tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3124937133380979208.post7088398589814956089..comments2024-01-23T05:27:55.611-05:00Comments on Roots Revealed: When Compelling Pieces of Circumstantial Evidence Just Ain’t Enough for MeMelvin Collierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08804123091302875176noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3124937133380979208.post-12752865197801206472019-07-21T07:46:01.202-04:002019-07-21T07:46:01.202-04:00Hello Melvin, My name is Tracey Hill. I was watchi...Hello Melvin, My name is Tracey Hill. I was watching a video on Youtube about Capt. Issaac Ross and his Prospect Hill Plantation, to which the narrator of the video seem to be an informal historian. The fact that he shared misleading information in his narratives caused me to research (specifically) the TRUE purpose of the Mississippi Colonization Society; and the WILL of Capt. I. Ross. In doing so, I came across your blog to which, I had only scanned through the first 3 paragraphs before exiting. Well, let me just get to why I'm contacting you. I believe you are right about a direct connection between your great great grandfather, Peter Belton and the Ross family. According to http://www.msgw.org/jefferson/court/wills.html website, that displays "Will Book A 1800-1833", Mary Belton was the sister of Capt. I. Ross wife, Jane Ross. Just in case you experience difficulties accessing the web page, I've cut & paste the info for you:<br /><br />Will of Mary Belton<br /><br />Niece - Margaret A. Archer Slave - girl, MaryNephew - Isaac Ross, Jr.[Very hard to read] Slaves - Stephney, Sam, Ben, Jefferson, PeggyNephew - William? Ross<br /><br />Slaves - Bill, Ennis, Sarah, Hester, Jefferson, Peggy and her children, Adam? and his woman Rose and her child, and _____ Nieces & Nephews -the children of David and Jane B. Wade. Others - John Belton Nickle, son of Jesse and Martha Nickle, of the State of South Carolina<br /><br />Sister - Jane Ross, wife of Capt. Isaac Ross<br /><br />Executor - Capt. Issac Ross<br /><br />Witness - A. B. Ross<br /><br />Dated: 12 April 1823<br /> Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11223347864016269800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3124937133380979208.post-68761919095190800012014-02-15T17:42:12.393-05:002014-02-15T17:42:12.393-05:00Hi William, yes I've taken ancestry.com test. ...Hi William, yes I've taken ancestry.com test. Not sure how you can compare to see if we're related? My username is melvinjcollier.Melvin Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08804123091302875176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3124937133380979208.post-86454629369444721072014-02-15T17:12:18.344-05:002014-02-15T17:12:18.344-05:00Hello Melvin, I enjoyed reading your blog and wish...Hello Melvin, I enjoyed reading your blog and wish you the best in your pursuit of information about your ancestors. In reading your blog, I learned that Melissa Miles must be a cousin of mine as I am also a descendant of Eugene Ross and Margaret Wade. I see from your response to her that you have taken the 23andMe DNA test. I was curious if you have also taken the Ancestry.com test. I have and it would be interesting to see if there is a connection. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13147042235211155780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3124937133380979208.post-49159789313656365152013-09-08T16:32:47.863-04:002013-09-08T16:32:47.863-04:00I sent you an email!I sent you an email!Melissa Mileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13349998395283234388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3124937133380979208.post-45960119910079319822013-09-06T13:59:47.170-04:002013-09-06T13:59:47.170-04:00Hi Melissa, did anyone in the Ross/Wade family mov...Hi Melissa, did anyone in the Ross/Wade family move up to Warren County, MS (Vicksburg) before 1865? You can e-mail me at melvinjcollier@yahoo.com. Thanks!Melvin Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08804123091302875176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3124937133380979208.post-86350091146837033702013-09-04T21:46:36.100-04:002013-09-04T21:46:36.100-04:00Hi Melissa, I haven't been able to uncover mor...Hi Melissa, I haven't been able to uncover more about Peter Belton. I do match someone on 23andMe who identified her ancestors as Peter & Lizzie Ross, who lived in LA. I haven't been able to garner more info about her Ross ancestors because she won't respond to my message. And she is indeed my paternal relative. Hopefully, one day I will be able to get that big clue.Melvin Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08804123091302875176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3124937133380979208.post-78960156278329288972013-09-04T21:30:43.029-04:002013-09-04T21:30:43.029-04:00I was wondering if you've been able to discove...I was wondering if you've been able to discover more about Peter? I recently re-read Mr. Huffman's book and have been doing some digging of my own, being a descendant of the Ross and Wade families. My grandmother was the daughter of Eugene Allison Ross and Margaret Idella Wade. They all seemed to marry cousins and such, making it hard to track down exactly how we are related to people. I grew up hearing stories of Prospect Hill and the fire. It was such an amazing tale from both perspectives, but especially the desperation that must have been present in the slaves to torch the house. It was so jarring to look at your list of slaves and see how they were "valued" as "Old wench" etc. It makes you feel ill to view it. I wish you the best of luck with your search! I hope that you do in fact have some new information!Melissa Mileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13349998395283234388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3124937133380979208.post-10513210035105011212012-06-04T19:33:31.690-04:002012-06-04T19:33:31.690-04:00This is great work and very