Especially for Tamara: one of my cousins sent me this info. On the 1850 Census page 247, Western Division House #1138, family 1138 Michael O'Neal age 27 white, male, farmer, born NC Ann O'Neal age 27, white female, born NC Willie O'Neal , age 6 white , male, born NC John O'Neal age 4 white, male born NC On the "Hunting for Bears" list: MICAJAH O'NEAL AND CLARANY RICHARDSON married Johnston County NC on 01-21-1768 On August 3rd, 1778, land records show a Richard Pope enters two hundred acres of land in Wake County, N side of Little River, Joining the line of MICAJAH O'NEALS AND WILLIAM EARPS LINE . On Feb 9th 1779, WILLIAM EARP enters 640 acres of land in Wake County on the N side of Little River, Joining his own line, MICAJAH O'NEALS AND JOSIAH CRUDOPE'S lines including EARP'S IMPROVEMENS. To the best of my knowledge, Michael was the half brother of my grandfather, Zack R. O'Neal (Henderson and second wife Nancy Kilner's child) . Let me know if this helps any. Emma