In the fall of 1813 a group of Volunteers went south with Gen. Andrew Jackson to battle the Creek Indians. They took the military road south from Columbia through Huntsville AL to Fort Strother (located near present day Birmingham AL). Most of the men were 90 day enlistments. I have read in some history books that there was a misunderstanding between the US Army and these volunteers. The army and Gen. Jackson thought that the men had enlisted to the finish of battle, but the volunteers thought their time was up after the 90 days and returned home much to Jackson's consternation. My ggggrandfather, Job Howell Thomas was one of these volunteers. Hope this helps.... Go VOLS, beat FSU!!!! Denny Thomas Thomas Family Archives - http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/2603 Host of Maury Co. TNGENWEB Page - http://www.tngenweb.org/maury/index.html -----Original Message----- From: Jody Rodriguez <JoRo7@webtv.net> To: TNMAURY-L@rootsweb.com <TNMAURY-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, December 23, 1998 5:26 AM Subject: Re: [TNMAURY-L] Campbell genealogy. Happy Holiday wishes to all. Does anyone know, an area or state Maury co. War of 1812 soldiers , fought in between 1812 & 1816? Good luck in your searches. Jody R surnames in TN : Campbell, Denton, Gill Queen ______________________________

That would be great and I appreciate the help! Merry Christmas. Julie >Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1998 16:46:30 -0600 >From: Tim Sheets <tim@columbia.total-web.net> >Subject: Re: [TNMAURY-L] Reuben Ross >To: TNMAURY-L@rootsweb.com >Reply-To: TNMAURY-L@rootsweb.com > >Though I live in Maury, I haven't been here long. I could however, give you the names and phone numbers of the Ross's living currently in Maury County. > >Julie Garand wrote: > >> Hi Everyone, >> >> I recently found info. on my Reuben Ross b.1842 in MO. According to >> census records of Cedar and Cooper Co. MO. Reuben's father was from TN. >> and that his mother was from AL. >> A researcher wrote me not long ago that there were many Ross families in >> Maury Co. TN. I'd be looking for one that moved to MO sometime before >> 1842. >> My Reuben named his children, George Emery, James Thomas and Joseph >> Walter,(just in case of name similarity). >> Anyone able to give me any clues? >> Thanks >> Julie >> >> ______________________________________________________ >> Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com >> >> ==== TNMAURY Mailing List ==== >> Researching the following Maury County surnames: BINKLEY - BOOKER - CASKEY - CRAIG - CRAWFORD - CREWS - DABBS - DANIELS - DEMASTUS - DIAL - DILLEHAY - DODSON - DOOLEY - DUGGER - demastus@aol.com > > > > >==== TNMAURY Mailing List ==== >To unsubscribe, send the command "unsubscribe" to: >TNMAURY-L-request@rootsweb.com (if in mail mode) or >TNMAURY-D-request@rootsweb.com (if in digest mode.) > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

Though I live in Maury, I haven't been here long. I could however, give you the names and phone numbers of the Ross's living currently in Maury County. Julie Garand wrote: > Hi Everyone, > > I recently found info. on my Reuben Ross b.1842 in MO. According to > census records of Cedar and Cooper Co. MO. Reuben's father was from TN. > and that his mother was from AL. > A researcher wrote me not long ago that there were many Ross families in > Maury Co. TN. I'd be looking for one that moved to MO sometime before > 1842. > My Reuben named his children, George Emery, James Thomas and Joseph > Walter,(just in case of name similarity). > Anyone able to give me any clues? > Thanks > Julie > > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > > ==== TNMAURY Mailing List ==== > Researching the following Maury County surnames: BINKLEY - BOOKER - CASKEY - CRAIG - CRAWFORD - CREWS - DABBS - DANIELS - DEMASTUS - DIAL - DILLEHAY - DODSON - DOOLEY - DUGGER - demastus@aol.com

Hi Everyone, I recently found info. on my Reuben Ross b.1842 in MO. According to census records of Cedar and Cooper Co. MO. Reuben's father was from TN. and that his mother was from AL. A researcher wrote me not long ago that there were many Ross families in Maury Co. TN. I'd be looking for one that moved to MO sometime before 1842. My Reuben named his children, George Emery, James Thomas and Joseph Walter,(just in case of name similarity). Anyone able to give me any clues? Thanks Julie ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

That's interesting! Does anyone know what time frame(s) that law was in effect? Thanks, Bonnie

