Beverly, I do not. Where would a researcher be able to procure it? Thanks! Bobby Prosser prossergenealogy@comcast.net -------------- Original message -------------- From: Beverly Peavler <bp@peavler.org> > Do you have access to the three-volume work on the Bledsoe family > compiled by Banks McLaurin? It's a treasure house of information. > > On Nov 13, 2007, at 3:21 PM, prossergenealogy@comcast.net wrote: > > > List Members, > > > > The BLEDSOE family is a family that straddles the county line and > > it is very much linked to the Chestnut Ridge area. > > > > I will post from what Joanna Bledsoe sent me hard copy of prior to > > her death and then open up a query at the end of the post. > > > > It would be my belief that I may be a descendant of Jacob BLEDSOE > > born ca. 1762/64 - 1848 > > > > Jacob was born in Wake Co., NC, March 29, 1762 (or 1764). His will > > was filed in the Bedford County, Tennessee Courthouse in 1848, but > > the will is missing because the courthouse burned down. He lived in > > wake County, then came to Tennessee between 1820 and 1830, settling > > near Petersburg, Tennessee. According to the 1810 census of North > > Carolina, he had twelve children living at home. Also he may have > > had other children later on. In May 1793 he was granted 640 acres > > of land in Sumner County, Tennessee for his father's service in the > > Revolutionary War. He probably sold the land..(need to check the > > deed records of Sumner Co.). In 1834 he filed a pension request for > > his own service in the Revolution saying that he served in the > > Captain Lewis Bledsoe Company, Colonel Moore's Regiment and was > > present at the Battle of Gates' defeat in August 1789 in Camden > > South Carolina. He said he was often confused with his cousin Jacob > > nicknamed Jacob Jr.,... who was the son of his father's broth! > > er Jaco > > b Sr. Our Jacob is buried in Moore Chapel Cemetery, Shelbyville, > > Tennessee (also called Blue Stocking Hollow Cemetery). but the > > marker no longer exist. He died without a will, so far as the > > twelve children listed in the 1810 census, we only no for sure: > > AARON b. 1781 or 1787, NC > > DAVID b. 1799, NC (he married a sister of his brother , Aaron's wife) > > HENRY b. circa 1804 (married Tempe Robards) > > LEWIS b. 1770-1780, (married Fanny ______) > > > > My questions are, (1) does anyone know anything about the ROBARDS > > family or is there a possibility that this is the ROBERTS family > > that was in the area and inter married with many families of the > > area? (2) Does anyone have any information on a daughter of Henry > > BLEDSOE and Tempe ROBARDS named Lousia F. BLEDSOE born around 1837. > > (3) Is there a possibility that her name is Lousia Frances BLEDSOE > > and would she be the wife of James MOORE buried in Moore Chapel > > Cemetery? My great grandmother was Tempie Ann MOORE that married > > John R. FOSTER of the area and this would be my connection. > > > > Thanks for your time. > > > > Bobby Prosser > > prossergenealogy@comcast.net > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TNBEDFOR- > > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > Beverly Peavler > bp@peavler.org > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TNBEDFOR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message

I got my copy from Banks McLaurin, but that's been several years ago. At that time, he was in Dallas, TX. I believe I learned about the work on the Bledsoe list (Rootsweb), and he may be on that list. I could do lookups in my copies, but not right away, as I'm away from my materials. On Nov 14, 2007, at 9:08 AM, prossergenealogy@comcast.net wrote: > Beverly, > > I do not. Where would a researcher be able to procure it? > > Thanks! > > Bobby Prosser > prossergenealogy@comcast.net > > -------------- Original message -------------- > From: Beverly Peavler <bp@peavler.org> > >> Do you have access to the three-volume work on the Bledsoe family >> compiled by Banks McLaurin? It's a treasure house of information. >> >> On Nov 13, 2007, at 3:21 PM, prossergenealogy@comcast.net wrote: >> >>> List Members, >>> >>> The BLEDSOE family is a family that straddles the county line and >>> it is very much linked to the Chestnut Ridge area. >>> >>> I will post from what Joanna Bledsoe sent me hard copy of prior to >>> her death and then open up a query at the end of the post. >>> >>> It would be my belief that I may be a descendant of Jacob BLEDSOE >>> born ca. 1762/64 - 1848 >>> >>> Jacob was born in Wake Co., NC, March 29, 1762 (or 1764). His will >>> was filed in the Bedford County, Tennessee Courthouse in 1848, but >>> the will is missing because the courthouse burned down. He lived in >>> wake County, then came to Tennessee between 1820 and 1830, settling >>> near Petersburg, Tennessee. According to the 1810 census of North >>> Carolina, he had twelve children living at home. Also he may have >>> had other children later on. In May 1793 he was granted 640 acres >>> of land in Sumner County, Tennessee for his father's service in the >>> Revolutionary War. He probably sold the land..(need to check the >>> deed records of Sumner Co.). In 1834 he filed a pension request for >>> his own service in the Revolution saying that he served in the >>> Captain Lewis Bledsoe Company, Colonel Moore's Regiment and was >>> present at the Battle of Gates' defeat in August 1789 in Camden >>> South Carolina. He said he was often confused with his cousin Jacob >>> nicknamed Jacob Jr.,... who was the son of his father's broth! >>> er Jaco >>> b Sr. Our Jacob is buried in Moore Chapel Cemetery, Shelbyville, >>> Tennessee (also called Blue Stocking Hollow Cemetery). but the >>> marker no longer exist. He died without a will, so far as the >>> twelve children listed in the 1810 census, we only no for sure: >>> AARON b. 1781 or 1787, NC >>> DAVID b. 1799, NC (he married a sister of his brother , Aaron's >>> wife) >>> HENRY b. circa 1804 (married Tempe Robards) >>> LEWIS b. 1770-1780, (married Fanny ______) >>> >>> My questions are, (1) does anyone know anything about the ROBARDS >>> family or is there a possibility that this is the ROBERTS family >>> that was in the area and inter married with many families of the >>> area? (2) Does anyone have any information on a daughter of Henry >>> BLEDSOE and Tempe ROBARDS named Lousia F. BLEDSOE born around 1837. >>> (3) Is there a possibility that her name is Lousia Frances BLEDSOE >>> and would she be the wife of James MOORE buried in Moore Chapel >>> Cemetery? My great grandmother was Tempie Ann MOORE that married >>> John R. FOSTER of the area and this would be my connection. >>> >>> Thanks for your time. >>> >>> Bobby Prosser >>> prossergenealogy@comcast.net >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TNBEDFOR- >>> request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >>> in the subject and the body of the message >>> >> >> Beverly Peavler >> bp@peavler.org >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> TNBEDFOR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the quotes in >> the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TNBEDFOR- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > Beverly Peavler bp@peavler.org