Rick -- If you can read the original deed, please help us out. I agree that it would be better than an abstract, if you can read it. As I see it, thie early William Metcalf is in the vicinity of Beech Fork. Let's see if that's correct. Ernie JACKSON, JOSEPH Publication 5 August 1785. Location: Fayette County (Ky.). Description: 500 acres on the waters of the North fork of Licking Creek on the south side thereof adjoining land of William Fitzgerrald, WILLIAM METCALF and GEORGE BRENT. Source: VA Land Office Grants S, 1785-1786, p. 102 (Reel 59). In a message dated 2/3/2009 3:39:05 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, fzsaund@ix.netcom.com writes: >Either the typist entered the wrong county for >Joseph Jackson or the early geography permits Fayette >County and Jefferson County to join at this point. These are available digitally as recorded in the Patent Books at the URL below. No need to deal with abstracts. http://ajax.lva.lib.va.us/F/?func=file&file_name=find-b-clas30&local_base=CL AS30 Rick Saunders **************Great Deals on Dell Laptops. Starting at $499. (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1217883258x1201191827/aol?redir=http://ad.doubleclick. net/clk;211531132;33070124;e)