Well, I'm stumped, and I guess you can help me more than I can help you. The only possible Polly Chiles I find is Polly Tisdale who married John Chiles and was the mother of Fendol Chiles, who lived in Louisa County. Could John have died and Polly (Tisdale) Chiles remarried to your Stephen Houchins? As for a "Julie Chiles", I do not have one. In "Meriwether Smith's book", which appears to have been passed down to his Eggleston grandsons, he repeatedly refers to his wife as "Judith", never even "Judy", let alone "Julie". Have you the reference to the land sale of Meriwether Smith and a Julie, please? The Judith I have died 6 June, 1818, a date which may help clarify, I hope. Anna --------------------------------- Get your own web address. Have a HUGE year through Yahoo! Small Business.