>Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 11:30:37 -0500 >From: [email protected] (Nancy Carter) >X-Accept-Language: en >To: Harold Miller <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: Early settlers of Middle TN >References: <[email protected]> > >Harold, we are looking forward to your next posting, maybe we'll see the names of >Carter and Boatright/Boatwright ! >Leland Carter in Texas I will have to do some looking on these names, but I do have something on a Nancy Carter who married before 1813 to John Turney. John born 1780-1785, died 3 Oct 1843 Sefton Twp., Fayette County, Illinois. John is thought to be the son of Michael Turney born 1760 Shenandoah Co Va, and wife Ellender Matheny. Matheny and Turney - they lived 1785 just south of Woodstock, VA. 1787 they sold their land, show up in 1789 in KY on tax list. A whole lot of people were leaving Shenandoah Co Va area, and other parts of Shenandoah Valley of VA, and going to KY in that time frame. The war was over and it was safe to travel. Anyway, I also found a John Carter on 1788 Fayette Co KY tax list, so it would make sense that a Carter might have come out of the Valley of VA, passed thru Eastern TN, thru Cumberland Gap and into KY. His child would have then moved on to Illinois. I see you are in Texas. My Turneys - as I said the two younger ones made this VA to KY to Illnois trip. But the older siblings made to VA to eastern TN. From there they moved to Alabama, then some to Texas. So it might be the same with your Carter - some taking what I call the northern route thru KY and west, others thru eastern TN then south, or in 1830s from TN to NW Arkansas. Will do some more checking on Carter name. I know I have seen Boatwright in NW Arkansas. Mary