > widow of John Wood II. That is the widow of his step brother.We need to prove > this. John Wood II predeceased his father. Did his widow hold land that then > became taxable to John Rgn? Is there record of John Rgn being guardian to any > little Woods? When John Rgn died, his widow married James Carrol. That makes >her > > reputedly, Elizabeth XXX Wood Regan Carrol. Here are various  wills: > > John Wood, Jr. 36A.244 A CH £52.6.6 #4430 Oct 12 1714 > The amount of the inventory is equivalent to #12558. This entry is torn. > Payments to: Capt. Thomas Dent, Rev. Mr. William Machonchie, Rev. Scott, George > > > -----, Mathew ----, Charles ----, Edward ----, William Jenkins. > Administratrix: Elisabeth Wood. > === > John Reagon 13.476 CH £82.10.6 Dec 11 1728 Feb 26 1728 > Appraisers: Thomas Sanders, John Craxson. > Creditors: William Griffith, Daniel McDaniel. > Next of kin: James Rose, Peter Fernandie. > Administratrix/Executrix: Elisabeth Reagon. > === > John Reagon 10.244 A CH £82.10.3 £91.16.4 Apr 6 1730 > Sureties: Stephen Mankin, James Mankin. > Payments to: John Howinson, John Smith, Dr. John Chalmers, William Griffen, > Elisabeth Sennett, Barnaby Kelley, Samuel Ranson, Alee Mathews, John Suttly, > James Mankin, Daniel McDaniel, Edward Brawner. > Distribution to: accountant, children (unnamed, minors). > Administratrix: Elisabeth Carroll, wife of James Carroll. > === > John Wood 18.129 A CH £35.10,0 £33.8.11 Feb 21 1740 ( Note: this is John Wood > III, child of Eliz the many times widow, Ann Ross is a full sister of John) > Sureties: Richard Chapman, James Mankin. > Payments to: Anne Ross, Dr. Brown, James Glascock, James Ross, Richard Chapman, > > > Daniel Wright, George Flanakin, John Stephenson, Matthew Barnes, Daniel Dulany, > > > Esq., Samuel Hanson, Walter Hanson. > Representatives: mother, 2 half-sisters (unnamed), 2 half-brothers (unnamed). > Administrators: James Carrol and his wife Elisabeth Carrol (mother of deceased) > > > Elizabeth Carrol had no children by James Carrol. If this is indeed the widow >of > > John Rgn and John Wood, then the half brother and sisters of John Wood are >Rgns, > > and we know that John Rgn left at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. We need to >prove > > Eliz XXX married half brothers. the original of John Rgn's will may tell us why > > > Eliz Carrol is adminx. If so, we may be golden. I think I have a will for James > > > Carrol but not Eliz. she must have predeceased. I don't recall any helpful >info. > > If she predeceased, he may not have given a hoot. I figure ole Eliz was at >least > > in her fifties when she married Carrol. Kids too old for bonding. > Nice to be back... Maryellen > >  > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Court Conkwright <courtcurtis@usa.net> > To: Riggin <ragan-roots@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thu, December 23, 2010 12:07:12 PM > Subject: [RAGAN-ROOTS] Maryellen > > Hi I have not seen any posting and just wanted to see if I was still > hooked up to this site...............Maryellen, I hope you a well and > still working this as our leader..................You all have a > Great Christmas and Happy New Years..................! > > Happy Hunting! > > Court > St. Louis, Mo. > > for Ragan-Roots archives go to > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=ragan-roots > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > RAGAN-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > > > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > for Ragan-Roots archives go to > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=ragan-roots > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >RAGAN-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >in the subject and the body of the message                         for Ragan-Roots archives go to http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=ragan-roots ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to RAGAN-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message       for Ragan-Roots archives go to http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=ragan-roots ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to RAGAN-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I am just reading through all me e-mail after being gone for almost 2 weeks. Let me read through these notes and do some catching up...I'll be back with responses. Again welcome back M'ellen :) JW Garrett ---------------------------------------- > Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2010 07:07:57 -0800 > From: mellenpatch7@yahoo.com > To: ragan-roots@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [RAGAN-ROOTS] Maryellen > > Halloooooo! Okay, guilty as charged. I have: had the last daughter's wedding, > hosted a major fundraiser in my home,MC'd my high school reunion and edited all > programs, address lists, badges etc., brought out my first issue as editor of a > 30 page newsletter ( first time all digital),had a week of > houseguests, stripped and refinished a dozen antique shop 19th century oak > church pews to replace missing ones in 150 year old church ( sticky job), > created and burnt 400 DVD's ( so far) commemorating 150th anniversary of same > church...cutting 3500+++ photos down to 500 to fit in program and learning to > splice and dice MP3's...now there's a learning curve.I bit off too much and was > determined to bring it all in on time and to the best I could. I have not > answered the phone, the door, or my e-mail. Sorry folks, but it's nice to be > missed. > > Court, you are quite a dectective...yes, the professor you contacted is one of > ours... good work! I am sooo impressed. As expected, we are in New England > skiing. That means I am on the laptop that caught the glass of red wine and > skips "M, B,V, A, space" and hops around...I try to catch all the bloops, but > please be patient, and imaginative. > > Okay, research files here are limited. ( James, I have lost months of our > private correspondence due to computer glitches and a less than adept techie.) > We were initially looking at the scramble of R's in NC before the Revolution. > For those of you who are new to the list, we don't strictly adhere to spelling. > Any Rgns we look at. There is more than one line in NC at the Revolution and > they seem to be the majority of lines we are researching. At the moment, we are > poking at William1, William Powell Rgns2 and his possible link to James/Joan1, > William 2, of Charles Co MD. > > Joan, James' widow, marries John Wood, probably has children by him, and > entangles the Rgns with the Woods from this point forward. > > We know from various church and county records that Joan and James had 6 > kids...we lose Margaret, Mathew marries Elizabeth, a dau. of John Chapman and > dies in Stafford VA...where most of these folks move to. We need to watch for > kids of Mathews. > > Mary Rgn is key because she marries Samuel Durham and at her wedding is gifted > land by John Wood, giving us both identity and geography.This family goes from > Charles Co MD, to Stafford VA, to Bute/Warren NC...dragging our names with them. > > We then come to Charles, William, and John Rgn.All of these folk die in > StaffordVA and leave tantalizing records in St Paul's Parish. > William marries Elizabeth Bridget Powell, daughter of either William Powell or > Richard, ( I believe Richard) William is gifted in will by Richard Powell's > widow Grace...who also mentiones Jane...Jane? > William has a son Powell...is this the Wm Powell of Warren/Bute, NC?He's > involved with Barbee, Derrick, Foote... names we see later in NC and assoc with > Rgn and Powell. > > Charles Rgn marries an unk Elizabeth and dumped a ton of kids all over VA > including a Jane, and a Charles who my be one of two in NC. More later. > > John Rgn...here's meat ! I feel he is key. This John supposedly married the > widow of John Wood II. That is the widow of his step brother.We need to prove > this. John Wood II predeceased his father. Did his widow hold land that then > became taxable to John Rgn? Is there record of John Rgn being guardian to any > little Woods? When John Rgn died, his widow married James Carrol. That makes her > reputedly, Elizabeth XXX Wood Regan Carrol. Here are various wills: > > John Wood, Jr. 36A.244 A CH £52.6.6 #4430 Oct 12 1714 > The amount of the inventory is equivalent to #12558. This entry is torn. > Payments to: Capt. Thomas Dent, Rev. Mr. William Machonchie, Rev. Scott, George > -----, Mathew ----, Charles ----, Edward ----, William Jenkins. > Administratrix: Elisabeth Wood. > === > John Reagon 13.476 CH £82.10.6 Dec 11 1728 Feb 26 1728 > Appraisers: Thomas Sanders, John Craxson. > Creditors: William Griffith, Daniel McDaniel. > Next of kin: James Rose, Peter Fernandie. > Administratrix/Executrix: Elisabeth Reagon. > === > John Reagon 10.244 A CH £82.10.3 £91.16.4 Apr 6 1730 > Sureties: Stephen Mankin, James Mankin. > Payments to: John Howinson, John Smith, Dr. John Chalmers, William Griffen, > Elisabeth Sennett, Barnaby Kelley, Samuel Ranson, Alee Mathews, John Suttly, > James Mankin, Daniel McDaniel, Edward Brawner. > Distribution to: accountant, children (unnamed, minors). > Administratrix: Elisabeth Carroll, wife of James Carroll. > === > John Wood 18.129 A CH £35.10,0 £33.8.11 Feb 21 1740 ( Note: this is John Wood > III, child of Eliz the many times widow, Ann Ross is a full sister of John) > Sureties: Richard Chapman, James Mankin. > Payments to: Anne Ross, Dr. Brown, James Glascock, James Ross, Richard Chapman, > Daniel Wright, George Flanakin, John Stephenson, Matthew Barnes, Daniel Dulany, > Esq., Samuel Hanson, Walter Hanson. > Representatives: mother, 2 half-sisters (unnamed), 2 half-brothers (unnamed). > Administrators: James Carrol and his wife Elisabeth