Hi Dee, It's me again. Here's the next set of surnames. They 'stem' from the previous Evans family. It is my belief/opinion that the elder Benjamin Evans, in the previous post, had a brother named James Evans who was born about 1775 in Bladen Co. At this time I don't have any further information on James Evans. However, he had two daughters who married into the Allen family of Bladen Co. These families are who I am inquiring about in this post. A- Julia Amanda 'Betsy' Evans, born about 1815 in Kelly, was the second wife of James H Allen, Sr. He was first married to Mary Polly Kelly. He married Betsy Evans before 1835. James H Allen Sr was born in Moore Co., NC about 1790 and died in Kelly about 1869. I am desperately trying to find his parents. Betsy and James H Allen Sr had 7 or 8 children, all born in Kelly. B- Mary Amanda Evans, born 1826 in Kelly; died 12-13-1889 in Kelly. She was married to James H 'Jones' Allen, Jr. who was a son of the above James H Allen Sr and his first wife Mary Polly Kelly. 'Jones' Allen was born 3-1-1825 in Kelly; died 5-3-1903 in Kelly. Jones and Mary Amanda Allen had 10 children, all of which were born in Kelly. Thanks :-) Nancy Evans Parr