In your books for Pickens (Pendleton Dist) do you find REAVES or REEVES? Thanks Barb [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, April 03, 2004 6:14 PM Subject: Re: [SC-OPD] Andreas/Miller > Hello, > I'm also researching area for my gr gr gr grandfather Nicholas Briskey/Brisky. > And in my researching I found that many families seemed to migrate together > around > 1830's many to GA for land grants and land lotteries became popular. Also > many families and decendents latter moved to Chambers County,AL and surrounding > areas. > Two books I would sujest. Can perhaps obtain a copy to look at through your > library inner library loan dept great place for outdated materials. > > 1832 Gold Lottery Book for GA has countless names. I was actually able to > obtain a copy of the land grant of my gr gr gr grandfather for 25.00. > Has other info as well. Well worth checking out. > Also There is a book I have a copy of heritage of Chambers County,AL by > Heritage Publishing Company many pages of Millers and probably marriages of > decendents > of your line from GA. I have found many in this book for other families this > way. And what is nice the articles written have the name of the submitter a > decendent to contact. Name and address usually. > Great resource and history. And also, Reason for the Tears by Bobby Lindsay > excellent book on early settlers. Lots of info. I found him in this book also. > So I wish you good luck. I keep hitting brick walls on Revolution Records. > Sandel > [email protected] > Seattle > Surnames: > Briskey,brisky,brisque,Demastus,Sutton,Meadows,Hodnett,Moore,McIntosh,Levere tt,mark/merck (States SC, GA, Chambers County,AL, Washington State, > TX and france) I try to help people when I can > > > ==== SC-OLD-PENDLETON-DIST Mailing List ==== > Here's the web site for The South Carolina Genealogical Society concerning Old Pendleton District information to be downloaded > <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/bourbonstreet/delta/8155/site2.html"> > OPD Download</A> > http://www.geocities.com/bourbonstreet/delta/8155 >