Dear Bobby: We will keep your daughter, son-in-law and their family in our hearts as all of our brave service men and women. God bless them and keep all of them from harm. Julia

--=======1BF956A1======= Content-Type: text/plain; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-5B492E4F; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit BTW-The REES family and the LEFTWICH family were very inter-related! -Sherry At 08:02 AM 11/10/2003 -0600, you wrote: > >Lucy: > >You are in the same situation that a lot of us are in due to the location of >"The Ridge" and where all of these counties come together. The Charity area >is certainly within the Chestnut Ridge area and also within the area of a >four county area. Charity itself is located in Moore County, but remember >before Moore became a county it was Lincoln County. We are in the same >situation with the Prosser family that you have here. I am scrambling to put >together something on my Prosser line and hopefully get into the Moore >County book. The Chestnut Ridge Cousins organization will have material in >the Moore County book and also the Lincoln County book. In looking through >what you have posted here these surnames link with many, many of our "Ridge" >ancestors. > >Bobby Prosser >prossergenealogy@comcast.net >----- Original Message ----- >From: <Looswhl@aol.com> >To: <TN-CHESTNUTRIDGECOUSINS-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2003 6:52 PM >Subject: [TN-CHESTNUTRIDGECOUSINS] Help With Article for Moore Co. Heritage >Book > > >> I am trying to write an article for inclusion in the Moore County Heritage >> book (I just found out about the book and the deadline - I may not make >it). >> Before I commit to posterity, my article, I thought I would run my family >names >> by these groups (Chestnut Ridge, Lincoln County and Moore County) in hopes >> someone may be able to expand on my limited knowledge (or lack thereof) of >these >> ancestors. Perhaps I will also be lucky to find a long lost relative. >> >> This is what I believe about this side of my family. >> >> I believe my earliest known ancestors to be John BRYANT (born bet. >1790/1800 >> - bef. 22 Mar 1839) and, his wife, Frances Hopkins LEFTWICH (16 Aug 1810 - >19 >> Aug 1839). I believe that this couple lived in the Charity community >(then >> Lincoln County, now Moore County). Frances is buried, and has a marker, >at the >> Charity Cemetery in Moore County. John Bryant is probably buried there as >> well in an unmarked grave. >> >> John and Frances had at least 2 children before their very early deaths: >> >> 1. Reubin G. BRYANT (abt. Dec. 1826 - ?) who married Jane LOGAN on 22 Sep >> 1850; and >> 2. William Newell BRYANT (15 Nov. 1827 - 23 Jun 1892) who married Mary >Polly >> CONWELL on 3 Aug 1846. >> >> This line of the Bryant's appears to have been closely aligned to the >> LEFTWICH family, to wit: >> >> In Early Unpublished Court Records of Lincoln County (Marsh, 1993), Jack >> (also John) H. LEFTWICH was appointed guardian for Reubin and William N. >Bryant, >> heirs of John Bryant, minors (22 Mar 1839). I believe that Jack LEFTWICH >was >> their grandfather. >> >> Frances Hopkins LEFTWICH was a daughter of John (Jack) Hopkins LEFTWICH >(08 >> May 1787 - 13 June 1847) and Jane Stevens GILL (16 June 1792 VA - 30 Jan >1881). >> John H. Lefwich is buried in the Charity Cemetery. >> >> Frances' sister, Finetty Boon LEFTWICH also married a BRYANT-- Jesse Lewis >> BRYANT, on 21 Aug 1845 in Charity. Finetty was born 01 Aug. 1830 and died >11 >> Oct. 1910. Jesse BRYANT was born 25 Sep 1824 and died 5 Apr 1883. It is >not >> known how Jesse relates to Reubin or William Newell, but it is probably a >close >> relationship, perhaps first cousins. Jesse was not named as an "heir of >John >> Bryant", so the possibility that he was a brother to Reubin G. & William >> Newell has been eliminated. >> >> To further complicate and confuse matters, another Bryant father died. In >> Early Unpublished court Records of Lincoln County, Alvin C. Oliver was >appointed >> guardian for Newton Perry BRYANT. Newton may be one of the younger >children >> of Jeremiah BRYAN(T) and Roxanah ?. Jeremiah and Roxanah were born >between >> 1770-80 and both may have died around the same time as John & Frances. >> Jeremiah could have been either a father, or a brother to John. >> >> While nothing else is know about Reubin G. Bryant and Jane Logan, I do >know >> quite a bit about my g-g grandfather, William Newell Bryant. >> >> William Newell BRYANT and Mary Polly CONWELL were married 3 Aug 1836 in >> Lincoln County, Tennessee. Mary was the daughter of Thomas Ela Conwell >and >> Elizabeth Robertson. I believe William and Mary Polly lived their entire >lives in >> the Charity community. >> >> William and Mary had 7 children: >> >> 1. Frances J. BRYANT (Feb. 1850 - ?). Frances married Marion MCNATT. >> 2. John C. BRYANT (11 Feb 1853 - 9 May 1917). John married Mary >Henrietta >> WILLIAMSON. John is buried at Charity Cemetery. >> 3. Thomas Benton BRYANT (7 Oct. 1855 - 14 April 1942). Thomas married >#1, >> Margaret A. MARTIN and #2, Mary Jane THOMAS. Thomas Benton and Mary Jane >> (Thomas) BRYANT are my great grandparents. >> 4. William E. BRYANT (1858-1937). William married Gertrude C. CASTLEMAN. >> 5. Peyton Lee BRYANT (7 Apr 1863-25 Dec. 1953). Peyton married #1, >Virginia >> RUNNELS and #2, Margaret SULLIVAN. >> 6. James A. BRYANT (1866-?). James married Eva Arnold EARTHMAN. >> 7. Unknown female daughter who married a PURDOM >> >> Both my mother and my aunt remember being told that their grandparents >were >> buried at Charity. No stones have ever been found for William Newell and >Mary >> Polly (Conwell) BRYANT. >> >> There were many, many Bryant's in early Tennessee. It is a very confusing >> family, especially for the area of Charity where family members could have >> easily have been recorded in Bedford, Lincoln, Franklin or Moore counties. >> >> In my own family, I have two lines (we think) of Bryant's. And both, are >on >> my maternal side. My g-g-g grandparents, Robertson BRYANT and Mary AMIS >were >> early settlers to Maury County. They raised a large family. >> >> If anyone can help me sort out any of these families, I would most >appreciate >> any help. Also, any advice as to whether this family belongs as a >submission >> under Moore County, or under Lincoln County. >> >> Thanks, >> Lucy Bryant Dunaway Zeier, email: LooswhL@aoL.com >> >> >> >> ============================== >> 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 >> > > > >============================== >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 > > > >--- >Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >Version: 6.0.537 / Virus Database: 332 - Release Date: 11/6/03 > Jesus is my rock! 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--=======563556C8======= Content-Type: text/plain; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-5B492E4F; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Good luck to you both. I submitted an entry on the REES family. They also lived in Lincoln County in the 1850 Census, but by the 1870 Census they were living in Moore. I doubt that they actually moved. -Sherry At 08:02 AM 11/10/2003 -0600, you wrote: > >Lucy: > >You are in the same situation that a lot of us are in due to the location of >"The Ridge" and where all of these counties come together. The Charity area >is certainly within the Chestnut Ridge area and also within the area of a >four county area. Charity itself is located in Moore County, but remember >before Moore became a county it was Lincoln County. We are in the same >situation with the Prosser family that you have here. I am scrambling to put >together something on my Prosser line and hopefully get into the Moore >County book. The Chestnut Ridge Cousins organization will have material in >the Moore County book and also the Lincoln County book. In looking through >what you have posted here these surnames link with many, many of our "Ridge" >ancestors. > >Bobby Prosser >prossergenealogy@comcast.net >----- Original Message ----- >From: <Looswhl@aol.com> >To: <TN-CHESTNUTRIDGECOUSINS-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2003 6:52 PM >Subject: [TN-CHESTNUTRIDGECOUSINS] Help With Article for Moore Co. Heritage >Book > > >> I am trying to write an article for inclusion in the Moore County Heritage >> book (I just found out about the book and the deadline - I may not make >it). >> Before I commit to posterity, my article, I thought I would run my family >names >> by these groups (Chestnut Ridge, Lincoln County and Moore County) in hopes >> someone may be able to expand on my limited knowledge (or lack thereof) of >these >> ancestors. Perhaps I will also be lucky to find a long lost relative. >> >> This is what I believe about this side of my family. >> >> I believe my earliest known ancestors to be John BRYANT (born bet. >1790/1800 >> - bef. 22 Mar 1839) and, his wife, Frances Hopkins LEFTWICH (16 Aug 1810 - >19 >> Aug 1839). I believe that this couple lived in the Charity community >(then >> Lincoln County, now Moore County). Frances is buried, and has a marker, >at the >> Charity Cemetery in Moore County. John Bryant is probably buried there as >> well in an unmarked grave. >> >> John and Frances had at least 2 children before their very early deaths: >> >> 1. Reubin G. BRYANT (abt. Dec. 1826 - ?) who married Jane LOGAN on 22 Sep >> 1850; and >> 2. William Newell BRYANT (15 Nov. 1827 - 23 Jun 1892) who married Mary >Polly >> CONWELL on 3 Aug 1846. >> >> This line of the Bryant's appears to have been closely aligned to the >> LEFTWICH family, to wit: >> >> In Early Unpublished Court Records of Lincoln County (Marsh, 1993), Jack >> (also John) H. LEFTWICH was appointed guardian for Reubin and William N. >Bryant, >> heirs of John Bryant, minors (22 Mar 1839). I believe that Jack LEFTWICH >was >> their grandfather. >> >> Frances Hopkins LEFTWICH was a daughter of John (Jack) Hopkins LEFTWICH >(08 >> May 1787 - 13 June 1847) and Jane Stevens GILL (16 June 1792 VA - 30 Jan >1881). >> John H. Lefwich is buried in the Charity Cemetery. >> >> Frances' sister, Finetty Boon LEFTWICH also married a BRYANT-- Jesse Lewis >> BRYANT, on 21 Aug 1845 in Charity. Finetty was born 01 Aug. 1830 and died >11 >> Oct. 1910. Jesse BRYANT was born 25 Sep 1824 and died 5 Apr 1883. It is >not >> known how Jesse relates to Reubin or William Newell, but it is probably a >close >> relationship, perhaps first cousins. Jesse was not named as an "heir of >John >> Bryant", so the possibility that he was a brother to Reubin G. & William >> Newell has been eliminated. >> >> To further complicate and confuse matters, another Bryant father died. In >> Early Unpublished court Records of Lincoln County, Alvin C. Oliver was >appointed >> guardian for Newton Perry BRYANT. Newton may be one of the younger >children >> of Jeremiah BRYAN(T) and Roxanah ?. Jeremiah and Roxanah were born >between >> 1770-80 and both may have died around the same time as John & Frances. >> Jeremiah could have been either a father, or a brother to John. >> >> While nothing else is know about Reubin G. Bryant and Jane Logan, I do >know >> quite a bit about my g-g grandfather, William Newell Bryant. >> >> William Newell BRYANT and Mary Polly CONWELL were married 3 Aug 1836 in >> Lincoln County, Tennessee. Mary was the daughter of Thomas Ela Conwell >and >> Elizabeth Robertson. I believe William and Mary Polly lived their entire >lives in >> the Charity community. >> >> William and Mary had 7 children: >> >> 1. Frances J. BRYANT (Feb. 1850 - ?). Frances married Marion MCNATT. >> 2. John C. BRYANT (11 Feb 1853 - 9 May 1917). John married Mary >Henrietta >> WILLIAMSON. John is buried at Charity Cemetery. >> 3. Thomas Benton BRYANT (7 Oct. 1855 - 14 April 1942). Thomas married >#1, >> Margaret A. MARTIN and #2, Mary Jane THOMAS. Thomas Benton and Mary Jane >> (Thomas) BRYANT are my great grandparents. >> 4. William E. BRYANT (1858-1937). William married Gertrude C. CASTLEMAN. >> 5. Peyton Lee BRYANT (7 Apr 1863-25 Dec. 1953). Peyton married #1, >Virginia >> RUNNELS and #2, Margaret SULLIVAN. >> 6. James A. BRYANT (1866-?). James married Eva Arnold EARTHMAN. >> 7. Unknown female daughter who married a PURDOM >> >> Both my mother and my aunt remember being told that their grandparents >were >> buried at Charity. No stones have ever been found for William Newell and >Mary >> Polly (Conwell) BRYANT. >> >> There were many, many Bryant's in early Tennessee. It is a very confusing >> family, especially for the area of Charity where family members could have >> easily have been recorded in Bedford, Lincoln, Franklin or Moore counties. >> >> In my own family, I have two lines (we think) of Bryant's. And both, are >on >> my maternal side. My g-g-g grandparents, Robertson BRYANT