Reside in Hampstead, NC; Been student of family history since age 8 (70+ yrs now).
Am a participant in the PHILLIPS DNA PROJECT (Group 10), and sponsor of oldest male, now deceased, in ROGERS/RODGERS DNA PROJECT, for paternal lineage connections.
Family historian and history buff for my Carolina families:
My documented paternal line currently is centered in South Carolina, mostly around Lancaster, Kershaw and Chesterfield Counties. Many of the families were living in that area by the time the Revolution was over, if not before. Some of the surnames for these families are:
BIRD, DEASON, EUBANKS, GARDNER, HILTON, MILLER, MORGAN, PHILLIPS, and SELLERS. The earliest settlers of Waxhaw Settlement were my ancestors.
My paternal grandmother's families connection were centered in Iredell (ROGERS, HUGHES, BEATY), and in Union County (BREVARD, GILLON, McCAIN, MORROW, NISBET, PICKENS, RICHARDSON, RODGERS, STEWART, WALKUP, WHITE, and WYCHE) in NC. Unon County was formed in 1842 from Anson and Meckenburg Counties. Most of these families lived in the Waxhaw Settlement and Old Mecklenburg County.
My documented maternal lines are mainly in North Carolina, center in and around Guilford, Randolph and Chatham counties. Many lines are connected to SUMMERS such as BIRD, CAGLE, CHAMNESS, CLARK, GERRINGER, HARTSOE, LOY, SILER, SMITH, and many more.
Latest project is compiling a roster on ancestral ties who participated in the US Civil War. As of 8 Feb 2024, 3082 folks.
Would appreciate correspondence with family connections across the country.

Reside in Hampstead, NC; Been student of family history since age 8 (70+ yrs now).
Am a participant in the PHILLIPS DNA PROJECT (Group 10), and sponsor of oldest male, now deceased, in ROGERS/RODGERS DNA PROJECT, for paternal lineage connections.
Family historian and history buff for my Carolina families:
My documented paternal line currently is centered in South Carolina, mostly around Lancaster, Kershaw and Chesterfield Counties. Many of the families were living in that area by the time the Revolution was over, if not before. Some of the surnames for these families are:
BIRD, DEASON, EUBANKS, GARDNER, HILTON, MILLER, MORGAN, PHILLIPS, and SELLERS. The earliest settlers of Waxhaw Settlement were my ancestors.
My paternal grandmother's families connection were centered in Iredell (ROGERS, HUGHES, BEATY), and in Union County (BREVARD, GILLON, McCAIN, MORROW, NISBET, PICKENS, RICHARDSON, RODGERS, STEWART, WALKUP, WHITE, and WYCHE) in NC. Unon County was formed in 1842 from Anson and Meckenburg Counties. Most of these families lived in the Waxhaw Settlement and Old Mecklenburg County.
My documented maternal lines are mainly in North Carolina, center in and around Guilford, Randolph and Chatham counties. Many lines are connected to SUMMERS such as BIRD, CAGLE, CHAMNESS, CLARK, GERRINGER, HARTSOE, LOY, SILER, SMITH, and many more.
Latest project is compiling a roster on ancestral ties who participated in the US Civil War. As of 8 Feb 2024, 3082 folks.
Would appreciate correspondence with family connections across the country.