I have a Smith Ramsey who was in Arkansas. Born abt 1815 in VA Married Margaret M. ? Children Rachael, Wm. H., James W., Francis M., Jasper Newton, Simeon E. Glenda Cindy Pooh wrote: > > When did your Nancy Smith marry John Ramsey? Was she married before > perhaps? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <ramseys@par1.net> > To: <TNBEDFOR-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, June 07, 2002 10:51 AM > Subject: [TNBEDFOR] Re: Bedford County, TN > > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > > > Surnames: Ramsey, Davis, Grooms, Corn, Cypert , Tilley, Watts, > > Classification: Query > > > > Message Board URL: > > > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/IhB.2ACI/277.1.2 > > > > Message Board Post: > > > > Reseaching John J.& Nancy (Smith) Ramsey family, can someone Please do > a lookup . for me would like to know how long they were around bedford Co. > Tenn, kids names if possible, also about Smith Ramsey, .Thank you , > nelsie , ramseys@par1.net > > > > > > ============================== > > 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

I have a John Ramsey born around 1800 in Virginia. We think he had Bedford Vounty connections. He died after 1822 and before 1833 in Bedford County, Tennessee. Married Meloroy ? Have never found him on a census. Glenda ramseys@par1.net wrote: > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/IhB.2ACI/277.1.2.1 > > Message Board Post: > > For Cindy > Nancy Smith m. John j Ramsey aug.24, 1806, Bedford co Va?( has there been a state line change for Bedford Co. ??)She was Daughter of Alxander Smitgh ,mother unkown, Nancy was born in nc. thanks > > ============================== > 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

Requesting any info on J. D. Steele, from Bedford Co. Lived in mid 1800's to early 1900's. Lived in the Fall Creek area. Thanks, Doug

This Family Group Sheet includes these family names: SEAGRAVES, EDWARDS, and TURNER I'm hoping someone, who is related, will find a connection here. Please let me know if you do connect. Thank you, Steve Seagraves <ourgenealogies@aol.com> == FATHER (name): Goodman SEAGRAVES date and place of birth: 10 Jun 1829, Wake Co, NC date and place of marriage: 23 Dec 1844, Wake Co, NC other marriages: Margaret Ellen SISSON Seagraves date and place of death: 6 Jun 1904, Cherry Hill, Polk Co, AR father's father (name and date of birth): William SEAGRAVES, b. 1785 father's mother (name and date of birth): Francis Rebecca EDWARDS Seagraves, b. abt 1793 ......................................................................... MOTHER (name): Narcissa Ellen TURNER Seagraves date and place of birth: 1829/30, NC date and place of marriage: 23 Dec 1844, Wake Co, NC other marriages: none date and place of death: ?? mother's father (name and date of birth): Matthew TURNER, b. bet 1760 and 1769 mother's mother (name and date of birth): ?? ......................................................................... CHILD 1. (name): May (Mary) SEAGRAVES date and place of birth: 1847, NC/TN married (name): ?? date and place of marriage: ?? other marriages: ?? date and place of death: ?? ......................................................................... CHILD 2. (name): Allen C. SEAGRAVES date and place of birth: Sep 1850, TN date and place of death: bef. 1860, Rutherford Co, TN ......................................................................... CHILD 3. (name): Hellen (H.C.) SEAGRAVES date and place of birth: Sep 1850, TN married (name): ?? date and place of marriage: ?? other marriages: ?? date and place of death: after 1870 ......................................................................... CHILD 4. (name): J. H. SEAGRAVES date and place of birth: 1854, TN married (name): Francis Seagraves date and place of marriage: abt 1876, TN other marriages: ?? date and place of death: after 1880 ......................................................................... CHILD 5. (name): W. H. SEAGRAVES date and place of birth: 1857, TN married (name): ?? date and place of marriage: ?? other marriages: ?? date and place of death: after 1860 ......................................................................... CHILD 6. (name): J. R. SEAGRAVES date and place of birth: Apr 1860, TN married (name): ?? date and place of marriage: ?? other marriages: ?? date and place of death: ?? ......................................................................... SUBMITTED BY: Steve Seagraves e-mail: <ourgenealogies@aol.com> ============================================================

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Cunningham, Patton, Blackwell, Arnold Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/IhB.2ACI/285 Message Board Post: Researching descendents of Humphrey Cunningham and Margaret Patton of Bedford Co., Tn.

