Debbie: Have you tried getting a Death Certificate from Henry County, TN?....as that should show his parent's names. If not; get back to me & I can give you the info on the Courthouse there. BILL in CT -------------------------------------------------------------- Anyone doing Field/Fields research in Rhode Island.... I'm STILL Trying to locate the parents of this John Field(s) my GGGGGrandfather ... John Fields born 3 Dec 1763, Rhode Island died 29 Dec 1853, Henry County, TN married about 1808? in Greene County, NC to Martha Speight born: 7 Nov 1777 Greene County, NC, died 6 Sep 1867, Henry County, TN I've tried all the suggestions everyone on this mailing list has offered including reading all 1200+ pages of the book "Field Genealogy" by Frederick Clifton Pierce (Chicago, 1901) and I'm still coming up EMPTY! HELP PLEASE! Debbie Fields Murphy Snow Hill, Greene County, NC ==== RIGENWEB Mailing List ==== The RI Archives http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ri/rifiles.htm RIGenWeb Archives Search http://www.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/ri/risearch.html