Emily - I don't have much on your James "Anthony" Buck b.c. 1796-1799. Assume this is Anthony in Craven in 1850, looks like age 54. He's not the James Jr. b.c. 1811, who I believe related to Thomas b.c. 1706, but the name of his son, Brinson, is of interest. I've got a Brinson, who later appears as Burton, son of James Jr. b.c. 1811. There's another Briston, who is Burton A., son of Richard 1778-1831. James Jr. also named a son Ransom and so did Richard 1778-1831. I knew there was some connection; turns out that James Jr. b.c. 1811 married the daughter (Winnefred) of Richard 1778-1831. We know the father of Richard 1778-1831 was Francis, but do not know the father of James Jr. b.c. 1811. We also know there's some kind of connection between James Jr. and Thomas b.c. 1806 and Richard 1778-1831. Don't know if or how your James Anthony might connect. Not too odd that there's an Anthony Brinson in 1840 Chocowinity Dist., Beaufort 4 houses from (Thomas) Buck and it might be him in 1830 Chocowinity, 2 houses from a Thomas Buck. All I have on Anthony Brinson is his name and house order and no particulars (wonder if he's old enough to be a grandfather?). Your James Anthony is too young to be the father of James Jr. b.c. 1811 and James Anthony's son, James was born about 1826. Richard Buck 1778-1831 didn't have a son named James or Anthony, so that's a bust. That James Anthony was a cooper and James Jr. b.c. 1811 was a cooper probably doesn't mean too much, as a lot of Bucks were coopers. The name Brinson/Burton does give me pause, popping up in 3 Buck families. It's as if there's something here but connecting the dots is neigh to impossible. Part of the problem for me is lack of Craven Co. records, as I believe my Thomas b.c. 1806 comes from Bucks who were in and out of Craven (along with another dead-end surname of mine, Patrick). I'd certainly like to see what you've got on your James Anthony, as I don't have much. One little sliver might just be the missing puzzle piece. Judy Stell