Dear Fellow Researchers, I found the above individual with 4-1-2-0-1 persons on the 1790 census. I have searched in Virginia entirely because the Great gr.Grandfather I seek, John Drake, born 1794 listed on the 1850 Lunenburg County, Virginia Census, that he was born in Virginia. I have been at a dead end in trying to find his parents. Yesterday, someone on the Virginia Southside LIST, suggested North Carolina. I found the above individual. What has attracted by interest, is the given name. My grandmother had a middle name of Disston. We knew it was from a relative, but for the life of me, I could never find a connection. Until yesterday. It may be a long shot, but if she were named after her grandfather, Tristram (Pron:Tristam) this could have ended up being spelled Disston? Who knows. All of this to ask if anyone has any deed books, or will books for Halifax covering the 1775 to 1800 time frame that might have surname, DRAKE? Any information to send me looking elsewhere would be appreciated. Regards, Margaret Driskill MDriskill@worldnet.att.net http://home.att.net/~MDriskill