Linda and Mary....thanks for the input. I am researching Tanner from (allegedly) NC, maybe SC, maybe VA. HA! I have b. abt. 1744, Duplin Co., NC. But I don't see Duplin Co. at that time. I have Tanner children that likely were born in KY, some NC (could have been SC). I have Samuel Tanner and his many children, but not his wife, father, mother, etc. Was thinking it might be a good idea to just study the typical route of travel at the time...look for births, deaths, marriges along the trail from the Carolinas to Ky. I only wish I were searching in Florida...it would be much easier since that's where I am. And the search continues..... *Paulette* in Sunny Florida (at last, it rained) Researching: Tanner-Wilkins-Glover-Newton/SC>NC>KY>MO>ILL