C'mon, you Irishmen and ladies; the expression is quite apparently an Irish slang term having to do with a typical rather carefree and adventuresome band of diverse characters and callings. :) :) > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Linda Sparks Starr" <lksstarr@mmcable.com> > To: <VA-SOUTHSIDE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2001 11:36 AM > Subject: [VA-SOUTHSIDE-L] 'bickle' in context > > > > It is purported to be found within a published genealogy -- > > original copy of this letter is thought to be in the GA Dept of > > Archives, in the papers of Allen Daniel Candler, author of _The > > Candler Family_. However, I'm told the family has restricted > > access to only other family members. > > > > The 1778 letter from Rev. Thomas Moorman to Mary Ann Lynch is > > presented below, as abstracted by Allen Candler. > > > > "In 1754, quite a muck of folk left the upper James River > > colony for a good country on the Yadkin River. Among the > > motley gang, for some of them were skinners, was your cousin > > of the second remove, Micajah Clark, and your first cousin, > > Zack Moorman. After two years of very unprofitable living, > > they returned to Virginia ... After two years more, these > > braggart bucks got up a stroun-bickle and again moved to > > North Carolina. Among the bickels were Mike Clark, Zack > > Moorman, Zed and Thomas Candler and mayhap Henry Candler... > > These Candlers were all related to our family by > > intermarriage back in Ireland." > > > > "They (the Candlers) first came to North Carolina, but soon > > moved to Virginia. These boys were all good surveyors, > > and the first time I saw William Candler, the oldest boy, he > > and Zed, some three years younger, were lining a royal > > charter for the Anthonys, an Italian people of no mickle > > good appearance. This was in 1753, and Zed Candler, who > > afterward married our cousin, Ann Moorman, was a lad some 14 > > years old. In 1756 I attended a great safety council held > > at Lynch's Crossing to jower over the Stamp Act, and there I > > met Zed Candler, who had returned and settled on a royal > > grant for fighting Indians ... Zed Candler lived on Flat > > Branch five miles from Lynch's Crossing (it is now > > Lynchburg). His grant was for five thousand acres and was > > called by him Kilkenny. He was from home all the time > > fighting Indians and surveying and soon got another grant > > fifty miles distant, in the Pittsylvania belt. Zed Candler > > married Ann Moorman, and with thirty slaves, moved to his > > new home which he called Callan." > > > > Thanks for all your efforts! Linda > > Linda Sparks Starr > > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~lksstarr > > > > > > ==== VA-SOUTHSIDE Mailing List ==== > > USGenWeb Archives Census Project > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/census/ > > > > > > ============================== > > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > > >

Well said, Paul...You said it better than I. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Drake" <martee@citlink.net> To: <VA-SOUTHSIDE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2001 1:57 PM Subject: Fw: [VA-SOUTHSIDE-L] 'bickle' in context > > C'mon, you Irishmen and ladies; the expression is quite apparently > an Irish slang term having to do with a typical rather carefree and > adventuresome band of diverse characters and callings. :) :) > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Linda Sparks Starr" <lksstarr@mmcable.com> > > To: <VA-SOUTHSIDE-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2001 11:36 AM > > Subject: [VA-SOUTHSIDE-L] 'bickle' in context > > > > > > > It is purported to be found within a published genealogy -- > > > original copy of this letter is thought to be in the GA Dept of > > > Archives, in the papers of Allen Daniel Candler, author of _The > > > Candler Family_. However, I'm told the family has restricted > > > access to only other family members. > > > > > > The 1778 letter from Rev. Thomas Moorman to Mary Ann Lynch > is > > > presented below, as abstracted by Allen Candler. > > > > > > "In 1754, quite a muck of folk left the upper James River > > > colony for a good country on the Yadkin River. Among the > > > motley gang, for some of them were skinners, was your > cousin > > > of the second remove, Micajah Clark, and your first cousin, > > > Zack Moorman. After two years of very unprofitable living, > > > they returned to Virginia ... After two years more, these > > > braggart bucks got up a stroun-bickle and again moved to > > > North Carolina. Among the bickels were Mike Clark, Zack > > > Moorman, Zed and Thomas Candler and mayhap Henry Candler... > > > These Candlers were all related to our family by > > > intermarriage back in Ireland." > > > > > > "They (the Candlers) first came to North Carolina, but soon > > > moved to Virginia. These boys were all good surveyors, > > > and the first time I saw William Candler, the oldest boy, > he > > > and Zed, some three years younger, were lining a royal > > > charter for the Anthonys, an Italian people of no mickle > > > good appearance. This was in 1753, and Zed Candler, who > > > afterward married our cousin, Ann Moorman, was a lad some > 14 > > > years old. In 1756 I attended a great safety council held > > > at Lynch's Crossing to jower over the Stamp Act, and there > I > > > met Zed Candler, who had returned and settled on a royal > > > grant for fighting Indians ... Zed Candler lived on Flat > > > Branch five miles from Lynch's Crossing (it is now > > > Lynchburg). His grant was for five thousand acres and was > > > called by him Kilkenny. He was from home all the time > > > fighting Indians and surveying and soon got another grant > > > fifty miles distant, in the Pittsylvania belt. Zed Candler > > > married Ann Moorman, and with thirty slaves, moved to his > > > new home which he called Callan." > > > > > > Thanks for all your efforts! Linda > > > Linda Sparks Starr > > > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~lksstarr > > > > > > > > > ==== VA-SOUTHSIDE Mailing List ==== > > > USGenWeb Archives Census Project > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/census/ > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > > > > > > > > ==== VA-SOUTHSIDE Mailing List ==== > USGenWeb Archives Digital Maps Project > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/maps/ > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB >