Lee, Here's what I have on (what appears to be) your family: ================== Source 1 Ann RAGAN. Parents 2 Nathan RAGAN. Born on 20 Aug 1788 in Person County, NC. Nathan died in Hardeman County TN abt 1845; he was 56. Nathan married Elizabeth _?_. They had one child: 1 i. Ann 3 Elizabeth _?_. Grandparents 4 Nathan RAGAN. Born on 16 Aug 1749 in Somerset Co., MD. Nathan died in Dickson County, TN. (?) in Feb 1835; he was 85. Nathan married Elizabeth _?_. They had the following children: 2 i. Nathan (1788-~1845) ii. William (1773-) iii. Jessie (1775-) iv. Lewis (1789-1849) v. John (1774-) vi. Bennett 5 Elizabeth _?_. G Grandparents 8 John RIGGIN Jr. Born in 1717. John died in 1776; he was 59. John married Jeminah _?_. They had the following children: i. Obediah (1743-) ii. Sarah (1745-) iii. Mary (1747-) 4 iv. Nathan (1749-1835) v. Martha (1752-) vi. John (1754-) vii. Rhody (1756-) 9 Jeminah _?_. GG Grandparents 16 John John Of Morumsco RIGGIN. Born in 1681 in Somerset Co., MD. John John Of Morumsco died in Somerset Co., MD in 1740; he was 59. In 1706 when John John Of Morumsco was 25, he married Mary WARD, in Somerset County MD. They had the following children: 8 i. John (1717-1776) ii. Teague (1719-) iii. Cornelious (1721-1769) iv. Sarah (1725-) v. Mary (1725-) vi. Martha (1729-) vii. Jemina 17 Mary WARD. GGG Grandparents 32 Teague RIGGIN/RIGGEN. Born in 1640 in Connaught, Ireland. Teague died in 1707; he was 67. On 30 Jul 1667 when Teague was 27, he married Mary LONDON, in Somerset Co., MD. They had the following children: i. Mary (1668-) ii. Teague (1670-1721) iii. Ambrose (1673-1743) iv. Sarah (1676-) v. Ruth (1678-) 16 vi. John John Of Morumsco (1681-1740) vii. Darby (1683-1743) viii. Rachel (1686-) ix. Samuel (1689-1734) 33 Mary LONDON. Born ca 1644 in Geavesend, Long Island, Amsterdam (New York). Mary died in 1740; she was 96. 34 Cornelius WARD. Child: 17 i. Mary GGGG Grandparents 64 Teige ODowda REAGH. Child: 32 i. Teague (1640-1707) 66 Ambrose LONDON. Religion: Quaker. Ambrose married Mary CORNISH. They had one child: 33 i. Mary (ca1644-1740) 67 Mary CORNISH. Religion: Quaker. Michael W. RAGAN 118 Main St Stevenson, AL 35772 (256) 437-8651/8282 [email protected] ================== In a message dated 9/6/99 6:46:57 PM, [email protected] writes: >I was given you address by another RAGAN researcher who had posted on the > >Dickson County, TN TNGENWEB site. She says that you will be able to help > >me. I am seeking information about the family of my great, great, great > >grandmother Ann RAGAN (possibly Nancy Ann). She was the daughter of Nathan > >RAGAN (b. Aug 20, 1788) and Elizabeth (Unknown last name). She married > >William BARNHILL (1801-1844) on Aug 24, 1821 in Hickman County, TN. > >For this reason we had concentrated our search in Hickman County. Today >I > >learned of a case in the Chancery Court of Dickson County, TN on October >20, > >1846 which involved the will of Nathan RAGAN so I have altered the focus >of > >my search. The will involved property on the East Side of Yellow Creek. >The > >children of William BARNHILL and Ann RAGAN ended up in Hardin County, TN. >We > >have been unable to locate the burial place of William and Ann but do know > >that the orphan children of William BARNHILL were mentioned in 1844 in >the > >minutes of the Hardin County Court Clerk. I will appreciate any help. >I > >look forward to hearing from you. Thanks! > > > >Lee Barnhill Cate > >Union City, TN