Cousins, A new book due out this fall may be of interest to you. http://www.cumberlandpioneers.com/ * Introductory summary of North Carolina Land Grants and how they were awarded * The Administrators and Surveyors involved in granting of the land * Pioneer Grant Holders - Over 700 North Carolina land grants transcribed, complete with surveyor plats * North Carolina designated "Public Lick Areas", Nashborough and Davidson Academy * Maps - Earliest Indian trails, Traces and Jury Roads * Signers of the Cumberland Compact with a biographical sketch of each * Summary and detailed location of all notable Pioneer sites * Maps - detailed location of all grants and public areas on current topographical maps * Pictures of trace segments, fords and like images * All name index Check the names listed in the index of Vol I: Allison, Anderson, Bradford, Baker, Shelby, Bledsoe, Buchanan, Burgess, Carter, Cockrell, Coleman, Cox, Crabtree, Dixon, Drake, Draper, Gibson, Gillespie, Green, Hamilton. Debra --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 080109-0, 01/09/2008 Tested on: 1/10/2008 5:17:18 PM avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2008 ALWIL Software. http://www.avast.com