this surname is shown as Shurley, Shurly: on page 839 under Marriage abstracts it shows: Shurley, Aaron..groom Beard, Nancy...bride date 1-31-1817 by: Micajah Wade, J.P. on page 66 ********************************** page 852 under Marriage Abstracts: Dillard, Allen..groom Shurley, Eda..bride date 5-8-1825 by Jno. Jenkins, J.P. page 299 **************************** page 846..under Marriage Abstracts: Harper, Jesse..groom Shurley, Esther..bride date..4-27-1822 by John Jenkins, J.P. page..190 ************************** page 855..under Marriage Abstracts Haws, Barnett...groom Shurley, Lidia..bride date 8-20-1828 by Gideon Mason, M.G. page 377 ******************** on page 853 under Marriage Abstracts Shurly, Richard...groom Porter, Nancy...bride date 10-26-1826 by..Jno. Jenkins, J.P. page 328 That is all the mention of the surname Shurley/Shurly in the index. The book that I have is the second edition but a third edition is being printed and will be available soon...the advantage of having a copy of the new edition is that it will be indexed whereas the first and second editions are not. Queechie Chancey King