Hi Folks, I've been reading all of your messages, but no one seems to be anywhere near my James', but David Payne. So, I'm going to throw my James' at you again and see what happens. I'm beginning to think our earliest James came into being by "spontaneous combustion"!! The earliest James was named Fielding and in the 1820 census of Pendleton District, Anderson County, SC, he is listed as 45+ in age. He is supposed to have come from Virginia and married Rhoda Durham either there or here. Only two children are known, our ancestor, John "Jack" James born about 1801 in SC and died after 1880 and married Rachel Kelly of Belton,Anderson Co.,SC. The other child was Patty who married Mack Loveland. These families remained in the Anderson County area. Does anyone have a Fielding? Or does anyone have any info on David Paynes Griffith James' sons who might be a possible father for our Fielding or even Fielding himself with another first name and Fielding a middle name? Please, everyone search your files and give our Fielding some parents!! Thanks, Ann and Ken(ggggrandson of Fielding)