Before you open this file, let me share just a tidbit of what I have learned. There are many people today who are descendants of Pocahontas. I am not certain of this number and I doubt that anyone is, but an estimation would be over 200,000 of her descendants are alive, if not well, in the United States today. Some of us Wilburns are also descendants. And in fact, the hugh volume of descendants of Pocahontas do contain names of some Wilburns or Welborns...Those so noted (and I do apologize that I did not take notes when I hastily reviewed this book when I was doing research in Washington DC back in 1995) but I can recall that those Wilburns in the book were residents of TX and were noted as descendants through their other ancestors and not due to a direct Wilburn line to Pocahontas.)..... But most of us Wilburns today are closely related to Pocahontas and her family. And some of us may be descendants through the Randolph or Lewis line. (Please do not hold my feet to the fire if I am wrong here.)...Note key word is "Maybe"...What we do know is that many of Pocahontas descendants were living in Goochland, VA c 1750. Some of descendants of Pocahontas and John Rolfe were Bolings or Bollings and Bowles too. Some were also Randolphs. As in the Randolph family of Thomas Jefferson. And yes, Thomas Jefferson did live in Goochland, VA in his youth. I hesitate to say much more on this subject since I am not a scholar...but there are a few things that I have uncovered and would like to share with you. Wilburns and Hughes lines...Many Wilburns (not all) but many Wilburns with early VA roots have a Hughes ancestor. Some of us have several lines of the same Hughes families. Often we descend from the same ancestors many times. My own parents who had a chance meeting in San Diego, share ancestors from 200 years before they met up. Who knew???? Many of us can say the same thing. And we also share our colonial ancestors with millions (yes, millions of other people in America today.) Indeed, it boggles the mind at how related we actually are. But I am digressing here. Back to Wilburns and Hughes. TRADER HUGHES appears to be the HUGHES ancestor of the Hughes of Goochland and Amherst Co VA. I remain uncertain as to when the first Hughes and Wilburn marriage took place. It appears that Richard Wilburn and his Hughes wife were married by c 1750, if not much sooner. There could be earlier Hughes/Wilburn marriages too. (keep in mind that only 25% of VA marriage records survive). Now Trader Hughes ...and I suspect that his given name was BEES Hughes...but this is my hunch and certainly not proved. Again, please keep this in mind...But he was known by all of his associations as simply 'Trader' Hughes...because that is exactly what he did. At any event, Trader Hughes m Niskitti (an Indian girl) and kin to Pocahontas. As you will be able to see when you click on this file, there are many disputes about these exact relationships...But no one disputes these connections...instead those more sophisticated that I, take issue with just who begot whom... And in closing, thanks Christine for your kind words. I had you in mind, when I went to this Pocahontas website... And I do invite the rest of you to visit too... Cheers Vikky at vikkya@msn.com http://genforum.genealogy.com/cgi-bin/pageload.cgi?trader,hughes::pocahontas::177.html

Recently someone posted a note looking for the ancestors of William Warren Wilburn. I cannot answer that question, but I feel certain that these Warren lines have everything to do with William Warren Wilburn. Warrens were in VA early 1600's. As were many of our ancestors... This researcher has done an amazing amount of work and I found many of my ancestors on his website. Anyhow, I thought that some of you would enjoy browsing. There is one Wilburn noted. Wilburn and Skaggs in MO...I too, have a Wilburn and Skaggs in Ashe co NC much earlier... Cheers, Vikky at vikkya@msn.com http://genforum.genealogy.com/warren/messages/3733.html

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Wilburn Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/ncWBAIB/358 Message Board Post: I'm looking for information about William Warren Wilburn. He was born May 12, 1782 in Mecklenburg County, VA. He died Dec. 23, 1859 in Carroll (Boone) County, AR. He married Frances (UNKNOWN) born Dec. 13, 1783 in SC. They were married around 1800 in GA. I'm trying to find here surname. I am also trying to find both of their parents. Please help if possible.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: KYLE, WILBURN Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ncWBAIB/357 Message Board Post: "The Kansas City Star" (Missouri) June 16, 1906 JUST TO SCARE HIS WIFE A Negro Pretends to Take Poison and Is Fined $15 in Police Court. It cost Harrison WILBURN, a negro, $15 to pretend to his wife that he was committing suicide. WILBURN quarreled with her at his home, 2431 Flora avenue, last night. He pretended to drink a bottle of laudanum. She called the ambulance from the Walnut street station, and it made a hurried run. WILBURN spent the night in the police holdover. Judge KYLE fined him this morning. (I have no connection with this family but let me know if you do.) neirbo

