> Does anyone know what parent county became the area around Spotsylvania > Courthouse when Spotsylvania County was formed in 1720 - 21? > "Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and > leave a trail." Ralph Waldo Emerson > > Deb The Mattaponi river was the dividing line when King William Co was created from King and Queen ... but on today's map, The Mattaponi doesn't survive to the area of Spotsylvania Court House. It lies between the Po and the Ni rivers ...<grin> I would suspect that the Ni river would have been taken to be the boundary line in that region, but it's only a guess. If I'm right, ... Spotsylvania CH lies in what would have been K&Q Co, else it would have been K. Wm. Freddie S.