Eight Years of Research

I found him! After 8 yrs of research, I am 99% sure I found my GGG-Grandfather. It wasn't hard to trace back to my GG-Grandfather, Jessie Pettigrew [Jesse Petigrew]. THEN: Brickwall... I was concern that GGG was no where to be found. Didn't know of any siblings to Jesse or even if we were truly Pettigrews. DNA testing proved my roots are Pettigrew. Then the break came early this year, researching the 1830 US Census records. I found James Petigrew with one son and four daughters. Could this be the one? Everything lines up. Only son [Jessie] about 15 years of age, location - Guilford County, NC.