Hello, At the Historical Library in Lansing, MI I was able to find this data about variations of the DaVar surname in Tennessee. Hope it can help someone, including myself. Author: Fulcher, Richard Title: 1770-1790 census of the Cumberland settlements: Davidson, Sumner, and Tennessee Counties page 28: (Davidson County) Dever, Jno. - purchased land in 1790, on the upper fork of Marrowbone Creek. (reference #24: "Land Records 1788-1793" pg 5; W.P.A. Transcript; Tenn State Library and Archieves, Nashville, TN) page 146: (Sumner County) Dever, Alan - juror during 1787 session of court. (reference #11: County Court Minutes, I, 2; County Court Minutes I, microfilm of original; Tenn State Library and Archieves, Nashville, TN)) page 146: (Sumner County) Dever, Alex - juror during 1787 session of court. (reference #12: County Court Minutes, I, 4; ditto) -- Author: Transcribed & Indexed by Byron Sistler Title: 1830 Census - Middle Tennessee (index pg 235) book page 184: (microfilm page 181) DEVORE, James Williamson County, 00001-0 (index pg 235) book page 193: (microfilm page 237) DEVORE, James Williamson County, 01020001-0020001 -- Author: Transcribed & Indexed by Byron Sistler Title: 1830 Census - East Tennessee Blount Co. pg 286: Deaver, William; 100001-11001 Roane C. pg 54: Deavours, John; 30101-11001 -- Alt Author: Jordan Dodd Title: Tennessee marriages: early to 1800 page 17: Dever, Nannie married Hart, Handse on 22 Jan 1798 in Grainger Co., TN -- Title: Marriages of Blount C., TN (index page 89) page 24: Farmer, Nathan md Dever, Sussanna on Dec 9, 1832 page 38: Hude, Jason md Dever, Nancy on Sept 5, 1848 page 64: Rogers, George md Devers, Sarah on July 9, 1843 -- Author: Compiled by Sherida Eddlemon Title: Gen. abstracts from town newspapers 1791-1801 page 301: The Clarion, published by Bernjamin Bradford Jan 19, 1808, Vol. 1, No. 1 "Richard Welch, who is residing in Rutherford Co., will plead the gambling act concerning the $10 cow. This plea was made in the presence of Frederick Bairfield, James Devour, Frances H M'Coy and Jeffery Manly. Silar Barr. -- Author: Edythe Whitley Title: Tenn Gen. Records; Record of early settlers from state and county archieves (index page 347) page 193: Daver, James; county records; notes from Bledsoe Co. Deed Book "A" page 1, 15 Jan 1808 Christian Rhodes of Knox Co., Tenn., for $1000.00 sells to Thomas Menefee of Anderson Co. and James Daver (Davers or Deavers) of Bledsoe Co., 1000 acres; Sequatchie comonly called Crow Creek it being a part of a 5000 acres granted Stokley Donelson by North Carolina. Test: Stephen Heard, Israel Standefer. -- Author: Compiled by JT Acklen Title: Bible records - tombstone inscriptions and manuscripts Volume I, page 80: Harding Lot in Spring Hill Cemetery (these bodies were moved from Belle Meade) Gallatin Pike, Nashville, TN. Burried: E. Martin Deaver 1878-1930 -- All of the above books are available at the Lansing Historical Library (Michigan). I did not xerox the pages, just took notes. I apologize for any typos or other errors. If any of these DAVAR (variations) fits into your data, I would appreciate your posting it to the DaVar-Dever@rootsweb.com list (I'm sending a cc to Tenn. lists on which I am not subscribed). I am trying to figgure out which of these is "my" family. Terri Rene -- Brian & Terri Rene (DaVar) Howard and sons Michael & Matthew http://www.macatawa.org/~brianter/index.html