This MAYES is one of mine. I'm descended from Edward through his son James G. and James G.'s son Eli. James G. married Martha McDANIEL and Eli was undoubtedly named for his maternal grandfather Eli McDANIEL. The document is apparently part of how the heirs settled the estate and distributed property after Edward's death. I'm in touch with another descendant of one of James G.'s children (through James' son Jerry), and we're still not sure who Edward's parents were. I'm still working on documenting Eli, so I haven't really moved back to the James G. generation yet -- or Edward. BTW, we refer to this James as "James G." as there are other James MAYES about Grainger Co. and Tennessee and it's not hard to get them confused. Gail, I've seen transcripts of this document before, but never an original -- would you be willing to mail me a copy if I sent you my address off list? Or if you have it scanned, to e-mail me a copy? Happy to reimburse for postage and copying, of course. Regan On Jan 20, 2006, at 11:36 PM, Gail Roorda wrote: > Deed from heirs of Edward Mayes deceased to John Mayes. > > We James G. Mayes, Hamilton roach and his wife Caroline Roach formerly > Caroline Mayse, David yates and his wife Elizabeth Yates formerly > Elizabeth > Mayse mary Kidwell formerly mary mayse robert owens and his wife > nancy owens > and Phebe mayse heirs at law of Edward mayse deceased for the > consideration > of one hundred and fifty dollars paid or ? to be paid the Receipt > of which > is hereby acknowledged have this day bargained sold and conveyed to > John > Mayse and his heirs forever our undivided interest in a certain > tract of > land situate in Grainger County Tennesssee in the 5th Civil > District of > which the said county which the said Edward mayse dide seized > adjoining the > lands of Samuel Jones John Mayse Enos Hammers and the land formerly > owned by > s? A Brooks now owned by Absolum Cameron containing twenty??? five > acres > more or less to have and to hold the same the said John mayse and > his heirs > forever?? do covenant to and with the said John mayse that we are > lawfully > seized of said land havc a good right to convey it and the same is > unencumbered and we do further covenant that we will ever defend > the title > to said land both in law and Equity witness our hands and seals this > February 14?? 1866. > > It is impossible to reproduce the signatures accurately since the > plain text > permitted in lists doesn't allow formatting. > > The following names were preceeded by acknowlege or various > abbreviations of > acknowlege with seal afterwards and interspersed with his mark or > her mark > and the marks etc. > > The signatotories were James G. Mayes, Hamilton Roach, Julia C. > Roach, David > Yates, Elizabeth Yates, Mary Kidwell, Robert Owerns, Nancy Owens, > Phebe > Mayse. > > State of Tennessee > Grainger County Personally appeard before Me M. Goldman clerk of > the the > county court of said county James G. mayse Hamilton Roach David > Yates Mary > kidwell Robert owens and Phebe Mayse part of the within named > bargainers > with whom I am personally acquainted and who awknowledged that they > Executed > the within Instrument for the purposes therein contained. witness > my hand > at aoffices this 13 day of november A. D. 1866. > > M. Goldman clk. > > and Julia C. Roach Elizabeth Yates and nancy owens wives of the said > hamilton Roach david yates and Robert owens having appeared before me > privately and a part from their said husbands and have??? > awknowledged the > Execution of said deed to have been done by them freely > intentionally and > understandingly without compulsion or constraint from their said > husbands > and for the purposes therein Expressed witness M Goldman Clerk of > said Court > at office the 13th day of November 1866 > > M. Goldman clk > > > > ==== TNGRAING Mailing List ==== > To UNSUBSCRIBE please send your message to tngraing-l- > request@rootsweb.com >

BTW, we refer to this James as "James G." as there are other James > MAYES about Grainger Co. and Tennessee and it's not hard to get them > confused. I know I am descended from one of the other James myself. <grin> Lest this confuse everyone since I have been talking about Sherrod. I descend from Sherrod through his daughter Jane "Jenny" Mayes Ivy (Ivey). My line is: Sherrod and Elizabeth, Benjamin and Jane Mayes Ivy, John Hamilton Ivy I and his second wife Isabella Catherine Hazelwood Ivy, John Hamilton Ivy II and his fiirst wife Amanda Long, Rufus Patty Ivy and his wife Elsie Jane Roberts (as I said I am blessed that my mother is still living so I won't post her name) me <smile> James is NOT descended from Sherrod <smile> It has been years since I posted information (or NON information) on James (or whined about James) and I am sure everyone is waiting with bated breath to hear about Jim again. <smile> Yes, Regan I know you are descended from James G. Actually I have sent this transcript to the list before. The repeat is for you and Sam L. Although I am always grinching about my budget I feel mailing things I have to fellow researchers is within my means <grin> I would be glad to send you a photocopy I can also scan the document. The DH is working on a congreagational report right now and is using the scanner. Also I have to FIND said document. (Don't freak! It is here someplace.) I never ever throw anything away at least nothiong of ANY genealogical significance. It should be in my Edward file, but I don't find it offhand. My