detailed. I'm star...This is great work and very detailed. I'm starting to question my own family tree because I not as diligent and discriminating about the evidence I find on the census. I think I might need to start being so. I don't believe in coincidences very much but I know that when searching for family history it can be difficult because their are certain names that are very common. But I believe that they are connected. You have done your due diligence, the only think I could think of is probably contacting people in Liberia who maybe descendents of Hector. I hope you keep up the amazing work you have done. Your story has inspired me to keep digging.Moihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01620481987428600768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3124937133380979208.post-56450884986941363982012-06-03T15:14:28.536-04:002012-06-03T15:14:28.536-04:00Your hard work has uncovered some really plausible...Your hard work has uncovered some really plausible connections! After all, how far can coincidence explain things? No wonder you can't let it go. In a culture where parentage was so often hidden, it was hard even at the time to find proof, not to mention 150 years later. A daunting task, but I hope you keep with it!Mariannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09543003593158696611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3124937133380979208.post-28851407944688256762012-06-02T18:10:19.359-04:002012-06-02T18:10:19.359-04:00A good puzzle, Mel. I think this line of research...A good puzzle, Mel. I think this line of research looks promising, but I think you still lack the proof! By the way, Peter Belton had an earlier wife -- he married Esther Friar 8 April 1871 in Warren County, see the marriage indexed on familysearch.org.<br /><br />And where the heck is he in 1880?!!!<br /><br />The most difficult folks I have found to search are those who were single or just married in 1870. The men were rather mobil, and if they aren't living with their parents there may be no clue about how to place them. And if someone is born in the 1840s, there is not much time to find them in the period 1840-1865.<br /><br />Keep up the good work on your blog!Scott Wildshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09010010760047642893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3124937133380979208.post-15593226908960793292012-06-02T16:26:28.103-04:002012-06-02T16:26:28.103-04:00Thanks Everyone!Thanks Everyone!Melvin Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08804123091302875176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3124937133380979208.post-60706108710475041532012-06-02T01:33:48.138-04:002012-06-02T01:33:48.138-04:00Pursuing the descendants of Edmond Belton, who esc...Pursuing the descendants of Edmond Belton, who escaped to Louisiana might possibly lead to new contacts and/or details about the people and events of the Prospect Hill uprising. Likewise, a pursuit of information on the “Ross-Belton’s” of South Carolina could likely net the same or more. Based on the census material you have on your gg grandfather, Perter Belton, he would have been—at most—five years of age during the time of the uprising. The younger he may have been in 1845, the more likely he was with his mother or other family member. <br /><br />If I did my math correctly, the individual on the slave inventory who could likely have been the mother of Peter was, Laura. Laura may, or may not have been born at the time of Mary Allison Belton’s demise in 1823. She was age 4 in 1827/age 17 in 1840/age 22 in 1845/age 25 in 1847. Perhaps you have already considered a pursuit of information on Laura.<br /><br />Access to Liberian records would certainly be on my, to-do list. <br /><br />It is an interesting case! Surely, you will solve this mystery in due time. I will stay tuned.LisaDCooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11962811966715901622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3124937133380979208.post-59203900087672298662012-06-02T01:23:09.360-04:002012-06-02T01:23:09.360-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.LisaDCooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11962811966715901622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3124937133380979208.post-59077891511703664042012-06-01T20:39:27.405-04:002012-06-01T20:39:27.405-04:00This is great research...Hope you find more inform...This is great research...Hope you find more information to make the connection.Root Diggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06078852616599847109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3124937133380979208.post-41763624062769658272012-06-01T17:52:28.130-04:002012-06-01T17:52:28.130-04:00More is needed to connect Peter to Isaac Ross. Do...More is needed to connect Peter to Isaac Ross. Don't let it go, something will come along to prove or disprove your hypothesis.LindaRehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12968656842601664293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3124937133380979208.post-72462139398699257132012-06-01T11:26:33.487-04:002012-06-01T11:26:33.487-04:00Keep the ball rolling here. I think that your hyp...Keep the ball rolling here. I think that your hypothesis is plausible, but that you need more information. Have you had any contact with genealogy people in Liberia? Who knows, they may have records there - diaries or manuscripts or letters.Randy Seaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17477703429102065294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3124937133380979208.post-7670942698912629552012-06-01T10:35:15.380-04:002012-06-01T10:35:15.380-04:00Nor should you let it go! Great research. It seems...Nor should you let it go! Great research. It seems to me, you are on the right track with your theory. I hope you get a break in your brick wall.Andrea Kelleherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12711352023496985469noreply@blogger.com