Hi Folks, Obviously I was having a bad day yesterday. I'm sorry but I must correct myself again.... FORT DEFIANCE & AUGUSTA STONE CHURCH is the one and the same location. (I was right the first time!!!!!...yes..I'm sure this time!!!! ) Folks, for those of you interested in the early Spences of Augusta Co., VA......a newly discovered Spence has been located. The character's name is WILLIAM SPENCE...his estate was inventoried in 1799 thus making it possible he might have been a "brother" to James Spence 1749-1793.......I'm wondering if this William Spence -d.1799 is the ORPHAN boy named William Spence who was bound out to Sampson Mathews on 21 May 1760????? there in Augusta Co., VA. ----- also found a GEORGE SPENCE in the Court Order records in 1760 ...another lost brother of James Spence 1749-1793????? Carolyn...when time permits...I'll be snail-mailing you something you might find of interest....it' shall be a surprise....no not a box of Buffalo chips....yes I know of such thing from past experience...use to do lots of primitive camping in the mountains...when one gets cold you'll burn anything. ( came home yesterday, windchill here in Southern Ohio was 15 degrees below 0 ...much better today, no windchill...and it's warmed up to 7 degrees ...I checked my pockets...all out of chips....craps!) Jim James F. Carver 610 Gay Street, Box 214 Portsmouth, Ohio 45662-0214 e-mail: heritage@zoomnet.net