Clarifying the questions about Hailey and Dearing connections: These connections are not immediately clear because "John Dearing" in the records refer to both a father and a son. They can be separated easily because they appear in the records in different time spans. From ca 1770 to ca 1806 "Capt." John DEARING lived in the Manor of Leeds. He was a Lt. in the Fauquier Militia during the Revolutionary War, a leader in the Thumb Run Church, and appears often in the court minutes as a witness, security, or appraiser. He is called just John Dearing in these records. Yes, he was the executor of John HAILEY , but was not his son-in-law as Dearing had married Ann/Nancy JETT. In 1794 this (Capt.) John DEARING became the guardian of Polly HAILEY, orphan of William HAILEY, deceased Rev. War Veteran. In 1806 the second John DEARING appears in the records. He was born in 1779, and was the son of Capt. John Dearing and Ann/Nancy Jett . I will call him John Jr. but he was not called Jr. in the public records, but simply John Dearing. In 1806 John DEARING (Jr. ) married Mary/Polly HAILEY, the above orphan . About 1806 Capt. Dearing and family apparantly left his Fauquier farm to John Jr. Capt. Dearing and family moved to Flint Hill, VA then in Culpeper Co. now Rappahannock Co. VA. Capt. Dearing died testate in 1822 in Rappahannock Co. where his estate was still in dispute until 1829 so there are many records of all of his children, including John, Jr. The John Dearing in Fauquier records from ca 1806 to 1830 is the son, John Jr. John Jr. died testate in 1830 in Fauquier Co. mentioning his wife, Mary/Polly and two married daughters, Nancy (Mrs. George TATE) and Marilda (Mrs. Alexander MILLER) and "all my children". Daughter Delcinea married Abijah KERRICK in 1832 in Fauquier. Widow Mary DEARING along with many of her children and families removed to Marion County, Missouri in the middle 1830's. In Deed Book G-2, pp. 441-445 there Mary states she is "the widow of John Dearing deceased, late of the Co. of Fauquier in the state of Virginia"..."in accordance with his (John's) will made about 27 Sept. 1830" and then names all of her children. She died in Marion Co. at the age of 95. Many descendants of John Jr. and Mary Dearing still live in that area. Joan, I hope this helps.