I will have to look for my source. As I recall, this Nelson went through NC and the family was at one time in Chatham, NC, either his son or his father may have a will there. I hope this helps. R W Hughes wrote: > One of my maternal blood lines was named STRATFORD, and resided around > the Camden area beginning sometime back in the mid-1700s. > > Our emigrant ancestor was Richard STRATFORD [b. 18 Mar 1743 in Randwick, > Standish, Gloucestershire, England - d. 17 Oct 1813 in Camden, Kershaw, > SC]. He was married to a Barbara COLEMAN [no dates or ancestry available > yet], and they had 9 children. > > Their eldest daughter, Ruth STRATFORD [b. 11 Feb 1771 - d. 2 Mar 1857] > married John NELSON [b. @1761 in England and orphaned in VA - d. 21 May > 1826 near Camden, Kershaw, SC] and they had 10 children. > > I am primarily concerned with any information as to what may have > happened to the STRATFORD family, as they do not show up on any censuses > that I have seen after the 1790 census. If Richard [my 5xg/g'father] did > not die until 1813, why didn't he show up on the censuses for 1800 & > 1810? I have also checked Lancaster County, to no avail. > > I do not have internet, and am basically housebound due to health > problems. > > Any help or guidance with this would be greatly appreciated. > > Bill Hughes > [email protected] > Peoria, Arizona > ô¿ô > SMILE, it drives the "normal" folks crazy! > > BAILEY BAKER BARFIELD BASKIN BECKHAM BELK BELL BLACKMON BLACKWELL > BOWERS BREWER CATO[E] CAUTHEN CLYBURN CROXTON ELLIOTT ESTRIDGE > FLEMING GARDNER GASKIN GAY HILTON HOLLAND HOLLINGSWORTH HORTON > HOUGH HUCKABEE INGRAM KERSHAW KING KNIGHT MCDONALD MACKIE NEAL > NELSON PEACH PEEBLES RATCLIFF ROBERTS RUTLEDGE SEEGARS SOWELL > STRATFORD TALBOT TRUESDEL/DELL/DALE USSERY WEST WILLIAMS YARBOROUGH > YOUNG > ___________________________________________________________________ > You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. > Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html > or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]