This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Alawine, Taggard Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/GJB.2ACE/635.855 Message Board Post: Anne, I have that book, and yes, they are the William and Mattie you are looking for. William never owned his own land, always living with his father, Andrew Jackson Alawine. What else can I do for you? Patrick