Harriet and others, Do any of you know how the Mackerness family ties into these folks? Harriet mentions Mackerness Minter in the e-mail below. I am trying to determine how Roger Mackerness Williams of Edgefield received his middle name. His father was Luke Williams who died in VA. Roger married Catherine Quarles in Brunswick Co., VA in 1785 before they migrated to Edgefield. Roger died in Edgefield. I have tried to find some connection between the Williams and Mackerness families but have found nothing. Any help is greatly appreciated! Catherine ----- Original Message ----- From: "Harriet Imrey" <himrey@ntelos.net> To: "Catherine Cooper" <catcoop@bellsouth.net>; <VHULL@aol.com>; <scedgefi@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2007 12:29 PM Subject: Re: [SCEDGEFI] Annamariah Minter > Worse: three of them! William Minter's minor son Mackerness Minter was > placed under the guardianship of Peter Morgan, husband of William Minter's > other (surviving) heir Annamariah Minter. In 1798, Mackerness Minter and > Peter & Annamariah Minter Morgan sold their inheritance to John Elam, > husband of Joseph Minter's daughter Mary. (See Edgefield Conveyance Book > 15, p. 444-7.) >