In the Louisa Homes one of many Quarles was Ralph who lived in North Bend in on land and home of his father, Captain Charles of Belle Monte. > > valouisa-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > > 1. Re: Sheriff Thomas Johnson and Quarles family (JUDITH king-calnek) > > > > > JUDITH king-calnek inquired: > > > I noticed the post which mentions some of the Quarles family. My > > research focuses on (and family line descends from) Ralph Quarles > > (c. 1764-1834) and Lucy Langston (c. 1780-1834). I'd be interested > > in any information anyone might have on them, especially John Todd > > as he was the executor of Langston & Quarles's daughter's (and > > granddaughter's) wills. > > Also, if anyone has any leads sources about the Committee of Safety > > and activities in the sheriff's office, that'd be very helpful. What > > was the function of this committee? Whose safety were they concerned > > with? Were they linked to the slave patrollers? > > Any leads would be greatly appreciated. > > Judith E. King-Calnek, Ph.D. > > Educational Anthropologist > > > I believe that the executor of the Ralph Quarles estate was > John R. Quarles, not John Todd Quarles. I do not know how John R. > and John T. are related, other than that they are not closer than > second cousins. > The "Committee of Safety" was the group that ran the nascent > government in each county as we were in transition from being > British colonies to becoming United States. > -Jay Lieske > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VALOUISA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message