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Tatum, Pink, A, Flossie Martin letters, surname EatonPink Tatum Collection Flossie Martin Correspondence Research involving the Surname Eaton Four folders .t. — A letter ye rdUifrom -klAteloWi-1 �er__Samuel ---' d,sheat .. . .. .. gut y she thinks, r4a be, Isaac idas the son of-- Mrs.yrtr ,jVd)Y11VWQ%d cuestions about,, the InslydLrted"'`t ,� A`9ies in TH_ AkP :c,4L c=n? fromTs'':i'Fc:_4= vers in -gallas Texas. L , n he ie§��s_�ic�A-)o^�,hlet,aa extensive - irrfmrrrati .in.Cal. sti,l-l-working;on a. 17i63 boughl�ta�ed= 1799 di .ezer- eve Clifforc Batons. •,ical p�per'l uncerst-nd) on the Rowan "aton families. I wrote him, asking some leading question jiist-to --- ee=if_1-could finA i it valu -ti,le :I d jkwite him about_ 9ur•. proble ne eventuall r�r lied - saying he woulduplicate his material �n send it -tome. suspected that a bill. would come along too and did t ,Wantl.t_p {gay for.:what�we elready h,-veE. Anyway, 4s a result of "rs. "ilson" cues '_ons ; went into the Ebenezer and eve "dton family, and especially into their son reter who married Susannah' 3rurt and w nt to Ind. in about 3J/.6.. A r$. Utley cOf resp onded with r members c_ at rf.aj i1 y, even, cett ny- ce,tmetery r, c :§ on vii .ter, tve,-and>-bf t tear- thilcnen &hdge_r.d ch31c._en. .. I .e- ur Decic ec to sel, ;'cu hoc .laic. cbout ' h- Emily. n^ Gn p c ;4 ruoctc_ r_r-Llc",q r�C_iC_ _a.0 _i j1VLn ,_ O _1.1`t Eaton who hae , arrie.:> Dudley Doyle, the c ldrenvof Peter- and: �us-&nnah.r` Cn,that same ce you give he cemetery roFds_for chil rsri of Ebenezer no .-_ncy -aeon. Tt,is �terezer 'WA ancother s_n of r"eter and Susannah.. If i have my rccor s. right nd y b--lieve this is then. Cross out -ally and Dudley Dolye anC. substitute deter =and '!tu annah Eaton* as o>_rents of the -_mes, "benezer,=r�nklin, -maurice,- ,bner.,�' Adney, Lvebt I won't con -use you::y further just now wut i have -some pages by `•rs. "tley. on the line of son of -eter anc _ usannah. Right here I stony ---c to make the c_rrerticrij you hpd sent P.23 My c�,.,y hd .oijah Irvin. p. 25 I hid Jar,es _nc t:liz_.aath-, .r,es 37 Pay page r ad as you h --d correcte. You cid not rem ve ds many of.. t_ oslMartin, r�}fere ces. as ypu ShL4_.,f',_ve Especially t._t� ch mate ial which you _said y had a. -,ended. I do net r-embmber- cuing n2thing but :passing -we Wh.6t * ;aeert g men me,: . S. _ Bmt I re ,c .11 the rich data to nelen and h 'Le is ha, :.::r.e_ , ✓' H. -R-,ch marr'i�a Ina. Bagby - p 7,3, 74, 75 i 6: OP.74 Charles Hampton Rich sem„ nr J..<e. u M-,4•,,., was Not Jr. I P . 75 Francis HPnr ;.waw born Marc ha Frances Helen Bahnson:;i Sof c tte1eft &, LQSteYtc. Skip down to tlje H61A His lst wife was 'dada Helen can not" r�_ Henry ienthdn Holleman m vp. 76, olly Chatham_ Ba c 77 -you pro'babiy- 'got - Iv got- ulren Helen g, -,t 'through t history letter perfect i r I n marred at Farmi tonj''., Ba November 14 1898 s gI'.f POf.fldeXteS'. :1S -T t 41%'— `aiidr6--- A�. 'AAthur'orA Ob s- ley Not Wo�s.lhey'- - rid tes b� r the' second ` w4e s na civorsec. ried ,3a'enda BrY."{ ,xiA C; er Ch. : y -IAOC I . .3'i 3: 1191 A 1s note" �ahndo� .e &'W-pba were e Bettie McMahanfCirh' C81zfc- ec' _ 3 c se' pages -she ocmitted t ,4' etting famili just about impossiblel• Now for one of your letts, "Itake, it when. y you„ wr_,te "en';s, fomily... Seems like 1 sent- you Na. y's research and slid- for` Y�u to pick• oixt and write what you coubd to i'lll the s ac without hwvin,'to chs 7e pa..e num numbers. I meant to du�ieaze a payer from tie "haF.: -i11 announce:.:.ce of Clecent's ..:arc ti.ere _-ar -Eforz -id get ' c+ ncie Pon's obit. copieanc am herewith e losing that for the dates. Cousin' race took afte some less, than y 150 .1.% aq --estor,: ;lhe,;others dtd very well to excelle ;n achicver:ient, should ay. But then I had 3 of them in classes at eynolds, so kept u with th4m better than usual Indexing is u"super humar. undertaking from my point cf view, but- find- lot of authors seam to just make a stab at it.. � 4nts « -innes is of Azttke use wi,zhout it. ZimGi'all did only a fiair job, on his index, and find t. -."t a lot of tn_r: h._ve to be added to. Lven the r*mer x,e�ver Irecell "o. his _cry., -C _ lr. _u:. nc��o/ —Q yGF� 1i ad You h_ --v:. :;otters to';ether too much m..terial� to just let it crop. riow �bou-� keep nn kec_l�g o: corraczin,, even accinq a noteworthy fact once in a while and maybe an oil wiell will ap;:ear somewhere wAha good running output. I guess we h..vc. no suc.. hopes, there- unlest. th ba1L,_s r, -.n has fount: one ar.c cculc_i.c cc: t something. i.npyray, there' is always amanuscripT history like +'+_tthew's history of "ew Urituin townst:ip. '1640 kinsmen?" "es„ , irl 10 generations a`body-has 1 24 grandparents alo Talking outgetting fEC'_S. you got a lost,more _ ,e .+lords than. •yaanita sent by w y of me, m. --kin- it a lot mire valuable. ote.: a few Places of- difference, fdiffere_,ce, but deci.cec .o t try to set_le thatu stion., r I think I h_v- answered X11 your cuestions,. one. -flay pr- another. i,erhaps randy and cin work s,Me moreon zi,e proof reading, but thst-Roy n:;t be of any great help t„ yo r -- G;d you ever hear of the story about the first whiskey bottle giben by Geor e ',ashiq,ton tc t e first reter -ton.- ",bat boche-s me who was th first rater " ��on. It ended up i "is...Wir_h ; bhe l-ast Peter- Caat -n �fn, that family and ,jars -- Utley had the ' ame of ti -.e last owner in her" day his name was NOTFet Maybe that is he answer as to why every body -in the first generations had a son n:.•me ; Peter. G.e.Q, U^ '� *� � v� �+ �•e �w+� �.u....J times h _d a r e er and that Teter had a r eter. • CL+.,, B,ej._.min has ar name44 a son retir l died youhc). 1-benezer4-d G 5on nr:mec Teter and t,. -at rater got t e bottle. re did not have. a r e to , hip so.-,�.::es cid- ;:ne thc.t was the last Teter. suetion,cid 't shin -ton give that bottle t� the Teter who died in 1767 a or to R=ev. r e r No answer yet, f it could. have been elthel one. One last probm- uncle Sen F.'s 2nd wife I have le,:-rne t..at instead of folks fussr,g because the family histori did' nt put in 'pame xAl theyw-r,ted said ;-totit Uncle X, they shoudl be thankful tht:t said historianleft out a lot';of tc•:ings he knew about uncle �'` X that wa.star from geinc safe to tell, cv.en if t_.ey wou c make juicy reading- for the other fellow. S' s Jo "ohiteLinn's H; story of the liray farriil y :'is out. Ue of the allied M families given some s t7ci-al at:.enc:ion is he SHANNON family. -9 he admi thye .no,.,; little bout the origin of . th_, t � :.roily , but they sa� Ehere :�..re broti�er:> t,�;,c�ccm- =rcrri -Lre1dr-:c, ur aybe it �s ti:Eit J_ � iEA- ey were inAenn., one brot��er came to 14 one to one to �.; . one to Ohio :--nc o O r' T r' they one remained In en i�,e N.,.. Shannons seem tcs have been in Juilford ''ounty, mut we still h..ze the Tenno broti:er. Uncle Teter left 5) pour.. -s to `-atherine _�haranon .-ho were, those reccivin•y 51 roun(,s: Joseph *,c:thews z wife was Lydia rat_: John 3 .; rs ; w - , „�.den r;l:�r_ ie "liz�beth �aron, wi,d�..;of '�ames Fames, ., th Grace L=ton, wife of 0 "- mes '1., -,ton, James James son of Edith e :4on `fame.,-, -)amuel "ar= is hus:_�r.c of Catherine gvilli.�ms cuu_,hter of John �Jc.me:, and-dithr-atorni, )q-muel nar is married J,,.,n `-gimes dau.--hter, half si :.erti _brine ..nc _t��Es Robert and :',.1 sie `'1 ark , do n , t know, zinc, 4atherine3 hannon. 1.ayb:- he 'l�r7ks 4nc "hur:nons belon ed. Lo the farAly of Idncle ` ezer's wife. Tke others car vainly did not. -'Itoppe�; agin- -his time to let the furnace man in. L,::st ni•�ht P thought that w_ -s acting funny- guess not, 1 paid h*m 10 dollars to say just thG .=.s Be . sy said to her -,,-,"n f -then -when she wLS :scut 3 GCODngith!. Monday morning. This letter is AWFUL both, as to spelling and Composit- Looks like I would le_.rn sometime that I am'not smart enough to be do- ing several thin -,,s at one time. Yes ::erday, would work awhile on some this `'aton family 1 have collected- lots of, duplications that confuse the researchers that we have so far, on that subject. i found d one iter needs corr-ec I <1•r "."V19 .Jt011N T'xtl� John Thol Mr-cksville's' edcitizen died at his qday morning meas of nevi (a stroke of the son of Sara .Ann - was born .. ,August 301T his life in mess both rn -i Slacks CqA s Was el Hanfordt$ons ember Loth, stn Hiss Sed ,count}•, and i to Mocksvilli cantilefirm. juined.the I ja]ways .tool, (work, being 'death a mem trustees of t +nts, I���dty lis I� , �• � 1'pi�Sl AWAY Baity, 67, one of st highly -esteem- ] fomner mavor, L here on Saw, - .t. 5, after an. ill. weeks-following ralysis: He was. liam Baity and Ale Baity, and I adikin county on mercantile en , MneTt j mercantile baai- i .