I received an e-mail from Tom stating: "I am not clear as to your time period as you say John married in 1890 and then they moved to Tennessee in 1820?" Well, guess I was more tired than I thought when I sent this the first time. <g> John Tolar Whitefield was born ca. 1780. He married 1 Oct 1799 Orange Co, NC. to Elizabeth Thomas. I did get the part about moving to Tenn in the 1820's correct though! LOL I have done a little research into the Whitfield's you mention, but never found a connection to Orange Co, and although some did go to Tenn, they did not go to the same area of the state that mine did. There are several Orange Co surnames that appear in this area of Tenn and they intermarried with my line. Many of these same surnames are found in Goochland Co, Va., also. Thanks for all the help, Valesca