This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Austin, Baird, Myatt, Bell, Reeves, Godwin Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/gVB.2ACI/2773 Message Board Post: Does any have a Gabriel AUSTIN in their family? I am trying to find the parents of William Samuel "Sam" AUSTIN of Panther Branch Twp., Wake Co., NC. I believe his mother was Hepsey/ Hepra/ Epsy BELL d/o of Samuel BELL & Elizabeth "Betsey" unknown maiden name. I have heard a family story that his mother was married twice, so REEVES may have been from her 1st marriage. I found the following marriage bond: Groom: Gabriel Austin Bride: Hepsey Reeves Bond Date: 22 Oct 1855 Bond #: 000151161 Marriage Date: 24 Oct 1855 Level Info: North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868 ImageNum: 006654 County: Wake Record #: 01 015 Bondsman: Sir William God Witness: Thomas J Utley Performed By: A W Partin, Justice of the Peace Any help is appreciated! Thanks! Tiffany Whichard