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I have a vague memory of finding mention of Thomas Roe Curtis of Marengo County, AL/Leon County Texas, in connection to an estate record in Greene County, AL, but it might have been Madison County of which I'm thinking. It's been a "considerable" time ago, but I'll see if I can locate the reference. (My files are not as well organized as they should be.)
However, I don't believe it would be likely that there would be a direct connection of Thomas R. Curtis to a "Roe's landing" in Greene County; though possibly there could be a link to the Roe family of Edward Roe (d. 1748) (Thomas's grandfather Nathaniel Curtis's benefactor in Maryland), or at least to one of Edward Roe's kinsmen lines, as some of those lines certainly came south to the Carolina's and then westward as did the Curtis "clan." (For example, Edward Roe's eldest son, John Roe, was a neighbor of the Curtis "elders" in Anson County, NC where Thomas was born.
Also, have you considered contacting the Greene County Chamber of Commerce, or the library in Greene County? You can usually readily find phone numbers/addresses/email addresses, etc. for these institutions or their web sites. Even if neither of these can directly answer your question, the personel at the local Chamber of Commerce and/or Library, especially in "non-urban" counties, often do know of a local historian(s) who may be able to fill you in on the origins of Roe's Landing. The cost of the phone call I've found is often well worth the expense.
Another place to check, is the WPA Guide for Alabama. The WPA Guides are a very rich source of information about local sites. If you're not famillar with this series, it was a project of the WPA during the "Great Depression" of the 1930's to put unemployed "writers" to work. Most of the nation's highways were traveled and all of the cities, towns, communities, hamlets, etc. along the way, as well as the natural and historical sites passed were mentioned with a mile by mile accounting. Interesting sites off side roads were mentioned as well. You might find a copy at a nearby library, and/or you might also check with a major book store as many of the old 1930's WPA Guides have been reprinted in recent years in soft-cover.
--- Jay
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