This was posted to the DUGGER List and thought you might find it interesting. Chuck Demastus ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bastardy Bonds When the pregnancy of an unmarried woman or the birth of a child to an unmarried woman was brought to the attention of the court, a warrant was issued and the woman was brought into court. She was questioned under oath and asked to give the name of the father of the child. The person she declared to be the father was served a warrant and required to post a bond. If the woman refused to name the father, then she, her father or some other person was required to post the bond. In some cases the mother and the father posted the bond together. If the woman refused to name the father or post the bond she could be punished a jail sentence. The main purpose of these bonds were to insure that the child would be taken care of and not become a burden to the county. I don't think these rules were strictly enforced. There were many more children born out of wedlock than are accounted for by Bastardy Bonds. Family status and influence probably kept a lot of names out of court.

Happy Holiday wishes to all. Does anyone know, an area or state Maury co. War of 1812 soldiers , fought in between 1812 & 1816? Good luck in your searches. Jody R surnames in TN : Campbell, Denton, Gill Queen

ENOUGH ALREADY! lets get back to business. Don Howell

Tommy, They can't unsubscribe you. If you want off the list you will have to send a msg to TNMAURY-D-request@rootsweb.com and say only: unsubscribe (UNLESS you are subscribed in the L mode in which case you would send the msg to TNMAURY-L-request@rootsweb.com. THAT ADDRESS IS A ROBOT, which is why you have to be exact. In a message dated 12/22/98 6:28:34 AM Pacific Standard Time, TNMAURY-D- request@rootsweb.com writes: << ommy J Moore" <tmoore@texoma.net> To: TNMAURY-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <00a301be2cea$d68bad00$2333fea9@girl-dog> Subject: Re: [TNMAURY-L] Prayers Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Okay, I have had all of these debates that I want to wade thru. Please unsubscribe me at your earliest opportunity. Tom >>

I totally agree with Ruth..

Okay, I have had all of these debates that I want to wade thru. Please unsubscribe me at your earliest opportunity. Tom -----Original Message----- From: J.W. Johnson <jwj@airnet.net> To: TNMAURY-L@rootsweb.com <TNMAURY-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, December 18, 1998 2:22 AM Subject: Re: [TNMAURY-L] Prayers :Just remember the name...he might need help from someone on the list :someday...be sure to "spout" your response in like manner. : :J.W. Johnson : :-----Original Message----- :From: Evans Givan <egblue@concentric.net> :To: TNMAURY-L@rootsweb.com <TNMAURY-L@rootsweb.com> :Date: Thursday, December 17, 1998 8:11 PM :Subject: Re: [TNMAURY-L] Prayers : : :>That's your opinion, which you are entited to. But spare the rest of us. :>We don't care about your opinion. We are interested in genealogy. Spout :>your preachings somewhere else. :> :> :>==== TNMAURY Mailing List ==== :>MAURY CO, TN CEMETERIES covers the 450 cemeteries in the :>county, plus a lot of biographical and genealogical tidbits that many :>have found useful. The price is $45.00, including postage. You can :>order it, if you wish, from Fred L. Hawkins, 509 Pawnee Trail, Columbia, :>TN. 38401. :> :> :> :> :> :> :> :> :> :> :> :> :> :> :> : : :==== TNMAURY Mailing List ==== :To unsubscribe, send the command "unsubscribe" to: :TNMAURY-L-request@rootsweb.com (if in mail mode) or :TNMAURY-D-request@rootsweb.com (if in digest mode.) : : : : : : : : : : : :

I would like to take this opportunity to wish you a Merry Christmas and for your New Year ,and as the slogan of a soft drink co. in Asia was interpreted to say"IT WILL BRING YOUR ANCESTORS ALIVE".Happy New Year and good hunting.

Just got in from St. Louis. Sure has been a lot of activity on the list while I was gone. I do not want to moderate this list, but about 15 subscribers have left the list since the debate began. Please reply to the sender instead of the list on anything not related to Maury County genealogy. Thanks. Merry Christmas, Chuck Demastus List Owner; Christian; Vietnam veteran

Donna, there is a lady that lives in Hickman Co which is right next to Maury Co and she does a lot of research for me and others. Her name is Kyle Johnson, she does however charge a small fee for doing research but she is very efficient and she goes to the archives in Nashville aleast once a week. Her e- mail is KJohn59310@aol.com, I would give her a try, I have been using her for about 2 years and have had no complaints. Tell her Mary Davis sent ya. Good luck! May God bless and keep each and everyone of us safe during this holiday season. Merry Christmas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Mary Davis, MAJIPA

