The family of Thomas and Elizabeth Evans along with Elizabeth's parents, Joel and Elizabeth Halbert, were in Martin county by 1820. According to the will of Thomas Evans at least 1000 acres of land was owned by Thomas and Elizabeth. Is there any way to know if this land was some sort of government grant? I was once told that, but no proof. I do not know the parentage of Thomas, but have felt that another resident of Martin county, Hugh Evans, might have been a brother. If anyone knows about this family I would like to hear from them. I know quite a bit about my Vandever and Halbert lines, but the Evans is a mystery. Jolene Vandever Huddleston