Carrol (mother of deceased) > > > Elizabeth Carrol had no children by James Carrol. If this is indeed the widow of > John Rgn and John Wood, then the half brother and sisters of John Wood are Rgns, > and we know that John Rgn left at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. We need to prove > Eliz XXX married half brothers. the original of John Rgn's will may tell us why > Eliz Carrol is adminx. If so, we may be golden. I think I have a will for James > Carrol but not Eliz. she must have predeceased. I don't recall any helpful info. > If she predeceased, he may not have given a hoot. I figure ole Eliz was at least > in her fifties when she married Carrol. Kids too old for bonding. > Nice to be back... Maryellen > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Court Conkwright <courtcurtis@usa.net> > To: Riggin <ragan-roots@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thu, December 23, 2010 12:07:12 PM > Subject: [RAGAN-ROOTS] Maryellen > > Hi I have not seen any posting and just wanted to see if I was still > hooked up to this site...............Maryellen, I hope you a well and > still working this as our leader..................You all have a > Great Christmas and Happy New Years..................! > > Happy Hunting! > > Court > St. Louis, Mo. > > for Ragan-Roots archives go to > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=ragan-roots > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > RAGAN-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > for Ragan-Roots archives go to > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=ragan-roots > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to RAGAN-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Maryellen!!! Welcome back!!! we have missed you JW Garrett -------------------------------- > Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2010 07:07:57 -0800 > From: mellenpatch7@yahoo.com > To: ragan-roots@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [RAGAN-ROOTS] Maryellen > > Halloooooo! Okay, guilty as charged. I have: had the last daughter's wedding, > hosted a major fundraiser in my home,MC'd my high school reunion and edited all > programs, address lists, badges etc., brought out my first issue as editor of a > 30 page newsletter ( first time all digital),had a week of > houseguests, stripped and refinished a dozen antique shop 19th century oak > church pews to replace missing ones in 150 year old church ( sticky job), > created and burnt 400 DVD's ( so far) commemorating 150th anniversary of same > church...cutting 3500+++ photos down to 500 to fit in program and learning to > splice and dice MP3's...now there's a learning curve.I bit off too much and was > determined to bring it all in on time and to the best I could. I have not > answered the phone, the door, or my e-mail. Sorry folks, but it's nice to be > missed. > > Court, you are quite a dectective...yes, the professor you contacted is one of > ours... good work! I am sooo impressed. As expected, we are in New England > skiing. That means I am on the laptop that caught the glass of red wine and > skips "M, B,V, A, space" and hops around...I try to catch all the bloops, but > please be patient, and imaginative. > > Okay, research files here are limited. ( James, I have lost months of our > private correspondence due to computer glitches and a less than adept techie.) > We were initially looking at the scramble of R's in NC before the Revolution. > For those of you who are new to the list, we don't strictly adhere to spelling. > Any Rgns we look at. There is more than one line in NC at the Revolution and > they seem to be the majority of lines we are researching. At the moment, we are > poking at William1, William Powell Rgns2 and his possible link to James/Joan1, > William 2, of Charles Co MD. > > Joan, James' widow, marries John Wood, probably has children by him, and > entangles the Rgns with the Woods from this point forward. > > We know from various church and county records that Joan and James had 6 > kids...we lose Margaret, Mathew marries Elizabeth, a dau. of John Chapman and > dies in Stafford VA...where most of these folks move to. We need to watch for > kids of Mathews. > > Mary Rgn is key because she marries Samuel Durham and at her wedding is gifted > land by John Wood, giving us both identity and geography.This family goes from > Charles Co MD, to Stafford VA, to Bute/Warren NC...dragging our names with them. > > We then come to Charles, William, and John Rgn.All of these folk die in > StaffordVA and leave tantalizing records in St Paul's Parish. > William marries Elizabeth Bridget Powell, daughter of either William Powell or > Richard, ( I believe Richard) William is gifted in will by Richard Powell's > widow Grace...who also mentiones Jane...Jane? > William has a son Powell...is this the Wm Powell of Warren/Bute, NC?He's > involved with Barbee, Derrick, Foote... names we see later in NC and assoc with > Rgn and Powell. > > Charles Rgn marries an unk Elizabeth and dumped a ton of kids all over VA > including a Jane, and a Charles who my be one of two in NC. More later. > > John Rgn...here's meat ! I feel he is key. This John supposedly married the > widow of John Wood II. That is the widow of his step brother.We need to prove > this. John Wood II predeceased his father. Did his widow hold land that then > became taxable to John Rgn? Is there record of John Rgn being guardian to any > little Woods? When John Rgn died, his widow married James Carrol. That makes her > reputedly, Elizabeth XXX Wood Regan Carrol. Here are various wills: > > John Wood, Jr. 36A.244 A CH £52.6.6 #4430 Oct 12 1714 > The amount of the inventory is equivalent to #12558. This entry is torn. > Payments to: Capt. Thomas Dent, Rev. Mr. William Machonchie, Rev. Scott, George > -----, Mathew ----, Charles ----, Edward ----, William Jenkins. > Administratrix: Elisabeth Wood. > === > John Reagon 13.476 CH £82.10.6 Dec 11 1728 Feb 26 1728 > Appraisers: Thomas Sanders, John Craxson. > Creditors: William Griffith, Daniel McDaniel. > Next of kin: James Rose, Peter Fernandie. > Administratrix/Executrix: Elisabeth Reagon. > === > John Reagon 10.244 A CH £82.10.3 £91.16.4 Apr 6 1730 > Sureties: Stephen Mankin, James Mankin. > Payments to: John Howinson, John Smith, Dr. John Chalmers, William Griffen, > Elisabeth Sennett, Barnaby Kelley, Samuel Ranson, Alee Mathews, John Suttly, > James Mankin, Daniel McDaniel, Edward Brawner. > Distribution to: accountant, children (unnamed, minors). > Administratrix: Elisabeth Carroll, wife of James Carroll. > === > John Wood 18.129 A CH £35.10,0 £33.8.11 Feb 21 1740 ( Note: this is John Wood > III, child of Eliz the many times widow, Ann Ross is a full sister of John) > Sureties: Richard Chapman, James Mankin. > Payments to: Anne Ross, Dr. Brown, James Glascock, James Ross, Richard Chapman, > Daniel Wright, George Flanakin, John Stephenson, Matthew Barnes, Daniel Dulany, > Esq., Samuel Hanson, Walter Hanson. > Representatives: mother, 2 half-sisters (unnamed), 2 half-brothers (unnamed). > Administrators: James Carrol and his wife Elisabeth Carrol (mother of deceased) > > > Elizabeth Carrol had no children by James Carrol. If this is indeed the widow of > John Rgn and John Wood, then the half brother and sisters of John Wood are Rgns, > and we know that John Rgn left at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. We need to prove > Eliz XXX married half brothers. the original of John Rgn's will may tell us why > Eliz Carrol is adminx. If so, we may be golden. I think I have a will for James > Carrol but not Eliz. she must have predeceased. I don't recall any helpful info. > If she predeceased, he may not have given a hoot. I figure ole Eliz was at least > in her fifties when she married Carrol. Kids too old for bonding. > Nice to be back... Maryellen > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Court Conkwright <courtcurtis@usa.net> > To: Riggin <ragan-roots@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thu, December 23, 2010 12:07:12 PM > Subject: [RAGAN-ROOTS] Maryellen > > Hi I have not seen any posting and just wanted to see if I was still > hooked up to this site...............Maryellen, I hope you a well and > still working this as our leader..................You all have a > Great Christmas and Happy New Years..................! > > Happy Hunting! > > Court > St. Louis, Mo. > > for Ragan-Roots archives go to > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=ragan-roots > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > RAGAN-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > for Ragan-Roots archives go to > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=ragan-roots > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to RAGAN-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thank you...I have been going through our old archives as an update. it helps... I do have to say I am excited at the possibility that John Sr in NC could be John 3, John 2, James/Joan.  