Let's try this again. Does anyone know who the James Randolph mentioned below might be? The following excerpt was in "Rockbridge Notebook" by George West Diehl. "The Early McClures", Chapter III. "James McClure, Jr. was the youngest child of James and Agnes McClure, according to the family geneologist. He was placed, as an apprentice, under a master tailor to learn that trade. When his training period was over, he married a girl named Agnes and lived for a few years in the community. On Nov. 7, 1740 the Rev. John Craig baptized their son Samuel, and on Nov. 8, 1741, he performed the same services for their daughter Esther. .... "The second son of James McClure, the "old man", is Samuel, who married a girl named Mary. He was seated on Joseph Kennedy's Mill Creed by May 8, 1749, when Borden sold an adjoining tract of land to James Randolph (Augusta Deed Book 2, p. 221). In 1742 he was a member of Capt. John Buchanan's Militia Company. He died before 1760. . . . Then, from "Chalkey, Vol. 1, 1745-1800" we find" August 21, 1754. Patrick Crawfprd vs. Thomas Story. James Randolph, a witness, is about to leave the Colony. Ded. Potestm. de bene. Esse. So we have a James Randolph in Augusta County in 1742-1754. Who was he? Augusta and Albemarle were nearby. Was he a brother of Henry Randolph of Albemarle? Henry did name one of his sons James. And where did he go? North Carolina, England? Does anyone have a record of a newly arrived James Randolph in any area of NC ca. 1754 or shortly thereafter? Jan