Barbara M. wrote in response my thanking her for her posting on the internet an early map of Granville Co., NC, which also had some residents named Harris--and a lot of other common names. Another very helpful source , if available, are the Petitions for Roads submitted by residents to the county governments.. When these were circulated around for signatures, most every male head of household in the general area seems to have signed-- even with an X. . They give a great list of the people living in one specific area. I have found this especially helpful in mid-western states where counties have been split up and then split again. I use these petition records (where available) along with land records and old maps. Good substitute where there are no watercourses of importance. Barbara Metzger Dear Barbara--and interested others - Thanks for jogging my memory. Lately the Dept. of Transportation in Virginia has published some road orders of various counties. In fact, some of their publications are on the internet, and, not long ago, there was a notice about a FREE CD from VA DOT of these published road orders. Unfortunately, for some of my Virginia folks--who went thataway--some of these Virginia road orders are too late -- dates.after my folks had started their migrations westward--mainly to Kentucky. _http://www.virginiadot.org/VTRC/main/online_reports/pdf/76-r27.pdf_ (http://www.virginiadot.org/VTRC/main/online_reports/pdf/76-r27.pdf) The first booklet is about Albemarle Co., but there are 335 pages altogether, and currently I do not have time to explore what comes after Albemarle Co. In court records of other States/Colonies, however, I do find road orders. And in some early Virginia vestry books, those that survive, the processioning records group neighbors together, which is quite helpful. Thanks, again, Barbara. **************Looking for a car that's sporty, fun and fits in your budget? Read reviews on AOL Autos. (http://autos.aol.com/cars-BMW-128-2008/expert-review?ncid=aolaut00050000000017 )