Lenoir County, NC - Bible Records File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Jack Elliot <jde3@ra.msstate.edu> WESTBROOK-CARR BIBLE transcribed and edited by Jack D. Elliott, Jr., February 19, 2002 On February 16, 2002, I found in the Westbrook file in the Bryan Public Library, West Point, Mississippi, four pages of photostatic copies of family entries from a Bible that had been used by the Westbrook-Carr family. The record suggests that it was initially kept for the family of Moses and Sidney Ann Carr Westbrook, then following Moses's death in 1854, the Bible remained with Sidney Ann following her remarriage to Lewis Whitfield Carr, who was presumably her cousin. The photostatic copies were apparently sent to West Point in 1971 by a descendant, Moses Lawrence Westbrook, of Houston, Texas, as suggested by this excerpt from a letter that I found in the same Westbrook file: Several months ago my cousin, Floy Robinson, grand daughter of Sidney and L.W. Carr, died in Austin, Texas. I knew she had the original Westbrook-Carr bible, so I called her daughter in Austin and she said yes she had it and I was welcome to copy anything made in the bible by Gr. Grandmother Sidney in her own handwriting. For the first time we learne who Sidneys Mother and Father were. It also records the birth of her sons by Moses Westbrook in West Point. I wanted you to have this. You may want to give it to West Point library, but do as you wish. From letter, Moses Lawrence Westbrook, 2108 Willowick Road, Houston, Texas, 77027, to a Mrs. McClennan, March 27, 1971 The publication date and place of this Bible were not provided, nor was the sequence of the four copied pages given. Consequently, I transcribed the pages below according to a sequence which I have devised. Each page has FAMILY RECORD printed across the top. Below this each is divided into two columns with each column labelled as BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, or DEATHS. PAGE ONE first column: BIRTHS Moses Westbrook Son of Charles Westbrook and Winafred Westbrook was bornd the 17 of May 1810 Sidney Ann wife of Moses Westbrook was bornd the [?] day of January 1814 Our first Child was a Daughter and lived to be 9 months old second column: BIRTHS Charles Westbrook Son of Moses and Sidney Westbrok was bornd the 12 day of January in the year of Lord 1838 Alonzo Westbrook, Son of Moses and Sidney Westbrook was bornd August 17 1840 and Departed this life Oct the 24 day 1842 Titus C. Westbrook was bornd Oct the 1 day 1842 Allen C Westbrook was the 17 of December 18 18 44 [sic] Moses Westbrook Son of Moses and Sidney was bornd the first Sabboth morning in October 1847 Moses Son of Moses and Sidney Westbrook was born the 11 of Aug. 1851 PAGE TWO first column: BIRTHS Titus Carr Father of Sidney Ann Carr was borne February 28th AD 1788 Absley Carr Mother of Sidney Ann Carr was bornd April 5th AD 1790 Lewis Whitfield Carr was Borne in Lenore county N.C. February the 7th AD 1824 second column: BIRTHS Sidney A. Carr Daughter of Sidney A. and L.W. Carr Was borne on the 18th of July AD 1858 in Washington County Texas PAGE THREE first column: MARRIAGES By the Rev F.E. Harris L.W. Carr two Sidney A Westbrook, Boath of Lown[de]s County Mis. November the 23th A.D. 1854 second column: MARRIAGES By the Rev J. Don Moses Westbrook to Sidney A. Carr April 1, 1835 PAGE FOUR first column: DEATHS Moses Westbrook Departed this life, on Monday at 11 Oclock Jany 9, 1854 husband of Sidney A Westbrook Son of Charles and Winafred Westbrook Departed this life 12 Minutes after 12 M. [noon] July 10 1883 Sidney A. Carr wife of L.W. Carr and Mother of C.A., T.C. and M.L. Westbrook and Sidney A. (Carr) Beckham. Asleep in Jesus second column: DEATHS Titus Carr Father of Sidney Ann Carr Departed this life February 5th 1837 __________________________________________________________________________ USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. The electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. __________________________________________________________________________