The Joseph and John Jr Rgn. would fit the men in NC nicely. The John Sr is too old to be the son of Charles in Stafford. Joseph is a Powell Name...Of course, we don't knowJohn Sr's wife... If the Wm who stays in Surry and buys in Bute/Warren were the son of John/Eliz. he could be the uncle of John Jr and Joseph, or the Uncle of John Jr and father of Joseph...am I driving you nuts yet? Then we are free to assume the Wm d. 1770 is the Wm Powell Rgn son in the1744/6 will of William/E. Bridget Powell Rgn in Stafford.And... Wm in Bute/Warren would be the first cousin  to John/Bell,  orphan Joseph/Mary, and even Francis. All this would explain why John and Joseph and Francis hang out with the whole Durham/Shearin/ whatever bunch from Charles MD through Stafford/Surry VA to Bute/Warren NC....that Aunt Mary Rgn Durham's crowd. However, If John Sr is to be the son of John/Elizabeth...the timing is awfully tight. John/Elizabeth was born in Mar. 1685. There is 42 years between this date and the 1727 minimal dateof birth for John jr and Joseph to be of age, and for their father John SR to have had them. We have 42 years to get 2 generations !. Joseph and John Jr RGN are of age by 1748 when they witness the Thompson land transfer. So, they had to be born before 1727. Of course, John Jr does not have to belong to JohnSr. I'd feel more certain if the 42 years wasn't so tight. The John/Bell decendents assume the Jr in Surry is John/Bell. That would make him in his middle thirties when he marries Anne Bell. hmmmm. About Francis... I think he came of age between 1748 and 1755. He marries the Pegram by the time her dad gives the land in 1759. ...so sometime in that 4 years when he and John are single in the 1755 tax list, and he gets the Pegram land.. One more speculation: John/Elizabeth names as NOK in his 1728/30 will an Ann Rose and Peter Fernandie. It is demostrated that Ann, wife of James is spelled both Ross and Rose.She is John's half sister.and is named in her father John Wood's will. ( this assumes Joan XXX Regan Wood is her mother) The Peter Fernandie, I believe, is Eliabeth's father. There are three of them. The first, as Pedro Fernandis, was indentured to a James Neale in Charles Co MD. He does indeed have an Elizabeth daughter...but who knows... Peter's 1733 will mentions only his grandson... I believe thenaming of Ann Rose as NOK confirms my belief in Joan XXX Regan Wood as the mother of the last 5 of John Wood I's children. M'ellen ----- Original Message ---- From: james garrett <jwgarrett@webtv.net> To: ragan-roots@rootsweb.com Sent: Mon, January 3, 2011 1:18:32 PM Subject: Re: [RAGAN-ROOTS] Maryellen I am just reading through all me e-mail after being gone for almost 2 weeks. Let me read through these notes and do some catching up...I'll be back with responses. Again welcome back M'ellen  :) JW Garrett ---------------------------------------- > Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2010 07:07:57 -0800 > From: mellenpatch7@yahoo.com > To: ragan-roots@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [RAGAN-ROOTS] Maryellen > > Halloooooo! Okay, guilty as charged. I have: had the last daughter's wedding, > hosted a major fundraiser in my home,MC'd my high school reunion and edited all > > programs, address lists, badges etc., brought out my first issue as editor of a > > 30 page newsletter ( first time all digital),had a week of > houseguests,  stripped and refinished a dozen antique shop 19th century oak > church pews to replace missing ones in 150 year old church ( sticky job), > created and burnt 400 DVD's ( so far) commemorating 150th anniversary of same > church...cutting 3500+++ photos down to 500 to fit in program and learning to > splice and dice MP3's...now there's a learning curve.I bit off too much and was > > determined to bring it all in on time and to the best I could. I have not > answered the phone, the door, or my e-mail. Sorry folks, but it's nice to be > missed. > > Court, you are quite a dectective...yes, the professor you contacted is one of > ours... good work! I am sooo impressed. As expected, we are in New England > skiing. That means I am on the laptop that caught the glass of red wine and > skips "M, B,V, A, space" and hops around...I try to catch all the bloops, but > please be patient, and imaginative. > > Okay, research files here are limited. ( James, I have lost months of our > private correspondence due to computer glitches and a less than adept techie.) > We were initially looking at the scramble of R's in NC before the Revolution. > For those of you who are new to the list, we don't strictly adhere to spelling. > > Any Rgns we look at. There is more than one line in NC at the Revolution and > they seem to be the majority of lines we are researching. At the moment, we are > > poking at William1, William Powell Rgns2 and his possible link to James/Joan1, > William 2, of Charles Co MD. > > Joan, James' widow, marries John Wood, probably has children by him, and > entangles the Rgns with the Woods from this point forward. > > We know from various church and county records that Joan and James had 6 > kids...we lose Margaret, Mathew marries Elizabeth, a dau. of John Chapman and > dies in Stafford VA...where most of these folks move to. We need to watch for > kids of Mathews. > > Mary Rgn is key because she marries Samuel Durham and at her wedding is gifted > land by John Wood, giving us both identity and geography.This family goes from > Charles Co MD, to Stafford VA, to Bute/Warren NC...dragging our names with >them. > > We then come to Charles, William, and John Rgn.All of these folk die in > StaffordVA and leave tantalizing records in St Paul's Parish. > William marries Elizabeth Bridget Powell, daughter of either William Powell or > Richard, ( I believe Richard) William is gifted in will by Richard Powell's > widow Grace...who also mentiones Jane...Jane? > William has a son Powell...is this the Wm Powell of Warren/Bute, NC?He's > involved with Barbee, Derrick, Foote... names we see later in NC and assoc with > > Rgn and Powell. > > Charles Rgn marries an unk Elizabeth and dumped a ton of kids all over VA > including a Jane, and a Charles who my be one of two in NC. More later. > > John Rgn...here's meat ! I feel he is key. This John supposedly married the > widow of John Wood II. That is the widow of his step brother.We need to prove > this. John Wood II predeceased his father. Did his widow hold land that then > became taxable to John Rgn? Is there record of John Rgn being guardian to any > little Woods? When John Rgn died, his widow married James Carrol. That makes >her > > reputedly, Elizabeth XXX Wood Regan Carrol. Here are various  wills: > > John Wood, Jr. 36A.244 A CH £52.6.6 #4430 Oct 12 1714 > The amount of the inventory is equivalent to #12558. This entry is torn. > Payments to: Capt. Thomas Dent, Rev. Mr. William Machonchie, Rev. Scott, George > > -----, Mathew ----, Charles ----, Edward ----, William Jenkins. > Administratrix: Elisabeth Wood. > === > John Reagon 13.476 CH £82.10.6 Dec 11 1728 Feb 26 1728 > Appraisers: Thomas Sanders, John Craxson. > Creditors: William Griffith, Daniel McDaniel. > Next of kin: James Rose, Peter Fernandie. > Administratrix/Executrix: Elisabeth Reagon. > === > John Reagon 10.244 A CH £82.10.3 £91.16.4 Apr 6 1730 > Sureties: Stephen Mankin, James Mankin. > Payments to: John Howinson, John Smith, Dr. John Chalmers, William Griffen, > Elisabeth Sennett, Barnaby Kelley, Samuel Ranson, Alee Mathews, John Suttly, > James Mankin, Daniel McDaniel, Edward Brawner. > Distribution to: accountant, children (unnamed, minors). > Administratrix: Elisabeth Carroll, wife of James Carroll. > === > John Wood 18.129 A CH £35.10,0 £33.8.11 Feb 21 1740 ( Note: this is John Wood > III, child of Eliz the many times widow, Ann Ross is a full sister of John) > Sureties: Richard Chapman, James Mankin. > Payments to: Anne Ross, Dr. Brown, James Glascock, James Ross, Richard Chapman, > > Daniel Wright, George Flanakin, John Stephenson, Matthew Barnes, Daniel Dulany, > > Esq., Samuel Hanson, Walter Hanson. > Representatives: mother, 2 half-sisters (unnamed), 2 half-brothers (unnamed). > Administrators: James Carrol and his wife Elisabeth Carrol (mother of deceased) > > > Elizabeth Carrol had no children by James Carrol. If this is indeed the widow >of > > John Rgn and John Wood, then the half brother and sisters of John Wood are >Rgns, > > and we know that John Rgn left at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. We need to >prove > > Eliz XXX married half brothers. the original of John Rgn's will may tell us why > > Eliz Carrol is adminx. If so, we may be golden. I think I have a will for James > > Carrol but not Eliz. she must have predeceased. I don't recall any helpful >info. > > If she predeceased, he may not have given a hoot. I figure ole Eliz was at >least > > in her fifties when she married Carrol. Kids too old for bonding. > Nice to be back... Maryellen > >  > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Court Conkwright <courtcurtis@usa.net> > To: Riggin <ragan-roots@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thu, December 23, 2010 12:07:12 PM > Subject: [RAGAN-ROOTS] Maryellen > > Hi I have not seen any posting and just wanted to see if I was still > hooked up to this site...............Maryellen, I hope you a well and > still working this as our leader..................You all have a > Great Christmas and Happy New Years..................! > > Happy Hunting! > > Court > St. Louis, Mo. > > for Ragan-Roots archives go to > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=ragan-roots > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > RAGAN-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > for Ragan-Roots archives go to > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=ragan-roots > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >RAGAN-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >in the subject and the body of the message                         for Ragan-Roots archives go to http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=ragan-roots ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to RAGAN-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I just found the John Talliaferro inventory in Carolie Co MD wherein John and Wm Rgn were bondsmen...it was 1820...John Rgn son of James/Joan died in 1728 MD. if this were his kids they would be well over 100 years old. If John/Elizabeth d. 1728 had sons John, William, Mathew... I don't know where they went. The exception is the Mathew/Sarah who sells in 1752 Charles Co MD... I do think he is on his second wife and is the son of John/Eliz. His first wife was Chapman.The Mathew and John in Caroline are likely his. John son of James seems to be the only son of James/Joan who hung aroung MD. The others go to Stafford, VA. So where are John's William and John?....Could this be the two orphan men in Surry VA? John/Bell of Warren Co NC is assumed to be the son of John Rgn SR who with John Jr and Joseph Rgn in 1748 Surry Co VA witnessed a Samuel Thompson to brother John Thompson land transfer. Samuel Thompson got this land from his father William. William Thompson's  1732 will probate was witnessed by Jane Rgn Mary Rgn, and a Mary Mastin.sigh. This does not solve the Michael, and doesn't tell us whom the Joseph with the two John's is, however, it could ID the two Johns in VA and the William who stays in Surry but buys in Bute/Warren next to the Rgns of interest.  