John Thompson's chain carriers on 3-02-1789 were Rubin Thompson and William Hilburn. Stephen Murray's chain carriers from 7-11-1790 were Rubin Thompson and James Hilbourn. Were William and James related? Is this the same surname? I can't quite place these two. I do recognize the Hilborn name from my Barwick/Whiddon research. Noah Whiddon is another name that has popped up on a couple of the deeds, but I can't figure out which Noah Whiddon he was. I didn't know any of the Whiddons were ever in Burke Co. Susannah Whiddon of Washington Co Ga was a 2geat-grandmother of mine. Carol