I have microfilm of all original tax lists that exist for my people in these very early Dist of KY, VA, since these famiies were already there before the first "reconstructed" lists were made. The District of KY records from 1780 to 1782, are very scarce; Jillson published a Bibliography very early,calling attention to the errors in many of the old books, created by old "historians" quoting each other - both wrong. That's why I read only the recorded documents. My Andersons and Wallaces, all Scots, apparently were not too limited by lack of official congregations in early KY. There were "magistrates" appointed to perform marriages in the early Forts (Stations) by 1778 (maybe before, since the true American rights of Civil Marriage were done in The City of Baltimore and Philadelphia). The itinerant, self-appointed "preachers" performed early marriages in Boonesborough, in 1779 and 1780. Out in that wilderness, anyone saying he could perform marriages, with whatever cre! dentials, was accepted. The earliest records of authenticated Presbyterian Minister James Crawford, start in 1787 in the area all around Lexington (and across KY River into Madison) available on LDS microfilm of the Draper Manuscripts, Shane Papers, James Crawford Records. The obvious first place to look for people is on the annual "tithe list" (tax) which existed in early counties (pre-Rev War). My earliest LDS film of tithes is 1777 Auigusta Co VA (now W. VA, etc), with the men convenienty put into Militia Companies. Lots of good resources to search out there. Mary Alice ________________________________________ PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.com