I'm one of a group of people interested in tracing the descendants of James & Isabel (Hinson) Yelton of Stafford County, VA. One of their grandsons, Charles H. Yelton, settled in Overton County in the 1840s. Charles married Susannah Rogers in Amherst County, VA on 16 Aug 1805, and they lived in Iredell Co and Ashe Co, NC before moving to Tennessee. While I'm not descended from Charles (I'm descended from his brother John, who remained in North Carolina), I'm very interested in tracing Charles' family. If anyone is researching any of the following, I would love to exchange information with you: 1. William James Yelton, m. Edy C. (lived in Wilkes Co, NC) 2. Lydia Yelton, m. John Norris (lived in Overton Co) 3. Barnet Yelton, m. Mary Ellen Ford (Barnet died shortly after the family moved to Overton Co (1844-1847), and his widow took most of their children back to NC. However, I believe their oldest son, William R., remained in Overton Co until after the Civil War, when he and his family moved to Missouri.) 4. Sarah Yelton, m. Wilburn Swift (living in Overton Co in 1880; not sure where they were between 1840 and 1880, as I can't find them in the censuses) 5. Charles Louis Yelton, m. (1) Edith Norris (sister of the John Norris who married Lydia Yelton), (2) Margaret L. Copeland (lived in Overton Co) 6. John Pinkney Yelton, m. Mary (Polly) Lea (in Overton Co in 1850, Putnam Co in 1860, Smith Co in 1880; Macon Co in 1911) 7. Benjamin Yelton (d. in Overton Co, Aug 1849) 8. Mary Yelton (b. 15 Nov 1828, no further info) 9. Wilburn S. Yelton, m. Jemima Wilmoth (lived in Overton Co) I have more information, not to mention questions, on most of these families, but it's way too much for one e-mail. If you are interested in any of these, please let me hear from you. You might also want to take a look at our website at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~yelton/ Cheryl Chasin [email protected]