Hi all, I have received Carolyn's permission to post this response from her in the event that some on the list may be interested in sharing data with her concerning related names. If you wish to respond to: Carolyn <CSM1103@aol.com> Hi!! I don't know how much I'll be able to help you, but your e-mail reminded me just how much we are all related. I saw three surnames in your message which I'm researching in my own family: Carter, Queen, & Dills. Have you tried to find your Giles Carter in Virginia? There are so many Carters and they often had similar names and, just to aggravate all of us many generations later, their migratory patterns tended to criss-cross one another! The Landon Carter lineage, of course, is well researched and was an important Virginia Line. The fact that your ancestor carries the name Landon might be a major clue. Or not... There is also a Giles Carter of Virginia. My elusive ancestor is Thornton Carter who was born in Virginia in 1778, went to North Carolina, and then to Claiborne Co., Tennessee. So far, I haven't been able to connect him to any of the previously researched Virginia families, but I'm working on it!! One of my most helpful clues was the 1850 TN Census which indicated that Thornton's place of origin was VA. Your Giles and my Thornton seem to have been born around the same time and, for all you and I know to date, may have been brothers!!! Wouldn't it be nice to be able to tie up these two loose ends at the same time? My Queen/Clement family line was from Macon County, NC and ultimately moved to Union County, GA. I'm just beginning to research the Queen family (Hannah Queen-1805), so I don't know much yet. The Clements married the Dills. However, the Dills family was also, originally, from North Carolina. I'm telling you this because you mentioned that the reference in the census to Dills, Carter may have been a typo. Be careful, though, because it may not be. The name might be Carter Dills. I'm not trying to confuse you here, but you need to know that the surname Dills was one which existed in that region. Obviously, I haven't been much help here, but I'll keep an eye out for your line and, if I notice anything (or remember anything else), I'll let you know. I have absolutely seen the name Giles Carter before, but I don't know whether or not it's yours. Giles Landon Carter strikes me as definitely being a VA lineage-type name... Good luck! Carolyn