COOMES-DAVIS-FIELDS-WITHERINGTON Holderfield, Ring and Right, ARE OUR PRIMARY RESEARCH LINES WHERE WE ARE STUMPED. THESE ARE OUR MATERNAL LINES. OUR RESEARCH BEGINS IN BALTIMORE MD. AROUND 1817, THEN INTO GRAYSON CO. VIRGINIA, THEN SURRY AND GUILFORD COUNTIES, IN N.C. OUR PATERNAL LINES ARE: KEEVER-REPLOGLE-FLEMING-TURNPAW-MCMURRAY-EPPERLY-MCLUCAS-JORDAN-WABLE-JORDAN-MORRICLE. WE HAVE KEEVER FROM INDIANA, OHIO THRU PENN. TO THE BOAT BUT WE DON'T KNOW WHICH BOAT FOR SURE, NOR WHERE THEY CAME FROM FOR SURE.DAD THOUGHT SCOTLAND OR IRELAND.OTHER SOURCES SAY Switzerland. HOWEVER OUR EFFORTS AT PRESENT ARE ON THE COOMES FAMILIES. JAMES T. COOMES b1817 IN MARYLAND. PARENTS b IN ENGLAND.WE NEED NAMES.HE MARRIED FIRST, ELIZABETH DUNFORD IN VIRGINIA THEN, AFTER HER DEATH in 1855, HE MARRIED, IN 1857, AMANDA DAVIS. b 1833 IN North Carolina. WE NEED PARENTS FOR HER.POSSIBLY JOHN DAVIS AND SYDNEY WITHERINGTON AS THIS COUPLE LIVED NEAR TOLIVER GALYEN AND EDNA DAVIS GALYEN IN 1860, POSSIBLY A SISTER OR COUSIN TO EDNA DAVIS GALYON WIFE OF TOLLIVER GALYON. THE 58 YEAR OLD DAVIS'SHAD LIVING WITH THEM AN 8 YEAR OLD EDNEY DAVIS. IN 1850 AMANDA WAS LIVING WITH TOLIVER AND EDNA AND IN 1853/4 SHE HAD A DAUGHTER EDNA LUPINA DAVIS. IN 1857 AMANDA DAVIS MARRIED JAMES Tucker. COOMES IN ASHE CO., N.C.THEY LIVED FOR A TIME IN SURRY CO. N.C. BEFORE RETURNING TO GRAYSON CO., VA. Family legend:James T. Cooms father was born in England and was a sea captain flying the British flag. He was reportedly lost at sea.James T., son, went to sea to search for his father, "sailing around the world".Father was not found and when he returned his family, mother and siblings, also were not found. This search must have taken place in the 1839s-40s as he was born in 1817 and married at 33 years of age.James T. Coomes migrated south into Virginia where he married Elizabeth Dunford.was 33 years old. One theory is that Mom and kids may have moved north into Maine.or that Dad returned and moved mom and kids north.However I can not make any dependable connections with these other Coomes.I am hoping some of them have a similar legend.Also my uncle has said the T. stands for Tucker.There are Tuckers and Coomes in Maine during the same era and both seamen. So-Help! Please. OTHER LINES ARE FIELDS, GALYEN OR GALLIAN, HOLDERFIELD, DAVIS, COOMES, COOMBS, COMBS, FROM THE GRAYSON CO. VA. AND N.CAROLINA AREAS. ANDERSON JASPER COOMES, SON OF JAMES TUCKER AND AMANDA MOVED TO CAMPBELLSVILLE,KY. ANDERSON JASPER COOMES HAD A SON TUCKER AND ANOTHER SON WALTER SULLIVEN. FRANCES IGNATIOUS COOMES HAD A SON WALTER S. COOMES AND HIS WILL WAS WITNSSED BY A TUCKER.WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS A POSSIBLE CONNECTION. WOULD BE GLAD TO SHARE INFORMATION ON THESE FAMILIES.IT SEEMS NO ONE HAS RESEARCHED THESE SPECIFIC LINES TO DATE???
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