Family records of John Jackson Valentine, native of Clay County, Miss., from his Revolutionary ancestor John Valentine (17??–1829), of Newberry District, South Carolina, to himself, the fifth generation. The records include carbon copies of letters written by John Jackson Valentine in tracing genealogical material, and original documents, photostats, and typed copies of original records located in his search. The families of Barbour, Coggins, Dean, Ford, Gordon, Luther, Powell and Taylor, all connected with the Valentine family, are included. The descendants of John Valentine of South Carolina migrated to Green County, Alabama, thence to Chickasaw, Clay and Union counties, Miss.