My husband is a descendant of Thomas HARDING - just looking for tidbits of info from other family's. I have TONS of info on the HARDING's and collateral families. Colleen Taylor Lebanon, TN

I am researching Farrar., Perrins and Royal. Frances ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony Johnson" <tjstubby@msn.com> To: <TNWILLIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 8:09 PM Subject: RE: [TNWILLIA] Tuckahoe Creek in Virginia > > Yes Farrar and Bibb are two names in this lines we are trying to figure out > we only have one at this time we can connect Henry Bibb Register of Dickson > Co. Ten: he is married to Cynthia C.H.Matlock b. July 25 1824 we have the > Matlocks interwined in OUr Johnson resercahr by several Bibbs have signed > documents on our Johnson ( Known DNA's ) Deeds. > > Know to Farrar :::::: Eliax Farrar married Micheal Turbin b. abt 1632 > England died 1644 Henrico C. Va. > this ties into the Burton lines of Janet G. resaerching Moses JOhnson and > into our cross lines of William Hatcher b. 1613. > > Judith J. Farrar married one John J. Turner who died bef 1846 this goes > right back to Terisha Turner the Anceinet died 1802 Amherst Co. His > Grandaughter Susannah Turner Feb 10 1773 Amherst Co. Va married one Terisha > ( Terry) Johnson of Mecklenburg Co. then into Warren Co. Tn then died in > Henderson Co. Tn. > > Mary Farrar born abt 1769 died 1832 Dickson Co. Tn. married one Thomas Moore > The had a daughter Taffy Mooore Who married William Hudson in Mecklenburg > Co. on March 2 1781:: Then it really interwines with our Research on several > lines. > > Priscilla Farra b abt 1687 married one Robert Burton b abt 1687 died Mar 30 > 1749::: Ties into our research of Matlock to Johnsons > > Thomas Harding b.1685- 1731 married to Mary Giles daughter is Suassana > Harding b. abt 1722 Tuckahoe Creek; she married Charles Ellis b. abt 1710 of > Tuckahoe Creek. TO Many Ellis connections to count and to known Hudson > Families. to Royal to Perrins to Cockes. > > Tony > > >From: Researchingmykin@aol.com > >Reply-To: TNWILLIA-L@rootsweb.com > >To: TNWILLIA-L@rootsweb.com > >Subject: [TNWILLIA] Tuckahoe Creek in Virginia > >Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2004 18:46:58 EDT > > > >Let me know if the surname HARDING or FARRAR or BIBB comes up in any > >Tuckahoe > >Creek papers. > > > >Colleen Taylor > > > > > >==== TNWILLIA Mailing List ==== > >PLEASE NOTE: This list is for queries and replies, comments, requests > >for help, and other genealogical related information that is of interest > >to researchers of Williamson County, Tennessee. If you have questions > >or comments let me know. Gloria Briley Mayfield - > >LadyTexian@tcainternet.com - > >keeper of the list. Williamson County Web Site: > >http://www.tngenweb.org/williamson/ > > > > > > ==== TNWILLIA Mailing List ==== > PLEASE NOTE: This list is for queries and replies, comments, requests > for help, and other genealogical related information that is of interest > to researchers of Williamson County, Tennessee. If you have questions > or comments let me know. Gloria Briley Mayfield - LadyTexian@tcainternet.com - > keeper of the list. Williamson County Web Site: > http://www.tngenweb.org/williamson/ > > >

Yes Farrar and Bibb are two names in this lines we are trying to figure out we only have one at this time we can connect Henry Bibb Register of Dickson Co. Ten: he is married to Cynthia C.H.Matlock b. July 25 1824 we have the Matlocks interwined in OUr Johnson resercahr by several Bibbs have signed documents on our Johnson ( Known DNA's ) Deeds. Know to Farrar :::::: Eliax Farrar married Micheal Turbin b. abt 1632 England died 1644 Henrico C. Va. this ties into the Burton lines of Janet G. resaerching Moses JOhnson and into our cross lines of William Hatcher b. 1613. Judith J. Farrar married one John J. Turner who died bef 1846 this goes right back to Terisha Turner the Anceinet died 1802 Amherst Co. His Grandaughter Susannah Turner Feb 10 1773 Amherst Co. Va married one Terisha ( Terry) Johnson of Mecklenburg Co. then into Warren Co. Tn then died in Henderson Co. Tn. Mary Farrar born abt 1769 died 1832 Dickson Co. Tn. married one Thomas Moore The had a daughter Taffy Mooore Who married William Hudson in Mecklenburg Co. on March 2 1781:: Then it really interwines with our Research on several lines. Priscilla Farra b abt 1687 married one Robert Burton b abt 1687 died Mar 30 1749::: Ties into our research of Matlock to Johnsons Thomas Harding b.1685- 1731 married to Mary Giles daughter is Suassana Harding b. abt 1722 Tuckahoe Creek; she married Charles Ellis b. abt 1710 of Tuckahoe Creek. TO Many Ellis connections to count and to known Hudson Families. to Royal to Perrins to Cockes. Tony >From: Researchingmykin@aol.com >Reply-To: TNWILLIA-L@rootsweb.com >To: TNWILLIA-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [TNWILLIA] Tuckahoe Creek in Virginia >Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2004 18:46:58 EDT > >Let me know if the surname HARDING or FARRAR or BIBB comes up in any >Tuckahoe >Creek papers. > >Colleen Taylor > > >==== TNWILLIA Mailing List ==== >PLEASE NOTE: This list is for queries and replies, comments, requests >for help, and other genealogical related information that is of interest >to researchers of Williamson County, Tennessee. If you have questions >or comments let me know. Gloria Briley Mayfield - >LadyTexian@tcainternet.com - >keeper of the list. Williamson County Web Site: >http://www.tngenweb.org/williamson/ >

