At 07:15 AM 8/23/2005, you wrote: >Holly, have you or anyone else did any research on land records or tax >records before the 1790 census? I am desperately searching for parents of >my Maurice/Morris Gwin, Guin, Guinn, Gwyn, Gwynn, etc. who was in SC as >early as 1757. Not on Gwins and not in SC. Have you tried land records to see who he traded land back & forth with? Or wills? --Holly

Actually, I was wondering about records in Virginia, so I might try to make a connection back to Virginia before 1757. I am wondering if anyone knows about a Maurice or Morris Gwin (of numerous spellings), who may have been born in VA around 1738 - maybe around 1742. Thanks, Davine -----Original Message----- From: Holly Cochran <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tue, 23 Aug 2005 10:47:12 -0700 Subject: Re: Guinn/Gwinn censuses (VA) available At 07:15 AM 8/23/2005, you wrote: >Holly, have you or anyone else did any research on land records or tax >records before the 1790 census? I am desperately searching for parents of >my Maurice/Morris Gwin, Guin, Guinn, Gwyn, Gwynn, etc. who was in SC as >early as 1757. Not on Gwins and not in SC. Have you tried land records to see who he traded land back & forth with? Or wills? --Holly ============================== Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. New content added every business day. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx