I'm not sure what you are asking - but Spotsylvania was formed in 1721 from Essex, King William and King & Queen Counties. Spotsylvania Courthouse is in Spotsylvania County. More of those counties split off in 1728 to form Caroline County. Bev ========Original Message======== Subj: [VAROOTS] Spotsylvania County Date: 12/14/2003 6:37:30 PM Eastern Standard Time From: <A HREF="mailto:koplend@swbell.net">koplend@swbell.net</A> Reply-to: <A HREF="mailto:VAROOTS-L@rootsweb.com">VAROOTS-L@rootsweb.com</A> To: <A HREF="mailto:VAROOTS-L@rootsweb.com">VAROOTS-L@rootsweb.com</A> Sent from the Internet (Details) 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 Koplen http://home.swbell.net/koplend/ koplend@swbell.net Grand Prairie, TX MSN Instant Messenger: Freckles6932 "Right Smak dab between Dallas & Fort Worth" ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237