About 20 years ago, a family member who was researching Keelings stated that she had traced our lineage to Blount County, TN in 1796, but had "...lost him there." About 12 years ago, I just happened to pass through Maryville, stopped at the Blount County Courthouse, and asked employees there for help. My memory is clear that a record of a real estate transaction was found, probably in a book of deeds (a big, hardbound book with hand entries) for a Keeling, some time very close to 1796, but at the time, unfortunately, I was just a casual researcher, so did not obtain a copy or other solid evidence. Now another Keeling researcher assures me that there is no record of a Keeling in Blount County before about 1803. Can anyone reassure me that I have not been hallucinating for these past 12 years? Doug Keeling 9/15/99 ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com