Mickey sent this which I either missed or he is talking about a Collection I have not seen yet. Belinda, you might want to run this to the Bertie List. >From William (Mickey) Elmore There is a small letter in the Clellon Sutton Papers I have always found intriguing, though not conclusive "Sally, you wrote to us that Ben was Draughted but was not able (torn edge) march. I should be very glad to know whether he is gone (short word scratched out) or know (torn edge) ha ?? hole ?? not ?? heard nothing from you since. I expect to be Draughted now soon but God only knows whether I shall or not Sept 22nd 1790 (here a mostly-illegible word of about 3 letters that might be sis or sir or something else) This is to let you know that I remain yr loving Brother till death Wm. Parrott H (rest of signature is guesswork) N.B. I have no the time to write anymore. Only I desire to be remembered to all friends (next mostly unreadable and marked through - there may have been another line or more which was neatly cut off long ago) This letter in conjunction with the deeds found in Duplin Co, the estate records for William Hardy in Bertie Co and the determination on the ownership of the William and Sarah Sowell Hardy Bible, leaves little doubt that Sarah wife of Benjamin (Oxley) Sutton was the daughter of William and Sarah Sowell Hardy of Bertie County. William Parrott Hardy was also their son. I believe the line of William Hardy is proven and can be found on Belinda's website. I have information on the Sowell family from the Bertie List several years ago. This also gives additional circumstantial evidence that John Sutton of Lenoir County came right out of Bertie Co. Martha