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From: "Betty Bray" <>
Subject: Re: [LOCKE-L] LOCKE mysteries & a CHALLENGE
Date: Fri, 9 Apr 1999 23:53:11 -0500

I think this is a great idea!!! I am looking for John Locke, b. 1798 Ky or
Tn. He married Lucinda Spivey and they lived in Jackson County, Tn. John
Lock fought in the War of 1812. He enlisted in Major William Russell's
Regiment, Samuel Cowan's Company of the Volunteer Mounted Gunmen on
September 28, 1812. John Lock's number was # 91. Russell's Regiment was
attached to General Coffee's Brigade. They fought at the Battle of New
Orleans. He returned with the brigade and was mustered out at Murfreesboro,
Tennessee on June 5, 1814. For this service he drew $122.23 plus $78.00 for
horse pay. His children were: Mary Ann "Polly" who m. Joseph Keith - Joseph
who married Aletha Jane Keith - Sidney - Nancy J. and perhaps more. I have
heard many times that Lucinda was a Native American. They were my
ggggrandparents. Would love to solve this mystery. Who were the parents of
John? I have heard that his father was Joseph, but no proof. HELP.
Regards, Betty
-----Original Message-----
From: Kevin D Clapp <>
To: <>
Date: Friday, April 09, 1999 11:53 PM
Subject: Re: [LOCKE-L] LOCKE mysteries & a CHALLENGE

>Hello Jerry, and all the rest of you!
>
>I am new to this list, and have been busy getting as much of my Locke
>Family info put into a genealogy program. I just received the
>following that was posted on the LOCKE-L mailing list:
>
>From: <>
>Subject: [LOCKE-L] My 3 biggest LOCKE mysteries & a CHALLENGE
>
>
>>Hi, the list has been pretty quiet lately. How about a little
>activity based
>>on "Locke Mysteries?" I'll give a copy of my book, The Descendants
>of
>>Ebenezer Locke to the BEST statement of mystery LOCKEs - and we have
>to
>>verify that someone on the list actually helps to solve the mystery.
>The
>>person who provides the information also will get a copy of the book.
>What
>>do you think?
>
>
>Sounds like a very good idea! So, let me make sure that I understand
>the 'rules' so to speak. As to the "BEST statement of mystery
>LOCKEs", I take it that it is the person that comes up with the "BEST"
>mystery, who gets the book. AND another copy of the book then goes
>to "the person who provides the information" that SOLVES the mystery,
>providing the information HERE on the LOCKE-L list?
>
>If so, then I'm all for the 'contest'!
>
>>I'll ask Donald LOCKE to be our referee and determine who gets the
>copy of
>>the book. Let's have the contest run until April 30, 1999, unless
>someone
>>can suggest a better date and get me to agree to it.
>
>
>Fair enough.
>
>>For my part, I have three BIIIIGGGG missing William LOCKE, of Woburn,
>MA,
>>family members:
>
>
>Sigh..... I should have known it would be on a DIFFERENT Locke family
>than I'm working on - LOL! Let me get my thinking cap on and see if I
>might have anything in my own "LOCKE Trivia" folder - the one that I
>save tidbits of info on a LOCKE who just doesn't seem to fit anywhere
>in MY family, but was interesting enough to save for another look
>later.
>
>Cordially yours,
>Kevin Dee Clapp - 4X grandson of THOMAS LOCKE
>
>
>
>

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