This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bailey, Martin, Walker, McBride, Hamilton, Wilson, Butler, Ross, Hooker Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Sc.2ADI/788.1.2.1 Message Board Post: I believe that at least Elijah and William were related. I have several land patents where they bought land together. Land Records Robert H. Buckner & David W. Connelly, assignees of Elijah Bailey and William W. Bailey Document#18780 150.03Acres 9May1843 (Source #146A) Elijah Bailey & William W. Bailey Document#18779 120.06Acres 2Nov1850 (Source #146B) Elijah J Bailey Document#33453 318.41Acres 10Aug1859 (Source #146C) Platt Book Page copy of transaction (Source#146D) Elijah J Bailey-grantor M J Ferguson-grantee (Source #146E) Legal verbage on transaction signed w/marks Elijah J Bailey and Malissa Bailey 8May1859 Contact me at cwilliams6@cfl.rr.com and we can compare some notes. Annie