RE HISTORY OF MOORE COUNTYEMILY, thank you. I kinda thought of Marion Co, SC Sellers Book, (couldn't find my book quickly tonite to recheck names,etc ) HE is related to our SELLERS families from NC,but, we don't have much info on MOORE CO, NC. I have only SELLERS documents , but will send thro our SELLERS group also, in case they have info and to let them know info. Best Wishes and Thanks for caring. marie, iowa -----Original Message----- From: emily sund [mailto:emily@paulbunyan.net] Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2004 10:18 PM To: mari@netins.net Subject: RE HISTORY OF MOORE COUNTY Here is a copy of what I sent to Joy today, I guess if her mailbox is full she didn't get it I got the excerpt from State Library of North Carolina, Raleigh N.C. A History of Marion County, South Carolina from its earliest times to the present, 1901 by W W Sellers, Esq of the Marion Bar it was published by Southern Historical Press Inc. The email address for the Library is Reference@library.dcr.state.nc.us excerpt of the McDuffie Family reads McDuffie--Alexander McDuffie, with his brothers, Duncan, George and Daniel, were the sons of Archie McDuffie, who came from Scotland, and settled on the Raft Swamp, in North Carolina, and died there, his sons and two daughters removing to this county after his death. Alexander, the eldest, settling on what is now known as the old "McDuffie place." on Little Pee Dee, where the Rev. J. H. Moody now lives; he married Jennette McQueen, and had seven sons and two daughters. Mary, the eldest daughter, married Daniel Fore, on Spring Branch, ETC Margaret the other daughter married Edward D Carmichael, a son of "Hatter John" etc Hon. A.Q. McDuffie, the oldest son, he was a lawyer etc He married the widow of of Dr. James R. McQueen etc. Neil McDuffie was the second son. etc He married Mary Ann, , the oldest daughter of Dougald B. Carmichael etc. Of the next sons John and George, the latter a physician, went West, and both are dead; neither of them were married. Daniel was mortally wounded at the battle of Gettysburg and died the next day. Duncan, the youngest son married Margaret Clark, a daughter of Malcolm Clark etc. end of excerpt. It was too lengthy to quote the entire article. The book also has an index of families written in it which is too long for me to list There is also a short version of the excerpt transcribed and contributed to Marion County SCGenWeb by Helen Moody I think the web site is www.geocities.com/BourbonStreet/1786/Marion/Settler_McDuffie.html I got this Descendancy chart from Family History Department atttn Ancestral File Contributions 50 East Temple ST Salt Lake City UT 84150 Archibald McDuffie (1GGS-KBQ) born Abt 1765, Scotland sp. Nancy Dallas (1GGS-KCX) Born abt 1770, Scotland Alexander McDuffie (1GGT-576 Born 1788, Cumberland, North Carolin sp-Jennette McQUEEN (1GGT-58D) BORN 1790 NORTH CAROLINA Neil etc Alexander etc Mary etc John McDuffie (1GGT-5D7) born abt 1825 Marion North Carolina etc There also is copy of Miscellaneous Ancient Records of Moore County N.C. written by Rassie E Wicker published under the auspices of Moore County Historical Association that I got from the Sandhill Regional Library System I think this is from the Library of Congress that was sent to me with a list of all the books they have on S.C. and they will make copies for .45 a sheet. 85072904 0961583614 Every name index to W W Sellers Esq a history of Mariion County South Carolina Marion County, South Carolina / compiled by Mary C Moody This is basically all i can find and now am at a brick wall maybe this info will help you both with your search. If you should find anything on John Alexander Mcduffie born 1824 or 1825 please let me know and I will pay for any out of pocket expense Emily Sund emily@paulbunyan.net p.s. I live in Minnesota now so research if hard for me to do out of state