Hi Ellen: I didn't find anything in the deeds office showing John Cummings or a variation of his name. That doesn't mean it isn't there, just that I didn't find it. Maybe I didn't know what I was doing. Never thought about a Sheriff's sale, but don't really know why that would be. John moved his family of seven people directly from there to Indiana, arriving in the 1816/1817 time frame so I assume he must have sold it around then. With all the paperwork he went through to obtain the Patent, including paying back taxes, I can't imagine he just walked off without selling it. My only other thought is if some relative who was staying behind took over the land and sold it at a much later date. Thanks, Pat Cummins In a message dated 3/14/2006 1:52:08 PM Eastern Standard Time, ellen@b-n-s.com writes: Dear Pat, Are you saying that when you were at the courthouse deeds office that you looked up John Cumming's as a Grantor & did not find him selling the land, or his selling of any land in the county??? If that's the case, could it have been a Sheriff Sale? There really should have been something there if he sold it & it should have been found without any problem. Regards, Ellen Ballas Researching the Cummins, Kraft, Hamilton, Smith, Lewallen, Stover, Pennell, and related lines. Visit us at _www.thecomyn.com_ (http://www.thecomyn.com/) Trees Listed with _www.gencircles.com_ (http://www.gencircles.com/)