Gwenn, Thank you!! Thank you!! Thank you!! Everything is falling into place. I'm doing the happy dance -- this information - the mention of BELEWS CREEK - matches information in the Rev War Pension file of CONWAY STONE born 16 July 1761 in Granville Co., NC., who entered the service while living in Surry Co., NC. EZEKIEL STONE, a rev war Pensioner, gave testimony in 1845 to support a claim by Conway's daughter, NANCY BEAZLEY. He stated that he was present at the wedding celebration of CONWAY STONE & ELIZABETH GALAGLEE in 1781, in Surry Co., NC. EZEKIEL STONE was born 24 Nov 1756, Fauquier Co., VA [Fauquier Co. was part of Prince William until 1759.] The JOHN STONE shown early in Rowan Co., and in 1790 on Surry Co, NC, tax list & Census is ELDER JOHN STONE. He was designated 'Sen' on the 1790 tax list. He dies 1795-1800. I believe he is the father of EZEKIEL, CONWAY, WILLIAM, JOHN Jr., ENOCH, SOLOMON, and HANNAH BARROW (b. 1764). It is the younger JOHN STONE (Jr) shown in the 1790 STOKES Co. Census who is the brother to WILLIAM STONE!! By 1810 Census he is being included in Surry Co., living in the Richmond Dist. He is also shown this year in the Stokes Co., NC census, also designated Richmond Dist. Evidently he lived at the border between STOKES and SURRY which wasn't clearly defined until later. This JOHN STONE, JR.'s children and ENOCH STONE's children are in the same age range. WILLIAM STONES children are 10 to 20 years older. About SOLOMON STONE who moved to Greene Co., IN. Detailed census analysis shows a male his age in the ELDER JOHN STONE household in 1790, as an extra male in the ENOCH STONE household in 1800 and as an extra male in the WILLIAM STONE household in 1810. He married Elizabeth Fletcher in 1812. He is taxed on 100 acreas of land on Heather Creek in 1815 and 1816, reportedly located next to William Stone. WILLIAM STONE, who left a will naming his children, also chose many of the same given names for his children -- Ezekiel, Conway, Hannah -- except he did not name a son either ENOCH or SOLOMON. SOLOMON STONE, rev war Pensioner who entered service while living in Surry Co. NC., b. 3 Dec 1752 in Prince Edward Co., VA, is also related -- just haven't figured out how. Rev war pensioners, Conway, Ezekiel & Solomon STONE, left this area shortly after their service as detailed in their pension files. ------------------------------------------------------- OTHER STONE's who are possibly related: There is a large clan of STONE's living nearby in FRANKLIN COUNTY, NC, who MAY be cousins, uncles, etc. Two brothers of this group are also Rev War Pensioners. They remained in Franklin Co., NC, after the war. JOHN STONE, Franklin Co. NC, born Halifax Co. NC, 25 Feb 1760 and married 3 Feb 1780, Granville Co., NC JONATHAN STONE, identified as John's brother, was born Halifax Co. NC, July 4, 1755 WILLIAM STONE, b. 20 Sept 1763, Halifax County on the Roanoke River. He moved to Franklin Co. He says it was first Bertie County then redrawn into Warren & Franklin counties, NC. Relationship to John and Jonathan undetermined. j french Also interesting: http://www.webroots.org/library/usahist/tcotos03.html Conquest of the Old Southwest - Chapters VIII-XI 1765 -- Uriah STONE -- CHAPTER VIII. THE LONG HUNTERS IN THE TWILIGHT ZONE . . . . Fired to adventure by the glowing accounts brought back by Uriah Stone, a much more formidable band than any that had hitherto ventured westward--including Uriah Stone as pilot, Gasper Mansker, John Rains, Isaac Bledsoe, and a dozen others--assembled in June, 1769, in the New River region. -----Original Message----- >From: Gwenn <Ghorne@swfla.rr.com> >Sent: Nov 6, 2006 2:46 PM >To: jfrench <jfrench1@earthlink.net>, ncsurry@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [NCSURRY] STONE'S 1782 Surry County Tax list CAPT. COOK'S DISTRICT with 280 A. on BELEWS CREEK John STONE with 1 poll