Bonnie' I have GILLESPIES in my direct line and my husband has HOWARDS in his. I have a fair amount of imformation about the family of James GILLESPIE who's Parents were William and Isabella HOUSTON GILLESPIE. William came from Va to Blount county Tn about 1790's. Capt. James Gillespie had three wives and 17 children. My line is from his first wife, Margaret "Patsy" HOUSTON. James moved to Shelby Co TN about 1835 with his third wife and their children and then to Ark. He died in Pine Bluff Ark. We have some information on Fred's HOWARD line. His great grand was Stephen Milton HOWARD born 1834 wife Margaret Baker MEACHAM, S. M.'s parents were Dr. John Bridges Howard b 1790 and Harriet SEARCY. Dont know if these connect with your line. Will be glad to share any information with anyone who does connect to the above lines. Jean jpasmore@bscn.com -----Original Message----- From: Blshipp@aol.com <Blshipp@aol.com> To: TNMAURY-L@rootsweb.com <TNMAURY-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, January 01, 1999 2:25 AM Subject: [TNMAURY-L] ROLL CALL >Searching for surnames: > >NELSON >JAGGERS >HOWARD >CROOK >GILLESPIE >RIGGS (Henderson County) > >Happy New Year and thanks, Bonnie > >______________________________