My apologies to all whose queries I did not get a chance to answer! I was hoping for time this past week-end but I ended up spending around 20 hours on conference calls about problems, and then, well I work for Sprint and you all HEARD that news...Anyway, the queries I did not answer I will keep in hopes that I get a chance to either buy the book (starting on a 12 month get out of debt plan in anticipation of layoff late next year) or I get thru Inter Library Loan again. Best of wishes, Billy

Marriages of Rowan County, NC 1753-1868 compiled by Brent H. Holcomb Genealogical Publishing Company Baltimore, MD Copyright by Genealogical Publishing, Inc. 1986 pg 87 COTTON, Elijah & Margaret PENNY, 3 September 1807; Daniel SHUFORD, bondsman COTTON, Isaac & Polly STEPHENS, 2 April 1792; Cyrus COTTON, bondsman; Chs. CALDWELL, wit. pg 157, 87, 194, 218, 104, 307, 253, 196, 140 GOTT, Sutten & Amealia COTTON, 24 May 1787; Gregory DOYEL, bondsman; Fanny MACAY, wit. pg 194 HOLSHOUSER, Sampson & Elizabeth COTTON, 7 February 1852; Ransom BURNES, bondsman; James E. KERR, wit pg 218 KENNEDY, James & Elizabeth COTTON, 16 September 1852; Wade W. HAMPTON, bondsman; James E. KERR, wit. pg 104 DECKAR, Claud & Mary COTTON, 14 November 1791; George HOOVER, bondsman pg 307 PAHELE, Noah & Mary Ann COTTON, 21 December 1848; John PAHELE, bondsman; J.H. HARDIE Jr., wit. pg 253 MACAN, Edward & Mille COTTON, 10 October 1791; Michael HEISLER, bondsman; Chs. CALDWELL, wit. pg 196 HORSLER, Michael & Polly COTTON, 16 July 1791; Martin BASINGER, bondsman; C. CALDWELL, D.C., wit pg 140 FREEMAN, Richamond & Sarah COTTON, 23 February 1841; Thomas M. FORD, bondsman; J.L. BEARD, wit.

Marriages of Rowan County, NC 1753-1868 compiled by Brent H. Holcomb Genealogical Publishing Company Baltimore, MD Copyright by Genealogical Publishing, Inc. 1986 pg 166 HALL, Abraham & Elizabeth HUMPHREYS, 24 March 1816; Thos. WEST, bondsman; R. POWELL, wit. pg 203 ( I went looking at the HUMPHREY bonds to see if Elizabeth WEST had married one. No information on that-billy) HUMPHREYS, William & Deborah HALL, 2 June 1815; Moses HALL, bondsman; Jos. CHAMBERS, wit

Marriages of Surry County, NC 1779-1868 compiled by Brent H. Holcomb Genealogical Publishing Company Baltimore, MD Copyright by Genealogical Publishing, Inc. 1982 pg 222 WISHON, Adam & Nancy MILLER, 13 October 1810; Leonard WISHON, Jr., Henry HOOTS, bondsmen WISHON, Coon Rood & Sarah SENE, 29 July 1805; John BRINKLEY, bondsman WISHON, John & Nancy JOHNSON, 2 March 1829; Isham BAITY, bondsman pg 223 WISHON, Phillip & Caty HOOTS, 4 February 1821; David BAITY, Joseph RENIGER, bondsmen WISHON, Samuel & Barbara SPIKARD, 4 July 1812; Henry RENNIGER, Joseph RENNIGER, bondsmen pg 166, 180, 23, 7, 37, 53 PRUIT, Thomas & Charlotte WISHAN, 15 June 1821; David BAITY, bondsman pg 180 SEANY, Samuel & Catron WISHON, 2 January 1805; Fridrich DANAD, bondsman pg 23 BROWN, Archabil & Clary WISHON, 3 April 1824; James LIGGON, bondsman pg 7 ASSMAN, Christian H. & Honor WISHON, 27 March 1838; Bryant JARVIS, bondsman pg 37 CLANTON, James & Betsy JOINER, 24 June 1820; Philip WISHON, bondsman pg 53 DENNY, Stephen & Susan WISHON, 23 May 1845; John BALL, bondsman

