Hi Addice, I asked whether your Samuel Williams might have fallen into newly-created Montgomery Co., as happened to my GxGF, Isham Williams. I don't know Isham's birth year; his wife according to census data was born 1760-1770. He may have married a much younger woman for all I know. Isham died between 1791-1800. He is shown on Montgomery Co. Tax lists and the NC State Census, along with other Williams heads of households - including a Samuel: Montgomery County Records - Legislative Papers, Tax Lists 1780-1782: p. 146: ISHAM WILLIAMS, 400 acres, 2 slaves Other Williamses (same page) were: WILLIAMS, Solomon, invalid, 300 ac , Stephen ...... , Seth, 450 acres, 4 slaves , Samuel, 600 acres , Roger ..... , William, single, 100 acres, 6 slaves ============== NC STATE CENSUS -MONTGOMERY CO., NC - DISTRICT #2 - 3 JULY 1787 by James Butler: page 3: George Sugg, Elija Ussery, Jasse McClendon, John Davidson, John Cheek, William MORGIN, Thomas Mason, ISHAM WILLIAMS, Jonathan WILLIAMS, Samuel WILLIAMS, James Scarbrough, Nimrod Crosswell, Henry Fraser, Amos WILLIAMS, Elizabeth Liley, Benje Handcock, Job Benton, John Butler, Collin(?) McCray. White Males: 21-60; White Males under 21 & over 60; All Females; Male & Female Slaves WILLIAMS, Isham................. 10411 Jonathan................ 01100 Samuel................... 15200 Isham's daughter Elizabeth married into the Andrews-Scarborough family, who moved into Montgomery Co., NC from Brunswick Co., VA. I don't know whether Isham was originally from Brunswick Co. or not. I can't make any headway on Isham's wife Frances [?Lawrence?], either. If you'd look in your data, I'd appreciate it. Francie