I do not know much about the COLVINs, since they do not seem to have married any of my ancestors (KEYES, BRIDWELL, BRAWNER, GARRISON, RATCLIFFE, HOLMES, etc.). But I did make a note of one interesting tidbit: In THE COLVIN RUN MILL, Ross D. Netherton says that the stream's name is "a corruption of the name of Colonel John Colvill, William Fairfax's friend and associate in various land transactions" (11). Whatever surname you are researching, you will find that the Stafford County website has a lot of information, including censuses. The home page is at http://www.rootsweb.com/~vastaffo/ The censuses are at http://www.rootsweb.com/~vastaffo/census/index.htm * * * * Be kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving ... from Paul's letter to the Ephesians 4:32