How tidy ! M'ellen Anyone who is totally lost...click on the hyperlink for the archives below and troll through the July or August records of 2010 forward. ----- Original Message ---- From: Maryellen Horrigan <mellenpatch7@yahoo.com> To: ragan-roots@rootsweb.com Sent: Mon, January 3, 2011 11:30:40 AM Subject: Re: [RAGAN-ROOTS] Billy again review laptop hopped...I did not mean to say under John that the 1752 sale Mathew was John's... ----- Original Message ---- From: Maryellen Horrigan <mellenpatch7@yahoo.com> To: ragan-roots@rootsweb.com Sent: Mon, January 3, 2011 10:55:37 AM Subject: [RAGAN-ROOTS] Billy again review One more time,Briefly review... we are looking at links between James and Joan of Charles Co MD and Wm, John, Francis of Warren/Bute Co NC and Powell of Pendleton SC.   Charles County Circuit Court, Birth, Deaths & Marriage Records, Liber Q Regon, Mary, d/o James and Joan Regon of Nanjemy, bricklayer, b. 28 Aug 1683 Regon, Margarett, d/o James and Joan Regon of Nanjemy, bricklayer, b. 12 Feb 1684 Regon, John, s/o James Regon and Joan Regon of Nanjemy, bricklayer, b. 24 Mar 1685 Regon, Matthew, s/o James Regon and Joan Regon of Nanjemy, bricklayer, b. 24 Apr 1687 Regon, William s/o James Regon and Joan Regon of Nanjemy, bricklayer, b. 31 Jan 1690 Regon, Charles, s/o James Regon and Joan Regon of Nanjemy, bricklayer, b. 20 May 1692 then James Regon 15.119 I £3.6.0 Dec 10 1696 Appraisers: Patrick Anderson, Evan Jones, and finally, James Regon 16.247 A CH £3.6.0 Apr 1 1698 Administratrix: Joan Regon, wife of John Wood, Now, we prove/intelligently speculate:   Mary married Samuel Durham, was given land in Stafford Co VA by stepfather John Wood, and presumably died there as her hubby did.in  1735. Her grands show up in Warren Co NC.   Margaret just gets lost to us   John Rgn died in 1728 Charles Co MD. It appears he married Elizaeth XXX Wood, widow of his step brother John Wood Jr.who was the  son of Joan XXX Regan Wood's second husband John Wood Sr. There is some evidence that John left 5 children... 3 of them male. A genealogical publication which needs to be vetted, says the males were John, Mathew, and William Rgn.all minors.A decade after John's death, a John and a William Rgn admin the will of a Talliaferro ( a name assoc with extended Rgn families) in Caroline Co, MD. A Mathew sells land we will discuss later ,in 1752 Charles Co MD Stafford VA is John's Mathew.   Mathew, son of James and Joan is probably either the man dead in 1716 Stafford VA.., (He he could very likely then be the father of the scattering of misc. Rgn young people in Stafford that have no other family tie Jane, Jemima, Margaret.) Or he could be the man who sells out in 1752 Charles Co MD. The Mathew in 1752 Charles Co MD is either the son of James and Joan ( pretty old) or the grandson of James and Joan. I believe the latter.In Nov of 1744 Richard Chapman records the transfer for life of a land lease to his wife Mary and an Elizabeth Reagon. In Dec of 1745, Richard Chapman's will identifies Elizabeth Reagon as the DAUGHTER of Mathew Rgn. He then id's Mathew RGN as his son in law, and leaves him his " wife's share in her father's estate."( So the Chapman dau. of Richard is likely be dead) The land left is Waples Toyl. I believe I can prove this is the land in the 1752 Chales Co sale which Mathew and now wife Sarah devises to John Chapman, the brother of the now deceased Richard. I am speculating that Mathew, son of John/Elizabeth is in Caroline and is the seller of 1752 Charles Co. One more point, Elizabeth XXX Wood Rgn , widow of John Rgn,married a James Carrol. This James is the witness for the 1752 Rgn to Chapman land sale.  I believe the man dead in 1716 Stafford is the son of James/Joan   William appears to be the Wm Rgn in Stafford Co VA St Paul's Parrish records who is married to Elizabeth Bridget and starts recording children in 1717. Two comments:The earliest reord in the St Paul's Parish register is the 1716 death of Mathew Rgn. These folk could have had any number of children between MD and VA or in early VA that go unrecorded. We believe the William /Bridget is 27 at the 1717 birth of his son John. Comment #2 the name Bridget is a very common Irish girls' given name... not a surname. There are at least two Elizabeth Rgn's having babies in Stafford. One is called Elizabeth Bridget, the other just Elizabeth. We have somewhere ( I am not at home...still skiing) a record of a marriage for William Rgn and Elizabeth Powell. All the net seems to hold this to be the daughter of William Powell, one of the three sons of Richard Powell of note.However, Wm Powell/Amy Raleigh's daughter was not born until 1717, and she died in 1728 at age 11. They had no other Elizabeth. Wm Powell's brother Joseph died childless. Wm Powell's brother Richard died in 1709 with a pack of girls. I believe he is the father of William's wife. more later.   William Rgn has a daughter Elizabeth who is born and months later dies in 1717. Wm and Eliz Bridget then have a son John in late 1717 who died in 1718. Son Powell is born in 1722.Dau Keziah born in 1727. Dau Bridget in 1733. Then, Bridget Rgn dies.on the day of this birth. I believe this death is the mother, not the daughter. There are no more children for Wm/E. Bridget. listed.More than a decade later, there is a child, Winifred, born to a Bridget... the wife of Wm would be too old. This is the daughter, with an out of wedlock child. This Bridget marries in 1746. William died a few months after Winifred's birth. He was not listed as the father, and she is not in his will.Speaking of his will... the Parish record says William died in Dec 1744. The will carries a date of 1746...must be the filing/recording date.In the will, William bequests a William Powell Rgn, Keziah Rgn, and Elizabeth Rgn. He doesn't have a daughter Elizabeth.... methinks dau. Bridget is actually Elizabeth Bridget, like her mother., just as Powell is actually Willia Powell..then he has bequested all three kids, but not the grandchild, as that would lead to bequesting all. Thus, I must conclude the loose Jane, Margaret, and Jemima Rgn women in Stafford are not daus of Wm.   Charles is only two years younger than William, but we have no record of him having children before 1731. There is a 15 year difference in the postulated marriage date of these two men...did Charles have a third eye? a wart on his nose? nawwww....this dog don't hunt. Logic tells me this is a grandson of James/Joan. If so, Who's your daddy? The Charles in Stafford could be a son of Charles of James, or a son of the Mathew d. 1716.Or this is a second wife and the odd and end kids in Stafford are his by a first wife.All we can prove is that Charles and his wife Elizabeth had Elizabeth b. in 1731, Katherine in 1733 who died in 1734, John born 1736, James born 1738, and Elisha born 1740. ( Elisha Wood was a son of John Wood and, I believe was also the son of Joan  XXX Rgn Wood. This Elisha died in 1733/4 married to a daughter of Richard and Grace Powell... remember, James Rgn's young children were raised by John Wood) If this is a grandson of James and not a son...we could have a random Charles running around unaccounted for...just a thought...LOL   Just a passing note...does anyone have a James in VA or NC who could be the 1738 James above? What is the specualted age of that oddball orphan Eli that pops up in later cenci/uses? I promise that's the end of the Charles Co beating a dead horse I'll do this time.   James, what is the date of the William Rassan-Priscilla Manzey marriage in Stafford?   Until later, M'ellen.       for Ragan-Roots archives go to http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=ragan-roots ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to RAGAN-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message       for Ragan-Roots archives go to http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=ragan-roots ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to RAGAN-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