Edward/Nancy Greenlee/Sarah Roach file and John Mayes/Nancy Mayes/Jane May files are very thick. Thicker than some of the files on people I actually descend from due to research into the two John Mayes's which came up on the list a couple of years ago. This is WHY I am looking through my Edward file I'm in touch with another descendant of one of James G.'s children > (through James' son Jerry), and we're still not sure who Edward's parents > were. I'm still working on documenting Eli, so I haven't really moved > back to the James G. generation yet -- or Edward. I have that Edward was Liggen and Easter's son. But I am wondering whether we have NOT all just ASSUMED this. Nowhere in this file can I find ANY actual proof that this is so. Actually I had wondered whether the Henry Mayes who married another Greenlee daughter was Liggen and Easter's son, too. I have no prrof of this and appparently I have no proof that Edward was a son! Nowhere is this file can I find any proof EVEN from published materials that SAYS Edward was Liggen and Easter Mayes SON! The Greenlee book says that Mary "Polly" Greenlee Mayes was Easter and Liggen's daughter and that Phebe Mayes Greenlee was Liggen and Easter's daughter, but the section on Nancy "Nanie" Greenlee Mayes does NOT say Edward was Liggen and Easter (Esther) Daniel Mayes SON. I think he quite likely was, but NOWHERE can I find anything that says so.... I will look for Edwatd Mayes, deceased heirs document this evening and then get back to you. Gail ----- Original Message ----- From: "Regan Conley" <reganconley@earthlink.net> To: <TNGRAING-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2006 11:01 Subject: Re: [TNGRAING-L] Heirs of Edward Mayes, deceased > This MAYES is one of mine. I'm descended from Edward through his son > James G. and James G.'s son Eli. James G. married Martha McDANIEL and > Eli was undoubtedly named for his maternal grandfather Eli McDANIEL. > > The document is apparently part of how the heirs settled the estate and > distributed property after Edward's death. > > I'm in touch with another descendant of one of James G.'s children > (through James' son Jerry), and we're still not sure who Edward's parents > were. I'm still working on documenting Eli, so I haven't really moved > back to the James G. generation yet -- or Edward. > > BTW, we refer to this James as "James G." as there are other James MAYES > about Grainger Co. and Tennessee and it's not hard to get them confused. > > Gail, I've seen transcripts of this document before, but never an > original -- would you be willing to mail me a copy if I sent you my > address off list? Or if you have it scanned, to e-mail me a copy? Happy > to reimburse for postage and copying, of course. > > Regan > > > On Jan 20, 2006, at 11:36 PM, Gail Roorda wrote: > >> Deed from heirs of Edward Mayes deceased to John Mayes. >> >> We James G. Mayes, Hamilton roach and his wife Caroline Roach formerly >> Caroline Mayse, David yates and his wife Elizabeth Yates formerly >> Elizabeth >> Mayse mary Kidwell formerly mary mayse robert owens and his wife nancy >> owens >> and Phebe mayse heirs at law of Edward mayse deceased for the >> consideration >> of one hundred and fifty dollars paid or ? to be paid the Receipt of >> which >> is hereby acknowledged have this day bargained sold and conveyed to John >> Mayse and his heirs forever our undivided interest in a certain tract of >> land situate in Grainger County Tennesssee in the 5th Civil District of >> which the said county which the said Edward mayse dide seized adjoining >> the >> lands of Samuel Jones John Mayse Enos Hammers and the land formerly >> owned by >> s? A Brooks now owned by Absolum Cameron containing twenty??? five acres >> more or less to have and to hold the same the said John mayse and his >> heirs >> forever?? do covenant to and with the said John mayse that we are >> lawfully >> seized of said land havc a good right to convey it and the same is >> unencumbered and we do further covenant that we will ever defend the >> title >> to said land both in law and Equity witness our hands and seals this >> February 14?? 1866. >> >> It is impossible to reproduce the signatures accurately since the plain >> text >> permitted in lists doesn't allow formatting. >> >> The following names were preceeded by acknowlege or various >> abbreviations of >> acknowlege with seal afterwards and interspersed with his mark or her >> mark >> and the marks etc. >> >> The signatotories were James G. Mayes, Hamilton Roach, Julia C. Roach, >> David >> Yates, Elizabeth Yates, Mary Kidwell, Robert Owerns, Nancy Owens, >> Phebe >> Mayse. >> >> State of Tennessee >> Grainger County Personally appeard before Me M. Goldman clerk of the the >> county court of said county James G. mayse Hamilton Roach David Yates >> Mary >> kidwell Robert owens and Phebe Mayse part of the within named bargainers >> with whom I am personally acquainted and who awknowledged that they >> Executed >> the within Instrument for the purposes therein contained. witness my >> hand >> at aoffices this 13 day of november A. D. 1866. >> >> M. Goldman clk. >> >> and Julia C. Roach Elizabeth Yates and nancy owens wives of the said >> hamilton Roach david yates and Robert owens having appeared before me >> privately and a part from their said husbands and have??? awknowledged >> the >> Execution of said deed to have been done by them freely intentionally >> and >> understandingly without compulsion or constraint from their said >> husbands >> and for the purposes therein Expressed witness M Goldman Clerk of said >> Court >> at office the 13th day of November 1866 >> >> M. Goldman clk >> >> >> >> ==== TNGRAING Mailing List ==== >> To UNSUBSCRIBE please send your message to tngraing-l- >> request@rootsweb.com >> > > > ==== TNGRAING Mailing List ==== > To UNSUBSCRIBE please send your message to tngraing-l-request@rootsweb.com > >

