Dear James I'm back in my California home and have the records we discussed. I feel confident that William Arrington & Catherine Stone were Richard's parents because of a will their grandmother (Catherine's mother) wrote leaving land to Richard and if he died the land was to go to his brother, John. I found records showing John later sold the land after Richard's death. This was an interesting family. It appears, based on various wills, that Richard Arrington first married Nancy Griffin d/o John Griffin and they had a child, Richard. While Nancy was still living, Richard married Catherine Carter December 26, 1786. I found no divorce records so I'm not sure how this happened, but in a will John Griffin refers to his daughter, Nancy, as Nancy Arrington and to Richard as his grandson. In 1790 Richard died intestate. Petition was brought against Catherine Carter Arrington, Richard's wife at date of death, on behalf of Richard's orphans, Lucy M. and Richard. As a result, on December 21, 1791, Catherine Carter Arrington deeded 240 acres to Lucy M. and Richard as follows: Page 380, Deed Book #15. 240 acres Land 21th day of Dec. 1791, between Catherine Arrington of Halifax County of one part and Lucy M. Arrington and Richard Arrington, orphans of Richard Arrington, deceased of the aforesaid county of the other part witnesseth that the said Caterine Arrington hath for divers reasons and good causes and tender consideration and for the sum of 5 shillings specie received of Gregory Baynham as friend in behalf of the said Lucy and Richard Arrington they neighbor (?) children hath by these presents given released and confirmed unto the said Lucy and Richard Arrington all the tract piece or parcel of land lying ____ ____ in the county of Halifax between Hico and Aarons Creek whereof the Catherine Arrington now lives containing by estimate 240 acres be the same more or less and bounded by Wallace Wilison line on the road running along his line to Garlands old line thence along his line to Morrises Creek down Creek to a blazed oak thence along blazed line to Wooding's line thence along his line to a corner oak Baynham line along his line to the road thence up the road to the beginning to have and to hold the said 240 acres of land unto the said Lucy and Richard Arrington to their heirs and assign forever the Catherine Arrington for herself her heirs exrs. and administrator doth convenant and grant to with Lucy and Richard they their heirs. But she makes this reserve that she the said Caterine Arrington is to live on the land during her natural life otherwise she doth from this time relinquish all her right title of future claim to the said 240acres of land to the said Lucy and Richard to enjoy equally ---and the said Catherine Arrington will forever warrant the title and claim against the land. I could not determine if Lucy was Nancy's child or Catherine's child. However, since Catherine's mother was named Lucy it appears Lucy may be the child of Catherine and Richard. At any rate, about a year after Richard's death (December 1791), the same date she deeded the property to Richard's children, Catherine married the attorney Abner Farrar. They moved to Georgia where Catherine died in 1832. Another interesting entry on March 25, 1817 in the Deed Book 26, p. 383 reveals Richard S. Arrington and John F. Robin and wife Lucy sold 240 acres on Morris Creek to John Ingram by attorney Mr. Farrar. It's amazing how everyone was interrelated or related. Just wish I could find the parents of Richard's father, William Arrington. Thanks for writing. Please let me know if you find any more clues. Lee