Sarah, Granny White's Maiden Name was Mary Polly Burnham. Chuck

For Chuck and Ruth The Clarion, Nashville, Tennessee, July 26, 1808 "Communicated for The Clarion" From a Georgia Almanac GRANNY WHITE In the county of Davidson, about seven miles from Nashville in the state of Tennessee, lives an old lady known in the neighborhood by the name of Granny White. A gentleman of our acquaintance of unquestionable veracity was induced to call at her house, from the appearance of safe and comfort which it some how or other presented. He found the old lady to be remarkably neat, and apparently of more than common industry - her house he found abundantly supplied with the comforts of life, and observing upon her shelves thirty two large clean and white looking goards, he enquired their use and was informed by the old lady that they were her milk vessels, and were the best of vessels for milk and cream, and has also another recommends on, that being raised by herself they were not expensive ones. And one question leading to another, the gentleman was induced to enquire of the old lady how long she had lived at her present residence, and the place of her nativity, when she gave him the following account of herself. She said she was originally from North Carolina, and resided in the county of Stokes (or Surry, our informant could not recollect which) till she was considerably upwards of sixty years old, that a poor female friend of hers then died, and left to her care and charge, two small children; these she took home, and though she was herself exceedingly poor, she resolved to support and bring up, and do the best by them she could. Not long after she had taken the little helpless things she said, the Justices of the Inferior Court of the county came to her, and told her she must give security that the children should not be expensive to the county, or that they would bind them out. She then told the Justices that she was so poor no person, she was sure, would be her security for the purpose they required, but that she would not consent to have the children bound out, as she was determined to bring them up herself. The Justices repeated their applications and expressed their determination to the old lady several times, till at length, merely to avoid their importunities, she resolved to leave that part of the county; and finding a family moving to Tennessee, she took her little all, consisting chiefly of a few weaths* (this word not clear), and at the age of sixty-eight years, started unknown and unfriended to seek a new residence. She soon discovered that the family she was with, was as poor, or if possible, poorer than herself, but the old lady having been accustomed to knit purses, was enabled by that employment to pay the way of herself and children, and in a great measure to support the family with which she was traveling, till they all reached the State of Tennessee. When there she obtained permission of a gentleman not far from where she now lives, to occupy a little cabin on his land, which was so badly secured against wind and weather, that in every hard rain her little hovel was nearly overflowed. It had no floor but the ground. And in bad weather she was obliged to make a sort of a bridge from the fire place, to the place where she lodged, in order to pass tolerably dry from one to the other. In this miserable place she resided two years, and when she took possession of it, scarcely possessed an article in the world of any value, except the needle with which she knit (purfes) purses, and this she pretty constantly employed, and it so happened that for all the purses she knit, she always found a ready market, and of the avails of these, she was induced from n ecessity and inclination to be frugal. After a while she was able to procure a pair of cards and spinning wheel, and of these she made good use, sometimes she said she carded and sung, and at time she spun and cried, still determining to do the best she could for herself and her little charges. By her carding and spinning and knitting purses, herself and children were not only supported in comfort, but she began to look forward to better times, and after a while she contracted for fifty acres of land for which she was to pay three hundred dollars, and mortgaged the land to secure the payment. This land she began to grub and clear with her own hands being then upwards of seventy years old. Her industry in spinning and knitting purses enabled her at times to hire some little assistance, with which and her own labor, she soon had a tolerable piece of ground cleared, which she planted herself and on which she made a little crop - her prospect now began to brighten, her prosperity kept pace with her industry, and her industry was in no degree slackened by her prosperity. In a little time after the purchase of her land, she got the house in which she now resides, put up and covered in, and after a while by her own labor, and other assistance, a considerable proportion of her land was cleared, her house finished, and abundantly supplied with the necessaries of life. Her exertions and industry continued, and still continue unremitted, and are attended with their usual and invariable reward - from hiring she was at length enabled to purchase some assistance, and when our informant saw the old lady a few months ago, she was then in the seventy ninth year of her age, had resided in Tennessee ten years, had a good house, well furnished, fifty acres of good land, a negro man and woman, six head of horses, eighteen head of cattle, a good flock of hogs, and had this year a crop of 100 barrels of corn, and other things in proportion, and the whole paid for, and she entirely free from debt. She is well known in Nashville, and her credit for any thing she chooses to purchase there, is equal to any persons in the neighborhood and Granny White is universally esteemed and respected. The children on whose account she was obliged to leave her former residence are now nearly grown, and she told our informant, that by their attention and dutiful behaviour, they had amply compensated her for all the trouble she had been at their account. The oldest after he had acquired a tolerable English education, she had placed appentice to a Saddler, and he had nearly learnt his trade being now in his nineteenth year. The youngest was yet at school, and everything about the old lady wore the appearance of neatness, prosperity and content. She said she had been uniform in the observance of one rule ever since she left her native place, which was, every night before going to bed, after every other business of the day was over, to knit one purse, this she said she never omitted. These purses she formerly sold at 25 cents each, but latterly for 37 1/2 cents, and she invariably found a market for all she made. She now keeps a house of entertainment, where travelers after being comfortably refreshed, will feel a pleasure in paying their worthy hostess her moderate charges. The old lady seemed unable to divest herself of a spirit of resentment against the North Carolina Justices, for what she called their cruelty in driving her from home in her old age. "I have lately written to them said she, and informed them of my present situation, and the situation of the children they were so fearful of being burdened with, and I told them, added she, that I was now blessed with a comfortable property, and that if spared a few years longer, I intended to return to North Carolina, when I hoped to be able to buy the whole of them out." From this account of Granny White, which may be depended (ink spot) two important inferences are (ink spot). The first is that (ink spot) industry (ink spot) resolute perservance in our undertakings, difficulties and obstables (ink spot) be over come which appeared almost insurmountable. The second is, that those who have the charge of orphans, and are resolved to do their duty by them, are often blessed, and prospered in their exertions, in a manner which to the world may appear singular and astonishing. No situation could scarcely have been more unpromising than that of an old woman of seventy, setting down in the woods in a strange country, to support herself and children by her industry, and very little, one would suppose, could be accomplished by such a woman, when she commenced the business of clearing land with her own hands for a plantation. Her present situation, however, evidences what resolution and industry may accomplish - it furnishes also an encourgement to persons under the most distressing pecuniary misfortunes not to despair, but to seek relief in that commendable perseverance, which so signally distinguished and has so happily rewarded the exertions of GRANNY WHITE. The end Has anyone found a deed for Granny White's fifty acres? Also does she have another name other than "Granny"? Hope you enjoy reading the above and gain useful information. Sarah Armistead

If you have Johnson's in Henderson Co., TN, please look at my web site at the address below to see any names are familiar. Thanks Ed ----------------------------- See home page at: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~adams1895

