I have written to Bedford county and found some information from them. Karen Owens is very good at responding to e-mail. She and I corrresponded for several months. My connection to Virginia is through Micajah Turner who was born in 1777 in Virginia. The address is: Bedford Circuit Court 1635 Venture Blvd suite 200 Bedford, Va 24523 Good luck, Kathy ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.