I do a lot of research in colonial Virginia counties, and let me assure you - there were a LOT of Wallaces in early Virginia. I am told that Catholics were not tolerated in Virginia where the Anglican church was the STATE church. Do the land patents of Virginia which are on the Library of Virginia website give you any clues? At times I have used what is called the 1787 Census of Virginia (three vols. compiled by Netti Schreiner-Yantis and Florine S. Love) to locate families in both Virginia and Kentucky. Some who had personal property in Kentucky still retained personal property in Virginia, and you may find Wallaces in both KY and VA. VA still claimed KY in 1787. It is worthwhile taking a look at that so-called census and locating counties (and adjacent counties) where Wallaces were concentrated. I recommend photocopying the pages in the 3rd volume (the index to the preceding two volumes) and then determining in what counties your people were clustered and look for records for all those whom you consider likely candidates. The nice thing about these personal property tax lists is that they are broken down by counties, and some counties had three separate tax lists. Tax lists were generally done in certain geographic areas, so you may assume that all those listed on say, List B, are more or less neighbors. Also, in studying early records of old Rowan Co., NC (which at one time was ALL of western NC) I discovered a large group of Scottish Presbyterians were setting up a church there. (I was looking for Moravians and some Marylander ancestors who intermarried with some of the *slipped* Moravian daughters.) I suspect your Wallaces could have migrated to KY from one of these colonies: Virginia (logical), Pennsylvania (a lot of so-called Scots Irish migrated from the then western part of PA to Shenandoah Valley and thence to KY), or North Carolina. A few may have drifted in from Maryland. A lot of Marylanders drifted down to western North Carolina so you may want to take a look at lots of Maryland books for colonial era. Sometimes you can use the first names [not always a good technique] of men to discover their ancestors. Oh, yes, if your people were Scottish, you may find that their wives sometimes give their maiden names in records, especially deeds when the land may have belonged to the wife's family. Good luck with your Wallaces!!!! E.W.Wallace