William and Elizabeth Patience SUMPTER of Louisa County, VA have descendants named: Jeptha Wylie (Wiley) SUMPTER, b. 1883; Jep Morris SUMPTER, b. 1894; Morris Jep SUMPTER; and, Jeptha Louis SUMPTER. The latter two are probably still surviving. The Draper research indicates that these Jeptha descendants descend from Captain William SUMPTER and Judith RANDALL; where as, COFFEY / COFFEE researchers indicate that they descend from John SUMPTER and Catherine VAN PELT. Both Captain William and John SUMPTER are sons of William and Elizabeth Patience SUMPTER. Since I have an ancestor, Jeptha SUMPTER alleged to be born 1805 in VA, I would like to pursue the origin of the name "Jeptha" in this SUMPTER line; therefore, I would like to collect information on the descendants of Captain William and John SUMPTER to about 1880. Anyone willing to work on this project and/or share your data, please consider sending me an attached GEDCOM or a descendants report file including research notes on the descendants of Captain William and John SUMPTER. I will gladly share my database with anyone expressing an interest. AOL members are requested to use my AOL address for sending attachments. I hope to hear from everyone descending from Captain William and John SUMPTER. Best regards, Jim Young RR 3, Box 329-A McAlester, OK 74501 (918) 423-4788 Email: myoung@icok.net Email: young74501@aol.com