The following new message has been added to the Williams Genealogy Forums, on the General Chit-Chat board under the existing topic of Re: Another Newbie... -------------------------------- Thank you for the Welcome. To the best of my knowledge, my Williams' didn't reside in North Carolina.  But hey, that can change. My set went from Kentucky to Missouri.  Then, when land opened up in Kansas/Oklahoma, they participated in the Cherokee Land Rush and laid claim to some land in Oklahoma (near Newkirk, OK).  Most of those descendants settled in Oklahoma & Kansas (with one going to Texas and one going to Arkansas). My Williams line: Dave Rovern Williams (my father) George William Williams (my grand-father) William Asperson Williams (my great-grandfather) (Shedrick A Williams (my great-great-grandfather) Shedrick is my brickwall that we are working on at this time.  Hopefully one of these days we can break through that particular wall.