After finding out where many of my Buchanans were buried in N.C., I received a forwarded email from Will&Joyce asking for info on the Buchanans same line. I called Will and spoke to his wife Joyce telling her I would send them everything I had. I then told her,"I'll bet we're related too since you are from the same area as some of my ancestors." I asked her to give me six surnames in her family,but it only took one! Her maiden name is Clay. I said, " As in Mitchell Clay and Phoebe Belcher, Indian raid in 1783?" She said ." Yes! I'm related directly to them" I then told her how the in-laws John French( my direct ancestor) was married to Obediance Clay,dtr to Mitchell and John French was part of the rescue party in 1783 when the Shawnee killed three of Mitchell Clay's children.We were both shocked in our amazement. Joyce was looking for her Clay family history too!!! Finally, when I read Mitchell Clay's will, I noticed that one of the witnesses had a similar name as her husband's and sure enough his family had changed their name only 30 years ago! So in the spirit of John French, I zeroxed and mailed them their family histories overnight express, just as John French had helped the Clay family 219 years ago.(Will&Joyce live on the east coast and I am on the west coast!) I just love these stories:) Marian Murphy