Elizabeth N Stokes---looking for ancestors

Question

My ancestors (to my knowledge) came to the colonies starting in late 1600s and lived in Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee. Surnames include, but not limited to, are Nelson, Defur, Cline, Pickett, Williams x 2, Gray, Bailey, Fuller, Coleman, Sutton, Lamb, Vester, Beeson (Quakers first in Pennsylvania). I do not research married surname, Stokes.  Brick walls at both 3rd g-grandfathers, John A Pickett (NC & Tenn) and William Nelson (SC) Any cousins here?

Comments

There were Beeson Quakers in North Carolina. Some migrated to Illinois (probably by way of Indiana) in the first half of the 1800s and a branch of the family went to Northern California, mid to late 1800s.

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Thanks for reply. My Quaker line starts with Edward Beeson and Rachel Pennington, then to second son Richard who married Charity Grubb, their son Benjamin's daughter Frances married a Lamb; her daughter married a Sutton, a Sutton son married a Vester. George Sutton Jr and Sabrina Vester are my 2nd g-grandparents (NC to GA). I have "met" a couple of Beeson cousins on line. BUT I have a cousin in my local genealogy group who descends from a son of Benjamin Beeson who grew up in Indiana!  Both of us just happen to live in Arkansas now. I am interested in connecting with more cousins!.

Answer 1

Welcome to Wikitree, Elizabeth!

There's a few ways that you can try and connect with your cousins.

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You can use the search box at the top of your profile to search for your family. Search by surname alone and get a page like this. Click on the word genealogists to find active members.

https://www.wikitree.com/genealogy/Stokes

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