Carol, I have been at genealogy for about 17 years. Here is some data for you regarding Lafford FRENCH. I have the ancestry of Lafford, et al., back to England. I have only one William, s/o Lafford FRENCH. (Usually a second child is named the same name when the older child dies early.) I have thed family of Williamm s/o of Lafford, as-- m1. Bassna ______ Children: Simon, Joseph, Didana, Catherine, Ruth, Mary, William, Augustus, Moses J. m2. Casandra Cantrel Children: James, Sahah, John, Anna, Carr, Delila, Eli S., Elizabeth, Nancy, Lanford (?Lafford?), Cassinda SOURCES: (1) ARW Record= W7329 BLWt 44515-160-55 (2) CS, AA 2578, X3500, Served in Roebuck's and Thomas's Regts was in the battle of Musgrove Mill and was at the seige of Augusta. Next, he was in Capt Wood as a scout against Indians and Tories. His last srvice was in Rutherford Co, NC militia company under Capt James McFadden. (moved to NC) (3) Moss, "SC Patriots in the American Revolution" p333 (4) IGI; Lafford FRENCH, b. 1753, Raritan, Somerset, NJ, son of Joseph and Hannah (HORN) FRENCH. (5) Marriage year of 1806 sworn to by Eliz, 2d wife of Lafford, on 10 Nov 1854 in affadavit regarding Lafford's pension and her widow's pension. Place of marriage Spartanburg Distr SC (6) Lived on North Pacolet River in SC just across state line from Rutherford Co, NC Lafford had 9 children by first marriage Lafford FRENCH m(2) when he was 53. His children were disenchanted with the 2d marriage and left the area for KY. At age 80 Lafford applied for pension relating to ARW at the time (25 OCT 1832) he was in Rutherford Co NC and had been for about 8 years which would make his removal to NC from SC c1824. All his children by 1st wife (unk) were born while he was in SC RUTHERFORD COUNTY, NC DEED INDEX GRANTOR-GRANTEE 1779-1917 By W. D. Floyd The way this is laid out is as follows: From the left margin to the first slash mark is the Grantors Name, first slash mark to the second slash mark is the Grantees Name, second slash mark to the third slash mark is the type instrument,(Deed, Mtg, Power of Attorney, etc.), third slash mark to the fourth slash mark is the Book the Deed is in, fourth slash mark to the fifth slash mark is the Page/Pages the Deed is on, and fifth slash mark to the end is the year the Deed was filed. I started this February 23, 1998 and it is taken directly from the Deed Index Books of Rutherford County, NC. French, Lefford / French, John / Deed/39-40/309/1834 TN VALLEY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, INC, "Ancestor Charts, Vol. 3 - 1979," "The New Jersey French" Chart #65 GGGF: LAFFORD FRENCH b. 1753 Raritan Landing, NJ m. 1779 [to 1st wife] d. 1834 Rutherford Co., NC GGGM: ELIZABETH GREGORY (2) [2d wife] ______________________ END ______________________