Since I just joined this list yesterday, this is my first message, intended to let you all know my interests in Duplin County. I am descended from Thomas and Lucretia Brewer, but know very little about them beyond the fact that they existed. In October 1856, Lucretia, who was then in her mid to late 80's, swore an affidavit in an attempt to obtain a pension as the widow of a veteran of the War of 1812. Thomas had died in the 1840s and Lucretia, in her affidavit, said that she and Thomas had been married in Duplin County, North Carolina on 30 Jun 1792. I have not been able to find any record of this marriage in any Duplin County records I've found so far. The LDS Church, in it's International Genealogy Index, has entries for Thomas and Lucretia Brewer, and for several of their children. The source on each of the entries is "McCullough history by Helen Orndorff." Again, I have never been able to find any other record or reference to a "McCullough History," or to Helen Orndorff. Today, I did see a message from Florence D. Moore that mentioned McCullohs in Duplin County, and also mentioned that many Ulster Scots came to Duplin County. In a book written in 1939, a Warren Brewer published an interview with Thomas and Lucretia's youngest son, Andrew Jackson Brewer, in which he, Andrew Jackson, said that he believed his parents to be Scotch-Irish. Anyhow, I would like very much to hear from anyone that can give me any hints as to where to go from here. Bill Brewer wwb@ix.netcom.com