Sketchy evidence indicates that my great,great, great grandfather Richard Kelly Wootten came from North Carolina after marrying Mary O'Neal prior to 1838, when Richard Kelly Wootten the second was born. The latter married Ann Murphy and the two of them moved to Mississippi. I realize Wootten is spelled in a number of ways but if any of this information rings a bell, I would surely like to know. I just have not been able to get definitive information prior to the move to Mississippi. tom -- Thomas H. Wootten T & E, Inc. Box 1498 Phone: 520-572-0998 Cortaro, AZ. 85652 Fax: 520-572-0962 See our website at http://www.tandeinc.com (designed by D. Myrick Wootten) It takes a smart man to handle a lie. A fool had better remain honest. (Norman Douglas) A not for profit corporation dedicated to appreciation and preservation of our native flora and fauna

My family came from NC to GA. I will be glad to share information. Can you tell me more about your line? Thanks, Martha Wooten Solomon

Hi, I have sent this query out once before but perhaps someone new has joined. The last record we have of my John CANNON is in Caldwell Co. KY. On 27 Dec 1819 he marries Rachel WOOTEN in Caldwell Co., KY. John is by now old enough to be signing for the marriages of his daughters in 1816 and 1821, and his son in 1817. This could very well be a second or third marriage for Rachel, as well. Does anyone have a WOOTEN at this time in Caldwell Co., KY who died leaving a widow, Rachel?? Thanks for any info or ideas, Janice (Cannon)

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/an/mRXBAIB/959 Message Board Post: I am just starting my search for my husbands Wooten family. I know that many of them are/were from the Wilkesboro area in NC. His grandmother is Grace Wooten Cameron (b. 1910). I will have to ask her about many of her siblings who are deceased but she does have a brother who is still living by the name of Donald. Do either of these names sound familiar? Thanks for your help. Nikki

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Wooten, Bass Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/mRXBAIB/17.456.1 Message Board Post: I too would be interested in corresponding with NC Wootens. My g-g-g-grandmother was Malinda Wooten who married Aaron Bass in Surry County in 1820. I no nothing about her parents/siblings.

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/17.456 Message Board Post: My name is Jim R. Wooten from Iredell County NC. I would be interested in exchanging E-mail with any North Carolina Wootens. Jim R. Wooten jrwooten@velocenet.net

Re: Carl Wooten-mother Zethie Marie Wooten Is this line from Henry Wooten? Thanks, Martha Wooten Solomon

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Zethie Marie Wooten/Carl Wooten, son Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/mRXBAIB/958 Message Board Post: Zethie Marie Wooten, b. 10 Jan, 1921, in Flat Rock, DeKalb Co, AL, sister of Carl, b. 1915, Ethel, Eunice, and JP Wooten. Zethie's father was Houston (Huse)Wooten, his wife was Beulah Oneal(sp?)Hunting for Beaulah's parents, and Wootens before John G Wooten, Houston's father. Zethie married (?) Dexter Lee Dobbins in DeKalb Co, AL. Have some information to exchange. Thank you very much! e-mail: genealogyhome@hotmail.com

Hi: I'm back from vacation. If anyone wants a copy of the "GENEALOGY EXTRACTIONS FROM FOREST SERVICE CASES IN RABURN CTY, GA. in 1917," please send me your snail mail address. I have addresses for Christine Wooten and Donna Roberts. ~~~~~~~~~~~ Sharleen Johnson Rhinock, Ooltewah, TN SHOW ME YOUR HEART, http://www.trebleheartbooks.com/SharJohnsonsynop.html THRILLWIND, http://www.rfiwest.com/historicalr2.html#THRILL ANGEL ON THE MTN, http://www.atlanticbridge.net/publishing/angelmountain.htm STORMY NIGHTS, coming soon from Wings Press WHISPERS IN THE MIST, paperback now available from my website MY WEBSITE: http://www.geocities.com/sharleenjohnson/index.html http://www.authorsden.com/sharleenjrhinock Check out Books From The Heart: http://allenefrances.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/5541/mRXBAIB/923.2 Message Board Post: I beleive my sister may be able to help you.contact her ar'granny rambo 1aol.com[if no reply ]you may contactme;:

looking for information on Jeremiah Wotten Eld. b. 10 -17-1812 d.8-27-1878 do not know where he was born his father is Thomas Wooten wife Lucy i can not find any information where they connect into any other wooten i have Jeremiah down line he is my ggfather he live in white Co. Il. i have check all co. records no help

I would be interested in your info on Sarah Ann Wooten if she was born in Gallia County, Ohio in about 1825. Father John Wooten. Doris Nicholas Speck

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/841.842.1 Message Board Post: I have some infor on sarah ann wooten

