Posted on: Columbia Co. Ga Query Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Ga/Columbia/10592 Surname: Barber, Stanford ------------------------- I checked Genforum for Stephen Stanford and the only one I found which mentioned a son William in GA was born in 1805, 10 years before William D. got married, was not in Columbia County and the son was William Jackson Stanford, not William D. I would love to have more information on this Stephen Stanford whose will was proved in 1800. Can you point me to some references? Or do you have a copy of that will you could post? You say William was not left anything in David's will. I don't think I have a copy of David's will either but can probably find it if it's been microfilmed or else the next time I get to Columbia County. Did David Sr.'s will mention a son David? Because it looks like William D. may have been called by both names. Also, it's possible he'd already gotten his share of the estate before his father's death. I still like David as the father of William D. because of Elizabeth. I've thought for some time that Elizabeth and William were brother and sister, and Mary Poitevent's research lists a David and an Elizabeth. In another part of her research it also lists a William in place of David. I'm still searching, nothing proven yet.