hi Trish, i have Thomas Bryant m. Nancy Griffin ( dau. of Pleasant Griffin +Nancy Ann Phillips ...they are my 3rd Great Grandparents ) we just returned from tenn and alabama......it is gorgeous.. i also have Elvira J. Bryant married Abram J. Buford b.1829 giles co, tn ( Abram was the son of James Buford + Mary White Giddens ) do you have the surname Buford or Ragsdale ? by any chance ? thanks, myra