Lisa, you prompted me to reply to the list. I would guess that if anyone on the list has Wootens from eastern Ky, you are likely to be descended from Silas Penix Wooten. Silas received bounty land for his service in the Revolutionary War and moved his family to Kentucky some time after 1786. Someone out there may have more information on that part than I do. I just know that I found him in still in Guilford County, NC around 1786. He shows up several times as in the February Court minutes of Guilford County : "Silas Wooten proved a deed from William Stafford to Benjamin Shaw for 125 acres of land." Now the truth is that there is some question that this says Wooten as the author of the book places a question mark on the Wooten/Weston. And I have not yet had a chance to go and look at the original. This information is from a book transcribed by Jane Smith Hall that I looked at in the Greensboro Library. But Silas Wooten is mentioned proving a deed several times earlier in the book without the question mark. It is my belief that Silas was from Halifax Virginia and ended up in Guilford County because of his military service during the Revolution. He there met Phebe Worth. He married Phebe and remained in Guilford County until they moved to Eastern Kentucky. Now here comes my story. I just made a trip to Boston. I have now proved to my own satisfaction---I do not yet have official documents in my possession--but I am quite satisfied that it is just a matter of the gathering of documents that do exist---that Phebe is descended from the the Worth, Macy, Gardner, Goodwin, Hoag, Hopcott families of Nantucket through her father Francis Worth and her mother Mary Gardner. Jerry in Denver got me started looking in the right directions. Please let me know if any of you on the list are interested in this line and I'll try to send along to you a copy of some of my correspondence off this list since this is not really Wooten information. Just for the record I descend as follows: Sarah Jane Wooten Sammons (1862-1944)<Silas Penix Wooten (1843-1923)<Thomas Alfred Wooten (1808-1880)<Silas Penix Wooten+Phebe Worth Wooten (born 1759 and 1760 respectively). Sarah Jane was my mother's grandmother. I have connected Phebe to five generations many of whom lived and died on Nantucket Island. It has been so much fun! Marsha in WV

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/mRXBAIB/747.2.1 Message Board Post: Clarence, thank you for the information about the marriage between Ransom Wooten and Sarah Patterson. Very likely this is my Ransom. The names, place, and date of marriage fit what I know about him. Will try to get a copy of the marriage license and see if this gets me back to the parents. Don't know if it will, since Ransom apparently remarried in the 1860's in Marion County, and I did get a copy of that marriage license, but it doesn't include any info about the parents. But will let you know if I turn up anything additional. Thanks again. Penny Williams

My great grandmother was Maude Bell Wooten who married George Ellis Tipton on July 4th, 1913. They had 10 children. They celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary before she passed away in 1988. Maude's parent's were James Tilford and Sarah Katherine (Avery) Wootten. They had 13 children. James was born in 1851 and died in 1905 along with 4 of his children from Typhoid. They are buried near Dale, Okl. Jame's father was W.R. Wootten. We do not know much about him but there is a note in my grandmother's paperwork that says he came from England and had 7 sons. The names of 2 more other then James might be Billie and Hattie. If anyone has info on this line please let me know! Thanks! Sherri in Colorado

Hi Guys, I joined this list 22 Nov 01 and I have to say it seems no body actually uses it. Or at least not that many folks seem to use it, I have only received 26 messages since then, and 2 of them were my own. Just thought I would see if any body is out there. Lisa Bailey

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/mRXBAIB/747.2 Message Board Post: Penny, I do not know if you have this information, but I found this and thought that it might could be of help to you. You may be able to get a copy of the marriage certificate and see if his parents are listed on it. I hope that this helps you. WOOTEN RANSOM PATTERSON SARAH C Marion 12-02-1847 Indiana Marriages Through 1850 If you happen to find out Ransom's parents, would you let me know. Thank you. I hope that this helps. Respectfully, Clarence

