Joyce, Sorry that the reply turned out in such a mess,I re-organized it hoping to make it clear and precise but our mailer had his own arrangement. Mercy... On this Willliam Mooreland that married Sarah Cosner, do you have a birth date on him? My William, son of Henry and Mary Moreland, was born in 1825. Surely he did not marry a woman 30+ years older?? - Henry Mooreland b. 1790-1800 Va., died abt 1842, married Mary Polly (Smith) on Nov.14,1819 Hardy county Va.. Children: 1. John b. 1822 m.April 3,1845 in Hardy co., Va., by Rev. William Welch to Martha Jane Daubs b. 1826; children: Hannah Catherine b. 1847 and Mary Eveline b. 1849. -2. William b. 1825. - 3. Henry Hanson b. 1826 m. Lasa Ann Jane ____? their children: Sarah C. b. July 1853 m. George W. Shrout June 6, 1871 Grant county West Virginia. James Edward ( my Ggrandfather) b. Aug. 22, 1854 d. 1934, m. Sarah Catherine Lish, they had 12 children, one my grandfather Ernest Henry b 1884 m. Nettie Kate Steyer in 1909 in Garrett co., Md.. Ann Virginia b. 1856 m. Jefferson Sowers. - 4. Sarah Ann S. b. 1826 d. 1854 m. Oct. 19, 1845 Robert (Abram) Keyser/Keiser. Children: Ann Maria b. 1846, Fredrick Alexander b. 1848, James H. b. 1850, Joseph T. b. 1854. - 5.Susan b. 1832. - 6. Mary b. 1846 d. 1854 m. Albert Smith. - 7. Harriet b. 1836. - 8. Elizabeth b. 1838 d. 1854. - 9. Margaret b. 1840 d. 1854. - 10. Dau.? 11. Dau.? 12. Dau.? -* Correction* Land dispute records: Henry and Joseph Mooreland vs. Joseph Arnold Hardy county Virginia. Hope this turns out better! I have a good deal of surnames here, doesn't anyone have one of these surnames in their family? - Thanks, Jim Moreland