Lenora and all, I kept this message from Cher which gives us a good example of how confusing it is to really know where some of those ancestors lived. It's a wonder we ever find them! Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2000 19:51:14 -0500 From: "Cher" Forwarded from another list: You only thought you were confused before. If a reference is made to a person having been born in Virginia as early as 1728 or as late as 1863, it could mean that he or she was born in any part of: Illinois from 1781 to Statehood in 1818; Indiana from 1781 to Statehood in 1816; Kentucky from 1775 to Statehood in 1792; Maryland from 1775 to Statehood in 1792; North Carolina from 1728 to 1799; Ohio from 1778 to Statehood in 1803; Pennsylvania from 1752 to 1786; Tennessee from 1760 to 1803; or all of West Virginia from 1769 to 1863. The Family Tree, Jan/Feb, 1996