Lucky you - you have a common-named ancestor [Jones, I presume] who is associated with two families with not-so-common surnames - Waugh and Jett. I met a woman named Jett at a genealogical Elderhostel many years ago. Although one Jett family later was in Granville Co., NC in the colonial era, just before the Revolution, she told me that the Jett surname is found predominantly in Northern Neck Virginia. As I have read over old records for most of the Northern Neck Virginia counties, I stumble on the surname Waugh all the time. Your folks are much later than most of my folks, however. If you do a google.com search for Waugh family and Jett family, you will find some genealogy boards which MAY provide you with some clues. I personally would start with the Land Records of the Library of Virginia website, but that is my preference. Most Virginians of the white race, according to William Dollarhide, a noted genealogist, in the early days owned land, and therefore land records will help you place some folks in a time and a place. Fauquier Co. was formed from Prince William Co. and so on--you have to know the genealogy of the counties also. Some of Prince William's records are missing. Check out this URL: _http://www.myvirginiagenealogy.com/va_maps/va_cf.htm_ (http://www.myvirginiagenealogy.com/va_maps/va_cf.htm) Remove any punctuation fore and aft if AOL adds dashes, etc. Be sure to choose the year you want to see what counties in VA were in existence!!! Best of luck in your searches!!! E.W.Wallace who *looks* in a LOT of Virginia counties until just after the Revolution when many went elsewhere!!! **************It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms and advice on AOL Money & Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolcmp00300000002850)