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Greetings to Michael: I just want to let you know that I mailed a packavge for SAR to you and upon tracking I find it has not been picked up. If it isn't picked up it will be returned to me and I lose postage money foe expresss mail. Just trying to make sure you pick it up or have it redelivered. Thanks and have nice days. Bob

Hi Michael
One of my cousin in Carroll county has agree to sponsor me but I think I need two? I bought the software for filling out the forms. What I need is proof that
so and so married and had what’s his name. My Gallaher's came to British NA just before the revolution My Hugh’s older brother James fought for us in the war. My Gallaher's may have been Irish Quakers or Scot-Irish?

Hi Michael

Thanks for the offer. Yes a little genealogical help would be great.
I am applying to the SAR through Col. John Hannum of Pa. I will be submitting other apps for William Elder and his son Charles Elder, Maryland.

BTW where are your Gallagher's from in the US?

Hello again, Michael: Thank you for your generous offer with regard to me joining SAR. I ACCEPT!! Please be my sponsor as I do not know other SAR members. I will e-mail you information concerning John and Henry Winborn (Winborne) in a few days. After you have an opportunity to review , we can go from there as you direct. Thanks: Bob

Thanks very much, Michael. This helps a lot. I am interested in joining SAR. Any suggestions as appropriate way to start?

Hi Michael, Even though I have proven several grandfathers in the SAR & DAR, I currently have 5 pending applications, One has to do James Welborn his wife was Mary Isabella Teague, Their son Gideon Welborn married a Tabitha unknown believe she was Tabitha Lawler, They had a daughter named Mahala Welborn who married a Joseph Hall. Mahala & Joseph lived in Trenton, Jackson County, Alabama and moved to Marion County, AR after 1830 Joseph died about 1843 in Marion County, AR, Mahala was born in Barren County, Kentucky 1801 and died after 1880 Coryell County, TX. My problem here is proving that Mahala was Gideon's daughter. Mahala and Joseph had 4 children William Hall who married China Woods, my line, Abner Hall who married Sarah Duvall their Bible records were distroyed in a fire, John Hall who married Caroline King moved to Missouri, and Susan Mahala Welborn who married Robert Jefferson "Jeff" Wood moved to Texas and then Oklahoma. Gideon Welborn was killed May 1818 in Barren County, KY I have been unable to find a record that names Mahala as his daughter, have not found a marriage record for Joseph and Mahala.

Regarding your Philadelphia Greathouses, what was the time period for your Barbara Greathouse?

Yes, I know what you mean - sometimes this research can get very frustrating! No matter what route you take, it still comes up a big fat 0!!!

Reason for migration?

For the Loy family I'm not sure if it was land or religion or both. They came to NC with other families from the same area and these families were the core of an early church in the county.

As for Joseph Greenwood I think it was completely economics and perhaps some adventure. His father died shortly before the American Revolution and appears to have left enough debt that all of his lands were sold. Joseph served in units from both DE and MD during the Revolution and left for NC soon after the war ended. He bought land in Rowan County on which he lived for 12 years and then sold it. I'm not sure why he once again moved, but he appears to have moved just behind the early frontier. He moved to Davidson County, KY where he lived for 7 years and then Wilson County, TN for 7 years. By 1809 he had land near Huntsville in the Mississippi Territory where he stayed for 20 years. When he was in mid-70s he moved to Calloway County, KY where he again bought land, although it appears his daughter and her husband were living with him.

I'll check with my contacts and see if they know anyone familiar with the towns you mentioned.