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Re: Snipes

markumhosta2000 — 2009-10-27 21:28:13Z

yes that is correct. joseph william was the only one that moved to arkansas. another brother george washington moved to indiana. jessie harmon lived his whole life in warren county

Re: Snipes

DonOtt75 — 2009-10-27 21:21:51Z

Thanks,
That would be the family of Charles Wesley Snipes b. 2 Feb 1828, Warren Co. TN., and d. 18 Oct 1929 TN. He married Margaret Ann Elizabeth Hollis b. 6 Jan 1833, Warren TN, and died 31 Dec 1923. I know that some of their children came to Marion Co. AR.

Re: Snipes

markumhosta2000 — 2009-10-27 20:17:21Z

the Snipes that you are looking for , would that be joseph william snipes ? If that is the person. He would be the brother of jessie harmon snipes ( my grandfather ) came from warren county tennessee

Re: Cherokee Snipes

mlovelace199 — 2009-10-27 13:51:31Z

My GGG Grandmother was Sarah Jane Snipes' sister. I have pictures of her. If you are still actively searching for new information, please contact me. I currently live in Tennessee and visit Giles County often. I have visited John Lowry Crabb's grave. Where is Sarah buried? Freelin Crabb and Mary Elizabeth Snipes Crabb are now buried up in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski TN.
Betty Lovelace

SNIPES Harold Glenn Hal 1920-1992

t42MountOlivet — 2009-07-10 21:13:02Z

SNIPES Harold Glenn Hal 1920-1992

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SNIPES Eva Glenn 1879-1956

t42MountOlivet — 2009-07-10 21:12:49Z

SNIPES Eva Glenn 1879-1956

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SNIPES Thomas M 1873-1942

t42MountOlivet — 2009-07-10 21:12:39Z

SNIPES Thomas M 1873-1942

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Re: Martha J. Snipes

allsnipes — 2009-07-07 14:51:32Z

Martha Snipes' parents were Ransom, b. 1831 and Elizabeth Elrod, b. 1837. I don't have a spouse or children for Martha.

CARRELL Gladys SNIPES 1903-1986

t42RoseHill — 2009-07-06 11:01:45Z

CARRELL Gladys SNIPES 1903-1986

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Martha J. Snipes

ladyjr49 — 2009-07-04 08:55:29Z

Looking for info on Martha J. Snipes born @1859.

Any info would be great.

Bonnie

Re: Ada Snipes Culp, Lancaster, South Carolina

allsnipes — 2009-05-26 03:59:24Z

Rena Bell McAteer was the daughter of John M. McAteer (9/9/1851-1918) and Martha Adams (1850-1922). They are both buried at Shiloh A.R.P. Cemetery. Rena Bell had siblings Lillie Blanche, Jane, Ernest Ervin, Leila Ada, Hazel B., Leroy, and Corah Lee. John M. McAteer was the son of John J. McAteer (1825-1865). John J. McAteer married a widow, Martha E. Craig, Oct 01, 1819-Dec 22, 1989.

Re: Ralph Thomas Snipes, Lancaster, S.C.

allsnipes — 2009-05-26 03:29:09Z

He is still alive and lives in Lancaster. His parents were
Odell Thomas Snipes and Eva Jane Hunter. He has one daughter.

SNIPES Andrew William 1975

t42Parkdale — 2009-05-15 13:05:23Z

SNIPES Andrew William 1975

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Re: Drury & Unity (Houlder) Snipes

MarshaRoseberry — 2009-04-20 00:33:40Z

my brother has a lot of information on this line, I also have pictures of Elbert Monroe and William Franklin and family. do you have any pictures? If you are interested, I could email you some.

Re: Drury & Unity (Houlder) Snipes

gmaprice — 2009-04-19 18:48:29Z

I am researching this line also. My ancestor was their daughter Edith or Edy who married Robert P. Howell. She married before the 1850 census so is not shown in the Snipes household list on that date. Edith and Robert's son Andrew Jackson Howell married Lettie Arminda Elgin.
Mary Anne Price

Re: Drury & Unity (Houlder) Snipes

MarshaRoseberry — 2009-04-19 16:58:02Z

Not sure if you are still looking for information on the
Drury Snipes line. I do have information. Contact me if you are interested. Your Unity came from jean Killingsworth Holder.

Re: Fennel Snipes and Minnie Rogers

ericlwatts — 2009-02-23 04:02:32Z

Hello! My paternal grandmother, Guynella Mildred Snipes Watts, had a brother named Charles Fennell Snipes who married Minnie Cornelia. According to my records, their children were Charles Jr., Delaine, Glenna Sue, Margerite, Nancy and Roger. Fennell and Mildred had a brother, John A. Snipes, and their parents were Simon Wesley Snipes (1883-1956) and Betty Elizabeth Hinson.

Are we related? It sounds likely! I would enjoy hearing back from you!

