I posted this last night in reply to Candace's query about the relationship between Winston Wood and Kerney Young. Winston was mentioned in Kerney Young's will. Although it is conjecture, thought it might halp someone establish a link, so I'm sending it to the list. >>>Candace, I may be able to establish a little connection between these families. I don't know exactly who Kerney Young is, but you mention Richard Young andThomas Blake. Thomas Blake (1800-1880), my GGgrandfather, married Delaney Young in 1823. Delaney was the daughter of Robert Young and Seally Strickland of Hall County (Flowery Branch). Thomas' brother Allen Blake married Delaney's sister, Luzaney Gadsey Young. Thomas and Delaney moved to Carroll County early in 1826 where their daughter, Nancy Blake, was born in June of 1830. Thomas was appointed a Justice of the Peace for Carroll County by Governor Gilmer in 1830, and later re-commissioned by Governor Troup. My point here is that he was a very upstanding member of the community, as were the Woods. The Blakes moved to Randolph County, Alabama, as soon as the Creek Indian land was ceded, about 1833, and were accompanied by several members of the Young family, including Isaac and Richard Young. Winston himself is mentioned, I believe, in a piece on Randolph County which appeared in the Wedowee, Alabama newspaper. Thomas' daughter, Nancy Blake, grew up and married Winston Wood's son, William Thomas Wood in 1847. Nancy would be the daughter of Delaney Young Blake, therefore establishing a connection between the Young family and the Wood family. I would venture a guess that Kerney is somehow related to Delaney Young and the Youngs of Hall County and the relationship between the two familes was established long before this marriage. The Youngs, the Blakes and the Woods were all pioneers of this area. Nancy Blake Wood is buried in the Wood cemetery on the Old Wood farm (now the Ivan Allen farm) in Heard county...which very well may have at one time been Carroll. Nancy was the sister of my great-grandfather, Isaac Blake. My facts are from the book, "Southern Blakes," by Kate Blake Daus. I haven't researched the Young family at all but there is a Young Family Cemetery online which lists Robert and Seally Strickland Young and a few of their children. Go to Ancestry.com's database "Northwest Georgia Cemeteries."<<< Hope this helps someone, Judy