Absolutely. I don't know if you have access to a large library but if you do most of the ones that have a genealogical collection will have the Hinshaw Quaker Genealogy books. There is one that is just on North Carolina and they are wonderful. There is also a Quaker genweb query list like this one that you could join and submit queries to. Good Luck, Dale P.S. If you do have Quakers you have hit pay dirt as they have the best records around. -----Original Message----- From: msdfields@earthlink.net [mailto:MSDFIELDS@earthlink.net] Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 9:28 AM To: RIGENWEB-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [RIGENWEB] Rhode Island to North Carolina?!? John Field/Fields AGAIN... Is there any special way to trace Quakers vs other religions? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Harguess, Dale" <dharguess@coastline.edu> To: <RIGENWEB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 11:33 AM Subject: RE: [RIGENWEB] Rhode Island to North Carolina?!? John Field/Fields AGAIN... > Have you considered that they could possibly have been Quakers? A lot > of Quakers moved from Rhode Island to North Carolina in that time frame. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: msdfields@earthlink.net [mailto:MSDFIELDS@earthlink.net] > Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 3:34 AM > To: RIGENWEB-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [RIGENWEB] Rhode Island to North Carolina?!? John Field/Fields > AGAIN... > Importance: High > > Rhode Island to North Carolina?!? > > How common a migration pattern is this? I've been trying to solve my > brickwall for a LONG time now and have only recently found ONE thing > that > MIGHT be of help! > > Martha (Speight) Field was head of household in Greene County, NC census > in > 1800 with 1 son and 2 daughters under 10 years old. Could John have > been > away fighting in a War or looking for land elsewhere at the time of the > 1800 > census? > > My brick wall is John Field(s) > > John Field(s) Sr. born 3 Dec 1763, Rhode Island died 29 Dec 1853, Henry > County, > TN married circa 1774 in Greene County, NC to Martha Speight born 7 Nov > 1777 > Greene County, NC, died 6 Sep 1867, Henry County, TN > > Census records and family bible records which clearly state Rhode Island > as > his birthplace and his birthdate are pretty well documented .... > > There is no 1810 Census for Greene County, NC (It was either lost or > destroyed, can't remember which) but I assume they are there in 1810 > since > they are there in the 1830 Census for Greene County, NC as are sons > John, > Jr. and Michael Fields. > > Shortly after 1830, they moved with most of their children, and several > Speight and Beaman families to Henry County, TN, where they show up on > the > 1840 and 1850 Census. And Martha shows up there as a widow in the 1860 > census. There is no death record for John in TN. No marriage record in > > NC...nothing that shows his parents names or location in RI!!! > > I have a copy of his will from TN--nothing to help there! > > I can't turn up anything to tell me who his parent might have been in > Rhode > Island!!! > > "Field Genealogy" by Frederick C. Pierce hasn't been any help... > > ANY HELP or suggestions would be appreciated! > > Debbie Fields Murphy > > >> If you think that he served in North Carolina he may not be on the >> Federal Rolls that are at the archives. I would suggest that you > check >> with the North Carolina State Archives as they have all the militia >> rolls. I am a member of the DAR so can do a look up on the DAR site > to >> see if anyone has put in an application on him. I will let you know. >> Dale > > > > ==== RIGENWEB Mailing List ==== > Visit and/or join our Rhode Island off topic Mail list > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rhode_Island/?yguid=86367525 > Subscribe: Rhode_Island-subscribe@yahoogroups.com > > > > ==== RIGENWEB Mailing List ==== > Newport County RIGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~rinewpor/ > To unsubscribe: http://www.rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/mailist.html#unsubscribe > > ==== RIGENWEB Mailing List ==== Search the RIGenWeb Mailing List http://www.rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/mailsrch.html RIGenWeb Surname And Query List http://www.rootsweb.com/~riwashin/state/qryindex.htm