Eric L. Watts, ericwatts@aol.com

SNIPES Thomas Albert 1902 1978 married 5-23-24

t42ElmBranch_EllisCoTX — 2009-02-09 14:47:54Z

SNIPES Thomas Albert 1902 1978 married 5-23-24

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SNIPES Thelma Lee MORGAN 1905 1976 dau of Ed and Ella Morgan

t42ElmBranch_EllisCoTX — 2009-02-09 14:47:41Z

SNIPES Thelma Lee MORGAN 1905 1976 dau of Ed and Ella Morgan

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SNIPES Tommie Lee 1926 1991 Bardwell

t42ElmBranch_EllisCoTX — 2009-02-09 14:47:26Z

SNIPES Tommie Lee 1926 1991 Bardwell

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Snipes /Drewry Thrift estate, Dinwiddie Co, VA, USA

rnthrift — 2008-12-16 03:59:33Z

Here are the children of Thomas Snipes & Susannah Thrift involved in this matter:
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&d...
(From here you can find William Snipes’ children & spouses, referred to below)

Here's Drury Thrift:
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&d...
[Isham Thrift is probably a sibling, Jane could be a sibling or daughter, William is probably a relative but the relationship is less clear]

Here's what I'm interested in:

http://www.ncgenweb.us/chatham/willndx4.htm
CHATHAM COUNTY ESTATE RECORDS 1782-1799 ( 2 VOLS.)
Microfilm # 022.50001 - Vol. 2 - 1795-1799
Thrift, Drewry, dec of Dinw.Co.,VA -pg. 114b, 115a [ heirs of his & Snipes estate] 13 Feb 1799
Snipes, William, deceased -pg. 114b, 115a[heirs of his & Drewry Thrift's estate] 13 Feb. 1799
Snipes, Thomas Sr. 115b [POA to bro. Nath. Snipes in est of Snipes & Thrift] 13 Feb. 1799
Snipes, Nathaniel -pg 115b [POA from bro. Thos Snipes in est of Snipes & Thrift] 13 Feb 1799
Snipes, Nathaniel -pg. 114b,115a [POA from heirs of Wm. Snipes & Drewry Thrift] 13 Feb 1799
Bynum, James -pg. 114b,115a [heir of Wm. Snipes & Drewry Thrift's estate] 13 Feb 1799 [husband of Sarah Snipes]
Snipes, John - pg. 114b,115a [heir of Wm. Snipes & Drewry Thrift's estate] 13 Feb 1799
Lacy, Phillimon - pg. 114b, 115a [heir of Wm. Snipes & Drewry Thrift's estate] 13 Feb. 1799 [husband of Susannah Snipes]
Snipes, William, -pg. 114b, 115a [heir of Wm. Snipes & Drewry Thrift's estate] 13 Feb. 1799
Hatch, Alexander- pg. 114b, 115a [heir of Wm. Snipes & Drewry Thrift's estate] 13 Feb 1799 [husband of Rhoda Snipes]
Justice, Allen - pg. 114b, 115a [hier of Wm. Snipes & Drewry Thrift's estate] 13 Feb. 1799 [husband of Tabitha Snipes]

(I don't know why Thomas Snipes, oldest son of William, doesn't appear in the list. Maybe the transcriber missed the item?)

I have a transcription of part but not all of the complete record abstracted above. I am missing the POA of Thomas Snipes, Sr. The following partial transcription was obtained from Chatham County NC Estate Records 1782-1799, graciously transcribed by Sue Ashby.

Power of Attorney – Snipes et al – Feb 1799

Know all men by these presents that We, Thomas Snipes, John Snipes, William Snipes, Philemon Lacey, James Bynum, Alexander Hatch and Allen Justice of Chatham County in North Carolina all of us being heirs and Representatives of William Snipes, Dec. late of Chatham County have constituted made and appointed our Loving & trusty friend Nathaniel Snipes of Granville County our true & Lawful Attorney, for us and in our name and to our own and to ask demand sue for and receive all such sum or sums of money and likewise every other species of property both real and personal which all as heirs and Representatives of William snipes, Dec. are entitled to or which may be Law descend to us out of the estate of Drewry Thrift, dec’d late of Dinwiddie County in Virginia, given and granting unto our said attorney our whole power Strength and authority in and about the premises to take all Lawful means for the Receiving thereof and upon the receiving or receipt of any money or property as aforesaid acquitances or other sufficient discharges to make and in our names to do all (there?) acts or things, needful or necessary to be done in or about the premises, as amply and as fully as we our selves might or could do were we personally present ratifying and confirming whatever our said attorney shall lawfully do by virtue of these presents . In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 13th day of February 1799
Thomas Snipes (Seal)
John Snipes (Seal)
Wm. Snipes (Seal)
Philemon Lacey (Seal)
James Bynum (Seal)
Alexander Hatch (Seal)
Allan Justice (Seal)

Here are my questions about the above:

***Does anyone have evidence bearing on whether or not Elizabeth Snipes b 1740 (daughter of Thomas Snipes) married Drewry Thrift, or anyone else? Or more to the point, do you have any clues why Elizabeth's siblings (Thomas, Nathaniel, & William) would expect to inherit a significant portion of Drewry Thrift's estate?***

Based on the info above, one explanation would be that Elizabeth may have married Drury Thrift and left no male heirs; if he did have a female heir (Jane Thrift is a possible daughter, and his wife may have survived him), then perhaps he left no will.

