The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-06

in direct line. When my great-Rrandfath- with fts history was given to him by his | father, William Baldwin, who received it l from the hand of his brother David Bald | this old musket there is stirl very plain l to be seen, a cut or dent (so. the story goes), which was made there by the sa- bre of British soldier at. the battle of ] Cowpens whilst the soldier and David Baldwin were engaged in hand-to-hand combat. We all know in what a glorious victory this battle resulted for the Amer jean arms; Our loss was 72; fatalities of The witty retort is well known of the American commander. Colonel Morgan. upon being told that the British Colonel by a man who could not write his name mark" Box a."
 D. A. R. Memorial Services.
 Wednesday. Sept. 25 at the home of the Vtce-Regent, Mrs. A. B. Bennett, the Martha Wayles Jefferson Chapter of Ope- r.1ndr ,,sa ns,d 2 mem memorial meeting in loving Geo. F. Harrison who was called home one year ago. There was a large attend ance: one so loved and esteemed will al ways have her memory held in honor by her Chapter. which is indebted to her for its organization The exercises were short but deeply impressive.
 A. 70. oeunepI SpOke DeautffulIy or the life and character of Mrs. Harrison and her ennobling influence which left lte impression upon the Chapter and stimulated them to greater efforts and ters of the American Revolution. Tt Is We'll With My Soul" was, sung with much feeling by quartette, Misses sanford, Greene. Smith and Siler. The Regent. Mrs. J. L. CJwan, was | not able to be present on account of her own recent sorrow but sent flowers and a beautiful tribute which was read by | Mrs Stowe Mrs. Isaac Ross read an or igfnal poem an offering of deepest affec- | tion entitled: 'One Year Ago, Tonight" l Every member brought lovely flowers, which were taken to the grave after the | meeting was ended.
 The Chapter also spoke of the recent ! sad loss of another member. Miss Mamie Shapard whose name will be placed on belonging to the Society. The exercises were closed by the song ''The Christian s Goodnight" rendered by the quartette. QUERIES.
 13c. LAwRENCE-w Wanted, information or the Lawrence. family of North Caro- lima. Who was the father of Josiah Law I renee of Pitt County, North Carolina |? | siah Lawrence married Charity Haygood or Edgecombe County. North Carolina.
 1ss. GRAY.-wanted,' information of
 
 Of Hezekiah Gray and did he serve Tn the Revolution? He married Frances Scott. daughter of Captain James Scott and Frances Collier. sc P The Scott family history states that Hezekiah Gray was from Maryland l34. HARVEY-Mrs. H. N. Latta. form CT State Regent of North Carolina, sends the following 1uuery:'..s,-,
 Can you give me the Harvey ancestry of Georgia (not North Carolins)? have % tried to descend them from Governor thomas Harvey of Perquimans. but have never succeeded. Our line runs: Thomas Harvey, born about 1719; his wife Rachael died in 1796. Thomas died in 17s9. I be- lleve he left four sons; he and his sons eldest married Sarah. daughter of John | Clark: their eldest daughter Judith mar ried Thomas Cooper Junior and their eldest eldest daughter Harriet was my grand
 Gn the issue of February there Is a reply to Query No. 2. Anthony Cooper Tn this the name of the wife of Thomas Cooper, Jr., was not given and was moi
 known. So we see how one correspon- dent can aid another by giving items of information. We hope some one can re- g gamee eS IqaS HarvaS aarvey c duery. The name of lound Tn the list of Revolutionary sol diers printed in Smiths Story of Geor- gia; Descendants of Thomas Cooper can roll Of Revolutionary ancestors.-Editor )
 135. RUFFIN.-Informatio is wanted sDou, about the the Rufin family of Virginia. j Robert RsIfins of fsle of Wight County, born in ls6s died 1898; married Mrs. Eliz,, abeth Williams. widow, and had a son sheriff 17i4 and 1715. died 17so 7hi married nfsti Elizabeth - and had a son (D Colonel John Ruffin. member of the House of Burgesses Tor Surry in 17SS. married Patty Hamlin. These facts were given me by w. c. Standard, the Virginia historian.
 More information about the Ruffin and Hamlin families Is desired.
 136. GRIMBALL.-wanted to know the Revolutionary services of John and Paul Grimball mentioned in the Scott query or oi,Ia last week. They were from South Car
 1S7. PERRY.-Gardner Perry is said to nave been Revolutionary soldier in North Carolina. Proof is wanted of this to establish the claims of his daughter as a real Daughter. Mrs. Annie Monfee
 lives in Woodlawn, Ala. She was born June, 17s9 and lives with her youngest
 died in Wilmington, N. c. He is said to
 have been a shipbuilder his father Amos Perry was one before him and was from t5eSe beSeon his Gardnsr mnqsrr Ts probably married again and his step-mother kept a
 bake-shop and he used to have to carry bread to the vessels. He married in On slow County, Catharine Dudley. He
 worked awhile in Fayetteville. N. C. About 1907 he moved to Wilmington where | he died leaving wife and five children. Amos, Annie, Isaac, Margaret and John, 1 His widow married again, William Rus l sell.
 We are especially anxious to enroll some real Daughters and we hope the | above claims may be verified.
 1SS. FITZPATRICK want to know the immediate forbears of the William Fitzpatrick who married Ann Phillips | Was said William in any ways related to Patrick Fitzpatrick. who (according to Whites History of Georgia), was a mem Der of the company of which Jonas Fauche was captain, all of Greene Coun- | ty, Georgia? R 1Ss. TOOMBS.-Would be glad to have the ancestry of Elizabeth Toombs who married Clement T. Tranum She was l sister of Robert E. Toombs of Georgia and their father was Gabriel Toonnhs Whom did Gabriel Toombs marry? ANSWERS.
 $. GRAHAM.-Rev. John Graham of Scotland educated at Glasgow had de