Hi all, Found this last night...was looking for a connection of a Sarah Shoemake and Burrell Whittington. (I have Shoemake's and Whittington's) What I found was this: (This was the Marion District of South Carolina) (Used with permission of the web page owner) Marion Co. Plat Book A, page 129, 7 Oct. 1803, surveyed for Samson Shoemake by John Russ, Deputy Surveyor; 365 acres on NE side of Great Peedee River between Catfish & Gum Swamps bounded by John Bethea, Samson Shoemake, Grief Whittington, Christopher Dew, Andrew Berry, Jonathon Tart & Joseph Bass; entered in location office 8 Oct 1803. ***An interesting note, with one of the current topics on the board - about the "non_white" notation on the Census - these Shoemakes were listed as Free - non white on more than one census. I am posting this as I have not seen this land record - or any for Grief in this area - hoping that this might lead to some new clues. Does anyone have any thoughts? Beverly Casper, WY ===== Researching the following lines: BIALI/BIALE, BORDELON, BREWER, BRUNELLE, CARBO, DAVENPORT, DEVORE, DICKERSON, EDMONDSON, ETHERIDGE, LABORDE, LANDRY, LEEBURG, MASCARO, NORMAND/LENORMAND, PONS, ROBERTS, ROTJER, SHOEMAKE, TALTAVULL, TERRAL/TERRELL, WHATLEY ,WHITTINGTON, LOWE, HYATT. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Messenger - Talk while you surf! It's FREE. http://im.yahoo.com/