My dear friends and relations I spent some time this morning reviewing the DNA page and though I would pose the following problem. We know: 1. That our cousin John Marion Medlock III can trace his linage back to Newton Jasper Medlock b. 1831 in South Carolina. 2. That Newton's parents are though to be a "John and Elizabeth Medlock", but we have not been able to go back any further or to link John and Elizabeth to any of the major branches of the family and hence back to Virginia as Sam and I do. 3. That as Newton is thought to be born in Laurens County and in fact lives there off and on until about the mid 1880's (?). 4. That John Marion Medlock III's DNA is a match for Christopher Mattox born 1763 PA. Therefore I would pose these questions. Is there a family in Laurens county that could be John and Elizabeth Medlock? If so who are they and were did they come from? Is there a Mattox or some spelling thereof family in Laurens county who have children of the right age and who we can trace back to Christopher Mattox and or his family, who it will be remembered may have been the ones at Kings Mountain? Joe Matlock SOUTH CAROLINA LAURENS CO 1810 MATTOCKS BENJAMIN Laurens County SC 029 30010-11100-00 1810 MATTOCKS JOHN Laurens County SC 053A 10010-32010-00 1810 MATUCKS JOHN Laurens County SC 045 20100-11110-05 1810 MEDLOCK THOMAS Laurens County SC 029 20010-20100-00 LAURENS CO 1820 MEDLOCK NATHAN Laurens County SC 023 120001-10101 1820 MEDLOCK THOMAS Laurens County SC 031 011001-01110 1820 MEDLOCK WILLIAM Laurens County SC 034 100010-10100 1820 MATTOX WILLIAM Laurens County SC 034 101001-12111 LAURENS CO 1830 MEDLOCK NANCY Laurens County SC 211 000- 0001001 1830 MEDLOCK SILAS Laurens County SC 225 10001-00001 1830 MIDLOCK JAMES Laurens County SC 225 100001-01001 1830 MATLOCK NAT Laurens County SC 0001001-0001001 LAURENS CO 1840 MATTOX SAMUEL Laurens County SC 044 No Township 1200001-11001 1840 MEDLOCK SARAH Laurens Co SC 14 0010-112101 1840 MEDLOCK SILAS Laurens County SC 023 No Township 211001-110001 1840 MEDLOCK NATHANIEL Laurens Co SC 0010000001-000000001 1840 MEDLOCK ABSOLOM Laurens Co SC 22 11201-100001 LAURENS CO 1850 MADLOCK ANDERSON Laurens County SC 289 Laurens District Anderson Medlock 24 MW SC Farmer Value land $600 Mary 20 FW SC Frances 1 FW SC Beaufort Mitchail 6 MB SC 1850 MATLOCK SAMUEL Laurens County SC 303 Laurens District Samuel Mallock 58 MW SC Farmer Value land $2,000 Henry 18 MW SC Samuel 15 MW SC School this year Clarisey 11 FW SC School this year Mary 10 FW SC School this year Whitecomb 13 MW SC School this year Thomas 8 MW SC School this year Eliza 7 FW SC School this year 1850 MEDLOCK JASPER Laurens County SC 320 Laurens District Jasper Medlock 23 MW SC Farmer Value land $100 Isabella 20 FW SC John 9/12 MW SC Sarah Medlock 60 FW SC 1850 MEDLOCK MARY Laurens County SC 320 Laurens District Elizabeth Watkins 100 FW SC Value land $1,000 Mary Medlock 20 FW SC 1850 MEDLOCK SILAS Laurens County SC 289 Laurens District Silas Medlock 52 MW SC Farmer Value land $2,000 Catharine 48 FW SC Henderson 22 MW SC Martha 20 FW SC School this year Mary 17 FW SC Harvey 15 MW SC Henry 13 MW SC Randell 4 MW SC Voluntine Medlock 21 MW SC Farmer John Gathard 7/12 MW SC 1850 MELLOCK ELIZABETH Laurens Co SC 300 Sullivan Twp Elizabeth Mellock 47 WF SC Newton 19 WM SC Beddy C. 24 WF SC John F. 10 WM SC 1850 MEDDOCK SARAH Laurens Co SC Sullivan Twp 302 Sarah (Sallie) Meddock 42 WF SC Martha 16 WF SC Lucinda 15 WF SC Waldeman Murff 38 WM SC James R. 5 WM SC Connel O. 3 WM SC MEDDOCK TRAVIS Laurens Co SC Sullivan Twp 302 Travis Meddock 24 WM SC Cornelia 28 WF SC hard to read? maybe 4? Sarah Jane 2 WF SC 1860 MEDLOCK J. T. Laurens District SC 260 Tumbling Shoals Twp JT Medlock 34 M W Merchant RE$1800 PP$5000 SC CE 32 F W SC S J 11 F W SC M A H T 10 F W SC M E L 8 F W SC C K J 6 F W SC James Jr 4 MW SC M A 1 F W SC 1860 MEDLOCK SARAH Laurens District SC 255 Tumbling Shoals Sarah Medlock 59 F W Wd RE $2000 PP $5000 SC Sarah 23 F W SC 1860 MEDLOCK WESLEY Laurens Co SC 255 Tumbling Twp Wesley Medlock 35 M W Farmer SC Nancy 30 F W SC Tempe 15 F W SC Mary 9 F W SC Fs 6 F W SC James 1 M W SC 1860 MEDLOCK JASPER Laurens Co SC 83 Tumbling Shoals Twp Jasper Medlock 29 M W Farm Hand SC Nelly South 32 F W SC Mary Shockley 21 F W SC 1860 MEDLOCK ANDERSON Laurens Co SC 260 Tumbling Shoals Twp Anderson Medlock 37 M W Overseer SC Mary 35 F W SC William 11 M W SC MJ 8 F W SC M 6 F W SC James S 4 M W SC 1860 MEDLOCK ANDREW Laurens Co SC 264 Tumbling Shoals Twp Andrew Medlock 33 MW Overseer SC Mary 33 F W SC William 11 MW SC Mat 8 FW SC Maritta 6 FW SC James 4 MW SC