I have a photocopy I made for a look-up of a plat map from 1874 of Danvers Township which would suggest that the desire for farm land would be a factor in people moving west. By that time period there were many families living on smaller parcels of land (i.e. 10-20 acres) especially in the northeast third of the township. Lisa _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.