I was using GOOGLE to search for the surname "ALLEIN" in Anne Arundel Co. and came across this great link at the Gunston Hall web site with a good many wills, accounts and inventories from VA & MD counties (be sure to click "All" for Maryland and Virginia to get a complete list in alpha order by surname). Some of these folks had DC connections or branches migrated there: http://www.gunstonhall.org/probate/WiBegin.htm And, even if there is no surname or location of interest as a DC researcher, click on and read the info on classes and glossary - very interesting and educational~ Kathleen Bowen Gambrills, Maryland [email protected] or [email protected] FTM pages: http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/b/o/w/Kathleen-E-Bowen Folk Alley.com - All Music. All The Time: http://www.folkalley.com