Sample re: Prior e-mail...Does anyone have any info??? Thanks Vikky at vikkya@msn.com http://genforum.genealogy.com/cgi-bin/pageload.cgi?wilburn::barron::2224.html

http://genforum.genealogy.com/wilburn/messages/1295.html This message had me curious. I had never heard of Baron I Wilburn before.. But I had a hunch that IF I logged onto the Baron or Barron genfourm and punch in the Wilburn name, I would find a Wilburn Barron...and I did too. So this is a tip that I want to pass on to anyone who is starting out...because I sure wished that I had learned this much sooner. And in fact, I am going through some of my old Wilburn records and now punching in their given names on the same surname genfourm and finding postings that show the given name Wilburn. Example: This is an easy one. Sizemore Wilburn...Its pretty easy to assume that there was a Sizemore ancestor when this guy was named. So I went to the Sizemore genfourm and found Wilburn Sizemore and he connects to some of my other ancestors who married Wilburns in Wilkes Co NC. Another example: Lewis Wilburn b. 1802 (probably in Wilkes Co NC) m to Eliz Fitzpatrick Wilburn named one of his sons, Harvey Allen Wilburn. Harvey Wilburn was b in 1844 in Carter KY. Harvey m Mahalia McAdams. Two of their sons were Jesse and Preston Wilburn. I went to the Harvey genfourm and punched in the name Wilburn...and found a Wilburn Harvey b. in KY who named two of his sons Preston and Jesse Harvey. What does this tell me???? Well, it tells me that I have more work to do...cause there has to be some connection, somewhere between Wilburn and Harvey families...I then learned that Harveys were kin to DOSS families and the Doss families were kin to Wilburns. And then I went to the McAdams genforum and punched in the name Wilburn and to my surprise I found a Wilburn McAdams, born long before Harvey Wilburn m Mahelia McAdams. And the McAdams were kin to the Teagues of North Carolina. (Please note, there were several different McAdams lines in NC. Some came early into VA and some later in NC) This does not mean that I can put all of these families into a direct descendant line. WRONG! I can only wish...but it does provide me with some clues and it also lets me know that these families certainly appear to have connected long before I ever considered. I hope that this is not too confusing and that those of you who enjoy researching on the internet will find this method an important tool for your own research. Please let me know if you have any questions or have info to share. Thanks much. Vikky at Vikkya@msn.com

Someone was looking for a Webb/Wilburn connection recently...Don't know if this might help.. I recently found a Wilburn/McKinney connection, and forget where...Can anyone help me out? Thanks much Vikky http://genforum.genealogy.com/cgi-bin/pageload.cgi?wilburn::webb::7184.html

I thought that some of you might find this list of interest. Elisha Wilburn is noted here.. Does anyone know anything about him? Please let me know...thanks There are also many families listed here who lived in VA and NC before GA and were also allied with Wilburn families. Cheers, Vikky http://genforum.genealogy.com/cgi-bin/pageload.cgi?benj,B,1832::brackett::477.html

I am looking for anyone who may be researching the WILBURN family in Union County SC. Elizabeth (Lizzie) SMITH who was born about 1870 and married a WILBURN (given name unknown). In 1937 they were living in Union County SC. Will appreciate hearing from anyone who might have any information on this family. Thanks, JON JNich57@aol.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: WILBURN Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ncWBAIB/356 Message Board Post: I photographed this tombstone in the Peoples Cemetery, Tarrant County, Texas. Feel free to use the picture for your records. This is one of the 21,188 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com

----- Original Message ----- From: Vikky Anders Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 5:38 PM To: Ransome Welborn Subject: Will of Richard Welborn Surry NC 1848 Here we go.... Surry co NC Will Abstracts Book 4 4:276 Will of Richard Welborn...My body is to be buried on my land. Wife: Suzannah Welborn to have 150 a. and 230a. for her life or widowhood. Lnad on Camp Ck. adj. William Williams, Marth Southard, PB Cockerham on Mitchell River. Dau Sarah Welborn is to have home as long as they live: Son: Robert land on N side of Nitchel River 119 a., adj Moses Marshall, Colonel Clingman, PB Roberts and John Steel. son: Thomas kabd adj W M Williams below meerting house. dau: Righter Cook Negro boy Enos Dau: Mary Creed Negro man Jack Dau: Jane Williams Negro boy Jerry Dau Temperance Williams Negro boy Isom Dau Lucinda Gentry negro boy Jerry dau Sarah Welborn negro girl mary Wife Suzanna Negro girl jane and Fillis son Elliott 4 horses, Wm Hurt and Robert Welborn exrs. Wit: Moes Marshall, Hughes W Roberts signed Richard Wlborn probate February Court 1848

