Penina Walston (born 1810 in NC) married Thomas Van Swearingen on Jan 1, 1829, in Gallatin Co., IL. They appear on the 1830 Gallatin Co., IL, census. By 1840, they had moved to St. Francois Co., MO. I believe she is the sister of my ancestor Levi Moore Walston (born Greene Co., NC) who came to Gallatin Co., IL, in 1819. He married there in 1822 and lived there until 1845, then moved to St. Francois Co., MO, with his wife and unmarried children. I am seeking Walston-Van Swearingen descendants. Helen Graves hgraves1@frontiernet.net