Hi, I am Paula Howard Thompson of South Fulton, Tn. I posted a message the first day of this new board but thought maybe we have more people now so here I go again!! Surnames of ALDERDICE and McCLAINS and various spellings (there is many of them) with given names of Joseph, John, Charles, George, James in the 1700s and early 1800s Charles, John, George and Charles were in Weakley Co., Tn. by 1826 with land grants. The Alderdices and McClains intermarried on several occasions..... I have a very large data base on this family, but there still is so many unanswered question such as Who did Charles b @ 1780 marry Elizabeth ???? Who did John b @ 1800 marry Lydia ???? Was John the son of Charles? George's wife???? b @ 1795/99 Young Charles b @ 1805, who did he belong to? George above??? We are pretty sure this family came from Maryland originally..... Happy to exchange info.........email me for big happening on May 1, 1999 concerning these families descendants ..........pj gggrandaughter of John McClain, ggranddaughter of Allen McClain b 1825 and granddaughter of Lucy Caroline McClain Jones b 1878 in Weakley Co, Tn........ I am also sending copies of this posting to McClain rootsweb and Weakley Co, Tn. rootsweb.....and Henry Co, Tn rootsweb......Jackson Purchase Kentucky rootsweb and Hickman Co, Ky. rootsweb........these people were in all of these places........thank you in advance.........pj