Somebody sent this to another list and I found it fascinating. As long as I have been involved in genealogy, I did not know that England actually banished children to Virginia for all sorts of reasons, even as early as 1619 when the grown-ups were starving! Have a look at this: http://www.linkline.com/personal/xymox/ Page down a bit and click on: Family Pages Index On the Family Index Page click: CHILDREN SENT TO VA 1618-1642. But there is lots of good stuff for those of us who have Virginia ancestry (and don't we all?) so look around a bit. Mickey Mildred "Mickey" Fournier PO Box 1967, Lake City, FL 32056 mailto:mfournier@atlantic.net