Joseph Stroup, one of the early settlers in Morgan County, AL, b. ~ 1803 Lincoln county, NC. He married Mary (Polly) James b. 1804 in York county, SC. She was the dau of John James and Elizabeth Sandlin, dau of Wm. Sandlin and wife Massey of York co., SC. Their first three children were b. SC, the first and second in York county.