Just a guess here but I wonder if the ninepenny law was related to delinquent property taxes due on the land and the state sold the property to the first available person at ninecents on the dollaror some such formula. If the Ninepenny law were related to delinquent taxes then there might have been many other explanations. For what it is worth Wayne Austin

A wonderful cousin of mine had the foresight to write to the Tennessee State Library and Archives. Here is their answer. I think that they may be right on target. Another kind soul sent me similar information. Thank you all!!! Maybe this will help someone else. Here is the answer from the Tennesee State Library.... "We've had several of our staff members working on your question concerning the Ninepenny Law, and we've found what we believe to be the answer. We searched a number of sources, but could not find any reference to the Ninepenny Law. Linsey's LAND LAWS OF TENNESSEE, which collects the early land laws for the state, does not list the law. We went through all of the early ACTS OF TENNESSEE for the time period prior to 1831, but again found no law that was referred to as the Ninepenny Law. None of the federal land laws we found uses this name. Even the amount paid for land during this time period -- twelve and a half cents per acre -- did not match up as nine pennies. It is possible that the actual law may not actually have the name "Ninepenny Law". It may be a popular name for a law. For example, the current Tennessee law concerning automobile warranties is referred to as "the Lemon Law", even though that is not its name. One of our staff members, Tom Kanon, has suggested the following as a possible answer to your question: The population in Tennessee during this time period was a mixture of cultures, Words used in one language were picked by others settlers in the area. There was no real hard currency circulating during this time period. It was not uncommon for Spanish money and English money to circulate between the settlers. According to WEBSTER'S THIRD INTERNATIONAL DICTIONARY, ninepence was "the sum of nine (usually) British pennies". The dictionary also states that "ninepence" was in old Spanish "a coin worth twelve and a half cents". Remember that the amount paid per acre was twelve and a half cents. It's quite probable that the Spanish word "ninepence" was picked up by the settlers, since the coin was equal to the amount to be paid for the land. Over time, the Spanish word "ninepence" became the more Americanized word "ninepenny".

Here is a quote from the land document....Thank you for trying to help!!!! "..., and one a part of the same grant being previously conveyed away by said Haynes. also a part of a sixty acre grant that ...?.... to Mead Haile it being also obtained from the state of Tennessee under the ninepenny law. and also one other grant for fifty acres that ...?...by the state of Tennessee to the said Haynes..." Pat Kinsey On Wed, 12 Jun 2002 14:03:30 -0600 Steve Carson <carson@gscassociates.com> writes: > Pat: > > Afraid I don't have an answer for you but I'm wondering what > documents you > saw this term in? Can you quote me a sentence that uses it. > > I suspect this might refer to one of the laws that allowed occupants > to > gain title to land by paying 10 cents an acre. Give me the example > I > mention above and I can look into it more. > > ______________________________X-Message: #2 > Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2002 08:41:26 -0500 > From: Pat Kinsey <pkinsey@juno.com> > To: TNBEDFOR-L@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <20020612.092323.-262933.18.pkinsey@juno.com> > Subject: [TNBEDFOR] Tenpenny Law > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > I am still looking for answers as to what the "Tenpenny Law" is in > land > records. This law is mentioned in two different land records I > recently > received from Bedford County recorded in 1831. This law is > obviously > prior to 1831. Can anyone help? > Pat Kinsey > pkinsey@juno.com > --------------------------------------------------------- > Steve Carson http://www.gscassociates.com/SteveCarson/ > GSC Associates http://www.gscassociates.com/ > 5272 Redman Road phone:+1-505-521-7399; fax:+1-505-521-9321 > Las Cruces, NM 88011 USA e-mail: carson@gscassociates.com > --------------------------------------------------------- >

This may not be the answer you are looking for but I found in the 1913 Webster Dictionary. TENPENNY, Valued or sold at ten pence.

I am still looking for answers as to what the "Tenpenny Law" is in land records. This law is mentioned in two different land records I recently received from Bedford County recorded in 1831. This law is obviously prior to 1831. Can anyone help? Pat Kinsey pkinsey@juno.com

This Family Group Sheet includes these family names: SEAGRAVES, EDWARDS, and TURNER I'm hoping someone, who is related, will find a connection here. Please let me know if you do connect. Thank you, Steve Seagraves <ourgenealogies@aol.com> or <sgravdigr@aol.com> === FATHER (name): Goodman SEAGRAVES date and place of birth: 10 Jun 1829, Wake Co, NC date and place of marriage: 23 Dec 1844, Wake Co, NC other marriages: Margaret Ellen SISSON Seagraves date and place of death: 6 Jun 1904, Cherry Hill, Polk Co, AR father's father (name and date of birth): William SEAGRAVES, b. 1785 father's mother (name and date of birth): Francis Rebecca EDWARDS Seagraves, b. abt 1793 ......................................................................... MOTHER (name): Narcissa Ellen TURNER Seagraves date and place of birth: 1829/30, NC date and place of marriage: 23 Dec 1844, Wake Co, NC other marriages: none date and place of death: ?? mother's father (name and date of birth): Matthew TURNER, b. bet 1760 and 1769 mother's mother (name and date of birth): ?? ......................................................................... CHILD 1. (name): May (Mary) SEAGRAVES date and place of birth: 1847, NC/TN married (name): ?? date and place of marriage: ?? other marriages: ?? date and place of death: ?? ......................................................................... CHILD 2. (name): Allen C. SEAGRAVES date and place of birth: Sep 1850, TN date and place of death: bef. 1860, Rutherford Co, TN ......................................................................... CHILD 3. (name): Hellen (H.C.) SEAGRAVES date and place of birth: Sep 1850, TN married (name): ?? date and place of marriage: ?? other marriages: ?? date and place of death: after 1870 ......................................................................... CHILD 4. (name): J. H. SEAGRAVES date and place of birth: 1854, TN married (name): Francis Seagraves date and place of marriage: abt 1876, TN other marriages: ?? date and place of death: after 1880 ......................................................................... CHILD 5. (name): W. H. SEAGRAVES date and place of birth: 1857, TN married (name): ?? date and place of marriage: ?? other marriages: ?? date and place of death: after 1860 ......................................................................... CHILD 6. (name): J. R. SEAGRAVES date and place of birth: Apr 1860, TN married (name): ?? date and place of marriage: ?? other marriages: ?? date and place of death: ?? ......................................................................... SUBMITTED BY: Steve Seagraves e-mail: <ourgenealogies@aol.com> ============================================================

