While I can't say there have been many things about family history found in this county, I find many linked surnames in the following volume: resource: Annals of Bath County by by Oren F. Morton, B. Lit. reprinted 1970 by C. J. Carrier Co., Historical and Genealogical Books Bridgewater, Virginia. 1st printing, THE McCLURE CO. , INC. of Staunton, Virginia 1917. It is not a large book with 208 pages, some indexing but needs total reading to glean all information's. The researcher was on site and thorough. The research goes to the county links with lands and notes on family histories and the general nature of the county from the origins with Beverley Grant purchases by planters and farmers to the [then] surnames listed for modern descendants. It gives a good "flavor" of reading about several well known surname families who migrated to Kentucky or other places and origins of the lines. One particular name which I can't recall where I just saw it: GIVENS.. on page 194: "Samuel GIVEN purchased in Beverly Manor in 1738 and was one of the early justices of Augusta. His son William seems identical with the William GIVEN of the Wilson settlement, who died in 1793 , leaving 10 children." If I find any JAMES references, I will post them. __________________ Linda M. Thank lthank@turboisp.com __________________