John I should have mentioned - Dare county wasn't formed until 1870 - (first colony in US 1587) It would seem to me they would have started collecting info earlier....I'll see if Currituck county has that info. Robbi -----Original Message----- From: APolk51534@aol.com <APolk51534@aol.com> To: WISE-L@rootsweb.com <WISE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, May 05, 1999 1:21 AM Subject: Re: Lanc will lookups >Thanks for the kind offer. If you have a chance to see if there are any Polks >listed in Wills, either at testator or legatee, prior to Revolutionary War I >would much appreciate it. > >John Polk >Havre de Grace MD > >