I saw your post concerning the linkage between North Carolina and Madison Co., KY. Of course, Madison is one of the older counties of Kentucky, and I am told at one time it was composed of six [or was it eight] other present-day counties. (Incidentally, Madison Co. taxables appear in what is called the 1787 Census of Virginia--a list of all the personal property taxables in Virginia--for most counties--in that year, before Kentucky became a State in 1792) Yes, people from North Carolina (not to mention Virginia, Pennsylvania and other nearby then States) poured into Madison Co. before Kentucky became a State Some of my earliest ancestors to come to Kentucky were linked with Col. Richard Henderson of Granville Co., NC--including his first cousins, John Williams (later a superior court judge in NC) and John Williams's brother, my ancestor--William Williams, who died ca 25 Dec 1775 at Boonesborough. William wrote his will as he lay dying, and it is called *unrecorded* will in Granville Co., NC. William's only surviving son later moved to Henderson Co. [guess for whom it was named?] Kentucky. Col. Henderson hired Daniel Boone and his party to lead the way to Boonesborough. He hoped to establish what he thought would be the 14th colony. I may be exaggerating, but Henderson was communicating with the Royal government in Britain to accomplish this when--guess what--the American Revolution broke out, and his wishes were dashed. At times it was called Transylvania Colony. Anyway, if you are fortunate enough to be able to access on the internet--through your local public library or a nearby public library--HeritageQuest, you will find a book published long ago by the Filson Club [now called Filson Society because some night club filched the name Filson Club] on that website under Books. The name of the book is Boonesborough. I read at this book long ago in a nearby genealogical library, and I found some of the documents in the appendix fascinating. Other publications which mention many of the people of this period from North Carolina are the huge books called The Colonial Records of North Carolina and the The State Records of North Carolina. These sets are found in large libraries, such as University Libraries. There is an index to each set of books, and possibly you may even find the name of your ancestor in one of the indexes. When North Carolina issued land patents or grants, frequently the recipient [grantee] is listed in the court records. Here is the correct title, and the author, as listed on the Family History Library catalog is Stephen B. Weeks. These hefty books are on 270 microfiche at FHL, which can be ordered from the FHL Library, but even at 15 cents a copy, they are costly. (About $41.00, about the cost of taking a family to the movies, I assume, not being a young mother anymore.) Volumes 1-10 are titled "The Colonial Records of North Carolina, 1662- 1776" and volumes 11-26 are titled "The State Records of North Carolina, 1776-1790. Good luck in finding the link between your folks in North Carolina and in Madison Co. (and surrounding counties), Kentucky. My Texas ancestors have lots of Kentucky roots, from Madison Co. on the east to HIckman and Ballard Cos. on the west. E.W.Wallace