This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Catherine_OBriant Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.obriant/94.1.1.1.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Do you know if William Henderson WILLIFORD and Lewis Dillard WILLIFORD are related? I'm wondering if Lewis daughter Jane WILLIFORD is possibly Rebecca Jane WILLIFORD noted on the 1850 census Granville Co., NC. This record keeps coming to my attention when each diggin I keep coming up with looking for Rebecca WILLIFORD that married Zachariah H. O'BRIANT. Also on the 1850 census Granville Co., NC is Becca WILLIFORD b. abt 1823 NC residing with the ELLIS residence. This is the same ELLIS family that married into the WILLIFORD family from Sampson Co., NC. On the 1840 census is Susan WILLIFORD and also on the same page is Robert O'BRIANT (Robert Alexander O'Briant m/t Elizabeth Philpott) Robert Alexander O'BRIANT is Patrick O'BRIANT m/t Faithey HESTER. Patrick and Faithey O'BRIANT, I'm 99.9% certain are the parents of Zachariah (Hester or Hamilton) O'BRIANT, Sr. which would stand to reason the name. Faithey HESTER is the d/o of Zachariah Hamilton HESTER Elizabeth FRAZIER. I've been getting some replies from my family finder DNA yDNA & mtDNA. I've rec'd 2 distance cousin matches for a Malichi WILLIFORD and his brother Micajah WILLIFORD. This lineage is originally from Sampson Co., NC. Micajah and Malichi WILLIFORD moved into Warren Co., GA after during 1850. Yes, I agree with you...there is a WILLIFORD connection here. DNA is DNA...the matches have brought me to this point and sorting it out. Thank you, Catherine Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.