I have a paper file showing our connections to the LaGrones of Newberry District, but have to go to a celebration at 5:00 p. m. today. I would like to share if you are interested. Audrey ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charlotte Tucker" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2008 12:42 PM Subject: [SC-BUSHRIVERQUAKERS] Lagrone-Leverett SC & AL I am a direct descendant of the Lagrone family of South Carolina and Perry Co., Alabama and would like to share my personal Lagrone family research. Chesley Leverett my g g grandfather of Anderson, SC moved to Perry County, AL ca1839. Chesley married Delilah Lagrone in Marion, Perry Co., AL in 1841.[1] By 1839 he is living in or near Marion as his signature as a bondsman is found on Daniel Dobbins' January 3, 1839, marriage bond reflecting Daniel's marriage to Anny Lagrone. Chesley's signature as bondsman is also on the August 24, 1839, marriage bond for Wesley J. Worell and Catharine Dunkin.[2] Chesley was 37 years old when he married Delilah Lagrone in 1841 in Marion.[3] He had come to Marion about 1839 from South Carolina and settled in the Old Town District. Many years later he was located in the Marion Beat. Chesley Livert [Leverett] and family are listed on the 1860 Alabama Federal Census for Perry County in the Western Division, page 118, Marion Beat, Marion Post Office. Along with Chesley, Delilah and the children, was Polly Lagrone age 70. Selected land ownership research was done in Perry County in an effort to determine if Henry and Mary/Polly Lagrone were the parents of Delilah. Henry Lagrone owns land in Perry County in 1835 and by 1860 he has 80 acres.[4] Mary Legrone, age 62, is listed as wife of Henry on the 1850 Alabama U.S. Federal Census for Perry County. Polly's age on the 1860 census schedule "fits" the Mary with Henry Lagrone on the 1850 Census. Research findings have shown that Polly is a nickname for Mary.[5] This research has lead me to the conclusion the named wife in each case is probably the same female. In an effort to prove Delilah's parent's names, and to locate the initial purchase of land by Chesley; another visit to the court house was needed. As a result of one of my 2002 research trips to the courthouse in Marion, I found a deed created by the heirs of Henry Lagrone, deceased, which read ". our beloved father ." this document left no doubt that Henry was Delilah's father.[6] This deed was recorded 30 years later in 1903![7] I sincerely hope this will help some of you Lagrone/Dobbins researchers. Charlotte -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [1] Marriage Record Book 1840-1857. Certificate #1252. Office of Probate Court, Perry County Court House, Marion, Alabama. [2]. Original marriage bonds for Perry County, Alabama are held in Montgomery, Alabama Department of Archives and History. [3]. Marriage Record Book 1840-1857. Certificate #1252. Office of Probate Court, Perry County Court House, Marion, Alabama. [4]. Bureau of Land Management Internet Web Site. http/www.glorecords.blm.gov/ [5].Barbara Jean Evans, A TO ZAX A Comprehensive Dictionary for Genealogists & Historians. Alexandria, VA, Hearthside Press, 1995. Page 298. [6] Mortgage and Deed Record Book 125, page 80. "4th December 1874: . between the legatees of our beloved father Henry Lagrone, deceased, we the legatees . to . Washington Dobbins all of Perry County, Alabama, . sum of 68 dollars . 40 acres . SE ¼ SE ¼ S 30 T20 R8E and 10 acres of the SE of the NE ¼ of SE ¼ S30 T 20 R8E . Greenville . "Signed Chesley Leverett, Delilah Leverett, G. M. Lagrone, Martha, X her mark, Lagrone and William Taylor." Deed recorded July 13, 1903. William Taylor married Mary Lagrone on July 28, 1846. See Marriage Record #1835 in the 1840-1857 marriage book located in the courthouse in Marion. [7] Ibid. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message