My grandmother's grandfather Iicson (Isom) Gray married Lucinda ? and is from the Washington/Bertie/Beauford County (NC) area. Iicson is a Native American, I think Cherokee or Tuscarora Indian. My Granny says he's Cherokee. Their children are Stephen, Henry, Harriet Lucinda and William Gray. His son is William Gray, which William later moved to Halifax, Edgecombe and Nash Counties where he married George Anna Whitley. George Anna is the daughter of Tempie Devereaux (Halifax/Bertie Co.) and Wright (Right) Whitley (related to the Whitleys' in Nashville, Spring Hope, Black Creek (Wilson Co), NC . Wright's mother was a Whitley and his father was a Vick. George Anna used to live in Black Creek just across the railroad tracks. Tempie's (Tempe) parents are Hopey and Alston. Tempie, her parents, brothers and sisters ( Cato, Cloe, Alfred, Nancy, Mary & Mariah) were slaves of John & Thomas Devereaux (Halifax/Bertie Co.). I was told Tempie had a boarding house in Nashville, NC that was were William and George Anna met and married. Tempie was buried at Social Union Cemetery (Nashville, NC).William worked for the Atlantic Coastlie Railroad. William and George Anna's children are Benjamin (Bud), Eva, Stephen, Tempy Ann and Lena Gray. Lena (my grandmother) married James "ST" Robinson (Wayne/Wilson Co.). James is also known as "Buddy", his parents are Louise Barnes and Anderson (Andrew) Robinson. After Anderson's death, Louise married Milton Sanders. Surnames from this union are Roundtree (Rountree), Sanders. Coley, Jones and Jenkins. Tempie has a son named Blount Whitley that is listed as living in Nashville, NC. Please contact me if you have any info whether big or small. Feel free to pass this information on to someone you think will be able to help me. If you have assess to listed surname mailing list please feel free to forward this query to them also. I know that someone must have heard of at least one of these people. Always, EbonyP When Satan is knocking at your door, simply say, "Jesus, could you please get that for me?" EbonyP@aol.com (Primary) EbonyPNC@yahoo.com (Secondary) FamRootsNC@aol.com (Family History Only) Homepage: <A HREF="http://hometown.aol.com/ebonyp/home.htm">http://hometown.aol.com/ebonyp/home.htm</A> Egroups: <A HREF="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rockymountnc/">Yahoo! Groups : RockyMountNC</A> Egroups: <A HREF="http://prv-groups.aol.com/ebonypncfamgroup/">ROOTS, Branches & twigs</A> Egroups: <A HREF="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WEHS72/?yguid=22330158">Yahoo! Groups : WEHS72</A> Surname: Arrington, Barnes, Carter, Coley, Devereux (other spellings), Gray, Jackson, Moody, Pittman, Ricks, Roberson, Robinson,Whitley, Cabbagestalk and other strong branches Primary NC Counties: Beaufort, Bertie, Edgecombe, Halifax, Nash, Northampton, Warren, Washington, Wayne & Wilson