Bob, I am descended from the LISTER family. Have you researched them as well? I have a decend descendancy of them, pasted in a bit far below. My branch went PA>Greenville, SC, tho. Although they probably won't answer your questions, from my file, I do have: Descendants of Permelia Lester (no parentage) 1 Permelia LESTER b: 1801 d: 1852 .+George STAIRLEY b: Sep 07, 1783 m: Oct 14, 1819 d: Jun 1835 Father: Jacob STAIRLEY Mother: Mary Ursala EICHELBERGER ..... 2 Benjamin Franklin STAIRLEY b: Nov 25, 1820 ......... +Elizabeth K. STONE ..... 2 [1] Mary Elizabeth STAIRLEY b: Nov 09, 1822 ......... +James Henry BROCKMAN b: Jul 19, 1822 d: 1844 ..... *2nd Husband of [1] Mary Elizabeth STAIRLEY: ......... +Lauchlin MCAULEY I do not have further data on these, they are collateral lines far removed. Although I do not have locations, I'd guess Lexington, Orangeburg, or Newberry. === Descendants of Sarah Ann Lester (no parentage) 1 Sarah Ann LESTER b: 1766 d: Aft. 1795 <, Cumberland, KY> . +William EASLEY b: ca 1764 , Pittysylvania, VA m: Feb 21, 1785 , Pittysylvania, VA d: 1795 , Pittysylvania, VA Father: Benskin EASLEY I descend from a different branch of the EASLEY family. === These are my LISTER ancestors -- I'm thinking I have another generation or two back, per a family book, but just don't have the data entered. (For RICHEY researchers, I do not have Elizabeth's family but one generation farther back.) Descendants of David Lister 1 David LISTER b: ca 1741 <PA> d: 1835 , Greenville, SC .+Elizabeth RICHEY b: ca 1754 At Sea Father: Adam RITCHIE Mother: Nancy BOLTON ..... 2 William LISTER b: ca 1773 , Cumberland, PA d: <IL> ..... 2 Adam Ritchie LISTER b: ca 1775 , Cumberland, PA ......... +Ester MAHAFFEY b: Mar 31, 1781 m: ca 1798 d: Jun 17, 1862 , Transylvania, NC Burial: Davidson River Cemetery ..... 2 James LISTER b: ca 1782 , Cumberland, PA d: Mar 13, 1854 , St. Clair, AL ......... +Margretta REID b: ca 1781 d: Aft. 1859 , St. Clair, AL ..... 2 Moses LISTER b: ca 1784 , Cumberland, PA d: <, St. Clair, AL> ......... +Fanny BROWN ..... 2 John LISTER b: ca 1786 , Greenville, SC d: Aft. 1850 ..... 2 Samuel LISTER b: ca 1789 ..... 2 Harry Hanson LISTER b: Bet. 1790 - 1800 ..... 2 Thomas Hale LISTER b: Dec 08, 1792 , Greenville, SC d: Aug 1873 , Shelby, TX ......... +Frances STERRETT b: Dec 19, 1794 Pendleton Dist, SC d: May 14, 1860 , Shelby, TX ..... 2 Simon LISTER b: Jul 15, 1795 , Greenville, SC d: ca Dec 01, 1866 , Greenville, SC Burial: Lister Family Cem, Greenville, SC ......... +Esther LANGLEY b: Jul 22, 1796 m: ca 1818 d: Jul 1859 , Greenville, SC Burial: Lister Family Cem, Greenville, SC Father: Carter LANGLEY Take care, Bonnie Ferguson Butler surname list: http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/b/u/t/Bonnie-Ferguson-Butler/