Irene, The only point that I am trying to suggest is that sometimes things aren't necessarily the way they seem. I don't know enough about these families to make any firm conclusions. According to the workshops I've attended, genealogists should obtain 3 pieces of direct evidence to prove each relationship. If I recall, census records don't qualify as a primary source of records. To be really thorough, I suppose you would have to research of all of the lines to make sure they go back to the same parents. Probate and will records can be a little tricky as you don't always know whether the person who is listed as an heir is actually a child or a grandchild or some other relationship. Even if the relationship is stated, you don't necessarily know whether the child was an adopted grandchild. I was mainly referring to Ptolemes as being a son of Elizabeth Harris. While its true that the probate records seem to indicate that Staunton was the son Leodicia, it is still wise to continue researching since he also could have been Elizabeth's son. I don't think that her age was true on the census record. Originally, I figured that she would have been around 15 at the time of her marriage. I don't actually claim a relationship to this family. I am researching them along with the other Pickens and Green County families hoping to find a lead on the elusive James Harris who was in the early Green County census. I'm not related to him either but I found numerous land records that link him to Sarah Harris of Jefferson County, AL. James and Sarah Swinney Harris were married in St. Clair County (1822) and then they settled in Green / Pickens County until he died (after 1830) Then, while a widow, she purchased property in Sumter & Jefferson County, then resold the land in Sumter and went back to Jefferson County where her own family was living. My ancestor wasn't even born until 1838; her 2nd husband was probably Joel Harris but I've yet to find a marriage certificate. It doesn't really matter though because I don't know where the family came from so I'm still at an impasse. I found that the Green County families were particularly interesting in that they seem to be a mixture of different families. Elijah Harris was a descendent of Walton Harris; the others were probably related but may have been cousins from Virginia. I don't claim to have special knowledge. I've just been through about 70 years of microfilmed Green County land and probate records and extracted whatever information that I've found. I didn't stop to pick up collateral families; I was mainly interested in John Harris's family since they were apparently from Edgecomb C. NC. I've found just one person, "Blake Little" who was directly connected to my family and also originally from Edgecomb County, NC. However, I am pretty sure that the family lived in Tennessee before they arrived in Green County, AL Kristina harris