His father was Jacob and his mother was Sally Raymer. Jack ----- Original Message ----- From: Vincent Edward Summers <vsummers@nrao.edu> To: <VACRAIG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2000 4:34 AM Subject: Re: [VACRAIG] A Tidbit More on CARPER for now... > The person who sent me the file also listed the *parent* of Nicholas > as another Alkanah Washington... This is in contrast to all other > data I have seen. Who do you have for the father of Nicholas of 1799, > please? > > Vince > > "R.J.NIDA" wrote: > > > > Vince, > > Alkanah Washington "Cain" Carper was the oldest son of Nicholas (1799) and > > (2)Sarah (Nida) Carper. Cain was born 15 Oct 1839 after Nicholas & Sarah > > were married in Giles Co., VA 25 Oct. 1837. Cain had nine siblings. This > > Nicholas was first married to Lydia Smith 17 Apr 1826 and died in the > > childbirth of her son, Fleming H. Carper abt. 1828. > > I was probably the person who sent you info on this family as they are in my > > book, The Family von Nida. > > Jack Nida > > Jonesboro, GA > > http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/n/i/d/R-J-Nida-GA/ > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Vincent Edward Summers <vsummers@nrao.edu> > > To: <VACRAIG-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2000 10:32 AM > > Subject: [VACRAIG] A Tidbit More on CARPER for now... > > > > > I have a chance to do just a little more for now. Then on to playing > > > a computer game with my daughter! > > > > > > I have: > > > Jacob Carper b. bet. 1775-1776 d. 1827 > > > m. January 26, 1796 Botetourt Co., VA > > > Sarah Raymer b. 1775 d. 1838 > > > > > > One of the Issue I have is Nicholas. Now, all the issue I have listed > > > under Sarah are born from 1797 to 1823. Not impossible, but a bit > > > surprising, possibly. > > > > > > Someone (sadly I do not remember who!) sent me a file with a lot of > > > family members of this Nicholas b. 1799. They have him marrying a > > > Sarah Nida(y) the y being added by a different researcher, and I have > > > also him marrying a Lydia Smith. > > > > > > Now the troublesome part is that they list Nicholas as having a > > > different father (mother unlisted) -- Alkanah Washington Carper. Now > > > I gather that the data comes from the Peggy Grubb book, Carpers of > > > Roane, etc. Now, I believe it is well-stocked with documentation, but > > > I also believe she messed up on Elizabeth Harvey instead of Elizabeth > > > Shrider, or just Elizabeth, surname unknown... So I am not so certain > > > I buy Alkanah Washington Carper either. Yet, as I said, I am not > > > dismissing it. The same source lists an entire line of Alkanah Carper > > > descendants (the daughter of Nicholas, supposedly named after his > > > mother). > > > > > > Could the so-called Alkanah, the mother of Nicholas, who supposedly > > > lived in the household of Nicholas at one point, have been, not a > > > mother, but an Aunt, etc? > > > > > > Any input to help straighten all this out? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Vince > > > > > > > > > ==== VACRAIG Mailing List ==== > > > CRAIG COUNTY GEN-WEB Web Site: > > > > > > > ==== VACRAIG Mailing List ==== > > MESSAGE HINT: Before replying to any list message, > > be sure you delete all the unnecessary material. > > DELETE: Taglines, Empty Lines, Greeting Lines too! > > > ==== VACRAIG Mailing List ==== > VACraig-L-request@rootsweb.com UNSUBSCRIBE [subject line] > VACraig-D-request@rootsweb.com UNSUBSCRIBE [subject line] > Attached signature files will cause messagtes to fail. OK! >