Nancy, Would "Hamic" be "Hammock/Hammick"/ Isaac Long b. ca 1777, PA (was in Union Co and died there) abt. 1856 m. Nancy HAMMOCK b. ca 1778 in VA according to the census (Anderson, Union, Knox and the will of Isaac Long). Jane Long b. ca 1804 in VA m. Ephraim Hammock they had children through 1840 I do not see William but I have more. I am direct to Isaac Long and Nancy Hammock Long. I am looking for the Long's, especially in PA now. Also Weaver. Do the pension papers give the name of William Hamic? These pension papers are full of "good stuff", Thanks, Ann P. -----Original Message----- From: Tenc@aol.com <Tenc@aol.com> To: TNUNION-L@rootsweb.com <TNUNION-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, June 09, 1999 7:10 PM Subject: Hamic family >Is anyone researching the Hamic family of Union and later Knox Co? I have >just received the Nat'l Archives Union Army pension file on my g g >grandfather William Hamic and his widow, Narcissa Fletcher Hamic. At the time >of Wm's death they had a minor child, Abraham Hamic b July 17, 1883. In this >file are a statement by a county clerk that he was shown a family Bible with >a publication date of 1852, containing a record of this birth which he >believed to be an original record and genuine. Also there is a statement by >Rutha Fletcher, sister of Narcissa, that she was present at the birth and >remembers seeing William Hamic record it in that Bible. > >Abe Hamic (1883-1956) was married to Leatha Beeler (1885-1956). If there are >descendants of this couple out there I will gladly make you a copy of this >file and also of a photo of Abe, Leatha and children that was taken about >1911. > >Interesting Union co footnote - some of the papers in the file are signed by >a notary public named James W Taylor, in 1896. Is this Union County's famous >J Will Taylor, or maybe his son? > >Nancy Nelson >Bordentown NJ > > >==== TNUNION Mailing List ==== >If you live in Union County why not pitch in. Take a day and write down the tombstones in the nearest cemetery. Send it to us for others to use. You could be helping a cousin. Go to the courthouse and copy some early marriage records. Anything helps. > >