Hi Listers, I was sent a paragraph from the "History of Pittsylvania County, VA" containing a word I am not familiar with: "Processioners". I did look in my dictionary but the closest I came to that word was "Processing Tax": a tax levied by the government at an intermediate stage in the production of goods. If this explanation is in deed connected it would lead me to the conclusion that the people who did the levying would be called "Processioners": am I correct? This is how the paragraph was worded: "From the Vestry Book of Camden Parish 1767-1820...P. 13..Pursuant to an order of the worshipful court of Pittsylvania County, bearing date of the 27 day of August last past (1771) for the vestry to appoint Processioners according to law - Ordered that Jesse Abston, . . . procession all the patent land between Ready Creek and the old Woman's Creek . . ." Your comments or verification would be greatly appreciated. Lilian