Hello, Sorry to be pessimistic, but with common surnames like DAVIS and COLLINS, (especially DAVIS in Wales), and just knowing that it was somewhere in Wales or England, I don't know where anyone would start looking, as the dates you mention mean that it was before civil registration of births, marriages and deaths (this started in 1837), and before national censuses (these began in 1801, but until 1841, they were nothing more than a head-count). The records one would normally turn to for the period prior to civil registration are the parish registers, which record christenings, marriages and burials, but with no idea which county, let alone which town or parish, it would be an impossible task. As far as I know, your only chance is that maybe Jonathan COLLINS had other children, and just maybe, someone else may have seen your message who is descended from one of them. Incidentally, was his son actually named "Jonathan Collins DAVIS"? I only ask because I've noticed that American researchers often seem to put the mother's maiden name between a child's first name and surname, regardless of whether the child was actually known by that name. Here, this is only done if the child actually took the mother's maiden name as a second Christian name. (I must stress that I'm not criticising, but if you were not aware of the difference, it could lead to confusion). Sorry to be of so little help - maybe somebody else on the list has a more positive suggestion. Regards, David Lamb, Devon, England Interests: Essex: BAXTER, BERRY, DODSON, GOLDSTONE, LAMB, NEWMAN, PARTRIDGE, SARGENT, WEBB, WILLSHER Suffolk: BRINGLOVE or BRYNGLOVE, FINCH, PARTRIDGE Sussex: RALPH Norfolk: DODSON -----Original Message----- From: MidMdRoots@aol.com <MidMdRoots@aol.com> To: ENG-LOST-CONNECTIONS-L@rootsweb.com <ENG-LOST-CONNECTIONS-L@rootsweb.com> Date: 14 March 2001 01:56 Subject: [UK Genealogy] DAVIS - COLLINS >I am searching for a Jonathan COLLINS from either >Wales or England - had a daughter who married a DAVIS >and they had a son, > >Jonathan Collins DAVIS b/ 28 Mar 1779 England or Wales >who came to the USA around 1801 and worked as a tailor >in New Castle, Delaware before settling in Maryland. > > - Dorinda Shepley MidMdRoots@aol.com > <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/midmdroots/frederick/index.htm">Old Frederick Co, MD Web Site</A> >http://members.aol.com/midmdroots/frederick/index.htm > >Researching - Thomas ING also >