Harry wrote: >Before I offer some follow-up comments, maybe I should try to give a little explanation for the benefit of other subscribers. Thank you for the enlightening explanation of the Benjamin Franklin Cloud mystery. As I have a Cloud/Bondurant couple in my line who went from NC to Claiborne Co. TN, I'll post some information in hopes of finding a connection to some of the families currently being discussed. Elizabeth CLOUD, born about 1765 in Stokes County, North Carolina, married Richard BONDURANTabout 1789 in NC. Apparently they were in Claiborne Co. TN for a relatively short time before moving ont to Hamilton County, Indiana. I have noticed other Cloud-Bondurant marriages on the website. Can anyone fit Elizabeth, b. about 1765, into a Stokes County NC family? Roberta Sharp