Hi,
My 2nd great grandfather, Charles J Lamb 1810-1853, was from New York and I am hoping that we can make a connection to your LaFayette Lamb family. Charles Lamb in my brick wall and we would LOVE to find a connection. Here is the story that we has been handed down ....
My grandfather is Arthur T Lamb 1876-1952. He was born and died in Lafayette, Chambers County, Alabama. His grandfather (my 2d great grandfather), Charles J Lamb 1810-1853 is where our knowledge of the Lamb family ends. Charles was born in New York and died in Chambers Co, Alabama. We know he lived for a while in Newberry, South Carolina where he met his future wife, Elizabeth McKee 1815-1877. They were married in Chambers Co, Alabama on 11 Oct 1840. The story that was passed down to us says that Charles Lamb was a young son who tried to avenge his father's murder in New York. His mother sent young Charles south to South Carolina and he was only to send her a handkerchief back to let her know he was safe. They were afraid the authorities would come after young Charles and wanted to keep his location a secret. There the story goes COLD and we have never been able to connect to our LAMB family. We don't know if he was sent to live with relatives in SC or why South Carolina was chosen.
I would love to hear from you to see if we could possibly connect our Lamb families. Have you had your DNA analyzed? If so, maybe we can compare DNA.... my DNA was tested through FTDNA and is also listed on GEDMATCH, MyHeritage, and FTDNA. My e-mail is dx_payne@hotmail.com I am looking forward to hearing from anyone who might have clues for my LAMB family. Thank you,
Dianne