Looking for any info on Thomas BASTIN/BASTON (b.~1745, d. Jan 1817) m. Hannah BROCKMAN. Thomas is believed by some to have been born in Brunswick Co VA, or, if after the split-off date,in Halifax Co VA, which eventually became Pittsylvania Co VA. He also may have been from Albermarle Co, VA, or may have only lived there for a while. At any rate, he moved from VA to just across the state line into what is now the far NW corner of Caswell Co, NC near modern day Pelham (i.e., effectively Anson Co, NC til 1763, officially Orange Co NC 1752-1777, & Caswell Co after 1777). In NC, he was associated w/both the Lick Fork & Country Line Primitive Baptist Churches, both of which were closely tied with the Primitive Baptist Churches a few miles away in Pittsylvania Co VA. Thomas and Hannah married circa 1769-1770. Does anyone know how to find marriage records for the Primitive Baptists in Orange Co, NC in this time frame? It appears that the Baptists were not officially recognized in this era, and regularly performed marriages without official approval from government authority. (Thomas and Hannah Bastin are both believed to have been descended from English Emigrants in Virginia. The BASTIAN/BOSTIAN family from Rowan Co, NC in this same era was of German extraction.) Thanks! Gary Bastin ==== NCORANGE Mailing List ==== Larry Noah - lrnoah@bigfoot.com - Listowner - NCORANGE mailing list Orange Co, NC USGenWeb site is at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncorange GENDEX at http://www.gendex.com/gendex/ has over 1400 databases on line