Hi, much of the early colonies was divided into Districts before being carved into counties. Old Pendleton District where my ancestor Col. Ben Cleveland was judge crossed some of 4 states. Kentucky and Tennessee was considerred Territory South of The Ohio with William Blount of Knoxville as appointed Governor. His secretary was his Brother Willie- two distinct brothers. Largest early Scotch Irish & German county was Mecklenburg County in 1700's in parts of 4 o 5 states with two Courthouses0 one had a fire which destroyed some records. Tennessee was everything north of the Tennessee River across Mississippi and Alabama, and a survey in appx. 1800 cut the present boundary. The first written Constitution on the mainland U.S. was the Watauga Defense Association Compact , written by Col. John Sevier in the total absence of support and aid from Virginia and Carolina East Coast Politicians. The English Episcopalians , with records in deep water ports churches, not courthouses wanted protection from Indians but only if land was the reward, not cash for Military support. The Cherokke Indian Nation also had a written constitution recorded by Sequoya, a Seminole . in the Cherokee language and alphabet. The Mayflower Compact was written aboard ship, not in the mainland, and was technically illegal as it contradicted their contract to the Bank of England to live in a common Great House and share all things in common until the bankwas paid. Dan Rather was not there each day or they all would have in prison for violation of contract and British law. But that is more than you asked, sorry. Charles A. Wyly On Tue, 22 May 2001 16:01:35 EDT JavaKittee@aol.com writes: > Mary et al....I just seem to be having the worst time!!! Would it be > correct > to assume that I should get my candy grabbers on a map of Duplin > Co., NC...as > well as KY...for the time frame of 1744-1800? I'm sure Duplin > wasn't even a > county then, so I should find which county it was and search that > one?? Maps > from that era are not easy to find as you probably already know. > Here's a > good question: when recording the information, would it be correct > to list > each county...the original, then the later? thanks.... > *Paulette* in Sunny Florida (sipping a very icey tea) > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the > #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB >