In a message dated 98-07-18 16:54:32 EDT, you write: << I don't believe any of the Wise's had roots in Virginia, but you never know. >> I have Nathaniel Spears who married Lydia Wise in 1753. He passed through VA on his way to Marlboro Co., SC. I don't know where they were married but believe it to be in VA before going to SC.