and Mary AMIS >were >> early settlers to Maury County. They raised a large family. >> >> If anyone can help me sort out any of these families, I would most >appreciate >> any help. Also, any advice as to whether this family belongs as a >submission >> under Moore County, or under Lincoln County. >> >> Thanks, >> Lucy Bryant Dunaway Zeier, email: LooswhL@aoL.com >> >> >> >> ============================== >> 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 >> > > > >============================== >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 > > > >--- >Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >Version: 6.0.537 / Virus Database: 332 - Release Date: 11/6/03 > Jesus is my rock! 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Our Son - In - Law CWO 3 James Baker was sent to Iraq today. Please remember James, our daughter Melody and her 2 children Josh & Beth as they remain in Tacoma, Washington. They are our concerns back here in Dickson, TN. Bobby Prosser prossergenealogy@comcast.net

Need the mailing address to Moore Co Heritage Book Thanks JIm

Mr. Deal: It is: Moore County Heritage Book Committee PO Box 103 Lynchburg, TN 37352 By the way did you see my post earlier in the day in reference to civil districts Lincoln / Moore County? From what I can tell the area that I am in question about was in civil district No. 5 Lincoln County. Bobby Prosser prossergenealogy@comcast.net ----- Original Message ----- From: <Jn4fkt@aol.com> To: <TN-CHESTNUTRIDGECOUSINS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 1:17 PM Subject: [TN-CHESTNUTRIDGECOUSINS] Address to Moore Co Heritage Book > Need the mailing address to Moore Co Heritage Book Thanks JIm > > > ============================== > 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 >

CRC: Do any of you cousins know what the civil district of "The Ridge" that is now in Moore County was, while it was still in Lincoln County prior to it becoming Moore County? I am particularly thinking of the Bartlett Hollow area as it descends "The Ridge" from US 231. Also after it became a part of Moore County was it the 8th civil district as Mr. Jim Deal and John Foster were alluding to a few days ago? I hope that you understand my questions in this query. You response would be appreciated. Bobby Prosser prossergenealogy@comcast.net

Lucy: You are in the same situation that a lot of us are in due to the location of "The Ridge" and where all of these counties come together. The Charity area is certainly within the Chestnut Ridge area and also within the area of a four county area. Charity itself is located in Moore County, but remember before Moore became a county it was Lincoln County. We are in the same situation with the Prosser family that you have here. I am scrambling to put together something on my Prosser line and hopefully get into the Moore County book. The Chestnut Ridge Cousins organization will have material in the Moore County book and also the Lincoln County book. In looking through what you have posted here these surnames link with many, many of our "Ridge" ancestors. Bobby Prosser prossergenealogy@comcast.net ----- Original Message ----- From: <Looswhl@aol.com> To: <TN-CHESTNUTRIDGECOUSINS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2003 6:52 PM Subject: [TN-CHESTNUTRIDGECOUSINS] Help With Article for Moore Co. Heritage Book > I am trying to write an article for inclusion in the Moore County Heritage > book (I just found out about the book and the deadline - I may not make it). > Before I commit to posterity, my article, I thought I would run my family names > by these groups (Chestnut Ridge, Lincoln County and Moore County) in hopes > someone may be able to expand on my limited knowledge (or lack thereof) of these > ancestors. Perhaps I will also be lucky to find a long lost relative. > > This is what I believe about this side of my family. > > I believe my earliest known ancestors to be John BRYANT (born bet. 1790/1800 > - bef. 22 Mar 1839) and, his wife, Frances Hopkins LEFTWICH (16 Aug 1810 - 19 > Aug 1839). I believe that this couple lived in the Charity community (then > Lincoln County, now Moore County). Frances is buried, and has a marker, at the > Charity Cemetery in Moore County. John Bryant is probably buried there as > well