**************************************************************************** * First of all, HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA! Regardless of how hopelessly spoiled, unknowing, ungrateful, selfish, uninformed, smug, and screwed up the majority of our "Baby Boomers" and "Generation X" may be, God is still shedding his Grace on the United States of America - - from sea to shining sea. HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA, you are beyond awesome! Let's use this day to remember the founding fathers of this country and our veterans . . . for life put them through a hell on earth. They deserve our remembrance, and the perpetual honor and respect from the whole civilized world for their service and sacrifice. I exclaim this to the world to specifically honor and remember my beloved Uncle JOSEPH GODFREY WISE, TSGT, U.S. ARMY, 504th Parachute Regiment, who was killed-in-action in France during the D-Day Invasion - - and of his namesake (and my favorite brother) JOSEPH PAUL WISE, CPO3, USN SEAL, who died after suffering years afterward from serious and crippling wounds received in Viet Nam, SEA. Like so many others of their generation, these two were good people, and they had the strength, morals, values, and true grit of our American ancestors that established and built this country. **************************************************************************** * Kuz'n Mike, I compared your listing against the records in my database and here's my comments: 1. RACHEL BARRY's surname is "BARRY". RACHEL is from a very prominent NC "BARRY" FAMILY - - PLUS one of her relatives was a famous western adventurer and gunfighter ______ BARRY. Have more info. on this family but I have not yet found it in my piles of "stuff" to enter in my FTW database notes. Also, the surname of "BARRY" makes me believe that her son's given name was "BARRY" - - instead of "BERRY," as commonly documented. (see below for more info. on RACHEL) 2. JAMES H. WILKINSON (1824-1900) . . . who married MARTHA MATILDA BREWTON (1830-1896). I have it that this JAMES died 6 Nov 1900. Also, don't really know if his wife's given name(s) was/were MARTHA, MATILDA, or MARTHA MATILDA BREWTON. Anyone out there know for sure? (see below for more info. on JAMES) Mike, which genealogy program are you using? Most of us "kuz'ns" are using Family Tree Maker for Windows (FTW). If you're using FTW, do you want me to send you a "mini" FTW database file on REBECCA WISE and descendants? This way you can get all the notes and references I have in their database records. If you're not using FTW, I can instead create and send you an equivalent "mini" GEDCOM file. Let me known. Have you seen my homepage yet? http://www.mindspring.com/~jfwise Hope this info. helps. Regards to you and yours, Kuz'n JOHN F. WISE 116 W. Vanderbilt Loop Montgomery, AL 36109-3234 (334) 271-5115 EMAIL: mailto:jfwise@mindspring.com HOMPAGE: http://www.mindspring.com/~jfwise ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ JOHN F. WISE's NOTES ON RACHEL BARRY (1762-1830): Born 9 Sep 1762, in Isle of Wight, English Province of VA or Carteret Co., English Province of NC. Daughter of the Honorable Justice of the Peace JAMES BUCKNER BARRY RS-NC (c1728-c1788) and his wife MARY MAGDELINE NOBLE (d.1777), of Isle of Wight Co., VA., and Carteret Co., NC. Married (1st) 11 Aug 1783, to BRIDGER JONES Sr. RS-NC (1759-1819), in Carteret, NC. Husband was the son of JAMES JONES (d.1779) and his wife MARY BRIDGER, of Isle of Wight Co., VA; and Onslow Co., NC. Married (2nd) 1820, to RICHARD COOPER RS (1758-1836), in Bulloch Co., GA. Parents of husband are unknown. After this marriage, she moved to her husband's homesite in Tattnall Co., GA. Died 1830, at home on her 2nd husband's plantation, Tattnall Co., GA. Burial place unknown. Mother of RACHEL JONES (1785-1868), who married JOHN WISE (1790-1834), son of WILLIAM WISE RS-SC (c1747-1816) and his wife SARAH MARGARET DENMARK. REFERENCE: BUCKNER BARRY (b.1775) Family Bible, pp. 1-3, and empty space at the end of Book of Maccabee, as found in the Ladson Library, Vadilia, GA., by Carolyn Jarrard, of Bloomingdale, Chatham Co., GA. REFERENCE: Family info. and connections in "Pioneers of Wiregrass Ga.," by Judge Folks Huxford and the Huxford Genealogical Society, Inc., of Homerville, Clinch Co., GA.: Vol 3,pp.157-158; Vol 5,pp.562,581; Vol 6, p.312; Vol 9, p.520-522. Note that information on this family was researched and provided by descendant ELMER ORIS PARKER, of Columbia, SC. REFERENCE: "The Bridger Jones II Family," by Charles Edward Wildes, 1995, Claxton, Tattnall Co., GA., p.1. REFERENCE: Family organization chart, as drawn by TED EVAN LEWIS, of Rockville, Maryland. Received at the JONES Family Reunion, 25-26 Mar 1995. REFERENCE: This family is also being researched by MIKE DURRENCE, Email address: <jmike45@aol.com>. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ JOHN F. WISE's NOTES ON JAMES H. WILKINSON JR. (1823-1900): Born 19 Oct 1823, in Bulloch Co., GA. Son of JAMES WILKINSON SR. (1798-1863) and his wife REBECCA WISE JONES (c1787-1855), of Marlborough and Beaufort Dists., SC; and Effingham and Bulloch Cos., GA. Married 14 Jan 1847, to MARTHA MATILDA BREWTON, in Bulloch Co., GA. Wife was the daughter of BENJAMIN BREWTON (1796-1875) and his wife CHARLOTTE MELVINA (MATILDA) BACON (1808-1870), of Screven, Bulloch, and Tattnall Cos., GA. Died 6 Nov 1900, in place unknown. Burial place unknown. Paternal grandson of JOHN WILKINSON SR. and his wife ELIZABETH LEE, of NC; Marlborough Dist., SC; and Bulloch Co., GA. Maternal grandson of WILLIAM WISE RS-SC (c1747-1816) and his wife SARAH MARGARET DENMARK (b.c1792), of NC; Beaufort Co., SC; and Bulloch Co., GA. REFERENCE: Family Group Record, 1992, on the WILLIAM WISE family, as compiled by Mr. ELMER ORIS PARKER, of 5012 Circle Drive, Columbia, SC. REFERENCE: Family info. and connections in "Pioneers of Wiregrass GA," by Judge Folks Huxford and the Huxford Genealogical Society, Inc., of Homerville, Clinch Co, GA: Vol 2, pp.291-292,301-302, and 327; Vol 3, pp.66,419; and Vol 5, pp.512. REFERENCE: "Pioneers of Wiregrass GA" Magazine, Vol XXI, No.2, June 1994, pp.146-147. Information for this article furnished by our cousin and researcher Mr. ELMER ORIS PARKER, of Columbia, SC. REFERENCE: This family is also being researched by MIKE DURRENCE, Email address: <jmike45@aol.com>. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ----- Original Message ----- From: <Jmike45@aol.com> To: <jfwise@mindspring.com> Sent: Friday, July 02, 1999 5:00 PM Subject: Re: Wise > In a message dated 7/2/99 11:47:38 AM Eastern Daylight Time, > jfwise@mindspring.com writes: > > > Do you have more details on MATTIE & PEGGIE? > John, > Mattie is down my Father's side...Durrence/Durrance. Peggie is down > my Mother's side McClelland. I can trace both back down my lines but not > Wise. > Nancy Wiilkinson and John H. Durrence are my 2nd Great Grandparents > on my Father's side. I would be interested on your comments concerning the > following outline. > Mike Durrence > > Descendants of William Wise > > 1 William WISE > . 2 Rebecca WISE b: 1787 in Beaufort District, SC d: > Abt. 1865 in Bulloch Co, GA > ..... +Berry JONES b: 19-Nov-1786 d: Abt. 1821 > Father: Bridger JONES, Sr. Mother: Rachel BERRY > .... 3 Margaret JONES > ........ +David WILLIAMS > .... 3 Mary JONES > ........ +Adams JONES > .... 3 Bridger JONES, Jr. > ........ +Susan DENMARK > .... 3 Rachel JONES > ........ +Redding DENMARK > .... 3 John JONES b: 22-Oct-1820 d: Abt. 1868 in Savannah, GA > > ........ +Elizabeth WRIGHT b: 12-Mar-1826 d: 1881 in > Salem Church Cemetery, Liberty Co, GA > . *2nd Husband of Rebecca Wise: > ..... +James WILKINSON, Sr. b: Abt. 1798 in Southern part of > Orangeberg District, SC d: Feb-1863 in Bulloch Co, GA m: 9-Mar-1823 in > Statesboro, GA Father: John WILKINSON Mother: Elizabeth LEE > .... 3 James H. WILKINSON, Jr. b: 1824 d: 1903 > ........ +Matilda BREWTON b: 20-Nov-1830 d: > 13-Oct-1896 Father: Benjamin BREWTON Mother: Charlotte > BACON > .... 3 William R. WILKINSON b: 6-May-1826 d: 31-Aug-1903 > > ........ +Miss MOOR d: Bet. 1856 - 1860 > > .... *2nd Wife of William R. Wilkinson: > > ........ +Mary EASTERLING b: 30-Aug-1828 d: > 27-Feb-1908 > .... 3 Nancy WILKINSON b: 3-Aug-1828 in Tattnall Co, GA d: > 20-Aug-1893 in Tattnall Co, GA > ........ +[1] JohnH. DURRENCE b: 24-Dec-1822 in Tattnall > Co, GA d: 4-Nov-1895 in Tattnall Co, GA Father: Jesse > DURRENCE Mother: Elizabeth SANDS > .... 3 Lavinia "Viney" WILKINSON b: 12-Sep-1829 d: > 18-Jul-1908 > ........ +James ANDERSON b: 12-Oct-1819 d: 29-Mar-1873 > > .... *2nd Husband of Lavinia Wilkinson: > > ........ +[1] JohnH. DURRENCE b: 24-Dec-1822 in Tattnall > Co, GA d: 4-Nov-1895 in Tattnall Co, GA m: 23-Aug-1893 Father: Jesse > DURRENCE Mother: Elizabeth SANDS > .... 3 Henry WILKINSON b: Abt. 1831 d: Aft. 1894 > ........ +Martha SMITH b: 22-Mar-1828 d: 20-Jul-1893 > Father: John SMITH > .... *2nd Wife of Henry Wilkinson: > ........ +Dicy SMITH m: 14-Jan-1884 > Father: John SMITH