THe web site is a private web site where the Johnson-Johnstons info is stored at Janet G. is on the list as she has access to it.SHe is one of the reseearchers that has sent Johnson-JOhnston-Johnstone info for sorting.SHe is also a Cousin of our William Hatcher b. 1613 lines thur Burton Connections. I am having problems with my direct e-mail so she sent this message thru the Williamson Co. Web site. when she saw the post as she has sent me a couple of e-mails that are bouncing back to her. She is researching Moses Johnson married twice one was Sarah Powell::: Moses and Sarah Powell are in the Big Spring Baptist Church of Rev.Thomas Murrell in 1787 alons with Bartler Sims and his wife, and Agness Johnson:: Agness Johnson is the Wife of Hudson Johnson settled in 1783 with Rev. Thomas Murrell in Washington Co. NC this area became Sullivan Co. Tn at Statehood then 2 years later it became Hawkins Co. Tn. Janet has a off spring of her Moses Johnson his name is Hudson Johnson. If you are researching Johnson-Johnson-Johnston-Jonson in Williamson Co. I will be glad to send you an invite to the Site as I just sent John ? a invite as he was unable to open the LARGE File attachment I sent him as he is looking for a ALlen Johnson::: Gideon Johnston Jr.1754-1843 who died in Williamson Co. Tn. had a brother name Allen Johnson. >From: "Barbara A. Ray" <barbaradonald@comcast.net> >Reply-To: TNWILLIA-L@rootsweb.com >To: TNWILLIA-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: Re: [TNWILLIA] Looking for past patrons >Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2004 07:53:01 -0500 > >Tony, > >website?? What website are you referring to ?? > >Barbara Ray > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Tony Johnson" <tjstubby@msn.com> >To: <TNWILLIA-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 10:19 PM >Subject: Re: Re: [TNWILLIA] Looking for past patrons > > > > > > Janet go to the web site where I have ever ones info they have sent me >over > > the years:the file Split Counties of Prince George Brunswick and >Lunenburg > > Co. from 1703 onward to 1820 there is over 100 pages of JOhnson- >JOhnston- > > JOhnstone deeds wills, surveys on it. Use an edit- searach on your > > computer.It can also be download from the site to your computer. > > But it is all leading back to Tuckahoe Creek Walter Chiles and the > > Hutcehnson- Hutcheson and Hutchason lines. right beside John Johnson and > > Michael Johnson of 1687 Varina Parish::: it appears John( 1687) son is > > Charles Johnson 1735 in AMherst Co. Va. three known Children Charles >William > > and John:: WIlliam Johnson married Ann Brumfield he died in Charlotte >CO. > > right near William Johnson and his wife Elizabeth Hutcheson this is the >off > > spring of Michael Johnson d 1718 on Tuckahoe Creek side. THen Charles > > Johnson in 173? bought lands from James Brumfield: on Saylors Creek his > > sister is Ann is married to the other William Johnson who died in >Charlotte > > Co.:::: Elizabeth Hutcheson is daughter of Matthew Hutchenson of >Goochland > > Co. died 1751 there in Goochland Co. > > I have Three Allen Johnson possibles on Deeds and Tithables. Have >located > > Gideon Johnson family( Mary Hollands Johnson connected to our > > Burton,Hatcher,Elams,Osborne,Trents, and allied familes) Edward Hatcher >that > > owned the lands in 1687 Varina Parish is right off ole William Hatcher >The > > Immigrant. > > Tony > > >From: Janet Geranmayeh <JGeranmayeh@Comporium.net> > > >To: Tony Johnson <tjstubby@msn.com> > > >Subject: Re: Re: [TNWILLIA] Looking for past patrons > > >Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 19:58:53 -0400 > > > > > >TONY, > > >I REPLIED TO ALL, BUT I THINK MOST, IF NOT ALL, BOUNCED BACK TO >ME..DID > > >YOU > > >GET THOSE JOHNSON/JOHNSTON MARRAGE RECORDS? > > >----- Original Message ----- > > >From: "Tony Johnson" <tjstubby@msn.com> > > >To: <swindsranch@hotmail.com>; <yvonne.felts@verizon.net>; > > ><JGeranmayeh@Comporium.net>; <lgreen@wirefire.com>; <kcks@gorge.net>; > > ><Jejackson@mediaone.net>; <hjohnson@chesapeake.net>; > > ><sctsmn193@earthlink.net>; <patkirl@flash.net>; <Dwllex@blueridge.net>; > > ><mmholland@alltel.net>; <eoakes@blueridge.net>; ><npenny@houston.rr.com>; > > ><JAS17@aol.com>; <doriss@telesal.net>; <Karenwood@del.net>; > > ><RWWoodson17@aol.com>; <azaremba@netnitco.net> > > >Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 6:16 PM > > >Subject: FW: Re: [TNWILLIA] Looking for past patrons > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I found this quite Interesting as Allen Johnson is most likely the > > >Brother > > > > of Gideon Johnston Jr. who died in Williamson CO. Tn and please note >the > > > > Surname HUtcheson, Chiles, Durham, > > > > > > > > >From: "John" <jmk1984@bellsouth.net> > > > > >Reply-To: TNWILLIA-L@rootsweb.com > > > > >To: TNWILLIA-L@rootsweb.com > > > > >Subject: Re: [TNWILLIA] Looking for past patrons > > > > >Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 20:55:10 -0500 > > > > > > > > > >Allen Johnson came from Meckelmburg County, Virginia . His dates >are > > > > >1765-1835. His wife was Mary Hutcheson, 1768-1836. she was the >daughter > > >of > > > > >John and Elizabeth Chiles Hutcheson. They first came into >Rutherford > > >co, > > >TN > > > > >and then Williamson Co. Allen and Mary or as she was called Polly's > > > > >daughter, Elizabeth Chiles, married Thomas Durham. Thomas and >Elizabeth > > > > >lived and died in Dekalb Co, TN. I am part of the Durham line. >There >is > > >a > > > > >picture of Allen Johnson's home in Historic Williamson County by > > >Virginia > > > > >Bowman. I have some information on Mary's family, but am looking >for > > > > >Allen's > > > > >family. > > > > > > > > > >Candy > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > > > >From: "Tony Johnson" <tjstubby@msn.com> > > > > >To: <TNWILLIA-L@rootsweb.com> > > > > >Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 5:41 PM > > > > >Subject: [TNWILLIA] Looking for past patrons > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I was on the Williamson Co. Bio Surname site and noted two >people > > >that > > > > > > caught my attention one is Edyte Rucker Whitley on Kith and Kin >of > > >OUr > > > > > > President Lyndon Baines Johnson::: This is off My Col Arthur >Allen > > >Lines > > > > > > which cross to RObert Johnson and Katherine Allen, my lines come >off > > >a > > > > > > Williamson married to Katherines aunt the daughter of Col. >Arthur > > >Allen > > > > >and > > > > > > Alice Tucker of Bacons Castle, Surry Co. Va > > > > > > I was wondering if this lady is still involved with Family >Histories > > >of > > > > > > Williamson Co. Tn. > > > > > > > > > > > > THen I came accross this bio on Lewis Johnson and related >families > > > > >Edwards, > > > > > > Morton and Lawrence compiled by Marie Little Ehresman 1991::: I >was > > >also > > > > > > wondering if she is still involved with the Williamson Co. WEb >site > > >on > > > > >line. > > > > > > Reason my HUdson Johnson DNA tests cross all of these SURNAMEs >she > > > > >menitons, > > > > > > as they are connected to off spring of Michael Johnson and Sarah > > >Watson. > > > > > > Michael died 1718 on Tuckahoe Creek in henrioc Co. Va. > > > > > > Note a Lewis Johnson lived in Henry CO that became Patrick Co. >same > > >area > > > > >my > > > > > > Hudson Johnson left in 1783.Also one of his Grandsons is named > > >Lewis, > > > > >and > > > > >my > > > > > > Hudson Johnson was in what was Williamson CO. from 1801-1803. > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks Tony L. Johnson > > > > > > > > > > > > Ant help locating or contacting these researchers is apprecited > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== TNWILLIA Mailing List ==== > > > > > > PLEASE NOTE: This list is for queries and replies, comments, > > >requests > > > > > > for help, and other genealogical related information that is of > > >interest > > > > > > to researchers of Williamson County, Tennessee. If you have > > >questions > > > > > > or comments let me know. Gloria Briley Mayfield - > > > > >LadyTexian@tcainternet.com - > > > > > > keeper of the list. Williamson County Web Site: > > > > > > http://www.tngenweb.org/williamson/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >==== TNWILLIA Mailing List ==== > > > > >PLEASE NOTE: This list is for queries and replies, comments, >requests > > > > >for help, and other genealogical related information that is of > > >interest > > > > >to researchers of Williamson County, Tennessee. If you have >questions > > > > >or comments let me know. Gloria Briley Mayfield - > > > > >LadyTexian@tcainternet.com - > > > > >keeper of the list. Williamson County Web Site: > > > > >http://www.tngenweb.org/williamson/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== TNWILLIA Mailing List ==== > > PLEASE NOTE: This list is for queries and replies, comments, requests > > for help, and other genealogical related information that is of interest > > to researchers of Williamson County, Tennessee. If you have questions > > or comments let me know. Gloria Briley Mayfield - >LadyTexian@tcainternet.com - > > keeper of the list. Williamson County Web Site: > > http://www.tngenweb.org/williamson/ > > > > >==== TNWILLIA Mailing List ==== >PLEASE NOTE: This list is for queries and replies, comments, requests >for help, and other genealogical related information that is of interest >to researchers of Williamson County, Tennessee. If you have questions >or comments let me know. Gloria Briley Mayfield - >LadyTexian@tcainternet.com - >keeper of the list. Williamson County Web Site: >http://www.tngenweb.org/williamson/ >

