Pender County, NC

Posted Queries for July thru August 1997

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BANNERMAN posted by Jeanne Bannerman Alexander on Thursday, July 17, 1997: Jeanne Bannerman Alexander jeanne@uab.edu I am interested in information on the Bannerman's Bridge Community and the people who established it and lived there, particularly the BANNERMANs. Where was it located? Do you have any records available that I could get copies of. Thank you.

PEARSALL posted by Amy Ferdinand on Tuesday, July 22, 1997: PEARSALL John (b. 1816) George (b. 1836) Mary Jane (b. 1877) Julia (b. 1859)

BRINKLEY, GARRISS, GARRTS, KENION, MOORE, POWELL posted by Stevie Lou Powell on Thursday, July 24, 1997: On May 30, 1997 I posted a query on BRINKLEY,GARRISS, GARRTS, KENION, MOORE AND POWELL. There is an e-mail change from mpowell@gte.net Please change the name on query from Myra Powell to Mrs, Stevie Powell at humbird@gte.net I now have my own e-mail. Thanks Mrs. Stevie Powell at humbird@gte.net

DAVIS, ENGLISH posted by Chris Clack on Friday, July 25, 1997: I am researching the Descendants of James ENGLISH and Mary DAVIS. They had 5 sons and one daughter that I know of. Their names are David ENGLISH (born 1809-11), Stephen ENGLISH (born June 1812), Thomas ENGLISH (born bet 1815-1820), William ENGLISH (born 1820) and Joseph James ENGLISH (born June 5, 1828). I do not know anything about the daughter. If you are connected to the ENGLISH family in any way, I probably have your parents or grandparents in my database. Please E-mail me or write to 175 Highland Court, Gray Court, S.C. 29645-9261.

CASTEEN, HARRINGTON, HUMPHERY, SANDERSON posted by Eleanor Brinklely on Wednesday, July 30, 1997: Looking for first wife and parents of William Wright CASTEEN of New Hanover/Pender Counties. He was born abt 1812 in NC and died 18 July 1903 and is buried at Rileys Creek Baptist Church Cemetery in Pender County. He married 3 times; Nancy HUMPHERY ?, Martha SANDERSON, and June Holland HARRINGTON. Children were John Bryant, Jacob, Kinsey, Elizabeth, Susan, Wright, Arminta?, Nathaniel. I am descendant of John Bryant Casteen. He lived in Wilmington area. Most willing to share data on this family. Will apreciate any and all help on this family.

CHRISTMAS, CHRITMAS, NEWNHAN posted by Gigi Pilcher on Friday, August 1, 1997: I am seeking any information on the family name of CHRITMAS, the only information that I have is on a Bryant CHRISTMAS b.08 Aug 1909 d. 04 Oct 1992, he lived in Jacksonville and was at some time a policeman or something. His wife was Lillian Ann NEWNHAN (not sure about the spelling, she was from Carolina Beach somewhere close by. I also have a name of a Lillian Ann Elizabeth Christmas and a Lenoard Newnhan who came over from England. Since I live in Alaska, I don't have the slightest idea which counties to look for. I did try Onslow but didn't come up with anything. Thank You !!

BRIGHT, PRIDGEN posted by Ted Hester on Thursday, August 7, 1997: I am looking for a possible connection between Drusilla F. BRIGHT,b.25 April,1836 in Columbus County, NC,m.James Henry PRIDGEN 8 March,1855 d.4 April 1910 in Valdosta, GA, and Equilla BRIGHT b.abt 1834, d. between 1870/1879, m. John C. PRIDGEN. Both husbands were brothers and sons of Etheldred PRIDGEN.

BROWN, GREER, LOVE, USHER posted by Susan Eggert on Saturday, August 16, 1997: Is the Thaddeus D. LOVE who married Almyra BROWN (1818-1894) and is buried in Beth Carr Church Cemetery in Bladen County a) the son of William James LOVE (1786-1862) and Maria Teresa GREER [of Rockfish] m. 21 June 1810, who lived in Wilmington and South Washington, New Hanover and Duplin County, and b) the father of Delavo and James LOVE, who both served the Confederacy in the Civil War? I am descended from William and Maria's dau. Eliza, who m. William USHER. I would like to fill out these collateral lines. Thanks. Susan Eggert, eggert@nccoast.net

SUFFARENCE, SUFFERANCE, SUFFRAN, SUFFREN, SUFFRIN, SUFFRON, SUFFRONS posted by Connie Backers on Sunday, August 17, 1997: Looking for info on SUFFRON ancestors and/or descendents. Samuel SUFFRON born 1797. Want his parents names, if he was orphaned, any siblings, any SUFFRONS (aka SUFFREN, SUFFRAN, SUFFERANCE, SUFFARENCE. SUFFRIN).

JOHNSTON posted by Andy Johnston on Saturday, August 23, 1997: My great grandfather was named Edward Matthew JOHNSTON. He was a farmer who lived in the Wallace-Willard area in the late 19th - early 20th century. He was also County Sheriff circa 1880. If you have any info on him, or his ancestry or family, please give me some leads. Please note the spelling with a "t". Thank you, Andy Johnston