Where in IL were your people from? I have Rays married into Hicks from Henderson Co TN. Some of my Rays ended up in Southern IL. Rita ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2000 9:47 PM Subject: [TNDECATU] Noah KELLEY and Hannah HICKS > Evening everyone--I have been searching all the TN mailing lists in hopes > that I can connect with someone researching my line of KELLEY's. Your group > seems to be a hot bed of people with that name and people researching the > name. I figured I would join the party and send in a query. > > Noah KELLEY and Hannah HICKS were married in Wilson Co, TN 8 July 1806 (I > have a copy of their bond, a Richard HICKS signed for Hannah--father?) Both > Noah and Hannah were born ca 1785, he in DE or NC, she in NC. > > Noah "conveyed" land to John NALL in 1813 in Dickson Co., TN. > > Noah and Hannah had six children James, Silas, Elizabeth, Isaac (my direct > line), Martha, and Noah. > All, according to IL censuses where I begin picking them up in 1840, were > born in TN (county unknown) between ca 1809 and ca 1823. > > Does this ring a bell with anyone? > Thanks for your help! > Pat (Patricia) in WA state >