J. Thomas of Wisconsin, You may want to look at a book by Worth S. Ray, "OLD ALBEMARLE AND ITS ABSENTEE LANDLORDS" It was printed in 1747 and reprinted recently. On p. 607, a section is called, "The Thomas Family of Virginia and North Carolina". I do not see specific answers to your questions, but it might help. The first was John to Isle of Wight in 1609. They seem to have come from Wales. That may be the reason your will is hard to read. Al Metts ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]