***Does anyone have any other reasonable explanation for the Power of Attorney transcribed above? Does anyone have more info, such as death date, about this Elizabeth Snipes?***

A reasonable interpretation of the above is that Drewry Thrift (born before 1760 & possibly ~1740, died ~1798) married Elizabeth Snipes, they left no (male) heirs, and after he died Elizabeth's siblings were attempting to get control of (some of) their estate. The abstracts name 3 siblings (Thomas, Nathaniel, & the heirs of William). The ONLY child of Thomas & Susannah not named is Elizabeth, although the Snipes believed that females could be heirs since other female heirs (daughters of William, who died before Drewry) WERE represented (by their husbands). It seems to me that Elizabeth is probably represented by "Drewry Thrift's estate" What other reason would there be for Drewry's name to appear?

There does seem to be a relationship between Drewry Thrift and the Snipes, but it probably wasn't a debt since the whole family (except Elizabeth) is expecting to inherit, and the stakes are SO nebulous: "all such sum or sums of money and likewise every other species of property both real and personal which all as heirs and Representatives of William Snipes, Dec. are entitled to or which may by Law descend to us" If Drury owed a business debt to the elder Thomas or Susannah Snipes, wouldn't that have been settled much earlier? I've seen one statement that Thomas died in 1758, suggesting that any debt to Thomas and his heirs would have been settled LONG before Drury's death.

IF Elizabeth can be shown to have married someone else, that would mean my hypothesis is probably wrong. Bill Snipes wondered if this Elizabeth Snipes was the one who had married John Smith & settled in Georgia. Is there any real evidence for that? There’s this:
http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.geo...
But, given how much of that info seems questionable, the evidence for THIS Elizabeth Snipes' marriage to Smith seems nonexistent unless you can provide more than the coincidence of names and dates, 600 miles apart. (We've already gone through a similar issue with Robert T. Thrift.)

Others claim Drury Thrift’s wife’s name was Mary, and she died after 1809. If Drury’s wife WAS Mary who lived another 10 years after his death, it would put a whole other meaning on this proceeding. What is the source for this info? I've seen this stated many times, so SOMEBODY must have a source. It's not trustworthy without the source info. This info may be on documents pertaining to his land; does anyone have access to this? In 1809 Colson Tucker, husband of Drury's relative Jane Thrift, was conveyed 238.5 acres as part of Drury Thrift's estate, so the Mary story could be true. But we need documentation. (Hmm, maybe Elizabeth was his 1st wife & Mary was 2nd?)

Apparently Drewry Thrift (and wife) left no (male) heirs, since the Snipes family was expecting an inheritance. This may be evidence that Isham Thrift was not Drury's son, in contrast to claims by some of Isham's descendants. There is other evidence stating Isham & Drury are brothers,
http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.thrift/231/mb.ashx
and this relationship fits the dates for each that I am aware of. Further evidence is that it appears that much of Drury's estate was conveyed not to Isham, and not to the Snipes, but to Jane Thrift or rather her husband Colson Tucker; this is shown in Dinwiddie Co land tax records.

It's known that Isham Thrift's daughter Elizabeth married Jesse Snipes, May 15, 1802, Orange Co, NC. Isham's son William moved to Jackson Parish, LA and had a large plantation. Robert Snipes, 23, was included in the 1850 census there; he was overseer for the plantation. I suspect this Robert was William's nephew, son of Isham's daughter Elizabeth Thrift Snipes.

As mentioned above, Isham's father is controversial. Some claim that Isham's father is Nathaniel Thrift of Northampton Co, NC. I've seen no evidence for this, and Nathaniel's will is evidence against this claim. The association of BOTH Drury & Isham with the Snipes family (as evidenced by the above POA's, WHETHER OR NOT Drury and Elizabeth were married) is circumstantial evidence that Isham & Drury are related, and that Isham is, like Drury, from the St George Co /Dinwiddie Co VA region. They may be nephews of Susannah Thrift who is said to have married Thomas Snipes.
http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.thrift/230/mb.ashx

Thanks!
Richard Thrift

Will of Thomas Snipes, Chatham Co, NC 1843

rnthrift — 2008-12-13 06:33:27Z

Thomas Snipes Will – Dated 1843 Probated May Term 1844
NC State Archives film -C022.80001 pg. 156, 157, 158
Generously transcribed by Sue Ashby

I Thomas Snipes of the County of Chatham & State of North Carolina being old and infirm but of disposing min and memory do make and ordain this to be my last Will and Testament in manner and form following. I give to my wife Martha, the feather bedsted & furniture whereon we have been accustomed to lye my walnut chest and such table furniture as she may wish to take and One Hundred dollars in money. And whereas my said said wife is old and infirm and incapable of attending to business, my will & desire is that she should live with some of her children whichever she may choose and have a comfortable support out of my Estate, sufficient to compensate those with whom she may live, for any trouble & expense they my be at on her account & I do enjoin it on my Executors to pay particular attention to this claus?

