Anita Wills's Comments

perhaps this might be the mill or one of them? I saw a different shot on the state park page:

http://www.friendsofrcsp.org/contest/05photos/bflound01.jpg

http://www.friendsofrcsp.org/contest/05photos/jtaly02.jpg

just a thought, might be wrong

lots of photos on that site though :)

Hi Anita,

Many od m mother's relatives came from Pennsylvania and in the area of Chester County, some of my mtdna matches for surnames are Greene, Proctor, Long, Silvers, and many more. I am Jewish and quiet and admixture. I am looking for information on Nancy Jane Manuel/Emanuel and her husband Johnson Brewigton of Sampson County, NC. Nancy's daughter was Polly Ann Brewington married to a  Bennett Jackson, his name may have been Arthur also. I a death certificate oly for Polly Ann Brewington with her parents and spouse's name on it. They are connected to the Brewington's of Tennessee and Sampson County and possibly South Carolina. My mtdna test shows that my maternal ancestors were European from Northern and western Europe. My haplogroup is H10e2 that evolved outside of Europe from Iberia before migrating to North Europe Russia and Finland. I do have Native American and Artic Ancestry. Basically a female from my maternal ancestors married a mulatto man of African and European ancestory or a black man and man and some continued to marry within the black american community while others married europeans and Native Americans. My desire is to find information on my Nancy Jane Manuel/Emanuel and her ancestors. Many of them left Pennsylvania and traveled through  West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia and finally settling west of the Catawba River, Lincolnton, Winston-Salem, Rockingham, Pender County, Wayne, Duplin and finally Sampson County and Cumberland County. I know that many of the family divided along racial and cultural stigmas. Some migraed to California, Mississippi,Florida,  Louisiana and Texas. While many left Sampson County and moved to Indiana, Michigan and Ohio. Michigan has the largest Finnish Community and much of my mtdna leads to Michigan, Wisconsin, Oregon, Utah, and Minnesota where you will find people of German and Finnish ancestry. The English side of my mother's ancestors lead to New York, Connecticutt, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire.

my husbands gggggggrandfather was in the revolutionary war,,after the war he came to nova scotia in 1783 his name was willam scott and joined in charles city va..he was a servent to berry harden,, In the book of negroes it says he born free about 1758.we would love to know who his parents were, or anything more about him.you can e-mail me at,,,,,twinarrows@ns.sympatico.ca thanks karen

i want to sincerly thak for post your family stories . i think they are so amazing and inciteful. i love learning about here . i am a history buff . hearing stories of those of fami;ies of long ago are so on point . i have heard stories though out my life about my family way back but i would love to learn more

robyn

Thanks Anita. My family is historically AME, so that's a great idea. I'll take a look and make a few calls to see what I can discover. Thanks again.

Hope you have received the informatin on the next family reunion in 2010 in Va. Beach. I did send your information to the Chairperson.