Marian: My LITCHFIELDS were born in South Carolina: Metzger (1797), William (1800), Joseph (1804), and Jesse( 1810). I don't know who their parents were, but they all four moved to Alabama. Metzger eventually settled in Baldwin County, AL, and the other three brothers moved on to Texas, I think. Sound familiar? Kathryn "A family tree can wither if nobody tends its roots." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Researching these families in the Southeast: COX, CROUT, HENRY, HILL, KELLY/KHELE, LAWRENCE, LITCHFIELD, MAULDIN, NELSON, OVERTON, TAYLOR, UZZELL, WEST. Also, AMBROSE, BALCH, HOUGH, STARKEY, PRINCE, TERRELL. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~