The following information can be found in the book: THE ALSTONS AND ALLSTONS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTH CAROLINA by JOSEPH A. GROVES, 1901/1957 on page 337: Notes following the text of the will of GIDEON MACON (D1761). GIDEON MACON b June 20 June 20 1682 m PRISCILLA JONES daughter of EDWARD and ABIGAIL (SHUGAN) JONES of King and Queen County, VA) and died in December of 1761 in GRANVILLE COUNTY, NC. "PRISCILLA JONES bore to GIDEON MACON eight children and after his death she married JAMES RANSOM b.Virginia to whom she bore six children as follows: ANN HUNT MACON m. 1. Capt John Alston son of Joseph John Alston 2.William Green (widower) SALLIE MACON m. Col John Hawkins son of Col. Philemon Hawkins PATTY (MARTHA)MACON m. Joseph Seawell ----------------------- Page 338: HARRISON MACON m Hannah Glenn JOHN MACON m 1. Joanna Tabb 2. Betsy Williams NATHANIEL MACON m Hannah Plummerr MARY MACON m. James Johnson GIDEON HUNT MACON (2) m 1. Mary Green 2.Mary Hartwell ==================================================== PRISCILLA (JONES) MACON and [second husband] JAMES RANSOM had these children: WILLIAM RANSOM m REBECCA TABB ABIGAIL RANSOM m JOSEPH PARSONS HIXIE RANSOM m MARAMADUKE JOHNSON BETSY RANSOM m WILLIAM PLUMMER DRUSILLA RANSOM m 1. FRANK THORNTON 2. PLUMMER WILLIS SEYMOUR RANSOM m BURCHETT GREEN" Does that confuse things further? Carole Caroline Burnett Cook