in an unmarked grave. > > John and Frances had at least 2 children before their very early deaths: > > 1. Reubin G. BRYANT (abt. Dec. 1826 - ?) who married Jane LOGAN on 22 Sep > 1850; and > 2. William Newell BRYANT (15 Nov. 1827 - 23 Jun 1892) who married Mary Polly > CONWELL on 3 Aug 1846. > > This line of the Bryant's appears to have been closely aligned to the > LEFTWICH family, to wit: > > In Early Unpublished Court Records of Lincoln County (Marsh, 1993), Jack > (also John) H. LEFTWICH was appointed guardian for Reubin and William N. Bryant, > heirs of John Bryant, minors (22 Mar 1839). I believe that Jack LEFTWICH was > their grandfather. > > Frances Hopkins LEFTWICH was a daughter of John (Jack) Hopkins LEFTWICH (08 > May 1787 - 13 June 1847) and Jane Stevens GILL (16 June 1792 VA - 30 Jan 1881). > John H. Lefwich is buried in the Charity Cemetery. > > Frances' sister, Finetty Boon LEFTWICH also married a BRYANT-- Jesse Lewis > BRYANT, on 21 Aug 1845 in Charity. Finetty was born 01 Aug. 1830 and died 11 > Oct. 1910. Jesse BRYANT was born 25 Sep 1824 and died 5 Apr 1883. It is not > known how Jesse relates to Reubin or William Newell, but it is probably a close > relationship, perhaps first cousins. Jesse was not named as an "heir of John > Bryant", so the possibility that he was a brother to Reubin G. & William > Newell has been eliminated. > > To further complicate and confuse matters, another Bryant father died. In > Early Unpublished court Records of Lincoln County, Alvin C. Oliver was appointed > guardian for Newton Perry BRYANT. Newton may be one of the younger children > of Jeremiah BRYAN(T) and Roxanah ?. Jeremiah and Roxanah were born between > 1770-80 and both may have died around the same time as John & Frances. > Jeremiah could have been either a father, or a brother to John. > > While nothing else is know about Reubin G. Bryant and Jane Logan, I do know > quite a bit about my g-g grandfather, William Newell Bryant. > > William Newell BRYANT and Mary Polly CONWELL were married 3 Aug 1836 in > Lincoln County, Tennessee. Mary was the daughter of Thomas Ela Conwell and > Elizabeth Robertson. I believe William and Mary Polly lived their entire lives in > the Charity community. > > William and Mary had 7 children: > > 1. Frances J. BRYANT (Feb. 1850 - ?). Frances married Marion MCNATT. > 2. John C. BRYANT (11 Feb 1853 - 9 May 1917). John married Mary Henrietta > WILLIAMSON. John is buried at Charity Cemetery. > 3. Thomas Benton BRYANT (7 Oct. 1855 - 14 April 1942). Thomas married #1, > Margaret A. MARTIN and #2, Mary Jane THOMAS. Thomas Benton and Mary Jane > (Thomas) BRYANT are my great grandparents. > 4. William E. BRYANT (1858-1937). William married Gertrude C. CASTLEMAN. > 5. Peyton Lee BRYANT (7 Apr 1863-25 Dec. 1953). Peyton married #1, Virginia > RUNNELS and #2, Margaret SULLIVAN. > 6. James A. BRYANT (1866-?). James married Eva Arnold EARTHMAN. > 7. Unknown female daughter who married a PURDOM > > Both my mother and my aunt remember being told that their grandparents were > buried at Charity. No stones have ever been found for William Newell and Mary > Polly (Conwell) BRYANT. > > There were many, many Bryant's in early Tennessee. It is a very confusing > family, especially for the area of Charity where family members could have > easily have been recorded in Bedford, Lincoln, Franklin or Moore counties. > > In my own family, I have two lines (we think) of Bryant's. And both, are on > my maternal side. My g-g-g grandparents, Robertson BRYANT and Mary AMIS were > early settlers to Maury County. They raised a large family. > > If anyone can help me sort out any of these families, I would most appreciate > any help. Also, any advice as to whether this family belongs as a submission > under Moore County, or under Lincoln County. > > Thanks, > Lucy Bryant Dunaway Zeier, email: LooswhL@aoL.com > > > > ============================== > 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 >

