Lori, Thanks for the information. There are two books on the settlement of the Carolina Colony that have been most helpful in understanding the context of the Kornegay story. The first is a fascinating compilation of early documents called "A New Voyage To Carolina" by John Lawson (Edited by Hugh Talmage Lefler); 1967; The University of North Carolina Press. Lawson was an English surveyor and naturalist hired by the Lord Proprietors to investigate and report on the flora, fauna and geography of the massive Carolina land grant. The book can be a bit tedious in parts however Lefler's comments and notes on Lawson's adventures are fascinating. Lawson developed the town plan of Bath, the oldest surviving settlement in NC and he and Thomas Pollack were intimately involved in the "Cary Rebellion". Lawson returned to England to produce his book on his Carolinas adventures and his tales of mines and endless forests captured the imaginations of two Swiss entrepreneurs, Franz Ludwig Michel and Christoph von Graffenreid, courtiers of Queen Anne. A land development company was formed, The Ritter Company, to organize and promote the establishment of the NewBerne Colony on the site of a Tuscarora Indian fishing village in the fork of the Neus and Trent Rivers. The second book is actually a compilation of extracts from a translation of the "Account of the Founding of New Bern", by Baron Christophel von Graffenried. The book is a personal justification of his actions by von Graffenried in response to the controversy raging over his mismanagement of the NewBern Colony. The book gives an biased but fascinating account of the social, political and economic pressures surrounding the settlement. I think I purchased both books from the bookstore of the New Bern Academy museum in New Bern, NC. By the way, I highly recommend that tiny museum as a wonderful orientation to the history of the NewBern colony for any of you Kornegay heirs in distant lands who desire to make the pilgrimage. Robert -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert L. Kornegay | kornegar@mercyships.ch | Work: 41.21.654.32.10 V.P.-Director | rkornegay@compuserve.com | Home: 41.21.654.32.50 Mercy Ships-Suisse | http://www.mercyships.org | Fax: 41.21.654.32.20 ----------------------------------------------------------------------