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I just received some land records from Bedford County that connect two of my ancestors there. One ancestor got land in Bedford County from the state of Tennessee "under the Ninepenny law." What in the world is "Ninepenny law?" Any help will be appreciated!

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Hi a little added info on my census search for Jeremiah Halbrook for the years of 1830 thru 1860 these are the list of his children cannon-halbrook Entries: 1443 Updated: Sat Aug 25 20:04:54 2001 Contact: Walton Cannon <wwcannon@adelphia.net> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Index | Individual | Register | Pedigree | Ahnentafel | Download GEDCOM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- 1 Jeremiah Thomas (Jerry) HALBROOK b: 1822 + ??? ??? 2 Joseph HALBROOK 3 Jobelle HALBROOK 3 Vesta HALBROOK + ??? WATSON 2 Jerry HALBROOK 2 Sarah HALBROOK + UNKNOWN YOUNGBLOOD 2 Charity HALBROOK 2 Miles HALBROOK sandra

Hi My name is sandra kimbell and im trying to etablish a time line for my Halbrook/Holbrok surname. i would appriciate if anyone can do a Census look up for the following years 1800/1820/1830/1840/1850/1860 Ill try to break it down by the person(s) im looking for #! William Halbrook/Holbrook born:1783 In Surry co NC died: 1870 in Arkansas Married : Judith McGee./ McGhee Chilren: Joseph Erwin Halbrook(b) 1818 Charity Halbrook (b) 1815 Wilkes Halbrook(b) 1820 Jeremiah Halbrook(b) 1822( my line) William Jr. Halbrook (b) 1824 Daniel Halbrook James Halbrook Benjamin halbrook (b) 1830 Tn Thomas Jefferson Halbrook (b) 1833 TN Aaron Halbrook (b) 1835 Tn So i know william was in Tn til at least 1840 because then hes in the 1850 census for Van buren co Red river Twnshp AR Census look up for : 1830/1840/1850/1860 Jeremiah Halbrook (b) 1822 (d)? (m)? ** Jeremiah had a son Miles P born in may of 1869 in conway Arkansas so im assuming he was in Arkansas possibly by 1860 but not sure. in an 1880 census Jeremiah's son miles is listed in the house hold of his uncle jeremiah's brother Joseph Erwin. (not sure if Jeremiah was dead or not) thanks for any help you can provide and for taking the time to read my rambling email sandra kimbell

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Stephens/Hartsfield/McElroy Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/IhB.2ACI/277.1.5 Message Board Post: Kathleen, I would appreciate it so much if you could find John and James Stephens, in or near Shelbyville. The time frame would be 1820s to 1860s. John is the father of James. Thanks, Ella Porter

What Harris are you researching? Are they from Bedford County. Jan -----Original Message----- From: gc-gateway@rootsweb.com [mailto:gc-gateway@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of LUVNSTARZ@AOL.COM Sent: Friday, June 07, 2002 17:38 To: TNBEDFOR-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [TNBEDFOR] Re: Bedford County, TN This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: FLEMING, MOUNT, CLEEK, JONES, HARRIS, NOBLIN, REYNOLDS Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/IhB.2ACI/277.1.4 Message Board Post: Kathleen, Thank you. I'm so grateful for your offer and would love to receive the information you have on the Cleek & Reynolds families.You did not mention either the Mount or Noblin families so I assume they are not listed in your records. You are an angel ... my time in Tennessee will be so short compared to all the precious data I need to collect from there ... thank you, thank you. Mary Ella Williams ============================== 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

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: FLEMING, MOUNT, CLEEK, JONES, HARRIS, NOBLIN, REYNOLDS Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/IhB.2ACI/277.1.4 Message Board Post: Kathleen, Thank you. I'm so grateful for your offer and would love to receive the information you have on the Cleek & Reynolds families.You did not mention either the Mount or Noblin families so I assume they are not listed in your records. You are an angel ... my time in Tennessee will be so short compared to all the precious data I need to collect from there ... thank you, thank you. Mary Ella Williams

I am interested in the Cyperts. Do they have a history in Bedford County? I would like to ask if anyone knows anything about the Cyperts, or any Cooper connections with the Cyperts? Thanks for any help. Barbara McGee