Galloways et al: 1. If your family tree has Lavinia Parker (born 1797), you'll want to check out this URL: http://www.goldenbranches.com/nc-state/cherokee/parker.htm 2. If you've got a Transylvania County connection you'll get a kick out of this one: http://www.ngeorgia.com/history/waltwar.shtml It has historical background and a great description of the area: "an outlaw and desperado infested patch of land known as the Orphan Strip...." As my Uncle Hobart used to say, "in-laws and outlaws." 3. A related site http://ngeorgia.com/history/land.shtml puts Patrick Henry in a new light - and not a good one considering his rejection of the Transylvania Colony concept. 4. Finally, if Sherry Osburn's "article" site http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/6370/article2.html intrigued you with its picture of Kentucky Galloways interacting with frontiersmen Daniel Boone and Simon Kenton, you may want to check out this Simon Kenton URL: http://www.webpub.com/~jhagee/kenton.html The "unusual circumstances" link there explains why Kenton had fled to Kentucky. Cousin Jerry reports that at least some Galloway descendants also have ancestors from the Jarboe family, which Kenton married into. Maybe it all ties together if you go back far enough. Gordon