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Date: Sun, 17 Aug 1997 15:46:24 -0700

Subject: FW: Kersey:

Sent: Saturday, August 16, 1997 5:00 PM

Subject: Kersey

Eleazar Kersey was b 27 Oct 1762 & d 1 Aug 1816 (Springfield MM Guilford Co NC). My info shows his first wife as Elizabeth Carter but I don't show any children for her. I have Elizabeth Harlan as his second wife, b Aug 1762. They were married 12 Jul 1784 in either Guilford or Randolph Co NC. I have nine children for them (Enoch, Stephen, Alice, Jesse, William, Eleazar, Elizabeth, Moses & Esther). I only have birthdates for three of the children. Since Eleazar is not my direct line, I don't have much more. When Eleazar died in 1816 he left a will dated May 29, 1816 & probated in Aug 1816. In it he names his wife Elizabeth, dau Elizabeth, & sons Stephen, William, Enoch, Jesse, Eleazar & Moses.

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Date: Sun, 17 Aug 1997 19:09:10 -0700

Subject: RE: Eleazar Kersey:

Eleazar's two brothers Thomas and Daniel married Rebecca and Mary Carter, daughters of John Carter and Ann Whipple. Is Elizabeth another sister? I show 13 children for John and Ann but no Elizabeth.

Marv

Sent: Saturday, August 16, 1997 5:00 PM

Subject: Kersey

Eleazar Kersey was b 27 Oct 1762 & d 1 Aug 1816 (Springfield MM Guilford Co NC). My info shows his first wife as Elizabeth Carter ...

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Date: Mon, 18 Aug 1997 01:35:47, -0500

Subject: RE: Eleazar Kersey:

Marv - Yes, I show Elizabeth as one of 13 children of John & Ann (Whipple) Carter. I also show her as the wife of our Eleazar. Cane Creek MM (p25 17xx) show John & Ann & the following 14 children:

Rebecca 1759, Mary 1761, Nicholas 1762, Elizabeth 1764, Jean or Jane 1766, Ann 1768, John 1771, Samuel 1773, Hannah 1776, Jane (2nd) 1778, Nathaniel 1779, George 1782& Enoch 1786.

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Date: Mon, 18 Aug 1997 09:44:11 -0700 (PDT)

Subject: Re: Kersey: CMD GET digest08.txt

At 08:07 AM 8/16/97 -0700, you wrote:

>Hi Kersey Researchers--

>

>We haven't had a digest for quite awhile, but traffic has picked up lately >so here goes. A digest of all the list mail for June 20-Aug 15 is >available. To get your copy simply reply to this mail without editing the >subject line. Please remember to reply only to the sender not the whole >list. Digests 01 through 07 are also available. Just edit the subject >line to get the number you are looking for. Unfortunately, the software >can only recognize one request at a time -- no wildcards or ranges of >numbers. To get all 8 digests takes 8 mail messages.

>

>Enjoy,

>Marv

>millerm@halcyon.com

>http://www.halcyon.com/millerm

>

>

Office Manager (317) 232-1879

Indiana Historical Society Library fax (317) 233-3109

315 W. Ohio St.

Indianapolis, IN 46202

*These opinions do not necessarily reflect those of my employer

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Date: Mon, 18 Aug 1997 13:05:52 -0400 (EDT)

Subject: Re: Eleazar Kersey:

I also show 13 children of John and Ann Whip[ple] CARTER

Rebecca md Thomas KERSEY 1 child Ann KERSEY

Mary md Thomas KERSEY 2 children- William and Hannah

Nicholas

Elizabeth md aug 27 1782James KERSEY-md Eleazer KERSEY and had Steven

KERSEY Who is James? Was it a human error in printing at

LDS?

other children Jean, Ann, John,

Samuel md Ruth MENDENHALL,

Hannah, Nathaniel, Jane, George, Enoch,

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Date: Mon, 18 Aug 1997 10:23:20 -0700

Subject: Re: Kersey: CMD: GET digest08.txt

Hi Marv

I would like to have the digests, and have responded, but not sure if it was the right ones, do you have my address? It is Susan Kersey Darnell, 421 Wayside Dr. Plainfield, IN 46168. I have been so busy and haven't been able to respond to any of the inquiries, but enjoy them just the same, and just to know there are more Kersey's out there. I'll do my best to respond this fall.

