In a message dated 9/3/00 8:00:56 AM, NCALAMAN-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: << I'm looking for more on the ancestors of Mary Jane Clapp (sometimes written Klapp), probably born in what is now Alamance Co. I have her born in Sep 1835 - death date unknown. Her parents are thought to be John H. Clapp (1811-?) and Elizabeth Ann McMurrey (1815-?). She is recorded as becoming the wife of Lewis Taylor Teague (1825-1892) on 27 Sep 1853, and possibly residing in NE Chatham Co. This couple is believed to have produced at least 10 children - the 9th being my grandmother, Annie Margaret Teague (1875-1961). Please contact me at my E-mail address if you have anything to confirm, alter, or expand on the referenced families. I will gladly share from my considerable collected materials on the referenced families in exchange. Hello Bill, Have you checked the death certificates in Chatham or Alamance Counties? Your grandmother's death certificate should name her parents, and if you are lucky they place of birth. The death certificates were mandated in 1919; given that your grandmother survived to the age of 86, chances are your greatgrandmother, who would have been 84 in 1919, could also be found there. Hope this gives you some useful advice. Best regards, John Fox Winston Salem, NC