Hi: I recently found an obscure book at my library entitled "GENEALOGY EXTRACTIONS FROM FOREST SERVICE CASES IN RABURN CTY, GA. in 1917." This may be too contemporary for most researchers. But I'll be glad to send a photocopy of the page if anyone is interested. I'm leaving on vacation on Friday, but can take care of it when I return. It lists the heirs of Betty/Betsy/Elizabeth Wooten: John Wooten, dec'd (and his heirs), Hugh Wooten, dec'd (and his heirs), Elizabeth Wooten Clements, dec'd (and her heirs) and Cornelius Wooten, dec'd (and his heirs). ~~~~~~~~~~~ Sharleen Johnson Rhinock, Ooltewah, TN SHOW ME YOUR HEART, http://www.trebleheartbooks.com/SharJohnsonsynop.html THRILLWIND, http://www.rfiwest.com/historicalr2.html#THRILL ANGEL ON THE MTN, http://www.atlanticbridge.net/publishing/angelmountain.htm STORMY NIGHTS, coming soon from Wings Press WHISPERS IN THE MIST, paperback now available from my website MY WEBSITE: http://www.geocities.com/sharleenjohnson/index.html http://www.authorsden.com/sharleenjrhinock Check out Books From The Heart: http://allenefrances.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/956 Message Board Post: Searching for information on Mahaley or Mahala Wooten of Carroll County MS. She was born about 1821 in Tennessee and died after 1860 in Carroll County, MS. She was married first to Minor Shumate. Carroll County, MS. They had three sons: Prentice L., Joseph W., and John E. Shumate. Minor died when Mahala was pregnant with John E. and some some sources say that she went back to Tennessee to give birth to John E. in 1845. If this is the case, she was back in Carroll County in Jan 1846 when she married John M. Clark. John Clark and Mahala are found on the Carroll County Census in the years of 1850 and 1860 with their family which includes the three Shumate boys and children of their own. The Clark children listed on the 1850 children were George W. and William H. There were two females (Ellen and L.Clark) listed also in the 1860 census. Would appreciate any help.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Wooten/Henderson Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/mRXBAIB/345.350.1 Message Board Post: I am sure this is the same Solomon Wooten on my Dad'side of the family. He would be my grandmothers father. I am intereste in any info you can give. Please e-mail me at fhend2@yahoo.com. Thanks Frank

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Wooten, Copeland, Crocker, Henderson, Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/5519/mRXBAIB/17.455 Message Board Post: Looking for info on the Wooten family of Solomon Andrew Jackson Wooten of Greenville, S.C. Married to Hannah Jane Copeland of Spartenburg, S.C. Children as follows Donnie Mae, Agnes Alice, Mattie Mertrude, Andrew Jackson, Frank Eugene, Hazel Daisy Hestine, and Katherine Lillian. Hazel was my grandmother. All I know is she was adopted by the Wootens in Galveston, Tx. Any one having info may contact me at fhend2@yahoo.com. Frank