Regan Have found the document. (It was in Edward Mayes file!) . I will try to get tit scanned this evening. Surely there is SOMETHING in this file I can get rid of, but what?? Sharon's email with helpful transcription of the Owens tombstone's in Greene County Missouri??? Grace's helpful information from Priscilla Kidwell's work? Julia Caroline's entry in Graniger County vitals..Gail you COULD throw this away. You NOW have the book! You could also throw any Larry's post on herirs of Edward deceased since you now have a copy of said document! It would be easier to find the real stuff if I did clean out this file! I looked through the file three times before I found the document!! Gail ----- Original Message ----- From: "Regan Conley" <reganconley@earthlink.net> To: <TNGRAING-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2006 11:01 Subject: Re: [TNGRAING-L] Heirs of Edward Mayes, deceased > This MAYES is one of mine. I'm descended from Edward through his son > James G. and James G.'s son Eli. James G. married Martha McDANIEL and > Eli was undoubtedly named for his maternal grandfather Eli McDANIEL. > > The document is apparently part of how the heirs settled the estate and > distributed property after Edward's death. > > I'm in touch with another descendant of one of James G.'s children > (through James' son Jerry), and we're still not sure who Edward's parents > were. I'm still working on documenting Eli, so I haven't really moved > back to the James G. generation yet -- or Edward. > > BTW, we refer to this James as "James G." as there are other James MAYES > about Grainger Co. and Tennessee and it's not hard to get them confused. > > Gail, I've seen transcripts of this document before, but never an > original -- would you be willing to mail me a copy if I sent you my > address off list? Or if you have it scanned, to e-mail me a copy? Happy > to reimburse for postage and copying, of course. > > Regan > > > On Jan 20, 2006, at 11:36 PM, Gail Roorda wrote: > >> Deed from heirs of Edward Mayes deceased to John Mayes. >> >> We James G. Mayes, Hamilton roach and his wife Caroline Roach formerly >> Caroline Mayse, David yates and his wife Elizabeth Yates formerly >> Elizabeth >> Mayse mary Kidwell formerly mary mayse robert owens and his wife nancy >> owens >> and Phebe mayse heirs at law of Edward mayse deceased for the >> consideration >> of one hundred and fifty dollars paid or ? to be paid the Receipt of >> which >> is hereby acknowledged have this day bargained sold and conveyed to John >> Mayse and his heirs forever our undivided interest in a certain tract of >> land situate in Grainger County Tennesssee in the 5th Civil District of >> which the said county which the said Edward mayse dide seized adjoining >> the >> lands of Samuel Jones John Mayse Enos Hammers and the land formerly >> owned by >> s? A Brooks now owned by Absolum Cameron containing twenty??? five acres >> more or less to have and to hold the same the said John mayse and his >> heirs >> forever?? do covenant to and with the said John mayse that we are >> lawfully >> seized of said land havc a good right to convey it and the same is >> unencumbered and we do further covenant that we will ever defend the >> title >> to said land both in law and Equity witness our hands and seals this >> February 14?? 1866. >> >> It is impossible to reproduce the signatures accurately since the plain >> text >> permitted in lists doesn't allow formatting. >> >> The following names were preceeded by acknowlege or various >> abbreviations of >> acknowlege with seal afterwards and interspersed with his mark or her >> mark >> and the marks etc. >> >> The signatotories were James G. Mayes, Hamilton Roach, Julia C. Roach, >> David >> Yates, Elizabeth Yates, Mary Kidwell, Robert Owerns, Nancy Owens, >> Phebe >> Mayse. >> >> State of Tennessee >> Grainger County Personally appeard before Me M. Goldman clerk of the the >> county court of said county James G. mayse Hamilton Roach David Yates >> Mary >> kidwell Robert owens and Phebe Mayse part of the within named bargainers >> with whom I am personally acquainted and who awknowledged that they >> Executed >> the within Instrument for the purposes therein contained. witness my >> hand >> at aoffices this 13 day of november A. D. 1866. >> >> M. Goldman clk. >> >> and Julia C. Roach Elizabeth Yates and nancy owens wives of the said >> hamilton Roach david yates and Robert owens having appeared before me >> privately and a part from their said husbands and have??? awknowledged >> the >> Execution of said deed to have been done by them freely intentionally >> and >> understandingly without compulsion or constraint from their said >> husbands >> and for the purposes therein Expressed witness M Goldman Clerk of said >> Court >> at office the 13th day of November 1866 >> >> M. Goldman clk >> >> >> >> ==== TNGRAING Mailing List ==== >> To UNSUBSCRIBE please send your message to tngraing-l- >> request@rootsweb.com >> > > > ==== TNGRAING Mailing List ==== > To UNSUBSCRIBE please send your message to tngraing-l-request@rootsweb.com > >