I appreciate all the faith some of you have put in me, asking that I research your Harrison branches. As much as I would like to, I don't have the time to answer all of your requests. When I scan through all the email that the Harrison mailing list brings - I look for certain criteria to choose what I will take on. It may be a common given name, a common state or something not so tangible. For most of the information I post here..... you can do it yourself! The sources I use most often are: www.ancestry.com www.familysearch.com www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ussearch.html www.familytreemaker.com Because I work on these pages daily, I have learned the short cuts and nuances of the individual systems...... and you will also, with time! Ancestry.Com has a membership fee; however, there are many resources on their pages which are free. Also, they offer new databases for free searches in limited amounts of time. This, by far, is my online genealogy Bible. For those of you who have received info from me. I ask that you copy the material and either email or snail mail it on to the researchers I give credit to on the page. Not only will you continue the random act of kindness, but you will also meet someone who is researching the same family as you. I have been asked why I include the less obvious in my searches. i.e. All the Harrison's in a given county for a certain year. Our ancestors normally traveled in groups. It may not have been with other Harrison family members..... it may have been the wife's familial name. So, I think it is important to leave no rock unturned. Look up all the sibling's spouses of your earliest known ancestor. Groups moved together through time.......... some of my Harrison people traveled with the same families from Buncombe County, NC to GA.... and I am sure they most likely started their journeys together in VA. I am starting to believe there were only 3 degrees of separation back then! My significant other and I have posted our genealogy here: http://hometown.aol.com/toofem/myhomepage/heritage.html Of course, you will find Harrisons! Please visit and see if you can make a connection. MK (Martha Kathryn) Harrison "I had bought two male chimps from a primate colony in Holland. They lived next door to each other in separate cages for several months before I used one as a heart donor. "When we put him to sleep in his cage in preparation for the operation, he chattered and cried incessantly. We attached no significance to this, but it must have made a great impression on his companion, for when we removed the body to the operation room, the other chimp wept bitterly and was inconsolable for days. "The incident made a deep impression on me. I vowed never again to experiment with such sensitive creatures." - Dr. Christiaan Barnard