hi jean i am looking for a william "square bill" white married to mary e reeves in limestone co. alabama. they were married in 1874. was wondering if part of absalom white's family since from the same area -----Original Message----- From: jean mccoy <mccoy@gvtc.com> To: WHITE-L@rootsweb.com <WHITE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, February 06, 2000 8:32 PM Subject: Re: [WHITE] Ayers (or Ayer) White.may have moved to Ky. >Not having the full history and story here, this is probably not worth much. But >I have a Phebey White, born abt 1804 NC (prob Randolph Co area) who was left a >widow in Limestone Co, Ala in 1832...(if she was still living...have not had will >to read yet). She was actually Phebey Adcock, who mar Absalom White born 1772 >Loudoun Co, Va. He died 1832. Just a long shot. JeanW mccoy@gvtc.com > >VT1929@aol.com wrote: > >> Looking for information on Ayers (or Ayer) White. Born in Newbury Vermont >> abt. 1807 >> His father was also Ayer (without the s) Mother was Hannah Carter >> My computer program tells me he is a first cousin 4 times removed, our common >> ancestor Ebenezer White b. 1731 d. 1807 >> MY name is James Dodge, my mother being the White line. >> What information I found was, letters in a bureau handed down to my mother, >> they were written in code to a Phebe White probably the love of his life. >> With some help from my uncle we were able to decode most of the writing. >> The letters begin in 1834 he is teaching school some where >> Then in Nov 1835 he is writing from Paris, Bourbon Co.KY >> Still teaching school >> The last letter I have was from the same area written in 1838 >> Apparent she had told him that she was going to marry a Gilmond Brown, and I >> did find on the Internet a Phebe White married to a Gilmond Brown. >> He said he was coming back to Vermont (by the canals of the time). >> I believe he probably went back to the KY area, and may have continued >> teaching. At this point I cannot seem to find any more information. >> So if any one out there has any information on Ayers White I would appreciate >> hearing from you. >> Thanks >> James Dodge >> vt1929@aol.com >