Two of my great-grandparents married in Hart County after the Civil War, bringing together several Elbert County families. SUSAN REBECCA SEWELL, (1847--1931) was the daughter of JOSEPH SEWELL and MARY C. "POLLY" STINCHCOMB. WILLIAM HARWELL DICKERSON (1839--1920) was the son of JOHN DICKERSON (and grandson of ZACHARIAH DICKERSON and an unknown wife, possibly SUSAN) and ELIZABETH THORNTON, daughter of BENJAMIN THORNTON and SARAH UPSHAW (and granddaughter of Rev. DOZIER THORNTON and LUCY ELIZABETH HILL.) (SARAH UPSHAW, first wife of BENJAMIN THORNTON, SR., was daughter of JOHN UPSHAW and AMY GATEWOOD.) (AMY GATEWOOD was daughter of LARKIN GATEWOOD and CATHERINE PENN.) First on the scene, so far as I can tell, was DOZIER THORNTON who founded Vann's Creek Baptist Church at Ruckersville in 1785. The biggest hole in my patchwork quilt is the marriage of SARAH UPSHAW and BENJAMIN THORNTON, SR. There are many clues to both prove and disprove this marriage. Soon after their marriage, WILLIAM H. DICKERSON and SUSAN REBECCA SEWELL moved to Troup County, GA, where they raised seven children. --Jim Lee, jimlee@beachlink.com Nags Head, NC