Brenda - I am also looking at GIST families who were in Cumberland County early. I own Jean Muir Dorsey's "Christopher Gist of Maryland" book, and I do not see KELLAMs or STEPHENSONs in the index. I don't see a Jonathon Gist anywhere. However, of the several Joshua GISTs, there is one who fits, Colonel Joshua Gist, b. abt. 1740 Baltimore, who had a wife Elizabeth (_____). Mrs. Dorsey first finds Elizabeth when Joshua and Elizabeth GIST sold a tract to Alexander Smith on Sept. 29, 1767 [CumbCoNC Deeds 2, p. 502; Deeds 3, pp. 132, 188, 479]. This Joshua Gist is son of Capt. Nathaniel Gist [b. abt. 1707 - d. aft. 1787] and Mary HOWARD, both of Baltimore. I descend from Joshua Gists' brother Joseph [b. abt. 1748] who married either Ann or Mary McNEILL, [daughters of the Neill McNEILL who left a will in Cumberland Co dated May 1764]. Joshua and Joseph had a brother Christopher Gist, who m. Lucy (_____), Christopher Gist died in Cumberland Co, abt. 1794. His only child Mary, married Henry McNEILL. Mrs. Dorsey lists only 5 children for Joshua and Elizabeth Gist: Richard; Sarah who m. John Brown; Mordecai who m. Frances Clack; Nathaniel who m. Patsy Brooks; and William. Mrs. Dorsey doesn't mention a will for Joshua Gist. Joshua moved around alot, he went to Greene Co, NC [now TN]; he voted at the convention to form the State of Franklin; and is last found on the 1810 census of Henderson Co, KY. Let me know if you want a further lookup... Good Luck! Donna Gist Moore near Savannah, Georgia bbbschilling@mindspring.com wrote: > > Hello List, > We are searching for ANYTHING regarding the KELLAM, GIST, and STEPHENSON > families that once lived in Cumberland, Jones, perhaps anywhere along the > Cape Fear River (Bladen or Hanover) between 1740-1790. Any help in > regards to those families would be appreciated. > > Names to look for and perhaps others of the same surnames are: William > Kellam > John Bryan > Mary Kallam (Kellam) > Seth Kellam > Elizabeth Kellam who married Joshua GIST > Nancy Kellam > Sarah Kellam > Joshua GIST - GEST - GESS > Christopher GIST > Jonathan GIST > Brittian Stephenson > another brother STEPHENSON > > The Gist brothers migrated down from Baltimore, MD to Cumberland Co. NC > about 1763. > > William Kellam and John Bryan were in the Cape Fear River area and > Cumberland Co. NC and in Jones Co.NC as early as 1740's. > > Could anyone please do a lookup and also possibly refer some good sources > that are available to locate a Will and Marriages? > > We appreciate your kind consideration and wish all a Safe and Happy 4th of > July, > Brenda Kellam Schilling > Stone Mountain, GA > bbbschilling@mindspring.com > > ==== NCSCOTS Mailing List ==== > If you would like to help RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative > by becoming a member, sponsor, donor, or patron, please visit: > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html