Dear List: Sorry to repeat myself, but I thought read a few of your posts and thought I'd better clarify. These are the names I'm working on in Madison/Henderson/Chester Co. and I remembered a couple more: My KING family originally came from NC way before the Civil War. (don't know exactly when but after 1829). They settled in TN in Henderson and Chester Counties, but could have been in Madison. I don't know anything about the family before the Civil War. David KING served in the 51st Inf. out of Chester/Henderson Co. His son, John Parish KING married Nannie GILES (her family from Madison Co.--formally from Williamson Co.) and they settled in the Beech Bluff Community. Her family (father: Claiborne GILES) gave part of their land to build the Liberty Methodist Church and Cemetery and therefore lived next to the church until the mid-1900's. The name Parish or Parrish has always been a puzzle to me. Does anyone know where my husband's g-grandparents might have gotten this name to use as the middle name for their oldest son? My Madison Co. names are: GILES, KING, HODGE, DUDLEY,MAGUFFIN,BOLEJACK, LAMASTERS (I forgot a few before). We have one HARRIS in the family. My Madison and Henderson/Chester Co. (those counties split along with Madison Co and our people lived in the area that was moved from one county to another) surnames are: KING, BRADFORD,WHITEHEAD,GILES, BROWNING,HARDIN(G) "Unknown relationship" to GILES, but many listed as close relatives in the family Bible, is the name of POLK. If you know of the relationship of POLK to GILES, HODGE or BOLEJACK, I have lots of names and dates to share. There are 13 POLKs listed in the Claiborne Young GILES/HODGE family Bible. Names ring any bells with any of you? Nan Gaither, San Diego, CA

Nan, Here is some of the King family of Franklin Co., NC, I know that some went to Wythe Co. VA., but some of the Jones family did come to Haywood Madison and Hardeman Co.'s in TN Barsheba Jones brother John K. Jones and brother David to Haywood, Allen to Madison and David's son James into Hardeman.. Bennett did as you see have a son David, do not have anything on him. Also in checking the index in the Will Book C for Franklin Co., NC there is the surname of PARRISH. Could you send me what you have on the King family or post it to the list and I will see if I can make a connection for you. Becky Descendants of Bennett King Generation No. 1 1. BENNETT6 KING (WOOD5, DAVID4, JOHN3, HENRY2, KING1) was born Abt. 1799, and died November 19, 1857 in ,VA, Wythe Co., USA. He married BARSHEBA JONES, daughter of JAMES JONES and UNKNOWN 1. She was born Bet. 1795 - 1801 in NC. More About BENNETT KING: Record Change: September 26, 1998 Children of BENNETT KING and BARSHEBA JONES are: 2. i. JOHN BENNETT7 KING, b. March 06, 1825, ,VA, Wythe Co., USA; d. 1897. ii. MARY KING, b. 1831, ,VA, Wythe Co., USA; m. ALLEN W. SUBLETT, June 12, 1847, Giles, VA, USA; b. March 06, 1825, ,VA, Wythe Co., USA; d. 1897, ,VA, Giles Co., USA. More About MARY KING: Record Change: October 01, 1998 More About ALLEN W. SUBLETT: Record Change: October 01, 1998 3. iii. DAVID S. KING. [email protected] wrote: > Dear List: > > Sorry to repeat myself, but I thought read a few of your posts and thought > I'd better clarify. These are the names I'm working on in > Madison/Henderson/Chester Co. and I remembered a couple more: > > My KING family originally came from NC way before the Civil War. (don't know > exactly when but after 1829). They settled in TN in Henderson and Chester > Counties, but could have been in Madison. I don't know anything about the > family before the Civil War. David KING served in the 51st Inf. out of > Chester/Henderson Co. His son, John Parish KING married Nannie GILES (her > family from Madison Co.--formally from Williamson Co.) and they settled in > the Beech Bluff Community. Her family (father: Claiborne GILES) gave part of > their land to build the Liberty Methodist Church and Cemetery and therefore > lived next to the church until the mid-1900's.