Thank you so much for this article Ruth Arm6007@aol.com wrote: For Chuck and Ruth The Clarion, Nashville, Tennessee, July 26, 1808 "Communicated for The Clarion" From a Georgia Almanac GRANNY WHITE In the county of Davidson, about seven miles from Nashville in the state of Tennessee, lives an old lady known in the neighborhood by the name of Granny White. A gentleman of our acquaintance of unquestionable veracity was induced to call at her house, from the appearance of safe and comfort which it some how or other presented. He found the old lady to be remarkably neat, and apparently of more than common industry - her house he found abundantly supplied with the comforts of life, and observing upon her shelves thirty two large clean and white looking goards, he enquired their use and was informed by the old lady that they were her milk vessels, and were the best of vessels for milk and cream, and has also another recommends on, that being raised by herself they were not expensive ones. And one question leading to another, the gentleman was induced to enquire of the old lady how long she had lived at her present residence, and the place of her nativity, when she gave him the following account of herself. She said she was originally from North Carolina, and resided in the county of Stokes (or Surry, our informant could not recollect which) till she was considerably upwards of sixty years old, that a poor female friend of hers then died, and left to her care and charge, two small children; these she took home, and though she was herself exceedingly poor, she resolved to support and bring up, and do the best by them she could. Not long after she had taken the little helpless things she said, the Justices of the Inferior Court of the county came to her, and told her she must give security that the children should not be expensive to the county, or that they would bind them out. She then told the Justices that she was so poor no person, she was sure, would be her security for the purpose they required, but that she would not consent to have the children bound out, as she was determined to bring them up herself. The Justices repeated their applications and expressed their determination to the old lady several times, till at length, merely to avoid their importunities, she resolved to leave that part of the county; and finding a family moving to Tennessee, she took her little all, consisting chiefly of a few weaths* (this word not clear), and at the age of sixty-eight years, started unknown and unfriended to seek a new residence. She soon discovered that the family she was with, was as poor, or if possible, poorer than herself, but the old lady having been accustomed to knit purses, was enabled by that employment to pay the way of herself and children, and in a great measure to support the family with which she was traveling, till they all reached the State of Tennessee. When there she obtained permission of a gentleman not far from where she now lives, to occupy a little cabin on his land, which was so badly secured against wind and weather, that in every hard rain her little hovel was nearly overflowed. It had no floor but the ground. And in bad weather she was obliged to make a sort of a bridge from the fire place, to the place where she lodged, in order to pass tolerably dry from one to the other. In this miserable place she resided two years, and when she took possession of it, scarcely possessed an article in the world of any value, except the needle with which she knit (purfes) purses, and this she pretty constantly employed, and it so happened that for all the purses she knit, she always found a ready market, and of the avails of these, she was induced from n ecessity and inclination to be frugal. After a while she was able to procure a pair of cards and spinning wheel, and of these she made good use, sometimes she said she carded and sung, and at time she spun and cried, still determining to do the best she could for herself and her little charges. By her carding and spinning and knitting purses, herself and children were not only supported in comfort, but she began to look forward to better times, and after a while she contracted for fifty acres of land for which she was to pay three hundred dollars, and mortgaged the land to secure the payment. This land she began to grub and clear with her own hands being then upwards of seventy years old. Her industry in spinning and knitting purses enabled her at times to hire some little assistance, with which and her own labor, she soon had a tolerable piece of ground cleared, which she planted herself and on which she made a little crop - her prospect now began to brighten, her prosperity kept pace with her industry, and her industry was in no degree slackened by her prosperity. In a little time after the purchase of her land, she got the house in which she now resides, put up and covered in, and after a while by her own labor, and other assistance, a considerable proportion of her land was cleared, her house finished, and abundantly supplied with the necessaries of life. Her exertions and industry continued, and still continue unremitted, and are attended with their usual and invariable reward - from hiring she was at length enabled to purchase some assistance, and when our informant saw the old lady a few months ago, she was then in the seventy ninth year of her age, had resided in Tennessee ten years, had a good house, well furnished, fifty acres of good land, a negro man and woman, six head of horses, eighteen head of cattle, a good flock of hogs, and had this year a crop of 100 barrels of corn, and other things in proportion, and the whole paid for, and she entirely free from debt. She is well known in Nashville, and her credit for any thing she chooses to purchase there, is equal to any persons in the neighborhood and Granny White is universally esteemed and respected. The children on whose account she was obliged to leave her former residence are now nearly grown, and she told our informant, that by their attention and dutiful behaviour, they had amply compensated her for all the trouble she had been at their account. The oldest after he had acquired a tolerable English education, she had placed appentice to a Saddler, and he had nearly learnt his trade being now in his nineteenth year. The youngest was yet at school, and everything about the old lady wore the appearance of neatness, prosperity and content. She said she had been uniform in the observance of one rule ever since she left her native place, which was, every night before going to bed, after every other business of the day was over, to knit one purse, this she said she never omitted. These purses she formerly sold at 25 cents each, but latterly for 37 1/2 cents, and she invariably found a market for all she made. She now keeps a house of entertainment, where travelers after being comfortably refreshed, will feel a pleasure in paying their worthy hostess her moderate charges. The old lady seemed unable to divest herself of a spirit of resentment against the North Carolina Justices, for what she called their cruelty in driving her from home in her old age. "I have lately written to them said she, and informed them of my present situation, and the situation of the children they were so fearful of being burdened with, and I told them, added she, that I was now blessed with a comfortable property, and that if spared a few years longer, I intended to return to North Carolina, when I hoped to be able to buy the whole of them out." >From this account of Granny White, which may be depended (ink spot) two important inferences are (ink spot). The first is that (ink spot) industry (ink spot) resolute perservance in our undertakings, difficulties and obstables (ink spot) be over come which appeared almost insurmountable. The second is, that those who have the charge of orphans, and are resolved to do their duty by them, are often blessed, and prospered in their exertions, in a manner which to the world may appear singular and astonishing. No situation could scarcely have been more unpromising than that of an old woman of seventy, setting down in the woods in a strange country, to support herself and children by her industry, and very little, one would suppose, could be accomplished by such a woman, when she commenced the business of clearing land with her own hands for a plantation. Her present situation, however, evidences what resolution and industry may accomplish - it furnishes also an encourgement to persons under the most distressing pecuniary misfortunes not to despair, but to seek relief in that commendable perseverance, which so signally distinguished and has so happily rewarded the exertions of GRANNY WHITE. The end Has anyone found a deed for Granny White's fifty acres? Also does she have another name other than "Granny"? Hope you enjoy reading the above and gain useful information. Sarah Armistead ==== TNWILLIA Mailing List ==== PLEASE NOTE: This list is for queries and replies, comments, requests for help, and other genealogical related information that is of interest to researchers of Williamson County, Tennessee. If you have questions or comments let me know. Gloria Briley Mayfield - LadyTexian@tcainternet.com - keeper of the list. Williamson County Web Site: http://www.tngenweb.org/williamson/

