A hint is like magic...it gets the ball rolling...even if there are "assumptions" along the road. Thank you all for your help. I believe that Randolph VT is a good place to look for my data. Unless Asa Washburn, son of Seth & Rebecca, died young or died in VT, there's a chance he may have migrated to Illinois or Indiana. Thanks again Bob Pruitt s. of Indianapolis, IN P.S. If anyone has pertinent or nor-so-pertinent information about ASA or his "family" please "open-up" and let it flow!