I am not researching the Clayton family, but your mention of Lambert Clayton sounded familiar. I think there's a guy on my Cook family discussion list who is researching Lambert Clayton, but if I remember correctly they were in Cherokee County, NC. I may be mistaken, but I think the researcher's name is Bill Cook. Do you know him? He is very active on our Cook list. I don't have his email right now but it shouldn't be hard to find, if you are interested. Let me know if you want me to pursue this... Stephanie