Frances, Several persons have asked for information about my book titled, "Historical Records of Old Frederick and Hampshire Counties, Virginia, (Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, Maryland), 1992, 430 pages, paperback, map, index, $34 plus $4 shipping= $38. Give the title and name of author plus the book identification # K165. The ordering address is: Heritage Books, Inc. 1540-E Pointer Ridge Place Bowie, MD 20716 The book contains information on about 1,400 different surnames and more than 7,000 persons, primarily the 18th and 19th centuries. Information was compiled from many sources: archives and selected court records, Bible records, day books, journals, military records, records of Primitive Baptist Churches (Hampshire County), many graveyard inscriptions, business licenses (ordinaries, apprentice bonds, clergy) in Frederick County, lots of genealogical records, and extensive information on the Largent and Kidwell families of Hampshire County. There is a section on mills (saw, grist and manufacturing), identifying all mill-owners in OLD FREDERICK COUNTY, and I mean the geographic territory of all 12 of the present-day counties. Date of the mill survey was in 1813, when the State conducted a survey to raise money for the War of 1812. You might be surprised to learn that your ancestor was a miller, as there were hundreds of them at that time. For further discussion, contact me privately at this e-mail address: wlkerns@intr.net Wilmer L. Kerns At 09:41 PM 7/12/97 -0500, you wrote: >Wilmer, > >Would you please post to the list or to me privately where I may purchase >copy of your Heritage Book on History of Old Frederick and Hampshire Cos, >Va? I believe you mentioned a publisher - but do you have an address. I >believe many of us on this list would like to have a copy of same. > >Thanks. > >Frances Wait Waldrup >fwa724@airmail.net > > >