Hi, We would like to extend an invitation to all researchers lookin for the Rich and associated surnames. We will be having our reunion in the air-conditioned tea room at Standing Stone State Park on July 7. 2001. We will be having a cemetary tour on July 6th. Come and join us for our pot luck lunch (good cookes in Tennessee), fellowship and swap genealogy. Here is the line as we find it today (of course it may change with new info) after 30 years + of personal research and a lot of shared research to help us complete this line of Rich's. I believe that an Obediah Rich that lived in Currituck Co., NC in about 1709 is part of this line. Just need the connecting pieces. We assume at this point in time and with probably research that our line is from Timothy Rich of Goochland, Co., Va. (Julia Rich Hogan did a lot of research on this line and I do agree with a lot of what she concluded). This Timothy Rich died before 1736 in that county. His children were: Jeremiah Parker Rich Timothy Rich Sarah Rich William Rich Nimrod Rich Catherine Rich and his wife Catherine was pregnant with son David. We come thru Jeremiah Rich who moved to Wake Co., NC. His children were: Jessee Rich Judith Rich Dodd John Rich William Rich Susannah Bridges Jacob Rich Charity Rich Charles Rich (executiver of will along with Jeremiah's brother TImothy) Here is where this family becomes a challenge. The suddenly start using the surname Reach part of the time and Rich the other part. I found this by accident and had to go back and spend 2 days retracing my research to put all of the pieces in order. Our line contiues from Jeremiah to son William. This William is said to have married a full blooded Cherokee Indian - Polly Hooker, yet in the Bible the last name looks like Ellis. Here is another challenge - what was William's wife name and where are her Cherokee records (from the looks of these children - there is definitly Indian Blood in this family.) From census records we know that William and his wife had several children, but todate, we can only prove Jessee and John as 2 of his many children. We have proven this thru info from Cherokee Applications. Who were Jessee and John's brothers and sisters????????????? How many of them moved from Surry Co., NC to Cumberland or Monroe Co., Ky and where are they now???????????? Jessee Rich married Elizabeth Savage, daughter of Leven Savage and they had 14 children. We have some challenges here also. The will of son Allen mentions a brother Obediah, but the Bible records do not include him as a child of Jessee and Elizabeth. Was Jessee married before and Obediah is from this marriage?????? There are other challenges that I have pointed out in my book "Our Rich Heritage - We've Only Just Begun". So, if you think you are related to this bunch, let me know. There is always room to put another branch on the tree. Would like to find old Timothy's parents and see if they don't fit in with the Riches from the East. We also have a newsletter and welcome anyone searching Rich ancestors. The more we get our names out, the better the chance we will find the missing piece we need. I am retired now and hope to put out book 2 on this family before our reunion next year. Keep in touch and if I can help, just let me know. Donita Morris-Rich dmorris@accessus.net