Mark-- Thanx for the offer to check the indexes of these two books. You're a peach!! The surnames I'd like you to check are: FIKE(s)-FYKE(s) ROE-ROWE-ROW-RAU HUCKABY-HUCKABEE-HUCKABAY-HOCKABEE--any name close phonetically will do. Donna I have the indices from the following two books & will do surname lookups for a limited time, just for you fine Franklin Co. folks. As you know, Franklin was once part of Granville & Bute in these time frames. "Abstracts of Early Deeds of Granville Co. NC, 1746- 1765" by Zae Hargett Gwynn (probably indicate deed book & page #) "Bute Co. NC Land Grant Plats & Land Entries" by Brent Holcomb, 1974 (P is Plat, E is Entry) -- Genealogically yours, Mark A. Murphy -- ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø Every time I find an ancestor I need to find two more! ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø