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.

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

Ronda Smith, please contact me about the Mcdonalds. emb@twlakes.net Marie Bush ----- 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