The following is being posted at the request of another researcher. He is exploring the mystery of the Lost Colony in our country. Perhaps it will be of interest to some of our list members. Thanks, Martha Wooten Solomon ----------------------------------------------------------------- Patrick A. Payne 12617 Cleydael Blvd. King George, Virginia 22485 (540) 775-4147 ppayne1203@earthlink.net A case for solving the Mystery of the “Lost Colony.” See web site at http://papayne.rootsweb.com/Lost-Colony I am sure that everyone is familiar to some degree with Sir Walter Ralegh’s “Lost Colony” that has become engrained in our American folklore and is our countries most enduring mystery. Under Governor John White, 150 men, women and children, set out on May 8th, 1587, from Plymouth, England, for the new Virginia colony. On August 27th, at the request of the colonists, the Governor, and one other man, departed from the colony to return to England for badly needed supplies and support. No white man was to ever see these colonists again. For over 400 years, many theories have been put forth as to what became of the colonists, but none of these have solved the mystery as proof is lacking to support them. Among these theories, it has been claimed that the colonists had either been massacred by the local Indian population or by the Spanish. Yet no remains have ever been found to indicate that this occurred. In fact, the evidence points to an orderly abandonment of the colony. They had taken the time to pull down the structures they had erected and to bury the personal items of Governor White, as they had agreed to do before his departure. They had even left the marks of “CRO” and “CROATOAN,” without the cross as a sign of distress, which they had also agreed upon with Governor White. As a result, the prevailing conclusion is that the colonists had simple removed themselves from Roanoke Island to some other place. Many believe that they had either sought to join with the Croatoan Indians or that Croatoan indicated a place rather than a people. There are those that believe the traditions held by the Lumbee and other Indian Tribes that they are descendants of the Lost Colonists who had assimilated into their population. The Lumbee tradition is particularly interesting and long-standing, while researchers have also suggested other Tribes as the possible haven for the colonists. With this brief narrative of the problem confronting historians who would solve the mystery of the Lost Colony, I would like to acquaint you with a possible solution that I am now undertaking. You, or perhaps someone you know, may be able to assist in this effort by participating in this project. In January of 2002, I coordinated a Payne family DNA project in an effort to determine if there was any genetic evidence to support my research indicating that some of our 17th century Payne families, which came to America at that early date, had been related. The project met with a great deal of success [http://home.earthlink.net/~ppayne1203]. During the process, however, it occurred to me that we also had the opportunity to perhaps solve some of the questions surrounding the Lost Colony, as one of the colonists in 1587 had been a Henry Payne. There are claims among Native American Tribes that they are descendants of the 1587 colonists- particularly of Henry Payne among the Lumbee. Researchers and historians have also suggested other Tribes. Because of this, it was my hope to locate a Lumbee to include in our Payne family DNA testing. The idea behind including a Native American in our DNA testing is that all males (regardless of race) inherit the Y-chromosome of their fathers, and they from their fathers, and so on. The Y-chromosome remains virtually unchanged as it is passed on from father-to-son in successive generations. Therefore, if a Native American could be identified to have a Y-chromosome that matches the Y-chromosome of a participant of European descent, we could conclude that, at least in this case, some Native American's do indeed descend from the Roanoke colonists. It is a bit more complicated than this, but this will do for an introduction. If you would like more details, visit the web site above or http://www.contexo.info/DNA_links.htm. I was unable to locate a Lumbee with the surname Payne (although there are apparently at least a few- and I did not make a thorough search at the time), it occurred to me that it is not necessary to limit my search to a Payne, or a surname, or even to a Lumbee. It could be any Lumbee or other Native American Tribe member from which there are traditions or claims of descent from the Roanoke colonists. The Y-chromosome of select Native Americans could then be compared with participants of European ancestry who have the most likely chance of belonging to the same family lines from which the Roanoke colonists derived to see if a match exists, indicating that both shared a common ancestor. Such a match would provide our first scientific proof that the Roanoke colonists not only survived, but that they had left descendants among the Native American population. I believe that this is a very worthy research effort and one that should spark a great deal of interest and support. But it is one that will require the participation of many people. Therefore, I am initiating a search for potential participants using a variety of methods, including posting this information to rootsweb mailing lists. I realize that there are likely other mailing lists for many of the surnames in the list below, and I would ask that if anyone has knowledge of other lists, or is in contact with anyone that may have an interest in this project, please forward a copy of this to them. The first requirement for this project to succeed will be to identify suitable candidates for DNA testing among European descendants with the surnames present at the 1587 colony. A list of those surnames is included below. Ideally, I will be looking for individuals who have traced their ancestry to early colonial America from England whose ancestors had been associated with other surnames present at the Roanoke colony. For example, my research indicates that over 50% of the surnames present at Roanoke were also present at the later Virginia colony, beginning with Jamestown in 1608. Like the Roanoke colonists, whom historians have concluded were largely kinsmen and friends, these surnames that later appear in the Virginia colony, can also be associated as kinsmen and friends in some cases. So I will be looking closely at the genealogy of these families in an attempt to find such associations when making selections for DNA testing. I should mention that this DNA testing is simple and painless. The participant collects the DNA sample by simply using a cotton swab on the inside of the cheek. Also, confidentiality will be of the utmost concern and identities protected. As you scan the list of surnames below, consider what you know about your genealogy and see if any of the surnames in the list correlate with your