My ancestor John Hutchison was born c 1770. He was in Fairfield County by 1800. In the 1850 census, his daughter, Mary states that she was born in Newberry Co. in c1796. Here is John Hutchison's descendent tree with my direct line marked by an asterisks. Most of the dates are estimates. Descendants of John Hutchison* 1 John Hutchison* b: Abt. 1770 in Maybe SC 2 John Jr. Hutchison b: Abt. 1800 in SC ... 3 John P. Hutchison b: Abt. 1825 in SC ... 3 Robert O. Hutchison b: Abt. 1830 in SC ... 3 Thomas C. Hutchison b: Abt. 1834 in SC ... 3 William B. Hutchison b: 1836 in SC ... 3 Jonathan P. Hutchison b: 1838 in SC ... 3 James S. Hutchison b: Abt. 1840 in SC ... 3 Mary E. Hutchison b: Bet. 1830 - 1845 in SC 2 Elizabeth Hutchison* b: 1793 in SC .... +William Miles Jr. Nevitt* src: Nevitt Family papers b: July 06, 1784 in MD ... 3 Mary Ellen Nevitt b: 1815 in Fairfield Co., SC ....... +Reuben Williamson b: Abt. 1810 ... 3 John Benjamin Nevitt b: Abt. 1818 in Fairfield Co., SC ....... +Elizabeth Newton b: Bet. 1813 - 1825 ... 3 Elizabeth Frances Nevitt b: 1820 in Fairfield Co., SC ... 3 William Miles III Nevitt b: 1822 in Fairfield Co., SC ....... +Nancy Smith b: Bet. 1813 - 1825 ... 3 Priscilla Nevitt b: 1827 in SC ... 3 Martha Jane Nevitt* b: March 31, 1828 in South Carolina ....... +John Baylis Jr. Clarke* src: Clark Family Bible b: 1824 in Anderson Dist. SC ... 3 Nancy Nevitt b: 1829 in Fairfield Co., SC ....... +Samuel Smith b: 1825 in SC ... 3 Jemima Lovejoy Nevitt b: 1832 in Anderson Co., SC ... 3 Robert Cornelius Nevitt b: 1836 in Anderson Co., SC ... 3 Emaline Hutchinson Nevitt* b: 1830 ....... +David Crosby* b: July 12, 1827 in Fairfield Co, South Carolina 2 Nancy Hutchison b: Abt. 1795 .... +Unknown Gordon b: Abt. 1795 2 Mary Hutchison b: Abt. 1796 in Newberry Co, SC .... +Cornelius Quincy Nevitt src: Alice Mason's Web site b: 1788 in Fairfield Co, ... 3 Frances Nevitt b: 1822 in SC ....... +Stephen Jr. Crosby b: August 01, 1812 in SC ... 3 Precious Ann Nevitt b: October 30, 1823 in SC ....... +Francis H. Ederington b: Bet. 1820 - 1830 ... 3 Caroline Nevitt b: 1826 in Fairfield Co, SC ... 3 Cornelius Nevitt src: Descendants of Richard Nevitt by Vicki Connor b: 1828 ....... +Christian M. Arick b: Bet. 1828 - 1835 ... *2nd Wife of Cornelius Nevitt: ....... +Elizabeth Smith b: 1830 in SC ... 3 Brooks Parmella Nevitt b: December 11, 1830 in Shelton, NC ....... +Perry D. Moore b: Bet. 1825 - 1830 in Buffalo Mills, NC ... *2nd Husband of Brooks Parmella Nevitt: ....... +Lawson Withers b: Unknown ... *3rd Husband of Brooks Parmella Nevitt: ....... +Oliver Waters b: Unknown ... 3 Joseph K. Nevitt b: 1831 ....... +Elizabeth Margaret Crosby b: 1837 ... 3 John M.Jack Nevitt b: 1833 ... 3 Cornelia B. Nevitt b: 1835 ... 3 Laura P. Nevitt b: 1840 ....... +Unknown Waters b: Abt. 1840 ... *2nd Husband of Laura P. Nevitt: ....... +William McWhorter b: Abt. 1840 2 Frances Hutchison b: Abt. 1802 .... +Unknown Haynie b: Abt. 1800 I know that there were Hutchisons in Newberry, and the fact that Mary Hutchison states that she was born there makes me wonder if my John Hutchison is related to the Hutchisons in Newberry. I don't know anything about his ancestry or wife. If anybody has any clues for me about this John Hutchison, I would love to hear from them. I would appreciate any help that I could get on this brick wall of mine. Thanks, Susan -- Susan C. Johanson Springfield, VA johanson@digizen.net Rootsweb sponsor NEHGS member http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/j/o/h/Susan-C-Johanson/ ....I prefer digging in the past to digging in the yard....