I am forwarding this response to Jerome Tew who was kind enough to answer me with some advice. His email: jdtew@earthlink.net is not working and the email has been returned to me. Pat Jerome, Thanks for your response, and efforts on my behalf. The Redman Pope in Georgia, who died in the civil war, was not my Redman, and do not even know of any connection. I am guessing based on the 1830 NC Sampson County census where he is listed as 20/30 and his wife as 20/30, that he was born between 1800-1810. 1800-1830 seems early to look for a will for him? I am California born and raised, so accessing those sources you suggested is not probable for me. I have had to do my searches on line and am getting to a real stalemate without finding new on line access. Thanks for your trouble! Pat PAT, I do not have any Pope answers for you but it is a touch case. I have looked in Wills and 1800-1830 Count Minutes and Redman POPE is not listed. You have a good approach but some times it does not work. He may be listed as a Wit. to a deed, but the CM do not list those, just grantee and grantor. There was a Redman Crumpler about the same age as your Redman Pope and he was born out of wedlock to a widow. After her husband died, she had about five more children. You might look at estate records in Raleigh and Sampson Deeds 1830-1840. I found a Redman Pope in 1850 GA, was this his son? Good luck. This search is not easy but I think you can ID who Redman Pope was. I was born and schooled in Sampson Co. NC........Jerome Tew