I give to my son B. Franklin the land and plantation whereon I now live lying between the lines of the tract of Land whereon said Franklin now lives as formerly laid off to my son Wesley & the lines of the land I gave to my son Sidney. Likewise one hundred and ten acres of land lying on Collinses Mountain on the West side of the land belonging to John Strowd and bounded as described in the deed which I obtained from the same to him & his heirs forever.

I give to my grand daughter Nancy Snipes Clegg Five Hundred Dollars to her and her heirs forever. I leave my Threshing Machine & Wheat Farm for the use of those of my children that may think proper to use them. Whereas my desire is that my negroes may not be too remotely situated. I dispose of them as follows. My will is that all the Negroes that I may have at death, be valued by three disinterested judicious men at a price they would sell for on a credit of twelve months & there to be lotted of to my six children, namely Edwin P. Snipes, Charles W. Snipes, Wm Sidney Snipes, B. Franklin Snipes and my daughters Polly W. Edwards & Martha W. Norwood, subject however to the promise in the bequest to the other children. As those of my children that are to share in the negroes are all of age, they can after being valued divide them to suit themselves. All my perishable Estate I leave to be sold, also my tract of Land on which my son Franklin now lives, also my tract of land lying in the South West corner of Chatham County on Cider Creek, estimated of two Hundred & Sixty acres, likewise my tract of land in the State of South Caroline on Sparrow Swamp, Darlington District, containing two Hundred acres. And out of the proceeds of such sales, I give to my son Britton W. Snipes five Hundred Dollars; likewise I give to the children of my deceased daughter Anne Sanford five Hundred Dollars to be equally divided amongst them.

The balance of the am’t of sales, debts due me, and money on hand if any, to be divided into three parts one third part I give to my son Britton, on third part to my daughter Elizabeth Wilkerson, and one third part to the children of my dec’d daughter Ann Sanford, to be equally divided amongst them provided nevertheless that if the proceed of the sales should and be sufficient to make the three last Legatees equal to those who are to have the negroes, that then & in that case, they who are to take the negroes, are to make them up equal; this is in accordance with my intention to equalize the distribution of my property, amongst my children, having heretofore advanced to my daughter Elizabeth Wilkerson the sum of Five Hundred dollars. In consideration of her very particular and kind attention to my self and my wife in our old age, I give to Betsy Carter? Our housekeeper, the feather bedsted & furniture on which she has been used to lye, the side saddle & bridle with which she commonly rides, and a cow and calf, and if she should continue to her work until my decease in addition to the above I give her One Hundred Dollars in money to her and her heirs forever. I appoint my sons Edwin, Wesley & Sidney my Executors if either of them should fail to act, I appoint my sons Franklin to act. Written with my own hand & signed this ninth day of May one thousand eight Hundred and forty two and in the eighty third year of my age. Thanks to my Redeemer & Preserver in whom I believe and through whose merits I hope to obtain life everlasting- Amen & Amen

Thos. Snipes {Seal}
I hereby nominate and appoint my sons Britain W. Snipes of Tennessee to take charge of the Legacy that will be going from my Estate to the children of my daughter Anna Sanford and to pay it over to them as they arrive at age or marry this is a part of my will.

December 22, 1843.

Thomas Snipes {Seal}
Test.
James S. Edwards
I nominate Woodson Lea, Wm. Merritt & Wilson Atwater to value my negroes as set forth and expressed in my will

Thomas Snipes.
Chatham County May Sessions 1844

This certifies that the forgoing last Will & Testament of Thomas Snipes dec’d being propounded in open Court for probate by Edwin Snipes the Executor therein named & it being proved to the satisfaction of the court that by three competent witnesses that they are well acquainted with the hand writing of the deceased the testator the said Thomas Snipes & that the whole body of said will as well as the signature thereto is all in the own proper hand writing of the said testator and it further appearing to the satisfaction of the court that the last will & testament was found among the valuable papers of the deceased. It is therefore ordered by this court that said last will and testament be admitted to probate & that the Executor or Executors therein named be permitted to qualify thereto. Whereupon Edwin Snipes one of the Executors therein named appeared in open court & qualified.

Test: N.A. Stedman, C.C.C.

Re: Snipes family & Drewry Thrift's estate ~1799, NC & Dinwiddie Co VA

rnthrift — 2008-12-13 06:20:40Z

[This is part 3 of 3 posts.]

