This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: McDonald, Walden, Newton, Matthews, Vining-Jefferson County, Georgia Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/He.2ADE/579.599.742.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: I do recognize all the names you listed for James McDonald's children but only because I have been researching the Jefferson County Walden's and have seen them listed on the census records and tax records. I do have a record from DAR Jan 31, 1785 that shows in Savannah, GA, Chatham County To James McDonald, merchant, Lot 12 in Wrightsborough, orig. granted to Waldin. This just came to me from another Walden researcher today, Warren Walker. I also have two records for NC: Samuel Walding married ?Bride not listed 1790 in Wayne Co, NC and a Shadrach Vining to Phereby Ratcliff marriage in Johnson Co, NC in 1778. There was a Shadrack Vining that was also neighbors to my Samuel and John Walden and Moses Newton. Moses Newton was also listed as Moses Newton, MD in some of the Jefferson County Tax Records. I still don't know of any related Walden family to Newton. There was two Walden's in Jefferson that married Matthews' daughters. Morris Walden married Sarah Matthews and Ira Walden married unknown Matthews, Sara's sister. This info came from the will of a James Mathews in Washington County which joins Jefferson Co. It listed these folks as heirs to his estate. This was around 1830 to 40 (don't have my records out this second). The unknown Matthews daughter appeared to be already deceased by this time and Ira did remarry after that.