Thanks for the input Don. I found the connection of the Newton and Chambers names interesting, too. However, Isaac Newton who married Jemima Chamber was already dead by the time Mr. Armstrong became a clerk in Mr. Chambers store. There is an Isaac who was a son of George Newton and had a son named William Isaac Newton b. 1809 who moved to GA and is buried in Brooks Co., GA. However, this Isaac also died (in 1825) before Mr. Armstrong became a clerk in Mr. Chambers store. There is a possibily also that this is Isaac and William Newton who were sons of Patrick Newton of Duplin Co. Any other guesses? Does anyone know why Patrick Newton is never put with the other Newton Brothers? The original name of Wilmington was New Town, shortened to Newton. Karen Roberts