As requested, a brief note to introduce myself ... looking here for my husband's BLAND ancestors, who seem to have come to Pendleton County around 1790. His ggggrandfather John Bland left Pendleton County for Ohio around 1825. I'd been stuck at John for quite some time, but I recently ran across quite a lot of information on what seems to be his family on the web -- including the excellent Pendleton County GenWeb site. I love it when I find actual data online! Well, thanks for having me, and I look forward to hearing from anyone who shares the Bland line. Julia Christianson juliac@patriot.net