Unless my sources are wrong Granny White's name was Lucinda Wilson. Her will lists her name as Lucinda White and she called herself Lucy. Her grave says Lucinda White. Info from Edythe WHitley says she is the daughter of WIlliam Wilson of Cowan Co. NC. WHere is your info from? We may have a new mystery here. Ruth CharlMcDowe@aol.com wrote: Sarah, Granny White's Maiden Name was Mary Polly Burnham. Chuck ==== TNWILLIA Mailing List ==== PLEASE NOTE: This list is for queries and replies, comments, requests for help, and other genealogical related information that is of interest to researchers of Williamson County, Tennessee. If you have questions or comments let me know. Gloria Briley Mayfield - LadyTexian@tcainternet.com - keeper of the list. Williamson County Web Site: http://www.tngenweb.org/williamson/

Let me know if the surname HARDING or FARRAR or BIBB comes up in any Tuckahoe Creek papers. Colleen Taylor

I am very interested in this story - The way I had heard it was that she left NC with her 2 orphaned grandchildren to come to Tenn. about 1800 The courts were going to take the children away because she ws too poor to provide for them. It took her several years to make the trip - they stopped along the way to make money (selling gingercake ). This info came frome an aritcle written by Emily Towe in the Tenn Magazine "A Pioneer in Family Rehabilitation" found in the Edyith Whitley collection in the Williamson Co library. I have wanted to check out the court records in NC but haven't done so yet. One of the graves up the hill from granny White is Willis White,grandson and his family who I understand lived on the property after Granny WHite died. If any one has additional info or know for sure if these were her grandchildren of a friend's children - I would love to have more on this story. Thanks for the information Ruth Lyle Arm6007@aol.com wrote: I live just off Granny White but when I go to the archives I go Granny White so today I drove by the tiny fenced in cemetery. I had always thought that her grave was up on one of the hills. I was looking at some of the old newspapers for something else and ran across a story about Granny White. According to this story, the two children she raised were children of a poor female friend of hers who had died in North Carolina. This was from a paper dated July 26, 1808 and was an interview with Granny White. It says "Communicated for The Clarion" from a Georgia Almanac. The story is about two and a half pages long (typed). Don't know if anyone is familiar with the story or not. ==== TNWILLIA Mailing List ==== PLEASE NOTE: This list is for queries and replies, comments, requests for help, and other genealogical related information that is of interest to researchers of Williamson County, Tennessee. If you have questions or comments let me know. Gloria Briley Mayfield - LadyTexian@tcainternet.com - keeper of the list. Williamson County Web Site: http://www.tngenweb.org/williamson/

Thank you Dear Lady, please let me know if I can return the favor sometime ,I will be very glad to do so. Your Obedient Servant, Chuck McDowell

Good morning everyone, Would anyone be able to tell me if there would be any record of deaths or cemetary records from 1802-1803? I am looking for Jared (Jarrett?) McConnico. Thank you Bonnie

