Hello Cousins, In document 1756 Tax List Orange Co. VA, Francis Meadors was listed. In the deeds of 1790 and 1792, Rockingham County VA., The 1790 Deed has Francis Medows wife Keziah. The 1792 Deed has Francis Meadows wife Kesiah/Keziah Note: both spellings of wife's name in document Both documents signed by both Francis and Keziah with an angled x or cross. It is angled between both the x or cross. In document Deed 1791 Orange County VA, There is a deed for Francis Meadows and wife Mary. Their marks are capital M. NOTE: Mary and Keziah ARE NOT the same women. One marks name with angled x or cross the other marks with captial M. In document Deed 1780, Orange Co. VA, Deed to Reuben Roach from Francis Meadows of Orange Co. No signature of Francis. In the document of 1833 of Monroe Co. VA (now WV), The mark of Francis Meadows SR is a full x. this deed mentions that there is a sale by sheriff of Monroe Co. August 1815 for delinquent taxes --124 acres of 1000 acres survey bearing part of tract April 24, 1786, granted by Francis Bright by letter July 9th, 1786. This is being a bill of sale from Francis SR to Francis JR. Sept. 6, 1833 NOTE: This is Francis II and Francis III. NOTE: There is a survey of land for Francis and Frank In document 1770 Augusta Co. VA, Surveyed land for Francis Meadows 80 acres. Francis didn't sign but this was by In(s) Lewis and Thomas Lewis In Heads of Families, Orange Co. VA Year 1785 Francis Meadows--6 white souls 2 other buildings Year 1790 Francis Meadows--4 white souls Note: believe this man is Francis II wife Frances Bush (notice, there is no living quarters mentioned, Francis Meadows lived else where, residing in Rockingham Co. or Augusta Co. ?, deeds of August 1780, deeds of Rockingham 1790) I was thinking how interesting I never saw the marks for the Mary and the Keziah. Wonder if Keziah was indian? Wish I had the marks for Francis and Francis Bush Meadows. Does anyone have them and what does it look like? Laters cousins, Robin __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com