Judy, How do I get in touch with "Jane Fiske" who has the genealogy of the RI Cook's? My grandmother was part of the RI Cook's from the Tiverton, Little Compton, Newport area. Ron Bartlett ronbart12@msn.com<mailto:ronbart12@msn.com> ----- Original Message ----- From: Judy Anthony<mailto:judya@hal-pc.org> To: RIGENWEB-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:RIGENWEB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 9:41 AM Subject: Re: [RIGENWEB] Re: Rhode Island to North Carolina?!? And I learned from Jane Fiske's wonderful genealogy of the Rhode Island Cook family that there is a whole branch of the family that went south (and stayed in the south) around the time of the Revolution. Loyalists and Loyalist-leaning families didn't just go to Canada. They headed south, too. Judy Anthony Houston, Texas On Wed, 17 May 2006 07:31:06 -0700 (PDT) Arlene Haddock <mahaddock@yahoo.com<mailto:mahaddock@yahoo.com>> wrote: > There are many R.I. names and families that migrated > south along the seacoast. Many of these families were > mariners and traded along the coast. I cite the > Hazard family for one. I lived in SC for five years > and reveled in the history and families of the state. > The Hazard name was there and I did not realize it was > the R.I. Hazards. I believe they married into a > family with the name Peace as a first or last name. > New Jersey also became the home of some Clarkes, > Palmers, Gardiners/Gardners, Bretts. So don't be > surprised to find other R.I. families in the southern > states. > > Arlene Haddock > > --- AlRose509@aol.com<mailto:AlRose509@aol.com> wrote: > >> In a message dated 5/17/2006 6:35:19 AM Eastern >> Standard Time, >> MSDFIELDS@earthlink.net<mailto:MSDFIELDS@earthlink.net> writes: >> Rhode Island to North Carolina?!? >> >> How common a migration pattern is this? >> ----------------- >> I was surprised to learn that it was not uncommon at >> all. Born in RI, I now >> live in Cumberland county, NC and see RI names here >> even today. Tillinghast >> stands out but there were several others here prior >> to civil war. So I wouldn't >> be surprised at all. Further, migration from western >> counties of NC to TN was >> quite common. >> >> Al Rose >> >> >> ==== RIGENWEB Mailing List ==== >> Providence County RIGenWeb >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~riprovid/<http://www.rootsweb.com/~riprovid/> >> Submit your Rhode Island Query at >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/queries.html<http://www.rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/queries.html> >> >> > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com<http://mail.yahoo.com/> > > > ==== RIGENWEB Mailing List ==== > Bristol County RIGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~ribristo/<http://www.rootsweb.com/~ribristo/> > RI Cemeteries Index http://www.rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/cemetery/<http://www.rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/cemetery/> > ==== RIGENWEB Mailing List ==== Search the RIGenWeb Mailing List http://www.rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/mailsrch.html<http://www.rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/mailsrch.html> RIGenWeb Surname And Query List http://www.rootsweb.com/~riwashin/state/qryindex.htm<http://www.rootsweb.com/~riwashin/state/qryindex.htm>