Need some help with the sasser families who migrated from nc to burke county, g a, in the 1790s's. Apparently the had given names that should tie them to a particular area or family in nc. It appears from the early burke and screven county land grants that there were the following sassers who receive land at about the same time; first, in burke, later in screven. What happened to them? What families are they allied with in NC? They are: britain/Britton Sasser, thomas sasser, william sasser, and, perhaps a stephen sasser. Thomas and britton sasser had houses enumerated together in the federal direct tax of 1798. land grants in nc indicate that some of the sassers lived in the midst of howel ls in 18th century johnston co., nc. Who are these howells? does anyone know of a connection? Where can I find info in nc that will link thomas sasser of georgia to his supposed father, william, and william to his supposed father, john? I keep asking similar questions. Several of thomas sasser's descendants e-mail me with queries. I don't seem to receive many answers, or is it unfashionable to be related to a bunch of "ga crackers"? Hah!