In a message dated 9/18/2006 6:04:01 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Does anyone know a library or other source for the book: Four Taylor brothers of Lincoln County Tennessee: Their Ancestors, Relatives, and Descendants, by Joseph Howard Parks? I would like to purchase a copy, photocopy, or copies of select pages, or even pay research fees for information from this book. Any help would be appreciated. I have a copy but have not heard of a source that still exists. I hope someone will help you. I am the granddaughter of John Fletcher Taylor who was the sheriff of Lincoln County in the early part of the century. Jeanette Taylor Vielhaber

I don't know what condition your book is in or whether you'd be willing to copy selected pages for me or not. I don't even know how many pages it has. I do know that the author was a scholar and historian so expect the information to be accurate. I believe that only a few pages would be relevant to me. I'd be glad to pay for whatever you think it is worth. This is my interest: I'm currently writing a book on Elihu J. Heffington b. 1834 AR, his and his wife's ancestors and descendants and hope to have it ready after the first of next year. Elihu's wife was Mary Ann THOMPSON, dau of Alexander THOMPSON and Nancy C. TAYLOR. From some letters I read in the late 60s and took notes on at the time, I knew that Nancy C. Taylor (b. ca 1810, NC) had at least 2 brothers: Young L. Taylor and Pinck (Rederick Pinck or Pinckney) Taylor both living in Newton Co. AR in 1871 (the date of the letters). From that, I tracked them back to Lincoln Co. and made a stab at the possible parents, both in Lincoln Co. and in Iredell Co.) and had deduced that Nancy C. Taylor's father (as well as Young L. and Rederick Pinck) was James Taylor and that her mother was the widow "Jensey" in the 1850 census. I found that confirmed in some old website data -- with the marriage record for James and Jensie Shelton Crutchfield (I gather from source notes that that is from an individual's records, not from the book you have). I had already seen references to the Four Brothers book but cannot find where a copy exists -- not even in the Family History Library. I am interested in the pages showing the early Taylors, i.e., the pages that show the links from Edmund II (1725) to Edmund III (1759) to James (1782)(who I believe was the father of my Nancy). I would very much like to include the info from the book that would be relevant. I would certainly give you credit for providing it and, as I said before, I'd be most happy to reimburse you as you think is appropriate. I've been working on the Heffington/Thompson part of this family for more years that I want to admit and have finally decided that it's time to put it in book form so extended family can read what I've learned. I only recently learned of this book, and it appears to be the link I need to James Taylor, who I believe was one of the 4 brothers. I would appreciate any help you can give me. Regards, Anita Stevenson 2302 Perilla Ct. Santa Fe, NM 87505 505-820-7520 FAX 505-820-7527 [email protected]