Hi Trish, None of the books that you mentioned had anything, but I did find these entries. >From # 13 paraphrased: There was a Land Patent to a Thomas Shelton in Duplin County in 1774. There was a Land Patent to a Stephen Shelton in Tryon County in 1772. >From # 131 SHELTON, David, Esq. Caswell County 1777 SHELTON, John Caswell County 1777 SHELTON, John Surry County 1771 SHELTON, John Surry County 1772 SHELTON, Ralph Surry County 1772 SHELTON, Stephen Caswell County 1777 CHURCHWELL, Richard Surry County 1771 >From # 10 SHELTON, Burrill Halifax County 1783 SHELTON, David Caswell County 1784 SHELTON, Edward Surry County 1782 SHELTON, Jeremiah Surry County 1782 SHELTON, Joel Rutherford County 1782 SHELTON, John Caswell County 1784 SHELTON, John Surry County 1782 SHELTON, John (parson) Surry County 1782 SHELTON, Joseph Surry County 1782 SHELTON, Layman Halifax County 1783 SHELTON, Mary Bertie County 1781 SHELTON, Micajah Richmond County 1790 SHELTON, Micajah Richmond County 1790 SHELTON, Stephen Rutherford County 1782 SHELTON, Thomas Bertie County 1781 SHELTON, Wm Surry County 1782 CHURCHWELL,Henry Bertie County 1781 CHURCHWELL, James Bertie County 1774 CHURCHWELL, James Bertie County 1781 >From # 95 SURRY COUNTY 1784 SHELTON, EDWARD, Mary (wife) 1785 SHELTON, WILLIAM, Mary (wife) BERTIE COUNTY 1789 CHURCHWELL, JAMES, Ann (wife), Mary, Elizabeth, Jeremiah, Thomas, Allen, Patience, Sarah, Martin and William. >From # 29 paraphrased: 2 entries for a William Shelton in Granville County in 1761 as a SCC (second chain carrier). Since the two best bets appear to be Bertie and Surry counties and the Georgia Archives has both of these county Heritage Books I will check tomorrow to see if I can find them. I have a stack of lookups to finish up there anyway. Dee For details on sources used, refer to this link: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbladen/lookups.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: patricia To: Dee Thompson Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2001 11:17 PM Subject: Look Ups, please My surnames are Churchwell and Shelton. George Shelton to be specific, and William Churchwell. Both were early settlers in No Carolina. I have no idea who they married, or their children. Would you be so kind as to check a few of your books for me. The ones I noticed as I browsed through your shelves, were: 8. No and So Carolina marriage records from earliest colonial days to Civil War 16. Providence of No Carolina 1663-1729, Abstracts of Land Patents 18, and 19. Early Records of No Carolina from Sec of State Papers 115 Roster of Soldiers from No Carolina in American Revolutionary. If this is too much to ask of your good will, will appreciate anything you do check. Thanks so much Trish Ware Choctaw OK -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.286 / Virus Database: 152 - Release Date: 10/9/2001