Re the posting about Shubael Stearns, This story is told in scattered sources elsewhere, too. I have additional information about the Stearns/Marshall/Paulk in-laws and the circumstances of the migration. Note that the common link appears to be marriage to a Stearns sister, and that these womens' sons and grandsons carried on what can safely be called a family ministerial tradition. There is no single source which puts everything together, which I am trying to do from the standpoint of family influence and memory. I note here that back in New England, other Marshalls related to Daniel became traveling ministers and other Paulks and their descendants became Baptist and Methodist ministers. FYI, Daniel Marshall was one of the few ministers who remained in the backcountry during the Revolution to minister, which may have been another reason the Baptists were so enthusiastically supported. Cindy