+ -Sal m ands for -the st. }!; -- xted with C. C. aipany, =On, xov- I he war married: Eaton, of this" 'tuber 1300 came open his met - it early' life he ist ehnrch, ano3 t interest in its the time,,;of his. of fti_ 6,...A ..a last church. r. Batty was, a quiet, ..mss n;r gentleman, - but was knot for his ixtegrityt and high ide •, and tbaa devot-' ed W ht� fa y. He' A sfivli+-! ed by hls.wif three daughters,' :firs. J,. P. �e an, of Winston- Salem,":Hiss N'11, an Baity, of this place, --who- is a -member' bt the. WinstonSalek school faculty, Mrs. W. E rown, of Boone; two grand' drenj Hazel .:EBtia beth Newmal and Margaret Bal- ty :Newman;, of .WipstonSaler ,." one brother, W. A. Baity,'of'Tex- as, and one --sister, Mrs. J. V. Howell, of QDurftney. The last rites were held at the home on North Slain street on ,Monday morning at 10:30, and were con- ducted by Rev. W. H. Dodd, Rev. J. H. Fulgham, pastor of the, Baptist chug,$, and Swaim, of "Winston-Salem. AI \.large concourse o Ifriends,.many fr, ,were present to !of respect to this. interment took p jetrneivry, anal the tiful; covering of signs over the g ' ll. Dodd i ea..i a �at the cemetery, :poeed of R. B. i ,Anderson, C. F. C:. Hendricks, sa. i:ather at t4"4iv a. foundation;' - a With my . soul," • `benediction was Rev. J. ' H. b bearer, were. Dr. Charles A. Burr. ton, Wade llendi tum and Grr•Ner. 4frteni nuc deer Rice beread aid h`a io'ct ec�c:d h�iavo°i i ii��ste lace1gt�o400utfi2um9 /•to ELIZABETH E TO"— in one place I.have her name a I found, in hunting for 1rs;r;0ilson that we have b Eatons than we can accbunt.f`ot. John Call :and Ab receipts for their share 0f'Chat m ney c. if cle >e Ed Uener�erfi�111� ofij--n�r4Pn<r,r iz1bea'VRE"FPie,� Rh I elatives and l out-of-town; y ,t tribute l d man. 1%e' at Rose was a bea,i- ''y . Rural de- e.1i��'�'Rev. R ,chtng poem ;narte• cam - ford, Z. N• oney and 14: Chx}t we "How firm "It is well r which t noticed hunt. Ya asters 4rtin, . Ttlgothy, Ea - s, J. G. Ta- herman. We ympatht to tt ROWAN PUBLIC LIBRARY Edith M. Clark History Roela 201 West Fisher Street P 0 Box 4039 Salsbury, NC 281454039 9ebbog8io hao�iA egrl "lizabeth 'JAMES. ds for more ElizabetY aih Irvin signed �isds. -. ',John, son of L ni acv n, bp" chemise, Th John Call? :6E This IS SLEALLY the enc. CA L&IIA4- yW; 24. The En ton :3 i a ra PRo 6a 6 We -r :�C er�f'air of 1j Peter, Jame, and Ebenezer Eaton. 4. -A -A � P44",�V' Edith Eaton of Bucks County, Pai, Records of the First Baptist Church of Philadelphi#, June 16, 1766. John James and Edith Eaton both of Bucks County, Pennsylvania married at my house in Philadetphia.(Pa. Archives, Series 2- Marriages*) John James will probated March 10, 1779 nates children Margaret, Catherine, Benjamin and James James. John had previously been marr. ied to .Mggdalena Keshlen and James James was a son of this union. Johns will requested that Catherine's share be left in the rands of her "Aunt Elizabeth Jamesue Elizabeth and Edith Eaton had married brothers, John and James James; Later, when James and Elizabeth James moved to Rowan County, N.C. the three youngest children went with them. In Salisbury the following Marriage Bonds are on file; Margaret James to Samuel Harris Dec. 1 1814 Elizabeth James and John Bowden Dec. 2, 1802 ( Probably the miit�er;a.f James i James who died n 1798.) �- Catherine married Benjamin Williams (See James James Will.)' James James in ;:his will in 1793 *January% 24 includesr; James, son of my:brother John James and Catherine Williams, daughter of my brother John James - In 1817 Tht- Reverend:: Peter Eaton bequeathed to John Bowden, Elizabeth Bowden, James James, Catherias Williams and Samuel Harris the sum of five pounds. Elizabeth Eaton. Bucks Count Pa,_,and„�. RowanCounty. N. C. Record of marriages , Pennsylvania Archives, Series 2, :. Elizabeth Eaton and James James. September 25, 1762 Bucks County ,Pa Deed boom 23 page 591 James James and wife Elizabeth of District of Salisbury, Rowan County, N.C. to Peter Eatop of the same place,"minister of the gospel" 176 acres in New Irittain. Recorded October 20, 1787. Book 27, page 258 Peter Eaton and wife Margret of Rowan County sell 160 acres of above tract to Ephrain Thomas. Recorded 1793 by Ebenezer Eaton; Book 30, page 97. The remaining 16 acres of the above plot sold to Joseph Mathews of New Brittaig Township. Bucks County, Pennsylvania Recorded 1797 by Peter Eaton of ryan!s Settlement in Rowan County, N.C. mir inter and Margaret, his wife; In Rowan County James James settled near Timber Ridge ©n 263 acres of land sold to him by the Reverend Peter Eaton, which land had been Ciranted by the State to Peter Eato# in 1784 (Grant U Raleigh) 'WrE 25 •. �� The EF -ton Sisterc. `A e cam, kA11%L_6 ' 0,4 GU Etowaii "ec:ardc :show that thic acerage plus' 40 acres were transferred several timer between James, James and Peter L,-jton until James James died. In his will. he lenves half of the 263 acres, "The land where I now live" to his widow Elizabeth and the other half to his nephew James JoT.es, The widows half to revert 'to him..after ElizabethV death. The 200 arses he divided equally between ismer, and his niece Catherine V, i1l.iam , Will book page. J13 January 24, 1793. James and E1' Z-;reth Eaton James had no children of their oam: The El inab th.Eartoa ho married John Call March 10 7 probaby the�widovi. Marriage Bond in Rowan County, 1810 was o g,o.,, cL /u tt., �n.. s�&w QQ,�v,.•. Lydia Eaton--.,-of-Bucks County. Pennsylvania- Joseph Mflthews nf Pennsylvania in the Mms , of Bucks County 6-tates that Peter nand Catherine Eaton were brother< and sister, and another blase he refers to James Eaton Rs his brother -in -la.w. Joseph was the grandson of Simon Matherw (Matthias) who came from Wales in 17 .2. Joseph"t father John married Diana Thomas, their son Joseph , the` youngest of 10 children, was born in 1747, Joseph marri6d Sarah Thomas whose child den died as infants, . he then married -:Lydia Eaton. Records in Phi delphia show that Lydia Eaton , Now -Mathews received from New ittain September 13 179# p r Lydia' ore two sons, Joseph, Jr. a d John, both Pg whom shared ib Peter Ea; a n' s will. Lydia Eaton Mat ews was born 1758, Her son oseph Mathewb, Jr. was born in 1789.: Lydia died May, 1.0, 1828 at 70 years of age': Joseph born 1758, died February 21, 18.429 aged 5 years and 27 days, In the notes of Miss Martin Joseph Matherw s quoted as saying Y g that his wife Lydia was descended from The Reverend Joseph Eaton, but in his Historylof Bucks County, Pa. page 10049 Rowan Public Library omits " descended from the Rev. Joseph Eaton". Further ."' to ' a was of =e,, Peter Eaton , who seems to have taken care of his brothers and sisters' children left Joseph Mathews Jr, and John s, Mathews the sum of 5 pounds. These young men were included in the PIP, qzL, item as those of known deices and nephews. Catherine Eaton of Bucks �t „ ty and+,Rowan,�40un,_ty. Little is known of Catherine Eaton, Mathews' history states she � If r,. and Peter Eaton lived in Bucks before coming to Rowan County. She was unmarried when her brother Peter died in 1817 and was living in 1821 when- she gave a receipt to Benjamin Eaton, the Exec- utor of Peters estate; In the older part of Eaton's graveyard is a grave of a Catherine Eaton with no other information. Many of these older stones are now destroyed , however, thanks to the foresight of Davie County Historian, those inscriptions were copied and recorded many years, ago. by Miss Martin.-`j;.�a� Cv. From Miss Flossie Martin's Mms. Dear F ink • S� First,That Powell Powers man from Texas, hunttny Fatons is still un- satisfacotory from%y r,y standpoint. I have come tib she concljsion that he i is out to get all � e Caton families ( no m_ttzr s•..,.:ose line) for the price of paying for duolction m material then. he will compile HIS history P Y Y P o Y and 'copy �.r i to i t . V. v� � d He wol11C not eV=n tE- 1 his on l.n.�a,e, .;Lit. ie _rn,,-- that � om an ad Some one sent me i. r our the �enealc i _ _l • c: h_:. G big adG in that � ai-e c ions all o n -benezcr 1- t three e rr :,rs in th::.t 1 felt sorry for t. -.e seople .,vho i::er:= y yoin.- zo g= -t all that mis-inform- tion when we, alone, ;,aci the key to mem, h : fir -11 agr; ed that he had "misre�c il!. notes. ". I His last letter comes in with another 'Imis-rc_cin_'', bec&U-se he Ibis relying on duplic"_-Aun ;: n6mes and not the da� -, : s "z all. I do riot intend to him n mere data end no: cuplic.-dons. n kr•QntS some "benezer C1 ,n th-z c_me from Utley). -�'en ;.co. heke is another count a uinst him. Iii replied to my first inquiry, starting .I the letter, ''LC _ F lossi I signer: my reply "Miss r, ► i , , ,- .Floss --e Martin, hid deme r��k wear l�iiss ..ting Bit this lac- � one he goes_ b -ck to -e r r'l:,ssie. I h.:ve mG(�e up my mind, no more correspondence with these strangers who have th4t kiLnt os munners - esr-ecivily men , also ' ii they w,::nt to he4r from me, they will :tee se::ding self ::d:_ress�_d stamped envelop:. . M, --al. lady start c ou4 with sta;nps but snle anc! I are working to:_ether Nw, back and l crt__, juSt c,s you and 1 do— she is hunting 'ameses Gna 1 am on the trail of th:.t _.nc.