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From: "The Parks" <>
Subject: Re: [NCCURRIT] Best Family - Hatteras Island, NC
Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2010 12:33:05 -0400
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My cousin married the grandson of Sigsbee Miller of Avon. THe Miller fam has
been told over the yrs that they
are descendents of ship wreck survivors and we were told at the Williamston
symposium that the first Miller m.
an Indian Princess. Thanks for the info. I will attempt to get a copy for
The Miller Fam who live here in the Elizabeth City area. Yvonne
----- Original Message -----
From: "Roberta Estes" <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2010 11:07 AM
Subject: Re: [NCCURRIT] Best Family - Hatteras Island, NC


>I can't give you a copy of the Miller book as it was provided to me for my
> use only. However, the History Center in Manteo has a copy I believe and
> you can call them to facilitate obtaining a copy. However, I am entering
> the info in my gedcom program and if you want me to do a lookup of
> someone,
> I'd be glad to. I'm sorry I can't be of more help. Given how difficult it
> was for me to get a copy from the family, I'm very hesitant to share
> without
> their permission even though it has been contributed to the library in
> Manteo.
>
> Roberta
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [mailto:]
> On Behalf Of The Parks
> Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2010 10:29 AM
> To: ;
> Subject: Re: [NCCURRIT] Best Family - Hatteras Island, NC
>
> I am a descendent of THe Best Family and will send to you the info I have
> on
>
> them later. Is it possible to get a copy of THe Miller Book?
>
>
> Yvonne Owens Parks
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Sunday, July 04, 2010 2:00 PM
> Subject: [NCCURRIT] Best Family - Hatteras Island, NC
>
>
>> This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list.
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>> Author: RobertaEstes13
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>> Message Board URL:
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>>
> http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.northcarolina.count
> ies.currituck/1475/mb.ashx
>>
>> Message Board Post:
>>
>> As part of the Lost Colony project, we are reconstructing the Hatteras
>> Island families, one by one from extracted records and family histories.
>> Hatteras island has been part of Currituck, Hyde and Dare Counties. If
>> you descend from this family, please contact me.
>>
>> On the mainland, there is a William Best in 1779. The first Best found
>> on
>
>> Hatteras Island is Ezekiel who was an orphan of Thomas Best and was
>> apprenticed in the court notes of 1815-1821 to Abraham Farrow of Avon.
>> By
>
>> 1830, Ezekiel is living there in his own household. His wife was
>> Rebecca,
>
>> last name unknown. He died sometime after 1860 and had sons Daniel and
>> Eldridge and daughters, Clarissa, Chlo, Angeline, Eldridge, Mary and
>> Elizabeth.
>>
>> Roberta Estes
>>
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