Mary, I typed in: (with the quotes) "JOHN W.MUSICK " And got the forum addy as one of the answers. They are spelling it Music at the forum. Using the quotes can sometimes work miracles. For this search I used http://yahoo.com another one http://www.go2net.com (uses about 10 search engines) Good Luck and keep looking, you just never know! <grin> Sorry I cannot help on the Merritts yet. Just go back to gg-grandfather in Mascott, Florida. James Robert Mettitt m. Oregon Sloan. Liz Armstrong Braswell (my Merritts from my maternal side) Mary L Ayers wrote: > I SPENT 5 HOURS LOOKING FOR ONE OF THE 457 MATCHES THE COMPUTER HAD FOR JOHN R. MERRITT b.28 Mar.1820-4,m.1842-3 NANCY JANE MUSICK b.1820-6 VA.NEVER DID FIND EVEN ONE MATCH..I LOOKED IN EVERY MERRITT LIST I COULD FIND..PLEASE TELL ME WHAT I AM DOING WRONG,,SAME WAY WITH THE MUSICK LIST FOR JOHN W.MUSICK 1785,m.ISABELLA HARRIS 1785 FLOYD,CO,KY.I WAS TOLD THEY WERE NANCY J.MUSICK'S PARENTS IN TheFamilyTreeMaker files,I have searched 10-12 hours a day for over 2 weeks,Could any one there help me PLEASE, [email protected] Mary Ayers > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB -- Welcome, come by and say "Howdy" at: http://www.videoranch.net