Good Morning All, Thanks for sharing information right and left ... good show. Brenda, Sorry I'm late in answering about Marie's pedigree. I have been out of town ... Jack and I slipped off to the Oregon Coast for our 65th Honeymoon. History of Marie Matlock Harris as best as I could follow her ... she ran her John's, William's ... etc .. together reguradless of the generation gaps ...in her rush to pass the information on 1. William (MATLOCK ?) (was in doubt) b. in New Kent Co. which was formed from York Co. Beaufort and Hydr. Parish/Co. also formed from these Co.'s m. Sarah SIMPSON(?) (The Sheriff of VA.?) 2. William MATLOCK b. 1881 in North Carolina and Eunice THURSTON Marie's great great grandmother (The Sherrif ?) William is related to the SWAIN's, of N.C. They went to ILL. together. By 1880 Nathan SWAIN with son George W. and dau. Frances, were living in the home of Marie's great great grandfather, William MATLOCK. William is related to WEST, TABOR, EWAIN, FULKERSON, TAYLOR, WADDLE (WADDELL), SETTLES and many others ... NOBLE, THURSTON and COOKSEY. Marie says that on the 1820 -1830 census there are 2 men with sons that are of age to belong to Marie, as father of her William. 3. George W. MATLOCK b. in Indiana m. 4 times (Wm. or perhaps George?, Sheriff of Buncombe Co. N.C. Left VA. without paying taxes. 3rd wife, Sarah Emma HULME Marie's great grandmother 4. Levi Ferdinard MATLOCK H.H. PENNINGTON Maries grandparents 5. Edgar Levi ... or Levi Edgar MATLOCK and Cath Elizabeth DAUGHERTY Her family came from Ireland, eventually Cherokee Blood was added Marie had a computer when I met her Melba didn't. Melba died about 1990. Marie knew her time was short .... when I came along she tried very hard to pass her information to me, said her family wasn't interested... Melba WOOD stated the same ... but Melba passed her work on, in a small book. >From the 3rd letter received (1994) from Marie, John had: Father of Nicholas of N.C. before 1750 father of Isham - would appear brother of Moore, Sr. born 1714 son of? Who? has to be John from England? or one of the sons born in England. Nicholas MATLOCK m. by 1720? known sons: 1. Hescott, b. VA. had sons Samuel & Isaac 2. Nathaniel, b. VA 1742 7 d. in KY 3. Elijah (Eli) sold land same time as Nathaniel before 1780. 4. Henry b. VA. ... to ILL. ? 1820 5. John b. VA. ... son Stephen, d. in Burke Co. 6. Richard b. N.C. 1761 7. Nathaniel, Jr. b. N.C. see 1790 census Burke Co. 8. 9. two sons not accounted for. Marie traces her line to this Nicholas in N.C. She states that "Melba WOOD" traced her line to the Nicholas MATLOCK of Casewelll Co. As I recall both of these Nicholas' descend from Moore Matlock and Jane Powell. Melba Wood set out a MATLOCK structured "family tree" in her Book ... I would like to lay it out for you all to pick apart or build on ..... the beginning is quite fuzzy. May I ? if so, please let me know Winnie