Dear Giles Countians, Here I am up in Franklin, Tenn., trying to figure out where I came from. :) . No, I was raised in Lewisburg, but I have recently discovered that my Massey ancestors MAY have been some of the earliest settlers of your truly beautiful Giles County. You have every right to be proud of it. As you know, southwestern Marshall Co. was northeastern Giles Co. until 1871. I am searching for an inhabitant of that area. His name was JOHN MASSEY (1789? - 1858). His wife was MARY HENRY MASSEY with about the same dates. His children include DRURY MASSEY, who married ELEANOR HAYNES of Giles Co. and who moved to Lauderdale Co. around 1840; ELIZA MASSEY, who married JOHN C. DARE and moved to Arkansas; JOSEPH H. MASSEY of Arkansas; JAMES H. MASSEY (m. a Coble?) of Missouri; LEROY F. MASSEY of Giles/Marshall Cos.; JOHN WESLEY MASSEY (my gggrandfather), who married Louiza Short of the Spring Place Shorts; ELIZA (?) MASSEY, who married THOMAS BURGESS of Giles Co.; LUCINDA C. MASSEY, who married W.C. PORCH; and MARY MASSEY, who married JOHN BURGESS of Giles Co. I'm aware that Ephraim Massey was an early resident of the Cornersville area, but I don't believe I'm directly related to him, although I'm not absolutely certain. If you have any information on any of these people, please e-mail on up here to me. Thanks in advance. Bill Massey In F. C. & L. Most sincerely, William R. (Bill) Massey