Bedsole History from 1673 With Documentation - NCGenWeb

hundred times by those Bedsoles to whom I had freely given a copy. Thanks anyway though, for the thought
that I am a tee-total Idiot of the highest order. No need to tell me that though EITHER, as I am already well
aware of that !!, and have been since the 4 th grade. But I do thank you for that thought too.
BEDSOLE HISTORY
As you can see, not being a computer Czar, I cannot control the location of the page numbers in this book.
When I type it, its fine, but when I transfer it to a file or change the Format, or email it, it gets all out of whack.
Then, when I transfer it to you, it will not stay as typed, and the numbers, pages, names, dates and etc. may
be any place on the page, as they move around as they please between computers and format changes. I
have no idea how to keep all that from happening. Apparently. no one else does either and I have asked
every one I know who even MAY know. Anyway, the numbers are theoretically at the bottom of each page. At
least we can use the numbers as location markers, so we can say "Its between numbers 156 and 157” or
whatever. That will prevent having to guess where something is located. Since this is my last version and I
have been all over the internet, telephones and U.S. mail asking for information from other Bedsoles, and
receiving next to nothing, if you see something which is wrong or you have additions to make to the List in
Part Two, please tell me about it. Remember, until I croak, I will keep a master copy of this book on this
computer. When and if I find new information, it will be added to this Master copy which I will update every
January and email to anyone who asks for it from time to time. But if you want an updated copy, you must
request it.
In the beginning, I just wanted to know where I got this name. But as time went on, and I learned more and
more about our ancestors and all the unbelievable hardships they endured, I realized that unless I
researched,documented and wrote this History and the related Ancestor And Descendant list, all the current
and future Bedsole descendants would never know what those ancestors went through and would never
know their true roots either. But I also knew that if I did'nt do it, then it would never be done, because I knew
that few people have what it takes to spend that many years of their lives to produce this kind of information
on their ancestors and descendants, much less have the grit required to do it. As the Manager of the NC
State Archives told me, “JD, that book is the most magnificent piece of genealogy I have ever seen in my life
and I‘ve been doing this for more than 30 years”. (Thank you sir). After reviewing several other surname
research efforts, I have to agree with him. This book is a magnificent piece of work, but that’s as it should be,
considering all the time, effort and cost I have put into it, but most of all, ITS FREE. Does that make me
some kind of super-human you ask, and that you should bow down in front of me ? YES INDEED !!.
I began this project in 1950.This History and List and especially the List, represents more than 60 years of
the most demanding, expensive, time-consuming, frustrating, and maddening work I have ever encountered
in my life. Now, I give it to all you Bedsoles and relatives most of whom I don't even know, for nothing. I hope
you truly appreciate what went into it, and what it represents. I know how priceless it really is and I hope you
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do too. Believe me, it becomes more valuable to the point of being absolutely priceless, as you get older. So,
keep it, treasure it, and pass it down to your children. But always remember who produced it........ME and
me alone. Although I do greatly appreciate the information provided by a precious few who emailed some to
me.
Regarding the List; Many thanks to those few who made an effort to send me at least some information. As
you will read further on though, with the exception of those few, those I wrote, emailed and called for
information, were generally suspicious, rude to the point of being hateful, and would tell me nothing useful.
To them I say, thanks a lot, for absolutely nothing, but insult after insult.
In the absence of most-needed documentation and by reading, researching, analyzing and documenting