Sarah, I saw your post and was wondering if you are descended from a Pennycuff. Thanks. Justine Pennycuff Burchell ----- Original Message ----- From: " Sarah Beale" <sjbeale@attglobal.net> To: <TNFENTRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2005 8:43 AM Subject: Re: [TNFENTRE-L] Reagan/Pennycuff > My assumption has been that the two Peter Reagans listed in Overton Co > in 1820 are father and son. Both came from Rowan (later Surry, later > Wilkes Co, NC) and before that Peter Sr. was in Bute (later Warren Co, > NC). Peter Sr. was married to Rebecka Lindsey (the will of Joseph Lindsey > of Warren Co seems to make this fact clear) and they both would have been > over 45 as the census suggests with no children in 1820. Peter Jr. would > have been the one with children. His wife was Nancy Cauthon (her family > was in Bute Co, NC). > The problem I have had is in sorting the NC relatives of these two. > The names are in common and common--Charles, James, John, etc. I haven't > found anything yet that makes clear who is connected to whom. There are > deeds in the Wilkes Co, NC deed books between some of these. It looks like > Peter Reagan (Regan or Ragan for those that stayed in NC it looks like) > sold some land to sons or brothers or cousins in order to prepare for his > trip to TN. His son Peter went with him but I don't know if others did. > Has anyone tracked the Reagans clearly through Rowan Co? The book The > Lineage of Amos Ragan is about one family group in Rowan and the > supposition is that they were related to Peter Reagan. And most of the > names are similar. Some clearly stayed in NC, but some combination went > to TN in the early 1800s. Any help out there? Thanks, Sarah > > > ==== TNFENTRE Mailing List ==== > Fentress County List has the best, most helpful and friendly people on any > List...You ALL are the greatest..... > To See Previous Posts http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/tnfentre >
Justine, I am not related directly to the Pennycuff family. I am a descendent frome Peter Reagan Jr. to John Reagan to Susannah Reagan who married Samuel Wright. Sarah