family near the same time frame, say between 1550 and 1650. I know that is reaching far back in time for most of us, but if you have some experience within this period, you may have knowledge of interest to this project. The other necessary component of this process will be to find participants among the Native American population. This will undoubtedly be the most difficult aspect of the project. Not so much because they will be difficult to locate, but because there are sensitive tribal issues to consider. Native Americans have worked very hard to achieve a recognized status as a Native People. In some cases, they still have not obtained full government benefits as such. Therefore, they may well feel that it is not in their interest to compound the problem by presenting evidence of European descent within their population. However, I believe that there are many benefits to this project that will ease this concern. Even if it were to be found that some descend from Roanoke colonists, it would not jeopardize the fact that they had been an indigenous Native American people; Only that they had accepted Europeans as part of their own. Moreover, the great publicity that would undoubtedly arise from such a discovery would bring their cause to the forefront. They would be on the mind of every American and the keepers of great legacy. The outcry that such publicity would generate would certainly assist their cause. In any case, if a suitable list of potential participants can be collected among the European descendants with the necessary surnames, I will make every effort to locate participants among these Native American Tribes and work within their community as an advocate. I have initiated contact with Tribe Council's to obtain their support and to coordinate my activities with. If you can be of some assistance in this area, I would welcome it. Once we have the necessary participation, I will begin to approach historical organizations, media, and genetic testing facilities to garner support for the project. With this support, we can move on to the testing stage. In fact, I have already consulted with a testing facility to ensure that the idea behind this project is technically sound. I have been assured that the technology exists to support the project and they have indicated [with some excitement I might add] their willingness to do so. I hope that you see the merit of this project and that you will consider participating. REMEMBER that you must be a MALE direct line descendant holding one of the surnames in the list below, or have some indication or tradition of descent from the Roanoke colonists. Only males carry the necessary Y-chromosome used in this type of genetic testing. If you are not able to participate for this reason, perhaps you will know someone suitable. I urge you to advise them of this project. I will be sending this message out in a variety of ways seeking participants and asking them to respond with their interest to me at ppayne1203@earthlink.net or by visiting my web site at http://papayne.rootsweb.com/Lost-Colony. Those wishing to participate in the project should respond with their full name and contact information, as well as a brief summary of their ancestry with any details (if possible) they can provide which might lead them to believe their family had a connection with the Roanoke colony. Or, perhaps they will identify a family connection with other surnames on the list below. I will respond to all of those who seem to meet the requirements of the testing and add them to my list. Once that list has developed into something useful, I will contact everyone with further details. I will also provide updates and other information from my web site. You might also wish to visit the site if you have an interest in what this Genetic testing business is all about. You will find several useful links on the page with information on Genetic testing. One final word... I am likely to be very busy fielding questions about this project and unable to respond to everyone. I would suggest that you first visit the web site above to see if your question can be answered there or at one of the links provided. General questions about the project should be answered by these resources. If that proves to be unhelpful, by all means, contact me. However, please limit your questions as much as possible to participation questions. Thank you for your consideration and support. Regards, Patrick A. Payne ppayne1203@earthlink.net The Names of the 1587 Virginia Colony (from “The First Colonists,” David B. Quinn and Alison M. Quinn, editors, published 1982, North Carolina Division of Archives and History; originally published in 1973 as “Virginia Voyages from Hakluyt,” Oxford University Press): (Note: not all of the surnames in the list below are suggested as being possible ancestors of Native Americans. Also, these surnames represent the spellings found in contemporary documents. In some cases, several alternate spellings may be found. For example, "Bailie," would also include Bayley, Bailey, etc.) White, John (Governor) Bailie, Roger (Assistant) Dare, Ananias (Assistant) Cooper, Christopher (Assistant) Stevens, Thomas (Assistant) Sampson, John (Assistant) Harvie, Dyonis (Assistant) Prat, Roger (Assistant) Howe, George (Assistant) Fernando, Simon (Assistant) Johnson, Nicholas Warner, Thomas Cage, Anthony Jones, John Tydway, John Viccars, Ambrose English, Edmond Topan, Thomas Berrye, Richard Spendlove, John Hemmington, John Butler, Thomas Powell, Edward Burden, John Hynde, James Willes, William Brooke, John White, Cutbert Bright, John Tayler, Clement Sole, William Cotsmur, John Newton, Humfrey Colman, Thomas Gramme, Thomas Bennet, Marke Gibbes, John Stilman, John Wilkinson, Robert Little, Peter Wyles, John Wyles, Brian Martyn, George Pattenson, Hugh Sutton, Martyn Farre, John Bridger, John Jones, Griffen Shaberdge, Richard Ellis, Thomas Browne, William Myllet, Michael Smith, Thomas Kemme, Richard Harris, Thomas Taverner, Richard Earnest, John Johnson, Henry Starte, John Darige, Richard Lucas, William Archard, Arnold Wright, John Dutton, William Allen, Morris Waters, William Arthur, Richard Chapman, John Clement, William Little, Robert Tayler, Hugh Wildye, Richard Wotton, Lewes Bishop, Michael Browne, Henry Rufoote, Henry Tomkins, Richard Dorrell, Henry Florrie, Charles Mylton, Henry Payne, Henry Harris, Thomas Nicholes, William Phevens, Thomas Borden, John Scot, Thomas Lasie, James Cheven, John Hewet, Thomas Berde, William Sampson, John (boy) Ellis, Robert (boy) Viccars, Ambrose (boy) Archard, Thomas (boy) Humfrey, Thomas (boy) Smart, Tomas (boy) Howe, George (boy) Prat, John (boy) Wythers, William (boy) Harvye (child born in Virginia)

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/925.1.1 Message Board Post: I have an Adam Wooten as my gg grandfather, he was married to Julia Belle Gallion, they were living in Boyd County KY which is also near southern Ohio, I am not sure who his parents were or where he originated from. Could it be the same Adam?