Tony, website?? What website are you referring to ?? Barbara Ray ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony Johnson" <tjstubby@msn.com> To: <TNWILLIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 10:19 PM Subject: Re: Re: [TNWILLIA] Looking for past patrons > > Janet go to the web site where I have ever ones info they have sent me over > the years:the file Split Counties of Prince George Brunswick and Lunenburg > Co. from 1703 onward to 1820 there is over 100 pages of JOhnson- JOhnston- > JOhnstone deeds wills, surveys on it. Use an edit- searach on your > computer.It can also be download from the site to your computer. > But it is all leading back to Tuckahoe Creek Walter Chiles and the > Hutcehnson- Hutcheson and Hutchason lines. right beside John Johnson and > Michael Johnson of 1687 Varina Parish::: it appears John( 1687) son is > Charles Johnson 1735 in AMherst Co. Va. three known Children Charles William > and John:: WIlliam Johnson married Ann Brumfield he died in Charlotte CO. > right near William Johnson and his wife Elizabeth Hutcheson this is the off > spring of Michael Johnson d 1718 on Tuckahoe Creek side. THen Charles > Johnson in 173? bought lands from James Brumfield: on Saylors Creek his > sister is Ann is married to the other William Johnson who died in Charlotte > Co.:::: Elizabeth Hutcheson is daughter of Matthew Hutchenson of Goochland > Co. died 1751 there in Goochland Co. > I have Three Allen Johnson possibles on Deeds and Tithables. Have located > Gideon Johnson family( Mary Hollands Johnson connected to our > Burton,Hatcher,Elams,Osborne,Trents, and allied familes) Edward Hatcher that > owned the lands in 1687 Varina Parish is right off ole William Hatcher The > Immigrant. > Tony > >From: Janet Geranmayeh <JGeranmayeh@Comporium.net> > >To: Tony Johnson <tjstubby@msn.com> > >Subject: Re: Re: [TNWILLIA] Looking for past patrons > >Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 19:58:53 -0400 > > > >TONY, > >I REPLIED TO ALL, BUT I THINK MOST, IF NOT ALL, BOUNCED BACK TO ME..DID > >YOU > >GET THOSE JOHNSON/JOHNSTON MARRAGE RECORDS? > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Tony Johnson" <tjstubby@msn.com> > >To: <swindsranch@hotmail.com>; <yvonne.felts@verizon.net>; > ><JGeranmayeh@Comporium.net>; <lgreen@wirefire.com>; <kcks@gorge.net>; > ><Jejackson@mediaone.net>; <hjohnson@chesapeake.net>; > ><sctsmn193@earthlink.net>; <patkirl@flash.net>; <Dwllex@blueridge.net>; > ><mmholland@alltel.net>; <eoakes@blueridge.net>; <npenny@houston.rr.com>; > ><JAS17@aol.com>; <doriss@telesal.net>; <Karenwood@del.net>; > ><RWWoodson17@aol.com>; <azaremba@netnitco.net> > >Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 6:16 PM > >Subject: FW: Re: [TNWILLIA] Looking for past patrons > > > > > > > > > > I found this quite Interesting as Allen Johnson is most likely the > >Brother > > > of Gideon Johnston Jr. who died in Williamson CO. Tn and please note the > > > Surname HUtcheson, Chiles, Durham, > > > > > > >From: "John" <jmk1984@bellsouth.net> > > > >Reply-To: TNWILLIA-L@rootsweb.com > > > >To: TNWILLIA-L@rootsweb.com > > > >Subject: Re: [TNWILLIA] Looking for past patrons > > > >Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 20:55:10 -0500 > > > > > > > >Allen Johnson came from Meckelmburg County, Virginia . His dates are > > > >1765-1835. His wife was Mary Hutcheson, 1768-1836. she was the daughter > >of > > > >John and Elizabeth Chiles Hutcheson. They first came into Rutherford > >co, > >TN > > > >and then Williamson Co. Allen and Mary or as she was called Polly's > > > >daughter, Elizabeth Chiles, married Thomas Durham. Thomas and Elizabeth > > > >lived and died in Dekalb Co, TN. I am part of the Durham line. There is > >a > > > >picture of Allen Johnson's home in Historic Williamson County by > >Virginia > > > >Bowman. I have some information on Mary's family, but am looking for > > > >Allen's > > > >family. > > > > > > > >Candy > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > > >From: "Tony Johnson" <tjstubby@msn.com> > > > >To: <TNWILLIA-L@rootsweb.com> > > > >Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 5:41 PM > > > >Subject: [TNWILLIA] Looking for past patrons > > > > > > > > > > > > > I was on the Williamson Co. Bio Surname site and noted two people > >that > > > > > caught my attention one is Edyte Rucker Whitley on Kith and Kin of > >OUr > > > > > President Lyndon Baines Johnson::: This is off My Col Arthur Allen > >Lines > > > > > which cross to RObert Johnson and Katherine Allen, my lines come off > >a > > > > > Williamson married to Katherines aunt the daughter of Col. Arthur > >Allen > > > >and > > > > > Alice Tucker of Bacons Castle, Surry Co. Va > > > > > I was wondering if this lady is still involved with Family Histories > >of > > > > > Williamson Co. Tn. > > > > > > > > > > THen I came accross this bio on Lewis Johnson and related families > > > >Edwards, > > > > > Morton and Lawrence compiled by Marie Little Ehresman 1991::: I was > >also > > > > > wondering if she is still involved with the Williamson Co. WEb site > >on > > > >line. > > > > > Reason my HUdson Johnson DNA tests cross all of these SURNAMEs she > > > >menitons, > > > > > as they are connected to off spring of Michael Johnson and Sarah > >Watson. > > > > > Michael died 1718 on Tuckahoe Creek in henrioc Co. Va. > > > > > Note a Lewis Johnson lived in Henry CO that became Patrick Co. same > >area > > > >my > > > > > Hudson Johnson left in 1783.Also one of his Grandsons is named > >Lewis, > > > >and > > > >my > > > > > Hudson Johnson was in what was Williamson CO. from 1801-1803. > > > > > > > > > > Thanks Tony L. Johnson > > > > > > > > > > Ant help locating or contacting these researchers is apprecited > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== TNWILLIA Mailing List ==== > > > > > PLEASE NOTE: This list is for queries and replies, comments, > >requests > > > > > for help, and other genealogical related information that is of > >interest > > > > > to researchers of Williamson County, Tennessee. If you have > >questions > > > > > or comments let me know. Gloria Briley Mayfield - > > > >LadyTexian@tcainternet.com - > > > > > keeper of the list. Williamson County Web Site: > > > > > http://www.tngenweb.org/williamson/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >==== TNWILLIA Mailing List ==== > > > >PLEASE NOTE: This list is for queries and replies, comments, requests > > > >for help, and other genealogical related information that is of > >interest > > > >to researchers of Williamson County, Tennessee. If you have questions > > > >or comments let me know. Gloria Briley Mayfield - > > > >LadyTexian@tcainternet.com - > > > >keeper of the list. Williamson County Web Site: > > > >http://www.tngenweb.org/williamson/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== TNWILLIA Mailing List ==== > PLEASE NOTE: This list is for queries and replies, comments, requests > for help, and other genealogical related information that is of interest > to researchers of Williamson County, Tennessee. If you have questions > or comments let me know. Gloria Briley Mayfield - LadyTexian@tcainternet.com - > keeper of the list. Williamson County Web Site: > http://www.tngenweb.org/williamson/ >

