Thank you so much Carolyn. That at least gives me a place to start. Barb ----- Original Message ----- From: <Carolyngenealogy@aol.com> To: <TNBEDFOR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 3:28 AM Subject: Re: [TNBEDFOR] Looking for Historian of Bedford County > I do not know where the Reeves came from, but my husband's Sanders ancestors > lived in that same general area, had some association with the Reeves, and > they were from Greenville Co, SC. They had lived previously in NC and in VA. > > There are a few old maps, but the rivers and the creeks (almost all) are the > same now as they were then. A current map of Bedford Co is available from > the Bedford Co Chamber of Commerce, I think. > > Carolyn > > In a message dated 5/2/02 6:17:36 PM Central Daylight Time, > barbawhittaker@cableaz.com writes: > > > > Subj:Re: [TNBEDFOR] Looking for Historian of Bedford County > > Date:5/2/02 6:17:36 PM Central Daylight Time > > From:<A HREF="mailto:barbawhittaker@cableaz.com">barbawhittaker@cableaz.com</A> > > Reply-to:<A HREF="mailto:TNBEDFOR-L@rootsweb.com">TNBEDFOR-L@rootsweb.com</A> > > To:<A HREF="mailto:TNBEDFOR-L@rootsweb.com">TNBEDFOR-L@rootsweb.com</A> > > Sent from the Internet > > > > > > > > Carolyn, Do you know any of the counties in South Carolina? My 3rd great > > grandfather, Reuben Reeves, born 1795 in SC, so any clues as to where would > > be greatly appreciated. Do you know if there are any old maps that show the > > rivers and creeks used as boundary lines? Thank you for all your > > information > > and help. Barb > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <Carolyngenealogy@aol.com> > > To: <TNBEDFOR-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2002 2:12 PM > > Subject: Re: [TNBEDFOR] Looking for Historian of Bedford County > > > > > > > I am certainly not the historian, but the area you mentioned is west and > > somewhat north of Shelbyville, which is in the center of the county. There > > were settlers there from NC, SC and VA, perhaps a few from other states. I > > have noticed a lot from Granville Co, NC in that area. I think the Trotter > > family was from the Mecklenburg Co, NC area, but I am not positive. > > > > > > Carolyn > > > > > > If you > > > owned land in 1835 "between Falling Creek and North Fork, being part of > > > 4,000 acre tract granted by North Carolina to Richard TROTTER", where was > > > that land located? Where did the early settlers (bef 1830) come > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > 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 > > > > > > > > ============================== > 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 > >