Mildred, Please excuse me for reading over your shoulder, but I learn a lot of things that way. I may be able to help you with Sarah's marriage, try looking in Alabama. I do not think there is a Tuscaloosa Mississippi, but there is one in Alabama. Tuscaloosa is the home of the University of Alabama, and it was a frequent target for those moving west from South Carolina in the early 1800 time frame. Also the spelling has changed over the years. Tuscaloosa is the correct spelling today, but in 1825 it may have been spelled Tuskaloosa. It is a Indian name and there were several early spellings. >Thanks for the advice. >For the record, Samuel Mayfield lived on his father's land in OPD until >1825 when he migrated to Tuscaloosa MS where his brothers had settled. >Sarah may have married in MS but I have had no luck in finding the >record. >Her husband, Berryman McDaniel, family and neighbors moved to Saline,AR >territory in 1840 when the recession of 1835 bankrupted many farmers. >(Caused by Andrew Jackson's war with the Nat'l Bank) >So everyone moved regularly. Some of the Mayfields stayed in MS while >others moved. >Thanks forthe info. Mildred -- Dalton J. Nix 100 Maximillion Drive Madison, Alabama 35758-8170