My gr-gr-gr-grandfather, Asa WiILKINSON was from SC but moved to AL and raised a family, starting about 1826. One of Asa's children, Temperance, married George W. PUGH. His son, David Ginnings Wilkinson, b. 4-21-1836, married Sarah BYRD. Sarah was daughter of Moses BYRD. Moses BYRD is thought to be from SC. David G. and Betsy had a son, David N. Wilkinson, who moved his family to DeSoto parish, LA in 1890. In an interesting twist of events I discovered there are PUGH and BYRD families in the same area that David N. WILKINSON moved to --- DeSoto Parish, LA. They are listed in cementery records at <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~ladesoto/index.htm">DeSoto Parish, Louisiana Genealogy</A> , Here is one BYRD I found there. Martha G. BYRD DeWITT, Nov. 16, 1840 - July 2, 1900      wife of J. D. DeWITT, born in Darlington Dist. SC. Thomas Allen DeWITT, Aug. 1, 1877 - Dec. 4, 1894        son of J. D. & M.C. DeWITT J. D. DeWITT, Nov. 25, 1840 - Feb. 11, 1908      born in Darlington Dist. SC. There is not any connection I know of between those families in LA but I suspect one exist further back. I think there is a connection yet to be discovered. I think the answer is in SC and maybe AL. Does anybody have information about BYRD, PUGH, WILKINSON in SC? Grant W. Johnston Chico, CA