Hi Elizabeth and all, I will respond to a point or two in your recent communication. A. Formation of N. C. Counties by David LeRoy Corbitt: By the beginning of 1760 Rowan and Anson Counties were the only counties in the western central part of N.C. Rowan was to the North and Anson to the South; both extending to the westernmost part of the state. By 1775 Rowan had given up a chunk of land to the northeast for Surry County and Anson gave up most of its land to form Mecklenburg to the immediate west and Tryon from there to the westernmost part of the state. By the Beginning of 1780 Montgomery County had been formed. Due west of it, in a straight line were Mecklenburg, then Lincoln, then Rutherford (Rutherford extending to the TN line). (By 1780 Anson County, previously a very large one, was a very small one South of Montgomery extending to the S.C. line.) North of Montgomery was Randolph. Due west of it, in a straight line were Rowan, then Burke (Burke extending to the TN line). North of Randolph was Guilford, extending to the VA line. Due west of Guilford, in a straight line, were Surry and Wilkes; both extending north to VA and Wilkes extending west to TN. By 1800 Burke and Rutherford had been cut about down the middle to form Buncombe which extended to the westernmost part of the state. *****Bottom line. One would have had to physically move from Montgomery County to ever get to any county to the west. To get from a spot of land in Montgomery County in 1800 to a spot of land in Burke County, one would have had to physically cross Rowan and Iredell or Cabarrus and Iredell or Cabarrus, Mecklenburg and Lincoln. If one lived in the southern tip of Montgomery, the trek may have been through Anson, then Mecklenburg, then Lincoln or Iredell. To get from Montgomery in 1810 to Burke in 1810+ to 1820 would have required a physical relocation. To get from Burke in 1810+ to 1820 to Haywood would have required a physical relocation. B. Samuel Houston Queen, son of James H. Queen and Isabella Bryson Queen. I have not yet found anyone who can provide evidence that the middle name of James H. was "Houston". This doesn't mean that it wasn't, only that I have found no evidence. If, however, Hugh Queen b. ca 1808 was a brother to James H. b. ca 1808, then one possibility is that Sam Houston was named after his uncle Hugh. If the middle name of James H. was "Henry", then the possibility exists that Alfred named his son, James Henry, after his uncle James Henry. A possible "chart": Daddy: Samuel Queen (b. ca 1776-1780) Hugh (Houston?) Queen (b. ca 1808) James Henry Queen (b, ca 1808) son: Samuel Houston Queen (named after grandpa Samuel and Uncle Hugh?) Alfred Queen (b. ca 1810) son: James Henry Queen (named after uncle James Henry?) C. Henson Queen. I have been corrected regarding the Henson of Rabun Co., GA. He was apparently too young to have been the Henson in question of Haywood County. ****Just an observation regarding Dyer's post and the Henson Queen of Rabun Co., GA. I note that Solomon Queen married Sophronia York, dau. of William R. York of Burke County. Hence Queen in Rabun Co. had married a Nancy A. York (b. ca 1823). Has anyone searched for a possible link through the York line? Thanks, Gene