To add to what has been posted on the subject, it may be useful to read the _Introduction to New Early Settlers of Maryland_ by Carson Gibb. http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/speccol/sc4300/sc4341/html/intro.html As he notes, the clerk's job was to see that the rights were assigned correctly, not how they were acquired. Rights could be bought and sold, so it is not unusual to find a person listed in one records as having immigrated [paid for themselves] and in another to have been transported [someone paid for their passage]. As for what is going on in the Zachary WADE situation, it is impossible to tell from just looking at Skordas, which is just an index. There could be one, two, or three men. The actual records have to be read for the details they contain. When the records are read, sometimes it is obvious that two listings apply to the same rights, as they will contain the same list of names. Other times the record may state the rights were assigned from someone else, who just may be the same person who previously requested land. I would be especially wary of the third one of "[immigrated] by 1662." I've found that when they use a "by" date, that it is often a right that has been reassigned [sold] that someone is using years later, of an immigration/transportation previously listed. Again, you need to read the record for the details. Rick Saunders http://genealogypro.com/fsaunders.html No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.463 / Virus Database: 269.5.7/771 - Release Date: 4/21/2007 11:56 AM