Dear List, Many of you have been asking about early church records, especially Methodists churches. My husband and I were visiting an antique bookstore in Columbia, SC, in the late 1960's. When I picked up a little red book that began "My maternal grandfather was one of the first settlers on Britton's Neck...." I couldn't wait to buy the book! In the book, which was printed by the author James Jenkins in 1842 at the end of his life, Jenkins gives a name/place record of Methodist conferences beginning in the late 1700's. The book has no index and several chapters have misaligned print. I talked to the printer earlier this year about reprinting the book for distribution. I have been busy with a fictitious novel, TAMMY, (ISBN #1-58898-213-0) which is a story set in Britton's Neck, and a second book, WADE HAMPTON RICHARDSON OF BRITTON'S NECK, which the printer told me yesterday has now been sent for binding. The Richardson genealogy is 194 pages with photos and an index. I will be leaving my computer today to visit my sister whose husband is critically ill with cancer; however, I will be back by the end of the week--hopefully. I will attempt to answer questions and try to help -- but it may take time for me to get back to you with answers coming from the Jenkins book. Patience will have to be the rule. Sincerely, Sandra R. Pound
Hi, All: For my fellow book-lovers on this list I wanted to pass on a website where you can buy used books online. The site appears to be sort of like amazon.com, but it's more of a portal site for used book dealers all across the U.S. and England. I haven't used it yet, but when I did searches on "Pee Dee", and "Marion, South Carolina", "Cheraw", and "Georgetown District" I couldn't believe all the books that popped up. Some prices are good, some not-so-good. This is not an endorsement. I just wanted to mention it to those of you who, like me, are not in the area and have trouble getting their hands on books. Check it out at: http://www.abebooks.com/ Cheers, Terri Brigman England Colorado __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/