Hi, I, too, am researching this area -- however, I'm in California, too, and it's hard to get at some of the records. I believe Henry Tilley Sr. is my direct ancestor -- but, no proof! His son Foster (or possibly grandson, through John Tilley) married Nancy Vernon. I have a list of all her siblings (the Vernons also lived in the Snow Creek area, although I don't see them on your list) and one of the Sheltons (can't remember which one -- maybe John) married one of Nancy's sisters (if I remember correctly. Don't have the records right here with me.) Any information you can find on this cluster of people, I would, too, be interested in. I'd love to get at tax records of the area (after 1815) -- it might help solve my problem. Sincerely, Karla P.S. Did you get this info from land records? M Shelton wrote: > > The following families all lived next to each other on Snow Creek in now > Stokes Co, NC. I'm researching the Shelton line. I'm looking for > further information relating any of these familes to each other. Most > of the land was orginally a grant - from what? > > William/Elizabeth Boyd > 1778 425 ac adj: Raiph Shelton, Jonas Lawson. > 1793 sell 425 ac to William Shelton > William Shelton > 1778 200ac adj: Jonas Lawson > Jesse Maupin > 1778 500 ac adj: William Boyd, Polley Shelton, William > Boyd, Jr, > > Henry Baker > 1783 sells 400ac to Robert Gaines in 1786 adj. Henry Baker > 1786 sells 100 ac to John Shelton 1786 100ac adj Henry > Baker > Micajah Pruett > 1789 100 ac adj: Jesse Moppings (Maupin) > Jonathan Musick > 1778 300 ac adj: Jesse Maupin and Pattetyer Shelton > Henry Tilly, Sr > 1778 640 ac adj: James/Mary Martin, John Shelton > sells 184ac to James Duncan in 1787 > Charles Whitlock > 1780 640ac including Salathiel (Nathaniel?) Shelton's > improvement > John Shelton > 1789 300 ac adj: Charles Whitlock, Henry? Tilley > 1792 sells 100 ac James Duncan > 1797 sell 100 ac ( from Jesse Maupin) to Samuel Emmett, > Halifax VA > > Thank you, > Margaret Shelton > Sacramento, CA