Moses Stegall (b. ca. 1735, d. 1840), who died in Anson County, North Carolina is the first known ancestor of certainty. He had at least eleven children. One son, Solomon, born 1768 probably in Jamestown, Virginia, moved to Giles County, Tennessee, and around 1825 was found living in Monroe County Mississippi. Another son, Thomas, is the ancestor of the Stegalls, who moved from Maury County, Tennessee to Pontotoc County, Mississippi. Thomas Stegall...

The ancestors of Jesse Fish immigrated to the United States from England. His grandfather settled in colonial North Carolina with his wife and several children, one of whom was Thomas Fish, the author's father. Thomas was apprenticed after both his parents died. After he was liberated at age 18, he fought in the Revolution. He married Winafred Byrne ca. 1780. They moved into Kentucky, settling in what is now Laurel County.

Edward Rackley (d.1663) came to Virginia in 1639 and died in Essex Co., VA. A descendant, William Henry Rackley (1846-1885) was born in Blount County, Alabama and died in Pontotoc County, Mississippi. He married Mary Frances Johnson and their descendants lived in Mississippi, Tennessee, and Alabama. Includes Aycock, Davis, Harlow, Jenkins, Johnson, Stegall and other related families.

Family history of Rex Erwin Brown (b. 1958), a son of Roy Ivan Brown and Dorothy Valine Craig, born in La Jolla, San Diego, California, and Cynthia Kay White Brown (b. 1958), daughter of Charles Ira White and Ora Delle Stoneman, born in Ft. Morgan, Morgan, Colorado. The earliest known ancestor of this Brown family was Guilford Brown, who married Sarah Stigall on Dec. 13, 1853 in Grundy, Tennessee. Sarah Stigall was a daughter of William and Sarah...

John McCarter, Jr. and Elizabeth Holmes were married 20 Jan 1821 in Charleston, South Carolina. They had three children and settled in Georgia. Descendants and relatives lived in South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee and elsewhere.

Matthew Hasty was born in about 1738 in Southampton County, Virginia. He married Lydia Pebles in about 1770. They had ten children. He died after 1803 in Williamston, North Carolina. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in North Carolina.

James Hasty was born in about 1719 in Isle of Wight, Virginia. He married Elizabeth in about 1749. They had five children. He died in about 1785. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Missouri.

William Kelley was born 6 April 1758 in Albemarle County, Virginia. He married Rebecca Jennings in 1779. They had nine children. He died in 1841 in Williamston, South Carolina. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in South Carolina.

The life of Beatrice Cardwell was much like that of many Americans in the early 20th century. She grew up in rural southwest Missouri, went to a one-room school through the eighth grade, married, and raised a family. Curiosity about her family tree never went much beyond two generations. However, like many Americans, she has a rich heritage. There were men and women of prominence and renown in her past, which every genealogist hopes to discover. Her...