Here are my questions about the previous 2 posts:

***Does anyone have evidence bearing on whether or not Elizabeth Snipes b 1740 (daughter of Thomas Snipes) married Drewry Thrift, or anyone else? Or more to the point, do you have any clues why Elizabeth's siblings (Thomas, Nathaniel, & William) would expect to inherit a significant portion of Drewry Thrift's estate?***

Based on the info in the previous posts, one explanation would be that Elizabeth may have married Drury Thrift and left no male heirs; if he had a female heir (Jane Thrift is a possible daughter) then perhaps he left no will.

***Does anyone have another reasonable explanation for the Power of Attorney transcribed above? Does anyone have more info (such as death date) about this Elizabeth Snipes?***

A reasonable interpretation of the previous post is that Drewry Thrift (born before 1760 & possibly b. ~1740, died ~1798) married Elizabeth Snipes, they left no (male) heirs, and after he died Elizabeth's siblings were attempting to get control of (some of) their estate. The abstracts name 3 siblings (Thomas, Nathaniel, & the heirs of William). The ONLY child of Thomas & Susannah not represented is Elizabeth, although other female heirs (daughters of William, who died before Drewry) WERE represented (by their husbands). It seems to me that Elizabeth is probably represented by "Drewry Thrift's estate" What other reason would there be for Drewry's name to appear?

There does seem to be a relationship between Drewry and the Snipes, but it probably wasn't a business debt since the whole family (except Elizabeth) is expecting to inherit, and the stakes are SO nebulous: "all such sum or sums of money and likewise every other species of property both real and personal which all as heirs and Representatives of William Snipes, Dec. are entitled to or which may by Law descend to us" If Drury owed a business debt to the elder Thomas or Susannah Snipes, wouldn't that have been settled much earlier? I've seen one statement that Thomas died in 1758, suggesting that any debt to Thomas and his heirs would have been settled LONG before Drury's death.

IF Elizabeth can be shown to have married someone else, that would mean my hypothesis is probably wrong. Bill Snipes wondered if OUR Elizabeth Snipes was the one who had married John Smith & settled in Georgia. Is there any real evidence for this? There’s this:
http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.geo...
But, given how much of that info seems questionable, the evidence for OUR Elizabeth Snipes' marriage to Smith seems nonexistent unless you can provide more than the coincidence of names and dates, 600 miles apart.

Others claim Drury Thrift’s wife’s name was Mary, and she died after 1809. If Drury’s wife wasn't Elizabeth Snipes but WAS Mary who lived another 10 years after Drury's death, it would put a whole other meaning on this proceeding. What is the source for this info? I've seen this stated many times, so SOMEBODY must have a source. It's not trustworthy without knowing the source. This info may be in documents pertaining to his land; does anyone have access to this? In 1809 Colson Tucker, husband of Drury's relative Jane Thrift, was conveyed 238.5 acres as part of Drury Thrift's estate, so the Mary story could be true. But we need documentation. (Hmm, maybe Elizabeth was his 1st wife & Mary was 2nd?)

Apparently Drewry Thrift (and wife) left no (male) heirs, since the Snipes family was expecting an inheritance. This may be evidence that Isham Thrift was not Drury's son, in contrast to claims by some of Isham's descendants. I have other evidence stating Isham & Drury are brothers, and this relationship fits the dates for each that I am aware of. Further evidence is that it appears that much of Drury's estate was conveyed not to Isham, or to the Snipes, but to Jane Thrift or rather her husband Colson Tucker; this is shown in Dinwiddie Co land tax records.

It's known that Isham Thrift's daughter Elizabeth married Jesse Snipes, May 15, 1802, Orange Co, NC. Isham's son William moved to Jackson Parish, LA and had a large plantation. Robert Snipes, 23, was included in the 1850 census there; he was overseer for the plantation. I suspect this Robert was William's nephew, son of Isham's daughter Elizabeth Thrift Snipes.

As mentioned above, Isham's father is controversial. Some claim that Isham's father is Nathaniel Thrift of Northampton Co, NC. I've seen no evidence for this, and Nathaniel's will is evidence against this claim. The association of BOTH Drury (as evidenced by the above POA's, whether or not Drury and Elizabeth were married) & Isham with the Snipes family is circumstantial evidence that Isham & Drury are related, and that Isham is, like Drury, from the St George Co /Dinwiddie Co VA region. They may be nephews of Susannah Thrift who is said to have married Thomas Snipes.
http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.snipes/308/mb.ashx

Thanks!
Richard Thrift
rtx at cox dot net

Re: Snipes family & Drewry Thrift's estate ~1799, NC & Dinwiddie Co VA

rnthrift — 2008-12-13 06:07:23Z

[This is part 2 of 3.]

Does anyone have a full transcription of the items in the previous post? What I have is missing the POA of Thomas Sr. The following PARTIAL transcription was obtained from Chatham County NC Estate Records 1782-1799, graciously transcribed by Sue Ashby.

