Hello Jan, The Fitz Randolphs first went to MA, then to NJ--the first and second generations migrated to NJ from Ma. Several generations later they migrated to VA (which later became WV) with their church group "The Seventh Day Baptist." The Seventh Day Baptist originated in NJ as far as I can find out. Some of the NJ Fitz Randolphs later dropped the Fitz. They also migrated of NC and into western PA. There were also Randolphs who landed in VA. from England. The first one was Henry who was later followed by his nephew, William, from whom all the politically active Randolphs descended from. These are the two lines that I know about. Maybe there was another that I don't know about. I looked up the names of William and Nancy but I did not have anything on them. I hope that someone else can help you out. After 4 years I still have a brick wall with my Randolphs and can't seem to get over it, or around , or under it. Once in awhile I think I a loosen a brick but then the mortar doesn't want to give. Good luck with your hunt. Pat of NYS On Tue, 29 Jan 2002 14:32:00 -0500 "Jan Patton" <jpatton@ij.net> writes: > Hello everyone. My ggggrandparents were William Randolph and Nancy > Pearl Reed through their son, Anderson Bird Randolph. A DNA test of > one of the male descendants show our line to be from the Yancey Co. > NC. Randolphs. But I do not know who the Yancey Co. Randolphs are. > Can anyone tell me who might be the parents of William? I've been > told that it was Peyton or Samuel Peyton Randolph and Nancy Payne. > I can't seem to get a difinitive answer. The Yancey Co. Randolphs > didn't just start in NC. Where did they come from? > > Jan Patton > jpatton@ij.net > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >