Kate!
THANK YOU! Are we talking about North or South Carolina? (I live in North
Carolina.) Sometimes the Carolina was not specified. Do you know who
Hester's mom was, by the way?
I appreciate your answering my question so quickly! If I can help you on
anything in NC let me know!
Norma Preston
Hillsborough, NC
normachp(a)mindspring.com
-----Original Message-----
From: lucygilbert <lucygilbert(a)email.msn.com>
To: CALVIT-L(a)rootsweb.com <CALVIT-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Date: Wednesday, May 17, 2000 6:33 PM
Subject: Re: [CALVIT-L] HESTER FORD'S family
Hester or Esther Ford was the child of Robert Ford, who was a son of
Joseph
Ford, b 1724 from carolina. Kate
----- Original Message -----
From: "Norma Preston" <normachp(a)mindspring.com>
To: <CALVIT-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2000 10:07 AM
Subject: [CALVIT-L] HESTER FORD'S family
> Hi, Calvit Cousins--
>
> Do any of you know anything about the family of HESTER FORD who was b. in
Natchez, MS? In the 1780s or 1790s, Hester married JOHN SPIRES (from KY)
in
Franklin County, MS. Their daughter ELIZABETH SPIRES, b. c. 1793 in
MS,
married WILLIAM CALVIT in Aug. 1809 in Adams County, MS. William Calvit
was a son of John Calvit and _____ Brantley.
>
> >From material I've found, it appears that Hester's father may have been
a
Joseph Ford, but I have no documentation. Q: Could my Hester be
related
to
the Fords discussed by Belinda and Kate?
>
> I am descended from Wm Calvit & Eliz. Spires through their son, CHARLES
BRANTLEY CALVIT & SARAH E. CARTER. (Sarah's father was WILLIS CARTER and
her mother was FREELOVE SIMS who died between Dec, 1899 - Mar, 1900 in
Adams
Co., MS.) And Charles Brantley's and Sarah's son THOMAS
LEONARD CALVIT and
his wife, Norma Malvina Lanius, were my grandparents.
>
> I would LOVE to hear from ANY of you who have information on any of the
following:
>
> FORD family of Hester Ford
> SPIRES family of John Spires
> CARTER family of Willis Carter (from Virginia)
> SIMS family of Freelove Sims
>
> THANK YOU!
>
> Norma C-H Preston
> Hillsborough, NC
> normachp(a)mindspring.com
>
>
>
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