Pat I will say this much the movement of your subject sounds a lot mine and in the same aeria-- My family starts out with James Almond Born :29/April/1797 ,--- NC.His father died when he was a young boy, and he along with his family and mother Moved to Franklin Co. TN. around 1814 were he Met and Marred JANE W. MARTIN --14 / Dec. /1819 , Raised 9 son's there , then Moved his entire Family to Lowndes County, MS. in the late 1840's from there thay Migrated to Arkansas Co. Arkansas in the 1850's were the Family was located just out side of Dewitt, AR. It was belived that James Mother Had Relations in Missippi but i have not found any poof of her there, further that she was in the family or was related to the family USSARY or USSERY of NC., GEORGA, or MS. Most of my information comes from Bibles and a Edward R.Newman of Houston, TX. 281-480-7339 I have the ussary website and will forward it to you if you wish. Regards Everett Marvin Almond Jr. San Jose, CA. Almond -1796 to Present -NC.>TN.>MS.>AR.>CA. Bradley / Bull -1787 to1963 -NY.>MI.>MO.>AR. Martin -1799 to 1857.-TN.>AR. Sibley -1728 to 1968. AR. Barbee -1863 to 1896. AR. Hibbard - 1863 to 1896, AR. Layman - 1908 to 1931, AR. http://community.webtv.net/MarvinAlmond/DigginguptheAlmonds http://community.webtv.net/MarvinAlmond/EverettMarvinAlmond