This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Olds Old Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kkB.2ACE/950.2.1 Message Board Post: The Olds family appeared in Dallas Co. (Selma area), AL in the 1820s and 30s. There appear to be two brothers who came to Dallas County. One of the brother's, William W. Olds mentioned in his will dated 1850s, that some heirs were living in Texas, but does not specify. The family name was originally OLD and the "s" was added after arriving in AL. It is possible that the William, in Nacogdoches Co., TX, was the grandson of William W. Olds. William W. was possibly the son of Charles Old, who lived in the Edgefield District of South Carolina prior to 1810. I was hoping to find a descendent of the AL group who could contribute to the DNA project. We think that Charles Old was the son of John Old of Amelia Co., VA.