Hi Jim, Will give you a thumbnail sketch of my Taylors. If we don't connect now, maybe will with a little more research: My grandma was Demaris Taylor 1872-1950 Overton Co. TN Her dad was Hezekiah "Carr" Taylor 1799 VA-aft. 1880 Overton Co. TN. He married: 1. Sally Giles in VA (or maybe Ellis-not sure yet) in 1818. He m. 2: Elizabeth_____in VA. They had big family of ch. He m. 3rd in Overton Co. TN to my grandma Margaret J. Richardson (@1840-1907 Overton TN. Had big family too. Hezekiah and his family were the children of: Edward Taylor (often listed as Edmund) abt 1765 VA (maybe Buckingham Co) and he died 1824, leaving will in Campbell Co. VA. His widow, Elizabeth "Betsy" may have been a Garrett (not sure) She died in Sumner Co. TN in 1838. Other siblings of my Hezekiah listed on their father's will: Sons Pleasant, Chesley, David. Daughters: Spicey and Massey who married Pryors, William and John (brothers, cousins???) single sisters were Polly, Jane and Elizabeth Jr. Hezekiah wound up in Overton Co. TN as did his sister Spicey and Wm. Pryor. The other children were in Sumner Co. with their mother in the 1830's (some in White Co. TN before that). Now here's another puzzle: There is a Rev. soldier, Thomas Taylor who was the son of Samuel Taylor and his wife, Sophia Childres. Thomas married Milla Markham. Some of their children lived near my Edward's children in Sumner Co. TN. Their names were also Pleasant and David and many researchers, including me, have the same two listed under Edward's line and also Thomas line. Not sure how to find out whose children they are for sure.... I have a terrible time trying to get Southern material here in Wisconsin. I go to the Historical Society 3 or 4 times a year (4 hr drive each way) but there is only so much you can find in couple days. The Internet has been wonderful and I do believe with each of us on these trails we will gradually piece it all together. The fact that these Taylors were in Buckingham and Campbell and Cumberland (and prob. Bedford) and then wound up together in Sumner, they had to be cousins! I have a researcher who has studied the "older" Taylors for years and he is on a search for me too, so lets keep at it. Isn't it a thrill when someone names a child a really different unique name that jumps off the pages at you? Like Hezekiah, Chesley, Hepsibah or Theopholis??? Sure beats, Thomas and David, right??? Thanks for writing and I will gladly share what I have on Family Tree Maker but am real new at the Net and "real computer dumb" as far as sending big quantities of facts. Don't know yet how to send (OR receive) large attachments. Have had trouble with those and got bumped off the Internet and had to reinstall twice, by trying. so bear with me. I'm jealous-you are in VA and I want so bad to go there and see it. My brother, while in the Navy, said the Shenandoah Valley of VA was the prettiest place he'd ever been. At that time, he didn't know our family started out there (Easterly line). Please keep in touch. Ann Duncan Kunkel, N12911 Resewood Ave. Greenwood, WI 54437 or akunkel@badger.tds.net PS, Jim, did you come across Delores Ellis in your Taylor hunting. She emailed me about my Taylor/Garrett/Ellis and I lost her email address. Trying to find her. Let me know if I can help you further.