Shannon, please contact me about the Mcdonalds emb@twlakes.net Marie Bush ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shannon McDonald" <mcchartres@comcast.net> To: <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 ) because we need to > be > swapping info. > > Look forward to hearing from you. > > R. Shannon McDonald > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rhonda Smith" <rlsgen@gmail.com> > To: <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 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 with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message