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From: "Johnita P. Malone" <>
Subject: Re: WRAY - William B. - b. 1805 - North Carolina
Date: Sat, 17 Jan 1998 01:19:55 -0800


Emma,

My only comment to your message of this subject line was the following as
I did not recognize any of the Rhea/Ray/Wray/Rea names in your posting:

> I noted the Job Pettyjohn as a witness in the below documents. This is
> interesting. I don't know if this will help but the Pettyjohns were
> first in Accomack/Northampton Co., VA. From there, some went to Sussex
> Co., DE., and other parts of Virginia. One named William Pettyjohn went
> to Princess Anne Co., VA. I do have a lost Job Pettyjohn, grandson of
> John Pettyjohn, d. 1782 Sussex Co., DE., and Hannah Wilson Pettyjohn, d.
> 1788 Sussex Co., DE. There were some Pettyjohns who went to North
> Carolina but don't know how they connected to the Rheas/Reas/Rays. Maybe
> this will help, I don't know. There were certainly Miers families in
> Sussex Co., DE., at one time.
>
> Johnita
>

ENC6 wrote:
>
> In a message dated 98-01-16 16:56:23 EST, you write:
>
> <<
> Jonita,
> What a tangled web. Especially in the same family. Ray and Rhea. Wonder why
> that happened? If they had only known there would have been people,
> generations later searching those names, maybe they would have been more
> careful. Or maybe they're dancing a jig, watching us try and figure it all
> out.
>
> Pat >>
>
> Hi Pat,
> This message came out with the subject line that I used for my message but
> with a message addressed to Jonita -- Did Jonita perhaps answer my message and
> I missed her response -- Thanks so much -- Emma
>
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