This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: AnneBurfordGriffin Surnames: Wise Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wise/3653.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I doubt that your Jesse Wise is the Jesse Wise I am researching but thought I would contact you. My mother was a Jessie Wise; her father, Shelley Douglas Wise; his father, Jesse Owen Wise; his father, Jesse W. Wise; his father, Jesse Wise (born around 1787 in South Carolina). Some say that this "first" Jesse's father was Ambrose & Ambrose's father, Thomas. From South Carolina, Jesse Wise and his brother/uncle (?) James Wise migrated to north Louisiana, settling "Wiseville" as early residents of this area. Both Jesse & James stopped long enough in Mississippi for a marriage (Jesse) and children (James). Please advise as to any connection. (We have one male Wise cousin, Shelley Wise.) Thank you, Anne Griffin Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.