Thanks to well-known author Janice L. Abercrombie, who has abstracted MANY deeds of Louisa Co., Va and has allowed them to be posted on the internet. Ms. Abercrombie is the author of several books of early Virginia. Check out this URL. Remove any punctuation which may have been added at the beginning and end of URL _http://trevilians.com/deeds/deedmain.htm_ (http://trevilians.com/deeds/deedmain.htm) Be aware that Louisa Co. was formed from Hanover Co., VA in 1742. There are many references in these online abstracted deeds to residents of Hanover Co., some indicating family relationships. Look for ALL your surnames - there is an index with links, thank goodness -- plus look for ALL the neighbors of your families. They may have connections to the women in your ancestry. As one well-known genealogist-lecturer-author says, Round up all the usual suspects. And he urges, go over and over your notes. My, am I finding some missing relatives that way!!! Another well-known author-genealogist-lecturer says, Do a mini-census! Here is a late deed involving a number of Harrises, apparently linked to one Frederick Harris, who probably [not proved by me] is linked to William Harris and Temperance Overton. (What do you think?) Book: J, Page: 633, Grantor: Nicholas Mills, Grantee: William Mills, Date: 22-Nov-1803 Nicholas Mills to William Mills, whereas Nicholas Mills dec'd. late of Hanover Co. the father of said Nicholas and William Mills departed this life about 1800 possessed of sundry tracts of land in counties of Hanover and Louisa to wit. a tract in Hanover where he resided at the time of his death containing 350 acres on Little River, one tract in Louisa on Christophers Run cont. 1200 acres adjoining John Carpenter dec'd., Isham Watkins, the lands where Edmond Dear lived at time of his death, Charles Dickenson and others. Whereas Nicholas and William Mills purchased of George Harris 275 acres in Louisa on Little River being part of land Frederick Harris dec'd. adjoining sd. Harris, Charles Harris, William Toler, Mrs. Baker and Overton Harris which land was deeded by said George Harris to Nicholas and William Mills and is now recorded in Louisa. Nicholas Mills dec'd. departed this life intestate and leaving no other children. For $1 William Mills sells to Nicholas Mills all his title to land in Hanover whereon Nicholas Mills dec'd. lived cont. 350 acres and Nicholas sells to William the land of Nicholas dec'd. on Christophers Run in Louisa containing 1200 acres and also all his moiety in the 275 acres purchased of Harris. Wit. Charles Thompson, John R. Chick, Garland Thompson. Rec. 12 Dec 1802. (Janice L. Abercrombie, from website at _http://trevilians.com/deeds/deedmain.htm_ (http://trevilians.com/deeds/deedmain.htm) ) My comment: Were I searching any of these Harrises, I would also look for the names of these particular Harris males (and their associates and neighbors during these decades) in the Virginia land records on the Library of Virginia website--or in my trustworthy (most of the time) eight volumes of Cavaliers and Pioneers. And, again, note their neighbors. Submitted by E.W.Wallace ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com