-liz�_bech baton. (. - .�-A• �� r:er ome5 s m: rrie:: `'_=trans, -nd her anceS -or Len j aurin :.mes with �ri.L E u n i (was a ste;; son of it: e ";:it : .xmxxxwkzxmxx.Kx Laton who married John J ames. Benjamin y: :.s on "u -- ::r -Tree -reek �lon- wi zh zi:e best o-- them, then just torr+ple zel,- vanishes. Mr. gent iroe some :gid ata She h�_d on but Stlll no 3enj;.min :.rad -un lll S,iish 1 had accL;_-S ;:o ce.ns�-,s r:_ports -ror '-'movie %0 L 182C & 1830. Anyway. because they have been huntin,) in t►.e -,ames L amily , ••rs S�, inn or ',-&l*: has some interesting Featon data. They state, with nc documentation the follo-wing ldneaye: John & Joan of."ales- Rev. George `nd ` ury P --vis- Peter and Catherine dilli:_ms L,ton- l.reter born 1712, died 1767)- 1-'4ughters "diti^, 4nc Lliza�e who m-rried John And 0 -m. -s '__mes. I am writing 1"rs. -hinn �r cocumt.- ntation, c.lso exp !�An;:tion of some parts of the gene&lol�y .-L,-t o -do not fit. 1, They say Peter marlied Catherine "illiams- no nd, dates etc. -Z. They give Peter's ge, bX substracting death'ye- on stone wotth age given on stone ,55 'ears. ,hat makes Teter bornpin 1712, but Pa. church red d. do give the bi'�h date of George, anoz:Oer son „f 'ev. �eor,e- and tit .s teb. 1712. (The John Z.ton whcfed cc::n ::ere 1755 ;«s born i7iE _cc_r i:: to is store- that is the n ��ron th_t •,ac!sey says c me :.ere from crecerick Jo. r�d, and to that c my from ranryp_ck -,urch =a+ ) The -eor5e who died c dere 1779. '"e h=ve nothing to date him by. s 3. Narra_e bonds of Leith or Jlicauezh oKc says„'aughter of a minister! I am asking errs. 'hinn if she has any record of Teter having been a mdrnister. 0.,-coursewe can rationalize by saying that a figure on the tombstone could have teen wrong and i:y s_,;'ing that the clerk i,.ea to 'write sister of a rRlniste_ ( the ev. _ter) ,r gra: ddcuyi:ter of mihi:.ter ( Aev. 'seorcc) For toe p__� :nt then, my, lust :ara,rQph onr the 'I—Itpn si; ter” may be ,mond too, SO -just hold on td it, but for goodness s_ke,.Qp•`t go along, with the story just yet. Several ax.e-__r._e 1__�ly with reople mis iat_rpre}-_tine my notes, even with w_rnin._ __taclec, h_s 1_d to sore 4o it'.e st_tments tr.,t I corht seem to cora:ct in the minds of folks 'w1jo yc : .,:lei 0= !nere m' doubtz 1 � and put them Gown as i; tcs, very exasl:erati� _ one is a m=ia_F bond in the Poindexter family _nc mother is story ._ct�_ ,gout the �rancp. ,•.artin f=milt' a ;,ous_. .,uess - ,_ve a cc�y to m _c,�Usin Fora "'artin, sne let a 'n klnyyOURt' "jiszcricni " cOry it ^.c -Jaen 9 recd it in ti -e pap: he n -c mice --nou .a chi:-. _s iri_it to orc.ke it verb i c � reCt in tv.o or three l:_ces- but it -,-net ;n_o z. -.e ack -/ �i _ Y 1„ _ _mer p;;.c " __ intp ��•-rtincYL idmlly ,,is Lory bccks z.. tCe.'CE: rrpUnC _,out. y � ��••';T f..l" i'Ca.T" Orad C0.?'ti u� 't mn k_s me __e_ -i::_ -0--n u0 t0 ti'.(- li.)r,l- i _nc h_v. n , c ---ond =ire Of all my note=.. enc r�ccr_s. "ell, ' gu_ss all this i-; r., rrobl�m, bud j cou.ht - h_;.bttcr w..in you to cod write y your CCln f ..:11"( ].1 wry. T: rtiic S';eek tried t0 .;y -. i nn to duplic_t_ so, -,,,L _in say - O.r ilrom her Drag' I_lFiiy history, },ut _oO wrote b=ck it w s co, y 'Ariled. We h=c�the sa,.e ex-�:eriec s with _ Loindexter book. Ir turrr--: out ti,_t slre_'y h:.c all t..e c�t� we throu htce went ed from that book. Hype you c_n r.....e sense out of _ - _ , _s. _pe `hr .. fee:, _ E tir.c better =_s L-. Gue_s I .d better goof read the thing reiore siyr.ing my n_ --me though: ROWAN PUBLIC LIBRARY Edith M. Clark History Room 201 P 0 Box her 4039 Salisbury, NC 281454039 r: R MAr III( •O So, Firs. tiancy _T,;:urphy; kaes-not,,always:pake, . wx-self -'.n j amin Iatobb Ig If 'nlatried --a divorced lady , ��he= had rrtcrried- (1-1, Judge f i/ emister' s son iron ►�e.wton., the :'�'i.c-r is z _n j -min il. son of Den and �Geor�e •�ilson :�.�rtir: ter. n, s bi-zhday is �. 4. 1 '� neare_ right thc--n h gr,.�,ndmGther 1 thou4ht- riej.en would !3e -very upset, but she must be. le:ri�inc fast how in,PosSib1e -3. his tp yet dotes. acpuut::7-, forr she is iii, ji�l• w..�s M too import ant as the 4onth ,-nd year wer,- corre-,ct. I guess ncy tr,e ne.•.-ziper cli ,,-An•-is for her sat;rc--s and. you Know ::o- accur:_ ze news dz:-peKs -rte.' Nancy_'. only yr�cu:,:llj4 leornin_ t�::�t we nee:: to _orcoi r :.c r:�.t srie tyres. So for, when wt.1 do, liar are alw=-ys at le-a!Lt one error in d-tes :. So discolred, the only pe.-son l knowho. ownes "n oil ::gel l , is a "Tactin first cousin Jp Tenn.- end h e h:_s shown no interest in family t t; histories. k Your note of jun. 17,scends very depreSsec. I ars beci�•r.itg to t:.ink t.."t family histories, includin r;.Gny �:lliec farr:ilie-s, are mainly vGlu,-_,_e to libraries end ye-nealo5ists- sellir:g a nu�Ii.,er of them-' takes a lona time. I find tit at ancestor hunters, :•: ant p::,�; es from 'Cook-=: coq: ies , but are nit 4n4,.. r in the whole eck. orders come in Derr sc cf ten for :� cc: of im •y a' i' i:: torie:: of the 1oc'.1 resbyteri:.n i:urch n- ror his t,-vie :-:,unt � hi:.tory-vanc tc:ey ...eve een on the m-=:rK_et for several Y e-r s now. Th::t imee.;ns c 'Lon,, time to rid ifiE of & ::-:l,-ncec You still sell ons v= your datum F�:r�Jd y r:istoriEs eve rY so often- even yet. All of which goes to prove t'--.t ��:t::in '-amok fi :mood is G pr Dblem- ex.:eci, at todC-y s ~rice_:. You aske_ h,-c! ou.ottea :any of your comp}i�:.tion right- of course you :,. ve. In ad(:ition, u lot of it rrt-kes interesting re,-.ding beccuse you h,:ve quoted letters, obitur--rie:j, f�rnily tr6ditions� You found th_.t ----or.-,e peopLe r.t tr:r lime light enc cer:ter oz str.,e where they recount :11 the viL•tures of y dept rteu L�,'icec tc:r- and some t -r-et to tell you even the vital stc.tikiics. sus- -.ct ti-.&t you ,i:cve pretty neGr19 lost your religion �A times. -ell, ci-eer u;_;. i i braries ,,;ill be photccopyinyour manuscript some 6.y, Just Gs they osep;.,-An I•lat lie'ers ! . At first? -your main probl" gofar as -` could tel I y s a tendency to repeat - That youpretty well "corrAtted..:. = I gues : 1 w4s*,�ware•-Qf-'-i ; �3ec�.irSe, n-ot, -knoAng how p _ wee =�f1: g has stopped me- et eve y PP . , .r_'y. y-or,� �p4de �to gel the to to - s. - e son via that its her history t:.e resin t : �t -_ 4 -on rou:�c :::r. +mer rs in �wo .:iff�..r= cit rP_ :.ces cid :�&4 ..gree , or :• � so st �ed thGt c,-)ulc ni = deci,:e :,i = to r thecE 'were only too cry s or r aur. :fancy Gnc cid not agrees on how Bauch �.o send you - � e ..,aco:: icons. Jhe ins: sted on including d.11 the CSL.:: Sne found in;iC Cil and 1. guess the• r�asaon she 'dlc'krrt -sena-- you more w; s she cc*4!d'nt find it-. ' :'11 of winich just g, -es to show:.1 � � _..._ � chat peo_ e h ve dirr:erer.t, f-eas and who is to 44y, hick one is right. ��anay s ar-ur.1erts...w,: re gooc � but did nct tGke into consideration the limit of spa- ce. s Cre ti-:ing you h ve been t` -e c -use of at is to t6ke _11.. my i- �.T :e dcir� � `nd t;: collection of 'notes from) . to id • u • und b:_:.c c u c ain c TRY to t le�srt'' 'get e c:. crou- in on_ envelope so labeled. =-ut, ti-.-- next rese- rarer co,. in, , -get ce idea from, c .em Gnd .:u -t it co::m, E- TItru th of the .., ter. I did. gnat on one envelope --.nd vlrote on tr:e 604 --site th -s mz;terial 'rlci5 not a family history, me -rel ,r not -----s picked ur: � rom 13ere .:rid ycncer. r $ e carte b-ck. wi ::, _ beautiful lire -- �nces ;crs. h�re dic you get these gr_-nc,p._-;_-ren :s , - .-skec.,- t::�t is <<4t you said in your payers, s:ie replied. "he hat ntore--d ;-.LL th,:-t y s id. "nou: h of t:.is, = go s _�' - t zo h- in «<��1 �_:d trer� b� re�,:y ror t._tz;y to caotne t� ce me to t e eye doctor. more �-,e f=nos noti-� gn wron��, uut. the- right eye ee s sorter �t lest -- thine: i coe5. Ly u��.J I EJ V You -are nice, -swqet,,and _1,4nselfiab andrI appy eciaz':Ca that very rr,U '-But >1 am_ln,�-,iearnestaibout this CO h6f 1 i C, b-, 6 1 in g. - ^h ein _io ok at what _you h4ve,.gotten together abQut these -.De,Jamtn . QLas toil desdehdZints, -1`'amazed. A am %­A.ut Out 4.11 t. -is "Miss 1`J.;IrtinW anc: loss ie -."art in s'W:ff j, i f .1 were thd _.-Co authder' ft W'oul'd -be 'uninic'e-s'sary to, identify every items and when --I am. not omen amproaching ti�ert: st----zus, Just - 5::. J Y Some.;here ,c:v:.e .--ounty _..�.;r:;ry files were f o-.,;,-, C4 to Sie- V_--_-r-J useful, lM Soethin" of ti -.e kint. I would -'-.e r; -.-ally em amassing to .-:-.e to t.-_;z-kirLg credit for %ome�hing 'I did riot do, "'bink of the Ziours and hours and hours of- work you nerve bi.L.t- in just' typing to 'say not-Ang cf t e collevl-in V : relpi%q you collect is- ALL h-ve done and if you w..1uld be per f ectl) z would admit it. Well did advise you to n ton!