You're probably out of luck - Virginia/WV didn't start keeping vital records until 1853. The best you could hope for is to find a will or appointment of administrator for his estate. I'm not too familiar with the cemetery inscriptions of Hampshire County, since my most recent lineal ancestor apparently left the area ca. 1775. Good luck! Brian Brian D. Core P.O. Box 1166 Brighton, CO 80601 [email protected] Web Page: http://pages.prodigy.net/greenhouseguy For attachments, use: [email protected] ___________________________________________________________________ Why pay more to get Web access? Try Juno for FREE -- then it's just $9.95/month if you act NOW! Get your free software today: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.