--=======2F605A72======= Content-Type: text/plain; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-4B033CD8; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit I don't promise that everything I have is absolutely correct, but here is what I have on the Leftwich line: http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=leftwich You will have to cut and paste this into your URL location bar. -Sherry At 07:52 PM 11/9/2003 EST, you wrote: > >I am trying to write an article for inclusion in the Moore County Heritage >book (I just found out about the book and the deadline - I may not make it). >Before I commit to posterity, my article, I thought I would run my family names >by these groups (Chestnut Ridge, Lincoln County and Moore County) in hopes >someone may be able to expand on my limited knowledge (or lack thereof) of these >ancestors. Perhaps I will also be lucky to find a long lost relative. > >This is what I believe about this side of my family. > >I believe my earliest known ancestors to be John BRYANT (born bet. 1790/1800 >- bef. 22 Mar 1839) and, his wife, Frances Hopkins LEFTWICH (16 Aug 1810 - 19 >Aug 1839). I believe that this couple lived in the Charity community (then >Lincoln County, now Moore County). Frances is buried, and has a marker, at the >Charity Cemetery in Moore County. John Bryant is probably buried there as >well in an unmarked grave. > >John and Frances had at least 2 children before their very early deaths: > >1. Reubin G. BRYANT (abt. Dec. 1826 - ?) who married Jane LOGAN on 22 Sep >1850; and >2. William Newell BRYANT (15 Nov. 1827 - 23 Jun 1892) who married Mary Polly >CONWELL on 3 Aug 1846. > >This line of the Bryant's appears to have been closely aligned to the >LEFTWICH family, to wit: > >In Early Unpublished Court Records of Lincoln County (Marsh, 1993), Jack >(also John) H. LEFTWICH was appointed guardian for Reubin and William N. Bryant, >heirs of John Bryant, minors (22 Mar 1839). I believe that Jack LEFTWICH was >their grandfather. > >Frances Hopkins LEFTWICH was a daughter of John (Jack) Hopkins LEFTWICH (08 >May 1787 - 13 June 1847) and Jane Stevens GILL (16 June 1792 VA - 30 Jan 1881). > John H. Lefwich is buried in the Charity Cemetery. > >Frances' sister, Finetty Boon LEFTWICH also married a BRYANT-- Jesse Lewis >BRYANT, on 21 Aug 1845 in Charity. Finetty was born 01 Aug. 1830 and died 11 >Oct. 1910. Jesse BRYANT was born 25 Sep 1824 and died 5 Apr 1883. It is not >known how Jesse relates to Reubin or William Newell, but it is probably a close >relationship, perhaps first cousins. Jesse was not named as an "heir of John >Bryant", so the possibility that he was a brother to Reubin G. & William >Newell has been eliminated. > >To further complicate and confuse matters, another Bryant father died. In >Early Unpublished court Records of Lincoln County, Alvin C. Oliver was appointed >guardian for Newton Perry BRYANT. Newton may be one of the younger children >of Jeremiah BRYAN(T) and Roxanah ?. Jeremiah and Roxanah were born between >1770-80 and both may have died around the same time as John & Frances. >Jeremiah could have been either a father, or a brother to John. > >While nothing else is know about Reubin G. Bryant and Jane Logan, I do know >quite a bit about my g-g grandfather, William Newell Bryant. > >William Newell BRYANT and Mary Polly CONWELL were married 3 Aug 1836 in >Lincoln County, Tennessee. Mary was the daughter of Thomas Ela Conwell and >Elizabeth Robertson. I believe William and Mary Polly lived their entire lives in >the Charity community. > >William and Mary had 7 children: > >1. Frances J. BRYANT (Feb. 1850 - ?). Frances married Marion MCNATT. >2. John C. BRYANT (11 Feb 1853 - 9 May 1917). John married Mary Henrietta >WILLIAMSON. John is buried at Charity Cemetery. >3. Thomas Benton BRYANT (7 Oct. 1855 - 14 April 1942). Thomas married #1, >Margaret A. MARTIN and #2, Mary Jane THOMAS. Thomas Benton and Mary Jane >(Thomas) BRYANT are my great grandparents. >4. William E. BRYANT (1858-1937). William married Gertrude C. CASTLEMAN. >5. Peyton Lee BRYANT (7 Apr 1863-25 Dec. 1953). Peyton married #1, Virginia >RUNNELS and #2, Margaret SULLIVAN. >6. James A. BRYANT (1866-?). James married Eva Arnold EARTHMAN. >7. Unknown female daughter who married a PURDOM > >Both my mother and my aunt remember being told that their grandparents were >buried at Charity. No stones have ever been found for William Newell and Mary >Polly (Conwell) BRYANT. > >There were many, many Bryant's in early Tennessee. It is a very confusing >family, especially for the area of Charity where family members could