Thanks and keep up the good work

Susan

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Date: Wed, 20 Aug 1997 20:44:11 -0700

Subject: Kersey: Internet Sources

For much information on the KERSEY family, visit the following site:

One of the sites reveals a connection to the ODELL family

Donald M. Ricks

Nashville

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Date: Fri, 22 Aug 1997 19:32:08 -0700

Subject: FW: Kersey: in Robeson Co., NC

Sent: Friday, August 22, 1997 6:41 AM

Subject: Re: Kersey in Robeson Co., NC

I am looking for the parents of Jesse Kersey, born about 1789 in Lumberton, Robeson Co., NC. There are Kerseys listed on the census in Robeson Co. as far back as 1790. I suspect these families are of American Indian descent as they are listed some years on the census as "free people of color" and on others as "white". Jesse's description, however, on his service records for the War of 1812 was - height - 5'4", eyes - dark, hair - light, complexion - fair. His granddaughters had very definite Indian facial features.

Jesse served in the War of 1812 for both NC and SC. He married Maryann Elizabeth "Martha" Encomp(?) or Meincke(?) about 1813 probably in the Charleston, SC area. She was born in VA or Germany. They lived in Fairfield Co. and later Richland Co., SC.

Jesse received bounty land in Wilcox Co., SC about 1851 and he then moved to that area. He died probably about 1860 in that Wilcox Co., AL. At least four of his sons fought in the Civil War. Three of them died. Two in Knoxville, TN and one at Vickburg, TN.

Barbara Patterson

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Date: Fri, 22 Aug 1997 19:32:33 -0700

Subject: FW: Kersey: in Robeson Co., NC

Sent: Friday, August 22, 1997 7:04 AM

Subject: Re: Kersey in Robeson Co., NC

I made a mistake on the information on Jesse Kersey. It was not his sons who died but the sons of his good friend Moses Lott. Two of Kersey's daughter married two of Moses' sons. Both of them died in the Civil War.

Barbara Patterson

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Date: Tue, 26 Aug 1997 17:47:50 -0700

Subject: FW: Kersey:

Hi Jans--

Thanks for the query. I'm sorry I don't have anything on your Kersey line.

Hope to hear from you soon,

Marv

Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 1997 6:32 AM

Subject: Kersey

Hi,

Graylwolfe told me to come to you with any questions re: Kersey, said that you have alot of info. I don't have much info on any of the Kersey's. I have a few names and I don't know if you are familiar with any of them but my line is as follows; grandfather- James (imagine that, seems like they were all James) Patrick Kersey-gGrandfather James C. Kersey,--ggGrandfather- Benjamin Franklin Kersey. I do know that gGrandfather was m. to Jessie(sp?) Mae Nix and she was previously married to a Powell. I know that Jessie was born in Bagdad, Fl. As you can tell I am very limited on info. and am not sure where to go from this point. If any of this looks familiar could you please let me know. Thank you in advance.

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Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 19:53:13 -0700

Subject: RE: Kersey: Immigrants to USA

Sent: Thursday, May 22, 1997 9:04 PM

Subject: KERSEY Immigrants to USA

I visited the Society of Genealogists yesterday and found the following:

PASSENGER & IMMIGRATION LISTS INDEX

Thomas KERSEY, Member of Council of Assembly 1673 Sommer Islands

Does anybody know where they are?

I haven't found the Sommer Islands, but there are the Summer Isles on the northwest coast of Highland Scotland. It's possible.

Marv

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Date: Fri, 29 Aug 1997 11:26:52 -0400 (EDT)

Subject: Re: Kersey: Immigrants to USA

My Tatums came from England by way of Summers Island in 1619. It is now called Bermuda. Hope this helps Check the book Carribean Quakers by Harriet Durham.

Alice Ohlsson Tatum

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Date: Fri, 29 Aug 1997 16:33:12, -0500

Subject: Kersey: Re: Immigrants to USA

I too have been wondering where Somers Island was. After checking Passenger and Immigration Lists of some Kerseys (and variant spellings) I noticed in the list I have that most had a state mentioned that they came into. So I got to checking for Somers Island on the Eastern coast. I discovered Somers Point on the coast in NJ. Then I remembered that some Kerseys came into NJ. Somers Pt. is located at Great Egg Harbor just south of where Atlantic City is now.

There are a number of small islands there where Somers Is. could

very possibly be. Just north is also Little Egg Harbor where a number

of immigrants came into, some being ancestors of my husband. There

is the Atlantic County Historical Society, P.O. Box 301, Somers

Point, NJ. They might have more information. The county was

Gloucester before 1837 when it became Atlantic Co.

