This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/QUB.2ACE/859 Message Board Post: I own land which was intended to be part of the Branchwood Subdivision off of Pauls Path Road in Lenoir County. I have found several items beneath the soil indicating that there was a house or settlement on the land much before my time. Also, there are several trenches and enbankments on the land which suggest the need for drainage or use as embattlemtns. How can I trace the ancestory of this land? Thanks for any leads or advice you can give me.