<< ... Found John "MConkey" listed in Washington County, VA in 1810 census. ... >> There were three McCONKEY's listed on the last three lines of page 705 of the 1810 WC census. As this census was enumerated basically by going neighbor to neighbor and not put in order alphabetically as was done for the 1820, 1830 and 1840 censuses, those three McCONKEY's most likely lived next to or near each other and were related. They were the only McCONKEY's in that census. McCONKEY, John, 02010 - 42010 McCONKEY, Sam'l, 00001 - 00101 McCONKEY, Sam'l, 20100 - 20010 The only McCONKEY that had a boy under 10 in his household in this 1810 c ensus was the Samuel on the last line. As John Jesse named his first son Sam, and John Jesse was born in 1807 (therefore under 10 years old in 1810), would Samuel and John Jesse be a good match for father and son? Neighbors of the McCONKEY's in the 1810 census were William, John and John CARMACH, Jr. Joseph GRAY was granted a Land Grant on 28 October 1800 for 24 acres on the waters of Sinking Creek, a north branch of the Holston River. His adjoining neighbors were John McCONKEY, John CORMACK and John CLAYMOND. [VA Land Office Land Grant Book 46:371-372]. John CLAYMOND was granted a Land Grant on 22 Oct 1800 for 17 acres on the waters of Sinking Creek, a north branch of the Holston River. [VA Land Office Land Grant Book 47:272-273]. 07 May 1812 -- Washington County, Virginia District Court Deed Book B:322: John SHARP Sullivan Co., TN owed 2,000 to John McCONKEY. "The condition of the above obligation is such that whereas the above named John McCONKEY and Jane his wife have mutually agreed to dissolve their matrimonial union, to separate and live no longer together as man and wife, and having agreed on a division of the property owned by said John McCONKEY. Now if the said Jane McCONKEY shall not claim any of the property which the said John McCONKEY now has in his possession by the division aforesaid, or which the said John McCONKEY may hereafter acquire, and if the above bound John SHARP shall by his last Will and Testament devise a certain tract or parcel of land lying and being in the Counties of Washington in Virginia and Sullivan in Tennessee containing" 228 "acres ... to the aforesaid Jane McCONKEY and to her children ..." Witnesses: Andrew RUSSELL, A. McHENRY, S.T. CONN, P.A.G. STEWART. Recorded: At Superior Court of Law held for Washington County the 7th May 1812. [Source: "Washington County, Virginia District Court Deed Book B, 1801-1840" (2004), by Thomas & Jane COLLEY, pages 143-144]. 07 May 1812 -- Washington County, Virginia District Court Deed Book B:323-324: John McCONKEY to John SHARP, the above tract. Adjoining neighbors: John CLAYMAN, Wm. RHEA, and Alexander LAUGHLIN. (The Colley's book gives the mets and bounds). [Source: "Washington County, Virginia District Court Deed Book B, 1801-1840" (2004), by Thomas & Jane COLLEY, page 144]. Bob Ford ************** Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489