Al: What a great find! If you are a history nut, like me, you might want to find a Lib. that has the [133!] reels of the "Draper Manuscripts. I have been to FL State Lib. and gone trhu a few rolls, as my Bennett Ballou [a truly rotten person] is in there a few times. Anyway this is a collection of letters from Rev. War soldiers, government agents and jusst plain people telling their own stories about opening up what was at that time the American West...the Indian battles and all. Since I, [like you, probably if you have any of "Miss Crow's" blood] have a Cherolkee ancestor of that time, you know whose side I am on! But anyway, this is the mosst fascinating collection and a lot of it deals with the battles at Point Pleasant on the Kanawa R. My Leonard Ballou also went to New River in around 1760. Here is the first installment on the Howells. It is from v1 and v2 of "Land Tax Summaries and Implied Deeds of Buckingham Co." By Roger G. Ward and is one of the most helpful collections in my view. I am giving you v1 today, covering 1782-1814. Please let me know if you have seen these two volumes and if you haven't I'll do v2. for you tomorrow. HOWEL {HOWL} p. 160 Howl----1796 - sold 100A to Murray Hinson. 1798 sold land to Thomas Trice. 1809 - sold 400A to Fleming Turner. Howl, Charles 1788 [no data] Howl, Elijah 1797 - 305A New Grant Howl, Gideon, 1789 to 1814. Bought: 1799 - 284A from James Howl, Jr. 1806 312A on Georges Cr. (16NE) [note: this means 16 miles NE of the then Buckingham cths.) from R. Cottrell, 100A on Slate R. (10NE) from John and T. Wooten, and 105 A adjacent Slate R. (10NE) from Isaac and H Sally [Sallee]. 1907 - 46A adj. Slate R. 10NE) from Joseph East. 1811 -445 ADJ sLATE r. FROM m. hAMBLETON. 1812 - 26 AND 1/2a ADJ. sLATE r. FROM aRCHIBALD wATKINS. sOLD: 1804 - 369a TO jAMES hOWL [PROBABLY A SON]. 1813/1814 LOCATION RESIDENCE ON jOSHUAS CR/SLATE r. AND LAND ON sLATE r. AND ON gEORGE'S cR. (16ne) [the capitals don't mean anything...just my typing] James Howl 1782 to 1807, 1812 to 1814. Listed as "Senior" in 1782. Bought 1804 - 368A from Gideon Howl. Sold in 1811 - 100A on Crooked Cr. (13NE) to Mary Ann Grizzle. 1813/14 Location, residence on Slate R. (20NE) James Howl, Jr. 1793 to 1799. Bought 1787 - 284A from D. Oglesby Sold 1799 - he and others sold 284A to Gideon Howl. John Howel 1812 to 1814 Location residence on the Old Woman's Creek /Mares Cr. (13NE) [note: this is also where my Leonard Ballow lived] p. 39 [I'm just giving you John Bondurant, as you are sure? that he's your guy. John Bondurant 1783to 1814 Bought 1783 - 100A from Mathew Agee. Sold 1784 100A to George Rye. 1813/14 Residence land on head of Willis R. (9S) adj. Moses Flood/ John Bondurant. Sr.. 1782 to 1789, 1792.. no data. Now Al, as I said, let me know if you have this data, if not I will send you v2. I think I see a possible link for Mary. Jean