laptop hopped...I did not mean to say under John that the 1752 sale Mathew was John's... ----- Original Message ---- From: Maryellen Horrigan <mellenpatch7@yahoo.com> To: ragan-roots@rootsweb.com Sent: Mon, January 3, 2011 10:55:37 AM Subject: [RAGAN-ROOTS] Billy again review One more time,Briefly review... we are looking at links between James and Joan of Charles Co MD and Wm, John, Francis of Warren/Bute Co NC and Powell of Pendleton SC.   Charles County Circuit Court, Birth, Deaths & Marriage Records, Liber Q Regon, Mary, d/o James and Joan Regon of Nanjemy, bricklayer, b. 28 Aug 1683 Regon, Margarett, d/o James and Joan Regon of Nanjemy, bricklayer, b. 12 Feb 1684 Regon, John, s/o James Regon and Joan Regon of Nanjemy, bricklayer, b. 24 Mar 1685 Regon, Matthew, s/o James Regon and Joan Regon of Nanjemy, bricklayer, b. 24 Apr 1687 Regon, William s/o James Regon and Joan Regon of Nanjemy, bricklayer, b. 31 Jan 1690 Regon, Charles, s/o James Regon and Joan Regon of Nanjemy, bricklayer, b. 20 May 1692 then James Regon 15.119 I £3.6.0 Dec 10 1696 Appraisers: Patrick Anderson, Evan Jones, and finally, James Regon 16.247 A CH £3.6.0 Apr 1 1698 Administratrix: Joan Regon, wife of John Wood, Now, we prove/intelligently speculate:   Mary married Samuel Durham, was given land in Stafford Co VA by stepfather John Wood, and presumably died there as her hubby did.in  1735. Her grands show up in Warren Co NC.   Margaret just gets lost to us   John Rgn died in 1728 Charles Co MD. It appears he married Elizaeth XXX Wood, widow of his step brother John Wood Jr.who was the  son of Joan XXX Regan Wood's second husband John Wood Sr. There is some evidence that John left 5 children... 3 of them male. A genealogical publication which needs to be vetted, says the males were John, Mathew, and William Rgn.all minors.A decade after John's death, a John and a William Rgn admin the will of a Talliaferro ( a name assoc with extended Rgn families) in Caroline Co, MD. A Mathew sells land we will discuss later ,in 1752 Charles Co MD Stafford VA is John's Mathew.   Mathew, son of James and Joan is probably either the man dead in 1716 Stafford VA.., (He he could very likely then be the father of the scattering of misc. Rgn young people in Stafford that have no other family tie Jane, Jemima, Margaret.) Or he could be the man who sells out in 1752 Charles Co MD. The Mathew in 1752 Charles Co MD is either the son of James and Joan ( pretty old) or the grandson of James and Joan. I believe the latter.In Nov of 1744 Richard Chapman records the transfer for life of a land lease to his wife Mary and an Elizabeth Reagon. In Dec of 1745, Richard Chapman's will identifies Elizabeth Reagon as the DAUGHTER of Mathew Rgn. He then id's Mathew RGN as his son in law, and leaves him his " wife's share in her father's estate."( So the Chapman dau. of Richard is likely be dead) The land left is Waples Toyl. I believe I can prove this is the land in the 1752 Chales Co sale which Mathew and now wife Sarah devises to John Chapman, the brother of the now deceased Richard. I am speculating that Mathew, son of John/Elizabeth is in Caroline and is the seller of 1752 Charles Co. One more point, Elizabeth XXX Wood Rgn , widow of John Rgn,married a James Carrol. This James is the witness for the 1752 Rgn to Chapman land sale.  I believe the man dead in 1716 Stafford is the son of James/Joan   William appears to be the Wm Rgn in Stafford Co VA St Paul's Parrish records who is married to Elizabeth Bridget and starts recording children in 1717. Two comments:The earliest reord in the St Paul's Parish register is the 1716 death of Mathew Rgn. These folk could have had any number of children between MD and VA or in early VA that go unrecorded. We believe the William /Bridget is 27 at the 1717 birth of his son John. Comment #2 the name Bridget is a very common Irish girls' given name... not a surname. There are at least two Elizabeth Rgn's having babies in Stafford. One is called Elizabeth Bridget, the other just Elizabeth. We have somewhere ( I am not at home...still skiing) a record of a marriage for William Rgn and Elizabeth Powell. All the net seems to hold this to be the daughter of William Powell, one of the three sons of Richard Powell of note.However, Wm Powell/Amy Raleigh's daughter was not born until 1717, and she died in 1728 at age 11. They had no other Elizabeth. Wm Powell's brother Joseph died childless. Wm Powell's brother Richard died in 1709 with a pack of girls. I believe he is the father of William's wife. more later.   William Rgn has a daughter Elizabeth who is born and months later dies in 1717. Wm and Eliz Bridget then have a son John in late 1717 who died in 1718. Son Powell is born in 1722.Dau Keziah born in 1727. Dau Bridget in 1733. Then, Bridget Rgn dies.on the day of this birth. I believe this death is the mother, not the daughter. There are no more children for Wm/E. Bridget. listed.More than a decade later, there is a child, Winifred, born to a Bridget... the wife of Wm would be too old. This is the daughter, with an out of wedlock child. This Bridget marries in 1746. William died a few months after Winifred's birth. He was not listed as the father, and she is not in his will.Speaking of his will... the Parish record says William died in Dec 1744. The will carries a date of 1746...must be the filing/recording date.In the will, William bequests a William Powell Rgn, Keziah Rgn, and Elizabeth Rgn. He doesn't have a daughter Elizabeth.... methinks dau. Bridget is actually Elizabeth Bridget, like her mother., just as Powell is actually Willia Powell..then he has bequested all three kids, but not the grandchild, as that would lead to bequesting all. Thus, I must conclude the loose Jane, Margaret, and Jemima Rgn women in Stafford are not daus of Wm.   Charles is only two years younger than William, but we have no record of him having children before 1731. There is a 15 year difference in the postulated marriage date of these two men...did Charles have a third eye? a wart on his nose? nawwww....this dog don't hunt. Logic tells me this is a grandson of James/Joan. If so, Who's your daddy? The Charles in Stafford could be a son of Charles of James, or a son of the Mathew d. 1716.Or this is a second wife and the odd and end kids in Stafford are his by a first wife.All we can prove is that Charles and his wife Elizabeth had Elizabeth b. in 1731, Katherine in 1733 who died in 1734, John born 1736, James born 1738, and Elisha born 1740. ( Elisha Wood was a son of John Wood and, I believe was also the son of Joan  XXX Rgn Wood. This Elisha died in 1733/4 married to a daughter of Richard and Grace Powell... remember, James Rgn's young children were raised by John Wood) If this is a grandson of James and not a son...we could have a random Charles running around unaccounted for...just a thought...LOL   Just a passing note...does anyone have a James in VA or NC who could be the 1738 James above? What is the specualted age of that oddball orphan Eli that pops up in later cenci/uses? I promise that's the end of the Charles Co beating a dead horse I'll do this time.   James, what is the date of the William Rassan-Priscilla Manzey marriage in Stafford?   Until later, M'ellen.       for Ragan-Roots archives go to http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=ragan-roots ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to RAGAN-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

One more time,Briefly review... we are looking at links between James and Joan of Charles Co MD and Wm, John, Francis of Warren/Bute Co NC and Powell of Pendleton SC.   Charles County Circuit Court, Birth, Deaths & Marriage Records, Liber Q Regon, Mary, d/o James and Joan Regon of Nanjemy, bricklayer, b. 28 Aug 1683 Regon, Margarett, d/o James and Joan Regon of Nanjemy, bricklayer, b. 12 Feb 1684 Regon, John, s/o James Regon and Joan Regon of Nanjemy, bricklayer, b. 24 Mar 1685 Regon, Matthew, s/o James Regon and Joan Regon of Nanjemy, bricklayer, b. 24 Apr 1687 Regon, William s/o James Regon and Joan Regon of Nanjemy, bricklayer, b. 31 Jan 1690 Regon, Charles, s/o James Regon and Joan Regon of Nanjemy, bricklayer, b. 20 May 1692 then James Regon 15.119 I £3.6.0 Dec 10 1696 Appraisers: Patrick Anderson, Evan Jones, and finally, James Regon 16.247 A CH £3.6.0 Apr 1 1698 Administratrix: Joan Regon, wife of John Wood, Now, we prove/intelligently speculate:   Mary married Samuel Durham, was given land in Stafford Co VA by stepfather John Wood, and presumably died there as her hubby did.in  1735. Her grands show up in Warren Co NC.   Margaret just gets lost to us   John Rgn died in 1728 Charles Co MD. It appears he married Elizaeth XXX Wood, widow of his step brother John Wood Jr.who was the  son of Joan XXX Regan Wood's second husband John Wood Sr. There is some evidence that John left 5 children... 3 of them male. A genealogical publication which needs to be vetted, says the males were John, Mathew, and William Rgn.all minors.A decade after John's death, a John and a William Rgn admin the will of a Talliaferro ( a name assoc with extended Rgn families) in Caroline Co, MD. A Mathew sells land we will discuss later ,in 1752 Charles Co MD Stafford VA is John's Mathew.   Mathew, son of James and Joan is probably either the man dead in 1716 Stafford VA.., (He he could very likely then be the father of the scattering of misc. Rgn young people in Stafford that have no other family tie Jane, Jemima, Margaret.) Or he could be the man who sells out in 1752 Charles Co MD. The Mathew in 1752 Charles Co MD is either the son of James and Joan ( pretty old) or the grandson of James and Joan. I believe the latter.In Nov of 1744 Richard Chapman records the transfer for life of a land lease to his wife Mary and an Elizabeth Reagon. In Dec of 1745, Richard Chapman's will identifies Elizabeth Reagon as the DAUGHTER of Mathew Rgn. He then id's Mathew RGN as his son in law, and leaves him his " wife's share in her father's estate."( So the Chapman dau. of Richard is likely be dead) The land left is Waples Toyl. I believe I can prove this is the land in the 1752 Chales Co sale which Mathew and now wife Sarah devises to John Chapman, the brother of the now deceased Richard. I am speculating that Mathew, son of John/Elizabeth is in Caroline and is the seller of 1752 Charles Co. One more point, Elizabeth XXX Wood Rgn , widow of John Rgn,married a James Carrol. This James is the witness for the 1752 Rgn to Chapman land sale.  