=! I Will �Admit that not put in *the' but 4- th*- seem to be wry likeyly anc�=stors , Du not nrqven e$ of now). DO :L'w'cn%, to revise it, good lenas No. I couldInt Go it if 1 wanted. I dAd'Int really reQlize th-;.t you would using much more dcir__­.ton the vita sz--tsitics until 1 see ;%hat you h.,V,e done in tie way of adding det"ils- --that was when 9? g0t- e b�ailst:�rm, labout the .:-,(;a-11.:on auth ros- uncle Taco s family ofjpeech m-:ke.-s ind write:*setc. T, s._rter even _4%:hin.-, u -,C. '.,�d -stick'drt ah iten or -so ;:bout aeorge J`,Iartin. J h e 'will 1 nave t c ot: redurie tnJ'-w"y'-1-,for itr--givers Qeorge as. the son 'Nactin --ndllele- 'ahnson. I told YC ­ no nroof rc.ader: ivV .L in c A s s e C: but 'ot ii�cyq she ccucht "it, as so.*.n as sjle 1ppksed at the ZC:_f;:e, also, @ n q e, 86 IC 1 er. e n t "s d. du ah t -e r Alis o r n 1936, n o z 6 I P i_- rAPtner of ",,,ncy I S pbservc'&_iOns. VolUr-,teer -,vcr',er --nd "':Lgh sl':e -A;Cu_.d C]-LE-Ck -11 siie is re;_ 1 1Y sner. t mast- *Z" h:er time written from -Ireland ]g.R x x bejrudged t -.e time, for she only cokes two mornings -:. week 3-z is ixit ane of the: se c_ys anotli-;Ier volunteer comes in . '"esult- they do lct of: visiznq L., -.c t,_ILKincj. b;4e,..�3ay, , jus -t tooy, It - 44 . . - - My doll. rcogs c-nc k,.,. _.t bctck -into the big workroom. P%t -the rate you are working- "ancy's proof reeding will bq_too i(aze-.-Eor ycL,, if From all l h ve been hearing aabout publishers "-nt zrices and such-., .1 did( s-ee any -ch-,unce of ce tti nc a fartkl y hi a-tory printed- A quess. You and My mot..er 'Must be close kin,. for neit"AnAer one of' you r--::co,,7nze UA 'insur- mount-;zble fence when you see it . u d' cc -,:-he,::.d and -get over or under the fence, cr soemthinc . Anotherfood reason -why o t: ee n eL c d- ._.0 z11::� , .I..eL t. 1 y h e. 1 i n c: yrcher. You Qe4ully have done, are doing and will do the work on thisii x'ri�n g se so plea` go ahead and realize `that you are doing '-me -a favor 'b not utti me in ugh a f y P Y �� se_ posi.4lon'd�1... ..Just imigine-*how em, rAi ed �� will `�be to be considered oneofrtk p a.u'h prs YhQn ,f 41k ,begin -tQ eland 1out ,comp1eMen1�s *arid y ,e to 3� v'4t :jaty _ r oot .-m . work, nor given get'tzng a �i rishecs 'ok .go ah.e--d mgr. ,dear 3cousin, .and ..wealt the: crown. & d =with -a clear ConsGienc ' J - 1 can Ur.;e all th-e kindred '�o f:or out the cz_sh Una buy a copyof IC-heir s f`mi_y history, corm: ileal by ".ss rink `(;,:tum. Spent most of- this mornin; -nd until - r.1M. hel;;in� G �w�ou .c bz apzhor delve j,nzo -old records library. "ut, i sure am not writing his book-.: C'.a rea-;o'ri y get so little ,done is the num.�er of researchcsr C✓r' ceme• our way these days. I do my library work ut home, ung s� ent t:.z hours uP:. hel-inc ti.:, saic visitors. Treat cress indexing ::nc filing neecs,. aesperat-, a full time worker: who kncj:-s what to do, hog; to do i *t c:nc get it done, w-it a typist at the elbow. ' g.ryirig to .s much or that Cones y cin oefore .rthri:.is -,:e r- s m:: x.11 .:.h way down, is one-of the reacoris why you hid nmt had the ttention you . nee should have. aj,t. R�, tL h- rL Y.")VWA c j 4n . 8.. As -you can see, my fried.- `'ancy is a good' proof re;:der,' but he � style of ma ordinc c::�t:: is so ori=�erert from yd'u,^s and Jeffrey'„ ane not near so underst_nd�ble. `or insL�nc_e, thcsc. l s - --,-,:-s you sent were so well organized th"t it :c,::kes finding tii,� t you w nt about a person, so much easier, 1 uon� = in �JY t� re4c � wr,,le r__- e: cisconretec st�tc�,er.�s to fine cs one fact ;C '',rich l��Il� .:� fl'Un ti::.r,.•.v ''^, ? r ypLl C%:n �rr�n,�e^lt, sC1C a .�.. in some imp f�:cts .gout. our illustrious kin. NOT the name or every book ;� ey wrote. "ijer� r4ncy :{C;'t lu.:.4; tic; f-ct th:�t `C, mment i^.mac s written for _ et h �� i��i�.'be►y �coks~ : c could f enc tke titles of all-but one, I trie.� to col:cfcrt `r by szyirl rink won t n, Mat u. c can not �:���� it. r_# it is _ pert o his history , s►.e s'aid , well , 1 rerl ie�. , le tlje � c:ceb family historian. use it. Now, i ad t C--t it .shnuld be a ,art of his.files in a iii�rGry, but not i' a history of the Benjamin %atnn f mily - unless a' ockrellow +�.j�s unser-wry tinge, ts�ce .out. the zacts you Can use and consign �.r�e rest to r'; le 13. :: rese-rc:,er can recd the news_ :per cliff .sings from :yin _ ch 1� Gncy got thus.,. `v _ ''he 'dcob fam_ly f �r you, &mi.-h d :thought that��mayoe, i=ncy. could re.co t s �, _: o; her : arr,ily resc4rchir,c. -ut sh, sorry , but she c _in t- nct �t t:,i=- _ is"''great at hunting r�ccs and p*raof e'ading 'for spelling errors, err"ors - and ti--e like. I can't do what you hove d,,ne- t 1) , I C.-.N NO.Z +.'y_14 c rrdctly. (21 There is so much still to ue done towlarc -cetti_c our material classil_ z rc a,oss inCexed that can not get my mind settles Down on family histo r Helen was reciting so. many. items about the. medical''�raining Qf` `' �:.G. Martin that she wanted preserved for her descendants. Fine, says I, but silhat we need is a history for just his family. And - I am not going to write it, she seemded surprised, but beginp to think over the talents of her children and grandchilc.ren. Of course, :mother of my problems is t: -.at 1 am 87 years old and I do not work strc-i ght throul h hours a clay with no let up! moo, i c eer ou on and you. -.-re most welcome to any of the knowledge 1 might have. if y „ply know wriat you went. �or �..st� :ce, i had only seems L:.,e cs yr�;u h_d on most of the tatons exce Philip :nd -+acob descencants end did not kn.,tet that you vjc-onte: scat of the inform::tion you s4id you tried to get out of me. Play�e 1 was' nt payi..g close attention!. Anyway, he. a z -re some items from "elen s s. -rap book azout her son treorce. It is from zn :.rTicle written in 1953 about him wi&-4en he was aw6rded the "�ctary xxkz: xx �0�lowship to study l:;w at Cambridge Unicersity i "-n g j and -- a� 4-%-" n oC�J�, r " u' Yi 1927. ttende:.; G ¢k Aid -,e I•:ilitary IMstitute, In 1°53 received the-'achalor of nrts degree from "uke-nivers _ty and the following year the L1,.3ode.gree. ", d dv;�..ced work in iii=i4 of Law -.t ;J_:ce crE..t A- .. pool '�-- ^- "%erved in Pavy for yearn a _ 'to _ T7- t/1-A/ ,v-1 tr _.; r. CIL 1:A � ,, Ul�' J i Pink, it has finally dawned on my benight d mind tLat our 'homas Horn must have served in war from N.C. not Del. z idently his son served too and Kobin must have been a nick named all deeds etc. give the name `"obin. Robert Hor. . bought kart of the James Br .an grant. Look at your map. That land was mostly between `'utchmans and Aryan creeks, at the 6.L corne, it lay ^n both sides of ,utchmans. Li the j umes Br an or Q son must h&ve been the 1' ry rapt. 6 sour: aamuel Aryan was the wel, known member of the f ams ly who became a Tory, but 1 keep seeing that some of his brot..ers were alsc dories. Joaepo Howell's will 1807 ndmes daughter Sally ri�rn and her 2011v h=orn. The grants and deeds looms: to me li-e chili^ '.Q-ton bought some of this James Bryan-_146bent rhlorn land, but his Sees . s from rancis Horn, son of tL-ie ^tephen horn who marries; t..e '-aniel yaton's dau. Plary. I am beginnign to wonder if "tephen wc-s not son �f •-obert. ne as pious but was turned out �f church for non-leagal activities ikith churc mem ber' s kax wifg. I used to get the idea t."Jat our -':'u side �f family sorter cut tephen horn ff t e family tree- and my surmises are beginning to fit into ine story. Somewhere I h-�.e more rem-arUs b.-. nudge ` u_ Lhes and the t 6bout some the Philip "atom land :,vhich ;-:s formerlv n�rin or ''cb,: rt I'lornla.nd. P-;ore_l ight on that hent "o. '�ej . migration to - urry Co. The Steelmans ( named I-ad been completely ch�,nyed from the 'wiss name', came from Wont Loo mong the ~'wiss in "ent Lo. was a rete Rambo yo you remember t z-..'waim ariibo name on Lavie 'o deers:. T•loraviGn records tell �f a ~wiss couple from Bryant' s sett, ement bringing a child for ba-tism. These ancestor hunters coming and writing in ti-is summer, h : ve m_-de m: cc so«,;; rct bec.��:s:. --f -::sed PVwVCard. a,a� gar r- '7WUrAi 4, l: "Y'noo 47 kz t .. •__ V � ��I��..� �. � �` ..:rte. ' J CL I P / �. `1• rfe", �/ t 1 .. i . 'ear Pink: Betwee the � �h� _ � m. ; .D , -4 �� weather an e� lbrar ruri'�e ` br /f7T�ykint�,; down every other day, am getting little done Qt i cr-ry. Had to call b�ncy :his itornin to teil fuer we couleenot l.ibr :ri :i(ur 1.d out ac in. You Eaton hunters h _• .E me wcr'cin_ on the f ilies n veli tier 1 c;_ .nt tccr nm_, :rs. ittarc' dau- titer sent mcney for c;,::,y of Teter Raton w Sr.e ser.t- a c:;eck. vers. wave vo r -d. O -f Kr.oxville, 'Pena,. "ex- busb.�nd is Associate r as -cr of r. e r'irst L3aptist L,,urch of Knoxville- she is 45, ha two " nver six t, sons at :lniversly of `enn, end- in H. I set:t her a- c.py of the Peterr,aton will cand.'copies. o he let:.er from L.'oyletcwn teljin�_ "bout James atcn_. being sokter queer, getting his church let;.er and being a._ Lrc _-►ser-in 1, of tatthews_. I h_d wr.it --,.e in pert O� the inform. :.t i;C:t�: 111 Of a :;c ��, t::er'e ore the ar"not Of C :' c: sent for t e price nr _mount of check. : I t.houI,,ht that t e :c cy. y - ��'.:r c� o Esse 4t �. „t.