Change Log History - Page 2

Ok, lots of work over the last two months for not very much gain.  I have been continuing to work up the family tree from Keziah Gurley who married Henry "Judge" Sharp.  Keziah's parents were Edwards Gurley and Mary Davis.  I hit the wall on Edwards Gurley's line with John Gurley as his father, but I cannot identify John's father.  So I headed up Mary Davis' line.  Her parents were James Davis and Aley Handley.  BUT I can't get past them.  There are just two many Davises in North Carolina at this time (mid 1700s) and it seems every other one was named James.

I have documented what I know in FT-070-01, which is the Family Tree document for James Davis and Aley Handley.

Also, I had to add a new "Change Log Page" to the website.  I guess I can only have so many "sections" on a webpage, and the previous Change Log had reached the limit of sections.  So I made the original Change Log page #1 and added a page #2 for logging newer changes to the website.

Updated documentation on the website include:

• RD-024-01 - Davis Family Lineage is a document where I have gathered what I can about the Davises
• FT-070-01 - James Davis - Aley Handley Family is a new Family Tree document.  There's a lot incomplete in this document, as it has proven impossible to identify either James' or Aley's parents.
• I am also adding several new Sources (910a thru 910f, and 911 through 916).  I skipped adding Source 914 to the list of Sources as it is a 50 MB file on the history of North Carolina written in 1908 by Samuel Acourt.  I don't know if this will be a valuable source or not in the future, but for now I will hold off on adding it, due to the file size.

Hello, and I am finally getting back on track for more regular updates. I have continued working on the Gurley family, this time trying to identify John Gurley's parents.  In my last update, I mentioned that I identified John Gurley as Edwards Gurley's father.  

I had 2 options for John Gurley's parents - (1) George Gurley, Sr., and (2) Joseph Gourley and Susan Wise.  RD-023-01 shows the work that I think conclusively proves that George Gurley Sr. was not John Gurley's father.  George Gurley Sr. did have a son named John Gurley, but that John Gurley was still in Southampton County, VA when our John Gurley was already in Johnston County, NC.

As to the Joseph Gurley/Susan Wise option, I see this mentioned in several places, but none of these places mention any sources to verify these claims.  I have messaged a person on Geneanet.org who says she had a Family Tree showing this connection, but we will see if she responds.

At any rate, I have hit a brick wall on the Gurleys, so I think I am going to step away from this line of the family and go work on other ancestor lines.  If any new information shows up, I will revisit this branch of the family.

Updated documentation on the website include:

• RD-023-01 - George Gurley Sr and John Gurley Research is a document where I concluded that George Gurley Sr. is not John Gurley's father.
• FT-069-01 - John Gurley - Elizabeth UNKNOWN Family is a new Family Tree document for the John Gurley and Elizabeth UNKNOWN family.  There's a lot incomplete in this document, as it has proven almost impossible to identify John Gurley's parents.
• I added John Gurley as a new DAR Patriot in the Military Service page.
• I am also adding several new Sources (905 through 909).