I did not find the Roger MCKNIGHT-Lydia ELROD marriage nor the George MCKNIGHT-Catha ? marriage. I am copying one Liddy ELROD bond as well as some MCKNIGHT bonds during the 1700's. Hope they help somehow. Marriages of Rowan County, NC 1753-1868 compiled by Brent H. Holcomb Genealogical Publishing Company Baltimore, MD Copyright by Genealogical Publishing, Inc. 1986 pg 261 MCKNITE, George & Liddy ELROD, 28 September 1822; Wm. CHEEKS, bondsman; Tho. HAMPTON, wit MCKNIGHT, Hugh & Margaret COOK, 26 February 1762; Joseph MCGOUN, bondsman; John FROHOCK, Will REED, wit. MCKNIGHT, James & Elinor MCKOUN, 24 January 1770; James MCKOUN, James DOBBIN, bondsmen; Thomas FROHOCK, wit. MCKNIGHT, James & Sarah MCKEE, 10 December 1766; John MCKEE, bondsman; John FROHOCK, wit MCKNIGHT, Thomas & Abigal ASTON, 17 October 1772; James ASTON, bondsman

Dear Billy, Thanks for the Giles/Gillis info, and especially for your generosity and service. Good luck on your own research!! Toni Gilless McCulley ****************************************************************** FREE Trials on over 850 Magazines! At Enews.com - the ultimate magazine store!! You'll find the best deals on the hottest new magazines Click on : http://wwww.enews.com/portal/1,1074,39247,00.html Auto Guide - "Looking for a CAR" http://nettaxi.carprices.com/ ******************************************************************

Carl, would you please contact me again. I have lost your e mail address. Concering out Christmas family. Thanks Joyce

Was someone asking about Wm HAMPTON? I have this on my Mt Pleasant Cemetery, url listed in signature. JOHNSON, Martha L. Norman 10 Sep 1829-30 Oct 1865 (second wife of Wiley E. Johnson) children: Thomas F Johnson m Mary Harbe Sarah L Johnson m Wm. Hampton James Hiram Johnson Clara C Johnson m Robert Lee Shoaf Joseph E Johnson Joseph E Johnson Charles L Johnson m Mary Spaugh Virginia wtsongwriter@geocities.com MT PLEASANT CEMETERY AT TANGLEWOOD, Forsyth Co NC http://www.geocities.com/Nashville/Opry/1166/mtplea/mtplea.htm GRANNY'S GENEALOGY PAGE http://www.geocities.com/nashville/opry/1166/ FLESHER HOMEPAGE http://www.public.usit.net/gflesher SONGWRITING http://www.geocities.com/Nashville/Opry/7077/

