[email protected] wrote: > ><< There are many with the spelling McEachern. >> Yes, there are both McEACHINs and McEACHERNs in Robeson. They are different families and in fact distinct surnames, and they are often confused for each other in official documents (especially annoying when it's a will or gravemarker!). I have been surveying the Robeson Co. censuses for these surnames (I'm up to 1870), and I'm becoming more adept at recognizing who is in which family. It's amusing that in one census, they'll all be spelled McEACHERN, in the next, they're all McEACHINs. If you come across one that you have trouble identifying, drop me a line & I can probably tell you who they are. I've put together a website for my McEACHINs, and I'm working on another to collect all my McEACHERN information. The descendents of John & Patrick McEachin, who arrived in Robeson sometime bet. 1765-80, are featured at: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mceachin/johnpara.html . Drop me a line if you recognize anyone. Jeffre