This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --part0_910996800_boundary Content-ID: <0_910996800@inet_out.mail.aol.com.1> Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII In a message dated 98-11-13 11:19:04 EST, jeang@surfsouth.com writes: << The Family Tree Maker Online: Genealogy Library.com on the books listed today have "The descendants of Captain Thomas Carter", by Joseph L. Miller. On page 314,315,316: "Catharine Carter, born 1790, Virginia, probably Franklin County, was married in Robertson County, Tenn., to REV. THOS. SPENCE, a Methodist minister who lived on a fine farm about six miles from Springfield in that county. He was the eldest son of DAVID and MARY McELYEA SPENCE and was born near the Yadkin River in Surry County, N.C. DAVID SPENCE was born in New Jersey and was the son of THOMAS SPENCE, who came from Scotland to New Jersey and married SARAH HERRIMAN, daughter of David Harriman, who had emigrated to America from Wales. "DAVID SPENCE fought in the Revolutionary War under Gen. Marion. While the troops were passing the home of MARY McELYEA (in North Carolina) she helped to give them water, and he was so pleased with her that he came back after the war and married her. She lived until after the Civil War and was one hundred and four years old, straight as an arrow, and had never taken but one dose of medicine." THOMAS SPENCE removed his family in 1828 to Union County, Illinois, where his wife died April 8, 1833, and he in 1835. They are buried near Anna, Ill. They had issue: 1) David Spence, died at age 4 years 2) Anne Spence, married her cousin (?) Spence 3) Isaac Spence, He died in 1876 at Houston, Texas, where he has one daughter Mrs. Samuel Allen 4) William Spence, died in Bardstown, Ill 5) Mary Lemon Spence, married twice, first a Mr. Cannon, second a Mr. Richie, and died near Corsicana, Texas where her descendants now live. 6) Nancy Martin Spence, married twice, first a Mr. Peterson, second a Mr. Madden. Died in Vienna, Ill., her daughter Mrs Ruth Chapman, lives there. 7) Absalom Martin Spence, died in Texas. 8) Sarah Catharine Spence, married twice in Beardstown, Ill., first Thomas Saunders, second Norman Parsons (the book lists her children) 9) Sinah B. Spence, died in infancy. 10) Lydia Paralee Spence, married James McClure of Philadephia, both died at Beardstown Ill. (book list their children) 11) Elva Jane Spence, married John McClure of Philadelphia, and had no issue, both died at Beardstown, Ill. 12) Elizabeth Peters Spence, born in Robertson County, Tenn, Sept. 16, 1828 she was taken to Union County, Ill when her parents removed to that place, where they died in 1833 and '34. In Oct. 1835, she, with her sisters and brothers, went to live with their brother ISAAC SPENCE at Beardstown, Cass County, Ill. Here she met and married Charles Joseph Norbury, son of Judge Joseph Britt Norbury, of Philadelphia, whose family is one of the oldest in England. They were married January 9, 1839 (the book lists their children) Page 223 and 234 has something on Lawrence Pope, son of John and Sarah (Motherhead) Pope, grandson of Lawrence and Jemima (Waddy) Pope. Jemima a daughter of Thomas Waddy of Westmoreland and the widow of JOHN SPENCE. Jean ----------------------- Headers -------------------------------- Return-Path: <jeang@surfsouth.com> Received: from relay31.mx.aol.com (relay31.mail.aol.com [172.31.109.31]) by air15.mail.aol.com (v51.16) with SMTP; Fri, 13 Nov 1998 11:19:04 1900 Received: from surfsouth.com (amanda-direct.surfsouth.com [205.139.60.28]) by relay31.mx.aol.co >> --part0_910996800_boundary Content-ID: <0_910996800@inet_out.mail.surfsouth.com.2> Content-type: message/rfc822 Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Content-disposition: inline Return-Path: <jeang@surfsouth.com> Received: from relay31.mx.aol.com (relay31.mail.aol.com [172.31.109.31]) by air15.mail.aol.com (v51.16) with SMTP; Fri, 13 Nov 1998 11:19:04 1900 Received: from surfsouth.com (amanda-direct.surfsouth.com [205.139.60.28]) by relay31.mx.aol.com (8.8.8/8.8.5/AOL-4.0.0) with