Maybe we can use this to our advantage in finding James Robert's parents. I paid $24 for this dang book, State Boundaries of America, by Tegan and Jerry Hansen. " 1729 is used when 7 of 8 of the Proprietor Heirs selling out, ownership thus reverting back to the King, and each Carolina became a separate Royal Charter. State Boundaries entries show the state and each year a significant development occured: for example, Virginia (1606, 1609, 1665, 1776, 1784, _1788_, and 1862." So, the state lines were obviously blurred. Just as in our county, all the lot lines are off by 3 to 5 feet, because they were surveyed with rod and chain before a certain date. Nowadays new subdivisions are done by GPS, or lazer my attorney tells me. Here is NC, SC. NC 1663, 1665, 1729, 1760s, _1789_. SC 1663, 1729, 1760s, 1787, _1788_. _"A Virtual Museum of Surveying_ article aptly describes the lack of documentation during the 1700s" "Using some markers from 1815 the modern boundary is described and recorded in _1996_." The book also mentions how the people in the "back country" really resented governmental intrusion into their private lives. They wanted to be isolated, and probably didn't really know which state they were in. In the 2000 census my wife and I only gave our name, age, and occupation. We will do the same this year. Now to KY-TN. KY 1776, _1792_, 1820. TN 1789, 1790, _1796_ 1820. "1820 Interstate Compromise." " A long running dispute was finally settled by use of the "Walker Line" east of the Tennessee River and true 36degree 30' to the west." With this agreement, the State Line was moved 13 miles to the South. So I think our James Robert may have lived in that area that became part of Kentucky when they first moved to Robertson Cty. TN. Hope y'all find this interesting. There are a bunch of hot links listed in the back of the book, but I'm done for today.