I continue to search for Thomas Westall (died in Texas, 1833), an apparent widower from Virginia who wandered into Buncombe County, North Carolina, several children in tow, and married young Mary Brittain there in 1804. He sired a son by her (William Brittain Westall). Many confuse Wm. B. with Thomas, the father--but William remained in the Buncombe/Burke/Yancey County area over the years, after Thomas left his wife and young William in 1811 and moved on to Tennessee. Thomas remarried there (to Sarah Henry, his third wife) and sired more children before moving on into Texas, then Mexican territory, as part of the early Austin settlement. He operated a plantation there, raising cotton, until becoming one of the victims of cholera during the devastating epidemic of 1833, shortly before the War with Mexico. I have never been able to find any records of Thomas Westall in Virginia, where he supposedly located in the Winchester area before drifting to North Carolina. When he moved on to Tennessee, he was coincidentally located there in Winchester, Franklin County. I don't have a clue to Thomas's ancestry--other than one tenuous, undocumented family legend that his father's name was Andrew (also the given name of one of his sons by an unknown first wife), possibly a Scotsman. Any assistances always is welcome, and I am happy to share whatever information I do have on this family, which has been printed up in book form. Regards, Tom -- Tom Camfield 538 Calhoun St. Port Townsend WA 98368