I appreciate your thoughts, Catherine. Thank you. One of the places that one can look at to get an idea of when the NC Counties were formed, is this USGenweb/Rootsweb site which includes all of the counties. I printed a copy for myself years before and I would suggest that others doing NC research do the same. And I would also suggest that folks don't forget to check out the County Websites at USGenweb/Rootsweb, too. New stuff is being added all of the time. Folks not familiar with the sites, her is the address: www.usgenweb.org and here is the link to the counties, which is worth keeping a copy of for easy reference of the dates of formation: http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Encgenweb/county.html Deloris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Catherine O'Briant" <cherokeecatz@cox.net> To: <NCGRANVI-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 7:04 AM Subject: [NCGRANVI] RE: Broader spectrum > > > Good Morning Deloris > > Thank you so very much for all your diligent effort, I'm very grateful. > > I was excited when you mention Randolph O'Briant and Prudence Dixon (my > 3rd > g-grandparents) I've yet to find out who were Prudence Dixon parents and > you've given me a path to follow. > > My email is open to you for any attachments to send <big smiles> > > I'm reading your input to Dorothy and find your advice extremely helpful > in > my case. > > The more involved I become in genealogy, with great interest I find myself > needing to open my mind up to broader spectrums besides Granville and > Person > Co. where the majority of my ancestors are found. > > It wasn't until a few months ago the light bulb click to seriously look > into > Edgecombe and Richmond Counties <sigh> now that you mention it (excellent > advice) I'll be more aware of furthering my options even more. > > Even though I've been actively involved in genealogy for the last 10 years > I > still consider myself a new bee and still learning as opposed to > researchers > that have 40 plus years experience under their belt. > > Living in Virginia I find from my trips at the Richmond State Archives > several NC, KY, TN, etc. residences from the earlier years (1600 to 1800) > that are now indicated in more present time lines. > > At my local Roanoke library the NC books are limited but with luck and > surprise I found the 1st and 2nd volume of the Person Co., book, a > Granville > Court Record book and a few other miscellaneous ones. > > The additional counties that you have mentioned are very beneficial to me > and I will certainly follow through. > > Catherine