I guess I didn't really express myself too well. I know who the parents of the two Jacobs were. What I was getting at was to see if you knew which one, if any, was the father of Charlotte. Wim Dunk

Hi.... You were correct on the first Jacob..he was the son of Samuel D. Surrency the II and Elizabeth Stafford. The second Jacob was indeed Samuel D. the III's son.....so you were correct.... Stephanie Grohol > Subject: Charlotte Surrency > Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2002 19:31:24 -0400 > From: "Dutchy" <edunk1@tampabay.rr.com> > To: SURRENCY-L@rootsweb.com > > Stephanie, do you have any information about who Jacob Surrency's parents are? I have 2 Jacobs in my files, one born in 1805, but the only info I have on him is that his parents were Samuael D. Surrency (the one born in 1750) and Elizabeth Stafford. > The other was Jacob Franklin (no other info), whose parents were Samuel D. Surrency (the one born in 1792) and Elizabeth Kennedy. If either of these is the Jacob you are referring to, I would love to connect your information. > Wim Dunk

Stephanie, do you have any information about who Jacob Surrency's parents are? I have 2 Jacobs in my files, one born in 1805, but the only info I have on him is that his parents were Samuael D. Surrency (the one born in 1750) and Elizabeth Stafford. The other was Jacob Franklin (no other info), whose parents were Samuel D. Surrency (the one born in 1792) and Elizabeth Kennedy. If either of these is the Jacob you are referring to, I would love to connect your information. Wim Dunk

Hi... Here is how I connected to the Surrency family: I will start with me... Stephanie Lynn McPherson(jan 14, 1971) married Joseph B Grohol(Dec 12, 1964) on Aug 25, 2001) My parents: Donnie Lee Hodges(Oct 1, 1944) married Carroll Walter Mcpherson jr on Dec 24, 1964 Allie Hersey(april 1911) married Clifford Hodges Jacob E. Hersey married Margaret Hersey Elkanah G. W. Hersey married Charlotte Surrency(1837) who was the daughter of Jacob Surrency and Zilphia Douglas. So there you go on that info...I am still researching this family too.... Stephanie Grohol

Is there a Surrency web site? I must of missed the post that said there was..... Stephanie Grohol

