great question Jude Nancy-Jo Nunez A genealogy enthusiast Member of NEHGs, RIHS, CHS -----Original Message----- From: Judith McNiel <judemcniel@cox.net> To: RIGENWEB-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Fri, 9 Jun 2006 07:43:35 -0400 Subject: Re: [RIGENWEB] Quakers- how to tell?? I was just reading this email, and I hate to sound ignorant, but how do you TELL IF your RI ancestor was a QUAKER?????????? Please don't laugh at my question. Thanks, Jude ----- 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 ==== Newport County RIGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~rinewpor/ To unsubscribe: http://www.rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/mailist.html#unsubscribe ________________________________________________________________________ Check out AOL.com today. Breaking news, video search, pictures, email and IM. All on demand. Always Free.