ESMTP id LAA27367 for <SPENCETOP@aol.com>; Fri, 13 Nov 1998 11:19:03 -0500 (EST) Received: from jeang (07-vald-023.dial.surfsouth.com [204.189.119.131]) by surfsouth.com (8.8.8/8.8.5) with ESMTP id LAA04593 for <SPENCETOP@aol.com>; Fri, 13 Nov 1998 11:19:01 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <199811131619.LAA04593@surfsouth.com> From: "Genevieve Glass" <jeang@surfsouth.com> To: <SPENCETOP@aol.com> Subject: THANK YOU Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1998 11:15:49 -0500 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: Microsoft Internet Mail 4.70.1155 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Good morning Carolyn, Thank you very much for the charts. My you have been busy. I purchased an upgrade of Family Tree Maker from 3.4 to 5.0. When I received it found I had ordered a package. It includes 4 disks on "Family Atlas for Windows", the booklet gives instructions on all kinds of maps. My eyes are not good enough to mess with it, would you like to have the 4 disks? I will keep the upgrade. The Family Tree Maker Online: Genealogy Library.com on the books listed today have "The descendants of Captain Thomas Carter", by Joseph L. Miller= . On page 314,315,316: "Catharine Carter, born 1790, Virginia, probably Franklin County, was married in Robertson County, Tenn., to REV. THOS. SPENCE, a Methodist minister who lived on a fine farm about six miles from Springfield in that county. He was the eldest son of DAVID and MARY McELYEA SPENCE and was bor= n near the Yadkin River in Surry County, N.C. DAVID SPENCE was born in New Jersey and was the son of THOMAS SPENCE, who came from Scotland to New Jersey and married SARAH HERRIMAN, daughter of David Harriman, who had emigrated to America from Wales. "DAVID SPENCE fought in the Revolutionary War under Gen. Marion. While the troops were passing the home of MARY McELYEA (in North Carolina) she helped to give them water, and he was so pleased with her that he came back after the war and married her. She live= d until after the Civil War and was one hundred and four years old, straight as an arrow, and had never taken but one dose of medicine." THOMAS SPENCE removed his family in 1828 to Union County, Illinois, where his wife died April 8, 1833, and he in 1835. They are buried near Anna, Ill. They had issue: 1) David Spence, died at age 4 years 2) Anne Spence, married her cousin (?) Spence 3) Isaac Spence, He died in 1876 at Houston, Texas, where he has one daughter Mrs. Samuel Allen 4) William Spence, died in Bardstown, Ill 5) Mary Lemon Spence, married twice, first a Mr. Cannon, second a Mr. Richie, and died near Corsicana, Texas where her descendants now live. 6) Nancy Martin Spence, married twice, first a Mr. Peterson, second a Mr. Madden. Died in Vienna, Ill., her daughter Mrs Ruth Chapman, lives there. 7) Absalom Martin Spence, died in Texas. 8) Sarah Catharine Spence, married twice in Beardstown, Ill., first Thomas Saunders, second Norman Parsons (the book lists her children) 9) Sinah B. Spence, died in infancy. 10) Lydia Paralee Spence, married James McClure of Philadephia, both died at Beardstown Ill. (book list their children) 11) Elva Jane Spence, married John McClure of Philadelphia, and had no issue, both died at Beardstown, Ill. 12) Elizabeth Peters Spence, born in Robertson County, Tenn, Sept. 16, 182= 8 she was taken to Union County, Ill when her parents removed to that place, where they died in 1833 and '34. In Oct. 1835, she, with her sisters and brothers, went to live with their brother ISAAC SPENCE at Beardstown, Cass County, Ill. Here she met and married Charles Joseph Norbury, son of Judge Joseph Britt Norbury, of Philadelphia, whose family is one of the oldest i= n England. They were married January 9, 1839 (the book lists their children) Page 223 and 234 has something on Lawrence Pope, son of John and Sarah (Motherhead) Pope, grandson of Lawrence and Jemima (Waddy) Pope. Jemima a daughter of Thomas Waddy of Westmoreland and the widow of JOHN SPENCE. Jean --part0_910996800_boundary--