�rrin � a d�:u �a. er o� J .. Y �, g c, . 8 . Holmen, but I %c a family friend of t ..tet I:olman s�mily o.hr, is er;,:Der cf our c:,urc1 J. �. h"t only :.wo c ilI en, l%eely _nd Lloyd, so who w s Jesse' s f`.r zhor _t ever ner niane W-ps? r I •,��. rere�cing the _ . _s of A r".1ey notes th:,t 1-irs. "arner h"d �--nt me. er o:sere 3 Ec::ire �atons on that re ort and {,ne hac a de ;�.jhter w' hyo marries: a Shannon. I aw, wo :tering_ i y wL cculc: not hunt E�:tcns throe rh _)hanr_on. r',hy were %^ �.rt ". an4 CG'therine Jnannc shafin- In re ter s becue5 _S: Am still in cont-.ct nNitii r.e �:muel, Isaac Lator hunters. Also, revieweC a 4inyr,r5. �lL+ey' c ccrres::Onc.en¢=a with -,;:ith t::e reter, so of benezer and "*e .:ton wn(t �►a•._nt to ind. s t `J Grave ent me c nsus reports Irom -smith i -o. wenn. Inc she us follo:-:ing cc down t e desc ndc:nts ofJame.s ' son of rxgxxxxxxx.%xxxx Ebenezer � nd -ve who went - to Tenn. I know more ,:bout ubenezeramily ao Aacur own utimes* seeetweatlr rLnk to c„a-S Ielv�o•"G1Ouam`t ,Q4 CE -II Ob ; 'G:lotte. think I shall I..,e library bought with some ;Aft money for t, -.r- t purtose, the Eavidson Co. eed abstracts. -t was printer by �cliso, y r,intine.moo. '-he Index is all con=usesrlc t:ey h�:j to send aiort two extra ayes iilelec. with n mes not inclu-ec in t. --.e index.! goer b4c like Jo w-hite � � t. � paper �� Linn's b..t� �:c �.s c t 17.50. - 1 's Martha 'heek sent a enclose: clipping on Clem nt baton. 'heo _c. t ff the dG , but_it.seerns to be the la est o `'lement's avtiv1ties - _ r Y.,.....�.4 �,�..- .WW1 If you c, -.n read t:-1 is, 1 won;:t : Spend time _ tryigic tp- correct ir. p because I i = .:nuc e and will d the . ore w�r.t to ::rit .. u noc o o carefully. The fur -ice n_d st_�rte, up, ag(_:in yesterc.-y closinc time, hose we- can ;_t 1EheL e today. he ii c man �:�s be -2n t sere seen -in t d.:.ys, or'. is ,.ere of, copying the K„ckford d,.aybo,:)k. of 1830 1 ne is seennyto it th...t &'urry gets one co_oy and -.e •pis a copy. it very Valu=ble m:Atrial. • +e had a minute" bol from ''urr o. which h¢Gsropiea too. C me on u_ , ' : f mbw.Lh does' nt h'a've it, "avi e, rrray �a Wo you wz-nt :rye to start jogging ;.unt nilly ••nn's folks : hive not es eci4i ly c:ne clec your data on t..Gt family, beings you cet t: -:o strikes at trhem- -aeon �r:� .lick.* J y -Pel l , goodby- f;or `Cod-E!Y I ROWAN PUBLIC LIBRARY Edith M. Clark -History Room r 201 West Fisher Street Salisbury, NC 281454039 � a 7 } v c 6 N 3v li March 22, 1978 -Dear Well, for years I hav_ wished we could hear from toe D vie Co. baton clan.. IS Latelu, severaL descendalat h" - left themselves be heard from- people fromt '. Itlantic to `acific and in bet.ween•- I don't preten ta. be an r -,..ton expert, but you would be surprised at how many ,. inaccurate claims I an,� he"ring. x Horn hun �:erq, that o: or ins._nce =� = - lon J tide ��o, 1 had su,�g�., „�-c to the .�.. of our documents s did he w—: -s in •"llehney �-o. when he sold his land, but t :a • descer.uat; h,_c fcund red ort or" a Lelber t �:�.rn in :.ut ger orc " so WS COi::_ �li ii i.5 i,Uri:.l:l� ;, .ere and dot inz-o frouole, 1riGlly, prc::.GrtEr ia„ did a to t e othA r coif _y aYlu fincin; him -there "w_S ::le" t0 tr�.GG :115 �,1.0 done into �.C. find that Diary -ell id�xxMxxx$xx E., ton Hanes plans to Her;.: is the poin z, go hunting in t`a. next summer, she was over lust week, bringing, a letter -front r:mss. ard who ha sent h.r the Alen sheets giving he "direct lire lack tc. Peter who had marrie�L the Widow Williams sne -said), Rev. "eo-.e and John t: Mlles, so I am trying to chrt I'Aary `"ell beck my way ( e&ch fellow think 'he can rove his own theory , y . u see) . I finally conpile._ this chzirt on what I c�.11 know facts (�boyt them and scurc.. of s"id date. Nancy copied it for me, so w.: can duplicate a well typed copy and ` an: sencc- in you the original. i%ancy &--ways mutal<ates ;.he original fcr her own refeYence, not h4vin�, learned yet that i sn Scotch & might have a use for th original! Does it make sence to you and understandable. I. find hat a family hip :.cry or linea_ 1;n-:: can ::;t:ccme as comrlic"ted ss a Tederl income tax bl_:-Ik. :i�ve to redo t ,e Gomr.-&ents on : eo :le wno Jove receipts. lha bey cause 1 :id not follow m c Own advice and disccvered evi---n �o shov, that had my ii -If -rr�,+::-tiorl. -1 the e lcurt�,,�:r c.1il.: _n c;. John j am�_-s weL:: nebjamin -nd then 1it:i's chil. ren _ n:: " :7es wumcs. � . -he m-;:rr1_ a:CilC: ..Cr-L.r;_�_� "�1<< _ i.: �c.r:ueI i riffs, So moi_ S �r,i1v col1:_ct.or S_- S r ;: �s ;:�,' :�.� r _ =ret � _�, _..ter of conn �r:.��s 4_i .��� r �r�L 2 half s�_ter to `--�tl��� int anC: ycri;t:>. jh�t �'1s J rc� ,i�a.rriec. c3 �'�:��:::5, i1-Vt�-1 die ant left 4:ill in ;�„c,_s Lo. t e lsdl s-_ys. -'t:e c:c ;: I:ct kncwwho the 1,►c., _ v:�10 r�.,:rte ie:_ �4i:+u 1 �larris. The i e 1,_c. j C' V c: a . n � •i. .. 1 : 1.' �. 1 . .:. _ L .. • . �. v V .. � i �.. ... 1 t. . 1 ` � i � ......, -. . L �. . � � v •..._ �. only I think i -h_d ::tt�r eUk'li:�. c°.��_n -_n fount nc: _ c ccriE- n -v -ric-_ =--- ..s, ::i_:. _ j' C)I Ieter�s kill. and any ►nurr:..: e :�onc. c:vail_ le =or iden .ion if possible. However, I ;:m :Deginni..g to wonder .:.1;out Grandpa Denjamin s accuracy in carry out his Uncle refer' s ;,•rill d-.rctiorls JAMES & GRACE EATON James, Eaton: Born ? tris r-arents= b -is "rife = Grace "o rn = Died after •181'x— see will of Peter Eton, minister, furry Co. N.C. Bk. 3 p. 128 Grob. 11/1817. ,-ied =-ft--r 18179 see Teter `aton will. Her r wren i Chil :ren cf James & 1-jr-ace Ea".on Ebenezer Eaton: See will of Peter Eaton, above, identified there as a son of James E ton. 'Nothing else known. Benjamin Eaton: 3. June 22, 1785, from E§ton F#mily_Bible D. rkug. 28, 1829. buried in Eaton' Baptist Ch. cemeteryt Davie `�ounty, N.C. DI. r%n.el is Fox. Bond in Rowan Lounty, , N.C. Date in Family Bible. «melia marries (2) William Coker. For .yen j aurin Eaton -Children, see Bible recorL in Davie `-ounty, Public Library, Mocksville, N Peter Eaton: B. NRv. 30; 1787 Family records D. Dec. 15, 1843. Buried at Eatons 1--h. cemetery, Davie Counzf, M. Tabitha riarbin. pond in 4)t_,rry Co. Iv.C. Their children: see family records in "avie Co P,}iis Library, TI�cksville, I.C. As of r,arch 1978 we have no records of any other children of J�m�s end Grace Baton. Present knowt-ldIce of sources for infor.-,, --ion on the zbove James L�.tcn. I. Will of his brotller, Peter Eaton, minister, 4n Surry Co. N.C. Gives names of his 3 sons end wif e 6r&ce. II. Documents of Hilltown Baptist- Church, Bucks Co. -ea., files in Bucks County Historic&l Society Library, Doylestown, P§. III.Historic::l t:ccounts of some of the Welch -ettlers of Hilltow and New -Britain, by Rev. Joseph "atthews (PZGthias) with additional facts by Bev. Edward Plathias" 1876, Hilltown Church records quote from letter by Curator of the Bucks c=ounty h,, storical Society files Lug. 9, 1950: C]ri.rzi n � £ z "We have a letter of recommendation given by -the Baptist Church of Christ at TiTberrig in the Province of North Carolina, to our brother James Eaton, being about to remove from these parts in to Fgnsilvania' Dated May 51 1787 and signed by Peter Eaton, minister, and Edward ;irayham, Jesse tetter ar.c :..Dent`zcr - =on. This docu:.i�nt must h-ve fallen into the hands @f the Hilltown Baptist Church,'Bucks Eo. PA. -as it is file.- in our iibr�ry Ail -i-. cccuments refe rring to that church." Timber i C an s_rl1 �,,zt':st �'h_-rch loc.sted ;n Rowans ow Z=vie County, �n u ar free gree site now :ccuciec by �ethiehem United N:ethodist '-i?urch. •Peter E ton was a pastor there. F.M. III. The Mathews hiss The Rev. Joseph i>athews has this to say: "C§therine Eaton was sister of Rev.Peter and names Eaton. They lived in New Britain on a farm sold to 3phraim Thomas and moves: to Rowan County, Njrth `-arolina." " Joseph "_thews marries second, Lydia Eaton a descena_nt of Aev. Joseph Baton." j; " James Eaton was a man of strong points or character, both mental and physical, but became partially insane to•...ard the close of his life. r'e made his home alternately at — e h;use of his brother, eter, and brother -in -l -w, "oseph P;athew, living half a Nile w=st of New Britain vill_:,e, ant also ::mon., rel�tiv�.in North -arolinaj just as suites .._ his ZLncy. Phe long cistcnc= cf ECC miles to hhe Sdith he alr:,ys tr_v__eC on foct. 'e ._s ___ __._. rn, ant when the notion seized C z_ �'�-Ci_ _.'1� , .. __rUC _iy 1E' -.ye ._ :'_i 2mp1C^i i:1e fit In .. _r:Y _.., ..� _= C _._ _.._C!i, ..l _i: _r as to clothing or c ..._ ,•;'._e, :: ulc; _ - _ - =c .-fent enc __me in this mann Lis .,_, _c.. ur.._rrinc _ci y ._nc sursmst in, u,, -on c:.,. c:-._rity of cl,c country tnrcu s:;ict, he "hen ;a chose to w•-,rk, es; e..ially ac r,kir:� hay- cc grain,_, his t.erfor- manc. in end swiftness, were sc'c.:ctilin �•:onc_rful. f't '_en::th he -.