Hi Jeannette, Yes that is correct about JAMES RANSOM M. AMY DAVIS being the son of JAMES RANSOM m GRISELLE GWATHMEY/GWALTNEY/GAFFNEY (the original name is Welsh and it is GWATHMEY. Her father was OWEN GWATHMEY and his father was MOISES GWATHMEY. AHA! Then I think your THOMAS JAMES RANSOM (SON of James Ransom and AMY DAVIS ? IS HE the one I have listed in my database as JAMES RANSOM (I have no dates or wives or children on him but would really like to know about him, Jeannette. Here is what I have on JAMES & AMY's children: RICHARD RANSOM m. KEZIAH PORTIS (MY LINE) JAMES (OR THOMAS JAMES???) RANSOM (Rev War, SC?) CLEVIOUS RANSOM d in GA SAMUEL RANSOM d in GA DAVIS RANSOM (Amer Rev) MARY RANSOM m WARREN WARREN ELIZABETH RANSOM m LAWRENCE CARR THOMPSON NANCY RANSOM m NILES NELMS of GA SALLIE RANSOM m DAVID WHITEHEAD PRICILLA RANSOM m GREEN ANDREWS AMY RANSOM m. WILLIAM DAVIS JEANETTE: Would you mind sending me the info on your THOMAS JAMES? I would appreciate it so much. Thanks, Carole PS I knew we were related somewhere... In a message dated 3/2/00 3:14:01 PM Eastern Standard Time, JKHowell@digitalexp.com writes: << Hi! James Ransom who m. Amy Davis was a son of James Ransom b. 1704 Isle of Wight, VA and Griselle Gwaltmey, I think. I descend from Thomas James Ransom, Sheriff of Warren Co., NC, who m. Priscilla Jones widow of Gideon Hunt Macon, thru' their daughter, Elizabeth "Betsy" Jones Ransom and George William Plummer, Jr. Would you please tell us who the children of JOSEPH JOHN ALSTON and his SECOND wife EUPHAN WILSON were? How are these two James Ransoms related? I am confused about who Joseph John belongs to. Jeanette JKHowell@digitalexp.com http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/1475 >From VA and SC to GA, AL and Lauderdale Co., MS: ALSTON BERKELEY BRUNER BUTLER BYRD DILLARD DUKE FILMER FOLLIOTT GREEN HACKWORTH HANSFORD HODGES HOWELL HOWZE/HOUSE ISBELL JAMES JONES KING MARVEL MARSTON MILLER MURFIELD PARKER PARTIN PLUMMER RADFORD RAINEY RANSOM RAWLINGS RIVERS ROBERTS ROSS SISSON SLAYDEN/SLATON TILL VAUGHAN WHEATLEY WHITLEY WOOD/S YARBROUGH YARRELL >>