Preston, Madaline H wrote: > QUESTION: > Should I go on the premise that the Frederick Co, MD is a > misprint or > Would Frederick Co, MD have been Frederick Co., VA in > 1800? Madaline, I wouldn't necessarily assume either of those. Frederick Co. Maryland and Frederick Co. Virginia are in fairly close proximity - separated by the Potomac river. Neither has ever been part of the other - and because of the river's location, there has never been any dispute over which colony owned which land. Many, many folks migrated through Frederick Co. Maryland on their way south, so it's entirely possible that he was born in Maryland and later moved on to Virginia and Kansas. Now, where does the "PA" in your subject line fit in here? <G> Phil