The first two links are to pages that are informative and very well done. The third link is a great find, if any of your ancestors happened to belong to a Primitive Baptist Church. Not all states are online, but the ones that are have a lot of detailed information. I found an entire extended family of one of my Illinois lines there! I hope they're helpful to some of you. Please forgive crossposts. Nancy Protestant Denominations Established in Colonial America: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/%7Egentutor/protest.html Religious Groups in America, 1800 - 2000: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/%7Egentutor/religion.html Index to Primitive Baptist Church and Family History Research: http://www.carthage.lib.il.us/community/churches/primbap/Index.html Nancy Brister, stop by and visit the family! www.geocities.com/twincousin2334 www.thepastwhispers.com Baldridge, Cain, Courtney, Curtis, Carmichael, Dawkins, Doty, Garmon, Garrett, Hanon, Jackson, McCormick, Matthews, Osborne, Sharp, Stampley, Stringer, Turrentine, Warren and more!