Kay, For what its worth: In the North Carolina Ancestor (not on the bibliography list) Magehe, Jesse, born in 1765 in Granville County, North Carolina, died in Mississippi in 1847, married Elizabeth Wood in Granville County in 1796. These might be good dates for your Elisha (born in 1805/maybe in Bladen), especially if Jesse and Elizabeth were heading West. Dee For details on sources used, refer to this link: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbladen/lookups.htm