Marriages of Rowan County, NC 1753-1868 compiled by Brent H. Holcomb Genealogical Publishing Company Baltimore, MD Copyright by Genealogical Publishing, Inc. 1986 pg 152 GILES, Absalom & Nancey SINGER, 21 August 1778; Dennis DICKSON, James RUTHERFORD, bondsmen; Ad. OSBORN, wit GILES, Antoney & Lovey FREEMAN, 14 June 1814; Elijah VEATCH, bondsman; Jn MARCH Sr., wit. GILES, Henry & Elizabeth DUNN, 19 June 1786; Alexander LONG, bondsman; Jno MACAY, wit GILES, John & Rachel WILLIAMS, 10 January 1782; William HAMPTON, bondsman; William CRAWFORD, wit. GILES, John & Mary SNAPP, 3 October 1788; Henry GILES, bondsman; W. ALEXANDER, wit. GILES, Major & Mary DEHART, 2 November 1779; Elias DEHART, bondsman; Jo BREVARD, wit. pg 153 GILLIE, James & Isebel MARSHALL, 5 July 1783; Wm. MCDANIEL, bondsman; Robt HALL, wit. pg 69, 203, 135, 24, 438, CATHEY, Richard & Elizabeth GILES, 6 September 1774; William GILES, bondsman; Ad. OSBORN, wit. pg 203 HUNT, Andrew & Luse GILES, 27 September 1764; Wm. GILES, Jacob LIKINS, bondsmen; Thomas FROHOCK, wit. pg 135 FOLK, Samuel & Margaret GILES, 17 January 1852; Alexander EARNHART, bondsman; James E. KERR, wit. married 17 January 1852 by W.A. WALTON, J.P. pg 24 BEARD, Valentine & Obedeance GILES, 14 February 1775; John Lewis BEARD (?), bondsman; Ad. OSBORN, wit. pg 438 YARBROUGH, Edward & Mrs. Sarah E. GILES, 24 December 1836; Richard W. LONG, bondsman; R. JONES, wit. Marriages of Surry County, NC 1779-1868 compiled by Brent H. Holcomb Genealogical Publishing Company Baltimore, MD Copyright by Genealogical Publishing, Inc. 1982 pg 75 GILLY, Peter & Edy MORRIS, 9 October 1828; James MORRISON, bondsman pg 98 HOOD, John & Rozeannah CRITCHLOW, 5 May 1795; John GILES, bondsman pg 220 WILLIAMS, Reazen & Mary DOUTHIT, 5 March 1785; John GILES, bondsman (Mary's maiden name was MARKLAND, she had married James DOUTHIT October 13, 1774. He died in 1782. Mary was the daughter of Matthew MARKLAND. I am her 3rd great grandnephew (thank you FTM!). Just for you trivia buffs!)

Marriages of Rowan County, NC 1753-1868 compiled by Brent H. Holcomb Genealogical Publishing Company Baltimore, MD Copyright by Genealogical Publishing, Inc. 1986 pg 57 BUNDEN, Abner & Phebee BEISON, 7 August 1810; Peter JANSON (?), bondsman; S. DAVIS, J.P., wit. BUNTAIN, Abraham & Nancy RENSHAW, 8 December 1814; John KENNEDY, bondsman; Jno GILES, C.C., wit. BUNTAIN, Robert & Sarah RENSHAW, 18 January 1775; Elijah RENSHAW, bondsman; James ROBINSON, wit BUNTIN, John Jr. & Mary MCCLURE, 16 June 1767; John BUNTEN Sr., George SMILEY, bondsmen; Thos. FROHOCK, wit. BUNTIN, James & ____________, 23 June 1763; Jos ERVIN, John BUNTIN, bondsmen; John FROHOCK, wit. BUNTIN, John & Delia ALLISON, 21 December 1819; Thos. L. COWAN, bondsman BUNTING, Baswell C. & Margaret KENNEDY (both are free persons of color), 19 June 1852; Evander CALVIN, bondsman; J.S. MYERS, wit. married 20 June 1852 by Obadiah WOODSON, J.P. BUNTON, William & Mary COWAN, 31 January 1793; Thomas BARKLEY, bondsman; Jos. CHAMBERS, wit. pg 63 CAMPBELL, George & Jane BUNTIN, 17 November 1818; Henry HUGHEY; bondsman; Roberts NANNY, wit. pg 132 FINNY, James & Mary MCCOUNE, 25 March 1776; John BUNTIN, bondsman; Ad. OSBORN, wit. pg 159 GRAHAM, John & Sarah BUNTEN, 27 January 1785; John BUNTEN, bondsman pg 220 KERR, John & Sarah BUNTIN, 25 January 1785; James BUNTIN, bondsman; Hugh MAGOUNE, wit. Marriages of Surry County, NC 1779-1868 compiled by Brent H. Holcomb Genealogical Publishing Company Baltimore, MD Copyright by Genealogical Publishing, Inc. 1982 pg 27 BUNTING, Henry & Sarah HUDSPETH, 2 October 1845; John HAMPTON, bondsman; Calvin J. COWLES, wit. pg 77 GOSS, Jackson & Fanny JACKS, 11 August 1847; Henry BUNTING, bondsman.