Hello Group, I enjoy well researched historical novels because they are a pleasurable way to imagine a time period. One such novel that I have just begun is set in England during the King James time, beginning in April 1603. One of the earliest chapters mentions the Lord Wootton and his religious/political affiliations. I haven't read far enough to see if he figures largely in the story, but according to _The Times_ book review the book is "Brilliantly true to the period . . .." The book is _Earthly Joys_ by Phillippa Gregory (New York: St. Martin's Press, 1998). Ms. Gregory has a history degree from the University of Sussex and a Ph.D. in eighteenth-century literature from the University of Edinburgh. She is a fellow of Kingston Univeristy. I'm giving the author's credentials because I know that genealogy research needs no *fiction* in family records, but in case any of you are fans of historical fiction, you may enjoy this one. If you are a Wooton/Wootton/Wooten, etc., and know the family links back to 17th century England, I would be interested to know your evaluation of that name and events in the book. Of course, it may be a completely fictionalized name, but I suspect Ms. Gregory used historical figures in her book. I've read some pretty good historical novels that have been based on genealogical studies or actual history but because of the lack of consistent links the authors have written novels instead of history books. Betty -- Betty Dawn DuBose Hamilton Paternal: DuBose~Morgan~Smith~Pitts~Pynes~Hampton: SC>FL>AL>TX Maternal: Cook~Polk~Wooten~McDonald~Sowders~Rodgers: TN>TX Please look at our Family Mystery Album: http://home.att.net/~bhamilt mailto:bhamilt@worldnet.att.net

Greetings to all researchers, I just subscribed to this list. I have been researching my Jones County NC roots for about 3 years now. I thought my triple Simmons lines were bad when I first got started in this research, but they in no way compare to the Wooten line. My line of Wootens have been very very confusing. I am aware of BJ's site and have corresponded with her in hopes of sorting my line. However, I seem to be hitting brick walls. But I do appreciate her hard work and efforts to help the many members of the Wooten families. This is what I have. My sorce is a combination of family history passed along and recorded in "The History and Genealogy of Jones County NC" compiled by Julia Pollock Harriett in 1986 and published by Owen B. Dunn publishing of New Bern NC. My father Charles Edwin HARRIETT was born and raised in Jones County. His parents were Charles Jennings HARRIETT and Nancy Elizabeth McDANIEL. Charles Peter HARRIETT married Rosa Elvira WOOTEN. They had 5 children, including Charles Jennings Harriett. [Note: My grandfather's middle name Jennings - unsure but this could be from the Sarah Jennings who married Thomas Watton in 1646 - my grandmother said that it came down from the family - but it does seem to be a way up the line if this is the case] Rosa Elvira WOTTEN (1881-1951) was the daughter of John William WOOTEN (1844/46 - 1917) and Elvira Sarah FOSCUE (1842-1884). John William and Elvira Sarah were married in 1866. Their other children were: Robert Foscue (1868- ? ) who 1 M. Ellen HENRICK and 2 M. Mary Elizabeth POULTON Carrie Isler (?-?) who M. Herber(t) BROCK Florence Oldfield (?-?)never M. Corinne (?-?) who M. Rufus AMAN [Note: John William enlisted in 1862 at the age of 16 in the Army in Cumberland Co., NC. He served in the 33rd reg. of NC and faught under Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson. It is stated in the book that he was serving with Stonewall at Chancellorsville VA the fatal night when Jackson was shot.] According to the book [previously mentioned] John William WOOTEN was the son of Robert WOOTEN and Elizabeth MORPHIS. Robert's father is listed as William, who came to America in the late 1700's and settled in Fayetteville NC. [Note: I initially thought that this was the William who married Nancy Forbes but have drawn blanks in connecting it all.] Robert and Elizabeth moved to the Kinston area after getting married. I have seen the IGI record of their marriage dated 27 Aug 1839. Another IGI record has the date for John William' s birth as 27 Jul 1844 and having occured in Cumberland Co. This would mean that it would have to of been after 1844 that they moved to Kinston. And that John William would of gone back to the Cumberland Co. area to inlist in 1862. Of course this IGI record may be full of errors as well. [I found my father's father listed in one as having been born 25 Feb 1913 - his actual date of birth is 25 Dec 1913 so I know that typos and such have occured in many records. I try to take the IGI information with a grain of salt and have secondary records to prove everything.] [Note: Elizabeth's younger sister Ellen married Rev. M.L. Wood. They became missionaries and in 1859 became the first missionaries to go to China from NC.] I have not found any other information stating William to be the father of Robert. Most information I have seen shows his father as Thomas Box WOOTEN [son of Shadrach Wooten and Elizabeth Allen] At this point I realize that it is entirely possible that my line is inaccurate in the book I have. However, I can can find no information connecting my Rosa Elvira Wooten, or her father to The many other Wooten's. It may be that this line has just not been followed up on by other researchers yet, or that they are entirely a different line. So I turn to this list in hope that some one will have the missing link that will open up my Wooten line. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thank you all for your time and I hope you all have had a blessed Thanksgiving. Please note the www addresses below. I hope to be updating the gedcom at worldconnect soon. Lisa Bailey -- Lisa Co-Founder of Carolina Cuzins ~ It's all Relative www.carolinacuzins.org Lost Cuzins P.I. (my personal pages) www.carolincuzins.org/LC/pi1.html The above is my new pages. JCNC Familys http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jcncfamilys

