Someone is asking about a couple who reportedly got married in Jefferson Co. TN about 1780. According to a PLACE search in the Family History Library Catalog, Jefferson Co., Tennessee was not in existence at that time. Furthermore, Tennessee belonged to North Carolina until about 1796, if I have my dates correct. Here is a statement from FHLC: Jefferson County was established 11 June 1792 from parts of Greene and Hawkins counties. Early records may be found under Greene and Hawkins counties. County seat: Dandridge. Here is another statement from FHLC concerning Tennessee: Prior to statehood most of what is now Tennessee was known as the Western District of North Carolina. Tennessee became a state in 1796. The popular name for the territory south of the Ohio River was the Southwest Territory which was created in May of 1790. What I am trying to get across is that records of the family the researcher is seeking may NOT be cataloged under the jurisdiction which she thinks is the PLACE. Again, it may be--but if I were searching early Tennessee, I think I would study some of its history because I may be looking in the wrong PLACE!!! (And, thanks to state legislatures, some counties not only have their boundaries changed but also their names changed!!! Such is the life for a family historian.) E.W.Wallace who does little research in Tennessee (My relatives just passed through on their way to places west and South) ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com