Beth& Betty, My name is Brenda Collins Dillon. I have been searching for info on the parents of Meredith Collins who was b. 1760 Va and d. 1840 in Pike Co. KY. Nobody has ever found the parents of him either however he was in Wilkes Co. in 1796, married a first time in NC and had at least a son, Bradley Collins, and an unnamed daughter. I loose him from 1797-1800 when he appears in Russell Co. Va with a second wife and now 4 children so whereever he was durning those 3 years he lost one wife took a second and had two more children. I only mention this because when I first started researching him I was told the trail would bring me back to Plymouth in NC. Living around Meredith in Russell Co. was a James Collins that also appears to follow him to Floyd Co. KY in 1810. One researcher I spoke with from Oregon, Eula Conley believed that Meredith was a son of James. I found no proof. As a matter of fact I am only one of a number of researchers that have never been able to locate records of parents or marriage records for that first wife. Do you have a Meredith in your line? He named his first son Bradley which I always wondered if Bradley could have been the maiden name of that first wife. Any help would be appreciated. Brenda Collins Dillon