As a genealogist determines a few facts about his/her more recent ancestors, then it is usual one wants to get back to the earliest known ancestor. As a resercher (when I have time) of colonial Granville Co., NC, I have discovered that a good many families of early Henderson Co., KY had roots in North Carolina, especially Granville Co., NC. The Denton family is one of those families. Fortunately, a good many abstracts have been made of Granville Co. records, and because publications generally have indexes, most of us start with publications rather than films. Helen Leary, noted genealogist of North Carolina, reminds us that a good many North Carolinians had Virginia roots. Here are some of the abstractors of some records of early Granville Co., NC Brent H. Holcomb - Marriages [with a few errors, especially about an Elizabeth Henderson--one was a mother-in-law of another younger Elizabeth Henderson, the latter the widow of Col. Richard Henderson] Zae Hargett Gwynn - one of her books has been microfiched by the Family History Library Thomas McAdory Owen Timothy W. Rackley - he has a website members.tripod.com/rackley_publishing/ Check the Family History Library Catalog, and, if you live in North Carolina, check with your local libraries. E.W.Wallace ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.