Maria, Thank you for this interesting post. I see at the end of your message that you are researching the Davis'. Are you aware of the reprint of Susie Davis Nicholson's book, "Davis the Early Settlers of Salem, West Virginia"? Copies are available through Janet Thorngate of the Salem SDB Church. Proceeds go to the badly needed upkeep of the Greenbriar and Salem Cemeteries. If you are interested write her at djthorn17@aol.com Nora Stewart Yahl in St. Louis, MO ----- Original Message ----- From: "Maria Johnson" <mjohnson80@adelphia.net> To: <SDB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 12:18 AM Subject: [SDB] SDB and slavery <snipped> G.Maria Davis-Johnson mjohnson80@adelphia.net Yuma, Arizona USA Researching DAVIS of Welsh descent in PA, RI, NJ, NY, WVa, and WI. Allied Seventh Day Baptist (SDB) families. Babcock, Burdick, Cartwright, Clarke, Coon, Crandall, Crumb, Greene, Lanphere, Maxson, Rogers, Stillman. Also Eckstrom, Henry, Kent, Money, Moon, Pettit, Straight, Wex, and Zemple. http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~davisfam/Index.htm ==== SDB Mailing List ==== The Seventh Day Baptist Church has a website: http://www.seventhdaybaptist.org/