This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Adkins*Estep*Sparks* Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/AJ.2ADIB/2489.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Hi Debbie,My Nancy was born abt. Oct.26,1847 and it is quite possible she married Isom they only lived one door down from each other in 1860 and there was a Harmon Adkins as Isom's father.Nancy's parents were Virginia Green and Wesley Estep ,Her sib's were Wlliam,Andrew,Hansford,Jane,Mary,and Eli.The rumor has been that Eli's father was a Thomas Kessinger but he always went by Estep.I believe that another Nancy also married William Estep and I think that she went by Nancy Bailey and her parents went by Ben and Drusilla and they had a William,Samuel,Miles and a Clara.Eli is my Ggrandfather and Clara is my Ggrandmother.Now with the Bailey's it is a unique situation,in my search I had found them as Adkin's up until 1880.Then they used the name Bailey.I have the Adkins on all of the censuses that have my family and it had usually been Morris and Harman and maybe John and quite a few others but your Adkins sounds like my family connection also.William and Isabel Adkins,They were ! both born abt. 1830.The other William Adkins was the son of Harmon Sr.and he was born about 1849 ,I believe that Wesley's sister Nancy had married this Harmon but I am not real sure.It can be real confusing at times.Thank you for your reply and I be happy to share info with you.