Thanks for that information Margaret. However I don't see a connection. My John Paxton was born in 1825 and married an Isabella Falls in Greeneville, TN in 1854. I appreciate your time in getting back to me. Good luck in your search for your family history. Jan MRCACG@aol.com wrote: PAXTON FAMILY Joseph Paxson= Mary Lusty 20 July 1797[1] Thomas Paxton = Elizabeth Miller 22 Dec. 1799[2] William Paxton = Ruth Sellman 23 July 1802[3] James Paxton = Rebecca Dean 28 February 1849[4] John Paxton = Hannah Barron 18 September 1840[5] Joseph Paxton = Susan Lavinia King 1 August 1848[6] Mary Paxton = Robert M. C. Devine 18 November 1848[7] Rebecca L. Paxton = Warner P. Jones 29 November 1854[8] Sarah MCD Paxton = George W. Wolford 28 August 1840[9] Thomas S. Paxton = Sarah C. Riley 22 March 1853[10] Altha Ann Paxton = Elexius Queen 2 June 1831[11] Cassandria Paxton = Obadiah Burrows 28 September 1840[12] [1] Margaret E. Myers, comp., Marriage Licenses of Frederick County 1778-1810, (Westminster, MD: Family Line Pub., 1994) p. 114. [2] Ibid. [3] Ibid. [4] Wesley E. Pippenger, comp., District of Columbia Marriage Licenses Register 1, 1811-1858, (Westminster, MD: Willow Bend Books, 2000), p. 464. [5] Ibid. [6] Ibid. [7] Ibid. [8] Ibid. [9] Ibid. [10] Ibid. [11] Ibid. [12] Ibid. ==== PAXTON Mailing List ==== You may search the PAXTON-L archives on the Rootsweb web site at: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl In the surname field, type in PAXTON