I have the following in my file regarding James Allen Surrency. Like Dan, I don't know who James Allen's grandfather was, but James b. 1797 was his father. Hope this helps, Wim Dunk Descendants of James Surrency 1 [2] James Surrency b: 1797 in ,,SC d: Aft. 1860 .. +Mary ......... 2 [1] John Milton Surrency b: October 28, 1828 d: April 29, 1907 ............. +Sabra Robinson b: January 12, 1835 d: June 14, 1874 .................... 3 Sarah Jane Surrency b: December 19, 1854 d: December 31, 1933 ........................ +James O. Strickland b: January 17, 1848 d: August 18, 1917 .................... 3 Mary E. Surrency b: November 05, 1856 in ,Tattnall Co,GA d: December 22, 1929 in ,Tattnall Co,GA ........................ +John W. Tootle b: 1853 in ,Tattnall Co,GA m: August 31, 1876 d: 1942 in ,Tattnall Co,GA ............................... 4 Lala Tootle b: March 03, 1878 d: January 01, 1916 ................................... +J. Frank DeLoach b: December 25, 1875 m: December 23, 1897 d: May 25, 1913 ............................... 4 Carlos William Tootle b: January 1881 in ,Tattnall Co,GA d: October 11, 1958 in ,Baldwin Co,GA ................................... +Hattie Mae Bacon b: 1896 m: November 20, 1910 d: September 09, 1959 in ,Tattnall Co,GA ............................... 4 John R. Tootle b: December 06, 1882 d: November 04, 1887 ............................... 4 Clifford Tootle b: July 08, 1885 in ,Tattnall Co,GA d: July 02, 1981 in ,Tattnall Co,GA ................................... +Benjamin Levy Durrence b: February 27, 1886 in ,Tattnall Co,GA m: March 26, 1905 d: September 06, 1954 in ,Tattnall Co,GA ............................... 4 Sabra Tootle b: August 17, 1887 in ,Tattnall Co,GA d: January 24, 1984 in ,Tattnall Co,GA ................................... +Harvey L. Durrence b: May 02, 1883 in ,Tattnall Co,GA d: May 02, 1971 in ,Tattnall Co,GA ............................... 4 Foy Monroe Tootle b: January 01, 1890 in ,Tattnall Co,GA d: August 02, 1980 in ,Tattnall Co,GA ................................... +Lela Purvis b: January 15, 1897 m: October 25, 1912 d: August 27, 1939 ............................... 4 Ira Tootle b: March 1894 in ,Tattnall Co,GA d: October 19, 1918 in ,Tattnall Co,GA ............................... 4 Pearl Tootle b: November 02, 1895 d: November 27, 1991 ................................... +David Lester Durrence b: February 16, 1890 in ,Tattnall Co,GA m: January 11, 1914 d: October 08, 1960 in ,Tattnall Co,GA ............................... 4 Winnie D. Tootle b: October 1898 in ,Tattnall Co,GA d: February 26, 1998 in ,Tattnall Co,GA ................................... +William W. Waters m: September 23, 1917 .................... 3 Laura Virginia Surrency b: July 20, 1866 d: March 07, 1884 ........................ +Bartow Durrence .................... 3 James William Surrency b: July 15, 1853 d: October 11, 1874 .................... 3 Nancy Elizabeth Surrency b: 1862 .................... 3 Robert Lee Surrency b: 1872 .................... 3 Wealthy Surrency b: June 13, 1874 .................... 3 Sabra Surrency b: June 13, 1874 d: June 13, 1874 ......... *2nd Wife of [1] John Milton Surrency: ............. +Julia Ann Futch b: June 12, 1838 m: in ,Bryan Co,GA d: April 14, 1918 *2nd Wife of [2] James Surrency: .. +Hester Sasser b: Abt. 1820 in ,Bulloch Co,GA m: September 22, 1847 in ,Tattnall Co,GA ......... 2 Wealthy Surrency ............. +Abner David Harrell ......... 2 Nancy Surrency b: Abt. 1848 ............. +Henry Beasley ......... 2 James Allen Surrency b: Abt. 1849 ............. +Sarah Belzorah Gay .................... 3 Verdie Surrency b: Abt. 1888 ......... 2 Henry Hampton Surrency b: Abt. 1858 ............. +Ada Gay

Scott, I'm sure the Allen Surrency you mentioned is a relative to the James Allen I talked about in a previous message. From what the family has told me, the older James Allen is buried in Hawthorne. One of these days I'm going to get down to the cemetery to see if I can find his tombstone. I haven't specifically seen the name George Washington Surrency so I'm tossing this email to the group in case anyone else might know. I have myself recently discovered for my wife's family that one of their family friends was actually a Surrency relation. It was from the same group down there around Plant City I believe that person descended from Benjamin Franklin Surrency, another descendant of Samuel III. That's one of the things I find fasinating about the Surrency line, it seems that all connect back to the same group. I haven't found this to be true in any of the many other families I'm researching. I encourage everyone that has joined the list recently to post whatever connection they have to the Surrency family and any relevant information that may have recently discovered that helps put the puzzle pieces together. Dan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Peeler" <slpeelerjr@yahoo.com> To: <dcahill@fdn.com> Sent: Saturday, July 06, 2002 10:58 PM Subject: Surrency web site > Dan, > > I think it is marvelous that you have provided a place > for all us Surrency researchers to "get together" to > exchange information. > > I just read the info about James Allen Surrency. A > number of years ago (mid 1970's), I knew Allen > Surrency who lived at Campville, FL which is near > Hawthorne, FL in Alachua County where Gainesville is > the main city. I think this is some of his family you > are talking about. He and one of his brothers were > also in the lumber business as well. I do not know > what ever happened to Allen as I have not heard from > him in many years and didn't see his name in the phone > book when I looked some years back. > > I'm the great grandson of Emily Surrency (daughter of > Samuel D., III), who married John Easterling. They > were from Tattnall County. I am in the Tampa, FL > area. > > I have talked with several of the Surrency families in > the Plant City area about their ancestry and as far > back as they can take me is to a George Washington > Surrency who would be a great grandfather to folks now > in the 50-80 age range, I guess. He came from > somewhere in South Cental Georgia, maybe Coffee > County, Berrien County, or somewhere in that area, > probably originating from Tattnall like the rest of us > do. Do you have any idea who the father might have > been for this GWS? Thanks for any help you might be > able to provide. > > Scott L. Peeler, Jr. > slpeelerjr@yahoo.com > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Sign up for SBC Yahoo! Dial - First Month Free > http://sbc.yahoo.com >

