About 10-12 years ago, I casually steppped into the Blount County courthouse as I was passing through on a vacation trip, and looked in the Bood of Deeds (I think) looking for a rumored existence of a Keeling ancester. This was not just a random search, as a Keeling researcher had indicated having traced my lineage to Blount County, TN, 1796, but had "...lost track of him there." With the very courteous help of one of the County employees, I found a record in the book of a Keeling having purchased property. As I remember, the date was between 1796 and 1800. Much to my chagrin, I did not make copies, nor do I now even remember the given name of the Keeling whom I found had lived there. As I said, it was just a casual visit; I was not at that time serious about genealogy. Now the question is: short of making another trip to the Blount County Courthouse, how can I verify my memory of having seen this entry? Serious Keeling researchers politely dispute my memory. Hope someone more expert in the art of genealogical research can help me with this. Doug Keeling 8/20/99 _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com