Hi List, I want to apologize to the list for this post being so long and to thank all the excellent, kind researchers on the list who have taken the time to try and help me with my research. I am posting my info. again, hoping someone new has joined the list and we share the same research. I am researching the family of John MCFARLAND b. 1800 in Guilford Co., NC. My John married a Sarah D. ???????, b. 1806, in Guilford Co., NC (the birthdates are apprroximate, taken from the ages on the 1850 census). John and Sarah are shown as having 10 children ( 5 boys & 5 girls) on the 1860 census and still living in Guilford Co., NC. The census shows among the 10 children, there are 3 sets of twins. Between the 1860 & 1880 census, they have totally disappeared. I find one son (twin) on the 1880 census index for Hendricks Co., IN, - no other family members shown. Where could the other family members have disappeared to??? The boys would have been the right age to serve in the Civil War - but haven't found any record of them serving, Confederate or Union. Since I'm totally at a dead end, with the descendents, I'm trying a different approach with finding the parents & siblings of John MCFARLAND. Guilford Co., NC was formed from Orange & Rowan Co's in 1771 Caswell Co., NC was formed from Orange Co., in 1777. On the census index for Colonial America I find: Daniel MCFARLAND in 1777, Caswell Co., NC (St. Lawrence Dist) John MCFARLAND in 1777, Caswell Co., NC (St. Lawrence Dist) Robert MCFARLANDin 1777, Caswell Co., NC (Nash Dist) No MCFARLAND's listed in Guilford Co., NC on the census index, Colonial America I can't find any MCFARLAND marriages in Guilford Co., NC but have the following of which any could possibly be the parents of my John. John named one of his sons Dan L. & a daughter Mary E. Marriages in Caswell Co., NC: Jno. MCFARLAND m. Dicey LEA on Jul. 15, 1779 Daniel MCFARLAND m. Mary BAZWELL on Sept. 10, 1789 (best match for parents, due to above names of children)???? James H. MCFARLAND m. Cisley WOMACK on Jan. 22, 1787 Thomas MCFARLAND m. Rachel WINTERS on Mar. 15, 1797 Marriage in Orange Co., NC: John MCFARLAND m. Elizabeth MADDISON on Aug. 31, 1798 I have posted on the MCFARLAND list, and it seems like I'm the only person researching this line. If anyone has any info. on my MCFARLAND's or know of any web site I have overlooked, I would be most appreciative hearing from you and am more than willing to share my info. Thank you. Ruth in NC e-mail: RLugowski@aol.com Rootsweb Sponsor