In a message dated 12/12/2005 8:26:05 AM Pacific Standard Time, bviers@msn.com writes: His pension is one number off to my William Via S9513 filed 1843 Amherst/Nelson. Buddy, How strange that both pension applications are just one number off. I don't suppose that is of any real significance since one applied in Virginia and one applied in North Carolina. It appears as though your William was approved a few years before William of North Carolina. Still odd that their pension applications are only one digit different. I am wondering if William Via of North Carolina was the son of David Via and Frances Stringer. A couple of things lead me to look at this relationship. First William would be about the right age to have been their son. We don't know for sure which line David Via is through. If William's pension application is correct when it says he was born in King and Queen County that would give us a place to look at for David's parentage. The second thing that makes me look at David and Frances as the parents of William of North Carolina is that in William's pension application it makes reference to William's brother David. David Via and Frances Stringer also had a son David who was of an age to have been able to serve in the Revolutionary War. I'd sure like to be able to prove or disprove this theory. Anybody have any suggestions or comments? Thank you for your help Buddy. Judy