In a message dated Thu, 10 May 2001 16:42:55 -0700, CASHKILBY@aol.com writes: << the will is recorded in Mecklenburg County, VA Will Book 3, p. 85 of the Circuit Clerk's office. However, they don't make copies from the will books. Alternativley, the original will MAY be [and probably is] on file at the North Carolina State Archives in Raleigh NC. >> I am curious about this statement. My first querie is why would a Mecklenburg will be recorded in Granville, NC. I realize the two counties are side by side. And I realize many Virginian's migrated to Granville, NC. Is there some other significance other than their proximity to each other. The main reason for my questioning is that I have some ancestors who were from Dinwiddie Co., VA who moved to Granville, NC and had their children. Within 17 years of the first child's birth, they were back in Lunenburg, VA. I'm wondering if there's some significance to this that I'm missing. The husband and wife were both born in Dinwiddie in the late 1700s (1777ish). The children were all born in the very early 1800s (1804-1821). Then they all migrated back North to Lunenburg by the 1820s and 1830s. They scattered through out Charlotte, Nottoway, Lunenburg and Mecklenburg Counties. Maybe there's not siginificance to this other than wandering migrators. But I thought it was worth asking others about. See if there's more to it than I know. -- Cara (Gregory) Showers Anchorage, Alaska cara@dcdesign.com