Gladys, It looks to me as if you have a match. I have no connection to this family, but live here in McLean County. I have several items checked out from the library that contain information that will be of interest to you. >From the book “Soldiers of the Revolution Buried in McLean County” by Milo Custer (reprint p. 2) McGhee, William, b……County, North Carolina, Oct….1756. (Military History in Pension Commissioners Office, Washington, D.C.) Settled in what is now McLean County, Ill. 1828, d. Diamond Grove, October 6, 1843. Buried in Diamond Grove Cemetery, Section 7, Downs Township, McLean County, Ill. (See U.S. Pension List, 1840, and Gravestone. Information also from G. W. Downs, Bloomington, Ill. 1912) Wife, Rebecca (Satterfield) Downs-McGhee, Dau. Mary (McGhee) Trovea. (note: Where it says “Information also from G. W. Downs…, that often means that there is a letter or note at the archives of the Library at the McLean County Historical Museum. You can find a current township map of McLean County at the following website: http://www.mcfb.org/oldbarns/townshipmaps.htm Regarding Diamond Grove: It was a small collection of timber on the Kickapoo River, in Sections 5, 6, and 7 of Downs Township. The 1828 arrival date would’ve made him a very early settler here. You may have already checked out the Illinois Archives site, but I will mention it just in case. The IRAD site is at the web address listed below. You can put in specific names and search for a county. I also recommend doing a surname search, typing in only the surname with a comma after it, to see the family groups. There is information about the Trovea family there. http://www.sos.state.il.us/departments/archives/databases.html In the book, The History of McLean County 1879, in the section about Downs Township, there is mention of a Thomas Toverca which looks like a possibility. He served in the War of 1812 and must have been quite colorful as it says here that he was a “rough, uncouth man, of no early culture.” In 1861 he moved to Iowa and died in Oskaloosa. There may be more on these people at the library—I can check for you if you are interested, but I do have several other look-ups on my list to do first. This hopefully will at least get you headed in the right direction. Lisa McLean County _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com