This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/CKB.2ACI/835.1.1 Message Board Post: Stephen Benton Herring is the son of David J. Herring and Amanda Jane Cannon. The old Cannon plantation is on the East side of Pearl River at the convergence of Silver Creek. The Old Cannon Home is still standing. A legal document is on file in Monticello that mentions the children of David and Amanda. In 1860 Amanda was the children's guardian and was asking the court's blessing on investments she had made for them.