Janet go to the web site where I have ever ones info they have sent me over the years:the file Split Counties of Prince George Brunswick and Lunenburg Co. from 1703 onward to 1820 there is over 100 pages of JOhnson- JOhnston- JOhnstone deeds wills, surveys on it. Use an edit- searach on your computer.It can also be download from the site to your computer. But it is all leading back to Tuckahoe Creek Walter Chiles and the Hutcehnson- Hutcheson and Hutchason lines. right beside John Johnson and Michael Johnson of 1687 Varina Parish::: it appears John( 1687) son is Charles Johnson 1735 in AMherst Co. Va. three known Children Charles William and John:: WIlliam Johnson married Ann Brumfield he died in Charlotte CO. right near William Johnson and his wife Elizabeth Hutcheson this is the off spring of Michael Johnson d 1718 on Tuckahoe Creek side. THen Charles Johnson in 173? bought lands from James Brumfield: on Saylors Creek his sister is Ann is married to the other William Johnson who died in Charlotte Co.:::: Elizabeth Hutcheson is daughter of Matthew Hutchenson of Goochland Co. died 1751 there in Goochland Co. I have Three Allen Johnson possibles on Deeds and Tithables. Have located Gideon Johnson family( Mary Hollands Johnson connected to our Burton,Hatcher,Elams,Osborne,Trents, and allied familes) Edward Hatcher that owned the lands in 1687 Varina Parish is right off ole William Hatcher The Immigrant. Tony >From: Janet Geranmayeh <JGeranmayeh@Comporium.net> >To: Tony Johnson <tjstubby@msn.com> >Subject: Re: Re: [TNWILLIA] Looking for past patrons >Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 19:58:53 -0400 > >TONY, >I REPLIED TO ALL, BUT I THINK MOST, IF NOT ALL, BOUNCED BACK TO ME..DID >YOU >GET THOSE JOHNSON/JOHNSTON MARRAGE RECORDS? >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Tony Johnson" <tjstubby@msn.com> >To: <swindsranch@hotmail.com>; <yvonne.felts@verizon.net>; ><JGeranmayeh@Comporium.net>; <lgreen@wirefire.com>; <kcks@gorge.net>; ><Jejackson@mediaone.net>; <hjohnson@chesapeake.net>; ><sctsmn193@earthlink.net>; <patkirl@flash.net>; <Dwllex@blueridge.net>; ><mmholland@alltel.net>; <eoakes@blueridge.net>; <npenny@houston.rr.com>; ><JAS17@aol.com>; <doriss@telesal.net>; <Karenwood@del.net>; ><RWWoodson17@aol.com>; <azaremba@netnitco.net> >Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 6:16 PM >Subject: FW: Re: [TNWILLIA] Looking for past patrons > > > > > > I found this quite Interesting as Allen Johnson is most likely the >Brother > > of Gideon Johnston Jr. who died in Williamson CO. Tn and please note the > > Surname HUtcheson, Chiles, Durham, > > > > >From: "John" <jmk1984@bellsouth.net> > > >Reply-To: TNWILLIA-L@rootsweb.com > > >To: TNWILLIA-L@rootsweb.com > > >Subject: Re: [TNWILLIA] Looking for past patrons > > >Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 20:55:10 -0500 > > > > > >Allen Johnson came from Meckelmburg County, Virginia . His dates are > > >1765-1835. His wife was Mary Hutcheson, 1768-1836. she was the daughter >of > > >John and Elizabeth Chiles Hutcheson. They first came into Rutherford >co, >TN > > >and then Williamson Co. Allen and Mary or as she was called Polly's > > >daughter, Elizabeth Chiles, married Thomas Durham. Thomas and Elizabeth > > >lived and died in Dekalb Co, TN. I am part of the Durham line. There is >a > > >picture of Allen Johnson's home in Historic Williamson County by >Virginia > > >Bowman. I have some information on Mary's family, but am looking for > > >Allen's > > >family. > > > > > >Candy > > >----- Original Message ----- > > >From: "Tony Johnson" <tjstubby@msn.com> > > >To: <TNWILLIA-L@rootsweb.com> > > >Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 5:41 PM > > >Subject: [TNWILLIA] Looking for past patrons > > > > > > > > > > I was on the Williamson Co. Bio Surname site and noted two people >that > > > > caught my attention one is Edyte Rucker Whitley on Kith and Kin of >OUr > > > > President Lyndon Baines Johnson::: This is off My Col Arthur Allen >Lines > > > > which cross to RObert Johnson and Katherine Allen, my lines come off >a > > > > Williamson married to Katherines aunt the daughter of Col. Arthur >Allen > > >and > > > > Alice Tucker of Bacons Castle, Surry Co. Va > > > > I was wondering if this lady is still involved with Family Histories >of > > > > Williamson Co. Tn. > > > > > > > > THen I came accross this bio on Lewis Johnson and related families > > >Edwards, > > > > Morton and Lawrence compiled by Marie Little Ehresman 1991::: I was >also > > > > wondering if she is still involved with the Williamson Co. WEb site >on > > >line. > > > > Reason my HUdson Johnson DNA tests cross all of these SURNAMEs she > > >menitons, > > > > as they are connected to off spring of Michael Johnson and Sarah >Watson. > > > > Michael died 1718 on Tuckahoe Creek in henrioc Co. Va. > > > > Note a Lewis Johnson lived in Henry CO that became Patrick Co. same >area > > >my > > > > Hudson Johnson left in 1783.Also one of his Grandsons is named >Lewis, > > >and > > >my > > > > Hudson Johnson was in what was Williamson CO. from 1801-1803. > > > > > > > > Thanks Tony L. Johnson > > > > > > > > Ant help locating or contacting these researchers is apprecited > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== TNWILLIA Mailing List ==== > > > > PLEASE NOTE: This list is for queries and replies, comments, >requests > > > > for help, and other genealogical related information that is of >interest > > > > to researchers of Williamson County, Tennessee. If you have >questions > > > > or comments let me know. Gloria Briley Mayfield - > > >LadyTexian@tcainternet.com - > > > > keeper of the list. Williamson County Web Site: > > > > http://www.tngenweb.org/williamson/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >==== TNWILLIA Mailing List ==== > > >PLEASE NOTE: This list is for queries and replies, comments, requests > > >for help, and other genealogical related information that is of >interest > > >to researchers of Williamson County, Tennessee. If you have questions > > >or comments let me know. Gloria Briley Mayfield - > > >LadyTexian@tcainternet.com - > > >keeper of the list. Williamson County Web Site: > > >http://www.tngenweb.org/williamson/ > > > > > > > >

