Well, I'll post the correction here, since I didn't abstract these records, I'm not sure what the National Archive microfilm says...and it could likely be spelled incorrectly on the microfilm...Char ----- Original Message ----- From: Lois Coates Sent: Sunday, November 05, 2000 1:31 PM To: * Charlotte Subject: Re: [COATES-L] VA Census One correction on the 1840 census, the name should be Bels(e)y Coates (male), Gloucester Co., #371 -- not Betsy. Belsy Coates was married to Nancy A. Rilee. Thanks for all the information this site provides. Lois Coates Newcastle, WA___________________________________________________________ Get more from your time online. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com