REFN: D 1 What is not clear to the author is that Mary, the first child, was not born until 16 years after her parents were married. However, those in the Epperson and Irby families, who were contacted, and who have records said that there were only two children. With so many Stewarts in Halifax County Virginia section, unaccounted for, the author was fearfull that other children were being overlooked.