Rita, Sorry, but, I don't have anything for you either.....Cottons are a big part of early Searcy Co. history...surely someone can help you!!!! Dewayne Treat John & Rita Floyd wrote: > > > Hi, Dewayne, I'm sorry that I can't help you with the Cotton/Patterson > question, but am hoping you might be able to help me. (AH! There's > always someone bugging you, isn't there?!) I'm hoping that you might > be able to tie the Cotton line to my Moore/Lay line. We suspect that > it is possible at least that Samuel Cotton, who married Aliminta > Moore, is Levi Moore's brother-in-law? I guess I should ask it this > way--do you know if Aliminta Moore/Cotton is Levi Moore's sister, or a > niece? Levi and Sara Frances' daughter Louisa married William Lay, my > great grandfather. Do you have anything concrete on this Cotton/Moore > tie-in? Thanks greatly for any help you can give and sorry I can't > help you. Rita Floyd