Hello Shirley, Of course I will be glad to look in Smith Co. for these good people! I have added your mail back to our Archives Folder so that I don't forget. Thanks for being part of the ROOTWALKER family. "This Land Is Our Land!" Stan Magnesen ROOTWALKER site/list coordinator ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In a message dated 8/30/02 12:21:06 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > Subj: [ROOTWALKER] Re: TN-ROOTWALKER-D Digest V02 #155 > Date: 8/30/02 12:21:06 PM Pacific Daylight Time > From: [email protected] > Reply-to: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > Hi Stan, > Thanks for trying on the Lawrences. I already had the information from the > Friendship Cemetary and they are part of the same family I am sure. My Great > Grandfather, James Lawrence married a Law who lived on what is now McMurtry > Lane right on the county line of Trousdale and Sumner Co. The farm is still > in the same family as one of my grandpa's sisters married a McMurtry and they > lived there. I also know about the limited records in Macon Co. That is why > I came to you for help. The story goes that James Lawrence migrated from > Virginia to Macon Co. but all the other Lawrences have been found in Sumner > and Robertson Co. The reason I am trying to find the marriage record between > James or Samuel and Mary Matilda Law was to see if it showed his parents > names. I don't believe the William that you found could be right since the > marriage took place in 1823. James was supposedly born around 1810 in Va. > and he had children born in 1839, 42,44,47 and 35. If you get a chance cou! > ld you check for Smith Co.? I am having a time with this!! > Shirley > > > > >