THE Collin McKinney was originally from New Jersey. Hope this you. Mitzi Hammond Perkins Surnames: Hammond, Pilkinton, Browning, Erwin, Humphries, Birdsong, Holder, Pardue, Jones, Smith. Gentry, Lair. Desperately seeking information about JOHN WESLEY ERWIN who married Emma Lair Humphries in Collin Co. (probably in Melissa) April 4, 1881. Also need information about Emma's mother SUSAN D. (GENTRY) HUMPHRIES who married William (Billy) Henry Humphries in Person Co. North Carolina in 1842. William's mother was Jane G. Jones. JOY GOUGH wrote: > I currently have in my possession, for a few days only, a book entitled > the Descendents of Collin and Daniel McKinney. If you will give me some > names, I will look in the book to see if they are listed. > Joy > > SUNMANOR@aol.com wrote: > > > > Even tho I will not be able to be there at the dedication, I strongly support > > anything that has to do with the old courthouse or anything of historical > > significance - my family name is McKinney, and we have been searching for > > years to see if any of the family actually was related to "The" Collin > > McKinney, as it has been handed down for years that we are. I do have ties > > there as well, my great/great grandfather was Samuel McKinney who lived in > > Blue Ridge, with his wife Virginia. Also, one of my great/great/great > > (however many back) grandfathers was George Washington Smith who fought with > > the Frontier Rangers and also fought in the Battle of San Jacinto, and also > > with Fannin at Goliad. I have strong ties to McKinney, even though I have > > never lived there. I just wanted you to know that I'm with you in spirit, if > > not in body. > > Thanks for letting everyone know about this. > > > > Sunny Williams > > Researching: McKinney, Griffith, Smith, Pruitt, Cantrell, Rawls, Reagan, > > Brown, Enser, McCabe, Conditt, Williams, Pierce, Pruitt (husband's side), > > etc., etc., etc.