MessageSkeet, I first began my research by speaking with my wife's still living great-grandmother, a daughter of Mary Sybil Surrency. She told me that her mother's father was Allen Surrency and was a postmaster. I found out much more when I received the book Yesterday's Reflections by Jan Johannes. "In the late 1860's...J. Allen Surrency, moved to Florida from Tattnall County, Georgia, with his widowed mother and five brothers and sisters. By 1885 Allen had married Sarah Bezorah (sic) (Bell) Gay from Trader's Hill, and was settled at Dutton. Surrency, a popular man with railroad personnel, farmed and cut wood for the trains as a livelihood...in 1898, Allen Surrency was appointed...postmaster. As the postmaster he took the liberty of renaming the little hamlet after his ten-year-old daugther, Verdie." I later traced Allen and his family in the census and discovered in 1880 he lived in Charlton Co., GA with his wife listed as Belle Z., his mother Hester, his sister Nancy and her husband, and his sister Wealthy. This census listed J. Allen's name as "James," his age shown 30. In the 1860 Census, I found James Surrency, age 63 with wife Hester in Tattnall County. One of their children is Allen, age 10. I'm not sure if this 63 year old James is Allen's father. I'm also not sure where this older James fits. I believe he may be one of Samuel D. Surrency II's sons. Possibly William James? Dan ----- Original Message ----- From: Skeet Surrency To: 'Dan Cahill' Sent: Saturday, July 06, 2002 11:12 AM Subject: RE: New Surrency Mailing List I did subscribe to the mailing list. Thanks for setting it up. Interestingly, I'm not certain I have your wife's branch of the tree. I do have a couple of J A Surrency's, but not a J Allen. And, of course, I don't have a Mary Sybil Surrency either. Can you tell me more about them? Skeet Surrency Sarasota, FL -----Original Message----- From: Dan Cahill [mailto:dcahill@fdn.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2002 10:20 PM To: joeandsteph@cqservices.com; hskeet@msn.com; franbabel1@aol.com; dreamtime@toast.net; jeffordsmiller@hotmail.com Subject: New Surrency Mailing List Because I have seen a lot of discussion on the Surrency family via email recently, I decided to begin a Rootsweb.com mailing list. You can subscribe to the list in mail mode by sending a message to SURRENCY-L-request@rootsweb.com that contains the word subscribe and nothing else. If you prefer digest mode, you should send the command instead to SURRENCY-D-request@rootsweb.com. To unsubscribe, you should send the command "unsubscribe" to SURRENCY-L-request@rootsweb.com (if in mail mode) or SURRENCY-D-request@rootsweb.com (if in digest mode.) Please pass this email on to anyone you know may want to exchange Surrency information. My connection to the Surrency family is through my wife. Her Great-great-grandmother was Mary Sybil Surrency, daughter of J. Allen Surrency of Nassau County, FL. I will post more information once the list gets rolling. Dan Cahill

Stephanie, You might want to pose this again after a few more members join. I looked around for information on your Charlotte and it looks like she was the second daughter of Jacob and Zilphia Surrency born 1837. Jacob was the last child of Samuel D. Surrency II. I found a 1850 census record, it was the last page of Ware County District 89 on Ancestry.com. It shows Charlotte, age 13. Hope this helps! Dan ----- Original Message ----- From: "joeandsteph" <joeandsteph@cqservices.com> To: <SURRENCY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 04, 2002 9:26 AM Subject: Searching for information regarding Charlotte Surrency > HI... > Thank you for making a Surrency mailing list...glad that someone did... > > I am searching for the date of birth and date of death for Charlotte > Surrency who married Elkanah George Washington Hersey. They married in > 1858 in Coffee County, GA. So any information that anyone can give me > would be a big help. > > Thanks, > Stephanie Grohol > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

HI... Thank you for making a Surrency mailing list...glad that someone did... I am searching for the date of birth and date of death for Charlotte Surrency who married Elkanah George Washington Hersey. They married in 1858 in Coffee County, GA. So any information that anyone can give me would be a big help. Thanks, Stephanie Grohol