I believe the man dead in 1716 Stafford is the son of James/Joan   William appears to be the Wm Rgn in Stafford Co VA St Paul's Parrish records who is married to Elizabeth Bridget and starts recording children in 1717. Two comments:The earliest reord in the St Paul's Parish register is the 1716 death of Mathew Rgn. These folk could have had any number of children between MD and VA or in early VA that go unrecorded. We believe the William /Bridget is 27 at the 1717 birth of his son John. Comment #2 the name Bridget is a very common Irish girls' given name... not a surname. There are at least two Elizabeth Rgn's having babies in Stafford. One is called Elizabeth Bridget, the other just Elizabeth. We have somewhere ( I am not at home...still skiing) a record of a marriage for William Rgn and Elizabeth Powell. All the net seems to hold this to be the daughter of William Powell, one of the three sons of Richard Powell of note.However, Wm Powell/Amy Raleigh's daughter was not born until 1717, and she died in 1728 at age 11. They had no other Elizabeth. Wm Powell's brother Joseph died childless. Wm Powell's brother Richard died in 1709 with a pack of girls. I believe he is the father of William's wife. more later.   William Rgn has a daughter Elizabeth who is born and months later dies in 1717. Wm and Eliz Bridget then have a son John in late 1717 who died in 1718. Son Powell is born in 1722.Dau Keziah born in 1727. Dau Bridget in 1733. Then, Bridget Rgn dies.on the day of this birth. I believe this death is the mother, not the daughter. There are no more children for Wm/E. Bridget. listed.More than a decade later, there is a child, Winifred, born to a Bridget... the wife of Wm would be too old. This is the daughter, with an out of wedlock child. This Bridget marries in 1746. William died a few months after Winifred's birth. He was not listed as the father, and she is not in his will.Speaking of his will... the Parish record says William died in Dec 1744. The will carries a date of 1746...must be the filing/recording date.In the will, William bequests a William Powell Rgn, Keziah Rgn, and Elizabeth Rgn. He doesn't have a daughter Elizabeth.... methinks dau. Bridget is actually Elizabeth Bridget, like her mother., just as Powell is actually Willia Powell..then he has bequested all three kids, but not the grandchild, as that would lead to bequesting all. Thus, I must conclude the loose Jane, Margaret, and Jemima Rgn women in Stafford are not daus of Wm.   Charles is only two years younger than William, but we have no record of him having children before 1731. There is a 15 year difference in the postulated marriage date of these two men...did Charles have a third eye? a wart on his nose? nawwww....this dog don't hunt. Logic tells me this is a grandson of James/Joan. If so, Who's your daddy? The Charles in Stafford could be a son of Charles of James, or a son of the Mathew d. 1716.Or this is a second wife and the odd and end kids in Stafford are his by a first wife.All we can prove is that Charles and his wife Elizabeth had Elizabeth b. in 1731, Katherine in 1733 who died in 1734, John born 1736, James born 1738, and Elisha born 1740. ( Elisha Wood was a son of John Wood and, I believe was also the son of Joan  XXX Rgn Wood. This Elisha died in 1733/4 married to a daughter of Richard and Grace Powell... remember, James Rgn's young children were raised by John Wood) If this is a grandson of James and not a son...we could have a random Charles running around unaccounted for...just a thought...LOL   Just a passing note...does anyone have a James in VA or NC who could be the 1738 James above? What is the specualted age of that oddball orphan Eli that pops up in later cenci/uses? I promise that's the end of the Charles Co beating a dead horse I'll do this time.   James, what is the date of the William Rassan-Priscilla Manzey marriage in Stafford?   Until later, M'ellen.

Hi, The John Regan/Riggin who was son of Joseph, Jr. and Anna could not have been the one who was a member of the Bute County Safety Committee in 1775 as he was in Bladen [now Robeson] Co NC before, during and after 1775. Thanks. Sam West Lumberton, Robeson [formerly Bladen] Co NC On Thu, Dec 30, 2010 at 11:34 AM, Maryellen Horrigan <mellenpatch7@yahoo.com > wrote: > Here's a teaser: > > Is the John Riggin who married Ann Bell the same John Riggin > listed as an Ensign on the Bute County Safety Committee 1775? He is listed > with these men..Joseph Sherrin, Daniel Sledge, Josiah Riggin, Thomas > Sherrod, Green Hill, Robert Goodloe, Henry Pattello...these are listed in > the Stone House District. > John/Bell is about 50, so possible, but it could be John son of Joseph Jr > and > Anna... > My question is who is Josiah Rgn...does anybody have him ? > > > > > for Ragan-Roots archives go to > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=ragan-roots > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > RAGAN-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Sam West Lumberton, Robeson Co NC e-mail: sam.west.1@gmail.com "Not all of us can do great things, but we all can do small things in a great way." author unknown

thanks Sam. I guess John/Bell wins by default. Sam, whom would you seek for the gen. line of the William of Surry below..Daniel or James.The Durham connection implies James. But Surry is stonger for Daniel. BTW how are you on William of John,Francis, Daniel ... I bet that's a silly question  M"ellen ion. DB-2, page 306. 29 September 1769, JOSEPH RAGGAN (RIGGAN) & MARY, his wife, to WILLIAM DURHAM,SR., both of Parish of Saint Johns, Bute Co. 30 Pds. Va. money for 100 A. in Parish & Co. afsd. on ES Little Hobb Quarter adj. WM.WALKER, WM.DURHAM & WILLIAM RAGGAN. Wit: JOHN RAGGAN, SAMUEL DURHAM, RELAH MANGRAM. Proved by JOHN DURHAM, Bute November Court 1769, BEN McCULLOCH, C.C. Reg; 24 January 1770, by WILLIAM JOHNSON, P.R.   DB-2, page 308. 25 February 1769. JOSEPH RIGGAN & MARY RIGGAN, of Bute Co., to WM. RIGGAN, of  Surrey Co., Va. l0 Pds. Va. money for 100 A. in Bute Co. on ES Little Creek. Wit: WILLIAM DURHAM, JOHN RIGGAN, SAMUEL DURHAM.  Proved by JOHN RIGGAN, Bute November Court 1769, BEN McCULLOCH, C.C.  Reg: 25 January 1770, by WILLIAM JOHNSON, P.R.   DB-2, page 293. 24 March 1769. CHAMBE(R)LAIN HUDSON to THOMAS HOUSE, both of Bute Co. 100 Pds. Va. money for 800 A. in Bute Co. on head of Meltons Creek beginning at a branch of Gunters Creek, adj. MANGGM, WELDON, ACOCK & his own line. Wit: JOHN OSBORN, JOS. RIGGAN, JOHN HUDSON.   Ack: by CHAMBERLAIN HUDSON, Bute November Court 1769, BEN McCULLOCH, C.C. Reg: 16 January 1770, by WILLIAM JOHNSON, P.R.  Marginal notation: 18th. Jany. Deld. to J. BARTHOLEMEW Son of CHAS. B.   DB-3, page 183. 8 December 1770. WILLIAM RIGGAN (RAGGON), of Surry Co., Va., to WILLIAM DURHAM, of Bute Co. 15 Pds:lO Va. money for 1OO A. in Bute Co. on ES the Great Branch adj. JOSEPH RAGGON & WILLIAM RAGGON. Wit: HENRY FOOT, WILLIAM COLCLOUGH, JOHN RIGGAN, SAMUEL DURHAM. Prov: by WILLIAM COLCLOUGH,JR. Bute Feb. Court 1771, BEN McCULLOCH,C.C. Reg:2 May 1771, WILLIAM JOHNSON,P.R. ----- Original Message ---- From: Sam West <sam.west.1@gmail.com> To: ragan-roots@rootsweb.com Sent: Sun, January 2, 2011 2:17:37 PM Subject: Re: [RAGAN-ROOTS] John Riggan/Bell Hi, The John Regan/Riggin who was son of Joseph, Jr. and Anna could not have been the one who was a member of the Bute County Safety Committee in 1775 as he was in Bladen [now Robeson] Co NC before, during and after 1775. Thanks. Sam West Lumberton, Robeson [formerly Bladen] Co NC On Thu, Dec 30, 2010 at 11:34 AM, Maryellen Horrigan <mellenpatch7@yahoo.com > wrote: > Here's a teaser: > > Is the John Riggin who married Ann Bell the same John Riggin > listed as an Ensign on the Bute County Safety Committee 1775?  He is listed > with these men..Joseph Sherrin, Daniel Sledge, Josiah Riggin, Thomas > Sherrod, Green Hill, Robert Goodloe, Henry Pattello...these are listed in > the Stone House District. > John/Bell is about 50, so possible, but it could be John son of Joseph Jr > and > Anna... > My question is who is Josiah Rgn...does anybody have him ? > > > > >  for Ragan-Roots archives go to > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=ragan-roots > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > RAGAN-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Sam West Lumberton, Robeson Co NC e-mail:        sam.west.1@gmail.com "Not all of us can do great things, but we all can do small things in a great way." author unknown for Ragan-Roots archives go to http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=ragan-roots ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to RAGAN-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I'm going to add to this...I'm looking for Sam and James in particular to chime in... the matter below pertains to the John Rgn who marries Ann Bell. Ann's mother was Mary Thompson. Her grandfather was one Samuel Thompson. I am going to quote from Nola Dufy's research, but before I do, I will say that this is review for many of us.I believe strongly in geography.These Thompson started in New England and then Virginia. They move back and forth from Surry to Westmorland, hobnobbing with the Washingtons ( see Lawrence Washington's will) They then hit NC. The following will is filed in Surry. As memtioned it is from Nola Dufy's impeccable research. William’s brother, Samuel Thompson, must have left him a very well to do man for he and his son, Samuel, were left most of his brother’s property. He was the only one of the sons of Rev. William Thompson who left children. He made his will December 20, 1731, probated October 18, 1732. The will is badly torn and partly destroyed. He names son, Samuel Thompson; daughter Katherine; daughter Hannah Thompson (devised 100 acres on land on Deep Branch); son John (10 acres after the decease of his mother and the gun and pistols given him by William Moseley) and grandchildren, Samuel and Mary Thompson (rest and remainder of his estate). The Witnesses were Jane Regan, Mary Regan and Mary Mastin. (Will Bk. 8, p. 240). His son, William, must have been included in part of the will that is missing for it is proven by his brother, Samuel Thompson’s will that he had a son, William. In nameing his brother William’s children he named William as the thrid child. John Thompson also mentioned brother William in his will. Samuel Thompson(William, William, John), born circa 1686  married Sarah Edwards. He was a witness to Michael Harris’ will Jan. 1739 (Bk. 9, p. 464); to John Bamers will on Oct 2, 1731; and to his brother-in-law William Edwards' will on Feb. 10, 1744. There is a deed Oct. 24, 1748 from Samuel and Sarah Thompson to John Thompson, both of Surry for 23 acres, part of 150 acres Samuel purchased of Joseph King and Catherine, his wife, land on east side of Cypress Swamp. Witnesses were John Riggan, Sen., Wm. George, John Riggan, Jun. and Joseph Riggan (Bk. 5, p. 371). On August 31, 1751 Samuel deeded to his brother, John Thompson, 250 acres on east side of Cypress Swamp (Bk. 6, p. 439). It would appear these deed represent the sale of property in anticipation of moving to North Carolina.  (Note the references to members of the Riggan family.  ) Sarah Edwards was the daughter of William Edwards whose will was dated January 9, 1721/22, probated Feb. 21, 1724. William Edwards’ will names daughters Mary, Elizabeth, Ann and Sarah; sons, Benjamin, William and Micajah. He also devised to Francis Regan "one dividend of land lying at the mouth of Susquehannah branch, lower end of his line and the great swamp below his house not exceeding 10 acres, formerly promised to Samuel Kindred." (Bk. 7, p. 389). Children of Samuel Thompson (WILLIAM, WILLIAM, JOHN) and Sarah Edwards:     1. Samuel Thompson     2. Sarah Thompson married Jacob Williams     3. Mary Thompson married Thomas Bell.   *     4. Anne Thompson married John Myrick   At issue is that some of the Charles Co MD descendents of James/Joan went to Surry VA instead of Stafford VA before NC.The family of Sam West's pet Daniel Rgn is there. An unidentified William is there, buying stuff in NC. The Thompsons who become relatives of John Rgn/Bell are there... cozy, isn't it.....   ----- Original Message ---- From: Maryellen Horrigan <mellenpatch7@yahoo.com> To: ragan-roots@rootsweb.com Sent: Thu, December 30, 2010 11:34:25 AM Subject: [RAGAN-ROOTS] John Riggan/Bell Here's a teaser:   Is the John Riggin who married Ann Bell the same John Riggin listed as an Ensign on the Bute County Safety Committee 1775?  He is listed with these men..Joseph Sherrin, Daniel Sledge, Josiah Riggin, Thomas Sherrod, Green Hill, Robert Goodloe, Henry Pattello...these are listed in the Stone House District. John/Bell is about 50, so possible, but it could be John son of Joseph Jr and Anna... My question is who is Josiah Rgn...does anybody have him ?       for Ragan-Roots archives go to http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=ragan-roots ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to RAGAN-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Here's a teaser:   Is the John Riggin who married Ann Bell the same John Riggin listed as an Ensign on the Bute County Safety Committee 1775?  He is listed with these men..Joseph Sherrin, Daniel Sledge, Josiah Riggin, Thomas Sherrod, Green Hill, Robert Goodloe, Henry Pattello...these are listed in the Stone House District. John/Bell is about 50, so possible, but it could be John son of Joseph Jr and Anna... My question is who is Josiah Rgn...does anybody have him ?

Maryellen: We are so glad and relieved that you are back among us. A couple of us were beginning to wonder what happened to you and that is when the search for our Maryellen started. In fact I just called the college today to see if they were open and no not until 1/03/11. Remember research is in our blood...........I was going to call back and talk with your daughter to find you no matter what to see if all was well. I still had a couple to calls I could make but was hanging my hat on your daughter to come thru and I thank her for that........so with that said WELCOME back to this madness of Genealogy.....................by the way what do you do in your spare time? I just knew you had to be on one of your skiing trips. Have fun and be safe. Court At 07:07 AM 12/29/2010 -0800, you wrote: >Halloooooo! Okay, guilty as charged. I have: had the last daughter's wedding, >hosted a major fundraiser in my home,MC'd my >high school reunion and edited all >programs, address lists, badges etc., brought >out my first issue as editor of a >30 page newsletter ( first time all digital),had a week of >houseguests, stripped and refinished a dozen antique shop 19th century oak >church pews to replace missing ones in 150 year old church ( sticky job), >created and burnt 400 DVD's ( so far) commemorating 150th anniversary of same >church...cutting 3500+++ photos down to 500 to fit in program and learning to >splice and dice MP3's...now there's a learning >curve.I bit off too much and was >determined to bring it all in on time and to the best I could. I have not >answered the phone, the door, or my e-mail. Sorry folks, but it's nice to be >missed. > >Court, you are quite a dectective...yes, the >professor you contacted is one of >ours... good work! I am sooo impressed. As expected, we are in New England >skiing. That means I am on the laptop that caught the glass of red wine and >skips "M, B,V, A, space" and hops around...I try to catch all the bloops, but >please be patient, and imaginative. > >Okay, research files here are limited. ( James, I have lost months of our >private correspondence due to computer glitches >and a less than adept techie.) >We were initially looking at the scramble of R's in NC before the Revolution. >For those of you who are new to the list, we >don't strictly adhere to spelling. >Any Rgns we look at. There is more than one line in NC at the Revolution and >they seem to be the majority of lines we are >researching. At the moment, we are >poking at William1, William Powell Rgns2 and his >possible link to James/Joan1, >William 2, of Charles Co MD. > >Joan, James' widow, marries John Wood, probably has children by him, and >entangles the Rgns with the Woods from this point forward. > >We know from various church and county records that Joan and James had 6 >kids...we lose Margaret, Mathew marries Elizabeth, a dau. of John Chapman and >dies in Stafford VA...where most of these folks move to. We need to watch for >kids of Mathews. > >Mary Rgn is key because she marries Samuel >Durham and at her wedding is gifted >land by John Wood, giving us both identity and >geography.This family goes from >Charles Co MD, to Stafford VA, to Bute/Warren >NC...dragging our names with them. > >We then come to Charles, William, and John Rgn.All of these folk die in >StaffordVA and leave tantalizing records in St Paul's Parish. >William marries Elizabeth Bridget Powell, >daughter of either William Powell or >Richard, ( I believe Richard) William is gifted in will by Richard Powell's >widow Grace...who also mentiones Jane...Jane? >William has a son Powell...is this the Wm Powell of Warren/Bute, NC?He's >involved with Barbee, Derrick, Foote... names we >see later in NC and assoc with >Rgn and Powell. > >Charles Rgn marries an unk Elizabeth and dumped a ton of kids all over VA >including a Jane, and a Charles who my be one of two in NC. More later. > >John Rgn...here's meat ! I feel he is key. This John supposedly married the >widow of John Wood II. That is the widow of his step brother.We need to prove >this. John Wood II predeceased his father. Did his widow hold land that then >became taxable to John Rgn? Is there record of John Rgn being guardian to any >little Woods? When John Rgn died, his widow >married James Carrol. That makes her >reputedly, Elizabeth XXX Wood Regan Carrol. Here are various wills: > >John Wood, Jr. 36A.244 A CH £52.6.6 #4430 Oct 12 1714 >The amount of the inventory is equivalent to #12558. This entry is torn. >Payments to: Capt. Thomas Dent, Rev. Mr. William >Machonchie, Rev. Scott, George >-----, Mathew ----, Charles ----, Edward ----, William Jenkins. >Administratrix: Elisabeth Wood. >=== >John Reagon 13.476 CH £82.10.6 Dec 11 1728 Feb 26 1728 >Appraisers: Thomas Sanders, John Craxson. >Creditors: William Griffith, Daniel McDaniel. >Next of kin: James Rose, Peter Fernandie. >Administratrix/Executrix: Elisabeth Reagon. >=== >John Reagon 10.244 A CH £82.10.3 £91.16.4 Apr 6 1730 >Sureties: Stephen Mankin, James Mankin. >Payments to: John Howinson, John Smith, Dr. John Chalmers, William Griffen, >Elisabeth Sennett, Barnaby Kelley, Samuel Ranson, Alee Mathews, John Suttly, >James Mankin, Daniel McDaniel, Edward Brawner. >Distribution to: accountant, children (unnamed, minors). >Administratrix: Elisabeth Carroll, wife of James Carroll. >=== >John Wood 18.129 A CH £35.10,0 £33.8.11 Feb 21 1740 ( Note: this is John Wood >III, child of Eliz the many times widow, Ann Ross is a full sister of John) >Sureties: Richard Chapman, James Mankin. >Payments to: Anne Ross, Dr. Brown, James >Glascock, James Ross, Richard Chapman, >Daniel Wright, George Flanakin, John Stephenson, >Matthew Barnes, Daniel Dulany, >Esq., Samuel Hanson, Walter Hanson. >Representatives: mother, 2 half-sisters (unnamed), 2 half-brothers (unnamed). >Administrators: James Carrol and his wife >Elisabeth Carrol (mother of deceased) > > >Elizabeth Carrol had no children by James >Carrol. If this is indeed the widow of >John Rgn and John Wood, then the half brother >and sisters of John Wood are Rgns, >and we know that John Rgn left at least 2 sons >and 2 daughters. We need to prove >Eliz XXX married half brothers. the original of >John Rgn's will may tell us