In our family of the Wilburns, there was talk of one of our ancestors moving to Indian Territory and marrying a Cherokee. We have yet to figure out who it was. BUT...I am going to look up the names you have provided and see if we have them listed. I hope you have cracked the missing person of our family. Yolanda -----Original Message----- From: Masatterfi@aol.com [mailto:Masatterfi@aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 6:13 PM To: WILBURN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [WILBURN-L] Search for Charles Wilburn and/or his children Toby Wilburn, Charles Wilburn, Lewellyn Wilburn and Gunnery Shelton Wilburn were born in Tennessee. Lewellyn Wilburn, married George Henry Posey. Charles and Gunnery Shelton traveled to Indian Territory. On the way, they met up with James E. Smith and and his daughters in Yell Co. Arkansas. According to oral family history, the Smith's traveled with the Wilburns to Indian Territory. In time, Gunnery Shelton married one of the daughters, Mary Virginia Smith. I am searching for some record of Charles Wilburn, b. about 1863. he married in Oklahoma (wife's name unknown, possibly Cherokee or Choctaw maiden). They six children most of whom were born around Ada, Oklahoma: 1. Charles, Jr. Wilburn, b. abt 1880 2. Curtis Wilburn, b. abt 1881. 3. Blanche Wilburn. 4. Sadie Wilburn. 5. Anna Wilburn and 6. Fred Wilburn. If anyone has any information regarding these family members, I would appreciate hearing from you. Maxine Satterfield Masatterfi@aol.com ==== WILBURN Mailing List ==== To search the Wilburn-L archives, go to http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl Avast32 (VPS 8/22/2002): the message contains no virus --- Avast: Inbound message checked to be virus-free Date and time of the test: 10/2/2002 6:14:42 PM Virus database (VPS) date: 8/22/2002 Avast! antivirus by Alwil Software --- Avast: Outbound message checked to be virus-free Date and time of the test: 10/3/2002 6:07:04 AM Virus database (VPS) date: 8/22/2002 Avast! antivirus by Alwil Software Avast32 (VPS 8/22/2002): the message contains no virus

I will be happy to add to this if the person will email me. thanks Yolanda -----Original Message----- From: M6907SPENCER@aol.com [mailto:M6907SPENCER@aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 7:33 PM To: WILBURN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [WILBURN-L] Jesse Wilburn > Message Board Post:>> Hello, My great great granddad was a Wilburn. Jesse Wilburn. He married Nellie Acrey in Nacogdoches, TX. I'm not sure if the name is familiar to you. I have no idea where he was from. Nor do I know who his parents are. I'm at a wall myself. I'm not even sure of the time he lived all I know is my great grandma was born in 1908 and Jesse is her dad...and that Jesse married Nellie in 1907 I believe. If these names sound familiar please let me know. In response to the above, I have some information which I copied from one of the message boards about Jesse Albert Wilburn born 7-9-1886 in Nacogdoches County, TX and died 12-21-1933 in Winnsboro, Franklin Parrish, LA. He married Nellie Beatrice Acrey 3-28-1907 in Nacogdoches Co. She was born 11-4-1889 in Nacogdoches Co. TX and died 9-20-1973 at Delhi, LA. They had nine children. Luna May 1908, Donnie Forest 1909, Odda 1911, Ruth Villa 1912, Dovie Jewel 1913, Henry Wilson 1914, Barbara Kathryn 1916, Minnie Ann 1918, Dorthy Odesser 1920. Jesse Albert Wilburn was the son of Wm. Elijah Wilburn, Jr. born 1861 Nacogdoches Co. TX and Elizabeth Hyde. Jesse's grandfather was Wm. Elijah "Ely" Wilburn born 1826 in Madison Co. AL and Lucinda "Penny" Sharp born 11-21-1823 in TN. Jesse's great grandfather was Felix G. Wilburn born 4-15-1802 in Jackson Co. GA and Lydia Beller born 11-14-1805 in Stokes Co. NC. Here is an obit for Donnie Forest Wilburn from the Internet. WILBURN, DONNIE FOREST Alexandria Town Talk, 1 May 2000 Services in Holly Ridge Assembly of God Church; burial in Delhi Masonic Cemetery, Delhi; aged 90, of West Monroe died Saturday, April 29, 2000, in St. Francis Medical Center, Monroe; an Assemblies of God minister for 68 years and a retired farmer. Survivors: son, Don R. Wilburn of Pineville; daughters, Ethel Massey of Monroe and Syble V. Rathbun of Deville; sisters, Luna M. Wilburn Sowell of Nacogdoches, Texas, Katherine W. Carter of Houston and Dorothy W. Layton of Bastrop; 8 grandchildren; numerous great and great-great-grandchildren. Pallbearers: Darryl Wilburn, Donnie Wilburn, Daniel Wilburn, David Wilburn, Delphin Wilburn, Michael Gorman and David Gorman. My notes have one of Barbara Kathryn's descendants as provider of part of this material. This is not my direct line and I don't know any more about this family. Hope this will give you some names and places to do your research. ==== WILBURN Mailing List ==== To post a message to the list, address it to Wilburn-L@rootsweb.com Avast32 (VPS 8/22/2002): the message contains no virus --- Avast: Inbound message checked to be virus-free Date and time of the test: 10/2/2002 7:34:46 PM Virus database (VPS) date: 8/22/2002 Avast! antivirus by Alwil Software --- Avast: Outbound message checked to be virus-free Date and time of the test: 10/3/2002 6:04:17 AM Virus database (VPS) date: 8/22/2002 Avast! antivirus by Alwil Software Avast32 (VPS 8/22/2002): the message contains no virus

