This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/UEB.2ACE/415.1.1 Message Board Post: After visiting the National Archives today and viewing the 1850 National Census, we're convinced that "Vien" is actually "Ken" for Kennebec. This would mean Township 2, Range 2, Bingham's Kennebec Purchase, West of the Kennebec River - T2 R2 BKP WKEN R. Looking at a Maine Atlas, this appears to be the Highland Plantation area.