To Larry Noah You wrote: I am asking for a non-subscriber if anyone knows of a book or books about the DURHAM family that was in Orange County about the time of its formation (1752) or earlier.  Thanks. Larry Noah 157 W. U.S. Highway 24 Independence, MO  64050 Suggestion: Access the online catalog of www.familysearch.org (Family History Library Catalog is on left of 1st screen). Choose Surname. Type in Durham. It seems to me there were 63 listings for family histories concerning Durham (and other folks also, of course.) Another source: I believe there is a book in some genealogical libraries by a person named Crabtree who lists what are called Private Collections in the NC State Archives. Possibly there is something in NC Archives re a Durham family of early NC. An experienced genealogist/author tells me that NC State U is trying to collect much family history of NC. Also, friends of mine have told me that Duke Univ. has wonderful collections of such histories. I have notes someone else (and deposited in a library) made about Duke Univ's holdings on a prominent citizen of early Granville Co., NC--Robert Burton. It had lots of family information in it--including a lawsuit another ancestor of mine made against an estate for which Burton was executor. I suggest the non-subscriber access all the online library catalogs he/she can, including the DAR Library and the Library of Congress, not to mention all the NC Universities. If your acquaintance is familiar with libraries and not uncomfortable in them, he might explore what is called NUCMUCK (many huge volumes) which is held by all large US libraries. It's the National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections. It is put out frequently by the Library of Congress which tries to catalog where all these manuscripts (unpublished material) is held. Material turns up in some of the darndest places!!! E.W.Wallace who loves to prowl genealogical libraries (and some Univ. libraries when I can find parking)