-de ;,is 1-st ori= to ort:, arolin= and = ._red in ten^>gylv_:.;.a,l no more. •° Lydia E;,ton: Naw Britain 3aptist church recores 1769. "James _:,mes and wife rec eived by baptism. 1.1so, Peter "aton, his two sisters, Catherine -aton and Lycai -aton. Lydia Eton afterw rds m•-,rriec Joseph "athews.')' There is some cuescion _s to whether Lydia Baton was a descendent o the Rev. Joseph ::atop. F.M. Comciled from recores jr. ,,s Co. ra. and -swan .. I:- i--rch 1478. F?cs.ie "artin What do you think of my ideal Anyway, I think lKary. Lyell should b6-* soaking up all information available, so she curl do her hunting without spending time on what is already available.. The next move is being made by two people.,. dezEcended from Isaac r-aton - and sEpeculat, treat Isaac as son o John. T e next person will S,%Y he was son of John ( like the last writer of �mile Doone s cry wr,,te about the Traditions Rebecca Boon Cabin �m Sugr Free creek). T_- rev. Eofn toes trr. ct :,L.:Ck to ►e 6-'_--eh-_1n ::,.rn ..jro %;:rried ti:Gry, dQu-. hter of Dniel o�t„n, scn o� Jch n '_�, -r. s� �76� 1__:c puLcr:�.:,c. I told him and the two namsey prin;.s in _:rclin& Cr: _e hit .:�:.d -.1 orlr. c7r�:e = �"� 1 �c:: _ : _i��delnr:ic� �a :'r`��ericiC • _ J _ _o. =-�:a `1 end tC O�nicr'i �-p. :�. may i, C:'::C1 L_rjrlcnC rE'Cei iC{= L.Q. nad Pennyp;- ck �:h. records, ray Z�e av::ii.:zle. T j e Rev. Herrn is retired, active aid ene r r-atic "n;.± is l; ...ole to j.0 to wor- his trouble being he collects, court recor.-s, census reports etc. and then does not arrnae ;,is m.- ori 1, so -:s to elir,inte or acc to or wh,.tever, finally come out with fscts on which to base his -um ed-at-ccnclusions. T the to zp t ::t::er ::in:_ v , tint...r, c2 c hv:hen l cu .-,E - rrrr.e. • / Fro burly s_1 is;: re- ons, .;; . s Drrl _ ....�� � �..r_steL any o..r� r�:�cr.in�: is Setting r.--t,ty rusty 4nd Vvk,--.r n „ut z ti,.E ver-cus --sl iut s� �.r, i. - L;r Ari seems tc be tuncLic.ning- !Esc-s- I zhink so. nice L.:ster to you ar,d 1 s till loce- even it .,te'do r�- t alwc.y s see thin.,,s in the s,,�,me perspec zive. �' ,404A & NM Davie County Public Library Dir AftY1kC, . n c; u ..t_ n t r Feb, 9, 1978 Box 158 Moeksvllle, N. C. 77028 Phone (704) 834-2073 David Fergusson, Librarian Firstly: I FINALLY sat down and wORKED at setting on paper that E ton sisters story.. I went back to the thing Martie L,tchison & I did Iomg time ago. Zhe had headed that page The Eaton -isters. S.mewher-- in my eternal copying- alwuys trying to make t e facts seems_ understandable, I had typed at one place the mistake about- whatever it was, in anotjer place it was correct information. This l:te items will do your sould good and make you w_nt to ¢row " I tol you so". A airs. -hinn, working on "arners, collected some 4,aton data from �pnn. whi..h she sent me. This item wyou will especially appreciate. " New Britain 'aptist �,murch, Bucks County, Penn. _ 1769.. J_mes Sam=s and wife Elizabeth Laton ucsmes joiner the church. Peter Eaton joine::. Hos two sisters Catherine aton and Lydia &ton joined, Lvci.. Baton afterwards m�rriec Joseph "athews."_ Evidently, ;f we could re�c the yew "rit�in Epurch records, we might he able to pick up anot;.er _tem �'r so about that family. So far, we how h_ve, for sure, a family witij sons r'eter, jcmes, "benezer anc dauchters ��t'hecrine _nc Lydia. If the Teter who cies in P,1. in 1767 was the father of this tribe, trier must have been some ninor children. Rev. Teter was born in 1749 Qccroc to tombstone, his crotner "ames's s::sn were born 1786 and 1787, so was Joseph "'arrhews Jr. was born in 1780's. The brother benezer tied in 160C, but estate was not settled until 1810 a daughter h c mur_ied in 1796, but y imagine there were minor chil:.ren that family. What am 1 getting at? I ha„e wondered if f�.the and mother of all these 3 sons, 2 daughters and plus any others, not have deid, leaving a number of young children to shift for t11mselves. That might make it hard to get any data on them.' til . y ri An other letter from Mr. Powers. 1�is time, he has discoverpO in his note •. that our John -atop, son of s!enezer, will is in -.avie and th4t it in- dicates th_zt John was not marred , but Powers stili`sticks to�his stateme that sister `•_t Brine h"d mar_ied a "arner. "lain I quote_ that 1846 deed, being in _mith `o , @Ysn whe was selling her "owan land and signed her leter �a_herine M. Batons, same as on the receipts in 1819. I gather th t he and "Jim0” are conpiling an caton'':almily history and he wants "Miss Pinks book" when wil- it be printed? 01 I am sending you these two pates y compiled'on the reople in Uncle `Eter's will. hoep it if you want it, but do write xx*Jrkkxgx and say waht isnot clear or in error. - seem to be u pest muster at not saying wh-t '.am tryingto sa*, in clear understandable lancuagel I am meeiting my fuzzy statemements somingbsc� to me from all directions. Friday morning. Lookinc for the notes made on &�amsey's reference to John -aton. �o not find that, b -.t here is the exact quotation in Lydia -aton. New Brirain Baptist 1-=hurch ( Bucks County P ) • 1769 James James and 'life "lizabeth Eaton�James receives by baptism. Also Peter c-,toj, his two sisters Catherine and Lydia Eaton. afterwards Lydia Luton married Joseph 1•'athews.11 T,,e gist of " amsey's state :.ent was that John -aton had come from Frederic Co, 1"d. to "owun, then ,eve will -4nd tc.,bstone referent=. "t anot:.er _ �e he stat_(_ t. -at this John aton had been a member of Pennypack � wtist -uurc::. I would like to see th.,se `rederick L,4. and rennypack church recor-s:. Vaybe they would add ._notner st�u..e:.t thut we could use, if not ' umsey. Anyway, I will not admit t`.atte h_ve begin able to put to•.,et::er the 3 brkthers-•Peter, �c_ines. Ebenezer and two s'_sters, `atherine and Lydia. As for -7dith and-lizubeth Mmes, someone quoting from t at marriage statement had dded, "daughter of a minister". WHAT minister? I am enclosing Juanita Horc Miller's let�er, came this morning. Will sen; her your address, maybe taking orders for the -enjamin -aton family history might help decide on low to get into circulation. Mr. Powers has rittne that he ,marts the book too, but if his data on his own "benezer is not any more ccur�te tc,an his first statements, his book will be of 1_ttle value. Powers is evidently descended from one of the Lbenezer - t aon da11.,,,, a court house fire destro e._._ them. Mrs. Utley corresnonted with one branch of that family- Beer- Susannah "runt line nd we have those letters. T,,ey were in Ind. and "is. and Cal. when she was writing or he"rin7 from them. Anyway, y shal give him your address and you and he can fighre of your book. It seems t "-: "Bli11" in %-o1. ;S compliling the m�=teriai, owE_s must be helping; collect it, but is still mi;hty cagy with c,is m�terial or mayce he ly is confused himself. I hc-ve written 1-rs. "hinn ( -,Aiho se::;. the Lytic "3i,on i`,�tzhews dater,) an, askec if sale had colliec ted any more --%-On hi :tory rrom --ucks Lo. churcr ( why cid t..ey all seem to h.: VE to ; e baL t izec , probes blu again: :%omeome sugg:. s is that they were joint' "no�.=_r :.;r,:.nch „f t. z b�.ptist church the �orr,-,er 5aptisn, did'nt count. am how -ell 2r" our church, will not take copaunion with e:nother 6Gptlst hurch. mi s motr:�r was da.. of Cousin ,mi `urches. Do you hGv_e a cosy of t:.ose recd; is ',-ousin -us-.7n�atcn Zoun;: i n the trurnv n hcma s rebs: e i f not , h. -.:d etter esenc you a copy. I guess, the `_lisbury should h-ve ci co,_,y too. wish t ci :e libr�r r� x a copy or j'l:.tthew s jriS. Then . if ..e .ccXi�; rca Gthe buck ::.nd rhil delp,�sia I-ounties c::u� ch his 4:cri- we might D.Z. .s_e co cc''ocur.,n s some,�._reris ::nc more, si:t ,ters ( cou th,:�t t...ere •v,ere :;�o� brothers) of the J i:nber edge 'aeons. Am clac to know that '­iiris:.ine is glettin-9 =.longi so ..,,ell, ,,::xel writes that h� b,-ck h_ s b,e::n improving ; ince r� yp L- z...& s notice- ----,y the ,,t.:, the t si. it -..0 Ottei cec a : art O i o_mer tf_ _tile s 11'. iiEr "1i5 ton-sGlem Sc' •`ill clo�.e this i o': , but 1--:--:v . is o:_.en ;.--Or more br_:-i.ns;.crm door t ir l h_v� dny: meso Juaanifa'tMilldf -.4k 1102 Skyline. give,..