Sorry folks, I just went back and looked at what I have already. I made an error when I sent the previous message. It isn't Morris that I have as should be the father of my Hiram, it is Zachariah. A certified genealogist did some searching looking for proof of the father of Morris Cox Baker. I have a copy of her work. I have said all along that my Hiram is a son Zachariah. All her findings showed is that Zachariah and Sally had an unnamed son, she thought is was either Hiram or Jonathan. I need to find proof that it was Hiram. Kathy ----- Original Message ----- From: Virginia K. Wills To: NCASHE-L@rootsweb Sent: Monday, February 12, 2001 7:26 AM Subject: Hiram Baker My gr gr gr grandfather was Hiram Baker was born about 1807 in Ashe Co., North Carolina. He was on a road jury in 1831 with Solomon Stamper, James Baker Jr., and Morris Baker. In 1828 Zachariah and Sally Baker sold Hiram 300 acres of land on a branch of South Fork of New River for $500. On 22 March 1836 he and Jonathan Baker were chain carriers for a survey for property for Morris Baker in Morgan Co., Tennessee. I am trying to find proof that Morris Baker was his father. Kathy