Hi Wayne, I wasn't able to locate Crafton in my files. My Williams line was already in Texas by 1850 but it appears our lines did follow a similar migration, NC>MO - just not during the same time frame. They could still possible be kin, but until we get this enormous tangled Williams Web sorted out, these distant connections will remain a mystery...sigh. With unique names I often run searches through RootsWeb WorldConnect, the "fuzzy search/soundex" feature can be very helpful. I also check for surnames vs. given names, ie. Williams married Crafton/Craft spouse. This has been a great place to find hints and even other descendants. http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/ I'll keep your Crafton in mind during my research, Sheryl Wayne and Peggy Horton <wphor@sbcglobal.net> wrote: Sheryl, Do you have any information on a Crafton Williams, living in Lincoln County, Mo in 1850. He was born abt. 1770 in NC. My interest is in locating the father of Elizabeth Williams, born 1808, probably Caswell County, NC. She married James Horton 3 Nov. 1826 in Caswell County, NC and then moved to Mo. prior to 1840. In 1850 he also is in Lincoln County. Crafton is the only Williams that I found in Caswell at the time of their marrriage that would be the right age to be her father and that both families relocated to Lincoln Co. There are other Williams in Lincoln Co. who may be brothers to Elizabeth. Appreciate any help in connecting these families. Wayne Horton ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WILLIAMS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message