Researching the following HALLs who lived in Lee Co. Va (far southwest): John HALL b. ~1784 VA, d. 1850-1860 m. Tripheny/Triphend/Tritheny UNKNOWN b. ~1784, d. after 1860 Children include: William b. ~1806 Joseph R. b. ~1828 Harvey b. ~1830, d. after 1860, m. Sarah UNKNOWN William (son of John & Tripheny) b. ~1806 VA, d. after 1860, m. Elizabeth UNKNOWN b. ~1808 VA, d. after 1860 Children include: Cynthia b. ~1825, m. William BOWLING ~1840 Charity b. ~1832 Mary A. b. ~1834 John b. ~1836 Joseph b. ~1838 Lincoln b. ~1844 Cynthia HALL and William BOWLING are my ancestors. Hoping that the name Tripheny/Tritheny might ring a bell somewhere! Carol Botteron (that's French Swiss) botteron@alum.mit.edu