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Wooten Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/mRXBAIB/919 Message Board Post: I'm looking for an old friend named Colinda Francis Margaret Wooten, born April 13, 1978. Her mom is Ruth and she has a sister named Christina and a brother named Lindsey. She's short, has blond curly hair and brown eyes. She was my best friend in Long Beach, CA. We went to middle school together (Washington Middle School). Thank you for any help.

I would just like to add a comment on the origin and derivation of surnames. There are 4 origins in use from the earliest times: Here are the 4 types with examples. Patronymics - John's son = Johnson Location - At Water = Atwater, Ford, etc. Occupation - Fletcher = arrowsmith, also mason, cook, etc. Descriptive - Ballard = bald headed, Cruickshanks = bow legged Many things can contribute to a name. Laurie Willow Vance wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Al Wootten" <awootten@NRAO.EDU> > To: <WOOTEN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 10:55 AM > Subject: Re: Outten/Wooten > > > Hi Craig and others... > > > > John Wootten (ca 1630-1699), my immigrant ancestor to the Sho' and his > wife > > and Mary sold Mitten on Sept. 12, 1699 to Thomas Pool (Som. Deed > > L\#2, folio 521). John Jacob noted that this deed was erroneously > indexed > > under Outten. > > > > Paul Edenfield pointed out a while back that > > "Mary Brewer's Sussex Co., DE Land Records for > > 1681-1725 lists three references for a John OUTIM/OWTON: > > > > 1679. Land grant for John OWTON, 400 a. (p. 86) > > 1681 Oct 9. "Deed of sale ackn by EDWARD SOUTHRUN atty to JOHN OUTIM unto > > HENERY BOWMAN of a plantation house and land near Ceder Cr." (p. 212) > > c.1685. Henry BOWMAN acknowledges in court sale of 500 a. of land bought > > from "JNO OUTIM of Sumerset Co MD on Cedar Creek." (p. 37) > > > > Although I am not close enough to these records to feel sure, that last > > reference "JNO OUTIM of Sumerset Co MD" is very suggestive that we are > indeed > > talking about the same person. ", namely John Wootten. > > In fact, > > John Wootten's son Edward married Cullett Southern, who I believe (don't > have > > my notes right now) is the daughter of Edward Southern, attorney. Mr > Jacob > > found headrights issued for John Wootten in 1671 but could find no record > of > > him until 1681 when he bought land in Somerset. It would appear from your > > information that he was in Sussex County at least in 1679-1681. The 1685 > > note fits right in. > > > > My family has always pronounced our name (always with two o's and two t's) > > to rhyme with 'foot ten' which reflects its origin. The town of > > Wootten-Under-Edge in western England refers to a 'tun' by the woods, > where > > a tun was an enclosure in old England, so the double 'o' should be short > > rather than long in sound. The early records suggest that either it was > > pronounced differently then, or that 'out' was. Most of the one-t Wooten > > families in the South descend from John Watton of Eastern Virginia, which > > suggests to me that Wooten was not pronounced Woooooooten in those early > > days, but this is the prevalent pronunciation today. I've given up > > correcting people's pronunciation of my name.... > > > > Clear skies, and Happy New Year, > > Al > > +---------------------------------------------------------+ > > |Al Wootten, Slacktide, Sturgeon Creek at the Rappahannock| > > |Astronomer (http://www.cv.nrao.edu/~awootten/) | > > |genealogy homepage http://members.tripod.com/~astral | > > |Deltaville, Virginia (804)776-6369 | > > +---------------------------------------------------------+ > > > Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2002 08:44:19 -0500 > > > From: "Craig O'Donnell" <dadadata@friend.ly.net> > > > To: LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com > > > Message-Id: <a05100305b858be99095a@[205.216.99.120]> > > > Subject: [LDR] Outten/Wooten > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" > > > > > > >Hi, Carol. The only Outtens' I knew pronounced it "Out en". Of > > > >course, I come from Dullawer, where Houston is pronounced > > > >"House-ton". Happy New Year, All. Cathy > > > > > > I suspect from limited experience of old docs that Outten and Wooten > > > (Wootton, etc, and maybe Houghton) are cognates. One with the Out and > > > one with Woooo. Perhaps how it was variously pronounced influenced > > > the spelling. > > > > > > > > > > > > Fawset/Fassitt/Fassett/ffassit descendant... > > > -- > > > > > > Craig O'Donnell > > Dear Wooten, Wootten, Wotton; Watton, Wotton, outen etc. My family of > Woottens and one Wooten, sent for a Coat of Arms and research in England > about 50 years ago. The information recieved indicates a link to all > spellings caused by poor records, language difficulty and of course, no > public education to read or write for many centuries outside the royal > family. > Enlang has the most roots, hands down, with some in Wales, a few in > Scotland and Ireland and Jamestown Village recorded the arrival of Thomas > Wooten so we are pretty well documented. > The book I plan to find and buy is, " Reliquiae Wottonianae" > published in England by Sir Henry Wooten(Wotton) 1568-1639-a poet and agent, > se\cretary and diplomat to Earl of Essex... > The Coat of Arms sent to us was a Greyhound from Burke's General > Armory, purchased from Halberts, 3887 Ira Road, Bath, Ohio, 44210--long, > long ago. I am now 74 years old and my Maryland family were researching > Wooten and all Woottens back in 1935. However, I recall one of my > grandfather's brothers, Uncle El, spelled his name as Wooten while my > grandfather used a double T so you can't even find relatives to agree in one > line. > I was told a North Carolina great grandfather changed the Wooten > to Wootten when he was held prisoner in the civil war at Baltimore by the > Union Army to separate him from the NC roots...etc. > We know this and other wars caused many changes never tied > together because communication was poor and so were records... > I am confident the first sur name came from wood or woodsman > because in the beginning all sur names were based on a person's craft or > location etc. > The important thing is we are a large clan with multiple roots > and date back around 670 A D in Great Britain... > We have a romantic past linked to the early Sheriff of Kent, > and King Henry V111, as well as others so one day when I finish the books I > am working called, Up To My Ass in Alligators, " I may do one , "Up to My > Neck In Wootten-Wootens..." > The clincher in my case, is I am one of eight children with > one father but seven of them have a birth certificate spelled Wootten and my > certificate from Berwyn, Maryland is Wooten, yet one doctor knew our family > many years etc. > No one knew my name was spelled wrong until I married in 1943 > because my mother's early death misplaced all records. I wonder how many > others slipped through like mine? > I enjoy telling my brothers and sisters they belong to a > different link... > Good luck, Willow Dean Wootten-Vance