have >easily have been recorded in Bedford, Lincoln, Franklin or Moore counties. > >In my own family, I have two lines (we think) of Bryant's. And both, are on >my maternal side. My g-g-g grandparents, Robertson BRYANT and Mary AMIS were >early settlers to Maury County. They raised a large family. > >If anyone can help me sort out any of these families, I would most appreciate >any help. Also, any advice as to whether this family belongs as a submission >under Moore County, or under Lincoln County. > >Thanks, >Lucy Bryant Dunaway Zeier, email: LooswhL@aoL.com > > > >============================== >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 > > > >--- >Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >Version: 6.0.530 / Virus Database: 325 - Release Date: 10/22/03 > Jesus is my rock! 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I am trying to write an article for inclusion in the Moore County Heritage book (I just found out about the book and the deadline - I may not make it). Before I commit to posterity, my article, I thought I would run my family names by these groups (Chestnut Ridge, Lincoln County and Moore County) in hopes someone may be able to expand on my limited knowledge (or lack thereof) of these ancestors. Perhaps I will also be lucky to find a long lost relative. This is what I believe about this side of my family. I believe my earliest known ancestors to be John BRYANT (born bet. 1790/1800 - bef. 22 Mar 1839) and, his wife, Frances Hopkins LEFTWICH (16 Aug 1810 - 19 Aug 1839). I believe that this couple lived in the Charity community (then Lincoln County, now Moore County). Frances is buried, and has a marker, at the Charity Cemetery in Moore County. John Bryant is probably buried there as well in an unmarked grave. John and Frances had at least 2 children before their very early deaths: 1. Reubin G. BRYANT (abt. Dec. 1826 - ?) who married Jane LOGAN on 22 Sep 1850; and 2. William Newell BRYANT (15 Nov. 1827 - 23 Jun 1892) who married Mary Polly CONWELL on 3 Aug 1846. This line of the Bryant's appears to have been closely aligned to the LEFTWICH family, to wit: In Early Unpublished Court Records of Lincoln County (Marsh, 1993), Jack (also John) H. LEFTWICH was appointed guardian for Reubin and William N. Bryant, heirs of John Bryant, minors (22 Mar 1839). I believe that Jack LEFTWICH was their grandfather. Frances Hopkins LEFTWICH was a daughter of John (Jack) Hopkins LEFTWICH (08 May 1787 - 13 June 1847) and Jane Stevens GILL (16 June 1792 VA - 30 Jan 1881). John H. Lefwich is buried in the Charity Cemetery. Frances' sister, Finetty Boon LEFTWICH also married a BRYANT-- Jesse Lewis BRYANT, on 21 Aug 1845 in Charity. Finetty was born 01 Aug. 1830 and died 11 Oct. 1910. Jesse BRYANT was born 25 Sep 1824 and died 5 Apr 1883. It is not known how Jesse relates to Reubin or William Newell, but it is probably a close relationship, perhaps first cousins. Jesse was not named as an "heir of John Bryant", so the possibility that he was a brother to Reubin G. & William Newell has been eliminated. To further complicate and confuse matters, another Bryant father died. In Early Unpublished court Records of Lincoln County, Alvin C. Oliver was appointed guardian for Newton Perry BRYANT. Newton may be one of the younger children of Jeremiah BRYAN(T) and Roxanah ?. Jeremiah and Roxanah were born between 1770-80 and both may have died around the same time as John & Frances. Jeremiah could have been either a father, or a brother to John. While nothing else is know about Reubin G. Bryant and Jane Logan, I do know quite a bit about my g-g grandfather, William Newell Bryant. William Newell BRYANT and Mary Polly CONWELL were married 3 Aug 1836 in Lincoln County, Tennessee. Mary was the daughter of Thomas Ela Conwell and Elizabeth Robertson. I believe William and Mary Polly lived their entire lives in the Charity community. William and Mary had 7 children: 1. Frances J. BRYANT (Feb. 1850 - ?). Frances married Marion MCNATT. 2. John C. BRYANT (11 Feb 1853 - 9 May 1917). John married Mary Henrietta WILLIAMSON. John is buried at Charity Cemetery. 3. Thomas Benton BRYANT (7 Oct. 1855 - 14 April 1942). Thomas married #1, Margaret A. MARTIN and #2, Mary Jane THOMAS. Thomas Benton and Mary Jane (Thomas) BRYANT are my great grandparents. 