Anyway that's the conclusion I came to after thinking it was near England etc. Does anyone else have any ideas about Somers Island.

Pat Henry

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Date: Sat, 30 Aug 1997 15:23:59 -0700

Subject: Re: Kersey: Immigrants to USA

Alice has it right. According to the Encyclopedia Britannica, "Fernandez de Oviedo, a Spanish navigator and historian who sailed close to the Bermudas in 1515, first attributed their discovery to his countryman, Juan Bermudez. The exact discovery date is unknown, but an Italian map published in 1511 shows the islands in an approximately correct position. A 17th-century French cartographer gave the date of discovery as 1503. The islands remained uninhabited until 1609, when the English admiral Sir George Somers beached his flagship "Sea Venture" after hitting one of the reefs. Sir George died in Bermuda the following year. His companions, ignorant of Juan Bermudez, named the islands Somers Islands, which is still a secondary designation. In 1612 Bermuda was included in the third charter of the Virginia Company, and 60 English settlers were sent out to it."

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Date: Sun, 31 Aug 1997 10:28:42 -0700

Subject: John P. Kersey:

Family Tree Maker marriage index CD#4 "MD, NC, VA 1624-1915" sec III, ch 45, lists John P. Kersey m. Sarah E. McGee 12 Dec 1861 in Guilford Co., North Carolina.

Sent: Sunday, April 20, 1997 4:15 PM

Subject: Kersey: Thomas and Ricks Connection

....

Children of Moses Kersey and his wife Asenath6 Ricks:

i. Ruth H. 7 Kersey, born 1 October 1836; died 10 December 1843.

ii. John P. Kersey, born 24 March 1838. He was disowned by the Quakers on 6 May 1869.

iii. Elizabeth F. Kersey, born 30 December 1839; died 15 December 1843.

iv. Jesse W. Kersey, born 19 February 1841."

....

I have nothing further on Jesse Henderson and his descendants and nothing further on the children of Asenath.

....

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Date: Sun, 31 Aug 1997 11:06:39 -0700

Subject: William Kersey: and Nancey Thomas

Family Tree Maker Marriage Index CD#4 lists William Kersey m. Nancey Thomas 7 Dec 1816 in Caswell Co., North Carolina.

Sent: Sunday, April 27, 1997 8:09 AM

To: 'Marv Miller'

Subject: Kersey:

....

William Keirsey Family Bible

....

MARRIAGES.

William Keirsey was born in the year of our Lord 1791 October the 10th

And was married to Nansey Thomas 1816 December the 8th

....

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Date: Sun, 31 Aug 1997 14:55:21 -0500

Subject: Re: FW: Kersey:

I have charts of Delores Alford, 14 Jun 1978, on

Benjamin Franklin Kersey.

14 Mary 1843 Newton Co Ga, d. 31 Mar 1927 Collinsville Tx, m. 1900 TX Martha Vaughn. These charts do not have parents of Benjamine Franklin Kersey or Martha Vaughn.

At 05:47 PM 8/26/97 -0700, you wrote:

>++++++++

>

>Kersey Family History and Genealogy Discussion List

>

>++++++++*************************************************

>

>

ate: Tue, 26 Aug 1997 17:47:50 -0700

>Subject: FW: Kersey:

>

>Hi Jans--

>

>Thanks for the query. I'm sorry I don't have anything on your Kersey line.

> I will pass your query along to our Kersey family discussion group.

>

>Hope to hear from you soon,

>Marv

>millerm@halcyon.com

>http://www.halcyon.com/millerm

>

>----------

>Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 1997 6:32 AM

>Subject: Kersey

>

> Hi,

>

>Graylwolfe told me to come to you with any questions re: Kersey, said that >you have alot of info. I don't have much info on any of the Kersey's. I >have a few names and I don't know if you are familiar with any of them but my line >is as follows; grandfather- James (imagine that, seems like they were all >James) Patrick Kersey-gGrandfather James C. Kersey,--ggGrandfather- >Benjamin Franklin Kersey. I do know that gGrandfather was m. to Jessie(sp?) Mae >Nix and she was previously married to a Powell. I know that Jessie was born in >Bagdad, Fl. As you can tell I am very limited on info. and am not sure >where to go from this point. If any of this looks familiar could you please let >me know. Thank you in advance.

