The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-04
nA m AAAA Genealogical and
 Historical Department.

Is difficult to reply when so much may be said. Virginia Magazine. vol. III. M n. lQ5, states that Thomas Jordan was in the Assembly of 1892. Samuel Jordan was a member of the first Legislative As sembly in Virginia from Charles C.ty m fS19; his plantation was called m the si lucrative style of the & day yoaras Ruraess for Isle of Wight. 1e2s-I-2 Rienar1 Jordan was a Burgess in l676 and sherin of Nansemond in HIS. George yoroan was a Burgess from James Gty County In 1894. The name Jordan was also prom inent in Bristol Parish at the beginning of the eighteenth century.
 25S. ROBINS-IIeitmaa's Register gives the information that John Robbins .ot February. TIT; Lieutenant. 18th of Au- gust, IT'S; transferred to 1st Virginia, i4th of September. HIS; transferred to oth Virginia, i2th of February. liSl: Ieuten- ant 4th Continental Drasoons, o,n lsa st oy war pe
 Was this John Purneil Robins or the Query? "A,
 Saffelrs Records mention on page Joa the names of two men named John ROD ins who were Virginia omcers anu Fe- ceived land warrants.
 255, HUNTER-DAyIS STAKk-Per- haps these notes taken from the An nals of Newberry" s. C., page 6Sy. may thrOW some nknt Ott thC &oSAy. Hunter. native of County Antrim Ire land, came to America about l1So Hay ing married Mary Young in Ireland, they settled in Newberry County. lsis and here were born five sons and ee daughters; One of his sons, James Hunter, married Elizabeth Davis. A grandson. George Hunter, tson of William Hunter and Sa- rah Abernathy), married for his second wife, Elizabeth Starks. and had three sons, one named Pennington and the r,a at,,aa of fho Wo riynU Per- haps Henry Hunter of the Query was one of these sons. Another grand son. sam uel Hunter. (son of Joseph Hunter and Eliza beth Abernathy). married Elizabeth was the family mentioned in the Query because of the intermarriages with the Stark and Davis families.
 But there were other Hunter families in the same part of South Carolina, for Henry Hunter Is mentioned as delegate to the Provincial Congress of 1775 and this was before Nathan Hunter came to America. (See St. Marks Parish, s. C.. page 6O.)
 255. RANSOM-This abridgement of an article on the Ransom family of North Carolina. is taken from the William and Mary Quarterly for April, 1902.
 ePter Ransone or Ransom. the ancestor of the Ransom family, first settled in Elizabeth City County, Va, which he represented in the House of Burgesses in 1852. He had three sons. James. George ard William. George married and lett any), of William, are not given.
 Capt. James Ransom was Justice of the Peace for Gloucester in 1880 and member of the House of Burgesses in 1923. anu was living as late as lIO4. In his wni he mentions three sons. George. Robert and Peter.
 George Ransom was living in 174S Tn Gloucester County as he is mentioned In the will of his son Richard at that date. Heks daughter of cap Robert Hess His will mentions children, James, Rob ert Hicks Ransom. and Elizabeth. This Richard Ransom lived in Brunswick County. James Ransom. the son of Rich ard of Brunswick. was evidently the same as James Ransom. grandfather Of Gen. Matthew Ransom of North Caro- lima, who served in the United States Senate. This James Ransom came to North Carolina some time in the latter half of the eighteenth century and mar. ried the widow Macon, the mother or Hon. Nathaniel Macon. whose maiden name was Priscilla Jones: her father was one of the first settlers on shocko Creek in North Carolina. s
 Seymour Ransom, son of James and Priscilla Ransom, was the grandfather of Gen. Mat Ransom. N@" I@F
 On page PIT we fiud that Priscilla Jones was the daughter of Robert Jones and Abigail Sugun. Robert Jones was an of ficer in uE3tte County, N. C., now War ren County.
 26e COBBS-Samuel Cobbs was a mem- Der of the House of Burgesses from Ame- !ia County, Va. in 1742, and again in 175O. (va. Mag. Vol VIII. DDS. 2i9-51.) His daughter Edith Marot married Ed mund Booker and another daughter, Ann, married Edward Booker. His widow, Ed ith. made her twill March 9, l75S. Vol. VI.., DDS. 2OS-9.) Edmund Cobbs and Capt. James Cobbs were in the Virginia militia. (pps. 254-o6.)
 Vol. VI, page 251. gives the will of Jo- seph Cobbs. It was made in 1653-4, when he was 60 years of age in Isle of Wight County. It mentions his wife. Elizabeth, sons Benjamin and Pharaoh and daugh- ter Elizabeth.
 251. HOOKS HUNTER SLOCuMb- Copies of the wills desired can be ob- tained from J. K. B. Hathaway. Eden ton. N. C.
 From the North Carolina Register we learn that Anthony Slocumb was one Of the Lords Proprietois Deputies and was a very early settler in Albemarle County, N. c. He died at the age of Sa in 16S9-y0. He mentions .n his will his wife Eliza- beth, sons Joseph and John Slocumb, grandsons John and Samuel and Josias Slocumb, grandsons Thomas Yelverton and Thomas Gilbert.
 The next wills in order of date are those of the brothers John and Samuel Slocumb of Bath. both wills made May 8, 1712. Neither of these wills mentions wife or children: they speak of each oth- CT as brother and allude to their moth CT Margaret Davis" also to sisters lisa bella Smyth" and brothers William and Solomon Smyth."
 The next will given Is that of John Slocumb of Craven. who died in l72. lis wife was Mary daughter Elizabeth. sons John. Joseph and Joshua.
 The last will given is that of John Slo- cumb of Craven. who died in l759; lt mentions mother Mary. wife dary. hroth- CT Robert cousins Joseph and John Charles Clocumb
 As we have already said in d previous article this John Charles Slocumb had a son, Ezekiel Slocumb who m1rried Mary Hooks and distinguished himself in the Revolution and Is described Tn Mrs. El- let's book. Women of the Revolution."