Tom, Ii feel like I have gotten an early Christmas present!! I would love a hard copy of your data and I can either post my address or I can send you a SASE and check to defray expense of copying. Does your info mention Jesse's parents? I have his wife's name as Sarah. Any information is greatly appreciated. Obviously theeChandler Family Association is using the deed that I mentioned in my original post. Perhaps Jesse did live in SC for a short while. There is 11 years between this land transfer and Lucinda's birth. plenty of time for a re-location. Since his son Moses is listed as being in Giles County in the 1800's and Lucinda was married there in 1833. It seem probable that the family move to GIles or lived nearthe border of Franklin . Perhaps Thompson was a nephew of Jesse's who he raised. We too often miss that connection. Lucinda was married in Giles to Levi Vaught who was 7 years her junior. I have picture of her although it is a poor one. They both died in Mercer County WV where they moved later in life. She died 6 days after her husband of Cholera. They had 5 children 3 sons Ransom, Rufus and Augustus and 2 daus. Ellen and Mary. I descend from there son Ransom who married his first cousin Sally M. Vaught. Have you found any link to the Farguson family? In the 1860 Giles County census in Levi's and Lucinda's home there is a Robert Farigisom living wiht them. I figure that is may be a maternal grandfather? Do you have other Giles County connections? I am looking forward to hearing from you. If you would prefer to Post the abstracts that would work for me although it is a lot of work for you. Isn't it great that someone can benefit from your research even though it did not pan out for you? I know I have ahd tht Happen to me and it makes me feel as though my work was not wasted.