Herb, we corresponded about the Majors some years ago before I had email. Have you turned up any information on William Major who married Mary Chandler? Their daughter Mary Chandler Major m. ca 1818 Waymon Holland. Mary Chandler Major Holland supposedly had a sister Nancy who m. Henry Hendricks (1767-1835). On the 1830 Pickens District Census Wyman Holland is Family #999, and Henry Hendrix is Family #1002. Alice Hills Lexington, KY

Dear Alice, I haven't tracked this line down yet but I have hints that Nancy Major married my Henry Hendricks was not from the John Major family. Why? Because Henry and Nancy named their first daughter Kiturah or Kitty. Now this is not typical John Major family name nor a Hendricks name from PA. There was a William Major apparently in Wake Co., NC about this time. He was connected with the Brassfields that possibly were the ones from Cumberland Co., Va. There were a gob of Major families in old Caroline Co., Va just next door to Cumberland Co., VA. I haven't got into this yet but I have a deed transfer from a John Major 1805 to a Brassfield of Wake Co., NC. In the 1780-1800 time frame there were a bunch of Major families in this part of NC. Some went to TN and KY and others went to SC and GA. I'm still tracking John Major and Rebecca Chandler Major into SC. Old family history had this down pat, i.e., Gamewell Major and Patti Major Bostick. AS my David Hendricks Sr. m Sarah Major, her father John Major, named their first daughter Rebecca. No connection whatsoever with the Epps family of VA. In fact if you study the Major and Epps family of VA., like I have done for the past 20 years, you will find no Epps and Major connection until Edward Glarster Major of Charles City Co., Va marries an Epps. Even the Francis Epps Association which has compiled and re-compiled Epps records finds no connections also. Nora Fields and Leonardo Andrea of SC rewrote the Major Family History for Virginia in trying to make John Major father of John Perry Major of SC someone who he was not in Virginia History. They never even got serious about going into Virginia records. James Branch Cabell has the best record to date with the exception of the mix up of who was John Major d 1810 in Charles City Co., VA. Cabell said he was son of James Major b 1720. Not so he was the son of Bernard Major and it testifies to it in Bernard Major will of 1777 and records of Charles City Co., VA. Just investigate John Major of that time in Charles City Co and you will see the data fits. Also see probate record of James Major will final settlement 1793 Charles City Co., Va. One problem there wasn't to many many Edward Major men at that time of Charles City Co., Va that could fit a William Major of our liking. However there were a great number of other Major families in SC and NC who could fit. I just don't have all of them run to ground. I have been concentrating of John Major. I have started sorting out John Major and Rebecca Chandler Major's children. The biggest puzzle to date is who is the <10 year old girl in John Major's household in the 1810 census of Newberry Co., SC? Epps Majors m Susannah Teague does not seem to fit either. He is most likely a son of one of the Majors of Fairfield Co., SC next door to Laurens Co., SC where Joshua Teague settled. Joshua Teague was not in NC during the time that John Major m Rebecca Chandler was there. He had been in SC some 10-12 years. If you will note carefully both Susannah Sloan and Epps always used the name Majors. More later. God Bless. HerbHendricks [email protected]