Cindy, this is a really long shot, but couldn't help but wonder. My grandfather was Jesse Emmett Richardson (born in MO in 1880) and his first wife was Margaret Mendenhall. The two names in your post made me sit up and take notice. His father was W. James Richardson (born in MO in 1855) and his grandfather was B. B. (yes, only initials so far) born in KY in 1828. I know, I know, KY and MO are not NC but I have searched for over 30 years and can't find anything more than this. Is there any possibility of some kind of connection here? I believe Margaret Mendenhall was the daughter of Tamer Mendenhall. With 40 million Richardsons, mine are terribly elusive. Sally in Albuquerque --On Tuesday, November 30, 1999, 7:57 PM -0800 Cindy <jimgoad@hpe.infi.net> wrote: > Guilford County Wills > > JAMES CLEMMONS 16 Dec 1834, Probate Feb 1835 > Wife: Easter > Son: John Dillon Clemmons > Dau: Louisa Blackwell > Exr: Brother Benton Clemmons > Wit: James Brindle, Michael Neugent, John Clemmons > Also mentioned is James Clemmons s/o John and James Aurelias Clemmons > s/o Benton Clemmons. > > Clemmons Marriages in Guilford county > Clemmons, Benton and patsey Dillon30 Jan 1813, Peter Dillon bondsman > James and Lyddia Dillon, 20 Aug 1799, Wm Dobson, > bondsman > Wm Peter and Eunice Richardson 21 jul 1803, Obadiah > Dick bondsman > Pelley and Richard Mendenhall 25 Jul 1799, Whitely > Wright bondsman > (Pelley d/o Peter and Comfort Clemmons) > Louisa Ann and John W Blackwell 26 May 1832, Henry > Humphreys > Cindy in NC > > ______________________________