> Message Board Post:>> Hello, My great great granddad was a Wilburn. Jesse Wilburn. He married Nellie Acrey in Nacogdoches, TX. I'm not sure if the name is familiar to you. I have no idea where he was from. Nor do I know who his parents are. I'm at a wall myself. I'm not even sure of the time he lived all I know is my great grandma was born in 1908 and Jesse is her dad...and that Jesse married Nellie in 1907 I believe. If these names sound familiar please let me know. In response to the above, I have some information which I copied from one of the message boards about Jesse Albert Wilburn born 7-9-1886 in Nacogdoches County, TX and died 12-21-1933 in Winnsboro, Franklin Parrish, LA. He married Nellie Beatrice Acrey 3-28-1907 in Nacogdoches Co. She was born 11-4-1889 in Nacogdoches Co. TX and died 9-20-1973 at Delhi, LA. They had nine children. Luna May 1908, Donnie Forest 1909, Odda 1911, Ruth Villa 1912, Dovie Jewel 1913, Henry Wilson 1914, Barbara Kathryn 1916, Minnie Ann 1918, Dorthy Odesser 1920. Jesse Albert Wilburn was the son of Wm. Elijah Wilburn, Jr. born 1861 Nacogdoches Co. TX and Elizabeth Hyde. Jesse's grandfather was Wm. Elijah "Ely" Wilburn born 1826 in Madison Co. AL and Lucinda "Penny" Sharp born 11-21-1823 in TN. Jesse's great grandfather was Felix G. Wilburn born 4-15-1802 in Jackson Co. GA and Lydia Beller born 11-14-1805 in Stokes Co. NC. Here is an obit for Donnie Forest Wilburn from the Internet. WILBURN, DONNIE FOREST Alexandria Town Talk, 1 May 2000 Services in Holly Ridge Assembly of God Church; burial in Delhi Masonic Cemetery, Delhi; aged 90, of West Monroe died Saturday, April 29, 2000, in St. Francis Medical Center, Monroe; an Assemblies of God minister for 68 years and a retired farmer. Survivors: son, Don R. Wilburn of Pineville; daughters, Ethel Massey of Monroe and Syble V. Rathbun of Deville; sisters, Luna M. Wilburn Sowell of Nacogdoches, Texas, Katherine W. Carter of Houston and Dorothy W. Layton of Bastrop; 8 grandchildren; numerous great and great-great-grandchildren. Pallbearers: Darryl Wilburn, Donnie Wilburn, Daniel Wilburn, David Wilburn, Delphin Wilburn, Michael Gorman and David Gorman. My notes have one of Barbara Kathryn's descendants as provider of part of this material. This is not my direct line and I don't know any more about this family. Hope this will give you some names and places to do your research.

