1.In a letter written by Wesley Joines, Sr. on Oct. 25, 1920 and published in the book "The Ancestry of Della Blevins Graham" by Della B. Graham in 1955, Wesley stated that Ezekiel Joines was married twice and that he had two sons by his first wife, Thomas and Major.(Doc# 193)
In the Rowan County, North Carolina Abstracts of Court Minutes 1773 - 1795. There is an entry as follows "Saturday August 8, 1778 - Persons who have not taken the oath of allegiance in Capt. Lyon's Court..... Mason Joynes.(Doc# 92) Could this be Major Joines? Major's father Ezekiel, is believed to have been living in Capt. Lyon's District in 1778.(Doc# 91)
(Notes by: Eldon Joines) _______________________________________________
- Abt 1781