I have information that an ancestor of mine who fought in the Revolutionary War and died in Maury Co., TN in 1843 also left a will. It is my Christmas wish if possible to obtain a copy of it. Many researchers will benefit from the information. The matter of his wife/wives and children is a brick wall for a great many people. It is hoped that his will would shed light on that. If there is anyone on the list who is in Maury County and has access to copies of wills, I would gratefully pay for copies of it and would be more than happy to exchange lookup help from where I am in Virginia. I wish I could offer more than that, but I can say that there are many people (as well as me) whose lives would be made a great deal happier by that information. So, if there's a good natured, generous "Santa" on this list, I would be extremely grateful for the help. Elijah Mayfield - died 1843 - Maury Co., TN WB-Z-546 Thanks in Advance, Sincerely, Donna

Hello, Earlier I posted my BROWN family to this list with no results. I'm hoping someone might know something about the GIFFORD line. Not all of the below may be absolutely correct, but it's what I've gathered on this line so far. I plan to unsubscribe to this list after this post, so if you know anything to help me, please write to <A HREF="mailto:castle96@flash.net">. My delete finger, like my minus button on the checkbook calulator, is worn completely off <vbg>. Merry Christmas, Janice Mauldin Castleman http://members.xoom.com/janicekmc/index.htm Descendants of William Gifford 1 William GIFFORD b: Abt. 1780 in Rutherford Co., TN..NOTES: William served in War of 1812, in Capt. Sam B. McKnight's Company. Children's names from pension papers. In 1820 Maury Co., TN, page 48 of the census: William GIFFERD: 3-1-0-0-1/1-1-0-1-0-0-1. James BROWN is listed on page 47, along with a Jane and Thomas BROWN. There is a Wm Gifford on the 1850 Maury Co., TN census in the 4th District. A court suit was filed called Gifford vs Baldridge, 1822-34 in Maury Co., TN: William Gifford for the use of Isaac N. Hill shows that some years ago he sold Alexander Baldridge a tract of land in Maury...gave notes..filed 03 Jan 1832. Notice on 06 Sept 1832...William Gifford has died intestate and Joel Gifford made his admr. at June term of court. Depositions of David B. Aldridge, William Milligan. Depositions taken in Columbia 09 Feb. 1833 of Jesse Morton, Levi G. Dillehay, John H. Dillehay, Samuel Gordon, William d. Steele, Isaac Steele, Peter Williams, and John R. Hill. Deposition taken in Perry Co., TN 31 May 1832 of Wyatt Harris, age 36 years. Depositions taken in town of Mooresville, Maury Co., 26 Feb 1833 of Clement Wade 24; Hamton Wade between 40 & 50; John Baldridge age 33 who states that Willism Gifford died on 25 or 26 Feb 1832; brother of Alexander Baldridge. Deposition taken 12 July 1832 in Jacksonville, Morgan Co., IL of Joel Gilliland age about 37..was present at Nathaniel H. Steeles on 01 Mar 1828 with William Gifford...... ..He married +Ruth MOONEY b: Abt. 1780 ...... 2 Elizabeth Thompson GIFFORD b: Abt. 1804 .......... +David ARNOLD b: Abt. 1800 ...... *2nd Husband of Elizabeth Thompson Gifford: .......... +Edmund GWYNN b: Abt. 1800 ...... 2 Cynthia GIFFORD b: Abt. 1805 .......... +Thomas MILLIGAN m: May 12, 1829 b: Abt. 1800 m: May 12, 1829 ...... 2 Mary GIFFORD b: Abt. 1808 .......... +John JONES b: Abt. 1800 ...... 2 Joel GIFFORD b: Abt. 1815 .......... +Elizabeth STEELE b: Abt. 1820 ...... 2 Gideon J. GIFFORD b: Abt. 1820 .......... +Susan VAUGHAN m: October 24, 1839 in Maury Co., TN b: Abt. 1822 m: October 24, 1839 in Maury Co., TN ...... 2 Americus GIFFORD b: Abt. 1824 .......... +Caroline GANT b: Abt. 1828 ...... 2 Franklin GIFFORD b: 1827 .......... +Rebecca DAVIS m: January 29, 1846 in Maury Co., TN b: Abt. 1826 m: January 29, 1846 in Maury Co., TN ............... 3 Jack GIFFORD b: Abt. 1846 ............... 3 Cephas GIFFORD b: Abt. 1848 ............... 3 George GIFFORD b: Abt. 1848 ............... 3 Elizabeth GIFFORD b: Abt. 1849 ............... 3 Mary GIFFORD b: Abt. 1849 in Maury Co., TN ............... 3 Jinnie GIFFORD b: Abt. 1851 ............... 3 Joe GIFFORD b: Abt. 1853 ............... 3 Phebe GIFFORD b: Abt. 1855 ............... 3 Bobby GIFFORD b: Abt. 1856 ............... 3 Allice GIFFORD b: Abt. 1857 ............... 3 Malinda GIFFORD b: Abt. 1860 ...... 2 Robert A. GIFFORD b: 1828 in TN d: 1871 .......... +Albina BROWN m: April 03, 1845 in Maury Co., TN b: Abt. 1824 in Maury Co., TN Father: McClinnock Brown Mother: Margaret King m: April 03, 1845 in Maury Co., TN ............... 3 Martha GIFFORD b: 1846 ............... 3 Sterling V. GIFFORD b: November 1848 in Maury Co., TN ................... +Sinthia Emily MAULDIN m: 1863 in Prentiss Co., MS b: June 1844 in Tishomingo Co., MS Father: Blake Marcus Mauldin Mother: Pernely Unknown m: 1863 in Prentiss Co., MS ............... 3 Mary Ann Elizabeth GIFFORD b: May 29, 1851 in Maury Co., TN d: March 25, 1936 in Shawnee, Pottawattome, OK ................... +George Washington MAULDIN m: August 25, 1870 in Booneville, Prentiss Co., MS b: October 05, 1849 in Baysprings, Tishomingo, MS d: March 16, 1910 in Wolsey, Stephens, OK Father: Blake Marcus Mauldin Mother: Pernely Unknown m: August 25, 1870 in Booneville, Prentiss Co., MS ............... 3 Almanzo T. GIFFORD b: 1853 ............... 3 William A. B. GIFFORD b: 1861 ............... 3 Robert GIFFORD b: January 1866 d: October 01, 1939 in Booneville, MS ................... +Emma C. DOTY m: October 14, 1896 in Prentiss Co., MS b: July 02, 1871 in MS d: October 16, 1941 in Booneville, MS m: October 14, 1896 in Prentiss Co., MS ...... *2nd Wife of Robert A. Gifford: .......... +Emma FAWCETT m: Aft. 1867 in MS b: Abt. 1830 in Fayette Co. , TN m: Aft. 1867 in MS ............... 3 Terry GIFFORD b: Abt. 1869

