Gail wrote: DO YOU HAVE ANY INFO ON THE MCORQUODALES? GAIL //////////////////////////////////////////////// Tentative answer: James and Joseph McCorcale appear on the 1795 tax list of Mason Co., KY. Is that any help? (County clerks had trouble spelling, so always misspell, particularly with the surname you are seeking). Madison Co. clerk, in one very brief deed, spelled Harris three ways: Harris, Harriss, Harrys [being creative, no doubt!] How to find some of your families of Kentucky who MAY have originated in Virginia. First search this Library of Virginia website--which lists [abstracted, not the full document] the land patents of Virginia, even up to 1990. The oldest patents appear at the very bottom of the list, so go to the last page for your surname, if you can. [You will quickly learn how to manipulate that list]. Click on the number you desire, and an abstract will appear. http://www.lva.lib.va.us/whatwehave/land/index.htm You may also want to check the Virginia county Chancery records. There is an explanation of what a chancery suit is. Many of these cases were brought by heirs of an ancestor, perhaps many years later. _http://www.lva.lib.va.us/whatwehave/local/chancery/index.htm_ (http://www.lva.lib.va.us/whatwehave/local/chancery/index.htm) (Remove any punctuation fore and aft which AOL may add to these URLs) Also check the Family History Library catalog on _www.familysearch.org_ (http://www.familysearch.org) Go to the tab labeled Library [on the opening screen] At the drop down menu's bottom is *Catalog* Use a surname search. A lot of these family histories have been filmed or fiched, and I even saw one the other night which was digitized!!! A new experience for FH Library in Salt Lake City. The digitization because of the faded print seemed to be very faint, however. Some of the family histories have been filmed or fiched, and perhaps through a nearby LDS family history center, you can order one or two interesting family histories. Also do a PLACE search in the catalog. The name sounds Scottish to me. A good many Scots-Irish migrated down Shenandoah Valley from Pennsylvania. Penn's heirs stuck them on the Pennsylvania frontier so they would fight the Indians. But, being dissatisfied, many of them migrated down the Valley to Virginia and thence to Kentucky. My McCords, I believe, did this. They were first in Augusta Co., VA, but later in Albemarle Co., VA. (Search all counties in VA, says an expert. Virginians had itchy feet, and besides the boundaries of the counties changed all the time) Also, read about the Scotch or Scots-Irish -- perhaps on the internet. I think some North Carolina authors wrote such books. An internet URL to search is given below. There are three volumes of Chalkley's abstracted records of Augusta Co., and each volume is separately indexed. You MIGHT find your family--or someone with a similar name. Scottish names get misspelled terribly. So don't be a stickler. Just look at all the Macks!!! _www.rootsweb.com/~chalkley/_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~chalkley/) Remember there are three volumes, so search all three volumes--in the index, that is!!! Link to index may be on second page for the first volumes. It is at the bottom of the screen in most cases. Ask your public librarian whether there is a public library in your town--or a nearby town--which subscribes to the online database called HeritageQuest. This contains censuses, a good many books with expired copyrights, PERSI [don't ask me to explain--it takes too long], some Rev. War pension records, including a good many from Madison Co. and Estill Co. and a few from Garrard Co. That's all the advice I am giving today!!! E.W.Wallace **************It's only a deal if it's where you want to go. Find your travel deal here. (http://information.travel.aol.com/deals?ncid=aoltrv00050000000047)