No references to Abner in either book. Marriages of Rowan County, NC 1753-1868 compiled by Brent H. Holcomb Genealogical Publishing Company Baltimore, MD Copyright by Genealogical Publishing, Inc. 1986 pg 88 CORZINE, Richard & Ruth EMBERSON, 9 August 1832; Henry BAKER, bondsman CORSINE, R.F. & Catharine PHIFER, 19 January 1866; J.C. PHIFER, bondsman; Obadiah WOODSON, wit. pg 129 FERGUSON, William M. & Sarah CORZINE, 8 September 1827; Andrew CORZINE, bondsman; Jno GILES, wit. pg 350 RUTLEDGE, Abel & Judea CORZINE, 22 October 1811; John HUGHEY, bondsman; Ezra ALLEMONG, wit.

Billy, I marvel at all you've done for all of us, who check Rowan Roots, in the past two weeks. Even though your lookup didn't produce the William Twomey - Nancy Trotter marriage bond I was hoping for, I truly appreciate your effort. And I think that the Thomas L. Twomey you found is William's brother. The willingness to help other people is something I see frequently on Rowan Roots. Thanks again. Wallace Smith in New Orleans

BJMarkland@aol.com wrote: > I found no references in either book for STOVER and there are too many > STONERs to list. I did find a Jacob STONER, no Jeremiah though. > > Marriages of Rowan County, NC 1753-1868 > compiled by Brent H. Holcomb > Genealogical Publishing Company Baltimore, MD > Copyright by Genealogical Publishing, Inc. 1986 > pg 386 > STONER, Jacob & Rachael MULL, 21 December 1850; Edward MULL, bondsman; J.S. > MYERS, wit > > ==== ROWANROOTS Mailing List ==== > Please consider joining the Rootsweb Genealogical Data > Cooperative? > http://www.rootsweb.com/

Hi Billy - Are there any persons named BONE in either of the two marriage books (Rowan/Surry)? Appreciate any help you can give. Alfred C. Sullivan ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.

Many thanks to you for posting the Brethren Website. I joined the list and searched through back files and found I am related to a lot of the people being discussed on the list. I wasn't searching the Brethren because I have been looking in nothing but Moravian. The Brethren are also refered to as Tunkards or Dunkards or German Baptist. They also discuss the Reformed church on this site. If you had not sent this to the Rowan List I would never have found my Cripe family so easly. Thanks for sharing. Happy Hunting Catherine Leinbach

There are many non-elderly people who would have to see themselves in the rest of your statements. Your last sentence is the key statement unless of course you earn your living with computers. Eugene T. Sears, MCP genesears@visto.com -----Original Message----- From: Roulx@aol.com [mailto:Roulx@aol.com] Sent: Sunday, October 03, 1999 4:10 PM To: ROWANROOTS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: gedcoms Nell, I'm an elderly, self taught computer user. I'm sure that there are lots out there like me, who haveread all those "help" windows, read all those manuals, and they might as well be a federal tax manual, for all I understand. My files are a total disaster. Oh, well, I have fun! Pat ==== ROWANROOTS Mailing List ==== To contact the owner, send email to jdcoates@aa.net (John Coates)

Billy: is there any reference in either of the 2 marriage books [Rowan/Surry] concerning Simerson or variant spellings such as Simmerson, Simeson, Simison, Simason, etc.? Thanks for your help Bert

