hi all.i'm tracing my MAYES & MOORE.I have a huge MAYES list on my homepage courtesy of Mr.PERKINS of N.C. I'm especially wanting info on MOOREs as my greatgrandfather was a MOORE. my roots are in CLAIBORNE COUNTY,TN & RAY COUNTY,MO. my greatgrandparents are best of my knowledge are JOHN? & NANCY ANN MAYES MOORE.she was born 1845 in RAY county,MO daughter of STERLING & SARAH CARR MAYES.their children are JEFF,JAMES HOUSTON,WILL,AGNES,JOHN MARION..my gtamps. & LIZZIE.JEFF & JAMES raised their famiies in KNIOX county,TN. JEFF married 2 times,JAMES married ROSA BROWN in 1887. AGNES was married,2 kids,divorced & moved to OREGON.WILL 0 known,last seen 1912-18.JOHN MARION raised his family in CUMBERLAND GAP.CLAIBORNE county,TN.he married a TOWNSLEY in 1894.LIZZIE married a TOWNSLEY,no kids.if anyone has MOORE ties,i wpuld like more info.below are early MAYES marriages.also they were in HENRY county,VA.go to my homepages for more info and photos.thank you,Ray Moore.Lafayette,IN. http://www.angelfire.com/in3/louisrr/moore.htm --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Elizabeth D. Smith b: December 29, 1752 in Virginia d: Abt. October 1846 in Grainger Co., TN daughter of Thomas Smith who lived in Henry Co., VA and Rockingham Co., NC. . +Sherwood Mayes b: Abt. 1751 in Morrowbone Creek, Brunswick Co., VA d: May 18, 1834 in Grainger Co., TN m: November 25, 1773 in Guilford (Rockingham) Co., NC ...... 2 Thomas D. Mayes b: Abt. 1774 in Pittsylvania Co., VA d: May 26, 1846 in Rutledge, Grainger Co., TN .......... +Elizabeth Bridges b: Abt. 1779 in Virginia d: April 16, 1852 in Rutledge, Grainger Co., TN m: October 11, 1799 in Rutledge, Grainger Co., TN -- tippytnn@fastmail.fm