Hi List, I forgot to mention that the time frame of the Warnings Out is 1802 to 1817. Very few before 1810. I was told that Vermont was one of the last of the early colonies to continue warnings out. I think it stoped in or around 1817. Warning Out was an aspect of New England's various settlement and poor laws permiting local authorities to issue warrants requiring newcomers to leave town. Anyone who moved from a place of legal settlement to a new place was subject to the scrutiny of laws whose purpose was general social control. Every town wished to attract and keep desirable inhabitants and to discourage unpromising arrivals from staying. The settlement and poor laws required, encouraged, or permitted close scrunity of newcomers and described the authorized mechanisms for retention or removal. Ultimately the newcomer either had to obtain a legal settlement or face the possibility of expulsion. Warning Out was a pivotal feature of this process, although it often sounded more drastic on paper than it was in practice. In Vermont many were warned, few were expelled; but the paperwork was considerable in any event. Much Warning out paperwork for New England survives in county or town records throught New England, a rich deposit of primary source material for social historians and genealogists. From: Vermont Warnings Out Vol 1: Northern Vermont. By Alden M Rollins. Another good book is: Vermon Warnings Out by Alden M Rollins. I have xeroxed the warnings out for Chittenden County. If you want me to check for a name please e-mail me privately and I will check it for you. If your ancestor is listed you can then write to the town clerk for a copy of the document.