>Looking for any information on STEPHEN BECK whose will was probated July >15, 1788,Augusta Co. Wife Catherine (no maiden name), son Peter, daus. >MARY LEEDEKEY, CATHERINE FRENGER.I know absolutely nothng about him, >except the date of probate. Where did he live, where did he come from. This may not help much, but I do know there were several Beck/Peck families living in the area just south of Deerfield in Augusta county in the late 1700s to mid 1800s. I've encountered them in land records as neighbors of my Claytons, on the Calfpasture river, around where Clayton Mill Creek comes into the river. You might want to check Augusta land records to find Stephen and determine when he arrived in Augusta, and possibly where from (sometimes the first land purchase in a county gives the previous county of residence, e.g. "Stephen Beck of Louisa Co"). Regards, Holly Please visit my 3 websites: Hollyhock Press: http://id.mind.net/~cochran/hollyhock/ My Wanless Family Genealogy: http://id.mind.net/~cochran/ralphdsc/ Wan(d)less One-Name Study: http://id.mind.net/~cochran/wanlessweb/