>++++++++

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Date: Sun, 31 Aug 1997 12:44:48 -0700

Subject: Kersey: Sebastian Co. Arkansas

Family Tree Maker Marriage CD#6, Arkansas 1779-1992, lists Martha A. Kersey m. Henry A. Meaders 3 Jul 1893, and Tennessee Kersey m. Marcus L. White 29 May 1887. Both marriages were in Sebastian County, Arkansas. Quite a few more Kersey marriages also listed for this county.

Marv

Date: Wed, 30 Apr 1997 14:29:02, -0500

Subject: Kersey:VA,TN,AR

Hi, I'm Pat Henry and I'm looking for information about my

GG Grandfather GEORGE MADISON KERSEY----his parents,

siblings, birthplace in VA or anything anyone knows would

help greatly.

....

George and Elizabeth lived in Jackson Co. AL a few years,

moved to Franklin Co. TN for a short time, then moved into

Marion Co. TN. They were there in the 1850 census.

Around 1855 they moved to Sebastian Co AR.

Their children were: William M., Arthur L., Jasper N.,

Susan Paralee, George Washington, Marion (M), Martha Ann,

and Tennesee Pauline.

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Date: Sun, 31 Aug 1997 14:49:34 -0700

Subject: Kersey: John Kersey & Elizabeth Bale

Family Tree Maker Marriage Index CD#229 lists John Kersey m. Elizabeth Bale 27 Apr 1808 in Green Co., Kentucky.

Marv

Sent: Saturday, July 12, 1997 1:52 PM

Subject: Kersey:cmd:subscribe

My name is Nancy Kersey Littlefield. My family is from Ky. My oldest

Kersey link is John Kersey married 1808 in Green co.Ky. to Elizabeth

Bale. I am interested in finding out anything about John. I have much

information to share on descendants of John and related families. Thanks,

Nancy

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Date: Sun, 31 Aug 1997 18:16:13, -0500

Subject: Kersey: Somers Islands

I'm finally glad I know where Somers Islands were. I can see where Alice is right about where they were. Does anyone know anything more about the Thomas Kersey who immigrated there in 1673?

Is it still possible to get the book mentioned----"Carribean Quakers"

by Harriet Durham------or is it out of print now?

Thanks, Marv, for the Sebastian Co AR information. Martha Ann Kersey and Tennessee Pauline were sisters of my G Grandfather Arthur L. Kersey.

Thanks Pat Henry

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Date: Sun, 31 Aug 1997 16:26:47 -0700

Subject: Claiborn Kersey:

Hi--

Family Tree Maker Marriage Index CD#229 KY,NC,TN,VA,WV 1728-1850 lists Claiborne Kersey m. Elizabeth Edward 12 Dec 1793 in Louisa Co., Virginia. Might be a candidate.

Marv

Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 1997 6:10 PM

Subject: kersey family

i am looking for info re: kersey family of guilford co before 1804.

i have been told claiborn or clayborn kersey was the father to john

hickman kersey born 1804 in ky. i have not been able to locate him.

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Date: Sun, 31 Aug 1997 21:39:05 -0700

Subject: FW: Kersey:

Sent: Sunday, August 31, 1997 5:01 PM

Subject: KERSEY

Hi,

This is Janas again! I had asked about Benjamin Franklin Kersey. Just wanted to let you know that I had found out that Benj. is my descendant. I was able to speak with a gentleman that was very helpful in supplying information. I was told that Benjamin was a Civil War Vet. so I tried the local Park Service where Benjamin was believed to be buried and he was already removed from that site and this man stated that the name was familiar and asked if he could call me back. Within 10 minutes he phoned back and told me that he had a file on Benjamin Franklin Kersey. I was overwhelmed. Benjamin was a Civil War Vet., And was in the 56th Al. Calvary.His children listed in the file on the census records were my Kersey's. I wanted to share this information with you and if anyone needs any info. on Benjamin I will be doing more research on him and his line. Thanks to all.

Janas

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Date: Mon, 1 Sep 1997 11:44:43 -0400 (EDT)

Subject: Re: Kersey: Somers Islands

The only thing I can think of is the LDS library. It might be on microflim.

Alice Ohlsson Tatum

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Date: Mon, 1 Sep 1997 13:22:21, -0500

Subject: Re: Kersey: Somers Islands

Thanks Alice. I'll try the LDS library here for the book.

Pat Henry .