Hi Mary, no Cyrus,....just a James J. Wyrick abt 12 yrs. 4 mo..bound to Riley Wallace until age 21, 5 Feb 1867........... Sharon On Fri, 11 Feb 2000 00:05:41 -0800 MARY ELIZABETH BATEMAN <mebateman@home.com> writes: > Sharon, > > Would you check your Apprenticeships book and see if you can find > anything on a Cyrus M. Wyrick being bound out to a family named > J.C.Baker sometime around 1866-1870? Cyrus was the youngest child of > Jeremiah Wyrick and Anna Coffman. Their other children, possibly 3 > girls > and 2 boys, were in another household. > > Thanks for any help. > > Mary in California > ****************** > > froach598@juno.com wrote: > > > > Hi Duane, > > well just to add to the mystery....in the Apprenticeships for > Grainger > > from 1797-1875 > > there is an Anna and Isabella Taylor and several Roberts > kids..who were > > to be bound out as they were minors and Orphans 19 Aug 1814 > > > > there were some other Taylor kids bound out also...from 1816-18 > > > > Sharon > > > > On Thu, 10 Feb 2000 10:14:52 +0100 duane mills <duane@online.no> > writes: > > > Dear Sharon R., > > > > > > Nooooooooo! I am not sure of anything with this family. > > > > > > Old Ralph was a mysterious man, and Anna was somewhat > > > younger than him when they married. They seem to have > > > been a productive couple however, from at least the late 1820Žs. > > > > > > Your theory should be checked out, and will be when I can find > > > the time, but one problem with it is that there is no mention of > > > Taylor children that I know of. > > > > > > If she had children with Mr. Taylor, then Ralph must have > > > adopted them as there are only Sheltons mentioned in all the > > > official documents and notarized testimony that I have seen. > > > It is also possible that Anna and Mr. Taylor had no children. > > > > > > This presents a problem as Ralph and Anna have recorded and > > > documented children as early as abt. 1826. These are Shelton > > > children and mentioned several times in notarized statements. > > > > > > This would mean that she had children with a half Cherokee > > > before, during and after she was married to Mr. Taylor. > > > > > > Your theory would also negate the reference to Anna Taylor > > > being the sister of Joel Taylor, which I admit that I have not > > > followed up as yet. > > > > > > What now? Keep digging, I guess. I learn a little more > > > almost every day. > > > > > > Regards, > > > Duane Mills > > > > Sharon R WA State