Power of Attorney – Snipes et al – Feb 1799

Know all men by these presents that We, Thomas Snipes, John Snipes, William Snipes, Philemon Lacey, James Bynum, Alexander Hatch and Allen Justice of Chatham County in North Carolina all of us being heirs and Representatives of William Snipes, Dec. late of Chatham County have constituted made and appointed our Loving & trusty friend Nathaniel Snipes of Granville County our true & Lawful Attorney, for us and in our name and to our own and to ask demand sue for and receive all such sum or sums of money and likewise every other species of property both real and personal which all as heirs and Representatives of William snipes, Dec. are entitled to or which may be Law descend to us out of the estate of Drewry Thrift, dec’d late of Dinwiddie County in Virginia, given and granting unto our said attorney our whole power Strength and authority in and about the premises to take all Lawful means for the Receiving thereof and upon the receiving or receipt of any money or property as aforesaid acquitances or other sufficient discharges to make and in our names to do all (there?) acts or things, needful or necessary to be done in or about the premises, as amply and as fully as we our selves might or could do were we personally present ratifying and confirming whatever our said attorney shall lawfully do by virtue of these presents . In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 13th day of February 1799
Thomas Snipes (Seal)
John Snipes (Seal)
Wm. Snipes (Seal)
Philemon Lacey (Seal)
James Bynum (Seal)
Alexander Hatch (Seal)
Allan Justice (Seal)

Re: Snipes family & Drewry Thrift's estate ~1799, NC & Dinwiddie Co VA

rnthrift — 2008-12-12 21:26:45Z

Weird, the board is not letting me post a followup. I hope I Can do it sometime later.

Snipes family & Drewry Thrift's estate ~1799, NC & Dinwiddie Co VA

rnthrift — 2008-12-11 01:18:08Z

I'm going to post this in 3 parts. First the info, which may be useful to some others. Then my questions. Apparently the post is too big to do all at once.

Here's Elizabeth Snipes & siblings, children of Thomas Snipes & Susannah Thrift:
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&d...

Here's Drury Thrift [Isham Thrift is probably a sibling, Jane could be a sibling or daughter, William is probably a relative but the relationship is less clear]:
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&d...

Here's what I'm interested in:

http://www.ncgenweb.us/chatham/willndx4.htm
CHATHAM COUNTY ESTATE RECORDS 1782-1799 ( 2 VOLS.)
Microfilm # 022.50001 - Vol. 2 - 1795-1799
Thrift, Drewry, dec of Dinw.Co.,VA -pg. 114b, 115a [ heirs of his & Snipes estate] 13 Feb 1799
Snipes, William, deceased -pg. 114b, 115a[heirs of his & Drewry Thrift's estate] 13 Feb. 1799
Snipes, Thomas Sr. 115b [POA to bro. Nath. Snipes in est of Snipes & Thrift] 13 Feb. 1799
Snipes, Nathaniel -pg 115b [POA from bro. Thos Snipes in est of Snipes & Thrift] 13 Feb 1799
Snipes, Nathaniel -pg. 114b,115a [POA from heirs of Wm. Snipes & Drewry Thrift] 13 Feb 1799
Bynum, James -pg. 114b,115a [heir of Wm. Snipes & Drewry Thrift's estate] 13 Feb 1799 [husband of Sarah Snipes]
Snipes, John - pg. 114b,115a [heir of Wm. Snipes & Drewry Thrift's estate] 13 Feb 1799
Lacy, Phillimon - pg. 114b, 115a [heir of Wm. Snipes & Drewry Thrift's estate] 13 Feb. 1799 [husband of Susannah Snipes]
Snipes, William, -pg. 114b, 115a [heir of Wm. Snipes & Drewry Thrift's estate] 13 Feb. 1799
Hatch, Alexander- pg. 114b, 115a [heir of Wm. Snipes & Drewry Thrift's estate] 13 Feb 1799 [husband of Rhoda Snipes]
Justice, Allen - pg. 114b, 115a [hier of Wm. Snipes & Drewry Thrift's estate] 13 Feb. 1799 [husband of Tabitha Snipes]

(I don't know why Thomas Snipes, oldest son of William, doesn't appear in the list. Maybe the transcriber missed it?)

Richard

Re: John Snipes is listed in family ledger 1831-1890's of Chesterfield/Lancaster Co, SC..belong to you??

christy_bowers — 2008-12-05 14:11:13Z

I also have McManus family that lived in the Wild Cat area in 1860: great great grandfather, Hugh McManus, and gg grandmother, Ellender McManus. Their daughter Angela married the Robert Snipes that I inquired about. Elizabeth Snipes family with Robert was found in the Hickory Head area Lancaster Co.in 1860. I also have Richardson, Starnes and Broom family just over the border in Union Co. N.C. that married into the Snipes family.

