The first thing I'd do is look for these people under various spellings of the last name, such as Knowldon, knoldton, nowldon, Nowldton, Nowden and Knowden. As you are aware, people didn't just spell their names a single way and often the name spellings changed over time. I'd also look up the history of the boundary changes of virginia and connecticut. See if you can't find Animap at the local family history center nearest you. It could be that he was living in the same area without moving at all..just that the boundaries changes. You've probably already done this, but this is where I'd start looking. Joyce . > > > End of ROOTS Digest, Vol 9, Issue 161 > *************************************