Hi Dave, you probably don't want to discount the possibility back then of it being spelled "Baird". i belive i saw this a number of times in early TN records, including the Donalson trip and later in life in Lincoln Co TN. (don't hold me to the locations, as this is vague memory when i was researching my Stewart's and thought perhaps I had found a possible link between the Baird/Beard line and my Stewart/Stuart line. info'ing the LCT list here as well in case you don't subscribe to it. Regards from 6600 ft, Dick Stewart =========================== In searching the Lowndes County Marriage records, I have come across an ancestor, Eliza E DONALDSON, my great grand aunt. The US Gen Web listing at http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/lowndes/vitals/marriages/book1l_z.tx t lists her spouse as William F "RIARD". According to my records, his surname was "BEARD". Does anyone have access to copies of the original documents to clarify the correct surname? I would appreciate the input. Thanks you, Dave Robison PO Box 3685 Springfield, MA 01101-3685 Researching Amis, Bassett, Dickson/Dixon, Dunn, Fish, Grantham, Lillie, Peace, Robison/Robinson/Robertson, West and others

Can the researcher of the Beard family line please contact me? Ginny K

Dave - if you are researching Amis you might be looking for Bahr or Barr or Baird as you say. The Germans saying it it would sound like Bar and not Bear I have been told. Mary ----- Original Message ----- From: "DS" <rmstewart@myexcel.com> To: <TNLINCOL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2005 1:57 PM Subject: [LCT] Re: [ALLOWNDE] Eliza E Donaldson & BAIRD/BEARD > > > Hi Dave, > you probably don't want to discount the possibility back then of it being > spelled "Baird". i belive i saw this a number of times in early TN records, > including the Donalson trip and later in life in Lincoln Co TN. (don't hold > me to the locations, as this is vague memory when i was researching my > Stewart's and thought perhaps I had found a possible link between the > Baird/Beard line and my Stewart/Stuart line. > > info'ing the LCT list here as well in case you don't subscribe to it. > > Regards from 6600 ft, > > Dick Stewart > > =========================== > In searching the Lowndes County Marriage records, I have come across an > ancestor, Eliza E DONALDSON, my great grand aunt. The US Gen Web listing at > http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/lowndes/vitals/marriages/book1l_z.tx > t lists her spouse as William F "RIARD". According to my records, his > surname was "BEARD". Does anyone have access to copies of the original > documents to clarify the correct surname? I would appreciate the input. > > Thanks you, > > Dave Robison > PO Box 3685 > Springfield, MA 01101-3685 > > Researching Amis, Bassett, Dickson/Dixon, Dunn, Fish, Grantham, Lillie, > Peace, Robison/Robinson/Robertson, West and others > > > > > > ==== TNLINCOL Mailing List ==== > Register your first lines in LCT: http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnlincol/family.htm > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > >

Ancestry.com has a bit of information that MAY? pertain to the line that ended up in LCT. Ginny K William Donaldson born ca 1740 Scotland, Arrived from Scotland with brothers, James and Alexander. Landed near Wilmington, NC in 1756. James settled in VA. Alexander settled in NC and William settled in or near Phila, PA. Parents names not known. William married Mary Cooke. Children; 1. Andrew J. b Feb 23, 1767 Washington Co NC 2. William 3. Alexander 4. Joseph 5. John 6. Ann 7. Elizabeth Above information was posted Dec 2001 by Monty Power. E Mail prob no longer good? Was westtex2@juno.com Ginny Keefer