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Surnames: Carver, Avant, McKnight
Classification: Query
Message Board URL:
http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/FAI.2ACIB/2.18
Message Board Post:
Three of my gggrandmothers were daughter of Josiah Carver.
Mary Elizabeth married Benjamin Avants
Nancy married James Avants
Lucinda married Oze McKnight
Have you found any information on the parents of Josiah Carver? Does any one know where he's buried?
Karen
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Surnames: Carver, Riddick
Classification: Query
Message Board URL:
http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/FAI.2ACIB/964
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I have a letter from James Carver to his brother-in-law Jacob Riddick back in Hertford, Perquimans Co, NC. I've copied it exactly as he wrote it, the spelling grammar and puntuation (or lack of) are all his, and he has beautiful handwriting. This is facinating!
State of Mississippi Matison County
Mr Jacob Reddicke sir i take this opportunity to informe you and Mother and sister Nancy that i am well and hoping that these few lines may finde you all in good health i have had no leter sence i left you all i hope you will write me in short i want you to sell the mill at some prise and take negrose or notes i had rather have negros then mony and if you can trade for negrose give good prises for negrose rather then mis a trad for men if likley give five hundred __(small hole in paper)min $300=if very likely $350 and so in portion and i want you to sel also the rest of my property except the negrose and what Charlot will bring with her and sel as soon as you can sel just as you think best i shal never cum to N. Carolina unles for the purpous of taken the life of sum men in that cuntry and if any of you airs wants me write in that land or them negrose that Mother holdes let me now and what you wil give and i will send abilisale by James R. Jones for my creditors finde it ou!
t they will be for gitting of them away i want you to have me too cartes fix & take them wheals of mine and by another pair of goode wheals and have good lite bodys maid of good ash have them maid in moveing order and you shal be paid for your servis besides all thanks that can be given let no person se this leter tel all my frendes i am alive if any i expect thare is not many tel brother and Susan howdoo that i am well ande gave my respectes to isaac Burnham and family and tell him that James is to cum and when you write directe your leters to Canton Matison County Mississippi so i remain yours and sofoth this 15 November the 1834
James Carver
Now...The sister Nancy he mentions and Jacob Reddicke (Riddick) are my g-g-g-grandparents. Nancy died in 1911, my grandmother knew her, and my father has the deed to the graveyard she and her husband are buried in (he died in 1847). This was always a family mystery. Who was he going to kill? Why does he believe he has few friends left? Why doesn't he was anyone to know where he has gone?
Also...I assume Charlot is his wife. Whatever happened to this branch of the family?And did he continue to use the name Carver once he got to Mississippi? James parents are James Carver, (Esq.?) and Margaret (Peggy) Grey of Pasquotank,NC. Can anyone shed any light on this mystery?
Thanks,
Sarah Montgomery