Hi Robert-- I agree with you-- it looks like "Jessee." If you just glance at it it looks like John, but a closer look reveals the "o" looks more like an "e," and there is a downward loop from where the "h" in John would be, that looks like a cursive lower case "f" next to a small s. That looks like the letters they used for "ss." And the last letters look more like "ee" than "n." ~Suzanne Kirklin Robert Jackson <rljddj63650@charter.net> wrote: Hey Ginny, Zoom in on ancestry.com and take a close look. A researcher for a library showed me the old script for 2 "s" was written that way. I am not trying to argue with you on this point.... I just want to be correct. On the 1850 census, the head is listed as Jesse. Here is an interesting tidbit on a Jessee Moore that lived in LCT. Jessee Moore was convicted of stealing a mare in the March term of 1836 in Lincoln County, Tennessee. Was received at the pen, April 6 1836. Sentenced to 3 years imprisonment. Born in South Carolina, Laurens District. No height given, weighs 160 lbs., blue eyes, dark hair, sandy beard, small slim now, upper teeth broken, head stoops forward a little, several moles on chest, scar near left knee, 42 years old. Says he has a wife and 9 children living in Lincoln County, TN on Alexander Gray's land near the Flint River. His mother, 2 brothers and 2 sisters live in Lawrence District, Laurens County, SC. Two sisters married and living in Jackson County, Alabama, on to Jerry Collins and the other to Thomas Scurlock. Discharged by order of the governor on 7 May 1839. Conduct generally good. There is a Jesse Moore listed on the 1820,1830, and 1840 census for LCT. The one listed above would have been born about 1794. The Jessee or John that we are looking at was born about 1803 or 4. I haven't found anyone researching this family yet. Thanks again for your help. Robert L. Jackson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Virginia L. (Ginny) Keefer in LasVegas" To: Sent: Monday, January 17, 2005 12:30 PM Subject: Re: [LCT] Robert Jackson > Well, on Ancestry.com it is very clear and spelled JOHN. I do not know. I > will try to find him on 1850 and 1870 to verify this family is headed by a > John. > > > ==== TNLINCOL Mailing List ==== > To contact the list administrator, send email to George@Waller.Org > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx > > ==== TNLINCOL Mailing List ==== Please support the LCT Genealogical Society :-) ============================== Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx su3mk13@sbcglobal.net

Thanks Suzanne, I am just wanting to get everything down accurately. Everybody's help is always appreciated. Robert L. Jackson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Suzanne Kirklin" <su3mk13@sbcglobal.net> To: <TNLINCOL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 17, 2005 4:39 PM Subject: Re: [LCT] Robert Jackson > Hi Robert-- > > I agree with you-- it looks like "Jessee." If you just glance at it it > looks like John, but a closer look reveals the "o" looks more like an "e," > and there is a downward loop from where the "h" in John would be, that > looks like a cursive lower case "f" next to a small s. That looks like the > letters they used for "ss." And the last letters look more like "ee" than > "n." > > ~Suzanne Kirklin > > Robert Jackson <rljddj63650@charter.net> wrote: > Hey Ginny, > Zoom in on ancestry.com and take a close look. A researcher for a library > showed me the old script for 2 "s" was written that way. I am not trying > to > argue with you on this point.... I just want to be correct. On the 1850 > census, the head is listed as Jesse. > > Here is an interesting tidbit on a Jessee Moore that lived in LCT. > Jessee Moore was convicted of stealing a mare in the March term of > 1836 in Lincoln County, > Tennessee. Was received at the pen, April 6 1836. Sentenced to 3 > years imprisonment. > Born in South Carolina, Laurens District. No height given, weighs 160 > lbs., blue eyes, dark > hair, sandy beard, small slim now, upper teeth broken, head stoops > forward a little, several > moles on chest, scar near left knee, 42 years old. Says he has a wife > and 9 children living in > Lincoln County, TN on Alexander Gray's land near the Flint River. His > mother, 2 brothers and > 2 sisters live in Lawrence District, Laurens County, SC. Two sisters > married and living in > Jackson County, Alabama, on to Jerry Collins and the other to Thomas > Scurlock. Discharged > by order of the governor on 7 May 1839. Conduct generally good. > > > There is a Jesse Moore listed on the 1820,1830, and 1840 census for LCT. > The one listed above would have been born about 1794. The Jessee or John > that we are looking at was born about 1803 or 4. I haven't found anyone > researching this family yet. > > Thanks again for your help. > Robert L. Jackson > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Virginia L. (Ginny) Keefer in LasVegas" > To: > Sent: Monday, January 17, 2005 12:30 PM > Subject: Re: [LCT] Robert Jackson > > >> Well, on Ancestry.com it is very clear and spelled JOHN. I do not know. I >> will try to find him on 1850 and 1870 to verify this family is headed by >> a >> John. >> >> >> ==== TNLINCOL Mailing List ==== >> To contact the list administrator, send email to George@Waller.Org >> >> ============================== >> Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. >> New content added every business day. Learn more: >> http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx >> >> > > > > ==== TNLINCOL Mailing List ==== > Please support the LCT Genealogical Society :-) > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > > > > su3mk13@sbcglobal.net > > > ==== TNLINCOL Mailing List ==== > Visit the LCT GenConnect system at: > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/board/rw/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.lincoln > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx > >