LBattershe asked whether anyone was searching the name Arrington. I have run across this name in my researches in colonial Virginia, whence many North Carolinians came. When beginning a search for one of your surnames, it may be helpful to begin with the Family History Library Catalog which is on the LDS website at <A HREF="www.familysearch.org"> www.familysearch.org</A> Type in your surname and learn whether someone has published a family history about your family. The titles are arranged alphabetically and not necessarily in the order in which you are interested in these families. Most, if not all, these family histories have been filmed and can be borrowed, for a small fee, for a short time, through your local LDS Family History Center. (You just need the time to read the microfilm.) Some genealogists suggest that you also use both the International Genealogical Index and the Ancestral File which are on the LDS website. I use these indexes with great care, as the dates and the places given are frequently flawed--not well documented, if documented at all. Also, if one is in a hurry, and believes your people may have come from Virginia in colonial days, an inexpensive search for your surname will be conducted by TLC Genealogy in Miami Beach for $5.00 a surname. Their website: <A HREF="www.tlcgenealogy.com">www.tlcgenealogy.com</A> I did this for several of my surnames and got multiple pages of instances where my surnames appeared, not only in some of TLC's publications, but on films of the Library of Virginia, which films are also held, for the most part by the Fam Hist Library in Salt Lake City and can be borrowed through your local LDS center. Happy hunting, E.W.Wallace