Greetings to the list. My name is Ray C. Robley Jr. and I was born in Tunica, MS in 1924, the son of Ray C. Robley (born in Tunica County, MS in 1890 and died in Annapolis, MD in 1965). He was the son of William Q. Robley (born in Hardeman County, TN in 1843 and died in Tunica, MS in 1900). William Q. Robley was the son of Thomas Abner Robley (born Rowan County, N.C. in 1800 and died in Hardeman County, TN in 1885). Thomas was the son of John Robley (date and place of birth and parentage unknown and died in Rowan County, N.C. in 1823) John Robley married Elizabeth Ennis of Rowan County in January 1791. John Robley was a deputy sherriff of Rowan County under Sherriff John Brevard in 1780 - 1790. He owned a considerable amount of land where Third Creek joined the South Yadkin River. He and Elizabeth had 7 children - 2 boys and 5 girls. I have located a copy of his will and the report of the committee appointed by the court which restored his wife's dower rights which John had ignored in his bequests. I have been unable to find any record of his birth, any military service, any church affiliation, any record of local parentage or relatives or of his migration into the area or any other information predating 1785. I have made several trips to the State Archives and one to Salisbury's fine library and viewed parts of the McCubbin Collection. I continue to find occasional scraps of information post 1785 dealing with his activities. I have the same problem in finding and following the family of Elizabeth Ennis. As you can see I have reached a dead end on my Robley research. To those of you who have had the patience to follow this far, can you suggest some line of inquiry or some source which I might find some clues to get me started again. I would greatly appreciate any help or suggestions any of you might make on learning more about John Robley and his ancestors and descendants. Hopefully, Ray I