Hi, guess you saw my post about Great Grandad Jasper Newton Carey of Arkansas who married Sarah Stone, dau. of James T. Stone and Sarah Bateman of Flat Creek, Bedford, Tennessee. and buried in Bateman Cemetery, Arkansas. I spent a night or two in a Motel near the hiding grounds of "The Swamp Fox" Frances Marion. He was actually recognized and commisioned by any state or Federal Govt. before the Rev. War. One , a French officer, I think wanted to see him , so a scout brought them together in the middle of a snake and alligator swamp, Marion's unifirm was spotless and he astounded his visitor with a well set table with silverware and all and served meat and fruit and vegetables from the swamp. Not sure what the meat was. Don't think his visitor asked. He definitely played a role in the defeat of the British but served without pay and acted mostly on his own. One source has reported that some Arkansas Stones were Long Hunters (Gone trapping & Hunting a long time) with Daniel Boone. Too many things to check out in one lifetime. One cousin said that two of her Stone ancestors were followere and supporters of the Campbell Brothers in the Church of Christ Reformation movement and a third , a Baptist Minister, followed them around debating the Campbells in tents. Several church groups of various kinds had nothing to do with kin who converted to some other churches, just like Jewish families would declare a son dead if he left the faith of his fathers. Remember, a few generations before, churches fighting Churches all over Europe filled the book "Fox's Book of Martyrs". My Sevier ancestors, Hugenot brothers were warned to get out of Paris before the St. Bartholemew's Day Massacre and St. Francis was their brother. a close Kin converted to Catholicism from Hugenot and soon became Henry IV , Burbon (Bourbon?) king of France. Tke care, charles A. Wyly On Wed, 23 May 2001 14:04:48 EDT LEF3D@aol.com writes: > Hey List, > Someone was inquiring about the naming of children after George > > Washington. How many of you have a combination of John Fletcher and > Jasper > Newton in your families? We kept wondering about our Jasper > Fletcher Wingo, > and if those had been family names somewhere. Someone said that > these two > men were well known militia men with Francis Marion, "The Swamp Fox" > of the > Rev. War. I do not know how much is fact or fiction, but the > PATRIOT seems > to have followed the life of Francis Marion pretty closely. > Pat > > > ============================== > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 >