Hello List, I am in kind of a delima and wondered if anybody on this list might be able to help me out. Where is the story. I have been searching for many many years for info on Meredith COLLINS b. 1760 Va. d. 1841 Pike Co. KY. His first wife after all these years has never been found tho all researchers believe that marriage took place around the birthdate of first son Bradley who was b. 1786 NC. Meredith's second wife has always been thought to be Mary "Polly" HOLLOWAY but in the 25+ years of research I have never found one piece of evidence that proves his wife's name was HOLLOWAY. The researcher that documented HOLLOWAY as Meredith's wife was Eula Collins Conley, the great granddaughter of Meredith but I guess even Eula might/could have mad a mistake. It just seems odd that we have never been able to trace anything about this person. Last week I recieved an email about a marriage on a cd in Tyrell Co. NC that a M. COLLINS mar Mary HORTON 2-1-1800. This Mary would probably also be referred to as Mary "Polly" Collins . Then another email came out of Orange Co. email list with this info......... Brenda, Just wanted to say that I have the map by Markham. There is a Key Index to the Map, however only one Collins is listed. There is Joseph Collins (1752) owning land. It is a large block of land. Flat River goes through the upper right side tip. Surrounding owners William Combs, James Scarlett, John Brown, Ansil Parrish, James Marshburn (don't see him listed in index), William Churton. James Walker is below James Marshburn. Thomas Collins (1761). Dial Creek runs through his land. It is a branch off Flat River. Thomas's land is square also however it is the shape of an upside down "U". The center of this "U" is owned by Henry Horton. The outer land owners are John Brown (same property as above), John Carrinton, Thomas Person, Arthur Mangum, William Smallwood, William Ashley, William McFarland. Just thought I would pass this along to you. All this land is in the upper right hand corner of Orange County. Gloria -- Walker - Vaughn - Acadian Webpage http://www.geocities.com/~vauwal http://pw2.netcom.com/~daglo/gloria.html (simple) Gloria Vaughn Walker daglo@ix.netcom.com P.O.Box 890874 Houston, TX 77289-0874 NOTE: That living around my COLLINS kin is Henry HORTON. Also my father and grandfather carried the name WALKER in the middle name. When I ask the family how come Walker I was told it was an old family name however I have never been able to find a Walker. My gggrandfather is John W. Collins s/o of Meredith and everybody always assumed that the "W" was for Wesley but it also could have been for Walker. Can anybody look through your sources and see if you can find a death record on this Mary "Polly" Collins who d. about 1812 in Floyd Co. ,later Pike Co. Also does anybody have any source book on early Russell Co. births that could check the records for Meredith;s children born in Russell county between 1800-1809. Any help appreciated and any subjections as to where to go from here are welcome. Brenda Collins Dillon