In a message dated 97-05-31 21:42:50 EDT, SASSER-L@rootsweb.com writes: > Dear Cousins, > > I have been reading the discussions now for a number of days but still > haven't heard anyone say anything about the fact our Sasser ancestors > lived in MARYLAND before they moved to North Carolina in the 1730's. > > Has anyone done any serious research in Maryland yet? I haven't done serious research, but I have picked up some abstracts of land records, wills, and church records. I found Sassers with names William, Thomas, and Benjamin from the early 1700's, and these names do appear in NC. I also receive an e-mail once from a descendent of John Sasser (d. 1782, Wayne County, NC) who claimed that the Sassers did migrate from Maryland. In addition, I did some reading on migration into NC. The NC coast is not favorable for landing ships, and most people did migrate into the state via Virginia. In spite of all this, I haven't found any documents so far that say that Maryland Sassers moved to North Carolina or that tie NC Sassers to MD. The early documents for NC are sparse, and I have not located any documents in the NC State archives that tell us where the Sassers came from. I did find a book about Marylanders who moved to NC, and I could not find any listing for Sassers. Of course, this doesn't mean it didn't happen. Unfortunately, unless someone discovers documents that tie NC Sassers to MD, Germany, or anywhere else, all we can do is speculate beyond what we know. Doug Sherman dougsherma@aol.com ------------------------------