Hello Art, A James Barnett who married Mary (Polly) Stepleton is ascendent of my husband Stephen Barnett; I have done some research, but several others have done much more - among them Mr. Fordyce Logan, Jr. The documented research confirms that this James Barnett married Mary Stepleton on 2 April 1799 in Montgomery County, Virginia. Other have her name documented as Stapleton. But both with the father's name of William. Perhaps these are "your people". Linda Barnett > Hi June.........Regarding James Barnett and Polly Stapleton, I received one > other reponse with good search suggestions, including the possibility that > Polly was not a born Stapleton, but rather a widow Stapleton. That had > occured to me, but I cannot find any Stapleton males with the criteria to > prove that out. > > I was born in Palatka, FL in 1927. Came to California 1929 as my father was > employed by a bridge building company that built bridges across swift > waters. In this case, the Sacramento river at Benicia. A Railroad bridge. > > There's no Bisbee connection that I know of. As far as I know I am the only > one of this branch in this area. However, several of our line ended up in > Texas and certainly their descendants move west, too. > > I have not taken the time required to check out your John Barnett. There are > plenty of Johns and James Barnetts. I recall seeing the name on a map and > pages of a book I have about Holman's Creek area of Bototourt County Va in > the 1750's. There was a family, of whom several males had land grants almost > next door to Robert and Charles Stapleton. > > Brest wishes to you, and thanks for helping > > Art Stapleton Linda Glover Barnett Linda Glover & Associates College Marketing Consultants DeLand, Florida