The question was asked in an earlier posting, " Can anyone on the list make a connection between the Haney Ray family and the family of Hiram Ray, which was in Lafayette County on the 1850, 1860, and 1870 censuses of Lafayette County. " I just found a probate court record, docket #403, in Lafayette county which shows that James COOK, Hyram RAY and others sued William H. SMITH, Executor of Thealhilus W. PULLIAN's estate (deceased). Concerning petition of complaint for title to certain lands. Probate Court May 21, 1849. Appears that James COOK and James RAY bought 307 acres of the NE-1/4, Section 4, T 10, R 4 West, and James RAY assigned his interest to Robert RAY, Alexander RAY and Hyram RAY, John HYRAM, Jane TOMPY and Polly COOK, heirs of Abram COOK. No relationship is indicated for the above named RAYs to each other in the probate court abstract, and according to the book, the original papers are now missing. If someone can piece all this together, maybe it will help solve the question about Hiram/Hyram being related to Haney, et al. Bill Ward Pottsboro, TX