Wilmer and all, I agree heartily with your advice to check county court order books. There's lots of goodies there, just waiting to be found. In nearby Loudoun county's order books, I found the birth dates of several Poulton children who were apprenticed out. Their father had died in 1791. Frederick Parish -- there is some kind of register at the Library of Virginia for this. It is listed in the "Guide to Virginia Church Records". The Parish Register I looked at was a photostat. I forget the years it covers, but I have a note for a "Wm Green paid for supporting Samuel Bishop in 1768", and in 1769 being paid for burying Samuel. Then in 1790, Henry Rutter was paid for burying John Bishop. I believe this John Bishop is the same who served in the French and Indian War. Those are the kind of entries that are in the Parish book. No births and marriages. But if you're really into genealogy, every tidbit helps. There are also a couple of books at the archives desk at the Library of Richmond which indexes chancery suits for Frederick district court. Turns out the original documents are kept at the old state library down the street. (That's really inconvenient). Anyway, these are great for genealogy. In fact, regarding the above Poultons, there is a Frederick court suit for them and their neighbors, with plenty of depositions from folks, and items that revealed relationships and dates. When I checked the documents, one of the original (Loudoun) deeds from the 1790s was inside the folder. Tom Bishop ==== OLD-FREDERICK-CO-VA Mailing List ==== Visit the Frederick County,VA USGenWeb Home Page! http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafreder/frederic.htm