This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Staples, McClurkin Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4R.2ADE/973 Message Board Post: James Staples, born abt 1775 in,,VA; died abt 1842 in , Wilcox County, AL. was listed in the 1820 census in Conecuh Co., AL, with 2 boys until 21 and 2 females under 21. I assume his first wife, FNU Shaw, born abt 1793 in,,SC; died abt 1819 in,,AL.was died when the 1820 census was taken. James Staples and his second wife, Elizabeth Shaw, born abt 1795,, SC; died abt 1850 in,,Wilcox Co., AL. Children of James Staples and Elizabeth Shaw were as follows: 1. James Wesley Staples, born abt 1821 Conecuh Co., AL 2. Elizabeth J. Staples, born abt 1825 in,,GA 3. Hulda A. Staples, born abt 1828 in,,GA 4. Philadelphi J. Staples, born abt 1830 in,,GA 5. John Fletcher Staples, born abt 1832 in,,Wilcox Co., AL 6. Archibald B. Staples, born abt 1834 in,,AL 7. Robert Asbury Staples, born 7 June 1838 in,,AL 8. Samuel J. Staples, born ?? The above individual, Robert Asbury Staples is my g grandfather who married Martha Matilida McClurkin 30 Jan. 1868. I am trying to get the connection between James Staples, my gg grandfather, and his parents. I would like to know the migration history of the family. Thank you for any help in this endeavor.