4. William E. BRYANT (1858-1937). William married Gertrude C. CASTLEMAN. 5. Peyton Lee BRYANT (7 Apr 1863-25 Dec. 1953). Peyton married #1, Virginia RUNNELS and #2, Margaret SULLIVAN. 6. James A. BRYANT (1866-?). James married Eva Arnold EARTHMAN. 7. Unknown female daughter who married a PURDOM Both my mother and my aunt remember being told that their grandparents were buried at Charity. No stones have ever been found for William Newell and Mary Polly (Conwell) BRYANT. There were many, many Bryant's in early Tennessee. It is a very confusing family, especially for the area of Charity where family members could have easily have been recorded in Bedford, Lincoln, Franklin or Moore counties. In my own family, I have two lines (we think) of Bryant's. And both, are on my maternal side. My g-g-g grandparents, Robertson BRYANT and Mary AMIS were early settlers to Maury County. They raised a large family. If anyone can help me sort out any of these families, I would most appreciate any help. Also, any advice as to whether this family belongs as a submission under Moore County, or under Lincoln County. Thanks, Lucy Bryant Dunaway Zeier, email: LooswhL@aoL.com

--=======541C15EF======= Content-Type: text/plain; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-38B07BF9; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Those of you on the mailing list will receive this message twice! -Sherry The Chestnut Ridge Hollows maps are up and the minutes of the business meeting are posted. Please mark your calendars for June 11-12 for the 2004 Reunion! http://www.chestnutridgecousins.org/chestnutridgecommunitymap.html http://www.chestnutridgecousins.org/business.html#2003 --=======541C15EF======= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-avg=cert; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-38B07BF9 Content-Disposition: inline --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.530 / Virus Database: 325 - Release Date: 10/22/03 --=======541C15EF=======--

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Thank you Bobby for the web site. Julia

Julia: I finally found it in some of my hardcopy files. The address is: www.websitewiz.com Thank you! Bobby Prosser prossergenealogy@comcast.net ----- Original Message ----- From: <Jmolitz@aol.com> To: <TN-CHESTNUTRIDGECOUSINS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2003 11:42 AM Subject: Re: [TN-CHESTNUTRIDGECOUSINS] Dr. Patricia West > Bobbie: > > The name West rings a bell for I think I saw it as a GEDCOM on rootsweb. But > for the life of me I cannot remember what surname I was researching that got > me to the West GEDCOM. Will keep looking. > > Julia > > > ============================== > 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 Bobby; I just finished talking to John Foster on the Amateur Radio (ham) And we talked some about the "Bloody 8th". I only heard my parents and others speak of the happenings there. These memories went back to the early 20s. It would be intersting to get some of the history from Lynchburg Court records. It was a rough neighborhood when I was a young teen. I think the acts of violance stemmed from Arguments between people. AS I said before I am not an authority on district. There should be some history somewhere on the "Bloody 8th" JIm

Bobbie: The name West rings a bell for I think I saw it as a GEDCOM on rootsweb. But for the life of me I cannot remember what surname I was researching that got me to the West GEDCOM. Will keep looking. Julia

Jim Deal & Others: I had seen the post on the Lincoln Co. Rootsweb referring to "The Bloody 8th District." When I was growing up over in Bedford County I had heard reference to "The Bloody 8th District" of Moore County. I did not realize it, but this is in "The Ridge " area. Do you have any references as to some of the things that took place for it to become identified as "The Bloody 8th"? Did this identity come after our ancestors early years or what? Thank you! Bobby Prosser prossergenealogy@comcast.net

The web site is now up and running www.lincolncountytn.com/genealogy

Personally I liked the term used by a lady at the recent CRC meeting in Fayetteville. She referred to the Civil War as "The War Of Yankee Aggression". A true Southern Belle! John Foster