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/mRXBAIB/916.1 Message Board Post: Richard Wooten, son of Thomas Sr., the original Wooten in Surry County, N.C., had a son named Moses who was born abt 1774. Unknown who he married.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Long Wooten DeLoach Brunson Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/mRXBAIB/874.1 Message Board Post: I also have Hannah Rebecca Wooten married Woodford Grady Long on 2/25/1916. I have Woodford's dad as Jehu Blanchard Coldin Long (who m. Sarah Charlie Hurley abt. 1883) and his dad as Jehu Blanchard Coldin Long. But I have also seen Woodford's dad as Grady Hugh Long. Do you know anything about this other name? Maybe it was a nickname? I am sorry, but I cannot help you with Hannah's line. I did not even know who her parents were. You wrote that her mother was Mary E. DeLoach. Do you know Mary's parents? Addie Lee DeLoach (1911-1995) m. Henry Frampton Long (1910-1980) abt. 1930. Addie's parents were Michael O'Neil DeLoach and Bell Brunson. Do you know Michael's parents?

----- Original Message ----- From: "Al Wootten" <awootten@NRAO.EDU> To: <WOOTEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 10:55 AM Subject: Re: Outten/Wooten > Hi Craig and others... > > John Wootten (ca 1630-1699), my immigrant ancestor to the Sho' and his wife > and Mary sold Mitten on Sept. 12, 1699 to Thomas Pool (Som. Deed > L\#2, folio 521). John Jacob noted that this deed was erroneously indexed > under Outten. > > Paul Edenfield pointed out a while back that > "Mary Brewer's Sussex Co., DE Land Records for > 1681-1725 lists three references for a John OUTIM/OWTON: > > 1679. Land grant for John OWTON, 400 a. (p. 86) > 1681 Oct 9. "Deed of sale ackn by EDWARD SOUTHRUN atty to JOHN OUTIM unto > HENERY BOWMAN of a plantation house and land near Ceder Cr." (p. 212) > c.1685. Henry BOWMAN acknowledges in court sale of 500 a. of land bought > from "JNO OUTIM of Sumerset Co MD on Cedar Creek." (p. 37) > > Although I am not close enough to these records to feel sure, that last > reference "JNO OUTIM of Sumerset Co MD" is very suggestive that we are indeed > talking about the same person. ", namely John Wootten. > In fact, > John Wootten's son Edward married Cullett Southern, who I believe (don't have > my notes right now) is the daughter of Edward Southern, attorney. Mr Jacob > found headrights issued for John Wootten in 1671 but could find no record of > him until 1681 when he bought land in Somerset. It would appear from your > information that he was in Sussex County at least in 1679-1681. The 1685 > note fits right in. > > My family has always pronounced our name (always with two o's and two t's) > to rhyme with 'foot ten' which reflects its origin. The town of > Wootten-Under-Edge in western England refers to a 'tun' by the woods, where > a tun was an enclosure in old England, so the double 'o' should be short > rather than long in sound. The early records suggest that either it was > pronounced differently then, or that 'out' was. Most of the one-t Wooten > families in the South descend from John Watton of Eastern Virginia, which > suggests to me that Wooten was not pronounced Woooooooten in those early > days, but this is the prevalent pronunciation today. I've given up > correcting people's pronunciation of my name.... > > Clear skies, and Happy New Year, > Al > +---------------------------------------------------------+ > |Al Wootten, Slacktide, Sturgeon Creek at the Rappahannock| > |Astronomer (http://www.cv.nrao.edu/~awootten/) | > |genealogy homepage http://members.tripod.com/~astral | > |Deltaville, Virginia (804)776-6369 | > +---------------------------------------------------------+ > > Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2002 08:44:19 -0500 > > From: "Craig O'Donnell" <dadadata@friend.ly.net> > > To: LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com > > Message-Id: <a05100305b858be99095a@[205.216.99.120]> > > Subject: [LDR] Outten/Wooten > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" > > > > >Hi, Carol. The only Outtens' I knew pronounced it "Out en". Of > > >course, I come from Dullawer, where Houston is pronounced > > >"House-ton". Happy New Year, All. Cathy > > > > I suspect from limited experience of old docs that Outten and Wooten > > (Wootton, etc, and maybe Houghton) are cognates. One with the Out and > > one with Woooo. Perhaps how it was variously pronounced influenced > > the spelling. > > > > > > > > Fawset/Fassitt/Fassett/ffassit descendant... > > -- > > > > Craig O'Donnell > Dear Wooten, Wootten, Wotton; Watton, Wotton, outen etc. My family of Woottens and one Wooten, sent for a Coat of Arms and research in England about 50 years ago. The information recieved indicates a link to all spellings caused by poor records, language difficulty and of course, no public education to read or write for many centuries outside the royal family. Enlang has the most roots, hands down, with some in Wales, a few in Scotland and Ireland and Jamestown Village recorded the arrival of Thomas Wooten so we are pretty well documented. The book I plan to find and buy is, " Reliquiae Wottonianae" published in England by Sir Henry Wooten(Wotton) 1568-1639-a poet and agent, se\cretary and diplomat to Earl of Essex... The Coat of Arms sent to us was a Greyhound from Burke's General Armory, purchased from Halberts, 3887 Ira Road, Bath, Ohio, 44210--long, long ago. I am now 74 years old and my Maryland family were researching Wooten and all Woottens back in 1935. However, I recall one of my grandfather's brothers, Uncle El, spelled his name as Wooten while my grandfather used a double T so you can't even find relatives to agree in one line. I was told a North Carolina great grandfather changed the Wooten to Wootten when he was held prisoner in the civil war at Baltimore by the Union Army to separate him from the NC roots...etc. We know this and other wars caused many changes never tied together because communication was poor and so were records... I am confident the first sur name came from wood or woodsman because in the beginning all sur names were based on a person's craft or location etc. The important thing is we are a large clan with multiple roots and date back around 670 A D in Great Britain... We have a romantic past linked to the early Sheriff of Kent, and King Henry V111, as well as others so one day when I finish the books I am working called, Up To My Ass in Alligators, " I may do one , "Up to My Neck In Wootten-Wootens..." The clincher in my case, is I am one of eight children with one father but seven of them have a birth certificate spelled Wootten and my certificate from Berwyn, Maryland is Wooten, yet one doctor knew our family many years etc. No one knew my name was spelled wrong until I married in 1943 because my mother's early death misplaced all records. I wonder how many others slipped through like mine? I enjoy telling my brothers and sisters they belong to a different link... Good luck, Willow Dean Wootten-Vance

