In a message dated 2/13/01 1:58:11 PM Eastern Standard Time, CarBurCo writes: << Mike, et al: Thanks for the lookups MIKE! I think we can locate a few of the people mentioned in the references. According to my notes and in my database, I have this information that may have a bearing on the documents you found: ============================================================= JAMES RANSOM (son of Jas. Ransom 1704-1740 Va & Grissell Gwathmey) b ca 1732 in SURRY County, Va., married AMY DAVIS ca 1751, d ca 1777 in Bute County, NC ================================================== the above JAMES RANSOM AND AMY DAVIS HAD THESE CHILDREN: (I have underlined the names that are in your first reference) *RICHARD RANSOM (eldest child) b 1752 m KIZZIAH PORTIS (no children named James) JAMES RANSOM d. age two *CLEVIOUS RANSOM moved to Ga married and had children unknown names *SAMUEL RANSOM (Steve Ransom's ancestor) had a son named JAMES (also Steve's ancestor) who was in Ga by 1850 *DAVIS RANSOM (nothing further on him) MARY RANSOM m WARREN WARREN *ELIZABETH (BETH?)RANSOM m LAWRENCE CARR THOMPSON b 1807 in MS *NANCY RANSOM m NILES NELMS *SALLIE RANSOM m DAVID WHITEHEAD PRISCILLA RANSOM m GREEN ANDREWS *AMY RANSOM m. WILLIAM DAVIS (cousin?) ========================================================== As for the reference to the JAMES RANSOM who has MACON (really JONES) family connections: JAMES RANSOM was the second husband of PRISCILLA (JONES) MACON (her MAIDEN name was JONES, widow of GIDEON MACON so when she married JAMES RANSOM she was referred to in records as PRISCILLA MACON, but her family surnames was JONES, NOT Macon) PRISCILLA JONES m. GIDEON MACON (d 1761) HER second husband (m ca 1763) was JAMES RANSOM ========================================================== THAT is the JAMES RANSOM I would like to place most. ANYONE???? ============================================================ PERHAPS the WEBSITE mentioned below will answer that question at last. Let's all go look up more details, Carole In a message dated 2/13/01 10:50:18 AM Eastern Standard Time, mransom@peak.org writes: << BUTE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA COURT MINUTES, 1767-79 I got 191 hits at this database, mostly James RANSOM, a few Richard RANSOM, a RANSON and RANSOME. The possibilities for confusion are endless, with three guys named James RANSOM in the county! It was fun reading, and tring to notice the McLAMORE, MACON and other family connections, along with AMY's children and grandchild. There's lawsuits and juries and guardians galore. such as this example: >> Bute County, North Carolina Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, 1767-1779 11 February 1778 Amy Ransom and Betsy Ransom orphans of James Ransom dece'd came into Court and made Choice of Amey Ransom their mother Guardian to them, who with John Willis, Benjamin Hill and Richard Ransom her Securitys Entered into and Executed a bond for her faithfull performance of her said Trust. Amey Ransom is appointed by the Court Guardian to Sally Ransom, Nancy Ransom, Cleveirs Ransom, Samuel Ransom and Davis Ransom orphans of James Ransom Esq'r dece'd who with John Willis, Benjamin Hill & Richard Ransom her Securitys Entered into and Executed a bond for the faithfull performance of her said trust. << from Ancestry.com: >> The single most important record for any North Carolina county is the minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions. The Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions is the lowest court of record for the county. More people's names appear in this court record than in any other body of county records. Lists of deeds proved and recorded are found in the court minutes, as well as lists of wills proved or administrations on intestate estates taken out. Source Information: Holcomb, Brent, comp. "Bute County, North Carolina Court Minutes, 1767-79." [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000. Original data: Holcomb, Brent. "Bute County, North Carolina Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Session, 1767-79." Columbia, SC: SCMAR, 1994 >> >>