why >Eliz Carrol is adminx. If so, we may be golden. >I think I have a will for James >Carrol but not Eliz. she must have predeceased. >I don't recall any helpful info. >If she predeceased, he may not have given a >hoot. I figure ole Eliz was at least >in her fifties when she married Carrol. Kids too old for bonding. >Nice to be back... Maryellen > > >----- Original Message ---- >From: Court Conkwright <courtcurtis@usa.net> >To: Riggin <ragan-roots@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Thu, December 23, 2010 12:07:12 PM >Subject: [RAGAN-ROOTS] Maryellen > >Hi I have not seen any posting and just wanted to see if I was still >hooked up to this site...............Maryellen, I hope you a well and >still working this as our leader..................You all have a >Great Christmas and Happy New Years..................! > >Happy Hunting! > >Court >St. Louis, Mo. > >for Ragan-Roots archives go to > >http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=ragan-roots >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >RAGAN-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word >'unsubscribe' without the quotes >in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > for Ragan-Roots archives go to > >http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=ragan-roots >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an >email to RAGAN-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with >the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the >subject and the body of the message

Maryellen, Please straighten me out if I am misguided. I have William Cain married first to Sarah Regan, daughter of Daniel Regan of Bertie CO NC, then married second to her cousin Olive Regan, daughter of Joseph Regan of Bertie Co NC. William and Olive Regan Cain left NE NC and settled in Bladen Co NC prior to 1751. He dies, and then his widow Olive Regan Cain died in Robeson Co NC in the 1790s. Please comfirm or disprove for me. Thanks. Sam West Lumberton, Robeson Co NC -- Sam West Lumberton, Robeson Co NC e-mail: sam.west.1@gmail.com "Not all of us can do great things, but we all can do small things in a great way." author unknown

Halloooooo! Okay, guilty as charged. I have: had the last daughter's wedding, hosted a major fundraiser in my home,MC'd my high school reunion and edited all programs, address lists, badges etc., brought out my first issue as editor of a 30 page newsletter ( first time all digital),had a week of houseguests,  stripped and refinished a dozen antique shop 19th century oak church pews to replace missing ones in 150 year old church ( sticky job), created and burnt 400 DVD's ( so far) commemorating 150th anniversary of same church...cutting 3500+++ photos down to 500 to fit in program and learning to splice and dice MP3's...now there's a learning curve.I bit off too much and was determined to bring it all in on time and to the best I could. I have not answered the phone, the door, or my e-mail. Sorry folks, but it's nice to be missed. Court, you are quite a dectective...yes, the professor you contacted is one of ours... good work! I am sooo impressed. As expected, we are in New England skiing. That means I am on the laptop that caught the glass of red wine and skips "M, B,V, A, space" and hops around...I try to catch all the bloops, but please be patient, and imaginative. Okay, research files here are limited. ( James, I have lost months of our private correspondence due to computer glitches and a less than adept techie.) We were initially looking at the scramble of R's in NC before the Revolution. For those of you who are new to the list, we don't strictly adhere to spelling. Any Rgns we look at. There is more than one line in NC at the Revolution and they seem to be the majority of lines we are researching. At the moment, we are poking at William1, William Powell Rgns2 and his possible link to James/Joan1, William 2, of Charles Co MD. Joan, James' widow, marries John Wood, probably has children by him, and entangles the Rgns with the Woods from this point forward. We know from various church and county records that Joan and James had 6 kids...we lose Margaret, Mathew marries Elizabeth, a dau. of John Chapman and dies in Stafford VA...where most of these folks move to. We need to watch for kids of Mathews. Mary Rgn is key because she marries Samuel Durham and at her wedding is gifted land by John Wood, giving us both identity and geography.This family goes from Charles Co MD, to Stafford VA, to Bute/Warren NC...dragging our names with them. We then come to Charles, William, and John Rgn.All of these folk die in StaffordVA and leave tantalizing records in St Paul's Parish. William marries Elizabeth Bridget Powell, daughter of either William Powell or Richard, ( I believe Richard) William is gifted in will by Richard Powell's widow Grace...who also mentiones Jane...Jane? William has a son Powell...is this the Wm Powell of Warren/Bute, NC?He's involved with Barbee, Derrick, Foote... names we see later in NC and assoc with Rgn and Powell. Charles Rgn marries an unk Elizabeth and dumped a ton of kids all over VA including a Jane, and a Charles who my be one of two in NC. More later. John Rgn...here's meat ! I feel he is key. This John supposedly married the widow of John Wood II. That is the widow of his step brother.We need to prove this. John Wood II predeceased his father. Did his widow hold land that then became taxable to John Rgn? Is there record of John Rgn being guardian to any little Woods? When John Rgn died, his widow married James Carrol. That makes her reputedly, Elizabeth XXX Wood Regan Carrol. Here are various  wills: John Wood, Jr. 36A.244 A CH £52.6.6 #4430 Oct 12 1714 The amount of the inventory is equivalent to #12558. This entry is torn. Payments to: Capt. Thomas Dent, Rev. Mr. William Machonchie, Rev. Scott, George -----, Mathew ----, Charles ----, Edward ----, William Jenkins. Administratrix: Elisabeth Wood. === John Reagon 13.476 CH £82.10.6 Dec 11 1728 Feb 26 1728 Appraisers: Thomas Sanders, John Craxson. Creditors: William Griffith, Daniel McDaniel. Next of kin: James Rose, Peter Fernandie. Administratrix/Executrix: Elisabeth Reagon. === John Reagon 10.244 A CH £82.10.3 £91.16.4 Apr 6 1730 Sureties: Stephen Mankin, James Mankin. Payments to: John Howinson, John Smith, Dr. John Chalmers, William Griffen, Elisabeth Sennett, Barnaby Kelley, Samuel Ranson, Alee Mathews, John Suttly, James Mankin, Daniel McDaniel, Edward Brawner. Distribution to: accountant, children (unnamed, minors). Administratrix: Elisabeth Carroll, wife of James Carroll. === John Wood 18.129 A CH £35.10,0 £33.8.11 Feb 21 1740 ( Note: this is John Wood III, child of Eliz the many times widow, Ann Ross is a full sister of John) Sureties: Richard Chapman, James Mankin. Payments to: Anne Ross, Dr. Brown, James Glascock, James Ross, Richard Chapman, Daniel Wright, George Flanakin, John Stephenson, Matthew Barnes, Daniel Dulany, Esq., Samuel Hanson, Walter Hanson. Representatives: mother, 2 half-sisters (unnamed), 2 half-brothers (unnamed). Administrators: James Carrol and his wife Elisabeth Carrol (mother of deceased) Elizabeth Carrol had no children by James Carrol. If this is indeed the widow of John Rgn and John Wood, then the half brother and sisters of John Wood are Rgns, and we know that John Rgn left at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. We need to prove Eliz XXX married half brothers. the original of John Rgn's will may tell us why Eliz Carrol is adminx. If so, we may be golden. I think I have a will for James Carrol but not Eliz. she must have predeceased. I don't recall any helpful info. If she predeceased, he may not have given a hoot. I figure ole Eliz was at least in her fifties when she married Carrol. Kids too old for bonding. Nice to be back... Maryellen   ----- Original Message ---- From: Court Conkwright <courtcurtis@usa.net> To: Riggin <ragan-roots@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thu, December 23, 2010 12:07:12 PM Subject: [RAGAN-ROOTS] Maryellen Hi I have not seen any posting and just wanted to see if I was still hooked up to this site...............Maryellen, I hope you a well and still working this as our leader..................You all have a Great Christmas and Happy New Years..................! Happy Hunting! Court St. Louis, Mo. for Ragan-Roots archives go to http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=ragan-roots ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to RAGAN-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hello Court I too have been wondering abt Maryellen myself. We were all going to do some research together sometime ago back in Spring/early Summer but we have lost her. Not heard anything from her since. Hope she is well. Have a good Christmas & New Years. JW Garrett ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2010 11:07:12 -0600 > To: ragan-roots@rootsweb.com > From: courtcurtis@usa.net > Subject: [RAGAN-ROOTS] Maryellen > > Hi I have not seen any posting and just wanted to see if I was still > hooked up to this site...............Maryellen, I hope you a well and > still working this as our leader..................You all have a > Great Christmas and Happy New Years..................! > > Happy Hunting! > > Court > St. Louis, Mo. > > for Ragan-Roots archives go to > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=ragan-roots > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to RAGAN-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi I have not seen any posting and just wanted to see if I was still hooked up to this site...............Maryellen, I hope you a well and still working this as our leader..................You all have a Great Christmas and Happy New Years..................! Happy Hunting! Court St. Louis, Mo.