Toby Wilburn, Charles Wilburn, Lewellyn Wilburn and Gunnery Shelton Wilburn were born in Tennessee. Lewellyn Wilburn, married George Henry Posey. Charles and Gunnery Shelton traveled to Indian Territory. On the way, they met up with James E. Smith and and his daughters in Yell Co. Arkansas. According to oral family history, the Smith's traveled with the Wilburns to Indian Territory. In time, Gunnery Shelton married one of the daughters, Mary Virginia Smith. I am searching for some record of Charles Wilburn, b. about 1863. he married in Oklahoma (wife's name unknown, possibly Cherokee or Choctaw maiden). They six children most of whom were born around Ada, Oklahoma: 1. Charles, Jr. Wilburn, b. abt 1880 2. Curtis Wilburn, b. abt 1881. 3. Blanche Wilburn. 4. Sadie Wilburn. 5. Anna Wilburn and 6. Fred Wilburn. If anyone has any information regarding these family members, I would appreciate hearing from you. Maxine Satterfield Masatterfi@aol.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/ncWBAIB/333.1.1 Message Board Post: Jonathan, I just read your post and have all of the same names in my database, but not you or your parents. Would you contact me at my email address. I would like to add you, your parents and grandparents to my data. Am willing to share what I have with you.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: WILBURN Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ncWBAIB/355 Message Board Post: I photographed this tombstone in the Peoples Cemetery, Tarrant County, Texas. Feel free to use the picture for your records. This is one of the 19,853 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ncWBAIB/354 Message Board Post: Cyrus ICy) Wilburn b. IN ca 1840. Served during the Civil War 9th Indiana Light Artillery. See http://dcwi.com/~dave/underwood.html Huntinton to Union City, TN - Aug 01. Hope this helps someone. I am not related. Richard

Hello from Vikky... For those of you whose Wilburn ancestors were in Goochland, VA, in 1751, and were later in east TN, I have stumbled on some interesting bits of evidence. And these pieces lead me to believe that the Embree or Embry families of Goochland, VA were allied with Wilburns. I will list what I believe to be threads that link these families together. 1. Embree or Embry families were kin to VAN METERS of Goochland, VA...(I have long suspected that Wilburns were kin to Van Meters too.) 2. Embry or Embree families were kin to Woodsons and Hughes. (Wilburns were kin to Woodson and Hughes families of Goochland, VA, same time frame. 3. The given name Talton runs in the Embry family for two hundred years, according to one Embry researcher. (Please note, this name is also spelled TARLETON). 4. Robert Talton Wilburn was b. 1816 in VA. 5. The Tarleton/ Talton family first appears in York Co VA in 1650. Richard Wilburn was noted in York Co VA in 1656. 6. The Talton/Tarleton families were allied with Hughes and Woodson families and Mims families. 7. Wilburn families of Goochland, VA were allied with Hughes,Woodson and Mims families, same time frame. 8. Ehilu Embree of east TN descends from this Goochland, VA Embry family...And he is allied with Williams family and was a generaton older than both Elihu and Elihue Wilburn. PLEASE NOTE: I am not making any claims that either Elihue or Elihu Wilburn and their families connect to the Elihu Embree family. But I do think that this is a good possibility. In sum, I found the following families to be allied: VanMetersEmbry/Embree/Hughes/Woodsons/Tarletons/Taltons/Mims/Wilburns As most of you Wilburns who have ancestors in eastern TN know, court houses burnt down...there are NO census records until 1830. Few marriage records before that time frame too. So, often we have to find other means of locating our ancestors. And thanks to the internet and the work of others, we can often find clues that would have been impossible to find before the information age... If any of you have any questions about this material, please let me know. In addition, I invite you to log onto the Tarleton genform and look for the Tarleton families in York Co VA...Some most interesting history. Keep in mind that Richard Wilburn was also noted in York VA tax records in 1656. According to Tarleton researchers, these families were allied with Woodsons and Hughes back then. Also something that might be of interest. Trader Hughes .....At least one Hughes researcher claims that Trader Hughes died in what is now Amherst Co VA...It would take someone far more knowledgeable than me to prove or disprove this. BUT if Trader Hughes is the Hughes ancestor of those of us Wilburns who are descendants of the Goochland, VA Wilburns, then we are related to POCAHONTAS. This is a BIG IF...I am not making this claim, but I do believe it to be likely...But keep in mind..UNPROVEN> And we might be kin to POCAHONYAS through another line...But that's another story...much more work to do on that one. And do not hold your breath either.. (John Wilburn m to Suzannah Preston)...MIGHT be a possibility?????? I do know that some Wilburns appear in the descendants of Pocahontas Book. But not through either the Hughes of Preston lines...forgot how they were noted as descendants...But there is a great BIG Pokie Book and Wilburns are listed in the index.. And that's it for tonight! Cheers, Vikky in San Diego

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Wilburn, Adkins Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/ncWBAIB/111.286.287.288.2.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Yes I am a subscriber, thanks for thinking of it though. some times you just run into a brick wall and you never know when someone will have information that will help. I posted a query on another branch of my family a few days ago and heard from a lady that cleared up some confusing information for me. Thanks, Karen