Hello to all of the BOND Family members out there: The following is a copy of an E-mail I sent LD BOND last night. I thought I'd post it to the BOND-L site in hopes one or more of you out there might see a connection to these folks. Harleigh > I have very little on my connection to the BONDS, but I would sure like to find out more about this family. This is what I have: My GG Grandfather, James Thomas JOHNSON m. 05/091844 Elizabeth BOND in Lincoln Co., MO, by Charles Wheeler, JP; wits; Samuel HOWELL, Joseph C. HUNTER and others. Elizabeth died in 1851-53 in Salem, Marion Co., OR (possibly Linn Co.) shortly after they traveled across the plains with their three children from MO to OR. Prior to her death Elizabeth asked James to marry her 1st cousin, my GG Grandmother, Sally Ann "Sarah" EAST. So following Elizabeth's death James returned to MO with his three children, the oldest being six, via the Isthmus of Panama. He married Sally Ann "Sarah" EAST on 11/17/1853 in Lincoln Co., MO, by James Bain, JP. James and Sally traveled again by oxen driven wagon probably first to OR, where Elizabeth had died and then to CA (or possibly directly to CA) in 1863 with seven children (four of their own and James and Elizabeth's three). Their journey to OR probably began in IL rather than MO, since their last son, Garrett JOHNSON, before leaving was born in IL (probably Adams Co., IL). Elizabeth BOND'S parents were Zilla (Zella) WELTY and ?? BOND. Sally Ann "Sarah" EAST'S parents were Frances "Franny" WELTY, b. ab. 1804 in Warren Co, KY m. ca. 1822 probably in Simpson Co., KY to Heinrick Thomas "TOM" EAST, b. 11/17/1803 in Bethania, Stokes Co, NC. They are my GGG Grandparents. Zilla (Zella) WELTY and Frances "Fanny" WETLY's parents were Abraham WELTY m. 06/03/1802 Mary Frances ROLAND in Warren Co., KY, her cons by parents, Joseph and Catherine ROLAND. The children of James Thomas JOHNSON and Elizabeth BOND are (5) that I am aware of): Mary Frances Johnson (twin - died in 1st year) Elizabeth Johnson (twin - died in 1st year) Martha Ann "Aunt Patsy" Johnson, b. 1846 in Lincoln Co, MO Richard Moses "Dick" Johnson, b. 1847 in Lincoln Co, MO James Bond "Jimmy" Johnson, b. 1850 in Lincoln Co, MO A Moses BOND m. 02/17/1850 Sophia PRICE in Lincoln Co., MO. Moses may be Elizabeth's brother or possibly her father, if this was his second marriage (just a guess). There is an obvious connection between Elizabeth and Moses, as the middle names of Richard Moses "Dick" JOHNSON and James Bond JOHNSON would indicate. I do have a considerable amount of info. on the rest of the families, but that's it for the BOND side. Hopefully your BOND FAMILY book will provide a connection to the above > described BONDS. In any case I would like to place an order for your book.