I believe that my husband's family of Bowers also came from Flint Ridge and Heath Springs.
Thanks, CSB

Re: John Snipes is listed in family ledger 1831-1890's of Chesterfield/Lancaster Co, SC..belong to you??

BrookerLaswell — 2008-12-05 13:59:02Z

Thanks for the heads up on the cemetery. I didn't know about it. I also have a Belk family also living in about the same areas.

Re: John Snipes is listed in family ledger 1831-1890's of Chesterfield/Lancaster Co, SC..belong to you??

rbbogirl — 2008-12-05 13:24:43Z

I agree with you. I have found the same people living in the same area on the stateline between Hwy 601 and Hwy 207 connected by Landsford Road. I find that these people are listed in Anson Co prior to 1842, in Union Co, NC after 1842 and those on the side of Hwy 207 at the Dairy-O are listed in Mecklenburg Co. prior to 1842 formation of Union Co.
R. L. Snipes is buried at Buffalo Creek cemetery in the woods w/ Alexander Arant, Sr. b.1813 d.1854. R. L. Snipes is on an old slate stone. This is near the entering Tradesville sign. I took a lady from CA to see the R.L. Snipes stone. That was her line. Very interesting and a forgotten place. Only legible stones were Alex Arant Sr. and his entire family. Few slate stones among the bushes and leaves...many illegible.

Re: John Snipes is listed in family ledger 1831-1890's of Chesterfield/Lancaster Co, SC..belong to you??

BrookerLaswell — 2008-12-05 13:11:49Z

I still live close to Spring Hill and the South Branch of Wild Cat Creek goes through our little community. I don't think any of my people moved much. It was just the way the district lines were redrawn as the population increased.

Re: John Snipes is listed in family ledger 1831-1890's of Chesterfield/Lancaster Co, SC..belong to you??

rbbogirl — 2008-12-05 12:46:21Z

Very interesting. Spring Hill Baptist Church is where Elijah Arant b.1808-1881 is buried. He is shown in the Wild Cat Precinct, Spring Hill Precinct, etc.

Re: John Snipes is listed in family ledger 1831-1890's of Chesterfield/Lancaster Co, SC..belong to you??

BrookerLaswell — 2008-12-05 12:29:51Z

My John Snipes was born Bet. 1807 - 1817 in Flint Ridge their role number was 534 on the 1860 census and listed as Spring Hill on the 1870 census He was listed as a blacksmith

Thomas Snipes & Susannah Thrift 1700's Prince George & Dinwidie Co VA

rnthrift — 2008-12-04 22:56:43Z

There are several sites that claim a marriage between Susannah Thrift (born ~1705-1715) & Thomas Snipes (b. ~1710, d. after 1740) of Prince George & Dinwiddie Co VA, including these:
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Estates/3882/Snipes.html
http://southerndays.info/Starling/Thomas_Snipes.html

***Is this correct? Does anyone have reliable written sources for this statement?***

After contacting the owners of the above sites and the Snipes Family Association, it appears that the info came from Ancestry.com. What actual written records did their info come from? or could Ancestry have taken this info from IGI (which is absolutely NOT reliable)?

Can anyone provide more info about Thomas's wife Susannah Thrift, or her family?

Thanks!
Richard Thrift
rtx at cox dot net

Re: John Snipes is listed in family ledger 1831-1890's of Chesterfield/Lancaster Co, SC..belong to you??

christy_bowers — 2008-12-03 15:28:23Z

My great grandfather was Robert Snipes (b abt. 1842-d 1879) of Lancaster and Chesterfield Counties in S.C. I believe he had a brother John E. Snipes (Feb. 1849-Nov. 25, 1925). Is this your John Snipes of Flint Ridge?
Many thanks,
C.S.B.

Re: Richard L Snipes, Annettie Black Pickens,SC

sccaycock — 2008-11-17 02:43:56Z

Thank you for that information. Annette would be a sister to my 4x great grandmother. Do you have any information
on her family?

Re: Richard L Snipes, Annettie Black Pickens,SC

allsnipes — 2008-11-16 15:40:30Z

Richard L. Snipes was AKA L.R. Snipes, and Leonard Richard Snipes, b. abt 1848 in Anderson Co., SC.
1900 census, Anderson Co., SC (listed as Richerson L. Snipes) He was buried in Pleasant Hill Baptist cemetery; his wife, Annette, was buried in Crossroads Baptist cemetery.

Richard L Snipes, Annettie Black Pickens,SC

sccaycock — 2008-11-12 03:36:47Z

Looking for any information on Annettie Black who married
Richard L Snipes Pickens,SC
she was born Oct. 1842?

