I have just subscribed to the Duplin list, and hope there are some Quinn descendants out there who can trace their roots back to Carteret County. From the Canaday family tree published at FamilyTreemaker.com, I learned that Loftin Quinn of Carteret County married Mary Canaday, and it looks like some of their sons may have ended up in Duplin County, because I see more references to them there than in Carteret Co. Loftin and Mary are thought to be the parents of Loftin, William L., Thomas, Margaret, and Abner, Sr. Most of these children would have been born in the 1750s and Loftin left a will in 1766, but did not name all of them. Abner Quinn, Sr. is thought to be the father of my husband's ancestor, Loflin Quinn, who married Polly Gould in Carteret in 1814. Loflin and Polly left Carteret Co. and were in Williamson Co., TN, about the time son Michael was born in 1817. Loflin received land in Shelby Co., AL, for his War of 1812 service, so they moved there and Michael raise! d his family in Shelby County. His son Loftin became a Baptist preacher and moved to Grant and Saline County, AR, by 1870. He was my husband's great grandfather. I would like to correspond with anyone who has info on the family of Loftin and Mary Canaday Quinn in Duplin County. Melanie Atkins College Station, TX