Duane, I checked Ratcliffs NC Taxpayers and found Truman Garrett in Currituck county in 1755. Currituck is a coastal county in NC just in case you are not familiar with NC counties. Perhaps this is your Truman's father. Duane Barton wrote: > I'm looking for any anything about one of my brick > wall ancestors, Truman Garrett, born in Dec. 1777 > somewhere in North Carolina. He was married to Abigail > Lawry, possibly in Provincetown, MA about 1811 where > they had a daughter, Henrietta, born on 8/15/1812. > >From there, they relocated to Vinalhaven, Maine.. I > would imagine he would have been from an area fairly > near the ocean, possibly a fisherman, to take the root > he had and end up where he did. Vinalhaven is an > island and Provincetown is as far out as you can go on > Cape Cod. Also, could someone direct me to a source > with names of the established counties in NC at that > time. I have no idea how to further refine my search > in the NC area. > > Thanks > Duane Barton > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. All in one place. > Yahoo! Shopping: http://shopping.yahoo.com > > ==== NCROOTS Mailing List ==== > NOTICE: Discussion on this list is restricted to NORTH CAROLINA GENEALOGY only. > Please use good subject lines, and keep your messages on topic. > For comments or list administration questions, contact Elizabeth Harris, ncgen@mindspring.com