Helen, Book # 5 is 1784-1813. The other two books don't have any mention of any of them. Dee For a detailed bibliography on the reference sources used for lookups, refer to this link: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbladen/lookups.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2005 1:01 PM Subject: Bladen_County_lookup Dee, could you check books #5, #6 and # 14 for any mention of William b. 1824, Wright b. 1826, Riley b.1817 or Gabriel Whitman b. 1809, hoping to find out if they were brothers and who their parents were, thanks so much for your time, Helen