In a message dated 5/17/2006 6:16:40 PM Eastern Standard Time, Sisfeather@msn.com writes: Here is my question, was there ever a Roanoke Co. N.C. that you know of? --------------- Never. The only thing close in spelling would be Rowan County in the west-center of the state. Roanoke Island is coastal and a more likely origin for someone ending up in Swansey. Al Rose