Frank, Did you get a reply for this request? I checked the 1850 index for Clinton Co. but the only John CAREY listed was 23 yrs. old. I then found a John & Margaret CAREY in Highland Co. that are living with another family........maybe a married daughter? Could this be them? Name: John Carey Age: 66 Estimated Birth Year: 1783 Birth Place: Virginia Gender: Male Home in 1850: Liberty, Highland, Ohio Page: 85 Roll: M432_694 Owen Wert, 32, Farmer, value of real estate owned: $ 3000, b. OH Mary, 31, b. OH Sarah J., 11, b. OH, attended school during the yr. Abigail C., 8, b. OH, attended school during the yr. Margaret E., 6, b. OH Jehul? G., 3, b. OH Joseph M., 1, b. OH John Carey, 66, no occupation, b. VA Margaret Carey, 68, b. VA Marilyn in Ohio -----------------------------original message--------------------- In a message dated 06/02/04 7:41:25 PM Eastern Daylight Time, cullison@juno.com writes: << I am looking for John Carey b. 1783 in Virginia. He is married to Margaret Greene b. 1782 in Virginia. They have at least 10 children, the youngest would be 28. Their names are: Ruth, Robert, Rachel, Dayton, Isaac, Elias, John, Mary, Abigail and Penina. He was living in Martinville, Clinton co. in 1854 >>