I saw a Family Tree listing for your family. Benjamin Totten McDonald b abt 1788/1792 Died 7 December 1854 Married Levina Stewart b 27 December 1813 Marriage date 17 Apr 1845 Children James W McDonald b 26 Jan 1846 Overton Co. TN Thomas Fleming McDonald b 20 May 1848 Overton Co TN Michael Edward McDonald b 5 Nov 1850 Overton Co.TN C Conner ----- Original Message ----- From: Shannon McDonald<mailto:mcchartres@comcast.net> To: tnoverto@rootsweb.com<mailto:tnoverto@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 2:23 PM Subject: Re: [TNOVERTO] McDonald family Rhonda, Michael McDonnold was my 3 greats grandfather so I am from that exact line. Please contact me directly ( mcchartres@comcast.net<mailto:mcchartres@comcast.net> ) because we need to be swapping info. Look forward to hearing from you. R. Shannon McDonald ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rhonda Smith" <rlsgen@gmail.com<mailto:rlsgen@gmail.com>> To: <TNOVERTO@rootsweb.com<mailto:TNOVERTO@rootsweb.com>> Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 2:05 PM Subject: [TNOVERTO] McDonald family >I am new to posting messages so please bear with me. My family lived in > Overton county for at least four generations and I am having difficulty > finding records to fill in gaps and extend the line back. > > My great great grandfather was Benjamin McDonald born in Overton county > about 1812 and died after the 1850 census. He was married to Lavina > Stewart > in 1845. She was the widow of his brother Michael. > > > My father tells me that the story he remembers about his ancestors is that > the McDonald boys left their property in Scotland or Ireland (probably in > the early to mid 1700s) and came to the U.S. traveling through North > Carolina. The brothers went different ways and our ancestor settled in > the > area that later became Overton County. If you know of any sources that > can > help me piece the family together, I would be grateful. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TNOVERTO-request@rootsweb.com<mailto:TNOVERTO-request@rootsweb.com> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TNOVERTO-request@rootsweb.com<mailto:TNOVERTO-request@rootsweb.com> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message