Your apology is taken well if, you accept mine also. I appreciate your feelings. Now, let's get back to chasing those lost ones. I'm still trying to figure out if I'm the Sap or the Nut hanging in this tree... Bob Evans Givan wrote: > I want to offer my apology to all I offended with my previous mail to this > list. All I was trying to say was, this is a genealogy list. Not a prayer > club. If you want to pray, that's your right and you should do it where > it's appropriate. If you want to tell everybody about how you've been > wronged, then that also is your right. > > But, I'm subscribing to the Maury County Genealogy List. My rights should > be considered, too. > > I'm not anti -prayer or anti -America. How many of you went to Vietnam? > How many of you came back still loving your country? All I want is some > leads on my family. I don't want a bunch of prayers and sad stories, but I > guess what I want doesn't count for anything. > > So, since it will make many of you happy, I will unsubscribe to this list. > Think of all the men and women that have died for America, and how this > would make them proud. > > ==== TNMAURY Mailing List ==== > Visit the Maury County, Tennessee web site at http://www.tngenweb.usit.com/maury/index.html >

Well said Donna and the very best of luck to you and yours.

My surnames in Maury (bf.Williamson) are Campbell, Denton & Gill. John Campbell m. Elleanor Denton 15 sept 1789 ? 6 children b. in Maury-Will between 1800 & 1812. Oldest dau. Mariah Campbell m. Joseph Gill. Mariah b. 1800. Which, was 11 yrs no children, bf. Mariah. I have recently learned of very prob. older daughter Mary Campbell who m. a Queen. Are there any other researcher , that c/b connected ? Any Campbells with, just a few sibs. Most families had large families. Any one missing a brother n. John? Other sunames, but 'tree' has crooked branches Queen, McCutcheon, Fielder somehow connected to Campbell, Denton, & Gill.

Don't give up, Evans, somehow we will all survive the 50 plus messages daily and get back to the purpose of the list....We all are in favor of SHARING and CARING but not all do it so publicly and verbally..Don't unsubscribe ..we need your genealogy !!!!!! Lee