Ray, I'm awfully sorry, but you already have the information I could have given you (ie, wills and estates records.) I checked my Halifax will book to see if any other Taylor mentioned a son named William, but I didn't find any. I'm afraid with a name as common as William Taylor, and in that early period, it will be very hard to establish parentage. I also don't think someone would have found Thomas' grave, although I won't say it's impossible. But marked graves from the early 1800s are extremely rare around here (at least in this county.) Again, sorry I can't be of more help. Traci the Librarian >"Ray" <tnemelcy@wk.net> The below information is what I have in my file. I >and >several other descendents are trying to find the parentage of >Thomas Teagle (Teackle, etc.) and his father William Taylor b >about 1707. Audrey, I think I've found a definite possibility for you. Didn't come up with a Simon Lewis on the 1880, but then I tried just searching for S. Lewis and came up with this: Enfield, Halifax County, N.C. Sallie Lewis Widow 62 S.M. Lewis Son 33 Then I went to the marriages and found this: Lewis, John R. and Sally Butts, 23 Dec. 1845; Thomas M. Carlisle, bondsman. Then I went to the 1860 (don't have 1870, sorry) and found this: Lewis, J.R. 41 Mechanic personal estate: $5,947 Sarah 44 Seamstress Sion 14 Margarett 11 John E. 7 Sarah E. 5 There's lots of circumstantial evidence here: Sally is a nickname for Sarah, the dates and ages work out for Simon to have a birthdate of 1846/47, the place is right, and the census taker probably just left the "m" out of his name in 1860. I'll look now for him in 1900 and get back to you. Traci >AaronGFett@aol.com >HI Traci, Do you have access to census indexes or is that indices >for the >Halifax County census' ? If so, I'd sure appreciate the >index info for >1860 and 1870 for a Simon M Lewis. I don't yet know >who his parents were. >I can't seem to find him on 1880 or 1900 but >according to family, he was >born in Halifax co about 1857 in Enfield. >Audrey _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp