In a message dated 7/12/2009 8:24:14 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: This part of your lineage is incorrect. According to my research Jacob Cleveland was born 1729. Ref: Orange Co VA 1752. November 1753 Orange Co., VA Tithables (Taxes). 1734-1782. County Court Judgements; List of Delinquents for the year 1752. Jacob Cleveland 1 tithe. Orange Co. VA order Book No 5 1747-1754 Edward Watts vs Jacob Cleveland, deft The 1st child of Jacob and Mildred (Milley) White Cleveland was born in 1757, and named Jeremiah after Milley's father, Jeremiah White. (this is probably what has lead early researchers to assume that was the name of Jacob's father. (from the old 1899 Cleveland/Cleaveland Genealogies compiled by Edmond Janes Cleveland & Horace Gillette Cleveland, descendants of Moses Cleveland and in which there are many errors on the Southern lines). The father of Jacob was John Cleveland of Pittsylvania County. (formally Halifax) Ref: 1767 Tithables, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Taken by Captain John Ward. John Cleveland, Thomas Hardy, Peter Lee; Negroes; Harry, Jack, Abram, Bess, Tom, Ben, Nant, Jack, Dick, Matt, Tom, John, Thomas, Nant. Jacob migrated from Albemarle Co. VA to Pittsylvania Co VA in 1775. Ref: Pittsylvania Co VA Aug 24, 1775 Deed from John Stockton to Jacob Cleverland. [sic] about 300 acres in P. on both sides of the north fork of the Sandy River, and bounded by the patent line, John Martin, being a parcel of land Thomas Harget sold to Jacob Cleveland. 1777; John White, John Shackelford, Jacob Cleveland, John Martin, Joseph Ballenger, Jno. Waller, all swore to the Oath of Allegiance, 1777, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Chiarita, M. D. Oaths of Allegiance - 1777, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Feb. 1985, Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vol. 23, No. 1, p. 3. The progenitor of this Cleveland line is Roger Cleveland, not an imaginary Alexander Cleveland, as George Martin so adeptly wrote in 1958. This false info is also from the above named books. Ref: Records of Abingdon Parish, Gloucester Co. VA. Grace S. Green 208. Jacob Cleveland, Sr. (06-May-1739 ?, Culpepper, VA - 13-Jun-1789) m. Mildred (Milly) White (20-Mar-1739 - 05-Nov-1805) 416. Jeremiah Cleveland ( - ) 832. Alexander Cleveland ( - ) 1664. Alexander Cleveland ( - ) **************An Excellent Credit Score is 750. See Yours in Just 2 Easy Steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1222377098x1201454399/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072&hmpgID=62&bcd=Jul yExcfooterNO62)