Greetings from Arizona, Lots of Givens in Botetourt and Washington Counties VA. . . but probably also in other counties. No offense intended, but must ask: How long have you been on this particular search? Is Jane Givens a "brick wall", or are you trying a shortcut? I have no problem with short-cuts, but it would help to know where you've already searched. Have you already searched the usual places, e.g. GenWeb, LVA, et al ? Also, a good google search can often provide clues. What are the names of Jane Given's chidren? Often, the oldest son was named for the paternal grandfather and the 2nd son named for the maternal grandfather. Joanne thehornguy <[email protected]> wrote: Hello, all you experts in Virginia History!! And all you 'lurkers' who also know a good deal about it!! This lady is in my mother's family tree, and she was the wife of James DINWIDDIE, b. ca. 1787, in TN. They were married in ca. 1810, or so. In Virginia, where did the GIVENS family(ies) live, in about 1780-1800?? This was the time of the Rev. War, and much turmoil was happening!! And who were the parents of Jane and any siblings?? When did they migrate to TN, or did James come east to meet her in VA? So many 'unknown' details!! Such large blank spots on the pages of this lady's history!! Is anyone able to tell me something about her, or her family, before she became the wife of James?? I do appreciate your attention, and hope that something in these questions will 'jog' someone's memory, a bit!! Thanks for looking!! Joe DUKE ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 11:00 AM Subject: VIRGINIA-D Digest V05 #47 ==== VIRGINIA Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe from the list send a message with only "unsubscribe" in the body to: [email protected] (for list mode) [email protected] (for digest mode) ============================== New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com