` ; - :..:} Tacoma, - WA. 98406 February 21,- 1978 Dear Flossie, I am still here even though we were supposed to ve left over a week ago for Death Valley but some business deals are holds us up. By the time we et tthere the wind will be blowing (Larch is always windy n Death Valley in March, but we're going ..anyway and perhaps will spend some ime there then go on into Arizona. I We have had some very beautiful weather this moth. Today I worked out in the yard for hours with only a thin sweater on - tho sun was so warm. This really has been the part of the country to be in this ' . We have had so much good weather, of course it has rained but we really�ed,-At in order to refill all the reservoirs. I am not so sure that we've henough sn<W up in the mountains for we need lots in order that our forests stn nice and green`du;ring the summer. The warm weather brings out all the insects! eady the slugs ale busy on the tender plants. My primroses are in bloom and the forsythia is beginning to blossom out - surely seems Spring will be upon us soon. However, I've known the weather to change and even have a sprinkling of snow in March. Did you tell Pink Tatum that I wanted a book of . the Batons? In fact, I would like to have at least three if she hasn't already sent them to print. I really don't care how much they cost (of course, anything reasonable). Would you send me Pink's addregs? You failed to send me her address in your letter. Sounds as if I will have to make another trip to N.C. and take you to Bucks County so that we can look up some information that is missing. Wouldn't that be something if we could do that? I am still trying to locate my line with my father's folks. I will have to go to Virginia and trace the line from there. It1 seems beyond what I'll ever be able to do since now my husband is now not ae to get around. So far he can still drive a car but can only xkak walk tuleverything ort distance with his crutches. He keeps quite busy all the time at his desk else I have to take care of. I'm thankful that I am still able to do many things. I won't climb ladders or trees! Remember, I told you alout painting a couple of years ago and how the ladder and I parted company? I did get a grandson to come and trim some trees but even he was too small treach some of them. Tomorrow I hope to finish pruning most of my shrubs and I rhes. Please write to Pink and tell her I want sever4 books or send me her address right away in order that I might write to her. °.Did you know Tom Swann of Route 1 Statesville? He passed away Feb. 6th at the agii of 95. His older brother, Unius is still living and I believe he is either 97 ok 98. The Swanns certainly live a good long life. I'll be expecting to hear from you very soon but -,since I will be gone for about a month I surely would appreciate your getting i� touch with Pink and make the request of three (3} books) and I will gladly ppy whatever she asks. God bless and keep you, ROWAN PUBLIC LIBRARY Edith M. Clark History Room d lL 201 West Fisher Street P 0 Box 4039 Salisbury, NC 28145-4039 /; 1;1 4 j 1 /; 1;1 t a - 0 H O t-'• l< k N N O N is OD n � w N• < :3 N y r►- � n CDN 0) OD N ndyqo _. •: `�� i r a :. �.:+ �n _ _ �e�aF Pink;►.: �yv � .a . _ , _ _, .. Yesterday I .mailed, what I thought woulde, my final ~word on the two. Jame-sistars, ell,mean-!r.dith--Zatbntand "li2abeth`aton Jame-:.. T.'e same mail brought a letter from a new torresoonce;_' —.in Cal. Ih.e is really. hunting James ancestors, but metwit�� Baton oata too. SHE seems to have read' -L --i tthe s as -well- as -mucks you ty urch -records and r -ay gine, i hope. ' e hid the James tr.v�ii...� s..�� f, „c_ e;;c. i�. ,•;_sfroc, her noes ;t%�;, y cot the. flew Britain - Dcpttst `'hutch record Kbaut .lames and 'liza1-eth 7aton James, Peter `'atom 4nc'''hi:, twoteisters Lydia and Catherine -:Iton all joining at "ew 'Oritain -.nc th::t Lydia afterwards married Joseph T:�tthew%;. tioxt, a letter comes on the saguessing, me m-• 1 th�.t too Yours out. Tis one shows how daft crous it is to AarE do any 9 i g F: c tom t e W.�:y my Lea, notes *--dre::.d- the ones t=.:at s�,.id y �.hGt �� '.11 three of John J �rCieS your ges Children clr_r,,.e tG :•rtil ti, ti, -el- =un L "I iZ .^,;: tt', _mes. �,ith`,r t-wo, h..d ween nGrriec as being J�r,es _r,.t s and Cat: Brine. •-hit r►i=ch w ; documented. . d I hall fisurec:: th:_.'-tre otr,�r ClC gild I-,ey •brou• ht :�s iah:n s i-c:.r(`are by his -,:i-ire. r I :.msec i:.y conciucic-:r i4t.-G u_i ''orris in 181 _r. c: --, c:...er r pct t -:�.t "a�.:Iel )f: -tris si:�rec: red i-ts fc;r his share of � lL � � - rc�e .ter s money 4�__.tt:�G Lo :.rc�.-:er•s �r,d chllGi. eri S cr.:ilare even though --L .knew th._;t '•ar'tcI*E% :+!:-._`� iJCi •�i .h' S c child. Ti v ^ • - r lso ��,ney,: th:�.t _. r -3c -rd state . tt: t th. s ,•m.�r.,:iret r._ c r=:.cr�• ,1 J^mes, but e Lliat Si e ec Samuel f jr G scConCG ii.i: � ono. .vJ mut, aNp .rermtly, not soy for :r,y fr; enc h�:s .-Cli�i lr rgc.� _ �.' 3 �rYill in -=.1c1 -s I seems that :_:u:it "at -nes zr6_uc�:t men ' ar,:in r:es- gnu i ;o find a-enjamnin ":_mes v.i;.h wife Jr; ce • �0� e - ^ who th I have :rittn t.,� �.cy ,:s��ir,�. t".:.rr:is cid rr;.rry. :;rand^a `)eri j am mics not suppose_ tg-e h-nding out money Lo ;;:le who did come under tie ter;*.:s o LY- e v:, ill- but h_�, cid,iv.-- moIT,_y to � t �r' s sister `'�LfierinC n:: S iia wL;s not r enzi cl uec in L..� All. oV:xS grecs. great r_nd..a crazy .ticqr�: �;;: : 1shonest: aisG' c,r-nG ,G hil ip to..l weakly t.c ti.crk' Dnn't prin, you, '�;cck until) :-fe cinhet the ,._mys kin szr-AL..-ZrIec. f:cybt srmeeihere in zcok h:: v.iil .:,:_n --ion r_l,.tmonshir. C yes, 6gother st:- t-Mnent in this new Ston mUteri�;l, icy. -` r.::rcierr:ber hGveing a 1ong t;r.c Edith _nc "liz-bets: kjere d;:u,m:ters or" u .yam .. minister. asking firs. % n- ifzbhe hat any statement about names. If the report d said P � "granddaughtems" i uld have beoehaY&`--11t�-1e near. the answer. d_4yo14; fiver_.r ove_ or l isproye: the, staten,t� et-etLydia' a dscendant 69v. Joseph t�n? T_ ."hen you �A = _ck to ''al is u r y, , I wish you wcuwd � C'i eck ' a. � sir. on :.atop m:,rri . je bonds.. n$ well as Call. Y''u see John :-C,y 7' money too. K-tty was over. this afternoon, orought : e delicious . samples of i.er party food. Velma comec- up(*1w1a.rch 2-nc tc -see her -eye doctor ori " ch' 3. hacel is hObrii it; _.roue:: i 1 tic ,:c� t � moi` - -(f � US i' -o oiite :7ve r = Or � un—, -h :: i hc.r, au;: r_ -elan _.n6 i .cth rind ourselves Zc;rtcr ur,c`r the wether. Me with dental `troubles and she with nose alfeding trousbles. -;.,e should employ doctors to keep us in shape, not wait unt1l, re_:L%irs are needed. I .,,..rote "r. Pea;:-rs the L ::e bad b t ter t., rite you -nd do li keNrs. i•iller, give yo.. an order. dic'n�t ,now ;tih.t you ti_.d cecided to co. Cr course you ha -We ;,ars, i -i; lle , s letter. I wil" seed ycn� the Corretions on th:_ t t `'�cr;es get it. OLt 1:.4t, y will h_ ve_ to res t� e t:i nz-r.es or who came c cv n mere. I wrote '.rs. -4nn �:.�cu � t:ie ►,annon, yastine, 1•1i ller, r ch,n -Cs she will h..v� Coilct -c: 1L:yius _..:OUB, t.1�.:t X00. story it tncse c;;ildren a•�=r1S fi'_irs, �r sh- 'seems to r`= ac ss ho%C She CYn find a i ew amore t%aton facts = �r us. Think..t _:'i::. s� � st .i. L s:.e h. ..or cert in in=orr,._tion on B c'•,s Xxxzj cou n.Y�Ziliiles. l Go ncz ;;er ��5 i�stun .4iVsi�g e:n rL:-, e+ h. ��ould ii-:� to :. vc somie "o�f.�an "`rri� ;e z,nou ch rcr tcnirh -. •�,,,,e t in1 ,.oinq well v.ith you folks. (� t U 7.,3F. ��rt,r Dear Pink: The other night the map man called to tell me that he had been to Idle, looked up the Gdward Boon;:- which 1 had to' -d h fh im was there, as I� Homme: Keever had brought me a notice of said entrry, the map man had not been a},,le to find said entry- and I had to admit to hiim th"t I had found that we do have a copy in our ♦ files:. "e said , not a word, b*t to1d5oris l could ahmost hear the wires sizzle. So, when 1 -ktold "ndrew that you had sent'the aoone deeds, he very ' gVite-A y agAid, 1 wanted the John Bryan deeds-' was scared to call you and break the news, you might have felt reacting like the map man did:. The ''oone material is not a lost cause, for We can use• that too but it- . was John Bryan that we were checking on for a Bryan's ford, rhe noone road material was greeted by the mai man happily thou h� for 9 it was more evience of chis correct location on his map. The tDouble with me is that folks are working on both -Oryans and 'mos Boones and my mind kee -s trying to jump from one to t1te other. The map man's last and most interesting contribution ods, our files, is a copy of a petition sent to the 'Jovernors in 1`76_8 asking for re- lief from the taxation;_roble�;�s tney�were enduring. he list reads like it had been copied from Andrew• s map. "ut no's 1 atums s iyned i4, but Q1 isha Owins name heQcs the list. 30 names in all and most of them in S. W* section of countyg and a few from Orange county. I have about come to your conclusio,, n on the Raton history, tkt had -mi might as well be compileat for the whole Benjamin descendants. , Lm mpx Lucille Cain says that Eleanor plans an 11,*aton history when she rep tires from teaching at Salem Avademy. But her line is Peter, brother of Benjamin. The only inquiries 1 have aver had about "owan 'ounty gators ( except from our %Smesh ve been for a 0oseph who was here, whose pension application} staled that he was born iniladel hia noun � p ty and joined arml from rowan- that lay was 90Ang or, idea that Joseph was son of Ycm o f rev. Ueorge; another lady was hunting r'ox and Darner, but h her ances tress spas Margaret daug:.ter of `;Ibenezer, brother of our ames r astly, two people have been hunting ancestors of�S amuels who were in that fir -t bunch of batons mem embers at the (ila putch I"•eeting "ouse an batons church later. None of those people had any information back 0f +rowan `-ounty Mrs. Utley corresponded with g randchilderen #tAt • 6►benezer, but all the), had out of the Fenn. past was a liquor bottle said to h=ve been given by George Vashington to the first Peter Laton and was tole handed down to Peteit,4atons. 