Doris, I am not currently working on any of my husband's lines. However, his Cottrell line moved into western KY from VA -- as I remember it, the Richmond area. His great grandparents, Peter Cottrell and Rosa Cosby died in Daviess County, KY. There were a number of children -- according to family tradition, at least one daughter was sent back to live with relatives in the Richmond area, where she married a man named Hooker. Contact was maintained for many years, but there was been no contact with the Hooker family in at least twenty years.My husband's grandfather, Joseph Frey Cottrell remained in Daviess County with relatives. When grown, he taught school while studying law. He serviced as city attorney in Owensboro for a short time before moving west for health reasons.He married in Daviess Co., took his wife and son west with him, died in Redlands, CA when his son was about three - can't remember the year, but ca. 1908. This is off the top of my head -- without looking anything up. We do have a good bit on the VA family, but all information was passed down from family and not documented. However, I don't remember any NC connection. Seems I do remember that there is someone with a Cottrell web site or mailing list. Good Luck, Thana