Mike, Thanks for the corrections and suggestions. I am SURE you are right about which JAMES married PRISCILLA J. After communicating with JEANETTE, I am fairly sure he must be the one. ALSO CC: WHO COULD that JAMES RANSOM BE?? MR| ** perhaps James5 (Richard4, George, James, Peter1) or MR| 12111 1. James Ransone, b. ca. 1735 [see LUHT web page, MR| or current issue of RANSOM RESEARCHER] MR| or better yet [same guy] CC: do you mean that JAMES RANSONE B CA 1735 IS the SAME GUY as RICHARD<GEORGE<JAMES<PETER? ============================================================ MR| James RANSOM 1742 VA - >1810 NC, as researched by MR| B Ransom McBRIDE, and reprinted in RANSOM RESEARCHER MR| page 193. This was published opposite page 192, on which MR| appears B Ransom McBRIDE's article about James RANSOM MR| 1732/38 VA - 1777 NC, who m Amy DAVIS. James & Amy's MR| son Richard m Keziah PORTIS who founded the Tennessee line, MR| but James' cousin James m Priscilla JONES MACON became MR| more famous and prominent [plus lived 35 years longer]. > 2. This IS interesting. Everyone seems to be connected somewhere! The > RANSOMS are on my father's side of the tree but my mother descends from > the ALSTONS of NC/SC. And GIDEON HUNT MACON has ALSTON > connections in NC, too. MR| See the ALSTON/RANSOM/MACON info in "The RANSOM Family MR| and its connections", by General Robert RANSOM, reprinted in MR| RANSOM RESEARCHER #21, pp 509-516. Henrietta GREEN MR| m ALSTON, had son Joseph. > ANN HUNT MACON, (daughter of the below mentioned > GIDEON HUNT MACON and PRISCILLA JONES) married > CAPT JOHN ALSTON (REV WAR) son of JOSEPH JOHN > ALSTON (1702-1781) Chowan Co NC and his FIRST wife, > ELIZABETH CHANCY. (I am a descendant of JOSEPH > JOHN ALSTON and his SECOND wife EUPHAN WILSON.) 3 If we knew all the stories, we might all be related. HM?? MR| The ALSTONS and MACONS did a **lot** of marrying cousins..... CC: RIGHT. ALSTONS were NOT the only ones who did that, either! It seems common among early Americans because of proximity AND to "keep the land" in the family, HM? +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ CC: ONE MORE QUESTION: Mike, I would appreciate it if you would send me a copy of that RANSOM RESEARCHER. I seem to have misplaced it....also have temporarily forgotten what the cost is per BACK issue. Many people on this e-mail list would ALSO like that information via the list, I would bet. I will have my check in the mail, as soon as I hear from you Thanks again, Carole Caroline Burnett Cook