Cookie, Don't think this will help you much, but I found the following marriages: John Rough - Mary Kepley, Aug. 3, 1820, Rowan Co, NC James Willis - Nancy Coats, Dec. 17, 1804, Rowan Co Philip Willis - Edy Coats, Dec. 28, 1813, Rowan Co. Alexander Willis - Elizabeth Rough, Dec. 4, 1840, Davidson Co, NC. Marsha IL -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 2:50 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [RowanRoots] North Carolina information ? Greetings to the List, and to many cousins, I'm sure... I descend from Alexander WILLIS and Elizabeth ROUGH, who were, reportedly, married in Davidson County, NC, on December 4, 1840. Alexander WILLIS was the son of James WILLIS, b. 1786, Rowan Co., NC, and Martha Patsy COATS, b. abt 1782, in NC. I do not know the Christian name of Elizabeth ROUGH's father but her mother may have been Mary C. KEPLEY. Is there any record of a ROUGH-KEPLEY marriage around 1760? Is anyone researching the ROUGH family? Is ROUGH pronounced about the same as RAUCH ? Sort of like ROW/HOW/NOW? Are there any KEPLEYs in NC? TIA for any help! Cookie, a Hoosier Boy in Florida << [email protected] >>