Re: benjamin snipes

catheart2001 — 2008-11-02 13:49:48Z

Hi I would love any info you have on Benjamin Snipes b 1820 and his wife adeline b 1828

Re: benjamin snipes

catheart2001 — 2008-10-05 06:31:51Z

Hi I would love any info you can give me on this line I am a Direct Descendant and this is a Great Grand pa to me and would love info on these people and also if you got any info on anyone would love to know please,,,,,, I come from benjamins son milton..... please email me :garedneckgal80@aol.com

Re: Looking for Relatives to Jessie James Snipes .......

catheart2001 — 2008-09-22 03:41:45Z

Do you know whom jessie daddy james b snipes daddy and mom were and where they came from????

Re: looking for answers!

acefo1 — 2008-08-31 00:31:18Z

If these are Afro-Amer. I may be able to help. My grt-grandfather name is John and he had a brother named Wesley and Robert. They are from south Ga.

Re: Looking for Relatives to Jessie James Snipes .......

catheart2001 — 2008-08-22 04:00:39Z

Thanks for the reply do you by chance know whom jesse daddy was? Also any pictures or stories or any part of family tree you can share with I would love. Jesse was my Great Grandfather.
Please email me @ georgiaangelgirl@aol.com

Also whom was jesse second wife do you know????

Danny Thomas Snipes - adopted at 18 mos old born 1959

troopof6 — 2008-08-17 18:17:17Z

My dad was born Danny Thomas Snipes in March of 1959. His mothers name was Katie Lee (Bland, Green,Upton not sure) She later moved to AZ where she died of emphasema. We think that he has 7 sisters. 1 possibly lived in Portsmouth, VA. 1 Possibly lived in Kingsly, GA. 2 Possibly lived in AZ, NM area. We think he had a brother who was also adopted first name possibly Butch. All these children may not have had the same fathers. We do know that there was an Aunt who lived in Norfolk, VA on Bangor Ave, named Mary Mathews who has since passed. All we know about my dad's father is that his last name was snipes and he was in the Navy possibly.
When my father was adopted his name was changed to John Hall Jr. He was adopted from his home in NC by John and Gladys Hall. Katie Lee and some of my dads sisters lived on Bangor in Norfolk for a while with Ms. Mathews right accross the street where my dads new home was at the time. Katie Lee was quite fond of my Great Aunt Alma Hall and her daughter Cheryl. If you have any info can you please email me.

Re: Looking for Relatives to Jessie James Snipes .......

allsnipes — 2008-08-06 22:53:41Z

Jessie James Snipes was b. 27 Aug 1891 in Emanuel County GA and d. 10 Aug 1963 in Chatham County, GA. His first wife was Cora Lee Boatwright. His GG-grandfather was Joseph Snipes. I am descended from Joseph's brother, William.

Re: SNIPES in MS

patt81 — 2008-08-01 21:10:48Z

I have Elizabeth Snipes m.to Geo.Milton Dunlap .She was born in SC 9Feb.1828. Died 30 Jan.1903 in Union ct, Ms. This is my G-G Grandmother. I'm not sure of her father and Mother's name. I do have a picture of her.

Jessie James SNIPES, 1891 - 1963, Emanuel Co., GA

allsnipes — 2008-07-04 23:36:45Z

I am also interested in Jessie Snipes. We are related through his ancestor William Snipes in Duplin Co., NC. I belong to the Snipes Family of America.

Re: OBIT-Johnny W. SNIPES, 83, d. Oct. 1988 Candler Co., GA (native of Emanuel Co., GA)

georgiaangelgirl — 2008-06-30 16:57:26Z

I would be interested in any of the info on the snipes you have. I am from the jessie james snipes line. Any Relation?
Any info you have would love I am kin to Snipes in Emanuel.

Thanks

Looking for Relatives to Jessie James Snipes .......

georgiaangelgirl — 2008-06-30 16:40:59Z

Looking for Relatives of Jessie James Snipes. I am related to the GA Snipes if anyone has any info to share or Pics would love just starting out and want to know my Family line. Thanks so Much. Jessie was born around 1890 or 1891 if that helps any info would help. Thanks.

Re: Cherokee(Snipes)

georgiaangelgirl — 2008-06-30 16:27:49Z

Is Sara Jane any kin to Jesse or Jessie James Snipes GA?????
If so would love any info you can give me. Thanks.

Snipes of Carter, Rowan Co. KY

annridout601 — 2008-06-26 19:19:10Z

For my DIL.

Her mother was Edith Maxine Snipes, b. 14 Dec 1929 in Carter Co. KY. Parents: Thomas and Elva Caudill Snipes and they married about 1921.

This family appears on 1930 Census in Upper Tygart, Carter Co. KY, page 7A.

DIL states she was told that Thomas Snipes was actually born Thomas Stanley, was taken in by 'old man Snipes' after Thomas' parents were killed in an accident, and his last name changed.

My DIL found a birth crtificate in her mothers' papers after she passed away.
Ky. Cert # 17789
Kellma Dee Snipes
b. 1 Apr 1924 Lawton,(Carter)Ky.
parents: Thomas Snipes & Elva Caudill

There isn't a record of her death that I can find online and this child is not on the above 1930 Census.