Pat, For the most part, many of of us are self taught in what we do with these computers. Some folks are better at understanding computer-geek than others. Those people will help in any way they can to assist as needed. I know I will. Computers are like anything else. The more practice, the better you get. And it is like driving a car. The more we drive, the more dangerous we get. Still we have fun. I don't make fun of other folks learning how to use their computers. If anyone needs help and I can offer assistance, I will do just that. Have a nice week folks. George

Hello, and mea culpa. My apologies to Elizabeth and all, especially for the word 'confused' <gr>. The Moravians should indeed be excepted from the list of religious subsets commonly referred to as 'Dunkards'. With a more careful reading of various things, I realized that scanning texts can be dangerous.... as in 'a little knowledge' :-)). I was the one confused. Because the Moravians and the other groups of the German Baptist movement interacted so often (and then blew apart <gr> just as often) in Europe and America, I had assumed they were sects of the same group. But the Moravians were indeed different from the beginning. And because of their beliefs, they were not 'Dunkards', even under the broadest 'outsider's epithet' usage. The Church of the Brethren site graciously included information on the Moravians, because of their similar histories and problems on two continents, and undoubtedly BECAUSE history/genealogy buffs have often conflated them. But I did not read this specific section carefully enough. I have now. Thanks, Elizabeth Linda

All genealogy programs that I have ever used have a "Help" on the menu. Under the "Help" you will find much good information about your program, including importing and exporting GEDCOMs. Everyone should know how to do this simple task, as it saves the receiver so much time not having to key in all the information. Also, when you purchased your genealogy program there was probably a Users Manual included. In the index look under GEDCOMs, importing & exporting. Nell ----- Original Message ----- From: RUTH LAWRENCE <neundorfer@earthlink.net> To: <ROWANROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, October 03, 1999 10:10 AM Subject: Re: gedcoms > Barney Barnhardt wrote: > > > > >Hi Russell, > > > > > >I'd be glad to help what I can. What version are you using?? I'm > > currently > > >using version 5.2F and the directions will be for that version. They'll > > >probably work fine for any recent version. > > > > > >It's really very simple. First let's talk about importing a gedcom. First > > >requirement of course is to have one to import. Note where you have the > > >gedcom that you want to import stored. Then when you are in the first > > >screen you see when you open the program, click on file. When that opens, > > >you will see a heading entitled gedcom. Click on that. You will then see > > a > > >choice of import or export. Click on the correct one and follow the > > >directions. Here is where you will need to know where the gedcom you want > > >to import is located. > > > > > >In the case of exporting you click on file, then gedcom, then export then > > >follow the directions. It's really very easy. Let me know if you have any > > >specific questions, etc. Also there is a help feature that is online with > > >the program that has pretty good directions. > > > > > >Any further questions, just ask. > > > > > >Barney > > > > > >>would anyone on this list be willing to help me learn importing and > > >>exporting of gedcom? I use Brother's Keeper, so maybe someone who also > > >>uses that. Please contact me. > > >>Russell D. James > > >>Delta, Colorado > > >>neri@dmea.net > > >> > > >> > > >>==== ROWANROOTS Mailing List ==== > > >>To contact the owner, send email to jdcoates@aa.net (John Coates) > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > ==== ROWANROOTS Mailing List ==== > > Have you forgotten how to UNSUBSCRIBE? > > Visit the RowanRoots-L web page: > > http://www.aa.net/~jdcoates/list/rowanroots-l.htm > Hi Barney: > Hope I may call ypu Barney since we have never meet. > I am a new comer to the Computer World and do not know very term. > Please bare with me. > I saw your reply to Russell D. James about GEDCOMS. Could you > please help me. I have FTM on my computer and do not know how to send or > receive Gedcom File. Would you mind helping me and talking me thru the > procedure. > Thanks in aadvanace for your reply. > Respectively; > H.L.Lawrence. > > > ==== ROWANROOTS Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from RowanRoots-L, send an e-mail message to: > RowanRoots-L-request@rootsweb.com (for individual messages) > RowanRoots-D-request@rootsweb.com (for Digest mode) > >