Tim posted some information about censuses of NC. This was URL http://www.census-online.com/links/NC.html I'm not sure you can locate someone with a common name, but there seem to be quite a few 1790 censuses for various NC counties, which cenus one must use with caution. I think the original census was damaged or destroyed and I believe this census is reconstructed from tax lists. But, hey, we genealogists grasp at straws all the time. We expand our skills by going down blind alleys sometimes. I always learn something, even if it is the wrong place. E.W.Wallace southern California