Hi All! Just joined the list & wanted to introduce my ancestors. Please excuse the caps on names, but I always appreciate this when researching the archives. Makes it easier to pick out the names. My CRISWELLs started out in Baltimore city, MD and ended up on a farm in Baltimore county in an area that is now Carroll county. One branch, mine, ended up in the NW pan handle of Virginia in what is now West Virginia. RICHARD CRISWELL: parents: Probably RICHARD CRISWELL & MARY WOODEN born: 3/4/1744 Baltimore, Baltimore county, WV died: 1/25/1838 Ohio county, VA (now WV) military: Revolutionary War, 2 tours out of Baltimore co. pension: out of Brooke county, VA spouse: unknown, but probably a DAVIS one of many children: 1. RICHARD CRISWELL: b. abt. 1768 Baltimore, MD; married ELIZABETH LANE 10/27/1897 Baltimore co., MD Note: a bible has been posted about this family starting with RICHARD CRISWELL & ELIZABETH LANE. Please visit this site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvmarsha/criswellbible.htm Question: What is the best source (genealogy societies, etc.) to research this family in Carroll county? What places have you used (other than the MD Archives which I have exhausted) where you have had success? Looking for: Vitals (birth, death, marriage) and land records Thanks for reading this. I hope to hear from some of you. Best Wishes on your searches, Donna Criswell Mollaun <tamollaun@aol.com> Surnames in Carroll county, MD: CRISWELL, DAVIS, GOSSUCH, HEADINGTON