This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/YeB.2ACI/545.1.2.1.1.2.2.1 Message Board Post: hi jo-------glad to hear from you again. it was christine south gee, who wrote the book on daniel martin and his descendants-----right? i think she believed she was right based on the info she was able to find. today we have a lot more access to the records and a whole lot faster------- also, we can compare notes and info, etc. so, the following info would be a compilation of info from the different records---- plus just a sense of logic as well. info re the caldwell family indicates that margaret caldwell married william rodgers, who died ca 1753 lunenburg/ charlotte co, va. her family, including her son john rogers, moved with her to caldwell/ mercer co, ky. our john rodgers, esq/sr was the son of andrew rodgers, sr, who died 1755 lunenburg/ charlotte co, va. our john rodgers, sr; his brother andrew rodgers, jr; their mother, janet/ jane rodgers and their families moved from lunenburg/ charlotte co, va to laurens co, sc ca 1770. our john rodgers, sr married margaret mc nees; andrew rodgers, jr married ann mc nees; and shadrack martin married jane mc nees, all daus of john mc nees. my william harris, jr's and sr's 1772 original grants in laurens co, sc were adjacent andrew rodgers, jr, who became andew rodgers, sr in laurens co, sc. shadrack martin witnessed 1774 laurens co, sc deed wherein my william, jr and frances rodgers harris sold his 150 acre grant to michael waldrop. test: john rodgers, j.p.,who was our john rodgers, esq/ sr. thanks again------------belva