Richard EARLE (EARL, EARLS, HER) was b ca 1765-1775 maybe NC, m. Maria GRAY & came into LA on a Spanish grant from PA. Son (or brother) Mathew EARL, d ca 1845 Sabine Co TX, m. Nancy Matilda WHITE (dau of  Reuben & Elizabeth WHITE); also Martin EARL b. 5 Dec 1783 Natchitoches Parish LA; David EARL b 17 Apr 1787, d. ca 1835 San Augustine Co, TX, m. Mary GREEN (dau of Richard GREEN); Mary Amy Noemie EARL b 3 Aug 1791 LA, d Apr 1838 San Augustine, TX, m. Benjamin LINDSEY (son of Isaac & Betsy LINDSEY); Richard EARL JR. b ca 1800 & d bef 1872 Catahoula Parish, LA, m. Margaret DOYLE (dau of John DOYLE. Earlist LA records mention "Richard" & "Mathew". Was Mathew son or brother, or were there son plus a brother?