There has been some discussion on this list from time to time concerning David Gass, found in the early records of Madison Co., KY. Here is an excerpt from Lyman C. Chalkley, THE CHRONICLES OF THE SCOTCH-IRISH SETTLEMENT IN VIRGINIA, Vol. 3 [Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1989], p. 14: August Co., VA Will Bk 1-202: 10th October, 1749. Willliam Magill's will--Wife, Margaret, and her son, David Gass; sons, James and William, adjoining Charles Campbell; son, John; grandchild, James' son; daughter, Elizabeth. Executors, Robert Cravens, Hugh Campbell. Signed William Magill, Margaret Magill. Teste: Andrew Erwin, Charles Campbell. Proved, 29th November 1749, when Margaret renounced the will. Page 203--29th November, 1749. Executors's bond as above, with sureties Andrew Erwin, Charles Campbell. (Chalkley, p. 15) Page 222--28th December, 1749. William Magill's appraisement, by John Seawright, John Erwin, Charles Campbell. Cash by Hugh Dever and Hugh Ross. (p. 15) Comments and questions: These Scots-Irish settlers in Augusta Co., VA are said to have migrated from western Pennsylvania. Had William Magill, as above, married the widow Margaret Gass in Pennsylvania or in Virginia? What was the given name of the deceased father of David Gass? Perhaps the answer is in western Pennsylvania. Do a www.google.com search for david gass - placing the full name in quotation makrs. These Chalkley volumes appear on the internet (the last time I looked). There is no cumulative index, but each volume seems to be indexed individually. Nonetheless, they are indexed. Try this URL: www.rootsweb.com/~chalkley/ One will find a few German-sounding names among these Scotch-Irish--Stump, Scholl, et al. One will find many McCords among these settlers in western Virginia. Augusta Co., in its early days, was a huge county, encompassing all of what is now West Virginia. Telll you friends about this resource for some colonial Virginians found in th e western counties. E.W.Wallace