Hi: I am hoping someone belonging to the Hertford County Mailing list is researching the descendents of Nathaniel Saunders who was my great grandfather's Father-in-Law. According to the 1850 Hertford County census, Nathaniel Saunders was 30 years old, his wife, Sophia, was 31. At that time, they had four children, Celia, William F., Simeon P. and Mary A. who married my grandfather, Thomas Jefferson Parker in January 1875. On Thomas Jefferson Parker's death certificate, it states he was born in Hertford County, and his Mother's name was Sophia. I have searched the 1850 census for a Sophia Parker and her son but haven't been able to locate them, therefore, I cannot find who the father was. Any information about these families would really be appreciated. Thanks, Trudy Swain