1 guess the reters must have givne out in the Ebenezer lilt#, for a dames had it at that time. Apparently "aleigh has nothing new which might had been ad( -ed by descen. dants, ( I had hoped). here I was, typing and did not moti ce that the ribbon had run off the spool. I.guess I have said all l meant to suy. nope you won't mind getting the John Bryan list, that was what ' was wonting because it might give us so somethin on which we can document the aez,ecca Moone cabin tradition. I do wish we could get some facts on that, for that would be a must for t the map man's map. He is doing Surry, Stokes, Randolph, Montgomery, gavie, Rowan, Vavidson and I have. forgotten what other' counties. I noticed skaat►,er KimL.rough" had .se sent ]aim a check for 50.00- "a subscription to the maps and su:pliment". The supplements world contain history that can not be gotta arry the map, for lack of space.- `'nough for to8y, am ka iting for Brook anL_ George to came b y and take me with them, to a 50th wedding anniversary of the .5rady angels. "esiAes I had better Correct my mistakes so you can r =a.d this letter. I. started out with the ]-ed of going slowly and accurately, but it ends like all 1 do, rushing to get to somethikg else!. H,pe the sick and ailing in your connections continue to improve. -too b bad when we have to retire to nursing homes. ''ome peoRle adust beau- tifully, but ♦ am not a good adjuster, each day that get up ready and able to go, .i say a fervent "hank you. *ish you lived here, or drove a car and could add your wisdom to the endeavors going on. QV, 3 L'Z.L� r ,SeA i/iCi+ CA- V 4� -, tZ�iyY+Q'o V n. �. clic m, ), ' Thursday June 10 Dear Pink: 1 / j 14 Wo _j A we -k ago Andrew brought in a blue print copy of his reduced map and saes "this is it". It is about 27 by 30 inches- 4000ft to a mile scale/ lr1L�i c.r " Ol:.s" in i for W[":i^.h grc:nts were ri-ver found, out looks to T. goir,- co mamma ca�4�t you and ta,ce i � to o .. n C ror y r yri trie iAcantl�lic, -� s en . several C''r'dl.ng to incl Out how or where to i:cve 1=szing reprOC :CtlOriS M�.t,e, SO we co -0 i;ave copies t. -.-t wo id not fade. Only to find out that these 'Clue -lined maps could nit De use for that- 1 just thou ;int if ♦ could get prints r,a e -` world not botker r:ndrew, he hac done his part, it seemed to me. i have been talking about getting copies of that map made for some time and got no response from. anybody on :,pow or wr,ere. However, I tal.`ed to dirt: hvall a.- ain the other niunt and n* a says lie a. Peter 11airston and ••ndrew wtwvj� get togeti.er and &nd arrange for soe::�thinc to be do e. Out, Jim says don't rush me, it will anct::er two weeks before I can :het to it. Of course he blsckec owt this s. -ring and landed in tfic: hospitals wi.ere he got orders to slow pe or else. Anyway, if i:ndrew ha:_ not sent you a blue print, y will see Grout it. Buren Lakey kee,.-,s doinG th*Lngs to Z' ,oc.-'s house,, he called me l::.st week end to get ,a messa., e to Ee, ter that the stocr, at soul: Loor was finis :eu, o, unday Lfternoon we went u- E:nd too:; a look. a little unc overed -orcn or stoop. floor and stens of rot:chf, wide. _plank: .)up�-osrting _,osts and rails, teleph -_ne poles and sorie ;ops frc::: the nous. Lliz�beth w -s % orr,iin:: oecGLse ti^.e land :';. d noz all ween rented and so gettin,u an income to 7c:y ror ti -,e work Gone. -6ne chicken coops, etc. are all gone, he :mulberry trees clearea �s•�ciy, tf:c laAn al . grassed :end 1 decided th, t wi-,o - rer selecte :n�_. for .-souse s�-�e iia:: an eye for beautiful v_.ews. Buren h&:cl taken u_., 1 st ,�� ter, tnose ::u�ust_ lilies ani trien replancec all around two sides of tc,�_-- lou se. Also wren has plunted a large g r rden uY: in ti -.e barn area &no we brow;int back ca'obGce and onions, he says ;ie will i,4ve pl& nLy or corn and deans f "all of you". "e has to«,atoes, sweet potatoes, -risk potatoes and i dont know what else. I have been workirIa rather consistently at trying to index tnose grants for t,7ie map :nd aijout half way ti,rough, :gut h"ve decided will �.._ ve to quit, get some letters written and organize so< more decided.,' date we -iuve been coll;,cting so brace ,Nendrics kight and the nen H. descendant in Kinston won't keep on sending me dupliccte m, uterial. I did write ''race and give her a list of facts we n�Ded to know to prove anytir:ing a --,out the early Latons. -r. note yeste bay from eirs. 1xllem decided me ti;ut she need: more help than `trace, for -L heli. ve she will ...ick p likely sounding items and put ti -Sem tocether with )--rfect confidence that s,,e i-1as wort._ed it all out. You may know that all these county histories h�ve been concensed by the authors, or sor,:ebody . Vv - Jim v Jim brought me a copy of his the other day, they are paper back, priced 1.50 and to be used in schools, etc, t is really fascinating to see what was done with our Davie Co. history. Very readable, a good deal of the lighter side of our history.' work on the b*centennial edition of the Enterprise goes on. Two college students hive been camping at the library and delving into our files. Arnold said to me yeste-day, had you thought that you might be running ou- of space Tey h:_ve 'een pret:.y good at doing their own research, but the trouble i. a goodrart of our txd cross indexing is IN MY BRAIN and not cin readable cards!.. Sco, I get nothing done these days, when up tere, except help them find out thin. -s they want to fin- out, it has meant going hack to the old and fragile copies of he "evie limes and reading, even the advertisements and court notices. In several cases whhn we had little or no material on the subject being preparec, did know where they could go to find someone who could answer their questions. Right now the ivey on this lot needs cutting back, edges of flower beds cleared of weeds and magnolia leavez, swelpt up, so 1 am planning no trip to library` `It was'nt even suppose: to -e open last Monday morning, but both "rs. _rye and l went up and got things out so a riethodist minister a. his photographer co ld find and take pictures of things he wante to use his church bicentennial project- ;20 pictures for slices to ...e sued in connection with programs. The Methodist church in 'Davie is hard at work on such projects- and wane certainly wants to give 11 neces ..ary aid. The closck says 8;45 and the mailman will be by before long, so y shall stop right here, for y h«ve waited4 long enough to write you as it is. may not get to correct my errors, but do the best you can, hopefully. #� p�..nn„n♦� :y,ary 11 � IO i��7.�-'u�yi1 r�jQ�+��� ""'��' ov� Jr:l Tw' rz .. \A II -j - LL A tr - �-► -�-,-, L,,,�, '�-- c+ ,r r _� • � 1 \�' '.. ' 1) it / �... • �`' �-n_ ✓ ~ rte. ��'i.t•- t �t - . 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Clark History Room 201 West Fisher Street P 0 Box 4039 Salisbury, NC 28145-4039 Deal Flossier I struggled up with the cony copies is immedi; his4kirs, I do n Another thing- th my typed copy and I do not believe names are readabl .(in brackets,)ju Having deleted ,the back but at t should I relent a index could be li a lot of work but they want any way Any Ideas on the 4f0 t er your letter yesterday ion that the only place fo ly following the article y think they need numbering - will is clearly copied so ti f they follow your explanat. typed copy of the receipts except about 9 or 4, so how below the aA e Pa. Paton,, the Dutchman s stage I refuse to remake have t retyped I just may J.F, or just a table of coi of a g od reference, your bject, ?f n this A,M, I got Q, K he will andeceipt c wrote on Petf and re is no need for the n of the devisors s necessary. All bout typing those rlc ek crowd should be in index. However , aider it. The to, surely would save ants will know who Dear Flossier I struggled"Ser your letter yesterday' up with the cony ion that the only place fo copies is immedily following the article y his4kirs. I do n think they need numbering - this A&M, I got Q. K will andreceipt c ote on Petr and Another thing- th` will is clearly copied so t re is no need for my typed copy and f they follow your explanat n of the devisors I do not believe ;> typed copy of the receipts s necessary. All names are readabi except about 3 or 4, so how bout typing those ,(in brackets,) ju below the name. ;-c' Having deleted the back but at t /should I relent a index could be li a lot of work but they want any way Any Ideas on the the Pa. fatons, the Dutchman eek crowd should be in stage I refuse to remake t e index. However , have t retyped I just may onsider it. The J.F! 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