Hi All   Maybe this might give a clue.   One of my uncle's/ John Raisor married  Elizabeth  CHADWELL,, they named ther 4 child Elzie   ( CHADWELL) Raisor, I have seen in other lines the mothers name is used this way, 1st or middle name   keep diggin   Bill n Lois --- On Thu, 12/30/10, Stan Arney <arney9thgeneration@yahoo.com> wrote: From: Stan Arney <arney9thgeneration@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [TNFENTRE] A question about your research - Anna Bertram - follow up To: tnfentre@rootsweb.com Date: Thursday, December 30, 2010, 10:28 PM Anna, Hi, in reply to your statement, "If you give me a specific example I will try to give you ideas on where to look." Peter Arney, my first ancestor to settle in Tennessee. He was born in 1772, in Tryon County, North Carolina. Between 1790-1793, he moved to the area of Wythe County, Virginia, where he married his wife, Margaret (surname unknown), and began his family. Several of his children were born, in Virginia, even after he went to the Tennessee area. Around 1799, he moved to the Cumberland area, between Kentucky and (what would become) Tennessee. In 1801, he was in Smith County, Tennessee (where his name is on a petition to halt the annexation of Smith & Wilson Counties to form a new county), which obviously failed. In 1802, his name was on the 1802 Tax Roll for Jackson County, Tennessee. In 1814, he purchased 300 acres of land, in Overton County, Tennessee, from John Sevier. In 1820, his name first appears on the 1820 US Federal Census, State of Tennessee, County of Overton (as well as 1830 & 1840). He died in 1845, in Overton County, Tennessee. I have been unable to find any, what I term "DTP" (Definitive Tangible Proof) of Peter Arney, in Wythe County, Virginia.  No marriage records, no birth/baptism records, no tax rolls, no land deals (purchases/sales), etc. The only marriage record, I have ever found, in Wythe County, Virginia, for a Peter Arney, is to a Catherine Fox, in 1827.  My Peter Arney, was already established, in Overton County, Tennessee. Therefore, I have never been able to find anything on his wife, Margaret. What would you suggest? Thank you, for your time, consideration, and cooperation, I truly appreciate it. Sincerely, Stan --- On Thu, 12/30/10, Anna L Bertram <abertram@dtccom.net> wrote: From: Anna L Bertram <abertram@dtccom.net> Subject: [TNFENTRE] A question about your research - follow up To: tnfentre@rootsweb.com Date: Thursday, December 30, 2010, 8:13 AM Stan, If you give me a specific example I will try to give you ideas on where to look. Sincerely, Anna Bertram       http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/TNFENTRE ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TNFENTRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message