Dear Eleanor, About your questions on Harris-Hunters: I am NOT going to solve ALL your problem with the several Sherwood Harrises. First, I suggest you do a quick search for Sherwood Harris in the Land Patents on the Library of Virginia website. Here is the URL--but remove the punctuation fore and aft. The oldest patents are at the end of the list. The 1990 and later patents are the first ones listed!!!! _http://www.lva.lib.va.us/whatwehave/land/index.htm_ (http://www.lva.lib.va.us/whatwehave/land/index.htm) Remove the punctuation fore and aft before pasting into your search blank. Also, have you ever tried to interlibrary loan books through your local library? Get friendly with the local librarian and ask. You need to try to borrow books by Zae Hargett Gwynn who abstracted years ago LOTS of records of early Granville Co.--deeds, estate records, etc. (If you do a search for AUTHOR on the Family History Library Catalog [www.familysearch.org - and click on the Tab labeled Library - I think you will find several of her books on Granville Co. listed.) As far as I know, only one book has been filmed--the one which contains the word Kinfolks. Then you need to try to borrow this book-- Thomas MaAdory Owen, History and Genelaogies of Oldh Granville County, North Carolina 1746-1800 [Greenville, SC: Southern Historical Press, 1993] The second book is a hit or miss book, but there are LOTS of references to at least two Sherwood Harrises To cut out a lot of talk-talk, let us say, there was a Sherwood Harris of Granville Co. who has a will dated 16 June 1763, probated August Court, 1763, in the same county. (I have not copied the abstract by Owen--it is rather complicated.) He names these children: Son - Sherwood - to whom he leaves 160 A.and a horse, bridle and saddle DAu Mary - wife of Absolom Hicks - also land Dau Jemima grdaughter Mary White Dau - Sarah Son - John [relationship not stated] Joshua Hays Wife - Jane Younger children: Ann Sherwood Elizabeth Executors: Wife and brother Robert Harris (Even the abstract is detailed--best you write to Granville Co. or to the NC Archives for copy of the will and the probate, if at all possible.) On page 76 of Owen's book: Marriages Sherwood Harris to Rebecca Wilkins. Bond dated; April 12, 1778. Signed Sherwood Harris (1) Sherwood Harris (2) & Thos. Harris. Wit: P.Henderson (I don't know to interpret this--but I venture to say there are two Sherwood Harrise--one the groom, and the other a probable cousin!!! Why genealogists go crazy!!!) There are many references in the index to the name Sherwood Harris. I am not going to sort them out for you--that can be your fun!!! However, one of these younger Sherwood Harrises is BOUND to be the one who is found frequently in the deed indexes [probably both grantor and grantee indexes] of Madison Co., KY. These indexes are on film at the Family History Library, and you can borrow the films at a nearby Family History Center for a fee, of course. Boonesborough, in Madison Co., KY was the *brain child* of Col. Richard Henderson and his *proprietors*, mainly of Granville Co. and surrounding North Carolina counties. Henderson and his associates were going to set up the 14th colony, but the American Revolution broke out, and some say George Rogers Clark got wind of this scheme and reported it to the Virginia authorities. However, Virginia finally awarded Henderson and company what was later Henderson Co., KY about 1799. (I think Henderson may have died before that date!!!) I do NOT know whether Sherwood Harris is mentioned in the book called Boonesborough by George W. Ranck and which is on the online database called HeritageQuest. Anyway, this is a Filson Club book and pretty well explains Boonesborough--and the Appendices have some wonderful additions. Ask at your Library whether they have a subscription to HeritageQuest. One thing we all have to keep in mind is that brothers named their sons for their father and also for their brothers. So by the third generation in this country, there may be three, four, five men with the same name!!!! I have a John Williams in my ancestry--from colonial Virginia. His son, so called in a deed, was John Williams, Jr. Other documents say the original John had four sons. All four sons had a son named John Williams. Confusing--you betcha!!! And two of the grandsons lived in Granville Co. You may have to make time lines for these fellows. Let us say, as a generality, that lifespan in the colonial days was about 45 years. If your fellow is 70, be very suspicious!!! As I read old newspapers, I am amazed at how many people died by drowning (few bridges--at least when there was a flood). We all know of falls from horses, farm accidents, infections, etc. Eleanor, I hope you sort out all those Harrises. But be assured there were at LEAST two Sherwood Harrises. A lot of people came to early North Carolina from Virginia. If they came from Pennsylvania, as many western North Carolinians did, they probably stayed in Virginia for a time--to grow a crop, let the mothers have their babies, etc. So you have to search both places--ain't genealogy fun!!! E.W.Wallace been there--done that--and made lots of errors along the way!!! **************One site keeps you connected to all your email: AOL Mail, Gmail, and Yahoo Mail. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000025)