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

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

Was there not a Charles Rgn who enlisted in Rev War in 1776 Charles Co MD and received his pension (when?) from Warren NC? If so this Charles would have been born by 1760, perhaps a 4th Gen Rgn from James/Joan-1? Then there is the Charles Rgn b. 1759 who enlisted in Rev War in Granville NC in 1778. He md Mary Popplin. He died in Lincoln Co NC. In 1766 Bute NC we have a Charles Rgn & Son. This Charles was likely b. by 1725-29, likely a 3rd Gen son of James-1/Joan 1777 Bute NC Charles Rgn Sr b. by 1735..likely the the Charles of 1766 b. by 1725-29 Charles Rgn b. by 1756...not likely the Charles b. 1759 md to Mary Popplin. father & son? There was at least 3 Charles Rgns in Bute/Warren NC Charles (sr) b. by 1725-29 Charles (Jr?) b. by 1756 This Charles may be the one that md Zillah Lindsey...brother of Peter Rgn who md a Lindsey Charles/Mary Popplin b. 1759 But who is the Charles b. by 1760 that enilted in Charles MD? JW Garrett ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2011 13:23:11 -0800 > From: mellenpatch7@yahoo.com > To: ragan-roots@rootsweb.com > Subject: [RAGAN-ROOTS] John again > > 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 >

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

Is it possible that John-3 (Francis-2) b. by 1705 of Surry VA who had sons Wm-4, Benj-4, and Jesse-4 could have also had a son John b. by 1727 who md Ann Bell? Is all of Johns-3 sons accounted for...only Wm, Benj, Jesse or could there be others? I still think Joseph/Mary Rgn of Bute NC could be the Joseph-4 s/o Francis-3. Could have Francis-3 have had other sons other than Joseph-4... perhaps John Sr b. by 1706? John-2 (James/Joan) /Elizabeth X Wood would have had children b. 1714-1729. It's unlikely John b. by 1706 could be a son. JW Garrett