Marsha, The Guilford Courthouse National Military Park IS open on Sundays from 8:30-5:00 and you might want to check out the website about it - you can get directions on how to get there and lots more there http://www.nps.gov/guco/planyourvisit/index.htm Susan On Fri, 14 Dec 2007 12:22:45 -0500 marsha moses <mosesm@earthlink.net> writes: > I am planning on being in NC for a couple of days to do research. My > > main interest is a man named Silas P. Wooten who appears several > places > in NC in the late 1700's. Silas was born between 1758-1759 > according > to information that he gave 16 Jan 1826 when his Revolutionary > Pension > is executed. He claims to be 67 years old. > > He says that he fought in the battle of Guilford County Courthouse: > > > Silas Wooten was supported in his application for pension by > Anthony > > Hall and Thomas Lovelady. Lovelady stated that "Wooten enlisted in > > > Halifax County Virginia under Captain Bowyers and Colonel Campbell > > > ,that ...Wooten served out his full term of enlistment and that he > > > served about two or three months longer and that the said Wooten > was > > in the Battle at Guilford in March,1781. Wooten stated that he > > enlisted in January, 1780. That he served honorably through the > Battle > > of Guilford Courthouse and was discharged by Colonel Campbell on > April > > 1, 1781 in Caswell County North Carolina. > > > I believe that it is likely that Silas married Phebe Worth who was > the > daughter of Francis Worth. This family were Quakers from Nantucket > who > settled in Guilford County before the Revolution with other Quaker > families from Nantucket. > > I would like to find more proof to further document the validity of > this > marriage. At this point I have a copy of Francis Worth's original > will > from the NC archives in which Francis names his daughter as Phebe > Wooten. > > I would like some ideas or help on the following: > > Is there a professional researcher in the area who might have time > to > meet with me Sunday or Monday (that is this weekend)? > Is there a guide who is good at showing people around the area? > Is there any kind or research facilities open on Sunday? > Where would I look for land records to see if there is any > possibility > that Silas owned land during the years he was in the area before he > > moved his family to KY? > Any other ideas of what I might look at while I am in the general > area? > I could also go to the NC archives instead of the actual area...I am > > driving from FLA and my travel plans are not "written in stone". > > Thanks for any help that anyone can give me. Marsha Moses > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ROWANROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >