Good morning! In trying to trace my 18th-century Phillips, I need to understand Hanover County geography. I've been searching the American Memory maps for an early 18th-century map of the area, but haven't found one. A George Phillips had land on Totopotomoy Creek near Old Church and the Pamunkey River before 1700. About 1725 a George Phillips patented land on Pug Swamp. According to modern maps, Pug Swamp is northeast of Beaverdam on the North Anna River, just to the west of a nipple-shaped loop. The two areas are about 30 miles apart, as the crow flies. Does anyone know if Pug Swamp in 1725 was in the same place, or if there was a different Pug Swamp closer to Old Church? Can anyone tell me where to find an 18th-century map of the area? Thank you all for your help. The books you've recommended are going to be a big help, I think, when I can finally obtain them. Now I have to be able to understand what I read. Sally Phillips