Hi Cousin John and other interest researchers of the Massey family. In the booklet NC Land Grants to TN index is listed Massey on page 35. That page is missing from my booklet. This booklet was compiled [with no date] by Mrs. Leister E. Presley 1708 West Center Searcy, Arkansas 72143 Anyone on Giles Co site know this lady or have any information about her? She may have the book she used to make this booklet and was not aware as she compiled the book that she left out page 35. Also TN State Library and Archives should have a copy of this book and be able to tell grant number and first name of this Massey. The date would be close to 1791 if not actually that date. *** TN Cousins by Worth S. Ray, 1950 page 587 Moore Co TN In the year 1809, Andrew Walker came to the Lynchburg community, from down in SC, and cleared land and erected a home. His wife was Elizabeth Motlow, dau of Rev War soldier who came to this area about the same time. Mrs. Motlow was a widow and had 5 sons; One was Lauriet Motlow who married Mr. Massey. Monroe Co TN page 409 Ralph Mazey, 600 acres New Kent Co Sept 12, 1665, 100 acres on North side of Mattapony River beginning at Mr. Frederick Parsons corner at the extent of his E.N.E. line, Adj. Hartquack Creek and land of Thomas Hickman. Parallel with back line of Foson & William Henderson. To land of Peter Ford, Haines, Henderson and Folon. Patent dated Oct 1, 1661 and 500 acres for the transportation of 10 persons: Ann, Mary and Susan Melling, Mary Jones, Andrew Petters, Peter White, Ann Hart , William Hart. ** Note, I looked in my book. Cavaliers & Pioneers, Nell Nugent, Vol. 1, page 520 and it lists Major William Wyatt, 1940 acres, New Kent Co VA, 20 May, 1664, Patent Book 5, page 388 [429] It states that on 1 April, 1661, 250 acres assigned by Ralph Mazey to Thomas Plunkett, who sold to Sd Wyatt, and 100 acres, the residue for transporting 2 persons; Wm. Jarvis and Thomas Parker. Page 425 William Henderson of the Rappahannock section of old Virginia, whose neighbors were the Forster's and Massey's. The Henderson's of Lincoln Co NC, the ancestor of whom was James Henderson, who married Violet Lawson, sister of Mary Lawson, the wife of James White, the founder of Knoxville, TN. William Henderson of New Kent and King Wm Co's VA. First settled in York Co VA, but took up lands in New Kent though these lands had been located in York Co VA. Aft 1691, the lived on the North side of Pamunsky in King & Queen Co VA. Some settled in King William Co VA after 1702. Robert Henderson's land adj the Massey's land and Cornelius Dabney's land near the William's Ferry on Pamunsky River. page 419 William Henderson who was already located in New Kent Co VA, when Ralph Mazey, plumped down beside him in Sept 1665. He was a member of Forster & Henderson [sometimes Henderson & Co] and when King & Queen Co was cut off from New Kent Co VA in 1681, the Henderson's lived in the new county. Ralph Mazey's patents were issued in New Kent Co VA in 1661 and 1665. But at the time they were issued, the Forster's and Henderson's were already seated there. Knox Co TN 1830 census page 245 Names that appeared on the census included; Thomas , Margaret and Peter Massey. Also White's, Cobb's and Walker's. These families lived close to each other long ago. Ginny Keefer The old land records, as they have been transcribed, present some crude and mystifying problems for the researcher. It took my breathe away almost, when it finally dawned on my consciousness that the name, RALPH MAZEY, in the foregoing patent was some transcribers died of the mane as the entry looked to him, and the the patent was one of those issued to a member of one of the oldest families in New Kent Co VA. for whom the name 'Mazey" was intended.