I must admit to still being a bit perplexed by the 1850 census in Sampson county, NC showing Mary BEDSOLE enumerated with her father Robert BEDSOLE's household while Wiley CAIN & his wife Mary already had two children and must have been together 3 years by 1850 in Cumberland county, NC. I recognize that it is not unheard of for the same person to be enumerated in two differnt households of the same census. If the BRYANT family history notation that Mary (???) Cain, wife of Wiley CAIN, is correct in stating that she was a BEDSOLE, I think the Sampson county family is the only BEDSOLE family with a KNOWN daughter Mary of that age. As I am still doubtful because of the 1850 census entry for Robert Bedsole family showing Mary still in the household, I continue to look elsewhere. Today, I noticed the following mystery in the Bladen county census entries of 1830 & 1850 for Duncan BEDSOLE family. ......... In 1850 census of Bladen county, Duncan & Catherine Bedsole, both age 52, are enumerated with children: Sarah 23, Nancy 21, Travis 19, Thomas 19, Duncan 13, Catherine 10. However, the 1830 census has his household with: 2 girls under age 5 ......................... Sarah 3, Nancy 1 ... OK so far. and one over 5 but less than 10..... (who is this???? she may be Mary Bedsole Cain born abt 1821 and gone from the household by abt 1846) Further (though unreliable) evidence: LDS IGI data has Mary Bedsole daugh of Duncan b. 11 Sep 1820. However, Duncan did not marry Catherine Hair until at least 6 May 1825 (per marriage bond). So, for there to have been a female child of age 5 or more at time of 1830 census, the child was born before Duncan's marriage to Catherine Hair. This strongly suggests either an earlier wife, or that Catherine Hair already had a child (from an earlier marriage?) by 1825.... which could be Mary. Several genealogies have Duncan with a second wife .... did he have another wife before Catherine? Anyone know who the other female in the 1830 census for Duncan BEDSOLE household would be if not Mary (Bedsole) Cain, wife of Wiley Cain? Al Rose Please visit my GEDCOM posted at URL: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=butchrose