It may be more likely that your ancestor was named for Devereux Jarratt. Jarratt was a prominent man in his time. Here is a quote from "Charlotte County, Rich Indeed," c. 1979, Charlotte County Board of Supervisors, pages 160-161: "In the 1760's, the Established Church of England was still quite strong in Virginia, but in the 1770's, a movement within that church towards Methodism had begun. In those days, a man had to travel to England to be ordained in the Anglican Church because no bishop resided in America. A young Virginian, Devereux Jarratt, had made such a trip in 1762-63, and upon returning to his native colony, he began immediately to preach." "Reverend Robert Williams is credited with founding Methodism in Virginia...The entire year of 1773 was spent by Mr. Williams in preaching and forming societies in "that section of the state south of Petersburg." He came to Jarratt's house and remained one week of that year, preaching several times in his parish....For the next ten years, Jarratt heartily supported the Methodist preachers. From 1776 to 1783, the boundaries of Jarratt's labors included five counties in North Carolina and Brunswick, Greensville, Southampton, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Charlotte, Bedford, Prince Edward, Nottoway, Amelia, Cumberland, Powhatan, Chesterfield, Henrico, Caroline, King and Queen, King William, New Kent, James City, Charles City, Surry and Sussex in Virginia. He averaged five sermons each week." "The total number of Methodist in America in 1777 was 6,968. Of this number, the region which had been influenced by Devereux Jarratt boasted two-thirds. ...Until this time, there was no Methodist church, but only a society within the Episcopal Church. These Methodist missionaries were permitted to preach but not to administer the ordinances of the church. All communication with England had been eliminated and the Revolutionary War was into its second year....No help could be expected from John Wesley. He was a staunch Episcopalian and would never agree to a split within the Episcopal Church. It was with this background that the leaders of Methodist thought in America, and especially in Virginia and Maryland, began to form the idea of separating from the Episcopal Church. Until 1784, they labored with this thought and in December of that year, at the Conference held in Baltimore, the Methodist Societies in America organized under the title "The Methodist Episcopal Church." On Mon, 4 Jan 1999 11:32:37 EST CAUDEE@aol.com writes: >...I have a question about one of the Methodist ministers: Devereau Jarrett - this name >appears in the Episcopal list and I know that he was an Episcopal minister - My >husband's great grandfather. Devereau Jarrett Claiborne Slaughter was a Methodist >minister. Could it be that the last name of this minister was left off and that it was my >husband's ancestor? > >Claudia in Nelson County ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]