To John Lyon, John Polk, and Mike Hitch --- Land Record Experts The recent message by Ms. Derrickson about Land Patents and Track Indices made me go back in my files for something I copied out of a book at the NABB years ago before I had enough sense and/or experience to record the source from which I took it. Here is what I copied in its entirety. Jethro Vaughan, from Levin Vaughan, Sussex County., yeoman. For 10 Pounds, a parcel being part of a tract in Nanticoke Hundred called Cox's Discovery which being part of a tract that William Vaughan of Somerset Co., father of the above named parties did by his last will dated 9 Nov 1742 devise to above named Jethro Vaughan in the following words, “I give unto Jethro Vaughan my well beloved son …. Wife Mary Vaughan …. I give him the dwelling plantation whereon I dwell, 150 acres of land upon the south of the said plantation and to my son Ephraim Vaughan … 100 acres out of the said tract upon the north side of the said manner plantation and a plantation I bought of Dudson Bacon and 50 acres joining to it … “ Wit: William Powell, J. Russell. Within deed ackn. 27 April 1776 As a young man, my ancester, Dudson Bacon was a ward of William Vaughan, the elder. I have Maryland Tax List records of 1735 showing Dudson living in the household of William Vaughan but I have never known where that was. John Lyon, I believe I recall you having commented on Cox's Discovery in the past although I don't remember in what context. Can you guys help? Thanks, George Bacon Norfolk, Bacon **************Make your life easier with all your friends, email, and favorite sites in one place. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000010)