Hi Craig and others... John Wootten (ca 1630-1699), my immigrant ancestor to the Sho' and his wife and Mary sold Mitten on Sept. 12, 1699 to Thomas Pool (Som. Deed L\#2, folio 521). John Jacob noted that this deed was erroneously indexed under Outten. Paul Edenfield pointed out a while back that "Mary Brewer's Sussex Co., DE Land Records for 1681-1725 lists three references for a John OUTIM/OWTON: 1679. Land grant for John OWTON, 400 a. (p. 86) 1681 Oct 9. "Deed of sale ackn by EDWARD SOUTHRUN atty to JOHN OUTIM unto HENERY BOWMAN of a plantation house and land near Ceder Cr." (p. 212) c.1685. Henry BOWMAN acknowledges in court sale of 500 a. of land bought from "JNO OUTIM of Sumerset Co MD on Cedar Creek." (p. 37) Although I am not close enough to these records to feel sure, that last reference "JNO OUTIM of Sumerset Co MD" is very suggestive that we are indeed talking about the same person. ", namely John Wootten. In fact, John Wootten's son Edward married Cullett Southern, who I believe (don't have my notes right now) is the daughter of Edward Southern, attorney. Mr Jacob found headrights issued for John Wootten in 1671 but could find no record of him until 1681 when he bought land in Somerset. It would appear from your information that he was in Sussex County at least in 1679-1681. The 1685 note fits right in. My family has always pronounced our name (always with two o's and two t's) to rhyme with 'foot ten' which reflects its origin. The town of Wootten-Under-Edge in western England refers to a 'tun' by the woods, where a tun was an enclosure in old England, so the double 'o' should be short rather than long in sound. The early records suggest that either it was pronounced differently then, or that 'out' was. Most of the one-t Wooten families in the South descend from John Watton of Eastern Virginia, which suggests to me that Wooten was not pronounced Woooooooten in those early days, but this is the prevalent pronunciation today. I've given up correcting people's pronunciation of my name.... Clear skies, and Happy New Year, Al +---------------------------------------------------------+ |Al Wootten, Slacktide, Sturgeon Creek at the Rappahannock| |Astronomer (http://www.cv.nrao.edu/~awootten/) | |genealogy homepage http://members.tripod.com/~astral | |Deltaville, Virginia (804)776-6369 | +---------------------------------------------------------+ > Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2002 08:44:19 -0500 > From: "Craig O'Donnell" <dadadata@friend.ly.net> > To: LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com > Message-Id: <a05100305b858be99095a@[205.216.99.120]> > Subject: [LDR] Outten/Wooten > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" > > >Hi, Carol. The only Outtens' I knew pronounced it "Out en". Of > >course, I come from Dullawer, where Houston is pronounced > >"House-ton". Happy New Year, All. Cathy > > I suspect from limited experience of old docs that Outten and Wooten > (Wootton, etc, and maybe Houghton) are cognates. One with the Out and > one with Woooo. Perhaps how it was variously pronounced influenced > the spelling. > > > > Fawset/Fassitt/Fassett/ffassit descendant... > -- > > Craig O'Donnell

