In a message dated 3/23/99 7:30:02 AM Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > I am also researching the Marlboro County Ammon's family - the Joshua Ammons > family. Hi Bonnie, I am not really connected to the AMMONS family except as sort of a 'step family' relationship. Our connection to the Ammons family is that Sion WIGGINS Senr. married (in his later years), Beady, the young widow of Joshua AMMONS Jr. , who was probably not much older than Sion's own children. Joshua and Beady had a daughter, Winy Jane AMMONS. (In the 1832 Will of Joshua AMMONS Senr. he mentions grand daughter Winy Jane, daughter of his late son, Joshua Jnr.) In Sion WIGGINS' Will recorded 1836, names wife Beady, leaves cow and calf to Winy Jane AMMONS. In preparation to his marriage to Beady AMMONS, Sion gifted his land to his sons Sion Jnr. and William. He then had the sons execute documents that gave him control of the land until his death. It appears that Sion and his sons all die within a few years and the problems arise between the widows. Beady and Moriah WIGGINS (nee Rabon), Sion Jnr.'s widow, are long time members of the Salem Baptist Church in Marlboro. A committee is appointed to look into the problems between the women. First one then the other is ordered to appear before the congregation. As a result of these problems, Beady is eventually excluded from membership. The church records do not contain any Birth, Marriage, or Death records. Only gossip and membership lists. The membership list appears to perhaps be perpetual. A name is added and then notes are added to that line when the person dies, is excluded, moves off, etc. Unfortunately, these notes are seldom dated. In the day-to-day gossip records, we can determine a date for happenings. In the membership list Beady is still listed as AMMONS and a note indicates 'excluded'. Moriah goes from being listed as a Rabon in the membership roll to a Wiggins in the gossip section. The only real connection is that her mother, Mary Rabon is living with Moriah Wiggins in the 1850 census. My research in Marlboro Co. stems from a Charles T. Wiggins (age 21) and a S.D. Wiggins (age 23) showing up in 1860 Wilcox Co. AL. Both are shown to have been born in SC. A search of AL and SC 1850 census records points to Marlboro Co. as the closest match. On the 1840 Marlboro census Sion WIGGINS Jnr. is enumerated with wife (20-30), one daughter (5-10), and three sons (two 5-10, one 0-5). A Sophia WIGGINS is enumerated (20-30) as Head of Household with one son (0-5) and one daughter (0-5). This is assumed to be the widow of William H. WIGGINS. On the 1850 Marlboro Co. census, Moriah WIGGINS is listed as Head of Household, with one daughter (16), and two sons Robert (13) and Stephen (15). Charles WIGGINS (age 12) is enumerated on the same page living with the James and Charlotte Carlisle family. Sophia WIGGINS is not found on the 1850 census. Two WIGGINS children who might be hers are listed with the John and Ann Taylor family. I have never been able to find anything that proves the connection to Charles T. WIGGINS in AL. If you can provide even the slightest insight it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Ted & Joyce