>I have a theory that William's father was John H. Nevil, and that he >probably left his family in western Pennsylvania while establishing a >home in Kentucky, using the Ohio River for transportation as many did in >those days. A Kentucky land grant is listed for John Nevill, Jefferson Co., >1783, on Clear and Jesse Creeks. There is probably more than one >Clear Creek in then Jefferson Co. but I believe the most notable one flows >through Shelby Co. and Shelbyville. Assuming that this is one John >Nevil(le), he must have already left his original home by 1783. >William was born about 1785. > >Western PA could have been the jumping off point for many KY >immigrants from various states, but wouldn't a 1783 Kentucky land grant have to be filed in Richmond VA? I have been unable to locate this John Nevill >land grant in the University of VA digital library. Would the full text of >the document be available anywhere else? George, The 1783 grant of 1000 acres to John Neville in Jefferson Co., KY is listed in Old KY Entries and Deeds by Willard Rouse Jillson (originally pub. 1926). According to p9 of the foreword these records are in the custody of the Jefferson Co. Court Clerk in Louisville. It would also be wise to check the deeds to see what he did with the land & if there are other clues for your research. The tax records might also help pinpoint his movements. Shelby Co. was formed in 1792 from Jefferson Co. Shirley p9 ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]