B.J., The Neuse River is just west of Knightdale, NC which is in Wake County just east of Raleigh. It flows towards Johnston County (JoCo area) which is just south of there. For a history of the Hinton Plantation and the Hinton family of that area, including a map, see: http://www.mindspring.com/~baumbach/hinton/history.htm A history of Col. John Hinton (and his ancestory), including his Last Will and Testament, which gives more details on the location and boundarys of his estate, can be found at http://www.mindspring.com/~baumbach/hinton/jhinton.htm Tim Kemp Fuquay-Varina, Wake County, NC Ayers, B. J. wrote: > >WHERE EXACTLY-would have the several - *HINTON ESTATES*- have been in >the *KNIGHTSDALE/ JOCO Area* we now see Nothing on the MAP??? > >Probably about a couple Thousand ACRES back Then On/ around the- *NEUSE >RIVER*??? > -- Tim Kemp Amateur Radio Station WB4BAH The Kemp Family Homepage http://www.mindspring.com/~tkemp Genealogy info on KEMP, STROTHER, MURPHY, and allied families.