I have some AL Hamm notes that may help if you contact me directly. These are not my people, but they dance in and out of my research of the Watkins (who have connection to a James M. BELL in 1839 TN), Moore, Hart, Duncan/Dunkin, Green, Whitaker names: CUMBERLAND COUNTY, VA, DEEDS:1749-1752; T. L. C. Genealogy, Miami, FL, 1990, located at Cumberland Co, vA, Public Library. Deed Book 1 Page 138. May 26, 1750 from Thomas Stovall of Parish of Southam & C, to George Owen of same, for divers good causes and for 75 lb, about 200 ac in c, being land the said Stovall bought of John SANDERS/Saunders, and was ack. By way of a deed in Goochland Ct. The land is on the s side of the Easternmost branch of Deep Cr known as Little Deep Cr, and bounded by Legrand. Signed-Thos. Stovall. Wit: Charles Waddels, Joseph Sharp, John Dobie. The deed was ack. By Thomas Stovall & Betty, his wife. Rec. at June Ct 1750. Culpeper CO, VA, courthouse, March 15, 2002 Edward Watkins estate Book c 234, dated April 17, 1787; will from Book c, p 263, dated Sept 17, 1787; inventory from book C 273, dated Jan 21, 1788. Sarah Watkins, wife of deceased husband Edward Watkins, will book E p 220, dated April 21, 1807 Edward watkins will "Beloved Sarah Watkins," schooling of children and orphans, niece Sarah Watkins Cowne; nephew James Brodderpane; niece Cliabeth Tutt; godson John Tutt. Children of my sister Elizabeth Campbell ;children of my brother Nathaniel Pendleton; friends: wm Pendleton and Thomas Wright. Wit: W. Brown, R. Cowne, Jno. Stevens, Daniel Cobern, Wm. O. Brown, John Sanders, Edward Stevens, Henry Pendleton. Will signed April April 17, 1787; ex. Sept. 17, 1787; inventory Jan 21, 1788. will of Sarah Watkins: "Late husband edward Watkins, Land for Ann Camin Jeffries, wife of Richard Jeffries. To Sarah Watkins Cowne Jones, looking glass; Culbert Turnbale Jones, negro; Esther Jones, Elizabeth Mary Jones; 'my portrait" to four sons of my uncle: Humphrey Hill. Friend: elizabeth Gibbs. To Sally Campbell, dau. of John. Affection: Ann Camin? Jeffries, Esther Jones, Eliz. Camp?, elizabeth Gibbs, Philip Lightfoot; friend Mrs. Mary Williams. Remainder to Esther Jones and Eliz. Gibbs. Wit: Wm. M. Thompson, ___ Thompson, John c. Williams, Meriwether Thompson, April 21, 1807. Will Book P, part 1, p 37, Will of James M. Bell, Feb. 24, 1840. "Set of China I bought in Boston" to dau. Ellen, da. Elizabeth, friend and ex: wm. Gren, Esq., son Wm. Bell. Teste: G/C. George, Henry Hill, Jr, Alfred Taliaferro. Sec: Samuel K. Bradford, Georte T. Thomas. Will Book P, part 2, p 308, James M. Bell. Ex: Wm. Green. Inven. mentions Abel A. Stout. Will of U424 mentions brother James BEll for children: James P. Bell, Wm S. Bell, Robert H. bell, Richard T?; nephews: James C, Sacrae?, brother Richard Bell. Wit: Thoams S. Pemberton, John Strickland. Deed 5-581: Indenture bet. Robert C. Mitchell and jOhn W. Bell says Sobiskie ?(? Bell is in debt to John W. Bell. Jan 14, 1842. Will Book d, p 8: John Miller Bell: ex. Alex. Downey and Robert Slaughter, wife Polly Bell. Ch: Wm, Harry, Polly, Suzanne, betsy. Wit: Richard Haynie, Thomas Wright, Zachariah Petty; James Slughater, dated Sept 19, 1791. John SANDERS (b. 1715) married RUTH PHILLIPS (b.1717) daughter of PAUL andREBECCA PHILLIPS in Carteret County, NC. Index and Abstracts of Deeds of Record of Pitt County, North Carolina Compiled by Judith Dupree Ellison Volume I (1761 - 1785) Page Date Grantor Grantee Additional Information C 8 9-11-1750 Henry Snoad (BEAU) Jacob Anderson 320 A; ?26. Adj.: James Bonner. Wit.: William Watkins C 502 5-5-1767 Abraham Pettypool Benjamin May, saddler 100 A; ?75. Wit.: John Sanders E 203 3-31-177- Christopher Edwards Robert Sanders 125 A; ?50. Wit.: Jacob Atkinson, Daniel Rogers, Benjamin Jordan D 151 4-26-1770 John Harrell (DOBB) Josiah Askew 125 A; ?75. Men.: William Giddens and Jacob Giddens, his father. Wit.: Benjamin May, John Sanders contact directly at yorkdkf@cox.net