Don't know if you have this, but I had it in my notes, which are sometimes a little too condensed, but will pass along. >From TN Tidbits, Vol. 1, p. 118: Thomas Ellis, d. bef. June term, 1842, when the heirs petitioned for a division of slaves. The heirs were the adm., Wm. E. Ellis, M.T. Ellis, Wm. S. Mosley and wife Sarah B., nee Ellis, and Lucy Ellis, the widow. (Di Co TN Cir Ct. Min, A/317 M. T. Ellis wasshown as Michael T. (Ibit AA/no #, 22 June 1842) TN Tidbits, Vol 1, p. 118: Michael T. Ellis, m. before June 1839 to Martha Norsworthy, daughter of Willis Norsworthy, deceased (Di Co Tn, Cir Ct. Min, A/73) Di Co. TN Will Book A., p. 54: Will of Ransom Ellis...brother Thomas Ellis. Regards, Carolyn Nelson

Dear Carolyn, This tidbit will help a lot. It should give me a better vector to be able to pinpoint more ancestors. Many thanks.....Muchas gracias! Hal Balthrop ----- Original Message ----- From: <CRSNelson@aol.com> To: <TNDICKSO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 15, 2001 8:53 AM Subject: [TNDICKSO] Ellis, attn: Granville Balthrop > Don't know if you have this, but I had it in my notes, which are sometimes a > little too condensed, but will pass along. > > >From TN Tidbits, Vol. 1, p. 118: Thomas Ellis, d. bef. June term, 1842, when > the heirs petitioned for a division of slaves. The heirs were the adm., Wm. > E. Ellis, M.T. Ellis, Wm. S. Mosley and wife Sarah B., nee Ellis, and Lucy > Ellis, the widow. (Di Co TN Cir Ct. Min, A/317 M. T. Ellis wasshown as > Michael T. (Ibit AA/no #, 22 June 1842) > > TN Tidbits, Vol 1, p. 118: Michael T. Ellis, m. before June 1839 to Martha > Norsworthy, daughter of Willis Norsworthy, deceased (Di Co Tn, Cir Ct. Min, > A/73) > > Di Co. TN Will Book A., p. 54: Will of Ransom Ellis...brother Thomas Ellis. > > Regards, > Carolyn Nelson > > > ==== TNDICKSO Mailing List ==== > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tndickso/index.htm > Join our sister list DICKSONDIGGERS@topica.com > To submit your SURNAMES go to this site and fill out the form: http://www.rootsweb.com/~tndickso/sursubmit.htm > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com >