Sherry Owens has written: >Thank you for your welcome, Wanda. It looks as though you and I may >be researching some of the same families. My ancestor is James Law, >b ca 1782 SC, md Sarah Washburn (b ca 1783), dau of Gabriel and >Priscilla Jane McSwain Washburn. I am aware of the James Law line in that it relates to the Washburns but I have never found a connection to the LAWS line that I am researching in the Yancey and Rutherford County areas. The line I am researching is my mother-in-law's family. I descend from a long line of Hamricks, McSwains, etc. from Cleveland and Rutherford County that related to the Gabriel Washburn line. In my researching of that family, I became aware of the James Law family. I will look through my files and see if I have any other information that would help you. If not, maybe someone else on here will be able to help. Here is a family group sheet of the LAWS line I am trying to research. If anyone can help, I would appreciate it! Name: John LAWS Birth: NC Spouse: Annie LAWS Birth: 12 Apr 1843 Wilkes County, NC Death: 2 Jan 1926 Rutherford Co., NC Burial: Caroleen Cemetery, Rutherford County, NC Father: William LAWS Mother: Myra Misc. Notes 1900 NC Soundex Annie Laws, b Apr 1843 Yancey Co. Jack's Creek Twnship with Minnie Laws - gr-dau b Feb 1894 living with her. Confirmed by the 1900 Yancey County Census. Living next door to son Stoke Laws. Dates and parents from death certificate. Children 1 M: Christopher Columbus "Lum" LAWS Birth: 8 Jan 1867 Yancey Co. NC Death: 30 Aug 1930 Rutherford County, NC Spouse: Laura EDWARDS Spouse: Ola 2 F: Pantha Della LAWS Birth: 15 Aug 1872 Death: 31 Dec 1954 Rutherford County, NC Spouse: Marcus Melvin RAY Marriage: 15 Feb 1888 Burnsville NC by Rev Billy Parsons 3 M: Larry Wilson "Stokes" LAWS Birth: 14 Apr 1872 Yancey County, NC? Death: 18 Nov 1938 Rutherford County, NC Spouse: Molley LOVIN Spouse: Dulla Marriage: 1890 4 M: Lou LAWS Wanda Rabb (researching R*abb (NC/SC), (G*antt (NC), N*ix, R*obertson, W*ilson, C*onner (Rutherford Co.NC), L*aws(Yancey,Rutherford Co., NC), E*dwards (Yancey Co, NC), C*ausby and P*atton (Burke/McDowell Co., NC) P*axton (Union Co, NC > Lancaster, SC), F*arris and M*orris (York Co., SC) L*ovelace, H*amrick, G*reen and Mc*Swain (Cleveland Co NC) Listmanager for CAUSBY-L, RABB-L, FARRIS-L, PAXTON-L, NIX-L, and LAWS-L Homepage: http://www.netunlimited.net/~wcr Genealogy Main Page: http://www.netunlimited.net/~wcr/main.html