Chuck, I will be glad to scan the article on Granny White. I'm not sure that I know how to put a scanned article on this website but I will try. It is a very interesting article. I also typed it to make it easier to read so will try to scan both copies. The paper copy is a little difficult to read since most of the "s" look like "f". Sarah Armistead

If I am familiar with that Granny White article,I forgot it long ago! The article sounds like a real boon to our research on White's,and as I had understood it,Granny had been known to take in children ,even at her advanced age ; she must have been up in Her 50's when she got to Tennessee. Is there some way you can scan the Article and post it on Tnwilla? I would love to have a copy of it for my files. Chuck McDowell Co- Administrator McDowell DNA Project And (I Think) 4th GrGrandson of Granny White

Thank You ever one for your replies.I am responding to this posting as I do have info on your Allen Johnson in our groups files at this time on Johnson and Johnston Families of Counties that split from Prince George and Brunswick Co. ( Just posted it tonight on an update) The Hutcheson - Hutchinson families are connected to the Known Families of the Off spring of Micheal Johnson died 1718 on Tuckahoe Creek::: William Johnson married to ELizaebth Hutcheson : William died in Charlotte Coo. Va. he was from Goochland Co.::: Miss Candy how large of a file can you receive thru your e-mails : we have been accumulating info on Johnson-Johnstons in these split counties for several years. The Chiles families also connect to Micheal Johnson of Tuckahoe Creek through Walter Chiles and wife Page:: to the Phillip WEbber families of Tuckahoe Creek Catherine Durham married in 1742 James Johnston Jr. son of James Johnson who died 1747 Isle of wright married to Mary Johnson daughter of Katherine Allen and Robert Johnston Two Allen Johnsons Identified one is son of Benjamin Johnson 1701-1739 and Margery Massey other is most likely yours Allen Johnson son of Gideon Johnson Capt. 1722-1807 Rockingham Co. Nc.: HIs Brother is Gideon Johnson Jr. born 1749-54 AMelia Co. Va. died Nov 1 1843 Williamson Co. Tn. married to Mary Baker De Graffenreid. ( again this might and might not come back to Michael Johnson died 1718 the paperwork says yes but DNAS are in disagreement) Tony >From: "John" <jmk1984@bellsouth.net> >Reply-To: TNWILLIA-L@rootsweb.com >To: TNWILLIA-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [TNWILLIA] Looking for past patrons >Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 20:55:10 -0500 > >Allen Johnson came from Meckelmburg County, Virginia . His dates are >1765-1835. His wife was Mary Hutcheson, 1768-1836. she was the daughter of >John and Elizabeth Chiles Hutcheson. They first came into Rutherford co, TN >and then Williamson Co. Allen and Mary or as she was called Polly's >daughter, Elizabeth Chiles, married Thomas Durham. Thomas and Elizabeth >lived and died in Dekalb Co, TN. I am part of the Durham line. There is a >picture of Allen Johnson's home in Historic Williamson County by Virginia >Bowman. I have some information on Mary's family, but am looking for >Allen's >family. > >Candy >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Tony Johnson" <tjstubby@msn.com> >To: <TNWILLIA-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 5:41 PM >Subject: [TNWILLIA] Looking for past patrons > > > > I was on the Williamson Co. Bio Surname site and noted two people that > > caught my attention one is Edyte Rucker Whitley on Kith and Kin of OUr > > President Lyndon Baines Johnson::: This is off My Col Arthur Allen Lines > > which cross to RObert Johnson and Katherine Allen, my lines come off a > > Williamson married to Katherines aunt the daughter of Col. Arthur Allen >and > > Alice Tucker of Bacons Castle, Surry Co. Va > > I was wondering if this lady is still involved with Family Histories of > > Williamson Co. Tn. > > > > THen I came accross this bio on Lewis Johnson and related families >Edwards, > > Morton and Lawrence compiled by Marie Little Ehresman 1991::: I was also > > wondering if she is still involved with the Williamson Co. WEb site on >line. > > Reason my HUdson Johnson DNA tests cross all of these SURNAMEs she >menitons, > > as they are connected to off spring of Michael Johnson and Sarah Watson. > > Michael died 1718 on Tuckahoe Creek in henrioc Co. Va. > > Note a Lewis Johnson lived in Henry CO that became Patrick Co. same area >my > > Hudson Johnson left in 1783.Also one of his Grandsons is named Lewis, >and >my > > Hudson Johnson was in what was Williamson CO. from 1801-1803. > > > > Thanks Tony L. Johnson > > > > Ant help locating or contacting these researchers is apprecited > > > > > > > > ==== TNWILLIA Mailing List ==== > > PLEASE NOTE: This list is for queries and replies, comments, requests > > for help, and other genealogical related information that is of interest > > to researchers of Williamson County, Tennessee. If you have questions > > or comments let me know. Gloria Briley Mayfield - >LadyTexian@tcainternet.com - > > keeper of the list. Williamson County Web Site: > > http://www.tngenweb.org/williamson/ > > > > > > >==== TNWILLIA Mailing List ==== >PLEASE NOTE: This list is for queries and replies, comments, requests >for help, and other genealogical related information that is of interest >to researchers of Williamson County, Tennessee. If you have questions >or comments let me know. Gloria Briley Mayfield - >LadyTexian@tcainternet.com - >keeper of the list. Williamson County Web Site: >http://www.tngenweb.org/williamson/ >

I live just off Granny White but when I go to the archives I go Granny White so today I drove by the tiny fenced in cemetery. I had always thought that her grave was up on one of the hills. I was looking at some of the old newspapers for something else and ran across a story about Granny White. According to this story, the two children she raised were children of a poor female friend of hers who had died in North Carolina. This was from a paper dated July 26, 1808 and was an interview with Granny White. It says "Communicated for The Clarion" from a Georgia Almanac. The story is about two and a half pages long (typed). Don't know if anyone is familiar with the story or not.

No problem Ruth,do you know of Jackson Jewelers there in San Antonio? It is owned by an old friend of mine David "Action" Jackson,if you see it stop in and say Hi for me Ruth. Chuck