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From: Evelyn Hendricks <>
Subject: Re: [NCGREENE] Edwards / Minshews
Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2000 12:04:06 -0500
In-Reply-To: <200012301557.eBUFvVk23536@cgi.rootsweb.com>


Greg,
Do you have more information on the Ruff family that you mentioned. I am
descended from Daniel Ruff and would really like to find more information
on him. I don't know where he was born or when. Anything you can tell me
would be greatly appreciated.
Evelyn

At 07:57 AM 12/30/2000 -0800, Greg Boyd wrote:
>Posted on: Greene Co. NC Query Forum
>Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NC/Greene/259
>
>Surname: EDWARDS, MINSHEW, SPEIGHT, MOORE, RUFF
>-------------------------
>
>Martha:
>
>Thanks so much for your reply.
>
>And boy, are you right about Newet being an EDWARDS name. I know of one
>Minshew / Edwards marriage so far:
>
>James Minshew (died 1841 in Wayne Co., NC), son of John and Savannah Minshew,
>married Martha Edwards, son of William Edwards (d. in Greene Co.)
>
>I think the key to finding my Newet Minshews' ancestry lies in finding
>out more about the parents and kids of this William Edwards.
>
>I'm betting my Newet's mother was an Edwards, and his grandfather was one
>of these guys:
>
>Newit Edwards b. abt 1744, Northampton, NC (IGI), son of William Edwards
>Newet Edwards b. 1772 of Southampton Co., VA (IGI), son of Benjamin and
>Elizabeth Edwards
>
>or is somehow related to any or all of these . . .
>
>Newet or Newit Edwards b. abt 1788 of Isle of Wight Co., VA (IGI), son
>of
>Richard Edwards and Martha
>Newit or Newet or Newt Edwards b. abt 1806 Southampton Co., Virginia (IGI),
>William Edwards and Chloey Cobb
>Newit Q. Edwards, b. abt 1819, Lenoir Co., North Carolina
>Newit Q. Edwards, m. Mary, abt 1842, Lenoir Co., North Carolina
>Newit Edwards m. Celia Gurley Jul 13, 1780, Southampton Co., Virginia (IGI)
>Newit Edwards m. Polly Drake, Oct 20, 1800, Southampton Co., Virginia (IGI)
>Newit Edwards m. Marth M. Murfee, 21 Dec 1833, Southampton, Virginia
>Newit Edwards m. Elizabeth Bracy, Jan 8, 1846, Northampton Co., North
>Carolina
>
>Do any of these lines cross the paths of the Minshew family? Have you got
>any clues on these?
>
>Just FYI, in the 1830 census, my Newet Minshew can be found on the same
>page with L.K. Speight, Sr. (it looked like L.K., but I couldn't be sure--this
>person was not even in the index; he was in his 40s), Stephen Speight (in
>his 20s), and Jesse Speight (in 30s). I keep finding common first names
>and next door neighbors to these MINSHEWs to be coming from the SPEIGHT(s),
>RUFF, and MOORE families.
>
>Just a reminder on my line:
>Newet Minshew (b. NC d. NC, AL, or MS bef 1848) > Haywood Minshew (b. abt
>1830 NC, d. aft 1887 MS) >
>Mary F."Fanny" Minshew (b. 1870 MS, d. 1917 MS) > Bozie Boyd (b. 1903 MS,
>d. 1990 MS) > Charles R.
>Boyd (b. 1933 MS) > Greg Boyd (b. 1960 TX)
>
>Have any thoughts? Thanks again, and take care,
>Greg Boyd
>Norman, Oklahoma
>
>
>
>Link: link to Greg Boyd Ancestry
> URL: <http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/b/o/y/Gregory-A-Boyd>;
>
>
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