Hi everyone, We have a few new books at the archives, some are for sell, others just for researchers to use on-site. Robert Samuel Brashears and Some Descendants in TN and KY, by Charles Brashear; c2001. This is Volume 3 in a series of books on the descendants of Robert and Benois Brasseur and deals with the family of Robert Samuel Brashear, the son of Robert C. and Charity Dowell Brashear. Robert Samuel was born in Maryland in 1731 and is referred to as "The Rolling Stone," having lived in various places in MD, NC and TN. He married Phoebe Hicks in 1754, and to this union were born eleven children - Phillip, Margaret, Isaac, Samuel, Margaret (Peggy), Phoebe, Rebeccah, Nancy, Elizabeth, and Basil. In 1794, they moved to the area that is now Roane County, TN. Some of the descendants stayed in Roane County, while others moved to Giles and Lawrence Counties in TN, KY, AR, and TX. This volume, along with the first two, can be purchased from Charles Brashear, P.O. Box 38, Clearlake Oaks, CA 95423. Or he can be reached by email at brashear@mail.sdsu.edu. The book was donated by Jack & Pat McDonald of TX Bobby Alford has three new volumes of his Histories of Lawrence County series. Volumes 4, 5 and 6 are a compilation of history from many sources - largely old newspapers, but some material by other writers over the years, historical society material, and material compiled for the 200th Anniversay of Tennessee's statehood. They contain a wealth of information on communities, people, what life was like during the earlier years, obituaries, industries, agriculture, education, roads, railroads, and much more. These books can be purchased from the archives, which can be contacted at their email address - lcarchives@lorettotel.net Josephine Pickard has a new book containing the obituaries that appeared in Lawrence County newspapers for the years 1999-2000. These obituaries contain valuable information and the book is indexed by name of deceased. It can also be purchased from the archives. The McLean Family of Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, by Joy McLean Hendrix. Ephriam McLean, Sr. and his brother Charles traveled from Scotland to America around 1748-1750. Ephriam first settled in PA, then migrated to NC, SC, KY, and then to TN where he lived first with his family in Davidson Co., then Maury and Lawrence. Ephriam, Sr. married Elizabeth Davidson and they had twelve children - John, Margaret, Ephriam Jr., George, Jane, Charles, William, Samuel, James, Alney, John D., and Robert D. Ephriam, Elizabeth and some of the children returned to Kentucky where Ephriam and Elizabeth later died. Samuel McLean had 9 children, but, although the author touches on many of these, this history deals mostly with the descendants of his son Samuel D. McLean and one of his children, John Lilburn McLean, who is the authors ancestor. The book also contains many old pictures of the McLean family. If anyone is publishing a book on their family lines in Lawrence and related counties or other material dealing with the area, the archives welcomes donations of books. Kathy Niedergeses, Director Lawrence County Archives