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: WOOTEN Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/mRXBAIB/918 Message Board Post: I have a JOHN S. WOOTEN born about 1815. married a CAROLINE b about 1824- children were- John S. Jr. Male b. Jan 8, 1847 Francis Male b. 1841 Laura F. b. 1844 William M. b. 1850 George M b. 1853 Susan F b 1854 Emma F b 1857 Ellen F b. 1860 I think these were all born in Lousiana I would appreciate any help on these- tdreid@compuwise.net

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/mRXBAIB/917 Message Board Post: Will someone who set up a World Tree Project #13982, Wooton (or Wooten) family, please get in touch with me? The email address given is not valid (rejected). Leona Wooten b: 1879 was listed, she married Ridner. I am researching on Ridener/Ridner family for my husband. His grandparents were: William Walter Ridener and Leona "Onie" Wooten Gipson (she was a widow with two sons and daughter when she married W.W. Ridener). They lived in or around Bonham, Texas. I am seeking info on Leona and her Wooten/Wootan family. Thank you for help. Carla

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/mRXBAIB/916 Message Board Post: I am seeking information concerning Moses Wooten who married Nancy Whitlock in Yadkin County, NC. I know of three children that were born to them. Their names are Thomas, William, and Winfield. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Please remove my name from your e-mail. I am not interested in geneology. Thank you. ----- Original Message ----- From: <WOOTEN-D-request@rootsweb.com> To: <WOOTEN-D@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2001 4:01 AM Subject: WOOTEN-D Digest V01 #136

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/mRXBAIB/626.1 Message Board Post: Still seeking info on these folks. Any help will be appreciated. I HAVE A NEW e-mail ADDRESS. ragsf2@yahoo.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/mRXBAIB/17.51.548 Message Board Post: I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SOME INFORMATION ON THE WOOTENS.. MY GREAT-GREAT GRANDMOTHER WAS MARTHA WOOTEN SHE MARRIED JAMES WILSON SAYLERS..

Extracted from "Civil War Curiosities"; page 138; Webb Garrison, Rutledge Hill Press, Nashville, TN, 1994. In the battle of Ream's Station, VA, on August 24 and 25, 1864, Confederate Captain SHADE WOOTEN, of the Twenty-seventh NC Regiment, resorted to perhaps the most primitive of all weapons employed during the war. Although there were more than 3,000 causalities, WOOTEN was not among them. "Three times," reported a fellow officer, "he found an enemy poking his gun up to shoot him. Wooten then grabbed a handful of dirt from the embankment, dashed it into the eyes of his opponent, and saved his life." Forrest Hale fdhale@mindspring.com