I have some info on Staton's & Pettyjohn's also ... your Jacob must have been a grandson of Jacob Pettyjohn who died in Jackson Co., will dated 12/13/1810, probated 1/7/1811. I have the names of the children of his sons Abram and James, but not for Reuben and William. Do you have? His wife's name was Betsey Staton. You probably have, but he was b. in Sussex Co., DE about 1754, was in Albemarle/Amherst Co., VA, also was found in SC prior to moving to Jackson Co. Also named was dau. Sally Kirkpatrick. One of the executors of his will was Abram Warren. Abraham Warren m. Rebecca Staton, dau. of William Staton, on 1/20/1794 in Amherst Co., VA, and Jacob Pettyjohn was the surety. I suspect William Staton was the brother of his wife Betsey, and that Rebecca was his neice. He also named Fleming Staton as his nephew. These relationships get quite confusing, but - as far as I can figure out - William Staton married Lucy Bailey, dau. of Samuel Bailey. Abram Warren d. 7/1818 and Rebecca (Staton) Warren and Ralph Bailey were appointed executors of his estate. (Ralph Bailey is my line.) Samuel Bailey's will was dated 2/16/1796, probated 2/1797 in Albemarle Co., VA and named his dau. Lucy Staton. > >   I am related to two of the surnames that Dawn mentioned in her > msg. My uncle was Charlie Hayes married to Bessie Staton. He would have > been born around 1910-1915. He is buried at Cross Plains Baptist Church > cemetary in Forsyth Co. Ga. Also I al related to a lot of the > Whitmire's, some from Jackson Co, Ga. Mary Maria Whitmire married Jacob > Pettyjohn in Jackson co. Ga around mid 1800's. I have more. Sam > Any help straightening out these Staton's, Bailey's and Pettyjohn's would be appreciated! I do have the part from the Whitmire book that shows the children of Jacob Pettyjohn and Mary Mariah Whitmire - but I cant figure out whose child he is. Hope you have! Faye